It Begins Ch. 3

By Mikes Girl 93

Today is Valentine's Day. Libra wakes up at 8am and puts the coffee pot on. She pours herself a cup of coffee and thinks about Mikey.

'I hope he asks me to be his Valentine. We've known each other for over a year and I fell for him.'

She sits and sighs looking out the window.

Stephanie and Reba wake up when they smell the coffee brewing.

Stephanie heads to the bathroom and Reba asks.

"Steph do you have a Valentine? "

Stephanie stays silent and disappears into the shower.

Downstairs Libra sees his shell cycle pull up and answers the door for him.

"Hey Leo how are you today? My sister will be down shortly she's taking a shower. Would you like some breakfast and a cup of coffee while you wait?"

He takes off his trench coat and hat then he sits down at the table.

"Sure Libra that sounds good."

She pours Leo a cup of coffee and sets out a plate for him. Leo sips his coffee and eats his breakfast slowly.

"Hey you cook better than my brother Mikey. At least you don't only make scrambled eggs like him."

Libra laughs.

"That's mean Leo."

He looks.

"I swear that's all he makes for breakfast is scrambled eggs."

He sees Stephanie coming down the stairs and stares at her.

"Whoa you look good!"

She comes by him.

"It's Valentine's Day Leo and the party is later tonight. I'm looking for someone to be my Valentine!"

She sits and eats her breakfast and also sips her coffee slowly.

"Leo do you have a Valentine?"

"Umm no not really why? We'll be at the party though I can assure you of that. My luck at the end of the night I'll be the only one without one. My brothers are going to ask your sisters to be there Valentine."

Stephanie looks.

"Oh really what makes you say that? Do you have anyone in particular you want to be your Valentine?"

He sips his coffee.

"Umm yea but they won't want me to be their Valentine. We're so different."

Stephanie looks and just sighs.

They finish eating their breakfast and exit the door. She gets on his shell cycle and holds him tightly.

"Leo what's that nice smell?"

Before he puts his helmet on he answers.

"Me I took a shower and used Axe why you like the smell?"

She laughs.

"Yea of course I do. Have you seen those commercials though?"

He laughs.

"Those things are weird I swear. So do you have anyone in particular you want to be your Valentine or no?"

She looks.

"Yea I do…but he won't want to be mine we're so different."

Leo knew what she meant and they drive down at top speed to the field to practice.

They get there and he hides the shell cycle and stretches before he begins her training.

"I'm going to show you basic moves you use when you're outnumbered and have no weapon. Now watch and learn.

She sits on the grass and watches him. Then he helps her up.

"Now you try and don't worry if you hit me. I'll be fine really."

She looks and mimics what he did earlier and flips him on his shell.

"I'm so sorry Leo are you ok?"

He sits up.

"Yea I'm fine Steph thanks for asking. You're doing real well soon we can start your weapon training."

She looks and sighs.

They continue practicing for 2 hours and then he looks at his watch.

"Ok time to take a break my arm is killing me. I think it needs to rest like me."

She looks at him,

"Leo I'm going to the store to get us some lunch. What do you drink?'

He looks.

"Umm water or Gatorade it doesn't really matter. What are you getting for us to eat anyway?"

She looks.

"I was thinking subs unless you want pizza it's up to you."

"Umm a sub is fine I'm tired of pizza."
He lies on the grass and sighs. While she crosses the street to the sub shop.

'Ok Leo you two are alone now. It's time you tell her how you feel about her when you two are together. Besides obviously you can see she is talking about you. She is afraid to ask the guy to be her valentine because they are so different and you are different than her. She's a human and you are a turtle.'

He looks as she crosses the street back to the park. He just lies still on the grass and closes his eyes for a while.

Stephanie approaches him.

"Leo wake up lunch is here."

He wakes up.

"Sorry Steph I'm just a little tired I've been up since 6am and didn't get to sleep till 1:30AM."

She hands him his sub and Gatorade. He takes it and sits up.

"Thank you Stephanie."

"You're welcome Leo."

He bites into his sub and sips his Gatorade then looks in Stephanie's eyes while she eats. He sees her looking and looks back down at his sandwich and finishes eating it. When he finishes he drinks his Gatorade and sighs.

She finishes eating and rests her head on him as he lies in the grass.

"Leo have you noticed how close we both have gotten to each other? It's like we are more than friends but neither of us can see it."

Leo smiles.

"Well it depends on how you would feel having a mutant turtle as your boyfriend. I have noticed we are more than friends but are you also aware of it or am I the only one?"

She looks.

"No you're not the only one who has noticed. Can you deal with being with a human that's the question?"

To be continued in the next chapter