Chapter 9
"Coming Home With the Guys"
Nicole and I walked through the sewers. The guys made sure to keep an eye on us so that we didn't get lost. I missed May and Lacy dearly and knew that we would get them back soon. The walk wasn't easy on my weak ankles but I managed to put up with it.
Eventually, we got to a place that looked like a subterranean apartment. Nicole and I looked around at everything. We first walked into a kitchen. It amazed me how normal it looked. They lead us into a rather large room that looked like it was used as a workout room. In the room was a giant rat sitting in the middle of the floor. I wasn't scared like Nicole but I was actually intrigued by the rat. Leonardo bowed respectfully to the rat.
"Master, these are two of the girls whom we spoke of," he said with great care.
The rat looked up at Nicole and me. Nicole hid behind me. I sighed.
"Come, my dear girls, there is no need to fear me," he said kindly.
I started to walk to the rat until Nicole held me back, gasping my wrist. I turned to her and yanked my wrist free of her grasp. I then sat in front of the rat. Nicole soon followed. The other turtles came and sat around us also.
"I am Master Splinter. I assume you know my students," said the rat in a fatherly way.
"Yes, Master Splinter, we do," I said trying to be as respectful as I could.
"You two do not like each other do you?" he asked.
"Not really. Her lies never seem to cease," Nicole said trying to be respectful.
"I highly doubt that. My dear, do not lie to me. I am always able to tell. I believe that it's a case of jealousy that makes you two annoyed at each other," he said with sincerity.
Nicole stayed silent. I knew that I was jealous that she always managed to attract all the guys whom I had ever liked. I couldn't tell what it was that she was ever jealous of me about but I didn't really care.
"What are your names?" asked Master Splinter.
"I'm Linnea," I said.
"I'm Nicole," said Nicole.
"You had two other friends, didn't you?" asked Master Splinter.
"Yes but they were taken by the guy everyone referred to as Shredder," I said.
Master Splinter nodded his head. Our questioning went far into the morning. Nicole and I started to tire. I was amazed that the guys seemed so wide-awake. If they weren't, then they sure faked it well. Nicole and I had gotten a wealth of information about their origin and how Master Splinter was like a father to the guys. I listened with interest to every word Master Splinter said. I wasn't trying to suck up to him but I was just interested.
"Leonardo, Donatello, would it be okay if the girls slept in your rooms tonight?" asked Master Splinter, picking up on the tiredness of Nicole and me.
Leonardo and Donatello nodded and showed us to their rooms. Leonardo brought me over to his bed. Donatello showed Nicole to his bed. I the two said their good nights and left. I watched Leonardo gaze back at me as he left the room.
I laid on the bed but some thoughts kept me from going to sleep right away. Thoughts of Nicole of me getting along, Leonardo noticing me in another way, and thinking this life wouldn't be as bad as I thought it would be filled my mind. It wasn't long before the darkness of sleep overcame me.
"Coming Home With the Guys"
Nicole and I walked through the sewers. The guys made sure to keep an eye on us so that we didn't get lost. I missed May and Lacy dearly and knew that we would get them back soon. The walk wasn't easy on my weak ankles but I managed to put up with it.
Eventually, we got to a place that looked like a subterranean apartment. Nicole and I looked around at everything. We first walked into a kitchen. It amazed me how normal it looked. They lead us into a rather large room that looked like it was used as a workout room. In the room was a giant rat sitting in the middle of the floor. I wasn't scared like Nicole but I was actually intrigued by the rat. Leonardo bowed respectfully to the rat.
"Master, these are two of the girls whom we spoke of," he said with great care.
The rat looked up at Nicole and me. Nicole hid behind me. I sighed.
"Come, my dear girls, there is no need to fear me," he said kindly.
I started to walk to the rat until Nicole held me back, gasping my wrist. I turned to her and yanked my wrist free of her grasp. I then sat in front of the rat. Nicole soon followed. The other turtles came and sat around us also.
"I am Master Splinter. I assume you know my students," said the rat in a fatherly way.
"Yes, Master Splinter, we do," I said trying to be as respectful as I could.
"You two do not like each other do you?" he asked.
"Not really. Her lies never seem to cease," Nicole said trying to be respectful.
"I highly doubt that. My dear, do not lie to me. I am always able to tell. I believe that it's a case of jealousy that makes you two annoyed at each other," he said with sincerity.
Nicole stayed silent. I knew that I was jealous that she always managed to attract all the guys whom I had ever liked. I couldn't tell what it was that she was ever jealous of me about but I didn't really care.
"What are your names?" asked Master Splinter.
"I'm Linnea," I said.
"I'm Nicole," said Nicole.
"You had two other friends, didn't you?" asked Master Splinter.
"Yes but they were taken by the guy everyone referred to as Shredder," I said.
Master Splinter nodded his head. Our questioning went far into the morning. Nicole and I started to tire. I was amazed that the guys seemed so wide-awake. If they weren't, then they sure faked it well. Nicole and I had gotten a wealth of information about their origin and how Master Splinter was like a father to the guys. I listened with interest to every word Master Splinter said. I wasn't trying to suck up to him but I was just interested.
"Leonardo, Donatello, would it be okay if the girls slept in your rooms tonight?" asked Master Splinter, picking up on the tiredness of Nicole and me.
Leonardo and Donatello nodded and showed us to their rooms. Leonardo brought me over to his bed. Donatello showed Nicole to his bed. I the two said their good nights and left. I watched Leonardo gaze back at me as he left the room.
I laid on the bed but some thoughts kept me from going to sleep right away. Thoughts of Nicole of me getting along, Leonardo noticing me in another way, and thinking this life wouldn't be as bad as I thought it would be filled my mind. It wasn't long before the darkness of sleep overcame me.