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"New Turtle On The Block"
by : Robert Rumery
Angus woke up from his slumber he was know in his black shorts and his black shirt that he had been wearing earlier his jacket was on a hook beside of his door. His couch wasn't really that comfortable but his bed kinda broke because of how big he was. And what he was. A Normal sized but isn't made to fit a huge green turtle a bed like that wasn't made to support a mutant freak. No one in the building knew what he was they just thought he was a normal guy no one has ever seen him without his trenchcoat or the backpack that he kept on his back to hide his shell. He was living in seclusion he rarely went out with the exception for today. He needed food and hes lazy thats why he had to goto the Johnny's Pizzeria it was on 110th street.
But he rememberd seeing Rachael he meet her when she was younger when he was human she was his bestfriend through out high school but when that tragedy happened when his human body was destroyed and He was turned into this creature thats when everything went down hill. Rachael was a pretty girl she still is. She had long golden brown-blonde hair, blue eyes, and she was thin she had long legs and meduim sized breasts its not like he looked or anything hes not a pervert. But he missed her, he missed her greatly it was always a miracle to see her a blessing.
Angust sat up and than got onto his feet and walked over to the kitchen and than through the kitchen pushed a white door open it was a jar to begin with and enterd his room he pulled off his shorts and threw them on the ground and walked over to his brown berau draw and pulled the bottom drower out and picked out a pair of faded blue jeans and slipped those over his legs and pulled them on and zipped them up. He sat down on the edge of his broken bed and one his night stand was a picture of his family his mother Jean Marie Duvan and his father Jason Charles Duvan and there was his little sister she was 13 in the picture it was taken a month before the murder happened and she was smiling.
Angust ran his green fingers over the picture touching every curve of it every detail that he could soak in the remembering of his family that was the only thing that was keeping him alive in this world and the hatred for what happened to his family what really shouldn't of happened to his family it wasn't there fault they got killed but Angust blammed himself, he blammed himself alot. They we're in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Angust could feel his anger boiling up inside of him as he kept on looking at the picture his anger has way of taking over. His eyes they started to fill tears they were tears of sadness and tears of rage he couldn't take it anymore the pain of not having them here any more and the sorrow of lost. But what good could come of this? His family was gone and he was all alone. He was rejected from the world because of what he had become so what was he supposed to do live in a secluded place for the rest of his life? He wanted to feel what everyone else has felt, love, acceptance, and not being labelled a ' Freak' but he couldn't lead a normal life, could he?
Out of anger he picked up his berau and chucked it acrossed the room it landed on a wall and you could hear a mighty crash as it hit and it shatterd into pieaces the wood it hit the floor and his clothes they fell out of it he just stared at the wall for a minute as if he was studying it or looking for something he blinked and shook his head.
"I'll clean this up later." Angust said to himself as he walked out of the room shutting the door well actually slaming it shut and than he walked over to the couch he was resting on and sat down and than put his hands out palms up towards the sky and than put his face in his hands and just started to cry as hard as he could.
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"New Turtle On The Block"
by : Robert Rumery
: Flash Back Scene:
Angel Duvana and Rachael are sitting outside on her porch they are about 16 Angel has on an black tank top and a pair of black jeans that have holes in the knees about 3" diamter. Angel has his arm around Rachael and Rachael's head his resting on Angel's shoulder and shes looking up at the sky as the sky starts to turn dark the morning sun it faded away as the sky had the darkish blue-black tint. The summer air it smelled sweet at night and it was cold but no too cold it had been scorchingly in the 90's. Rachael had golden blonde hair it was near brown she had wonderfull green eyes she was wearing a pair of black shorts and a pink tanktop she sighed as s he looked up at the sky she loved the evening air.
She loved spending time with Angel. They had been friends for a very long time well since Kindergarden they went to Brookyln Elmentary School together and well they are in high school together she loved him. She loved him more than anything in this world she wouldn't know what she'd do without him in her life. She wouldn't know what she'd do if he ever died on her but she knew some day that there would come a time we're he wouldn't be there and that she would be alone again but than again she had James Grey, a local computer geek and drug user. James was nice but he wasn't as nice as Angel she had beginning calling Angel Angust because of the AC/DC singer Angust Young.
They both loved AC/DC Angel and her went to alot of AC/DC songs Angel's favorite song was "Back In Black" and her was "Highway To Hell" she smield softly as she turned and looked up at Angel's face which was looking down on her. Angel had a smile on his face looking down at her he inched his lips closer to her face and kissed her on the forhead. Rachael liked feeling his lips on her.
Rachael was in love with Angel but she couldn't tell him that it'd ruin there friendships and so she sighed and kept it to herself she wanted to kiss Angel ever since they we're 12 and she knew she would never get that oppurtinity.
"This is nice." Rachael said with a smile.
" I know it is. I love being around you, I feel a little normalier when I'm around you." Angel said smiling.
"Your not normal!" Rachael said jokingly and she smiled pushing a bit on Angel's shoulder she pushed her self up and sat up and turned towards Angel.
"Would you like to go for a walk?" Rachael asked pulling Angel's hand playfully.
"Uh, I guess so." Angel said relcutantly.
"Yay!" Rachael said wrapping her arms around Angel's neck and hugging them tightly they got up from Rachael's Portch and they started walking down the street it was down a side-road that they found when they we're younger.. They walked for a solid 20 minutes talking to each other about stuff. And than they went home.
Rachael and Angel enterd her house and Angel stood in the doorway as Rachael enterd the house. Rachael looked out the window and smiled as Angel walked off, walked to his apartment.
: End Flash back scene:
: Present Day:
Anugs walked into the living room and at the pizza he had bought earlier he ate it all up like a good Mutant Turtle he folded the box up and walked out of his apartment and walked to the dumpster behind of The Apartment. There weren't many people there but the occasional homeless person or drug addict would sleep there for the night. There was the smell of fire in the air it smelled more like ashe Angus shrugged it off.
And went for a walk again know all of his body being coverd by clothes and his trenchcoat hugged him tightly as he kept on walking down the streets he saw James on a motor-cycle wiz by him.
"Ass." He mummbled at James and than continues to walk down the street he than crossed at a cross walk and than saw Rachael's house than it began to ran he was wet and he was wondering if he should go in or not.
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"New Turtle On The Block"
by : Robert Rumery
The rain was coming down it was bumping off of Angus's hat and it dripped down the center of him and it slipped down onto his trenchcoat. Angus could see a light inside of Rachael's apartment and there was slight movement. Angus continued to walk and than he stepped up the concrete steps one by one and there we're two kids sitting on the bottom two racing boats. Angus knocked onto the door and there was a little more movement.
Rachael heard the knock on the door she had had wondered who it was. She was still laying in her bed by this time she had pushed off her shirt and her pants so she was in a white padded bra her firmly toned belly was exposed and her panties we're also exposed she opened the bottom drawer and found a pair of jeans she pulled them on.
She than went to the top drawer and pulled on a pink tanktop. She had a funny idea it was James Grey but she wasn't sure.
"Come on open up!" Angus said in a frustrated voice as he pulled his trenchcoat tighter trying to warm up a bit.
Rachael walked out into the living room in her bare-feet he hair was all frizzed up from waking up. She walked acrossed her plushed rug and than she had made it to the door and than she opened up her brown oak door to see it was raining out and to see a person in a brown trenchcoat drenched in rain.
"Can I come in?" Angust asked shivering from being so cold.
"Sure." Rachael said with a smile as she opened the door all the way and moved to one said as Angust came into the living room he was dripping on Rachaels rug he had felt bad about that he didn't have to come over tonight. He could of waited until tomorrow but he was dripping all over the rug.
"Let me take that." Rachael said nicely as she went for the coat.
"No!" Angus said as he jerked back from Rachael touching him.
"Its wet you need to dry out, Angus." Rachael said
" I don't care, your not to see me without my jacket, Rachael" Angust said as he jerked away from her and walked over to Rachael's couch and sat down on it he was soaking wet but he didn't care he didn't want her to see what he truly was.
A Freak, a menace society, he was large green and he had a turtle shell on his back. She wouldn't react to him as a human being he would re-act to him as a freak. But Angel's soul was still inside of him in so many ways he was Angel in the ways the counted he was but she wouldn't know that. Only if she truly got to know him but he knew that wouldn't happen.
Rachael than sat down beside of Angus she had a happy smile on her face. This guy reminded her of Angel. Alot it did she didn't know what it was but this big person he seemed so gentle and so kind like Angel was until he got murderd by a bunch of assholes by there local gang. What had Angel done to deserve this? Nothing! He was taken from her and she never got to say how much she loved him.
" Is everything alright, Angus?" Rachael asked as she touched Angus's hand
"I'm fine." Angus said as he retracted his hand from hers.
"Don't touch me." Angus said in an harsh tone.
"Why can't I touch you?" Rachael asked
"You just can't. You wouldn't understand, Rachael." Angus said looking at her.
" I loved you once and I'll love you again Rachael." Angus added
"You did?" Rachael asked looking at him. " Who are you?"
" I Can't tell you who I am, but you loved me in the past." Angus said
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"New Turtle On The Block"
by : Robert Rumery
"Lovers in the past?" Rachael asked tilting her head at Angus
"Yes, it was a long time ago." Anus said still sitting down on Rachaels couch he crosses his legs and he watches her fac attentively. Angus than stuffed his hands into the pockets of his jeans and started to study Rachaels face. Watching every curve in her face and watching her eyes as he eye lashes went up and down on the end of her eye ball as she blinked.
Rachael thought of Angel and how they we're friends her and Angel we're best friends to be exact. They used to do everything together as she thought about him she stuffed her hands into the pockets of her shorts and than sat back in a chair acrossed the room from Angus and looked at him from acrossed the room. Rachael leaned back and crossed her legs all lady like.
Rachael turned her attention towards the t.v. Rachael was sitting in an Lazy- Boy it was the blue one. There was a gray controller for it that made it go up and down and it was connected to the side of the chair the remote was stuffed into the side of the chair between the cushion and the pocket so as her butt hit it. It began to go up.
"We've got lift!" Rachael said playfully as she took the controler out between the cushins and her butt. And than she reached with her left hand to retrieve the t.v. remote which was on the inside pocket on the outside. The remote was black with red buttons and white lettering. on it. The remote rested in the palm of her pale hand her thumb was on the red power button and she pushed it and the t.v. came on as if it was magic.
Angus eyes we're on the t.v. as April O 'Neil appeared on the t.v. with her curly brown hair and her yellow rain coat. Because it was raining out she was holding a Channel 6 News microphone. April looked at the camera and thought of what to say carefuly. But she was a reporter she'd know what to say. April smiled at the camera so she was smiling at everyone that was watching the newscast.
" I wonder what craps on the news tonight." Angus commented looking at The Television his eyes fixed on the screen and the most beautiful women he had ever seen the news reporter that was on t.v. April O ' Neil. Angus started to drool but got it under control.
And Angus crossed his arms and put the end of his shoe on the side of Rachaels coffee table and Angus glanced over at Rachael who was smiling happily she even waved at Angus from acrossed the room.
Angus smiled and noded his head and looked back at Rachael.
"You always this friendly?" Angus asked
"Most of the time." Rachael answerd
"You don't seem really friendly with James." Angus said.
"Oh, James." Rachael said in a sad tone she than looked down at her feet and than back over at Angus.
"Well me and James well we don't get along that well. Hes kind of into drugs and hes not really into me. He sees me as something he can do on the sides. Hes got another girlfriend that he loves more than me. He takes her to concerts and buys her really big gifts that he pays for with the drugs that he sells on 112th Avenue which isn't far from me. He used to really love me when my friend Angel was around." Rachael said and as the thought of Angel came to her mind she smiled.
"Tonight on The Eleven O' Clock news we will take a look out at the phenomon known as The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, why are they so popular and why does the city hate them so much? Well thats it for now. This is April O' Neil Signing off!" April said as the Channel 6 Logo comes up and than Angus looks at Rachael and Rachael shuts off her t.v. and looks at Angus.
"You talk about Angel alot." Angus said
"Yes, I know I do. He was my bestfriend, well that was until he got killed." Rachael told Angus
"Really? How did he die?" Angus asked Rachael trying to sound concerned.
"He was murderd him and his whole family, Angel tried to stop it. But they we're too strong it was a Gang Attack. Angel was helping a girl in a gang, trying to help her get out of that life style. When Rick Dorman got wind of it. He was the leader of the gang, well. He went and found the family of Angels and slaughterd them. Angel tried to stop it but it was too late. He was later executed by Rick. Damn asshole.." Rachael said as she looked at Angus and started to cry, tears rolled down her eyes.
"Don't cry, Rachael. Theres a reason he was called ' Angel' a funny thing with names like that. You know hes not in this world now, but hes still watching over you Rachael. His your Angel hes what makes you go on with your own life. " Angus said
"Angel, my angel, watching over me. I get the name.. " Rachael said still looking at Angus "You really belive that?" Rachael asked Angus
" I belive that.. Hes probably in this room as we speak, hes here in spirit." Angus said as he stood up and walked over to Rachael and Rachael stood up and Rachael wrapped her arms around Angus's neck and Angus held her craddling the back of her head with his right hand..
"Only if you knew." Angus mutterd to himself.
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"New Turtle On The Block"
by : Robert Rumery
Angus un hugged Rachael and than walked over to the window and looked out it and the rain was still pouring down outside. And they skies they seemed to being growing darker Angus sighed. The weather had predicted a Thunderstorm that after noon he was depressed because he kinda wanted to go home. To his apartment that he didn't have to pay rent for because it was Angel's father. It was his father but no one knew his seceret no one knew that Angus was really Angel.
And no one is going to know until he lets them know. He knows he can't tell Rachael who he really is and he can't let Rachael see what he really is he dosen't like hiding from her because of what he is. She wouldn't understand she wouldn't accept him for being a giant turtle that could walk and talk. But he was the same inside wasn't that all that counts. Your outward appearance that shouldn't mean shit. Because its whats on the inside that really counts.
But thats not how the world saw it and what he was. He was a freak of nature made by coincednce and fate. Fates a funny word it usually never happens for the good and always the worse. Angus keeps his hands stuffed in his jeans pockets and inside of his pockets you can hear jingling sound he is playing with his keys inside of his pocket.
Rachael is standing acrossed the room from Angus and she is shaking her head at him. She walks out into the kitchen and walks over to her fridge and opens the door and pulls out a bottle of White Lemon. Its a knock-off Sprite. She than walks over to the table and she sits down and twists the cap off of the soda and sets it beside of the soda she tips the bottle up so the rim of it touches her lips and than she starts drinking the refreshing drink. Well thats what the ad says.
Angus watched the rain pour down outside through the small window in the door. He watched two kids both in yellow rain coats skip down the street happily and a huge truck speed by them and splashed them and both of the kids giggled happily as they got splashed with a large amount of water. Kids are funny that way always wanting to be wet and always wanting to have fun. Angus was like that once when he was a little turtle and a little stupid boy when he was human.
"What ya doin' ova there?" Rachael asked as she looked over at Angus
"Nothing." Angus said as he walked away from the door and out to the kitchen and walked over to the table and sat down acrossed from Rachael and put his hands on the table politely and smiled at Rachael.
"What?" Rachael asked witih a smile cute and sexy smile.
"Oh nothing. Your just so cute, Rachael. Whats a cute girl like you doing in the big bad city here?" Angus asked politely
"Well, I was born here. My father owns the pizza shop I work in, I kinda inherited it when my father died and my mother moved away with my little brother Samus, hes 13 know and I love him more than anything. Well, I started working at the Pizza place when I was 16 I meet alot of interesting people there. But to make a long story short. I like it there and I'm still there." Rachael said calmly as she set her hands on the table and folded them neatly.
"Would you like some?" Rachael asked as she pushed her soda acrossed the table to Angus.
"Sure!" Angus said as he catched the soda and took a sip off of it and than slide it back acrossed the table to Rachael.
"Anything else I should know?" Angus asked
"Nope, except you can sleep on the couch tonight. Because I don't think this bitch of a strom is going to lighten up, Angus. Its already 7 at Night. So you better stay,boy!" Rachael said and smiled at him.
"Only on the couch? Why not with you?" Angus asked
"Oh, Angus we just meet. Aren't you being a little forward?" Rachael asked and laughed softly
" No, I'm not being forward." Angus said and smiled.
"Oh?" Rachael said
" I was being honest." Angus said smiled again.
"Oh, I see. Well I'm going to bed you silly,boy." Rachael said as she got up out of her chair and pushed it into the table and walked into her room and stripped down to her bra and panties and coverd her up and shut her light off. Angus walked into Rachael's door way and Rachael lifted her head to see Angus's silouette.
"What?" Rachael asked as she pulled her covers tighter.
" I forgot to do something." Angus said as he walked over to rachael's bed-side and kissed her on the forhead.
"'Night, my friend." Angus said with a smile and walked out.
"Good Night." Rachael said in a soft voice as Angus went out to the living room and crashed on Rachael's Couch.