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Chapter 10: The Orange Banded Turtle

"This is so gross!" Sydney said for the millionth time.

"SHUT UP!" Donnie, Leo and Raph shouted at her.

Sydney was getting on everyone's last nerve except for a certain orange banded turtle.

Mikey felt like he was on cloud nine. He still had last night on his mind. He actually got to talk to and touch a real live human girl, one his age too. He was walking through the sewer tunnels with a big huge smile on his face. To him last night was amazing. It was better than the time that he had saved Silver Sentry from his archenemy . Better than the time he had beaten his high score on Call of Duty Modern War Fair Three, which he had done six times already. Better than the time where Mikey, Casey and his brothers fought alongside Stainless Steve Steel to save the other Justice Force members from Amanda, a daughter who wanted revenge.

Sam and Mikey didn't do anything other than sleep, but that was enough for him. Sam wanted him to protect her from Leo. He assumed he would just be on guard duty by the front door but she had wanted him closer to her, in her bed. He didn't question it although he was a bit nervous he had never been that close to a girl before. So he took off his pads and mask, and crawled in right next to her.

But what truly made last night amazing was when Mikey had woken up at about one in the morning. He felt Sam snuggled against his plastron. Her skin was so soft and her smell was intoxicating, a mix of cherry blossoms and jasmine. Mikey looked down at her sleeping form, and what he saw enchanted him, Sam was sleeping peacefully. Her skin was freshly sun kissed, her brunette hair was like silk, and her lips were plump and powder pink in color that he thought were very kissable.

"What's wrong with him?" Raph asked Donnie.

Donnie shrugged. "What isn't wrong with him?"

Raph laughed. "Good point brainiac. Mikey's always been a chucklehead."

Raph and Donnie eyed their little bother with puzzled expressions on their faces. He still had that big goofy toothy grin plastered on his face with a day dreamy look in his eyes. 'Weirdo.' Raph thought to himself.

After about ten minutes they were about halfway between April's apartment and the Lair. Raph had asked the question that had been on the Turtles minds ever since they met Sam.

"So why'd Sam quit training?"

That snapped Mikey out of his trance. He also wanted to know why Sam quit.

Sydney looked surprised by the question but answered it truthfully. "After Sam's boyfriend died, she used to lock herself in her room and just train until she passed out from exhaustion. Well my parents weren't too happy with Sam over-exerting herself. They thought she was gonna hurt herself, but they didn't stop her because they thought it was just her way of grieving."

Mikey watched as Sydney's eyes teared up but tears never fell. She let out a shakey breath. "Sam was depressed. One night she began getting nightmares. She would scream bloody murder, and thrash around in her bed. When she would wake up she would turn really pale and hyperventilate."

Mikey felt his heart begin to break. He felt truly felt sorry for Sam. He had nightmares and he knew they weren't pleasant but his were never as bad as hers sounded.

Sydney rubbed her arm nervously. "Two weeks after my kidnapping. Sam was found in the hospital with a knife wound in her shoulder. A few days later she was released, but the doctors had sent her home with pills to help with her depression. They told my parents that she wasn't allowed to train anymore until her body heals. Well my dad went home and locked her weapons in her truck and forbid her from going to Japan to train for the summer. Two months later my parents died and here we are."

The four Turtles stopped in front of the entrance. The girls kept walking. Raph grabbed their arms and pulled them back. They looked at him confused.

"We're here girlies." He told them with a chuckle as he pulled the pipe that opened the door to the lair.

The group walked into the lair. Madi and Sydney's mouths dropped open. They saw a huge kitchen, a living room with a dozen televisions stacked on top of each other, and next to that what looked like a lab, and in the middle of the room was a bridge with what looked like a crystal clear river running through it.

"WOW! This place is great!" Madi exclaimed. Sydney only nodded in agreement.

Mikey spotted Sam on the couch. She was in a pair of tight orange sweat pants, and a white sleeveless sweatshirt shirt that said "Wild Child." She was watching soap operas with Master Splinter cuddled against him like a little child as he was stroking her hair.

Mikey watched as Leo's eyes narrowed into slits. He smiled 'Someone's jealous.' he thought laughing.

Raph, Donnie, and Leo headed to the dojo upstairs. Mikey walked into the living to get their father to begin their training.

Sam's eyes lit up as she saw Mikey enter the living room. She felt butterflies when she met his beautiful baby blue eyes. The pair blushed and turned away from each other.

"Good afternoon, Michelangelo." Master Splinter smiled at his youngest son.

"Good afternoon, father." Mikey replied. "We are ready for training."

Master Splinter nodded to him. Then turned to Sam and asked her. "Would you like to watch my sons train?"

Sam looked unsure of what to say so Mikey added with a big smile on his face. "Yea! Sam you could watch the moves that won me THE BATTLE NEXUS TOURNAMENT!" He then flexed his arms showing her his muscles.

Sam laughed and the nodded. Mikey grabbed her by wrist and ran up the stairs to the dojo.

I hope you like this Chapter. Chapter eleven will be up soon. Read and Review please.