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Lona forced her eyes open as the sound of a door being opened filled her ears. She sat up slowly, and watched the door open as Miss Knoll came in.
"Hi Miss Knoll," Lona said sleepily, looking around for Mikey. She couldn't find him.
Miss Knoll smiled. "You can go now, Lona, thank you." Lona got up and made for the door when Miss Knoll stopped her and put a twenty in her hand.
"Erica was really good," Lona said, then walked out of the apartment. Mikey was waiting for her in the hallway.
Lona turned back to the door, then back to him. "How'd you do that?"
He shrugged. "It's a ninja thing."
Lona rolled her eyes, and together they left the building.
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Two weeks later, Christmas Eve
Two figures made their way through the New York crowd as night fell on the city. Soon they stopped in front of a bookstore window.
"I bet we can find a present for Leo in here," Mikey said, motioning towards the store. "He loves to read."
"We can probably find something for Donnie too," Lona added. "But can we stop looking in the window and go in now?" she begged. Lona began to hop from foot to foot. "I'm cold, I'm cold, I'm cold I'm cold I'm cold!" she chanted.
Mikey rolled his eyes under his hat. "Who's the one who's cold blooded here?"
Lona just wrapped her arms around herself and continued to do her little hopping dance.
Mikey laughed and grabbed her hand, leading her into the warm glow of the bookstore.
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Inside the bookstore, Lona and Mikey separated to roam around the shelves. Lona quickly scanned the categories she was in and decided she didn't like any of them. One category caught her eye. 'Martial Arts.' Lona smiled. Perfect.
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Mikey wandered through the music section and the Religion section. Suddenly a book with a light blue cover caught his eye. 'Anger Management: How to Handle Yourself.' Mikey lifted the book and looked at it for a little while. He found Lona studying a book in the Martial Arts section.
"Look at this!" He said, shoving the book under her nose. "Should I give it to Raph? You know, as a joke?"
Lona glanced at the title and handed it back to him. "Yeah, if you wanna get your butt kicked."
Mikey shrugged. "I thought it was funny." He started to go put the book back when Lona stopped him.
"Mikey, hang on. Do you think Leo would like this? She held up the book she had been looking at. The title read: 'Secrets of the Samurai: Warrior Stories from Feudal Japan.'
Mikey grinned. "I think that's perfect! Man, you've been living with us for four months and you already know my brothers better than I do!"
Lona lightly smacked him with the book. "Mikey, you know that's not true. I've known them for four months. You've known them for sixteen years!"
Mikey shrugged. "Yeah, you're right." He pointed to the book Lona held. "So, you gonna get that for Leo?"
Lona thought for a moment. "Yeah, I think so." She pulled some money out of her jeans pocket and walked up to the cashier.
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Mikey and Lona walked out of the store and back into the cold. Suddenly Lona stopped. Mikey looked back at her, worried. "Lona?"
"It's snowing!" She shouted, as the small white flakes came down faster and faster. Lona threw her arms out and tipped her head back, trying to catch the snowflakes in her mouth. Mikey did the same.
Lona slipped on some black ice and fell into Mikey's arms, laughing her head off. "I really like snow," she said.
"I noticed," Mikey said, chuckling.
Lona looked up at him, the snowflakes making a white wreath on her dark hair. "Come on," she said, still laughing. "We'd better get out of these people's way and back to the lair."
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Twenty minutes later, Lona and Mikey entered the lair, laden with bags, the fruit of last minute Christmas shopping.
"How'd it go?" Leo asked, approaching them.
"Great!" Lona said, then shook the snow off her hair and jacket. "It's snowing."
"We got all our shopping done, though," Mikey said.
Lona grabbed the tops of her bags closed. "No sneak peeks Leonardo!" She scolded as Leo tried to look inside.
Leo grinned, embarrassed at being caught.
As Lona retreated to her new room to wrap the presents, Leo turned to Mikey. "What did you get Lona?" he asked curiously.
Mikey looked up at the ceiling. "Not telling…" he said playfully.
Leo rolled his eyes, he should have known. Mikey never told anybody what he got anyone until they found out for themselves on Christmas morning. "I'm just glad I'm done, I can't believe it's Christmas Eve already!"
"Me neither," Leo agreed. "The days have just been flying by."
Just then Donatello ran by. "Hey you guys," he said, "Rudolph is on. Wanna watch it?"
Mikey and Leo looked at each other, then joined Don on the couch to watch an old childhood favorite.
Not too much later, Raph came in after spending some time with April and Casey. "What are ya guys watchin'?" he asked, after a glance at the TV.
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!" Mikey shouted, turning around on the couch.
"Ahh, that movie's stupid," Raph said, heading for the kitchen. Mikey vaulted over the couch and landed in front of Raph, blocking his way.
"Come on Raph, it's Christmas Eve. Don't be so…you."
Raph rolled his eyes.
"Besides, Raphael," Mikey continued, "You should have the most spirit outta all of us. You are the Christmas turtle, after all."
Raph looked at Mikey suspiciously. "Whaddya mean I'm the Christmas turtle?"
"Think about it. You wear red and green…"
"…Year 'round," Leo added from his place on the couch.
"Yep, you must be the Christmas turtle, Raph," Donnie joined in.
"Maybe you should play Santa tomorrow," Leo suggested.
All three brothers were trying their best not to crack up.
A small smile crossed Raph's face, and lingered there as he went to the kitchen.
"See you later, Santa!" Mikey called after him, as Lona stepped out of the kitchen, passing Raph.
"Mikey, don't push your brother," she warned.
Mikey only grinned. "Don't worry Lona, like you said, I've known him for a while. Christmas is the only time when Raph acts – dare I say it – pleasant."
Lona giggled. "Mikey, Raph isn't all moody and angry all the time."
Mikey shrugged. "Guess not."
Lona shook her head, and went back to her room.
"Hey Santa," Leo called, as Raph came back into the room. "What did ya bring me?"
Raph rolled his eyes. He'd never live this one down. "Eh, shaddup Leo," he said nonchalantly. He sat down on the couch, and his brothers scooted over to make room for him.
Lona came back from her room, her arms laden with presents. She knelt under the tree, and shoved a few presents there.
Suddenly an ornament came loose and bonked her on the head, then another, and then another.
"Ouch…ouch! Ouch! Ow! Hey!" Lona jumped out from under the tree and glared at it, as the four brothers on the couch roared with laughter.
"It's not funny!" Lona said, giggling. "It hurt!"
Mikey came over and kissed her on the head where the ornaments had hit. "You're fine."
Lona stuck her tongue out at him. "Yeah, whatever Mikey."
Lona glanced at the clock. It was almost eleven at night. "Okay, that's it. I'm going to bed." She gave Mikey a hug, and said goodnight to everyone else before retreating back to her room.
Watching Lona go, Raph turned to Mikey. "So how does it feel to have your own room again?" He teased.
After Mikey had fallen off the couch one too many times, Master Splinter had decided that he should have his room back, and Lona should have her own room. They had cleared out a room usually used for storage, and now Lona used it as a bedroom.
Mikey smiled. "I have to say, it's nice not to have to sleep on the couch anymore."
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Mikey woke up first the next day. I know there was something important going on today…what was it…it's not my birthday....oh! It's Christmas!
Mikey popped out of bed and ran quickly to Lona's room. Pushing the door open without bothering to knock, Mikey did a cannonball onto Lona's bed, waking her up.
"MIKEY!" She yelled, sitting up and throwing a pillow at him. She flopped back down onto the bed. "I was having a nice dream, too," she muttered.
"Really? What about?" Mikey asked curiously.
Lona sighed and swung her legs over the edge of the bed. "Never mind, Mikey…come on, I'm gonna go make Christmas cookies."
Mikey frowned. "At seven in the morning?"
"Why not?"
Mikey laughed. "Good answer!"
Together they went into the kitchen, and worked fine together until one thing led to another, and Lona ended up with an egg in her hair.
"Mikey, why don't you go wait in the living room?" Lona said calmly as egg white dripped down her face.
Mikey cracked up at the sight until Lona smacked him upside the head with a wooden spoon.
"Out!" she ordered.
Still laughing, Mikey retreated to the living room. His brothers and sensei, having all woken up by now, were doing their usual things in the lair. Well, except for Leo and Raph, who were miraculously not fighting.
"Lona kick you out of the kitchen?" Raph asked, amused.
"Yeah, we had a little…incident with an egg," Mikey said innocently.
Leo and Donnie looked at each other and rolled their eyes. Mikey was a good cook, but he was also a good mess maker.
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Half an hour later, Lona came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl. "Christmas cookies are almost done!" she called. She offered the bowl to the brothers. "Wanna lick the bowl?"
They all stuck their hands in, even Master Splinter, and got a big chunk of the wonderful cookie dough.
Lona smiled, and grabbed some for herself before Mikey ate all of it. Suddenly she laughed. "Mikey, what are you doing?"
Mikey, who had grabbed the entire bowl after his brothers had gotten some, now had his arm over his head in a strange position.
"Trying….to lick my elbow!" he said impatiently, sticking his tongue out and trying to reach his elbow.
Donnie smiled. "Mikey, it's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow."
"Watch me!" Mikey said, head arm and head still in a very strange position.
"I knew ya wanted ta be a fireman when we were little Mikey, but I didn't know ya wanted ta be a contortionist too!" Raph laughed.
"Yeah, whatever Santa," Mikey grumbled as he tried even harder.
Lona shook her head and crossed the room, gently taking Mikey's arm down from his head. "You'll pull a muscle or something," she giggled.
Mikey sighed. "Oh well…" he turned as the door to the lair opened and April and Casey walked in, each holding presents.
"Hey guys!" April called.
"Hey, what's happenin'? We miss anything good?" Casey asked as Raph came to help him with his load.
Lona came up to April and helped with hers. "Thanks Lona," April said gratefully, then pointed to Casey. "Hey Lona, have you met Casey yet?"
Lona shook her head shyly. "I've heard about him though," she said.
"Casey! Come over here!" April called.
Casey came over. "What, am I like your servant now or somethin'?"
April rolled her eyes. "Casey, this is Lona, Mikey's….um…is it girlfriend now?"
Lona grinned, then nodded.
"Nice ta meetcha," Casey said. "Maybe you can rein in Mikey's hyperness a little."
Lona raised an eyebrow. "Me? Heh, I doubt it. Mikey's uncontrollable. Besides," she grinned a little evilly, "Who says I'm not hyper?"
Suddenly there was a small crash, followed by –
"MIKEY!! GET YOUR SHELL OUTTA MY ROOM NOW!!!"
Lona, April and Casey watched as Mikey ran out of Raph's room, laughing his head off.
Not too long after, Raph came marching out of his room completely covered in tinsel.
Lona and April had to lean against the wall, they were laughing so hard. Casey went over to help Raph disentangle himself from the fun silver string.
"Next time I meet the 'tinsel monster', I'm gonna kill 'im!" Raph growled.
"I dunno…I kind of like it, Raph," Leo said, coming in from the kitchen. "It goes with the whole 'turtle Santa' thing.
Raph rolled his eyes. "Whateva, just get it off me."
Lona giggled, and went to go find Mikey.
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"GUYS!!" Lona and April called. "GUYS!!"
Leo's head poked out of his room. "What?"
Lona bent down and picked up a box wrapped in blue paper. "Presents!"
At the word 'presents', all four turtles were in the living room in a matter of five seconds. It only took ten for Master Splinter.
"Presents, presents, presents, presents," Mikey chanted, dancing around the room. Lona grabbed his arm and pulled him over to the tree where everybody was sitting cross-legged around it. She grabbed a present wrapped in orange and plopped it on his lap. "Here," she said. "Merry Christmas."
Mikey looked at her then began opening the box. "Whoa…cool!" he said, when he opened it. The rest of his brothers looked on curiously, so Mikey lifted what was in the box to show the rest of them.
It was a special kind of journal for Mikey to keep track of his comic books in.
"You don't get yours till last," he warned Lona. "'Cause it's the best."
An hour and fifty presents later, there were only two presents left under the tree. One was Lona's gift to Leo, and the other was Mikey's gift to Lona.
Lona motioned for Leo to take the gift. He opened it, and his eyes widened at the title of the book. He opened the book right then and there and began to read, oblivious to everything else.
"Told ya he would like it," Mikey whispered to her. "Okay. Your present."
He reached under the tree and handed her the present. Lona looked at him quizzically before opening it. Lona opened the box and stared.
Inside, was a thick, empty diary. But that's not what caught Lona's attention. On the cover, was a beautifulportrait of her.
"It's beautiful…" she told Mikey. She lifted it out of the box and showed everyone. They were all surprised at how good it was.
Lona hugged Mikey, and then got up, along with everyone else. It was going to be time to eat soon, but until then, she wanted some alone time.
Lona sat on her bed with her new journal and a pencil, starting to write.
This was one of the best holidays in a long time…the lair is pretty crowded of course, but-
Lona glanced up at the sound of Mikey's voice coming from the living room.
"Joy to the world, Shredder's dead…Leeeeo cut off his head!"
"MIKEY!"
"What?"
-but there's no place I'd rather be right now.
Lona closed the book and joined her new family for dinner.
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A/N: I amaze myself sometimes. Anyway, hope you enjoyed your extra special Christmas chapter. My present to you is no cliffhanger, because I won't be updating until after Christmas break. Review!