For the next week and a half, life didn't change that much. Well except for the fact that the boys started patrolling again so our movie nights were turned to once a week instead of every night. It was fine because we had cable but the fact that I couldn't spend a lot of time with them when I got home was a little upsetting.
They had been fighting some groups called the Krang and the Foot. Almost every night they would come home bruised but they were happy about it for some reason. Like they enjoyed fighting with them. I will never understand boys.
I was doing some homework when Donnie walked into my room. They have realized that I don't care if they just walk into my room. As long as they at least knocked on my bedroom door then I didn't care what they did.
"Hey Autumn can I sit in here with you. The guys are just being too loud for me to finish with my project." Donnie explained and showed me a box with a bunch of wires in it.
"Sure Donnie go right ahead." I told him as I went back to my homework.
He smiled and sat opposite me, he continued his work while I finished my homework. We worked in happy silence for about an hour and half until Raph and Mikey walked into my room.
"Hey Donnie do you know where the rechargeable batteries are? The remote is dead." Raph said with a sigh.
"They are in the TV room, in the drawer next to the couch." Donnie answered while he tried to finish his work.
"Thanks Donnie." Mikey said and ran out of the room.
"Something tells me I am missing something." I said and looked at Raph.
"The deal was who ever got to the room first would pick the movie we watch but since the remote doesn't work we made a deal saying who ever got the batteries would pick." Raph explained with a smile on his face.
"You have the remote don't you?" I asked him knowing full well that he had it in his shell.
"You know it babe." Raph stated and showed me the remote sticking out of his shell a little.
Donnie and I laughed as Raph went back upstairs to enjoy torturing Mikey. We went back to our work for about another hour or so until Donnie screamed in joy. I jumped up and just stared at him as if he had lost his mind.
"I have finally made enough T-phones for all of us." Donnie said and showed me that he made a T-phone for his brothers, Splinter and myself.
"Awesome Donnie, I am very proud of you." I told him smiling at him. He blushed and smiled back.
I looked at my work to see that I had gotten more done than I had intended so I could stop for tonight. I put some of my books away and walked over to him. Donnie handed me my T-phone and I hugged him for the awesome gift. He hugged me back and he placed a small kiss on my cheek.
I pulled away from him slowly and just stared at him for a moment. Those gentle brown eyes were shinning with joy and a small trace of fear. I slowly leaned into him and lightly kissed him on his beak. He breathed in sharply and then relaxed and kissed me back.
It was soft and gentle, so very much like Donnie. He pulled back first and blushed a little. I could tell that he had never kissed anyone before and didn't know what to do. I just smiled and kissed his cheek and walked out of my apartment and went down stairs.
I just kissed Donnie an yet I wasn't freaked out by it. It didn't bother me that he was a turtle, nor that his skin was a little cooler than mine. An yet I felt as though there was something missing. I had arrived at the kitchen apartment and had gotten a drink of water. I was so engrossed in my own thoughts that I didn't notice Splinter coming into the room.
"My child what is the matter?" Splinter asked me as if something was direly wrong.
"Oh nothing I was just preoccupied with my own thoughts. So how has your day been so far Master?" I asked him and started to make him some tea.
"Very well, the boys are training and we finally have gotten all of our rooms finished. There is no way we can ever repay you." Splinter stated.
"As if I would ever ask you guys to leave. I enjoy you lot too much. I was always alone and miserable but now that I have you and the boys my life doesn't feel so gloomy anymore." I told him and served him his tea.
He looked at me for a second and realized that I needed them just as much as they needed me. He smiled at me and patted my hands over the counter and nodded. Splinter then drank his tea slowly and smiled at the taste. I had started buying a bunch of random teas for him to try and this was one of his new favorites.
We just enjoyed our tea until we heard some fighting from upstairs. It sounded like Mickey didn't like the fact that Raphael had the remote the whole time. I smiled and shook my head. Master giggled at their antics and continued to drink his tea. Everything would have stayed like that if it wasn't for Leo showing up.
"Master they are fighting, do you think I should stop them?" Leo asked a little nervous.
"What do you think my son?" Master Splinter asked him knowing that there was a lesson to be taught here.
"I think I should cause Raph could take it too far but at the same time Mickey needs to figure out how to stand up for himself against Raphael." Leo replied to him.
"That is very wise Leonardo and very correct. Just stand back and watch. If things do get too out of hand then you may step in." Master stated and we watched as Leo ran out of the room and up the flights of stairs.
"Never a dull moment here huh Master Splinter?" I asked him and refilled my cup of tea.
"No that would be too easy." He said and smiled at me. I smiled back and shook my head.