I own my OC ( Artemis Jaelyn Roberts ) but I DO NOT own any of the TMNT characters. (Leo, Raph, Donnie, Mikey, Splinter, April, Casey, Shredder and any other TMNT world characters that may be mentioned.)
Artemis POV
I'm led to the couch and sat down.
"What is your name?" The rat asks.
"Artemis." I whisper.
"Your full name." The rat inquires.
"Artemis Jaelyn Roberts." I speak up a little.
"I am Splinter." The rat says, I nod. I was awed, not disgusted, though, very scared.
"How...?" I look back at the turtles, then at him.
"Ah, I was a human. A ninjutsu master," the rat starts. "I fell in love with a woman, and she fell in love with me. But another man loved this woman. We had never gotten along to begin with, but soon he fought me for the love of this woman. He fought with no honour, ruthlessly would be a well word. I had to escape him so I ran down into the sewers. I was there for quite some time before I found four baby turtles in glowing green goo. I herded them into a soup can and made them a small nest. We fell asleep for the night, and in the morning, I was shocked to find I had become who I am now. The ooze had mutated me, and soon I discovered it had also mutated the turtles. They grew up as a human child would and I raised them like a father."
I nod. "Ninjutsu?"
"Yeah! We're ninja's!" Michelangelo smiles.
"Ninjas..." I whisper. That gave me a whole new idea for a book.
But it was just so much to take in. Mutant turtles who were also ninjas? I need another moment. Away from them.
"Do you guys have a kitchen or somewhere I could have a glass of water?" I ask quietly. My head hurt. Stupid head was making it hard to concentrate. Mutant turtles. Mutant human rat. Mutants. Oh my gosh. My world goes black.
*v*
-Donatello's POV-
As I'm about to reply, Artemis's eyes roll back in her head and she falls limp on the couch.
"Don... Is she okay?" Mikey asks.
"She's fine. She fainted." I reply. "Someone get two glasses of water."
"I didn't think she was going to faint." Leo sighs. "I hoped we could of avoided what happened with April."
"April was much worse than her." I reply.
"She's kinda cute asleep." Raph says.
I roll my eyes and Mikey comes with two cups of water. I splash one on her face and she jolts up, gasping. Little did I know, Artemis was a little spitfire. Her eyes find the glass I was holding and she stands up of the couch. She was tiny compared to me, but that didn't mean anything to her.
"Do you know how much time it takes to do my hair in the morning? Do you know how much time it takes to do my makeup? DO YOU!? YOU JUST SPLASHED WATER AND RUINED IT! YOU LITTLE- ARGH." She smacks a hand off my plastron. That probably did more damage to her hand than to me, but she was mad. She reminded me of Raph.
Everyone was surprised by her little outburst. In fact, we were all still, watching her. Artemis was still glaring at me when realization dawns on her face.
"Oh my gods, I just smacked a ninja mutant turtle. I'm going to die aren't I?" She squeaks.
I, as well as my brothers, start laughing.
"My boys will not kill you Artemis Roberts," Master Splinter says. "Nor will they ever intentionally hurt you."
"Oh that makes me feel so much better," Artemis says sarcastically, throwing her hands in the air. The water on her face already starting to dry. Her makeup wasn't ruined, or at least not that I could see. But her hair which was straight was going curly where it had gotten wet.
"Artemis," Splinter starts, "will you promise me something?"
"What?" Artemis asks, she tilts her head and her bright blue eyes look at Splinter curiously.
"You must promise not to tell anyone of me or my sons." He says.
"Oh I won't, trust me on that one." She snorts. "The only two people I could tell wouldn't believe me."
"I also have another question," Master Splinter says again. I frown, what other question. Artemis nods. "If you ever need help, come to us. Okay?"
Artemis's brow furrows, but she nods. "Okay."
What does Splinter mean by that? Why would Artemis need help? Why would she even want to come back and see us? We were of no use to her. She didn't even seem fond of us. The emotions she displayed were of fear and curiosity.
"Boys, take her home." Master Splinter says, walking away.
"Come on Artemis." Leo says, motioning for her to follow him. She does and Raph follows, I put the glass down and pull Mikey with me as I follow. She doesn't really watch Leo, her mind appears elsewhere. Artemis skips over things in the water of the sewer like a child, Raph shining the light for us. Her feet move in steps that looked like dance moves, she was unconsciously skipping to the beat of a song. That was rather amusing.
She gets to the ladder by the manhole and looking up, it's open. She must of had a tough time lifting that. I can only imagine. If she were coming back, we'd have to make that easier for her. Artemis rests her hands on the rungs above her.
"Sorry for, uh, hitting you Donatello." She says awkwardly.
I laugh. "It's fine."
"Oh-kay," she climbs the ladder, going to the top. She pulls herself out of the sewer and disappears for a second. Her head pops back into view. "Will I ever see you guys again?"
"It is quite likely." I reply.
She disappears again, for another few seconds and then she's pulling the cover back over. I chuckle as she struggles, but she gets it done eventually.
"That was an... Eventful afternoon." Leo says.
"It most certainly was." I nod.
"She's pretty dudes." Mikey says.
I roll my eyes. "Come on, let's get back to the lair."
*v*
Raphael's POV
Night patrol, my favourite thing. Though, Artemis was on my mind. The brown haired, blue eyed girl yelled at Don, and then hit him! It was great, honestly. No one saw it coming from the tiny girl.
I can hear music above. Rock music. I knew my brothers could hear it too. I move the manhole cover and the light of Artemis's room was on and the window open. Okay, so we looked in there to see what was happening when she unpacked. Again checking if she was a 'threat.' I climb out and my brothers follow.
"Can we check on her?" Mikey asks. "Like... Just to see what she's doing at one in the morning?"
"I don't think we should..." Leo says slowly.
"Well, I am." I smirk, climbing up the fire escape.
I look into her window and tilt my head. Her bed was pushed against one wall and other than that, there were speakers and a desk. The speakers were visibly moving at the volume she had the song. Then there was her. Wet hair was thrown into a messy bun and no makeup was evident on her face. She was wearing a t-shirt that was way too big for her, covering to about mid-thigh and that was it. Her legs were pale and small, like the rest of her. Artemis gets up from her bed and walks out of the room.
"Well?" Don asks from below.
"Get up here if you want to know." I reply.
She walks back into the room with a laptop and a cup of something. She sits back down on her bed and sets the laptop down. My brothers crowd around the window, of course we were all curious. Other than April and Casey, we hadn't really talked to any other humans that could be potential friends. Artemis looked stressed, she kept biting her lower lip and running her hand through her hair.
So, I decide to be a friend. I knock on the window sill and she jumps, looking over.
"Raphael?" She asks, shocked.
"The one and only." I reply. I watch as she turns the music off and pulls a blanket over her bare legs.
"What are you guys doing here?" She asks, obviously noticing the rest of my brothers.
"Just checking if ya were okay." I reply.
"I'm fine." Artemis says, looking at her laptop.
"Okay..." I mutter.
"If you need a friend, you're welcome to come down to the lair." Donnie adds.
"Thanks Donatello, but I really need to finish this. It's due tomorrow."
"We'll leave you be then." Leo says, pulling as back from the window.
"Oh, come on Leo, we didn't even get to go inside." Mikey says as we get to the roof tops, starting our patrol.
"She needs time." Leo replies.
I sigh and run ahead. She sure does. I want her to meet April and Casey, maybe she'd feel more comfortable with us after that. I liked her, she had a fire in her, just like me. I smile as I continue to run across the rooftops. I believe we'd become great friends.
A little sappy for Raph? Thanks for reviews and all :) It's much appreciated. Thanks for the fainting idea, I kinda needed that! Haha
