Chapter Thirteen
Author's note and disclaimer: By the time you read this I've already been to my first anime convention in like six years. I cosplayed as gender bent Dipper Pines. I probably had a lot of fun and took lots and lots of pictures. Some you will probably never see unless you follow me on Deviant Art or Tumblr. My friends went as Anna and Elsa, I'm not sure what my friend Amanda went as and I probably ran into a friend that I've known since sixth grade.
Also I added a cover page. The person that did the commission is Rouvere, his work is amazing. I use him for all of my tmnt commission needs.
I do not own TMNT.
Master Splinter was correct. His job wasn't going to be as easy as he first thought. It took weeks to get Haley to fully participate in meditation. She would sit across from him, her mind opened to the possibilities, but as soon as he mentioned letting go of everything she stormed off. Haley couldn't understand it. She's had mood swings, but none that were as bad as these.
Donatello's theory was that Enyo wasn't happy that Haley was trying to get rid of her, so she was lashing out.
Eventually, Haley began training with the others. Afraid that if they got rough with her Enyo would rear her ugly head, so Haley started out with her katas. When she trusted herself enough to move forward she began to spare with the others. At first, they were gentle with her, but when she took them all out without so much as a hint of the sociopath appearing.
Everyone came to the same conclusion. That Enyo was either sleep or she was gone. There was only one way to test the possibility. Master Splinter and Haley fought. They were relentless, holding nothing back. Haley held her own against the rat master. At one point the team thought she was going to defeat him, but they suddenly stopped and bowed to one another.
"Does this mean the crazy is out of her system?" Mikey asked smiling brightly.
"Oh no I'm still crazy. I'm just not murder crazy." Haley replied with a sheepish grin spreading from ear to ear.
In celebration the group sat around a giant bonfire to roast marshmallows. Leonardo eyed Karai and Haley as they sat close, like joined at the hip close. They were ducking their heads and giggling.
Raphael slapped his brother upside the head, "What's wrong Fearless Leader?"
"Nothing. I was just thinking." Leo rubbed the back of his head and stuck his marshmallow deep into the fire.
"Oh yea, what about?"
Leo didn't want to say anything just in case he was wrong. But he nodded towards the girls who were now watching Mikey dance around the fire.
Raphael caught on quickly, "Oh them. You're not hallucinating."
"You know?"
"Not at first, but a few weeks ago when they came home completely soaked I put two and two together." Raphael shrugged.
"You're okay with it? With them…together?"
Raph shot his brother a curious glare, "Why wouldn't I be?"
"I don't know. Aren't you in love with Haley?" Leonardo blushed. They rarely ever get to talk like this, it was a little weird, but he liked it.
"Yea I love her, but not in that way." Raph chuckled, turning his attention to the girl. It could have been the fire, but she was glowing.
"What do you mean, not in that way?" Leonardo asked.
Raph sighed, "Man you are dense. I love her as a friend, like family. It maybe a little more intense because of the things that have happened in the past, but it's not like that."
"So if Haley runs off with Karai to Japan, you'd be okay with it?"
"As long as she's happy. That's all I care about." Raphael tenderly smiled at the Haley, "And if Karai can keep the psychotic assholes from murdering Haley then I am more than okay with it."
The brothers' laughing caused everyone to stare at them with questionable glares.
"Are they drunk?" Mikey whispered, leaning towards Donatello.
"I'm not sure. Just back away slowly." Donatello grabbed his little brother by the shoulder and backed away until they were at a safe enough distance. Fearing that he red and blue turtles would turn on each other in a millisecond.
The fight never came. Their party went on until the wee hours of the morning. Master Splinter ordered everyone to bed when he found himself nodding off.
Haley tossed and turned. Chucking her pillow across the room and kicking the blankets clean off the bed. She was thankful Karai spent the night in her own bed or else she'd end up with a few bruises. Haley shot up after hearing someone whisper in her ear, but her room was empty.
She scooted off her mattress and opened the door. The house was eerily quiet, except for Tiger Claw's snoring from the living room. Haley heard the voice again, but this time she felt a hand on her shoulder push her forward.
"Oh this is not fucking cool." Haley muttered as she quickly, but silently, shuffled towards April room.
She knocked until April swung open the door. Her red hair was a tangled mess, she mentally stabbed Haley as she entered her room.
"Can this not wait?" April yawned.
"No, no it can't." Haley sat on the bed, crossing her legs. "I'm hearing things April and just a few minutes ago I was pushed by something. And this place isn't haunted."
"I would have sensed a spirit." April joined her. "Maybe Enyo isn't gone."
"There's only one way to find out."
"But now? It's four in the morning." April whined.
Haley grabbed April's hands and placed them on her head. "Yes now."
April rolled her eyes, giving into her friend's demand. Closing her eyes, April concentrated until she felt herself slip inside Haley's head. Thanks to Master Splinter's training, Haley was much more open and her mind wasn't as cluttered.
"Everything looks okay to me." April reported. "Your mind actually feels lighter…uh oh."
"What's uh oh? What did you do?" Haley aske, panicking a little.
"I haven't done anything, not yet. It's Enyo. She's still hanging around." April replied. "She seems different."
"What'd you mean?"
"She's not as crazy or hell bent on hurting all of us. I think seeing all of you together has calmed her down. I think she's redirecting her anger towards someone else."
"Towards who?" Haley's breath was shaky with anticipation.
April released Haley and took several deep breaths before replying, "She wants The Shredder."
Tiger Claw stepped away from the door and walked out of the house without disturbing the creaky floors. He closed the barn door after making sure no one was onto him and pulled out a cell phone out.
"It is me. I have an update. Yes. We must move now."
Author's note and disclaimer: Duh Duh DUH~!
