Chapter 11
"Nicole talks to Linnea"
"Hey, Linnea, are you awake?" asked a voice as I was poked awake.
"I am now, Nicole," I said as I blinked myself awake.
I sat up and stretched. Then I rubbed the last of the sleep out of my eyes. I looked up at the clock. 3:00 AM. I was ready to kill Nicole.
"Nicole, it's three AM! What's up? And if you want to go save Lacy and May, leave me here," I said, not wanting to go anywhere.
"Lin, that's not what I woke up to talk to you about," she said.
"What's up?" I asked, a bit nicer than I asked before.
"I wanted to talk to you about the past," Nicole said nicely.
"The past? What could we possibly talk about the past?" I asked.
"The way we've treated each other," she said simply.
"What about it?" I asked curiously.
"Well, I had a talk with Master Splinter," she said.
"When?" I asked
"Okay, I snuck out of the room and Master Splinter caught me talking to one of the turtles. He yelled at him and pulled me into his study," She said.
"What happened?" I asked, not really caring.
"Nothing really. He said that we are in this together and we should probably figure out what we are jealous of each other about," she said.
"Master Splinter said that?" I asked skeptically.
"Okay, maybe not those exact words but that was basically what he said," Nicole said.
"I see," I said almost not believing her.
Silence passed between us. I had been lied to so often by her that I no longer knew when to listen to her. I sighed.
"What are you jealous of me about?" I asked curiously.
"I've always hated how guys I liked seemed to gravitate towards you. I mean, Alex! He's one hot guy but he's yours," said Nicole honestly.
"What? You think Alex is cute! Oh my God! There's nothing between us! Never was, never will be. Alex is only one of my best friends," I said in shock.
"What? You're kidding," Nicole said obviously embarrassed.
"No! He was nothing but a friend," I said almost laughing.
"Another thing that I think you should know, I've always been jealous that you have always had the body that makes guys turn their heads. Heck, even as a turtle, you still have that gift," said Nicole.
"I do not! Guys never come and talk to me. If I've got the body, then why do they always go to you?" I asked.
"I've been told that they find you intimidating. I mean, you're very pretty but you are also smart. The guys are afraid to go talk to you because they're.well.guys!" explained Nicole.
I laughed. That last comment was pretty funny. I always thought it was because Nicole was a tomboy. That probably makes Nicole easier to approach.
"Well, I've always been annoyed that you get the guys and they never come to me. All the guys who I like go to you. I've always assumed that it was because you were a tomboy and I was just a wannabe," I admitted.
"I hated that you were a wannabe and you never followed through," Nicole said.
"Well, I never knew how to. Remember, once in high school, you are stuck with the reputation you create in freshman year," I explained.
Though dark, I could see Nicole nod her head. She knew what it was like too. I wasn't lying and I think she could vouch for that too.
"I hear ya on that one. The problem with being me is that all the guys that I liked would also see me as nothing but a friend but ask me if I would help them attract you. You can probably guess how our high school arguments probably started," Nicole said.
I nodded. I knew that this was getting us closer to peace between us but the problem was that I was still hurt from the days of elementary school.
"Nicole, our fights have lasted longer then high school though. I don't mean to really dwell on the past but our hatred had been since elementary school," I said.
"I know. Personally, I don't even remember why I hated you during that time or even in middle school," admitted Nicole.
"Personally, I don't either," I admitted.
We both started to laugh uncontrollably. All these year, we couldn't even remember what we hated each other about. I could see that this was a new start.
"So, which turtle is cute in your opinion?" asked Nicole.
"Should I trust this?" I asked still laughing a bit.
"Okay, I'll tell you who I like. I think Raph is kinda hot," said Nicole.
"Kinda hotheaded you mean," I said as a joke.
"Yea, kinda like me," she said.
"Now, remember, I didn't say that," I said.
"Geez, Raph said Leo didn't trust. Maybe you and Leo should get together," she said.
She was right. I never really trusted many people and if I did trust, they were lucky. The comment on Leo on the other hand, I didn't expect. I didn't think of him anything like me.
"Oh seriously," I said pulling the blankets over my head.
"Oh.did I just hit the nail on the head?" asked Nicole.
"Believe what you want," I said.
"Why? I want to know the truth this time. I'm not going to jump to any conclusions," said Nicole.
She sounded even closer to me. It was obvious that she had gotten out of bed and had come to my bedside.
"So how long before you spread the truth if you find out?" I asked, not wanting any trouble.
"I won't spread it around. Come on, do you have a crush on Leo?" asked Nicole, now trying to wrestle the blanket off my head.
"I'm not admitting anything! If I said who I liked, it would just be my luck that he'd be right outside the door and not even feel anything for me," I said remembering the one time that something like that had happened.
"No one it there. Come on, do you or do you not have a crush on Leo?" asked Nicole trying harder to see my face while she was laughing
"I'm not saying anything," I said trying hard not to laugh.
"Oh you so have a crush on him. It wouldn't surprise me if he liked you too," said Nicole giving up on me.
I took the blankets off my face and watched her figure lay back down.
"Nicole, first of all, Leo seems more like the type who would go for your type. I also highly doubt that he would have feelings for me. Second, he's the leader when Master Splinter's not around and I don't think he would like how I can loose my temper with just talking to you," I said.
"You haven't tried to kill me yet and we've been talking for a while now," she said.
"True but what are you getting at?" I asked.
"Nothing," she said.
"Stop playing around. What are you getting at about me and Leo?" I asked.
"Nothing," She said pulling the blanket over her head.
It was my turn to jump on her trying to get her to tell me what she was saying. I wanted to know but she was not about to say.
"Come on. Tell me? What if I admitted who I liked?" I asked trying to pull the violet blanket off her head.
I was amazed that I had won. She lowered the blanket.
"You strike a hard bargain," Nicole said with a smile.
We laughed. I admitted my liking to Leonardo. She sat there and nodded. I had no idea what she was thinking about but I didn't think it was going to be too bad looking at her face in what little light we had.
"Well, we should go to bed," Nicole suggested.
"Yea. And Nicole," I said.
"Yea?" she answered.
"Don't you dare breathe a word of what I just told you," I said.
"Don't worry, I won't as long as you do the same," she said seriously.
"I won't," I answered simply.
I went to my bed. I felt as if weights had been taken from me. I was surprised that I was actually starting to trust Nicole as a friend but in a logical thought, she was all I had left until we got our friends back.
"Hey, Linnea, are you awake?" asked a voice as I was poked awake.
"I am now, Nicole," I said as I blinked myself awake.
I sat up and stretched. Then I rubbed the last of the sleep out of my eyes. I looked up at the clock. 3:00 AM. I was ready to kill Nicole.
"Nicole, it's three AM! What's up? And if you want to go save Lacy and May, leave me here," I said, not wanting to go anywhere.
"Lin, that's not what I woke up to talk to you about," she said.
"What's up?" I asked, a bit nicer than I asked before.
"I wanted to talk to you about the past," Nicole said nicely.
"The past? What could we possibly talk about the past?" I asked.
"The way we've treated each other," she said simply.
"What about it?" I asked curiously.
"Well, I had a talk with Master Splinter," she said.
"When?" I asked
"Okay, I snuck out of the room and Master Splinter caught me talking to one of the turtles. He yelled at him and pulled me into his study," She said.
"What happened?" I asked, not really caring.
"Nothing really. He said that we are in this together and we should probably figure out what we are jealous of each other about," she said.
"Master Splinter said that?" I asked skeptically.
"Okay, maybe not those exact words but that was basically what he said," Nicole said.
"I see," I said almost not believing her.
Silence passed between us. I had been lied to so often by her that I no longer knew when to listen to her. I sighed.
"What are you jealous of me about?" I asked curiously.
"I've always hated how guys I liked seemed to gravitate towards you. I mean, Alex! He's one hot guy but he's yours," said Nicole honestly.
"What? You think Alex is cute! Oh my God! There's nothing between us! Never was, never will be. Alex is only one of my best friends," I said in shock.
"What? You're kidding," Nicole said obviously embarrassed.
"No! He was nothing but a friend," I said almost laughing.
"Another thing that I think you should know, I've always been jealous that you have always had the body that makes guys turn their heads. Heck, even as a turtle, you still have that gift," said Nicole.
"I do not! Guys never come and talk to me. If I've got the body, then why do they always go to you?" I asked.
"I've been told that they find you intimidating. I mean, you're very pretty but you are also smart. The guys are afraid to go talk to you because they're.well.guys!" explained Nicole.
I laughed. That last comment was pretty funny. I always thought it was because Nicole was a tomboy. That probably makes Nicole easier to approach.
"Well, I've always been annoyed that you get the guys and they never come to me. All the guys who I like go to you. I've always assumed that it was because you were a tomboy and I was just a wannabe," I admitted.
"I hated that you were a wannabe and you never followed through," Nicole said.
"Well, I never knew how to. Remember, once in high school, you are stuck with the reputation you create in freshman year," I explained.
Though dark, I could see Nicole nod her head. She knew what it was like too. I wasn't lying and I think she could vouch for that too.
"I hear ya on that one. The problem with being me is that all the guys that I liked would also see me as nothing but a friend but ask me if I would help them attract you. You can probably guess how our high school arguments probably started," Nicole said.
I nodded. I knew that this was getting us closer to peace between us but the problem was that I was still hurt from the days of elementary school.
"Nicole, our fights have lasted longer then high school though. I don't mean to really dwell on the past but our hatred had been since elementary school," I said.
"I know. Personally, I don't even remember why I hated you during that time or even in middle school," admitted Nicole.
"Personally, I don't either," I admitted.
We both started to laugh uncontrollably. All these year, we couldn't even remember what we hated each other about. I could see that this was a new start.
"So, which turtle is cute in your opinion?" asked Nicole.
"Should I trust this?" I asked still laughing a bit.
"Okay, I'll tell you who I like. I think Raph is kinda hot," said Nicole.
"Kinda hotheaded you mean," I said as a joke.
"Yea, kinda like me," she said.
"Now, remember, I didn't say that," I said.
"Geez, Raph said Leo didn't trust. Maybe you and Leo should get together," she said.
She was right. I never really trusted many people and if I did trust, they were lucky. The comment on Leo on the other hand, I didn't expect. I didn't think of him anything like me.
"Oh seriously," I said pulling the blankets over my head.
"Oh.did I just hit the nail on the head?" asked Nicole.
"Believe what you want," I said.
"Why? I want to know the truth this time. I'm not going to jump to any conclusions," said Nicole.
She sounded even closer to me. It was obvious that she had gotten out of bed and had come to my bedside.
"So how long before you spread the truth if you find out?" I asked, not wanting any trouble.
"I won't spread it around. Come on, do you have a crush on Leo?" asked Nicole, now trying to wrestle the blanket off my head.
"I'm not admitting anything! If I said who I liked, it would just be my luck that he'd be right outside the door and not even feel anything for me," I said remembering the one time that something like that had happened.
"No one it there. Come on, do you or do you not have a crush on Leo?" asked Nicole trying harder to see my face while she was laughing
"I'm not saying anything," I said trying hard not to laugh.
"Oh you so have a crush on him. It wouldn't surprise me if he liked you too," said Nicole giving up on me.
I took the blankets off my face and watched her figure lay back down.
"Nicole, first of all, Leo seems more like the type who would go for your type. I also highly doubt that he would have feelings for me. Second, he's the leader when Master Splinter's not around and I don't think he would like how I can loose my temper with just talking to you," I said.
"You haven't tried to kill me yet and we've been talking for a while now," she said.
"True but what are you getting at?" I asked.
"Nothing," she said.
"Stop playing around. What are you getting at about me and Leo?" I asked.
"Nothing," She said pulling the blanket over her head.
It was my turn to jump on her trying to get her to tell me what she was saying. I wanted to know but she was not about to say.
"Come on. Tell me? What if I admitted who I liked?" I asked trying to pull the violet blanket off her head.
I was amazed that I had won. She lowered the blanket.
"You strike a hard bargain," Nicole said with a smile.
We laughed. I admitted my liking to Leonardo. She sat there and nodded. I had no idea what she was thinking about but I didn't think it was going to be too bad looking at her face in what little light we had.
"Well, we should go to bed," Nicole suggested.
"Yea. And Nicole," I said.
"Yea?" she answered.
"Don't you dare breathe a word of what I just told you," I said.
"Don't worry, I won't as long as you do the same," she said seriously.
"I won't," I answered simply.
I went to my bed. I felt as if weights had been taken from me. I was surprised that I was actually starting to trust Nicole as a friend but in a logical thought, she was all I had left until we got our friends back.