I don't own TMNT.
The next morning I woke up to the smell of bacon and waffles. I slowly opened my eyes and looked around the kitchen. I was lying on my side on the counter. Leo was standing in front of a pan. I realized how stupid I must have looked and sat up fast. My head hit the bottom of the cupboards and I fell off the counter and onto my shell.
"Ow! That hurt!" I exclaimed. Leo looked at me and started laughing. I frowned but made no move to get up. "Haha very funny now help me up," I growled.
"Someone got up on the wrong side of the counter," Leo chuckled while helping me up.
"You have no idea," I mumbled. "Can I help?" I said louder noticing the sorry state the waffles were in.
Leo nodded and scratched the back of his head. I grabbed the spatula from his hands and ran to the pan. The waffle was burnt and black. I shook my head and threw it in the trash along with the other waffles that were in the same state. I put more batter in and closed the press. I moved onto the bacon that was just starting to cook. Leo watched as I worked almost mechanically and turned out fifteen waffles and bacon. He raised his eyes impressed and followed me to the table where I placed the food.
"How did you learn to cook like that?" He asked.
"Found a cook book in our forest and taught myself," I explained.
Leo sat down at the table and reached for the bacon. I slapped his hand away. He frowned but stayed still. I threatened him with my spatula and left the room. Jade and Amber looked peaceful in sleep. Too bad I felt evil today. I wheeled a gong I found into the room and right next to Amber's ear. I grinned wickedly and hit the gong with as much force as I could. Amber yelped, jumped onto Jade, and they both fell to the floor. Jade shoved Amber off her and looked at me with death in her gaze. She was not a morning person and I always loved to bug her. I chuckled but was nervous at Jade's expression.
"HARLEY!" She screamed in rage as she jumped over the bed to me.
I ducked in time for her to sail over me and into the gong again. I walked out of our room to see the boys and Master Splinter coming downstairs and looking around confused.
"Morning!" I called. "Waffles in the kitchen!"
There was an almost animalistic growl from behind me and everyone looked alarmed. I turned and saw Jade with the gong mallet.
"I hope you had a nice life Harley," Jade said and tried to hit me with the mallet.
I ducked out of the way and ran across the lair with Jade after me. Everyone else didn't know what to do. I turned around and faced Jade. She ran towards me swinging the mallet. I dodged each time. She growled again, discarded the mallet, and pulled out her Sais. I reached for my bow staff but it wasn't there. Shit. Jade tripped me and stood over me her Sais raised. She was about to plunge them down but I said.
"I made bacon," Jade froze then put her Sais away.
"Dammit and I was sure I was going to win this time," She huffed as she headed into the kitchen.
I got up and looked at everybody whose jaws dropped. Shaking my head I put my arm around Amber and steered her into the kitchen. I walked in and sat next to Jade who took all the bacon and was eating it like she had never eaten food before. Taking a waffle for myself I started eating and the boys entered cautiously like we were still fighting. They saw our calmness and sat at the table not taking their eyes off us. I looked at them.
"What?" I asked. They looked incredulously at me.
"Jade was going to kill you," Donny said. Jade and I looked at each other and started laughing. Amber sighed.
"It's some stupid game they have been playing since we escaped," She said exasperatedly. She didn't like our game at all.
"Huh?" the guys all said.
"It's a game of points," I started to explain.
"You piss one off you get five points, you win a battle you get three points, you end a battle you get two points," Jade ended for me.
"So let's see that gets me seven points so it is 500 786 to 500 782. Im winning so far," I said triumphantly.
"Not for long," Jade said and we both chuckled.
The guys looked at us as if we were crazy but started to eat. Raphael noticed the missing bacon and reached to take some from Jade. She growled at his hand which he retracted looking a little freaked out. Breakfast after that was quiet and uneventful. I finished three waffles and stood up.
"We need a plan if we are going to find Kayla," I said. Jade and Amber flinched at the name. Jade who was also finished stood up.
"Then we should go," She left for the door. I stood in her way.
"I uh I said they could help," I told her.
"Why would you do that?!" Jade exploded.
"Because they want to help and we can't do this alone," I stated firmly. Jade looked into my eyes for a while before backing down.
"So how do we start?" Mikey asked.
"If it is true that Harley's dreams are a mental connection we will need help to use that connection," Donatello said looking at Master Splinter. He nodded.
"Follow me," He left the kitchen and entered the screened room.
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