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Red Turtle, Blue Turtle, Purple Turtle, Orange Turtle
Master Splinter POV
"What were you thinking?" I scolded as my sons returned. They sheepishly hung their heads, but remained oddly quiet. "The sun is nearly up and-" My words died as Raphael approached, the dim lights revealing a small human in his arms. I narrowed my eyes but remained silent, knowing that my sons would soon "fill me in".
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Leonardo POV
"Master," I stepped forward, casting a glance back at my oddly quiet brother.
"So, there were these bad guys attacking these other three guys," Mikey jumped in, placing himself in front of Raph. "Then there was this little one, she fell off the building and Raph, like, dove after her and caught her at the last second. Talk about a close call."
"Her family were..." Donnie stepped up next to Raph's left, casting a worried glance at the girl. He didn't have to finish that sentence, I could see understanding in Master's eyes. My brother's watch beeped and a monitor appeared, showing a heart line that was steadily rising. "She's waking up."
We all fell silent as she began to stir, the lids of her eyes rising to reveal sapphire colored orbs.
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Raphael POV
I nervously looked to Master as the little human began to wiggle, mouthing "What do I do?!" He remained silent. I nearly jumped out of my shell as she sat up and fixed me with dark blue eyes. She blinked once, twice, three times...but stayed quiet. My entire body froze as she reached up and touched my face, her small fingers brushing my cheek.
"Turtle!" she smiled, clapping her hands. Her voice was light and high-pitched, ringing off the walls as if she herself was a bell; a very LOUD bell. "Red turtle, blue turtle," she pointed to Leo. "Purple turtle," she pointed to Donnie. "Orange turtle!" She finished, grinning as she pointed at Mikey. Clapping her hands, she turned to Master. For a second we thought she was going to cry as her eyes widened, but instead of tears they filled with shock. "Big rat!" She threw her arms up above her head, her smile unwavering.
I raised an eyebrow and casted a look at Donnie. "Is there something wrong with her? She isn't screaming!"
Donnie shrugged, shaking his head. "I couldn't tell you, maybe she's used to seeing mutated creatures."
"That's a load of-!" My words screeched to a halt as she climbed up my plastron. "Hey, I'm not a jungle gym!" She plopped down on my shoulder, her arms wrapping around my neck as she stroked my skin. "What are you-!"
"It seems that she's taken a liking to you, my son," Master stepped up, cautiously examining her. "She looks very young, much too young to be on her own." He blinked as she caught sight of his tail and began swaying in time with it. He chuckled as I flinched, her little nails digging into my shoulder as she nearly toppled over, and placed her behind my head.
"Aren't you the cutest!" Mikey suddenly appeared to my right, his hands reaching for her.
She ducked, using my head as a shield as I smacked his outstretched hands away. "Back off, dude." I glared at him as something wet began to trickle down the back of my neck. "Now look what you did, she's crying!" I reached up and awkwardly patted her head. "Uh...there, there."
"Why are you hiding?" He coaxed, peeking at her and lowering his voice just a tad. "We won't hurt you."
Her grip on my face tightened, pulling my cheeks upward, but she stayed quiet.
"Hey," Donnie slowly approached from behind Master, holding a bottle of water. "Are you thirsty?" I could literally feel her stomach growl as she peered around my head. "Want some water?" He handed the bottle to me, motioning for me to hand it to her.
"Um, here." I held it up, sighing in relief as she released my face and focused on drinking the water. Turning my attention to Mikey again. "Next time, be slower, like a real turtle."
He visibly withered. "I was just trying to be friendly..." He suddenly perked, running to the kitchen and reappearing with a plate bearing a slice of stuffed crust pizza. Moving slower this time, he held out the plate to her. "Here, I bet you're hungry."
I looked down and my jaw dropped. "Hey! That's the last slice of my garlic parmesan with bacon and toasted parmesan stuffed crust pizza!" My anger subsided as she slid from behind my head to sit on my shoulder, taking the pizza slice and tearing it in half. I blinked as she held out the bigger half.
"Aww look," Mikey gushed, lightly smacking Donnie's she'll and Leo coughed, attempting to hide his chuckle. "Don't they look cute?"
"S-Shut up!" I sputtered, taking the slice and eating it quickly.
"Tell me, young one," Master stepped forward and gently whipped her face with a clean cloth, earning a giggle. "What is your name?"
She smiled, her little arms wrapping around my neck again for security. "Suntory, Mr. Rat."
"Well," he chuckled. "My name is Splinter, and these turtles are my sons." He nodded to each of us in turn as he said our names. "The 'blue turtle' is my oldest, Leonardo; the 'purple turtle' is my middle son, Donatello; the 'orange turtle' is my youngest and the biggest handful, Michelangelo; last but not least," he smiled as she rubbed her cheek against my own. "The one you have taken a liking to is Raphael."
"Leo, Donnie, Mikey," she repeated, pointing to each in turn. She must have heard our nicknames at some point, I mused. "Raphael." She finished, rubbing her face into my cheek.
"So?" I looked to Master. "Is she allowed to stay?"
He instantly grew serious, stroking his chin. "The humans will be looking for her. Not to mention that there are orphanages that can take her in."
"Then why did you ask her name?" I argued, narrowing my eyes. "Why introduce ourselves if she's going back to live with the humans?" It may have been my imagination, but I could have sworn I saw a strange glint in his eyes at my words. "April and Casey could help us raise her."
"You do make a valid point, my son," he nodded. Turning his attention to the girl, he held our his arms, smiling as she willingly slid from my shoulder and into his arms. "Then I welcome you, Suntory, to our home."
