Learning To Love Red

Chapter 5

Chanel's POV

Pain. That was all I felt coming from my chest. Why I felt the pain though was something I didn't know. I keep my eyes closed as I recalled the events of past week in my mind. I saw the images of my house in rubble, the dark alleyway where I had spent my nights crying, the purple dragon thugs who attacked me, and the turtles who saved me.

I felt a swirl of emotions in my chest; sorrow, anger, comfort, and something else that I haven't felt before. I pushed all my emotions down as the image of a certain green eyed, red clad turtle with a smirk on his face appeared in my mind. I felt myself smile before letting my eyes flutter open.

The bright lights blinded me at first, after several blinks I was able to hold them open. I pushed myself up into a sitting position. It was a mistake though, the sudden movement caused my head to spin. I placed a hand on my head hoping it would help the spinning stop.

"I would take it easy."

A familiar voice spoke, quickly I looked around the room for the source. I looked over and saw the purple masked turtle wearing glasses staring at a computer screen. I could help myself from smiling.

"I didn't know turtles wear glasses" he looked up over his computer and chuckled, giving me a gaped tooth smile. Standing he took off his glasses and walked over to the other side of the room. I silently watched him as he spoke.

"Anyone who stares at a computer screen long enough will need glasses."

He began to dig through a duffle bag, I smiled at his remark. I looked down at myself, I still had on brown leather jacket it was filthy. My jeans were ripped, nasty, and stiff from where they dried. I didn't even want to think about how bad I stink.

"You're Donatello, right?"

I pulled the covers that had been on top of me around my shoulders. He turned back around with a stethoscope around his neck.

"Yes but you can call me Donnie."

He walked over to me and gently took my wrist in his green hand staring at the clock as he did so.

"So are you a doctor?"

I asked with a slight smirk on my face, he didn't look at me as he spoke.

"As close as you can get to one in the sewer."

He didn't seem amused by my joke.

He let go of my wrist, giving me a smile he put the ear buds of the stethoscope in his ears. Holding the end in his right hand he placed it on my chest.

"Breathe in and hold."

I did as he said and repeated it a couple more times. Finally he put the stethoscope back around his neck. I watched him as he walked over to a cabinet and pulled a bottle of red looking liquid.

"How long was I out?"

Donnie began searching through a drawer pulling a spoon out.

"Two days." He started shaking up the bottle. I couldn't believe the fact that I had been unconscious for two days. Why I had been unconscious was still unknown to me.

"What's wrong with me?"

His brown eyes were focused on the bottle as he poured some into the spoon.

"You have a slight case of pneumonia, here open up this will help with the congestion in your chest."

I opened my mouth as he brought the spoon up to my mouth. I swallowed the foul tasting liquid making a sour face as I did so. Donnie chuckled at me

"I know it taste bad but it will help I promise."

"Where's Raph?"

I said trying to ignore the horrible taste in my mouth. Donnie put the bottle back up and put the spoon in a tub.

"Him and the others are in the dojo having a meeting with Master Splinter."

Keeping the blanket around my shoulders I gently jumped off the table. My legs wobbled a little bit as some pain shoot through them. I quickly grabbed the table to steady myself , Donnie rushed to my side gently grabbing my elbow.

"Why aren't you with them?"

I asked when I was finally able to stand on my own.

"I agreed to watch over you, so that Raph could go. This is the first time he has left your side."

Donnie said letting go of my arm and walking over to a chair near the door.

I felt myself blush as I thought of the green eyed turtle with a crack in his plastron. I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't notice Donnie standing in front of me with a yellow duffle bag.

"How much longer until they're done?"

I couldn't resist asking.

"They should be done by the time you get out of the shower."

He smirked handing me the yellow duffle bag. I looked inside and saw clothes, shampoo, a toothbrush, toothpaste, perfume, a hairbrush, and body wash.

"Where did said this come from?"

I looked back up at him, he wore a sad smile as he said,

"A friend of ours, April O'Neil. Her and her boyfriend went to get you some more clothes. You can meet them when they come back."

His voice sound as if it was about to break when he said boyfriend. I could see heartbreak in his eyes as he looked away from me.

I wonder if this April girl knew the fact that the genius purple masked turtle was head over heels for her. She must be a caring individual to have brought me all this stuff. So my guess is she have been blind to the turtles love. I was startled when Donnie spoke again.

"Anyway come with me and I'll show you to the bathroom."

I nodded my head and put the blanket down on the table. I followed him out the opening and tried my best to take in everything I saw. I spotted the kitchen that had every appliance need,even a dinner table and chairs.

Next I saw a couch and a couple recliners with a coffee table in front of it and a tv that sat on a little box. We then walked by doors that looked to be made of paper with Japanese designs on them.

"Is the dojo in there?"

I stopped in front of the door, trying to see if I could hear anything. Donnie stopped, Turing back towards me. He shook his head and smiled at me.

"You won't be able to hear anything, and yes."

He started walking again I sighed and followed after him. We went up a flight of steps and passed by four closed doors before we finally stopped again. I watched as he pressed the door open and gestured for me to go ahead.

I hesitated before looking inside, to my surprise it looked like a normal bathroom. It had a toilet, a sink, a mirror, a bathtub with a shower head, and a shower curtain.

"Wow."

I mumbled under my breath.

"Towels are under the sink. When your done you can put your towel and clothes in the hamper."

He pointed to the the hamper in the corner. I stepped inside and smiled at him.

"Thank you Donnie."

He smiled back at me and said.

"Your welcome Chanel."

I watched him as he walked away. Slowly a I closed the door and turned the lock on it. I sat the bag down on the sink counter. Hesitantly I looked in the mirror, the girl I saw in the mirror was someone I no longer knew.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes as sorrow began to fill my mind once again. When I opened my eyes back up tears flowed down my cheeks, as images of my family filled my head. Quietly through my sobs I mumbled the one thing I want to say to them the night that I lost them forever.

"I'm sorry."