CHAPTER ELEVEN
Naomi hurt all over and there was something trickling into her eye-blood? She was watching the three turtles and realized Mike was missing. She tried to remember what happened back in the den. She remembered meditating with Splinter…than nothing.
She wiggled around on the table trying to loosen the knots but Matthew caught her, " Stop that!" he commanded her and she looked up at her brother. Despite her powers, they had always been close when they were younger. Now he was a stranger.
Trying to kill me, she thought as tears pooled into her eyes. Matthew walked over the table, knife held high. But before he did anything, he removed the gag from her mouth, " Would you like to say something before you die?"
" Don't kill me," she whispered, " Please Matthew-I'm your only family now. Without me you'll have nobody."
" That sentimental crap won't work on me," Matthew snarled, " Do you want to say anything to these freaks?"
Naomi turned her head to see them. They were gripping their weapons and looking sadly at her. " It's been nice knowing you," she managed to croak out.
Matthew turned back to Naomi, " By the way," he said to the turtles, " After I've finished off Naomi, I'll let you three go."
Raphael narrowed his eyes suspiciously, " Why?" he demanded.
" Because you're not the ones I want," Matthew said matter-of-factly, " You had no business interrupting me that night. She would have been dead by now and you wouldn't be here."
Raph didn't believe him and neither did Leo or Don. Raph snarled again and leapt for Garland, knocking him to the floor. The knife fell out of Garland's hand and skittered of reach. Raph had Garland pinned to the floor, " Don, call the cops would you?" Raph called over his shoulder and Don disappeared.
Garland struggled underneath Raph, his strength building, " Get off me you son of a bitch," he then saw Leo using his katana to slice through the ropes. He then helped Naomi from the table.
" No!" Garland yelled furiously.
" Give it up Matthew," Naomi pleaded tiredly. She could barely stand so Leo put an arm around her waist to support her, " Raph, let him up. He wont try and hurt me again."
Raph reluctantly got up and Garland stood up with dignity. He looked around for his weapon but couldn't see it.
" Naomi's right," Don said walking back into the living room, " Give it up. The cops'll be here any second."
" You think you won?" Garland laughed out loud, " Think again," he leapt for Raph but Raph took out his sai and flung Garland back against the wall with a crash. Garland slumped to the floor and Naomi screamed when she saw the sai embedded in Garland's chest, " Matthew!" she cried and her brother's eyes opened. He looked down at the weapon in disbelief.
" Matthew…you're going to be all right," Naomi rushed to her brother and when she saw the blood pouring from his wound her face went ashen. She placed her hands around the sai trying to stop the flow of the blood but it was too late. Matthew's eyes closed and his head lolled sideways.
" Matthew!" Naomi stared at him then turned to face the turtles, " You killed him," she accused Raph.
" No…it was an accident," Raph protested.
" You wanted to kill him all this time and you did," Naomi stood up and glared at Raph, " He was my only living family and now he's gone," tears ran down her face and she started trembling.
" I'm so sorry," Raph went to hug her but she stepped backwards.
" Stay away from me. All of you," her eyes were not filled with tears anymore but filled with hate.
" This isn't over you know. I'm going to avenge his death. You'll pay for what you did," Naomi shook her fist at the them before feeling the apartment.
" Naomi!" Don called after her.
" We should go after her. She's not herself," Raph said but Leo stopped him.
" No. Let her be. She'll get over it soon enough."
" I think she really means what she says," Don said nervously.
They heard sirens outside, " We better leave," Leo said and darted out of the door. His brothers followed him and they headed for home.
Naomi hurt all over and there was something trickling into her eye-blood? She was watching the three turtles and realized Mike was missing. She tried to remember what happened back in the den. She remembered meditating with Splinter…than nothing.
She wiggled around on the table trying to loosen the knots but Matthew caught her, " Stop that!" he commanded her and she looked up at her brother. Despite her powers, they had always been close when they were younger. Now he was a stranger.
Trying to kill me, she thought as tears pooled into her eyes. Matthew walked over the table, knife held high. But before he did anything, he removed the gag from her mouth, " Would you like to say something before you die?"
" Don't kill me," she whispered, " Please Matthew-I'm your only family now. Without me you'll have nobody."
" That sentimental crap won't work on me," Matthew snarled, " Do you want to say anything to these freaks?"
Naomi turned her head to see them. They were gripping their weapons and looking sadly at her. " It's been nice knowing you," she managed to croak out.
Matthew turned back to Naomi, " By the way," he said to the turtles, " After I've finished off Naomi, I'll let you three go."
Raphael narrowed his eyes suspiciously, " Why?" he demanded.
" Because you're not the ones I want," Matthew said matter-of-factly, " You had no business interrupting me that night. She would have been dead by now and you wouldn't be here."
Raph didn't believe him and neither did Leo or Don. Raph snarled again and leapt for Garland, knocking him to the floor. The knife fell out of Garland's hand and skittered of reach. Raph had Garland pinned to the floor, " Don, call the cops would you?" Raph called over his shoulder and Don disappeared.
Garland struggled underneath Raph, his strength building, " Get off me you son of a bitch," he then saw Leo using his katana to slice through the ropes. He then helped Naomi from the table.
" No!" Garland yelled furiously.
" Give it up Matthew," Naomi pleaded tiredly. She could barely stand so Leo put an arm around her waist to support her, " Raph, let him up. He wont try and hurt me again."
Raph reluctantly got up and Garland stood up with dignity. He looked around for his weapon but couldn't see it.
" Naomi's right," Don said walking back into the living room, " Give it up. The cops'll be here any second."
" You think you won?" Garland laughed out loud, " Think again," he leapt for Raph but Raph took out his sai and flung Garland back against the wall with a crash. Garland slumped to the floor and Naomi screamed when she saw the sai embedded in Garland's chest, " Matthew!" she cried and her brother's eyes opened. He looked down at the weapon in disbelief.
" Matthew…you're going to be all right," Naomi rushed to her brother and when she saw the blood pouring from his wound her face went ashen. She placed her hands around the sai trying to stop the flow of the blood but it was too late. Matthew's eyes closed and his head lolled sideways.
" Matthew!" Naomi stared at him then turned to face the turtles, " You killed him," she accused Raph.
" No…it was an accident," Raph protested.
" You wanted to kill him all this time and you did," Naomi stood up and glared at Raph, " He was my only living family and now he's gone," tears ran down her face and she started trembling.
" I'm so sorry," Raph went to hug her but she stepped backwards.
" Stay away from me. All of you," her eyes were not filled with tears anymore but filled with hate.
" This isn't over you know. I'm going to avenge his death. You'll pay for what you did," Naomi shook her fist at the them before feeling the apartment.
" Naomi!" Don called after her.
" We should go after her. She's not herself," Raph said but Leo stopped him.
" No. Let her be. She'll get over it soon enough."
" I think she really means what she says," Don said nervously.
They heard sirens outside, " We better leave," Leo said and darted out of the door. His brothers followed him and they headed for home.
