To Startime101: You never know what may happen, you have to read to find out
To Saya: Good news for you Rico is in this chapter and the next one. And it's awesome that you're watching the whole thing on youtube, the turtles rock. Don't worry about the threatening thing it's all good I still love that you reviewed
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On with the story
Chapter 28
In the lair the following day
"Mikey watch out for the Minotaur" Paige yelled
"Ah" Mikey screamed and frantically tapped the circle button "Die Minotaur"
"Whoo!"
"Gorgon" Paige said suddenly as the snake like creature whipped and slammed her giant tail on top of him
"Oh man tail whip and body slam in one shot"
"Mike this isn't pokemon" Paige giggled "Oh look save point. Save before something else pops out at you"
"Good idea I need a break from all this"
"Me too"
"Have you played this before?"
"Oh yeah I beat all three"
"Ooo how is the third one"
"It's epic and the story line is amazing"
"Oh man I gotta get that"
"Well since you're almost done with this one I could let you borrow mine"
"Really?" his eyes seemed to light up "You'd do that?"
"For a fellow gamer absolutely"
"Paige you are awesome"
"Aw thank you" she said as her cheeks tinted red "So how about we play something else"
"Sure. Go ahead and pick something" Paige got up off the couch and searched through the games
"Hm, I think I'm in a Resident Evil kind of mood"
"Alright put it in"
"Yay, I call Shava" Paige said
A couple of hours went by and Paige and Mikey had a great time blasting zombie's heads off. After a while Mikey felt like he should get to know her a little bit more.
"So Paige" he said as he shot another zombie down "Sierra tells me you have a cat"
"Yeah I do" she smiled "Bonnie is the sweetest thing ever"
"Maybe you should bring her over sometime" Mikey said "Klunk could use another playmate"
"Another playmate?"
"Vanessa brings her dog Hunter down here every once in a while"
"Really? And he's good with cats"
"Yeah Klunk and Hunter are best friends"
"Alright I'll do that. Where is Klunk anyway?" she asked
"Probably with Sierra and Leo right now" Mikey said to her "Either that or he's up in my room sleeping"
"Lazy kitty"
"Yeah he is" he agreed "So will I see Bonnie down here next time"
"Sure, I can make it happen"
"Awesome" he smiled then he brought up something she wished he hadn't "So tell me again, what do you want to do when you get outta high school" he knew something wasn't right. This active loveable goofball wants to be a lawyer. Something just wasn't adding up.
She seemed to freeze at the question "I told you before that I want to go to law school"
At that he paused the game to look at her "You're lying" he said to her
"I am not lying" she added in a fake laugh "Now come on un-pause the game"
He put his controller down "I know you're lying"
"And how do you know that Michelangelo?"
"Because" he took the controller from her lightly brushing her hands with his. He smiled when she visibly trembled "When you talk about things you like you explain it in full detail and you didn't this time" she only gave him a side glance "And when you laugh" he chuckled "Your eyes light up and they didn't just now" he continued "So don't say you're telling the truth cause you're not"
She gulped 'Wow he's observant. Oh well no use hiding it now' she thought "Alright you caught me, I don't want to be a lawyer. I want to go to Westwood College in LA to major in graphic design"
"Nice" he looked away 'Jeez LA?'
"I'm not sure what I want to do though"
"I'm sure whatever you choose you'd be the best at it, but why did you tell everyone that you wanted to be a lawyer when you didn't"
"I don't know" she said before she reached for the game controller "Let's continue our game"
"No" he held onto her hands and watched her face turn pink "Tell me why"
She looked away and sighed "Because I guess I was trying to convince myself that I wanted to do that, but it's really what my mother wants" she looked to him "I'm sorry you probably don't wanna hear this story"
"Of course I do. Talk to me, I'm all ears"
She sighed again before starting her story "My mother doesn't like me. I don't even think she loves me or the decisions I make" she started off "She never liked the fact that I hated dresses and dolls. When I was a kid I ripped Barbie doll heads and attempted to flush them down the toilet" she chuckled lightly "She never liked my tomboy look, she thinks art is a waste of time, as well as skateboarding. She thinks Bonnie is a flea bitten creature so most of the time she's stuck in my room. This all started after my parents got a divorce cause she couldn't stand my father's immaturity anymore or some crap like that"
She took a breath "So she tried turning me into a girly girl which didn't work and it aggravated her even more. She had to quit smoking because of my asthma and that made her attitude worse. After a while I just gave up trying to talk to her and now it's like I don't exist. Maybe I said I wanted to go to law school because I wanted her to speak to me again, to look at me as her child"
"And she still doesn't?"
She shook her head sadly
"So I say screw it, is art what you love?"
"Yes"
"Then you should do what you want not what she wants. It's not her decision" he told her
"I know you're right. Thanks you're a great listener"
"So I've been told" he gave her hands a reassuring squeeze "Are you alright now?"
"Yeah thanks" she smiled gratefully "Sorry I dumped all of that on you"
"Think nothing of it. I was happy to help" he said and before he knew it she was hugging him tightly, he hesitantly wrapped his arms around her. Neither one of them wanted that moment to stop, but unfortunately for them someone walked in on them.
"Aw isn't that a sweet moment"
They pushed away from each other and stared at a certain Cuban. "Hey Rico when did you get here?" Paige asked
"Does that really matter? I think the better question is, what is going on between you two?"
"Nothing" they both exclaimed
"Yeah nothing yet"
Paige got up quickly "I should go now I'll see you tomorrow"
"Absolutely"
He watched as Paige ran to the elevator
"Thank you so much Rico" Mikey said once the elevator doors closed
"What?" he asked innocently
"Why did you have to walk in just then?"
"I'm sorry, but when I see my friends making physical contact I tend to get that way. Especially when they have chemistry like you two"
"Oh shut up" Mikey crossed his arms and slouched in his seat
"Oh come on you can't possibly be mad at me. I'm everybody's favorite Cuban"
"Don't worry I'm not and yes you are"
"Good. Now I'm off"
"Raph is in his room with Melanie"
"Thank you"
Rico ran up the stairs and made a beeline for his other turtle friend's room. He laughed when he heard Raph and Melanie greet him with a simultaneous "It's Rico"
"Gotta love him" he leaned his head on the back of the couch and continued thinking about Paige "Man what is she doing to me?"
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