Chapter 14

NOTES AND NOTICES: I don't think I've ever explained about the dateline of the turtles. I took a little from each version, because I could not pick a favorite, I love them all so much! Obviously, I am using the 2014 versions for descriptive purposes… I kinda like how tall they are, and how different each one looks. I tend to jump around a lot time wise, my story does not follow any of the versions because I like being original, however, you will see, and continue to see, bits and pieces of things that are similar to some episodes/movies/comics. (Like Rosie's farm, it's a throwback to April's farm in the movies/2012 TV series. Just the farm guys, that's it, no broken down anything in the story… yet. Heheh) I am, however trying very hard to get in touch with a special someone to help me write the Ice Cream Kitty song, so we will see how that goes as this dude is quite hard to get ahold of! (I like a little hot sauce on me pizza… I like a little hot sauce yes I do… (That was a hint ) So, let's get goin', shall we.

Rose Makes The Media Go Wild

Mikey was just putzing around on the computer; YouTube to be exact. He was always surprised how, you could be watching one thing, then videos pop up on something totally different, then you watch that; and new videos pop up… It's a never ending cycle, and it's VERY addicting, as our young turtle dude is finding out. However, a video that pops up makes Mikey stop everything. "Shit!"

Downstairs Rose, Raph, Brissen and Leo are in the kitchen talking.

"Hey Rosie, did I tell ya that I love ya?" Raph was smirking, as always. He seemed much happier these past few months; matter of fact, he was in such a good mood that he had not even messed with Mikey in the last week!

"Yeah Raph, you told her that about thirty minutes ago!" Leo quipped.

"Well you are just jealous cuz I got the best girl that there is!" Grabbing Rose by her waist, Raph pulled her down into his lap and kissed her neck. "You are awesome girly, ya know that."

Rolling her eyes, Rose blushed slightly and giggled. She really was in awe of how he was acting lately. No outbursts, no huffing around when he didn't get to do something his own way, no beating up on Mikey… love really was a strange and wonderful thing!

"Big guy, ya know that Brissen is sitting right here!" Playfully punching him in the shoulder, she continued. "She's a pretty awesome person too!" And then added, "Isn't that right Leo?"

"Indeed it is!" Smiling at his lady, he winked at her. "I think you owe Brissen an apology Raph, you hurt her feelings."

Catching on to what Leo wanted from her, she began to pout. "Yes Raphael, my feelings are VERY hurt! I thought you liked me!"

The muscular turtle's eyes became huge, and he had just realized what he said. "I… I'm, well, what I was tryin' to say was… err… I… I… oh shit, ok… I'm sorry Brissen; I meant to say…"

"Yeah, yeah, I know," She smiled mischievously. "What you meant to say is that I am just as awesome as Rose, and you love me as well!"

The big guy was just falling over his words, trying hard to complete a sentence, but failing miserably. What the hell? He never had trouble voicing himself before… what the hell?

Before Raph had a chance to say anything else, Mikey's voice boomed down from his room. "Hey guys, you all need to come up here; you are NOT gonna like this!"

"What kinda trouble is Mikey in now?" Raph spoke, happy to change the subject.

"Well, I guess we need to go and find out then; hopefully it's something small." Rose hoped that the 'not beating the snot out of Michelangelo' streak would not end today. However, if it did, then it was good while it lasted!

Making their way upstairs, they crowded around his PC. Up on the screen was a video that Mikey had brought back to the beginning, and the title of it, and who uploaded it, sent Rose into a cussing spree that even made Raph blush. "ROSE McDOUGAL KICKS HER C.O. IN THE GROIN AT WEDDING by April O'Neil of Channel Six News.

"Son of a fucking damn assed bitch!" Rose started in on… and she was only beginning on her rant. "What the FUCK! How did she get into the reception! They had people at the door checking names; DAMNIT SHIT FUCK!"

Raph tried calming her, "Rosie, babe, let's see what she says… maybe it's not so bad." It still boiled his blood to remember that day, and the days that followed. However, he and Shaun had a talk about it, and Shaun apologized. Raph was okay with it; as long as he didn't have to be visually reminded. "Press play Mikey."

Not wanting to ruin the nice streak he was on by going a week without Raph having to yell at him, Mikey did as he was told, glancing back at Raph and smiling. Raph, however, turned his face away; not wanting to watch what was going to happen next.

It showed; not only the wedding bit, but also a commentary following.

"April O'Neil here from Channel Six news. We have just witnessed Ms. Rose McDougal giving a swift kick in the groin to her commanding officer, Shaun Handcock. There was a rumor circulating that Ms. McDougal and Mr. Handcock were a couple; however it seems as though this is not true."

"What in the fuck?" Rose was so mad, that her face was turning crimson in color.

"Hehehehe… Handcock, get it." Mikey being… well Mikey, found the man's last name hilarious. His wonderful streak of not pissing Raph off, and not getting hit, ended right then and there. He got popped upside the head, not only by Raph, but be Leo as well. Pouting, he sat there quietly and watched the rest of it.

"The question on everyone's mind now is; who is this mysterious man Rose McDougal is seeing? Is this the reason why she has been rarely seen in the past months? This Channel Six reporter has been doing some digging and has found out that Ms. McDougal has been out of contact with her extended family for the past several months; and that this is the first time she has even seen her former Marine unit, with whom she was very close to, in almost a year! Stay tuned to Channel Six news for updates! This is April O'Neil signing off."

Rose stormed out of the room, muttering curses under her breath. She stopped briefly in the hallway, but that was only to punch the walls a few times. "Raph, you better go after her," Leo stated, wincing when he heard her punch another wall. "You seem to be the only one that can get her to calm down nowadays."

"Already on it Leo," Raph returned as he walked briskly out the door. Looking at the holes in the wall, the big turtle muttered, "IF I can get her calmed down; damn, she punched right through it!"

He found her in the weight room working out. It was supposed to be a kind of therapy for her; a way to exhaust the anger she had inside. Even he had doubts about that now, seeing the way she was attacking the weights.

Rose knew he was there, if she was even slightly miffed, he was there trying to comfort her and do what he could to calm her. She really did appreciate it, however, right now; she just wanted to be left alone. Knowing that would not be happening, and the lifting wasn't helping much, she decided to talk about it.

"I fuckin' HATE the media!" Placing more weight on the bar, she continued to talk. "I try so damn hard to stay OUT of the spotlight, disguising myself, not answering to my name if it's called when I'm out, having to dress one of the girls up to look like me, then we gotta take two vehicles out and hope that the media follows Brissen or Seren and not me." She growled at she continued her reps. "And this O'Neil bitch, I've dealt with her before; she is persistent, and we've had words on a few occasions." Again she added on more weight, like it was going to help relieve the anger she had. "Now we gotta watch every move we make, look over our shoulders constantly… how are you guys gonna get out, because I'll tell ya, if she ain't lurking in the bushes or trees now, she soon will be!"

The thought that O'Neil might find out about the turtles and exploit them sent her over the edge. She took the weights and threw them at the mirrored wall, shattering it into a million shards. Poor Raphael had to jump out of the way so he wouldn't get hit with them. Rose screamed, and she screamed, and screamed till all the energy and anger left her body. Everyone came running downstairs thinking that something bad was happening to her, Raph stopped them from going to her, telling them that she needed to get it out of her system.

After she was spent from her screaming, Rose collapsed to the floor exhausted. Raphael was there a moment later, gently picking her up and cradling her in his muscular arms. The others cleared a path for them so Raph could take her to their room where he placed her tired weary body on the bed.

"I'll stay with her, she'll be alright, just needs to sleep." Raph practically had to shoo them out, they were that worried about her. He grabbed hold of Leo's arm however, and pulled him to the side. "I want you to get Donnie to dig up every bit of information on this O'Neil chick that he can, and no bit of information is too small, we need to take this seriously because, as of now, we gotta really watch our backs, we can't be found out Leo."

"I agree Raph," Leo placed a reassuring hand on his brother's shoulder, giving it a squeeze. "Donnie will get the info, and I'm even gonna have him hack into her personal computer and the ones at Channel Six as well. We'll get through this Raph."

"Yeah, I'm not worried so much about us; it's Rosie I'm worried about."

Leo went downstairs to find Donnie so they could get to work on things. Raphael quietly walked back into their room, closing the door behind him. He sat down on the bed next to Rose, being careful that he didn't disturb her very much. I herd of elephants could have stampeded through there and she would not have flinched, that's how deep of an exhausted sleep she was in.

Kissing her forehead softly, Raph whispered to her, "I love you so much Rosie; I promise, I won't let anyone harm you, I don't care what we gotta do, you'll be safe." Holding her close, Raph listened to her steady breathing for a while before drifting off into a restless slumber.

He dreamt that they were being chased by a thousand people who had a thousand cameras… and they were all pointed at them.