Several minutes later that felt like hours to her bored mind from closing each cover of fine literature. Reading is a must in her life because it's her little escape from the world of destruction. A world she was unfortunately born into. On the other hand, she was more curious about the mysterious mutant that saved her like why did he see in her to prevent her death last night, or catering to her every need without any payment.
"For what it's worth, it's only me and my thoughts." Even her stomach agreed as it growled more frequently than before.
"I need food. I hope Leo is almost done." Her desire for calories soon to crease when she heard footsteps approaching the room, knew it was the blue masked cooter.
"Well, we didn't have any avocado for your toast, so I stole one of Ralph's protein muffins, so don't snitch." He joked which made the water monitor snickered.
"My lips are zipped but thank you for doing this, you're very sweet for a kidnapper."
"Well it's part of bushido hospitality like my father used to be, well supposed to train." Leo chuckled as Kim looked down to what she will be eating today, for god sake she had an appetite since it smelled very good. Eggs scrambled with green onions, spinach and cheese, sliced of her favorite fruit on the side, and of course Ralph's muffins.
Mhmm!..Los huevos están deliciosos."
Pardon? Leo said, not comprehending with her foreign tongue, that Kim found it amusing.
" You dont understand Spanish, eh?"
"Uhh..I am going to be honest, I only understand English and Japanese." He blushed and tapped his fingers together.
"No worries, I just said your cooking is good, and if you want I can teach you a few words."
"I would be honored to, sensei Kim." Kim couldn't stop chuckling his goofy gesture.
"Something about this tortuga makes me feel..alive again, but that's just temporarily. Knowing this feeling would not last long and her bi-polar brain would shift her mood at any point. It's a common phenomenon with someone like her with that condition, and she learns to get used to it.
When we want to greet someone, we say.. Hola, yo soy Kimberly or Leo for you."
Seems easy enough..ahem! H-Hola..soy..Leo?Leo said, his face uneasy if he said it right but smiled when Kim applauded.
¡Muy bien Leo! Very good for your first try."
"Yeah..Spanish is not that hard, like I catch on easily compared to my brothers." Leo stated.
"Oh, is that so? So what am I saying now? Por qué tortuga es…linda cuando está aprendiendo, Español." When her sentence was complete, Leo's mouth was agape since he didn't know what the hell she just said and Kim knew it.
"Well I-I..I guess it had to be about a turtle since tortuga sounds familiar to turtles."
"Maybe or..maybe not, you just need to figure it out, haha." Both mutants chuckled ardently then paused when Kim realized her orange juice was decreasing.
"I can get you more juice." Leo offered but the water monitor shook her head.
"No gracias, I am an independent woman who can find her way around."
"Yea right." Leo said sarcastically. Groaning when the water monitor nudged him for his smart comment, then proceeded to collect the glass and walk away.
"Now where is the refrigerator?" The home of the mutant turtle was no wonder New York's largest sewerage system from the brick walls surrounding the area and the tinkling of water dripping from the pipes. This would be a person living a nightmare, but this is nothing she can't handle.
Being a worker at the bodega, her boss would firmly dictate her to clean the toilet during closing hours. Boy she hated every second of it, especially the boy washroom where the bowl of the toilet had crud. Gross!
"Oh..Rise in Shine, no wonder it tastes familiar."
Mind passing the yogurt, dude? A voice said, almost causing her to spill her juice on the floor from how subtle the orange masked turtle caused a fright.
"Wow! easy dude I didn't mean to scare ya, but it would be nice if you pass me a cup?" He said, pointing to the few cups of fruity yogurt in the mid section.
"Oh..sorry…here."
"Thanks dude..say are you the mutant that my bro Leo was talking about?" The turtle query right as he searches for a spoon in the top cupboards. Kim remained silent while nervously nodding to answer his question.
"Ok ok Kim..this..must be Leo's brother, so there is nothing to worry about, right?"
"There gotcha!..mhm sweet yogurt delight but anyways do you wanna play some video games?He said which broke Kim from her internal dialog since it is something that no one has asked her before.
Y-you want to play games..with me?
Yeah bro! Plus I need a partner to help me beat this one dude online in a shooting game, so it's a big deal, ya know? He explained, causing a divide in Kims mind on whether to allow herself to endure Leos brother offering, but honestly she is down for anything at this point.
Mhm..okay I would love to.
Nice! And by the way, am Michelangelo or Mikey, what yours? Mikey asked.
Kimberly or Kim for short, Mikey.