A/N: Thanks for your reviews Cassandra! I'm glad you are in suspense, I love doing that to the readers. ;)
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the turtles, not even Raphael. SIGH.
CHAPTER FIVE
" Raphael, that was uncalled for." Leo scolded his brother.
" It's true ain't it?" Raph replied, looking unfazed about his rude outburst.
" No it's not. Naomi is a kind, gentle person and has been though so much! She deserves a second chance! Why do you have to be so stubborn?"
" I'm not backing down," Raph growled, " I can see right through her charade. She's pretending to be sorry for what she said to us…can't you guys see that?"
" She's not pretending, she's genuine about making amends." Leo shot back,
" You're the one who can't see it!"
" Have you forgotten who hurt Splinter?" Raph reminded them all, " We found him lying unconscious and we thought he was dead! If Naomi hadn't come into our lives, it would have never happened!"
*flashback*
The turtles arrived home, " Naomi, Master, we're back!" Leo called but got no answer,
" Maybe he's meditating," Mike said, " I'll go and see," he disappeared into Splinter's bedroom. A few seconds later his brothers heard an anguished shout. They ran towards the bedroom to see Mike cradling the unconscious, bleeding Splinter in his arms.
" He's dead," Mike, gasped through his tears, " Master Splinter is dead."
*end of flashback*
" Her brother hurt Splinter, not Naomi." Don corrected Raph.
" I know that, I'm just saying Naomi is just as bad as her brother." Raph pointed out, " They were twins after all."
Leo frowned at Raph, thinking. Perhaps Raph was right…maybe they had forgiven Naomi too easily. If Naomi hadn't made friends with them, then Splinter would have gotten badly hurt in the first place. This was the real reason why Splinter went upstate with Casey and April-to recover from his traumatic experience.
" For once I agree with Raphael," Leo decided, " We might have forgiven Naomi a bit too easily. I regret doing it."
" I haven't," Don said, " I'm glad she came back…I missed her. You guys have forgotten that she was a good friend. She's not the enemy and never was." he glared pointedly at Raph, " we should be angry at Raph for killing her brother instead."
" What?" Raph glared back at him, " I didn't kill him! It was an accident. How many times do I have to remind you?"
" Looks like you need a little reminding yourself," Don retorted.
*flashback*
" But why does he want to kill her anyway?" Leo wondered, " Is he some jealous ex-boyfriend?"
" Much worse than that," Raph paused, " Guys, I think its time I should tell you about them."
" How much do you know Raph?" Leo demanded, " I had a feeling you were hiding something from us."
" Matthew Garland isn't some jealous ex-boyfriend," Raph ignored Leo's question, " he's her twin brother."
Leo stopped dead in his tracks," Twin brother?" he repeated, astonished.
" Yes. Garland wants to kill her because she can read his mind. She developed the powers when they were very young. One day when they were in the early twenties, she accidentally learnt of his plot to kill their parents."
" Kill their parents!" Don echoed stunned, " Why would he want to do that?"
" Their parents were filthy rich and Garland being the first born son by five minutes would be the one to inherit their millions. He couldn't wait until they died of old age, so he plotted…and Naomi happened to read his mind and he was furious. He killed their parents anyway and was determined to kill her so that he wouldn't be handed over to the cops." Raph paused, " She fled California and made a new life for herself here in Manhattan. But after five years, Garland had tracked her down."
" Wait a minute," Leo said, " If they are siblings, why do they have different last names?"
" That's what I asked her," Raph answered, " She made up a different last name to make it harder for Garland to find her. And it worked-for awhile."
" How did he find her?"
" Where she works at the public library. He attacked her that night but I happened to get in the way."
" So she has telepathy. Can she read our minds?" Leo asked and Raph shook his head.
" No, she can only read her brother's mind," Raph assured him, " So we're safe."
" Good," Don felt relieved. After all, his thoughts about Naomi had been far from innocent. It would be mortifying if she knew he was lusting after her.
" Here we are," Raph announced, " Fifty-seventh Street," he walked onwards with his brothers in tow.
" We don't really have to hurt Garland do we?" Don asked apprehensively, " after all, he is Naomi's twin brother."
" He's insane," Raph, reminded him, " We'll kill him if we have to."
*end of flashback*
Raph stood up from his chair, looking as he if he wanted to throttle Don. He glared fiercely at him, his hands were clenched at his side, and "I refuse to listen to any of this!"
" That's because you know its true. You wanted to kill Matthew and you did." Don didn't know why he was saying these hurtful things to Raph.
" Don, Raph was just worried about Naomi, he didn't mean what he said." Mike said to Don quietly, " Just like Naomi didn't mean what she said about killing us all."
" Stay out of this." Raph snapped at Mike, " I ought to thrash you for accusing me of killing Garland." he said to Don.
" Calm down Raph, let's not resort to violence." Mike begged. He jumped up to restrain the furious brother.
Don was not about to stay to receive a thrashing so he stood up and left the room quickly.
" Let go of me, I wasn't really going to hurt him," Raph protested, tugging his arm from Mike's grip, " I'm just mad that he accused me of murder."
Leo left the room to find Don. He was worried about him; Don was usually so sensitive towards his brother's feelings. Why was he accusing Raph of murder?
" Donnie?" he found the brother in his room.
" Go away," Don murmured. He was donning on his trench coat and fedora hat, " leave me alone."
" Donnie, what's wrong with you? You don't usually say hurtful things to your brothers."
" I don't know why I said it Leo," Don said, " Just drop it okay? I'm going for a walk and I'm not coming back until Raph calms down."
" He said he really wasn't going to hit you," Leo told him.
Don didn't answer, " I'll see you later Leo," he said before leaving the den.
Leo went after him, " You shouldn't let Raph scare you off."
Don whirled to face him; " I'm not letting Raph scare me off Leo. I just want to get out of here for a while. Is that a crime?" he began walking away, taking long strides.
" It is a crime for accusing your own brother of murder!" Leo called after him.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the turtles, not even Raphael. SIGH.
CHAPTER FIVE
" Raphael, that was uncalled for." Leo scolded his brother.
" It's true ain't it?" Raph replied, looking unfazed about his rude outburst.
" No it's not. Naomi is a kind, gentle person and has been though so much! She deserves a second chance! Why do you have to be so stubborn?"
" I'm not backing down," Raph growled, " I can see right through her charade. She's pretending to be sorry for what she said to us…can't you guys see that?"
" She's not pretending, she's genuine about making amends." Leo shot back,
" You're the one who can't see it!"
" Have you forgotten who hurt Splinter?" Raph reminded them all, " We found him lying unconscious and we thought he was dead! If Naomi hadn't come into our lives, it would have never happened!"
*flashback*
The turtles arrived home, " Naomi, Master, we're back!" Leo called but got no answer,
" Maybe he's meditating," Mike said, " I'll go and see," he disappeared into Splinter's bedroom. A few seconds later his brothers heard an anguished shout. They ran towards the bedroom to see Mike cradling the unconscious, bleeding Splinter in his arms.
" He's dead," Mike, gasped through his tears, " Master Splinter is dead."
*end of flashback*
" Her brother hurt Splinter, not Naomi." Don corrected Raph.
" I know that, I'm just saying Naomi is just as bad as her brother." Raph pointed out, " They were twins after all."
Leo frowned at Raph, thinking. Perhaps Raph was right…maybe they had forgiven Naomi too easily. If Naomi hadn't made friends with them, then Splinter would have gotten badly hurt in the first place. This was the real reason why Splinter went upstate with Casey and April-to recover from his traumatic experience.
" For once I agree with Raphael," Leo decided, " We might have forgiven Naomi a bit too easily. I regret doing it."
" I haven't," Don said, " I'm glad she came back…I missed her. You guys have forgotten that she was a good friend. She's not the enemy and never was." he glared pointedly at Raph, " we should be angry at Raph for killing her brother instead."
" What?" Raph glared back at him, " I didn't kill him! It was an accident. How many times do I have to remind you?"
" Looks like you need a little reminding yourself," Don retorted.
*flashback*
" But why does he want to kill her anyway?" Leo wondered, " Is he some jealous ex-boyfriend?"
" Much worse than that," Raph paused, " Guys, I think its time I should tell you about them."
" How much do you know Raph?" Leo demanded, " I had a feeling you were hiding something from us."
" Matthew Garland isn't some jealous ex-boyfriend," Raph ignored Leo's question, " he's her twin brother."
Leo stopped dead in his tracks," Twin brother?" he repeated, astonished.
" Yes. Garland wants to kill her because she can read his mind. She developed the powers when they were very young. One day when they were in the early twenties, she accidentally learnt of his plot to kill their parents."
" Kill their parents!" Don echoed stunned, " Why would he want to do that?"
" Their parents were filthy rich and Garland being the first born son by five minutes would be the one to inherit their millions. He couldn't wait until they died of old age, so he plotted…and Naomi happened to read his mind and he was furious. He killed their parents anyway and was determined to kill her so that he wouldn't be handed over to the cops." Raph paused, " She fled California and made a new life for herself here in Manhattan. But after five years, Garland had tracked her down."
" Wait a minute," Leo said, " If they are siblings, why do they have different last names?"
" That's what I asked her," Raph answered, " She made up a different last name to make it harder for Garland to find her. And it worked-for awhile."
" How did he find her?"
" Where she works at the public library. He attacked her that night but I happened to get in the way."
" So she has telepathy. Can she read our minds?" Leo asked and Raph shook his head.
" No, she can only read her brother's mind," Raph assured him, " So we're safe."
" Good," Don felt relieved. After all, his thoughts about Naomi had been far from innocent. It would be mortifying if she knew he was lusting after her.
" Here we are," Raph announced, " Fifty-seventh Street," he walked onwards with his brothers in tow.
" We don't really have to hurt Garland do we?" Don asked apprehensively, " after all, he is Naomi's twin brother."
" He's insane," Raph, reminded him, " We'll kill him if we have to."
*end of flashback*
Raph stood up from his chair, looking as he if he wanted to throttle Don. He glared fiercely at him, his hands were clenched at his side, and "I refuse to listen to any of this!"
" That's because you know its true. You wanted to kill Matthew and you did." Don didn't know why he was saying these hurtful things to Raph.
" Don, Raph was just worried about Naomi, he didn't mean what he said." Mike said to Don quietly, " Just like Naomi didn't mean what she said about killing us all."
" Stay out of this." Raph snapped at Mike, " I ought to thrash you for accusing me of killing Garland." he said to Don.
" Calm down Raph, let's not resort to violence." Mike begged. He jumped up to restrain the furious brother.
Don was not about to stay to receive a thrashing so he stood up and left the room quickly.
" Let go of me, I wasn't really going to hurt him," Raph protested, tugging his arm from Mike's grip, " I'm just mad that he accused me of murder."
Leo left the room to find Don. He was worried about him; Don was usually so sensitive towards his brother's feelings. Why was he accusing Raph of murder?
" Donnie?" he found the brother in his room.
" Go away," Don murmured. He was donning on his trench coat and fedora hat, " leave me alone."
" Donnie, what's wrong with you? You don't usually say hurtful things to your brothers."
" I don't know why I said it Leo," Don said, " Just drop it okay? I'm going for a walk and I'm not coming back until Raph calms down."
" He said he really wasn't going to hit you," Leo told him.
Don didn't answer, " I'll see you later Leo," he said before leaving the den.
Leo went after him, " You shouldn't let Raph scare you off."
Don whirled to face him; " I'm not letting Raph scare me off Leo. I just want to get out of here for a while. Is that a crime?" he began walking away, taking long strides.
" It is a crime for accusing your own brother of murder!" Leo called after him.