Chapter 16
"Your man is a turtle?!?!"
"Sachi, are you sure you know where you're going?" asked Jessi.
"Yes, Jessi. I know where I'm going. We're going to Leo's place. He'll keep us safe," assured Sachi.
Jessi huffed. She wasn't as sure as Sachi was. All she knew was that they had to press on and not get caught by these people who were trying to kill Sachi.
"How are we going to get there from the sewers? I mean, we've been walking for over half an hour. Wouldn't it be easier just to go up and get a cab and get him to drop us outside of his place?" asked Jessi.
"Jessi, knock it off. This is the way we're going and that's final. If you want to get caught by the Foot, that's your decision but I'm not going up for a while," argued Sachi.
Jessi sighed. She can be incredibly stubborn, thought Jessi. She walked on with Sachi leading the way. It wasn't long before Sachi stopped and turned to Jessi.
"Jessi, I should warn you. There is something I need to tell you about Leo," said Sachi.
"What, he has brothers?" asked Jessi, hopefully.
"Jessi, you're a ditz," stated Sachi as she shook her head.
"Then what is it?" asked Jessi.
"Leo is not human," said Sachi.
"What? What is he then?" asked Jessi.
"You'll see," sighed Sachi.
She started to open a door. Jessi put a hand on Sachi's shoulder.
"You're not going in there? Are you? Leo's not some bum who lives in the sewers is he?" asked Jessi, scared.
"Jessi, weren't you listening when I told you that Leo isn't a human?" asked Sachi.
"What does not human mean?" asked Jessi.
"You'll see," said Sachi with frustration.
Sachi walked into the layer. Everything was as she remembered but it was very dark. Everyone must have gone to bed, thought Sachi. She took Jessi's wrist and ventured into the dark home of her love.
"Leo, it's me? Are you here?" asked Sachi.
"Yes, there's someone with you," said a voice.
"Leo, this is Jessi, my room mate, we were warned about an attack," said Sachi.
"I'll turn on the light. We can talk that way," said the voice.
Soon, the light was turned on. Jessi would have screamed if Sachi hadn't put a hand over her mouth. Right in front of Jessi stood a very tall, muscular turtle, wearing a blue eye mask.
"So you're Jessi. I have heard so much about you," said Leonardo.
"Jessi, this is Leo," said Sachi to Jessi.
"You said he wasn't human but you didn't tell me he was an alien," exclaimed Jessi.
Leonardo laughed in amusement. He had never heard a conversation like this.
"Hey, he's not an alien. He's a mutant turtle! Him, his brothers and father ended up coming in contact with a chemical that turned them into this," said Sachi.
"Great so you're telling me that you're father-in-law is going to be a turtle?" exclaimed Jessi.
"Of course not. He's just a giant rat," said Sachi.
"Sachi, you should never call your future father-in-law a 'rat' unless you want a very unhappy in-law," said Jessi.
"No, you don't get it! I meant that he's not a turtle. He's a mutant rat," argued Sachi.
"So wait! You're going to have a rat for a father-in-law?" asked Jessi.
"Yes," said Sachi.
"You're crazy," exclaimed Jessi.
By now, Leonardo was on his shell, laughing. Sachi and Jessi looked at Leonardo. They couldn't believe that he was finding this whole conversation funny. Then again, he had never heard a girl/girl conversation of this type.
"Leo, you had better be quiet unless you want to wake your brothers and Master Splinter," said Sachi.
Leonardo calmed down. He stood back up and sat at the kitchen table. He offered a seat to both girls.
"Sachi, what happened?" asked Leonardo.
"We were warned about an attack by the Foot. We left, afraid of what could have happened," said Sachi.
Leonardo nodded. He didn't want to send Sachi back to her dorm for his own reasons of wanting to see her but Jessi was another problem. He knew Master Splinter would know what to do. He got up slowly.
"Leo, where are you going?" asked Sachi.
"To get Master Splinter. I think he would know what to do. By the way, Jessi, be prepared to see an over sized mutant rat come from this door way," warned Leonardo with a hint of laughter.
"Leo," scolded Sachi.
Leonardo smiled and ran to get Master Splinter. It wasn't long before Leonardo came back out with Master Splinter. Jessi gasped. She was expecting something a bit scarier but instead, she saw a very cute rat with a cane standing in front of her.
"Oh my God! He's adorable," exclaimed Jessi.
Master Splinter blushed. No one had ever said that about him before.
"Sensei," greeted Sachi as she stood and bowed to Master Splinter.
"Sachi, what is wrong my child?" asked Master Splinter as he sat down next to Jessi and across from Sachi.
Sachi introduced Jessi and explained what had happened in her room. Master Splinter nodded as he listened. Leonardo held Sachi's hand as she told her story to Master Splinter.
"I understand what happened. Were you followed?" asked Master Splinter.
"No. I think they forgot about the sewers," said Sachi.
Master Splinter nodded.
"We cannot send you back as long as Tatsu is on the loose. I am afraid you will have to remain here for a time," said Master Splinter.
"What! We have to stay here in the sewers," said Jessi.
"It's not as bad as you think. I was here the whole Christmas break," said Sachi.
"Oh, that's SO comforting," said Jessi.
"Your man is a turtle?!?!"
"Sachi, are you sure you know where you're going?" asked Jessi.
"Yes, Jessi. I know where I'm going. We're going to Leo's place. He'll keep us safe," assured Sachi.
Jessi huffed. She wasn't as sure as Sachi was. All she knew was that they had to press on and not get caught by these people who were trying to kill Sachi.
"How are we going to get there from the sewers? I mean, we've been walking for over half an hour. Wouldn't it be easier just to go up and get a cab and get him to drop us outside of his place?" asked Jessi.
"Jessi, knock it off. This is the way we're going and that's final. If you want to get caught by the Foot, that's your decision but I'm not going up for a while," argued Sachi.
Jessi sighed. She can be incredibly stubborn, thought Jessi. She walked on with Sachi leading the way. It wasn't long before Sachi stopped and turned to Jessi.
"Jessi, I should warn you. There is something I need to tell you about Leo," said Sachi.
"What, he has brothers?" asked Jessi, hopefully.
"Jessi, you're a ditz," stated Sachi as she shook her head.
"Then what is it?" asked Jessi.
"Leo is not human," said Sachi.
"What? What is he then?" asked Jessi.
"You'll see," sighed Sachi.
She started to open a door. Jessi put a hand on Sachi's shoulder.
"You're not going in there? Are you? Leo's not some bum who lives in the sewers is he?" asked Jessi, scared.
"Jessi, weren't you listening when I told you that Leo isn't a human?" asked Sachi.
"What does not human mean?" asked Jessi.
"You'll see," said Sachi with frustration.
Sachi walked into the layer. Everything was as she remembered but it was very dark. Everyone must have gone to bed, thought Sachi. She took Jessi's wrist and ventured into the dark home of her love.
"Leo, it's me? Are you here?" asked Sachi.
"Yes, there's someone with you," said a voice.
"Leo, this is Jessi, my room mate, we were warned about an attack," said Sachi.
"I'll turn on the light. We can talk that way," said the voice.
Soon, the light was turned on. Jessi would have screamed if Sachi hadn't put a hand over her mouth. Right in front of Jessi stood a very tall, muscular turtle, wearing a blue eye mask.
"So you're Jessi. I have heard so much about you," said Leonardo.
"Jessi, this is Leo," said Sachi to Jessi.
"You said he wasn't human but you didn't tell me he was an alien," exclaimed Jessi.
Leonardo laughed in amusement. He had never heard a conversation like this.
"Hey, he's not an alien. He's a mutant turtle! Him, his brothers and father ended up coming in contact with a chemical that turned them into this," said Sachi.
"Great so you're telling me that you're father-in-law is going to be a turtle?" exclaimed Jessi.
"Of course not. He's just a giant rat," said Sachi.
"Sachi, you should never call your future father-in-law a 'rat' unless you want a very unhappy in-law," said Jessi.
"No, you don't get it! I meant that he's not a turtle. He's a mutant rat," argued Sachi.
"So wait! You're going to have a rat for a father-in-law?" asked Jessi.
"Yes," said Sachi.
"You're crazy," exclaimed Jessi.
By now, Leonardo was on his shell, laughing. Sachi and Jessi looked at Leonardo. They couldn't believe that he was finding this whole conversation funny. Then again, he had never heard a girl/girl conversation of this type.
"Leo, you had better be quiet unless you want to wake your brothers and Master Splinter," said Sachi.
Leonardo calmed down. He stood back up and sat at the kitchen table. He offered a seat to both girls.
"Sachi, what happened?" asked Leonardo.
"We were warned about an attack by the Foot. We left, afraid of what could have happened," said Sachi.
Leonardo nodded. He didn't want to send Sachi back to her dorm for his own reasons of wanting to see her but Jessi was another problem. He knew Master Splinter would know what to do. He got up slowly.
"Leo, where are you going?" asked Sachi.
"To get Master Splinter. I think he would know what to do. By the way, Jessi, be prepared to see an over sized mutant rat come from this door way," warned Leonardo with a hint of laughter.
"Leo," scolded Sachi.
Leonardo smiled and ran to get Master Splinter. It wasn't long before Leonardo came back out with Master Splinter. Jessi gasped. She was expecting something a bit scarier but instead, she saw a very cute rat with a cane standing in front of her.
"Oh my God! He's adorable," exclaimed Jessi.
Master Splinter blushed. No one had ever said that about him before.
"Sensei," greeted Sachi as she stood and bowed to Master Splinter.
"Sachi, what is wrong my child?" asked Master Splinter as he sat down next to Jessi and across from Sachi.
Sachi introduced Jessi and explained what had happened in her room. Master Splinter nodded as he listened. Leonardo held Sachi's hand as she told her story to Master Splinter.
"I understand what happened. Were you followed?" asked Master Splinter.
"No. I think they forgot about the sewers," said Sachi.
Master Splinter nodded.
"We cannot send you back as long as Tatsu is on the loose. I am afraid you will have to remain here for a time," said Master Splinter.
"What! We have to stay here in the sewers," said Jessi.
"It's not as bad as you think. I was here the whole Christmas break," said Sachi.
"Oh, that's SO comforting," said Jessi.