Chapter Four
Some time after Adriane accepts that the Turtles are real…
"…Sorry for scaring you Adriane," Mikey sighed from his spot on the couch next to the dark haired girl.
"It's ok…uh…Mikey." Adriane replied with a smile after almost forgetting Michelangelo's name. "After all, it's not everyday that you wake up in the sewer with a bunch of talking turtles and a tunic wearing rat around you."
They all laughed.
"Oh, and, uh, Donny? Sorry for punching you, but you really scared the shit out of me."
"I guess I'll have to work on that." Donatello chuckled.
Leonardo stood up from his position on the other side of Adriane.
"Well, uh, Adriane, if you're feeling well enough, we could probably take you home now."
Adriane made a face.
"I have to go already? I mean, I just met you guys. And what about those Purple Dragons? What if they come after me?"
"Leo, Adriane's got a point." Raphael said. "Those punks'll probably come after her for finding out about all their weapons." Raph looked at Adriane and smiled, making her blush. After knowing him for only an hour, Adriane had grown to liking the red banded turtle.
"Yeah, but that's only if they got a good long look at her, Raph." Donny said. "How else would the Purple Dragons know who she is and where she lives? They'd need some sort of identification to link to an apartment and a name. And I don't think they even knew Adriane was there in that warehouse."
"You're right, Donny." Adriane agreed. "Now that I think of it, the Purple Dragons didn't even know I was alive, let alone watching them from inside a crate." She pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged them tightly. "But I still have this weird feeling telling me that something's not right and that they knew I was there."
"Well then it's settled," Raph said standing up from the chair he had been sitting on in a backwards position. "I say we spend the night at Adriane's place and make sure those assholes don't come lookin' for trouble. 'Cause when people come lookin' for trouble, they usually find us."
"Raph, you're in the presence of a lady! No bad language!" Donny scolded. "And you can't just invite yourself over to someone's house like that!"
"And why are you so persistent about spending the night at Adriane's place?" Mikey asked with a smirk, raising the spots on his forehead where eyebrows should have been.
Raph's face turned as red as his bandana.
"I…I wasn't...I didn't mean…go to hell, Mikey." Raph yelled and stormed off. "If anybody needs me, ya know where I am!"
Mikey snickered but immediately stopped after receiving a sharp look from Leonardo.
Adriane's face burned with embarrassment.
"Sorry about that Adriane," Leo said. "How about instead of going back home, you stay here for the night until things are safe."
"Really? You mean it? I can stay?" Adriane asked excitedly.
"Yeah!" Mikey agreed. "I can show you how to kick ass at video games, too!"
Don frowned.
"Thanks guys," Adriane said. "I really appreciate it." Her smile faded and she looked up the staircase in which Raph had disappeared up. "But if its not too much trouble, I'd like to see if Raph's okay."
Leo and Don exchanged nervous glances, and Mikey began whistling while twiddling his thumbs.
"What?" Adriane laughed.
"Nothing really," said Leo. "Its just that nobody's ever bothered Raph while he's--,"
"Sulking," Don finished.
"Yeah," Leo agreed. "Sulking."
"Well, why not?" Adriane asked.
"Just cause he'll slice your head off with a frickin' sai if you bother him!" Mikey cried waving his arms wildly in exaggeration.
"Mikey's kinda got a point." Donny said. "What we're trying to say, Adriane, is that Raph doesn't like being bothered when he's upset…and that nobody's ever messed with him for that reason."
"That's bull," Adriane said standing up. "You guys shouldn't do that. He'll just get used to it and really hurt somebody without meaning to the day that rule changes."
Adriane walked over to the staircase and, after stepping up to the first step, turned to the three turtles.
"I'm gonna go talk to him."
And with that, she started up the stairs.
"I'll go get your room ready." Leo said and left the room.
"You mean her grave!" Mikey called after them both and shrank back into the couch cushions after receiving a scowl from Donatello.
XxBlackDawnxX: Reviews please? Does anybody have good review?
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