Shadow

By, ElvenShadows and MeddowFlower


Disclaimer: OK. Before anyone sues me, I do not own TMNT. I really wish I did, and if you wish you did too, welcome to the club. MeddowFlower is in the club with me, so don't sue her either.

***Hate me yet? Three days I have left you with that cliff hanger, but no more! Read on!


Chapter 7

Man I hate Mikey! Why the shell did he have to notice that I had blushed when she smiled at me. It wasn't my fault! She caught me off guard! Then, after that I had gotten into another fight with Leo, I went out, and that was where I was at the moment.

I jumped to the next roof and noticed a human blur. No. Two. One was slightly slower than the other. The first was slightly smaller. Then they were out of sight. I jumped onto another building to keep track of them. They seemed to be in some kind of chase. I smiled slightly. If there was a chase, then there was probably going to be some action. That was just what I needed.

I ran after the two trying my best to keep them in sight. The first made twists and turns trying to throw the second off, but he just wouldn't have it. They turned down another road and I suddenly had a shortage of roof. I skirted to a stop and felt myself starting to grow angry again. I would have to get down now. The problem was, I couldn't go so fast, and not be seen on the ground. Unless number one got cornered soon, I would lose them both.

I grumbled all the way down the fire escape and headed in their direction sticking to the shadows. I heard a scream close by, and hoped that it was the blurs. To my surprise, I was right. I headed down an alley and found a dead end. Number two had number one pinned up to the wall. Number one's hair hung around her face as she struggled desperately to get away.

As I inched closer, I studied the pair. Number two was a man about twenty five, wearing a grey wife beater similar to what you would expect Casey to wear, and a pair of baggy pants that just insisted that they shouldn't stay waist high. Number one was also wearing baggy pants, but they stayed up well enough. She was also wearing a blue hoody.

Number two said something to low for me to hear. I stopped cautiously when I could hear him.

"You've been bad." His words slurred, and I could tell why when the wind picked up. The smell of alcohol on him seemed enough to make anyone drunk.

"I was good to you, and you ran AWAY!" With the last word, he back handed her, hard. I flinched as she hit the ground. Her hands had caught most of the fall, but now, I was sure they were scrapped up pretty bad.

She tried standing, but the lunatic beat her to it. He grabbed both of her upper arms and dragged her to her feet. She screamed again in pain as he squeezed her arms hard. She looked up at him and her hair fell away from her face. That's when I noticed who it was, and suddenly I grew unreasonably angry.

"You are coming back with me. I'll deal with you when we get home." He started dragging her and I felt fear nag at my stomach as she dug her heals into the concrete and spoke.

"No." She said softy as if afraid to speak. He stopped.

"What did you say to me?" He asked temporarily caught off guard.

"I said 'no'." She said a little louder, her voice shaking.

"I don't think so." He said back mincingly raising his hand to strike her again.

"Touch her again and see what happens to you." I said stepping from the shadows. That was the last straw for me. I tore him away from Sarra and she immediately ran to hide.

"Keep your ugly face in your own business freak! Sarra come here!" He said trying to get past me.

I blocked him. I was trying desperately to stay under control. Master Splinter had taught us to always let the opponent make the first move, but man I wanted to sock him one right now. I drew my Sais taking a fighting stance.

"Listen you ugly drunken piece of trash, get out of here now. This is your only warning." I growled as all of me screamed attack.

"And this is your only warning freak. Stand aside and let me get my girl, so I can bring her home and punish her right!" He said throwing the first punch. I dodged it and smiling.

"Too bad. I would have let you leave with your face intact, too." I said as the fight began.


April had run into the lair breathless talking a mile a minute between breathes. My sons, (except for Raphael) were sitting in the living room with me watching TV when she came in. I felt my heart sink when I noticed that Sarra wasn't with her.

"Slow down April. What has happened to Sarra?" Asked Leonardo.

"Jack… chased her… needs help… don't know where she is…" She said in between breaths.

My sons didn't waste any time running out of our home to find her. I was left with a much winded Mrs. Jones, the TV, and a sudden desire to make tea.


At the beginning of the fight, I had been having fun. The loser hadn't managed to land a blow and I landed quite a few. However, as he started to sober up slightly, be became very good. I was no longer smiling or joking. I was pretty sure this was the jerk that had beaten the snot out of Sarra before she came to us, and I was also pretty sure I wasn't going to let him leave here alive. In fact, the longer I thought of what he'd done to her, the harder I punched.

I finally managed to knock him to the ground before picking him up by the collar with one hand. I held my one of my sais against his neck determined to make sure that he got what he deserved.

"No." Said a shaky, soft voice behind me.

I turned around to see Sarra, huddled over herself in a corner shaking. I couldn't understand it. After everything I had seen him do to her, she still wanted me to let him go? She looked at me pleading and I growled frustrated as I let the jerk fall to the ground. He tripped over himself as he tried to run away. He looked almost as bruised and cut as Sarra had been the first day that she was with us.

I walked over to Sarra and helped her up.

"Was that the jerk that abused you?" I asked looking into her scared sea green eyes. She nodded her response. I sighed.

My shell cell was vibrating. I opened it and answered the call. It was Leo trying to find me. He told me that Jack was chasing Sarra. Boy was he behind. I explained to him that I had her, and he immediately seemed relieved.

"Oh, good." He said with a sigh. "Take her back home. Since she was beaten around by that guy Donny will need to see to her and make sure she's ok. We'll meet you there." We both hung up and I looked back at Sarra.

"Come on. Let's get you back to the others." I said trying not to let my anger towards the other guy be portrayed in my voice as I grabbed her wrist and headed back home.


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