Why thank you IceCreamPopStar for the wonderful addition of Chapter 6! I have to tell y'all this girl never ceases to crack me up.
Me: *reading chapter 6 minutes after receiving it from IceCreamPopStar*
Raph: "I don't kiss on the first date toots"
Me: LET ME LOVE YOU!
Haha I responded to IceCreamPopStar in a PM "#fangirling"….But ANYWAAAYYY let's get this thing going! And here comes…..
Chapter 7
Adriane's POV
Never ending darkness swirled around me…consuming me…lusting after me…hunting me…
Horrible shrieks and noises sounded from all around, and sickening monsters crawled and slithered about, hissing disgusting things.
Flames licked at the bleeding sky.
There was no light…
Only darkness and evil and death.
Even the smell of the air was enough to make me throw up.
From behind me I could hear the quick movements and rushes of air as if something was trying to sneak up on me. I could feel torn cloth brushing against my bare skin, but wherever I turned, there was nothing in sight. I looked down at my hands and body, covered in someone else's blood. I couldn't understand any of this, until suddenly I could hear the sick and twisted breathing of some evil creature right at my ear. It opened its mouth to speak and I could feel and smell death on its hot breath. It spoke with fifty different voices, some laughing, others hissing, others screaming and begging for mercy as the creature's long and boney fingers wrapped around my waist.
"Welcome home…" it laughed, and as it spoke, I could hear the bloody screaming of someone I loved in the distance.
"ELEANA!"
I bolted upright in my bed next to Bre, screaming at the top of my lungs. Around me I could see darkness and evil lurking in the shadows, hands reaching for me, blood, sinister faces grinning with hundreds of sharp teeth. I flailed my arms wildly, shrieking a blood curling scream.
"GET AWAY!"
Bre woke abruptly and sat up, trying to grab my arms. "ELEANA WHAT'S WRONG?"
I tried shoving her away, seeing only something evil and dark in her place. She tried to grab my face in her hands to calm me down but I only continued to scream. In the hallway I could hear the voices of the guys yelling and running toward our room.
"What?"
"What's going on?"
"It's the girls! Something's wrong!"
"That's Eleana screamin'!"
The door to the room flew open and the light came on as the four turtles rushed in, eyes wide and mouths open yelling in fear and confusion. I only saw swirling darkness trying to consume them, and a sinister growl filled my ears. I continued to scream and flail wildly. Raph leapt onto the bed and tried to assist Bre in holding me down.
"Eleana! Eleana calm down what's wrong?" Raph yelled, pulling me into his arms and holding me tight as I continued to kick and scream.
"Bre what happened!?" Leo demanded. Don quickly sat down on the bed and tried to pin my legs down.
"I don't know! She woke up screaming and she wouldn't let me touch her! She must've had a nightmare!"
"NO NO DON'T TOUCH HIM GET AWAY!" I continued to shriek. Darkness swirled around Raph and Bre and the guys and I kept flailing in attempt to fight it off.
"Raph she thinks something's hurting you; you have to show her you're okay!" Leo yelled as he and Mikey closed in around the bed. Bre looked on in terror. Raph released his grip on me and held my face in his hands.
"Eleana! Eleana look at me! Look kid look I'm okay!" I clenched my eyes closed tight, scared of the sights around me. Raph shook me a little. "Eleana open your eyes! Look at me! It's me. It's Raph! Come on look at me kid!" I stopped screaming and continued to struggle, but forced my eyes open.
The horrible faces and evil darkness that had filled the room were gone, and Bre and the turtles hovering around me were the only ones in the room. I stopped struggling and put my hand on Raph's cheek, making sure he was okay. He pulled a slight but still scared smile to reassure me.
"Shhh it's okay it's me I'm okay." He whispered and hugged me tightly. I was breathing hard and couldn't help myself before I started to sob and shake as he held me. Bre and the rest of the turtles let out sighs of relief, but I could still feel the tension in the room and their fear and confusion. None of us could explain what had just happened.
"Eleana…what did you see in your dream?" Mikey was the first to ask timidly, sitting on the other side of Raph. I shook my head violently, unable to speak through my sobs and buried my head into Raph's chest.
"Shhhhhh," he cooed and rocked me gently in his arms. "Jesus she's shakin' like a dog…"
"I'll get her a sedative," Don said as he stood to leave for his lab. "That way she can go back to sleep."
"NO!" I sobbed, clinging to Raph even tighter. "NO DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE THEY'LL COME BACK! Please!"
"Eleana, who'll come back?" Leo asked softly, sitting and grabbing my shoulder.
"You won't be alone, honey, I'll be with you." Bre added, putting her hand on top of Leo's. The two of them exchanged a soft smile.
"No no no no!" I continued to sob. I wished I could tell them what I'd seen, but it was too horrible to recall what had just happened, the faces were terrifying to think about and with each blink I could see them again. The voices…the sinister smiles…the decaying flesh and bones of the hands that reached out to grab me….I shook violently in Raph's arms and sobbed harder.
"Leo we can't leave her in here. She's terrified. And she won't let go of me..." Raph said softly, still rocking me in his arms. Bre tried to take my hand in hers but I stayed latched onto Raph. Right now, he was my rock and the slightest bit of comfort I felt, I felt with him. I had to protect him. If he was alone…what would those things do to him? It may have been just a bad dream, maybe it was all in my head, but if that was the case, why did none of it go away when I opened my eyes?
"What are you suggesting then, Raph?" Leo asked.
"I don't know, maybe, just for tonight, she could stay in my room?"
"No." Don said firmly. I was almost surprised at how quickly he'd rejected the idea. "You mean sleep with you in your bed? No way."
"Donnie's right, it's not a good idea—"
"Leo," Bre spoke up, looking harshly at him. "If it was me, what would you do? Look at her, she's scared out of her mind and we don't even know what happened. Raph's just gonna make sure she's okay and that she's not alone. Think about it. I think it'd be best for Eleana if she stayed with Raph tonight. She's a big girl, she'll be okay. I hate to think how bad things would be for her if she wasn't with him."
Leo sighed. "Bre does have a point…"
"No!" Don repeated, almost yelling this time. "Leo think hard for a second. Why is this not a good idea at this point in time."
"Shit." Raph and Leo said in unison.
"What?" Bre asked. As I sobbed, I was just as confused as she was.
"Raph there's no way…" Leo muttered.
"Donnie, give me a sedative. Shoot me up with whatever drugs you want. Knock me out. Do whatever, I don't care, but she needs me right now." Raph said firmly. "I won't leave her alone."
Leo looked at Donnie, who glared right back at him. "You heard him, Don."
Donnie stormed out of the room, heading for the lab. Raph smiled and held me tighter. "It's okay kiddo you're gonna be okay, you won't be alone."
Third Person POV
Raph picked Eleana up gently, keeping her wrapped tightly in his arms. He knew that having Eleana sleep in his bed tonight probably wasn't a good idea due to his season…but he would keep himself under control. In this state, she needed to be with him, and he would keep her protected. He could feel his body grow excited as he realized she wore only a blue Giants football jersey over a pair of black lace panties, but he shoved the feeling away.
No messin' around… Raph told himself as he took Eleana to his room. She's with ya so ya can protect her. That's it.
As Raph left, followed by a yawning Mikey who was undoubtedly returning to bed, Leo remained on the edge of the girls' bed next to Bre, who sat with his knees pulled closely to her chest. Leo ran his hands down his face and sighed. The last thing we need is something weird to happen… He turned quickly towards Bre when he heard her sniffle and found her with her chin resting on her knees, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Bre?"
She sniffed and quickly wiped her eyes. "I'm just scared for her," she whispered. "And whatever scared her so badly freaked me out too…I kinda don't even wanta sleep in here tonight…"
Leo gulped and pushed away a slight feeling of excitement. "Well, Eleana's gonna be with Raph…I wouldn't want you to be alone and scared tonight…" he had to pull his eyes away from the short blue nightgown she was wearing. Blue!
Bre tried to break the awkward silence with a nervous teary chuckle. "I think I'll be okay, but if I get too scared, I know where your room is." She smiled at him and sniffed again, wiping away more tears from her eyes. She got back under the covers and adjusted her pillow before turning on her side toward Leo. He had to restrain himself from how sexy she looked that away. My season is definitely close… he thought. "Goodnight, Leo." She said softly, not meaning to sound seductive in any way at all, but her words came across Leo much differently. He knew he had to leave her room quickly or risk doing something stupidly male and hormonal.
Leo stood quickly and headed for the door. "Goodnight, Bre." He replied and switched off the light.
Meanwhile…
Raph laid Eleana down into his bed and sat down next to her. She had released her death grip from around his neck but was still doing everything possible to stay close to him. He wondered what had scared her so terribly and how whatever it was connected to him as he pulled the dark red bed sheets over her. She had managed to stop sobbing and now lay silent, eyes wide and still shaking. Seeing her face still wet with tears, he slowly and gently wiped his thumb across her cheeks as she watched him, her face still palm. He simply looked back at her, his heart swelling. She looked adorable laying there in his bed, and he fought off the urge to run his fingers through her long dark hair. He tried to half smile at her.
"You're gonna be okay."
She simply stared back at him, and he could've sworn she'd managed the slightest nod. Donnie walked into the room, holding two packaged syringes in one hand and a small paper cup holding pills in the other. He could tell Donnie was pissed, and a streak of panic shot through his body.
Donnie has a thing for Eleana…
Don sat down on the other side and touched Eleana's arm, who surprisingly didn't move.
"How's she doing?" He said solemnly, not taking his eyes off of Eleana.
"Betta." Raph replied, staring cautiously at Donnie. "She stopped cryin' and she's calmed down a lot."
"Clearly," Donnie replied coldly. "Well I brought sedatives and sleep capsules for the both of you, so Eleana will definitely be safe." Don's words hit Raph like a slap in the face.
"You don't need to shoot us up wit drugs to make sure she's safe, Don. She's safer with me than anyone else."
Don rolled his eyes as he gently gave Eleana the shot in her bicep. She barely flinched. "Can you take these, Eleana?" he asked, motioning to the cup of pills in his hand.
"Give me those," Raph said taking the pills from Donnie. "She doesn't need any more poison." Of the four pills sitting in the paper cup, Raph swallowed two as Donnie shot his arm with the syringe. "I'll make sure she takes them when she's ready. Ya should get to bed, Don."
Donnie looked from him to Eleana and back before standing and heading for the door. "If anything happens to her, Raphael, you'll be sorry. I'll see to it personally that you do." And with that said, Don left the room, slamming the door behind him.
"Jesus…" Raph muttered. He looked to Eleana, who was still staring blankly at him. "Are ya feeling any better?"
To his shock, she slowly sat up and rested against the headboard. "No…"
Raph smirked. "I guess drugs do help." Eleana pulled her knees up against her.
"It's not the medicine. It's knowing that you're safe…" Raph's heart swelled and cautiously he crawled into bed at an appropriate distance from her and slid under the covers. He could already feel the warmth from her body.
"Can ya tell me what ya saw?" She turned her head away.
"You'd think I'm crazy…" Raph frowned and slid closer to her, putting his hand gently on her knee.
"I think that ya sittin' next to me in this bed is crazy, not whateva' scared ya half to death. Eleana…" he put his hand on her cheek and turned her face to meet his. "Ya can tell me anythin'. I will neva judge ya."
Eleana's eyes brimmed with tears and she sunk against his hand. "I saw horrible things…monsters…evil things I can't even describe. Something like el Diablo…"
"El Diablo?" Raph repeated.
"The Devil…" she whispered. Raph shuddered.
"Maybe it was just a bad dream?" Eleana shook her head fiercely.
"No. what scared me the most was when I opened my eyes…none of it went away. I saw you and Bre and the others…but all those evil things were surrounding you… And in my dream…this…this thing said 'Welcome home'…"
Raph's eyes widened. Eleana leaned forward into his arms so he could hold her again. "And on top of all of that…I heard someone screaming…and I think it was you…"
Raph held her as she began to cry again, and he sank down under the covers with her in his arms. After what seemed like the entire night, Eleana finally fell back asleep. Raph stayed awake for quite a while after she'd fallen into a deep sleep, making sure she didn't wake up screaming from another nightmare. Finally, he too began to drift off to sleep, Eleana still sleeping soundly in his arms. As he started to slip away, he said a silent prayer to himself.
God…if ya listenin'…take care of Eleana. Give me the strength to protect her for ya… and please…don't let her dream turn into somethin' big…
If only someone had been listening to his silent hopes… All might have turned out well…
Leo's POV
The sound of my bedroom door creaking open gently woke me from a dreamless sleep. I groggily turned my head to see a thin figure standing in the doorway, their shape outlined the smallest bit by the hallway light flooding in from the cracked open door. As the figure closed the door gently behind them, they disappeared in the darkness of my room, even their footsteps and breathing silent.
"Hello?" I said quietly, wondering who was in my room. Suddenly, I felt someone's weight pushing on the edge of my bed, and in a swift movement, someone sat on my torso, straddling me. My heart stopped.
"Bre?"
Bre looked down at me silently, her strawberry blonde hair framing her beautiful face sexily. She wore only the short lace nightgown I'd seen her in the previous night, and the sight of her sent tingles through my body. "Bre what are you doing?"
Before she could answer, Bre leaned down and pressed her lips against mine, setting my skin on fire like I'd never imagined possible. When she finally released me, I was dumbfounded and had no idea what to say.
"Bre…"
"Leo…" she responded, and slowly, she began to slip off her nightgown…
"Leo! For the love of God wake up!"
My eyes flashed open and I found myself staring into Bre's gorgeous blue eyes, only she was standing next to my bed and was fully clothed. Bre smiled despite my obvious heavy breathing and wide eyes.
"Jeez you're a sound sleeper. Don't tell me you were having a nightmare too."
Leo hastily sat up, trying to calm him body. He couldn't look at her without thinking of the dream that had just taking over his mind and body. "No, the exact opposite actually. It was a good dream. A very very good dream."
"Well nice, you can tell me about it later. Right now we gotta get to the dojo. Splinter's gonna talk to us about what happened with Eleana last night." Bre said, tossing a towel at him and heading for the door.
Leo stood. "You mean she told him?" And she survived the night sleeping with Mr. Hormones?
"Yeah, and apparently Raph too. He must've worked some kind of magic on her cause he got her to talk about it when they went to bed. But Leo, I suggest you hurry. From the look on Splinter's face, it's not good."
Ah hell. Leo thought.
OOOOOOOOOOOH WHAT A CRAZY CHAPTER! Daumn Leo havin dirty dreams there are we….
Leo: What? NO! I didn't mean to!
IceCreamPopStar: O.O I…love…you…XxBlackDawnxX…
Me: Leo I suggest you run now…she's about to fangirl…
Leo: Good idea… *takes off running*
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