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This one's a little fluffier than my usual chapters, but I was in a mood…

Chapter 13:

Attack of the Killer Psyche!

Nemesis:

"Psyche, come on!  We're already late for our run.  I don't know what the hell you're doing in there anyway, in case you haven't noticed it's just us girls here, and I really don't give a shit what you look like!"

I sighed and flopped myself back down on the edge of her bed.  Every morning was the same routine.  I might as well start sleeping in; she's never ready on time.  Psyche was definitely the most girly-girl of all of us.  It drove me nuts, but at the same time it gave me an endless source from which I could pick on her mercilessly.

"Okay, I'm ready.  Let's go."

"'Bout friggin' time."

She stuck her tongue out at me.  "Let's swing by the kitchen on the way out; I need something to drink first or I won't make it through our run."

I gave her my most exasperated sigh, which she of course ignored.

The second we walked through the door of the kitchen she started squealing like a stuck pig.

"What the hell is your problem!?!"

"Omigod, do you see all these dirty dishes?"

"Yeah, someone's gonna get yelled at when Iris sees them—why do you care?"

"Hello?!?  Don't you know what this means?"

"No, but I'm sure you're going to enlighten me."

"Duh!  The boys are home!"

I surveyed the kitchen a little more closely.  Dishes, utensils, frying pan, general messiness—it certainly did look like Michaelangelo's handiwork.

"Okay, so what time is it?  Where would they be right now?"

"Will you calm the hell down!  I'm sure they're in training right now.  That is what they're here for, remember?"

"Whatever, let's go."

"Where are you going?"  It was really a rhetorical question as she was practically running through the lounge room.

"Training room."  I sighed and followed after her, hoping she would listen to reason.

"You can't interrupt their practice.  Athena will kick your ass!"

"I don't care; I haven't seen them in months!"

"Bullshit!  You just snuck off and visited your boyfriend two weeks ago!"

"He is not my boyfriend, and who cares?"

"Iris, for one."  We both stepped into the elevator.

"She'll get over it."

"Why can't you just wait until lunch time when they're finished?"

"Hey, you're the one who's always telling me I've got instant gratification problems.  I'm just proving your right, enjoy it."  We stepped out of the elevator and she lit off down the hallway.  She was so damn juvenile sometimes.

It was useless to even attempt to stop her at this point, seeing as she was already requesting access to the training room.

Psyche:

I felt like I was going to jump out of my skin waiting for that damn door to open.  If Athena put a lock on it I'd have to hurt her.

The doors slid open.  Success!

Just as Neme predicted, they were in mid-session.  As I raced over to Michaelangelo, it did occur to me that it might be a little dangerous to just jump right into their sparring, but oh well.  I pounced and tackled him to the floor.

"Mikey, you're home!"

"What the—Psyche, what the hell are you doing?"

"I missed you!"  I gave him my best doe eyes and grinned.

He laughed.

"Yeah, I guess I missed you too."

I grabbed the sides of his face and kissed him on the head.  "I'm so glad you're home!"

The kiss obviously dazed him, so I moved on to the next closest target—Raphael.

"Raph!"

I threw my arms around his neck and planted a big kiss on his cheek.

"Donnie!"

His back was turned to me, so I just jumped on him from behind and started planting kisses all over the back of his head.

"Psyche, what the hell are you doing?"

"Oh, don't worry Leo, I didn't forget about you!"

Before he could even step out of the way, I jumped off Donnie and right onto him, wrapping my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck.  I pulled his face right up close to mine.

"Didja miss me?"

He cracked a smile in spite of himself, because I could tell he was trying hard to be annoyed.

"Yeah, sure."

"Awww."  I kissed him on the beak and felt a tap on my shoulder.  I turned my head to see Athena's face just inches from my own.

"Are you quite finished?"  She looked thoroughly unenthused.

"Um, yeah.  I'll go now."

"I think that's a good idea."

"Yeah, I'll just go run with Neme now."  I climbed off Leo and started back towards the door, where Nemesis was standing with a huge grin on her face.

"You're hopeless, you know that?"

"Yeah, but it's what makes me so loveable."  I batted my eyes at her.

"No, it's what makes you a freak."

"That's not very nice."

"I'm not, if you hadn't noticed."  She arched her eyebrow at me.

"Well, at least they know I missed them."

Neme turned her attention back towards the room. 

"Welcome back, guys.  Let's hope you can behave yourselves and make this stay a little longer!"  She turned back to me and gave me one of her most mischievous grins.

"You're a terrible person, Neme."

"Ah yes, but that is what makes me so loveable!"