Chapter 23

Eloping?!

Leo was focused. Or so he thought.

When Nerissa came into the room, his attention was immediately grabbed and held tight by the Nerine.

She paused as she felt his eyes on her and she whirled around," Just what are you staring at?!"

"Nothing!" he growled back. She snorted, "I swear, if you're going to lie, then do a good job at it!"

"I'm not lying!"

"There's another one! Leo, you couldn't lie to save your life!"

"I could so!" Leo snapped.

Nerissa forgot why she had come into the room and left with a huff. Andromeda met her at the doorway and hissed," You get back in there and apologize!"

"What? Why do you care?!"

"Because you two have been avoiding each other and fighting with each other and I'm sick of it! You go to him and apologize at once!"

"I don't want to!"

"Nerissa, damn it, I apologized to your bull-headed brother! Now you go and apologize to the damn ninja already! Before you break his heart, if you haven't already!"

Nerissa groaned," Whatever!" as she turned around to apologize to Leonardo.

At this moment, all hell broke loose.

Daphne and Eos both squealed as they raced into the room and both of them hid behind Nerissa and Andromeda.

Donatello and Raphael stopped short as they looked at Nerissa, who stood, her eyes flaming as she placed her hands on her hips.

"What is going on?" the blue-eyed turtle asked very calmly.

"Um…well, those two over there pained my motorcycle frikkin' PINK!!!" Raphael snarled.

Donatello added," And Eos won't tell me where she hid my coffee maker!"

Nerissa looked over her shoulders at the delinquents, who offered her grins of pure innocence.

"Eos, Daphne, both of you are not only going to repaint Raphael's motorcycle, but you are also going to buy Donatello a new coffee maker!"

"Awh!" Daphne snapped," that's so unfair! All Eos did was HIDE the bloody thing!"

"Well, apparently, the punishment must fit the crime." Nerissa said smoothly as she stepped aside, neatly avoiding Andromeda's admonition to apologize to Leonardo.

Andromeda groaned silently but let it go. Daphne asked innocently," Has anyone seen Caly? I have a special surprise for her!"

Andromeda snorted," making good on your threat to get her a date?"

"You bet! Where is she?"

"I'm right here."

Daphne squeaked as she whirled around looking into the pale eyes of Calyspo.

"um, hi! Where have you been, Caly?"

"I took a walk." Calyspo replied wryly," Why?"

A sly look crept into Daphne's face and she asked," Did you walk alone?"

"No."

"Who were you with?"

"The rats, beetles and whatever else lives in the sewers." Calypso replied. It wasn't a lie. Leatherhead had walked her back to the Lair, and he DID live in the sewers…

Daphne's eyes narrowed suspiciously, but she said nothing as Calypso added," What did you need me for?"

"Oh you, know, I just wanted to make sure you hadn't eloped or anything." Daphne said sweetly.

Calypso chuckled," Even if I did, Daphne, you'd be the last to know about!"

Daphne's eyes widened as she squealed," Really?! You'd considering eloping with Leatherhead?!"

Calypso rolled her eyes as Andromeda smacked Daphne over the back of the head as she snapped," leave the poor croc alone, Daffy-Duck!"

Eos giggled," Leave it to Daphne to take two and two and get ten hundred."

"Who's eloping?" Mikey asked, coming into the room a little too late.

Andromeda snapped," Me and Raphael are!"

"We are?" Raphael blurted as he came in too late.

Mikey's eyes widened," Dude, you're eloping and you didn't tell me?!"

"Raphael's eloping? With who?!" Donatello's eyes were about the size of dinner plates," Does master Splinter know about this?!?"

"Know about what?" Splinter came into the room.

"Raphael and Andromeda are eloping! And they didn't tell us!" Mikey yelled.

Andromeda was slowly turning very, very red, her eyes glittering like embers as her anger mounted and she screamed," EVERYONE SHUT UP!!!!!!"

The room became quiet as a tomb.

Andromeda snarled," NO ONE IS ELOPING! It was SARCASM!!! Doesn't ANYONE in this HELL-HOLE know what frikkin SARCASM IS?!?!"

Daphne started giggling," You're all red, Andromeda!"

Andromeda shrieked," YOU started this, you little insect!" and Daphne vanished as Andromeda gave chase.

Raphael scratched his head and muttered," Huh, women."

Mikey added," Dude, so, you're not eloping?"

"Who's eloping?" Leonardo came into the room.

Eos, Nerissa and Calypso groaned.

Oh dear... Daphne caused quite a bit of havok, didn't she? and she wasn't even trying!

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