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Chapter 11: Sharp as an Arrow

Sam watched as the boys did their Katas. She was mesmerized as she studied each Turtle. Donnie's movements were calculated. Raph's were strong and powerful. Sam could tell he was showing off because there were females in the room, but she wasn't going to call him out on it. Leo's were graceful and fluid like water, the transition from one move to the next was so perfect she could hardly tell when he did it, but she was a very experienced ninja she knew. Then there was Mikey who was attempting to make Sam laugh by messing up and tripping up Raph. That earned him a smack to the back of the head.

THWACK!

"OW." Mikey rubbed the back of his head.

"Michelangelo, if you are distracted I could tell the girls to leave." Master Splinter scolded.

Mikey shook his head, and then continued to do his Katas, this time taking it seriously. Sam giggled as she watched Mikey try to finish faster than his brothers. His movement were rushed and not completely executed.

After the boys finished, they headed over to the wall where they kept their weapons. Each grabbed a quiver, a bow, and a dozen arrows. Sam laughed when she noticed each quiver and bow matched the color of the Turtles masks. Mikey looked up while he was stringing his bow.

"What's so funny?" He asked Sam

Sam blushed when she met his eyes. She turned away from him. "Nothing."

"Today's lesson is accuracy. In Ninjitsu we must not only be quick, and alert when facing an opponent we must also be accurate in our attacks. For this lesson you will shoot arrows at the bull's-eye and make everyone."

The Turtles put an arrow into their bows and pulled it back ready to fire. They looked at Master Splinter. Master Splinter slammed the tip of his walking cane on the floor. "Begin."

Each boy let go of the bow sending each arrow flying into the bull's eye. Sam could see Raph and Mikey get a competitive glint in their eyes. Faster than Sam could even blink Mikey and Raph were sending arrows two at a time to see who would be the first to split an arrow down the middle. Soon they ran out of arrows. Sam laughed at the sight not only had they not split a single arrow, they completely missed the bull's-eye. Arrows were everywhere.

Master Splinter looked furious. He had thought he had made a mistake bringing the girls into the dojo. He knew Mikey craved attention and would do anything to mess around during training, and Raph it was his testosterone he had to show that he was the best. Master Splinter was about to scold his sons and punish them, but then he was surprised when he saw Sam grab Raph's bow from him.

"What are ya doin' wit dat it ain't a toy." Raph scowled at her.

That earned him an eye roll and a very smart-ass comment from Sam. "Really? I didn't know that!"

Then she held her hand out. "Can I see your mask?" Sam watched as Raph's scowl faded into a look of pure surprise. "Why should I give you my mask?" He asked her.

Sam rolled her eyes again then walked over to Mikey and asked him very sweetly. "Mikey, can I see your mask?"

A smile spread across Mikey's face as he untied the knot. He handed it to her his rough callused hands meeting her small soft ones. His face flushed red. He looked away from her. Mikey heard Sam walk into the middle of the dojo.

Everyone watched in confusion as well as fear as Sam strung the bow. Then she tied Mikey's orange mask around her eyes so she was blinded. She grabbed an arrow and pulled it back ready to fire.

"What the hell do you think you're doing? You could really hurt someone!" Leo's eyes narrowed as he scolded her.

Master Splinter held up a hand. "Quiet Leonardo, I wish to see this." He heard Leo let out a defeated sigh. He too was concerned about Sam's need to do such a reckless stunt, but he felt something inside of him telling him to let her do it, that no one would be harmed.

Mikey leaned over to Raph. "I bet you forty bucks she makes it."

Raph chucked. "You're on. Dere's no way dat shorty could make the shot."

Sam released the arrow and everyone watched as it sped through the air and hit the bull's-eye perfectly in the center. But that wasn't enough for Sam she had something to prove. Her sensei the Ancient One had trained her in archery, but of course just making a bull's-eye wasn't good enough for her, she had become such a good archer that she could split an arrow down the middle while blind folded. She grabbed two more arrows and repeated her pervious action. Everyone watched in awe as the second arrow split the first, and then the third arrow split the second.

Sam slowly slid the mask off her eyes. The first thing she saw was Mikey's baby blue eyes. She felt her heart pound a little faster; she was always a sucker for a pair of blue eyes. Sam felt a little weird staring into his eyes. It was like a pair of liquid blue pools were trying to burn a hole deep into her soul. She didn't know what to do, so she just gave him a small smile.

"That was amazing dudette!" Mikey exclaimed.

Sam's smile got a little bigger. "Thank you."

Master Splinter applauded her. "Well done Samantha. It seems you are very skilled. I look forward to continuing your training."

Sam bowed to him. "Thank you Sensei."

Sam handed Raph back his bow. She smirked. "Here you go hot stuff." She walked over to hand Mikey back his mask as she looked over her shoulder seeing Raph blush. When she handed Mikey his mask she got that weird feeling all over again. "Thanks Mikey." She told him with a big smile. Mikey flushed redder than Raph. "No problem dudette."

Sam sat back down next to Master Splinter. She suddenly felt her pills wearing off. She cursed at them mentally. She needed those pills right now. She was still at the lair and her pills were in a bag back at April's. She cursed herself for forgetting her second dose of her depression medication, but she forgot on purpose. She hated taking her meds they made her feel helpless, a feeling that Sam wasn't found of. But nevertheless they kept her happy well whatever happy that she could get from taking the pills. Another reason she hated her pills was the mood swings they caused the doctor said they'd go away after a month but it had been four and they were still there. She cursed at herself. She should have had better control of her emotions, but with her pills and Leo being a smug bastard it was putting her in a stressful situation which wasn't making her emotional state any better. She knew she had to get out of the lair she didn't like people seeing her in the state she was currently slipping into, she felt vulnerable.

Master Splinter saw Sam fighting inside herself. He decided to dismiss her and her sisters from the dojo. He had to finish his sons training and the girls were becoming a distraction. He turned to them with a warm smile on his face. "I need to finish my sons' training lesson for today. Make yourselves at home." Sydney and Madi nodded will big smiles on their faces as they left the dojo. Sam stood up slowly and bowed to him. He reached out and grabbed her hand. "You and I will talk later child." She gave him a small smile and walked out of the dojo.

Mikey watched Sam walk out of the dojo with a somber expression across her face. He thought she was way too pretty to look that sad. He was about to follow her but decided against it. Right now he was training, and with the contest he tried to have with Raph he already had a strike against him. He decided after training and after he did his flips and laps as punishment for his stunt, that he would go and comfort Sam. He felt like he had to do it for her. She had a pretty smile and Mikey wanted to see more of it, actually he wanted to see more of her period. Sam made him feel different, the good kind of different. Sam made his palms sweaty, his heart race, and his stomach upset. He loved the feeling she gave him and he wanted more and more of it. He had only known her for a few hours, but he found himself addicted to her.

"Kneel" Master Splinter commanded his sons. Each Turtle kneeled in front of their Master. "I wish to speak to you boys about the girls. Samantha, Sydney and Madison are welcomed here anytime they would like. They are Casey's family which means that they are now our family too. Understand." He looked over at Leo. Leo would not meet his eyes. He sighed heavily. "I will not be training you for the next few weeks." This caused Leo's head to snap up and look directly at his father, curiosity deep in his eyes.

"Why Father?"

A smile grew across Master Splinters face. "I will be training Samantha. When she is ready she will train with the rest of you."

The turtles gave their father looks of approval, except for one. Donnie and Mikey had big smiles on their faces. Raph smirked liking the idea of a pretty girl like Sam being close to him made something inside him burn, and he liked it. Leo was currently trying to hold back his anger; he did not like the idea of Sam taking his father away from him just to train a pathetic excuse of a Ninja. He was not impressed by her skills as the rest of them were, it would take more than just a simple trick to impress him.

Master Splinter banged his walking cane down on the dojo floor, his face again becoming serious. "Training is over for today. Donatello you may go. As for the rest of you….Raphael and Michelangelo, you two will do fifty laps and one hundred and twenty flips, for the stunt you pulled today." He turned to Leo. "As for you Leonardo, the little stunt you pulled back at April's was disgraceful. Samantha had done nothing to you, but you felt like attacking her."

Leo's eyes filled with rage. He seethed. "But Master she hit me first."

Master Splinter's eyes narrowed and in a very authoritative voice he reprimanded Leo. "Not only did you physically attack her but you verbally attacked her as well. As leader you should know better than to attack for no reason. With that said you will do two hundred laps and four hundred flips. Then when you are done you will apologize to Samantha."

Leo was too angry to speak so he only nodded. Master Splinter and Donnie left the dojo leaving the others to their punishment.

Things seem to be getting interesting ;) Leo finally got what was coming to him and it seems we have the formation of a love triangle. More up soon. I would also like to thank NFLetcher for his reviews as well. Read and Review