After All This Time

Chapter 45

Raph and Mikey turned to see Maddie trying to rub the sleep from her eyes as she walked to them. Raph looked at her for a second then at the phone. Then he let a roar of laughter out. Maddie raised a brow, was there something on her face? Mikey couldn't help but laugh a little as well. Maddie was left confused. Raph looked at her and tried to collect himself, "everyone went out looking for you cause you weren't on the couch!" he gasped out as his laughing picked up again. Maddie's eyes blew wide, her jaw slightly hung slack. Her cheeks flushed a deep pink. "They WHAT!?" she asked in disbelief. "MADDIE! Oh, thank the heavens you are okay!" April spoke up. "We couldn't find you, so we thought you let or something." she explained. "No, I'm still here, sorry... I really should have stayed on the couch..." she said as she rubbed the back of her neck, the pink not leaving her cheeks anytime soon. "It is alright my dear, it was a simple misunderstanding. Next time we will check ALL the rooms." Splinter spoke in a calm reassuring voice. Maddie gave a small sigh of relief. "OH! Donnie, since you guys are already out, and if it's not too much to ask, could you guys stop by my apartment and get my stuff? It's all still packed in my closet." she asked. "Oh of course, I'll need the address though." Donnie said. "We know where it's at. Seventh floor, right?" Casey spoke up. "Yep. My window should be unlocked." she added. "Alright we will get your stuff, be back in maybe half an hour?" Donnie said. "Okay you guys be safe." Raph said as they hung up. "Oh, I got you a coffee, I wasn't sure with what you liked so I got you something similar to Mikeys drink." Raph explained as he handed her a drink. "Oh, it's fine, I'm sure I'll like it." she said with a sweet smile. She took a sip of her drink, a sweet vanilla taste hit her lips. There was a hit of cinnamon as an after taste. She smiled made its way to her lips. "This is really good! And sweet." "wanna try mine?" Mikey said with an innocent smile. "Sure!" Mikey handed his drink over to Maddie. She put it to her lips "wait Maddie I wouldn't-" Raph tried to warn her, but it was too late. The overpowering taste of caffeine hit her mouth. Her eyes shot open; she pulled the drink from her lips with lightning speed. She slapped her hand over her mouth to prevent her from spitting the drink all over the floor. She turned to look at Mikey who had an evil grin plastered on his face. "So, how is it?" he asked in a teasing tone. She struggled to swallow the drink, she quickly gulped it down, shivers went through her body, she tried to keep a poker face up. "What the hell was in that?" he chuckled as he took a sip. "it's a Cold brew with seven espresso shots, milk and caramel." he explained. Maddie looked at him dumb founded, "lord just do cocaine at that point." she said. "HA! Thats what I told him!" Raph laughed from the kitchen. "Come on, let's go get started on my bike." Mikey said as he started to walk to the lab. "Okay!"

"Alright, Donnie come with us." April looked towards him. He looked at her in shock "what why?" "Well, what if the windows locked? Or the foot got in there?" she said, "she wants you to carry most of the stuff." Casey told him as he walked out of the Shell Razer. April's eyes went wide, her cheeks pink with embarrassment. "What! No not at all!" she tried to defend herself. Donnie rolled his eyes. He cautiously followed behind the two. They climbed up the fire escape until they made it to the seventh floor. Casey pushed the window up, it was unlocked. Casey let Donnie in first, then April. "Alright she said her bags were in the closet, ill check the bathroom really quick." April explained as she walked off. Donnie looked at her with a raised 'brow' "why? All her stuff is in the bags?" he asked as he opened the closet. "Girl stuff, like shampoo, conditioner, hairbrush stuff like that just in case" she explained. Donnie just shrugged his shoulders and started to grab bags. "there's only five." Donnie stated, he looked around the room to see this weird thing hanging on her door. With a raised bro and curiosity, he walked up to itIt was a tan-Ish brown with sunflowers on a band going straight across, he thought it looked too big to be some kind of necklace, and it had some weird metal thing tied on it. Maybe it was some weird dog harness?

"What did you find Don?"