Chapter 10

Mikey sat up, yawning and stretching. He smiled brightly. He looked around, expecting to see the sloppy but cheerful orange paint job on his walls, along with posters, action figures, and leftover pizza everywhere. Instead, he saw the rough wooden walls of Lily's cabin.

"Oh, right," he remembered. He stood up carefully, and his grin could not be matched as he was able to stand on both feet without feeling dizzy or his ankle hurting! "YEEEEESS!" he shouted, fist pumping the air.

Lily rushed in from the other room, and upon seeing Mikey standing their grinning from ear to ear, she smiled a bit too.

"See, I told you that resting would help," she said in a mocking tone. But it wasn't a cruel tone, it was more of a playful one.

"Yeah, yeah, you were right. How long was I asleep? Because girl, I am HUN-GER-Y!"

"You're always hungry," Lily told him, shaking her head. "You've been asleep for three days straight though. I guess you released a lot of your stress after you told me about your nightmare. That stress was what was keeping you awake, no matter how tired you were."

"Thank you for listening and not making fun of me," Mikey said, "I don't know what I would've done to go to sleep otherwise."

"Oh, I don't know, I could've hit you over the head with a frying pan," she teased.

"Lily!"

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Karai snuck into Leo's room in the morning. He was sleeping on the bed. The sheets were wrapped around him, creating what looked like a turtle taco, and he was snoring lightly. Karai bit back a grin. He was kind of cute. She crept over and was about to wake him up when, all of a sudden, he launched himself off of the bed towards her. He knocked her over and pinned her down.

"Oh, it's you," he said, slightly irritated. He let her up and tossed the sheet back on the bed. "What are you doing, anyway?"

"I just over-heard Tiger Claw and Bradford talking in the hallway. Apparently, Saki is going to ask you what your choice is this afternoon. I thought you would want a warning. Saki thinks that catching you off gaurd."

"Oh," Leo said. "Yeah, thanks for the warning. I'm not ready to choose yet. I, well, I can't say I haven't thought about it, cuz it's all I've been thinking about. I just, can't. I can't decide."

"Why?" Karai asked.

"What do you mean, why?" Leo asked.

"I mean what I said, Leonardo. Why can't you decide?"

"I don't know! I mean, I do know, but, ARGH!" Leo rubbed his temples with his fingers. "This is giving me such a bad headache," he groaned. Karai immediately reached into her pocket and pulled out some ibprofen. She handed it to Leo.

"Thanks, do you carry this stuff around with you all the time?" he asked, grinning.

"Of course!" Karai responded. "You don't think I'm stupid enough to walk around without it do you?"

"That's really smart. You probably don't feel as bad after a fight."

"I don't."

"That's good. Does it prevent it from hurting more the next day, too?"

"How should I know?" Karai asked.

"What do you mean, how should you know?" Leo looked at her and cocked his head sideways.

"Oh, you think I'm the one who uses it. Don't be ridiculous Leo, I never get hurt badly in fights. I'm too good of a ninja for that. Sometimes I feel extra merciful ad I give it to whoever I beat up that night."

"Karai!" Leo said, while laughing. "You are impossible!"

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"So, why are you so cheerful today?" Mikey asked Lily. She furrowed her brow.

"Well," she said. "For starters, my old boss called me this morning and told me that he needs me back."

"Oh," Mikey said. "What is your job?" Lily looked down. Then she looked back up. It was an innocent question, but the answer would bring more, she knew that. More questions that she couldn't give answers to without giving away too much. "Please," Mikey begged. "I've told you all about me, why I can't I just know a little bit about you?"

"Fine," Lily said. But no more questions after this." Mikey nodded. "I'm an FBI agent."

Mikey was not expecting that answer. Even with all of the abnormal jobs in the world, that wasn't one he would ever think of. Plus, she looked like the oldest she could be was fifteen.

"What...?"

"You heard me," Lily huffed. "I'm an FBI agent, okay?"

"But, you don't look old enough," Mikey said.

"Hey, if you can break into top secret organizations, dispatch people, get information, and steal top secret weapons, then it doesn't matter how old you are."

"You do all that?" Mikey asked. Lily shrugged and nodded. "Wow," Mikey said. "How old are you anyway?"

"Thirteen," Lily sighed. She knew he would ask more questions.

"Huh, I thought you were a little older than that."

"Nope. I'll be fourteen in a few months though."

"How did you get into the FBI?" Mikey asked.

"And I am officially done having a conversation about this." Lily said firmly. "Are we gonna spar or what? I want to see what you got."

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"So, why did you come and warn me anyway?" Leo asked Karai. Karai scratched her head.

"Well, for starters, Tigerclaw is leaving for Japan, so I'm getting my old position back."

"Oh," Leo said. "What is your old position?" Karai sighed. She knew once she told him, he would ask her more about it. Questions that she just couldn't answer without giving away a lot of her emotions. "Please," Leo begged. "I want to trust you Karai. Why can't you answer just the simplest of questions?"

"Fine," Karai said. "But no more questions after that." Leo nodded solemnly. "I was Shredder's second-in-command."

Leo was not expecting that answer. He wasn't sure why, but she didn't seem like the type to sit next to Shredder and make evil and blood thirsty plans to kill people. If that's what Shredder actually even did. He was so confused he didn't know what to think.

"What...?"

"You heard me," Karai huffed. "I was Shredder's second in command."

"Really?" Leo asked.

"Why do you doubt me?" Karai asked. "I am his daughter, I'll rule the Foot Clan when he's gone." Immediately, she clamped down on her tongue until she could taste blood. She had no intention whatsoever of that slipping out.

"You're gonna take over the Foot Clan? Why?" Leo asked, in sheer shock.

"And I am officially done having a conversation about this." Karai said firmly. "Hey, do you want to spar a bit? I want to see what you got."

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"You ready to get your butt kicked by Dr. Prankenstein!" Mikey yelled at Lily, while spinning his nun chuks rapidly in the air. "Are you READY?!" he yelled again, even louder. Lily just stood there with a 'I'm not impressed' look on her face. She slowly reached out and pulled a katana out of her sheath. The blade flashed in the sunlight.

"Aw yeah!" Mikey said. "My bro, Leonardo uses those. He is the master of the katana, and I am totally used to fighting him! I can take you down easily!"

"Used to fighting him, maybe. Are you used to actually beating him?" Lily asked, suppressing a grin. "I mean, any fool can brag about fighting someone. It's whether or not he wins that counts."

"Uh, say that again in English please?" Mikey asked, grinning sheepishly.

"No," Lily said flatly.

"How about Japanese then?" Mikey asked. Lily's entire face lit up.

"You know Japanese?" She asked.

"Yeah! My Sensei is from Japan. He taught us how to speak Japanese. Actually, it was my first language. I spoke Japanese before I spoke English."

"Well, in that case, Ushinau koto o junbi!" *

"No, you prepare to lose! Booyakasha!" He yelled, launching himself at Lily.

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"You ready to get your butt kicked by a Foot Clan member? Karai asked, smirking. "Huh, you ready?" she asked again in a mocking tone. Leo just stood there with a 'I'm not impressed' look on his face. He slowly reached up and pulled a katana from his sheath. The blade flashed the reflection of the lamp in the corner.

"Hah, Saki uses a katana too!" Karai said. "He's the greatest swordsman in all the world! I'm totally used to fighting him! I can take you down easily!"

"Used to fighting him, maybe. Are you used to actually beating him?" Leo asked, suppressing a grin. "I mean, any fool can brag about fighting someone. It's whether or not he wins that counts."

"Sorry, I don't speak dorkonese," Karai informed him.

"How about Japanese? Leo asked. Karai's face lit up.

"You know Japanese?" she asked.

"Yeah! My Sensei is from Japan, obviously. He taught us how to speak Japanese. Actually, it was my first language. I spoke Japanese before I spoke English."

"Well, in that case, Ushinau koto o junbi!" *

"No, you prepare to lose! Let's do this!" Leo yelled, launching himself at Karai.

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*Japanese is from Google translate, so may not be accurate. Sorry!

A/N: Well, I really felt like doing a cute parallel chapter between the two groups. I promise next chapter you'll get some more action. I already have an idea as to what is going to happen...

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