Then, Splinter tells Musaki everything about himself. Looks like they're gonna get along well. Hope I got Splinter's background right to all 'TMNT' fans.

Chapter 11: About the Turtles

As they were enjoying their dinner, Musaki looked at Splinter and asked, "So, tell me about yourself?"

Splinter looked at him and asked, "About me?"

"Yeah, I've told you about me and I wanted to know what you were like back in Japan."

Splinter wanted to tell Musaki about his past, so he cleared his throat, looked at him and said, "For a long time, I used to live in Japan and I became a pet of my master, Hamato Yoshi. I would imitate his movements from my cage and learned everything he knew about ninjitsu."

"Ninjitsu?"

"Ninja."

"Oh, okay. Gotcha."

"Sooner or later, me and my master left Japan and headed to America. Not long while we were there, my master was killed by a person named Oroku Saki. After he killed him, I was left alone to fend for myself. So, I lived in the sewers of New York, scrounging for food as anyone else does, but then, my eyes spot a shattered glass jar and four baby turtles. They were covered in a strange glowing ooze from a broken canister I gathered them all together and by surprised, we were all mutated."

"Mutated, like how? What form?"

"We had become intelligent like humans."

"Oh, I get it, I think."

"To my surprise, they have doubled in size and they became to be intelligent as well. I decided to begin their training while I was still raising them, teaching them the same things that my master has taught me. And later, I found an old Renaissance art book that I found in a storm drain and gave them all names-Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello and Raphael. We have become family and lived there since. They're the only family that I have and I do not know what my life would have been like without them around."

Musaki really understood about Splinter and how he has kept them together by ninja style and how he really raises them, not only as students but as they were his own kids. He said, "You're an interesting person. You know, my dad was Japanese too."

"He was?"

"Yeah, he used to live in Osaka, where he was born and raised. Half of his family is Japanese, I think and my mom's side is Chinese."

Splinter smiled at him and said, "You are a surprising person. You have been through so much in your life and it seems as though you are kinda lucky."

"That's me. So, what made you want to come to China?"

"Well, my sons and I came here to learn about my family history. Half of my family are not only from Japan, but half of them are from China."

"That's awesome!"

"I know, right?"

The more Musaki talks with Splinter, the more comfortable and open he becomes and he doesn't feel as nervous as he was, though it doesn't change the fact that he's still afraid of Raphael and is not sure how he will cope with the rest of the three weeks dealing with him. He quivered his lip a little closed his eyes for a second. Splinter could already sense that he's feeling a bit anxious and feeling Splinter's hand made him open his eyes and made him feel confident a little. He smiled and said, "Do not worry about Raphael. Me and Shifu have got something planned for him later on."

"What about everyone else though? I'm...just worried that they won't like me."

"Of course they will. I'm pretty sure that Michaelangelo, Donatello and Leonardo will grow to like you."

"You sure?"

"Just trust me."

Splinter looked at him and Musaki looked at Mikey, Donny and Leo for a sec and he could be able to get along with most of them. He's not sure about Raph, but he's thinking about giving Leo, Mikey and Donny a chance and worry about Raph later. He looked at Splinter and said, "Okay, I'll try."

"Excellent."

We now focus on Leo and Musaki and that he's gonna get along with him well.

Several hours later, Musaki is laying down on his room, looking at the ceiling, just thinking about what's gonna happen in the next few weeks with them here. He's feeling a little nervous about dealing with Raph and Tigress and he's worried that both of them would torment him and that made him feel a little scared. He hears someone knocking on his door and asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Leo."

"Is anyone else with you?"

"No, it's just me."

"You sure?"

"Positive."

Musaki got up, walked to the door, opens it and sees Leo there. He looks around and the hallway is mostly empty, so that would be the coast is clear. He looks at Leo and said, "Come in."

Leo went into his room and then, Musaki shut the door and looks around there. He chuckled and said, "Wow, so this is where you sleep?"

"Yep. It's where I sleep and when I have my space."

"Great. I wish I had a room to myself. I share a separate hammock with Raph and it is not really easy."

"How is that working for you?"

"I wish it was just quiet and that I could get some space, because Raph takes most of it away."

"Well, it's cool to have my own space."

Leo sits down on one of the floor while Musaki sits on the bed and Leo said, "I needed to talk to you."

"What about?"

"Well, you seemed kinda nervous during dinner and I just wanted to know what was going on? Are you having any problems?"

"What do you mean, problems?"

"You seemed kinda nervous when you stared at Raph."

"What would make you say that?"

Leo glared at Musaki and wanted to know the truth. He sighed heavily and explains, "Well, I'm just scared."

"Scared about what?"

"Raph. Earlier today, he came to the Sacred Peach Tree and just...intimidated me. He just grabbed my shoulders and beat me up and after he left, I sorta peed on myself."

"You peed yourself?"

Musaki chuckled embarassedly and said, "Yeah. It was only my first time, though."

"You know, just...keep it to yourself. You don't have to tell me that."

"I know. But I was kinda scared about what if his brothers are like him?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Well, I was kinda afraid that you guys...might not like me."

"Musaki, why would you think that? Of course I like you. When I heard your story, I thought to myself, 'This kid has been through a lot.' Don't be afraid of me, Donny or Mikey. If you have any problems or if you need someone to talk to, just come to one of us and we'll help you out."

Looking at Leo really meant that he's really willing to let him into his world and asked, "You sure about it?"

"Trust me on this."

Leo puts out his hand out and waits for Musaki to shake it. It seems as though he's really starting to trust him a little as well as Donny and Mikey. He's hoping that if he gets through this, he can get through anything. He smiled and then, just grabs his hand and shakes it. Leo chuckled and said, "Thanks."

"No probs."

"So, what do you do in your spare time?"

"Mostly, besides doing kung-fu, I also do yoga, write songs and probably cook. Whenever Po wants me to cook in the kitchen, I just sort of take over his place and cook dinner as if he made it and everyone else seems to like it a lot."

"Yoga, huh? You might have to teach us that."

"I can arrange that."

Musaki looked behind Leo and saw two weapons there on his shell. He asked, "What are those on your shell?"

Leo looked and saw his weapons there. He took them out and said, "These are my weapons-my katana. It's a ninja sword. I use this bad boy for peril or threat in one of our adventures back in New York. I love using this thing."

"Wanna see my weapon?"

"Sure."

Musaki got down under the bed, reaches for his weapon, grabs them and shows them to Leo. He said, "These are my sais. They're not like Raph's, but they're much cooler."

"How'd you get those?"

"One time, I had a bully problem-an old bully from the orphanage-and his friends, they kept beating me up and harassing me and I felt that it was time to stop, so I went in this place where they have ninja weapons and they have sais. I chose these babies because they're fierce and I was ready to confront my fears head-on with these. I thought I was gonna use it to get him back, but not anymore. I only use these for good-like perilous adventures or training. So that's pretty much how it goes and I've had them ever since."

"Impressive. Can you twirl them?"

"Sure thing."

Leo backed away a little and then, twirled both sais around, threw them in the air and catches them with his hands and puts his knee on the ground and stands on the other, holding them to the right. Leo chuckled and said, "You're more impressive than Raph."

"Thanks. So, how are you liking China?"

"I think I'm gonna like it here."

Leo looks at Musaki and said, "Thanks for giving me a chance."

"Don't mention it."

"Well, good night."

"Good night."

Leo walks out of his room and walks towards the hallways and into the guest room where his brother and Splinter are staying. Meanwhile, Musaki puts his sais back under his bed and just lays back on his bed, this time, feeling confident and somewhat happy that he was gonna get through having the turtles here, but it seems as though it's gonna be easy for him.

Well, it looks like he's gonna get through this okay. Next chapter, you're all gonna love how Shifu and Splinter are gonna teach Raph a lesson about what he's planning to do to Musaki. Stay tuned!