CHAPTER TWO

Spike

Raph walked along the empty sewers. He had already gone farther than his father had permitted, but he didn't care. Raph was angry, and he had no clue why. "Pwobawy someing Mikewy di." He muttered. There was a small lump in the middle of the concrete on the side of the sewer water. Raph was about to kick it when a small head poked out from it. He stopped with his foot held in the air. The creature looked around with a blank expression. Raphael knelt down by it. It pulled it's head into it's shell. "It ok, I won huwt you." He told it. The small animal slowly poked it's head out again. Raph smiled. He looked around. There wasn't anything that looked like a good home for it, so it must not have a home he concluded. He picked it up. This time the animal withdrew completely into it's shell.

"I caw you Spike. You can be owr pet. Wike on the TV." He told the turtle. Raph walked back to the Lair happily. His anger forgotten. He stopped a few feet away from the entrance. He wondered if Splinter was back from his supply run. If he wasn't than everything would be fine, but if he was….. Raph did not want to get in trouble again. He took in a deep breth. "Hew gows notin." He said. Splinter was sitting lotuses position watching his sons play. "Watch i' Mikey!" yelled Donnie as his smaller brother scatted by on his skate board, fling Donatello's papers every where. "Sowy!" he yelled back. Leo was swinging his wooden katana around. Raph tried to sneak into his room but Splinter caught him. "And where have been Raphael?" he asked. Raph bit his lip, and swayed back and forth on his feet, while hiding Spike behind his back. "Well?" Splinter raised a hairy eyebrow. "I… Uh was expwowin. And I a fownd- Hey give him back Mikey!" Raph shouted as his brother snatched Spike from him. "Cool! Wha is i? Lews name him Spowt" Mikey chimed. Raph stomped his foot. "Giw him bawk Mikwy! He is miwn and his name is Spike!" Raph was on the verge of both tears and rage. He didn't want to share Spike with anyone, especially Mikey.

Leo took Spike in his hands and gave him back to Raph. "Thwanks 'eo." He said. He hugged his older brother. "Youw welcome, maybwe I could hol' Spike evewy now and thwen?" he asked. "Ok." Raph agreed. "Well I do belive we have to keep him now. But I expect you and Leonardo to take good care of your pet Raphael." Splinter said. "We ill Daddy! We prwomis!" Leo and Raph said happily. Donnie walked over after organizing his papers. "Raph would it be ok if hewld Spike?" he asked. Raph gently gave Spike to his younger brother. The others had never seen him be so careful before. "He gews scared weal easy so be cawful, K Downie?" he said. Donnie smiled. "I will. I pwomise." He began to stroke the tortoise. Mikey tapped Raph on the shoulder. "I bwought this lettuce for Spike he muwt be hunwy." He said handing the leaf to his big brother. Raph smiled. "tanks Mikwy. You can howd him next if you want." He told him. Mikey skipped around the Lair happily. Raph smiled, though Mikey could be a big pain in the shell he was still a good little brother.


Sorry for the shortness of this chapter, hope you guys liked it. I need some ideas for my next chapter though.