The Shadow's Secret│TMNT

31 || Another New Friend?

"Liv?" I called her name despite knowing that she wasn't there. She left for work hours ago. Me? I slept in until nine o'clock.

Ugh. I have to leave for the zoo in two and a half hours. I groaned and trudged into the kitchen in search of breakfast. After devouring a burrito I'd been craving since last night (courtesy of Donnie), I had a shower and got dressed in my zoo attire, then braided my hair back.

Having some extra time, I turned on my music and pulled out my sketchbook.

"-drive it!

All, night, long.

All, night, long!

Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme, yeah!

Life is a highway!

I wanna ride it!

All, night, long.

Yeah I wanna drive it all, night, long, baby!

If you're goin' my way!

You're goin' my way!

I wanna drive it!

All, night, long.

All, night, long!" I smiled as the remainder of the song I'd paused days ago played out, and with it came the memory of that day and it's events. I turned past the page of Leo drawn on it and to a new sheet. I don't think I hesitated or even thought about what I was going to draw before I did so. My hand just started moving of its own accord, seeming to know what I was doing before I did. But It didn't take me long to realize what—or really, who—I was drawing. From the first familiar shape of his jawline to the curve of the scar on his lip, I knew.

••• 影の秘密 •••

"Liv, I'm telling you I was so tired I literally passed out at like, nine," I insisted, tearing a chunk off my muffin and tossing it into my mouth. I sat at a picnic table outside of the Dancing Crane Café at the zoo, taking advantage of my break by having a quick snack and calling my sister.

"Why are you so tired lately?" She asked.

Oh, probably cuz I spend my nights hanging out with mutant turtles in the sewer.

"I dunno," I said, shrugging helplessly even though she couldn't actually see me.

"Soooo, you don't wanna watch a movie tonight?"

I snorted. "Do you even know me? I'd never pass up an opportunity to watch a movie."

"Oh I know," she laughed, "I was just making sure. And I was thinking we should watch Alien, it looks kinda cool."

I grinned. "I think that's the best idea you've ever had, sis." She must have no idea it's supposed to be scary.

"Raiy," she said warily, "you have that tone in your voice."

"What tone?" I asked innocently. Damn, how does she know?

"You know what tone. The one that means you know something I don't and you don't plan on telling me what it is."

I paused in surprise, completely taken aback by this. What do I say?

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Right," she didn't sound even a little convinced, "well, I have to go. I'll see you later tonight."

"Kay, bye."