Summer In China
Part XV: Fussy Raphael
By: Michelle
The next day, Raphael was back to his old self again. He insisted he could practice, but Splinter confined him to the room. So, Venus meditated by him to keep him company. He was so bored. He looked around the room. It was small. He looked at the meditating Venus. She was so beautiful.
"You should stay still." She fussed and got up to get him some breakfast. Soup. He liked the soup, but it wasn't something he want for breakfast. When she tried to feed him, he got angry.
"I can feed myself!" He insisted.
"Fine!" She hand him the bowl of soup.
He took the bowl of soup and tried to hold it. His wrist was too swollen, so he placed it between his legs. She looked at him struggle to get a spoonful from the bowl to his mouth. He's so hard headed she noted as she watched him spill the spoonful all over himself. He grew frustrated and she took the bowl and began feeding him.
"I'm not a baby. I can feed myself."
"I noticed." She half smiled and looked at the spilled soup that rolled down his chest. She took a towel to try to clean him off. He jumped. She wiped a little to far down to his liking. "Sorry."
*************
After practice, Venus told the others that Raphael was going to need a bath. She filled a tub as they placed a bag over Raphael's cast to keep water out.
He protested as usual. His brothers picked him up and placed him in the tub. "I could have got in myself."
"Sure Raph." They agreed.
They all left the room to find stuff to keep Raphael occupied will he would be confined in his room. Venus was left alone with him.
She scrubbed most of his body hearing him complain the whole time. "I think you should finish down there." She told him as she handed the washcloth to him. As he cleansed the rest of his body, she began to rinse him off.
Meanwhile, Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Leonardo looked for stuff to keep Raphael out of their hair. Michaelangelo found his comics, Leonardo found Raphael's red gameboy, and Donatello hooked up a small TV and VCR that they brought on the sub.
"Look what I found!" Michaelangelo waved a marker in the air.
"Leo. Donnie. Mikey." Venus called from the other room. "He's finished"
They all got up and pulled Raphael out of the tub and onto some dry towels. He fussed as they tried to dry him, but it was no use listening to him argue. They gave him the towels and let him finish up. Then, they carried him to his room and took the bag off his cast.
"Me first." Michaelangelo insisted as he began signing Raph's cast. 'Luv ya Hobbles. Luv Mikey ;p'
"I'm not Hobbles." Raphael snapped as he read the comment.
"You will be when you try to walk."
Donatello then wrote. 'Thank God you had a bath. Luv Don-san.'
"Very funny."
Leonardo took the marker and wrote. 'Don't try my patience. Luv Leo.'
"Ha Ha."
"Listen to that and I won't break you other leg."
"Leo." Venus fussed him and signed. 'Hope you get better soon. Love Vee.'
"Here some stuff to keep you occupied." They handed him the items and left the room. Venus stayed with him and Splinter walked in and shooed her out so he and Raphael could have a talk.
He looked at the signatures one the cast and laugh softly.
"I see your brothers were here." He smiled at Raphael.
"Yeah. Knuckle heads." He exclaimed. "I'll get um back."
Splinter sat next to him and questioned. "What caused you to fall off of the roof?"
Raphael turned away alittle. "I slipped and fell."
"Why?"
Raphael took a deep breath. "I told you. I slipped and fell."
Splinter knew their was more to it than that. "You were thinking of Venus."
"Maybe." He knew Splinter knew. "OK. I was." He looked down. "I saw Leo kiss Venus and I stepped forward and slipped on a wet tile."
""I see." Splinter began examining Raphael's hand. "Love hurts my son. If I were you, I would take advantage to get to know Venus better before you get anymore hurt.'' With
that, he left and Venus came back in the room.
**************************************
Later on that evening, Mai Li and Suki came by with a large basket of food.
"Mai Li, Thank you." Venus smiled at the site, but was shocked when Mai Li handed her money back to her. "But, I don't understand."
"Mei Pieh, the food is presents from some of the villagers." She looked in the basket. "There is some vegetables, milk, cheese, and fruits."
"I..."
"We had a town meeting last night. I told them about you being Chung I's daughter and they saw Raphael. They wanted to help." She smiled at her. "You don't have to hide here."
"Thank you." Venus excepted the food and Mai Li went back home.
Part XV: Fussy Raphael
By: Michelle
The next day, Raphael was back to his old self again. He insisted he could practice, but Splinter confined him to the room. So, Venus meditated by him to keep him company. He was so bored. He looked around the room. It was small. He looked at the meditating Venus. She was so beautiful.
"You should stay still." She fussed and got up to get him some breakfast. Soup. He liked the soup, but it wasn't something he want for breakfast. When she tried to feed him, he got angry.
"I can feed myself!" He insisted.
"Fine!" She hand him the bowl of soup.
He took the bowl of soup and tried to hold it. His wrist was too swollen, so he placed it between his legs. She looked at him struggle to get a spoonful from the bowl to his mouth. He's so hard headed she noted as she watched him spill the spoonful all over himself. He grew frustrated and she took the bowl and began feeding him.
"I'm not a baby. I can feed myself."
"I noticed." She half smiled and looked at the spilled soup that rolled down his chest. She took a towel to try to clean him off. He jumped. She wiped a little to far down to his liking. "Sorry."
*************
After practice, Venus told the others that Raphael was going to need a bath. She filled a tub as they placed a bag over Raphael's cast to keep water out.
He protested as usual. His brothers picked him up and placed him in the tub. "I could have got in myself."
"Sure Raph." They agreed.
They all left the room to find stuff to keep Raphael occupied will he would be confined in his room. Venus was left alone with him.
She scrubbed most of his body hearing him complain the whole time. "I think you should finish down there." She told him as she handed the washcloth to him. As he cleansed the rest of his body, she began to rinse him off.
Meanwhile, Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Leonardo looked for stuff to keep Raphael out of their hair. Michaelangelo found his comics, Leonardo found Raphael's red gameboy, and Donatello hooked up a small TV and VCR that they brought on the sub.
"Look what I found!" Michaelangelo waved a marker in the air.
"Leo. Donnie. Mikey." Venus called from the other room. "He's finished"
They all got up and pulled Raphael out of the tub and onto some dry towels. He fussed as they tried to dry him, but it was no use listening to him argue. They gave him the towels and let him finish up. Then, they carried him to his room and took the bag off his cast.
"Me first." Michaelangelo insisted as he began signing Raph's cast. 'Luv ya Hobbles. Luv Mikey ;p'
"I'm not Hobbles." Raphael snapped as he read the comment.
"You will be when you try to walk."
Donatello then wrote. 'Thank God you had a bath. Luv Don-san.'
"Very funny."
Leonardo took the marker and wrote. 'Don't try my patience. Luv Leo.'
"Ha Ha."
"Listen to that and I won't break you other leg."
"Leo." Venus fussed him and signed. 'Hope you get better soon. Love Vee.'
"Here some stuff to keep you occupied." They handed him the items and left the room. Venus stayed with him and Splinter walked in and shooed her out so he and Raphael could have a talk.
He looked at the signatures one the cast and laugh softly.
"I see your brothers were here." He smiled at Raphael.
"Yeah. Knuckle heads." He exclaimed. "I'll get um back."
Splinter sat next to him and questioned. "What caused you to fall off of the roof?"
Raphael turned away alittle. "I slipped and fell."
"Why?"
Raphael took a deep breath. "I told you. I slipped and fell."
Splinter knew their was more to it than that. "You were thinking of Venus."
"Maybe." He knew Splinter knew. "OK. I was." He looked down. "I saw Leo kiss Venus and I stepped forward and slipped on a wet tile."
""I see." Splinter began examining Raphael's hand. "Love hurts my son. If I were you, I would take advantage to get to know Venus better before you get anymore hurt.'' With
that, he left and Venus came back in the room.
**************************************
Later on that evening, Mai Li and Suki came by with a large basket of food.
"Mai Li, Thank you." Venus smiled at the site, but was shocked when Mai Li handed her money back to her. "But, I don't understand."
"Mei Pieh, the food is presents from some of the villagers." She looked in the basket. "There is some vegetables, milk, cheese, and fruits."
"I..."
"We had a town meeting last night. I told them about you being Chung I's daughter and they saw Raphael. They wanted to help." She smiled at her. "You don't have to hide here."
"Thank you." Venus excepted the food and Mai Li went back home.