Author´s note: Hi there! Long time no see! Here we have the second prologue of my story. I had a REALLY hard time with this one, as I am on exams period (urgh, they get on my nerves a lot) and the person who helped me was as stressed as I am (or even more). Again, this chapter is dedicated to her :) (I will gradually reveal who this person is. Kind of a joke between us)
Well, I have nothin´ to say but... ENJOY!
- CHAPTER 0: EXTRACT -
Dear diary:
It`s been a quite busy day. I haven`t stopped moving from one to another place, looking for statements during the short free time I have. While writing my articles, I hardly have time to find any track that can lead me to the criminal activities of the Foot Clan.
Nearly six months have passed since Casey and the turtles stopped having news about The Shredder and his team. It was something sudden. All their activities finished: Arms trade, drugs, robberies, organized crime…It was as if they would have never existed. At the beginning that was a cause of concern for Donatello and the rest, but that feeling was gradually turning into a cautious peace. Although Splinter said that we must be alert, it`s clear that`s a release.
I go and see them from time to time. Alone, most of the times, as Casey is working as a janitor at the Columbia University on night. He has a good salary, but I sometimes miss him, mostly in bed. Besides, he goes "on patrol" with Raphael nearly during all his free time. From the first time he told him about that story about the "Nightwatcher", he got so excited he suggested that he could go with him. My friend agreed delighted. I`m partly proud of my fiancé. I know he`s a brave, intrepid man, but on the other hand, I fear he won`t come back one night. Raph would be there to protect him, but a casual stab is difficult to avoid, even for a ninja turtle .
Donatello seems to understand the situation. He calls me some nights to invite me to have dinner with them, or simply to ask me how I am. He also cares very much about his eldest brother. I remembered he told me once that , when they were little, he had a nightmare where he was injured, then he went to sleep with him just to make sure nothing bad happened to him. He asked me not to tell anybody, and I am someone who always fulfills her promises. Lately, I`ve noticed him a bit worried. I think he had received a phone call from his old job (from the one he resigned), but I didn´t want to ask him about the matter.
He is lovely. Well, all of them are lovely, each one their way. Yesterday, I found Michelangelo at work. I was going to the nursery school, which is two blocks far from my flat, to write an article about the children`s education in the district: the work as a children´s entertainer is a real godsend. He only has to pretend that his skin is, in fact, a simple fancy dress. I`m glad to see how he is able to direct his natural charming in order to get a smile from a child. He is usually an immature boy, but the idea of finding a job in order to earn money for his family was unexpectedly his. Sometimes he says there are days in which he can`t continue anymore, but I know he really likes it.
Leonardo carries on training and improving his technique. He is the most persevering , by far. That is the reason why his brothers consider he is the leader, although Raphael says the opposite. Splinter told me that, lastly, he is going out some nights on his own. He does that everytime he is worried about something, but I coudn`t manage to be told anything about it by him. Maybe, it`s only some time what he needs, but I would like to know what is crossing the mind of my distant but loving friend.
It`s already two in the morning. I`ve been so distracted among my articles and my diary that I didn`t remember that today I must get up early. It is the Welcome Day for the new students at the university where Casey works. The University of Columbia is a very prestigious educational institution. Every year I`m asked to write an article on this great event.
And here we are by far. More than a week had passed since the last time I wrote some lines, and I hope the next time I do it, It won´t take so long
Good night, dear diary
With love
April O`Neil.
P.S: Yeah, I know it is a bit short, but I wanted to introduce you the circumstances the turtles, Splinter and their friends are in my AU. I am sorry if I (we) have some grammatical errors, but it´s the first time in my life I am translating something, and It´s a lot harder than I expected.
I dunno when I´ll be able to publish the next chapter (it will be longer, I swear), so be patient about it! :3
I am really looking forward for your impressions!
Thanks for reading.
Regards.
Jomagaher.