A Princess Curse A Much Needed Distraction, a ninja turtles fanfic

Chapter 15 – A Much Needed Distraction

After the fiasco that was Kim's reviewing of the guards, Lord Drake gave the girls a week from royal duties so they could rejuvenate, relax and recover. It was the day before the charity concert in Central Park and Violet and Lilly hadn't written anything. Lilly and Kim sat in the music room in their old lair playing chords on the guitar, Riley and the boys were sitting at the edge of the room watching them and Violet sat at the piano with her head in her hand as she stared blankly at the white keys.

"You got it!" Kim smiled, as Lilly was able to play the guitar. "You don't need me anymore, Lilly."

Lilly smiled back at her sister and looked over at Mikey. "Hey, I can play guitar!" She giggled

"That's great, babe!" Mikey replied as he walked over to her and hugged her.

Violet watched the two with a smile. "You guys are so cute." She mused

"Why thankyou." Lilly said proudly as she kissed Mikey's cheek.

Kim put her guitar away and stood beside Leo, his arm wrapping around her waist. "So, you guys have any idea what your song is?" She asked

"No." Lilly and Violet sighed

"Don't worry so much about it." Riley said from her place leaning against the far wall. "It'll come to you."

"We don't have time for that!" Lilly whined, "The concert's tomorrow and I only just learned how to play the guitar."

"And we have no idea what to write." Violet added from her place at the piano.

Donnie walked up to Violet and placed his hands on her shoulders comfortingly. "Why don't you come take a break?" He suggested, "It won't come to you sitting here depressed."

"I can't." Violet said, "I'm determined to write this before tomorrow."

Donnie kissed the top of Violet's head and nodded. "Alright then. We have to train with Master Splinter but we'll come back afterwards, okay?"

Violet nodded and kissed him goodbye as the guys all left. Riley and Kim looked at the sisters sadly before they decided to go train next door in their dojo. The two walked out of the music room and Kim closed the door behind them, leaving Lilly and Violet alone in silence.

Violet continued to stare at the black and white keys with her head in her hand sadly. Lilly playfully strummed her guitar and looked over at her sister.

"Hey Vi?" She called

Violet lifted her head and looked over at Lilly. "Yeah?"

Lilly suddenly looked down in embarrassment. "The other night Mikey and I were talking about the wedding and he suggested that Master Splinter could walk Kim down the aisle. What do you think?"

"I think…I think it's nice of him, but…" Violet trailed off

Lilly nodded. "Yeah. I thought the same thing, too." It was silent for a couple of moments. "I think I told Mikey I want to marry him."

"What?" Violet cried, shocked at the subject change.

"We were in my room talking about the wedding and…I don't know. We somehow got on the subject of all of us marrying someday and then I started rambling about me wanting to marry someday. I kind of told him that I do want to marry him." Lilly explained

Violet sat in her seat in shock for a couple of minutes before she composed herself. "Wow." She said, "Um…congratulations?" She guessed

"Do you think it's crazy?" Lilly asked

Violet shook her head. "No." She replied, "I mean, he's 'the one', right?" Lilly nodded. "Then why do you think it's crazy?"

"I think it's crazy that all this talk of marriage is happening now of all times." Lilly laughed

"Yeah." Violet smiled, "One marriage leads to talk of lots more. And I'm sure you wanted to marry him before all of this talk of marriage happened, right?"

"Of course!" Lilly cried then looked down in embarrassment. "I mean he's my best friend. He's my soul mate, the one for me."

Violet giggled but stopped when she saw Lilly's glare. "I'm not laughing at you, honest. I'm laughing at the fact that our best friends brothers are the ones for us."

Lilly giggled. "Yeah, you're right. The guys are our best friends…and they are the ones for us."

"My best friend's brother is the one for me." Violet sang softly before her eyes widened. She turned back around to the piano and played a few chords then a tune sounded. "My best friend's brother is the one for me." She sang then looked over at Lilly. "I have my song."

"Awesome!" Lilly giggled as Violet wrote the title of the song on some sheet music before looking over at Lilly.

"Do you think dad would be proud of us?" Lilly asked when Violet looked back at her.

Violet smiled. "I know he would be. And you know what?" Lilly raised an eyebrow. "I'm proud of you, too."

Lilly smiled at her sister. "Thanks." She then giggled, "Remember when dad had to take care of us for a week while mum was in Washington?"

Violet laughed. "Yeah and he tried making us one of mum's meals-"

"And instead he ended up burning it-" Lilly continued

"So we decided to order a pizza." They finished together before falling into giggles.

"I think that was when I started to love pizza." Lilly said wistfully. "I miss him."

"I know." Violet agreed, "Me too." She smiled slightly. "But we have our surrogate father, right?"

Lilly looked up at Violet. "You think of Splinter as a father, too?"

Violet nodded. "Of course." She replied, "He cares about us as much as the guys. He treats us like family. He cares about us as if we were apart of his family already."

Lilly smiled wide and remembered her conversation with Mikey the other night.

Flashback

"What was Splinter like when you were growing up?"

"He was great." Mikey replied softly. "He's a great father. I mean…he gave us a home and raised us by himself. He didn't have to look after us, but he did. He didn't pity us. He cared. He's the most caring person I know."

End Flashback

Lilly looked up at Violet with a smile. "I have my song, too."

"Yes!" Violet cheered before the two turned back to their instruments and began working on their songs, working all through the night to finish them.

It was finally the day of the Central Park charity concert and the girls were anxiously waiting backstage for their cue. Beside them stood the guys and Master Splinter in their holo-filter disguises.

Kim was wearing a strapless long red and black shirt underneath a sleeveless black vest, black skinny jeans and black flats. Riley was wearing a long black knitted shirt underneath a black leather jacket, black skinny jeans and black heels. Violet wore a simple white shirt underneath a grey ¾ jacket with gold buttons, black slacks with a belt stitched onto the pants and black-heeled sandals. Finally, Lilly wore a ¾ grey shirt tucked into a purple skirt with a black belt around her waist, tan coloured ankle boots and a tan coloured hat.

The event organiser, Victoria Jennings, had set up a big black stage in the centre of Central Park with lights, speakers and instruments already set up on stage. There were microphones also set up on the stage and a big red curtain was set up to hide the stage. Above the stage was a hanging sign that said 'Stars in the Park'.

"There are so many people here." April mused as she and Casey walked backstage to meet their friends. "It took us awhile to get through the crowd."

"Great!" Lilly said nervously before Mikey wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Don't be nervous, babe." He said, "You've done this many times."

"Yeah, but we weren't playing one of my songs. The second song I've ever written." She panicked, "What if they hate it?" She gasped, "What if they boo me off the stage and we lose all our fans!"

Riley rolled her eyes and slapped Lilly upside the head, making her shut up. "Calm down." She said, "Your song is great and they will love it."

"I still don't see why we couldn't hear either of them." Raph grumbled, crossing his arms.

"Then where would the surprise be?" Violet replied

"I don't like surprises." Raph grumbled, "Almost as much as I hate bugs."

Riley rolled her eyes and kissed her boyfriend's cheek. "Calm down, hothead." She said, "I promise the surprise will be great and will be worth the wait."

"Girls?" A tall woman with red hair, freckles and green eyes appeared, interrupting the girls' conversation. "I'm sorry, but you're on next."

"Thanks Victoria." Riley said before Victoria left.

"Well that's our cue to leave." Casey smirked, "Good luck girls!" He said as he and April left to take their seats in the audience.

"Good luck." Donnie whispered before he kissed Violet.

"You guys will knock them dead!" Mikey cheered as the guys kissed the girls before they left with Master Splinter.

"This is going to be great!" Kim smiled, "And your songs are amazing you guys."

"Thanks Kim." Lilly and Violet said together.

"For our next performance we have 'Eternal Pegasus' singing two new original songs!" Victoria's voice echoed over the speakers placed around the stage. "Please welcome 'Eternal Pegasus'!"

The large crowd erupted into cheers as the curtains pulled back, ready for the next performer. Kim, Riley, and Violet gently pushed Lilly onto the stage, where the crowd cheered louder at the sight of her. Lilly smiled, waved, and walked over to the centre of the stage, where a stool and acoustic guitar were placed. She sat down on the stool, adjusted the microphone and grabbed the guitar.

"Hey everyone, how you doing?" She said over the microphone, making everyone cheer loudly. Lilly giggled. "That's great! Well, I'm Lila from 'Eternal Pegasus' and I'd like to play you this song that I wrote for my father and my surrogate father." At this, Lilly locked eyes with the guys and winked. "This is for my two fathers and all of the fathers out there." She finished before she started strumming on her guitar.

Master Splinter looked at his sons in confusion. "She wrote this song for me and her father?" He repeated

Mikey smiled wide and nodded. "Yeah." He replied, "We had a conversation about how great a father you are, and I guess it gave her some inspiration."

Master Splinter smiled and looked over at Lilly as she began to sing.

You tucked me in,

Turned out the light,

Kept me safe and sound at night.

Little girls depend on things like that.

Lilly smiled at the guys and Master Splinter as she sang.

Brushed my teeth and combed my hair,

Had to drive me everywhere.

You were always there when I looked back.

Lilly looked Master Splinter in the eyes and smiled wide.

You had to do it all alone,

Make a living, make a home.

Must have been as hard as it could be.

Lilly locked eyes with Mikey as she sang the next few lines of her song, her eyes slowly filling with tears.

And when I couldn't sleep at night,

Scared things wouldn't turn out right,

You would hold my hand and sing to me.

Lilly removed her gaze from Mikey and focused on the crowd in front of her, forcing her tears back.

Caterpillar in the tree,

How you wonder who you'll be,

Can't go far but you can always dream.

Wish you may and wish you might,

Don't you worry, hold on tight.

I promise you there will come a day,

Butterfly fly away.

Lilly closed her eyes as she played an instrumental interlude. She opened her eyes, looked over at her sisters and saw that they were fighting back tears as Lilly went back into the chorus and looked back to the crowd.

Caterpillar in the tree,

How you wonder who you'll be,

Can't go far but you can always dream.

Wish you may and wish you might,

Don't you worry, hold on tight.

I promise you there will come a day,

Butterfly fly away.

Lilly's face soon had a small, yet sad, smile on it as she continued.

Butterfly fly away,

Flap your wings, now you can't stay,

Take those dreams and make them all come true.

Butterfly fly away,

You've been waiting for this day,

All along you've known just what to do.

Butterfly, butterfly, butterfly.

Butterfly fly away.

When Lilly finished her song, the crowd erupted into loud cheers and standing ovations. Lilly laughed as they did so and wiped away the tears that threatened to fall. She stood up and bowed. She then looked over to the side stage and smiled.

"Please welcome my sisters to help me sing our next song!" She announced over the microphone, causing the crowd to cheer as Violet, Riley and Kim walked on stage.

The girls hugged Lilly before taking their places behind their instruments. Lilly removed the stool from the stage and sat behind her drums, Riley stood behind and to Violet's left with an electric guitar, Kim stood behind and to Violet's right behind two electronic piano keyboards that were placed on top of one another on separate levels. These were used to create techno sound effects while also playing regular piano notes. Finally, Violet stood at the front of the stage in front of a microphone, which she quickly adjusted.

"Hey everyone I'm Violet and for this song we will be playing an original song I wrote myself. It's called 'Best Friends Brother' and I'd like to dedicate it to my lovely boyfriend and all of the girls out there today." Violet announced over the microphone.

Raph, Casey and Leo looked over at Donnie with smirks on their faces, and Donnie blushed red. He saw Violet look in his direction and winked at him.

"Hit it!" She screamed causing the crowd to go wild as Kim started playing techno music before Riley cut in with her electric guitar and Violet began singing.

I call you up when I know he's at home,

I jump out of my skin when he picks up the phone.

Why can't I tell if he's looking at me?

Should I give him a smile?

Should I get up and leave?

I know it's strange I don't know what I'm thinking.

But is it wrong if I see him this weekend?

I really hope I can get him alone,

I just don't, don't want her to know.

There was a pause in the song before Violet smirked, pulled the microphone off its stand and pumped her fist into the air.

Yeah

My best friend's brother is the one for me.

Yeah

A punk rock drummer,

And he's 6 foot 3.

I don't want to,

But I want to,

'Cause I just can't get him out of my mind, and

Yeah

My best friend's brother is the one for me.

BFB

My best friend's brother

Violet looked over at Donnie and winked at him with a wide smile on her face.

I kinda think that I might be his type,

'Cause when you're not around,

He's not acting too shy.

Sometimes I feel like he might make a move

Is this all in my head?

I don't know what to do.

Violet started walking around the stage and shook hands with fans at the front of the stage before walking back to the front of the stage as she sang.

I know it's strange I don't know what he's thinking.

But is it wrong if I see him this weekend?

I really hope I can get him alone,

I just don't, don't want her to know.

The song paused once more and she turned around to face her sisters before turning back around with a jump.

Yeah

My best friend's brother is the one for me.

Yeah

A punk rock drummer,

And he's 6 foot 3.

I don't want to,

But I want to,

'Cause I just can't get him out of my mind, and

Yeah

My best friend's brother is the one for me.

BFB

My best friend's brother

BFB

My best friend's brother

Suddenly only Kim and Lilly were playing. The lights dimmed so that only Violet was surrounded in white light as she slowly walked down the front steps of the stage and onto the ground as she sang.

'Cause he's such a dream,

Yeah.

And you'd know what I mean,

If you weren't related!

The song paused once more and she caught Donnie's eyes and she laughed before she jumped backwards onto the steps and continued with the song, the lights now flashing multiple colours around the stage, the girls, and the crowd.

Yeah

My best friend's brother is the one for me

Yeah

A punk rock drummer,

And he's 6 foot 3.

As Violet continued to sing she walked back up the stairs to her starting position, enjoying the crowd's enthusiasm.

I don't want to,

But I want to,

'Cause I just can't get him out of my mind, and

Yeah

My best friend's brother is the one for me

BFB

My best friend's brother

"Everyone!" Violet cried with a wide smile on her face.

BFB

My best friend's brother

Once the girls finished, the crowd erupted into applause once more and gave them another standing ovation. Violet smiled and she bowed along with her sisters. Kim looked out at the crowd and smiled wide. She felt happy, she felt free…she felt like herself. A sudden thought struck her.

'Would I have to give this up when I become queen?' She thought, her eyes wide. 'I-I don't want to give this up!'

She looked over at Leo sadly, but he didn't notice her looking at him. She sighed and plastered a fake smile on her face.

'What, exactly, have I gotten us into?' She thought miserably. 'Did I make the right choice?'