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Getting back on track, I'm SO proud of this one! My dear friend Tenshii777 requested the word "fate" so I HOPE YOU LOVE IT!
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Word Number Nine: Fate
Something connected them as they stood in separate rooms of the underground lair. They were both equally nervous, jittery, and anxious to see how the situation would play out, it's not everyday you see a feat like this performed. Then again, they were both mutants, so how weird could it possibly be? Lord knows it that the other guys weren't making this whole situation any less difficult for Donatello.
"Dude this is gonna be the best mission yet!" Michelangelo squealed as he fixed his mask in a cracked full-length mirror.
"Now remember Mikey, this is a special mission. It has to go perfect or everything that we've trained for over the past twenty two years of our lives will go to waste." Leonardo reminded his younger brother as he finished picking out the perfect royal blue mask.
"Guys, how's it coming in here?" Donatello piped up, peeking in from behind a divider that was placed in the room.
"We're fine, don't worry about us. You should be worried about yourself." Raphael smirked.
"I am." The brainy turtle admitted.
"Donnie, dude, your gonna be fine. We all are!" Mikey chirped happily.
"And Master Splinter will be with us the entire time!" Leo added.
"Plus we'll all be right beside you for the biggest mission ever." Raph patted his younger brother's green skinned shoulder.
Much had changed in the lair after the unveiling of April being part mutant. Of course she wasn't very happy, but like all things that had happened in the auburn haired girl's life such as a somewhat recent divorce with the infamous Casey Jones, she tackled it with defiance and determination. Today though, was one obstacle that she could not tackle with her normal matters of a more headstrong nature. No, today she had to come off as sweet and happy, bubbly and innocent, it would take some practice but it wasn't like she'd never done it before. The younger woman herself was deeply lost in her thoughts before two common voices yanked her back.
"April, you didn't choke yourself with your corset did you?" Irma Langstein joked from behind yet another divider.
"Yeah I mean we can't wait much longer. We're soooo excited!" Abigail Perri, another one of April's long time friends smiled.
"Guys this is kinda nerve-wracking if you didn't notice before." April sighed.
"Excuse us." The two other girls said at the exact same time.
"Your excused." The girl let her large blue eyes roll. Her friends either didn't realize how big of a deal this was for her or they just wanted to joke to make her next nervous about the whole situation. April felt like she was walking right into the like of fire, the heat of battle, and was worried if she would be able to live through this experience. It would definitely be different, even with practice.
"Your not gonna wear your hair up, right? That would just be...no." Irma squirmed at the thought.
"Cool it, Irma. I'll do what's best and you two can judge me when I come out."
"Sounds like a plan." The girl with the glasses smirked.
April turned and looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair was undone at her girlfriend's requests and it drifted over to her bare shoulders. A long white gown rippled to the floor. It was strapless, smooth with sparkles and cold material that went from her upper chest to her waist where it pulled in tighter to create her waistline and then flowed down with silk white material. A long, loose ghost of fabric would trail behind her as she walked in her simple white sandals with purple and yellow gems embedded in the front. Her makeup would be done when she walked out to face her friends but she had only one request that everyone in the lair had ultimately agreed to. One was that the ring that her new husband must present to her had to be the one he had discovered in Mikey's garbage pile years ago, and two, that her veil would have to be attached to her classic yellow headband so that she could always have a piece of their old adventures together, even when walking down the aisle again.
"I'm ready girls..." She breathed slowly.
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"I'm ready guys. Should I come out?" A sweating Donatello fumbled with his words.
The mutant had somehow jammed himself into a lavish black tuxedo that Irma and Abigail had chipped in to buy, even if the two girls hated each other, and a small geeky purple bow-tie to match his mask. Unlike his bride, Donnie wouldn't need much done to his face. Irma had suggested maybe getting his gap all fixed up before the ceremony but April had jumped on it before anyone, telling Don that she wouldn't allow him to take "a part of himself" away. He didn't know what to do for shoes, so he decided to go barefoot like he'd done for his entire life. Abigail and Casey had looked everywhere in New York for shoes his size but alas, nobody would even dream of fitting for a mutant ninja turtle.
"Come out! We need to see this!" Leonardo had a camera at the ready.
The three other boys were dressed in suits as well with bow-ties matching their masks and if you didn't know any better, you'd think that all four of them were marrying April.
"Don! You look awesome! And sweaty...but mostly awesome I guess." Raph chuckled as the trio observed their brother.
"I'm so nervous guys..." Donnie breathed heavily, sitting down on a nearby bed.
"Don't be, man. April totally digs you!" The youngest boy assured him.
"Are you worried about Casey? He's with Abigail now, y'know.
Him and April are still on good and friendly terms, but nothing more." Raphael explained, calming Donatello down a little bit.
"It's just the pressure of knowing that I'm marrying the girl of my dreams. I'm marrying April O'Neil!
How did I ever pull this off!?"
"Don't work yourself up, Donnie." Leo put an arm around him. "You've earned this."
"Thanks guys...you've always been there for me..." Donatello felt happy tears rolling out of his chocolatey eyes as his two other brothers joined in the hug.
One of the ninjas was finally leaving the nest.
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"APRIL!" The two girls screamed as their best friends walked out, seeming almost heavenly in the light that poured in from up above considering the wedding was to be held right there in the lair.
"You like it?" The bride asked.
"We LOVE it!" Abigail squealed.
"It's makeup time!" Irma said impatiently as she pushed the fancily dressed female over to a makeshift vanity. Most of the colors on Irma's makeup pad were dark. Dark purples, dark grays, dusty charcoals, blacks, but the nerdy girl had made sure to include April's favorite yellow and Donnie's favorite purple. The girl was lightly dusted with both of these colors around her eyes by Irma and then Abigail, who didn't know all that much about makeup, just patted down the bride's cheeks with blush.
"You two don't look so bad yourselves." April smiled at her two bridesmaids. She couldn't possibly pick between the two of them for maid of honor, so she didn't, for the sake of the fact that the two girls may argue and ruin the wedding. Irma and Abigail had never been fond of each other, they still weren't, and April blamed herself somewhat since they both wanted to be her best friend.
On this day, Abigail and Irma wore light yellow dresses with purple sparkles sprinkled in. Each girl had a flower pinned to the right side of their waists as the dress fanned out in ruffles around their knees. Abigail's long, fiery red hair was down her back in curly red streaks, Irma's short hair was slightly curled but mostly remained the same. All three of them looked beautiful in their own special ways.
"Are we ready in here?" A familiar voice poked in.
"Yeah, Casey. Could you be less of a snoop next time and knock?" Irma scrunched up her face.
"You two ladies and Irma look lovely." The black haired boy smirked. "My old bride, April who will soon rid herself of the Jones last name forever, and hopefully my future bride Abigail Perri...and Irma's here too."
April and Abigail giggled at the gothic chick as she crossed her arms and shook her head disapprovingly at Casey. The second time bride was happy that she had kept close with him, even after they split.
"Donnie's already up at the alter with the boys. Splinter's taking the role of the priest so this should be a hoot!"
"You ready?" Abigail asked her nervous auburn haired friend.
"As I'll ever be..."
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"She looks so beautiful...I wonder if she can tell that I'm sweating puddles..." Donatello thought as his jaw hung wide open. His brothers had tried to put it back in it's place but once April began to walk it was no use, he was too far gone.
Nothing compared to the following moments when Donatello pledged his undying devotion to his love, and when she finally equally returned it. Mikey had brought up the rings which were gently slipped onto April's tiny fingers, Donnie them had one specially fitted for him so he could take part. When the time came for the "I do's", Don answered quick and early, making the smaller crowd that witnessed the ceremony laugh and smile. Just for fun, April said those sacred two words early as well. As Splinter questioned for objections, nobody flinched, not even Casey who was looking lovingly at Abigail. A huge weight lifted from the mutant's shoulders, though he had only gained respect for the fellow gapped toothed boy.
When the time finally came for his three fingers to lift her delicate veil, Donatello could barely breathe. Would he faint? Would she back out? What would go wrong? The next thing the turtle knew, he was being pulled headfirst into a kiss by his new wife, not knowing what to make of any of his surroundings, they were all blocked by a standing ovation, Donnie just decided to enjoy the moment.
This time made every last thing he had been through worth it. All the Kraang, all the kidnappings, all the Casey, all the heartbreak, all of it worth it. The genius couldn't find any scientific explanation to why it had worked out perfectly for him in the end, no matter how hard he worked nothing ever came out the way he had planned. It frustrated him that he never could find a explanation before this day. As he looked into the blue orbs and smiling face in front of him, only one thing made sense. Only one thing had pulled them together in the end.
That one thing was fate.
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No it wasn't the longest or most detailed thing ever, but I like it! I hope you all do as well, especially Tenshiii77 (I used the ring again) because I kept her waiting on this one. The next chapter of The Monster is currently being written, sorry I've been so slow, and if you have any questions about my BIG NEWS or my stories, PM me! I'm friendly! Love you all! ~PurpleKittyFangirl