Chapter 24- Starting Over?
Kim groaned as she slowly started to awaken from the darkness that beckoned her. She tried moving her hand, but felt that it was trapped in something. Kim moved her head slowly over to her side and opened her eyes, adjusting to the light.
"Kim?" A voiced echoed through her mind
Kim's eyes adjusted to Lilly sitting in a chair beside her, her hand clutched firmly around Kim's. Kim smiled as Lilly's eyes widened.
"Oh thank god! You're awake!" She cried throwing her arms around Kim. "Are you okay?" She asked pulling away from her
Kim laughed gently and tucked some golden hair of Lilly's behind her ear.
"Yeah, I'm okay, Lills. Where am I?" Kim asked, looking around the room.
"Guess!" Lilly cried happily
Kim groaned and massaged her temples.
"April and Casey's apartment?"
"Nope! OUR OWN APARTMENT!" She cheered standing up and twirling around.
Kim looked around the room she occupied. Her room was quite a big room with a television in front of her bed, a giant bookshelf with all of her old books placed in the corner by the TV, a nice dresser sat to her left, a huge desk and computer sat on the other side of the television, facing away from her, but next to double doors opened to a giant balcony. A giant walk in wardrobe filled with all of her new and old clothes, and secret compartment for her weapons was build to her right. Kim's bed was a queen size bed with white covers in between two bedside tables with lamps and a tray of tea and cookies on them and nice midnight blue painted walls surrounded her.
"Wow! ... Wait …when did we get an apartment?" Kim asked
Lilly squealed and jumped on Kim's bed.
"6 days ago! The Inspector that captured Karai talked with the government and they helped us buy this place and enrolled us in college and gave us like $3000 to start our lives over!" She squealed
Kim smiled at Lilly's happiness. She stopped.
"Wait, six days? How long was I out?"
Lilly stopped and turned serious.
"A week. You were so out of it that you didn't notice Leo came in and talk with you and stayed with you. Not to mention all the loud talking or Riley's cry when we came back from the police station." Lilly giggled "You didn't even notice when Casey helped us take you here when we finished unpacking and decorating this place. You scared us, Kim."
Kim sighed and pulled Lilly onto her lap and held her.
"I know Lilly. I'm so sorry. I promise I won't do that again. And I know I can keep that promise now."
Lilly smiled and tackled Kim in a fierce hug.
Two hours later, the girls allowed Kim to get out of bed and gave her a tour of their new apartment. They showed her the kitchen that joined with the large living room and second balcony and their photos and memories hung, placed and sorted throughout the room on shelves or walls, the 2 bathrooms, the spacious room for guests and the new rooms her sisters had to themselves. The girls stopped by a closet by the front door.
"What's up you guys?" Kim asked suspiciously
The girls smiled evilly and opened the closet. They all stepped inside the large closet filled with boxes and Violet pressed a hidden button behind her. The closet was a hidden elevator. The girls all screamed as the elevator shot down. When the door opened, it revealed the girls' old lair. Kim turned around and smiled at her sisters.
"Couldn't give it up, could you?" She laughed as her sisters tackled her to the ground in a hug.
When they released Kim, she looked around the lair.
"Hey guys, where's the turtles and Splinter?" She asked
Violet and Lilly flinched and looked away. Riley took Kim's arm and led her away to her old study.
"What's going on, Riles?"
"Ever since we took those asses down last week, reporters have been swarming us trying to get the inside gossip on us Phoenix sisters. They keep asking about new albums and music careers and what happened in the past and stuff like that. The guys thought it best to take us topside then not come back. Vi and Lilly have tried finding time to go down to the sewers, but can't get past the reporters. The guys don't know where we are since the police took us in when he got topside. It's like they abandoned us or something."
"Why would they do that?" Kim asked
"I think they wanted us to lead a normal life. The life we never got to have." Riley answered quietly
"That is just plain stupid." Kim mumbled angrily "But if that's what he wants, then fine. I don't care anymore." Kim turned to leave, but stopped and stared at Riley. "Did you reverse the spell?" She asked
Riley knew what she meant and nodded. Kim smiled slightly and sighed.
"Looks like we're starting over again, Riles. Just without the guys. But I don't care." Kim whispered before she left the study.
Riley scoffed and bowed her head, her hair falling over her face.
"I don't care either." She whispered, ignoring the tear that ran down her cheek.