AUTHOR NOTE: Before Neesa left for one last shaman, waiting in Africa. Neesa gave her sister, a very special gift but made one block upon the mirror. Also she and elissia have their first spat, but elissia is told where to go after sticking her nose where is not wanted. Don wonders will his life be the same, now his secret is known by Neesa but will she tell Elissia?

CHAPTER THREE-THE JOURNEY BEGINS

April gawked at the over filled supermarket trolley. "Um...Why are we getting so much food and supplies?" April warily wondered

"I want to make sure that there is enough to last so they won't have to worry about anything while I'm gone." Neesa replied

"Casey and I will be dropping over every now and then to make sure they are ok. April assured

"This gives me a better piece of mind when I take my leave later. I also swore to their father in secret that no matter what...I'll keep them safe at all times. And that is what I will do." Neesa murmuring replied

April warmly smiled. "You already have alot on your plate to think about, don't cha?" April wondering

Softly nodding and whispery answered. "Yeah, I sure do. And it is worth every single little bit."

"How long and where will you be going?" April curiously asked

Closing her eyes and softly sighed. "I honestly don't know how long I'll be gone and I will return to Japan. I need to train and I have issues to sort out as well, I need to be alone. When I return...I will be old myself again. Don't worry April...please don't say anything about we have discussed." Neesa pleaded

Grasping neesa's hand gently and assuringly. "I won't say a word, neesa...I promise."

Paying the register clerk then walked outside to the car and packed the groceries in the trunk. Driving back the ranch; taking the groceries to the kitchen before going upstairs and packed another duffle bag that will carry enough clothes, personal hygienic products and cash as she is unsure how long that the red haired beauty will be away.

Neesa noticed Mikey walked in the kitchen with enticing glance as he gawked, watching. Neesa playfully joked as she pointed her finger, waving before mikey's face. "Don't get any ideas, mister. I don't see all this food eaten in one day and don't think that I don't know what you are up to, mikey."

Mikey's eyes playfully widen. "Wha-me? Why would I do such a thing? I'm not greedy."

Neesa folded her arms and gazed mikey 'ok...whatever you say' glance. She patted his shoulder and smiled as she walked past him and walked upstairs to her room and packed another bag for her journey.

Tealana noticed something was up as she felt a strange feeling that disturbed her. Walking upstairs to neesa's room and stood in the door way when she caught her sister packing a bag. Closing her fists tightly and began to lightly tremble. "Where do you think you are going?" Tealana demanded

Neesa gazed her angry sister with calming glance and took out the box from her drawer. "I have to leave for awhile. I have things that need to be resolved." Neesa answered calmly

"Didn't you finish it earlier? You hadn't stopped for one time just to relax and now you are leaving today of all days to choose to leave?" Tealana angrily bellowed

Neesa gazed her sister with a heartbreaking glance...wanting to comfort her. Understanding what Tealana was saying and how she is feeling but some things are not easily turned away or ignored. "I know...I promise to make it up to you, sister." Neesa answered, trying to assure and comfort her sister.

"Why today...couldn't it wait til tomorrow or the day after? Why can't you just give it a rest for once and relax!" Tealana pleaded, sobbing.

"Tea'a, please understand...this must be done and when it is done. I'll return and I will stay forever. You have Michelangelo-san. I am very, very happy for you but I feel jealous because I have no one and I need to sort myself out so I can find someone too. I have anger in my heart and guilt that only I can conquer. I'm sorry tea'a...some day, you will understand." Neesa assuringly explained

Calming herself and breathed in a relaxing breathe. "How long?" Tealana asked as she sighed

"I'm...not sure. This sort of thing takes time and patience. This must be done, forgive me tea'a but this is something that I must do." Neesa replied

Grasping neesa's hands. "Promise me one thing, neesa." Tealana pleaded

"Anything." Neesa answered softly

"Make sure you come home safely, you are all the family I have left. I don't want...I can't loose my sister." Tealana sobbed softly

Grabbing her sister's hand and placed the box in her palm. "Tea'a take this." neesa requested

"What is it?" Tealana wondered, opening the box

"It's a mirror. A very powerful mirror...I made it for you, just ask the mirror what you wish to see and it will show you." Neesa explained

"Will it show me the truth? Will it show me why you are really leaving?" Tealana asked, wondering if the mirror will grant her wish.

"It will grant whatever you wish but it will not show you shouldn't." Neesa answered

"What will happen if someone else touches this?" Tealana wondered

"Only a good soul can touch the mirror, if evil touches the mirror...it will crack." Neesa replied

"Will it show me how long you'll be gone?" Tealana asked

"It can but I don't know how long I will be gone. Sometimes if you ask the mirror a question about someone or thing and they don't wish to be seen...the mirror won't show you the answer." Neesa explained, feeling guilty inside

"Why not?" Tealana demanded lowly

"I created the mirror to have it's own power to sense the person in question...wishes their mind or events to be left alone until that is meant to be secret. Please the consequences will great if you don't heed my warning. Promise me never ask it to try." Neesa replied, pleading and grasped her wrists that holding the mirror and couldn't help hurting Tealana's wrist.

"I...I prom-OUCH!" Tealana whinced as she dropped the mirror when she going to pledge her oath.

Picking up the mirror, holding it in one hand while grasping Tealana's hand and healed the burn. "It didn't break. Why didn't it?" Tealana wondered

"The mirror can't be broken from dropping it or with mere force. Only evil touch can destroy it." Neesa replied, explaining once more the nature of the mirror.

"Well then why did it burn me?" Tealana asked

"It sensed your doubt. It believed you lied about your promise." Neesa told Tealana

"I'm sorry...neesa. I don't want you to go...I want to know why you are leaving." Tealana cried

"Tea'a...hold the mirror and watch. What you will see...you must not say nothing." Neesa instructed

Tealana held the mirror while neesa requested it to show the answer. "Mirror...mirror...show me the secret of Donatello and Venus de Milo." She whispered

The mirror began to glow brightly and showed what was requested. Tealana couldn't believe what she saw and realised that she knew all the time when they made excuses to be together. But wondered why with all the secrecy. Why not just came out, told the truth and everything would had been better for everyone.

"This is why you are leaving?" Tealana lowly exclaimed

"Promise me...you will not say anything for Masuki's sake. Masuki will learn the truth one day...when the time she is meant to know not before." Neesa pleaded once more

Softly sighed. "What of Donatello?" Tealana wondered

"It isn't my place to tell him what to do or say." neesa replied

Holding the mirror up once more and gazed into it, requesting it to show another origin. "Show me Masuki's father." Tealana requested

Glowing brightly again and showed the image of a father, who don't know his responsibility. Her eyes widen with concerning sadness for Masuki as she saw Donatello's face. "Now you know the truth...the question is...will you tell donatello-san or heed my plea and leave it unfold in time for father and daughter to reconnect and discover it for themselves. If you tell them, the bond between Leonardo and donatello may be torn if the truth was known." Neesa replied, pleading again.

"Donnie has a right to know and Leo needs to know too." Tealana lowly barked, nearly storming out the door when she was stopped.

"Tealana...you will not say anything. Don should be man enough to tell the truth to Leo and elissia not us! Please don't say anything I MEAN IT!" Neesa demanded in a low growl

"Why?" Tealana cried, feeling guilty as if it was her fault

"Tea'a it is not your burden to carry. Don't say nothing...promise me, you will do more damage then good." Neesa continued to plea

Tears streamed down her cheeks, closing her eyes and lowered her head. "I...I promise. I won't say anything...the mirror didn't burn me." Tealana replied

"It believes your oath. It senses your honesty, belief, honor, loyalty and integrity." Neesa replied

Neesa grasped her sister as she began to cry. "Don't cry tea'a. Give me a hug...I'll be back before you even know it. I love you sis. Goodbye tea'a." Neesa farewell, embracing her sister.

"I love you too. Bye neesa." Tealana replied, returning the sisterly embrace and farewelled, watching Neesa leave the room and towards the door. Just before she opened the door, elissia bumped into her as she walked from the kitchen.

"Where you going?" elissia asked

"No where for you to know, ok." neesa softly assured, walking past the ebony haired terrapin.

"Again for months off end for another wizard or forest medicine man." Elissia wondered, folding her arms.

Neesa stopped as she stood in the door then returned, standing just a few centimetres from her face; annoyed with her demanding attitude. "Look elissia, for your information...wait a minute. I should not be answering to you, elissia-chan. You are not my sister and I should not be explaining myself to you. By the way you have Donatello and I have no one except my sister...so BACK OFF BITCH!" Neesa angrily bellowed then stormed away.

"S-sorry Neesa." Elissia answered shakily and in shock as she watched neesa walk away, when the purple clad terrapin overheard the hissy bicker between elissia and neesa. He immediately chased after neesa and demanded to know what her problem was.

Grabbing her shoulder, stopping her on the front porch on the staircase. "What's the shell your problem, neesa?" Don demanded

Neesa glared the purple clad terrapin giving him 'how dare you speak to me like that' glance. Smacking his hand away and bellowed angrily. "PISS OFF DONATELLO!"

"HEY NEESA, get off your high and mighty horse and answer my question that I asked." Don barked back

"LOOK DONATELLO, how about you should look at yourself in the mirror once in a while and tell me what do you see? Step up and tell elissia the truth about your affair with Venus de Milo, twelve months ago. Now if you don't mind, BACK OFF!" neesa ordered as she walked to the car with April waiting.

The purple clad terrapin's reaction was frightening. He gulped with fear and wondered how could she have known about that except him and Venus? Obediently stepping back, allowing her to continue walking to the waiting vehicle. April opened the passenger door when neesa shook her head and requested April to jump in the Gran Torino. Closing the door and walked to the vehicle and jumped in the passenger seat. "You have two cars?" April asked in awe

"Yep. Like it?" neesa answered

"It is beautiful but what was wrong with the Porsche?" April wondered

"Nothing...i have my bags in the back and I want you bring it back also I need to ask one last favour." Neesa replied

"What is the favour?" April asked

"Look after little masuki please. She is not my daughter but I love her like she is...she is my bumble bee. Also look after my sister." Neesa requested

"Sure...ok...neesa. Can I ask you something?" April answered, gazing neesa with a curious glance when she realised the expression on neesa's face.

"Ask your socks off." neesa answered

"Are you in love with Leo?" April asked

Neesa gripped tighter on the steering wheel and kept driving before releasing a worrying sigh then answered April's question. Sigh..."I'm not sure if it is love yet but I do care for him very much."

"Have you thought to tell him?" April wondered

"I'm not ready and neither is he. Leonardo-san is still grieving. My mission is not complete and danger is still not gone. Please don't tell Leonardo." Neesa replied, pleading her friend not say a word.

"I won't say a word...I swear it." April assured

"I will hold you to your oath, April. And I will tell him when I'm ready...when the time comes for us to be together." Neesa replied

April smiled and held neesa's hand, assuringly and glanced her with silence. After two hours in the traffic jam then finally arriving to the airport and just made it in time for her flight. Opening the back door, grabbing both bags as she handed the car keys to April. Neesa hugged April, farewelled her goodbye as she secretly placed a tiger's eye pendant around her neck.

"See ya April." Neesa farewelled

"Bye neesa." April replied

Walking the airport and boarded her flight just in time before taking flight. Flying half across the world and searched for a Masian medicine man, had the knowledge of the planet's elemental powers. This is the last shaman; neesa will be training with before she travels to Japan then South America before returning home.

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To be continued chapter four...

What will she learn from this shaman? Will he be willing to pass his knowledge to her or turn her away?

And what secrets that neesa doesn't know that will show about her past origins?

How and what will she think and feel when she learns about the truth of someone that she had the chance of meeting but respects as her ninjitsu master...how will she react when she discovers he is her biological father?

Will she ask him unanswered questions that need to be answered, explained why? Is he ready to answer her questions and tell the truth?

Read and review...until next time...tootle