Summer In China
Part X: Dinner Talk
By: Michelle
The evening came quickly for all of them. Before they knew it, Mai Li was joining them for dinner.
"Mai Li, these are my friends." Venus took pride in their introduction. "This is Master Splinter. He met Chung I while dream walking."
"Pleased to meet you Mai Li. I am glad Venus met you." Splinter bowed to her. "Maybe we should talk together after dinner."
"This is Michaelangelo. He made dinner for us tonight."
"Pleased to met ya!" He bowed playful causing her to smile. The playful one of the group.
Venus continued, "This is Donatello."
"Hi." He must be the shy one of the group Mai Li thought to herself .
"This is Raphael."
"Hey." Obviously he did not want the others to know about him crying earlier. He was the tuff guy of the group and planned to keep that image even though she saw his sensitive side earlier.
"And this is Leonardo." Venus smiled and grabbed his hand. Mai Li wasn't paying attention to Leonardo as Venus introduced him. She was paying attention to the facial expressions of the jealous Raphael. Something was defiantly going to happen between the two brothers.
"I'm pleased to meet all of you. Venus told me all about you." She smiled at all of them. They were all good hearted souls.
Together they all sat for dinner. After dinner, Mai Li and Splinter had a small talk.
"Mai Li, I am glad you met Venus. I have been worried about her for the last few days."
"I noticed that when we met earlier."
"I know how to raise sons, but a daughter is more complicated." He sighed. "I think she is lonely, but I can understand why. She and Leonardo are getting close and Raphael is jealous. I'm worried..."
"That your sons will fight for her hand." He glanced at her in shock. "I felt it too. I worry also."
A feeling came over them like none ever. Fighting. Screaming. The feeling sent chills down their spines.
Mai Li and Splinter went to the meditation room where Venus and the guys were waiting for them. Mai Li sat down next to Venus and Splinter across from them.
"Tell us about your family Mai Li." Splinter questioned her.
"I am a widow; my husband died five years ago. We were not blessed with children, but I love my niece as if she was my own daughter. She is twenty-four. She and her husband will have their first child in eight week."
"I am sorry to hear that about your husband." Splinter smiled, "Congratulations on your grandniece."
"Thank you," Her voice filled with excitement. "I can't wait. My niece, Kei Sai is so nervous."
Together they all talked for another hour. During their conversations, Mai Li studied each of them. Michaelangelo was exactly like Venus described. He was like a big kid. Donatello was shy and itching to get on his computer. Raphael was full of rage, but she could tell he was in pain from watching Leonardo and Venus together. As for Leonardo, all she saw was a lonely soul. It seemed like he was going to use Venus to fill in the void in his life. But, she could tell by the way he looked at her that he did love her.
After Mai Li left, Venus turned to Raphael. "Well."
"Alright," He turned and walked to the corner where his bed was. "She was nice."
"I told you not to be so quick to judge others." She said with an attitude. He smiled to himself. He liked it when she talked in that tone of voice.
Part X: Dinner Talk
By: Michelle
The evening came quickly for all of them. Before they knew it, Mai Li was joining them for dinner.
"Mai Li, these are my friends." Venus took pride in their introduction. "This is Master Splinter. He met Chung I while dream walking."
"Pleased to meet you Mai Li. I am glad Venus met you." Splinter bowed to her. "Maybe we should talk together after dinner."
"This is Michaelangelo. He made dinner for us tonight."
"Pleased to met ya!" He bowed playful causing her to smile. The playful one of the group.
Venus continued, "This is Donatello."
"Hi." He must be the shy one of the group Mai Li thought to herself .
"This is Raphael."
"Hey." Obviously he did not want the others to know about him crying earlier. He was the tuff guy of the group and planned to keep that image even though she saw his sensitive side earlier.
"And this is Leonardo." Venus smiled and grabbed his hand. Mai Li wasn't paying attention to Leonardo as Venus introduced him. She was paying attention to the facial expressions of the jealous Raphael. Something was defiantly going to happen between the two brothers.
"I'm pleased to meet all of you. Venus told me all about you." She smiled at all of them. They were all good hearted souls.
Together they all sat for dinner. After dinner, Mai Li and Splinter had a small talk.
"Mai Li, I am glad you met Venus. I have been worried about her for the last few days."
"I noticed that when we met earlier."
"I know how to raise sons, but a daughter is more complicated." He sighed. "I think she is lonely, but I can understand why. She and Leonardo are getting close and Raphael is jealous. I'm worried..."
"That your sons will fight for her hand." He glanced at her in shock. "I felt it too. I worry also."
A feeling came over them like none ever. Fighting. Screaming. The feeling sent chills down their spines.
Mai Li and Splinter went to the meditation room where Venus and the guys were waiting for them. Mai Li sat down next to Venus and Splinter across from them.
"Tell us about your family Mai Li." Splinter questioned her.
"I am a widow; my husband died five years ago. We were not blessed with children, but I love my niece as if she was my own daughter. She is twenty-four. She and her husband will have their first child in eight week."
"I am sorry to hear that about your husband." Splinter smiled, "Congratulations on your grandniece."
"Thank you," Her voice filled with excitement. "I can't wait. My niece, Kei Sai is so nervous."
Together they all talked for another hour. During their conversations, Mai Li studied each of them. Michaelangelo was exactly like Venus described. He was like a big kid. Donatello was shy and itching to get on his computer. Raphael was full of rage, but she could tell he was in pain from watching Leonardo and Venus together. As for Leonardo, all she saw was a lonely soul. It seemed like he was going to use Venus to fill in the void in his life. But, she could tell by the way he looked at her that he did love her.
After Mai Li left, Venus turned to Raphael. "Well."
"Alright," He turned and walked to the corner where his bed was. "She was nice."
"I told you not to be so quick to judge others." She said with an attitude. He smiled to himself. He liked it when she talked in that tone of voice.