How was all of our holidays? Mine where great…only now I've gotta suffer through semester 1 finals TT . Oh well, my problem not yours, I'll let you read now!
Disclaimer: I do not own TMNT or the song "I miss you" by Miley Cyrus.
As the vortex surrounding them faded all of its passengers slowly opened their eyes. After what had happened last time they were wary to what they would see now. Tawni's eyes widened when she saw they were standing in the middle of a huge….and strangely cold playroom. Almost all the lights were out and you could see a small bundle of blankets shivering in the middle of a gigantic bed.
Tawni gulped 'I'm next huh..'
Suddenly they all turned around startled when they heard a creak of the door. Someone's shadow took the light of the doorway and the faint sound o classy music echoed from downstairs. Whoever it was walked over to Tawni's smaller form and pulled back the blankets.
Tawni only looked to be about 7, she looked up tearfully and stared at her grandfather.
"There now, what's all this about?" He asked as the young girl hugged him fearfully.
"I-its cold an dark here…so t-the monsters came back."
"Is that so? We'll have to scare them off then." He picked up the shaking girl and walked over to the knob on the wall nearby. He turned it so the lights came on partly but not to brightly.
"Better?"
Tawni looked up and nodded. The old man set her own and kneeled next to her.
"I'll be here for a few hours, what would you like to do?"
Young Tawni thought for a moment then smiled wiping her tears away. They hooked up a DDR matt and both started having a fun time….unfortunately the old man threw his back out slightly on the second song so he opted just to watch Tawni.
Tawni smiled looking at her memory. "I…I remember this…."
"So this is your grandfather huh? He's very kind." Leo said as he watched his girlfriends younger form beat a song on hard. No wonder this she liked to dance this girl was good!
Tawni nodded but her eyes widened in surprise when the memory changed again.
Sha-la-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la I miss you
You used to call me your Angel
Said I was sent straight down from Heaven
And You'd hold me close in your arms
I loved the way you felt so strong
I never wanted you to leave
I wanted you to stay here holdin me
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear every once in any while
And even though it's different now
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know
I miss you
Sha-la-la-la-la
I miss you
They looked around and noticed they were in a totally white hallway. Hospital beds were everywhere and the smell of dying men and women everywhere. It's that funny hospital smell…you know the one you think is medicine but its really people finally letting go. At least this is what Tawni thought It was as she walked down the hallway to a room on the left. She was clutching an orange and black flower in her hands and she sighed before she opened he door. She was barley about ten now.
The old man from before looked even older now. His eyes were red and tired, but he smiled a little.
"there's my tiger lily….and look you brought a friend." He gestured to the flower she held in her hand and she giggled. Leo looked at the older Tawni warily, 'this must be when…he must have…'
Tawni looked on the verge of tears as she watched her younger form sit on a chair next to her grandfather. The child placed the flower in a pot next to him where, bringing some color into the blank room. Her grandfather reached out weakly and took her hand in his, squeezing it slightly.
Hi head was bald from the chemo therapy treatment they had tried….it didn't work. It was a miracle that he had kept his memory through he whole thing. If he had forgotten Tawni…
'who knows what would have happened.' Tawni thought.
The younger Tawni was silent for a moment before she took a deep breath, "Grandpa…when can you come home?"
The old man smiled, "Now you know it won't be for a while….but I promise as soon as I can I'll me back. I'll watch you dance again so you keep practicing."
Tawni started crying as well as her younger self.
"But what if you never…what if you can't!"
The old man smiled sadly and shushed his granddaughter. Tawni looked up as her grandfather cupped her face and wiped her tears away.
"No matter what happens Tawni Grell….I want you to promise me something.."
"W-what?"
"No matter what you must keep dancing. I don't want anything like this to keep you from showing the world what you've got. That includes those clueless parents of yours."
Tawni gave a choked laugh and sniffed. The other three girls gathered watched their leader sympathetically.
"But grandpa-"
"Promise me." He interrupted looking seriously at her but gently.
Tawni stared back then lowered her head onto where their hands were joined, "I promise." she murmured weakly.
I miss you
You used to call me your dreamer
And now I'm livin' out my dream
Oh, how I wish you could see
Everything that's happenin' for me
I'm thinkin' back on the past
It's true the time is flyin' by too fast
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear every once in a while
And even though it's different now
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know
I miss you
Sha-la-la-la-la-
I miss you
The memory changed again with a 'whoosh' an once again they were in Tawni's mansion. Only she was standing with her bangs covering her eyes by a wall while she watched her parents look over her grandfathers will.
He had died last night
"Dear, do you think this will get much of anything in an auction?" Tawni's mother's voice came into the memory as the others looked on in disgust.
"Probably not, just a worthless world war II relic. Give it to some museum somewhere."
"those dirty little.." Raph muttered under is breath but Leo placed a hand on his shoulder to calm him. Although he had to force himself to hide his own seething fury.
Tawni's younger form shook as they went on and one about what was worth keeping and what was not of her grandfathers. His possessions, no he being cast away…like he had meant nothing. Tawni reached into the pocket of her jean skirt and gripped one of the painted pebbles she and her grandfather had made. It was one of her greatest treasures besides her tiger lily hair clip.
"Dear? Have you noticed Tawni has been acting strange since she found out?" her mother asked.
"I'm not surprised, that child's always lurking around. Oh well, maybe now since the old man isn't teaching her to do things so primitive as...dancing...she'll wise up a bit to our standards."
Young Tawni's eyes turned more and more dark with each word. The spectators watched worriedly as the girl continued to shake in fury.
'These people…..' Her thoughts echoed in the memory, Older Tawni clutched her stomach in fear and covered her mouth. She knew what came next.
I know you're in a better place, yeah
But I wish that I could see your face, oh
I know you're where you need to be
Even though it's not here with me
"Maybe we'll be able to show her at a party next year...that is if she-"
There was a loud crash and her mother yelped as the stain glass window above them shattered to the ground.
"Whoa!" Mikey exclaimed backing up with Beccy out of reflex.
Everyone turned to the seething girl against the opposite wall. She was hunched over with one hand up where she had thrown the pebble at he window out of rage. Her pupils had shrunk to an impossible size as she snapped. She was breathing hard.
"What do you think your doing you insolent!-"
"Shut up!!" Tawni interrupted her father. Older Tawni looked away and Leo watched in amazement…he'd never seen Tawni act this way. She was always in control..
"I can't believe how heartless you are! He was your father! And you father rin Law! How could you treat is things…no him this way! You act as if his death is just another way to get profit!"
"Dear, I'm scared.." her mother hid behind her father but Tawni paid no attention. Everything that had been building up ever since she could think for herself was rushing out and there was no way she was going to stop it now!
"It scares me that my parents could act this way! Grandpa was the only one who ever loved me! He was more of a parent than either of you could ever hope to be! And now he's gone! You don't even care!!"
Tawni punched at a vase next to her and sent it crashing to the ground. Cm watched with wide eyes as her friend…no her best fried completely lost it. Beccy gulped and Ella brought her hands up to her mouth. The other boys could only watch in sympathy and slight fear.
"Stop this right now! Take her to her room."
Leo growled as two men came out of nowhere and hoisted the girl up and started carrying her away. Young Tawni struggled in their grasp but managed to scream at her parents as she was led away.
"I hate you!! I've always hated you!! I don't care if I ever see you again, you can both go to hell and burn!! I'll move out as soon as I can so I never have to deal with you EVER!!"
Her parents shrink back in horror and confusion as their only child was led away.
I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear every once in a while
And even though it's different now
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know
I miss you
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear every once in a while
And even though it's different now
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know
I miss you
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
I miss you
Older Tawni was shaking hard out of fright and shame. That was the first time she had ever snapped, the first time she had ever blown up at anyone. Even while she was the one yelling those years ago…it was scary…
'I was scary..' she thought to her self as she choked and started sobbing.
"P-please Kayanna let me leave. I don't want to see anymore please.."
Kayanna nodded solemnly and with a wave of her staff they had whooshed back to the clearing. Tawni fell to her knees and clutched her sides. Her stomach was lurching and she new she would vomit right there if she didn't calm own. Leo sank down next to her and hugged her gently.
"My god Tawni...I...I'm so sorry." Tawni pressed her face into his plastron and her rocked her back and forth. The others turned away to give them a moment, their stomachs feeling a bit sick too.
"That was just so...intense.." Beccy whispered as she hugged her sides. After that it almost made her episode seem childish.
" you shouldn't be the ones apologizing. I-I never told anybody about that, I was too ashamed at how immature I had been. I just snapped. I-I couldn't."
Leo shushed her like her grandfather had done, "It's alright, those two deserved every word you said to them…and besides its not like we expect you to be in control all the time."
Tawni looked up at him, he smiled down at her, "a while back when I thought I had failed my family in a huge fight I had lost it as well. I started acting like a huge jerk, thank goodness you got all your anger out in one swoop. I was acting like Raph with a thorn in his side for weeks!"
Tawni laughed a little and Raph's eyebrow twitched, 'Just what is that suppose to mean?' he thought but brushed it off for later.
Leo rubbed his girlfriends shoulder, "what my point is, you don't have ot be in control all the time. You can let your feelings take over every once in a while its normal. And if you need someone to talk to you know you can come to me right?"
Tawni stared for a moment then smiled and nodded weakly. Leo helped her up and the turned back to Kayanna when she had calmed down.
"I think we can continue now."
"Very well."
So with that everyone was back in another memory.
…..Blegh, that sucked. I'm sorry,. I'll o better on the next one. Btw the song isn't being sung by anyone I just thought it was a good song to include. I'll be adding a song to every one o the memory chapters whether their being sung or not…just a random idea…
Klunk: Meow!!
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