Chapter 5: Fucken Perfect ( Pink )
It was going on two weeks since Kira had went unconscious while trying to force her mind into remembering and ended up becoming trapped. Everyone was becoming more and more concerned over the chances of her not waking up as there had been no other movement from her than the tilting her hear head. Both Raphael and Michelangelo were finally in the dojo with Splinter, making up for missing practices, Donatello was off working on a new project while Both Leonardo and Usagi sat in vigil at her bedside when it happened.
Raising her right hand to her face Kira rubbed at her sleep crusted eyes as she started to wake, still feeling tired she rolled onto her right side and smiled at the two meditating. She couldn't believe the wild dreams she had had while asleep, images of the turtles, Usagi and Splinter, to her nailing some huge guy in the balls to drop … " Raphael?" her eyes went wide as she was finally able to put a name and a face to the mute shadow.
Leonardo and Usagi's eyes shot over to her when they heard a hushed voice calling for Raphael, moving up to the side of her bed the eldest turtle turned to his companion " Go get the others, quickly" he asked in a hushed excited voice. Brushing her dirty blond hair back out of her face Leonardo smiled warmly at her " Welcome back sleepyhead! You had us worried for a while there" he replied with a soft smile " Usagi-kun went to go get him for you…" before he could finish his sentence said turtle could be heard calling out in disbelief before rushing and climbing up to the second level barely giving his brother time to move.
" Kira…" Raphael called out her name as he dropped to his knees next to her side, smoothing back her hair and taking hold of her hand " How.. How do you feel? Do you remember anything?" he asked impatiently.
Chuckling softly she nodded " I remember savin your dumbass from Kingkong…" she replied causing everyone that was now gathered around her doorway laughing " Seriously, what were you thinking?" she asked teasing him on it.
Raphael wiped at the tear that rolled down his cheek from how truly happy he was to have ' his' Kira back " I was thinking I needed to save your ass after that big mouth of yours got it into trouble!" he explained. He was just about to lean closer and give her a chaste kiss on the lips when one of his brothers cleared their throat loudly.
" As touching as this is I still need to examine her!" Donatello spoke up signaling he needed the room cleared out " Mikey, why don't you go fix her some chicken soup" he suggested as he was now practically pushing them out of the room save for Raphael whom he knew wouldn't budge even if he did ask.
" There, now we can breath!" Donatello smirked moving over to the side of the bed, secretly loving the power he had over them as the family Medic, " Can you manage to sit up or…" he paused mid sentence watching as she shook slightly while trying to move "… ah yeah, Raph can you get behind her and help her to sit up straight? You've been asleep for nearly two weeks so I don't doubt your feeling a bit shaky and stiff" he spoke gently to her while watching her every moment closely " Are you experiencing and headaches, dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea?"
Letting them help her in sitting up, Kira ducked her head blushing as Raphael climbed up behind her on the bed so that she was seated against his plastron in between his legs. Shaking her head clear to think she replied honestly " I'm just really hungry right now! I feel like I had the best sleep in the world in spite of some really crazy dreams…"
Smiling in amusement he nodded " That's good to hear, I'm gonna close the door and shut off the light so I can take a look in your eyes!" he informed her as he pulled out a pen light before making the room go completely dark. Kira whimpered slightly in reaction to the loss of light which concerned him slightly " It's alright Kira, see… its just me and Raph in here, nothing's giving to hurt you!" he said softly using his light to show her their faces when he caught his brother wrapping his arms around her protectively. " I need you to keep looking forward" taking a knee in front of her he checked her pupal reaction and then looked into each eye closely " I'm not seeing any long term damage from the mild concussion you had from the accident..." getting up he quickly turned the lights back on for her. Offering her a reassuring smile he opened the door " Once you've had something to eat I want you up and walking, you may even get help doing light stretches in the Dojo if you whish, with assistance of course. My only concern at this point is that you had lost a concerning amount of weight so … I can't believe I'm saying this.. But I'm putting Mikey in charge of seeing to it that you eat well and get the weight back on you." He replied before excusing himself.
" That's great news right, Kira?" Raphael remarked on the news as he craned his head forward to look at her face " What's wrong?" he asked quickly when he realized she wasn't smiling as she simply leaned back against him.
Sighing she shrugged " I feel like I'm dreaming still, Your family seamed so excited that I woke up… I'm just not use to so many people, ya know… Giving a shit about me, my health…" she explained in a hushed confused voice.
Exhaling heavily he tilted her chin up as to look her in the eyes better " I told ya before I didn't like hearin ya talk like that! Everyone talked and it's been decided that you got a home here… that is if its somethin ya want… but there's a few catches with that offer!" He replied seriously while studying her eyes and reaction.
Raising an eyebrow cautiously she thought it over " What kind of are we talkin about,Turtle?" she asked using her nickname of sorts for him.
Chuckling softly he poked her nose with his large finger " Watch it, Human! " he warned playfully " Well, there's the old fashioned rules Dad's got for anyone in a relationship… Respecting our home, Most importantly, unless one of us is near death... No ones aloud to interfere with Dads TV time. Well, and whatever cockamamie BS Leo throws at us when he's perched up on his high horse as Leader!" he explained drawing a soft chuckle out of her. Smiling back he thought of a question for her " I felt ya get a it freaked out when Donnie shut the lights off, what's that all about?"
" I don't know, just don't like the dark.. " she answered at a loss for a better explanation than revealing the truth.
Giving her hip a pat he slid back and got off the bed " Let's head down stairs and you can get cleaned up before ya eat, April picked you up a few things, clothes, bodywash and other things girls need or like… the bags got left down stairs in the bathroom"
" You trying to say I stink, Sewerboy!" she quipped placing her hand on her hip accusingly.
Raphael barked in laughter " Just come on, I'll take ya the quick way down" he replied holding out his hand to help her to stand. Taking a knee, he helped her up onto his shell and walked out of her bedroom to stand next to the railing " Hang on…" he advised her a split second before hopping over the railing to the floor below.
" Raphael…. What are you doing? She just woke up…" Donatello hollered out in shock and frustration.
Walking threw the kitchen with Kira still on his back he shrugged " What I'm doing is giving Pepe a ride to the bathroom!" he answered truthfully.
" It's not polite to refer to your girlfriend as a Skunk Raph!" Leonardo called out shaking his head at his brothers was back to his normal crude behavior.
" it's Cool Leo" Kira spoke up as they turned to face the others " I've called him worse!" she pointed out grinning " Right….Mmmphmm"
Quickly clasping his hand quickly over her mouth, " …ahh …just a moment" he called back quickly turning to continue their way to the bathroom.
Everyone was standing in the kitchen listening in on Raphael scolding the teenaged girl he had on his back " Are you seriously trying to get my Shell in trouble here?" What they heard next had them rolling in silent laughter " YES! Its my sole purpose in life don't you remember or did you smack your head against a building too?"
Wiping the tears from his face Michelangelo tried to calm himself from how hard he had been laughing " Dude, is it me or are they Perfect for each other?"
" No Mikey, for once its not just you little Bro! " Leonardo replied still holding his hand over his mouth as he fought another fit of laughter. Clearing his throat audibly " Let's give her a bit of privacy, I trust that Raphael will also while she's busy!" the last was purposely spoken loud enough for him to hear from within the bathroom.
Raphael was already standing out by the bathroom door while Kira took her shower and changed into the clean clothes April had brought down for her that were more her size. He heard Leonardo's comment but chose not to acknowledge it because if she needed any help he wasn't about to let anyone else but himself inside with her ' I know how to turn my damn mask' he mentality snapped back to his brother. Thinking back he could feel a shift in his and Kira's relationship that had him both confused and almost territorial with the kind of interactions his brothers might have with her now. Part of him wanted to seek out some advice on what he was feeling towards her but he was to stubborn and proud to do so, that and he simply didn't know who to turn to on this subject. His father and brothers were already considering them as a couple but for all he knew they were still great friends, he was too scared to let her know how he felt and wanted to be more with her only to have her turn him down disgusted simply because he wasn't a human.
'ShitDamnFuck…' her voice growled loudly from the other side of the door, turning the nob he cracked the door open behind his Shell " You alright in there?" he asked not wanting her to start to feel completely helpless in not doing things on her own.
" Yeah, just the sickbasterd who created sports bras obviously had no experience with REAL BREASTS!" Kira ranted under her breath.
Trying not to laugh, Raphael turned to stick his arm threw the door " I ain't coming in there but I can give ya a hand this way…" he offered wiggling his fingers around on the other side of the door.
Laughing from within the bathroom she walked over excepting his help " Fine, but your only to pull the back down and Nothing Else or I'll bust your good hand!" she warned him. He gave her a thumbs up in agreement, " Alright just go up my spine and you'll find it" she instructed.
Raphael had never felt so awkward as he had in that moment, here he was feeling her bare back for the first time and was struggling to keep from thinking about how soft her skin felt " like that?" he asked clearing his throat after finding the rolled fabric and pulled it down before quickly pulling his hand back.
" Yeah… thanks" she replied sounding almost as awkward as he felt " um, I can handle the rest on my own if you want to go… I can find my way back into the kitchen" she offered giving him a way out.
" Ah, sure… I'm just gonna head back to finish my workout… just holler if ya need anything " Raphael replied giving the door a loud tapping before walking away to work off the minor issue he now had beneath his lower plastron on his punching bag in the Dojo.
Walking out of the bathroom still drying her dirty blond hair with a towel, Kira felt much more like herself as she now wore a pair of black cargo pants ( which were lose on her hips from the weight loss and shown a trace of hip bone), a red jersey stile tee-shirt with two gray stripes going down over her shoulders and a brand new pair of red and black sneakers. Entering the kitchen she bit her bottom lip as she tiptoed over to the stove to peak into the covered pot that was simmering away while the room was empty in order to get a peak. Using a pot holder she lifted the lid and her stomach growled loudly in response " damnit" closing the lid quickly she turned to hurry out of the kitchen when she suddenly walked into a solid pale yellowish wall. Looking up slowly with a sheepish grin she came nose to upper plastron with Leonardo " Ahh, Hi… your tall you know that?"
Unable to keep from laughing silently he shook his head " Thanks, would you like some help dishing out a bowel of Chicken soup? " He offered having been watching her in the kitchen from out in the main room.
" Yeah, thanks. So where is everyone its quiet" She asked curiously having thought that things would have been louder, as she walked over to the stove with the eldest Turtle.
" Don's in his Lab, Dad and Usagi are talking and Mikey is spotting Raph Bench-pressing" he explained to her while grabbing a couple of bowls and dishing out some soup for them " I was hoping we could talk, if you don't mind. I just have some questions about your past" he explained honestly to her.
" yeah, sure … I don't mind getting drilled for a background check" she replied with a teasing smirk as she followed him to the table where he placed the bowels.
" Would you like a soda Kira?"
" Yes, please and thanks for lending me a hand" she chuckled with the double meaning, using humor to cope with the loss of her hand.
Exhaling, Leonardo nodded as he grabbed two cokes and brought them over to the table " That's another thing I would like to talk about. I've noticed that you use humor and sarcasm as your preferred means of communication." he pointed out bluntly as he took a seat across from her at the table " I'll save you from the ' we're always here to talk' sepal, so I'll say this instead… Who or what has you so angry Kira? Your personality is not much different from Raphael's so don't think we can't see threw it!" he replied pointing at her with his spoon.
Lowering her head she took in a few spoons full of the soup before answering him " I'm not mad l anyone, Masta Splinter and Usagi-san saved my life and from what they said about the damage to my hand I would rather lose it than deal with a crippled hand the rest of my life" her voice inadvertently raised with the heartbreak she felt at that thought " I get so frustrated cause I don't realize its gone till I go to grab something with it cause it feels like its still there! Its difficult to do the most simplest things with just one hand… Hell I'm terrified I'll mess my pants or something with how difficult buttons are at times, oh and forget about tying my sneakers I'm just thankful April put this springy laces in so I can just slip my feet in!"
Giving her an understanding nod, Leonardo said nothing as he noticed how she was trying to will herself not to cry " We've all had some serious injuries with a few of the major battles we've had to fight, Mikey broke both legs, I've lost the use of one arm or the other… So we all have an idea of the challenges you will be facing Kira and don't you even think for a second anything we do to help you is out of pity because its not… the only times I've expressed Pity was for my enemys." he pointed out to her with the utmost seriousness of the matter.
Swallowing her mouth full of soup hard she nodded " Yes sir!" she replied almost afraid to see him pissed off with how frightening she thought he looked at that moment. " IIt'sts just hard to admit I need the help at times cause somethings are just down right embarrassing!" She began to explain to him " like when I was getting dressed just now, Raph ended up sticking his arm threw the door to help with the back of my top…" She pointed out flushing in the humiliation of it.
Holding in his urge to chuckle at the imagery " Oh I can believe it, trust me I can. There's been a couple times one of us was so injured we needed help to go to the bathroom, so we know all about that!" he chuckled making sure to leave out the Turtles identity.
Kira couldn't help but laugh as she was feeling a bit better " Can I take a guess at who it was?" She asked with a wide grin thinking it was either him or Raphael.
" I don't think you need to" He replied giving her a knowing wink that got them both laughing " I was also wondering about if you had any family you need to contact." He went on to ask her.
Kira quickly stopped laughing and busied herself with eating her soup thinking she couldn't talk if she as eating. But when she glanced up and seen him eating slowly she knew he would wait for her to run out of food " Fine, Yes I got a form of family down in Soho but they are uber busy and don't know I'm in the city. I left home the night after I finished high school and disowned everyone else in my family cause their all dickheads!" she explained truthfully not hiding the distain in her voice.
" Black Sheep of the family I take it?" He asked taking a wild guess to which she shrugged silently " Well since your on your own how did you provide for yourself? Between us, I don't believe you could have lost this much weight after only two months! I've eaten the food there and though it was different it was perfectly acceptable to eat."
Lowering her head she peered behind her into the direction of the Dojo " Can this stay only between us Leo?" She asked keeping her voice hushed as she looked back at him.
" Of course! I give you my word"
" I … I've been living out of womens shelters, crashing with people I meet to get stoned with… steal… That's how I got that gangs pissed at me, I stole some stuff out of that big guys car and pawned it for cash" she explained in full honesty thinking it was best to fess up now than regret it later.
Leonardo's eyes went wide in shock when he learned about why she had the run in with Hun and the Purple Dragons " You robbed the leader of the very gang we have the most history with! That huge guy is called Hun and he worked for our old enemy called The Shredder who was also the leader of the Foot Clan " he explained very carefully to her.
" Oh… so stealing his wallet and Rolex was a bad thing?" she asked honestly confused on how much trouble she was now in.
"Well…" Try as he may he just couldn't keep himself from sniggering " Being that we are in fact Ninjas, I really can't tell you it is, regardless of it being illegal, but it is incredibly dangerous how ever! Ironic… with a side of Karma… but mostly its incredibly Dangerous" he tried to explain sternly, while resisting his urge to fist bump her for pulling one over on Hun.
Raising an eyebrows curiously she just let it go, " So that aside, is there any issues with the rest of what I said?" she asked redirecting the conversation back.
Breathing in calmly he nodded " In fact there is some concerns I have about your admitted use of Drugs. I know that your clean now but I need to know if there is any risk of you using again" he asked making sure to keep his voice as quiet as possible.
Kira began chewing on her bottom lip nervously " I honestly can not give you a definite answer Leo. I mean I don't feel the need to get high right now and I haven't done any since the time Raph caught me in middle of a deal around Three months ago… He seriously went berserk on the dealer and beat him into the pavement before hauling my ass off to scare me straight!" she admitted lowering her head shamefully.
This intrigued the eldest of the four Turtles " How did he scare you straight Kira?" Leonardo asked honestly having no idea on what his hot headed brother would do in this situation.
" He took me into a cemetery and threw me into a freshly dug grave!" she replied in a shaken voice that was barely above a whisper " He told me point blank that's where he'll personally put me if he ever catches me anywhere near that shit! Then he left me in there for a bit to let it sink in before pulling me out to talk over some Hot Chocolate… He don't know that's why I'm terrified of being alone in the dark…" she went on to explain " Don't tell him cause he already felt bad enough for it…"
Standing up, he walked over and wrapped his arms around her " I want you to know that he would only have done that because he truly cares about you Kira. As excessive and most likely traumatic that was, Raph communicates better threw his actions when he can't find the right words. He's rash, unpredictable, hot headed, and goes all out head first into a fight but that's because the thought of losing anyone he loves scares the hell out of him!" Leonardo could feel her crying softly against his plastron " I'll tell you what, with your permission, I will talk with Dad about letting him bunk with you until you've fully adjusted to living below the streets." He proposed leaning back enough to tilt her head up so he could look into her eyes better.
" Not only are you tall but you got nice eyes too!" Kira quipped with a genuine smile. She had been on her own for so long that she had almost forgotten what it felt like to have people honestly care about her and she really didn't know how else to react in response to his hug.
Chuckling he reached up and messed her still damp hair up " Alright, just finish up your soup and you may join us in the Dojo if you like." He suggested before stepping back and picking up his bowl to drink down the last of his soup and place the bowl in the sink.
Nodding a silent confirmation, Kira quickly finished hers as well and followed after Leonardo. When she reached the Dojo he was already in hand to hand sparing with Raphael. Slipping off her sneakers she walked into the mat covered room and sat off to the side quietly to watch. Both Turtles were so concentrated in their match that Kira eeped when Michelangelo swooped in to pull her clear of the two brawling brothers.
" You gotta watch it when they go at it, they both got a mean competitive streak and neither likes to lose!" he advised her with a grin as Said brothers started baiting each other in an attempt to gain the upper hand. " Come over here and you can help me with some elevated pushups…" he suggested leading her to the far end of the Dojo.
Kira glanced down at her stump and frowned as she walked next to him " I don't know how much help I can be, but alright…"
Moving down onto his hand and moving his feet up onto the weight bench he lowered himself as far to the floor as he could " Come on, just climb on my shell and hold on!" He smiled up at her " I could use the extra weight to give me a challenge!" Shaking her head smiling she awkwardly climbed onto his back, inadvertently using his head as a step when she slipped but managed to climb up. He started off slow giving her a chance to balance herself then sped up to his normal pace and it didn't take long before he was working up a sweat.
" What in the Shell? What do you think your doing over there Mikey?" Both Leonardo and Raphael replied when they stopped mid-struggle when a feminine laughing caught their ears and what they seen upon looking up had them both puzzled. Kira was sitting on Michelangelo's Shell holding onto the lip by his head almost riding him like a bull while he as doing elevated clapping pushups.
" I'm doing Pushups Dude, what does it look like?" he replied grunting in exertion and concentration.
" Looks more like a carnival ride!" Raphael muttered kneeling on the mat with his arms crossed over his chest " Ya can't be feeling that much better Kira?" he asked giving her a hard questioning look.
Lowering himself down onto the floor Michelangelo stopped his workout to let her off before sitting up " Ahh relax Raph, she was having some fun while helping me out Brah!"
" Yeah, I can't get stronger sitting around doing nothing!" Kira pointed out as she took a seat on the work bench a bit too suddenly which didn't go unnoticed by the three.
" Right…" Raphael replied unconvinced " I'm gonna call it a night and take Miss knowitall here and go watch some TV!" He replied jumping to his feet in order to towel off first.
" Sounds good to me, I need to talk with Dad anyway. We'll pick things up at morning practice" Leonardo replied catching the towel his brother had tossed him.
Michelangelo's face lit up with one of his ideas " Dude, let's have a movie night! I'll go make the popcorn…" he chimed excitedly before also jumping to his feet and ran out of the Dojo before anyone could object.
" Is he always…" Kira began to ask the two remaining brothers.
" YES"
Chuckling she smiled and stood up a bit slower " Popcorn and a movie sounds good to me!"
Moving over to her side quickly Raphael caught her arm gently noticing how unsteady she was on her feet " Alright, come on before Mikey decides he wants to watch one of his stupid movies!" he spoke giving in to them. Slipping his arm around her back he helped in supporting her upright as they left the Dojo together.
Smiling warmly to himself as he watched them walk away, Leonardo then made his way over to Splinters Shoji and knocked before entering. Both Usagi and Splinter were enjoying a light hearted conversation about past events in the Nexus system when he walked In. Taking a seat next to his companion he waited politely " Dad, I would like to talk to you about Raphael and Kira" he spoke up as they stopped talking " I had just spoken to her and I came to learn that she has an uncontrollable fear of being alone in dark in closed places and I fear that it may be too much on her to remain alone at night until she has become accustomed to living here!"
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