A/N: Hey guys! Sorry it has been a long while. But I was so busy with school and my family that I literally had no time to write. Also there is this little writes block hanging around me and I hate it. That's why this chapter isn't really special or good. But I had to fill it up a bit because I have a lot of ideas for later in the story. But again, you will notice that later. A thing about the turtles; My turtles aren't that small. I mean in the 2003 cartoon they are way too small in my opinion that's why they are between the 5'7 and the 5'9. With Raph and Leo as the tallest ones. Because you gotta love tall and buff guys right?
One more thing, from this Sunday till Friday next week I will be staying at my aunt and uncle's place so I won't be able to write a lot and I don't think there will be any chapters either. But if luck is on all of our sides there will probably be a chapter though.

For now, enjoy!

Chapter 8

||Ali Sallent

Going through some things in the room she was currently residing in, Ali decided to hang up some clothes in the closet before everything would end up all crumpled. She sat down on her bed after a while and stared at the floor. She still didn't know how she really felt about all this. She knew there was no reason to not be nice to those guys but it was all so weird. Her fingers automatically found their way to her mother's necklace and she held it for a moment before sighing and letting go of it. It was her mother who taught her to just see what the day brings and go with it, so that's what she decided to do. Just go with the flow. If she had to stay here for another couple of days the best thing to do was to just have some fun and be nice. She changed into another pair of clothes. Just a pair of skinny jeans and a sweater and a pair of fluffy socks. It surprised her she was feeling this good already. If she really had some kind of concussion her head had to hurt right now, right? She wouldn't even had to be able to dance. She frowned and shrugged her shoulders to herself. She put her hair in a messy bun and walked out of her room and walked down the stairs. There was nobody in sight and she frowned and took a quick look around. Then she heard some noise coming out of the dojo and knew that the guys were probably training. She bit her lip. She was really curious, but she didn't know if she could just walk in there, they probably didn't want to be distracted. She hesitated halfway the way and turned around to walk back to the couch and just watch some TV when a voice spoke up. "You can go look if you want." Master Splinter said and Ali turned around so she could look at him and she shook her head.
"I don't want to interrupt anything." She stated and looked at Master Splinter.
"You won't. Just be silent. They won't mind. " He assured her and she bit her lip. She hesitated for a moment and then looked at Master Splinter again.
"Well, if you're sure.." She mumbled and smiled softly, turning around and walking to the dojo. She slowly opened the door and quickly got in, closing it behind her as silent as possible. Of course they had already noticed she was there but they didn't really seem to pay attention to her. She sat down and crossed her legs underneath her. Leaning with her head in her hands she followed their movements with her eyes and it amazed her how fast they were and how controlled their movements were. She had always had a fascination for this kind of things. That was why she liked to watch kickboxing on TV too. Although this was something totally different. She had considered trying boxing, because it was really good for your condition too, but being a Burlesque dancer with bruises and black eyes.. No, not really sexy. And with all the rehearsals she had to do for her performances she could stay in shape too. Jogging through Central Park was something she loved to do too, she always took Raika with her. The dog loved to run by her side and they would always stop in the middle of the park to relax for a bit and then they would go home. She really needed to do that, since she loved food. Back when she was younger she had been a little chubby, and she never wanted to end up like that again. Since people loved to bully her with that and that was why she did everything to just keep herself in shape. There had been a period she didn't eat anything and kept on working out and dancing. Luckily Jess had been there, since it had been in the time she first started working at the Lounge and if Jess hadn't been there, there would have been a high chance she wouldn't be sitting here anymore. She still was a lightweight but she couldn't help that. She did eat and all, but she always made it herself. She never ordered take-out. Or well, never say never, pizza was her guilty pleasure.
A loud thud and a groan of frustration pulled her out of her own thoughts and she looked up. Both Mikey and Raph were laying on the ground with Donnie and Leo hovering above them.
"That wasn't fair, Don!" Mikey whined and took Donnie's hand so Donnie could pull him up.
"Oh it was, you just didn't see it coming." Donne shot back and punched his little brother against the shoulder. "You need to be faster next time."
"Well, Fearless, you got me there. But next time, I'm gonna kick your shell." Raph said. "That's a promise."
"We will see about that Raph." Leo said and rolled his eyes, he had, had enough of these kind of promises and most of the time it didn't really work out in a good way for Raph.
"Yeah, wait and see. Wait and see."
Ali was looking at them and she was rather amused. They were so much like any other brothers. And that amazed her. The fact they were so normal.

After what had seemed like hours, but what had only been one short hour, they guys decided to quit and Ali jumped off of the place she was sitting but when her feet touched the ground a sudden wave of dizziness came over her and if it hadn't been the quick movement of Mikey who took hold of her shoulders she would have probably ended up on the ground.
"Wow, easy there. You okay?" He asked concerned. The room seemed like it was turning and turning and she closed her eyes for a moment before opening them again. She noticed the room still wasn't like he should be, but she didn't want to make a bigger problem of it.
"I knew it wasn't a good idea to let you dance already. You should relax and do little to nothing. But you seemed alright this morning." Don said and she looked up.
"I'm okay. It's nothing.. I'm just a little dizzy." She said and she felt that Mikey let go of her shoulders. She took a deep breath and squirmed her way through the 'wall' of turtles. "You see. I'm okay." She assured them again and walked out of the dojo with a quick pace, trying to ignore the weird moving walls next to her. She walked straight to the living room area and saw Raika running around there. She also saw that Master Splinter was sitting there and tried to watching TV but since Raika was running around like crazy it didn't really seem to work out. "Is she bothering you?" Ali quickly asked but then she noticed the tennis ball in Master Splinter's hand.
"No, it's my own fault. I found this old tennis ball and thought maybe she wanted to play. But she doesn't know when to stop." He chuckled and Ali let out a small laugh herself. What turned out her feeling dizzy again and she quickly sat down on the couch next to Master Splinter.
"Yeah, I know. She can be a whole lot to handle. When she was still a little puppy I always had my hands full with her." She said and shook her head. "But she is really smart and in a few weeks she could do a lot of tricks." She said and smiled. "I should probably let her do her thing. She hasn't been 'out' since last night. But I have no idea where exactly I can let her do it here."
"You can just walk through the sewers. Just clean it up." Master Splinter said. Ali nodded and got up.
"C'mon Raika, follow." She said and the dog immediately let go of the tennis ball and followed her. She walked out of the entrance of the den with the dog on her heels. She had actually no idea where to go but she just started walking the way she thought she had to go. Raika was already walking ahead of her and was focussing on looking for a place to do her thing. Ali noticed the walls were still not standing still and she was hoping it wouldn't get any worse. But again luck was not on her side and the only thing she heard was the barking of Raika in the distance.