TMNT Season 4: Sweet Little Sister

Chapter 26: Owari

Peaceful. That's what father deserved. For his final resting place, we had all personally left the city to give father a proper burial out in the countryside, back at April's farmhouse and far away from the city where he could never be disturbed. All of our allies had attended. All except for Karai who was still in the hospital back in the city.

April delicately placed down a bouquet of flowers right next father's beautifully carved out tombstone with his last name written in bold letters. A few pictures of all of us along with father's photo of Tang Shen and Miwa as an infant was placed carefully against the headstone. And lastly, I had laid father's cane right against the tombstone, gently brushing my fingers over his carved out name.

I felt as if I couldn't cry no matter how much I wanted to. I've cried so much to the point I've puked a few times. My body was weak and pale, but I tried to get better for my father's sake. But it wasn't working. How could I be strong without him?!

The buildup of my tears began and I didn't fight to hold them back. I let them fall as I let out painful, choked sobs as I fell to my knees. I wanted to scream out more. Curse Shredder and this cruel world for taking away our precious father and even more from this family. But my throat refused to let me.

"Oh, little swan." Shinigami crouched down next to me, hugging onto my shaking and trembling body tightly.

I hugged her back, crying my eyes out into the crook of her neck which she didn't seem to mind. She placed a small kiss on my temple before I felt her step away. I then felt a pair of strong arms engulf me in a tight and loving embrace, looking up to see that my lover in red was trying to console me while also fighting back tears of his own.

I hated myself for not being able to be there for them as I knew they were also grieving and mourning the loss of our father just as hard as I was. I hugged him back tightly, tugging at his mask tails just for the simple need and urge to tear something apart. There I stayed in his arms while we all paid our final respects at to our father's grave. One by one, everyone began to depart ways, only leaving me and the guys before Leo was the first to walk away out of all of us that were left.

I wanted to desperately go after him. But I didn't have the strength. I can't comfort him when I can't even comfort myself. Instead, I followed in his footsteps and headed out into the woods on my own, leaving the others behind. I just wanted to clear my head. Get it all out of my system. I sat by a small running stream, watching as fallen leaves and flowers were rippling in the clear water and being carried downstream.

I sat at the edge, trying to close my eyes and focus my mind. But in the darkness, I could only see that faithful moment play out in my mind like a recording on replay. I couldn't bear to keep my eyes closed for long. My heart rate quickened and picked up, feeling my blood start to boil with rage once again before letting out a very painful but much needed scream of agony and heartbreak. The loud sound causing birds to fly away, startled.

I slammed my hands down into the water, splashing the cool liquid all over my heated body but that didn't stop me. I felt my inner power surging once again and I just had to take my anger out. I didn't care on who or what.

I pushed myself up, forcefully ramming my own body into every tree in my way, wanting to inflict as much pain on myself as I could before using my powers to easily rip the trees out from the roots in the ground. I screamed and cried and sobbed, falling into the biggest temper tantrum I've ever had in my life while trying to constantly ram myself into more trees till my face and body was all bruised and scratched. I tried to let my anger out by punching every tree down that I could, only managing to bruise and cut my knuckles and hands till they were raw, sore, and bleeding. I just couldn't stop.