Me: M'kay, guys, today I have a few things to say!
Raph: Oh, great.
Me: **glares, then clears throat** Okay, so, first off, we have 2 messages for...
Mikey: MEEEE!
Me: No, Donnie.
Mikey: WHAT
Me: He gets 'oxoooooxxxooooxxxoooooo' from Bradleyg0303! And that he's very cute when he is nervous.
Donnie: **Blushes on the couch and covers his face**
Me: Also, midnightscarlett has a question for him.
Donnie: **peeks out from his arms** What?
Me: She wants you to know that you're cute AND smart AND she'd like to know if you speak ESPANOL!
Donnie: **smirks a teeny bit** Tu piensas estoy mono y inteligente?
Me: HE CAN SPEAK ESPANOL!
Mah BFFL girl-of-the-wolves aka Jessie: Smart and sexy? One word comes to mind- SMEXY!
Raph: Hey! Ich kann Deutsch sprechen!
Me: NOBODY CARES!
Raph: Hmph.
Me: Also, I have a sorta sad thing to tell y'all. One of my best friends is in the hospital with diabetes, dehydration, and malnourishment :'(. PLEASE KEEP HER IN YO PRAYERS! Whether you pray or not ;)
Mikey: Leo prays.
Me: That's meditating, not praying. So, this chapter is dedicated to my hospital-ized friend! Just so'z ya know, a week or so has passed in time and Andi has started school, yes, at April's school. ANYWAYS on with da story:
Andi POV:
I slam my locker closed as I throw my new backpack over my shoulder. I HATED those teachers, it's only my first week in this school and I have a page in math, two chapters to read in Romeo and Juliet, a Spanish report to do, a paragraph essay in History (which was thankfully due next week, but I wanted to get started on it early-ish, like maybe a word or two), and a Physics test tomorrow that I didn't want to fail, so I had to bring my book home to study. I mean, seriously, cut me some slack!
My plan was to chillax at the lair until April got out of work at 6:00. She told me this morning that I should get a job, she wasn't going to pay for everything. I made a couple appointments to apply for a job at the same place April worked (news paper thing), a pizza delivery place, and Tim Hortons (which was a plus because apparently there's an employee discount – DONUTS!).
I walked out of the school and down the steps, passing a few groups of students. I identified a few: the goth, jocks, popular girls, cheerleaders, and the manga-lovers. Suddenly, I spotted someone I recognized: the girl from last week, who showed up in the alley with me!
Today her hair was done into two pigtails, which were tied near her neck, covering ears. She still wore the knit beanie on hear head, and the same furry jacket.
I began walking closer, wanting to find out more about her. Suddenly, her head snapped up and her eyes focused on me. She whispered something to her friend quickly, and then hurried away. I sigh, planning to talk to her the next time I saw her in the hallway.
When I reach the sidewalk, I turn in the direction of the manhole I usually use to enter the sewers. I break into a sprint with my backpack banging into my still-sore shoulder blades.
I'm almost to the alley when something bright and pink slams into me from the side.
"WAHHH!" I hear someone shriek as I fall to the ground.
"Ouch," I groan as I unpeel my face off of the gravelly sidewalk.
"OMG! I'm so, so sorry! Are you alright?"
I look up to see a girl about my age and height, with crazy, shoulder-length red hair and freckles dotting her face. I grasp her outstretched hand and pull myself up.
"I'm fine, thanks," I reply nonchalantly, although my hands are still stinging where tiny rocks have embedded themselves into my palms. I brush them on my jeans, and smile at her. (Me: Get ready for a mind = blown...)
"I'm Chloe Taylor!" she exclaims happily, still checking me over in case I am hurt. (Is your mind blown yet? If so, you can't sue me for anything cuz it's IN MY CONTRACT! Lol, jk, but plz don't sue me!)
"I'm Andi," I say. She waits.
"What's your last name?" she asks after a moment of awkwardness where I am trying to figure out why she was staring at me so expectantly.
"Oh!" I say. Then, I go into thinking mode (UGH I hate thinking mode). "Uhm... O'Neil?"
"Is that a question? 'Cuz I don't think I know your last name," she ponders for a moment.
"Uhm.. No, that's not a question..." I tell her. Then, I really go into thinking mode. How can I not remember what my last name is? I can't even remember my adopted name, let alone my real parents or their names! I think.
"Okay!" she says. "You go to NYC High?"
"Yeah, I do," I answer. Her already wide grin get even larger.
"Oh, great! I'm starting next week, I just moved in with my aunt from Minnesota," she tells me.
"Wow, Minnesota? Why'd ya move all the way here?"
"Oh, well," she begins. "I don't really wanna say," she mumbles, looking down at her Uggs, which were shuffling around next to the box she dropped when she rammed into me.
"Oh, sorry, I don't need to know. Sorry I asked," I say quickly, seeing her cheerful demeanor disappear.
"It's alright. So, see ya around?" she asks.
"Sure!" I reply. "Bye!"
"Bye," she says as she picks up her box and continues hauling it across the street.
Meeting new people every day, I think to myself. What am I gonna run into next?
- I just blew your mind there, adding Chloe! Right? BTW, this is a line break :) -
"I hate you, carbon monoxide!" I yell at my textbook. I'm in the room I sleep in when I stay at the turtles, currently trying to study. "I hate you all! Fuck you reactants, products, chemical bonds, and freaking CHEMICAL REACTIONS!"
I slap the palm of my hand down on the open textbook, and then smack it shut. Rolling over onto my back, I grab Romeo and Juliet and begin to read. After about a half-hour, I finish the three chapters. All I need to do now is do my math page and then I'll be done with my homework. First, however, I need a snack break.
I waltz into the kitchen and cry, "Romeo, O, Romeo, where for art thou!"
Mikey snickers and points at Raph, who is about to take a bite of pizza. I hurry over and snatch the pizza out of his hand. I take a big bite and then drape myself on his arms.
I grin up at him as he stands up, holding me bridal style, and then drops me on the ground with a thump.
"Hey, Romeo, you're mean," I say as I rub my butt and chew on the stolen pizza. Raph shrugs, and pulls another slice of pizza out of the box.
"Donnie pllleeeeaaaasssseeee help me with my homework," I call as I plop into the seat next to him.
"Fine, I'll be there in a second," he says from his lab.
"Yay," I cheer, jumping up from my seat. "Where's Leo?"
"Why do you care?" smirks Raph. I shrug.
"I just don't want him secretly jumping out and scaring me randomly," I inform them as I begin to walk back to my room, an extra slice of pizza in my hand.
Right as I reach the doorway, guess who jumps out and yells, "RAWR!"
"WAHH!" I shout as I throw my pizza in the air. Leo smirks as he snatches the airborne pizza.
"Hey," I whine. I stick my tongue out at him, and he pinches it between his two fingers. Without thinking, I reach out and bite his fingers.
While he's busy yanking his bitten hand out of the way, I grab my pizza back out of his hand.
"I'll win every time and you know it, Leonardo."
He scowls at me, whether because of me calling him by his full name or because I'm telling... the truth [insert angel face here]... I don't know.
I march over to Donnie's lab and yell, "Donnie, what's taking so long!" right as he pops his head in the doorway. He winces and covers his ears.
"I can hear just fine, no need to yell," he tells me.
"Oh, sorry."
"It's fine. Anyways, I'd like to run some tests on you, if you don't mind. Since your sai cut has healed so quickly, I want to see if there are any special healing cells in your body," he says.
"Uhm..." I ponder it for a moment.
"And if you let me, I will help you finish all of your math... and help you study for your chemistry..." he continues.
"Deal," I tell him. "Tell me what to do, Doc."
"The name's Donnie," he scowls. I smile.
"Doctor Donnie."
"Ugh, fine, whatever. Just lay down on this table." (Yes I know this sounds wrong but whatever)
I oblige, and he wheels a machine over.
"This is an X-Ray," he tells me, pointing at a label which says in messy handwriting, 'X-Ray'.
"No shit, Sherlock," I mutter.
"Do you want me to help with your homework or not?"
"Do you want to run the tests on me or not?" I shoot back at him. He groans and facepalms.
"Ow, my nose," he says, rubbing his – nose?
"Alright, now this isn't gonna hurt, just don't move," he says, preparing the machine. He pauses, then walks over to me and removes my shruikens and katana.
"Is this to make sure that the patient doesn't get somehow mind controlled and feel a sudden urge to attack someone?" I blurt out nervously. Donnie pauses, then laughs.
"No, the X-Ray is actually a large magnet, I just don't want any weapons to go flying out of the room."
"Oh," I say.
Donnie walks back over to the machine and presses a button. (I'm sorry but every time I hear that word I just have to say it again: BUTTON. There, sorry, random word obsession ;)
A buzzing noise could be for a moment or two, and then silence.
"Alright, you're good!"
Donnie's voice made me jump after the eerie buzzing and quiet. I slide off the table.
"The computer needs about a half hour to process, so I'll let you know-"
"Andi, Master Splinter wants to see you." says Leo.
"Who's – oh, yeah, the rat guy!" I remembered Mikey telling me about their Sensei, a mutated rat. Personally, I found the whole mutation thing pretty cool.
Leo scowled, obviously offended.
"He has a name."
"No, really?" I remark. I sigh, and then follow Leo to the dojo.
Upon spotting the giant brown rat, I gasp and take a step or two backwards. Giant turtles are one thing, but when you have a semi-embarrassing fear of mice and rats, it kinda gives you the shivers.
"It is good to finally meet you, Andi-sama," says the rat, bowing slightly.
"And you, Sensei," I reply almost automatically, making the Japanese sign of peace as I bow as well. I look at my hands, surprised. The rat seems surprised, too, but he recovers quickly.
"I'd like to see how well you perform in fighting. Have you been trained?" he questions.
"Uh, does six months of living in the NYC streets count?"
The corner of his mouth twitches.
"I suppose. Do you know any form of martial arts?"
"I don't – think so?" I reply.
Suddenly, he catches me by surprise when he hurls his walking stick at me. In slow-mo, I see Leo out of the corner of my eye, smirking. He knows I'm not going to catch the stick. I feel indignant. Yes, I can catch it, I tell myself.
My arms snap out and they catch the walking stick, almost about to hit my face.
"Whoa," I hear a voice from behind, and I jump, and spin around. Apparently Mikey, Donnie, and Raph have been watching the whole time, not just Leo and Sensei.
Splinter nods slightly, as if making a mental note. I wait a moment, and then he says, "Very well. We shall see how well you fight an opponent – my sons."
I look around, surprised. I point at the turtles.
"Which one?" I ask.
"Michelangelo, first."
Me: Ooooohhhh, she's gonna fight the turtles! What's gonna happen? Stay tuned...
Raph: You sound like you're ending an episode of Beyblade.
Me: Oh, that reminds me, my BFFL girl-of-the-wolves is making a Beyblade fic with ME! in it. So please check it out! I have no idea who I'm gonna be paired with – haha, actually I do, but I'm not gonna spoil it for ya! I'll just tell you: Sadly, it's not gonna be with Johannes :'(.
Leo: What do you see in that guy? Doesn't he beat up Yuki?
Me: Yes he does, Yuki is cute too, but Johannes is a CAT!
Leo: Forget it.
Me: Good idea. You do not want to get in a discussion with me about Johannes. Anyway, R&R! I mean it!