One more word!

Ane: Big Sister

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Angela looked worriedly at the young girl on the couch, carefully fingering the bandages that were put on her injured wing.

'It was supposed to be me…'

"Koibito…"

Angela looked up at Raph, offering a weak smile.

"Yeah, akai?"

"…It ain't yer fault…"

"But I'm her big sister…I should be able to protect her…not the other way around…"

"Ya can't protect 'er all the time-."

"But I should've tried harder!"

Feeling the tears threaten to break free, she closed her eyes.

Wrapping his arms around her waist, Raph pulled her onto his lap.

"It's not yer fault…" He whispered into her ear.

"I-I feel like it is…"

Trailing delicate kisses down her neck, he felt her shudder in delight.

"Don't blame yerself…" He muttered against her neck, his breath ghosting over her skin.

She felt a rumbling in his chest as he put his head on hers.

"I love ya…ya know that…"

Nodding, Angela smiled.

"I love you, too…"

"A-Ane…?"

Their attention snapped to Rebecca, who was rubbing her eyes cutely against the bright light.

"A-Am I in heaven?"

Angela shook her head.

"N-No. You're at the lair."

Rebecca closed her eyes.

"Oh…okay…"

Rebecca rolled, falling to the ground.

"Rebecca!"

Rebecca shot up, rubbing her head.

"Ow…"

"Are you okay?"

She smiled at the older girl.

"I'm fine. But I have to admit, that was pretty funny!"

Angela smiled.

"Just want to be sure, imouto."

"Is she okay!"

Raph smirked.

"Calm down, brainiac. She's fine."

Don didn't believe his red-banded brother until he checked Rebecca over.

Tail swaying lazily, Rebecca sat still throughout the whole process.

"Donnie, why are you so worried?"

He looked up to meet her curious sky-blue eyes.

"I'm not sure of how badly your wing was slashed up. Being careful is the best bet."

Rebecca smiled.

"It's okay, though. Cammy can heal it up when she finds us."

Adjusting the bandages, Don asked, "How will they find us?"

"They can sense my life force. But it may take a few days for them to fly here."

Mikey practically jumped into the room, grinning.

"She's awake!"

He was beside her in a moment, jumping around in excitement.

"Wanna play video games?"

"Sure!"

Rebecca swiped a controller.

"'Super Smash Bros Melee'?"

"Yep!"

Thus came a half hour match on said game before someone finally lost, flying off the screen and dying.

"YES! Who's the dragon? I'M the dragon!" Rebecca cheered, jumping up.

"…That was the most intense Sudden Death match I've EVER seen…" Raph stated in awe.

"The strategy…the timing…it was all flawless…" Don forced out.

The light purple-haired girl smiled.

"It's easy to read people's moves. They use simple patterns unconsciously, and it's easy to memorize them."

"If it was so easy, why'd it take so long fer ya ta beat 'im?" Raph challenged.

"I wanted to have some fun."

'She was toying with him…' Don thought, still looking amazed.

Something rang like a cell phone, and Rebecca hurriedly looked into the pocket of her worn jeans, pulling out a small earpiece and microphone.

Putting it in her ear and adjusting the microphone, she pressed a button.

"Hello?"

"BECCA, WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YA, YA'LL REGRET THE DAY YA WERE HATCHED!"

As Rebecca rubbed her ringing ear, a scuffle could be heard on the other end.

"Sorry about her Bec, but we're worried sick. Are you okay?"

"My wing's a little torn up, but nothing major."

It seemed whatever the other girl was using was pulled away again.

"NOTHING MAJOR! IF YER BLEEDIN' TA DEATH RIGHT NOW, YER GONNA WISH I COULDN'T BRING YA BACK!"

A voice could be heard in the background, showing the calmer girl was still fighting for the 'phone'.

"Cam, give it back! You're going to bust her eardrum!"

"LEAVE ME ALONE, DANNY! I NEED TA GIVE 'ER A PIECE 'A MY MIND!"

"You already have! Now give me that!"

Everyone but Rebecca sweat dropped as another scuffle ensued.

"Bec, we're going to be there in five days."

"TELL 'ER SHE BETTER BE WRITIN' 'ER WILL!"

"…Don't worry about Cam…She's just worried…"

"NO I'M NOT!"

"Just try not to overdue anything. Have you found her?"

"Yep! And her new friends!"

"Really? Well, just try not to tire them out."

"Aw…okay…"

"Good. So we'll see you soon."

"AND YER GONNA WISH YA COULD HIDE IN THE DARKEST PITS OF HE-!"

Rebecca hung up, rubbing her ear dejectedly.

"…Um…Who was that?" Angela asked, looking a bit confused.

Rebecca smiled slightly, putting the earpiece down.

"The loud, angry one was Cameron. She's kinda…hot-headed…"

Mikey snickered, getting smacked upside the head by Raph.

"The other one was Daniela. She's the oldest, so I guess she needs to be responsible…"

"Oh…"

Rebecca yawned, rubbing her eye cutely.

"Ane, I'm sleepy…"

Mikey jumped on the opportunity.

"You can share Don's room!"

Don blushed.

"M-Maybe she shouldn't-!"

"Okay!"

Don couldn't refuse once he saw her innocent smile, and stood up with a defeated sigh.

"Okay, then…come on…"

Rebecca stood up shakily, swaying sleepily.

Before she fell asleep on her feet, Don swept her up into his arms, blushing when she cuddled against his chest.

Angela smiled knowingly.

'That's so CUTE…'

Wanting to escape, Don headed for his bedroom/laboratory.

Setting her down tenderly on the small bed, he brushed some hair out of her sleeping face gently.

"Sleep well…"

Don turned to his desk of half-finished inventions.

"…Well, I wasn't planning on going to sleep tonight, anyway…"