The Call (a TMNT fanfiction)

Chapter 19: April Showers & Eavesdropping

Sewer water really is repulsing. And even though I should be immune to it by now, I'm not. It still disgusts me. I can feel it seeping into my boots. I groan and continue walking through, kicking the water as I make my way down. After tripping a few times, I get to the end. Pulling the pipe, the wall opens and I storm through he lair.

"Ugh, the rain ruins my hair," I growl, tossing the shopping bags I've been carrying. 

"Did you just run a marathon?" Raph asks, ruffling my hair. 

"Shopping for Rose's birthday," I correct. "Basically the same thing."

"How's it up there in the real world?" Mikey asks, setting down his video game (a rare move) and turning to look at me. "Leo hardly lets us up there unless it's for training."

I laugh and shrug. "It's been pretty boring. I mean, springtime is nice but..." I trail.

"But along with springtime flowers, there comes April Showers," Leo finishes. "Gotcha."

"Well what'd ya buy your sister?" Raph asks, sitting on the couch. His eyes look tired, but he knows how to keep a put up a voice that shows that he's genuinely curious. That's something that the turtles probably don't know about me: I notice a lot of the small things about a person. I mean, I wouldn't be able to remember what shirt they were wearing a few days after, but I could easily remember the expression on their face.

"Alright," I say, digging through the bags. "But promise you won't tell her."

"Promise," they each mumble.

"Now show us!" Mikey exclaims.

I laugh. "I got her some nail polish." I pull out some bottles of nail polish.

"What's her favorite color?" Mikey asks, craning his neck.

"Purple and white," I respond, digging around some more. 

"That's a nice combination," Donnie comments, finishing his job on the remote. He places it on the shelf and sits next to Mikey. We all stare at him.

"So...there's like...nothing else you need to fix?" Mikey says. His voice is flooding with astonishment. Donnie raises his eye ridges, and thinks about it.

"Nope, I don't think so. I fixed the refrigerator, the coffee table, Mikey's nunchucks, Raph's punching bag and now the remote control," he lists. 

There's a silence. I stand up and pretend to leave.

"Okay be right back, guys; I gotta go break something real quick," I joke. 

Raph grabs my arm, pulling me back. "Show us more!"

I laugh and dig through more. "I got her a pair of shoes," I say. "Her favorites are flats and wedges. She's also obsessed with floral."

"What's floral?" Mikey asks, tilting his head and inspecting the shoes. "And what are wedges?  And flats?"

I laugh and raise my eyebrows. "I need another girl here..."

As if on cue, April walks in.

She holds up the Food Processor and gives a sheepish smile. 

"I kind of accidentally broke our blender...I was hoping Don could fix it," she says.

The turtles snicker.

"You people really should start paying me," Donnie mutters, shaking his head. He takes the blender from April and heads back to his workspace. 

April takes a seat on the couch. "So what exactly are we looking at here?"