The Shadow's Secret│TMNT

10 || A New Friend

"Holy sh-!" And I swear I jumped five feet in the air.

"Woah. Sorry." He chuckled. "Didn't mean to scare you."

"Well, congrats; not many people can manage it," I grumbled.

He tilted his head at me, amused. "You look exactly like you did three years ago."

I crossed my arms. "Thanks. I love knowing that I look like I'm thirteen."

He looked taken aback. "Isn't it supposed to be a compliment?"

I snorted. "Yeah, when you're like, forty."

"Oh, sorry." He laughed sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. "You're the first person I've talked to, so cut my social skills some slack."

My eyes widened. "Wait. You've never talked to anyone before? Ever?"

He shook his head.

"No one!? Not even another," I gestured to him, searching for words, "...turtle?"

Another head shake. "As far as I know, I'm the only one."

Without a second thought, I swung my bag off my shoulder and snatched a notebook and pen from it. I sat down on the roof, flipping to a new page and clicking my pen, writing down everything I now knew about him. He crouched down in front of me, watching in confusion and a bit of suspicion.

"What are you doing?"

"How do you think I managed to find you after all these years, genius?" He shrugged and I sighed, tapping the notebook with the end of my pen. "Documentation. And a shit load of research." His eyes seemed to light up with curiosity, and I grinned. "Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?"

He shook his head and settled down beside me.

"Alright–" I caught myself before diving straight into questions like 'what the hell are you?' and 'why the hell can you speak English?' Instead, I decided to actually get to know him first.

"So, what's your favourite colour?"

He raised his non-existent eyebrows and gestured to all the blue items that decorated him. "Is this not a good enough indication for you?"

"Obviously not," I mumbled, as I wrote down blue. I frowned when I realized something. "What's your name?"

"Leonardo, but I prefer just Leo."

I grinned. "Cool, I'm Raiya." I twirled my pen. "So what's your favourite song?"

He shrugged. "I haven't heard many modern songs, but I like I Gotta Feeling."

"Okay, what's your favourite food?"

"Mediterranean pizza."

"What's your favourite movie?"

"I've only seen a few, but probably Bourne."

"Really!? Which one?" I asked excitedly.

"There's more than one?" He asked, surprised.

"Yeah, there's four. Identity, Supremacy, Ultimatum and Legacy. Which one did you see?"

He shrugged helplessly. "I have no idea."

I laughed. "That's okay. What's your favourite book?"

"I haven't read many, but I really liked Tarzan."

I looked up from my notebook in surprise. "There's a book?"

"Uhm, yeah. By Edgar Rice Burroughs," he said in confusion. Then I remembered that he'd never seen the movies about Tarzan.