Chapter 8: White N Nerdy ( Weird All )

(It really should be Green N Nerdy lmfao)

Its been a day and the power was still out over most of the city, thanks to Donatello's quick thinking most of the food in the refrigerator was saved by using the fire escape as a makeshift ice box and add on the fact the stove uses natural gas and things were quite comfortable. After getting plenty of sleep in April's nice warm bed, both Kira and Raphael gave it up so that Splinter could get some rest and warm up while they stuck things out in the living room with everyone else. Michelangelo had broken out several of April's old board games and had everyone playing the long version of Monopoly to pass the time.

Standing up to refill her mug of hot tea, Kira stood up from her place on the floor next to ' the Game Master' and walked out into the kitchen where Casey was busy flipping threw a magazine, as he wasn't interested in the board game. She was refilling the tea kettle when he cleared his voice to get her attention " So ah, How ya feeling Kid?" He asked sounding as awkward as he looked in that moment.

" I'll live, but thanks for asking!" she replied trying to be polite seeing as he was a member of the Clan along with being best friends with her Boyfriend, even if he had been nothing but a suspicious jerk towards her from day one.

" Hey, I ah wanted to say I'm sorry for the way I acted around ya before… Raphs my best friend and I… "

" You were just lookin out for him, I get that. Its cool" she interrupted to help him save face, his personality was to much like Raphael's so it was easy for her to tell.

Casey nodded and flipped a few more pages before tossing the magazine onto the counter having lost interest in it " So where ya from Kid? Raphs not much of a talker so he hasn' told me much, ya know…"

" That's a matter of perspective really. I mean he speaks better by action than words so if you take that into consideration, he actually never shuts up! But, I'm from Upstate a ways" she replied logically resulting in strained laughter from around the room while said turtle protested ' Hey,'

" Ya gotta point on that Kid" Casey laughed out loud " Mind if I ask what you did to get Hun pissed off at ya?" he asked getting to the point of the matter in why he wanted to talk to her.

Kira froze up slightly as she had just set the kettle on the stove to heat up. " That, well long story cut short... I broke into his car and stole his wallet, Rolex, laptop, a few weapons… and pawned them around the city for cash! I just figured a guy as big as that would have a ' little' insecurity issue and with the expensive shit he had my guess its microscopic!" the Looks from everyone faces were priceless as they looked at the completely baffled looks on not only Casey but Donatello and Leonardo as well, until Michelangelo started literally rolling on the floor laughing hysterically.

" What's so funny Mikey?" Donatello asked perplexed at what he found so funny.

" Dude, She just …. Ohh man I can't believe you didn't… She just said Hun's about as well-endowed as a cocktail weenie!" The youngest brother replied gasping for air.

" Damn Kid, no wonder Raph had to save your ass from him…" he barked in laughter hardly believing that this tiny teenaged girl had the balls to steal from Hun " What did you need money for so bad that you'd steal from the leader of the Purple Dragons huh?"

" If I may correct you on that point, Raph didn't actually save me… I saved him. When Huh seen him I started to booked it out ta there until I heard Hun laughing. Only when I turned around I seen him holding a giant Thingymabobber up by the neck squeezing the life outta it…"

" Excuse me… but Thingymabobber?" Donatello spoke up with a completely baffled look on his face.

Sighing Kira rolled her eyes " OK, a Giant Turtle/Human-Hybrid Thingymabobber. Sounds better than saying 'Mutant'… that's just to stereotypical if ya ask me! " she went on to explained after correcting herself.

" Dude, we're Thingymabobbers… ow. Hey" Michelangelo chimed in happily only to get popped up side the head by his three brothers.

Casey never moved his eyes off from the teenager in front of him as he sat back with his arms crossed over his chest " So how'd ya save my green pal anyway?" he asked skeptically.

Blushing Kira rubbed the back of her neck with her right hand " Well, I snatched some kids skateboard hollered something crude and extremely insulting to get his attention before I road the board down the cement staircase wall and launched it into his nuts causing him to drop Raph" she explained honestly. " Its my fault he got caught so I figured I had owed it to him..."

Before anyone knew what was happening Casey had fallen onto the floor in a fit of laughter after hearing how she took down Hun. Throwing her arms up in defeat, she went back to fixing herself a mug of hot tea and stepped over him on her way back to her place at the board game when he sat up to look at her. Watching as she took her turn at the game he realized she never answered his second question " So what did ya need the money for anyway Kid?"

Both Raphael's and Leonardo's heads snapped up looking between the two humans worried at how well or badly this was about to go.

" A Girls got her needs! Besides Hun' douche bag so what does it matter anyway" She replied under her breath wishing the man would just drop it, this was not a topic she wanted to get into.

" Come on Kid, its not like you needed to go get stoned or anything?" Casey laughed at his joke until he noticed a glare from three of Turtles when Kira stood up and left the game 'Casey' both April and Raphael spoke up unamused with his comment" What?" he asked looking just as confused as the forth turtle.

" I'm sure He was just joking…" Donatello found himself being the only one defending him.

" But that's the truth Donnie…" Kira exhaled before sitting herself on the floor next to him feeling obligated to tell him the truth. Shrugging off the zippered hoodie she had on she pulled her left sleeve up to show him the proof " Before I met Raphie I got mixed up with a group of 'Dirty Kids' and this one scumbag ended up getting me hooked on some serious shit. It was only after a few months of hanging out with Raph that he found me trying to score my next high and after the … intervention he gave me I've been clean since." She explained to the resident medic with her head hung down in shame.

Taking hold of her arms, Donatello looked over every inch of both of them and in between the fingers of her right hand with an emotionless expression as he put himself in his neutral mind set. Lifting her chin up he started checking her eyes that were beginning to fill with tears before speaking in a hushed voice meant only for her " Are you having any problems with your withdrawal, urges… anything?" he asked trying to think of a way to help her.

" Not at first, as Raphie's idea of an intervention was very effective in scaring me straight! But…" Her voice drifted off as she began fidgeting with her stump. Looking around she had noticed that the game had started back up and Casey was now taking her place and Leonardo took over for Donatello.

Standing up he helped Kira to her feet and after picking up both their mugs he led her into the kitchen where they could talk " But what? When did it start again?" Donatello asked while warming up their drinks.

Kira shrugged "I don't know exactly, just when I can't handle …. This!" She simply held up her stump to give him the idea without saying it knowing they were most likely listening in and she refused to show weakness to anyone.

Reaching out he turned her stump gently " I always suspected there was a reason why you avoided me for anything medical, once we return home we can sit down in my lab and have a good talk, I made it sound proof to keep my racket from waking everyone up in the middle of the night" he replied giving her a warm smile. Pulling over a pen and pad of paper that was by April's phone he started making a sketch of it. " Mind if I ask how far you got in school, you seam to have a very exceptional mind?" he inquired giving them a change in topic.

"Really?" she smiled at his compliment "I didn't run away until after my graduation ceremony. Not a single one of the shitstain I had for a family bothered to even show up except for my Uncle. But, even he couldn't stick around long as he had a flight to catch!" Kira replied leaning down she watched his mind go to work as he started sketching out ideas for weapons that could be attached to her stump arm " So what are ya working on now D?" She asked curiously.

" Well, after what I seen in the fight last night I was thinking about what would work as a prosthetic weapon for your left arm" he explained already deep in thought.

Looking back over at Raphael she gave him a questioning look as she silently pointed at his brother, when he shook his head no she smirked and leaned closer " So have I and I got some ideas!" She giggled swiping the pad and pen away from him. " After checking out the stuff you guys have in the dojo I was thinking about a switchblade or sliding blade that could be strapped on … as such…" she suggested while sketching it out in front of him " Just so I'll always have something on me to defend myself."

Donatello nodded agreeing with her sound thinking " That's a great idea, I was thinking along the lines of a full prosthetic but I can definitely work with this. Do you have any preferences as to the type of blade you want?" he asked with his eyes sparkling with all of the ideas that were running threw his mind.

Giggling at his excitement Kira shrugged " I was actually thinking about seeing what Leo thought would work best seeing as he's the swordsman of the family" she winked mischievously causing the high tech turtle to snort in amusement when said turtle replied from across the apartment.

"Huh?... What about my swords?" Leonardo piped up having only been partially ably to hear the conversation due to April bartering for his properties in the board game.

" Their talking ' bout making a hidden blade she can have strapped on her stump arm!" Raphael explained while rolling the die for his next move " Ahh Shell, why do I keep getting sent to Jail? Someone's fuckin cheating here…."

" There's no need ta Cheat Bra.. You just Suck!" Michelangelo laughed at his brothers expense.

The next day power had finally been restored to the island of Manhattan, needing to get out and stretch her legs Kira was first to volunteer Donatello to head back to the lair and check it out before he was even fully awake and had his first cup of coffee for the day. It almost seamed comical with how excited she was to get out of the cramped apartment and frankly no one could blame her so when it finally came time to go she would have ran out bare footed if aloud. Splinter was straining in withheld laughter as he watched both his sons, Donatello and Raphael, not only forcing her into bundling up for the still fridges temperature outside but in making sure she fully understood exactly what needed to be done before they went inside their home. All of the surrounding tunnels needed to be checked for debris and flooded tunnels, as arduous of a task this was a necessity to their way of life.

Fortunately the way back into the sewer system was uneventful and quick as none of the three felt ready for any level of conflict with the Purple Dragons. Raphael led the way with Kira placed securely between himself and Donatello as they checked the tunnels one by one before making their way to the hidden sewer entrance to the lair. Once there the three split up to make a quick sweep from top to bottom checking all electrical heaters and pipes to make sure things hadn't froze up while the power was out. When that was done and the fridge was cleared out Raphael headed topside with the trash leaving Kira and his brother behind as they choose to stay back a while longer to make sure nothing went wrong.

While Donatello was busy working on getting his computers up and running properly, Kira headed into the Dojo to see if there were any weapons on hand that she could use better one handed. The choices available were mostly ones that required both hands outside of the sai or nunchaku that were already claimed and she wanted something unique of her own. But while looking around at the climbing gear an idea struck her and it was crazy enough it might work, taking off her jacket, hoodie, shoes and socks she sat down on the dojo floor and set to work on creating her own weapon.

Picking up a kunai and using her bare feet in place of her missing left hand, she cut the rope from a grappling hook and slid it threw the holes of three kunai before tying them together securely. Creating a small loop on the other end she looped the rope around just above her left elbow creating an Anker point, she stood up and moved to the center of the room. Holding the rope at just past the half way point she started swinging the kunai end around with her right hand. Smiling happily to herself, Kira started moving the swinging rope around in front of her like a figure eight as she began to feel like she was really getting the hang of it but when she tried to stop it things swiftly went from good to really bad. Losing control of the triple kunai, there weight caused them to splay out and drop straight down slicing her right hand in several places before landing on the floor with the tip of one slightly embedded into her bare foot, " DONNIE…."

The high-tech turtle was just starting to run a computer system scan when Kira's shrill scream of pure panic echoed threw the layer causing him to drop everything he was doing, he jumped out of his computer chair and ran out into the lair with his bo in hand " Kira…" Absolute terror! This was the only emotion that he rarely expressed openly in the safety of his home but when he heard her scream his name there was just no other emotion strong enough to focus on " Kira, I'm coming… What's wro…" his heart nearly stopped when he seen her trying to clench her bleeding right hand with her left elbow as she sat shaking on the Dojo mat not daring to move her right foot.

" I.. I'm sorry… I was just trying to figure out how I could…"

" Its alright, just try to calm down…" he quickly spoke in a soothing voice when his eyes caught sight of the rope connected to the three Kunai " These things are very common when your in our line of work!" he reassured her after quickly retrieving a towel from the weight rack.

Kneeling next to her, he ripped the towel into strips and used them to bandage her hand first and placed it across her chest and above her heart " Here, hold your arm in place just like this! That's it…" he smiled softly not allowing himself to show her anything that might set her in a panic. Once she was hugging her arm with her left stump arm he took a moment to wipe the tears from her eyes " Now I need you to keep your foot absolutely still while I pull the Kunai out. I'll try to be as quick as I can but it will still hurt. " he replied explaining to her what he was about to do " Ready? On the cost of three…" taking hold of her right ankle firmly with his left hand " Three…" he held it still as he quickly pulled the kunai out of her foot and quickly covered the wound with a folded up piece of towel and tied it firmly in place. Gingerly, he lifted her up into his arms and cradled her against us plastron before standing up to carry her back to the infirmary " Leo and Raph have both gotten cut up when they began training solely with their weapons of choice."

Resting her head against his shoulder Kira whispered sadly " I'm gonna get in trouble for acting so stupidly ain't I?"

Unable to keep from remembering their early days in weapons training he chuckled " No more than we did in the beginning! Trust me, even I got into trouble for beating my bros up when they broke one of my early projects with their roughhousing" he confessed earning a small chuckle from her " oh yes, even I got my shell in trouble!"

Walking into the infirmary, he placed her carefully onto the table and walked over to the sink to wash his hands before gathering up everything needed to treat all her cuts. Turning on some soft music to help in keeping her calm and to get her mind off of the needles he would need to use he gave her a shot of antibiotics, pain killers and a mild sedative. Waiting until she was sleepy before setting to work on her foot, he sat on a rolling stool in such a way where the only view she would have was of his left shoulder and shell as he kept telling her what he was doing in is soft soothing voice.

By the time he had finished stitching up the last cut on her hand, a couple hours had gone by and Kira was now sound asleep on the small cot that was off to the side of the room. Cleaning up the blood soaked gauze and strips of towel he kept the music on when he left the room, Donatello then headed into the kitchen to get a bucket of cleaning water to scrub the Dojo floor when he discovered it was missing. Giving the air a sniff he could smell the cleaning solution and was about to head to the dojo when Raphael was already walking out with it in hand.

" I heard ya yappin away about a stitch count when I got back and went to see what was going on when I smelt her blood!" Raphael replied as he passed by in order to dump the bucket of bloody cleaning water.

Donatello nodded as he took a seat at the kitchen table " She's trying to find the right weapon and I honestly think a form of rope dart or maybe a chain whip might be the right way to go. I know its more Shaolin than Ninjutsu but that's more my style anyway!"

" Hey, I seen them monks practicing in Central Park and Hell even I wouldn't want to cross their path!" Raphael chuckled as he put the cleaning supplies away before taking a seat with his brother at the table " So how bad she get cut up?" he inquired trying not to let the full extent of his consent show as he didn't want to appear to be over protective and smothering.

Seeking threw his façade Donatello chuckled " one imbedded into her foot about a half inch so she'll need to keep off it for a few days, the back of her hand isn't that bad though I did have to use a few stitches on her palm. All in all its no different than most of the training injuries I've had to deal with on you!"

" HaHa!" Raphael quipped as he crossed his arms over his chest and looked away off towards the infirmary "Any way… Casey's gonna pick us up some grub and that while we thaw out that hot water pipe that started to freeze up on us. It shouldn't take more than a day, Right?"

" Right," He nodded letting his brother switch to a less embarrassing subject " I might have to replace that heater in Splinters Shoji, its didn't sound right when I turned it on so I took it out and put mine in there to get it warmed up. I'll just sleep in my Office till I get it fixed up for my room."

" Fuck that!" Raphael muttered not liking the idea at all " The three of will sack out in one room together like when we was kids! Only this time we'll have about 98° between us" he smirked thinking back to what Kira said a few nights back.

Donatello couldn't help but to laugh out loud hearing his hot headed brother trying to talk all scientific like this " Alight I concede, We'll sleep in the living room then just incase Mikey decides to " check in" on us"

" Yeah well it wouldn't be the first an it sure as hell wouldn't be the last!" Raphael grumbled pushing the chair back and stand up " I'm gonna go check on Sleeping Beauty " he starting giving his brothers shoulder a firm pat on his way out of the kitchen " I'll leave ya to look into that the Shaolin fighting monk shit…"

Walking into the infirmary Raphael stood in the doorway, leaning against the frame with his arms crossed over his plastron and a soft smile filling his face as he watched her sleep " Ya got spunk, I'll give ya that Babe!" Walking over to the cot he took a knee next to her and began to look over her foot and hand tenderly ' Leo's gonna have a shit fit when he sees what ya did to his brand new grappling hook!'

Flinching from the feel of fingers ghosting over her face Kira's eyes shot opening momentary fright but quickly softened when she was met by her favorite pair of golden orbs " Hey…"

" Hey," Raphael whispered back leaning over to kiss her cheek " Casey's bring us some grub shortly, Feel up to eatin?" A faint stomach grumbling came from beneath her blanket offering its reply " Hahaha, I'll take that as a yes!" wrapping her up in the blanket he lifted her up into his strong arms "Don wants you off that foot for a few " he explained lovingly.

" Bacon cheeseburger pizza? " Kira asked in a hushed still sleepy voice while snuggling into his shoulder.

Raphael laughed " Ain't like I can get ya to eat anything else when yer down for the count…" he teased " … Yeah, I got your BCP. Oh, an by the way we're crashing in the living room with Donnie 'cause I gotta babysit that froze up hot water pipe while he's fixing up one of the heaters. It'll be another day before he'll let Dad come back down from April's with how old the Rats getting. " he explained while making his way over to the sofa.

" Chows here!" Casey Jones voice bellowed out from the lift topside " Hey hey Raph, I also picked up some Beer, I figured we could watch the Football game down here..." he smirked getting a fist bump of approval from Raphael.

" Donnie… can I come geekout with you? " Kira called out pleadingly from her place on the sofa "… Please …"

Shaking his head at his brother and his like minded friend, as he was already on his way out to get himself some coffee and a bite to eat " Sure, I could use the company while I try to fix the heater" Donatello chuckled sympathetically as he walked over to let her climb onto his Shell " Remind me to let Mikey know he can easy up on your meals…" he grunted teasing her on the weight she had regained.

" Oh, Haha very funny D!" she replied rolling her eyes as he carried her off towards his Lab " Just get me as far away from that TV as possible… Baseballs over for the year. If I want to watch over grown men in tight pants grabbing each other I'd watch Wrestling!" she spoke of her Sports preference purposely loud enough for them to hear her, making the Geeky Turtle laugh.