CBY2
Mandy sat up in her bed at the sound of a knocking on the door. Her mind worked quickly to remember where she was. Remembering the four brothers who saved her. Remembering the red banded turtle man, named Raph, who sat with her as she fell asleep. Slowly she sat up and slid out of the bed onto the cold cement floor. The knock sounded again. She cracked the door open, and Mikey burst through, almost causing Mandy to fall.
"Whoa babe!" He caught her with one arm. "I brought you something to eat." He smiled holding a tray in his other hand. Mandy looked at the tray. There was a can of orange soda and a slice of pizza.
"Thanks." She replied, as her tummy growled. "I guess you're right on time." She chuckled.
"No problem babe." Mikey did a side step around Mandy, "it's what I do." He bowed with a smile, and slid out of the door.
Mandy sat down at the desk and opened her soda. She looked at the pizza and something looked strange.
"It's got jelly beans on it." She whispered,picking up one of the candies.
"That's Mikey's favorite." Mandy looked up finding Raph standing in the doorway. "I usually pick them off too." Mandy began to do just that, making Raph smile. She smiled back. Then popped the jellybean into her mouth.
"Mmm delicious!"She said through her teeth. He could see she was lying which made him laugh. Mandy swallowed the gross jelly bean, and began to laugh with Raph.
A knock came to the door. Raph and Mandy stopped laughing. They looked to finding Don. He peeked around the door. "Hello Amanda. I see you're doing much better. I wanted to check up on your injuries and change your bandages."
Feeling a bit nervous, Mandy looked back at Raph."You'll be fine. I have to just make sure your stitches are staying put." Don looked at Raph. Hoping for a way to help Mandy to trust him.
"Don's a pro at this stuff, but I'll go with ya to keep ya company." Raph held out his hand helping Mandy to her feet. They walked into a large room that looked more like a sterile garage. In the middle of the room there was a metal exam table. Against the wall were about ten large computer monitors, and below them a simple looking computer.
"I'm sorry about the cold room." The tall ninja said as dug through a shabby leather bag. Raph sat on a chair near the exam table. "I'm just going to check up on your bandages and see how the stitches look." Don placed a roll of white gauze and tape on the table. "This might sting a little. I had to bandages you pretty quickly after your fall to stop the bleeding and the tape might be stuck in spots. Because the blood dried to it.
Mandy hissed and closed her eyes, as Don removed the old bandages. Mandy reached out to grip the table, and caught Raph's hand. Raph sat still until the bandages were free from Mandy's head. She flinched when Don began to clean the hurt area. She studied Raph's hand to keep her mind on something else. Don noticed her running her fingers over Raph's hand. Then Don noticed Raph watching her.
"There you go, all back together again." Don stepped back. He glanced down quickly. "Um...You can get up now, and release my brother's arm." Don smiled at Mandy, and looked down at Raph's hand, her fingers absent mindedly traced Raph's knuckles. Her eyes shot from Don's face to Raph's, slight blush painted her cheeks before she moved her hand. Raph refused to look up at Don. His eyes met Mandy's and a slight smirk traced his face.
"I'd better get back to eating my pizza." Mandy stood up from the table and walked out of the room. Raph went to join her when Don grabbed his arm.
"Raph...Careful." Don warned. "We barely know her."
"She's cool Don. I she hasn't ran outta here screaming... She's good." Raph knew that Don was just watching out for their family, but he also knew that Mandy wasn't a danger either.
"Just because you caught her doesn't mean she's head over heels for you either." Don called as Raph left the lab.
Don's words stung in the corners of Raph's throat. Mandy wasn't out to get them. She's just a nice chick. He wasn't falling for her Don's just jealous. Like he said we've only known her for a couple of days. "I'm not falling..." He grumbled.
Mandy sat down in the chair near the desk. Suddenly the door flew open. Raph stood there. He was very upset.
"OK! What's with you! We are malformed mutated monsters! Most of the world would have screamed! You didn't, I want to know why?! He stood over Mandy breathing heavily.
"Because... Because I'm not afraid!" She shouted back. Mustering the courage. "I'm not afraid of stuff that I don't understand because I trust in God!" Raph stepped back.
"God! What's God have to do with any of this?!" Raph could feel his blood boil. "What are ya some kinda religious beleiver?!" He growled.
Mandy stood up quickly. So quickly, that Raph almost pulled his sai out. "Religion is the source of fear in this world! It's man's half rear ended, interpretation of how they believe God thinks." Raph was astonished by how calm she was. "If they really read their Books they would see that God is Love, and we," Mandy swirled her finger in the air. "We are all messed up, and broken!"
The shouting called the attention of the others. They ran towards Leo's room stopping just before the door.
"Raphael, what do you think would have made me scream at you and your family? Mandy stood inches from the mutant turtle's body.
"Fear... You'd a screamed cause ya were afraid." His eyes fell to her. "But ya didn't, ya told me that I had kind eyes." Raph looked to the floor. Mandy stepped closer and wrapped her arms around the huge turtle man's body. She whispered close to his head.
"I believe that everyone, and everything has a purpose. I believe that perfect love takes away fears. Fear is a torment it locks you in a cage. You and your family are here for a purpose." With her words Mandy felt his arms wrap around her. Soon the rest of them came into the room. They all looked like they were about to or had been crying.
"I'm glad I caught ya." Raph whispered back to Mandy.
