The Shadow's Secret│TMNT

24 || Falling Out

"Aww, are you bored without me?" I teased, sitting at an outdoor table at the Dancing Crane Café.

"No, I just called to tell you I broke that crystal angel sculpture." He said as if he hadn't a care in the world. I froze, almost letting my drink slip through my fingers as dread leaked through my body.

"You what?" I demanded, voice low and hands clenched.

"I'm messing with you, it's intact."

I slumped back in my seat with relief. "I was two seconds away from murdering you through this phone," I breathed.

"That would've been interesting." I could hear the smile in Raphael's voice.

"What have you been doing while I've been dying here?" I asked, sipping my iced tea.

"I just finished watching Star Wars and I've never been more confused in my life." I grinned.

"Which one?"

"Oh. Aw shit, I watched the third one! Damn, well that explains a lot."

"Have you never seen Star Wars before?" I asked in disbelief.

"No."

"What kind of childhood did you have!? Those movies were my favourite when I was a kid. We're bringing them to the lair so everyone can watch them," I heard his sigh and smiled, "if you're bored, you can-"

"Nope. Not bored."

"Well I sure as hell am," I glanced around, making sure nobody would hear me, "this place is like a jail cell, and I still have another two hours to stand around enduring stupid questions. If I hear one more kid ask if these lemurs are in the movie Madagascar, I'm going to snap." He snorted.

"Well they are from Madagascar."

"Yeah, but they're real, not animated. And everything at this café costs a fortune!" I hissed under my breath.

"Anything else you gonna vent about?" A small family of four sat down at a table not far from me. I sighed and sipped my drink.

"Nah, I'll save it all for when I get home."

"How kind of you." I laughed.

"You enjoy my rants, admit it."

"There is nothing I enjoy less." I rolled my eyes.

"Oh, whatever...Wanna hear the dumbest question I've been asked so far?"

"Nope."

"Yeah you do. So this lady came up to me while I was at the poison dart frogs and asked me when they shed their skin and turn into tadpoles." I drummed my fingernails on the tabletop, irritated just thinking of it.

"Don't they start as tadpoles then turn into frogs?"

"Yep." I pulled my phone away from my ear to check the time and groaned.

"I have to go, my shift starts again in five minutes. I'll see you after another two hours in hell."

"Don't kill anyone with that temper." I tapped the call off then jammed my phone back into my pocket, downed the remainder of my drink, pasted a fake smile onto my face and grudgingly made my way back to the Tropic Zone building with feigned enthusiasm.

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