Cori walked to her bedroom and started shoving her stuff in her duffel bag. She paused. Her wounds burned like crazy. She stood there breathing in and out slowly until the pain faded. She turned towards the door. Michelangelo was standing in the doorway. "Make sure to visit us every night." "What?" Mikey blushed. "That sounded a lot creepier than in my head. Donnie wants you to come back every night to see if your laser burns will heal. Need an escort?" Cori zippered the bag shut and slipped on her jacket she brought with her. "Sure," she said as she slipped the strap over her shoulder.
She waved to all of the turtles as she left the lair. She chatted with Mikey as they strolled through the sewers. "It reeks down here." Mikey inhaled deeply. "Don't you love that stench of sewage?" Cori smirked. "So, how's life?" "Okay I guess. I can't get past a dungeon in Twilight Princess though." "You like Legend of Zelda?" Mikey's blue eyes brightened. "Love it. Do you like Legend of Zelda?" Cori chuckled and turned to Mikey. "Love it!" "What other video games do you play," asked Mikey. "Well, I played a lot of Legend of Zelda games. I've always wanted to try Metroid but I never got the chance. I play Mario and Pokémon. I have a Wii and a DS so I only play Nintendo games." Mikey stared at her, his mouth open.
"You're amazing. April and Casey don't play video games. My brothers sometimes do though. We also have an Xbox. But not the new one where Microsoft can spy on you, considering we're turtles." Cori and Mikey had reached the ladder to the surface. Mikey climbed up first and opened the manhole. He climbed up and offered a hand to help Cori up.
Cori grabbed it and he pulled her up. "So, what else are you interested in," Mikey asked. He was happy that he could finally talk geeky to someone. "Well, I love comic books. Specifically DC and Marvel. I also like to read." During the conversation Mikey had carried her to the roof tops. "Thanks, uh, I also like to draw." The talked about comic books for a while until they arrived at Cori's apartment.
The sun disappeared behind a cloud as they climbed down the fire escape. "Sorry, got to go." Mikey waved at her as she left the alleyway and into her apartment. Her mother was waiting for her in the lobby. "So, how was the sleepover?" "Good," Cori replied. She hadn't been entirely lying but there were some negatives about her stay at the lair.