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A month had gone bye, with the city going back to its normal self. Gangs ruled the streets, no one was safe. The angel rumors had died down, although some still believed. No longer were criminals afraid, roaming the streets with police helpless to stop them. Most people thought that that their hero had vanished or been killed by the Foot. Little did they know the glowing mass was right beneath their feet, ready to let everyone know she was back...and better than ever…
"It's been a month"
"So?"
"It's been long enough"
"And?"
"Take off the cast"
"Why?"
"Because you said you would"
"I did?"
"Donatello, yes you did"
"…"
"Come on! Please!" Jasmine pleaded, as she watched her brother hesitate
"Fine" Don replied, before moving to her leg
[AN: I'm not a medical person, so bear with me about the details]
After the cast was off, she hopped to her feet, only to start swaying. Grabbing Raph's steady shoulder for balance, she took a few steady steps.
"Yes!" She said, more like yelled, glad to be back to her feet
"Good for you" Raph said, nervously
Please, he thought, don't remember…
"Can I go topside?" The female asked, letting go of her support
"No" Both Leo and Don said at the same time
"Why do you want to go topside anyway?" Mikey said, as she slowly walked into the kitchen
"I have to hide something on top of Miss Liberty" She replied, sending an evil smile to Raph
Crap, the red banded turtle thought, my sais…
"You are still home bound" Don ordered
"But…" She started to grumble
"Got it?" The purple banded turtle asked
"Yes" She answered
"We just want you safe" Leo reminded her
"Stupid overprotective family…stupid doctor…stupid boyfriend" She muttered under her breath
"What was that?" Mikey asked, with a chuckle
"Nothing" She snapped before heading towards the dojo
"What do you think you are going?" Raph asked, stepping into her path
"Into the dojo" She replied, estimating the odds
He's bigger and stronger than me, she thought, plus I am not at my full strength yet…
She knew the odds of getting past him were slim, especially if the other turtles helped
"You just got out of a cast and you want to train?" Her older brother said, raising a eye ridge at her
"I…" She started to say
"Why don't you wait a few days?" Leo suggested
"As your doctor, my orders are for you to rest" Donatello stated
"Why don't you let me beat you at video games?" Mikey challenged
The four kept with excuses and remarks, not letting her speak. It was like she was mute, not able to get a word in edge wise. Time after time, she was ignored as they continued with their one sided conversations. Her ears filled with the static of their words, none of which she could understand. Finally, the black haired turtle had enough and did what most people did when they were overwhelmed…
…she snapped
"THAT'S IT!" She yelled, causing all voices to go silent
"News flash! I have been taking care of myself for five years! That means every scratch, broken bone, and wound I treated myself without anyone's help! Stop treating me like I'm helpless, because I can take care of myself!"
She roared these words, all eyes going wide as they were stared down by the fierce being before them. Although she was only as tall as Donatello, she towered over them, her eyes glaring at them as though they were filled with fire and brimstone. Before any of them could get a word in, she went off again.
"You can't keep me locked up forever, because I will be hurt again! That's what I was trained to do, be able to withstand pain and deal with it! Yes my life has been threatened what? Four times? Well get over it because people have been trying to kill me my entire life! You can't protect me from every little thing, so get over you big macho attitudes and deal with the fact that I am threatened everyday and I always will be!"
After bellowing these words at them, she breathed, while they stared. The same thing was going through their heads. When did she become so angry? Never had they seen her so fiery and act like a loose cannon. She was usually so calm and sweet that they didn't even know this person existed. Gone was that calm demeanor, as she glared at them. Her cheeks were flushed with anger, her blue eyes especially dark with rage.
A moment of silence, she turned and marched away. Her footsteps were loud, as she pounded towards the dojo. She roughly pushed by Raph, before turning to look at them in the door way.
"And for you're information, I was going to meditate!" She hissed, before slamming the door in their faces
Her absence changed nothing, as they all were filled with shock. Silently they all stood there, dazed at the performance they had just witnessed. Minutes passed before one of them spoke, his voice bringing no good news.
"Crap…I knew the females were the more aggressive but…wow" Don said, his eyes still wide
"You just had to pick the scary one" Raph muttered in Leo's direction
From inside the dojo, they heard her howl "I heard that!"
They all cringed at the thought of another verbal confrontation by her.
"Why don't we move away from the scary female?" Mikey suggested, as he inched away from the door
"Let's just give her space" Leo said, as they all tried to recover from her angry outburst
The three younger brothers nodded and they all stumbled to…to anywhere but in front of the door. Collapsing on the sofa, the four stared absent mindedly at the television. They tried to sort out what had just happened, what they had done to upset her…all the while; she fumed in the dark room across the room.
The lights were off, no light illuminating the room. In the center of the dojo sat Jasmine, who sat in lotus position. Her breath was uneven, for all the rage was still there. Slowly, the darkness consumed her and she relaxed. The dark room vanished as she shrank back into her mind; all that remained was her thoughts.
They treat me like a child, she thought, but there was no reason to blow up like them. She wondered where that anger had come from, because only once had she blown up like that before. She was usually calm and silent, but where did that come from? Where did the untamed rage come from? Where?
After a moment the answer hit here, snapping her back to reality. Her eyes snapped open, as she used her power to turn on the lights. Standing up, she looked for a calendar only to find one on the back wall.
What was the date? She needed to know…now. Running her finger past the marked dates, she finally found the answer to her question.
It couldn't be that day already, she thought, could it? A pain from her stomach, told her that it was. She sank to her knees, clutching her mid section. She waited in till it passed before standing up. She knew that the date was approaching, but why now?
"Shit" She swore, preparing for another wave of pain
She knew what she needed to do, but first she pulled her shell out of her belt
Dialing the number, she knew it wasn't going to be easy but that she didn't have much of a choice.
Above ground, April was busy in the kitchen. After cutting up the vegetables, she dumped them into the broth. It would make a very nice soup for dinner. She hoped that the guys would join them, but knew it was unlikely. Not that she was jealous, but ever since Jasmine had come into the picture, the guys had been around less and less. She knew that the female turtle was very important to them, but couldn't they still have movie night? Pushing the thoughts from her mind, the red head tasted the soup.
"Needs salt" She muttered, before stirring it once more
In the other room, she heard the phone ringing.
"Casey, phone!" She yelled, not wanting to leave the soup
"Got it" Casey replied, as she heard his footsteps in the other room
Venturing to the cabinets, April grabbed the salt before adding a bit to the soup. Stirring the soup, she listened to hear snippets of the conversation that was happening in the other room. All she heard was silence…
That's weird, she thought. Suddenly Casey stuck his head into the kitchen, phone in hand.
"It's for you"
Must be Donatello, she thought, grabbing the phone from his hand. Well maybe not considering the expression on his face.
"Hello?" She said, wondering if something happened
"April" A voice replied. It was labored, the person's voice high and soft
"Jasmine, is that you?" The red head said, shocked
Why would she call me? She thought, waiting for an answer
"Can I come to your place?"
The question took her off guard, her eyes going wide. Did something happen? Before she could voice her concern, she heard the other female groan before the sound of something crashing to the floor was heard.
"Are you okay?!?" April asked though the phone, as she shot a worried look to Casey
"Yes, I…" The female turtle began to respond before the sound of panting breaths came though
"What's wrong?" Again she tried to get answers
"Can I tell you in person?"
Again the question shocked her, it taking a moment for her to respond. What was so important she needed to see me?
"Yes, you can come here" She replied, trying to calm her heartbeat
"Thanks" The word was filled with pure gratitude and it was so sweet to her ears, before the line went dead. Hanging the phone up, she turned to Casey, who was watching her with a face of panic.
"What happened?" He asked
"I don't know, but Jasmine is coming here" She replied, before going back to the kitchen. Using direct movements, she turned off the stove and cleared the counters.
"Why?" Casey asked, trying to stay out of her way
"I don't know, but you can't be here"
After saying that, she questioned why. Must be female intuition, but for some reason the problem seemed something that the female turtle didn't want to share with everyone.
"But…" He began to respond
"She's coming over to talk" April lied quickly, "She said, she wanted to get something off her chest"
"You females" Casey muttered, before grabbing his mask
Seeing that he was going to go purple dragon hunting, she gave him a kiss before saying "Be careful"
He snorted, giving her a sweet smile "Aren't I always?"
She watched as he went downstairs to the shop exit. Finishing her cleaning, she waited for the arrival of the female turtle. She didn't have to wait long…
Ignoring the pain in her stomach, Jasmine slid the silver belt around it. She had managed to get to her room unnoticed; now if she could only get to April's the same way. Calling the red head wasn't her initial plan, but it would work. If only she could get passed the guys…
Slowly, she opened the door, looking around. There was no one; they were all in the living room. Walking slowly, she made her way towards the lair door. There were places to hide in till she was a few feet from the door. Looking from her hiding spot, she prepared to make a dash for it. Running at the top speed she could, she reached for the door handle only to smash into someone.
And that someone was her brother, Michelangelo
Being bored with the program they were watching, the littlest brother walked towards his room. His intention to grab some comics, he never expected to be plowed over. Looking into his attacker, he saw it to be Jasmine. He was about to say something, when she dragged him out of sight. His brothers barely noticed, to absorbed in the tv.
"What were you doing?" He asked, looking at her
"I'm going to April's" She replied, but keeping her voice low
"But Don said…" Mikey started to say
"I just want to talk to her, please don't turn me in?" She smiled at him, begging him
He knew that his brothers would tie to the bed, before letting her out of the lair. He would get hell for it, but why not let her go?
"Don't stay out to late" He chuckled, giving her a sweet smile
"Thanks Mikey" She gave him a small peck on the cheek, before rushing out the door
He returned to the couch, his brothers looking at him questionably. He shrugged his shoulders, before a smile to his face. What ever happened earlier was in the past, that much he knew.
Running through the sewers, the female tried to ignore the oncoming wave of pain. It was in till she reached the surface that she had to stop. Stumbling past the piles of trash and homeless, she climbed up to the roofs. A shadow began to descend on her before backing off to just watch her. She barely noticed through the pain constricting her abdomen. She knew the pain came on quick, but it seemed that only moments before she had been fine. Reaching for the window, she jumped through it her head swimming. A person's voice reached her ears and a flash of red past her eyes before she collapsed to the floor, the pain taking over.
The Elite member waited in the shadows for her to arrive, to complete his orders. HE only wanted to talk, although she might take it as an attack. He hoped the other turtles were not with her, for he had been ordered not to involve them. He watched as the man hole moved and the female turtle surfaced. About to jump in, he noticed the look of discomfort her face held. Maybe this isn't the best time, he thought. Noticing how she stumbled towards the roofs, he knew that he would have to talk to her another time. As she entered a window, he teleported to his mistresses side.
Karai, at the moment, was busy with planning, but not busy enough to not notice him. He knew she would grill him later for all the details, but for now she would have to wait.
April was shocked for a moment, as she looked at the semi still body. There was a female turtle collapsed on her floor. After a moment, she knelt by Jasmine, beginning to check her vitals. She shook her, trying to get a response.
Must be unconscious, the red head thought, feeling her forehead. She was burning up, obviously with a fever. Now she wished she hadn't sent Casey away, because she could really use some muscle.
Maybe I should call the guys, she thought, setting a pillow under the turtles head. But if she came to me, maybe she didn't want the others to know. For now, April decided to call the guys later, see if she could understand the situation first. Perhaps when Jasmine woke up, she could get some answers and explain what was wrong…
…and why she was here.
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