Okay, so here I am writing my second chapter of the night and I really think that fourth coffee right now was a super bad idea, because I AM ABSOLUTELY FRICKIN' OUT! I HAVE CLEANED MY ROOM, CHATTED ON FANFICTION, AND EVEN WATCHED TMNT THREE TIMES! Psh, but I'll be fine…caffeine is healthy, especially in large doses (I am not a doctor)
Chapter 9
Bernie walked through the streets of the upper west side. She ran her hand through her hair. She whispered, "God, you think you know a guy." She pulled her jacket on closer and kept walking. She wiped a tear away and pulled her arms around her chest.
"Hey, Red, what are you doing here? I thought you were sick."
She looked in front of her and saw none other than Sam. She faked a smile.
"Ugh, surprise recovery?"
"So, uh, what's a girl like you doing in a neighborhood like this?"
"Um, this is where I live. Just across the street, actually."
She needed to come back here. She didn't know why. She didn't really have anywhere else to go, unless she wanted to walk fifty miles to her great aunt Gertrude's or back to…Splinter.
"I've just been through a lot of shit this past week, Sam."
"Like what, Bern?"
"Just like trekking through heaven then hell."
"You should have listened to the red one."
"What?" Bernie felt a rush of fear surge through her.
"He was right." Sam hit a pressure point on her knock and she fell unconscious almost immediately.
XXXXX Exit of the Sewer XXXXX
Raph ran through the sewer.
This is my fault.
I should have made her listen to me.
But she wouldn't.
She's so stubborn.
She is my girl after all.
His mind kept wandering as he ran above the streets of New York.
Where would Bernie go?
Where else does she have?
Her house…
Even though her house was a nightmare, he knew she really had nowhere else to go. He ran to 43rd Street. On 41st, though, he saw a speeding van fly by with a masked driver. If Raphael didn't know any better, he'd say that was the Foot.
He jumped on top of the van, causing a dent in the metal.
Someone yelled, "What the fuck!" The passenger's head popped out of the window. Raph smiled at the person and put his finger to his lips. They put their head back inside. Raph pulled open the back doors and threw out the driver, the passenger, but kept the man in the back.
The boy was about eighteen. He had a brown ponytail and green eyes. Raph grabbed the ponytail and said, "Where. Is. Bernadette Michelson?"
"I don't know who you're talking about."
"Please. You tell me, you can live."
"I really don't. Shredder told us about you guys, but he only gives out certain information to certain people at certain times."
"You just said certain three times."
"I swear though! I don't know what's going on with this Bernie Michelson."
"I didn't call her Bernie. I called her Bernadette."
"Ok, ok, she's with Sam. He knocked her up on 43rd."
"He knocked her up!?"
"Out! I mean knocked her out! He took her to Shredder's hideout. But Shredder's in Japan so you have at least a week."
"Where is Shredder?"
"In…in the old office supply store on 56th."
"Funny the Paper Shredder hides in an office store. You've been helpful." He tied him up with rope in the back and ran back to the sewer.
XXXXX In the Sewer XXXXX
Splinter nearly exploded, "You four did what?"
Mikey said, "It was Raph!"
"I told all of you to watch after her and treat her with the upmost respect! Would you not leave if you did not feel welcome? Raphael, where is she?"
Nobody answered.
"Very well, to the Hashi!"
XXXXX The Hashi XXXXX
Raphael was balancing on the tricycle while knitting. He had actually become pretty good at knitting on one foot. Leo was balancing an egg on his head and on chopsticks while doing a split. Donnie was on a balancing board while bouncing a ping pong ball. Mikey was upside down on a spinning chair.
Splinter said, "So, where is Bernie? The sooner you tell me, the sooner you can get out and save Bernie."
Raphael began to break. It was his fault she was gone in the first place. He needed to save her.
Leo asked, "How are you guys doing?"
Donnie said, "Nauseous, yes. Does anyone know anything?"
Raphael suddenly fell off the tricycle.
"Bernie was kidnapped by the Foot. By the friend who betrayed her."
Splinter said, "Oh no…go find her! Now! Bring her back! If we do not, many lives will be lost, including our's and the whole world's!"
Imagine how Raph feels…man…Nine o'clock fifth cup of coffee! I have had like 0 sleep for the past three days so ya know what, I'm going for five! *Evil laugh!*
