After double-checking that all she had locked the door and shut off
all of the lights, Venus quietly slipped out a window to the fire escape.
Quickly walking down, she jumped off into the alleyway behind her
apartment. Then, she ran the 13 blocks to Central Park, where she was
going to meet Donny.
As she approached the meeting place, she could feel her hands shaking. She couldn't help but wonder if Donny still forgave her. Slowly approaching a bench, she sat down and took a deep breath, hoping to calm her nerves before she saw Donny. Hearing someone approach, she looked over her shoulder, and, seeing Donny, got up to greet him. The tiny smile on her face disappear when she saw the look on his face however. She grimaced inside, knowing that face didn't mean anything good for her.
Donny looked up as he came closer to his sister. She was sitting at a bench, and stood up as she saw him. Donny watched her face, seeing the carefully guarded look she had. He also noticed that her hands were shaking, and knew that was a good sign. He didn't want her to be scared of him, but he didn't want her thinking that he was just going to help her come back without getting the answers to some of his questions.
Venus smiled at Donny while he approached her, and when he got close enough, she gave him a big hug. As she was hugging him, Donny couldn't help but glance around, looking to see if there were any Foot members around. Even though she had told him that she had quit the Foot months ago, he still couldn't trust her.
When Venus finally let go, he gave her a small smile. Venus motioned for him to sit down, and Donny plopped down next to her. After a few minutes of uncomfortable silence, Venus finally asked the question that has been bugging her for months.
"Hey Donny, how is everyone?" Venus asked, turning softly to look at him.
Donny hesitated a minute before answering Venus's question with a question of his own.
"What is it that you want to know? We've all been fine, well, except for Mikey."
Venus's head snapped up as she regarded Donny closely. "What's wrong with Mikey, I always figured that he would be the one helping everyone else with the fact that I'm gone." Donny stared straight ahead, thinking about the easiest way to break the news to her.
"Right after you left, Mikey got into a huge fight with Raph. He told Raph that he was a horrible person for what he had done, and that Raph could go shove that attitude up his ass 'cause he didn't want to hear it anymore. Then, Raph began to lay it out on Mikey, telling him every time he's every time he's bugged him. He said some pretty awful things, some of which I am sure Raph would love to take back now. Mikey won't let him of course, and they don't really talk anymore."
Venus bit her bottom lip, upset at what she had heard. Donny refused to look at her while he was speaking. He was afraid of her reactions
"After that day, Mikey's been acting weird. He doesn't really talk to anyone anymore, and he sits in his room most of the time. He's given up cooking, so the rest of us are forced to cook to make up the slack. I don't know what he does in there, but he doesn't seem to want to include anyone. I don't know what to do about it, but just as long as he doesn't do anything stupid, I don't want to push him over the edge." Venus nodded in agreement to what Donny had said. Donny acknowledged her reply, before finishing story.
"Raph sticks to himself to, he doesn't really seem to want to be part of the family any more. He tries to get Mikey to talk to him, but Mikey doesn't really seem to be interested in being his friend anymore. Leo, on the other hand, has been running around trying to keep the family together. He doesn't really fight with Raph anymore, they just ignore each other. Master Splinter sits in his room and meditates. He also tries to keep the family together, and he tries to get Mikey and Raph talking again, but he hasn't had good luck wit it yet."
Venus looked over at Donny, before asking her next question. "So how have you been Donny? You've told me about everyone but you." Donny shrugged, not sure about what to tell her about him.
"I've just work on my computer, and tried my best to keep the family together. I guess that's the best I can really do. It's not like I can convince Mikey to talk to Raph, or Raph to."
Venus stared straight into Donny's eyes. "you mean that you can't convince him to forgive me for what happened." Donny looked away, unable to admit what she said was true. "Don't lie to me Donatello. I know what you meant." Donny stared straight ahead before placing a hand on Venus's shoulder.
"I think I've done enough talking for now. Why don't you tell me what you've been doing for the past few months?"
As she approached the meeting place, she could feel her hands shaking. She couldn't help but wonder if Donny still forgave her. Slowly approaching a bench, she sat down and took a deep breath, hoping to calm her nerves before she saw Donny. Hearing someone approach, she looked over her shoulder, and, seeing Donny, got up to greet him. The tiny smile on her face disappear when she saw the look on his face however. She grimaced inside, knowing that face didn't mean anything good for her.
Donny looked up as he came closer to his sister. She was sitting at a bench, and stood up as she saw him. Donny watched her face, seeing the carefully guarded look she had. He also noticed that her hands were shaking, and knew that was a good sign. He didn't want her to be scared of him, but he didn't want her thinking that he was just going to help her come back without getting the answers to some of his questions.
Venus smiled at Donny while he approached her, and when he got close enough, she gave him a big hug. As she was hugging him, Donny couldn't help but glance around, looking to see if there were any Foot members around. Even though she had told him that she had quit the Foot months ago, he still couldn't trust her.
When Venus finally let go, he gave her a small smile. Venus motioned for him to sit down, and Donny plopped down next to her. After a few minutes of uncomfortable silence, Venus finally asked the question that has been bugging her for months.
"Hey Donny, how is everyone?" Venus asked, turning softly to look at him.
Donny hesitated a minute before answering Venus's question with a question of his own.
"What is it that you want to know? We've all been fine, well, except for Mikey."
Venus's head snapped up as she regarded Donny closely. "What's wrong with Mikey, I always figured that he would be the one helping everyone else with the fact that I'm gone." Donny stared straight ahead, thinking about the easiest way to break the news to her.
"Right after you left, Mikey got into a huge fight with Raph. He told Raph that he was a horrible person for what he had done, and that Raph could go shove that attitude up his ass 'cause he didn't want to hear it anymore. Then, Raph began to lay it out on Mikey, telling him every time he's every time he's bugged him. He said some pretty awful things, some of which I am sure Raph would love to take back now. Mikey won't let him of course, and they don't really talk anymore."
Venus bit her bottom lip, upset at what she had heard. Donny refused to look at her while he was speaking. He was afraid of her reactions
"After that day, Mikey's been acting weird. He doesn't really talk to anyone anymore, and he sits in his room most of the time. He's given up cooking, so the rest of us are forced to cook to make up the slack. I don't know what he does in there, but he doesn't seem to want to include anyone. I don't know what to do about it, but just as long as he doesn't do anything stupid, I don't want to push him over the edge." Venus nodded in agreement to what Donny had said. Donny acknowledged her reply, before finishing story.
"Raph sticks to himself to, he doesn't really seem to want to be part of the family any more. He tries to get Mikey to talk to him, but Mikey doesn't really seem to be interested in being his friend anymore. Leo, on the other hand, has been running around trying to keep the family together. He doesn't really fight with Raph anymore, they just ignore each other. Master Splinter sits in his room and meditates. He also tries to keep the family together, and he tries to get Mikey and Raph talking again, but he hasn't had good luck wit it yet."
Venus looked over at Donny, before asking her next question. "So how have you been Donny? You've told me about everyone but you." Donny shrugged, not sure about what to tell her about him.
"I've just work on my computer, and tried my best to keep the family together. I guess that's the best I can really do. It's not like I can convince Mikey to talk to Raph, or Raph to."
Venus stared straight into Donny's eyes. "you mean that you can't convince him to forgive me for what happened." Donny looked away, unable to admit what she said was true. "Don't lie to me Donatello. I know what you meant." Donny stared straight ahead before placing a hand on Venus's shoulder.
"I think I've done enough talking for now. Why don't you tell me what you've been doing for the past few months?"