10. Heavy Feelings
The group was sitting around the TV when Leo walked back into the lair. Raph looked up at him. "Where'd you go?"
"Oh…I just needed some air."
"You got back just in time." Mikey plopped down on the floor with a large bowl of popcorn.
They were about thirty minutes into the movie when they heard the elevator.
"Is Casey and April coming over?" Don asked. Everyone shrugged.
"If we're not expecting anything one then….." Leo started and everyone leaped up and got ready to attack the intruder. "Get ready…."
The door opened revealing a soaking wet, tear stained eyes, shivering Yuki in a no sleeve dress. "Yuki!"
Yuki took a few steps into the lair then fell to her knees. Raph was immediately by her side. "What's wrong? Yuki?"
"Lied…all of them….she lied….why?" The group exchanged confused looks as Yuki continued to cry. Splinter placed a fatherly hand on her shoulder.
"Please, calm down my child and tell us what happened." Yuki calmed down a little so she was able tell them.
"What?" Mikey screamed. Raph was too upset to say anything.
"This is…." Don couldn't find the words to how he was feeling.
"Yuki…." Leo managed to get her attention. "You need to tell them."
"Tell us what?" Don asked as all eyes went back to Yuki. She looked away from them as more tears streamed down her face.
"Yuki, if there's something…." Raph started.
"My father has arranged for me to get married!" Yuki suddenly screamed.
"I am getting impatience wait for your results!" Shredder slammed his fist on the table in front of him.
"Please, I assure you that things are going just as plan." The shadowy figure grinned.
"You're last plan of attacking the girl with a monster fail. I am beginning to doubt your abilities to capture her." Shredder replied.
"Just give me a little more time. I give you my word you will have her."
"Hn. Fine but you know what will happen if you fail."
"Yes, sir. I promise you will have her."
Things settle down a bit in the lair. The group was sitting around the TV. Mikey was sitting on the floor with Don standing beside him and Splinter was in his arm chair. Yuki was sitting on the couch leaning against Raph and his arm protectively around her. She was out of her cold wet dress and in one of Raph's warm and dry sweaters. Leo just walked in with a hot cup of tea. "Drink this."
Yuki didn't respond in anyway. Yuki? Her mind was blank too. Raph took the cup from Leo and held it to Yuki. "Drink this, Yuki. It will warm you up."
A light flashed in her eyes as she was brought back to reality. She looked at the cup before taking it from him. She let the steam from the cup wash over her face. "Why? Why did she lie? We had an open relationship. I thought we did."
The turtles exchanged looks. None of them knew what to say. Splinter walked over to her and place a hand on her shoulder. "My child, I know this is hard for you to understand, parents aren't perfect. I know your mother cared for you deeply and didn't want you to go through the pain of a divorce. Some divorces can cause children a lot of pain physically and mental. Please, do not blame your mother or father for this. I am sure they were just trying to do what was best for you."
Yuki dropped her eyes back to the streaming cup of tea and took a small sip. After finishing the tea she fell asleep against Raph's side. She started shivering and Raph pulled a throw blanket around her. "Poor kid. I outta go pound that jerk!"
"Which? Her father or Max?" Mikey asked.
"Both! How could they do that to her?" Raph slammed his fist on the couch arm. Yuki whined and shifted. He relaxed and tightened his hold on her.
"I know how you feel, bro." Leo said.
"There is nothing we can do about it, my sons." Splinter said sipping tea.
"But we can't just let him make Yuki marry a guy she doesn't even know." Don replied.
"It is hard to understand the motivation of some parents….however…." Splinter rubbed his chin in thought.
"What is it, sensei?" Leo asked.
"These attacks on Yuki…..I feel something in the air."
"What do you mean?" Don asks.
"I am not sure." Splinter closed his eyes. The turtles exchanged looks. He was right. The Foot was after her, then there was that monster and now this secret about her father and mother.
Yuki woke to the sound of clashing weapons. She sat up, with the blanket around her shoulders, and looked around the lair. Her eyes landed on the turtles finishing up weapons practice. She stood up and walked over to them. Raph was breathing hard and put up his sai when he noticed her. Yuki leaned tiredly against him. "Are you ok, Yuki? You don't look so good."
"Yea." Yuki replied tiredly as Raph place his hand over her forehead.
"You have a fever." Raph reported.
"Maybe you should lay back down." Leo suggested.
"Ok." Yuki replied just before her knees began to buckle.
"Whoa, easy now." Raph said as he picked her up bridle style.
"Sorry…" She replied as he carried her back to the couch. He gently laid her down. Raph stroked her hair as she laid there and tired to go back to sleep.
"This isn't good." Don said. "Her temperature has spiked up to 104.5."
"What do we do? It won't go down!" Raph was beginning to panic. Yuki was struggling in her sleep before opening her eyes. He calmed down and took her hand.
"She needs a doctor." Mikey said.
"We need to get her to a hospital." Don added.
"No! You can't! They'll….they'll call…." Yuki struggled to sit up. "My father…I don't want to….go back…"
"Yuki, calm down." Raph took her shoulders.
"I won't! I won't go back!"
"Yuki, please, calm down." Raph tried to get her to chill but she wouldn't. She began to glow.
"Yuki? Yuki!" Leo took her face in his hands and used his big brother voice, which worked, she focused on his voice. "Listen to me, you're getting worse. You need to see a doctor. We're going to have April and Casey take you to the hospital."
"No!"
"Yes! Yuki, I promise as soon as we can we will come and bring you back to the lair." Yuki looked him in the eyes. I promise, as your Aniki, we will bring you back to the lair. We won't let your father force you into this marriage.
"Aniki….." Yuki nodded. Leo reach for his shell cell and called their friends. Within a few minutes Casey and April met up with the turtles. Raph was holding Yuki in a thick blanket.
"Hey, kid." Casey looked at the young girl in Raph's arms. "Not feeling so good, huh?"
"Yea." Yuki managed a weak smile.
"Hold on. We're gonna get you some help." April said and Raph turned her over to Casey.
"Take care of my girl." Raph said stroking her hair.
"We will, Raph. I promise." Casey smiled then left with the girls.
"What's taken them so long?" Casey grumbled. He and April have been at the hospital for almost an hour now.
"I don't know. It seemed to me that she just had the flu but now…..I'm getting worried." April replied biting her thumb nail.
"Where is she? I demand to see my baby NOW!" A voice boomed.
"Mr. Sunshine is here." Casey sneered.
"Casey, don't cause a scene." April warned. Leo had gave them the quick version of what happened to Yuki and now Casey was all for rallying with Raph and having their own personal lynching of Yuki's father and her to be husband.
"Please, came down, sir." A nurse says.
"I want to see my child now!" Mr. White boomed again. The nurse cowered at the man towering over her.
"Excuse me, Mr. White?" The doctor came up to them.
"Yes?"
"Your daughter is doing just fine. She has a severe case of the flu but with rest and time she will be just fine."
"Good." Mr. White calmed down but was still snippy.
"Your daughter is luck to have such good friends to bring her here." The doctor looked at April and Casey.
"My daughter was with you two?" Mr. White turned to the two.
"Mr. White, I'm April O'Neil and this is Cas…"
"I don't care who you two are! My daughter isn't suppose to be hanging around with underclassmen!"
"Underclass?" Casey glared at him.
"Easy, Casey." April grabbed his arm.
"You two stay away from my daughter! She is too high class to be hanging out with you, plus she is engaged to Max Gill!"
"That's what you think! She will never marry that jerk! She's already got a boyfriend! Oops….." Casey immediately backed off after he let it slip about Raph.
"What?" Mr. White's eyes turn to a look of complete disgusted. "I give that brat a little freedom and this is how she repays me? By going behind my back? Well I'll fix that."
With that Mr. White turned and stomped away with the doctor. Casey turned to April. "What do you think he meant by that?"
"I don't know. But I do know that guy is a jerk and I don't think he was kidding. He's gonna do something."
"We should get back to the guys."
Notes: Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I had this really huge illustration assignment I've been working on. Then finals are next week. It's been a long end of the semester. Well hope you like this chapter and I'll add then next soon.