A/N: I wasn't sure where I was going, I just started typing and HEY look what we got.. Multi-chapter.. Yay. Also, I've been swamping myself with so much work lately, is adding a new story smart? It is when your subconscious WON'T LEAVE YOU ALONE ABOUT IT!
Summary: After 3 long years, the turtles had finally defeated the Kraang and Shredder. Where do they go from here? What will they do now? Most importantly, what happens to Donnie when April decides it's time to move back home?
Chapter Summary: After things settle down in the Hamato family, April begins packing up her things to continue her life topside. During her last night in the lair, she starts to wonder if she really wants to leave.
Word count: 439
Rating: K+
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April opened the door to her old room (Funny, I'm already calling it my old room) looking around the damp walls. She let the door shut behind her as she took a few steps around the room. After 3 long years, she was going home. Home! Home felt like an entirely different universe at this point, but with the Kraang and Shredder defeated, there was nothing stopping April and her father from returning to their normal lives.
She wasted no time in getting her suitcase and packing up her various items. She had waited for this day for what seemed like forever. The day she finally could return to her old life. Maybe go to college. She was 19 now, after all. She zipped up the suitcase with a happy sigh. This was real. She was finally going home.
She turned to her bed, looking at the torn yellow sheets that had been 'rescued' from a dumpster. This was her last night sleeping in this termite eaten bed. She drew back the covers, a glint catching her eye. She directed her gaze towards the small frame resting just below her pillow. She picked it up, looking at the family photo in the frame. In tidy, purple ink were the words 'We will miss you. ~ D'
Her heart quailed. Donnie. She hadn't seen him since yesterday, when she had told the turtles she was moving back home with her father. The other turtles had crowded her today, giving her final goodbyes and rib-crushing hugs. Donnie wasn't there. her expression fell. Was it something she had said? Something she had done?
She sat down on the bed slowly, her finger tracing the inventor's writing, re-reading the words again. 'We will miss you.' Suddenly, like a bag of bricks, it hit her. "I'm leaving." the words fell from her lips as her eyes widened in realization. "He's upset... Because I'm leaving." With shaking arms, she placed the small photo on her bed, leaning forward and gathering her thoughts.
She didn't understand. Moments ago she was excited to be home, to go back to school, to reunite with her father. And now she couldn't bear the thought of leaving. She had dreamed about moving for years, and now one small thought of Donatello's devastation of her leaving and she was torn with sadness. Why is it that he and he alone was able to keep her from her dreams of returning to normal life? What power did he hold over her? Her head fell to her hands and she let out a shaky breath. There was only one explanation.
"I love him."