Enjoy Chapter 10 (back to third person)! Review always appreciated and I listen to your ideas! BTW I hit 500 views! Thanks guys! Also, if you haven't seen all of the 2003 series episodes then you may not get some of the references I bring up. I'm not making them up either, they actually occurred in the series.
Warning: Battle Nexus spoiler alert
: Chapter 10:
After Austria got situated into her new room which April helped her decorate with all different kinds of wall decorations, they decided to head out into the city to pick out a whole new wardrobe for her.
"Are you sure? Won't this be I don't know…expensive?" Austria asked. April laughed and gave her a small hug.
"Sweetie, if you knew of anything that I and they guys have been through the last couple of years you'll understand why we are so well off right now" she smiled. "Casey we'll be back soon!" April yelled up the stairs. "Alright be careful!" He responded.
They walked down the tight staircase that led into the antique shop. April locked the door behind them and made their way out the door and onto the busy streets. It was a beautiful day unlike any other. The warm sun heated the people's chilled bodies from the winter cold. Pigeons and sparrows flew frantically around the city in search of any morsels that could be spared by the humans. This was probably the first time Austria got a real look for the City and so far…she loved it.
"Ok first I thought we would take a cab to Times Square" April had a whole plan written out on paper that was labeled "To Do." "We could hit a few designer shops there then I thought we could have lunch at Olive Garden then get some desert at M and M world which is close by."
"What's M and M world?" Austria asked
"Haven't you ever been there?"
"I've never been anywhere except my own backyard" She smiled
"You poor thing! Well I guess I will need to show you around then huh?" April grabbed ahold of Austria's hand and pulled her along the busy sidewalks. Austria had a feeling her and April would get along just fine even though Donnie may have had a thing for her. She was still undecided if April had returned the feelings back but that long complicated thinking process could wait. The City was welcoming her with open arms.
: In the Lair…:
Donatello was pacing the kitchen frantically. His younger brother Michelangelo was trying to read the latest "Spider-Man" Comic but was constantly interrupted by an occasional mumble from the purple clad turtle.
"So Don…" He started. "Whatcha….whatcha doin?" He asked. Don failed to reply and if there's one thing Mikey hates more than Raphael, it's being ignored. "Doooooooon" He raised his voice "DOOOOOON" Eventually he was out of his seat and blocking his path "DONATELLO MY FELLOW!"
"What Mikey! Cant a guy think!?" Don grabbed his shoulders and shook him
"Cant a guy read! You're harming my environment dude!" Mike pointed a finger in his face. Don let go and sat down at the table with his head in his hands.
"What's wrong man?" Mike sat across from him and looked him in the eyes.
"I'm just…I don't know" Don never enjoyed having heart to heart conversations with his brothers let alone anyone. He practically made it a guessing game. If you figure out what's wrong with me…then we'll talk about it.
"Is it Austria?" Mikey smiled and nodded his head as if he knew that was probably the answer. Don slowly nodded and whined. "Aww it is isn't it?" Mikey laughed and approached his sobbing brother. "You know I had a crush once" He said
"You did!?" Don asked
"No not really but I'm sure It sucks a lot"
Don sighed "Thanks Mikey you're a great help"
"Anytime my green, shelly friend!" He patted his brother on the back and returned to his comic book.
"I felt the same way with April you know?" He laid his head on the table and shut his eyes
"You were always the ladies' man out of all us Donnie boy. Remember that girl we fought on Jones Farm who was from space and you two had like a thing or something and she gave you her ponytail? MAN! She was wicked cool!" Mikey exclaimed
Don whined again "Thanks for bringing that up Mikey" He sobbed
"I thought that would be a good memory for you!"
"How would that be a good memory?! That's like me bringing up to Raphael the fact that you beat him in the Battle Nexus" Don stood up and continued pacing the kitchen once more. Mikey sighed and slammed his face into his book.
: Topside:
"OMG look at these shoes!" Austria held up a pair of brown moccasins with blue, purple, red and orange beads sowed into the tips of them. Her inner girl was definitely coming out the moment she stepped foot into "Gilly Hicks." They had everything a teenage girl could ever imagine.
"I've never actually been to this place. It's really nice" April was fingering a long blue, layered dress with red sequins around the waist line.
"It looks like they have all of the future fashions here" Austria said
"Yeah, they experiment with new looks and things trying to create a new trend. I like it a lot but this dress won't match my hair haha. Those are nice shoes" April pointed to the moccasins in her hand.
"Oh yeah…" She didn't want to admit it but the beads on the toes reminded her of a certain group of guys she met not too long ago.
"You going to pick a pair of pants and shirt to go with it?" April asked
"Look this all is really going to cost…"
"Nonsense. You leave the price to me I want you to have some nice clothes ok?" April demanded
"Yeah…ok I'll go look in the juniors then" Austria walked off to the other side of the store. She browsed through some bright color sweaters, bright colored jeans and some really unappealing jewelry. A group of teenage girls were drooling over everything she had just looked at.
"Excuse me?" Austria had walked up to them. They looked at her head, then her toes, then her head again.
"Yea?" One of the blonde girls asked
"I was just wondering what the "In fashion" was" Austria made quotations with her fingers and smiled.
"Umm…" She looked at her outfit. "Not what you're wearing that's for sure"
Aus didn't know if that should be taken as an insult or a compliment. "So will you help me?"
The girls looked at each other and rolled their eyes "Always willing to help a fashion disaster in need of a helping hand" The girl said
"Right…." That she knew, was an insult
"Come on" The girl grabbed her wrist and pulled her over to the women's section.
"Two words…Bright Colors" She pulled a blinding yellow tank top off of the top shelf. "I would take this shirt and hem it so it would fit my figure a little better" She held it up to Austria's body and tilted her head. "Yeah have you considerd a diet?" She asked
"Excuse me!?" Aus popped a hip "I weigh 140 I think that's normal for a teenage girl!"
The girls laughed and pretended to wipe tears from their eyes. "Skinny is the new fat sweetie. Have you tried becoming anorexic?"
"Are you kidding me? I couldn't go 3 hours without food!"
"Surgery?" Another girl asked
"OMG goodbye" Aus turned around and walked away "I don't need fashion advice that bad" She said to herself.
"Don't listen to them" A male voice said. She did a 360 to try and find whoever it was.
"I beg your pardon?" She said. Standing in front of her was an averaged height, young boy whose eyes were covered with the hood of his navy blue sweatshirt.
"Those are the "Bardens" and I'm surprised they talked to you, they practically run the high school and don't even walk into the same store with people like you" He said
"Excuse me!? People like me?"
"That's not what I meant!" he shook his head quickly and held up his hands.
"Yeah Yeah whatever" She stormed pass him and continued looking through the clothes
"You're not from around here are you?" He followed her
"Holy crap no" She walked off again
"Really? Cuz you've got that Brooklyn accent in there" She stopped abruptly making the boy slam into her.
"I'm from Brooklyn. I'm staying here for a few months while I learn to live on my own. Happy? Now go away" Once again, Austria walked off
"So you're staying here? That means you'll go to school with me and the Bardens" He stood on the other side of the clothes rack and looked at her.
"Yipee I'm over run with joy now please go away"
"I'm Hunter" He smiled. Austria looked at him and couldn't help but smile back. He probably had women lining up at his door with dimples like that.
"Austria" She replied
"What about it?" He teased
"That's my name"
"I know I'm just messin with yah" He tapped her should playfully
"Don't touch me" She took a few steps back
"Ouch…" His voice was rather unique. It wasn't too high but it wasn't too low either. It was just right…sorta like Donnie's.
"I need to go" She walked away before she would start crying
"Wait!" He ran up to her. "Did I say something?"
"No! You just remind me of someone and I don't wanna talk about it so goodbye. Have a nice life" She finally located April at the check-out.
"Will I see you in school?" He asked
"Yeah sure whatever" quickly she walked away and stood behind April.
"You didn't find anything?" April frowned at the shoes in her hand that weren't accompanied by a shirt and pair of pants.
"Yeah I was um…distracted" She turned around to show April the boy but he was gone.
"Well don't worry there's plenty of more stores to look at" She smiled and put the moccasins on the counter. Something in her pocket started to vibrate.
"Oh crap Aus can you get my cellphone out and tell me who it is. Im trying to Check-Out"
"Yeah sure" Austria awkwardly reached into Aprils coat pocket and pulled out what appeared to be a cellphone but certainly didn't look like one. The front looked like a shell…a turtle shell and it the shiny metal that made up its structure was green. She flipped it open and held it to her ear.
"Hello?" She asked. She pulled it away again and pressed a few buttons to try and answer it.
"How do you work this thing?" She pressed all the buttons that were on it but nothing worked.
"Aus?" A small voice came from the speaker so she held it to her ear again
"Helloooo?"
"Auuuus" It was Leo! Her heart almost dropped
"Leonardo!? Holy shit why don't I get one of these things?!" she screamed into the phone
"I didn't think of it Austria. Can you give April…"
"Yeah right you just don't want to talk to me. What is this like a special way to contact you guys or something?" She cut him off. He sighed into the phone.
"Yes Austria…It is now can you please…"
"I totally want one! Does it come in Orange? That's my favorite color." She jumped up and down excitedly
"Where's April" He had to keep it simple in fear of being cut off again
"Oh were checking out"
"Checking out what?!" Leo raised his voice
"Clothes….." There's was a brief pause
"Oh…well can you tell her I needed to talk to her. It's important"
"I'm sure it Is Leo. You know I don't HAVE to tell…" April grabbed the phone from Austria and held it to her ear.
"Hello?" She asked sounded irritated
"Oh April thank God" Leo laughed
"She's not that bad Leo. We're shopping right now can it wait?"
"Sure April" He said politely
"Thanks its girls night out"
"I understand"
"No you don't" She laughed
"Haha alright bye" they hung up
"What did Leo want?" Austria looked at April with puppy eyes.
"I told him it could wait. Girls only today" April smiled softly and led her out the door to the next store. April was starting to turn into the mother she never had and this time she had to be honest with herself when she said, she actually liked it.
After a long day of shopping, eating and taking carriage rides through Central Park, the sun was starting to go down and people in downtown New York were beginning to retreat to their apartments for the night. Austria had at least six bags full of clothes and shoes from all different types of stores.
"Hang onto those girly, people will try and take them from you" April suggested
"Don't worry. No one is getting their slimy hands on these bags" They laughed together and walked along the lonely sidewalk.
"So how far is your place from here?" Aus asked
"A few blocks, maybe 9 or 10. Cabs stop coming down into this area after 10pm so we'll have to walk the rest of the way. Just keep close to me and we'll be fine" They linked arms and picked up their speed.
"Is it crime city down here?" She asked
"It's gang city more like. The Purple Dragons patrol these streets after dark."
"Way to creep me out April"
"I'm sorry haha. I probably should have thought it through before I took you down here"
They were almost to the first intersection when a group of four or five, large built men walked out of the pub and right into their path. They stopped walking instantly and paused. They men cracked their fingers and looked around, eventually spotting the two helpless woman standing behind them.
"Well, Well, Well" One of them said
"Oh God…" Austria said under her breath
"Just relax. If anything gets bad I'll call the guys" April tightened her grip and her
"If it aint the little punk that stood up to us in the alley" The same guy said
She recognized them. He and another guy standing towards the back of the group were the same two men that beat up a pedestrian in the alley when Don was trying to get her to safety.
"That would be me" Her smartass was ganna get her killed someday and she knew it.
"And your leg is all healed too. Too bad were ganna have to break it again" They snickered and pounded their fists and slowly, ever so slowly, they started advancing towards them.
"Hey April?" Austria asked
"Yeah?" She responded while pulling herself and Aus back farther from the gang
"I think now's a good time to give them a call"