Hello my lovely readers! I'm super excited for this chapter. I don't and never will own TMNT, although I really wish I did. Anyways, here it is!
She grabbed a bag out of her closet and started haphazardly filling it with items for the night. She shoved in her small collection of nail polish, her curling iron that she used for rare occasions, and a CD with some music. Then, she put in pajamas, clothes for the morning, her favorite dress, and two pairs of shoes; her fuzzy boots and a pair of never-worn heels.
She groaned again. This was going to be a long night. Despite the fact that she was klutzy and messy, Ellie was one of the girliest people she knew. There was no way she was escaping a head-to-toe make over. There was no doubt in her mind that there would be photos as well.
Better start thinking of those lies, she thought to herself. First, she would tell Ellie that Leo was about medium height, with bright blue eyes, short, clipped black hair and a stern expression. Then, she would tell her that Mikey was fairly short, with light blue eyes and messy blond hair with a goofy grin. Raph would be described as tall and muscular, with green eyes, medium length black hair, and a near-permanent angry scowl. She would say that Donnie was tall and lanky, with twinkling, chestnut brown eyes hidden behind a pair of glasses, wavy, light brown hair, and a look of concentration with a soft smile that showed the gap between his teeth always plastered on his face. She didn't know why, but it seemed like what they would look like if they were human.
Content with how they would be described, she decided she would tell Ellie that they were all siblings, adopted by their father, who worked as a martial arts instructor. She would say that she met them by seeing them at a pizza place, and they invited her to hang out with them, and she continued because they were really nice and funny. She wouldn't have to lie about their personalities, so that just about covered everything Ellie would want to know.
Finally, she grabbed her custom-made laptop and shoved it into her bag, and headed back down the stairs. To her surprise, her aunt was already waiting with the keys to the car. Now, there was no way she was getting out of it.
"I'll just drive you there, ok?' Her aunt said; it wasn't really a question.
"Alright."
It was a quick drive, less than fifteen minutes, which must have been a record for New York. Her aunt ushered her out, and walked her up to the door, where they were greeted by Mrs. Johanson.
"Hello April! It's been such a long time since you've been over here! How's things been going?"
"Good, thank you." She made an effort to smile politely.
"Ellie's upstairs, so you two can catch up while I finish making dinner. ' She turned to her aunt. "Thanks for bringing her."
"No problem." Her aunt smiled back.
Wordlessly, she climbed the steps and went to where she remembered Ellie's room being. She was greeted with a squeal and a bear hug upon opening the door.
"Can't... breathe," She gasped.
"Oh!" Ellie released her hug.
She glanced down and pointed. "What happened to your ankle?
"I sprained it trying to dance at my aunt's wedding." She flashed a goofy smile.
"Always the klutz, aren't you? At least that brace will keep it from spraining again."
"You know it. Now, I'm gonna cut right to the chase; who are those four guys you've been spending all your time with? I've just been dying to know."
"Fine! The first one is Leo, and he is medium height with shortly clipped black hair. He has bright blue eyes, and always looks really stern, which suits his personality, I guess. He's the oldest. Then, there's Mikey. He is pretty short, just a little bit taller than me, with messy dirty blond hair. His eyes are a lighter blue, and he has this goofy smile. He is the youngest and the most immature. Then, there's Raph. Don't ever call him Ralph, he absolutely hates that. Anyways, he's fairly tall, and muscular. He has kind of long black hair and green eyes, and he almost always scowls. He's a bit of a hot head and he's the second youngest. The last one is Donnie, and he has wavy, light brown hair and chestnut brown eyes, although he wears glasses. He's really tall; the tallest of all of them, but he's pretty lean rather than bulky like Raph. He's second oldest and the smart one, and he always has a look of concentration and a soft smile, which shows the gap between his teeth."
"Oh! Raph and Leo sound kinda hot, Mikey sounds adorable, and that Donnie sounds like your usual nerd type."
"I don't have a nerd type." She pouted slightly.
"Remember Steven Marshal? Total nerd, and you had a huge crush on him for like a year."
"That was a long time ago." She defended herself, with a red blush splashed across her cheeks.
"Or what about Ronald Frank? Another total nerd you liked. Wasn't he big into computers?"
She chose not to dignify that with a response.
"So." Ellie drawled. "Do you like this Donnie guy?"
"He's nice and all, but-" She was cut off my Ellie.
"I see it now. You're in denial. Don't worry, I think you'll realize it soon enough, and I'll get an invite you your guy's wedding. What's he like, other than being 'the smart one' ?"
"I don't like him. Well, I mean he's super smart. Like, next big scientist smart. " She plucked her laptop out of her bag. "He customly made my laptop. He's built his own network of computers and satellites. He's really good with solving puzzles and problems, and he gets embarrassed really easy. It seems like whenever I see him he's blushing."
"Oh. M. G! He sooo has a crush on you." Ellie cackled. "And you're too in denial to see it, as well as to realize you like him too."
"No! We're just... really good friends, that's all."
Ellie quieted her own laughter and looked at her seriously. "Just face it April, according to several studies, girls usually go for guys who remind them of their fathers. This Donnie guy and your father are so alike, it's scary."
"Are... Oh my god. They are alike." She realized.
"Ha! I told you so. You've got a nerd fetish, just because your dad's a science-y guy."
'I still don't like Donnie, though." She muttered.
"We'll see about that." Ellie snickered. "Let's get started though! I'm going to put in that new remake of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. It just came out. It's called the Beauty and the Brain. We can do each other's hair first. I'll do yours, then you'll do mine."
"Alright." She sighed in defeat.
"Yay!" Ellie squealed, and raced off to get her hair tools. She sighed again. It would probably take the entire movie for Ellie to do her hair.
Ellie returned shortly, with a teetering stack of items in her arms. Unceremoniously, she dumped them on the bed and stuck in the movie. She sat down and allowed Ellie to start doing her hair. At least Ellie knew what she was doing.
Ellie promptly pulled her hair out of its usual ponytail while she started to watch the movie. It was rather interesting. The guy, who was a nerd, had a crush on a really pretty and popular girl, who acts like a jerk to him. She got into an accident which left her unrecognizable, and she decided to transfer schools so she could be spared the 'shame'. A year later, the nerd transferred to the same school that she was going to, and she and the nerd slowly became friends. Finally, the nerd asks the girl to a mascaraed dance, but she says no, and shows up later and tells the guy who she really was and apologizes for being so mean, and they get together.
'Done!" Ellie exclaimed triumphantly. "Take a look." She handed her a mirror.
Her hair had been done in the biggest, bounciest curls she had ever seen. She looked at the styling tool that Ellie had used, and was astonished. The curling iron must have been three inches in diameter.
"My turn!" They switched spots. Browsing, she finally picked a waiving iron, and worked quickly. She was done before even half of the second movie, Geek Charming, was over. It may have helped that Ellie's hair barely fell past her shoulders, whilst hers fell well below the middle of her back when it wasn't in a ponytail.
She handed Ellie the mirror as soon as she was done. "Hm, not bad for someone who never does their hair. Now, I'll do both out our make up. I don't trust you to do my face. You'd probably put lip gloss on my eyes and Kohl on my lips."
She couldn't help but agree. As anyone who was around her knew, she never did her make up, ever.
"So." Ellie drawled while lining her lashes with this weird black stuff. "When do you next plan on hanging out with those guys?"
"Well, they wanted me to come over tomorrow, and have our own little mini-party."
"Oh! Are you gonna dance with Donnie boy while you're there?"
"No, I don't really plan on dancing at all."
"But that'll break poor Donnie boy's heart.
"Why do you keep calling him Donnie boy?"
"Because that's what your contact name for him is." Ellie pointed to her t-phone. She had removed all of the pictures from the contacts, luckily, but she had forgotten to change the name back to just Donnie.
"And, it looks like you've butt-dialed him. I wonder how much he's heard."
I am super evil. I have left you with the worst cliff hanger ever. MWUHAHAHA! Anyways, let me know what you think in the reviews! More reviews inspire me to write more.