A Christmas To Remember
Chapter 10: Snowed In
Tailor and April arrived at the turtle's liar at 6:00. It was pitch black outside, but it was a good thing because they managed to sneak easily down alleyways.
Tailor jumped down the ladder in one big leap.
Splinter smiled at her from his chair. She has so much energy, he thought, it would take her ages to tire her out.
Tailor smiled at him and waited for April to climb down. April jumped the last two steps and walked over to the guys, Tailor following behind.
"It's freezing out there", April said taking off her gloves and her denim jacket. She had changed into a pair of black jeans and a warm, cream polo neck top.
Tailor unzipped her adidas coat and gave it to April, who hung it on the coat stand near the ladder.
Mikey and Raph still sat playing on the SEGA and Tailor sat next to Raph. She mouthed 'hello' when he looked at her and he said 'hi' back. Both turtles were competing against each other and couldn't look at anyone else.
April sat herself down in between Leo and Donnie on the sofa. They both said 'hi' to her and then turned their attention back to Raph and Mikey's game.
A beeping noise came from the T.V and Mikey lightly punched Raph's arm. "Ha! I win! Tailor, want a challenge?"
Tailor smiled and shrugged. "Sure".
Raph swapped places with her and handed her the control. "By the way", he whispered, "watch out for the spins, Mikey does them unexpected".
Tailor nodded. "Thanks, that makes me feel so much better".
"Ready?" Mikey asked her when she was sat down. He smiled at her and put his finger on the 'start' button.
"Ready".
Mikey hit the button and his Sonic character ran straight past Tails. Tailor frowned but quickly ran to catch up with him. She succeeded, and in seconds they were drawn, both trying not to get eaten by biting fish.
Tailor quickly pressed the 'B' button on the control and suddenly Tails started to fly up in the air and over the fish.
Raph frowned and leaned over to Tailor. "I never knew Tails could do that", he said, everyone heard him and nodded in agreement.
Tailor smiled and leaned left, towards him. "Well", she whispered but so the others could hear, "I have this game on my gameboy, and if you keep pressing 'B' he'll fly".
Raph smiled and looked at her hand. Her finger was on the 'B' button and was tapping on it like mad. "Doesn't that get tiring?"
Tailor looked over at Mikey. He had his eyes fixed, full of concentration, on the screen. She glanced back at Raph and gave him a smile, her eyes glow with the fun she was having and her tanned dimples appeared. "Tiring? Maybe . . . for me? . . . No way!"
Raph smiled and sat back.
Tailor turned her gaze back to the screen and made Tails land perfectly. With his tail behind him, he ran through the finish sign and jumped in the ring that appeared in the air.
Mikey frowned. "Aww, she got the bonus round!"
Tailor smiled and put a hand on Mikey's arm. "Don't worry Mikey, I know a cheat to get me AND you in the bonus round". Tailor took her hand away from his arm and clicked her control. The bonus round appeared but instead of just Tails on the screen, Sonic stood next to him.
Mikey smiled. "How did you do that?"
"Talent", Tailor replied, "ready?"
Mikey gripped his control and nodded. "Ready".
And they were off. Tails went on one side of the screen. Sonic went on the other. They met up in the middle and made their way through all the little diamonds to the main emerald. Tailor quickly dodged the red balls at the end of the maze and managed to join Mikey, who was getting his character to fight through the diamonds. Tailor helped him and the emerald stared them in the face, but the maze still rotated.
"Go on", Tailor said, "get it".
Mikey nodded and made Sonic spin into the emerald. It disappeared and the 'Congratulations' came up.
Mikey lifted his hand and Tailor gave him a high-five. "We should team up more often Tailor".
Tailor smiled and nodded.
"Ok Michelangelo", Splinter said, breaking the silence, "unplug the SEGA, too much T.V is bad for you".
Mikey sighed. "Ok". He leaned over to the T.V. "I can't even reach the plug, man, I need to slim down".
Tailor laughed and lay on her stomach. She leaned sideways and put her hand behind the T.V, she pulled the plug to the SEGA out and Sonic and Tails disappeared from the screen. "Here Mikey", she handed the plug to Mikey and smiled. "Can someone help me up?"
Raph was closest to her and extended his hand out. She grabbed it and he heaved her up. She rubbed the dust from her jeans and let go of his hand. "Phew, thanks, anyone could suffocate under there!"
Splinter smiled. "Put on the news, Michelangelo".
Mikey grabbed the remote from the floor and flicked on the Channel 3 news. "Aww, whether report, boring".
Tailor turned round and rested her elbow on her knee. April sat back on the sofa, along with Donnie and Leo. Mikey crossed his legs and leaned forward, nearly blinding his eyesight.
Raph leaned against the sofa and looked at Tailor. She was in a whispered conversation with Mikey. It was amazing. Five days and she had already become their friend. But she was their friend from day one. She had taken a liking to all of them. Raph watched her rest her cheek on her hand that made her look so young, yet still full of energy.
Splinter smiled at his son. His attitude had changed quite a bit and he was guessing that it wasn't just a Christmas spirit. It was something to do with Tailor. They didn't know each other that well but she had something that made his son seem different. Something Raphael's brothers wouldn't be able to give. Something from deep inside.
'. . . Therefore, we suggest you stay in your home till early in the morning, going out could be dangerous . . .'
Splinter shook himself from his thoughts and looked at the T.V. He smiled at the new lady, who wasn't April. He turned to his sons, Tailor and April who were looking at him. "I guess it means you're snowed in".
"Snowed in?" Tailor looked at April nervously. "Snowed in?"
April nodded. "Don't worry, it'll be ok".
"Snowed in?" Tailor repeated, looking blank. "We're snowed in? Great! I hate being snowed in!"
April sighed. "It's ok Tailor, no harm will come to you".
Tailor frowned. "Not that. I never said I cared if we got snowed in."
"Then what are you so worked up about?" April asked, both eyes on Tailor.
"I've booked a gymnastic class tomorrow morning!"
April stared at her. Then her face broke into a grin. "Don't worry, Tailor, they'll clear up the snow, you'll be there in time for your gymnastic class".
"Oh my, oh my, I can't miss my gymnastic class!"
The guys all looked at each other and smiled. No wonder Tailor had so much energy. She always had to use some of it.
April smiled and shook her head. "You won't, don't worry".
Tailor looked at April with sad eyes that melted her. "Don't worry? I need to worry. I need something to pass the time".
"Back flips", Mikey suggested.
"What?" Tailor turned to him.
"You go to gymnastic right?"
Tailor nodded.
"You can do handstands, crabs, headstands, all that stuff right?"
She nodded slowly at him again. "Yeah".
"Well I know for sure you can practice some moves here, it'll pass the time, since you'll have to sleep here anyway".
Tailor gazed across at Splinter who nodded. "Certainly, and maybe Michelangelo can teach you some new techniques".
Mikey nodded and bounced up off the floor. "Sure, come on, it'll give us something to do, what do ya say?"
Tailor smiled. "Sure".
//
Later that night Tailor couldn't sleep. She lay on Raph's bed fully dressed. Since she and April had got snowed in Leo had given April his bed and Raph had given Tailor his. They both had slept in the main area, but Tailor felt guilty for taking their space.
She swung her legs over the bed and pulled herself into a sitting position. Mikey and her had done back flips all night and different handstands. He even taught her a move that she could use to defend herself if she got into any danger.
She opened Raph's bedroom door and walked into the main area of the lair. She could see one turtle sleeping silently on the sofa. She tiptoed to the kitchen and saw a glow of light under the door. She pulled the door open and smiled. Raph was sitting near the kitchen table, a can of coke in his hand. He looked at her with sleepy eyes.
"Hey", he said tiredly.
"Hi", she pulled out a chair and sat opposite him.
"Couldn't sleep?" He asked her.
She shook her head and put a hand through her hair, which was still in a lose plait.
"Me either", he replied.
"What time is it?" She asked him, trying to hide a yawn.
"5:00".
"Never!" She whispered with alarm. "Thought it might be 1:00 or something, oh well, at least the night's mostly over".
"Yeah", Raph took a sip of his drink, "want a coke?"
Tailor nodded. "Sure".
Raph got up and opened the fridge. He tossed her a can of coke, which she caught perfectly. He sat back down opposite her.
Tailor smiled at him and put the can in front of her. "Better wait till it's fizzed down".
Raph frowned. "Damn, Mikey would fall for that".
"Not me Mr."
After 5 minutes she opened her can. It fizzed but didn't spill all over. She took a gulp out of it and looked over at Raph.
"So", she said, "what's on the agenda for you and your brothers today?"
Raph shrugged and finished off his drink. "Dunno, since it's freezing outside we'll watch T.V, practice, watch T.V, do some more practice, etc, etc, etc".
Tailor smiled. "Lovely . . . you know . . . just because you're stuck indoors doesn't mean you can't entertain yourself".
"Yeah . . . well . . . you're lucky, you don't have to stay cooped up inside, you can go out, run, have snowball fights, anything".
"And then after it always gets old", she gave him a long, lazy smile, "don't worry, you're not missing much".
A beeping noise echoed throughout the lair. Raph squinted his eyes a little trying to make it out. "What's that?"
Tailor opened her eyes wide and got up. "Uh oh, oops, excuse me". She quickly ran from the kitchen and into the room, she tiptoed over to the ladder - trying not to wake Leo - and grabbed her mobile from inside her jacket pocket. She quickly ran back to the kitchen and sat back sat opposite Raph.
"Message?" Raph asked, rubbing his eyes. "Bit early isn't it?"
Tailor nodded and opened the message. "It's from Emma", she whispered after a moments silence, "she put 'party 2moro night, hope you can make it. Love Emma'"
Raph smiled at her a little. "Party? Not missing much, huh?"
Tailor smiled and shrugged. "Twist my words why don't you? This is just a small party, nothing big, you're still not missing much".
Raph folded his arms and leaned back in his chair - not that he leaned back far . . . he has a shell for Christ sake! "Suuuuuure", he whispered.
"Yeah . . . Suuuuuure . . . I better cancel my gymnastic class".
"Why?"
"Might as well, and besides, I need a new outfit".
Raph smiled. "Oh so it's a dress-up? I'd say you're there".
Tailor gave him a nasty glare. "Very funny, I better ring Daniel and cancel".
Raph frowned at her. "Bit early to ring, isn't it?"
She shook her head and opened her phone book. She found Daniel's number and put the phone to her ear. "No", she said to Raph while it was ringing, "he gets up at 4:00, he's a fitness instructor".
Raph watched her and listened to her side of the conversation.
"Hey Daniel . . ." she looked over at Raph and gave him a smile, ". . . I have to cancel . . . hey don't blame me! I'm snowed in at my mates . . . yes, I know, don't worry, I'll book another one when I'm here . . . I don't care if the rowing machine's gonna be lonely! . . ."
Raph smiled and shook his head. Tailor rolled her eyes at the phone.
". . . I don't care if you're gonna be lonely, either . . . yes I know you love me . . . I'm whispering because my mate's in bed . . . I'm fine . . . took you a while to ask didn't it? . . . ok . . . yes . . . yes, I know you care . . . yep . . . love you too . . . talk to you soon . . . bye".
She clicked the phone off and put it on the table. She sighed and put a hand through her hair.
"Problem?" Raph asked.
"Nah . . . he was just disappointed", she smiled, "he always is if I cancel . . . but I'm disappointed as well".
"Because you're not going?"
"Nah . . . because I can't go on the rowing machine!" She took a sip of her coke and looked at the can. "You know . . . you should drink 'Diet Coke'"
"Don't matter", Raph answered, "you run it all off anyway".
"Thanks", she said, yawning.
"Why don't you go back to bed?"
"Can't", she said, "once I'm up, I'm up".
"I kind of expected you to be the lazy type".
She smiled at him and put her hand through her hair. "Thanks . . . how nice of you to say that . . . but I expected you to be the lazy type".
"I am", Raph said, "but this is a one off".
"Well . . . I don't normally get up at 5:00 . . . but what could once hurt?"
Raph shrugged. "Can't . . . I suppose".
She nodded. "Exactly . . . and besides . . . start of the day . . . it does a person good to get up early".
"Not at 5:00!!"
//
(Ok, ending this one here, and the party's coming up soon! Thanks for the review everybody! Love ya all! xXx. Thanks again!)
Chapter 10: Snowed In
Tailor and April arrived at the turtle's liar at 6:00. It was pitch black outside, but it was a good thing because they managed to sneak easily down alleyways.
Tailor jumped down the ladder in one big leap.
Splinter smiled at her from his chair. She has so much energy, he thought, it would take her ages to tire her out.
Tailor smiled at him and waited for April to climb down. April jumped the last two steps and walked over to the guys, Tailor following behind.
"It's freezing out there", April said taking off her gloves and her denim jacket. She had changed into a pair of black jeans and a warm, cream polo neck top.
Tailor unzipped her adidas coat and gave it to April, who hung it on the coat stand near the ladder.
Mikey and Raph still sat playing on the SEGA and Tailor sat next to Raph. She mouthed 'hello' when he looked at her and he said 'hi' back. Both turtles were competing against each other and couldn't look at anyone else.
April sat herself down in between Leo and Donnie on the sofa. They both said 'hi' to her and then turned their attention back to Raph and Mikey's game.
A beeping noise came from the T.V and Mikey lightly punched Raph's arm. "Ha! I win! Tailor, want a challenge?"
Tailor smiled and shrugged. "Sure".
Raph swapped places with her and handed her the control. "By the way", he whispered, "watch out for the spins, Mikey does them unexpected".
Tailor nodded. "Thanks, that makes me feel so much better".
"Ready?" Mikey asked her when she was sat down. He smiled at her and put his finger on the 'start' button.
"Ready".
Mikey hit the button and his Sonic character ran straight past Tails. Tailor frowned but quickly ran to catch up with him. She succeeded, and in seconds they were drawn, both trying not to get eaten by biting fish.
Tailor quickly pressed the 'B' button on the control and suddenly Tails started to fly up in the air and over the fish.
Raph frowned and leaned over to Tailor. "I never knew Tails could do that", he said, everyone heard him and nodded in agreement.
Tailor smiled and leaned left, towards him. "Well", she whispered but so the others could hear, "I have this game on my gameboy, and if you keep pressing 'B' he'll fly".
Raph smiled and looked at her hand. Her finger was on the 'B' button and was tapping on it like mad. "Doesn't that get tiring?"
Tailor looked over at Mikey. He had his eyes fixed, full of concentration, on the screen. She glanced back at Raph and gave him a smile, her eyes glow with the fun she was having and her tanned dimples appeared. "Tiring? Maybe . . . for me? . . . No way!"
Raph smiled and sat back.
Tailor turned her gaze back to the screen and made Tails land perfectly. With his tail behind him, he ran through the finish sign and jumped in the ring that appeared in the air.
Mikey frowned. "Aww, she got the bonus round!"
Tailor smiled and put a hand on Mikey's arm. "Don't worry Mikey, I know a cheat to get me AND you in the bonus round". Tailor took her hand away from his arm and clicked her control. The bonus round appeared but instead of just Tails on the screen, Sonic stood next to him.
Mikey smiled. "How did you do that?"
"Talent", Tailor replied, "ready?"
Mikey gripped his control and nodded. "Ready".
And they were off. Tails went on one side of the screen. Sonic went on the other. They met up in the middle and made their way through all the little diamonds to the main emerald. Tailor quickly dodged the red balls at the end of the maze and managed to join Mikey, who was getting his character to fight through the diamonds. Tailor helped him and the emerald stared them in the face, but the maze still rotated.
"Go on", Tailor said, "get it".
Mikey nodded and made Sonic spin into the emerald. It disappeared and the 'Congratulations' came up.
Mikey lifted his hand and Tailor gave him a high-five. "We should team up more often Tailor".
Tailor smiled and nodded.
"Ok Michelangelo", Splinter said, breaking the silence, "unplug the SEGA, too much T.V is bad for you".
Mikey sighed. "Ok". He leaned over to the T.V. "I can't even reach the plug, man, I need to slim down".
Tailor laughed and lay on her stomach. She leaned sideways and put her hand behind the T.V, she pulled the plug to the SEGA out and Sonic and Tails disappeared from the screen. "Here Mikey", she handed the plug to Mikey and smiled. "Can someone help me up?"
Raph was closest to her and extended his hand out. She grabbed it and he heaved her up. She rubbed the dust from her jeans and let go of his hand. "Phew, thanks, anyone could suffocate under there!"
Splinter smiled. "Put on the news, Michelangelo".
Mikey grabbed the remote from the floor and flicked on the Channel 3 news. "Aww, whether report, boring".
Tailor turned round and rested her elbow on her knee. April sat back on the sofa, along with Donnie and Leo. Mikey crossed his legs and leaned forward, nearly blinding his eyesight.
Raph leaned against the sofa and looked at Tailor. She was in a whispered conversation with Mikey. It was amazing. Five days and she had already become their friend. But she was their friend from day one. She had taken a liking to all of them. Raph watched her rest her cheek on her hand that made her look so young, yet still full of energy.
Splinter smiled at his son. His attitude had changed quite a bit and he was guessing that it wasn't just a Christmas spirit. It was something to do with Tailor. They didn't know each other that well but she had something that made his son seem different. Something Raphael's brothers wouldn't be able to give. Something from deep inside.
'. . . Therefore, we suggest you stay in your home till early in the morning, going out could be dangerous . . .'
Splinter shook himself from his thoughts and looked at the T.V. He smiled at the new lady, who wasn't April. He turned to his sons, Tailor and April who were looking at him. "I guess it means you're snowed in".
"Snowed in?" Tailor looked at April nervously. "Snowed in?"
April nodded. "Don't worry, it'll be ok".
"Snowed in?" Tailor repeated, looking blank. "We're snowed in? Great! I hate being snowed in!"
April sighed. "It's ok Tailor, no harm will come to you".
Tailor frowned. "Not that. I never said I cared if we got snowed in."
"Then what are you so worked up about?" April asked, both eyes on Tailor.
"I've booked a gymnastic class tomorrow morning!"
April stared at her. Then her face broke into a grin. "Don't worry, Tailor, they'll clear up the snow, you'll be there in time for your gymnastic class".
"Oh my, oh my, I can't miss my gymnastic class!"
The guys all looked at each other and smiled. No wonder Tailor had so much energy. She always had to use some of it.
April smiled and shook her head. "You won't, don't worry".
Tailor looked at April with sad eyes that melted her. "Don't worry? I need to worry. I need something to pass the time".
"Back flips", Mikey suggested.
"What?" Tailor turned to him.
"You go to gymnastic right?"
Tailor nodded.
"You can do handstands, crabs, headstands, all that stuff right?"
She nodded slowly at him again. "Yeah".
"Well I know for sure you can practice some moves here, it'll pass the time, since you'll have to sleep here anyway".
Tailor gazed across at Splinter who nodded. "Certainly, and maybe Michelangelo can teach you some new techniques".
Mikey nodded and bounced up off the floor. "Sure, come on, it'll give us something to do, what do ya say?"
Tailor smiled. "Sure".
//
Later that night Tailor couldn't sleep. She lay on Raph's bed fully dressed. Since she and April had got snowed in Leo had given April his bed and Raph had given Tailor his. They both had slept in the main area, but Tailor felt guilty for taking their space.
She swung her legs over the bed and pulled herself into a sitting position. Mikey and her had done back flips all night and different handstands. He even taught her a move that she could use to defend herself if she got into any danger.
She opened Raph's bedroom door and walked into the main area of the lair. She could see one turtle sleeping silently on the sofa. She tiptoed to the kitchen and saw a glow of light under the door. She pulled the door open and smiled. Raph was sitting near the kitchen table, a can of coke in his hand. He looked at her with sleepy eyes.
"Hey", he said tiredly.
"Hi", she pulled out a chair and sat opposite him.
"Couldn't sleep?" He asked her.
She shook her head and put a hand through her hair, which was still in a lose plait.
"Me either", he replied.
"What time is it?" She asked him, trying to hide a yawn.
"5:00".
"Never!" She whispered with alarm. "Thought it might be 1:00 or something, oh well, at least the night's mostly over".
"Yeah", Raph took a sip of his drink, "want a coke?"
Tailor nodded. "Sure".
Raph got up and opened the fridge. He tossed her a can of coke, which she caught perfectly. He sat back down opposite her.
Tailor smiled at him and put the can in front of her. "Better wait till it's fizzed down".
Raph frowned. "Damn, Mikey would fall for that".
"Not me Mr."
After 5 minutes she opened her can. It fizzed but didn't spill all over. She took a gulp out of it and looked over at Raph.
"So", she said, "what's on the agenda for you and your brothers today?"
Raph shrugged and finished off his drink. "Dunno, since it's freezing outside we'll watch T.V, practice, watch T.V, do some more practice, etc, etc, etc".
Tailor smiled. "Lovely . . . you know . . . just because you're stuck indoors doesn't mean you can't entertain yourself".
"Yeah . . . well . . . you're lucky, you don't have to stay cooped up inside, you can go out, run, have snowball fights, anything".
"And then after it always gets old", she gave him a long, lazy smile, "don't worry, you're not missing much".
A beeping noise echoed throughout the lair. Raph squinted his eyes a little trying to make it out. "What's that?"
Tailor opened her eyes wide and got up. "Uh oh, oops, excuse me". She quickly ran from the kitchen and into the room, she tiptoed over to the ladder - trying not to wake Leo - and grabbed her mobile from inside her jacket pocket. She quickly ran back to the kitchen and sat back sat opposite Raph.
"Message?" Raph asked, rubbing his eyes. "Bit early isn't it?"
Tailor nodded and opened the message. "It's from Emma", she whispered after a moments silence, "she put 'party 2moro night, hope you can make it. Love Emma'"
Raph smiled at her a little. "Party? Not missing much, huh?"
Tailor smiled and shrugged. "Twist my words why don't you? This is just a small party, nothing big, you're still not missing much".
Raph folded his arms and leaned back in his chair - not that he leaned back far . . . he has a shell for Christ sake! "Suuuuuure", he whispered.
"Yeah . . . Suuuuuure . . . I better cancel my gymnastic class".
"Why?"
"Might as well, and besides, I need a new outfit".
Raph smiled. "Oh so it's a dress-up? I'd say you're there".
Tailor gave him a nasty glare. "Very funny, I better ring Daniel and cancel".
Raph frowned at her. "Bit early to ring, isn't it?"
She shook her head and opened her phone book. She found Daniel's number and put the phone to her ear. "No", she said to Raph while it was ringing, "he gets up at 4:00, he's a fitness instructor".
Raph watched her and listened to her side of the conversation.
"Hey Daniel . . ." she looked over at Raph and gave him a smile, ". . . I have to cancel . . . hey don't blame me! I'm snowed in at my mates . . . yes, I know, don't worry, I'll book another one when I'm here . . . I don't care if the rowing machine's gonna be lonely! . . ."
Raph smiled and shook his head. Tailor rolled her eyes at the phone.
". . . I don't care if you're gonna be lonely, either . . . yes I know you love me . . . I'm whispering because my mate's in bed . . . I'm fine . . . took you a while to ask didn't it? . . . ok . . . yes . . . yes, I know you care . . . yep . . . love you too . . . talk to you soon . . . bye".
She clicked the phone off and put it on the table. She sighed and put a hand through her hair.
"Problem?" Raph asked.
"Nah . . . he was just disappointed", she smiled, "he always is if I cancel . . . but I'm disappointed as well".
"Because you're not going?"
"Nah . . . because I can't go on the rowing machine!" She took a sip of her coke and looked at the can. "You know . . . you should drink 'Diet Coke'"
"Don't matter", Raph answered, "you run it all off anyway".
"Thanks", she said, yawning.
"Why don't you go back to bed?"
"Can't", she said, "once I'm up, I'm up".
"I kind of expected you to be the lazy type".
She smiled at him and put her hand through her hair. "Thanks . . . how nice of you to say that . . . but I expected you to be the lazy type".
"I am", Raph said, "but this is a one off".
"Well . . . I don't normally get up at 5:00 . . . but what could once hurt?"
Raph shrugged. "Can't . . . I suppose".
She nodded. "Exactly . . . and besides . . . start of the day . . . it does a person good to get up early".
"Not at 5:00!!"
//
(Ok, ending this one here, and the party's coming up soon! Thanks for the review everybody! Love ya all! xXx. Thanks again!)