The Frenemy

Disclaimer : I DO NOT OWN ANY CHARACTERS OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE FRANCHISE, THIS IS STRICTLY JUST A FANFIC!

4 ~ Trust Me For Now

"I'm sorry," Elisa whimpered. She was crouching in a corner, hugging her knees to her chest trying to control her seizing.

Shredder, along with three Foot ninjas, towered above her. "It's too late for 'sorry' now." He croaked. He nodded at the Foot ninja standing on the left side of him then strolled away.

Elisa squeezed her eyes shut. 'So this is it.' Her face was wet with tears. She opened her eyes and let out an ear-splitting scream. "NO!"

The four turtles bounded into the living room and gasped in horror. Elisa's body was sprawled on the floor, shaking violently. Raphael darted towards her. "Raph, don't touch her!" Donatello warned him.

"What the hell am I supposed to do?" Raphael shouted back. Donatello calmly walked over to his brother. "I've read about this before, we need to position her on her side, but be very careful." He informed him.

Raphael carefully placed his hands on Elisa's hips and rolled her on her side. Leonardo and Michaelangelo watched in bewilderment, just watching her whole body twitch like that gave them chills.

"Everything's gonna be alright, Elisa, we're right here." Raphael reassured her, placing a hand on the back of her head. "No, don't hold her down! That'll make it worse!" Donnie said, pulling his brother back. "Leo, get me a cup of warm milk!" He ordered. Leonardo nodded in response and headed towards the kitchen.

Raphael dropped his face in his hands and took a deep breath. He was trying so hard not to panic but what was he supposed to do? She was seizing like crazy and they were all new to this. It was no doubt a horrific sight, which made it hard for him not to freak out.

Mikey dropped down to the floor and hugged his knees to his chest. Leonardo quickly poured the milk from the pot into a coffee mug. "Leo, hurry up with that milk!" Donatello hollered. "Sorry!" Leonardo jogged over towards his little brother and gently placed the cup in his hands.

"Is she gonna be okay?" Mikey asked, he sounded so helpless and terrified. Donatello glanced at him and nodded, "Her seizure isn't as crazy as it was before, so that's good. She's still unconscious."

"Then call the police!" Raphael barked. "And tell them what? 'We're giant walking-talking turtles who live in the sewers and our friend is having a seizure'?" Leonardo quipped. His brother darted towards him but Mikey automatically stopped him. "Now's not the time to start fights, Raph." He said, softly pushing his brother away.

Splinter strolled into the living room, a questioned look about his face. "What is going on in here? It's two in the morning!" He inquired. The four mutants looked up at their sensei, horrified looks on each pudgy face.

"Sorry if we woke you up, Sensei, we heard Elisa scream and when we went to investigate, she started having a seizure." Donatello explained. Elisa slowly sat up and looked up at Splinter, with red-rimmed eyes.

Raphael and Leonardo ran to her side immediately. They guided her to the couch and brought her the mug with warm milk. Splinter strode towards where Elisa sat. "How are you feeling?" He asked, calmly.

"I'm fine." She insisted, shaking her head. Mikey and Donnie exchanged worried glances. "Fine?!" Raph snapped. "You're not fine! You just had a seizure, you could've-"

"Raphael, it happens all the time." Elisa reassured the mutant. "I've had epilepsy since I was two years old and they occur during a nightmare which is very rare for me. I'll be okay."

Master Splinter laid a paw on Raph's shoulder. "You should try meditating." Splinter suggested. "It'll help prevent nightmares and put you at a much peaceful state of mind." Elisa nodded in agreement, taking a long sip of her milk.

"I'm fine, really, but thank you for all your help." Elisa flashed a smile to the five mutants. Splinter exited the room and the four turtles huddled around her.

Michelangelo placed his hand on her knee. "Are you sure, you're gonna be okay going back to sleep?" He asked. "We can pull an all-nighter eating pizza and playing Mario Kart." He smiled brightly. Elisa giggled and pulled him into a warm embrace. "Mikey, I promise you I'm fine. Guys, I'm okay, you can all go back to sleep." She reassured the four brothers.

"Just call us if you need anything." Leonardo said. Elisa gave him a weak thumbs up. Mikey, Donnie and Leo all exited the room while Raph stayed behind.

He sat beside Elisa and watched as she set her mug on the coffee table. "How bad is it when you have one?" He questioned. Elisa shrugged and ran a hand through her scraggly mess of hair. "I have a couple bruises and scratches after the seizure but nothing serious. Like I said, I'm-"

"No, stop saying that!" Raphael ordered. Elisa looked up at him, his emerald eyes piercing through her skull. "The day you almost got jumped by the Kraang, you said you were fine. A week ago, when you came back to the lair, nose broken and blood all over you, you said you were fine. You just had a seizure and you say you're fine, YOU ARE NOT FINE, Elisa!" He shouted. He stood up and ran his hands over his face, attempting to cool down.

"Raph," Elisa sighed. She paused, trying to look for the right words before she went on. "You already have a lot to worry about with that girl, April, I can't have you guys worrying about me too. If it's too much to handle having me here-"

"You can't go back up there again." Raph's tone was very firm as he said this. He sat back down and took Elisa's petite hands in his and looked her deep in the eyes. "Look, whoever attacked you last time is pretty serious and if we risk sending you back up there, something even worse might happen. Elisa, we're on your side. We wanna help you but it's not gonna work if you shut us out."

Elisa felt herself get lost in Raphael's eyes. They were truly mesmerizing, a complete eye sore. She shook this thought away and broke their gaze. This was the wrong time to be getting lost in anyone's eyes.

"I shut everyone out, Raph, it's just who I am." She rolled her eyes. "When I was growing up, being tossed from different orphanages, I realized that people don't care about anything but themselves. So why try and pity them with the fact that you're hurt when really they already couldn't care less?"

Raphael sighed, letting go of Elisa's hands. 'Why is she so stubborn?' He thought. ' Why can't she understand that we're the good guys? That she can open up to us as much as she wants to because we're on her side and we wanna help her?'

"Well, we're not the people at the orphanages. We're here to help you, we're on your side. We can't help you if you don't tell us what's going on." Raphael pressed. Elisa sighed, shaking her head. "I'm getting kinda tired, Raph, I'll uh talk to you in the morning." She stood up and entered his bedroom. He had "rented out" his room to her since the day she had come back to the lair.

Raphael shook his head and headed towards Mikey's room.

"We need to make sure that she does as she's told and doesn't try to slip her way out of our deal again." Shredder said, leaning over the edge of the roof, looking down at Manhattan. The Foot Clan stood before him, unmasked.

"We need someone-someone who can watch her every move and make sure she doesn't do anything stupid." One of the Foot soldiers suggested. Her dirty blonde hair was tied in a fishtail braid. She had indigo colored eyes and had a beauty mark just above her lip. She was a bit shorter than Shredder and was the youngest out of the whole clan.

Shredder turned to face his soldiers. He stepped up to the ninja who spoke. "How do I know you're up to the task, Simone?" He tested her. She smirked then became serious again. "I live to serve you, Sensei." She responded, looking him deep in the eyes. "I mean how hard can it be? Following some girl around Manhattan?" She chuckled.

Oroku Saki studied Simone's face carefully. He spun around and leaned over the edge again. The air grew thick with silence as the Foot soldiers awaited their Sensei's response.

Simone drew in a long breath, preparing for the Shredder's final answer. She wouldn't be surprised if he didn't choose her to go and follow Elisa, since she was the youngest. It wasn't that difficult of a task! If she needed to break some necks, she could. There wasn't anything Elisa could do that Simone couldn't. Simone was much stronger and more skilled than Elisa ever could be.

"I'm counting on you, Simone." Shredder finally broke the silence. It felt as if they were standing in complete silence for hours. Simone sighed blissfully. "You are allowed one mistake. I trust you will carry out this mission." He continued.

"I won't let you down, Sensei." Simone replied, smirking again. She quickly pulled her mask over her head and stepped up to the ledge. She took one last look at Shredder, before leaping off the ledge and disappearing into the night.

April tied her hair into a messy bun and stepped away from the mirror to admire her outfit. She wore a bright yellow tee and her favorite shorts with jet-black leggings.

Donatello looked up from his laptop and swooned, his cheeks turning pink. April could feel his eyes piercing into the back of her skull but she simply ignored it, it wasn't the first time Donnie stared at her and by now it didn't bother her anymore.

"I'm, uh, headed to the store do you guys need anything?" April announced. "We're running low on Ramen noodles and milk." Leonardo responded, as he watched Raphael play Pacman and attempt to win.

Elisa looked up from her novel and closed it quickly. "You mind if I come with you?" She asked, standing up slowly. Raphael's head snapped up as soon as he heard this. "I, uh, just wanted to visit a friend. It won't take long, I promise."

"Sure," April answered, smiling brightly. Elisa returned the gesture and joined April at the front door. "We'll be back." April called to the turtles, waving her hand.

Raphael shook his head and turned off his video game. "Why are you so bothered by Elisa going back up to the surface?" Mikey questioned, leaning up against the kitchen counter. Raphael let his shoulders drop and gently closed his eyes, allowing himself to calm down a bit.

"Because, Mikey, she got jumped by somebody a week ago and it's clearly not safe for her to go back to the surface without protection." Raph simply explained. His little brother rolled his eyes. "If she says she's okay, she's okay." He pointed out. Raphael tensed up, clenching his fists.

He spun around and sighed exasperatingly. "Mikey, we can't have some girl living with us if she can't trust us. What else do we know about her besides the fact that someone's after her?" Mikey stayed quiet, avoiding Raph's gaze. "That's right-nothing! She needs to stop shutting us out because we can't help her if we know nothing about her!" Raphael snatched his comic from the counter and headed towards his room, slamming the door shut.

"You've been gone for a week and you didn't bother calling me?" Casey clarified, narrowing his eyes at Elisa. She shrugged, "Sorry." She wasn't sorry. All her emotions didn't exist anymore after everything that happened with Shredder. "I couldn't reveal my location because I didn't wanna risk-" Her and Casey both glanced at April.

Elisa cleared her throat, "Uh April do you mind?" She said calmly. April looked up, her cheeks turning pink. "Oh, I'm sorry. I'll just go wait in the hallway." She announced, picking up her bags. Casey watched as April exited the room and kept his gaze on the door for a while.

"I just can't risk Oroku Saki coming after me again." Elisa continued. Casey looked up suddenly, a confused look about his face. "What do you mean again?!" He interrogated. Elisa rolled her eyes and shook her head. "I knew I shouldn't have come here." She mumbled. "Elisabeth, you can't keep associating with Oroku Saki anymore. You're gonna get killed!" Casey pointed out.

"Well then so be it!" Elisa shouted back, shooting up out of her seat. "It seems like EVERYBODY is forgetting about the fact that I'm doing this for my brother. Dylan has been missing for five years and if I have to turn to my arch-nemesis then so be it! If I have to die in order to save Dylan from wherever the hell he is then so fucking be it!"

April leaned her ear to the door and furrowed her eyebrows. "I'm getting out of here." Elisa announced, stomping her way to the door. She slammed the door shut behind her. She found April sitting at the top of the stairs with her head in her hands.

"Let's go." Elisa ordered. April looked up at her and shook her head. "You were lying this whole time." She whispered. Elisa felt her breath get hitched in her throat. Her whole world shattered into a million pieces. "We took you in because we felt bad and we wanted to help you and this is your 'thank you'?" April stood up and cornered Elisa.

"April, it may look bad but you don't even know the full story." Elisa replied, throwing her hands up in surrender. "What 'plan' were you and your friend talking about?" April interrogated. Elisa could feel the hairs on her arms raise and goosebumps form all over her body.

"Because if you cause my friends any type of pain, you will be sorry." Elisa opened her mouth to say something but April spun around and headed towards the stairs. "April, wait!" She grabbed her wrist and pulled her back in a swift motion. "You can't tell them about this."

"Oh yeah?" April scoffed. "Watch me." Elisa gripped her shoulders and shoved her against the wall. "No, you listen to me." She ordered. "My brother has been missing for five years and Shredder is my only way of finding him. I don't like the fact that I have to turn to my enemy for help either, but hey I don't see any other way of finding my brother. Hamato Yoshi and the turtles seem like very nice people and if there was another way of finding my brother I wouldn't be doing this. But it is what it is." Elisa explained.

April pushed Elisa off of her and shook her head. "You expect me to believe that?" She spat. "After what I heard in there, I don't know what to believe." She said, gesturing to Casey's apartment door. Elisa crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes at the redhead. "Why were you eavesdropping in the first place? What we talked about in there was none of your business!" She snapped.

"When it comes down to the turtles it is!" April protested. Elisa sighed and threw her head back, covering her eyes. The hallway in which they occupied grew silent. "Alright look, I know that it all looks bad but from my point of view it isn't. Just promise me you won't tell them." Elisa begged.

April studied Elisa's face for a while. Her eyes were pleading for mercy. "Whatever," She shrugged. Elisa sighed, dropping her shoulders. "But I'm warning you, the minute I see that you're putting the turtles in any type of danger or that things start to get serious, I'll tell them about EVERYTHING!" April warned her before stomping down the stairs.

Elisa stood there for a moment, biting her lip. 'This is getting a lot more serious than I hoped it would.' She thought, before following April out of the apartment complex.