This story turned out to be shorter than I thought so I had to add the whole 'Rina going deaf thing' to keep it going. Don't worry! This isn't the end. And more stories are coming! :)
-Kat
Chapter 9
(One week later...)
Rina sat on the cold rooftop. She stared up at the stars and remembered the last time she had been there. With Donnie, her love. Only Raph, Leo, and Mikey knew about that. As far as she knew, they hadn't told Donnie what she had told them to tell her because she was alive. It was the truth. Rina did love Donnie dearly. From the moment she had met the purple banded Brainiac, she had felt an odd connection with him. Whenver she was near him her heart would flutter and she would feel a great happiness come over her.
Rina suddenly felt a wave of sadness come over her. She frowned at the upside down crecent moon. As life went on she had to adjust to being deaf. Donnie had said, or in her case written, that the force and loudness of the bomb had shattered her ear drums.
What really upset Rina was that she could no longer do the things she used to be able to do. She could no longer hear approaching enemies, she couldn't listen to music, watch tv, or hear Raph and Leo's aurguments. She couldn't hear Mikey's laughter, Raph's growls and smart smack talk, Leo's lectures, or Donnie's voice. No. Rina was truly alone now. She soon felt the tears spring to her eyes. She was still broken from what Baxter had done to Donnie and her. She no longer cared if anyone heard her. Everything in her life was slowly slipping away from her. Her parents, her friends, her brothers, and now her love.
Rina stared at the stars, eyes reflecting the bright moon. Her vision was blurry with warm salt water which made it seem to her as if the stars were shimmering in the night sky. The frosty air hung heavily around her and the wind whipped in her face.
'What a beautiful night.' She thought with a slight smile, 'At least we're all hanging on. And I'll never let go again.'
Karai saw her on the rooftop, tears in her eyes and staring up at the sky with a small smile. She smirked, 'Now's our chance.'
Karai flicked her wrist and without warning, Foot bots came out of no where and soon surrounded a surprised Rina.
"I thought you were a ninja Rina." Karai taunted, "Didn't you hear us coming?" But Rina didn't answer, she just got up pulled out her Kusarigama. Then suddenly she attacked. Karai easily dodged her attacks and smiled when she remembered that the turtle would still be week from all her torture by Baxter Stockman.
"Is that all you got?" Karai motioned to a Foot bot and it jumped on the young turtle, pinning her down and pulling her weapon away from her, "Oh come on. Even being as weak as you are, I would have thought that you could hold off at least one ninja." When she didn't answer but gave her a confused look Karai started to get angry.
"Well? Got nothing to say?" Karai's eyes blazed with fire as she glared at the low life form below her.
The turtle shook her head, "Don't waist your breath Karai. I can't hear you." she mumbled her statement and Karai almost didn't hear.
Karai's jaw almost dropped and she stared at Rina, shocked.
Karai started laughing after she got over the shock, "You're deaf?" She smirked, "Oh that's too funny. Foot bots, finish her!" Karai ordered when she caught her breath.
Rina closed her eyes and waited for the final blow but it never came. She cracked her eyes open and saw Donnie with his Bo Staff, blade out and everything!
"Donnie!" Rina almost squealed in happiness. Donnie smacked Karai one more time before letting her up.
"This isn't the end mutant scum!" Karai threw a ninja smoke bomb and disappeared with her ninjas.
Donnie quickly ran over to Rina and helped her up.
"Thanks Don. I'm sorry about this but I needed to get out of the lair and look at the stars." Rina said, and ducked her head a bit, waiting for the silent but deadly lectures that was sure to follow. But instead she heard, "Are you ok?" Rina snapped open her eyes and stared at Donnie, willing his mouth to move again. Had she heard right? Heck, had she heard at all?
Rina continued to stare at Donnie and saw worry in his eyes, "What's wrong?"
Rina put on the biggest smile she had ever done and laughed out loud, enjoying the way her soft voice sounded, "Yes Donnie, I'm fine and no, nothing in the world is wrong."
She laughed again and her eyes sparkled.
When Donnie had proccesed what Rina had just said he just simply beamed and stood closer to Rina, "Y-you can hear?" He whispered.
Rina smiled and hugged him, "Yes Donnie, I can hear your sweet voice." Rina hadn't even realized what she had said, but felt like the happiest mutant in the world when she felt Donnie pull her back and press his beak against hers.
Well this turned out... interesting. I hope you guys like it. One more chapter to go! 8D
