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Jasmine awoke, rubbing her eyes.
It had been two days since…
Her failed class. It had started out normal, everything going fine. He just had to show up, she thought tying her bandanna into place. They had seen it, the memory. The blood, the grin on his face, and her master's body, they had seen it all. She had then preceded to go to her room, lock herself in. Somehow she had ended up in their arms, crying her eyes out.
Since then they had been avoiding her.
She entered a room, they left it.
They would answer her questions, but in a monotone voice. Life less, telling her to go away.
"They need to know" She whispered to herself putting on her jewelry
My old family, she thought as the turtle pendant went around her neck.
My new family, she thought the silver bracelet encircling her right wrist.
She opened the door, knowing that she was about to do something she swore she would never do.
Face her guilt and memories about that night.
Leonardo was in the dojo, his eyes closed in meditation.
He breathed deeply, trying to focus on that one breath.
She wandered into his mind.
The tears rolling down her face haunted him.
He never wanted to feel that way again.
To hold her tight, that's all, he wanted to do.
Was he angry? No, he wished that she had trusted them enough to tell them but he realized that it was painful.
He had avoided her for the last few days, for his sanity.
Had they bumped into one another, he would have tried to help her. She didn't look like the kind of person they needed help though.
He was getting attached and he knew it
Damn, he thought, what is it about her that captivates me so?
The brown eyed turtle sighed and raised himself up to walk towards the door.
He passed Raph on his way out, the two exchanged looks.
He feels responsible, Leo thought, but why would he?
He doesn't like her does he? Leo thought, a moment of jealousness passing through him
No, it wasn't that, Leo thought as the feeling died down.
I'll have to ask him later, Leo thought as he left the sounds of blows hitting the punching bag behind him.
Punch
It's my fault, the hothead thought
Kick
I should have talked with her more
When I see the Shredder, I'm gonna….
All his frustrations went into the bag. He had known that she had lost a sister, but her mother too?
And after all the Shredder had put her through, he used Mikey to get to her?
He had been avoiding her, for her sake.
She looked like she could use some time to cool off.
I should talk to her, Raph thought, sending a final punch to the bag.
Walking towards the TV, he saw Don in his lab. His younger brother didn't even notice he was there, just kept working on his computer.
The sound of his brother's fingers hitting the keys, feel deaf to his ears as he walked into the living room.
The clicks of the keys beneath his fingers, his eyes on the screen.
Donatello wasn't really doing anything, just distracting himself.
For the last few days he had been in here most of the day, avoiding her.
Was he angry? No, but he would have liked to know there was another female turtle. Not that it mattered, she was dead.
Looking back, he noticed that whenever asked, Jasmine would avoid talking about her past. It was understandable, because the mind cuts itself off from grief..
He had avoided her because he wanted the whole story. If he asked, there was no telling how she would react.
Interrupting his thoughts was the desktop computer.
The screen went dark, he swore under his breath.
I'll have to fix it later, he thought, standing up.
He walked towards the living room, the sounds of sizzling food reaching his ears.
The brainy turtle poked his head into the kitchen, to see Mikey cooking.
The orange turtle noticed him and said "Hey"
"What are we having?" Don replied
"Eggs and bacon" Mikey replied, a smile of his face
"Sounds good" Don said, the smell reaching his nose
"Call you when it's ready" Mikey said, returning his attention to the food
The sounds of his brother's cooking faded as he walked into the living room, to see his elder brothers already there. Driving her from his mind, he opened his new laptop only to hear a crash from the kitchen. His looked to Leo and Raph, who looked at each other.
"MIKEY!" They heard
What the? They were all thinking
They all rose and walked to the kitchen, to be hit with a cloud of white.
Mikey flipped the bacon, though he really wanted pancakes.
Not that he would ask for her to make them.
She had sobbed in his arms and for good reason.
When they almost lost Leo, he was scared that his brother would die. She had lost not one, but two members of her family.
He had been avoiding her, but he didn't know why
He had seen her to be so strong and to see her like that…he was confused
It was like seeing lion be the king of the jungle, only to be a mess inside.
Was he angry? No, that was his sister and he would never be mad.
The turtle's thoughts were interrupted by Jasmine, who walked into the kitchen.
"Hey Mikey" She said, sending her a smile
"Feeling better?" He asked, trying to focus on the food
"Yes, thank you for asking" The dark blue eyed turtle replied
"I glad" He said, looking to her
"Mikey?" She said, meeting his gaze
"Hmm?" He said
"Thank you for…" She drifted off, her gaze shifted to the floor
"What's siblings for?" He replied, giving her a smile
"I haven't been completely honest and for that I am sorry" She said, looking at him again
"Hey we all make mistakes, it's all right" He said giving her a hug
"You are the best little brother ever" She said, returning the hug
"Oh and one thing…" He said, reaching for something
"Wha…" She began to say, before being blinded
She rubbed her eyes, to see Mikey cracking up.
Looking her hands, she saw they were coated with a white powder.
Flour.
She glared at Mikey, who was on the floor laughing.
"Why?" She hissed
"Because you used me as bait" He replied through his giggling
She softened a little, cleaning off her hands.
"I guess I deserved that" She said, her blue eyes looking at him
"And this" He said throwing water on her
"MIKEY!" She was drenched, her eyes blazing
She dashed after him, only to miss.
He stood in the doorway, as she grabbed a bag of flour on the counter.
He stuck his tongue out, right before she threw the bag.
Mikey ducked out of the way, doing a roll to the right.
"You missed!" He said, looking to her
Jasmine's eyes were wide, staring straight towards the door way.
He followed her gaze to see his three elder brothers covered in flour.
His baby blue eyes met hers and then they were on the floor.
Hysterically laughing at the three white turtles
"Mikey…" Raph growled, his green eyes standing out among his white skin
"Her fault!" Mikey said, before bursting into laughs again
"You started it!" She said, standing up before doubling over in laughter again
"They look like snowmen!" Mikey said, taking another look at them
"Turtle snowmen!" Jasmine said, laughing even louder
"We don't look like…" Don started to say, before seeing his reflection
He was covered in the white powder. His mask, pads, everything. The only thing that stood out was his dark brown eyes.
After taking in the sight, he began to laugh along with the other two.
Raphael and Leonardo, looked at the three like they were crazy before looking at the other.
"Fearless the Snowman!" Raph said, bursting into laughter
"The first Hothead Snowman!" Leo countered, joining the other four
Laughter filled the kitchen, everything else forgotten.
The sound was only interrupted by the sound of a cane hitting the stone floor.
"Wow" was all that came out of Splinter's mouth
At the sight of his reaction, laughter filled the kitchen again.
"Mikey you are cleaning" Jasmine said, wiping tears from her eyes
"What? This is your fault too" The orange bandana replied
"I have to prepare my mind" She replied, leaving them all confused
"For what?" Leo asked
"To answer your questions of course" She replied, looking at them all
"You are, really?" Don said, in excitement
"Of course, but first I have to get this flour out of my hair" She said, running her fingers through the black and white mess
"Cool, that gives us time to clean up the kitchen" Mikey stated
"You mean you clean up the kitchen" Jasmine replied
"Don't worry, he will clean it up" Leo said, staring at Mikey
"See you guys in ten minutes or so" She said, exiting the room
Absent of the female, the four males looked at each other before starting to clean up.
Mikey swept the floor, with Raph being his dustpan fairy.
Don cleared off the counters, while Leo washed the dishes.
Though it was Mikey's mess, they didn't care.
The faster the kitchen was clean, the more time they had to prepare.
She was going to give them what they had wanted since day one.
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