His True Love

Disclaimer: I deny any ownership of any adult or adolescent transformed shadow warrior chelonians.

Author's Note: For those who wanted to know what else the red roses could have stood for that was appropriate for the occasion the answer is Congratulations and a job well done! They also stand for love and courage.

Chapter Twenty One – Finding Trouble

RAMIELA:

 I couldn't understands adults not for the life of me. I couldn't sees why they had to go causin all that trouble just cause I wanted to make thins in class a little more interesting. I mean I did have to stay awake somehow right?
I swears Uncle Donatello could put you to sleep at times he were that boring and I had a feelin' if I did fall asleep in school I'd still be in trouble for not paying any attention. I knew even if I told them such a thing that they wouldn't be none to happy with me so I just had to keep quiet about the whole darn thing.

Why was school so important anyhow? It weren't like I could get a job with what I was learning. I'd probably never use even half of what I was gonna learn in school so we were really wasting each other's times by making me learn that stuff.

However everybody thought it were important even Uncle Raphael and Sensei and most of all, the Master himself thought it would be good, but I didn't see none of them in school.

Why was it good for me and not them?

Nope I just don't get it.

I know what I did get though I ended up stuck with homework straight through to bedtime. Can you imagine?

The nerve of Uncle Donatello to take up all my valuable free time with boring   schoolwork.

I thought school would be much more fun if I were allowed to go to a normal school like Jessie did. I thought being around other children and getting to learn stuff with others would be the coolest thing.

Jessie though, figured I had it pretty good as I didn't have to worry about bullies picking on me all the time. Yeah I'd like to see one try I'd ninja kick any one who picked on me or him. We could play all kinds of games during recess and lunch break.

I wouldn't mind changing places with Jessie for a day or two just so I could go to a real school and be taught by real teachers. Much as I might want it to happen though I knew it never could because I had to stay hidden and no one was supposed to know about us. Those were the sort of things I could only dream about.

Oh well I didn't minds so much I guess least ways I still had Jessie to play with I weren't all alone that way. I was glad I had a human friend my age. Not that I didn't like all my other human friends but Jessie was different then my Aunts and all, he was even different from my cousins. We were the same age and we both liked playin all kinds of sports and games. It was what made it fun.

After breakfast I asked dad if I could go out for a walk through the sewers.

" Sure Rama, but don't go far and be back in time for school. No skipping out all right?" he warned me.

" I gots all my work from yesterday done dad so why would I skip?" I asked him.

Dad just smiled a little " To avoid getting more work Rama. I know you have done that before."
I grinned and shrugged I only skipped out of a class now and again when I'd rather be doing some thing far more entertaining then listen to Uncle Donatello if I skipped it was usually math or languages class.

Dad didn't like me using ninja skills to bail out of class. Why were they teaching me all this stuff if I weren't allowed to use it? Yet another mystery about adults. They never really told ya what you really needed to know.

" You best behave for Don today Rama, I don't want to hear of any problems …" Dad began.

I sighed oh no not another lecture hadn't he told me enough last night? " I know any more problems and you won't let me see Jessie this weekend" I said quickly hoping it would be enough " Can I goes now?" I asked anxiously.

" Only after you tell me where you are heading Rama" Dad replied.

Some parts of the sewer they hadn't explored enough to know if I ought to go there or not and ever since dad found out about me sneaking up to see Jessie he now insisted on knowing which way I was heading when I left.

" Towards Central Park and back again. I might make it all the way there and back if I run some." I admitted. I knew I couldn't go out in the park at this time of day but I could go under it and maybe get just close enough so I could smell the grass and see some trees. I loved the park.

" All right go" Dad dismissed me with a shooing motion of one hand.

I grinned and hustled out of there fast before he changed his mind or came up with another question to go askin me.

I had almost an hour to do the walk and I was just glad to get away out of the lair and go slipping through the tunnels of the sewer system the water swirling around my ankles and over my feet.

I started to jog a bit doing my best to not make any noise, not even a tiny splashing sound. I didn't care much when the water came up splashing me, it were dirty and cold and I really didn't want to think of all the stuff that could be in it. I knew I'd have to shower for school started or the smell of the sewer would be my perfume for the day.

Eau de toilet indeed!

Sides Sensei had been teachin' me about moving silently through things so I wouldn't make any noise. He often took me on a run through the sewer telling me how I shouldn't splash any. He told me in the fall he were gonna teach me to move through fallen leaves without rustlin and crackling them. I didn't know if that would be possible leaves were pretty noisy and I liked the sounds they made.

I guess if I were gonna be a proper ninja I'd have to make sure those leaves didn't so much as make a sound.

As I neared the park I heard voices ahead somewhere in the sewer. I knew some times people in New York had to come down and work in the sewer, least I'd been told about city workers.

I could hear a voice echoing eerily off the pipes and through the tunnels and I paused to listen for a moment or two.

" No use hiding on me Sandra you threw away the last of our goddamned money and now you are going have to pay for it!"

The words were angry and definitely said by a male.

" Give it a chance" came a frightened female voice.

" Listen bitch you are gonna have to pay it back one way or another! Hear me?"

Her voice came back with a sharp retort " What about all the money you lost?"

I had a feeling she was going get hurt for sayin' that to him. I don't think he cared so much bout the money just he was mad at her. I squirmed uneasily as I tried to think of what I ought to do. I wanted to help this Sandra but my family were too far away by the time I got them she might be badly hurt.

I knew my family would help Sandra and cause I knew they would I felt I ought to do something too. I just didn't know what or how to help even!

I started slinking carefully along the pipes trying to see if I could spot this guy and Sandra maybe if I knew where one of them was I could lead them away from the other without revealing myself.

It would be like a game of tag mixed with hide and seek. What fun! I could use my ninja skills and I could help someone too.

I peeked around a corner sure that I was getting nearer and I saw Sandra just as her foot slipped in the water her arms pin wheeled furiously as she tried to maintain her balance but she fell into the water, the icky stuff splashing all up and over her.

" Fuck!" she snapped slamming her fist down into the water causing more of the stuff to splash up and over her.

She looked about medium height slender, her long blonde hair dripped with water that had splashed into it and there was a dirty spot on one cheek. She had high cheekbones and a strong chin. She was only wearing a halter-top tight jeans and a pair of boots.

Suddenly a guy came form a junction and saw her she gasped trying to scramble to her feet in fear but the slippery bottom of the sewer didn't give her much help. The guy I could only see from the back and he looked tall and slender, he wasn't muscled up the way Uncle Casey or even my family was and he had dark brown short stubbly hair on his head. He had on a jacket and jeans.

I held my breath not knowing what was going happen but knowin' it wouldn't be good least not for her. I couldn't see his face but I knew he was mad.

He closed in on her and hauled off slapping her hard across the face before grabbing a handful of her hair and hauling her up to her feet " Don't you ever try to run from me again" he ordered.

He closed his hand about one of her wrists and she pulled trying to yank it away as she raised a foot to kick him where it really counted. I hit my Uncle Casey there once by accident and Uncle Raphael told me nots to ever hit any guy there again, less I really wanted to cause some major damage.

My heart was hammering in my plastron as I watched him cuff her again this guy was being real mean and he was out to hurt her bad.

I was scared but I at least was bein' trained as ninja. I knew how to fight and hide. I could move fast too. Maybe I could help Sandra gets away from him. If I went to help and she fought too maybe this Baka would give it up.

I knew the sewers this was my home. I was sure that the two of us could handle him. Sandra didn't wants to be near him even I could sees that.

I moved forward fast and silent side kicking him in the butt and went to get away in the strike and fade routine.

He staggered letting Sandra go and she fell into the water again, I heard a splash as something else hit the water and figured it were the baka but something grabbed hold of my ankle and pulled on it.

I turned to see the guy turning to see me still on his feet and it was Sandra whose hands were wrapped hard round my ankle.

The guy started to chuckle as he grabbed hold of me. He was stronger then he looked.

" Looks like all our dreams are gonna come true after all babe."

Sandra smiled as her tongue came out and licked at a small trickle of blood on the corner of her mouth " Didn't I tell you Randy? All our money troubles would be solved here. I did good for you didn't I?" She purred looking up at him.

" Babe you're the best. Should never have doubted you."

" Forget it! After all now we have her everything will work out for us."

" You know it," he affirmed.

I struggled wildly doing my best to break free of his grip and get away suddenly far more scared for myself " Let me go Baka!" I yelled not really caring who heard me any thing had to be better then this.

" Uh-uh you belong to us now little freak and trust me we will get every penny we can out of you." Randy informed me.

Sandra scowled as she looked at her clothes with disgust, " We can't take her out like that she'll attract too much attention."

" Yeah well I know the secret of shutting noisy kids up," Randy returned.

Next thing I knew his fist was coming my way and everything went black.

TBC