A Christmas To Remember
Chapter 18: Closer At The Minute
April went downstairs for her normal cup of morning tea and clicked on the kettle. She filled her cup up with the normal ingredients and sat down on a stool, waiting for the kettle to 'click'. Casey had slept in the spare bedroom in between April's and Tailor's. He had woken up and April told him that he could have a shower in the main bathroom.
Casey and Tailor had got along last night. April was amazed at the bond that had grown between them in the hours they had together. It was as if Casey was a big brother. It was too bad Tailor was leaving soon. April sighed, her niece was great, it was a shame to see her go.
"Ahhhh!!" Casey's scream echoed from the bathroom up the stairs to around the whole apartment.
"Man dude! Put some clothes on!" Tailor's voice sounded out. April opened her eyes wide, the kettle made a 'click' but she ignored it. Did Tailor just say; 'put some clothes on'?
Seconds later, Tailor came hopping down the stairs in a pair of red shorts and t-shirt that she wore as pyjamas, her foot was still wrapped up perfectly. She had an innocent smile on her face when she looked at April. She walked over and grabbed the kettle, pouring hot water into April's mug and handing it to her.
Casey came down next, his hair wet and sticking to his neck. He had his trousers, without his jumper, and water dripped from his shoulders and onto his chest. He looked out of breath.
April looked from Tailor's smiling face back to Casey's shocked one. She looked back at Tailor, her eyes narrowed.
"What did you do?" April said slowly to her niece.
Tailor burst into a fit of giggles and smiled innocently. "I - I walked in on him when he was in the shower", she was laughing fully now and walked over to the sofa, collapsing on it.
Casey sat on a stool opposite April and rolled his eyes at Tailor. "Not my fault you don't have a lock on the bathroom door", he said, his face slightly red.
"D - don't need one when t-there's a b-body like yours in it!" Tailor answered back, laughing.
Casey glared angrily at her. "At your age you shouldn't be looking!"
Tailor sat up and smiled. "Well . . . You would look if you just walked in the bathroom and there's a naked man in there!"
"Wait . . . What's wrong with your bathroom?" April asked her.
"I was looking for you", Tailor said innocently. "Normally you're in there in the morning but you turned into a man".
//
The guys came round later. All of them were asking Tailor why she was so happy and why Casey was all red in the face.
"Where's Splinter?" April asked, noticing someone was missing.
"He insisted he stay at home", Leo answered. "The weather is getting to him a little and he said it would be better if he stayed home wrapped up so none of us could catch it".
"I think Casey's already caught it", Tailor said grinning. "He's all red in the face".
"Why?" Mikey asked.
Tailor glanced at all four of them. "I kind of walked in on him when he was in the shower . . . Total accident!" she added lifting her arms. She sat down on the sofa next to Raph and smiled at him.
Leo sat in April's armchair and Mikey and Donnie happily perched themselves on the floor.
Before any of them could make conversation the phone rang. April walked over to near the counter where it was and picked it up. She said a few words into it before handing the cordless phone to Tailor, saying it was her dad.
"Dad?" Tailor said into it.
Raph sat next to her and watched her. She had a pang of sadness in her voice when she grabbed the phone. Raph knew that her dad had probably rang to discuss when she would be coming home, this made a wave of emotion go through Raph, but he hid it. He sat back and listened to her side of the conversation, along with the others.
"Hi! . . . No, I'm fine, seriously . . . yeah my ankle's fine . . . I know I worried you when I rang to tell you but it's perfectly ok. I can put some weight on it now . . . I don't know when it'll be better . . .", she glanced at Donnie and he gave her a shrug, ". . . Maybe . . . Ok, Dad . . . yeah, I know . . . I miss you too . . . Kay . . . love you . . . bye", she made a kissing noise in the phone and ended the call.
"So, how is he?" April asked breaking the silence.
"He's fine", Tailor answered, giving the phone back to April. "He said that he'll come over tomorrow and then we'll go home the next day, is that ok?"
April frowned slightly. She was leaving so soon? "It's fine", she said trying to keep her voice straight. "I don't mind your dad staying, I'd love to see him".
Silence surrounded the room. Mikey gave a small smile to Tailor and mouthed 'I'll miss you'. Tailor gave him a sad smile back and mouthed 'me too'. Leo, who was sitting near her, patted her knee. Tailor smiled and squeezed his hand. Donnie smiled shyly at her and had a look of innocence on his face. Tailor mouthed 'hi' sadly at him.
Raph sat next to her and looked at her. Tailor could see sadness in his eyes and gave him a small smile. She reached over and grabbed his hand, giving it an affectionate pat and squeeze before letting go.
Raph gave her a little smile. He couldn't believe she was leaving. She was like family now. She got along well with his brother and Splinter. Also she got along with Raph. They didn't share all their stories but she had told him stuff she hadn't even told April. A trust had grown between them.
"Can I have that phone back please, April?" Tailor asked, pointing to the phone April was holding.
"Sure", April said giving the phone back to Tailor. When Tailor took it off her April sat back, a sad look covering her face. Casey, taking note of this, grabbed her hand.
April smiled back at him before looking at Tailor.
"I just gotta ring Elliot", she punched in Elliot's number and held the phone to her ear, removing her hair that got in the way. It let off a few rings before Elliot answered it.
"Hello?" Came his soft voice down the phone.
"Hey Elliot", Tailor said, keeping her voice as normal as possible.
There was silence on the other side. Tailor gave a smile to the others, waiting for Elliot's voice to come back.
"You're leaving, aren't you?"
Tailor smiled a little, you couldn't get anything past Elliot.
"Yeah . . . sorry . . . I didn't even know it'd be so soon".
"When?" Elliot asked, his voice low.
"Two days", Tailor replied sadly.
"I can come and see you, right?"
"Yeah! Course you can! I'll meet you somewhere ok?"
"Sure", Elliot said. "How about the French café inside the mall? Tomorrow?"
"La Fromage?" Tailor said, naming it. "Sure, see you there, about . . . 9:00, ok?" She knew Elliot always got up early.
"Ok".
"See ya Elliot".
"Bye".
There was a click at the other end and Tailor hung up. It wasn't fair . . . why did she have to leave? She had got use to this lifestyle. She couldn't leave Elliot; their friendship had reached a much stronger level. She couldn't leave April. Or Splinter, or Mikey, or Donnie, or Leo and especially, Raphael.
//
Elliot put the phone back on his bedside table and sighed. He knew it'd come when Tailor had to leave, but he never knew that it would come so quickly. He and Tailor were better friends then ever. Ever since Scott had gotten worse towards her, Elliot had got closer towards her. Tailor knew Elliot cared her for, but Elliot knew that she would never know what level it had reached.
A small tear escaped his eye and he brushed it away. Tomorrow would probably be the last time he would see Tailor till about May or something, till then, they would be keeping in touch over text, but he preferred to have Tailor here, where he could protect her like he always did.
//
"We're home!" Mikey announced walking back into the lair.
Splinter looked up from his armchair and frowned. Even though Mikey had made that announcement with enthusiasm, all his sons had sad expressions on their faces. Even Mikey, which didn't rarely happen and especially Raphael.
Splinter didn't need telling what was wrong. He knew his sons. They all slumped down on the sofa opposite him.
"I guess Tailor is departing soon?" Splinter asked them.
They all nodded and Mikey sniffed.
"She was so young", Mikey said sadly.
"Mikey . . . she's leaving . . . NOT dieing", Donnie pointed out.
"I know", Mikey let out another sniff. "But I'll miss her, I mean, won't you? We got on so well with her, she was like April, a new member to the family or something. Even Raph got along with her!"
Raph didn't bother to say ought to Mikey comment. Maybe that was because he was upset. Well if it was, he couldn't blame himself. He did get along with Tailor, and even he would miss her.
"You're right Mikey . . . we will miss her", Leo said sadly.
"You will see her again, my sons", Splinter said softly. He knew Tailor would come back, but he didn't know when. Splinter had to admit he would miss Tailor dearly. She had given them something, even Raphael. What it was though he could not tell.
//
Tailor came out of the corner shop and made her way back to April's. She had brought some popcorn and sweets so her, April and Casey could watch a movie. Since finding out about her departure, Tailor didn't feel like going to the cinema. She was going to spend the last two days with her friends and family.
She crossed the road and opened the door to the apartment building. Glancing around herself, Tailor began to make her way up the stairs. After a few minutes she reached April's door.
Tailor put her hand on the door handle but someone touched her shoulder. She whirled round and sighed, great, just what she need.
"I thought I told you to stay away from me?" She hissed.
Scott smiled at her and shoved his hands in his pockets. He was wearing blue jeans and a baggy, adidas t-shirt.
Tailor's eyes looked him up and down. His face was clear. She had punched him so hard and his eye didn't show any colour of purples or blues or anything.
Scott noticing her looking at him, spoke. "My make-up artist does wonders", he said, smiling at her.
Tailor didn't say anything but frowned. He has a make-up artist? How sad, she thought, rolling her eyes. She held her bag that had her groceries in tighter and gave him her best smile.
"Beautiful Scott. You're so handsome . . . too bad I'm leaving in two days . . . I would have loved to have gone out with you, but I have to pack . . . well . . . I guess this is bye . . . so, BYE!"
She leaned forward and kissed his cheek then gave him a smile. Then, slowly, she opened the door to April's apartment and entered it, shutting the door on Scott's stunned face.
"Yuck, I can't believe I just did that!" She said when she put her groceries down on the counter and rubbed her lips. It was enough hating Scott. But being nice to him and kissing him was the hardest thing she ever did because he was such a jerk.
"Can't believe you did what?" April asked, emerging from the stairs.
Tailor smiled and shook her head. "Nothing, ready for the movie?"
//
(Sorry this on is short. Hope you enjoy! More to come! Yes . . . I'm afraid Tailor is leaving soon . . . Thank you individually for all your reviews people! . . . Hope you had a great New Year! I did! : ) . . . Love ya all! tmnt_luver xx)
Chapter 18: Closer At The Minute
April went downstairs for her normal cup of morning tea and clicked on the kettle. She filled her cup up with the normal ingredients and sat down on a stool, waiting for the kettle to 'click'. Casey had slept in the spare bedroom in between April's and Tailor's. He had woken up and April told him that he could have a shower in the main bathroom.
Casey and Tailor had got along last night. April was amazed at the bond that had grown between them in the hours they had together. It was as if Casey was a big brother. It was too bad Tailor was leaving soon. April sighed, her niece was great, it was a shame to see her go.
"Ahhhh!!" Casey's scream echoed from the bathroom up the stairs to around the whole apartment.
"Man dude! Put some clothes on!" Tailor's voice sounded out. April opened her eyes wide, the kettle made a 'click' but she ignored it. Did Tailor just say; 'put some clothes on'?
Seconds later, Tailor came hopping down the stairs in a pair of red shorts and t-shirt that she wore as pyjamas, her foot was still wrapped up perfectly. She had an innocent smile on her face when she looked at April. She walked over and grabbed the kettle, pouring hot water into April's mug and handing it to her.
Casey came down next, his hair wet and sticking to his neck. He had his trousers, without his jumper, and water dripped from his shoulders and onto his chest. He looked out of breath.
April looked from Tailor's smiling face back to Casey's shocked one. She looked back at Tailor, her eyes narrowed.
"What did you do?" April said slowly to her niece.
Tailor burst into a fit of giggles and smiled innocently. "I - I walked in on him when he was in the shower", she was laughing fully now and walked over to the sofa, collapsing on it.
Casey sat on a stool opposite April and rolled his eyes at Tailor. "Not my fault you don't have a lock on the bathroom door", he said, his face slightly red.
"D - don't need one when t-there's a b-body like yours in it!" Tailor answered back, laughing.
Casey glared angrily at her. "At your age you shouldn't be looking!"
Tailor sat up and smiled. "Well . . . You would look if you just walked in the bathroom and there's a naked man in there!"
"Wait . . . What's wrong with your bathroom?" April asked her.
"I was looking for you", Tailor said innocently. "Normally you're in there in the morning but you turned into a man".
//
The guys came round later. All of them were asking Tailor why she was so happy and why Casey was all red in the face.
"Where's Splinter?" April asked, noticing someone was missing.
"He insisted he stay at home", Leo answered. "The weather is getting to him a little and he said it would be better if he stayed home wrapped up so none of us could catch it".
"I think Casey's already caught it", Tailor said grinning. "He's all red in the face".
"Why?" Mikey asked.
Tailor glanced at all four of them. "I kind of walked in on him when he was in the shower . . . Total accident!" she added lifting her arms. She sat down on the sofa next to Raph and smiled at him.
Leo sat in April's armchair and Mikey and Donnie happily perched themselves on the floor.
Before any of them could make conversation the phone rang. April walked over to near the counter where it was and picked it up. She said a few words into it before handing the cordless phone to Tailor, saying it was her dad.
"Dad?" Tailor said into it.
Raph sat next to her and watched her. She had a pang of sadness in her voice when she grabbed the phone. Raph knew that her dad had probably rang to discuss when she would be coming home, this made a wave of emotion go through Raph, but he hid it. He sat back and listened to her side of the conversation, along with the others.
"Hi! . . . No, I'm fine, seriously . . . yeah my ankle's fine . . . I know I worried you when I rang to tell you but it's perfectly ok. I can put some weight on it now . . . I don't know when it'll be better . . .", she glanced at Donnie and he gave her a shrug, ". . . Maybe . . . Ok, Dad . . . yeah, I know . . . I miss you too . . . Kay . . . love you . . . bye", she made a kissing noise in the phone and ended the call.
"So, how is he?" April asked breaking the silence.
"He's fine", Tailor answered, giving the phone back to April. "He said that he'll come over tomorrow and then we'll go home the next day, is that ok?"
April frowned slightly. She was leaving so soon? "It's fine", she said trying to keep her voice straight. "I don't mind your dad staying, I'd love to see him".
Silence surrounded the room. Mikey gave a small smile to Tailor and mouthed 'I'll miss you'. Tailor gave him a sad smile back and mouthed 'me too'. Leo, who was sitting near her, patted her knee. Tailor smiled and squeezed his hand. Donnie smiled shyly at her and had a look of innocence on his face. Tailor mouthed 'hi' sadly at him.
Raph sat next to her and looked at her. Tailor could see sadness in his eyes and gave him a small smile. She reached over and grabbed his hand, giving it an affectionate pat and squeeze before letting go.
Raph gave her a little smile. He couldn't believe she was leaving. She was like family now. She got along well with his brother and Splinter. Also she got along with Raph. They didn't share all their stories but she had told him stuff she hadn't even told April. A trust had grown between them.
"Can I have that phone back please, April?" Tailor asked, pointing to the phone April was holding.
"Sure", April said giving the phone back to Tailor. When Tailor took it off her April sat back, a sad look covering her face. Casey, taking note of this, grabbed her hand.
April smiled back at him before looking at Tailor.
"I just gotta ring Elliot", she punched in Elliot's number and held the phone to her ear, removing her hair that got in the way. It let off a few rings before Elliot answered it.
"Hello?" Came his soft voice down the phone.
"Hey Elliot", Tailor said, keeping her voice as normal as possible.
There was silence on the other side. Tailor gave a smile to the others, waiting for Elliot's voice to come back.
"You're leaving, aren't you?"
Tailor smiled a little, you couldn't get anything past Elliot.
"Yeah . . . sorry . . . I didn't even know it'd be so soon".
"When?" Elliot asked, his voice low.
"Two days", Tailor replied sadly.
"I can come and see you, right?"
"Yeah! Course you can! I'll meet you somewhere ok?"
"Sure", Elliot said. "How about the French café inside the mall? Tomorrow?"
"La Fromage?" Tailor said, naming it. "Sure, see you there, about . . . 9:00, ok?" She knew Elliot always got up early.
"Ok".
"See ya Elliot".
"Bye".
There was a click at the other end and Tailor hung up. It wasn't fair . . . why did she have to leave? She had got use to this lifestyle. She couldn't leave Elliot; their friendship had reached a much stronger level. She couldn't leave April. Or Splinter, or Mikey, or Donnie, or Leo and especially, Raphael.
//
Elliot put the phone back on his bedside table and sighed. He knew it'd come when Tailor had to leave, but he never knew that it would come so quickly. He and Tailor were better friends then ever. Ever since Scott had gotten worse towards her, Elliot had got closer towards her. Tailor knew Elliot cared her for, but Elliot knew that she would never know what level it had reached.
A small tear escaped his eye and he brushed it away. Tomorrow would probably be the last time he would see Tailor till about May or something, till then, they would be keeping in touch over text, but he preferred to have Tailor here, where he could protect her like he always did.
//
"We're home!" Mikey announced walking back into the lair.
Splinter looked up from his armchair and frowned. Even though Mikey had made that announcement with enthusiasm, all his sons had sad expressions on their faces. Even Mikey, which didn't rarely happen and especially Raphael.
Splinter didn't need telling what was wrong. He knew his sons. They all slumped down on the sofa opposite him.
"I guess Tailor is departing soon?" Splinter asked them.
They all nodded and Mikey sniffed.
"She was so young", Mikey said sadly.
"Mikey . . . she's leaving . . . NOT dieing", Donnie pointed out.
"I know", Mikey let out another sniff. "But I'll miss her, I mean, won't you? We got on so well with her, she was like April, a new member to the family or something. Even Raph got along with her!"
Raph didn't bother to say ought to Mikey comment. Maybe that was because he was upset. Well if it was, he couldn't blame himself. He did get along with Tailor, and even he would miss her.
"You're right Mikey . . . we will miss her", Leo said sadly.
"You will see her again, my sons", Splinter said softly. He knew Tailor would come back, but he didn't know when. Splinter had to admit he would miss Tailor dearly. She had given them something, even Raphael. What it was though he could not tell.
//
Tailor came out of the corner shop and made her way back to April's. She had brought some popcorn and sweets so her, April and Casey could watch a movie. Since finding out about her departure, Tailor didn't feel like going to the cinema. She was going to spend the last two days with her friends and family.
She crossed the road and opened the door to the apartment building. Glancing around herself, Tailor began to make her way up the stairs. After a few minutes she reached April's door.
Tailor put her hand on the door handle but someone touched her shoulder. She whirled round and sighed, great, just what she need.
"I thought I told you to stay away from me?" She hissed.
Scott smiled at her and shoved his hands in his pockets. He was wearing blue jeans and a baggy, adidas t-shirt.
Tailor's eyes looked him up and down. His face was clear. She had punched him so hard and his eye didn't show any colour of purples or blues or anything.
Scott noticing her looking at him, spoke. "My make-up artist does wonders", he said, smiling at her.
Tailor didn't say anything but frowned. He has a make-up artist? How sad, she thought, rolling her eyes. She held her bag that had her groceries in tighter and gave him her best smile.
"Beautiful Scott. You're so handsome . . . too bad I'm leaving in two days . . . I would have loved to have gone out with you, but I have to pack . . . well . . . I guess this is bye . . . so, BYE!"
She leaned forward and kissed his cheek then gave him a smile. Then, slowly, she opened the door to April's apartment and entered it, shutting the door on Scott's stunned face.
"Yuck, I can't believe I just did that!" She said when she put her groceries down on the counter and rubbed her lips. It was enough hating Scott. But being nice to him and kissing him was the hardest thing she ever did because he was such a jerk.
"Can't believe you did what?" April asked, emerging from the stairs.
Tailor smiled and shook her head. "Nothing, ready for the movie?"
//
(Sorry this on is short. Hope you enjoy! More to come! Yes . . . I'm afraid Tailor is leaving soon . . . Thank you individually for all your reviews people! . . . Hope you had a great New Year! I did! : ) . . . Love ya all! tmnt_luver xx)