Okay 4th chapter, two chapters a week! i don't own TMNT.


TMNT's POV

After the girls walked into their room all four turtles crowded around the entrance and listened to their conversation. Harley whispered something they couldn't make out and Jade replied at the same level. Harley then raised her voice.

"We should just stay the one night, if the foot are in fact following us I don't want to lead them here," she said.

The three turtles glared at Leonardo who looked sheepishly at his feet. Michelangelo couldn't stop thinking about Amber. He wanted to comfort her, make her smile again. The idea that she was hurting hurt him. He tuned back into what they were saying.

"I should have stayed home, I could've saved her," Harley choked out. Leo winced at her tone.

"It's not your fault we never would have seen this coming," Jade said.

"Then why do I feel so guilty?" Harley replied in the same hurt tone.

The turtles all retreated to the beat up couch. They sat thinking about what they had heard.

"Man Harley and Jade sound like Raph and Leo," Don said. Mikey nodded. Leo would always blame himself for something and Raph would always be there to set him straight.

"I can't imagine losing your sensei like that," Leo mumbled.

"I don't even want to think about it," Raph said shivering.

"Well even if they are only staying one night we should make them comfortable," Donny said standing up "Im going to make dinner,"

He left the other turtles on the couch and headed to the kitchen.

Donatello's POV

I was heading to the kitchen to make dinner. I passed by the girl's room just as Harley came out. Her eyes were watery but none spilled over. She saw me and looked down. I had to admit she was pretty. Her skin tone was a light jade with a dark emerald shell. Her grey, blue eyes looked like pools of sparkling emotions.

"Donatello?" she asked waving a hand in front of my face. I heard my brother's faint snickers from the couch.

"Uh- yea?" I asked trying to play off my space out.

"I asked where you were going," she said.

"OH! I was uh just going to make dinner," I rubbed the back of my head nervously.

"Can I help?" she asked.

"You can cook?" I asked bewildered. Why did I ask that?! Stupid, stupid! She giggled.

"Of course! I can make the best sushi you've ever tasted! Come on!" she pulled me into the kitchen.

I couldn't make anything except for Kraft Dinner so I was happy that she offered the help. We made the rice and she showed me how roll the sushi. We made a huge mess but it was fun. The rice was so sticky and it got everywhere! When we finished we looked at the huge mess we made. Pots and pans filled the sink, rice was everywhere, and pieces of seaweed were stuck to the cupboards.

"I'll help clean this up don't worry," Harley said. I looked gratefully at her. Her eyes then squinted at me.

"You've got rice on your nose," she chuckled. I crossed my eyes, trying to find it. She laughed again.

"Here," she said and she swiped the rice off my nose. I blushed and so did she. "We should wash up before serving," she said. I looked at my hands; they were covered in rice and seaweed.

"Good idea," I said.

We ran to the bathroom and rinsed the rice off our hands and faces. Once we were done we walked back to the kitchen. Harley made a plate for Amber and I called everybody else for dinner. Master Splinter sat at the head with Raph, Leo, and Mikey on his right, and me, Harley, and Jade on his left.

"So what's for dinner?" Mikey asked excitedly.

"I hope it's not Kraft Dinner again," Raph muttered. I walked in carrying the large sushi platter.

"Haha very funny Raph," I said as I placed the platter in the middle of the table.

"What is that?" said Mikey with a disgusted look on his face.

"Traditional food of Japan," replied Master Splinter while taking some "sushi,"

"Isn't that raw fish?" asked Raph.

"Don't knock it till you try it," Jade answered putting one in her mouth.

The boys still looked uneasy. Even I was a bit squeamish to eat it. We all hesitated and watched as Harley, Jade, and Master Splinter dug into their food. Harley noticed our hesitation and rolled her eyes. She placed one on my plate and looked pointedly at me. I picked up the sushi with my chopsticks, eyed it, and put it in my mouth. The taste was amazing! Like fireworks of different flavors on my tongue. My brothers watched my reaction carefully. I nodded to them to try it and they did.

"Mmmm," they groaned contentedly. Harley and Jade giggled at their reactions.

"This is actually good Don didn't think you had it in you," Raph said shoving four in his mouth at once.

"Actually Harley taught me, she is the cooking genius," I said.

Leo stopped, sushi halfway to his mouth and looked at Harley. Harley seemed to notice so she turned and glared at Leo. He put the sushi in his mouth and kept eating. He really shouldn't have made that comment; she seemed really offended by what he said. We all finished and sat around digesting. I looked at Leo.

"Your turn to clean Leo," I said with a smirk on my face. Harley tensed. "Oh yea and Harley is helping," I added.

Leo hesitated but stood up anyways and walked to the kitchen. Harley rolled her eyes and collected the dishes. Master Splinter left for his room again after thanking Harley for the meal. Jade got up to leave the room, stretching. She turned around and looked at Mikey who looked back confused.

"I would suggest leaving Amber alone until she eats, she gets a bit… crazy," Mikey nodded but looked disappointed. "Im going to work off all this sushi," she said and left the room.

"Hey ill come with yea!" Raph called and ran after her. I chuckled at him; he fingered me as he left.

Harley's POV

I carried the rather large stack of plates into the kitchen. I set them in the sink and turned around to find Leonardo staring with wide eyes around the room. I admit it was a mess but this happened all the time. I could clean this in five minutes, tops.

"What the hell," was all Leonardo could manage. I rolled my eyes and picked up a rag.

"You get the dishes, I'll take care of everything else," I told him. He glared at me.

"Who made you queen of the sushi cleanup?" he asked.

"Do you know how to clean sushi rice in less than five minutes? I didn't think so," I glared back at him.

He sighed and went to the sink. I collected all the seaweed and grabbed a bottle of vinegar. Five minutes later I was finished and Leonardo was still cleaning dishes. I put away the vinegar and rag and grabbed a towel. He looked at me then around the room before passing me dishes to dry. Once that was done we put everything away but I still held the towel. I was chewing on a question in my brain and as he left it popped out.

"Why do you hate me?" I watched him freeze and look at me.

"I don't hate you, Im just more careful about who I open up to. Why do you hate me?" he stared into my eyes with his large green ones.

"Well you did accuse me of betraying you," he blushed "I don't trust you, and your no fun," I shrugged. "I don't hate you but you have given me reasons too,"

"Wait, I am so fun!" he defended. I raised my eyebrows.

"The whole time I've known you, you have been very serious and to the point. Im Leonardo and Im not allowed to have fun," I mocked and laughed. He glared but it turned into a mischievous smile as he took the towel out of my hands.

"No fun huh?" he said as he twisted the towel. I glared at him.

"You wouldn't," I said.

His smile grew bigger as he flicked the towel. It snapped on my shell and I jumped onto the counter. He wound up the towel again and flicked it at my feet. I flipped over his head and landed behind him. He spun and flicked the towel again. This went on with me shrieking and him laughing. Leonardo flicked it again but this time I caught it. He pulled it back trying to yank it out of my grip but I held on and was pulled into his chest. We stood there for a minute looking into each other's eyes before I stepped back.

"i-I s-should uh go feed Amber," I stuttered before grabbing the plate of left over sushi and walking out of the kitchen.

Amber's POV

I fell asleep after crying about Koma. I had the worst nightmare. Koma wasn't dead and Shredder had her with him. He had brainwashed her into attacking me. I had no choice but to fight back and then I hit her in the head to hard. She died in my arms and Shredder was laughing in the background. I woke up screaming. Harley was there shaking me. Jade ran in seconds later.

"What happened?!" she yelled. Harley looked at me shaking with tears running down my face.

"Nothing, she just had a bad dream," Harley said and looked out the door I did too and saw the guys looking worried. I blushed and looked down.

"It's ok guys just a bad dream," Harley reassured them. They all nodded and left. Harley turned back to me. "Here, eat,"

She handed me a plate of sushi. I ate slowly trying to get the nightmare out of my head but flashes of it kept showing up. The sushi made me feel a thousand times better. Harley and Jade looked at me with worried expressions. They wanted to know about the dream but my face must have stopped them from asking. After I finished Harley took the plate to the kitchen and came back.

"Feeling better?" she asked.

"Loads," I said and smiled at them "thanks," they hugged me with relieved expressions.

"I need to go meditate," Harley sighed as she left the room.

She always meditated. That was how she dealt with her problems. She would never talk to us. I sighed and followed Jade out in to the main area. I saw the guys and Master Splinter all looking at Harley. She was balanced on the end of her bow staff beside the pool with her legs crossed. The guys were staring in awe.

"How does she do that?" asked Donatello. I giggled and they looked at me.

"It's an advanced meditating form. The height is supposed to help clear your mind and make you focus," I explained. Master Splinter nodded at me.

"Very well executed, you girls are farther along than I thought," Master Splinter mused.

"Training was the only thing for us to do so we did it 24/7," Jade replied. Master Splinter nodded again.

"We shouldn't bother her though, last time I did she hung me by my toes from a tree for two days," I said. The boys shivered and dispersed. Mikey bounced over to me.

"I see you're feeling better," He commented. I smiled at him "do you wanna watch a movie?" he asked.

"Yea come on!" I yelled dragging him over to the TVs.


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