A/N: Slightly edited 5thOctober, 2011. Enjoy
Chapter four-Identity search of the mysterious maiden & Casey's darkness within surfaces!
Trying to walk up the stairs and aid the strange young injured woman inside as she also shouted out for help from Casey; that he happens to have other ideas for the start of day when he heard crashing sounds and echoed cries.
"CASEY—CASEY." April shouted
Without hesitation and felt something was could be wrong as he heard his lover cry out his name. The dark haired man sprung to his feet and ran out the apartment door to the shop below the unit. Running in only boxers and white singlet when he arrived to the shop and saw April tried to aid a young strange woman that wore only a jacket—April's jacket.
Trying not to stare but then if it was not like anything he had seen before. As he glared upon the stark naked young teen, April tried her best to carry the girl but was not strong enough. "Casey, get something to cover her properly and get her upstairs to the bathroom now. Casey?" April shouted
Casey gazed April for a second as he realised then answered. "Oh, right."
Casey grabbed an old blanket that sat on the counter and draped it around the mysterious young woman's naked body then quickly picked her up and carried her upstairs with April followed behind them.
Rushing to the bathroom; immediately ran a warm bath to clean the wounds before properly bandaging them. Despite the old blanket wrapped around the young girl's body as she was gently placed within the bath tub as the warm water ran. Casey left the bathroom while April immediately cleaned the wounds.
It didn't take long to clean the blood away then afterward carrying the girl to the main bedroom where April dressed the open wounds that began to bleed again. April also dressed the young woman in one of her night dress and allowed her to sleep until she awoke. Leaving the room and closing the door behind her then walked to the bathroom to clean away what blood that remained upon her.
April went to the bathroom, undressed herself and threw her bloody clothes to the floor as she turned the shower taps on for the appropriate temperature before she stepped underneath the running warm water and washed away the blood.
Casey sat on the lounge as he waited for April to come out of the bathroom so he could ask how she found the strange girl and also wondered who this girl could be. Turning the shower taps off, grabbed the towel then dried her body and put the dressing robe on. Walking out of the bathroom and used the towel to dry her hair.
"So April—um—how did you find the girl?" Casey asked, still in shock
"I heard a loud crash so I went to investigate then there she was—" April replied, drying her hair, and then sat down next to her lover.
"I wonder who she could be. Even, where did she come from?" Casey stated curiously
"I don't know, Casey. We just have to wait until she wakes up then we can find out then." April told him, also wondered curiously but felt something was not right about her she seemed to be—different in a way that she couldn't figure what it could be.
April thought to give Don a quick call and ask him to come to the apartment. Casey gazed April and wondered what she was thinking. "What is it, babe?"
"Something about her seems to be familiar that I can not place my finger on it. I'm calling Donatello to come over and help figure this out while she is under our care until she wakes up." April told Casey, walking to the phone and dialled the number then waited for an answer.
Casey remained where he sat in the couch and watched April called the purple clad terrapin also thought about, how to explain the dilemma of how she found the young woman in the back alley. Casey was not pleased that his plans had been interrupted by certain little incident that may be just nothing to his mind. He sat in a huff and folded his arms, muttering under his breath. Low enough so April can not hear his muttering bickering.
...Meanwhile in the lair's infirmary...
...Ring—ring...
"Who could that be calling now." don lowly grumbled since he was alittle occupied with trying to nurse his injured red clad terrapin brother that laid in the infirmary.
Reaching for the phone from his belt and answered the caller. "Hello."
"Donnie, it's April. Could you come over right now, I need your help with—with, uh something." April requested
"Um, sure April. Give me fifteen minutes and I'll be right over." don answered, raising a brow
"Thanks don. See ya soon then." April replied as she hanged up
Both Leo and Raph glared their brainiac brother, curiously wondered who the caller was and why called in the middle of the night.
"So who was that?" Leo asked, raising a curious brow
"April." Don replied softly
"April?" both answered
"Yeah, she wants me over, not sure it was. Maybe the hot shower tap broke again." Don assumed, grabbing his toolkit and begun to walk towards the doorway.
"Again? It seems to be almost every couple of weeks. Ow." Raph grumbled in pain
"You should be resting not trying to move so much after earlier." Leo told raph once more in firmer tone.
Raph tried to fold his arms without further injuring himself as he lowly grumbled and sulked.
"Alright, seems to me that you are more prepared to stay in the infirmary with raph so I can leave and fix the shower tap for April. See ya guys later." Don stated, grinning and rushing to the garage for the shell cycle.
The purple clad terrapin rode fast to the lane outside the antique shop. Taking the toolkit from the back of the bike and opened the door, went inside as he walked up the stairs to the apartment door. Knocking on the door, patiently waited for an answer and invite.
"I'll get the door." Casey stated, walking to the door and opened it.
"Hey case." Don said tiredly
"Hey Donnie. What's with the toolkit?" Casey asked
Don glared Casey confused then he ignored the statement and answered Casey with a question. "Ok, are you gonna to invite me inside or not?"
Casey slapped himself upon his forehead and stepped aside. "Oh man, what a bone head. Sorry Donnie, come inside."
Donatello walked inside and assumed that the hot water tap must need to be fixed so the purple clad terrapin immediately went to the bathroom. Casey raised a brow and scratched his head as he watched his terrapin friend walked in the bathroom instead telling him that he was needed in the bedroom where April waited with the strange young woman.
So the idiotic baboon sat in the couch, grabbed the remote and flicked through the channels. April walked out of the bedroom and saw Casey sitting in the couch, flicking through the TV channels then wondered where the purple clad terrapin could be. "Where is Donnie?" April asked, glaring Casey as she placed her hands upon her hips.
Casey turned and gazed with an 'Uh oh' glare. "Um, Donnie is in the bathroom." Casey replied
"Didn't you think to tell him that I was waiting in the bedroom with our guest that needs medical attention?" April told Casey, wondering why he thought only himself.
"Well, maybe we should had called 911 instead becoming a mini med clinic." Casey lowly scolded as he snapped at April.
"What? I did what is the right thing to do, Casey Jones. What is wrong with you? This young girl didn't have no clothes on and has no identification." April hissed in disgust
"So." Casey lowly barked, and disgustingly glared at April.
"Casey, what do you expect me to do? Do you really expect me to dump her outside the hospital with no clothes and find out later on that she has no way to pay the medical bills that the hospital would expect to be paid in full up front?" April scolded in a low whispery tone; low enough that don would be able to over hear.
Don stood behind the bathroom door and overheard the argument between April and Casey then wondered what may have caused the rift. Opening the door, carrying the toolkit as he stood in the bathroom doorway then asked one question to clear the air. "What's going on?" don asked sentimentally
"Never mind." Casey replied; throwing the remote to the coffee table then walked to the kitchen.
"What's up with him, April?" Don wondered with weary and concern for his female friend.
"I don't know Donnie. I think he is feeling alittle couped up in here." April replied, rubbing her temples.
"O-ok. So, I heard you and Casey say something about sending someone to the hospital. Should I know who it is?" Don asked worriedly
"It is not Karai if that is what you are wondering. She has her own medical possie to order. But I did find someone needs help and—And—" April stammeredly told don
"And—And—What April? Who is it?" don stammeredly asked
"That is problem; Donnie. I don't know. I found her outside naked and injured. She is in the bedroom." April explained softly
Donatello stood before the red haired beauty as he glared surprised and unbuckled his toolkit from his waist then placed it down on the couch. Walking to the bedroom where the patient laid on the bed asleep. April followed in the bedroom behind the purple clad terrapin, as she sat on the end of the bed while don pulled down the covers and quickly undressed the wounds.
Examining the wounds then he noticed one wound that caught his eye. Uncertain and confused how this young girl seemed to be injured in the exact place where Leo's katana pierced during their recent battle in the sewer with the large black wolf that had clawed and bitten his brother.
April noticed the uncertain glance and wondered what he was thinking.
"What is it?" April wearily asked
"I am not sure. Are you sure that she was not injured anywhere else when you found her?" don uncertainly wondered
"Why do you ask, Donnie?" April answered confused
"This wound seems to be in the exact place where Leo's katana pierced through." Don replied stammeredly
"What do you mean; in the exact place?" April stated
"My brothers and I encountered a large wolf and Raph is in the infirmary back in the lair; injured." Don exclaiming explained as he put on clean antiseptic gloves.
April glared her terrapin friend concerned and shocked. Placing one hand upon her chest as she had a feeling earlier that evening. "Oh gosh; is Raphael ok?" April asked
"He is fine, luckily though. But alive." Don replied, continued to examine the patient for any other wounds that may need attention. Only if she may have any other wounds.
Donatello felt alittle uncomfortable undressing a complete stranger especially one in need of help. But what choice did he have; since this young woman has no identification and no money to pay the hospital medical bills. Suddenly Donatello found another wound along with a few bruises and cuts along her torso, left shoulder and arm.
Then the purple clad terrapin put his suspicions aside and assumed this young woman must have happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. But that still doesn't explain who she is and why she was naked in the alley way near the shop.
Examining the wounds; cleaning with antiseptic then re-bandaging them and re-dressed the young woman. Rubbing the back of his neck as he walked out of the room; leaving the young patient to rest in peace and allow the wounds to heal. April walked out after don, carrying the bloody bandages.
"So Donnie, what is the verdict?" Casey wondered, folding his arms
"Well, she needs rest and her wounds have to heal before asking any questions on whom she is and where did she come from." Don answered, taking the bloody gloves off his hands.
Casey didn't reply as he felt something could be suspiciously wrong about their guest as he has bad gut feeling stirring within his stomach. April glared her partner and wondered why he is been so defensive; walking to the kitchen and throwing the bandages away before going to the bathroom and washing her hands.
Don waited for April in the living room and decided to search the police reports about anyone may match to the description of their guest and find out whether if she is a runaway or victim of a terrible crime.
Casey sat in the couch with his arms folded as he watched the TV and aggressively sulked while don sat in the chair next to the blue haired brute. April walked out of the bathroom and grabbed a jacket then walked to the apartment door, giving don a "Come on, let's go" glare. Without saying another word when noticing April standing at the door waiting; he instantly stood up and walked to her side. Before they left the apartment, April turned back and requested to do something while they were gone.
"Hey Casey, can you do something for me please?"
"What can I do for you babe." Casey replied, rolling his eyes unamused
"Just make sure that our guest is resting until we get back, please." April requested giving Casey puppy dog drooping eyes glare.
"Uh—Ok." Casey answered, glaring April defeated
"That's a good boy." April said, in child like tone as she blew a kiss. "See you when I get back."
"See ya when you get back." Casey replied, grinning with such glee as he slouched in the couch.
Don rolled his eyes, walking out the apartment door and muttered to himself. "Oh man, lame Casey."
Don and April walked down to the shop and went out the back door. Giving April the helmet and held his hand out to help the red haired maiden to carefully climb upon the motorcycle behind him. Kicking up the bike stand and started the bike engine before driving back to the lair.
It didn't take long to arrive to the lair. When arriving in the lair, both April and Donatello immediately to the computer in don's lab and began their search for any leads to discover who the mysterious young woman could be.
Meanwhile April assisted her terrapin friend, Donatello search for any kind of information that determine the girl's identity, Casey sat in the living room and babysat the patient. Casey was getting anxious and craved for a cigarette also wanted a beer.
Standing up from the couch and walked to the kitchen, opening the refrigerator then reached inside and grabbed one beer. Turning to the kitchen drawer, taking out a bottle cap opener; after throwing the bottle opener in the sink then walking back to the couch where he took out a cigarette and lit it up also huffed in the nicotine fumes.
While he enjoyed drinking his beer and smoking as he watched some crappy TV soap show when he heard a noise that came from the bedroom. Placing down his cigarette and drink on the table then walked to the bedroom to investigate.
Opening the door and saw the girl was trying to get up but stumbled along the way furthering injuring herself in the process. Casey quickly paced to her side and tried to help when she viciously grabbed and broke his forearm.
"AH! FUCKEN BITCH!" Casey hissed, slugging the girl back on conscious and left where she fell on the bed with a bloody split lip.
Casey stormed out of the room, slammed the door behind him and bandaged his arm then resumed drinking his beer and continued with the cigarette before it burned out. Sitting on the couch, watching the television to take his mind from the sudden throb of his newly broken arm and suddenly when he thought to have something that he hadn't been able to get from April.
Something he craved to have that April won't give which he doesn't understand why. Unfamiliar thoughts played and re-played through his mind, specially dampened with influence of alcohol then wondered if he quickly do it and pretend nothing happened and have those certain urges satisfied before April returns home.
One question also ran through his mind—'Who'd know about it, if there are no witnesses? Who is gonna stop me?'
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To be continued in chapter five...
Oooo...Casey is one cruel jerk ain't he? What will April do when she discovers what Casey did?
Will April call the authorities to come and take Casey away or will she forget as she too, is afraid of him but will April tell her friends about the abuse she has endured from Casey or continued to keep it a secret? Hmm...not good.
How they react when the wounds she carries have healed like they were never made.
What secrets does this young girl have to hide? What is she keeping?
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I promise to update ASAP with the next chapter. Tootles.