Chapter 4

As the humans left the now family of six, Mikey suggested that they watch a movie and eat lunch but then Splinter said that it was time for training. Leo, Donnie, and Mikey started to walk to the dojo, leaving Raph and Amaya in the lab. "You want to watch?" Raph asked. She shrugged and that was as much of an answer she give. "Ok, come on then." He carefully slid one hand under her legs and the other on her back for support. Amaya got a little worry as he carried her to the dojo but she soon relaxed.

She was usually carried off to labs, to be tested on. But this time was different. He was gentle with her and put her up against the tree next to Master Splinter.

The rat then said "HAJIME!", and the fight began. It was Raph vs Donnie and Leo vs Mikey. At first she thought that it was for real and told them to stop it. But Leo reassured her that this was just a training exercise they did to warm up sometimes.

She relaxed again and the fight contained. After about two hours their training was done and they disbanded. Mikey went to the kitchen, Leo stayed to meditate, and Donnie took Amaya to the couch, Raph sat next to her.

When Mikey came back, Leo joined them on the couch. Mikey handed everyone a plate full of pizza and sat on the ground in front of the tv. Amaya looked at the plate of food given to her. She didn't know want to do with it.

She looked to the others and watched them eat it. Raph noticed her puzzled look and showed her how to eat it. "You hand it by the crust and stick the cheesy part in your mouth."

She was still confessed. But grabbed what she thought was the crust and tried to eat it. The problem was she grabbed to wrong thing. Donnie watched her and then guided her hand to the right part and put her other hand underneath it. Once she took a bite, she looked almost as excited as Mikey did when he ate it for the first time.

Mikey got to pick the movie as they ate their lunch and once it was over, no one know what to do next. "So what do want to do Amaya?" Mikey smiled back at her. She looked at him for a minute. She didn't know what to do.

"Ohm what can we do?"

"Well we could do a skateboard contest and you can be the judge, or we could play video games, watch tv," Mikey leaned closer to her to whisper, "or you and me can prank Raph."

His older brother head him and hit him on the back of Mikey's head. "Your not turning her into another you. We already got a Mikey and ones too many, as is." He growled. Amaya then cracked a smile along with a giggle.

For the first time since they've met her, she giggled. It was so innocent and soft. Like a kitten purring or a soft bell chime. They looked at her as she covered her mouth the second it come out. Their mouths were wide open and their faces looked shocked.

Amaya's mouth was covered with both hands as they smiled. They now know that they were getting somewhere. But the moment was short lived. April and Casey came back with shopping buys, boxes and the works. "April did you buy an entire store!" Raph was the first to open his mouth.

"Hay, April, what is all that stuff?" Mikey agreed well getting up to see what was inside the bags and boxes.

Casey stepped up behind Raph, who was still sitting on the couch, and said "ya know you guys, ya could help!" He then walked down to the room with only a mattress, two pillows, and three thin blankets laid. Then Raph and Leo got up while Mikey took a bag from April.

April told Donnie to took Amaya to the lab, which he did, and she picked up some black cloths on her way. Once they got to the lab, April shoed him out and it was just the two girls.

While the girls talked and got Amaya in the clothes, the boys got the room set up. Leo and Donnie built the bed. Raph and Casey moves things into place and Mikey pulled out the knickknacks that they got. There were a few candles, three books, a notebook, a rug, a few pens and pencils, as well as a few picture frames.

Mikey picked up the one that said family, and he smiled. He took the frame and ran to Master Splinter. Then he brought back their father with a camera in hand instead of the frame. Mikey ran to get his brothers and got Amaya too. Amaya was dressed in a sleeveless black turtleneck crop top, black shorts, long black fingerless gloves, white rapes tied around her feet like her brothers' and a crescent moon necklace with a star in it. Their father told them to sit on the couch and they did.

Once everyone was in place, Casey took the picture of the now family of six. Mikey then begged Donnie off somewhere while the other brothers and Casey finished Amaya's room.

About three hours later, the room was finished and Amaya was taken to in her room. In it was a canopy bed with the poles as giant branches, grey, green, and blue designed pillows and white with grey strips bed sped in the right hand corner. A branch coming out of the wall that was a light and hanger, a white desk sat up applicants the left wall, and a blue and green poster on the wall near the bed that read, "Keep Calm and Call on up Your Bros". A cream colored rug with blue and green leaves laid in the middle of the floor, covering must on the ground. To the side of the bed, there was a chipped up white with wood topped short dressed, with a blue tree and bird painted on it.

There were three peppermint candles on the dresser, and the three books and notebook on the desk. Picture frames hung on the wall and sat on the desk and dresser. One said big brothers, with a picture of Leo, Raph, and Donnie. Another said little bro, with a picture of Mikey running with a blurring Raph chasing him. Another said father, and it was one of the picks taken that day, with Amaya sitting next Master Splinter on the couch. The final picture was of the whole family. Mikey and Amaya were sitting on the ground, while Raph sat on the left side of Splinter with Donnie on the other side and Leo standing up bending down to be in the photo.

Amaya didn't think that they'd go this far out of their way for her. She was so happy that she wanted to cry again but she told herself no, and so she didn't. Donnie who was holding her, heard Mikey say that it was time to eat and carried her to the kitchen. April and Casey went back home for their own dinners.

Mikey had reheated of the pizza gyoza, left over from chef Murakami. Amaya unfortunately didn't want to eat. "It's ok Mikey, I'm not hungry." They starred at her for a minute, she was thin either. She needed to eat.

"Come on Amaya," Mikey started knowing what the problem was from his sister's expressions, "it's good I promise." He said using the chopsticks, handling the food right in front of her face to try to get her to take a bit. But she didn't.

She gently pulled it away and said, "thanks, but no thanks."

Leo tried the same technique as Mikey did, and handle the food near her mouth, "Amaya, I promise you, it's not bad, or poisoned, or anything. Come on just one small bite, please." But again she pushed it away, saying that she wasn't hungry. Leo looked to Donnie who then tried his luck.

"Amaya, you should eat something at least. Do you what something else?"

"You guys, I'm just not hungry. The world is not ending if I skip a meal or two." Amaya was started to get a little annoyed with them.

Raph picked up a dumpling, and put it to her mouth. She backed her head up a bit in surprise but soon relaxed. "Why can't you eat one?"

Amaya pushed it back again, and the spoke, "Because, I don't want food." She refused. Raph put the food back to her mouth.

"Well you know, A-my, you ain't leaving without something in your stomach. And ya know that no ones letting you walk on your own." He paused for a second as her sharpening ears softened a little, "So why don't you just shove down at least one of these things so ya can get your strength back to walk around, without falling flat on your face."

She was going to retaliate but before another word was spoken, Raph shove the dumpling in her mouth. Once the food was gone she spoke, "A-my?", but Raph shouldered it off. Amaya ate the rest of the food after Master Splinter told her that this was not their food but hers and that applied to their home too. Donnie thought that their father could get her too be a bit more confutable. And he did.

After dinner, Splinter thought that the four brothers should do another training session, instead of going out on petrol tonight. They agreed. Leo, didn't want to go out just yet, Raph thought that he needed to hit the punishing bag, while Donnie and Mikey didn't want to leave Amaya alone in the quite of home. So they trained, Amaya watched them again, and she waited for them to finish.

Once they were dismissed, Splinter told them to rest up for tomorrow. Tomorrow they were supposed to help Amaya walk again, track down April's dad, train, petrol, and maybe teach Amaya a basic or two.

That night was peaceful and quite, except about Donnie typing at the computer in his room. He decided to do a 'little' bit of research before going to sleep.