Ninja Turtles: "Wherever The Wind May Take Me"
Chapter 5
A Song From The Past
Raphael returned to the Lair with Marsha an hour later. "We're home!" he announced. Leo and the others came out to greet them. "Hey, Marsha. Hope Raph didn't bother you too much," Don joked slightly, standing in front of her.
Marsha smiled politely. "No, he didn't bother me at all, Donny."
"So…it takes you almost two hours to get some ice cream?" Leo demanded, arms crossed in front of him.
"What do you care?" Raph spat at his older brother.
"I CARE about her safety! You didn't force anything on her, did you?"
"What the shell are you talking about?! All I did was kiss her, and that was it!"
Leo's eyes grew wide. "YOU KISSED HER?!"
Before any of this could continue, Michelangelo and Donatello led Marsha away from the two and into another bedroom. "Marsha, babe, welcome to your new room!"
"Wow…who put this together?" She asked, amazed. A bed was set up by the far wall, just the way she liked it. There was a dresser and a nightstand as well.
"Leo and Raph set it up while you were exploring the Lair," Don explained.
"I love it," she murmured.
"Oh, yeah? What do you care if I kissed her or not?"
"Come on, Raph! What else did you do to her?"
"I JUST KISSED HER, THAT'S ALL!!! Geez, what's yer problem?! What, ya got a thing for her, too, Leo?"
"That is quite enough!" Leonardo and Raphael both jumped, startled by their Sensei's harsh voice.
"Gomen nasai, Master Splinter," Leo bowed, respectfully.
"Sensei, I can explain…" Raph started. Splinter held up his free hand as a signal for silence.
"I have already heard what happened and the two of you will not be allowed to go topside for three weeks or converse with Marsha for the three weeks that you are grounded until the both of you stop this nonsense at once!" Splinter placed emphasis on the end of his scolding, by slamming his walking stick on the floor. Both Leonardo and Raphael jumped…again. "Do you understand?"
"Yes, Sensei," they both chorused at the same time.
Marsha poked her head out of the bedroom and looked down the hall. "Well, I don't hear anymore yelling…they must be done," she whispered.
"Oh, yeah, Marsha, I almost forgot. Before Usagi left, while you were speaking with Leo and Sensei, he gave this to me and told me to hand it over to you. He said it might have something to do with your past," Don said and handed her a sparkling, dark green heart-shaped locket.
"My…past?" She repeated, a bit confused. She carefully held the locket in her hands and opened it. Inside was a picture of some young woman with neck-length black hair, black eyes and she wore a foot ninja uniform. She was holding a three year-old version of Marsha and the both of them were smiling. She turned the locket over and read the inscription: To my one and only daughter, I love you, Marsha. Love, your mother, Karai.
Mikey looked over her shoulder and gasped. "It's that ninja lady…Karai!"
Don looked curious and stole a glance at the inscription on the back, then stared at Marsha. "Karai's your mother?"
"Dancing bears Painted wings, things I almost remember And a song, someone sings Once upon a December. Someone holds me safe and warm Horses prance through a silver storm Figures dancing gracefully Across my memory Far away long ago Growing dim as an ember Things my heart used to know Once upon a December Someone holds me safe and warm Horses prance through a silver storm Figures dancing gracefully Across my memory Far away long ago Growing dim as an ember Things my heart used to know Things it yearns to remember And a song someone sings Once upon a December…" Karai sang in a sad voice.
"Aw, what's the matter, Karai? Miss your daughter…again?" Hun laughed. "Face it, no matter what, she'll never remember you!"
Karai gave him an icy glare. "That's enough, Hun." She muttered. It's bad enough Stockman had to erase Marsha's memory of her and send her off to a new life…but did Hun HAVE to rub it in?
"That's enough torturing today, Hun," Saki announced from the doorway.
Hun turned and bowed to his master before following him.
"Dancing bears Painted wings, things I almost remember And a song, someone sings Once upon a December. Someone holds me safe and warm Horses prance through a silver storm Figures dancing gracefully Across my memory Far away long ago Growing dim as an ember Things my heart used to know Once upon a December Someone holds me safe and warm Horses prance through a silver storm Figures dancing gracefully Across my memory Far away long ago Growing dim as an ember Things my heart used to know Things it yearns to remember And a song someone sings Once upon a December…" The guys listened contentedly as Marsha finished the song.
"Wow…where did you…" Don started.
"That was the song my mother used to sing to me to get me to sleep at night. I don't remember her, and, yet, I miss her already."
Leo was still a bit shocked to find out that Karai was her mother. "Um…if you don't mind me asking, Marsha…do you happen to know who your father is?"
Marsha shook her head. "No…I only remember my mother, that's about it."
"You and Karai do look alike, almost…except for the whole Foot Ninja outfit thing," Raphael started. He leaned over to Don and whispered, "It would be scary to think that he father could be the Shredder."
Don shook his head. "It's not possible, Raph. The Shredder is an Utrom, remember?" He looked over at Marsha. "I'd be glad to help you find out who your father is for you," he suggested.
Marsha stared at Don, a grateful smile on her face. "Thank you, Don. I appreciate this."
Leo stared at Marsha, eyes wide. "Karai's you mother?!"
A/N: No, Lunar-Ninja, I haven't forgotten about Usagi-sama. Don't worry, he's not totally excluded from this story. Again, thank you for the reviews and keep 'em coming! More reviews make the chapters longer!!!
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