Okay, just a warning, this chapter is extremely short compared to my other ones, but I think it suits the content. It's also a little on the angsty side, simply because of…wait, I'm not going to tell you that. You think you're so tricky huh? Well, your just going to have to read it if you want to find out.
Oh, and at the end, I have a question for all my readers, so please review if only to answer it.
I own nothing again. well, except for Renee and Kit. But let's not dwell on the negative.
Renee and Kit: Hey!
Chapter 10: Emotions
"I can't stand anymore of this food! Especially the Jell-O! Where do they get all the green Jell-O? Uhck, it just makes me want to puke. What do they have against other flavors? Is it because green Jell-O reminds people of these places, so they won't eat it, so there's a surplus, and it all comes here? Seriously, as soon as I get outta here, I'm launching an investigation, and donating other flavors if Jell-O. I mean, if I'm getting tired of it, everybody else has to be as well, right? I am not eating it. Give it to Mikey when he comes. If he won't eat it, then I certainly shouldn't have to."
Renee laughed at her cousin's tirade about green Jell-O. Even laid up in the hospital like she was, Kit still had plenty of spunk. Renee sat back in the chair she was sitting in, and listened to Kit complain about the hospital food.
It had been about a week after the fire, and Kit wasn't going anywhere anytime soon. As soon as the two girls had arrived, Kit had been rushed into emergency surgery, and blood had been called for. Once they figured out that Renee was Kit's cousin, they started asking Renee questions about Kit, like her name, allergies, etc, while Renee was getting patched up herself.
Renee had come of lucky. She had minor cuts and bruises, but she had bleed enough that she needed some blood as well. She had mostly minor burns, although she did have one third degree on her back from where she had landed when they had crashed through the floor. She also had some smoke inhalation, and had apparently sprained her wrist sometime during all this, although she hadn't noticed it. The medics assured her that this was normal, as the adrenaline in her body would have overridden the pain she was feeling. Her hair was a little singed, which meant that she would have to have a new haircut, and when she was finally alone, she checked her ears and tail, and found that only a little bit of the fur had been singed off. All in all, she didn't have any serious injuries. Still, they wanted to keep her at least overnight for observation.
Kit was nowhere near as lucky as Renee was. She had lost almost half her blood, most of which came from the wound on her side. When the katana had gone through her, it had pierced several different organs, but they could all be repaired. The only one that they had trouble with was her liver. They ended up having to remove half of it. But that was okay, since the liver will regenerate itself if there is a sufficient amount left, kinda like how a starfish will regenerate a lost limb (A/N: That is true. In fact, it's how they do liver transplants most of the time. Since the body needs the liver to function, they can take up to fifty percent of the donor's and put it in the recipient, and both will grow a new liver form what they have. That's your anatomy and physiology lesson for the day. Sorry, but I thought it was interesting. Back to the story). Her left leg was broken, and had to have surgery to put it back together. Also, she had some broken ribs, and minor burns on her, although she did have a couple of third degree. She also had some other cuts on her, some of which required sutures, or stitches. She had also had a severe concussion, and didn't wake up for about a week. The doctors had been afraid that she would fall into a coma, but luckily she woke up before that. In addition to all that, she also had some smoke inhalation. Her hair didn't quite make it as good as Renee's. in would probably have to be cut into a completely different style.
Renee had wanted to stay with Kit the entire time, but April and Casey, who after they had been called and informed by the guys, had quickly come to the hospital, had convinced her to leave long enough to go shopping for some clothes, and go inform their professors about what had happened. After that, Renee came strait back to the hospital, and she hadn't really left since then, although she would go down to the cafeteria, and sometimes out to a close fast food restaurant. She did visit the roof quite often, as being out there gave her comfort.
Lots of visitors came by to check on Kit and Renee, mostly friends from college, but the guys did come by a little. Most of the time when they came, they did so through the window. But when Renee was on the roof, they would come up there and sit with her.
At any rate, Kit was ;on her slow road to recovery, and Renee was sticking around with her in the hospital.
Renee suddenly realized that Kit had stopped talking, and was looking at her.
"Hmm, what?" Renee asked.
"I asked if you were okay." Kit answered.
Renee gave her a small smile. "Yeah. I'm fine. I think I'm just gonna go up to the roof for a little bit, okay?"
Kit smirked, and threw the green Jell-O cup at her. "Here, if you see the guys, see if Mikey'll eat this."
"Will do." Renee said, catching the Jell-O cup with ease. She turned and walked out of the room.
Kit frowned as she watched her cousin's retreating back. Renee had been withdrawn, and quiet the past few days. It worried Kit. It was almost like after Japan, but different somehow. Kit couldn't put her finger on it. She looked at the door once more, then turned back to her unappetizing meal. She made a face and sighed, trying to force down more of the food.
Renee made her way to the roof. She found that up there she felt…well, she didn't know how she felt, but she could be alone most of the time.
She settled back in the shadow of one of the things on the roof (A/N: What are those things that are always on roofs called?) and looked at the stars. There were so many of them, not all of them just stars, but some of them galaxies. If one traveled to those galaxies, they would see more stars, not all of which would be stars, but galaxies. And if one traveled to those galaxies, they would again see more stars that wouldn't all be stars, but some galaxies, and on and on and on. So many possibilities, so many places, so many people. Renee knew there were people out there, even before the Tricaraton invasion. In a galaxy so huge, with so much room and so many possibilities, why couldn't God have created others? You couldn't say that God couldn't, because He can do anything. You can't limit God.
As Renee sat there and let the cool night breeze waif over her, bring with it the noises of the city. She closed her eyes and though about the stars. So many possibilities, so much that could happen. With so many possibilities, how come this had to happen to her? How come she had to receive these abilities that cost her so much? How come she always had to hurt those around her? Tears slipped from beneath her closed eyelids. When she was a child, her powers were always getting away from her, causing accidents, and even resulting in trips to the hospital for many around her. When she was a teen, they got away form her when her first boyfriend broke up with her. She was so heartbroken that she had felt her powers giving way. She hadn't meant to, but she had hurt him enough that he was in the hospital for a week. She had run into a field, and he had followed. When she set her powers loose, they had hurt him. Luckily, Kit was nearby and had managed to calm Renee down enough to get her powers under control again.
Kit. Kitty. Kathryn Cistola. She was always there for Renee. As kids, she helped convince Renee to embrace her powers and feline half. As a teen, she helped Renee after her first boyfriend broke up with her. In Japan, she helped Renee regain control of her powers, then took her to a place to recuperate. Here in New York, she had hunted for Renee until she had found her, and then accepted her friends. Now, thanks to her, Kit had been nearly killed by the Foot and then in a burning house. She had had her house destroyed. And now she was in a hospital, wounded and very slowly healing. She had been hurt, and it was all Renee's fault.
If only she didn't' have these powers, then Karai wouldn't be after her. If Karai weren't after her, then Kit wouldn't be hurt. If she had just given in to Karai's stupid demands, then Kit wouldn't be hurt.
"I should just surrender to her." Renee tearfully whispered.
"Why?" a voice asked from the darkness, making Renee jump a little. She had been so caught up in her self that she hadn't even noticed anyone approaching.
"Why?" it asked again "Why would you surrender to her just to help a vile evil creature come back?"
Renee opened her eyes, and watched Leo sit down next to her. "Because." She said "Because as long as I resist her, she'll keep coming after me and the ones I love. If I could, I'd go to some of those stars, and run, run so far that she couldn't ever find me. I'd hurt terribly knowing that I'd never see them again, but it wouldn't matter. She'd find a way to find me, and still use my family against me. The only ways I know of to stop her chasing me and hurting my family is to either give into her and do whatever she asks for all of eternity, or to die."
At that, Leo started. Seppuku was a Japanese tradition, but he still didn't like it. It was too much like giving up, and Splinter discouraged it anyways. With there being only the five of them, it wouldn't be a good idea.
Renee finally looked at him and gave Leo a small smile "Don't worry, I'm not considering suicide, but still, there has to be something I can do." Her smile disappeared, and she leaned her head back against the thing they were leaning on. "The only thing I can figure is to surrender. It would just be better for my family for me to go and surrender to her. That way I couldn't hurt them, and neither could she."
Leo frowned. "I don't think so." He said. "Look, I don't know much about your life before you came here, but if you leave, you'll be leaving Kit vulnerable."
Renee looked at him questioningly.
"Karai will keep going after your family as long as she has you and a means to use you so that she'll have control over you. It doesn't matter where you were when Kit was attacked, Karai would have attacked anyways. If you hadn't of been there, then Kit would most likely be dead by now. If you leave, or surrender to her, all it means is that you won't be around to protect your family when she strikes."
Renee's eyes moved back and forth like she hadn't considered that before.
"Thanks Leo. It may not help feel less guilty right now, but it had given me something to think about." Renee looked up and gave a small smile at him.
Leo smiled back "I do have one more question for you though. Why are you holding a cup of green Jell-O?"
Renee looked down a t her hands and smirked slightly. "Kit was getting tired of green Jell-O, so when I said I was going to the roof, she asked me to bring it up incase I saw Mikey. She said that if he wouldn't eat it, the she certainly shouldn't have to."
Leo laughed. "She's right, if Mikey won't eat it, it's not fit for consumption."
"If Mikey won't eat what?" Mikey said from the shadows.
Renee and Leo looked to see the other three turtles and Splinter coming towards them on the hospital rooftop.
Renee tossed the Jell-O cup form hand to hand, then held it up. "This."
"All right! Jell-O!" Mikey said as he ran and grabbed it from Renee's hand "Yum! And it's the green kind!"
"I guess that means Kit has to eat it." Leo said
Renee gave him a weak smile. "If ya'll want to go see her, the nurses shouldn't be around for another twenty or so minutes. And I've told them not to worry about odd looking people in trench coats coming in, that they're friends."
"Sounds good ta me." Raph said
"Me too!" Mikey said "I wanna see if she had anymore food she doesn't want!"
Donny and Leo looked at each other.
"I'm game." Donny said
"Me too." Leo agreed "Master Splinter?"
"Go." He said "I will join you shortly."
The guys left, leaving Renee and Splinter on the rooftop.
"My daughter," he said "I arrived before all my sons, and waited for them to arrive from their training exercise. I saw you come out, but did not wish to disturb you. However, I did overhear your conversation with Leonardo. I urge you to consider his words, and remember that if you give yourself over to Karai, even if she does not hurt your loved ones anymore, you will have hurt them by going against all that they have taught you to believe in." he looked at Renee and saw the tears streaking down her face. He walked up to her and took her hand. "I have no doubt that you will indeed make the right decision."
At that, Renee dropped to her knees, and buried her face in the old rat's kimono and fur and cried. Splinter stood there, and held her, comforting her as she sobbed.
"You are strong, my daughter, and will find the right path, of this I am sure."
Okay, sorry for the shortness, but it seemed the perfect place to end, and well, this chapter is on the heavy side with all the emotions going around. I just felt like, if I added more, it would take away from what I wanted to be the focus of the chapter, Renee's emotions. So, sorry, but if you don't like it, chalk it up to author's prerogative. Okay, after this, you know the drill, Review!
Renee: I am not angsty!
Ally: The chapter's already written, so hush!
Renee (Pouting): I am not angsty.
Ally: (rolls eyes and walks off and the rest follow suit. Author reappears for a minute, looks around, and locks the door so no one can come in) Okay, I need ya'll's help on something. tsukiryoushi gave me an idea that I have been plying around in my mind with, and I need ya'll's opinion. He asked me if I was going to have Mikey and Renee get together. The idea definitely has merit, so what do you think? And if I do, should it be just a fling, something they get a little serious about, but nothing comes from it, or the start of a lasting thing that leads, eventually, to marriage? Whichever one, if ya'll like the pairing, it probably won't end in this story. It'll be one of those ongoing things, since I plan to bring Renee and Kit back, at least a little. Please review if to do nothing else then tell me what you think. I could use some help on this one! PLEASE!
Renee: Hey, Ally, you in there? Why are you still there? The chapter's over. And why is it locked? ALLY, WHAT DID YOU DO! WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING! ALLY!
Ally: Uh-oh. Tell Renee nothing! At all! Or Mikey! Or any of them! I gotta get outta here before she reads this. See ya, and please tell me what you think!
Renee: ALLY!
-RealityBreakGirl
