Here you guys go, another chapter. So sorry it took so long, I've been dealing with some writers block and could not think of anything to type. It's a much shorter chapter than my others, so I apologize for that as well. Maybe now I can go reply to all my mweor roleplays I've been procrastinating about, probably not though.
The room fell silent as the four turtles, Splinter, and Renée lay in the pile, then Renée's laughs started bubbling up once again. Her laugh became quite contagious as the pile unraveled themselves and, by the time everyone was back on their feet, the room was filled with laughter from all six of the mutants. As Splinter stood, he took the brief time to hit all of the turtles on the head. Their laughing turned to soft groans of pain as they clutched or rubbed the spot he had hit.
"I guess we kind of deserved that." Mikey chuckled. Splinter nodded and turned to Leo. "Why don't you all take Renée out. It will be good for her to get out of the lair. Do not go out of the sewers." He added, seeing the instant gleam in the four boys eyes. Leo nodded and scooped his sister into his arms. "Hai, Sensei." He bowed slightly, then led the way into the sewers. After seventeen years of living in the sewers, the four turtles knew the entire system like the back of their hands, but, for Renée, the place was like a jungle. As soon as Leo set her down, she darted off to explore, the four turtles keeping a close watch on her as they walked. They were passing under a manhole cover, when it slid open. In a instant, Raph had Renée in his arms and was in the shadows, as were his brothers. They watched as a form dropped down, then dragged the cover back on. Mikey crept forwards silently, then jumped onto the young girls back. The teenager barely had time to scream before she toppled over, saved only by Leo stepping out and grabbing her arm.
"Mikey! How many times have I told you not too do that? You could have crushed me." The remaining turtles crept out of their hiding spots as April scolded Mikey. "April. He's tuned you put." Donnie called out to his friend. She cast a quick glance at the orange masked turtle, letting out a frustrated sigh as she saw the all too familiar 'tuned out' look on Mikey's face. She turned to face the three remaining brothers and opened her mouth to speak, but then she saw Renée. "Oh my gosh! Is that Renée? She had gotten so big since I last saw her! She's so cute!" She stepped towards Raph and held out her arms to the lizard. "Can I please hold her?" She begged, turning a pleading gaze to Raph. Raph opened his mouth to reply, but a childish voice spoke out first.
"Īe, anata wa watashi o hoji suru koto wa wa anata o shirimasen!(No, you will not be able to hold me. I do not know you!)" April blinked, obviously shocked that she was able to speak, then laughed." I guess she doesn't remember me. It had been a few weeks, and she was still pretty shocked when I left her with you guys. Let's get back to the Lair, if that's alright with you guys." The boys agreed and they small group turned and splashed back home.
-At The Lair-
Once everyone had settled down, April and Donnie started working on her college homework. Eventually, Renée's curiosity got the best of her and she wandered over to her purple banded brothers side. He hardly noticed her as he worked out one of the calculus problems. April, however, looked up and smiled at the child. "Hello, Renée. You coming to help us with my schoolwork?" The multicolored lizard shook her head and pressed closet to Donnie. "Come on, Rennie. Stop being shy." He pulled her onto his lap. "This is April. She's the one that brought you here. She's a friend." He promised.
The young lizard blinked at April for a moment, chewing her lip, with Usagi clutched tightly to her chest. "April? April nice?" She turned her questioning look to her purple masked brother, who nodded. "April is very nice." He assured her. She slid off of his lap and walked slowly over to the red haired teen. Once she reached Aprils side, Renée lifted her blue eyes up to look at the older girl. A soft giggle escaped her lips. "April, you look weird." She pushed on Aprils nose. "Your face is flat." April laughed slightly and nodded. "I look normal for where I come from. My friends would think you look weird." Renée's eyes widened, then she laughed as if April had just made the funniest joke. "Your weird. Usagi likes you." She nodded slightly, then turned and darted away to bug one of her other brothers. April turned her questioning look to Donnie. "Usagi? Who is Usagi?" A smile flickered over Donnie's face. "Her stuffed rabbit. Raph found it for her. She usually has it with her. We call it Usagi because that was her first word, and its a rabbit." April glanced over at Renée, who was now following Raph around the lair, begging him to play with her, and smiled. "She's a sweetie. You guys are so lucky." Donnie followed her gaze and smiled, then nodded in agreement.
Yay, April now officially knows Renée. Yeah, the boys are seventeen and April is eighteen and on collage, but collage is easy when you have Donnie as a tutor. I wish I had Donnie as a tutor. That'd be fun. Anywho, thanks for all the review and such. Renée is sending out free glomps to everyone who reads this. Renée: *glomps everyone for reading this story*