Chapter 4

"You know, we would go faster if you trusted me."

Don tries to pull me along but I have developed trust issues due to already tripping over myself once and hitting the edge of wall.

"You know, you are a crappy navigator."

"Touché. Well, anyway, we are at the exit from the sewer now."

"Great, now I can take this stupid blindfold off-"

"Wait! No! Not until we reach the surface!"/p

"Ok, 'genius', how do you expect me to climb up a ladder with no way to see?!"

Unexpectantly, I feel myself being lifted by my waist, it was for sure not a hand. It felt more metallic in nature, either way, I freaked.

"WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?!"

"Ok, loud, relax you are just being carried by one of my claws. You are safe."

"Your claw?? What are you talking about?!"

"I have titanium claws within my shell protector, don't worry you should be fine. However, it seems I may have slightly miscalculated the weight limit capacity."

Did this turtle dork just call me fat?

"Watch it, I won't hesitate to turn your ass into turtle soup."

"Duly noted, onward!"

The climb felt like it was going on forever, I guess I am slowing us down a tad. I figured this would be the best time to pry. Might as well try to get to know him even more since he is going to baby sit me all day.

"So…I talked to your robot slave, Shelldon, and he told me some rather interesting things. Not sure if it is completely true though, maybe you can set the record straight."

Donnie stopped for a quick sec and his tone changed to frustration.

"Ok, FIRST of all, he is not a slave, he is an assistant/son of mine. Secondly, what...EXACTLY, were you told? I thought I emailed and texted him to keep his mouth shut! Clearly I need to readjust his security settings! You should not have been poking around in my lab to begin with, it is my scared place and you could have gotten hurt! More so!"

"Whoa! Donnie, relax! I think it is only fair to get to know who I was in the care of, just like you needed to know who your patient was, right?"

"Scoff! Completely different scenarios! I just wanted to heal you and keep you safe, you just wanted to be nosey! You are slowly making me regret saving you!"

There was an awkward silence for some time, all I could hear was the metal of the ladder making contact with Donnie's limbs. A few moments have passed before Donatello spoke.

"Look, I am sorry, I just don't want the promise I made to Raph to be broken. You snooping around could have gotten us BOTH in trouble. I do not regret helping you, I just got upset. I don't normally trust people outside of my tight inner circle. If you wanted to know my family so bad, I just wish you heard it from me first."

Damn, I felt pretty guilty. He is right, I invaded his space and his trust. I got to make this right somehow.

" I apologize as well, Donnie. I should not have went through your things. I wanted to get to know you a little more, that is all. You went through so much trouble for me and I went behind your back."

There was another moment of silence before Donnie spoke once more.

"I have three brothers and a dad, we have only one other human friend. I am the middle child, Raphael is the oldest, Leonardo is the same age as I and Michelangelo the youngest. Our father is our Sensei, Master Splinter."

The robot was telling the truth after all. Still, it does not explain the whole Lou Jitsu angle though. He also calls his dad, Sensei?

"Sensei, as in a martial artist teacher? Does your whole family practice karate or something? I guess that explains this outfit I got on."

"HA! Yes and no, they are mostly Lou Jitsu techniques; we are all ninjas."

"Pause. Ninjas? Turtle Ninjas? Lou Jitsu techniques? Is your dad really Lou Jitsu then?!"/p

"Geez, Shelldon really could not keep his mouth shut but yes. I know it seems impossible but I will explain another time. We have made it to the surface."

I hear the shift of the man hole opening up, he lifts me higher so I go through the hole first and sets me down on the ground. I never thought I would miss feeling the earth beneath my feet so much as I do now. Donnie lets the claw release me while he covers up the hole once more. I do not feel the sun on my skin, just the cold air once more, just like that night.

"My apologies but due to my appearance, I can really only travel at night. I cannot really fix this whole….situation. I know you must be cold so with your consent, I can hold you close to me as I fly you home. Don't worry, I have inputted your address in to my GPS, the travel time is to be estimated at five minutes.

I internally screamed at the thought of being carried once more but to be held by him, may not seem so bad. I held my arms out, quickly realizing my mistake as the night chill caressed my body briefly. My body shivered until I felt something hard against me and I was lifted by my waist once more. This time, by his soft yet strong arms. He held me so close that I could feel his cheek against mine, the warmth of his skin felt so nice that I did not want to part. Why do I feel this way? I know I have been lonely so am I just grasping at straws? How pathetic. I am so depended on feeling the touch of another person that I am willing to quickly fantasize, I suppose.

We soon took off as I felt the wind glide across my body, enveloping me in its unrelenting chill factor. Donnie must have noticed my discomfort and started to slightly rub my body. He must be trying to create friction to keep me warm. For a guy that is full of himself, he really is considerate underneath. We have soon arrived at my apartment building, landing on the roof. I was finally able to take my blindfold off, a part of me was happy to see his face again. I quickly pointed towards the fire escape, insinuating that we could go down it to enter my home. Donnie carries me down and opens the window with one hand. The wind rushes in and scares my cats, causing them to run into the living room. We entered my bedroom, luckily I left a soft light on. I am finally home.