The work of saving the world does not end even when you die

Interlude III Necessary conversations

Karai took a deep breath in front of the mirror on the wall of the small bathroom. She was surprised to see such a well-equipped bathroom in a place like that; she wouldn't expect there to be such a comfortable room in a place like the sewers; You could see the efforts of the inhabitants to live as well as possible in such poor conditions, surely Yoshi tried to give the best to her chosen children after her legitimate daughter was taken away from her.

A sad thought.

The kunoichi wet her face and took a deep breath, exhaling slowly and repeating until she felt in control of herself again. Going out and facing her old enemies with new eyes, having to learn to treat them as allies, as friends, or as family... she didn't feel ready yet.

— Eh... — a timid voice brought her out of her musings — I remembered that there are no dry towels and I brought you one — the freckled turtle boy was standing at the bathroom door handing her a towel just as he had said, although in his posture and in his eyes you could see that he wanted something more.

- Something happens? —She answers, trying not to sound as overwhelmed as she felt.

— I... — Mikey murmurs, trying to organize his own thoughts among the conflict of emotions that he can feel in the older one — I want you to know that I understand that you feel confused and upset about having to go through all this — he sweeps his eyes. arms as if trying to cover the entire place - and this whole other story... - the freckled man scratches his cheek, nervous of not being able to find the right words to explain himself - and surely you don't want to accept us as family, even though your dad is our father , but we can be something like Friendly Acquaintances? — the young mutant jumps a couple of times in his place, which catches Karai's attention — I know you will like my brothers, especially Leo, he is all serious and responsible and a good ninja, like you — the girl can't help it. A smile appeared on his lips when he saw the enthusiasm with which the turtle spoke about his family - Donnie is super intelligent, like a super genius and Rapha is very strong, although he has a very bad temper - the youngest remains thoughtful after saying That's it - but if he gets annoying with you, just tell me and I'll throw a water balloon at him so he stops bothering you.

The whole time Karai was analyzing Michelangelo's body language, she was used to it, she couldn't help it, and the whole time she saw nothing but sincerity; The boy really had his heart on his hand and gave it to her as a peace offering so that she could relax and accept her family. He was touching and terrifying in equal parts, in the war that this family was maintaining against Saki, a gentle soul like that of the orange ninja was a weakness rather than a strength.

"Don't worry," she says, returning the towel to the youngest. "I'll try to give your family a chance, it's not like I have many other options." The wave of sadness that flooded the girl when she murmured those words was so intense that it almost made Mikey dizzy. "Just I need time to get used to it - it was a sincere statement and the young man expelled the retained air, that calmed him, if everyone did their part I'm sure that soon Karai will feel comfortable with her family.

— As long as you want — the wide smile almost lit up the room — oh, oh, and you also have to meet Angelo and his family — another couple of jumps — they're super cool Did you know that his Leo got his arm eaten by a train ? That's super cool — Karai raised an eyebrow, confused.

— Could it be that he was hit by a train? —he asks as they walk towards the living room.

—Nope — the young man shakes his head — you have to listen to the whole story, it was very epic. He was like the president of the world in the apocalypse — he makes big waves with his arms emphasizing his point.