The Call (a TMNT fanfiction)

Chapter 16: Breaking In

Darkness surrounds me, with the exception of the light coming from the screen that sits in front of me. The closet has become my second home, and in it, I'm 99% exhausted. That 1% is the only thing keeping me awake at the moment.

"Lexi!" I hear a muffled shout.

The sudden sound makes me jump. I hear a collection of footsteps and then a quiet knock on the door. A few moments later, I hear it again.

"Lexi."

I jump once again, this time at the fact that the person is obviously in my room. My eyes are beginning to drop and close involuntarily, and I have no idea who is in my bedroom. I slide open the door and latch onto their foot. They shout and tumble towards the ground.

"Ow, Lexi!" The voice shouts.

I collapse. "Who's there?" I finally close my eyes. It burns.

"Rose was right..." the intruder mutters. "You're gone. It's me: Don."

Don.

"Ohhh, Don. That smart turtle. Donnie, Don..." I say, and I feel sleep pulling me.

Donnie sighs and I hear him mutter something under his breath. Suddenly, I'm flying.

"Donnie, I'm flying!" I exclaim.

He chuckles. "Lexi, you aren't flying. I'm carrying you to your bed so that you don't have to sleep on the floor," he states matter-of-factly. The common sense part of my brain gets it.

"But floors are good. If we didn't have floors, we'd float up into space."

"You're forgetting that gravity factors into that equation," Don says. "Now sleep."

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DON'S POV:

"Did you get her to act like a normal person and go to sleep?" Rose asks. She's watching a Soap Opera with Emmeline.

I laugh and nod. "Go to sleep? Yes. Act like a normal person? Not so sure about that..." I start towards the window.

I have to be careful about what I say around Rose. My crush on her has only strengthened over the past few weeks. She still has that boyfriend, Logan. And from the looks of it, he's going to be her boyfriend for a long time. Not that I would ever have a chance with her, anyway.

It start to open the window but Rose stops me.

"Are you going so soon? We never really get to see you guys anymore with school and work and everything," she says, crossing her arms. Her dark eyes melt into mine and I feel my stomach flip. Why would she ever like me? She's beautiful! If she had to choose one of my brothers, she'd probably choose Leo or Raph. Even Mikey would probably have a better chance than me.

"Why was Lexi in a dark closet again?" I ask.

Rose laughs. "She's been freaking out about finals. If she fails, she'll have a C in math. If she doesn't fail, she'll maintain her B and it could even bump up to an A. Maybe."

"And why was she in the dark?"

"Okay that I don't know." Rose laughs.

"I assume she won't be going to work tomorrow given the fact she can barely function?" I ask, offering a half-smile.

"Will she?" Rose asks her mother.

"Will who what?"

"Will Lexi be going to work?"

"Not in that condition," Emmeline says. "But we'll need someone to watch her so she doesn't sneak out and try to go."

I snort. "I don't know a single person who would try to sneak out to work, besides her..." I laugh and scratch the back of my neck. "We could let Raph and Casey take baby-sit her." It's a joke, but they both look like they're considering it.