A Birthday to Remember- A X-Over Fanfic

Chapter 1

A couple days had passed since the Slender Man incident. Everyone still felt uncomfortable playing the game, but were slowly getting better, considering.

On one of the upper floors of Ecbatana Apartments, Arslan stood in his kitchen, talking on the phone.

"You've got to be kidding me!" he exclaimed. He crossed over to the fridge, opened it, and took out a Capri Sun drink pouch. He kicked the door shut, then got back to his conversation. "Seriously? Over a few jokes?!" He sighed and poked the dark yellow straw through the drink pouch. "Jesus H. Christ! What the heck's wrong with him?!" He flinched, as if being yelled at, and said, "Sorry, Mom. I shouldn't have said that. I know, I know that's not like me at all. I'm sorry. It's just...Well, I was really hoping you guys would be home today. When do you think you'll be back?" He frowned, and his voice took on a disappointed tone. "Oh. Okay. Maybe we can do something when you get back. Okay. Tell Dad I miss him. Love you. Bye." He hung up, then picked up his Capri Sun and walked out of the kitchen and into the living room. He sat down on the couch, sulking and very quickly draining the contents of his drink.

Shireen, who had already been sitting on the couch and watching an episode of Cops, saw that Arslan didn't look too happy. Concerned, she turned her attention away from the TV and asked her brother what was wrong.

"Mom and Dad are staying longer," Arslan replied sadly.

"What? But why?" Shireen asked. "Don't they know it's your birthday?"

"They know," said Arslan. "But apparently, two days ago, Dad overreacted to a comedian making jokes about him looking demonic--you know, like we do. Anyway, in response, he loses his cool. He beats up the comedian, terrorizes the rest of the audience, and throws a table out of a closed window. The table hits a police car, and two police officers are injured in the process! He was able to get in front of a judge quickly enough. Unfortunately, Dad's gonna be in an Italian jail for the rest of this month, and some of next. Mom thinks she and Uncle Osroes can convince the judge to reduce the sentence, but she doesn't think they can get him out any sooner than two weeks."

Shireen's jaw dropped after hearing the story. After getting herself together, she hugged Arslan and said, "I'm sorry, Ars."

Arslan hugged Shireen back and said, "I think I'll be okay."

A young girl who looked almost identical to Arslan entered the lobby. She looked to be around fifteen years old, and wore her white hair in a navy blue headband.

"Oh, hey, Lyanna," the doorman greeted the girl.

"Hi, Liam," the girl known as Lyanna said cheerfully. She adjusted the backpack she carried with her and headed towards the elevator.

"Going to see your brother?" Liam asked while flipping through the newspaper.

"Yup," Lyanna replied. She pressed the "UP" button and waited for the elevator to arrive. While waiting, she heard some unfamiliar voices behind her, and turned to see five people she didn't recognize--four boys and a girl--enter the lobby. What she found curious was that the boys were dressed in what she thought were full turtle costumes. Not only were they fully dressed like turtles, they also wore masks over their eyes, and carried weapons, which she hoped were fake.

The turtles, along with their friend, April O'Neil, were walking towards the elevator. They greeted Liam and continued their conversation.

"Are you sure we'll get along?" April asked.

"Trust me, April," said Raph. "We know these two. They're cool."

"Yeah, you'll be friends before you know it!" Mikey said excitedly.