Hi guys! Well I have a four day weekend so that means more chapters~
I'm currently in the middle of a paper and a dress that I must create so after this weekend so again, my activity may not be often. I'm sorry T.T
Well, that's all I have to-oh yeah!
A biiiiiiggggg thank you for all of the reviews, follows, and favorites. You guys have no idea how happy it makes me to see people actually want to read what I write. It really means a lot to me, so thank you.
Oh and one more thing….I actually have plans to make more stories, maybe in the world of Star Trek, Avengers, Sherlock, etc… It's not official but if any of you have ideas for it I'll be happy to accept it.
Wow, this is the most I've said on A/N's, hehehe
Anyways, enjoy chapter 7!
Disclaimer: I do not own the TMNT series but I have made the OC's. I don't like to say 'own' because I feel like a creepy master…
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Iori sat up in her bed with a lazy yawn. She scratched her hair scarf and made a lazy smile; for once she didn't wake from alarms. Today she felt something…different. Happiness, that's it. After her talk with Raphael last night, she felt great knowing that they could get along. She threw the covers off of her, soon halting with thought. She only has a few more days until her ship is back online. She frowned at that thought; she didn't want to leave them just yet. Still, she is a woman of her word, and doesn't want to be a burden on her more than gracious hosts. That's not the Shenzian way, she told herself.
With a huff, she got out of bed and walked over to the dresser. She had to take out a pair of sweatpants, because, let's be honest, who wears pants to bed? (Probably a lot of people, but not Iori.) She quickly stuffed her legs and waist into them, skipping out the door and into the kitchen.
There she saw Mikey at the stove cooking fresh omelettes, and Leo sat to himself at the table. Iori shuffled over and sat next to Leo, exchanging good mornings between the both of them. "Smells great, Mike." Iori said while sniffing the air. "Why thank you, sugar lips. Cooking is in fact my specialty." Mikey smirked to himself. Leo rolled his eyes at him, making Iori laugh a bit. He winked at her in response; he began to like Iori as a friend, which was rare for the leader turtle. He was always so cautious to bring people in, but he could read her personality, and he instantly knew that she was trustworthy. In all honesty, Leo had grown a soft spot for her.
They both watched Mikey prepare each omelet; Mikey surely knew what he was doing. He flipped each one at perfect timing. They watched him a bit more until Iori scratched her head scarf again, causing Leo to look. "Why do you wear that on your head?" He asked, genuinely curious. Iori looked at him, "I've always had to wear this. I guess from where you're coming from, you've only seen straightened hair, right?" Leo nodded. Iori continued, "My hair's not really that straight. I mean, I could straighten it, but that's too much work. Anyways, my hair's naturally coily like it's been for the past few weeks, but I wanna style it so I might just make puffs." Leo nodded, now understanding. To be honest, even when saving pedestrians and looking at media, he hadn't really paid attention to what females' hair looked like. He did see a difference between Caucasians and women of color, but it wasn't something to completely catch his eye. "I would style it now, but I'm not going anywhere at the moment," Iori yawned and leaned back in her chair, "Nah, I'm just going to keep the scarf on for today."
Not too long after the rest of the family arrived, and everyone sat down and ate. The omolettes were bigger than she suspected, but again she forgot that they eat more than humans. She could eat the same amount (which she did), but she thought it would just look more surprising. Splinter glanced over at Iori, who was happily eating her breakfast. He cleared his throat, gaining everyone's attention and turned to Iori. "Miss Nyeki," he said, "I do believe this is the last week you'll be with us." To this Iori looked a bit sad, and the four turtles looked down at their plates in grief. They didn't want her to go. She was such good company, and her depart seemed too soon. "Yes, sadly. But...I just don't want to leave you all. You've been so kind to me, and I can't say thank you enough," a little, sad smile grew on her face; "Still, I keep my promises. Four weeks only, no more, no less."
Mikey let out a fake, over the top cry, jumping out of his seat and hugged Iori. She would be squished by his massive arms if it wasn't for Leo and Raph attempting to pry him off of her. "No, my sweet cakes! Don't leave meeee! We have so much to do together I was gonna propose to you in a week just let me get the ring don't go pleaseeeee!" The brothers managed to peel him off of her, hard enough that he fell on the back of his shell. Everyone laughed, and Mikey stood up, embarrassed. Iori smirked, "Well that seemed like one shell of a scene, baby." She even did the signature Dandy move with the end of that quote, only making Mikey and herself chuckle.
After that, they all finished breakfast, Iori helping with the dishes, and left the table. Master Splinter ordered the boys to go into training, and the four quickly disappeared into the dojo. Now, Iori had no specific chores, today, and she would get quite bored doing nothing. She looked toward the dojo door; it would be nice to actually see what they do in there.
Iori walked over to the door, putting a pointed ear against it. She could her Splinter give certain orders, both English and Japanese, and the brothers complied. She thought now would be a good time to slip in, since she could tell no one was sparring just yet. She meekly opened the door and slipped in, finding herself being eyed by the others in the room. "Uh, I know I can't be in here, but I was just so curious to see what ninjitsu actually looked like." Splinter said there was no rule saying she couldn't enter, and with that she plopped herself down in the corner and observed the actions. Their fighting techniques were some of the most eqsusuite she's ever seen; moves so keen and quick it would make you look twice. She watched as each turtle used their weapons, eyeing every direction they went and how they were used. She was most interested in Raphael's movements; seeing as how bulky he is, she was amazed that he could use his Sais so skillfully. He was up against Leo, and Iori could've sworn she was watching a movie. Their moves were so perfectly done, it was like watching fire and ice collide. Their muscles visible under their scaly skin were bulged out during the spar; Raph easily blocked Leo's katanas and managed to knock one out of his hand. Leo then did a sideswipe, bringing Raph crashing to the floor and putting a blade to his throat. Splinter called end match, and Leo helped his brother up, patting him on the shell. "A bit more training, Raph."
"Whatever." Raph growled. Iori got to watch Donnie and Mikey spar. They weren't as skilled as Leo and Raph, but against each other, they proved to be a dangerous match. She watched all four turtles go at it, and finally decided that it was time to take her leave. She stood up to exit the dojo, but Splinter put his hand out to stop her. "Miss Nyeki, seeing as though you have watched them fight, would you have any suggestions to help them improve?"
Iori was stunned at this. She didn't expect to be called out. I mean, she had serious and almost deadly training herself, but that was from a completely different book of tactics. Still after watching them, she found a few flaws that they could learn to patch up. "Eh…well…" all eyes were on her," Raph could be more aware of his opponents' body position. If they have their foot in a certain stance, then they will use it." Leo smirked at this. His brother was still not ready to be leader, and Iori saying it (not really) made his heart swell. His inner pride fell flat as Iori continued. "I also think that Leo should have a stronger grip on his weapons. If those are his main weapons for his fighting, then he should pay more attention to them. Also Donnie should be a bit quicker with his staff, and Mikey should observe his enemy first before attacking. Oh and most of all, you guys should really practice your defense."
Splinter nodded, "Hm...I shall take that into consideration. Now then, why don't you show them how you would do it?" Iori's mouth dropped open. She hasn't fought in awhile, well not since her trip to Pharleeze and some Maldeezian gave her a problem. That was a few months ago, though, and she secretly trains when the turtles aren't around or awake.
She hesitated for a moment, and then strolled over onto the fighting mat. "Is there any specific rules I should know about?" She asked. "Only begin when I call, and cease when I call." Splinter stated. She nodded, and Splinter called up Mikey to the mat. He walked over cockily and did a few moves with his nun chucks, "You ready to get slaughtered, sweetness?" She smirked in reply, and they each got into their fighting stances. The other turtles watched with anticipation, they always wondered if Iori could protect herself and how. "Hajime!" Mikey practically lunged at her, easily missing due to Iori's quick speed, and Iori did a spin kick, hitting him square in the jaw. Mikey attempted to hit her with the nun chucks, but she easily disarmed him and flicked him with them against his arms. He fell over and cried uncle-a lot-and at the words stop, she instantly ceased beating him. Iori helped him up, and Mikey childishly whimpered and took back his nun chucks. "Damn, sweetness, why'd you have to hit so sour?"
He walked off the mat, being quickly replaced by Donnie. He adjusted his glasses and got into stance, followed by Iori, and went at it with the sound of go. He lunged his bo staff at her, trying to jab her stomach, but she left him frustrated with each dodged shot. He spun the staff around and managed to hit her in the calf, and she winced in pain. She then growled and bared her fangs, complete by jumping on top of his shoulders and wrapping her legs around him. She then used extra force to completely throw him over, making him land on the floor with a loud grunt and thud. Splinter called stop, and Iori quickly went over to Donnie, helping him up and being cautious of his head. "Are you alright? Goodness I'm sorry, I forget my strength sometimes." She went in close to fix his glasses that were crooked on his face, making a blush creep onto his face. "I'll be fine, just a minor concussion that will heal in no time."
She helped him off the mat, and then came face to face with Leo. They walked onto the mat, and she rubbed her calf that still hurt from Donnie's staff. Leo bowed respectfully, and out of confusion, she bowed back. They never took their eyes off each other, and she could feel the strength pouring off of him in that very moment. They went into their stance at the sound of go, they went to war. Iori remembered from earlier that he was quite quick with his moves, and an attack would come too fast to notice. She successfully dodged his attacks, but she almost got hit with a sideswipe.
She jumped from it, but Leo's speed never decreased. It was certainly a longer fight; Leo was very skilled to say the least. He unsheathed his swords and lunged at her, almost snagging her hair scarf, and received a heavy backhand smack across the face. He was dazed, but only for a moment, and made a hole in her oversized T-shirt. Iori noticed it and got a bit upset, she knew she was going to have to patch it up later. The katanas continued their assault, and out of nowhere Iori caught both blades between her hands. Leo gasped, he wasn't expecting that. She then quickly let go to jump kick Leo, sending him flying to the wall. He slid down, and he didn't notice that Iori now held a katana to his throat, right after Splinter called.
Iori attempted to help him up, but Leo impatiently picked himself up, grabbing his swords and walking to the floor. Iori shrugged, guessing he was a bit sour from losing. Finally her final challenger stepped onto the mat. Unlike the others, Raph sheathed his Sais, making Iori tilt her head. If he had no interest in his weapons…this surely was going to be a good fight. They got into their stance, and Splinter called go. Iori jerked to move, but was only halted by Raph's non-activity. He was simply standing there, staring at her. She was confused, and she looked at the others for answers. They all looked as if nothing happened, and then it clicked. He was checking her. He was evaluating every move and position she was in, and now he was seeing what would be the best way to take her down. She sure wasn't having any of that. She began to circle him slowly, never breaking eye contact. He stared blankly back, burning holes into the back of her head. He took his eyes away only for a moment, but before he realized, Iori had already put him to the floor with a powerful kick.
He landed with a thud, but quickly bounced back up. Iori didn't break a sweat; she charged at him with incomprehensible speed. Unlike her previous opponents she managed to hit him, but he was unfazed due to his bulky stature. He was waiting for her to get tired. He found that his plan had worked, and he took no time to grab Iori by the waist and slam her to the ground. She gasped as the wind was knocked out of her, and struggled to get up.
Splinter was about to call, but Iori slowly got up breathing fiercely and baring her fangs. Raph smirked, she came back for more. He took out his Sais and began to come for her, but she evaded the attempts. She then grabbed him by the forearm, and lifted him off the ground. Raph jaw hung open as she then threw him to the ground, Sais sliding across the floor. Splinter called time, and Iori helped Raph up, going to get his Sais and hand them back to him. The turtles were stunned. They expected Mikey to be defeated, a little with Donnie, not really with Leo, but she defeated Raph?! They were dumbfounded. They had no idea that she was that strong or powerful, her attacks were more clean and quick than their own. Even Master Splinter raised an eyebrow at his sons' defeat. She then quickly turned to the turtles, apologizing furiously if she severely hurt them. Her apologies began teetering between English and Shenzin, but they assured her that no real damage was done. Master Splinter walked to Iori, placing a hand on her shoulder, "I must admit, I would have never seen you as a fighter. You defeating my sons with such ease have really put me in a state of awe. I wish for you to train with them until it is time for you to leave." Iori smiles and nods, letting Splinter walk to the exit. He stopped at the doorway, "As punishment for being defeated, you four must make sure the dojo is spotless by lunch." The turtles groaned but quickly agreed, and just like that they were off cleaning. Iori thought it would be best to leave, but Mikey stopped her. "I'm not gonna lie, your moves were pretty badass. Such a pretty face with a powerful blow. And the way you kicked Raph's ass! Oh my God we're totally getting married." "MIKEY!" Raph growled. Mikey let go of her and rushed back to his chores, leaving Iori snickering as she exited the dojo.
Now about that hole…
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Well well well wasn't that a fun chapter? I bet you didn't know Iori was a badass :D
More chapters to come up soon, and like I said earlier, I am accepting ideas for what to write about next.
See you on the next chapter!
Toodles~