hey peeps!
i am sooooo sorry!
i forgot to make my bed so my mom took my computer away for two weeks
(i know, i didnt get the logic either)
anyway i finally got it back so heres the next chapter!
its christmas in this chapter so yay!
also it has always really annoyed me that in the actual 2003 christmas special usagi and the Ultimate Damio come from a different dimension but leatherhead who lives ten minutes away didnt get invited
so i made sure to include him in mine
also i excluded the silver sentry on purpose cause he REALLY annoys me
as a major superhero fan all of the justice force is highly insulting
(altho at least they're making fun of DC superheros and not marvel cause then id have to kill them)
the only tmnt superhero i like is Nobody and thats cause his name is awesome and hes based on Batman
i actually might make this chapter a oneshot as well when christmas rolls around
*shrug* i dont know
by the by i did NOT make up Angel, Tyler or mrs M
they are all minor characters in tmnt 2003
mrs M (im sorry i forget her full name) and Tyler each appeared in one episode
and Angel has been in a few
(and yes i know tyler was like 9 when raph met him but i thought he and Angel were perfect for each other so i made him older)
i assume Angel was 14 when she first met the turtles so shes like 16 now
(oh and no i dont know how/if angels dad really died but she lives with her gramma now so i assume both her parents are dead)
anyway enjoy!
CHAPTER 8
MERRY CHRISTMAS
"hey kay-kay merry Christmas!" crowed mikey as Nikki walked into the lair
it was Christmas Eve and the turtles had invited leatherhead and all their human friends who didnt already have a family engagement over for Christmas dinner. Casey, April and Angel had already arrived and Nikki was the last guest
"are ya sure you're aunts ok wit' ya sleeping over here on Christmas eve?" Raph asked concerned
Nikki sighed "I told you she doesn't care. She doesn't even know its Christmas"
"how can she not know its Christmas?" asked donnie coming over.
ever since Nikki had told the rest of the hamato clan about her families death and her aunts negligence they had tried to include her more but he didn't understand how ANYONE could miss the Christmas decorations and ads that had been up since November.
Nikki shrugged "I told you she's out of it" she brightened as angel walked by "hey angel wait up!" she called running after the purple haired teenager.
"What?" snapped angel expecting mikey who had been bugging her all night
"I didnt get to finish my portrait of you" nikki said earnestly.
angel rolled her eyes "do I gotta let you finish?" she whined good-naturedly "I hate havin' ta stay still like that"
"oh come on" Nikki pleaded "how about its your Christmas present for me"
"oh alright" angel grumbled
"Yay!" cheered Nikki "maybe ill even show it to tyler" she teased.
angel blushed "don't even think about it" she threatened thinking of the reckless 14 year old boy who Raph had first met when he was just a 11 year old kid trying to save his mom. As both he and angel had grown closer to the turtles they had become friends although angel secretly hoped (despite the fact that he was two years younger than her)for more than that someday and everyone seemed to know it except for tyler himself. She had already gotten lectures from Master Splinter, Leo, April and even Casey about taking it slow and making good choices as far as dating went (Caseys lecture had been six sentences long and angel got the feeling that April had made him do it because she knew how well angel and Casey got along. Casey was like a father to her (her real dad was killed in a mugging when she was eight) and she had enjoyed seeing him squirm as he told her...well something along the lines of "be careful and if tyler hurts ya me an' the turtles will kick his ass")
angel sighed she didnt think they had anything to worry about tyler seemed to think of her as a friend and nothing more.
"dinnertime!" called April from the kitchen "everyone to the table please"
"Yay! Food!" cheered mikey as everyone filed into the kitchen.
"uh uh uh mikey, fingers out of the gravy" April admonished slapping his hand lightly "wait till you're served"
"awww!" mikey whined as he sat down next to leatherhead "come on! Just a nibble?"
"Not happenin'" Casey laughed as he sat next to April "last time ya went first an' took 'just a nibble' dere wuz nut'ing left fer anyone else so dis time you go last"
mikey pouted glaring across the table at the couple "fine hurry up and serve it then" he grumbled crossing his arms over his plastron
"ha!" snorted nikki looking at the angry turtle in amusement "you look like Raph right now mikey all you hafta do is yell at leo or maybe break something and voila! Youde be a little Raph clone"
mikey looked horrified
"nooooo!" he cried out in mock anguish "not Raph! Anyone but Raph! I'd even take good ol' LH over here to look like over Raph" he gestured to the giant alligator beside him with a grin
"hey where is Raph anyway?" he asked surprised that he hadnt been attacked by an angry red clad older brother by now. "He was here a few minutes ago"
"oh he went to give Mrs. M some turkey and wish her merry christmas" April replied Referring to the blind old widow who Raph went over to help out every week "I think he was worried about her being lonely on christmas" everyone chuckled. Mrs M Brought out Raph's sensitive compassionate side and everyone found it rather amusing when the normally tough turtle went to check up on her. "He said he would have invited her here but he was afraid that it would be hard for her to navigate the sewers and besides donnie said it wouldn't be very good for her health since shes so old"
"should we wait for him?" asked nikki.
Angel, Casey and Mikey shook their heads vehemently at this suggestion. Nikki ignored them and directed her question to Master Splinter who sat at the head of the table
"well he told me we didnt have to wait for him cause he might do an errand or two" April said also looking at Master Splinter for guidance
"we wait" said Splinter decisively
the verdict was met with loud groans from most of the teenagers in the room (and Casey)
"I do not wish to begin the festivities until I have all four of my sons at my side" Splinter continued as April chastised Casey for complaining.
"Ok..."mikey sighed as he looked longingly towards the magnificent meal in front of him "but Raph better get here soon!"
Forty five minutes later:
"geez Raph where've ya been?" mikey huffed as his brother walked into the lair. "I've been staring at that turkey for the last half hour!"
"sorry" Raph apologized as he settled in next to nikki "I dropped by ty's place on da way back ta say hi. He said he was sorry he couldnt make it cause his mom was t'rowin' a christmas party but he said to say hi ta everyone especially Angel" he winked.
Angel blushed looking at her feet with a little smile. Tyler had asked about her specifically? Yes!
"Hey babe" Raph smirked at nikki
"don't call me babe!" she protested doing a perfect imitation of April. Everyone laughed as April scowled at the teenaged couple before finally cutting the turkey.
"Whoo hoo!" mikey shouted startling everyone "finally we get to the 2nd best part of the evening!"
"2nd best?" asked leo laughing "what could possibly be more important to you than food?"
"Christmas presents!" mikey cheered throwing his muscular green arms in the air for empathise "there's nothing better than christmas presents!" he looked thoughtful "except maybe birthday presents"
everyone grinned as Raph leaned over to give his younger brother a smack upside the head
"shadup" he growled affectionately
"besides" Leatherhead rumbled in his deep voice "we all agreed that we would each give one present and each receive one. Then we'll save the rest for tomorrow morning" "yeah yeah yeah" mikey grumbled "spoilsports" he added under his breath as everyone dug in to the delicious meal. Their christmas celebration had finally begun...
Three hours later:
"ok everyone" April called out "the last gift of the evening goes to...nikki!" everyone cheered as April handed Nikki a small messily wrapped box
"to kay-kay from mikey" nikki read the sloppy handwriting before tearing the wrapping paper off
"awwwwwwww!" she cooed as she held up a small stuffed turtle "its adorable! Thanks mikester" she gave mikey a hug
"what're you gonna name it?" mikey asked in his cute surfer voice as nikki snuggled the toy
"R.J." nikki replied stroking its head "his name is R.J."
"What does R.J stand for?" donnie asked curiously
"Raph Junior" she smirked at the expression on Raph's face
"ok everyone partys over" announced leo standing up.
Angel, April and Casey left with leatherhead as the turtles showed nikki to the guest room
15 minutes later:
"whatcha doin'"Raph asked as he came in to wish nikki good night. She was cutting up a red handkerchief and trying to tie it on head.
"Making him a mask duh!" said nikki holding up the stuffed turtle so Raph could see her handiwork
"after all..." she changed her voice to sound like leos "it is the way of the Ninja!"
"ha!" Raph laughed "yer pretty good at imitatin' voices"
"yeah..." she shrugged "its no big deal. My sisters used to call me parrakeet even though its parrots that copy things but..." she shrugged again "whatever"
"hey kiki" Raph said softly "yeah?" she looked up "look above yer 'ead" she did only to discover a sprig of mistletoe dangling above her
"why you sneaky fox!" she playfully slapped his arm
"turtle actually" he corrected her cheekily.
She glared at him for a moment before leaning in and kissing him.
"Hey Raph!" called mikey from outside the door "Master Splinter says its time for bed and to let nikki sleep" They broke apart with a sigh
"merry christmas kiki" Raph whispered stroking her cheek
"merry christmas Raph" she whispered back
"oh and uh I know we're only supposed ta get one present each tonight but uh here" he placed a small box in her hand "open it when I'm gone" he gently kissed her forehead and then moving swiftly and silently like The Ninja he was...he was gone.
Nikki looked at the box in her hands and carefully opening it. she smiled. There on top of a folded note was a delicate locket much like the one she had given him for his birthday (although a bit more feminine) the words welcome to the Family were engraved on the front and inside was a picture of her and Raph holding hands on the couch and the picture she had taken at their birthday party with her and the guys laughing and wearing the t-shirts she had bought for them. She put on the locket and unfolded the note
My mask is red
Your eyes are blue
Merry Christmas Nikki
I Love You
luv, ur boyfriend
Raphael
she had tears in her eyes as she finished reading the short poem
she knew it had been very hard for Raph to write this
and she knew his brothers would tease him endlessly if they found out he had written a love poem. She folded up the note and put it in her locket. As she drifted off to sleep she resolved that the first thing she was going to say when she saw him tomorrow morning was 'I Love you too'
random thought: have you ever noticed that huns voice sounds a lot like leatherheads voice?
i think they're voiced by the same actor
(except in season 5. in season 5 you can totally tell that its a different guy playing hun.
well i can at least because sadly i have all the 2003 characters voices memorized from watching it so many times)