Chapter Five
"It's been a few days"
"Yeah, sorry Don, I've been finialising the trip"
"How long will you be here for?"
"I'm not sure yet. I have a sister there I haven't seen for a while...." Her voice trailed as she remembered the dream. She was worried, she knew that it was one of her true dreams. She changed the subject.
"... are you sure that you don't wunna meet up? How about dinner?"
"Oh, I dunno know...." his heart screamed yes, but his brains said no. It was just too dangerous. He looked around, his brothers no where in sight. His heart won.
"Okay look, I'll meet you at the airport, what time does the flight arrive?"
"Ten to seven in the evening, after customs, probably around eight thirty- ish at J.F.K." Don turned nervously to see if anyone was around. Upon catching sight of Mike behind him, he jumped.
"Leo won't like this dude"
"Well then don't tell him! Hey since when do you earsdrop?"
"Since you planned your little rond-a-vue with whats-er-face. How do you know that she isn't some scientific psyco?"
"Cuz I'm not okay! I can hear everything you're saying you know!" Came an annoyed voice, which caused Mike to jump. He had forgotten. Donnie blushed.
"You must excuse my bro, he doesn't know you like I do" he said giving Mike a dirty look.
"Hey I can understand, believe me, you think I'm not nervous?" He hadn't thought of that.
"Well, I'm not one you should worry about, just catch the plane and I'll be there."
"How will I know you?"
"Look for a short dude with a trench coat!" Mikey joked.
"Hey! At least I'm taller than you!"
"Shut up pencil neck...."
"Why I oughta..... I gotta go Madi-sun" He felt like ringing his neck, Mike just had to embarrass him again.
"Okay, bye"
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The flight had been long and boring. Her arm was throbbing and the nearby passengers kept staring. She had refused to take off her sunglasses and couldn't understand their reaction. She had slept most of the way. She figured the drowsiness was a result of her body trying to heal itself. She had done some thinking as well. The green guys and her sister? How were they connected? She had hoped that it was nothing more than a dream, but her instincts told her otherwise.
The twenty hour flight finally came to an end and she passed through customs without even a second glance.
Donnie had agreed to meet her near the main cab stand. She gasped as she stepped out of the terminal. So much for directions! There were cabs everywhere. The sun had started to set and she frowned when she looked up and saw the storm clouds coming in. She didn't have an umbrella with her. She walked over to the busiest and best lit cab stand and waited.
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Donnie and Mikey watched as Madison walked out of the terminal.
"Hey, that's gotta be her!" Donnie nughed Mikey.
"Hey, ease off okay, geesh" he said rubbing his side.
"Sorry, I can't believe she's here, she's just as she described herself... but she's...."
"A babe?" Mikey answered.
"Well, yeah." They watched as she made her way to the cab stand. Mikey's eyes narrowed as he got a closer look at her.
"What's wrong with her?"
"Huh?" Donnie asked, unable to move his gaze away from the gorgeous creature infront of them.
"She's really pale"
"Yeah... what?" It had taken a second to register what had just been said. He had missed that.
"She said that she was fine"
"She lied?"
"No, I know her. She must be sick" They both turned their attention back to her.
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Her arm was now aching. Maybe flying with a gaping wound wasn't such a good idea. She knew that she should have gotten stitches. She pulled off her jacket, looked around, then pulled up her sleeve, revealing the bandage. The blood had started to come through. She quickly pulled her sleeve down and threw the jacket on, just as the heavens opened and it started to pour. She looked around quickly. The nearest shelter was across the road. She picked up her bags and ran to it, though not quick enough. She was soaked through and miserable. She was cold and the wound stung like someone had rubbed salt into it. She sat down on the bench and before she knew it, she held her head in her hands and cried. It was not going at all well.
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"What the...?" The two turtles looked to one another as they saw the bandage.
"Now do you believe me? The dudette is hiding something. We have to be careful." Don nodded slowly. He had so badly wanted to walk up to her, but she had lied. A lump formed in the back of his throat as saddness washed over him and he now realised that the feelings that he had for this girl were more than just plutonic. He came out of his trance when he realised that Mike was waving a hand infront of his face.
"Can we go now dude? I'm freezing...ah chooo!" Donnie looked up at Madison, the sneeze had been a little too loud.
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Madison heard the sneeze and looked up, replacing the sunglasses. The sneeze had come from the shadows infront of her. She got up and made her way to the building. She knew that the Foot now knew who she was and she wanted to confirm what she had feared. She looked down at he two dry spots and then looked down the side of the building. With her keen hearing, she could have sworn that she heard footsteps of two people fleeing, even though she hadn't seen anyone. She had been right, she had been watched. She signed as she knew that whoever it was, was now long gone. She checked her watch and looked around. She had been stood up. She walked over to her luggage and got in the first available cab.
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Madison looked at the tiny entrance to her sister's dojo. Amber was a fourth dan black belt, and taught here five nights a week. It had been one of the reasons why Madison had asked Amber to head the N.Y.C branch. She was the eyes and ears of the their whole operation. She had contacts everywhere. She opened the door and walked down the dimly lit hallway, which opened up to an enormous training area. Madison stood and watched as her sister lead the group through some techniques.
Amber picked up on a presence behind her, and turned.
"Can I help you... Madison? Oh my god!" The class watched as their sensei hugged an identical, but wet version of herself.
"What happened?"
"I was stood up"
"What? He didn't show, why does that not surprise me?" She noticed that her sister had started to shiver.
"Sam, take over" He nodded and bowed to his sensei as Amber picked up the luggage and lead Madison up some stairs.
"You live here?" She noted as they walked into the small apartment.
"Yeah, neat huh?"
"Mmm" was all she said as she ramaged through her suitcase looking for something to wear.
"The bathroom is through there"
"Hey, nice en suite"
"Thought you'd like it" Amber left her sister to shower in peace, as she put the kettle on.
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"You almost gave us away!"
"Hey, I couldn't help it dude, this flu has been coming on for weeks" Mike said sniffing like mad.
"Just be thankful that she didn't see us, if Leo found out..."
"Yeah I know, I told him that we were looking for something for Casey"
"What the hell did you think you were doing?" They looked up and saw Raph walking up to them, his voice echoing in the sewer.
"What?" Donnie asked innocently.
"Don't play stupid with me bo boy, Leo had me follow you two!" Donnie's jaw dropped. They had been busted.
"And since when do you do what Leo tells you?"
"Since she could do all five of us in!"
"Somehow I doubt it, not with that injury." They turned to looked at Mikey who had been silent up until now.
"It's fresh, why do you reckon the dudette looked that pale?" Donnie felt his heart jump. He knew that he had to help her somehow.
"So did you tell him?"
"No, but you owe me big" he smiled evilly "C'mon, hurry up, we're going for pizza"
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Madison sat in the kitchen with a robe on, sipping some hot green tea.
"They know" she said without even looking up at her sister. Her thoughts had been on Don. She couldn't understand why he didn't even bother to show.
"Who knows?"
"The Foot" Amber froze. She didn't expect them to find out so soon.
"But how?"
"We think there was a leak. Things got bad and this happened" She pulled her sleeve up to show her sister the wound. Her eyes were still black but she had a lot of makeup on and with the poor light, her sister had failed to notice.
"Oh shit!" Amber jumped out of her seat, nearly knocking over her tea and crabbed the first aid kit from a nearby cupboard.
"You should have had stitches. What were you thinking?" She asked as she treated the wound.
"I didn't have time...." she bit her lip as it stung "I know, tomorrow, okay." There was an uneasy silence between them as Amber finished up.
"It ain't the best, but it'll do... hungry?"
"Yeah famished, but there's a lot of stuff we have to discuss"
"Yeah I know, but what's half an hour gonna do? We'll get a bite, then we'll talk." She really couldn't argue, even an hour wouldn't make a difference and besides, she really did need to eat.
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Feeling a little woozy, Madison waited outside the crowded pizzeria while her sister was waiting on their order. She pulled her hat closer to her face as a group of people walked past. She had to be smarter, she was injured and on the Foot Clan hit list. She was sure that even now, they were watching. She sighed. Too many people around and for the time being she was safe. It would be foolish of them to do anything with so many witnesses, or was it? Her gaze shifted as she heard a disturbance. A youth was crabbing a lady's bag and the more she tugged the harder he pulled. Finally he won and the woman screamed. Madison braced herself as he headed her way. She just had to do something. Protecting the innocents, it was everything her clan believed in. As he ran passed she stuck out her foot and he flew into the air hitting the pavement hard, the bag flying out of his crasp and into the street. He got to his feet and turned around, pulling a knife from his jacket. Madison gulped as a wave of dizziness washed over her.
Chapter Six ~ Up Soon!
"It's been a few days"
"Yeah, sorry Don, I've been finialising the trip"
"How long will you be here for?"
"I'm not sure yet. I have a sister there I haven't seen for a while...." Her voice trailed as she remembered the dream. She was worried, she knew that it was one of her true dreams. She changed the subject.
"... are you sure that you don't wunna meet up? How about dinner?"
"Oh, I dunno know...." his heart screamed yes, but his brains said no. It was just too dangerous. He looked around, his brothers no where in sight. His heart won.
"Okay look, I'll meet you at the airport, what time does the flight arrive?"
"Ten to seven in the evening, after customs, probably around eight thirty- ish at J.F.K." Don turned nervously to see if anyone was around. Upon catching sight of Mike behind him, he jumped.
"Leo won't like this dude"
"Well then don't tell him! Hey since when do you earsdrop?"
"Since you planned your little rond-a-vue with whats-er-face. How do you know that she isn't some scientific psyco?"
"Cuz I'm not okay! I can hear everything you're saying you know!" Came an annoyed voice, which caused Mike to jump. He had forgotten. Donnie blushed.
"You must excuse my bro, he doesn't know you like I do" he said giving Mike a dirty look.
"Hey I can understand, believe me, you think I'm not nervous?" He hadn't thought of that.
"Well, I'm not one you should worry about, just catch the plane and I'll be there."
"How will I know you?"
"Look for a short dude with a trench coat!" Mikey joked.
"Hey! At least I'm taller than you!"
"Shut up pencil neck...."
"Why I oughta..... I gotta go Madi-sun" He felt like ringing his neck, Mike just had to embarrass him again.
"Okay, bye"
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The flight had been long and boring. Her arm was throbbing and the nearby passengers kept staring. She had refused to take off her sunglasses and couldn't understand their reaction. She had slept most of the way. She figured the drowsiness was a result of her body trying to heal itself. She had done some thinking as well. The green guys and her sister? How were they connected? She had hoped that it was nothing more than a dream, but her instincts told her otherwise.
The twenty hour flight finally came to an end and she passed through customs without even a second glance.
Donnie had agreed to meet her near the main cab stand. She gasped as she stepped out of the terminal. So much for directions! There were cabs everywhere. The sun had started to set and she frowned when she looked up and saw the storm clouds coming in. She didn't have an umbrella with her. She walked over to the busiest and best lit cab stand and waited.
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Donnie and Mikey watched as Madison walked out of the terminal.
"Hey, that's gotta be her!" Donnie nughed Mikey.
"Hey, ease off okay, geesh" he said rubbing his side.
"Sorry, I can't believe she's here, she's just as she described herself... but she's...."
"A babe?" Mikey answered.
"Well, yeah." They watched as she made her way to the cab stand. Mikey's eyes narrowed as he got a closer look at her.
"What's wrong with her?"
"Huh?" Donnie asked, unable to move his gaze away from the gorgeous creature infront of them.
"She's really pale"
"Yeah... what?" It had taken a second to register what had just been said. He had missed that.
"She said that she was fine"
"She lied?"
"No, I know her. She must be sick" They both turned their attention back to her.
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Her arm was now aching. Maybe flying with a gaping wound wasn't such a good idea. She knew that she should have gotten stitches. She pulled off her jacket, looked around, then pulled up her sleeve, revealing the bandage. The blood had started to come through. She quickly pulled her sleeve down and threw the jacket on, just as the heavens opened and it started to pour. She looked around quickly. The nearest shelter was across the road. She picked up her bags and ran to it, though not quick enough. She was soaked through and miserable. She was cold and the wound stung like someone had rubbed salt into it. She sat down on the bench and before she knew it, she held her head in her hands and cried. It was not going at all well.
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"What the...?" The two turtles looked to one another as they saw the bandage.
"Now do you believe me? The dudette is hiding something. We have to be careful." Don nodded slowly. He had so badly wanted to walk up to her, but she had lied. A lump formed in the back of his throat as saddness washed over him and he now realised that the feelings that he had for this girl were more than just plutonic. He came out of his trance when he realised that Mike was waving a hand infront of his face.
"Can we go now dude? I'm freezing...ah chooo!" Donnie looked up at Madison, the sneeze had been a little too loud.
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Madison heard the sneeze and looked up, replacing the sunglasses. The sneeze had come from the shadows infront of her. She got up and made her way to the building. She knew that the Foot now knew who she was and she wanted to confirm what she had feared. She looked down at he two dry spots and then looked down the side of the building. With her keen hearing, she could have sworn that she heard footsteps of two people fleeing, even though she hadn't seen anyone. She had been right, she had been watched. She signed as she knew that whoever it was, was now long gone. She checked her watch and looked around. She had been stood up. She walked over to her luggage and got in the first available cab.
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Madison looked at the tiny entrance to her sister's dojo. Amber was a fourth dan black belt, and taught here five nights a week. It had been one of the reasons why Madison had asked Amber to head the N.Y.C branch. She was the eyes and ears of the their whole operation. She had contacts everywhere. She opened the door and walked down the dimly lit hallway, which opened up to an enormous training area. Madison stood and watched as her sister lead the group through some techniques.
Amber picked up on a presence behind her, and turned.
"Can I help you... Madison? Oh my god!" The class watched as their sensei hugged an identical, but wet version of herself.
"What happened?"
"I was stood up"
"What? He didn't show, why does that not surprise me?" She noticed that her sister had started to shiver.
"Sam, take over" He nodded and bowed to his sensei as Amber picked up the luggage and lead Madison up some stairs.
"You live here?" She noted as they walked into the small apartment.
"Yeah, neat huh?"
"Mmm" was all she said as she ramaged through her suitcase looking for something to wear.
"The bathroom is through there"
"Hey, nice en suite"
"Thought you'd like it" Amber left her sister to shower in peace, as she put the kettle on.
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"You almost gave us away!"
"Hey, I couldn't help it dude, this flu has been coming on for weeks" Mike said sniffing like mad.
"Just be thankful that she didn't see us, if Leo found out..."
"Yeah I know, I told him that we were looking for something for Casey"
"What the hell did you think you were doing?" They looked up and saw Raph walking up to them, his voice echoing in the sewer.
"What?" Donnie asked innocently.
"Don't play stupid with me bo boy, Leo had me follow you two!" Donnie's jaw dropped. They had been busted.
"And since when do you do what Leo tells you?"
"Since she could do all five of us in!"
"Somehow I doubt it, not with that injury." They turned to looked at Mikey who had been silent up until now.
"It's fresh, why do you reckon the dudette looked that pale?" Donnie felt his heart jump. He knew that he had to help her somehow.
"So did you tell him?"
"No, but you owe me big" he smiled evilly "C'mon, hurry up, we're going for pizza"
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Madison sat in the kitchen with a robe on, sipping some hot green tea.
"They know" she said without even looking up at her sister. Her thoughts had been on Don. She couldn't understand why he didn't even bother to show.
"Who knows?"
"The Foot" Amber froze. She didn't expect them to find out so soon.
"But how?"
"We think there was a leak. Things got bad and this happened" She pulled her sleeve up to show her sister the wound. Her eyes were still black but she had a lot of makeup on and with the poor light, her sister had failed to notice.
"Oh shit!" Amber jumped out of her seat, nearly knocking over her tea and crabbed the first aid kit from a nearby cupboard.
"You should have had stitches. What were you thinking?" She asked as she treated the wound.
"I didn't have time...." she bit her lip as it stung "I know, tomorrow, okay." There was an uneasy silence between them as Amber finished up.
"It ain't the best, but it'll do... hungry?"
"Yeah famished, but there's a lot of stuff we have to discuss"
"Yeah I know, but what's half an hour gonna do? We'll get a bite, then we'll talk." She really couldn't argue, even an hour wouldn't make a difference and besides, she really did need to eat.
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Feeling a little woozy, Madison waited outside the crowded pizzeria while her sister was waiting on their order. She pulled her hat closer to her face as a group of people walked past. She had to be smarter, she was injured and on the Foot Clan hit list. She was sure that even now, they were watching. She sighed. Too many people around and for the time being she was safe. It would be foolish of them to do anything with so many witnesses, or was it? Her gaze shifted as she heard a disturbance. A youth was crabbing a lady's bag and the more she tugged the harder he pulled. Finally he won and the woman screamed. Madison braced herself as he headed her way. She just had to do something. Protecting the innocents, it was everything her clan believed in. As he ran passed she stuck out her foot and he flew into the air hitting the pavement hard, the bag flying out of his crasp and into the street. He got to his feet and turned around, pulling a knife from his jacket. Madison gulped as a wave of dizziness washed over her.
Chapter Six ~ Up Soon!