Chapter 3

The next day arrives, Donnie comes in to check my vitals and my ankle. I am recovering fast, so he is thinking of sending me home.

""I would like to go home but…I…"

"I was having flashes of my attack; it froze me until I came to. Donnie was embracing me. What is happening? I wanted to have him stop but also not? He surprisingly smelled so good…for a turtle in the sewer. He was warm and I felt safe. He holds onto me for some time until I told him I was ok. He backs off, slightly embarrassed.

"It is not as if I WANTED to hug you, you clearly are having a form of PTSD which is very understandable. I will gladly take you home safely and even watch you for a day. After which, I recommend calling the authorities so they can catch the bastard who hurt you to begin with. The only catch, you need to wear a blindfold once we leave. I made a promise the other night."

"I remember, I heard some of the conversation. You were talking with a 'Raph'. Who is he?

"…He is my brother, my older brother. Like I said though, it doesn't matter. You cannot see the rest of the lair or anyone else."

"Anyone else? There is more of you?

"Stop! Enough pointless questions! I will get you a new outfit and pack up your things before we go."

"Fine, fine! Sheesh!"

As he storms off, I back down and try to get out of bed once more. I can properly stand again, and my head is not so woozy. I feel much better. I decided to walk around his lab before he returned. He has so many interesting things! Cleary, he loves the color purple…like a lot. A part of me knew better not to touch anything but I am quite tempted. I wonder if he made everything in here by himself. The better question I should ask, why does he have all this stuff to begin with? He does not seem a bad guy, so I do not think any of this is used for illicit reasons. I noticed something shiny in the corner of my eye, it looked like a robotic head. I gently poked it, and it came to life! I back away startled.

"WHAT THE FUCK?!"

"Whoa! Dude! Watch your language! My name is SHELLDON. I help protect and provide for the turtles in the lair."

"I-I'm sorry, I am not use to seeing things like…you"

"It's fine bruh, so uh, what are you doing in Donatello's lab for anyway?"

"Donatello? You mean Donnie?"

"Donnie, Dee, Don, whatever."

"Well, Don, has been taking care of me for the past 24 hours. I was assaulted and he came and saved me."

"OH! You are the girl that everyone has to stay away from!"

This. This is my moment to be nosy as fuck.

"Who exactly is...everyone?"

"Well Don's brothers and their dad, duh."

"How many brothers does Don have? And who is their dad?!"

"There is Ralph, Leo and Mikey and their dad is Master Splinter who is ALSO LOU JITSU!"

"Lou Jitsu...the martial artist actor from those B-rated action movies? THAT Lou Jitsu?"

"Yup! That is him!"

I could not help but slightly laugh and think I am being pranked.

"I am serious, Lou Jitsu is their dad!"

"Yeah…that is not how biology works Shelldon."

"Whatever dude, anyway, Don is coming back, looks like you are heading out. Peace!"

He went back to hibernation mode; guess I caught him while he was charging.

"Hey! I got your things ready to go and—what are you doing? Why are you snooping around my lab?"

"I am sorry! I just could not help but notice all your gadgets and inventions! They are so impressive! I just wanted to take a closer look."

I noticed his stern gaze turn soft. He seemed happy at what I said, like as if it was overdue. A devilish smirk comes across his face as he arches his…eyebrows? They seemed drawn on…one thing at a time Y/N.

"Well, thank you! It is always so gratifying to have someone recognize my genius!"

As he starts going into a rant about himself and his inventions, he does not notice that I have walked past him, grabbing my new outfit from his hands. I proceeded to change behind a wall quickly and noticed how odd the clothes were, like as if I was in a ninja costume. I looked in a reflection of myself from the shine in the wall. I don't look half bad! Soon after, I stepped out to a still rambling Donnie.

"So, how do I look?!"

I finally grabbed his attention and he fell silent for a moment. I gave him an innocent fashion show, highlighting my figure slightly.

"Well? You keep looking you aren't saying anything."

"Uh…Oh! You, you look rather...sufficient."

His voice trailed off as he looked away from me, was he blushing?

"Well, we should get going, I have two mouths at home to feed, they must be starving!"

"You are right, we should go. Wait, you have kids?"

"HA! No! Just two cats but I guess you can call them my fur babies."

"Fair enough, before we go, you need to wear this blindfold. As we have already discussed, the less you see, the better. I have already notified my brother of your exit."

In a flash, he gets close behind me, pressing himself against my back slightly as he places the cloth around my eyes. I was enveloped in darkness, but I felt something warm and soft on my hands. He held onto my hand tightly, slightly tugging me along.

"I will be guiding you like this until we get to a safe place on the surface. I hope you do not mind the slight inconvenience in efficiency."

My heart skipped a beat. I have only known this guy for two days; do I seriously have some kind of—NUH HUH NOPE. Y/N, get it together, he is turtle in the sewer…do better. Also, he would not even be able to be with you on the surface from how he looks. It could not work, right? I got out of my thoughts and gripped him tightly.

"It is fine, just don't bump me into anything, make step in anything nasty or cause me to sprain my ankle again."

"I almost thought I heard a slight chuckle from him, but I could be mistaken. It was time for us to go.