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Once again, I am SO sorry I took forever to update. I was distracted by other things and partly lost my love for Mikey. But it's back! And I will not stop the story until I finish it! Anyway, don't let me waste any more of your time. I hope you like this one!
"Yay!" Mikey hugged me, and I smiled. "Come on," Mikey grinned. "We can use Don's computer, I'm sure he won't mind! Right, Don?"
Don's mouth opened, but it closed. He sighed and smiled kindly. "Sure you guys can use it."
"Woo hoo!" Mikey cheered. "Thanks," I managed to say before Mikey took my hand and dragged me towards the room Don came from earlier. There was a nice computer in the room. I mean, considering this was really the sewers. And it didn't smell as bad as I thought it'd be! It actually smelled like... Sea World. Or some big aquarium. "You like webcomics, right? This is my favorite one!"
I gasped. 8-bit Theatre! "Me too!"
"Y'know that one update where Fighter did that thing?"
"Oh, oh!" I nodded vigorously. "Was that the one where BM was all Hadoken and Fighter got the stuff?"
"Yeah!" Mikey jumped on his feet. "I've never met anyone who's understood me so well before! How come we never talked about this stuff in Last Chaos?"
"We were too busy fighting monsters and levelling up. And... that. Y'know."
Mikey looked down. "Oh... yeah. Hahaha, I almost forgot."
Y'see, in Last Chaos... Mikey and I were sort of romantic. It was a spur of the moment thing, you know? It was odd. Mikey and I were best friends (at least, in the game) and I'd had a fight with my friends at school that day. I felt so alone that I thought Mikey was my only redemption. So before he had to leave the game, I kissed him. Or at least, I told him that I wanted to. I think he got the message but he already logged off. A few seconds later he's there again and asks me to be his girlfriend. In-game, of course. I agreed, and... Well, the rest just followed. I never thought I'd meet him, so I never thought it would be so awkward...
"Awwwkward," I heard a voice from the doorway. I turned to roll my eyes at Raphael. "Get a life."
"You're the one spending your time with mutated turtles," he crossed his arms.
"You're the mutated turtle!" I growled. My eyes then widened. "I.. Uh.. I didn't mean anything offensive by that!"
"I understand, Aurora," Mikey nodded sagely, patting me on the back. "Raph just gets on people's nerves."
"HEY!"
"Kidding," Mikey laughed, and turned to me. "Ooh, ooh! Wanna see my skateboard? Don fixed it up himself! He totally awesomized it!"
"Awesomized? Awesome!" I grinned, and grabbed his arm. It sure was different from any human arm. I'll try to get used to it. "Lead the way!"
"All right!" Mikey cheered, shook my hand off his arm, and held it himself. "It's over here!"
"I hate you two.." Raphael rubbed his hand all over his face as Mikey gave him a huge grin.
"I love you too, bro!" Mikey shouted, dragging me (again) out of the room. I still wish I had siblings, although I hope they wouldn't be as obnoxious as Raphael if I did. "Hey guys, where are you going?" Leonardo asked from the couch, causing me to bump into Mikey's shell when said turtle stopped. Heh, turtle.
Yeah, my nose kinda hurt because of his shell now that I mentioned it...
"Oh, I'm showing Aurora my skateboard!" Mikey answered, just a few seconds before pointing at Leonardo's mouth. "Hey! Is that pizza?"
"Yep," Leonardo turned his back on us, reached for something on the table, then turned back around. He held the pizza box out to us. "Want some?"
"Do I!" Mikey and I replied in unison. Oops. We looked to each other, grinned, and laughed. "Sorry," I said to Leo. "Forgot my manners at home."
"Yeah, I kinda noticed that since earlier this afternoon," Raphael appeared from Don's room.
"Raph," Don scolded, looking up from the book he was reading. "I thought you were over that?"
"Apparently not," I scoffed, looking away from Mikey, Don, and Leonardo in embarrassment. Now I felt kinda bad because I was being rude in front of them.
"Hey, why don't you go back home and get your manners while we all go on with our lives?" Okay, my guilt has disappeared.
"What?" I glared at Raphael. "You... You're so... You're so.. Urgh! Maybe I will!" I stomped off, ignoring Mikey's call and leaving the 'living room'. I instead entering this room with a metal sliding door. I think that's what it was... You can correct me if I'm wrong- as long as you're not Raphael. I could hear Raphael and Leonardo's voices getting louder and louder, with Don and Mikey's trying to top theirs. I shook my head. I can never face them now.
If I Raphael weren't such a prick, I would have been able to appreciate the beauty of this room. It wasn't all lit, but it definitely was serene. But that didn't matter right now. I sat myself down and leaned my head against the wall. Stupid musclehead with his stupid attitude... Now I feel horrible because Mikey wasn't doing anything to me and I just rudely left him like that. And he wanted to show me his awesomized skateboard, too!
Mikey is so cute. Well, obviously not human-cute, but his personality- what he had shown me, anyway- was so vibrant that and I couldn't help but like him. Don's a bit similar to him. He was really friendly, and I guess I was pretty comfortable around him. Oh wait, not anymore... I bet Leonardo was disappointed in me, too. He was such a hospitable guy. Considering he's a turtle and everything. The friendship I could have had with them is now gone, and it's all because of Raphael! Well, maybe not all Raphael. If only I had kept my thoughts and my emotions to myself...
"...Hello."
"Ack!" I was tugged back into the real world when a huge rat suddenly started talking to me. Wait. This is the real world, right...?
Oh yeah, their dad. Master Squinter or something. Don briefly mentioned him.
"Uh, hi." I smiled nervously. He didn't smell as bad as I thought he would, but I've never had (and never will have) an affinity for rats. Just seeing his tail swishing behind him gave me the creeps. "I'm... er.. uh... Aurora."
"Yes," Master Squinter nodded, leaning on his stick as he walked to a cushion in the middle of the room (all the while holding his left arm behind him). "Would you like some tea?"
"Y-yes please." I stood from my seat near the wall and moved over to the spot in front of him, a table separating us. He poured me a cup and pushed it towards me. "Than-thank you." I smiled, taking it and drinking it. I hate tea. It's bland and its aftertaste is horrible. Still, I didn't want to seem impolite to him. I mean, I already showed how much of a weirdo I was to his sons.
"I overheard your argument with Raphael."
My eyes widened slightly, but I said nothing. What could I say? I'm sorry, your son is just such an obnoxious prick and I couldn't help it!
"I apologize for his... attitude. He is not used to dealing with human girls his age."
Suddenly, Master Squinter had become more interesting than the ground. "Human girls... his age? Wh-what do you mean?"
"It is a long story... Do you want to hear it?" Master Squinter asked me, pouring me another cup of tea. Why do I continue to drink this?
"Yes... If- if it doesn't take too much of your time, I mean..."
"It doesn't," Master Squinter smiled lightly. "This-"
"Guys! Casey needs our help, this really isn't the time to be arguing!" I heard Don top Raphael's voice.
"Tell him we'll be right there," Leonardo calmly told Don, and I felt footsteps nearing Master Squinter's room. The sliding doors slid open (heheh), and Leonardo entered the room. "Hi, Aurora," he smiled at me, but I looked down. He probably turned to Master Squinter as he said, "Sensei, Casey seems to need our help with something."
"Go, my son," Master Squinter nodded. "I will accomodate our guest for the time being."
"Thank you, sensei," Leonardo bowed his head, waved at me, then ran out of the room.
"See you later, Aurora!" Mikey peeked his head into the room before noticing something outside. "Hey guys, wait for me!"
"Bye," I squeaked. Wasn't he angry with me for dissing his brother like that? I feel even more guilty now. And what did they mean by some "Casey" needing their help? I know they're ninja, but..
"Do not worry," Master Squinter set his tea down. "They will be able to handle the problem."
"I hope so, Master Squinter," I sighed. I hope they'll also be able to forgive me. Mikey, Don, and Leonardo, at least...
Master Squinter lost the calm look he had on his face. It was replaced with confusion. "Aurora... Did you just call me..?"
"Oh!" I squeezed my hands together. "I'm sorry. Is it rude to call you Master if I'm not under you?"
"No," Master Squinter started to laugh. "My name is Splinter."
Oh!
OH.
Was it possible to feel any more embarrassed? Oh, man. "I'm sorry.. Master Splinter.." I had a nervous smile on my face which I couldn't erase. "I guess I heard Don wrong." I looked around shiftily and straightened my sitting position. I wonder how Mikey, Don, and Leonardo were now? I hope they weren't hurt or anything.
"You must clear your thoughts, Aurora," Master Splinter told me. Master SPLINTER. "Only then will you know what you must do." I nodded slowly, taking deep breaths. Clear my thoughts... Clear my thoughts...
MIKEYMIKEYMIKEYMIKEYMIKEYPLEASELETHIMBESAFEMIKEYMIKEYMIKEYMIKEY.
...Not working. So much for the whole clearing my thoughts thing. I stood from my seat and clenched my fists. "I have to go see Mikey!"
Master Splinter smiled. "So you shall."
"Really? You're not going to stop me or anything by saying that it's really dangerous and that it's better if I didn't go because Mikey wouldn't be happy if I put myself in danger?"
Master Splinter blinked this time. "Do you... want me to?"
"No thank you," I smiled sheepishly. "I don't know the way out of here, though..." Or should I find that path in my head, too?
"Wow," I dusted myself as Master Splinter and I got out of the manhole. "I never thought the sewers were that complicated." Or that filthy. "Wait, Master Splinter. Do we even know where they are?"
"We will if we follow this radar," Master Splinter took something out of his robes. Was that... a really outdated cellphone? He handed it to me. It was more like... A shell cell. Seriously! It was green (very descriptive, I know) and shaped like a shell! ...That sounded really stupid coming from me, huh?
In the screen was a grid, and in that grid, there were four red dots. Maybe each of them have one...? Though I wouldn't know why Raphael would have one- he probably didn't know how to use it! Anyway... "Hey, the dots are-"
"Aurora? Master Splinter?"
"..right here."
I looked up and saw the four turtles, along with a man with shoulder length navy blue hair and a pretty nice build. Was this Casey Jones? He looked kinda familiar. More importantly, why did the four look so beat up? They were only gone for..
Oh yeah, the sewers. I might as well have been looking for a minotaur.
"Mikey, what happened?" I rushed to Mikey, who was being carried by Leonardo and Don. He was the most beat-up out of all of them. Despite his scratches and bruises, Mikey smiled. "I'm okay, Aurora! I totally beat it up! It didn't stand a chance."
"It chose Mikey as its target," Don shook his head. "There wasn't any reason to, unless it part of the Foot, which he angered earlier this afternoon.."
"It? What's it?" I asked, trying to ignore that Casey guy's stare. I don't really like it when people look at me. I don't necessarily want to be invisible, but close friends are all I really need.
"Whatever it was that attacked Casey..." Leonardo frowned, "I don't think it'll stop with us."
"Did you think that up yourself?" Raphael rolled his eyes. He was the one carrying that Casey guy. What was his problem? ...Oh yeah, everything.
"Raphael, let your brother speak," Master Splinter shook his head at the musclehead. I'm never going to get tired of that.
"Wait, wait, wait," I waved my hands in the air restlessly. "I don't understand. Why did it attack, uh..." I pointed to Casey. "...him, and why?"
"I have no idea!" Casey suddenly let go of Raphael, making huge gestures in the air. "First it looked like a human. It started askin' me if I knew the Queen Consort or whatever. I thought he was loony and -tried- to ignore him, but then he turned into this huge, plant-like thing with arms and feet! He kept saying, 'You've made contact! You've made contact!' That's when I called you guys," he said to Raphael. "And now I'm feelin' really... tired.."
Raphael caught Casey just before the man fell. Did he just faint? "I guess he got really tired because of that monster," Mikey said, looking at Casey.
"Maybe you should stop talking," I bit my lip. "You're injured enough, Mikey."
"Get married and leave us alone already," Raphael muttered.
"Raphael," Master Splinter shook his head again, but Raphael just looked away. "We'll tell you more about what happened at home," Don motioned to the manhole. "Right now we need to get Mikey and Casey fixed up."
"I'm not broken," Mikey pouted. "I'm okay with just staying here and talking to Aurora."
"Too bad your opinion doesn't count then, huh?" Raphael laughed. Before anyone could say anything, he had already entered the manhole with Casey.
"W...ell," Don turned to the manhole. "Off we go, then."
Mikey and I stifled our laughter as Casey made distorted looks with his face. "N-no, April, it wasn't like that!" he groaned. When we got back to their place, Casey had already awoken. Don called April, told her the whole story, and now April was yelling in Casey's ear. We couldn't actually hear what she was saying, but with the way Casey was answering...
"Look, will you just listen to me? ...What? I am not always careless!"
It sure sounded like an earful.
"So... How old is April?" I asked Mikey, who was sitting beside me on the couch. He was all bandaged up now. And though I don't really have to say it, yes. He was eating pizza.
"Oomf, sheesh older shan ush, like Kayshey." Mikey replied, chewing his pizza slowly so he could speak. That's... a relief.
"Jeez, Mikey," Raphael held his fingers in the shape of a cross above his head. "Cover your mouth!"
"Sorry, bro," Mikey laughed, swallowing his food. He then looked to me and smiled. "Why'd you ask me that, Aurora?"
"Uh," I smiled nervously, looking around for an answer. Found one. "Oh, Raphael asked me to.. er... ask you! He forgot."
"What?! Why you-"
"Oh! Well, you shoulda just asked me straight, bro!" Mikey started laughing again. Ah, music to my ears. Unknowingly, I had a huge smile on my face as I watched Mikey playing tricks on Raphael. I shook my head, not wanting to seem as if I was in love with Mikey or anything. I looked around for Don or Leonardo, and instead remembered Casey. He was still on the other couch, but he was just sitting there with an annoyed look on his face. I decided to talk to him. I mean, we were the only humans here.
I took a seat beside him, my eyes too shifty to be considered weird. "Uh.." My lips twitched. "Hi." I hated how I was so friendly on the internet, but so socially inept in real life. Grr.
Casey's pupils were narrowed at me through the corner of his eyes for a few seconds before he finally faced me. "Hey."
"So..." I gulped. "You really don't know why that guy attacked you?" Oh, man. I suck at making conversation with older people.
"It was more alien than anythin'," he answered. "All I know is that it wanted the Queen Consort, whatever the hell that even is! And now April's pissed at me for leaving without her knowing.."
"Is April your girlfriend?" Please say yes. Please say yes. I don't know why, but please say yes.
"Eh, I don't know," Casey shrugged, looking away. "She's more like my mother."
I cracked my knuckles, still not that comfortable with Casey. "Are you... sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure!" Casey suddenly sat up with a frown, but after a few seconds... "Ow. Ow. Ow. Not good. Don't let me do that again," he told me, holding his back painfully. "Ooh.." he lay back down on the couch. "Okay."
"Well, if you're sure you're fine," I laughed nervously, standing up and walking away. Where were Don and Leonardo?
"Yes, Master Splinter." I heard from Master Splinter's room. Leonardo. Oh, he was with his dad. Better not bother them... Where's Don, then? I thought those two would be together. Oh, yeah. They have their own rooms, too.
Time to visit Don, then! I knocked on the door of Don's room. "Come in!" He called, and I did. "Hey Don," I greeted. "What are you doing? Shouldn't you be resting up?"
"Oh, hey, Aurora. No, I'm fine, really, and I'm looking for any information on that -thing- we encountered a while ago." Don answered me. He didn't look away from his computer for a second!
"Oh. Well... Okay, good luck with that," I slowly stepped away from Don and moved towards the door. I didn't want him to think that I was imposing my presence on him or anything.
"Hey, Aurora?"
I stopped, turning around to face Don again. "Uh, yeah?"
"Do you think we're freaks?" He asked, looking at me directly.
What kind of question was that?
"Of course not, Don," I shook my head. "I mean, sure, you're not human, but... Who really is these days, y'know?"
Don laughed at this, and I was glad. "Thanks, Aurora." I grinned, finding a new sense of friendship in Don. I think he and I were going to get along well. "Well, I'll let you get back to work," I said, then left his room.
"Now you say you're sorry? You know you shouldn't have gone there! You made me so worried, Casey!" A woman's familiar voice scolded.
"Look, it's not my fault that weirdo just started attacking me!" Casey yelled. I raised an eyebrow and walked towards the noise. A few seconds later, I saw Casey and a woman whose red hair was tied in a ponytail. She had fair skin, and she looked pretty fit. We were the same height, and she... She...
"Miss O' Neil?!" I blurted out. What was she doing here?
The woman turned to me, and her eyes widened. "Aurora?"
Casey raised an eyebrow, and his eyes landed on me. "The Collins kid?" He faced Miss O' Neil. "April?"
Was she April? I always knew her as Miss O' Neil... Either way, she shook her head, "Aurora."
"Casey!" I gasped. He knows her? She's the girl he likes?
"Mikey!" Mikey suddenly interrupted, jumping inbetween us. We stared at him and blinked. "Uh... Hey April?" He gave her a toothy smile. I couldn't help but feel jealous. I don't know why, it's not like I liked Mikey or anything...
Miss O' Neil laughed. "Hey, Mikey. Anyway," she turned to me. "Aurora, what're you doing here? Don't you know that your parents have been looking for you?"
And that's the update. I hope it wasn't too boring! Sorry if it was. Until next time, review if you like:) (Because reviews make me happy and I'm a review hogger, YARR; constructive criticism helps lots:)
Ack! Sorry if I had lots of typos on this one. If I had any your/you're problems, just tell me. I'm so sorry. I typed this at 12 in the morning so.. yeah, not really an excuse, real sorry.