Bradford was sitting on his couch waiting for me. I got into a position on the floor. "What are you doing again?" Bradford asked. "You'll have to wait until I'm done," I said. Bradford sighed, and sat still. I went into focus mode. I was going to use my illusions to make Bradford look human again. I thought about human Bradford. I saw his mutated form fade back into his human form. I stopped. "Okay, go look into a mirror," I said. Bradford rolled his eyes and walked into the bathroom. He shrieked, and came running out. "How on earth did you do that?!" he asked. I smiled. "I just found out I'm Kitsune. I can create illusions with my mind," I said. Bradford hugged me. "Do you know what this means?! I can go back to my job! We can even move back downtown!" he exclaimed. I frowned. "Bradford, I don't want to move. It's nice living here. There's no one who can bother us, and you said yourself that you like spending time with me," I said.
Bradford smiled softly at me. "I do like to spend time with you. You're my daughter, and I guess it is peaceful here. So we won't move, but I'll get my old job back," he said. I smiled back. "Okay, you can get your job back. On one condition," I said. "What is it?" Bradford asked. "Promise me you'll spend sometime with me. You always go out for a meeting or a party, and you don't spend time with me," I said. Bradford hugged me. "I promise I'll spend sometime with you. I have to call my manager and tell him my vacation is over," he said. He had his arm around me as he called. After telephone conversation he laughed, and spun me around. "I take it this is a good thing," I said. Bradford spun me around again. "I'm back! I even have a party tonight to celebrate my return!" he said. I went pale. "I party, tonight?!" I asked. Bradford nodded excitedly. "All sorts of important people are coming," he said. " Well, I'm going over to visit my friends," I said. Bradford hugged me one last time. "Have fun, but I have one question," he said, "Is the illusion permanent?" I nodded. "I made sure it was," I said. I waved to Bradford ad I left.
I walked into the lair, and found Lenny, Mari, and Ally waiting for me. "So, did it work?" Lenny asked. I smiled like an idiot. "Yeah, he was so happy when I turned him back. He even got his old job back," I said. "That's awesome!" Mari said. "Hey, Ally. Where's Donnie and the guys?" I asked. Ally frowned. "April's here. Leo's in his room, Mikey's in his room and Casey and Raph are hanging out in the dojo," she said. "You sure you don't wanna join Donnie and April in the lab?" Mari asked. Lenny and I elbowed her. "Ow! Oh yeah," she said. I rolled my eyes. I went to go find Raph and Casey. They were in the dojo, and they haven't seen me yet. They were fighting. Casey charged at Raph, and I decided to make my grand entrance.
I jumped on top of Casey, and pinned him to the ground. "Gotcha!" I said with a smirk. Casey tried to get up. "Raph get her off," he said. "I'm not in charge of her. You can take care of yourself," Raph said. Casey struggled and I pressed harder. "Did you teach her how to do that?" he asked. Raph shook his head. "She already knew how," he said. I allowed Casey to get up, only to put him in a choke hold. "Alright Casey, say I win," I said. He looked at me. "Are you nuts?! No!" he yelled. Big mistake. I tightened my grip. "Say I win," I said. Casey gasped. "No..." he said. I tightened it more. "Say. I win," I said. Casey shook his head. His face was purple. I tightened my grip a little more. "Say it," I growled. "You win!" he choked out. I dropped him. "You didn't even last that long. Disappointing," I said, shaking my head. "Well sorry for wanting to live," he said, "Why do you always try to kill me?" I shrugged. "I don't know. I'm a lot like Raph, so I'm pretty violent," I said, "We just like to beat up things." "Yeah," Casey said, "You like to beat up ME most of the time." I shrugged. It's not my fault Casey doesn't know the right things to say. I checked my phone. It was almost seven. The party. "Guys, I have to go," I said. Raph frowned. "Why?" he asked. "Bradford's going to a party, and I have to wait for him," I said, "I'll come by later though." Raph gave me a quick hug. "Well, see ya later," he said. I said goodbye to everyone before I left.
I sat on Bradford's couch, flipping through channels, when I heard knock on the window. I thought it was a stray cat, and I walked over to the window. Raph was on the fire escape waiting for me. "What the?! Dude, what are you doing here? Get inside before someone sees you!" I said, pulling him inside. I closed the curtains. "I thought you would be happy to see me," Raph said. "I am happy to see you, but this is BRADFORD'S apartment. If he sees you, he'll know what's been going on!" I said. "Is he here, or is he still at the party?" Raph asked. "He's still at the party," I said, "You need to go before he gets here." Raph sat me down on the couch. "I came here to wait with you. I'll leave when Bradford comes," he said. I sighed. "I guess it would be alright if you stayed here for a little while," I said. He sat down next to me, and put his arm around my shoulder.
I started to resume my channel flipping. "Hey isn't that that vigilante show you like?" Raph asked. I flipped even faster. I just left it on Cartoon Network, I like cartoons. It was a commercial break, boring. I nuzzled Raph. "Bored?" he asked. I nodded. He nuzzled me back. "Well, I can help," he said. We nuzzled for a good ten minutes when I heard the lock to the door jiggle. "Uh, oh. Bradford's here!" I whispered. Raph got up. "I'll go out the window," he said. I shook my head. "There's no time. Go in my room. Last door on the right," I said. Raph nodded, and ran down the hall just when the door opened. Bradford stumbled in, along with... a woman. She had scraggly blonde hair and brown eyes. Judging by the wild look in their eyes, they were both drunk. Of course. This is why I hate it when Bradford goes to parties. "Hey Bradford, who's this?" I asked. Bradford glanced at the woman. "That's Margaret. I met her at the party," he said. I smiled sweetly, and walked up to Margaret. "Hello Margaret," I said. I pushed her out the door. "Goodbye Margaret!" I growled. I locked the door, and turned around. "Bradford, how many times have I told you to stop bringing women home?" I asked, crossing my arms. "I know you said not to, but she was very convincing," Bradford slurred. "More like the drinks were," I muttered. "You sure we can't let her stay for a little while?" Bradford asked. I glared at Bradford. "Last time you brought one of your little girlfriends home, you two kept me up all night with your noise," I said.
Bradford sprawled himself out on the couch. "You need to go to bed," I said. I helped him up, and took him into his room. I laid him down, and looked in the drawer next to the bed. I fished out some medicine. "Take this before you go to sleep alright," I said. Bradford took it. I materialized a glass of water. "Drink that, and get some rest," I said. I walked out, and quietly closed the door. I made sure Bradford was asleep one last time, and ran into my room. "Raph," I whispered, "He's asleep." Raph came out of my closet. "What was going on?" he asked. "Ugh, Bradford brought home some lady. I've had some experience with this, so I took care of it," I said. Raph put his arm around my shoulders. "So, are you coming back to the lair?" he asked. I shrugged. "I don't know, I may have to stay here, and watch Bradford," I said. "Do you want me to stay here with you?" Raph asked. "He may see you Raph. It's not a good idea," I said. "He's asleep, and I'll make sure he doesn't see me. You don't have to worry," he said. I thought about it. Well, Bradford won't be awake until one o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow anyways, I thought. I looked at Raph, and nodded. He led me out to the couch, and sat down.
The T.V. was still on, and I saw that it was another commercial break. I frowned. How come I always have to miss shows when I want to see them? I nuzzled Raph again. "I'm bored again," I whispered. He kissed my cheek, and nuzzled me. "I know," he said softly. He pulled me into tight embrace, and gave me gentle kisses on my cheeks. I nuzzled him again. I heard another tap on the window, and I groaned. "Who could it be this time?!" I growled. Raph got up again. "I don't know, but I'll go hide again," he said. I walked over, and opened the curtains. My sisters, and the other Turtles were there. I frowned. Can I get Raph alone just once?! I thought. "Yes?" I asked. "Is Raph here? We saw him walking around here," Leo said. "Yeah, he's here. Why are you looking for him?" I asked. "Because we wanted to make sure he doesn't wind up at some random stranger's house," Donnie said. "Okay, hold on," I said. I walked into the kitchen. "It's your brothers," I said. Raph came out of the cabinet. "My brothers?" he asked. "Yeah, they were looking for you," I said. He rolled his eyes, and followed me out. "Raph, you're okay!" Mikey exclaimed. "Why wouldn't I be okay?" Raph asked. "Because you're in Dogpound's house. He could have eaten you," Mikey replied. "Remember, I used my illusions to make him look human again," I said. Lenny looked around nervously. "Where is Bradford anyway?" she asked. "Asleep in his room," I said. Mari took out her nunchucks. "Are you sure there are no foot clan soldiers here?" she asked. Lenny took out her kamas, and Ally grabbed her ninjutsu fans. "No, no one lives here except for me and Bradford," I said. They put away their weapons. "Okay, well, we're leaving then," Ally said, "Are you coming with us?" "I have to stay here, just in case Bradford needs anything," I said. Mari cocked her head. "So he's sick?" she asked. "Something like that.." I replied, "Raph was going to stay here with me." Mikey and Mari snickered. "Well just make sure no one sees him. We don't want all of New York knowing about us," Leo said. "Don't worry, those curtains are pretty thick. Can't see a thing past them," I said.
"Good. We'll see you in the morning," Leo said. "Bye," I said. Before she left, Ally turned around. "I found Raph with my necklace... and I saw you in the image," she said. I went pale, then started to blush like crazy. "You mean... you saw?" I asked. Ally nodded. "Your secret's safe with me," she said. She hopped up onto the fire escape, and jumped out of view. I sat down on the couch, and took a few deep breaths. Ally saw what happened. Now she knows. At least it's just her, I thought. Raph put a hand on my shoulder. "Are you okay?" he asked. I nodded. "Yeah, I'm okay. Just a little hungry is all," I said. I went into the kitchen to find something to eat. "Hey Raph, do you guys eat other things besides pizza?" I asked. "Yeah," he said. I dug around until I found some leftover macaroni and cheese. I made some me and Raph, and came out. I gave him his, and sat back down. The T.V. finally gave me what I wanted. Amazing World of Gumball came on. I loved this show! It was hilarious. I was laughing all throughout the episode. It was one my favorites. Don't ask me which one is my favorite, I'll just tell you all of them. I waited until the commercial break to put everything away. As I put my stuff in the dishwasher, I heard Raph come into the kitchen. "You know, you take good care of Bradford," he said. I looked up. "How so?" I asked. "Well, you got that lady out of his apartment, and you got him to go to bed and everything. I would call that taking care of someone," he replied. "Well, he took care of me, so I take care of him when he needs me," I said. I got up, and headed for the hallway.
"I'm going to check up on Bradford real quick," I said. I quietly opened the door, and looked inside. Bradford was snoring like a bear, and the water was gone. Those were good signs. I closed the door, and walked back out. "So, how is he?" Raph asked. "He's out like a light. That probably explains why he didn't wake up when your brothers came," I said. I went back into my room to put on some pajamas. It was getting late anyways. I grabbed a purple T-shirt, and my black pajama pants. I sat back down on the couch, and grabbed the T.V. remote. I finally something else interesting. Scary movies. I materialized a bowl of popcorn, and tried some. "Mmmm! Just like the popcorn at the movies," I said. Raph reached over for a handful. "It is good. How do you do that?" he asked. "You mean materialization? Well, first we make an illusion, and use our energy to make it real. We can materialize fake living things as well. Like those clones," I explained. "Okay, but what can you do exactly?" Raph asked.
"I'll show you something my sisters and I learned to do yesterday," I said. Raph cocked his head. "Are you and your sisters really sisters?" he asked. I shook my head. "No, but we do have a strong bond. It's so strong that we think of ourselves as sisters," I explained, "Can I show now?" Raph nodded. I thought about me with wings. Me flying with those wings, soaring through the air. I felt the wings materialize on my back. "What the?! You have wings!" he shrieked. I shushed him, and pointed to the hallway. "Right, but do they work?" he asked. "Come outside, and I'll show you," I said. I climbed the fire escape up onto the roof. Raph climbed up after me. "Okay, we practiced this yesterday while we went to visit Asami," I said. I fluttered up a little. Raph's eyes widened again. "Woah! You learned how to fly?!" he asked. I nodded. "Wanna come up and see?" "Nah, I'd rather not have butterfly wings," he said. "Oh, you don't need wings," I said. I used my telekinesis to lift Raph into the air. He flailed his arms. "Okay, I'd like to go down now!" he said. I raised an eye brow. "Don't tell me you're afraid of heights," I said. "No, I just don't want you to drop me and make me go splat," he said. I smirked.
"Oh, you mean like this?" I asked. I dropped my thoughts of lifting Raph. He screamed as he fell. I brought him back up, and dropped him again. This went on a few more times until I let him stay up. "Are you done? Because my life flashed before my eyes about fifteen times!" he said. I set him down gently on the rooftop, and fluttered down. I dematerialized my wings. "That was fun wasn't it?" I asked. Raph was busy trying not to pass out. "Not really my version of fun, but it was okay," he said. I checked Bradford's room one more time before letting Raph in. I turned on the T.V., and I swear I was about to tear it to pieces. "Ugh these commercial breaks! I never get to see the T.V. when I want to see it the most!" I growled. I flopped down on the couch, and materialized a blanket. "It's cold in here," I said, wrapping it around my shoulders. "Hmm. I have an idea," Raph said. I glanced at him. "And that is?" I asked. "Okay, first make the blanket bigger," he said. I raised an eyebrow, but enlarged it. It was now big enough to fit over the couch. "Is that big enough?" I asked. "Yep, now I'll do the rest," Raph said. He draped the blanket over both of us. "Okay, what is this plan of yours?" I asked. Raph pulled me closer to him.
"I'm going to keep you warm," he said. I blushed a little as he pulled me into another embrace. He nuzzled me, and held me as close as he could. To be honest, I was enjoying it. I was getting warmer, but in a way I liked. I heard the commercial break finally end, but I was a little... ahem distracted at the moment. Raph let go. "Is that better?" he asked. I blushed and nodded. I poked my head out from under the blanket, flushed yet satisfied in a way. It was a scary movie. I decided to take a moment to recollect myself. For some reason, I was in a daze. All I saw was Raph, and nothing but him. I took a deep breath. In and out, in and out. After awhile, I my thoughts went back to normal. Raph smirked. "So, that was fun wasn't it?" he asked. I blushed my face off. "Um yeah it was. Thanks... it really helped," I said. And when I say helped, I mean in more ways than one. That's when I realized the movie that was on was NOT scary in any shape, way, or form. It had suspense, but nothing that'll give you nightmares. I groaned again. Raph somehow managed to get his arms around me without me doing some sort of physical damage.
"You seem cold Kayla. Maybe I can help," he said. A smile slowly spread across my face. "Okay, I guess you could help a little," I said. I felt Raph's hold around me tighten as he turned me around. I felt myself fall into that daze again. He nuzzled me gently. I felt myself get a little warm. It was weird, I don't know why, but I wanted a little something more. I let Raph pull me closer. My cheeks grew a bit warmer, and I felt a bit better. I still wanted more. I curled up, and let him pull me even closer. My cheeks got warmer, and wanted more. I nuzzled him back. Much better. He tightened his grip. Better than before. I wanted more, it was as if I was possessed or something by this. My eyes grew a bit wider, and I felt a bit energized. I suddenly felt a shock. I pulled away. "Did you feel that?" I asked. "No," Raph said. I felt another one. It was stronger. I clutched my chest. I felt my necklace glow again, and I touched it. I plummeted into darkness. My sisters suddenly appeared out of the dark haze. "What gives?" I asked. "We need to talk to you," Lenny said, "It's kinda important." "Yeah, we all had an image," Ally said. "Here we'll show you," Mari said. I saw an image fill my head. That dream, the one where everyone dies. Lenny, Mari and Ally were there now. I had to watch them die while Shredder was holding me again. The image soon ended, but I was still crying.
"It's okay sis, it was just an image, you're alright," Mari said as she hugged me. "W-why'd you make me watch that? D-do you know what it did to me?" I asked quietly. "We know, sorry, but we needed to know what has caused you so much pain," Lenny said, "That's why we need to talk to you." "Shredder killed my parents... Didn't he kill yours?" I asked. Mari nodded. "Yep, he did. We all have these nightmares, but you seem to have the worst of it," she said. "We know what can help though," Lenny said, "Don't worry." I waited for them to continue. "You need to find someone you cherish more than almost anything. They usually help you," Ally said. I nodded. I know who that someone is... "Okay, thanks. Anything else?" I asked. "Well, those shocks, we caused them. That was us entering your mind," Mari said, "Bye sis!" I didn't even get to say goodbye or say anything else before I flew back into my own body. I sat up, gasping for air. "Kayla, you're okay," Raph said, wrapping his arms around me. "Yeah, I'm fine. What happened?" I asked. "You passed out after you touched your necklace. You were out for about ten minutes," he replied. I rubbed back of my neck. "Oh yeah," I said, "I'm okay though, don't worry." Raph still didn't let go. "I was worried. You didn't even breath," he said. "I'm fine Raph, really," I said, patting his shell. He finally let go. "You sure?" he asked. I nodded. "Positive," I said, "Maybe we should get some sleep. I'm tired." Raph laid down next to me. "You sure you're alright?" he asked. I yawned. "Yeah, I'll be fine. Trust me," I said. I drifted off into a peaceful slumber.
That morning, I woke up on something that was NOT the couch. I lifted my head a little, and opened my eyes. The only thing I saw was Raph, quietly snoring. I also noticed something else. His mask was off. I blushed a little. He's kinda cute without his mask, I thought. I decided to wake him up... Before Bradford does. I shook him. "Raph wake up," I said, "You gotta leave." He opened his eyes a little and groaned. "What time is it?" he asked groggily. "It's time for you to leave before Bradford wakes up," I said. His eye widened. "I forgot! I gotta go, are you comin?" he asked. "I need to check one more time," I said, "And then I'll go."
I shuffled into Bradford's room. He was still snoring away, and he was murmuring in his sleep. I quickly ran back into the living room, and found Raph looking at some old pictures. His mask was back on (I was a little disappointed). "Is that you as a kid?" he asked. I looked at the photo. It was when I first started my ninjutsu training. I was punching Bradford's hand, determination written across my face. "Yep, that's me when I was four. It was pretty fun training with Bradford," I said, "Just the two of us." Raph glanced at another one. "What about this one?" he asked. "Oh, that we took when I was seven. I think it was when I first got my katana," I said, "Bradford's seems to be okay, so are you ready to leave?" I asked. He nodded, and walked over to the window. "Wait, I'll check. There may be someone out there," I said as I jumped for the window. Raph took a couple steps back.
I opened the window, and was blasted with cold air. "Hmm there doesn't seem to be anyone out right now, so we need to hurry up and leave," I said. Raph climbed out the window and gave me his hand. I grabbed it, and he pulled me up. I hopped onto another building, and started to run. Raph came up beside me. "You know while you were gone, Casey wouldn't shut up. He was going on and on about how he thinks we're in some sort of forbidden romance or something," he said. I almost tripped. "Forbidden romance, why?" I asked. "Because he thinks you like me and that's why you don't like him," Raph replied. I rolled my eyes. "The only reason why I don't like Casey is because he tried to call dibs on me. You of all people know that I HATE dibs," I said. Raph laughed. "True, you did sonic scream him into a wall," he said.
"Only because it wouldn't hurt... Much," I said. Raph and I shared a look, then burst into laughter. "I bet it did hurt though." "Not unless I wanted it to," I shot back. We started laughing again. Raph and I were making jokes and laughing as we walked the rest of the way to the lair. As soon as I stepped into the lair, I was nearly knocked over by a ball of black fur. "Melody, what are you doing here?" I asked. I was greeted by three more balls of fur. "Calligraphy, down girl!" Ally said. "Here Celestia," Lenny said. I saw Mari pick up her dog. "Come on Marshmallow," she said. Melody continued to shower me with affectionate licks on my face. "Okay okay, I missed you too Melody," I said, giggling. Melody barked, and wiggled around me to pounce on Raph. He was the one who got knocked over. "Kayla, can you please get your dog off of me," he said. I laughed. "It seems as though Melody likes you," I said. Raph pushed Melody off, but she jumped on him again. "Okay Melody, off ya go," I said.
Melody trotted over to my side, wagging her tail. "Well Raph looks like you met our pets," I said, "We um, materialized them when I first met my sisters.""Yeah, that's definitely your pet," Raph said, "Practically indestructible. Just like you." I stroked Melody's ears. "Ha ha, very funny," I said sarcastically. Raph came over, and started to idly pet Melody as well. "It just amazes me how you can actually create living things like this," he said, "Your group must be very powerful in order to do something like this." I nodded. "It goes back for centuries. We have the powers of life and death in our hands, but we need to make sure we don't use them for evil. That's why we can only make things come to life," I said. Raph looked up at me. "You're not evil," he said. I bit my lip. "But what if I become evil?" I whispered. Raph took my hands. "You won't, and believe me I'll make sure you won't turn evil," he said. I smiled softly at him. "Really, you'd do something like that for me?" I asked. "Promise," he said, giving me quick hug.
"Raph you know when I passed out yesterday?" I asked. He waited for me to continue. "Well, my sisters entered my mind, and they showed me things," I said. "You went into your mind? Is that why you passed out?" Raph asked. I nodded. "And they showed me one of my nightmares... But they told me what could stop them," I said, "I need to find a person that I cherish more than almost anything." Raph cocked his head. "Do you know anyone like that?" he asked. "Yeah, and I think it's you," I said, blushing. Raph smiled a little. "So, you want me to be that 'special' person who helps you?" he asked. I blushed even harder. "I-if you wouldn't mind," I said quietly. Raph gave me another hug. "I wouldn't mind at all," he said.
Mari and Mikey came running in. "Dudes, we just had the most epic idea ever!" Mikey said. We waited for them to continue. "Okay, so we decided to have a prank war!" Mari squealed, "Won't that be fun?" I rolled my eyes. "You mean you want to start a prank war? Why would you do that?" I asked. "Well, there's really nothing for us to do around here. We wanna do something fun," Mikey said. "Isn't what you always do fun?" Raph asked. "Yeah, but we mean fun for all of us. When we prank you, it usually ends with us hurt," Mari replied. "Yeah, but no," I snapped, "It's still gonna end with you hurt. But that depends," I said. "On what?" Mikey asked. "How long ya wanna live," I said.