Someone asked me, what is coco seeing when hanging out with Raphael? Just so there is no confusion.. Coco has a blindfold on the entire time when Raphael takes off his helmet and when she doesn't have it on, she see him as the Nightwatcher. Ok, I don't own TMNT and all that jazz, just Coco and Fred! Enjoy!
Beautiful art paintings and statues hanging in display. From Picasso, to the Cellini of Venus statue, and to Leonardo De Vinci paintings. Every art work and famous artist was there.
Coco walked down the isle looking at the a painting, that was painted in the 15th century called "Wolf and the fox hunt." She looked at it closely, an saw men surrounded wolves and foxes with spears and horses like savages, slaughtering them all for a hunt. It disgusted her that people hunted animals for sport. It was sickening. She stared at that painting knowing its high value, but that didn't matter to her, she was going to defile that painting, making it worthless and unappealing to the public. She had no desire to steal it.. But too destroy it.
"Do you like the painting miss?" She looked to her right, and a man no older than 25, shaggy dark brown hair, brown eyes, dressed in a black long sleeve and jeans placed himself next to her. He looked like an art student.
"It's okay..."
"It okay?! It's beautiful, I mean look at the detail of that painting... It's almost like... It's moving.." She only stared at the painting. He's right, the detail of the art work was disgustingly amazing.
"Sorry, I'm a big fan of his work. So are you intreated in art?"
"Yea, I do. Not much of a painter or sculptor, but I do enjoy people's talent." He smiled at her and moved towards her a little closer.
"Are you French?" Noticing her accent.
"Yes I from , well the most common city. Paris." He gently grabbed her hand and slowly started pulling her.
"Let me give you a tour. My name is Peter Ames, I'm also french!"
"Oh magnific! quelle partie de la France es-tu?*" he scratched the back of his neck and nervously laughed.
"Sorry, I'm not from the country, my parents is French and immigrated here in their teenage years." The walked down the isle of art work, till they stop at the Cellini statue of the head of medusa.
"So what's your name?"
"Coco..." He laughed at her name even though he tried to contain it.
"Sorry..is that a nickname?" He laughed. Coco gave him a bored look almost a serious one.
"No it's not." She watched him stop laughing and began to quickly apologize. She notice something on his forarm. It's was a dark tattoo traveling up his arm that wrapped it self around it, it was a dragon. The same dragon tattoo that was on her attackers from a while ago.
"I like your tattoo." He stop stumbling on his words and pulled down his rolled up sleeve.
"It's ...uh... Yea I was drunk one night... And I woke up with this.." He was lying. She knew he was, but didn't understand why, but it wasn't any of her business, he had his reasons and she didn't care to know.
She looked away from him and stared passed of the statue and right at the camera and then counted 243 cameras. There were at least 5 in this room. She was scooping out the place. It would be better to have blue prints, she could steal them, but that would raise the alarm and that would make everything more difficult than it already was. But her main target was the star of India. It is the second largest Safire in the world. It was stolen once and when they got it back they are now making sure it's heavily guarded at all times... So this one would be tricky..
"Umm.. So how old are you?" She snapped out of her thoughts and looked back at him. She almost forgot about him.
"16..."
"Oh wow, why aren't you in school?"
"I'm playing hooky for the day." He chuckled, and shook his head with a fake disapproval.
"That's bad. Well at least your doing something productive for the day... Hey are you hungry? I know this little French cafe like a few blocks from here. Want to go?" Her stomached suddenly growled, answering for her. Her stomach is going to get her into trouble.
Peter laughed and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder.
"Come on, my treat." He smiled. He was either to nice or to nice that he wants something from her, she can only wait and see and besides who can turn down a free meal.
Leo watched from the shadows wearing baggy cloths and a beanie. He followed her from the roofs and alley ways.
He watched the young girl from a safe distance, able to hear this time. Her long light brown hair tied up in high pony tail , wearing a brown drench coat and long black socks and brown little boots.
She was walking with a purple dragon member, heading to a little cafe a head of them. He didn't know whether or not if she was associated with them or knew that man was a member of the gang.
They both sat down and he laughed at whatever she said. They ordered, and the waitress placed their drinks and left.
It was boring watching them eat and laugh together, they been here for at least an hour. And he still doesn't know what sort of relationship she had with the dragons or if she even has a relationship with them, but watching those two together look like they knew each other.
Finally the young man paid the check and lead her out of the cafe and across the street towards an alley where he was. He quickly hid, as he watched the young couple head towards him. He also saw the young man pull a knife and shoved the young girl on the ground a few feet from him.
"What the hell?!" She yelled. He coat opened up and revealed her small shorts and stockings that hid her lovely legs from view... Well there goes the theory of her working with them.
"I wasn't suppose to hurt you, just bring you to the head courtiers untouched, but your just too cute to pass up." He licked the knife and closed in on her, as quickly as she could she tried to get up but he kicked her back down.
"Just don't fight it. I don't want to leave a scare on you." Ok now this was going to far. Leo grabbed the man before he could get on top of her. She got up from the floor.
"Hold him!" She commanded angrily! Leo looked up at her skeptically, as the man struggle out of his hold.. What?
"Hold him down!" Before he question it, she leaped up and kicked him as hard as she could underneath his chin, causing him to stop moving, knocking him out cold. Peter fell on the floor as Leo let him go, who was still trying to figure out what just happen.
She continue to kick him over and over till she was hearing grunts and moans of pain and discomfort. From her boot she pulled out a knife.
"Wow what are you doing?! He's done! You don't need to do-" he stopped when she bend down and cut open his shirt. She turn towards him.
"Don't just stand there help me!"
"Help you with what?! What are you doing?! Stop it!" She was ripping his cloths off! She tore his shirt off and tossed it to the side and began taking off his pants and shoes. Leo grabbed her arm and pulled her away from his unconscious body.
"Let GO OF ME!" She struggled in his arms. He knew she couldn't get out of his hold, but she still tried, yelling at him something in French he could really understand. He picked up a few words like 'cunt' and 'fuck', he didn't really speak or understand French but he knew some words and phrases in that language.
"Stop! He's done, he had enough! Now stop it!" He said firmly.
"No I'm going to teach him a lesson! Now let me go!" She struggled harder, and he held on to her tighter. He realize she was a vengeful person.
"What are you planning to do?! Huh?! I need you to stop." She pouted and stop struggling.
"Now I'm going to let you go and just leave and go home." She sighed and nodded her head. He let go of her, she fixed her coat, she turned around and she kicked him as hard she could in his crouch!
Leo fell on to his knees and grunted! That fuckin hurt! He looked to glared at her and saw that she took off all his cloths, down to his boxer shorts, she gathered all his cloths and threw it in the garbage.
Leo slowly got up, ready to yell at her, she pulled out a alcohol tin and threw in the trash along with his cloths.
"Stop. It. Right. Now!" She looked down at him and smiled. She pulled out a cigerate, placing it to her pouty pink full lips and lite it with a sliver lighter.
"Don't you dare!" Leo got up and she just blew her smoke out to him and smiled.
"I'm warning you?!" With her lighter flickered on she tossed it in the trash, which bursted up in flames.
She burned up his cloths and left him lying in a alley way naked.
"Why did you do that?!" Before she could speak, they heard police sirens coming their way. She ran up to him an grabbed his arm.
"We have to go!" She threw she cigerate in the flame engulfed trash and dashed with him down the alley way.
'Why am I running away?! I didn't do anything?!' He picked her up and leaped up on the nearest roof when they heard police almost on their trail. He leaped roof to roof until he was sure they lost the cops.
He landed gracefully on the last roof and put her down. She jump and down, throwing her arms up in excitement.
"Haha that was a great get away! Woohoo!" He grumbled something under his breath and sneered at her little victory dance.
"What were you thinking doing that?! Huh?! What you did was no different what he was going to do you!" She stopped and whipped her head towards him. He was thankful that she couldn't really see him, since it was almost dark and he had a hoodie on.
"How dare you?! Your saying rape is the Same as what I did?!"
"No but humiliating him like that was unnecessary!" She grumbled and then she shoved him harshly.
"Who the hell are you to lecture me?! I can do whatever I want! He was lucky I didn't chopped off his-"
"Yes I know what he did was wrong! But he didn't, I saved you! You didn't have to do all that! Two wrongs don't make a right! You could have been the better person, and let it go, and just go home." She took a minute to process all of what he just said. She could feel a migraine conning on.
"Hhhhuuuh?!" He was actually lecturing her?! What the hell?!
"Who the hell are you to lecture me? Huh?" Repeating the same question as before.
"Just think of it as a good piece of advice."
"..." He watched her expression turn from annoyed to like she drank something fowl. Then she thought for moment and them she suddenly grinned at him.
"Wanna watch the sunset? Let celebrate our first meeting and first police getaway together!" This time he was confused. First she was angry and annoyed with him then next thing you know she changes the mood by smiling and joking. He wondered if she was okay?
"Umm..."
"Come on, you can lecture me some more if you just watch the sunset with me. First lets go buy snacks and drinks! Do you like vodka?"
"Your underage..." He said with a bored tone.
"No I'm not..."
"Let me see your I.D, and I'll buy it for you." She pouted and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Didn't think so... But I will buy soda or juice or tea or something." She pouted even more.
"Party pooper..."
"What kind of drink you want?" He chuckled. He didn't know why, but suddenly he wasn't mad at her for what she did, as a matter of fact he felt like that guy deserved it anyway, and the police must already have in custody, and probably already gave him cloths.
"I'll have coke," she grumbled, she pulled out a small black wallet and pulled out a 20 dollar bill and handed it to him.
"And some chips, slims Jim's, cookies, and those hostes cupcakes with the cream filling in them, please!" She smiled sweetly. He smiled back, he took the money and he picked her up and headed towards the nearest liquor store..
They watched the sun go down from the tallest apartment building. The sun began to disappear behind the city buildings. There were scraps of cookies and chips, slim Jim wrappers scattered everywhere.
"I don't like the city." She finally said as the sun disappeared.
"You don't? Then why move to New York?"
"I have some business to take care of. The best place to watch the sun go down is at the beach. Not this smelly city."
"New York isn't that bad." She turn towards him and she smiled.
"Yea a lot of people tell me that."
"What's your name?" Leo asked, he needed to know, or else it would bug him for the rest of the night.
"Its Coco, and if you laugh, I'll punch you! And strip you naked and leave you in an alley somewhere." They both laughed at the twisted joke. She took out the wallet and took out the rest of the money out, then throwing the wallet off the roof.
"Wasn't.. That your.. Wallet?"
"No, its our naked friend." He frowned and seriously going to lecture her.
"Why did you steal that wallet?!"
"Your guilty too. You spend some of his money!" She said 'as-a-matter-fact' and she smirked when his face turned into a shocked expression.
"I didn't know! And why did you take his wallet!"
"It's compensation for the emotional and mental stress he almost put me through." She giggled, she counted it and she held out half of it to him.
"I'm not taking stolen money!"
"Come on, whats the harm? You practically helped me..." His eyes dilated. He didn't know what he was doing, everything is just happening way to quickly and this time he didn't know what to say or do to make this any better. He did help her escape, so in a way he helped her rob and strip someone.
"Your my partner in crime. Your just as guilty as I am.." She put the money in his hand and patted his shoulder.
"Thanks for keeping me company.. Partner! I got to go." Leo grabbed her hand to stop her as she was getting up. She raised an eyebrows at him.
"What is it?" She felt him shove the stolen money back into her hand.
"At least stay and watch the city lights turn on."
What was he doing? He should just let her leave already. She gave him a playful smile and she reached for his hood but he stop her before she can lift it up.
" What,Can't I see my partner?"
"I'm not your partner, so stop calling me that! And no you can't!"
"What can I call you then?" He didn't know whether or not to tell her. Getting involved with her was a bad idea. He could be putting his family in danger. Who knows how she would react if she saw him.
"Leo... My name is Leonardo." She just smiled and sat back down next to him and stared up at the city with its lights beginning to lite Iike a Christmas tree..
"It suits you." She kicked her feet over the edge of the roof and wonder what time it was. She look back at him, he still had his head covering his faced facing away from her, just staring out into the city. He reminded her of Nightwatcher because he didn't want to show his face, but he was more gentle, more mature, and he had no thick Brooklyn accent. She almost laughed, if the watcher saw her stripped someone he would most likely to threaten her to stop and maybe burn her slim Jim's in front of her as punishment.
"You okay?" Leo asked
"Yea I'm fine... Why can't I see you?" She already had someone to keep anonymous,with rules and identity being keep. She didn't want another one. It was too much of a hassle.
"Trust me it is better like this."
"But I want to see my rescuer. Hey if you let me see you, I'll let you kiss me however you want." She pleaded again. She edge towards him closer, grabbing his arm before he could take off.
"N-No! You need to be more respectful of yourself! Don't go doing that! Your too young to be doing that. It unnecessary! And by the way you shouldn't be pick pocketing either! Robbing or stealing or any other form of breaking the law! You need to be more-" he stopped when he saw that she burst out with a fit of giggles.
"What's so funny?!" She laughed harder unable to answer his question. Even though she tried she was just wheezing out the words with laughter!
"You... Haha... Sound... Like an.. Old man!" She laughed harder, if anything she was the one who sounded like an old man. He didn't join in, just watched her laughter slowly died off, with a bored serious expression on his face.
"Are you done?" He said with an annoyed tone, She nodded her head while wiping her tears off with her coats sleeve.
"Your funny Leo. You need to learn how to have fun once in a while. You don't have to be so serious all the time. " she grinned up at him.
"And you need to learn how to use your head."
"Oh ouch... Thats mean. Come on be cool for once." She reached in her pocket and pulled out a rolled up white bud. And he knew all to well what that was.
"What the hell?!" He reached out to grabbed to throw it away but she pulled it away from him.
"Have fun for once! There no one here but us, so it will be okay.. It's not like it's crack or heroin. I just want you to have a good time not ruin your life."
"No that illegal! I can't- I won't do it!"
"Come on, aren't you tired of being a stick in the mud all the time? I bet you never been to a party before."
"Yes I have!"
"Your families birthday parties don't count!" She held the bud out to her lips and lite it up, she inhaled deeply, held it in and then she exhale.. She looked up at him and held it out to him.
The smell of marajiana hit him hard as the puff of smoke hit his face. He shook his head put she held it out for him to take.
"I don't smoke."
"Just inhale and exhale. But with this hold it in for 5 seconds or more if you want. Come on weed is awesome." She giggled. With a shaky hand he reached out for it and held it in his hand for a minute, staring at it like a foreign object.
"Hurry up or it will burn out!" Without thinking He raised it to his lips and inhaled. She took the bud and did the same.
"You can exhale now." She giggled, he coughed violently, she only laughed and took another hit.
"Wow, your doing pretty good for your first time." She held it out again. He reluctantly took it, everything about this was wrong, he shouldn't be doing this. He was a leader if the Hamato-
"Hurry and take it. You already took a hit why stop now?!" He took the hit again and held it in as long as he could!
"Haha I'm a bad influence on you." As he exhaled he suddenly started laughing.
Both of them slump on the ground, using each others back to lean against and to sit up. Passing the white bud getting smaller and smaller, laughing the most stupidest things. He never laughed this much before, never really let himself go, never let his let mind lose. He felt... Happy.
"Hey do we have anymore slim Jim's?"
"No you ate them all! You pig!" She laughed and he joined in. They both ate most of the chips and cookies, soda and juices.
"Where you get this?" He took the last hit and she laughed again.
"The same place I got the wallet!" He almost choked and he coughed violently releasing the puff of smoke out of his mouth. She only laughed harder. He turned around and punched her in the shoulder. She gasped and she gave him a shocked look, realizing what he just done he began to apologize, but stopped when she punched him back and let out another giggle.
"So you have a last name coco?"
"Chanel..." She said sarcastically. He laughed, then he laid down on the pavement of the roof and then she laid down with him.
"My last name Hamato... Yours?" He asked again.
"Your Japanese? That's cool... My last name?... It's Pierce."
"Coco Pierce.. It suits you." She smiled and him, she didn't know why he gave him her real last name. She guessed she never really said it in years, let alone her first name. And to hear it from someone else's lips, was haunting almost.
"... I got to go..." She got up and headed towards the door of the apartment building.
"Wait!..." He almost ran after her, but restrain himself. The both began to feel the effects of the drug slowly dissipate out of their systems. She stopped to look back at him, she gave him a sad smile before completely leaving.
"Why do you smell like that?!" She froze at her front door. She didn't think he would be here, and he has been coming here to her apartment a lot. She smiled playfully at him.
"Smell like what?" She snickered.
"Like a fucking pot head!" She was surprise he could smell anything with his helmet on.
"Aww don't be jealous, I got another right here." She pulled it out, as quick as he was he snatched it from her before she could do anything.
"Hey! Come on don't be a party pooper let's have fun!"
"No!" Now he was pissed, she smelled heavily like pot! She practically reeked of it! He was also worried on where she goes during the day and what is she doing. Who is she partying with?
"Where'd you get it?!"
"Somewhere... ." She argued back. The more she spoke, the more he was getting more pissed off!
"What the fuck!? What did I say about accepting things from stranger?!"
"Not to... But I didn't. I just, found it."
"You know, your full of bullshit you know that!"
"That's against the rules! You can't care what happens outside the apartment! You can't ask unnecessary questions!"
"Fuck the rules! Why are you doing shit like that?! Huh? Why are you smoking with men you don't know?! You can get into a lot of trouble!"
"Why the fuck do you care?!" She yelled back, he stop, when that question hit him. Even though he spend time with her in her apartment for a few weeks now, he still barely knew her. He didn't know why he cared but he did and he knew he shouldn't. She doesn't ask or fight him on what he does on his spare time. The real question was does she care about him.
"Because I'm the only one who gives a shit! Compared to all the other people you hang out with I'm your only friend!" He yelled that out boldly, her eyes dilated, tears began to form, and her body started to quiver.
"W-What?" This was unbelievably, he knew that they couldn't be friends. And she knew if she got attach to him then it would cause problems.
"I uh.. Nothing. Just forget it! " 'what the hell?!' He said that without thinking. He was blushing. He felt nervous and anxious. He knew this was against the rules but he could care less, but he didn't know if this was the moment that would either shader their relationship or strength it.
"Umm..." She was shaking now, she was scared and unsure what she was going to say. She knew she always liked him when he started showing up, he made her feel less lonely. She watched nervously as he waited for her response. She didn't know what to say, no one had ever said that they like her as friend, she like it and hated it.
"Just forget what I said okay.. Umm don't use this shit again and -oof!" He grunted when her small body fell on op of him making him catch her and fall against the couch. Her small hands wrapped themselves around his waist.
"You think of me as a friend?." She said gently. Her long tone legs straddling him on the couch.
"Umm just forget it okay..." He blushed. 'Geez it's not like we're dating, so I don't get why this is a big deal.' He rubbed her back up and down and she snuggle closer to him. She had a friend once and it ripped something inside her when she was gone. Maybe it was time to move on and try again. She got up and looked down at him and she smiled. She suddenly felt guilty that she told a stranger her last name but couldn't tell him.
"I think of you as a friend too." She blushed. Raphael stopped, and looked up at her, she smiled gently at him waiting for him to respond.
"G-Get off of me you brat!" She shook her head and refused. He growled when she didn't budge.
"Not till you admit we're friends, say you like me." She grinned.
"GET OFF!" She gripped his suit, and shook her head. He grabbed her waist to push her off but in return she wrapped her legs on his waist.
"Tell me you like me. I know you do.."
"Now your just pushing it! You dumbass!"
"I tu veux, ma belle amie.*" he blushed deeply. When she spoke French like that, he nearly shivered. It sent chills up his spin.
"W-What did you call me ?!" She just smiled and lowered her self, pressing her small chest on his, her small hands on his broad shoulders, her lips near his ear, she whispered through the helmet.
" que vous m'aimez .. s'il vous plaît?*" He nearly groaned, he would have gave in if he knew what she was saying!
"I don't speak French! Now get off!" He growled. Trying to maintain his self control.
"Say you like me.." He had enough! Raphael grabbed her shoulders roughly and he flipped her in her back, her hair sprawled all over the couch, his body in between her legs and his large hands gripping her shoulders. Coco stared up at him, still having that poker face of hers that just usually pissed him off.
They were in a very intimate position and she is not even blushing! Like she knew she had the upper hand. Well not this time!
"Then tell me your real name."
"..." Her smile faded and then thought for a minute before replying.
"Now that's not fair!" She almost cried.
"Why?"
"... Fine don't say you like me then. Get off." He hated when she did this, when she doesn't make any sense! He didn't know what the big deal was. It was only a name. He wanted a name, even if it mean scarfing his identity
"My name is Raphael Hamato." Coco gasp when he told her his full name, this time she was struggling underneath him, cursing at him to get off!
"Get off you giant-"
"Why won't you tell me your name?! Huh?! What's the big deal?!"
"Stop! Get off of me!" She yelled, he saw tears began to form, she grabbed his arms to push him off of her, but he grabbed her wrists and pinned them down, she struggle and squirmed underneath him, he held down her legs when she tried to knee him.
"Why won't you trust me?! Why won't you tell me your name?!"
"Your going to ruin everything.."
"How? I told you my name! Now you tell me yours!" He said angrily. Her lips quivered and tears flowed down her cheeks that were now becoming red with embarrassment.
"Why.. Why did you tell me your name?" She cried
"Because... I... Like.. You." He whispered, but loud enough for her to hear. Her aqua green eyes widen and she stopped struggling and stared up at him, her tiny body now shaking.
"...You won't tell?..." She said shakily, he shook his head as a response..
"I swear I won't."
"...it's.." She was struggling to speak. It scared her. She hasn't said her real name in years. She looked up at Raphael who waited patiently for her to continue, she couldn't see his expression, she couldn't see or tell what he was thinking.. It scared her. He scared her.
"My name..." She wanted to pull that helmet of and see his face. She knew her rules were already shot to hell now. They were useless now. She is not use to men being in control like this, why didn't he listen to her and just let her have her way.
"M-My name is.. El-"
'Ding dong'
Saved by the bell. He growled and glared angerily at the door. 'What horrible timing!' Whoever it was, he is going to get punched!
Coco sighed in relief. 'What perfect timing...' She thank whoever came. That person deserves a kiss.
The door bell rang, interrupting their moment. He got off of her and headed toward the kitchen, wondering who it was.
Coco wondered who that would be? Hopefully it wasn't the neighbor. As she open the door, she sighed and slightly kicked herself. Duh?! She ordered pizza on the way home. The pizza boy looked no older than 17 he was really tall, he towered over her, a red head and freckles all over his face and arms, blue eyes and pinch able cheeks, in other words he was adorable.. Well at least to her.
"That's going to be 23.50" geez how much pizza did she order, she handed him the money and he handed two large pizza and a liter of soda.
"Do you need help carrying it inside cutie?" The pizza guy stared at her up and down, undressing her with his eyes. From the kitchen,Raphael didn't like the sound of his tone or the way he was displaying his "kindness." And also he was already pissed.
"Yo babe you need help over there?!" He called out from the kitchen. The skinny red head young pizza guy froze, hearing the deep voice coming from the kitchen. He immediately excused himself and quickly left.
He heard the door close and got the pizza from her and she carried the liter of soda inside.
"Awe you scared away my boyfriend. He was only tried to help." She teased, hoping to lighten up the mood
"Whateva." He grumbled, she giggled and helped herself with a slice.
"Why are you in such a bad mood now?"
"Nothin"
"I'm sorry, I ordered pizza for you on the way over here..."
"What's the occasion?" He said sarcastically, she knew he was mad at her, the main reason he got him pizza was to ease her guilt.
"Just wanted you to have pizza, I was too lazy to cook anything today... That's all.. Whatcha thinking about?"
"Nothin" she pouted at him, he grabbed her bandana and wrapped it around her head, Raphael took off his helmet and took a slice of pizza.
They both ate in slice, Raphael watched her eat, taking large bites, the sauce getting all over her chin and cheeks.. Some even got on the tip on her nose.
"You eat like a toddler." He chucked, she blushed and wiped away the sauce with the back of her arm and hand. He laughed when she was getting more and more dirty.
"Geez your more useless than a monkey." He grabbed a napkin and wiped her face for her. "Super unladylike like of you." He tease. She burped in response.
"Your have the manners of a man." She giggled and he laughed with her.
He grabbed her arm and cleaned the sauce off of her. He never cleaned anyone like this.
He saw some sauce on the corner of her parted pretty rosy mouth. He blushed as he wiped her mouth, her lips gently brushing against his fist. She had the most prettiest lips. They were full yet small, pink like rosé petals. Her skin was flawless and rosy. Her hair was like a soft doll, like every perfect wave in its place. She looked cute with a high pony tail, messy strands curling around her face.
"Don't ever go out with people you don't know and smoke with them. You shouldn't be smoking anyway. It's bad for you! Do you got that?" She smiled and nodded, a blush graced her cheeks.
"I'll be good... I promise." She did promise she won't be smoking or doing anything like that with a stranger, she didn't seem like she needed to anymore. She had Raphael, who actually got mad at her, who gives a shit on what she does, she felt safe and actually like she was at home. She like it but was afraid of it.
"Good cuz if you don't... I'm going to be burning all of your year supply slim Jim's and make you watch." She gasped at horror at the thought, but almost laughed knowing he would do that. Fred jump up on the table and dragged a slice to him.
"Your not mad at me are you?" She heard him sigh, but he didn't say anything, she heard rustling and was confused on what he was doing. The he grabbed her bandana and yanked it off of her.
'Click' she blinked rapidly as a bright light flashed in her face. As her eyes adjusted she saw him take a photo with his turtle looking cell phone.
"Hmm not bad. But you look like you have a lazy eye in this one." He flipped it over and showed her. Her face looked usually pale. Her left eye was almost shut close and her mouth was slightly parted. In other words she looked awful.
"I look awful, delete it! let take it again!" She grinned. It was he least she could do, for not telling him her name and she trust him he won't show anybody.
'Click'
"Hey! I wasn't ready!" He laughed and he shook his head. Then he took another one and other one. She keep hearing that stupid click, he didn't even let her pose or smile.
"Stop!" Click, "I mean it!" Click, "your being annoying now!" Click, she reached for his camera phone, he grabbed her hand and yanked her towards him making her sit on his lap, click.
"You look cute in this one." He flipped his phone and showed her. Well it wasn't bad. He had his helmet on so she couldn't see his expression but she could picture that he was smiling, his arm was wrapped around her small waist and she just looked surprised in the photo.
"It's okay Coco, I shouldn't have pushed you to tell me." His arm pressed against her waist tighter, bringing her closer to him. It was usual that he was showing her this type of affection. Whatever he was doing, he was making her feel nervous. She never felt this way, she didn't like it.
Coco tried to push him off, but he wrapped he other arms around her, cradling her in his arms.
"I'm not good at telling people how I feel. This is the best I can do." He was apologizing for making her uncomfortable, when he demanded her name. They stayed like that for who knows how long, she didn't know, but she knew she feel asleep again...
When he got home, he found Leo in the kitchen, raiding the refrigerator, grabbing all the left over pizza, and junk food he could find. Raphael glanced at the clock which read 1:30 am. This was out of character for Leo. What was he doing so late at night? He has been actin strange lately.
"You okay Leo?" Leo jumped at the sound of his voice, making him hit his head against the refrigerator.
"Oh! Raph! When did you get home?"
"Just now... What are you doing?" He leaned against the door way watching his brother fidget. He was grabbing everything and putting them on the counter.
"Midnight snack." He said while scratching the back of his neck nervously.
"That's strange you never have midnight snacks." This time Leo looked annoyed.
"So what?! I have been having trouble sleeping lately, why is eating late a crime?!" He yelled. Raphael was taken back at his outburst.
"Why the hell are you getting mad?! You have been acting strange lately and I'm concerned! You act like you are lying or something!"
"It's not like you have been honest either Raph! You got your secrets and I got mine!" With that he stormed off with the junk food in his arms.
Secrets? What kind of secrets would Leo possibly have?! Leo was uptight and serious, he would never or have the guts to go sneaking around. Right?
What is going on with him?
A week has passed without any word from the Raphael Hamato. She wondered if she have upsetted him, but in a way she need the space. She had to focus on her main goal. The Star of India.
She visited the museum quite a few times. Memorizing every detail, every escape routes, when the security guards change shifts, every possible way she can disappear when police arrive. She had no other escape option but the sewers which was next to an underground train station. She need to take the train anyway to get back home. It was like hitting two birds with one stone. Next thing she had to do before the big job, was go into the sewers and memorize the path ways, because it was a big maze down there.
Coco groaned as she lifted the manhole in the alley way. She really didn't want to. It smells...
A strange yet familiar odor hit her as she climbed down the ladder, pulling the lid of the man hole to close it. She almost screamed when a rat brushed against her leg. 'Come on, you been through worst cases! So this shouldn't gross you out!' She scolded at her self.
Coco looked around the sewer noticing different pathways to take. She suddenly felt like Sarah from that movie with David Bowie. The labyrinth. But without the goblins. Haha goblins yea right. The only that lives down here was rodents. Maybe the giant sewer alligator. She giggled, that's sound more ridiculous than goblins.
She stopped at a dead end, well it look like someone barricaded a tunnel. She looked at the map but there was nothing here that shows where that barricaded tunnel leads to. Here it says a dead end on the map. Curiosity peeked her interest.
'Why would someone barricade the tunnel?' She was debating with herself wheatear or not to go and investigate, she should be looking for the train station, but... Maybe a quick peek wouldn't hurt.
She crawled in a little opening through the wooden boards and slipped inside. It was dark and quiet, she couldn't see very well, letting her eyes adjust to the darkness, all she heard was her footsteps and was surprised that she didn't hear any rats or mice running around here.. As she got closer to the exit of the tunnel there was a large opening of a large pool of water with pipes that poured with sewage water down to the pool.
'There's nothing here.' She thought, she walked around the large pool that had no other entry ways or different tunnels. Why was it barricaded? There's nothing here but a dead end and a small crawl space. Maybe that's why it wasn't on the map. But it was unusually quite though, she heard nothing but water being rushed down from giant tunnels above her.
What a let down, there's was nothing interesting down here. Not even scary mutant people living down here. She pouted to herself as she headed towards the small exit.
Then she suddenly froze when something snarled and snapped, she turned around and what she saw made her give out a blood curling scream!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Mikey stopped playing his Halo video game, when he thought he heard a woman screaming, but brushed it off as he thought it could be a train screeching. His brother Don came out of his computer room.
"Did you hear that?"
"It's probably the train dude.." Don nodded and headed towards his room and Mikey went back to his video game. Then they both stopped when they heard that scream again. They both looked at each other knowing that couldn't be the train.
Leo and Raphael came rushing out of the training room when they both heard they same thing as Mikey and Donnie.
"Did you guys hear that?!" Mikey asked, before Leo could reply, they all heard it again and this time the Hamato brothers rushed out of their home to investigate who was the damsel that the scream belong to...
"Please SOMEONE HELP!" The screams got louder and louder, and more of a woman, the screams were coining from the place where their master told them it was forbidden when they were children.
'Why would someone go to an isolated area?' Leo thought. It was barricaded for a reason. As they finally made it to the boarded up tunnel, Raphael and Mikey ripped the boards apart so they can go in.
They heard snarls and loud snapped coming from the clearing of the pool!
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" A woman screamed again. Leo sighed as the alligator was trying to tear and break its way into the small crawl space. They all knew how to take the albino giant alligator, but there real question was who was the idiot who came over here?
"I'm going to put up the 'do not cross sign' when were done here." Donnie said in a bored tone.
"Because it is obvious this person didn't take a hint when the tunnel was barricaded!"
"Even I'm not that dumb.." Mikey chimed in his brothers gave him a look 'yes you are...'
"PLEASE SOMEONE HHEEELLLPP!" Her screams brings them back to the situation. The albino alligator snapped and violently charged at the crawl space for his dinner.
"I got this..." Leo volunteered. He quickly approached the alligator, and poked him in the neck knowing his pressure points.
The alligator went down with a loud thud, knocking the large creature unconscious.
Donnie and Mikey excuse themselves knowing everything was already under control. Raphael stayed to see the idiot who trespassed.
Leo approached the crawl space and peeked inside, he was impresses that she could fit so easily in there.
"Hey it's okay," he said gently." You can come out now, I won't hurt you." He held a gentle hand out for her to take, her small shaky hand grabbed onto his and she slowly crawled out. He heard sniffles and felt her body began to shake. As he gently pulled her out, he almost jerked himself away from her and his eyes widen.
It was Coco.
She fell onto the floor with a yelp, while still crying and shaking. She almost screamed when she saw the alligator just a few feet from her. Her legs weren't listening to her they refuse to move.
"I-I can't get u-up..." She cried. Leo was still frozen, still unable to move from where he stood. He watched her head raise up and looked directly at him. Her aqua green eyes widen in shock from his appearance. Tears formed heavily and fell down her red cheeks.
"Umm.. Please don't-" she fainted.. Well at least she didn't scream.
Leo scooped her tiny body and carried her out of the tunnel. He looked his brother who looked like he saw a ghost. Leo knew why.
"Come on Raph, lets go before he wakes up." He walked passed him, his brothers eyes never left Coco, who was passed out in his brothers arms. Raphael didn't dare say a word. He felt like if he did he would blow his identity to her and his secret knowing her would be exposed to his brother.
His little French Coco, shaking, frighten, and crying. It hurt him to think that he was just a few steps away from her yet he could do anything or say anything to help or comfort her. His brother did.. It pissed him off..
Leo and Raph entered heir home, Mikey turned and gasp at their new guest.
"Aww she is soooooo cuuuutttte!" He leaped out of the couch and rushed towards them as if they brought home a baby kitty.
"Donnie I need you and Raphael to patch out the tunnel." Raphael was about to protest but Leo cut him off. "This time put the 'do not enter' sign." Donnie nodded, while looking at the new guest up close.
"Without all the dirt and grime, she looks like a doll.." Don reach over to touch her face.
"Today Don!" Leo said firmly. Don backed away and he reluctantly left, dragging a pissed off Raphael away. He walked over to the couch and set her on the couch with Mikey trailing behind him.
"So are we going to keep her? She can bunk in with me!" Leo rolled his eyes and shook his head. He shoved Mikey away from her when he was practically hovering over her.
"Don't be stupid Mikey... Go get me a wet rag." Mikey nodded and left in the kitchen. Leo stared at her, moving her now dirty light brown wavy hair away from her face. Her cheeks were still wet from crying and dirty smuggest on her cheeks and forehead, cob webs tangled in her hair. She took a deep breath and she hiccuped..
Leo almost laughed, who hiccups in their sleep? Mikey came back and handed him the towel.
"So she's the genius who went in the alligator pit?" He sat on the floor, and leaned on the couch watching his brother cleaning the young girl face.
"Yea, but it's not like she knew or anything.. It was a simple mistake."
"That simple mistake could have gotten herself killed, she got lucky. Who knows what would have happen of we didn't show up." Mikey poked her face for no apparent reason.
"Mikey don't do that." He poked her soft cheek again. Leo nudge his hand away and cleaned the rest of her face.
"...so... Is she like.. Staying here?"
"No, when she wakes up she is going home." Mikey pouted.
"Did she see you?"
"...yea... She did, it was unavoidable." Mikey sighed, and looked away from the young girl and stared up at his brother.
"How did she reacted?"
"She fainted.." She was also crying and she looked at him with so much fear. He didn't know whether it was from the alligator or from him. He wouldn't blame her no matter what her reaction was when she wakes up. She was attract by an albino giant alligator and then saved my mutant turtles. How would any normal person react in this situation? A lot has happen to her and to would be sometime for her to make sense of it all.
"...Fred..." She muttered in her sleep, he wondered if that was a family member or maybe a boyfriend? She slowly stirred from her sleep and Leo and Mikey moved away from the couch to give her some space.
"Hmmm... Fred?" Her aqua green eyes slowly fluttered open, "I had a weird dream about giant alligator and some oversized... Tur..tles..." Cocos eyes locked on Mikey and Leo who waited for her reaction.
"Uh hi?" Mikey said, she was too stunned to even comprehend what was happening. He walked up to her and held out his hand. "Names Mikey! What's yours?" She shook his hand in a polite gesture, before running her hands through her hair.
"I'm dreaming, I'm dreaming, I'm still dreaming," she chanted over and over again. If this was a dream then all of this would make sense! Coco stared up at the grinning turtle man who wore a orange mask over his eyes.
"Yea we get that alot!" He said playfully, like he was trying to ease her confusion and fear.
Coco just pinched herself as hard as she could.
"Owe..." She felt the pain, but she is not waking up!
"We're not going to hurt you dudette, yes this is real, your not dreaming.." She looked passed him and saw the other turtle who wore a blue mask and was watching them intently.
"What were you doing in the sewers?! The blue turtle asked. Coco panicked, she suddenly remembered her map, the alligator ate it.
"I was.. I " then she stared to cry, saying things in french to herself, burring her face in her hands. Mikey turned to his brother.
"Dude you made her cry!"
"I was just asking!"
"She just got attack by an alligator and you want to integrate her?!" The two brothers bickered at each other, Coco peeked from her hands and watched them. The more they bickered, the more funny the situation got, making it harder and harder to cry.
Then she heard another voice coming from behind her, a deep Brooklyn accent, that she knew too well.
"What the hell you guys?! We're gone for 5 minutes and you two are arguing?!" Leo and Mikey stopped arguing and saw Don and Raphael walk in.
"Hey Raphie welcome back! Oh come here as meet our French guest!" Raphie? Please let it short for Ralph.. What would she do? How should she react? She didn't know. She been through weird situations but this one takes the cake.
"She's French?" Another turtle said, he sounded more gentle, they were all talking like she wasn't here. Don walked up to here and placed a comforting hand on her back.
"êtes-vous d'accord?" This one spoke French?!
"vous parlez français?" The gentle purple turtle nodded, his brothers were more surprise than she was.
"oui, a pris des leçons en ligne ... oubliez votre peur, je sais, mais nous n'allons pas vous faire de mal. pouvez-vous nous dire pourquoi vous étiez dans les égouts?" She began to cry, she knew she had to lie, what other choice did she had.
"les hommes avec des tatouages étranges m'a chassé dans l'allée, et je me suis caché dans les égouts. i seulement olaned y rester pendant quelques minutes, mais je suis curieux et je me demandais... " She threw herself in his arms and cried, Don rubbed her back to comfort her. His brothers were still shocked that he was having a conversation with her in French.
"We'll what did she say?!" Leo asked, maybe he should take lessons. All the language he knew was Spanish and English. He had no idea that Donnie knew French non of them did.
"She said that men chased her down the ally, and she hid in the sewers and she wondered and got scared! I think she was talking about the purple dragons.." Raphael just sulked, listening to the whole thing. He watched his brothers gather around her and comfort her, babying her. This is the exact reason why he wanted Coco a secret. Mikey made weird faces to her, making her laugh, Don was stroking her hair, and Leo saying comforting words to her. She had them wrapped around her tiny finger. It ticked him off. It annoyed him greatly. He had to stay were he was and not say anything, even though he could feel his anger boiling up.
"So what's your name?" Leo asking trying to play it cool, he was grateful that she didn't recognize his voice. She fidget in the couch uncomfortable.
"My name is Coco." Mikey did a long aww sound. Cooing how cute she was.
"Im Leo, this is my brothers Mikey, Donnie, and the one over there is Raphael." Raphael almost cringe. Why did Leo use his full name like that?! His secret was crumpling.
"I-It's very nice to m-meet you all." She struggle to talk normal, when she heard his name, his voice her heart almost stopped.. Was this her Nightwatcher? She didn't know what to feel right now. Should she be happy to see his face. She turn to look at him, when he caught her eye he turned away, leaving to another room.
"Sorry about that he is always moody." Leo explained, he knew that he just exposed Raphael to her. He knew that they both knew each other pretty well.
"Can I go home? Please I won't say anything." She vowed, she meant it. Who would believe her anyway?
Leo heart almost broke when she pleaded with him as if he had plans to keep her here. Of course he was going to let her go, he didn't care if she told the whole world , he would never harm her or bring himself to hate her if she did.
"Don't worry, you will go home, but not right now," what was he doing? Why was The leader was prolonging her stay? Mikey and Donnie looked confused.
"Just until we know that street gang isn't chasing you, you need to lie low." He explained. She face fell and tears began to build up and her heels became red. Oh please don't cry...
"B-but Fred! I haven't stayed away from him for at least a day. Please let me go home to him monsieur Leonardo. He's my life." She said dramatically, Mikey bought it, he watched her like she was sad romantic movie.
"Is Fred your boyfriend?" Mikey asked.
"No, he is my love, my world, I would die without him near me!" Maybe she was over doing it, but Mikey melted and Don sighed at her as she spoke, like a tragic love story. She was like a movie.
"That's is soooo European. Leo let her go home."
"Please monsieur leo, I also need to feed him..." Fred will get angry with her again of she is late with his food.
"Fred him? Is he like your pet?" Aww now the mood was dead. Mikey looked disappointed.
"Oui.. He is my fox. My only family, so please let me go home." Leo just patted her head as if she were a kid. She nearly growled with annoyance but reminded herself she need to play nice so she can go home.
"I'll have Raph take you home, but we have to keep a close eye on you. We need to figure out what the purple dragons want." Great now she was on house arrest. She didn't like that, now Nightwatcher probably won't be coming to visit her anymore. She pouted at the thought. But remembered the other turtle with the red mask. The way his voice was, was like her beloved Nightwatcher and it didn't help that his name was Raphael. It was too much of a coinendence.
"Raphael!" Leo called out, they all heard something crash and his feet being patterned to the floor, he came running into he living room.
"You have to take her home." He just nodded not saying a word. He glared at Leo as if he was doing this on purpose. He motioned her to come and she got up from the couch and went towards him.
"It was very nice to meet you all!" She said. She waved goodbye and smiled at they.
"au revoir mademoiselle coco!" Don yelled out. His brothers knew he was showing off.
"goodybye vous turtle belle!" Don blushed and he waved and they watched her disappeared from their homes.
"So.. Where did you learn French so well?"
"Oh I learned when I was doing technical help in Europe. First it started in England, then they started referring me in France. So I had to learn it quickly." Don explained, his brothers nodded in understanding.
"Way to flirt with the lady bro!"
"Oh Mikey I was just helping her out!"
"Uh huh! Sure you were bro!" Mikey teased. "So, can you teach me?" Mikey asked, Donnie sighed and left to go back into the computer wig Mikey still begging him to teach him french.
Leo sat on the couch and sighed. Maybe he went to far making Raphael take Coco home. Especially knowing why he knows about them. He felt kinda bad, but he brushed it off the feeling. Who knows something good might come out of it.
They both walked back in silence. He wouldn't dare make a sound or bother to speak to her.
"You remind me of someone... It's funny because you have the same name as him."
"Hmm," was all he said. He just gave a snort nodded of acknowledgment.
"You even have the same build as him." Shut up! Please stop asking questions. He didn't want her to know yet. He didn't feel ready. He glanced at her, she was shaking even though she was doing her best to put on a brave face. It looks like she wasn't ready either.
"I heard you too, you sound just like him, you even have that gruffy Brooklyn accent."
"Hmm..."
"Why won't you speak? Are you shy?" Please stop talking! He pleaded silently. He didn't want her to know yet! He stopped when she stopped walking. Her body shake where she stood, her hands behind her back and fresh tears now running down her face, she put on a sad smile.
"Are you my beloved Watcher?" She asked seriously. She looked heartbroken, and something tighten in his chest. And he was loss for words...
I tu veux, ma belle amie-I want you, my beautiful friend
que vous m'aimez .. s'il vous plaît?- Say you like me... Please
êtes-vous d'accord?"- are you okay?
vous parlez français?- you speak French?
oui, a pris des leçons en ligne ... oubliez votre peur, je sais, mais nous n'allons pas vous faire de mal. pouvez-vous nous dire pourquoi vous étiez dans les égouts?-yes, took lessons online ... forget your fear, I know, but we will not hurt you. can you tell us why you were in the sewers?
les hommes avec des tatouages étranges m'a chassé dans l'allée, et je me suis caché dans les égouts. i seulement olaned y rester pendant quelques minutes, mais je suis curieux et je me demandais...J'ai eu tellement peur!- men with strange tattoos chased me down the alley, and i hid in the sewers. i only planned to stay there for a few minutes but i was curious and wondered... I was soo scared!
au revoir mademoiselle coco!- Good bye miss Coco
goodybye vous turtle belle- Goodbye beautiful Turtle man!
I know I said that the Nightwatcher and the black fox would go toe to toe but as I was typing, I was like" how is that going to happen?" It was already too much, but I apologize for the misleading. Don't listen to me anymore, I say one thing and I do the other! I think I made Leo into a jealous meddling brother and break under peer pressure.. Sorry about that, most of you people reading are like "Leo would NEVER get HIGH!" I know and I agree, but even the most mature people crack under pressure too right? Don't worry I won't do it again.
I was reading some manga the other day, some with brothers who have a little sister complex, you know the little sister who are sweet and innocent looking, but a total demon. I was thinking "between the brother of TMNT, who would have the "little sister complex?" The older brother who is unusually attach to their sister and do her every whim and spoil her rotten . So who do you think would have the little complex? Leo? Donnie? Or Mikey? Raphael isn't so easy to give in, but who knows...idk maybe I'm just a pervert? Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Don't forget to review! Ideas are also welcomed!