Leo's Pov..
Calli has been upset for the past few weeks since she moved in with me and my family. My brothers and I did the best we could do to make her feel better, but it only helped a little bit. I hated seeing her in this much pain, I felt every ounce of it and it was very painful and heartbreaking. She has been staying in her room most of the time, she only came out to eat dinner with us or to go out of the lair to get some fresh air.
I knew that I had to do something to get her back up on her feet again. On a Friday night, it was skate night for me and brothers and we were heading down to the skate park not too far from the lair. I thought of asking Calli to go along with us and maybe that will make her feel a little better from her depression. As my brothers were heading out of the lair with their skateboards, I headed towards Calli's room with my skateboard under my arm and I knocked on her door a few times. "Hey Calli, you in?", I asked
I heard movement inside of her room and the door opened slowly and I saw Calli. She was wearing a dark blue and purple Japanese shirt with little white butterflies, black silk pants, and purple Japanese sandals. She still had her look of sadness she has had for weeks and she pushed some of her hair out of her face and she looked up at me.
"Hey how are you doing?", I asked "Doing okay?"
"I'm hanging in there", Calli said, quietly "Just trying to get over my loss"
"I'm very sorry Calli. Well I was wondering if you want to come skateboarding with us", I asked "You know to try and take your mind off things and maybe get you back on your feet"
"Sure that sounds fun, but I don't have a skateboard since mine got broken in half during the raid", Calli said, sadly
I looked at her sadly, but then an idea came to my head. "Wait here", I said
I ran back to my room and I looked behind my door and I grabbed another skateboard that was black with a dark blue dragon underneath the board and black wheels. It was my first skateboard I had got when I was a teenager and thought that Calli could use it. I ran back out of my room closing the door. I then went back towards Calli's room. "Here", I said, handing her the board "It was my first board I ever got before I got this one from Mikey last year"
She smiled a little at the board in her hands as she took it then she looked up to me. "Are you sure Leo?", she asked
"I'm sure", I said, nodding "So are you up for it?"
"Well...alright then you talked me into it", she said, smiling "Let's do it!"
"Great!", I said, smiling "It will be fun!"
"Yo Leo, Calli lets go!", Raph called out, from up top of the manhole
"We are coming Raphael hold on!", Calli called out "We better go we don't want to keep them waiting"
"Right let's go!", I said
We both hurried over to the ladder and we started climbing up out of the lair and we ran down the tunnel and saw Mikey and Donnie climbing inside the jeep. It was light green that had painted scales like a turtle shell, with rocket boosters in the back, and a battering ram up front.
"Woah nice ride!", she said "I would say it's shellrfic! Get it?"
I laughed and smiled. "Yeah I get it!", I said "Good one!"
We both laughed and I started up the jeep and we rocketed out of the tunnel and Calli cheered as we went speeding down the road, laughing. Raph speeding up beside us doing a wheelie and Calli looked from the door window. "Nice wheelie!", Calli called out
"Thanks!", Raph called out
Raph came close enough to where Calli was and they gave each other a high five and laughed as Raph sped off in front of us leading the way towards the skate park. I smiled seeing Calli smiling and laughing as the wind blew against her face and hair, making it fly in the wind. I think that now she is coming back around and being her happy and beautiful self again.
Calli's Pov...
We drove down the road and we came towards a quiet part of the city on the south side and we came to a huge building that held the skate park inside and we stopped just right in front of the boarded entrance. "Oh old memories", I said "I haven't been here in years!"
"You know this place Calli?", Donnie asked
"Yes I do", I said "It was the same skate park that my friends and I from junior high used to go to hang out and skate around"
"I wonder why it closed down?", he asked
"Mmmm I don't really know why", I said "It was such a great place, oh well, at least we have it all to ourselves"
"True that", he said
We climbed out of the jeep and Raph came up on his motorcycle jumping off it, after parking. We ran towards the building and started climbing up the south side. We made it up on to the rooftop and we ran towards the glass ceiling door. Leo tried opening, but it was locked with a lock. He tired tugging on it to try and get it open, but it would not budge. "Crud it won't budge!", he said
"We could always just break it open!", Raph said
"I don't think we should look to violence for the answer Raph", Leo said, seriously
Raph sighed annoyed and I took a hold of the lock. "This looks easy enough for me", I said
"Do you think you can get it?", Leo asked
"It's nothing that I can't open", I said "Hold on I got an idea"
I took two bobby pins from my hair and I bended them both out. I stuck one into the lock and I used the other one to pick the lock. After a few moments of twisting and turning, the lock opened and fell from the latch. "Bingo!", I said, opening the door
"How did you do that?", Donnie asked, shocked
"Oh you guys there is somethings about you don't know about yet", I said, giggling "Come on!"
I jumped down inside of the darkened skate park and saw the boys come jumping in after me. "Alright now I can't see a thing", Mikey said
"Hold up I know where the lights are at", I said
I walked through the dark and I found the fuse box and I felt around for the switch then I finally found it and I pushed it up, illuminating the huge skate park. The skate park had ramps of all sizes and patterns, with a few hand rails, and a pool like ramp in the center. Raph went to the right doing a 180 degree turn in the air and Mikey went to the left flipping his board off the ground many times before he landed back on it and Donnie skidded on the hand rail while doing a turn at the end.
I tied my hair in a loose ponytail and putted on my black helmet. "Safety first", I said, hitting my helmet
Leo laughed and I went skating off to the biggest ramp. When I got to the top I used my hand to hold myself up in the air then I did a 360 degree turn when I landed while Leo went off in the pool like ramp and skated around it many times sideways.
"Riding the big Kahuna!", I called out
"Surfs up!", Leo said
"Concrete surfing is good for the soles!", Donnie said
"Cowabunga dudes!", Mikey yelled
"And dudette!", I called out
I cheered as I skated down the handrail and I did a little spin at the end, then I skated down towards Leo. I went in the opposite direction he was going and we both smiled at each other, each time we came together. I skated out of the ramp, then I did a little jump in the air. I skated over to a pole and I held out my arm as I used it to grip it and spin around it.
"Wahoo!", I said, spinning
I let go of the pole and I skated towards another ramp, but I didn't notice a small rock was in the middle of the way. I skated over it and my board suddenly went to a halt from the rock getting stuck under a wheel. I went flying through the air and I was about to hit the hard concrete, but then I saw Leo quickly skated over towards me and he caught me in his arms bridal style, skidding to a halt, right before I could of hit the ground. I quickly regained my breath and I looked up to Leo with relief.
"Got you!", he said, smiling
"Good catch!", I said "And just in time!"
"No biggie!", he said
He set me down on the ground. I gave him a smile and I wrapped my arms around his neck and I gave him a kiss on the cheek. I saw Leo's whole face turn bright red. "Thank you Leo, I owe you one for that", I said, smiling
"No...no problem", he said, stuttering
I giggled covering my mouth with my hand, seeing him blush since he looked so cute when does that. I heard the others snickering from a distance and I turned my head towards them and they turned away and stopped snickering, acting like they didn't do anything. "Oh don't boys act like you didn't do anything", I said, giggling
They blushed and laughed nervously, then they took off skating in different directions.
"Yeah I thought so!", I said, laughing
Leo then came walking up beside me. "Hey thanks for that", he said, smiling
"No problem", I said, giggling
I then looked down the park and spotted one of the biggest ramps from a distance. I then got an idea in my head and I gave Leo a playful smirk and he chuckled and smiled at me. "What?", he asked
"Race you!", I said, skating off
Leo laughed and he started skating off beside me. "You could of given me a heads up Calli!", he called out
"I guess the smirk was not enough of a clue for you!", I said, laughing
We both laughed and did many tricks and jumps over each obstacle in our way, then we were getting close to the biggest ramp again. I gave him a smirk and I started skating faster. Leo then skated in front of me, looking back at me with a smirk. I smiled deviously and I skated on another hand rail and I jumped and skated up the ramp, making it to the top before he could. I hooked my board along the edge and then I did a 360 spin going back down the ramp as Leo held himself in the air and he skidded to a stop beside me.
"I win!", I said, giggling
"I was letting you win!", he said, smirking
"Whatever!", I said, rolling my eyes playfully
Leo laughed and we started skateboarding back to the others, doing little jumps with our boards. After another three more hours of skateboarding, we skated towards each other, sweating from all the tricks and stunts we did. I took off my helmet and I shook my head a little bit, to get my hair unstuck from the back of my neck. "Phew! What a ride!", I said "Best skate night ever!"
"Lets book dudes I'm beat", Raph said.
"Me too skateboarding tires me out!", Donnie said agreeing
"Indeed!", I said "And I'm hungry too!"
"Pizza anybody?!", Mikey said
"Count us in!", I said
"Well last one home from hatched a rotten egg!", Raph called out, running off "And has to pay!"
"Who are you calling a rotten egg?!", Mikey said
"It will end up being the four of us if we don't move it!", I said, running off
We quickly ran out of the skate park laughing and we saw Raph had already jumped on his motorcycle and was starting to ride off into the night. "Hurry you guys he is getting away!", I said
"Oh he won't get too far!", Leo said "Not if we catch up to him first!"
I quickly jumped in the passenger seat while Donnie and Mikey jumped in the back and Leo started up the jeep and we started chasing after Raph down the road. We were gaining closer and closer up on Raph who was speeding fast down the street. Leo stepped more on the gas pedal and we started getting closer then we were almost neck and neck with him.
"Speed up your ride Raph! Your huge shell is blocking traffic!", Mikey called out
We all laughed speeding off down the road heading back towards the lair, leaving Raph in the dust. "Mikey wait until I get a hold of your shell!", Raph called out
"Mikey I think you just messed with the bull", I said, looking back at him
"I mess with him every time I'm use to it!", he said, smiling
"Oh what a coincidence!", I said, smirking and rolling my eyes "Why have I not figured that out yet?"
We all laughed and went racing back towards the lair. We made it back inside the tunnel before Raph could of and Raph did end up chasing Mikey down the tunnel towards the lair. Donnie, Leo and I just laughed as we walked behind them as Mikey screamed like a little girl while Raph yelled chasing him. But they finally stopped when we reached the lair when Raph tackled Mikey to the ground making him tap out of mercy.
I went back to my bedroom to freshen up from the skateboarding while Mikey ordered pizza for dinner. I fixed my ponytail and splashed cold water on my face to cool off. I dried my face with a towel and I walked back out of my room and went to the fridge and grabbed two cans of Coke as I sat down on the couch with Leo. I took a few sips from my drink and sighed with content. "Phew! I'm sweating hotter than a jalepeno in a heat wave", I said, fanning myself
"Me too!", Leo said, smiling "All that skating and racing Raph home, what a rush!"
We both laughed. "Here", I said, tossing him a can of Coke "I think we both need to cool down"
Leo laughed and smiled and started drinking from the can. After a little bit Mikey and Raph went out of the lair to pay for the pizza and Mikey came jumping back down with six boxes worth in his hands. "My gosh you guys that's a lot!", I said, surprised "That could feed us for at least 3 weeks"
"You would be surprise how much we go through in just one month", Leo said, smiling
"I don't even want to know", I said, laughing
We both laughed and Donnie and Raph got their slices from the kitchen and they sat down on the floor around the couch.
"Calli ham and pineapple?", Mikey called out
"Yep! As always!", I called out
"Coming your way!", he said
He threw a slice to me and I unsheathed my katana and sliced the slice into two thin slices and I took my plate and caught them right on target. I took a bite and smiled as the taste of the sweet pineapple and smoked ham satisfied me. "Mmmmmm better than the last time we ordered", I said "They made it better this time"
"Yeah they did", Mikey said, sitting on a lawn chair, taking a bite "But yours will always be better"
"You know I could of made some if you had just asked", I said
"It's alright, next time though we will be sure to do that!", Mikey said
I laughed and smiled. "I will be well prepared!", I said
Leo then turned on the T.V and a channel came on with my favorite funny show, Wipeout. "Oh I love this show! It's so funny when they get knocked out!", I said, laughing
"Oh yeah when those hammers come out of the doors or the huge balls that inflate on the sucker punch wall!", Raph said
"That's funny every time!", I said
And just as we were talking about that a lady who was trying to get across the sucker punch wall, a huge ball inflated from a moving steering wheel and it pushed her off the wall and into the pool of mud. We all started laughing as she was struggling to get out back on to the steps. "Talk about a major stick in the mud!", I said, laughing
After eating dinner and watching the rest of the show I went into my bedroom. I placed Leo's skateboard on my bed and I walked into the bathroom. I took a quick hot shower and I got dressed in a dark pink shirt with black tight sweatpants, and I tied my hair in a ponytail. I washed my face and brushed my teeth and I walked out, turning off the light.
I sat down on my bed and I leaned over the bed and I pulled out my scrapbook. I smiled seeing myself as a five year old on the cover, smiling, on my first day of preschool. I placed my hand delicately over it and I slowly opened it up to see myself with Yani, when we first arrived at New York from Italy. A few photos showed of me learning how to do punches and kicks when I first started learning Ninjitsu. One showed of when I was ten when I mastered my weapon, the katana. I looked at a few photos of when I was in elementary school, with a few friends at the playground. I smiled and giggled when I found a picture of me in the dunk tank we had for water day, about to fall in.
I then came to my junior high school photos. I smiled seeing myself holding up a certificate for excellence for making honor roll. I had a few photos of myself and a few boys I knew, at the basketball courts shooting some hoops and us skateboarding to school. I laughed when I saw a photo of me and my friend Katelyn at a football game making funny faces, with blue and white paint on our faces, posing with the mascot, Thunder the Eagle.
Then I came to my high school year photos. There was a picture of me on my first day. A couple of me with my friends in front of the statue of a tiger in the middle of the hallway. There was a good photo of me when I went to homecoming with my friends, I was wearing a blue sleeveless dress with a V neck that came to my knees and I had my hair in a low bun with a french braid on the side and I had blue high heels. Then I came to my favorite photo of high school. It was me and Yani together, when I graduated high school in a black robe with red trim and red cap, holding my certificate.
Then I reached the last section of photos of home. There were a few photos of myself doing katas with my katana. A few of myself and Yani doing sparring matches against each other. When we went down by the shoreline, with me building a sandcastle and out in the ocean with my pink floatie. One of myself opening presents on Christmas Day of 1999. Then one photo made tears spring to my eyes. It was a photo of Yani and I sitting together, hugging each other and smiling. A few tears came down on my cheeks and on to the photo and I used my shirt to wipe them away.
I then looked at the back cover and saw a little message that Yani wrote when he gave me the scrapbook, in cursive.
"Memories are a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose. With this book you will never forget those times that you cherished in your life. Even if we can't be together in the end, I'm glad that you were apart of my life and all those memories we had together"
Love, Your Father
Yani
I smiled a bit and sighed as I closed my scrapbook. I set it beside me on the bed and I laid down in bed and I slowly started to fall asleep. After at least a few minutes of sleeping, I heard my door creak open and someone walked inside. I felt myself being lifted in the air in warm and strong arms. Then I was laid back down on the bed, being covered up. I felt someone stroke my head very softly, running their fingers through my hair. Then I felt a pair of soft lips kiss my cheek gently. I slowly fluttered my eyes open and I looked up to see Leo, smiling down at me.
"Hey", he said softly
"Hey", I said, quietly
"Did I wake you up?", he asked
"Oh no, I was just resting my eyes", I said "Nothing to worry about"
Leo smiled and I sat up in bed. "Are you enjoying your new home here?", he asked
"I am really", I said
"Good to hear", he said, smiling
I smiled. "I think life is going to be a whole lot better now for you", he said
"I can tell, things are looking brighter, now that I have you here with me", I said
He smiled and he kissed my forehead. I slowly scooted over to him and he pulled me into a hug and I hugged him in return. He was rubbing my back, resting his head gently on top of mine. I smiled closing my eyes, feeling my heart was completed with my love. I snuggled a bit closer to him, laying my head on his chest. He kissed my forehead as he slowly let go of me. "Oh I forgot to give you your skateboard back", I said, handing him the board
"No it's okay", he said, pushing it back to me "You can have it"
"Are you sure?", I asked
"Of course", he said "It's a little gift from me to you"
"Thanks for taking me out tonight Leo", I said, smiling softly "This night really did help me out a lot"
"Well I'm glad it did", he said, smiling "I'm happy now that you are smiling again"
I smiled and I hugged him again slowly laid back down, smiling sleepily up to him. He chuckled and he stroked my forehead softly then he leaned a pressed a gentle kiss to it. I smiled and blushed a little pink in my cheeks as his kiss was soft and gentle.
"You are well on your way to a full recovery", he said "You just needed a little shove"
"Yeah you are right, I did need that", I said "I'm glad I'm feeling better. Good night, Leonardo. I love you"
He smiled lovingly. "I love you too, Callista", he said
I smiled and I laid down in bed in again. He covered me up more and stroked my cheek a bit, before getting off of my bed. He turned off my lamp and walked away to the door. I slowly closed my eyes, falling asleep again. I could tell Leo was smiling at me and he slowly closed the door quietly. I smiled in my sleep as I fell into a dreamful sleep, about how my new life would be with my new family.