Chapter Two
Author's note: I'm writing this in between classes. This is so stupid I wish my job sent me to the actual class instead of signing me up for online classes. You must finish the class within the time frame and stay logged in if you finish early (which I always do). I have to take a test after this, but it shouldn't be too hard.
Does anyone else want to see Master Splinter fighting drunk? Because that was hilarious.
I do not own TMNT.
Haley didn't wake up until it was late in the afternoon. After eating and freshening up she joined the boys in training, but merely watched. April showed up twenty minutes later, dressed in her ninja attire and joined in on the training. While everyone was sparring Master Splinter joined Haley where she sat.
"Do you not wish to participate?" Master Splinter asked.
Haley shrugged, "Not really."
"I'm sure the others wouldn't mind if you did."
"They've improved a lot." Haley quickly said.
Master Splinter sighed, but nodded his head in agreement. "Yes they all have. I am very proud of what my sons and April have accomplished in a year."
"You're not proud of Casey?" Haley asked snickering.
"He is…something else." Master Splinter shook his head and smiled subtly. "Do you not want to join because of your skill level?"
"My skill level doesn't matter." Haley said curtly.
"You are considered a master, Haley. You wouldn't be participating, but teaching." Master Splinter explained.
Haley laughed, "With all due respect Master Splinter. I am the last person you want to teach your sons."
"Oh, and why is that?"
"Because I would teach them things like how to do a keg stand and how to play beer pong."
"Fair enough. But you should still consider joining them. They need a good challenge since The Foot is no longer an issue."
"I'll think about it."
She wasn't going to think about it. They both knew this. Master Splinter sensed a shift in her aura, her spirit seemed to be on constant defense. Her whole body was rigid and stiff. Her eyes were focused and distant at the same time. He thought about asking Raphael, but Master Splinter knew his son wouldn't tell him. Raphael wasn't like that. He'd wait to get the whole story before confronting Master Splinter. Or he'd start throwing punches to get the answer.
Training ended and everyone decided to go out into the city. Mikey had egged Leo and Donnie into competition of flips and tricks leaving Raph, Haley and April behind.
"We don't have school tomorrow. Do you wanna hang out?" April asked. Her arm was locked with one of Haley's, walking toe in toe with a little pep in her step. "It can just be us. No boys and a bunch of junk food and horror movies."
"That sounds like a party." Raphael chimed in.
April looked over her shoulder with a smile, "No boys also means no you or your brothers."
"That's lame." Raphael sarcastically rolled his eyes, but smiled anyway. He knew how much April missed Haley. They were best friends and April was probably getting tired of hanging around a bunch of boys.
"Just no alcohol." April warned.
Haley shrugged, "that won't be a problem. I kind of stopped drinking and smoking."
Both April and Raphael stopped in unison and bug eyed stared at Haley.
"You're joking? You don't drink anymore?" April asked. "What did Karai do to you?"
"Nothing really. There was just never any booze around and Japan is like super strict about teens drinking. I couldn't even get one of her butlers to go get me some. And Karai didn't like it when I smoked so I just quit."
"That's…who the hell are you?" Raphael asked astonished.
"I'm still me, just sober. I can still kick your ass and won't give a single shit."
"Hey guys." Leonardo called them over with a wave of his arm.
Curiously the trio jogged to catch up to the others and instantly looked over the ledge. Below them was Rocksteady, Bepop and Rahzar carrying bags of money to a beat up old truck.
"This should be a piece of cake." Raphael cracked his knuckles with a sly grin. He turned towards Haley who hadn't budged from her spot, "you comin?"
She shook her head, "I'll stay behind to watch your backs."
"Watch our backs?" Mikey questioned, "with these dodos? Girl they're easy to the peasy."
"I'm staying up here." Haley retorted dryly, crossing her arms over her chest and cementing her feet to the roof. The brothers and April glanced at each other before jumping from the roof.
Haley watched above as her friends easily overtook the three villainous mutants. She sighed, mainly out of boredom, and sat on the ledge of the building. She really wished that she hadn't forgotten her phone. Maybe Karai would mail it to her if she asked nicely. She'd probably kill her because she was in New York and not where she said she was going to be. The Japanese warrior would just have to get over it. Haley really wanted her phone.
Her attention was snatched away when she noticed that Bepop disappeared. The others hadn't noticed. She focused on the surroundings, looking for a glimmer of disfiguration to the building. When she noticed that there was a figure creeping up behind Donatello. Quickly jumping to her feet and off the building, she landed on the ground with a loud thud.
Everyone stopped fighting and watched as Bepop appeared as sparks flew from his suit. She stepped off him, picked him by his collar and tossed him towards Rocksteady. The two other mutants gaped at Haley for half a second before dropping the piles of money and ran away with an unconscious Bepop.
"Wow." Donatello breathed, "I guess when you kill Shredder everyone is afraid of you."
Haley's mouth slowly shut and turned towards the fire escape and made her way back to the roof.
"I guess that's still a touchy subject." Mikey said as he tucked his weapons away.
"He brainwashed her and tortured her for a year, of course it is." Raphael crossed his arms over his chest, "she is human or did you forget that?"
"Well, yea, kind of." Mikey answered honestly. "I don't think she's a robot or anything, but the only real time she's every showed emotion is when she's drunk."
"Oh she stopped drinking and smoking by the way." April chimed in suddenly.
"What?"
Haley turned towards the collective shouts only to find herself getting engulfed in a group hug. "What the hell is happening? Get them off!"
Raphael and April stayed behind with cocky smiles, "No way. You need this."
"What I need…is to breathe." Haley struggled to say.
"Nope no way! We should celebrate!" Mikey shouted.
Haley had given up on trying to escape and continued to let the others to smother her. "Do I even want to know?"
"April told 'em that you stopped drinking and smoking." Raphael replied.
"It's not really a big deal, guys. Really. People do it all the time. Can you guys let me go now?" Haley explained as she looked to Raphael and April for help. "If I agree to your slumber party will you help me out?"
"Of course." April raised an arm and the boys—Leo, Mikey and Donnie—began to float in the air. With one swift wave of her hand they were pushed to the other side of the roof and gently placed on the floor.
"That's cheating!" Mikey shouted and pointed a finger at the red head.
"I mean, I would have just done it if she had asked, but I won in the end." April smiled sweetly.
"You guys are a bad influence." Haley said as she took shelter in between Raphael and April.
"Uh huh, like you're one to talk." Raphael sarcastically said with deep eye roll.
Haley gasped dramatically, "Me? A bad influence? Why I never!"
"You're so full of shit your eyes brown." Raphael quipped.
"No, my eyes are blue." Haley said dodging Raphael's side kick. "I'm sorry but your answer is invalid. Please hang up and try again."
"There is something wrong with you." Donatello added, but went unheard because Raphael and Haley were busy fighting. "There is something wrong with the both of you."
Author's note: I'm ending it here because, one, I can and two because this chapter was going nowhere. Also, I AM FURIOUS. I KNEW THAT *SPOILERS* MASTER SPLINTER WAS GOING TO DIE. I FUCKING CALLED IT WHEN THEY BEAT THE TRICARATONS. FUCKING. CALLED.