CHAPTER TWELVE
Ten minuets went by and the lair was utterly silent and of course, using such bliss and desertedness to her advantage, Keya crept out of her room and headed to Raphael's. The door opened slowly and quietly but it still managed to grab the turtles attention. He was ninja, after all.
"Hi, there..."
Keya whispered sarcastically after she had peeked her head around the door, just catching her turtle sitting up right in bed.
"How's ya hand's and arm's?"
She grinned sweetly at him and batted her eye lashes to add a little innocent levity to the situation. Raphael smirked as he shook his head softly at her and spoke in a calm but rather playful tone.
"Keya, Sweetie... what are you doin' here?"
Not that he wasn't happy to see her there, right now, in his room, at night, in a very desirable looking silk nightdress and everyone else asleep. (see where it might lead? Such a naughty turtle he is). Keya shut the door, making a very innocent yer testing smile as she slowly strode over to him.
"Oh... nothing, I just wanted to come and say good night to ya."
"Oh, really?"
Raphael mused cynically, giving her a sinister looking grin while ridging his brow a little. Keya sat on the bed beside him, and patted the covers lightly before leaning in to nuzzle her nose to his muzzle.
"Really."
She uttered, with a wide bashful grin, pulling back out and away from him.
"Don't worry, I'll be good... This time."
She added with a wink and that alone was turning him on! Raphael rolled his eyes discreetly and looked away - muttering under his breath.
"It's not you I'm worried about being good."
Keya regarded his room again, and noticed, for the first time, a picture of his family on his bed side table. There was Leonardo, Master Splinter, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, all there together. she picked it and questioned, in a cheery like way.
"When was this done?"
"Huh?"
Raphael swiftly sprung his attention back to what Keya was talking about after involuntarily letting his thoughts run away with him.
"Oh that, umm... that was taken about 4 years ago."
"Wow, that's you lot at 14? Aww... Mikey's so cute... and the other three turtles aren't without their charm,"
Raph swallowed when Keya suddenly looked at him as though she could devour him right there and then!
"Especially that one in the red... Ooo yeah, so very Sexy."
She cooed, more than suggestively with the way she was softly bottom her bottom lip and eyeing him like a predator would.
"Thought yer said you'll be good this time."
Mused Raphael, smirking as he kindly took the picture from Keya to look at it himself and to take his mind off a growing pain that is his erection. His train of thought began to flash images of his past as he ran his finger over the picture, smiling to himself at some of the memories.
"You really Love them, don't ya."
Said Keya, not asking it as a question but saying as a matter of fact! Braking the turtles thought, he glanced at her with a gentle response.
"It's that obvious, huh?"
Then his face drew serious as he set his sights back to the photo with a sigh.
"I know I don't show it much, but I do Care...I care a lot for my family."
"Well more towards Mikey than the others, but they know you care."
Keya admitted - in an a feeble tone of finding out the deal between him and his baby brother.
"Yeah,"
Raphael uttered, placing the picture back on the bed side table and shrugged.
"I know I show Mikey a better side to me...but I have my reason..."
"Do I detect a story?"
Questioned Keya. Her tone was sweet and the cause in fact, of making Raphael laugh.
"I knew ya were gonna say that, Nosey."
Keya smiled in response as she sounded in a kind of sing song tone - gently snuggling him in her coaxing.
"Ya don't have ta if ya don't wanna."
Raphael chuckled softly. liking the fact she was cuddling up to him, it made his heart flutter and himself feel all warm inside but it did also add a little to the building pressure below. He took in a deep breath, looking at the picture of his family for a second, and decided to spill.
"We were about five,"
He began but not before needing to kiss her sweet silken hair. Keya giggled softly, feeling her heart flutter - knowing he was smelling her now. She didn't find it weird or twisted that he done such animal traits, it actually turned her on. However, she was intrigued by the story he was suppose to be telling her, so she cleared her throat softly and picked up where he left off.
"About five, yeah, and?"
"And, Master Splinter had to go out fer the day. I don't know where but he had to do something. Anyway, back then, Leo didn't have his fearless leader status, we were all ranking the same but Master Splinter wanted to elect one of us as leader by the age of six. So, that entire year we spent our time training, working harder, trying to improve our level of skill in all that we knew of Ninjutsu at the time. I had it in my head the whole time that I was gonna be top turtle 'cuz as far as I could see, I was strongest, bravest, I felt I was every thing a good leader had ta be."
Raphael smiled lightly as he felt Keya's little hand slip a hold of his, and again, his heart was pounding as fast as a humming birds wings. Unfortunately, his brain currently living south was not helping his urges to simply lay her down and--
"Anyway,"
He softly cleared his throat and was quick to maintain as much control as possible.
"So on that day, as soon as Master splinter left, I headed out of the lair to explore the sewers. Leo called to me, as per, tryin' ta thrust his orders upon me, an he wasn't even leader at the time...
"Hey Wafiel, where you goin'? you know Master Spinta, does not like us leavin' the lair!"
an so, I turned around and done what I still do now."
"Stick ya two feet in it?"
Snorted Keya. Raph kissed her temple as he snuggled her to him while he kindly agreed.
"Exactly!...
"Master Spinta, Master Spinta... Well I'm playin' a new game an it's called Shut up an leave Wafiel do what he wants ta do!"
After I gave the leader jerk a mouth full, I headed out the door and Mikey came after me.
"Hey, wait up Wafie! I wanna come too, Bro"
So me an Mikey made our way around the sewers to explore. A few tunnels from our home, we heard voices; an remembering what Master Splinter told us about never being seen, we both instinctively jumped to the shadows. Unfortunately though, we couldn't resist spying on the chumps who were down there. They had gun's and knives, as well as other stuff like drugs mostly but I didn't know that at the time. I leaned around the corner, keeping Mikey behind me, despite knowing he was scared out of his ever-lovin'-shell, it was my job to protect him.
"Wafie, I'm scared, let's go back!"
"Sshh... One more second"
I said, as I was watching what those guys were doing, but that one more second was all they needed for fate to turn against us. I accidentally lost grip of the slim ridden wall I was leaning on, and both me an Mikey fell out in fount of them instantly getting a bad reaction
"What the hell are they?"
"I dun'o know... Kill 'em!"
An on that morons command, the whole group pointed their gun's at us. At the time, I didn't know what them metal objects were called, but I knew of them, an I knew enough ta know, that from what little action movies Sensei had let us watch then, that they were not nice. With out thinkin', I sprung to my feet and pulled Mikey with me makin' ah get away.
"Where are ...we goin' ... Wafie?"
Mikey was panting heavily behind me as I was pulling him along. We had been running for about 15 minutes for those guys. I took turns of left and right trying to lose them but have ya any idea how hard it is to out run 12 full-grown human's with little 5-year-old mutant turtle legs? I can tell ya, its HARD!"
Keya snorted, simply gazing at him. She couldn't help but find that utterly cute and now she wanted to see what he and his brothers looked like as tots, but the chances of that happened were slime to none. Raph cleared his throat, noticing the looked she was giving him and only enhancing the hard feeling below. GOD! It was so painful!.
"Anyway,"
He forced himself to continue, no matter how much of a struggle it was.
"I snapped an answer back to Mikey as we ran...
"I dun'o Mikey, just keep movin'!"
We ran and ran, but still didn't lose them. Our body's were ready to collapse and our chests felt like they were on fire on the inside! We soon came to a sewer water filtering tank, it wasn't filled with chemicals or nothing, so luck was on our side fer now. I stopped running, an then looking to the tank, then to Mikey, and then to the goons getting closer and back to the tank again while still keeping hold of Mikey's hand and then shouted after having the only idea at the time come to me...
"Take ah deep breath, Mikey!"
We both took the biggest breath we could and jumped in the water--"
"Wait?"
Asked Keya, interjecting the story and thinking a second. Raph looked to her, involuntarily, rubbing his thumb attentively up and down on her upper arm as he held her so very close to him in a one arm snuggle hug.
"Yer turtles right? I thought--"
"--That we can naturally take to water?"
Interrupted and guessed Raph. Keya nodded.
"Well, yeah."
The red clad turtle snorted, finding her expression just too cute.
"No."
He said, pressing another gentle kiss to her temple.
"The mutation me an my bros went through with that chemical, changed us on the inside, as well as the out."
"Oh..."
Softly nodded Keya, now understanding what he was saying. Raph lightly squeezed her in their gentle embrace.
"Don't worry,"
He assured, softly laughing and nuzzling her hair.
"Easy mistake. Anyway, keeping close to the sides, I held Mikey and myself under water; waiting for the goons to leave. I waited and listened as their voices continued shoutin' and rumbling above but I couldn't understand them or nothing, 'cuz I was underwater, it was like a dull mumbling drone sound.
Mikey tugged on my arm and signalled for us to go up, but it wasn't safe yet, they were still shoutin', so I had to shake me head telling him no but he began to panic cuz he couldn't hold his breath much longer. He tried to go up, but I had to keep hold of him and prevent him for goin' . His tugging was gettin weaker and I could only watch as his eyes began to drift shut and his body go motionless. My brother was dieing! He was dieing an I couldn't do nothing ta fuckin' stop it cuz them fuckers were still up there!"
"Shh..."
Keya gently caressed her turtles face in an effort to get him to calm after witnessing his aggressiveness clawer through upon the mere memory.
"It's okay, Raph,"
She hushed softly.
"You don't have to continue, Sweetheart--"
"No Kez, I do."
Gently voiced Raph. Lifting his hand over hers on his face, he leaned into her soft form of affection with a silent sigh. Keya watched him softly shut his eyes and press a kiss to her hand, he was becoming extremely randy having the warmth of her body next to him - in her night dress, showing her legs from the mid-thigh down; he wanted to explore what he was desiring and especially what the dress was concealing.
After several soft kisses to her hand, Raph opened his eyes and sighed - hanging his head slightly - and repressing a lot of his sexual frustration. He mustered up his inner strength to continue on with the story and hoped it will help him set aside his want to be even closer to her that what he already is.
"The voice's had gone after a brief moment and I swam back to the surface, pulling Mikey out. I was gasping for air, but Mikey just laid there, still, an seeing that... just set me panicking...
"Mikey?... MIKEY! NO!..."
I began what little C.P.R I knew from Splinters first aid classes, and pumped his plastron pushing down and back up as fast as I could and with as much strength that I had,
"Come on, MIKEY! Come on Bro, dun do this ta me,... YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME!... MIKEY !!! WAKE UP!"
I shouted for him to wake up while pumping his plastron and even doing mouth to mouth, but it was like nothing worked. Eventually, I took one last desperate attempt. I joined both my hands together, making one fist, before slamming it down on his plastron as fast and as hard as possible. Finally, he chocked up the water and gasped for air. I was shocked in shear disbelief that my brother was alive again but I pulled him in tighter than you would think possible and realised that I was gently rocking him in our embrace as he coughed.
"Wafie?... Let's never... play this game again."
"MIKEY, I'm so sorry!!! I'm so sorry, Mikey! I promise! Never play this game again! Never! I'll never let any thing bad happen to you again!! I'm sorry, Mikey!"
Afterwards, we went back to the lair and all that was going through my mind was how I nearly got my baby brother killed fer good. If it wasn't fer me being a stupid reckless bigheaded jerk, Mikey would have never been in such danger. I was in my room that evenin' thinkin' about how I was gonna tell Master Splinter what had happened, when Mikey came in and asked me if I wanted to play a game with him...
"Hey wafie, wanna play battle ships?"
"How can you even talk ta me? ... I nearly killed you, Mikey. Actually, I did kill yer."
"No ya didn't waf... you saved me, you saved both of us. If I had gone up when I wanted to, we would both be turtle soup by now--"
"But if I hadn't left the lair like Spinta said, then none of this would'da happened!"
"Waf, it's a little late for if I hadn't done this or that ... what's done is done Bro, an you saved me big bwuva. I'm never gonna forget it! You're my bestest big bro in da whole world!"
I felt really cut up inside, so bad, I couldn't even bring myself to even look at him but the next thing I knew, he was wrapped around me, hugging me.
"I wove you big bwuva, Wafie.Ya big melon head."
"Aww..."
Keya helplessly cooed, finding that ever so sweet. Raph snorted, feeling himself go slightly red with embarrassment to her coo and shook his head softly, keeping his eyes fixed at the foot of the bed.
"And from that moment, I vowed in my heart I was always gonna look out fer him, and protect him, no matter what!
"I wove ya too, Mikey!"
And well, that's my reason... and if anyone, try's, or even thinks about hurting Mikey, I will kill them, no question's asked! An I mean EVEN thinks about it!"
The aggressive turtle out rightly warned her as though she was a threat, which was not his intentions, but just the thought of hearing, seeing or even knowing, that his baby brother was hurt, drove him wild and blood thirsty. Keya nodded in understanding now the bond between the two brothers and did not in anyway feel threatened that Raph might perhaps be a little too out of control, she had a good sense about him. He seemed, tameable. But what she's got to realise is... only if he wants to be. The two sat there in unwanted silence for a bit and it was then, that the turtle simple pouted!
"Ahh... FUCK!"
He groaned, braking the silence with a sudden burst of regret.
"I don't even know why I told yer that!"
Raphael had released his hold of Keya and folded his arms - wishing he hadn't spoke or informed her about such hidden depths of his life. But something about Keya just brought out a more trusting side and he felt as though he could tell her anything, however, due to his life style he was finding it a little difficult in accepting those feelings. He was use to keeping everything to himself.
"Do the others know?"
She questioned, a little disheartened that his strong arms wasn't around her no more.
"No,"
He sounded gentler and a little more calmer when looking to her, not meaning to have been dismissive.
"We both made a vow of silence and promised to look out for one another...Mikey said that if I had told Master Splinter, that would have put a dent in me ever having a shot at being leader."
Raphael relaxed with a defeated sigh of acceptance, though a part of him wishes that he had, perhaps Splinter would have valued such honest and sensible quick thinking in such time of peril when faced with it. Maybe it would have helped in his favour? Either that... or put him in the rejection pile for the rest of his life.
"But looking back on what I've done over the years, I can see why Master Splinter picked Leo to be leader. I guess Sensei had Leo in mind for the job from day one, so it didn't matter how hard the rest of us worked."
The aggressive mutant sighed, fiddling his hands about one of Keya's and sandwiching her one between his two.
"Screwed over by an age technicality."
Keya looked to the floor and nodded,
"I understand."
She said, in a way feeling sorry for him, but she needn't be... he's well over wanting to be the teams leader now, he just can't stand taking orders. It don't matter who gives them to him, he ain't no sheep. Nevertheless, the young female did feel sad for him and his brothers. In the short times she's been there, she could see a slight favouritism between the elderly rat and his sons, and Leonardo was top turtle; not by much, but he was still up there - ranking in a toe mark 1st, jointly followed by Raph, Donnie and Mikey. It wasn't right, but perhaps Splinter didn't realise such affection for one and not the others?
"Anyway Sweetheart, don't worry about yours an Mikey's secret getting out, I won't tell a soul!"
Soothed Keya, leaning in and gently pressing a long and tantalizing kiss to his cheek. Her action caused his breath to pause as though in shock and he just stared at her for a brief moment as she leaned back out. Keya didn't show it, but she was petrified she may have just said or done something wrong with the way he was looking at her, but she hadn't done nothing wrong, he was just still getting use to actually feeling the touch of a woman, and a beautiful one at that!.
After a few moments of taking in the lovely sight before him, the turtle placed a pillow on his plastron and motioned for her to lie there, not saying another word. He didn't want to brake the unusual but beautiful settlement of atmosphere between them. Keya got up on the bed fully and got comfortable - laying her head down on the pillow and she lied on her side, cuddling up to Raph while letting out a soft satisfied sigh in her breath as she relaxed.
Raphael gently wrapped his right arm around her, and resting his hand on her right arm, he softly, but slowly, began stroking her hair back from her face with his left hand. The mood was silent but so very peaceful. No words had to be spoken, his actions were enough said that she had not done anything wrong and the mood just felt simply magical.
The turtle repeated softly stroking her face and watched as her eyes began to close in that delicate way - surrendering herself to sleep by his most gentle touch. Continuing what he was doing for another ten minuets, Raph too, slowly began to fall asleep. He closed his eyes and was out like a light, soothed by the gentle breathing of the woman laying so trustingly in with him and the warmth of her by him.
--
The night had gone fast and day broke, according to their inner clocks. Keya slowly stretched on the bed, as she began to wake but had her hands search across the covers when she gently rolled on to her back - hoping not to disturb her turtle. However, she found and felt nothing. There was no warmth of that mutant and there was no feel of him ... Opening her eyes out of curiosity, she found that she was in fact, back in her own bedroom and in her own double bed, under her own covers.
"How the hell did I get in here?"
She muttering, rubbing her eyes a little while sitting up right. Shrugging her shoulders and deciding to think nothing more on it, she got up got changed from her nightwear and headed for the kitchen.
--
Lair, Kitchen...
"HEY, Dudette!"
She was greeted with a cheery Mikey, happy as normal. Smiling, Keya responded.
"Morning, Mikey!"
Looking around and seeing only Michelangelo, she raised one eye brow as well as a question.
"Hey, where are the others?"
Closing his comic book, Mikey stood up and advanced towards the baffled female and placed his arm around the back of her neck, gently. The young turtle led her out of the kitchen and then stopped in the seating area and pointed to the Dojo room.
"There in there Dudette, getting in some more training. I should be in there, but I said I felt unwell... Early morning practice is not my cup of tea."
"Is it okay if I go in there?"
She asked, regarding him unnervingly.
"Ooo by all means go right ahead."
He encouraged with a small chuckled, lightly squeezing her shoulder.
"Come on Keya, this is yer home, you can do whatever you want!"
"Thanks, Mikey... Now if ya'll excuse me, I have some training to do..."
--
Lair, Dojo room...
"Double back hand flip counter kick!"
Keya entered the Dojo room just as Splinter shouted a command, and was in time to see the spectacular performance of the three turtles.
"HIYA!" "HIYA!"
She watched as all three did the order in precise timing, speed and agility, it was all so perfectly mastered and performed and it made her feel hopeless at ever becoming a ninja. The elderly rat taped the floor with his cane, signalling the lesson was over - and the three turtles bowed to Master Splinter in dismissal.
"Whoa... that last move was amazing!"
Keya praised, getting the turtle brothers attention now, since she already had the Ninjutsu masters.
"I think I better back out of the whole training thing now!"
she snorted, taking a few steps in. Donatello met her half way with a little enthusiasm, though he was puffing like a freight train.
"Aww... don't worry Keya... you will get it."
He encouraged.
"Don't let us put you off, I mean we have been doing this for years. You have only had one lesson, and that was a lesson on agility, plus your speed, which I must add you picked up very well from what Mikey's been saying."
"Yeah, and if you want, you could start learning the skill of defence right now?"
Suggested Leonardo, right before downing a bottle of water. Keya scrunched her face in disappointment and pouted.
"Aww, defence?"
She groaned tiredly.
"Defence is boring, I wanna get onto the attacks and flips and WEAPONS!!"
Her voice was an encouraging hiss of danger, arousing a certain hot headed turtle. Raphael spun his Sais before pointing one at Keya, loving her enthusiasm.
"Now that's ah girl after my own heart!"
He laughed with a slick grin and a sly wink to her. Master Splinter stepped forward, needing to clarify to the young ninja in training.
"Keyanna, you must first understand the four basic understanding of fighting 'Discipline, Offence, Agility and Defence'."
He explained.
"Once you have mastered these four skills, the art of Ninjutsu shall come much easier to you and only then will you be giving a weapon and trained on how to use it."
Keya nodded in agreement, knowing there was no point in trying to argue with the rat, no matter how sweet she tried to make herself, she was not going to win this one.
"Okay,"
She sighed, folding her arms and discreetly rolling her eyes.
"So who am I training with for defence?"
"You shell be training with Donatello... The rest of us will leave you two to get on with it."
As the rest left, Donatello threw his Bo staff to Keya. Holding the Bo staff like any natural rookie, she looked at him with questionable eyes.
"Oooookay. What ya give me this for?"
She asked, sounding as confused as she looked the long wooden stick over. Donatello took his fighting stance, smirking as he explained.
"I am going to attack you, and I want you to defend yourself."
He said simply, with a hindering amount of sarcasm. Learning from her mistakes with Mikey, Keya kept a close eye on Donnie; no doubt he was just as fast as the little orange clad turtle.
They began walking around in a circle, watching each other when all the while, Donatello was simply stalking her, waiting for Keya to let her guard down. After a circular motion of eight times round already of just staring at each other, Keya stopped.
"Okay,"
She said, relinquishing her stance.
"Donnie, this is-WHOA!"
With in that split second of Keya dropping her guard, Donatello flip kicked the Bo staff out of her hand, caught it and tripped her to the floor with it before finishing up with it pointing at her exposed neck. Keya looked up at him as he stood there, and soon pulled his weapon back from her defeated form and twirled it before smugly leaning on his Bo staff.
"You have got to be more focused on your enemies if you're ever going stand a chance of defending from their attacks,"
Laughed the purple clad turtle. The pacifist of the team, although gentle, did love explaining and teaching new skills or information when he had chance too. Though he did come of rather smug, unintentionally, of course.
"You have to be at least three moves ahead."
"Yeah, yeah..."
Grunted Keya, wiping her mouth and looked to the bottom of the Bo staff on the ground - instantly having an idea strike her. With quick thinking and sheer speed, she forcefully kicked the Bo staff from Donatello - causing him to crash to the ground.
"WHOA!"
He exclaimed unexpectedly, now moaning a little after having landed awkwardly on the floor. Keya sat up looking at her nails with a smug grin of her own.
"What was that You were saying about three moves ahead?".
--
Lair, Seating area...
Being as it was now, 'freetime', Raphael had taken refuge to the topside warehouse to do a bit of work on his shell cycle. He was planning on going out to meet someone to discussing a small costume gift for Keya by the end of the day since she was going to be needing it for tonight.
With Raph's kind of reputation, he knew a few people of the underground sort. They weren't the violent criminal sort, no, Raphael wouldn't make friends with such people. They were the kind that could get hold of any thing he wanted, and they got it, with out the use of violence. He had seen them in action, so he knew they weren't lying and he held a sort of trust towards them.
The red clad turtle has never told the family of his connections though. Raphael knew Leonardo would be the first to complain and frown upon him. The leader turtle would only remind him of the bad he was doing, saying that he's putting himself and the entire family in danger. Master Splinter and Donatello would second that notion, and Mikey would most likely not care. Raph and Mikey had both a secret social life, and they both knew of each other's but under the promise to each other that they really look after themselves out there, they made a promise not to breath a word to anyone.
Leonardo had taken to his bedroom to get in some more reading, and to simply relax. Master Splinter, on the other hand, decided to join Michelangelo in the seating area - watching a documentary about pizza. Michelangelo was curled up on the couch, portraying the ill like pose of misery.
"How are you feeling now, my son?"
Splinter asked, concerned for his baby boy.
"Ahh..."
Mikey faked an ill moan to keep his father still under the delusion he was ill, but he was not too over dramatic.
"A little sick...Sensei."
Splinter, however, was not one to be fooled so easily. He had picked up on the young ones forced tone - being granted with a secret sinister grin to his face,
"Well then,"
He said slyly as he watched his baby son's facial expression.
"I think it will be best if you go to your room and sleep it off Michelangelo, and it will be wise if you do not go tonight; we must get you back to full health."
Splinter's suspicions were right, his son was lying. Hearing that, Mikey's eyes winced at his father's words and he sat up fast
"NO, WAIT!"
He shrilled, completely oblivious to what he had just done in his panic.
"See? I'm suddenly feeling much better now. Wow, your word's of wisdom can really put everything into perspective, Master Splinter!"
The young turtle was quick to his feet in proof he was well again.
"I'll just be going now, I'm gonna go see what Raph's doing--"
"MICHELANGELO!"
The orange clad turtle stopped dead in his tracks upon the harsh call of his father, and gulped.
"Yes, Father?"
He recalled sweetly turning around to give his Sensei a very cute, innocent smile.
"Do not play the innocent with me, Michelangelo!"
Sneered the elderly rat and not taking too kindly to being played. That was not quite the reaction Mikey had wanted to hear from his beloved father.
"Now come here, and kneel!"
Splinter demanded with a stern tap of his cane before him. Mikey, very sheepishly done as his Sensei said and carefully placed himself on his knees where he was instructed.
"I am very disappointed in you, Michelangelo,"
Splinter narrowing his glaze upon his youngest son - holding a stern tone of voice as well as presence to show the young one just haw displeased he was with him.
"Faking to be ill to get out of practices is not what a true ninja would do. I am becoming worried with you my son, you have been slacking in your studies, not paying attention when training!"
"But Master Splinter,"
Mikey pleaded, looking up at his Sensei with big soulful eyes.
"I--"
"I AM NOT FINISHED!,"
Growled the Ninjutsu master. The young turtle was quick to lower his head, as well as squint and tense up at the barking snarl.
"Now, I want to see a drastic improvement in your performance's my son, or so help me! You will be held back in your ninja training while your brothers, and Keyanna, I might add, will be moving on to bigger and better training moves. I will stop you from going out with your brothers at night and you will be grounded until I see an improvement! Am I making myself clear!?!?"
Splinter demanded - instantly seeing Mikey swiftly nod but keeping his head lowered. Taking in a deep breath, and having nothing more to say upon the discussion the elder left Michelangelo alone with his thoughts. The orange clad turtle got up slowly, sighing, and sat on the couch as well as turning the TV's off. He leaned forward - covering his face with his hands - and felt his face had long since heated up, while his eyes fought back the tears warming them up.
"Ooo, I think you've gone too far this time, Mikey Dude"
He sighed under his breath feeling his bottom lip tremble slightly. His mind began replaying what was just said and how Master Splinter looked when he was saying it, how angry he was and the disappointment in his voice. Mikey really did begin to feel sick, only this time, it was shame that brought it on, not false modesty.
Leonardo had come out of his room, after hearing Splinter's shouting, and saw Mikey on the coach leaning forward on his hands - portraying the state of depression. His heart sunk seeing Mikey like that. So, taking in a slow calm breath, the blue clad brother set about closing the distance and paced over to Mikey in the hopes of cheerer him up.
"Hey Mikey,"
He soothed softly to his kid brother, not really sure of what just went on so he thought it would be best to ask anything right now.
"Wanna come play a game of battle ships or something with me?"
Mikey remained quiet and still leaned on his hands - hiding his face. Leo's expression of hope drew straight as he sat beside Mikey and pulled him into a one armed hug, glad that the young turtle was not too upset to try and reject such a form of comfort. Though that was normally Raph and some times Donnie that would do such a thing, Mikey needed and wanted all the comfort he could get at times like this.
"Aww... come on Mike's,"
Sighed Leo.
"You know I hate seeing you like this... come on bro, what's up?... why did Sensei shout at you?"
The leader asked timidly, since it was very rare that he ever got in trouble with his Sensei - it was usually Raphael and Mikey that did, but he still didn't like seeing them upset, despite the amount of arguments he and Raph have. Leonardo did feel that his brothers held a slight resentment towards him for it, especially when they called him Splinter Junior or Splinter's pet, it annoyed him and it did to some degree, hurt him.
"It doesn't matter..."
Mikey sniffed as he wiped his eyes hard before getting up off the couch and headed to his bedroom, but before he went in, he called back to Leonardo.
"Oh, tell the others I won't be going tanight too will ya, Bro?"
With out another word, Mikey shut his bedroom door. Before Leonardo could react, there was a loud scream from the Dojo room. With out thinking, the leader turtle rushed over to find out what had happened.
--
Lair, Dojo room...
"AHHH!"
As he got in there, Leo saw Keya throwing a Bo Staff at Donatello in a rage of violence!
"I'm Sorry, but I did say block it!"
Snapped Donnie, as he shielded himself and pleaded at the same time.
"Whoa Keya, Calm Down!"
Shouted Leo.
"Now what happened?"
Keya stamped over to the blue clad turtle in an exceptionally hostile manner, pointing at a small cut just above her left eye on her eye brow.
"THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED!"
She growled, pointing to the purple clad turtle and stating the incident.
"He threw a fuckin' stick at me, that's what! He could of had my eye out!"
"I'm sorry,"
Donatello said, quickly defending himself in the situation.
"It was meant to test your reflexes!"
"OH, YEAH!?!?!"
Keya grabbed a smaller stick - not a Bo Staff, just a simple stick.
"TEST, THIS!"
She snarled through clenched teeth - with the intention of throwing that stick at Donatello - and pulled her arm forward to throw it. Suddenly, Leonardo had leapt in and grabbed her arm rather unkindly in his haste of making her drop the item - and he immediately put Keya into a submission on the ground.
"Now you!"
He murmured in a throaty growl against her ear.
"Calm down, Keya!"
"GET OFF ME!"
The young woman began screaming at the top of her lungs!
"GET OFF ME, NOW!"
Trying to struggle from Leonardo's hold, he held her there firmly and rather effortless in her forceful attempt in braking free.
"You just tried to attack my brother,"
He spoke calmly.
"So I think I'll let you up once you have calmed down."
Keya growled out in a desperate struggle, kicking and trying to brake free, but with Leonardo straddling her and holding her arms captive so easily, it was in vain that she fought and it got to her. He was strong.
Her heart raced in almost hatred having him doing this to her, she hated being manhandled. Donatello was more concerned about the cut on her eye brow as well as Raph overhearing her screams just then and perhaps answering to them and suddenly showing up at the door to see Leo doing what he was.
After several moments of struggling, Keya finally got the message and decided to stop. She took in a few breaths to calm down and, eventually, spoke as nicely as possible between her breaths.
"Okay... okay I'm calm ...I'll be good. I'm good now..."
Leonardo remained on her a moment longer, before slowly releasing his grip and instantly having Keya push him off her. Blood from that cut on her eye, trickled down in a line on her cheek, but the stinging sensation caused her to flinch a hiss while the cut throbbed.
"Keya,"
Donatello moved in by her with caution.
"Let me see."
He whispered softly, trying to gain some peace between them. Keya's eyes winced shut swiftly when Donnie gently touched the area she was cut, and after a quick apology to her for causing discomfort with his touch, Donnie looked to Leo.
"I'll be back, I need to go get the first aid box, it's nothing too serious but it is a minor deep cut. It won't need stitches though"
He said looking back to the female.
"Good!"
Muttered Keya. Donatello sighed sorry again for what he done before he left the room. It was instant tension suffocating all who were in that room when Donnie left.
"You ever, Manhandle me again!"
She snarled getting his attention and scowling at Leonardo with a vengeance.
"I will make you pay!"
Leonardo glared back at her rather empty threat.
"Well, maybe if you had better control of your temper, I wouldn't have had to defend my brother from your aggressive out of control assault!"
"Donnie's a big turtle now!"
Keya sneered.
"He doesn't need you defending him ... trust me, he's good enough alone without your help!"
Leonardo rolled his eyes and sighed heavily, he really didn't want to fall out with her over this and he didn't want to fall out with 'her' at all.
"Look, I'm sorry."
He said calmly, needing to explain the reason of restraint.
"I am really sorry if I hurt you, but it was kind of a reaction, I just done it with out thinking."
Shrugging, the turtle found himself mumbling thoughtfully.
"What can you say? He is my brother so you can't really blame me."
"Yeah..."
Keya sighed, understanding his response.
"I guess ya right, I suppose I could forgive ya,"
She winced her eyes at him as she darkened her tone of voice.
"This time."
"Oh,"
Sarcastically laughed the young leader, also presenting her with a humble bow and hearing a small sounding of chuckling from her.
"I'm so honoured, your majesty."
Donatello came back in with the first aid box and after settling himself down by Keya, he began cleaning the cut up on her eye brow. Keya's face flinched as the septic wipe went over the cut and she hissed, with out wanting to.
"Sorry"
Meaningfully uttered Donatello, making sure to do gentle strokes over the small gash. After a few seconds of that, Keya groaned due to Leonardo giving her the look as if to say 'come on, tell him your sorry'. She rolled her eyes before setting her attention to the gentle pacifist and softly cleared her throat.
"Donnie, I'm sorry for going over bored like that,"
She offered and gave a small sweet smile.
"Can ya forgive me?"
Donatello helplessly smiled back, he was not one to hold grudges on something as small as this.
"Of course I forgive you, Keya,"
He snorted before showing serious eye contact but still that gentle smile.
"I'm sorry for throwing the Bo at you when you weren't ready... it was very bad timing on my part."
Finishing with her cut, the purple clad turtle helped Keya up.
"That's, Don."
She said, gently referring to the cut patch up he just done as she dabbed her finger tip's over it. He didn't say nothing but gave her a small nod of welcome, though it was also his fault in giving it to her in the first place, so he felt a little awkward about it but so very sorry.
--
Five minuets later; seating area...
Sitting in the seating area and having a chat, all three - Keya, Leo and Donnie - were present when Raphael left the elevator of the topside warehouse - cleaning his hands free from oil and dirt with a damp soapy cloth.
"Hey guys,"
He said, looking over and noticing the three chatting happily on the couches.
"Where's Mikey? It's almost time to get ready."
That turtle reminded, sounding almost excited to go. Leo looked to the floor before sighing and regarding his Sai wielding brother with a form of misery - remembering what Mikey had said earlier.
"Err... yeah--"
"Whoa Keya, what happened!?!?"
Raphael immediately interjected his Leader when he noticed the cut patch on Keya's eyebrow.
"Oh, it was an accident Me and Donnie had in the Dojo room."
She giggled feeling a rush of embarrassment run over her as she explained.
"He was testing my reflexes and well... I wasn't paying attention."
A very secretive smile came to the red clad turtles face and before he could stop himself, he quickly swept the back of his fingers down Keya's cheek in a delicate manner. He had done it so fast, it was not as sensational as it looked so it didn't arouse suspicion with his brothers, but to Keya, it felt so good.
"Don't worry, ya'll get it one day."
He snorted, secretly wanting to ask if she was alright - but he couldn't, at least not right here anyway.
"So anyway, what were yer sayin' about, Mikey?"
Raph said, looking to Leo and getting back onto the baby brother issue.
"Well,"
Began the leader.
"I was in my room this morning, and I heard Master Splinter shouting at Mikey... I think it was about him goofing off again and not paying enough attention to his studies. Anyway, after everything was quiet, I tried to talk to Mikey but he just slouched off to his room and said that he wasn't going tonight."
Raphael folded his arm and shrugged his shoulders, ridging half his brow.
"So why did he say that?"
He asked. Leo drew a blank expression and shook his head - completely unsure of why Mikey said that.
"I don't know. I think something Master Splinter said must have really got to him, he seemed really upset... they both did come to think about it."
The temperamental turtle took in a deep breath - unintentionally scowling toward Splinter's bedroom a brief second or two - before he looking to the clock.
"Okay, we have 45 minuets until we have to leave and meet Casey and April,"
Raphael took charge.
"Donnie, I want you to get all our gear tagether and bring them back here, my Sais are in my room by my bed. Splinter's pet, you go in an talk to Master Splinter about lettin' Mikey go. Keya, you go get into yer costume, I'll talk to Mikey."
"What?"
Keya raised her eye brow in question.
"Raph, what costume?"
With a sinister smirk, Raphael spoke no words but simply winked at her and immediately Keya got the message loud an clear.
"Oh,"
She said as she got up slow and timid like.
"Yeah, that costume."
"Hmm... Yes, that costume."
Mused Raph, slyly nodding his head and unintentionally holding a lusty thought of her in his mind right now. Keya and Donatello both done as Raphael commanded with out another thought, however, Leonardo on the other hand - slowly got up, glaring, at Raphael but said nothing this time and made his way to talk to Master Splinter.
The blue clad turtle thought it to be best in ignoring what Raphael addressed him as this time, but he was still annoyed, and really did want to smack Raph out for it! The red clad turtle could of course sense such disturbance in his collect brother's aura and he just simply couldn't prevent a smug smirk from spreading across his muzzle - knowing that he had almost got the better of his leader once again.
--
Michelangelo's Bedroom...
The young orange clad turtle heard a small knock on his door before it opened and even after seeing who was coming in, Mikey still sighed in misery.
"Oh hey, Raph..."
He said, burying half his face in his pillow and watching his brother with one eyes.
"It's a bit unlike you to knock before entering a room."
Raphael closed the door and walked slowly towards his brother - who was sprawled out on his bed, hugging his face to his pillow. All four of the turtles had double bed's, and they were ever so soft compared to the single worn down beds they had had not so long ago.
Those are now the lab/hospitable beds.
April and Casey had brought those new beds for the team a little while back, they liked getting their unique special friends stuff and they did actually dote upon the four young turtles as though they were truly blood related family. The turtles never asked for anything, but the humans still got what they thought to be a nice necessity.
However, the teens were not spoilt, the turtles were VERY grateful for the help there humans friends gave them and it did restore a lot of faith in man kind for them. So, it did help the brothers to believe that not all humans were scum.
Raphael stopped just by the side of the bed and sighed - looking at his glum faced brother.
"And it's unlike you not ta be out there beggin' Master Splinter, ta let yer go tonight."
Taking a seat by Mikey, Raphael let out another sigh as his baby brother sat up right.
"So..."
The older male began.
"Ya gonna tell me what Master Splinter and yaself talked about?"
Mikey crossed his legs and slouched on his hand.
"Not really..."
He pouted. Looking to Mikey's shelf, Raphael nodded as he set his sights upon his target of persuasion. The sinister red clad turtle soon got up and picked up one of Mikey's comic book action figures,
"Ya know Mikey,"
Cooed Raphael, sounding more threatening than sweet and so very devious.
"I have many ways of making yer talk ... its just this way, ya little dude here is gonna get hurt."
Mikey's attention was instant, just like was his body langue - as he bolted his hands up and out at Raph.
"OKAY, Okay!!!"
He snapped not wanting to test his temperamental brother while he held his Silver Century action figure - his most precious of all figures. Michelangelo held his hands out carefully and bobbed them a little up and down in a graceful motion.
"I'll talk, but please! For the love of Pizza! Just put the little action dude down an step away from him real slow like--"
"No way bro"
Laughed Raph.
"I'm holdin' this guy hostage,"
Raphael quickly grabbed the small flash light on Mikey's shelf and flicked it on - instantly shining the light on Mikey's face.
"Now talk!"
He snapped as though he was an American gangster - interrogating someone for information.
"BUT...
"Mikey..."
Soothed Raph, reminding his baby brother of his toy. The red clad turtle was holding the action figure just right - that if he wanted to, he could pop the figures head off with his thumb within a blink of an eye.
"Ooooooo..."
Pouted Mikey slouching backwards and laying on his bed to get out of Raphael's torch light.
"Yer mean!"
"Why thank you,"
Sniggered the older turtle.
"Now Talk!"
"Splinter said I've been goofing off and not paying attention and that I would be held back when the rest of you guys move on to bigger and better things,"
Michelangelo spilled - under the fear of losing his best action figure.
"Where as I would have to continue doing the boring stuff we do now for another year!...I just don't get it, Bro, I mean I work hard in my training when I actually participate,"
He added sheepishly.
"I'm kinder up to date on the whole knowledge thing... what's there to be improved?"
Mikey shrugged before palming his face in frustration, he really couldn't see what the problem was. Raphael sighed silently - seeing his stressed baby brother and placed the figure back on the shelf, along with the flash light - and sat beside Mikey. Sadly, he agreed with his Sensei on this one.
"Mikey..."
He began a little hesitant.
"You are kinder slacking in the knowledge side of it."
Mikey's expression was shocked upon hearing that, especially from Raphael.
"But don't worry about it,"
Quickly claimed Raph, putting his hand on his brothers arm and giving it a reassuring squeezes.
"I am too,"
He admitted.
"I don't know about you but I have dust about six inches of thick on my study books. I just pull them out once an a while an give them a quick glance and a read through on what Master Splinter is expecting us to know about what we are learning; then lock it away for another six weeks. The Kata side of it however... err..."
Raph snorted, offering a highly sheepish grin.
"Yer Definitely failing on that bro, but no big deal, just show Sensei what ya got. Show him the Mikey we all know is there...give a more positive attitude towards it all, not just towards pizza an comics, little bro."
Mikey leaned up on his elbow as he turned to his side, smiling.
"So what ya saying is... I should become more like... Leo?"
He asked in a slightly confused tone of voice but instantly seeing Raphael shiver almost violently at his brothers words and scoff.
"Eewwrrr... NO!"
The elder turtle nudged his little brother gently, before he explained.
"I mean don't get me wrong, I love the guy but if there were two Leo's in this family then the word Fun would be non existent,"
Michelangelo laughed softly, getting a natural smile from his brother.
"Just be yerself Mikey, but try to kick up on ya studying and turn up to every training lesson..."
The temperamental turtle leaned in to his brother and whispered impishly.
"At least for the next 3 months anyway, hahaha..."
"Okay Raph, I'll give it ago,"
Chuckled Mikey, feeling himself better for that talk but he was still not completely happy.
"I'm still not goin' tanight though."
He pouted while abruptly folding his arms and laying on his carapace.
"Oh, really?"
Raphael questioned slyly while ridging his brow and growing a sinister smile, one Mikey had seen before...
"No..."
Swiftly protested the baby of the two brothers.
"Raph, no!"
Michelangelo tried to get up from his bed laughing, after Raph pinned him down and set about giving him that lovable turtle tickle, but it was no use, Mikey was falling weak with laughter.
"What was that, Mikey?"
Raphael asked playfully.
"Hahahahaha...hahaha Raph... hahaha stop...hahah..."
"I'm sorry, I'm not sure I understood right . Did yer just say your up fer coming tanight?"
Struggling to brake free from his much heavier and bigger muscle bounded brother, while he was doing the torturous but oh-so-lovable turtle tickle, Mikey gave up and cried out.
"Hahahaha okay...,okay hahahaha I'll come hahaha... Please stop...hahahaha!"
Raphael stopped on his plea this time and let Mikey up to regain a normal breathing paten while they were both sat there giggling away.
"You tool!"
Snorted Mikey, earning a light swat on the head from Raph for calling him that. Not a split second later, their attention was caught as Michelangelo's door opened and a slight gentle tapping sounding filled the room.
Master Splinter entered the bedroom and the two turtles suddenly found themselves losing there smiles. Clearing his throat softly, Raphael got up and left the room - closing the door - but not before giving Mikey a wink and a fraction of a smile as he went to shut the door - secretly telling him, he'll be okay.
--
Lair; Seating area...
20 minutes had past since Raphael left Splinter and Mikey to talk. He, Leonardo and Donatello were sat waiting for Keyanna and Michelangelo to come out of their bedrooms.
The turtle leader had been sat there patiently, along side the pacifist, but as for the hot headed red clad turtle - he was sitting in a chair of his own, with his foot tapping the floor at an irritable speed.
"Raph, can you stop that?"
Sighed Donnie. He had asked a little timidly so as not to enrage his temperamental brother, but that foot tapping was staring to get to him. Raphael regarded him with a fast flick of his eyes to his.
"I can't help it! It's the whole waiting around thing, it drives me nuts!"
He whined in a growl. Leonardo rolled his eyes - muttering under his breath.
"As if you weren't nuts to begin with."
Hearing but not catching what the mumbling turtle said under his breath, Raphael hostilely took to his feet - snarling.
"WHAT WAS THAT O'FEARLESS ONE?!?!!"
"Now, now boys... play nice,"
Raph froze upon hearing that sweet sounding female voice as he approached his older sibling in an aggressive manner.
"It's meant to be a night of fun, remember?"
All three turtle brothers had averted their attention to where the voice came from and were stunned at the sight of that woman. Instantly bug eyes struck the leader and pacifist and jaws slacked open slightly upon the vision they were taking in. Keyanna was standing there in a full Halle Berry cat woman outfit, including the whip and diamond plated nails.
'HOLY FUCK! THAT'S HOT!'
Mentally stormed Raph. He was completely in awe and fighting his pesky male urges to try and think of something else... but he couldn't.
'She look's better than I had imagined. Uh-oh... I'm in trouble...'
As Raphael was mentally beating himself up, Leo and Donnie quickly put their eyes back in there heads and shut their gobs. As for Raph, he stood there eyeing her over a brief second, then shrugged and simply took a seat hoping to have been nonchalant. The red clad turtles foot tapping to the floor had increased a great deal now - as he was trying to block out any thought that would lead him to reveal to his brother's what he and Keya had going on.
Raphael didn't feel quit ready to tell them yet, and Keya felt the same way. They weren't ashamed, Raph just had an issue of wanting to keep her to himself for a little while longer. He never had much to himself with out any of the others knowing about it. So having her, was his prize possession; Keya didn't mind that.
She was actually quite intrigued by him and found him utterly fascinating, not to mention having him possess over her was rather a big turn on and having the fact that it was only him and her who knew - added that little extra spice.
Because they didn't know how the family would react, they were walking on egg shells with each other when the family was around. That was actually so very interesting and overly exciting as Keya would do sly passes to the red clad turtle in front of his brothers - or even father - to wild Raphael up... Only to later pay, when no one else was around - and pay in a good way, of course.
Knowing why Raphael simply shrugged, Keya took no offence. Besides... his action and the image he was portraying right now said it all.
'He Loves it...'
"You look nice."
Commented Donatello, unintentionally having a slight raspy to his breath with the effort of control he was making; he didn't mean to sound like some lecherous pervert. Leonardo nodded his head in agreement as his voice also struggling to maintain control.
"Yeah very nice, doesn't she Raph?"
He asked looking to the turtle he addressed. Raphael cleared his throat awkwardly - noting himself a cold shower would possibly have to be introduced with in the next few minuets if he didn't stop some of those thoughts he was getting - and gave Keya a quick glance before he looked away, nodding in agreement.
"Err... yeah sure."
He mustered, trying to keep his self control in check. Keya took a seat away from all three males - giving their coy and borderline frustrated tone of voice - she thought it would not be fair to sit by any one of them, though she was closest to Raph then the other two.
They all continued to wait and little did the young female know, but her turtle was secretly indulging in her scent as he simply held his eyes fixed on the new coffee table - so as not to arouse any suspicion due to his overly relaxed and happy looking expression as he was just slouched there - and basked in such a scent. His foot tapping had ceased, so Donatello was happy about that when he finally noticed the silence.
Raphael had a slight lazy smirk expressed upon his wide mouth and Keya couldn't help a slight giggle escape her when she saw that. He looked so cute in his dreamt like state. Finally, Michelangelo's bedroom door opened and he emerging from the room with Splinter following by.
"WHOA, KEYA!"
Gasped the orange clad turtle, unintentionally but instantaneously, drinking in the sight of the young woman - with eyes wide as well as his mouth.
"Lookin' HOT babe!"
Keya chuckled a little - feeling herself go red faced at the embarrassment of her boyfriends brother's checking her out. The whole group got up, and approached the missing turtle member of the team while Raphael ignored his brother's 'Kind' comments. Though he didn't like the fact his brothers were ogling his potential life an soul mate, he had really repressed himself the urge from destroying any male competition and going all primal need upon her - how he had managed not to knock each of his brothers into next year, was beyond him.
"So is he allowed to come with us, Master Splinter?"
Raph questioned with his voice was hopeful for his baby brother. Splinter eventually nodded, instantly, being reward with his students chime of celebrating yeah's and yeses as they high three'd each other and they found it rather funny that Keya parted and joined her fingers to join in that action.
"ALRIGHT!"
They shouted in union.
--
Lair, Top side...
Exiting the sewer's coming out of one of the safest manhole covers they knew of in a secluded ally, the four males turtles and the one human female emerged out of the ally's shadows. The team headed towards central park - not taking much notice that they were being watched, though Leonardo held his guard up and gave Raphael a sly nudge to get him to do the same.
However, the hot headed turtle was already all over that. With Keya there, the temperamental turtle had no idea what it was that came over him but his guard was up and stronger than ever - as Leo found out when he only very slightly brushed his brother's shoulder to get his attention and was met with a swift smack in to the jaw, upon Raph turning.
Leo could have swore Raph done that on purpose after he claimed it was just a reflex and truth be told, the hot head did do it on purpose - for Leo ogling Keya earlier. The temperamental turtle just had to find another way to get his own back on Donnie and Mikey later, but he just really wanted to hit Leo right there and then. It was the perfect cover up.
There would have been a free for all had an old lady not stopped to complement them on how lovely their costumes were. The turtle brothers were left in a little shock, naturally, and it was Mikey who mustered up the pleasantries of 'thanks'.
Michelangelo, like the kid, was the first in fount when they arrived. He stood there at the parks gates looking like a five year old child with his wide eyes - darting them form ride to ride and the live entertainment with its great big stage, flashing lights and fire works going off! But to top it off, the smell of the chilli dog's in the air - were to die for.
The orange clad turtle jumped up and down - spinning around as he done so - shouting out with glee as the other's approached.
"OH MY SHELL!!!!! Man, I can't believe I tried to turn down this!!!! AAAHHHHHHHHHHHH, I've gotta go, there's so many rides and such little time!"
He exclaimed and went to do a bolt but Leonardo was quick to snatch Mikey by the arm.
"Whoa, calm down, Mike's"
He soothed, seriously, yet calmly as he pulled his baby brother into a group gathering.
"Now we have to go over some rules first,"
The team grumbled slightly as they huddled together to listen to their fearless leader. Rules. Always with the rules.
"Okay everyone, we each have a shell cell so if we're going to split up then they are to be turned on at all times, I don't want no one getting lost or into trouble."
The last part was aimed purely at his temperamental brother. Raph replied with a slick proud smile as he casually folded his arms in a manner that said 'Fuck you'. The leader turtle ignored that look - having seen it many times before from his little brother when baiting him and was not going to give in to Raph's testing tonight.
"And secondly guys,"
The team all rolled their eyes as Leo's speech was most likely another don't do this or that rule, but imagine then what they looked like upon hearing their fearless leader say--
"Try and have a good time!"
They were stiff in silence for several moments before Mikey jumped up and took off,
"WILL DO, BRO!"
He shouted in pure ecstasy and disregarded how strange Leo was all of a sudden. He just had so many rides to enjoy he did not have time to question such minor but powerfully unusual things right now! Donatello shook his head at Mikey's runaway form.
"He's never gonna grow up, is he?"
He laughed softly, folding his arms but soon felt Leonardo place his hand on his shoulder and slap his carapace.
"Hey Donnie,"
He whispered, waving his hand a little in front of the geniuses face.
"Newsflash...it's called having fun, now come on!"
With a swift tap to his purple clad brothers shoulder, Leonardo ran off into the crowd screaming and doing swift impressive front flips like a nuttier - leaving Raphael and Donatello dumbfounded.
"What the fuck?"
"Well, he said it..."
The purple clad turtle shrugged calmly before entering the mood Leonardo was in.
"HAVE FUN GUYS!"
He shouted back, running off after Leo to fight him in the arcade games.
Raphael and Keya stood there - silently looking around and it was a little awkward; in fact, really awkward. Raph wasn't really sure what to do since he was out in central park, at night, in a crowd of about two thousand people, and they weren't screaming, trying to kill him or even noticing he was in fact a mutant turtle.
They were no doubly assuming he was in costume and it must have been a rather good one from what the old woman was saying, but that still didn't settle his nerves to the full. Something was keeping his guard up, and that something was a 5.5Ft tall, jet black hair, green emerald eyes beautiful young female that he could feel was depending on him, and it gave him a sense of notion to do his best in protecting her!
Keya slyly watched Raphael averting his eyes at the people who were laughing, talking and dancing. He looked like a lost cat, everything was so alien to him, however, his movements did hold a slight danger factor to them and she could see he was very edgy. He looked as though he was eyeing and sizing everyone up and if they got close enough, that was it, they would be comatosed.
Raph caught Keya gazing at him from the corner of his eye and a small smile came to him as he set his full attention to her having a gentle smile right back
"So, Leo's actually giving the F word a try?"
Chuckled Keya, attempting to dig for some form of conversation and brake the ice. Raphael gave a small nod but the thought of his Leader brother actually giving the word Fun ago, was a little disturbing to him. The red clad turtle closed what little distance there was between him and Keya, feeling himself go a little red in the face.
"Keya,"
He nervously stammered, knowing that if he didn't get this out he was just going to continue suffocating but it was soooo hard!
"You look... I.. you err..."
Raphael was lost in what to say, he couldn't find the words to describe just how amazing she looked. He actually didn't think there was such a word to describe how magnificent she was looking! So he continued to unintentionally ramble on before he was instantly shut up the way he had shut Keya up the night they got together. Keya kissed him into silence, after closing that foots distance between them and gently threw her arms round the back of his neck - instantly feeling his hands rest on her hips and caress sensationally.
"You talk too much."
She muse after the hard kiss, softly gazing into his pools of amber red. Raph could actually feel himself go the same colour as his mask.
'Thank god, its dark out.'
He laughed to himself.
"HEY GUYS!"
Casey shouted from the distance - immediately having Raphael and Keya jolt back away from each other very awkwardly as though one of them had the plague. The red clad turtle cleared his throat as he looked to the floor - grinding his teeth - in annoyance while Casey and April both came up to them in their costumes.
"WOW, KEYA!... very nice!"
Casey commented in his presidential costume, it was a suit of course but Casey did wear a costume every night of the year anyway - so why not indulge April in wearing what she asked him to that night. April gave him a sly dig in the side - silently telling him to put his eyes back in, or else! She was dressed as the statue of liberty and she even held a small plastic scroll and touch.
"Yes, you look very pretty, Keya."
April said as well as offering a kind friendly smile. Keya gave a faint smile back - though she could sense the hatred coming from the woman who's husband to be, keeps ogling her.
"Oh err... Yeah thanks... you do too."
She replied back friendly but held a slight coyness to it. She was in no way trying to catch Casey's 'eye' but all Casey was being in fact was nice. It was the way he was, he would never so much as even think of being unfaithful to April. She was his world, April was his Queen, No one else.
The vigilant placed his arm around the back of Raphael's neck and laughed a slurry chuckle, the turtle could tell his friend had been there maybe a little too long since Casey had the stink of alcohol all over his breath and his actions and words were a little slurred as well as clumsy.
"Sooo... Raphie-boy, what ya tryin' ta be? A turtle or something... hahahah hahah"
Raphael gave Casey a very blank stare, while, giving his head a slight unimpressed shake.
"That's not funny, Case."
He gruffly spoke, though he sounded calm. Casey stopped laughing, and looked to Raphael, then to April, and then Keya and they all had very unimpressed expressions on their faces. Sheepishly, the man removed his arm from around Raphael and cleared his throat to ease the embarrassment.
"So, are the rest of the guys here?"
He asked. Raphael nodded then silently waved his hand discreetly so only his male human friend saw - instructing Casey to leave. Casey got his massage loud and clear this time - with out the uses of a Sai or two. The human male smiled and took hold of April's hand before tracking off.
"Well, have fun and remember it's a one night thing so make it count!"
Shouted April while disappearing into the crowd. Raphael sighed under his breath and before he knew it, Keya - with out a second longer - jumped to his side and snaked her arms around his arm.
"She's right!"
The young female nuzzled him, giggling.
"It is for one night, so let's do what we came here to do and have... FUN!"
Keya exclaimed with high delight, seeing Raphael grin - all too happy to embrace her and snap enthusiastically.
"Now yer talkin'!"
Keya kept a tight hold of his hand as he did hers and led him towards the live rock entertainment stage.
--
It had been almost an hour now, and Michelangelo had just jumped off from his 7th ride already! After that, he was quick to dash over to the chilli dog stand to grab a snake and take a quick brake.
"I'll have 2 of ya delicious chilli dogs and a large coke, please!"
He ordered because he wanted to, and, because he could. Finding a bench right a way, the young turtle sat and began eating. However, he was promptly interrupted as Leonardo and Donatello saw him and approached him in a mega speed while screaming and speaking in nonsense.
"HEYMIKEYYAGOTTACOMETRYTHESE! ! ! ! ! !"
"HERETRYTHISONE!!!!"
Michelangelo's eyes were wide, he had understood zero of what his big brothers just said.
"Huh?"
Donatello handed Mikey a multicolour tube to clear things up and to help him realise what they were on about. The baby brother of the four looked at his older brothers faces and was shocked to see how hyper they both were - and the speed of the way they were talking was just so out of control.
"COME ON, TRY IT TRY IT TRY IT!"
Playfully demanded the leader turtle while jumping up and down and spinning round on one spot. Mikey was in utter amazement.
"Ummm"
He stammered, flicking his eyes back and forth to theirs.
"Guys, how many of these have you had?"
Donatello and Leonardo regarded each other before abruptly laughing in each other's faces and not a moment to soon, they looked back to Mikey in a creepy fashion.
"Not many, Why?"
Suddenly snapped Leo - overly jittery as though he had just had a mega caffeine over dose. Mikey snorted, with a soft shake of his head.
"DUDES!"
He laughed.
"Yer both, HIGH!"
Upon hearing the information, Donatello snatched the tube from Mikey's hand and began looking around.
"No we're not high!"
He sneered, feeling offended that his brother would make such an accusation against him.
"Now...Where's Raph? I bet he'll try it..."
Mikey's eyes widened upon hearing that and instantly snatched the tube back from Donatello.
"You're not giving this to, Raph!"
He shrilled.
"God only knows what it would do! And you two should have known better than to have taken this, SHIT!"
Michelangelo jumped to his feet, getting up in his brothers faces.
"WHAT IS MASTER SPLINTER GOING TO SAY!?!?!"
Leonardo helplessly continued to jump up and down - trying to stop himself but he couldn't - he was just so happy. He looked to Donatello, ignoring what Mikey said and made a suggestion.
"Hey wanna go to the rock show?"
He shouted, breathlessly. Donatello held his hand up to Leo's face showing him 1 finger - signalling him to be patient a moment as he knocked back another tube of the Magic multi pixie dust. Mikey's eyes widened at what he was witnessing.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS!"
He screeched.
"How many more do yer have on ya?"
Demanded the orange clad turtle, but still, he was ignored as Leo snatched the tube from Mikey and knocked that back in a matter of seconds - then waved his hand as if to say don't worry about it.
"Okay, Ready Donnie-boy!?!?!"
Sniggered the leader. Donatello nodded with a big wide grin on his face and the two set off in to the crowed to catch the end of the rock show. Mikey rolled his eyes and followed his two high brothers into the crowed, not sure who's in danger the most... them or the people.
--
Raphael and Keya had managed to get right up to the front of the large mass of people, next to the stage, with a little secretive gentle persuasion on Raph's part. It was not too difficult, and of course, gentle was being a slightly too soft a word to describe his way of coaxing; Keya had wanted to be up in the first row or two, so he made it happen.
Upon the final rock song finishing, the crowed roared their support while the band thanked everyone for coming there tonight - then said their good bye's. once they had vacated the stage, another song began - only it was now being played by a DJ. The live entertainment had finished now and no more bands were up.
Upon hearing the complete change in music, Raphael shut his eyes due to it being a rather slow, romantic song. It was a little to fitting to say the least since the song was 'Eternal flame' but it still made him feel all tense and uncomfortable. Keya smiled sweetly at him as the rest of the crowd sieved into pairs and began to dance slowly with their partner's, she had so very clear told him what she wanted - with out actually saying a word.
The temperamental turtle got the hint, and although inside he was overwhelmingly petrified that he would do something wrong, he never let on. The sweet gentle smile - that only Keya had invoked him to develop - came to his face as he gracefully held his hand out for her to take a hold. He was quick to try and envision some of the romantic sob films he secretly indulged in on his own and set about remembering how they danced to songs as slow as this one.
She accepted - gently taking hold of his hand - and the turtle so very timidly, but softly, pulled her in close to him. He was trying to be as calm and as confident as possible - so as not to make Keya think he was uncomfortable. Though he was uncomfortable. The red clad turtle had never done anything like this in his life, nor did he think he would, however, Keya obviously wanted this, so he fought to push his discomfort aside and hopefully be as good a dancer as she was most likely hoping.
Raphael secretly gulped as he placed his right hand on her left side - more to the back than the front - and kept a delicate hold of her right hand with his left. He wasn't thinking any naught thoughts due to the fact he was so scared of messing this up and so was concentration on his movement, but he was doing fine.
Keya placed her free hand on his shoulder - and turning nearly the same colour as his eye mask, Raphael, just held that smile preserved only for her, still trying to keep calm and in control of himself - though he was failing slightly.
"Yer know..."
Nervously, he admitted in a breathless quiver.
"I've never really done this before."
The softest laugh escaped the young woman, she already knew that but he was doing this as though he was a natural. Keya smiled - almost lovingly - at him before resting a side of her face against his plastron - over his heart - and slowly slid her hand down his arm and let go of his hand while he wrapped his powerful arms around her; holding Keya in his protective embrace.
Never had a moment felt so right in all his life!.
She closed her eyes softly - freeze framing the moment with such a true song that summed the two of them up perfectly. Never could she of thought a Mutant turtle existed, but to have him make her feel the way she does right now, she didn't care if he was man, mutant or beast - this was it for her, she had found the one!.
--
The song could be heard from the distance as Karai, along with 12 foot ninja, stood on top of a building - observing the whole show in central park. Flipping up her cell, Karai called her Master.
"WHAT IS IT?"
Came the growl of annoyance. Holding her respectful tone, Karai began.
"My lord, I have news of the turtle's."
"What news?"
"The one they call Raphael, lives."
"Hmmm... I did suspect that. However, is there any sign of the other 3 freaks?"
"Yes my lord, all four turtles are here at the Halloween central park's event, Raphael is with a woman right now."
"What do you mean with a woman, Karai?"
The Shredders tone seemed shocking but it was very firm. Karai narrowed her vision of what see was seeing, and one eye brow rose at a crazy assumption she had when witnessing the couple before her, and she could not deny the sudden jolt in her heart at the sight.
"Well my sights tell me he is, what look's to be having a romantic dance with her... or they are both, Err... Hugging?..."
She shook her head in disbelief, while still holding a look of almost contempt at the pair.
"It is quite disturbing, my lord."
There was silence for several moments as the Shredder remember the young female from the apartment that night, he figured she was just a friend like that O'Neil woman, but maybe there was a little more to this than 'Friendship'.
"..."
"My lord... what do you wish me to do?"
"And what of the other three?"
Questioned Saki.
"They were last seen by the arcade stand, Master."
Yet again, there was silence for several moment as Saki processed the rather strange information he was receiving.
"..."
"My lord?"
"Leave the place, Karai,"
Shredder urged calmly, having thought of something else.
"And Return, you have found the information I was looking for and much more!"
"At once, my lord!"
--
Keya, still with her head rested so enjoyably against Raphael, saddened as the song came to an end. She looked up at him, all doe eyed, and gave him a soft prolonging tender kiss to the mouth.
"You know,"
She soothed after the kiss.
"For someone who's never done that before, it was so beautiful."
"Not nearly as beautiful as you, Princess."
Softly lulled Raph, embracing Keya all more warmly and snuggling her neck before kissing it. Suddenly, the sound of music changed completely and got everyone's attention with out delay. Raphael stopped his attention to her elegant neck and looked franticly at the stage as he watched certain brothers of his come on.
"Oh no!"
He muttered in a panic. The song called 'Ninja Rap' by vanilla ice was played out loudly. Leonardo, Donatello and Michelangelo got up on stage having the crowed go wild with scream's and cheers while the red clad turtle was darting his eyes from one brother to the next.
"NO!!!!!"
He smacked his hand over his eyes, with embarrassment.
"This can not be happening!"
Thought Raph. Removing his hand from his eyes, they fixed involuntarily back up at his brothers as they all sang and danced, doing flips and other fancy moves.
"GO Ninja Go Ninja GO, GO Ninja Go Ninja GO..., GO! GO! GO! GO! Ninja, Ninja RAP, Ninja, Ninja RAP! Ninja, Ninja RAP! GO, GO, GO, GO!, GO Ninja Go Ninja GO, GO Ninja Go Ninja GO!..."
The crowd screamed in encouragement as the 3 brother's back flipped - swiftly following through with high kicks together and then a drop roll quick pounce and then into another few fancy moves. Keya was enjoying every second of it with the rest!
Ninja's could be great entertainers.
Raphael stood there, with his arms folded and a slight grin on his face while shaking his head in disbelief at what he was witnessing. Not only was Leo up there and Mikey, but the most shocking out of the three, was Donatello.
"There off their head's!"
He snorted to himself, not realising just how right he was. Mikey saw Keya and his brother standing in the crowd and instantly waved them to come on stage but Raph and Keya both shook there heads in union - indicating 'NO'.
Unfortunately, their protest was in vain as the group of people that was by them - saw what Mikey wanted and done as he asked. They grabbed the turtle and woman the turtle in orange had requested, and quickly shoved them on stage - hearing lines of protest.
"Remover Yer ARM or LOSE it Pal!"
"Hey!"
The two new comers stood up hearing a grand roar of support from the crowd but Raphael just froze, as did Keya, when they saw the amount of people there was.
"HOLY HELL!"
Mouthed Keya, looking out at the thousands before them. Mikey tapped them both on their shoulder's,
"HEY COME ON,"
He shouted and encouraged.
"IT'S ONLY ONE NIGHT, LET'S ENJOY IT WHILE WE CAN!"
Raphael looked to the other two brothers - who just finished a very sloppy looking back flip - and he couldn't help snorting as well as roll his eyes before regarding Keya. She smiled in agreement of what he was thinking and he nodded - indicating, it's time to give the crowd a real show. The song finished leaving nothing but the roaring sound of the crowd screaming out
"AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Raph and Keya finished speaking to Mikey then went back to talk to Donnie and Leo of what the plan was for the show. While they were doing that, Michelangelo stepped forward with a mic in hand and raised it to his mouth,
"DID YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SAW?!?!?!"
He pointed out to the crowd and encouraged getting a grand response back.
"YEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"THEN GIVE IT UP FOR US TURTLES! AND OUR BEAUTIFUL, KEYA!"
Mikey pointed to the D.J - instructing him to begin with the next song. A teach dance theme song began and Mikey took his place to the back line with Leo and Donnie. Raphael and Keya took centre stage up front, having standing behind them in a row - Mikey, Leo and Donnie.
The song kicked off and so did the team. At precise timing, Mikey, Leo and Donnie back flipped and spun kicked in the air as Raphael took hold of Keya and threw her up while he too did the same move as his brothers. Catching Keya, he threw her up again and she spun in the air - doing a quick pose while all four brother's did another fancy move or two before Raphael caught her again. The red clad turtle repeated it a third time but only this time, he flipped back, leaving the crowd in suspense when seeing Keya had no one to catch her.
Immediately the blue clad turtle sprang into play, as was instructed. The crowd screamed even louder as he caught the young woman and began a few more new moves of skill and flawless grace. To the mass of people, they were like super cheerleaders, especially when the purple clad turtle took over from Leonardo and both Leo and Raph set about displaying their weapons in an out standing manner on both sides of the stage. Fire works exploded form the stage and the lights were flashing multicolour over and over again to the beat of the moment.
Casey and April, stood watching and cheering in the crowed as the 'T team' did their moves on stage. The crowd was going wild at what they were watching. The show went on long into the night, the team was so caught up in the show that they had forgotten about a certain rats curfew.