Angel: To those who read all my stories, apparently they've updated the cast for the Rise of TMNT movie, with some old characters appearing like Frankenfoot or Hueso returning, and new characters appearing.

Honestly, if this would continue the show, I'd be more supportive of this movie and Rise of TMNT's future. But this is Nick, the network known for the WORST show treatment. Maybe if Nick didn't own the franchise, then it'd fare better on another network that's not Cartoon Network or Disney. I know I talk about this a lot, but the show honestly deserved better than what Nick did! And so did other shows that got axed all because they're not Spongebob!

Speaking of TMNT, my 2003 TMNT story hit 800 reviews! Ahhhh :D This honestly really helped, because lately I've fallen into a depression because of the family member I'm staying with. It's to the point where I hardly feel like doing anything, let alone write. I...am trying to finish episode 86, but it does not help that episode 86 is kind of in the middle for me. It's not my favorite, but I don't dislike it enough to scrap it. So hopefully I'll be able to catch up. I've been talking to people both outside and inside my family, so I'm okay for the most part, and I'll be leaving soon. I just can't stay where I'm at anymore.

Also, I'm a tag on Deviantart now?! What the heck XD I mean that as a good thing, but...wow! Was not expecting that. My actual name as a tag. You can see that on some of jeben1's artworks he's done, like for Harmony or for drawing this version of Amy. I feel kind of like a celebrity all of a sudden ^^' Merry Christmas Eve!

It's a normal start to the weekend as the trio are hanging out at the Game Hole. Howard is playing a game in excitement as Randy walks down the stairs with a hum, holding a box of nachos and a milkshake.

"Chos for my bro?" Randy offers to his friend. "And a milkshake for my lady~"

Amy just laughs a bit as she takes her treat from him. "Thanks Ran."

"Hmm?" Howard looks at the nachos, which have way too much cheese on them. He chuckles in disbelief. "Wow! What happened here? Looks like somebody fell asleep at the cheese pump."

Amy looks at some cheese dripping from her milkshake, wincing a bit.

"There was a big crowd at the nacho station. I had to rush it," Randy defends to him.

"Man if I knew you were gonna shoob it up this bad, I'd have gotten them myself," Howard replies, turning back to Muchin' Dawg.

Amy glances at Randy and then at the shorter boy. "Yeah, why didn't you get them yourself?" Randy can't help but wonder.

"Because you like getting them for me," Howard lets out a chuckle. "I'm not gonna take that away from you."

"Uh, yeah, no, I love waiting in line for 20 minutes to get you 'chos," Randy answers sarcastically. Now he knows what Amy feels like all the time.

"Look, if it'll make you happy, I'll eat these," Howard shakes his head at the nachos as he doesn't look too satisfied saying that. "It's just disappointing because I know you can do better."

Randy sighs tiredly at him. "Ahh. I'll be back!" He throws the nachos into a trashcan. "Ames, do you need another milkshake?"

"Oh, I'm fine," She takes a sip, smiling at the taste. She then wipes off the cheese from the cup. "I'll go with you if you want and keep you company."

"Yes, please!" Randy begs her and she chuckles, holding his hand. The two walk off together.

"Guys, wait!"

"Hmm?" They turn around, the taller boy looking hopeful.

"Five tokens should hold me over till you get back. Actually no, maybe 10," He holds out his hand and they both groan loudly. Amy cringes at the slightly growing tension between the two and looks through her purse. Randy goes through his pocket and gives Howard five. Amy tosses in another five begrudgingly. Randy grits his teeth as he takes Amy's hand, forcibly this time, and trudges back to the Food Hole with her in tow.

"You're great friends. Maybe the best friends ever!" Howard calls out, still playing. "Ha!"

"Ran, calm down a little," Amy advises him and he looks at their hands, loosening up his grip.

"Sorry," He kisses her forehead. "But if I don't fix them, it's all we'll talk about," Randy grumbles in annoyance to her. "I'll be 'Let's go hang in my house.' And he'll be 'Remember when you didn't fix my 'chos'?"

"Howard's gotten just a little too far, sure, but I'm sure you could just talk it out with him," Amy offers, earning a look from him. "Yeah, sure, he might not get the hint, but it won't take him forever to figure out that this is excessive."

They reach the upper level, and are surprised to see the change of environment. The Food Hole now looks more like a café.

"Welcome to Greg's Folk Hole! Skee-bop, daddio, skee-bop!" Greg announces to everyone. Rachel is sitting next to him holding a guitar, while Greg is dressed in all black.

"Folk Hole? This place was just a Food Hole!" Randy says in surprise.

"How long were you gone?" Amy murmurs, baffled by how quick the place changed.

"Give a nice big round of snap-plause for Rachel!" Greg speaks up again and the two turn around to notice her. Everyone snaps and the two glance around before they join in on it.

"This is, like, a song about two people who totally do so much for us and never ever, ever are like, 'Hey, what about us?' This jam is for you!" She smiles, gesturing to the audience. A spotlight falls on her as she starts playing.

"Wonder who she's talking about," Randy rubs the back of his neck as they step forward. "Sounds like some Bruce people," He smiles, crossing his arms.

"Mm," Amy shrugs at him cluelessly.

They say they're students

Just like you and me

The Ninjas of Norrisville

Randy and Amy gasp in realization. "She's singing about us!"

"Oh my cheese," Amy gives a flattered look.

"Shhh!" A man next to them shushes them.

Know their secret identities

But I doubt I ever will

The two sigh in unison, feeling tranquil as they snuggle up to each other.

Mysterious as night

They smokebomb right after a fight

The Ninjas of Norrisville will save us all...

"That's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard!" Randy wipes away a tear. Amy nods in agreement and he glances at her, smiling as she's still rested on his shoulder.

"That was so thoughtful of her..."

"I only wish they were here tonight so I could say 'Thankers' to their faces!" Rachel replies eagerly.

"Maybe they are here tonight," Randy says slyly, glancing at his girlfriend. She looks up at him skeptically.

"Ran-"

"Shh!" The guy shushes them again, and Amy flinches back a bit.

"You shh!" Randy retorts with a glare. "She's not even singing! Don't shh my girlfriend, dude!"

"Okay, okay," Amy places a hand on his shoulder. "Take it easy. But are you sure about what you're thinking?"

"Of course! It's only right, she wrote and sung a song about us!" Randy clasps their hands together.

"Hmm, okay. Why not?" She smiles up at him.

They fail to notice Marci and McFist in the room, both of them dressed up. "I finally gotcha all to myself!" Marci states happily while hugging his arm. "You know, you been so busy lately tryin' to destroy that darn Ninja and Kunoichi."

"Yep, just you and me, honey bean," McFist reassures her, glancing down at her lovingly. "Tonight the Ninja and Kunoichi don't exist."

"Smokebomb!"

The two just happen to appear on both sides of Rachel.

"Ninja and Kunoichi!" Rachel gasps in surprise, putting down her guitar.

"Ninja and Kunoichi?" Marci turns to them in annoyance.

"The Ninja and Kunoichi?!" McFist looks horrified.

"That's right, it's us!" Ninja gestures to himself and his partner. She joins his side to stand in front of Rachel. "Rachel, we just wanted to say we loved your song."

"It was so sweet of you!" Kunoichi smiles at her.

"O-M-Squee!" Rachel answers in awe. "I appreciate that so much!"

"And we appreciate you appreciating us appreciating it," Ninja replies back, causing the white-haired girl to giggle.

"Viceroy," McFist calls him immediately. "Send in the heppest bot you got, pronto! You know, help! Like a hep cat. Man, you are square."

"Hannibal!" Marci gasps in horror. "You promised no Ninja and Kunoichi!" She pouts and walks off.

"But-they-I didn't-how did, I was..." He tries to explain to her. "Where you goin', berry patch?"

Soon after, the back of the stage blows up and the trio turn around to see a 'hep' robot with bongos. The robot scats a little. "Destroy!"

"Gotta give it to Viceroy. Guy's got a robot for everything!" Ninja comments to the two.

The robot scats some more before hitting the bongos. They turn into a blaster that fires at the two Ninjas, knocking them back. Rachel screams as she runs off. The two slide to a stop on the ground. Rachel looks up at the robot, screaming again.

"Ninja! Kunoichi! Help! Ahh!" She ducks for cover, the two jumping in front of her, kicking it backwards in unison. Kunoichi throws her fan at it, distracting the bot.

"Allow me to turn the beat around," Ninja spins around a bit before firing an air fist. "Ninja Air Fist!"

Once he hit it, Kunoichi runs up to him, punching the robot. "Ninja Ring!" Ninja throws the rings and the girl ducks as they hit the robot. He short-circuits before slumping over.

"Die."

The two land near the stairs, earning snap-plause from the few people that had stuck around.

"Ninja! Kunoichi! You two are my squee-ros!" Rachel thanks them.

Before either of them say anything, a harsh tug comes from his scarf and her hair. "Ow!" She pulls the tail-end back, glancing down in anger to see Howard standing there. And he doesn't look happy with them either.

"What are you guys doing? Why aren't you in the nacho line?" He demands them.

She wonders how he didn't hear anything or can't see the fact that it's now a Folk Hole, not a Food Hole.

"We've been a little busy," Ninja casually leans on the railing.

"If you hadn't noticed, there's a defeated robot just right over there," Kunoichi jerks a thumb behind her.

"You know, I'm starting to think you don't care about getting my nachos."

"Again with the-" Kunoichi facepalms at him.

"I'm starting to think I don't care about getting your nachos," Ninja replies back in annoyance, narrowing his eyes.

"Ha! You don't mean that," Howard laughs in disbelief. Ninja jumps over the railing to stand next to him, Kunoichi peeking over the railing.

"Not good," She winces in realization.

"i mean it, I really mean it! I do everything for you! And Ames too! We're sick of it!"

"Ninj," Kunoichi jumps over, going over to him.

Howard chuckles before she could calm him down. "Okay, name one thing you do for me."

"Uh, Ames does your homework. We buy your food. You wouldn't be able to find your way home without us! And you live across the street from Ames!"

"Howard, you do seem to rely on us a lot, and I do things for Ran too, but at least I'm grateful. I drunk that milkshake even though the cheese was gross. You get what I'm saying here?" Kunoichi turns to him.

"Wait, are you not getting me nachos?"

Kunoichi takes a deep breath, trying not to yell at him. All of that, and he was still focused on the dang nachos.

"No! We're never getting you nachos again!" Ninja snaps at him, walking off with a groan.

"Ninj..." Kunoichi looks after him in concern.

Howard gasps sharply at him. "Fine! I'll get my own nachos! And then I'll walk home!" Howard calls out after his 'friend.' "By myself! Cause I know where that is!" He glances up at Kunoichi, whistling a bit. "Hey, so Kuno, can you get me some nachos?"

"No!" She groans at him, running after her partner.

Two minutes later, Howard is hopelessly lost. "I don't know where home is!" He cries out in a panic as he's standing on a bridge, cars zipping past him in traffic.


"Honkin' Howard," Ninja grumbles as he storms out the back door. Kunoichi steps up to the doorway, giving a soft-eyed look as she stares after him. "We do all this stuff for him and what's he want us to do? More stuff!"

"Listen, Howard is a jerk, but you're best friends with him for a reason, right?" Kunoichi asks gently. "I mean, sure, he can be unhelpful, lazy, insensitive, and has a big mouth, but he's loyal for the most part...you've known him for a long time, Ninj."

Ninja just scoffs and she steps forward, glancing around for people potentially watching them. There are none, so she rubs her nose against his. "You'll get past this. I know you will."

Ninja chuckles a bit, holding her hands. "Thank you, Kuno. I-"

"Hey, Ninja. Hey, Kunoichi."

They flinch, letting go of each other quickly as Rachel walks up to them.

"Rachel!" Ninja replies in surprise as Kunoichi smiles awkwardly, hands behind her back.

"Hi..."

"I just had to thank you guys," Rachel smiles at them knowingly. "Though I might have been interrupting something."

"W-What? No," Ninja waves it off. "But no thanks necessary."

"Yeah, it's our job," Kunoichi gestures to herself and her partner.

"Uh, thanks totally necessary!" Rachel insists to them. "You guys saved my life. I am so gonna pay you back."

"No thank you, you don't need to," Kunoichi waves a hand.

"No, no, no, as the Ninjas, we can't possibly take-"

"Stop right there, Silly-Billies," Rachel interrupts him. "I know what you're gonna say... 'As the Ninjas, we can't let anybody do anything for us because we're heroes'!"

"I don't sound like tha-" He whips to his partner. "Do I sound like that?"

"Well, kind of. Maybe a teensy bit?" She pinches her fingers together.

"It's time you let someone show you a little squee-ppreciation," Rachel points at them both.

"Well, I guess a little squee-preciation wouldn't hurt," Ninja pinches his fingers very closely and Kunoichi grabs the end of his scarf.

"Can we talk for a sec, partner?"

She pulls him away from Rachel, turning to him. "Look, I know where this is headed, and you shouldn't bite more than you chew with her. She wrote a great song! That's honestly enough."

"But she wants to!" Ninja gestures to the girl, and Kunoichi places her hands on her hips.

"Honestly, you should say no. I'm fine with the song, and just because she wants to doesn't mean we should."

Flashing lights come from both of them and they turn around to the smiling Rachel. "Uh, just give us one more second."

They shloomp themselves in, falling behind a dumpster.

The two yell as they fall from the sky, landing in a pile of pillows. They look up to see an overweight doodle Ninja and Kunoichi being pampered by two women. Suddenly, a dragon tears through the wall.

He roars at them as the two ladies run off. The two Ninjas manage to stand up with some help from the table, pulling out their weapons. They accidentally knock down a plate, which spills over to give the advice to them.

"They who rely on others for everything can rely on themselves for nothing."

The two attempt to fight the dragon, but he senses how slow they are and burns them to a crisp.

"Oh man," Amy sweats a bit upon seeing this.

"Welcome to two and a half minutes ago, Nomicon," Randy retorts at this. "I already told this to Howard. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some squee-ppreciation to get to."

"Ran, that's not the point. We-"

The dragon facepalms, swinging around its tail to hit them both.

"Ow!"

Once they get back, they're lying down on some massage tables, Rachel in between them to give them both a massage.

"What the juice is happening?!" Ninja asks in confusion as Kunoichi stares up at Rachel in shock.

"Relax, guys. You're in good hands: mine," She cracks her fingers together.

"You really don't-" Rachel massages their backs with her elbows. "Ooo! That's the spot. Oh, a Ninja could get used to this."

"You should be a masseuse, but after this, I'm okay," Kunoichi looks up at Rachel, who nods with a smile.

"Fair enough!"


Howard walks into Charlie Clucker's, panting tiredly as his clothes are a mess, and he crawls over to the counter.

"I don't know how I got here, but praise Clucker, I did! I'll take a Four and a Half Piece Cluck Bucket, basket o' Ham Slammers and a bag of knuckles n' snouts."

"That'll be 16.25," The employee informs him.

"Alright, guys, pay the man," Howard turns to absolutely no one, and he remembers that they're not with him.

"Uh, if you don't have money, I can't give you food. Sorry," The employee tells the boy.

"But..." Howard leans in with worry. "If you don't give me food, what will I eat?" He glances around and sees one of his teachers getting gravy for his fries. "Hmm?" He rushes over and takes some for himself, rather messily.

"Leon!"

The mascot throws Howard out and he lands on the grass upside down. "Oh, come on, Leon. You can't do this to me!"

Leon takes a picture, and then puts it on the front of the door. Howard is now on the 'Do Not Serve' wall.

Howard groans as his legs land. "Cunningham was right. He and Smith do everything for me. I can't do anything for myself. I can't get home. I can't find food. I'm gonna die out here in the wild!"

The teacher steps out with his fries, one of them flying out. Howard gasps sharply and gives a crazy laugh as the fry lands on the road. The garbage cat walks over to it and he gasps again. He puts a hand on it, and the cat meows at him. Howard growls in return, which is enough to freak the cat out and run off.

"Not today, garbage cat. Not today! I. will. Survive!" He then eats the fry.


After Kunoichi insisted to Rachel the massage was enough, she just let Ninja get some more squee-ppreciation, but not without protest. He promised he'd let her stop after a few more tasks and then they'd be done with it.

But no!

Rachel irons his scarf while he reads a newspaper, getting no thank you from him in return. She sharpens his sword, smiling widely, but he wasn't satisfied even though he could see his reflection in it. Then she polishes his Ninja Rings, all of them, but he just gives her more rings to polish...

Kunoichi crosses her arms in annoyance as she walks alongside them on the street. "I am so glad I'm not walking up this hill. You're the best, Rach." She's giving him a ride in town, even though he can do it himself any day. This all seems too familiar to her.

"Kinda...getting...tired," Rachel pants out.

"Oof, me too. Think I'll grab a quick snooze back here. Try to pedal quiet, would ya? Thanks," He closes his eyes and Kunoichi has the urge to slap him. But instead she turns to Rachel.

"Rachel, switch spots with me. I'll take over."

"No...I'm fine!" Rachel insists to her. "Don't...worry about me!"

She gives a concerned look, but continues walking.


Back in McFist's office, he's trying to figure out how to get back on good graces with his wife. "Gotta think of a way to make things right with Marci. So get thinkin'!"

"Get thinking," Viceroy grumbles as he walks away. "That's all I do around this place."

"Make sure it's a real doozy!" McFist calls out to him just as the Sorcerer appears.

"I trust this doozy you're talking about is a plan to destroy he Ninja and Kunoichi?"

"Whoa!" McFist yells in alarm. "Ah, yup, yeah sure is!"

"I've got it!" Viceroy comes back into the room seconds later. "A picnic by the lake!"

"A picnic?" The Sorcerer is stumped by this answer.

"By the lake? Eek! Oh, yes, that's the plan!"

"Oooh, oh, Hannie!" Marci exclaims by the doorway as she just happened to overhear. "That's so romantic!" She gasps sharply, holding her head. "I'll go get my picnic hat!"

"No, wait, brownie bites! Don't get the hat!" He protests, running after her.

The Sorcerer groans, slumping his shoulder at this. "It appears I will be coming up with my own 'doozy' this week."

"I think that would be best," Viceroy comments, since McFist is too focused on Marci to really do anything regarding their enemies today.


Ninja is relaxing in his own little tent that of course Rachel prepared for him. He lays back against a pillow with his feet up. "Hmm. This is nice." He opens up his mask and throws a grape into his mouth.

"This whole Rachel thing has gotten out of hand! That's enough you've gotten out of her; you haven't even let her get some rest," Kunoichi speaks up to him, arms crossed.

"But squee-ppreciation...!" He whines like a child.

"That's enough of it. You can't expect her to wait on you hand and foot forever. I hang out with Rachel sometimes, and this isn't cool."

He reaches out to some muffins with his sai, but they're too far. He then drops it and she's about to grab it for him when he speaks up.

"Mini-muffins are too far away! Rachel! Rachel! Hey, Rachel?" He sounds just as needy as Howard right now.

"Just let me get it-"

Rachel rushes in, holding a drink between her hands. She looks out of breath. "I got that hot chocolate...you like," She pants out, holding it out to him.

"Aww! Aren't you a peach!" He compliments, taking a sip and groaning in disgust.

"Is something wrong?" She asks in worry.

"No, no, no, it's just...not really hot," He gives it a quick glance, Kunoichi scrunching up her nose in annoyance.

"I'm sorry," Rachel frowns at him. "I'll ride back. It's just on the other side of town."

"I'll just go and get it, Rachel. I'll probably get there faster."

"No! It's really fine," The girl tells her. "It's not a problem..."

"No, you don't have to," Ninja responds and Kunoichi sighs in relief. "I just won't drink it," Then he pours it onto the ground, causing her mouth to open wide.

Rachel whimpers a bit, her lip quivering.

"There, see? All better."

Rachel then starts sobbing as she runs off. Ninja and Kunoichi stare after her. "Hey, what just happened?"

"Ninja! I can't believe you did that!" Kunoichi exclaims at him in anger.

"W-Why are you so mad?!" He stammers nervously, stepping backwards and falling onto the pillow.

"She did so much stuff for you, and you can't even muster up a thank you or even tell her to stop! And now you just made the poor girl cry because of your selfishness! There are other ways to get appreciation from someone, but this is not one of them!" She balls her fists, glaring down at him. "And you don't even seem to care that you're acting too familiar for my tastes."

"What do you-" His eyes widen in realization as he sees the advice right next to her. "They who rely on others for everything can rely on themselves for nothing. Ohh...the Nomicon was talking about me taking advantage of Rachel, not Howard! Oh," He cringes as he realizes how he was acting. "And I acted just like him..."

The Sorcerer puts a pipe to his ear, hearing Rachel cry. "Jackpot!" He laughs as he sends stank through a pipe nearby, circling around Rachel. Her eyes turn yellow.

"Rachel, no, no, no, don't cry. I'm not mad at you," Ninja calls out after her as they run up to the girl. "I'm really sorry for how I acted and-"

Rachel starts turning into a monster, turning around and growling at them. "No, no. Don't do that!" Ninja waves his hand. "Let's just go back to apologizing!"

She roars and kicks the two back. They flip onto their feet. "We have to de-stank you! Because I do not want an angry girlfriend for the rest of my life!"

The girl in question blinks, staring at him. He already could see being with her in the future?

Monster Rachel punches him to a tree.

"Rachel, please stop!" Kunoichi pleads with her, but gets hit as well, landing on her stomach.

"I have to make this right!" Ninja facepalms from his spot. They stand up iand leap over Monster Rachel, who runs into a bush. "I shouldn't have let her do everything for me. She wrote a great song. That should have been enough."

She reappears from behind and he clasps his hands together. "Rachel, please, you have to stop!" Ninja tells her, and she simply runs up to them. A snare trap snatches her leg, hanging her upside down. "Nice job, Kuno!"

"Uh, that wasn't me," She shakes her head at him.

"What...wait, what what what? But if it wasn't you, then who-"

A rustle is nearby and they turn to see Howard stepping out of hiding. He has his hair tied with a bandana, some of sticking out, and he's holding a rope, and also has no shirt on. In fact, his bandana looks like his shirt.

"Howard?" They both ask in shock.

"Hello, old friends," He greets the two like a Zen master or something.

"What happened to you?" Ninja questions as they take in his clothing.

"Today has been a grand adventure. When I thought all was lost, in my darkest hour, I learned something about myself: I am a survivor," He moves away a pile of leaves to show a treehouse, which...looks pretty awesome.

"You built that?" Ninja stares up ahead in surprise.

"Wait, what? What! What! What! So, you can do all of this," Kunoichi gestures to Monster Rachel, the treehouse, and his attire. "But you can't get a job, learn, get home on your own, or do any of your homework?!"

"I owe you two an apology," Howard states, ignoring her question. "I have taken advantage of our friendship."

"No, Howard," Ninja steps up to him. "Well, yes, you did, but also you didn't. We shouldn't always do everything for you. But it's hard because I do like getting 'chos for my bro. It lets me spend...you know, a few peaceful moments with Ames that I don't get while we're all together. And I like getting her favorite milkshake because she's sweet as one."

"Aww," She smiles bashfully.

"HA!" Howard exclaims loudly, breaking the moment. "I knew it! I was right!"

The two groan at him with a 'really' look.

"Fine. You were right, too." Rachel's growls get their attention. "So what about the fan-girl?" Howard jerks a thumb to her.

Ninja walks up to her. "Rachel, you did so much for me and Kuno, but I didn't truly squee-ppreciate it until now," He pulls out a ukulele from his suit. "This one's for you." He tunes it up.

Born to squee-ppreciate

She's making our day

The Ninja-fan of Norrisville

Kunoichi sighs upon hearing his gentle voice, swooning...even if the lyrics are kind of awful.

When I act a shoob

She does it anyway

Forgive me I hope she will

The Ninja-fan of Norrisville

Is the Brucest of all

Howard gags at the song while Kunoichi elbows him.

Rachel turns back to normal and Ninja catches her. She smiles up at him.

"Let us never speak of that song again," Howard states calmly.

The stank goes back to the Sorcerer, causing him to groan in disappointment.

After settling Rachel down and her assuring that she'll get her bike to get home, the three walk down the sand. "Ninja, Kunoichi," Howard turns around to them. "Seeing as how I am a man now, allow me to show you the way home."

"Right behind ya, buddy," Ninja walks after him, guiding him to the stairs. "And now you're facing the right way."

McFist's limo arrives at the lake. "Here we are, cupcake cheeks! One romantic lakeside picnic and no-" He turns around to see them and they had pushed Howard into the bush. "Ninja! No! Go, go! Get outta here! Go!" He urges them and the trio run off.

Marci stands up and sees the very same tent Rachel made. "Oh, Hannie, you outdid yourself!"

"Whoa, where'd that tent come from? I mean, I did, didn't I?"

She kisses the top of his head, giggling as she walks down the steps. "Man, this one really came together! What a wonderful time!" He races after her.


Amy is leaning against her porch, looking out to the moon. Thunder strikes as a storm was about to arrive. She sighs a bit, looking up at the sky. What Ninja said earlier was still on her mind. She knew that she'd be with Randy, but she wasn't sure of what their future held while being the Ninja and Kunoichi. After all, they were only 14, and she wasn't even thinking about her own future. She's still a freshman, she had three more years.

"Hey!" Ninja appears right behind her, hanging upside down. She doesn't even scream, since she is a Kunoichi. She turns around, leaning backwards.

"What are you doing?" She asks with a giggle.

"I'm a Ninja. I don't need an explanation," He gestures to himself as raindrops start pouring down. "Plus it's snug in this suit."

The brunette rolls her eyes in amusement and he eyes her, leaning a bit forward. "Hey, are you okay?"

"Hm?" She raises a brow. "Oh...just thinking about the future."

"Really?" He wonders curiously. "Anything...specific?"

"Well...okay," She starts off, taking a slight breath. "What you said about me being your girlfriend for the rest of our lives...it just got me thinking, you know? I know that after we eventually defeat the Sorcerer, we'll still have to be heroes to Norrisville, but...I'm not sure if we'll really be that strong in our relationship for the next three years."

"What?!" He gasps sharply at her. "No! Say it isn't so!"

"No, not like that!" She waves her hands quickly. "I still really like you, but we're only 14, I'm not sure what will happen with us in the future. I mean, we could move in completely different directions right after senior year and probably even grow apart..."

He pauses as he takes that in. "...No."

"Huh?" Amy looks back at him in confusion.

"No, I'm sure that even after we give up the masks...I can't see myself without you. You keep me grounded—when I don't act like a shoob, and...well...I have really strong feelings for you, Ames. I don't really need squee-ppreciation when I have it from a girl that I really like."

She blushes as she stares at him in awe. Amy then smiles softly at her boyfriend, feeling touched by his words.

The girl steps forward, pulling down his mask slowly. She then leans in and kisses him while he was still upside down. Ninja closes his eyes, kissing back gently. She holds his cheeks with a smile before pulling back.

"I feel the same way about you," She tells him quietly, staring into his eyes.

He hums as his scarf loops around into a heart near his head and Amy giggles.