Friend, Mother, Wife

by immortalsoul273

What if something more happened when Splinter moved to New York? What if things happened differently when Splinter and the turtles got mutated? Splinter bumped into a woman on that fateful day and he gained a friend. She was there when he and the turtles got mutated and the turtles gained a mother. As the years pass, what if she becomes something more? SplinterxOC 2012 version.

10. Year Four: Reconcile, Forgive, Comfort

Ok, I know that most of you are expecting that the fight is going to be a big deal, but Chloe and Splinter are more mature than that... a little, so sorry to disappoint you.

Chloe was gone for hours and luckily, the boys didn't wake up or had been woken up by their argument earlier. Splinter was standing in the dojo in front of the shrine, staring at the new family photo. He felt like he took things too far with his dispute about Chloe not being strong enough, but he was wrong, she was strong enough.

The thought of her being taken away so suddenly brought up the painful memories of his wife and daughter being taken away so suddenly from him. Splinter then heard the turnstiles move and knew that Chloe was back, but he couldn't find it in him to face her, feeling too guilty about the things he said to her; even when he heard her footsteps closing in on him, he still couldn't face her.

Splinter was caught off guard when he felt Chloe's arm wrap around his waist from behind; he placed his hands onto Chloe's and loosened them a bit so that he could turn around to look at her. They both looked at each other and saw that they both looked guilty.

"I want to say I'm sorry" – "I want to apologize" Splinter and Chloe said at the same time.

They were both surprised, but smiled a little.

Chloe reached up to gently place her hand where she had slapped Splinter, "I'm sorry I hit you like that; I would never do anything like that to you, you're my best friend"

"No, you had every right to hit me like that, I was way out of line of telling you that you weren't strong enough, but you are, I should have been more considerate of what you were going through at that time. It's just that with what I have lost in the past, I did not want to losing anything else that I hold dear to me; will you find it in your heart to forgive me?"

"I already do Splinter, we're friends, it's what we do, we fight, but we forgive because we care too much about each other to hold any kind of grudge"

Splinter smiled in relief, "Even though you said that, I want to say that I also forgive you"

Chloe sighed in relief, "Oh, thank god, I was a little worried that you wouldn't"

Splinter chuckled a little before he brought Chloe in for another hug, which she happily accepted. The two started to realized that they needed each other, they found comfort in one another, even when fighting, they found that it only brought them closer together. They didn't want to lose each other because they found that they brought each other comfort, made each other feel safe, in which they haven't felt in a long while.