The Story of a Kunoichi Chapter 10: The Day I Meet Casey, a teenage mutant ninja turtles fanfic

I was on my way back to New York with Bradford. Bradford had decided to have a little Daddy-Daughter vacation near a lake about an hour away from New York City. It was fun, but I was a little sad because I hadn't seen the Turtles in over two weeks. I missed them (Raph). I had ton of pictures, and a little present for each of the guys and April. As soon as we stopped at Bradford's apartment, I looked up at him. "Uh, you should get inside before someone sees you... like that," I said, gesturing to his mutated form. Bradford rolled his eyes. "You know that not many people know about this area. Who's going to see me?" he said. I crossed my arms. "And you know that sometimes people come to this area to mess around," I said. Bradford shrugged, and opened the door.

I sat down on the couch. Bradford's apartment may be hidden, but that doesn't mean it has to look abandoned. This apartment was like cross between a penthouse and a small condo. It was meant for the both of us, but since I have my own place, I don't have much in the room for me. Bradford plopped down next to me on the couch, sending me flying. I flopped down on Bradford's lap with a grunt. He laughed. "Sorry, I keep forgetting that that happens," he got out between laughs. I laughed a little too. "It was a good idea for a vacation. Just the two of us," I said. When Bradford was human, he would have so many meetings (or dates), that we would hardly get to spend any time together. Bradford set me down on his shoulder. "Yeah, sorry I hardly spent any time with you before," he said. I hugged him. "It's alright, it just makes me more excited to see you," I said. My phone beeped. When I picked it up, my heart fluttered. It was a text... From Raph! He's been sending them to me ever since I left, but I still get excited. I replied almost immediately.

R u back yet?

Yep, just got back with Bradford

I missed u

Missed u 2

R u coming over

Yes have a surprise 4 u

C u there

Bye

I put my phone back in my pocket. "Who's was it?" Bradford asked. "It was one of my friends. They wanted to know if I was back yet," I replied. Bradford nodded. "You can go over there if want," he said. I hugged him. "Really?" I asked, "You're sure that you don't want to do anything?" "Yeah, you seem to spend a lot of time with your friends anyway," he said. I hugged him goodbye, and grabbed my bag.

I dashed down the nearest manhole, and ran all the way to the lair. As soon as I got there, I was more than a little startled that I saw a teenage boy sitting there instead of Leo or Mikey. I unsheathed my katana, and slowly approached him. Once I was close enough, I leaped right in front of him. He yelped, but calmed down as soon as he saw me. Big mistake. "Who are you?" I asked. "That depends, who are you, hot stuff?" he replied. I pointed my sword at his heart. "Listen, do NOT call me hot stuff," I growled. "How about babe?" he asked. I charged, and he blocked my sword with a baseball bat. My sword got lodged inside, and I had an idea. I started hacking it to pieces. Pretty soon, the bat snapped in half. The boy gulped, and ran. I ran after him. I kept chasing him until Raph grabbed me from behind. "Kayla, Kayla! Calm down, he's not going to hurt you," Raph said. "I'll pulverize him!" I growled. I lunged for the boy again, but Raph held on tight. "What on earth did you say to her?!" Raph demanded. The boy tried to take a step forward, but I glared at him, and he stepped back. "He called me hot stuff!" I yelled, "That gives me a good reason to pulverize him!" Raph hauled me over his shoulder, and walked into the living room. I banged on his shell. "Put me down!" I demanded. Raph ignored me.

"Uh Casey, I may have forgotten to mention that Kayla was coming," Raph said. I was still trying to struggle out of Raph's grasp, but I wasn't moving anywhere. "Oh you think?!" Casey said hysterically. "She REALLY hates it when you call her stuff like hot stuff, and you have to be careful with what you say," Raph explained. Casey nodded. I felt Raph set me down, but he still was holding onto my hand to make sure I wouldn't attack. When I didn't, he sat down on the couch. I sat next to him, as far away from Casey as possible. Raph put his arm around my shoulder, and pulled me closer to him. I crossed my arms. "Now, I don't think you two properly met. Kayla, this is Casey. We met him while you were gone. Casey, this is Kayla. She's a really good friend of ours that we met a few months ago," Raph said. Casey stuck his hand under my nose. "Nice to meet you," he said. All I did was try to bite his hand. He pulled it back. "It's takes her a little time to trust others," Raph said. I closed my eyes, and turned away. Raph nudged my arm. "Come on Kayla. Just say hi to Casey," he said. I grunted. Raph nudged my arm again. "Kayla, it'll be a lot easier to get used to Casey if you make an effort to get to know him," he said. I opened one eye. "I don't want to talk to him," I growled. Raph kissed my cheek. "What about now?" he asked. I sighed and turned around. "Uh, hey. Nice to meet you," I said. Casey looked at Raph. "So is she your girlfriend? Cause if she is, you got lucky dude," Casey asked. I glared at him so hard that he squirmed. "Look, I am not Raph's girlfriend," I said angrily, "If you want to keep your head on your body, stay outta my way."

Casey grabbed the T.V. remote, and turned on the T.V. He wanted to show me and Raph this show called The Vigilante. Here's the thing, I HATE vigilantes. I had a little incident with one when I was little, and now I hate them. While Casey went to go grab popcorn, I was playing around with Raph's fingers. I only do this when I'm beyond bored, but Raph doesn't seem to mind. He actually sometimes traps my fingers in between his. Now was one of those times. Raph looped my fingers through his, and I undid the link. It was very amusing (cough cough). Once Casey came back, the show came on. I slouched down, and that was when I saw him. He had a hypnotizing smirk, shiny black hair, and bangs that went over his shining black eyes. He screamed perfection. I dropped the popcorn kernel I was holding. "Who is that?!" I asked. Raph looked at me. "Oh, that's the main character, Aron Skyler. But since he doesn't want anyone to know his true identity, he calls himself Protector of the Night when he's out on nightly patrols," Casey explained. "Aron Skyler," I sighed dreamily. Casey and I were cheering all throughout the episode. I was mostly swooning though. By the time the episode was over, I was very close to crying. "Casey, when is the next episode?!" I demanded.

Casey laughed. "Well didn't you hear? Today is the marathon," he said. I cheered, and Raph raised an eye ridge. "I thought you hated vigilantes?" he said. I waved him off. "Well, now I do. There's nothing wrong with that is there?" I said. Raph shrugged, and turned back to the screen. This time, when Aron came on the screen, he was talking to this girl. She had short caramel colored hair, and green eyes. I slouched down. "Who's that?" I asked Casey. "That's Claire, Aron's crush," he replied. I slouched down even further. This Claire better sit down somewhere, or else there will be a very sharp katana in her future. Aron is MINE! I thought. I almost cheered when the the Red Serpents, a gang that Aron fights, made a plan to kidnap Claire. The only thing that kept me from cheering, was that Aron was going to come save her anyways. Once he did, I had already eaten through four bowls of popcorn. I started to go for a another handful. This was the only thing that was keeping me from slicing the T.V. in half. Aron took Claire home, but refused to tell her who he really was. I silently cheered when Aron left, but I slouched down when Claire started fantasizing about this Protector of the Night. That's when someone took Claire. This time I silently squealed as the episode ended.

"I can't believe someone took Claire! What about you Kayla?" Casey asked. I quickly covered up my silent celebration. "Uh, yeah... Poor Claire," I said. The last episode came on, and Aron was talking to his best friend Cameron. "I don't get it. Where on earth is Claire?" Aron asked. Don't you worry. Little Claire is stuck rotting away somewhere, but I'll still be here for you Aron, I thought. I was on the edge of my seat, at least until Claire came on the screen. She was tied up when the Red Serpents came in, joined by none other than the Shadow, Aron's arch nemesis. Shadow ripped the tape from Claire's mouth, and she whimpered. This girl is a damn idiot! I would've fought of every last one of them. I wouldn't just sit there and cry! I thought. "Do you know where Protector of the Night is?" Shadow asked. Claire shook her head. Classic damsel in distress. I rolled my eyes. That's when Aron busted in through the window. I frowned, and Casey cheered. He knocked out Shadow, and picked up Claire. Again, he took Claire to her house. Instead of her asking who he was, she just took off his mask. Aron didn't even protest or anything. I slouched down so far, Raph put a hand on my shoulder. It felt right leaving it there, especially in my state. Claire looked oh so surprised that Aron was behind the mask. Aron started explaining how he came to be Protector of the night and everything. Then he started looking at Claire kinda funny. Uh oh. He leaned in. NOOOOOOOOO! He kissed her. I fell right off the couch. Raph helped me up. "Are you okay?!" he asked. I rubbed my head. "Ugh, yeah. That just REALLY surprised me," I said.

Casey was in the same state as me. "D-did he just?" Casey asked. I nodded. "He did," I said. A person came on the screen. "I hoped ya liked our season finale folks. That surprise ending probably made the whole world gasp. Am I right?" he said. I glared at him. "It was a surprise alright," I muttered. Here is what my crushes for Raph and Aron look like. Before: Aron- 99.9 Raph- 99. After: Aron- 0 Raph- 100. I guess Raph's game is back on. Mikey came out. As soon as he saw me, he almost squeezed me to death. "Kayla! You're back! Did you bring a present?" he asked. "Yep it's in the-" I began. Mikey dove for the bag, but Raph grabbed it first. I opened it, and took out Mikey's gift. It was a little pizza plush doll that I knew he would love. Mikey hugged it. "It awesome! I'm gonna call him Jelly Bean!" he squealed. Donnie and Leo came out. "Hey Kayla, how was your trip?" Leo asked. "It was fun, and I have something for you and Donnie too," I said. I took out the latest Space Heroes comic. Leo held it gently in his hands, then had a massive fangirl attack. "How on earth did you get this?! This comic doesn't come out for another month!" he said. "Well, it was on sale where Bradford and I went. So I decided to get it for you," replied. Leo squeezed me, and I patted his shoulder. "Okay Leo, you can let go now," I said. He dropped me. "Thank you so much!" he said. Leo ran off to his room. Probably to go put this comic on top of his massive pile of comics.

I took out three books for Donnie. "Look at the one in the middle," I whispered. He took it out. It said: How to Get Your Girl. Donnie ruffled my hair. "You know me too well," he said, "Thanks." "No prob Donnie," I said. I practically dragged Raph into his room to give him his present. "Do we have to be in here?" he asked. "Yes, I didn't want your brothers or Casey to see it," I said. I took out a drawing. It was of me and Raph at the beach on a moonlit night. "I drew this while I was gone. It was something I dreamt about, and I wanted to give it to you," I said. "I-I don't even know what to say," he whispered. Raph hugged me gently. "It's the best gift anyone has ever given me! Besides Mikey's pictures anyway," he said. I smiled. "I'm glad you like it, but there's one more thing," I said. I took out a picture frame. Bradford had taken a picture of me on a rock when we were hiking. I was holding a bunch of petals, watching them float in the wind. Raph took the picture and hugged me again. "It's beautiful. How'd you make the petals do that?" he asked. I shrugged. "I don't know. It was windy, and really wanted to do that. It was pretty fun," I said. Raph looked at me. "Didn't you say you had other pictures?" he asked. "Oh, I almost forgot! We need to get the guys back out here again," I said.

Everyone was on the couch, including April. I had called her and told her I was back, so she decided to come over. I plugged everything in. "Ready Donnie?" I asked. He gave me a thumbs up. "Fire away!" he said. I turned it on. The first picture was of me and Bradford at in front of the cabin. Then there was a video of Bradford and I having a cannonball contest. Bradford obviously won, since his size had the winning factor. There was another video of Bradford running away from a hornet's nest that he broke. There was a picture of both of us having a race (that I won). There was another picture of a sand castle that Bradford built. It was large enough for me to fit inside. Bradford carrying me through the stream on his shoulder was the next picture. I think the funniest video was of Bradford falling down the hill. He just kept rolling and rolling until he hit the bottom. There was another video of me waking up Bradford, and one of us floating down the stream. I had a few pictures of me in town. Bradford couldn't come because people would obviously freak if they saw a giant mutant dog walking down the street. There was one of me in front of a restaurant, and a video of me finding gifts for the guys (except Raph's that was locked away for later). When it was over, Mikey was still laughing. "Did you see the way Dogpound rolled down that hill?! It was hilarious!" he said. We all laughed too. "Hey April, do you want your present?" I asked. She squealed. "What is it?!" she asked. I handed her a yellow shell that I found on the beach. "It's so pretty! Thanks Kayla," she said. "It was nothing. I wanted to give you all something. That reminds me, where's Master Splinter?" I said. "In his room, meditating," Raph said. I dashed off.

"Master Splinter?" I called. "Hello Kayla. I see you are back from your trip," Master Splinter. said. "It was very fun, and I have a present for you," I said. I gave Master Splinter a tiny wooden ninja. It reminded me of him. So simple, yet powerful. "It is very nice. Thank you Kayla," he said. I bowed in respect. "You are very welcome," I said. I turned to leave. "Kayla, wait," Master Splinter said. I turned back around. "Is something wrong?" I asked. "No, nothing is wrong. It just seems as though something troubles you. What is it?" Master Splinter said. I took a deep breath. "Well, I may have a small crush on someone," I said. "Who might that be?" he asked. I fidgeted. "Raph," I squeaked. Master Splinter smiled. "I remember how I felt when I met my wife, Tang Shen. If you like Raphael, you should tell him," he said. I bit my lip. "I don't know if that's a good idea, he may not like me," I said. "You need to tell him anyways. If don't tell Raphael, you could risk losing him forever," Master Splinter replied. I nodded, and got up again. "Thank you Master Splinter," I said. I walked into the living room. "So Kayla, you wanna join us for some games?" Mikey asked. "Yeah, what are we playing?" I asked. "How about... Truth or Dare?" he said. I thought about it. "Sure, it sounds fun," I said. Inside, I was nervous. Anything can happen in Truth or Dare, I thought. Anything.

We all sat in a circle, Mikey staring us down, wondering who was going to be the next victim. His gaze rested on Donnie. "Donnie..." he said, "Truth or Dare?" "Truth," Donnie said. "What was that book Kayla gave you?" Mikey said, "And no lying!" Donnie gulped. "I-it was a book about how to talk to girls and stuff," he whispered. Everyone laughed, except me and Donnie. I winked at Donnie. And now Donnie's turn. "Mikey, truth or dare?" he asked flatly. "Dare," Mikey replied. Uh oh. Donnie whispered in Mikey's ear. "Do I really have to do that?!" Mikey asked hysterically. Donnie glared at him."Fine," Mikey said. Mikey walked up to me, and looked at Raph. "Uh, bro. You wouldn't mind if I took Kayla from you for a minute?" he asked. Raph and I shared a look. "Sure Mikey," Raph said. Mikey took my hand. "You wouldn't mind if I kissed your hand would you?" he whispered into my ear. Mikey flew against the wall. "Yes I would mind! Are you nuts?!" I screamed. I glared at Donnie. "Your next!" I hissed. Donnie didn't even have a chance to run. "Okay Kayla, it's your turn," Mikey groaned from across the room. "Leo, truth or dare?" I asked. Leo cast a nervous glance at Mikey and Donnie. "Truth," he said. "Do you ever talk to your Space Heros action figures?" I asked. Leo fidgeted, and nodded. We snickered.

"Donnie, truth or dare?" Leo asked. Donnie eyes widened. "Uh, truth," he said as if it were obvious. "What is your favorite song?" Leo asked. "Titanium," Donnie squeaked. Everyone laughed. "Raph truth or dare?" Casey asked. "Dare," Raph said. "I dare you.. to kiss Kayla," Casey said. Raph shrugged, and kissed my cheek. I turned bright red. "That's not what I meant," Casey said. "Well you need to be more specific," Raph said. I nodded, and cracked my knuckles. "Yeah Casey, you need to be VERY specific," I growled. Next thing you know, Casey slams into the wall. "I told you not to mess with me," I hissed, "You really need to watch you're back." It was Raph's turn now. "Soo Kayla, truth or dare?" he asked. I frowned. "Dare," I growled. If was something I didn't like, Raph will be the next one to slam into a wall. "I dare you to sing Gypsy Bard," he said. I went pale. "Seriously?" I asked. "Yeah, I wanted to hear it," he replied. I sighed, and took out my phone. I don't really sign Gypsy Bard in front of anyone because they probably wouldn't get why I would sing a song like that. It's a sad song with a deceptively happy tune. Well, the regular version is. I turned on the orchestral version of Gypsy Bard.

*Music*

When you're rife with devastation... There's a simple explanation

You're a toymaker's creation... Trapped insiide a crystal baall

And whichever way he tilts iit... Know that we will stay resilieent

We won't let them break our spiriiits... As we sing our silly soong

When you're rife with devastation... There's a simple explanation

You're a toymaker's creation... Trapped insiide a crystal baall

And whichever way he tilts iit... Know that we will stay resilieent

We won't let them break our spiriiits... As we sing our silly soong

When I was little filly, a galloping blaze overtook my city

So they shipped me off to the orphanage, said ditch those roots if you wanna fit in

So I dug a one thousand holes, and cut a rug with orphan foals

Now memories are blurred... The faces are obscured.. But I still know the words to this song

When you've bungled all your bangles and your loved ones have been mangled

Listen to the jingle jangle of my gypsy tambouriiine

Cause these chords are hypnotiziiing..

And the whole world's harmoniziiing

So please children stop your cryyying, and just sing along with meeee