Lucia woke the next morning with a groan then heard a knock on her door, "…April you don't have to knock…" April opened the door, "Sorry…I wanted to apologize for last night. I should have told you about the guys I just didn't think you'd believe me and think I was crazy. Lucia sat up and put her hair in a messy bun, "Yea I probably would have thought you were smoking something strange." April laughed and walked in, "They really are good guys though. Mikey comes up with nicknames-" "So I've noticed." April nodded, "Leo is the leader and a sweet guy, Donatello is super smart and Raph can be a hot head some times." Lucia nodded softly, "Yea they all seem to fit those descriptions well…" April sat on the bed as Lucia dug through her closet to get some clothes and changed into some skinny jeans, white chucks and a black tank. "I'm gonna try and paint again today…up on the roof maybe later tonight. Do they do night runs all the time?" She shook her head, "Not always." Lucia smirked, "Get caught to many times?" April laughed, "No…just something they don't need to do every night."
Lucia looked over her shoulder, "I never asked you how the interview went yesterday…" April perked up, "oh! It went okay I guess…" She tilted her head, "You…guess?" She nodded, "Yea it was okay…" Lucia sighed softly, "Yeaaaa alright. Hey we should do something today." She beamed and April gave her a soft smile, "I'm actually hanging out with the guys at their place." "They…have a place?" April shrugged, "Well sorta…it's in the…sewer…" Lucia made a scowl, "ARE YOU KIDDING? You're gonna go hang out in the sewers?" "It's actually cool down there. They practice sparing, video games, Mikey skateboards an-""He skates down there?" April nodded and Lucia glanced aside. There was a pause before she looked back up at April, "Could I join you?" April smiled softly, "I'm sure they wouldn't mind that. Just be nice…" Lucia put her hands up in defense," Alright…alright…I'll be nice. But if Mikey sucks at skating that's another thing." April chuckled and got up, "Alright I'll give them a heads up." April walked out and Lucia was kinda excited about hanging out with them.
So the guys were cool with Lucia coming down so the two quickly made their way to an alley and April checked before moving the manhole, "Wow you weren't kidding…" "Nope. We gotta hurry and get down though." Lucia followed April quickly down the manhole and put the lid back on, moving down and stepped aside onto a walkway. "Alright this way." April lead the down the corridor and made a left to another. After a few minutes they came to an opening and heard a voice, "What is the password?" April blinked, "Mikey there isn't a passwo-" "WHHHHATTTTT IS THE PASSSWWORRRDDDD?" April sighed softly and looked at Lucia, "There really isn't one." Lucia looked at her and smirked, "Hey Mikey….how about…I brought my skateboard and I'll kick your ass at skating." There was a gasp and then a soft squeal of the mic, "You're on." The manhole circle moved and Lucia and April walked in and made their way to a couch where Raph was sitting, "Hey Raph…" April smiled and patted his arm which made him jump a little. He was still uncomfortable with people sometimes. Lucia peered at him as she passed and he greeted the two. Lucia gave a soft nod before looking forward again to see Mikey coming out, "Alright dudette, the battle for skate king is ON." Lucia smirked, "If you win I think it would be more appropriate for 'Skate Princess'…" A snort came from Raphael and Mikey smirked, "Nah nah…come on."
Leo and April sat aside as Mikey showed Lucia which areas to skate and she nodded, listening to him as he pointed out the spots to her. "Mikey don't fail too hard…" Leo called out and Mikey scoffed. "Alright little lady…you first." Lucia put her helmet on and dropped the board down before taking off down the ramp. Lucia darted down the way and did a kickflip in the middle before heading to the other side and doing a top gun. Mikey smirked softly as he folded his arms to watch. Lucia came down and went back towards Mikey, getting up onto the rail and did a nose grind. He grinned then dropped his board, "Alright little lady get ready…" He bent his knees and went down the ramp, darting past her and throwing her off a little. She grunted and took off after him. Leo and April watched the whole time, laughing at how competitive the two were. "Your cousin is actually really good." April nodded, "Yea she did competitions when she was in grade school and junior high all the way up into high school." Leo nodded softly in agreement as he could see that was true. Mikey flew past Lucia, the force of movement kind of shoving her into the wall and she grunted; which Leo caught.
"Mikey you need to be careful…" He warned and Lucia scoffed, "Oh stop he's fine. I'm tough!" She smirked and went after him. Leo sighed softly and looked at April, "I don't know why but I suddenly got a bad feeling…" Mikey went and hang grip but when he came back down he hit against Lucia again and this time slammed her against the wall with a hard thud. Leo jumped up, "MIKEY!" He froze and stopped with a halt, whipping around the help her up. Lucia gasped for air, having it knocked out of her. April jumped down and followed Leo over to her cousin, "Are you okay?" She winced and held her side, "Y-Yea I'm alright… just got the wind knocked out of me…" She went to stand up and felt a sharp pain, holding her side again and almost doubling over from the pain. Mikey's eyes went wide, "o-oh my god I'm so sorry man!" Leo didn't give Mikey a chance before he scooped Lucia up, holding her gently and rushing her over to Donnie's room, "Donnie I need you for a minute. Check her over- Mikey slammed her into the wall when skating." Donnie glanced at Mikey who was behind Leo but not looking up; he felt ashamed. Raph was soon behind Mikey and nudged him, "Good going. Get the humans to hate us…" Mikey frowned and moved past Raph and Leo glared back, "Raphael…shut the hell up."
Raph rolled his eyes and turned to leave. Donnie looked up at his screen, "Well…good news it's not anything bad…"Leo looked forward and frowned, "So then there is bad news?" Donnie shrugged, "It's a cracked rib…" Lucia chuckled softly then winced, "Y-yea I've broken that rib a few times…" She sighed and glanced at April, "Tell Mikey it's not a big deal." Leo shook his head, "No. He needs to learn that his strength is not the same as a-" "Girls? Calm down." Leo raised a brow, "As a humans…" She blinked then looked away from him. "Well doc what's the medicine? Bed?" Donnie shook his head, "No you need to wrap it and be careful…I have some medicine to help with the pain and-" "I don't take medicine, I'll be fine…" Donnie glanced at April who nodded and he sighed. "Okay…" Donnie tossed April some ace bandage, "Wrap her good okay?" He got up and gave Lucia's good side a soft pat on the shoulder. "You might need to go find Mikey Leo…" Leo nodded and Lucia looked back, "Leo…?" He looked over, "Yes?" She smiled, "Please be nice to him…I'm really okay. I've broken this rib at least four times…" He looked aside then gave a soft node before turning to leave to find Mikey.
Lucia was moved to the couch where Raph was sitting and watching him play video games, "No No to the left man…THEY ARE ON TH-ow ow…" He laughed softly, "Don't strain yourself Lulu…" She gave him a soft shove. The two had gotten along easily- Just like Raph and April did. Raph handed her the controller, "Here since you're so great…" She smiled and took the controller, "Don't mind if I do~" Yea she beat his score, making Raph frown, "Beginners luck…" April walked in with Leo and Mikey who wouldn't look at Lucia. She grunted as she got up, Mikey glancing at her, "H-Hey be careful…" Lucia walked over to Mikey and gave him a punch in the arm- everyone watching. "Hey. You might be stronger than me but I'm fine. I've broken this rib many times before- we're good!" She smiled and gave his arm a pat, "Really Mikey I'm good…" He gave a soft smile, "Alright dudette…" She glanced at Raph, "If it makes you feel better I kick Raph's ass at his game and beat his high score." Everyone's head darted over in Raph's direction and he felt his face heat up. "S-She got lucky!"
She laughed softly and April smiled glad that it helped Mikey some feel better. "Well guys my cousin and I need to get back up top so we'll have to hang out another time okay?" They all nodded, Raph leaning over the couch, "See ya guys later and be safe." Donnie looked over, "Make sure you take care of that…" He pointed to Lucia's side and she nodded. Leo stepped up, "let us know if you need anything okay?" Lucia and April both nodded as they headed out, Lucia holding her side a bit. Lucia had a little bit of a hard time climbing up but her pain went away as soon as she glanced up. The Night moon was shining down at them from inside the manhole. She stare at it, the moon from such a low view looked rather amazing, then suddenly she had a great idea and climbed out, "I need a drink…" April glanced back, "Of?" Lucia smirked, "I want some wine okay?" April laughed and nodded, "Let's go buy some." The two sat and drank back at the apartment as they chatted about things till April yawned then excused herself to go to bed. Lucia took her wine and made a few trips up to the roof before her easel was set up. She took a sip of her wine and set it down to start painting.
Lucia was up there for hours painting- the view she had from the manhole, skyscrapers rising up from a higher surface and the moon high up in the sky shining brightly. She had no idea that there was someone behind her till she stretched back and saw the figure, "AH! HOLY SHIT!" Lucia fell back with a thud and winced loudly as she rolled to her side, holding it. "Crap! I'm sorry!" The familiar voice yelped as he helped her up. It was Leo. "Leo…you can NOT sneak up…knock or something…gosh…" She sighed as she picked up her chair and looked at him, "Did you need something?" He looked aside, "I was coming to check on you…" Lucia pursed her lips, "Weellll isn't that super sweet of ya…" Leo felt his face heat up, "Mikey asked me to." "Yea I'm sure he did…" Leo looked at her, she was now sitting in the chair. "So…what are you painting?" She cleared her throat, "Um…today when April and I left I saw a really neat view from the manhole to the moon. You guys have an interesting view…" She looked back at him. Leo gave her a soft smile, "It looks amazing…" Lucia kept her eyes on him for a few seconds than smiled, "Thanks Leo…" "Do…you mind if I sit here and watch?" Lucia smiled again as she looked at her painting. "Yea…I'd like that."