I HAVE RETURNED! With more Apriltello, because I've been inspired once more. :) This isn't about firsts like the last story is, but it takes place in the same universe so if you want to read this story, I absolutely recommend the other one or you'll probably be horribly confused. Anyway, we have more Apriltello goodness in spades, along with plenty of Leorai and...a love interest for Raph? This story is a bit moodier than the last one, and much more family-centric. All turtles, all the time!

THERE IS SMUT. SMUT ABOUNDING. IF YOU NO LIKE, NO READ.

IN CASE YOU AREN'T AWARE: I KNOW THAT IN THE CURRENT CANON KARAI IS BIOLOGICALLY SPLINTER'S DAUGHTER. THIS WAS NOT CONFIRMED WHEN I WROTE HER AND LEO AS A COUPLE, SO THE SUBJECT OF HER TRUE PARENTAGE WILL LIKELY NOT BE ADDRESSED. I got enough comments on the last story about me being "sick" that I just want to make it clear I am NOT depicting an incestuous relationship.

I don't own TMNT in any incarnation, which is unfortunate because I probably would have met Rob Paulsen by now if I did.

CHAPTER 1

Two figures sipped their coffee silently on a street corner in New York, waiting for the opportune moment to slip underground. A bleary-eyed April sighed for the fifth time in the past minute before her friend finally spoke up.

"What's the sighs, Red?" Casey elbowed her side. "You're usually not so glum on the way to the lair."

"Heh, sorry. Just tired, I guess. This college thing is wearing me out, even if I'm just about finished." She checked her watch. "Ugh, we're gonna be late; there are too many people around. I'm gonna text Donnie and let him know." She took out her phone to do just that. "I guess I'm also a little apprehensive about staying there for the next few weeks while we wait for the apartment."

Casey raised an eyebrow. "Why's that?"

"I love my family to death, really I do. Just, all of us in close quarters can get...explosive, on occasion." She explained, finishing her text to Donnie. "That's one of the reasons Don and I stayed with Dad after the wedding while we worked on finding an apartment instead of staying at the lair. I mean, Mikey, Raph, and Leo butt heads almost daily. But throw Karai in there?" Casey winced.

"Yikes. I can imagine that gets...interesting."

"And loud." April smiled when she noticed they'd been alone for a full minute. "Coast is clear, c'mon." Casey got the cover for her and let her enter the tunnels first, slipping behind her as inconspicuously as he could.

"I'm also worried about Raph…" April continued. "Have you noticed how angry he's been lately? Like, more than usual? And less vocal about it?" Casey considered it for a minute. For the last six months from the moment the turtle had become his impromptu battle partner, Casey and Raph were thick as thieves. The night they'd met, Casey had helped Raph avoid a nasty hit from a Purple Dragon, but not without getting smacked in the noggin himself. Raph had brought him down to the lair, and after that he was a regular visitor. He and Raph went out bashing baddies almost nightly, and he couldn't deny after consideration that yes, the red-masked turtle had been behaving differently as of late.

"Yeah...he's been really distant. Weird for him, he's never been afraid of being up in someone's face before, you know?" April nodded in agreement.

"Exactly." She gave Casey an easy smile. "It's been awesome having someone else around to chat about the turtles with...someone who understands. I always had dad to talk to, but it still gets a little awkward not being able to merge surface life and my home down here." Casey gave a smile back.

"Not gonna tell Irma, huh?" He asked. April snorted.

"I dunno, it's been hard to just come out and say, 'Hey, Irma. So you know why I won't go out with that guy you've been trying to set me up with for the last month? It's because I'm married already, and I have been for a year now. Young? Well yeah, you could say that, but he and I were dating for three years before that. Oh, sure! Come meet him anytime, he's just down in the sewer because he's a mutant turtle; that's why the marriage isn't legal and I still have my maiden name." April laughed lightly. "I think I wanna avoid that conversation for a while, thanks."

"You don't sound particularly bitter about a bunch of difficult things you just listed." Casey noticed. April gave him a strange look

"Why would I be bitter? I know things are complicated, but I love Donnie and the guys. I'm frustrated, if anything, that the whole deal with the apartment fell through after the wedding. But we're almost at the end of that." She stretched. "I'm excited, too. We're moving in next week!" Casey grinned.

"I'm happy for you, Red. Glad things are going well for you two…." he trailed off when they came upon the lair, noting its rather tumultuous condition. Pillows were ripped open and feathers were scattered everywhere. Strange stains were apparent throughout the room as well, and a few of the lights were blinking."What the heck happened here?!" Donnie looked up from his place on the floor where he was scrubbing. Mikey was behind him on the couch, groaning softly. Karai came into the room with a pillow and a glass of water

"Welcome home!" She quipped sarcastically, a fake grin gracing her features. "Please, enjoy the damage left behind by my idiot boyfriend and that bandanna wearing whirlwind we call Raphael." she went to prop up Mikey's head and placed the water on the table next to him. "Both of them are gonna be dead when they get back." Donnie had abandoned his scrubbing job in favor of greeting his wife. April gave him a peck before looking him over for damage.

"What in the world is going on?" She asked. Don sighed and gave Casey a little wave, then began counting off the various events on his fingers as he related them.

"I have no idea. One minute I was working, the next my door was being slammed open and a bunch of my samples grabbed. Followed Raph out here, things got thrown, Mikey got knocked in the head, and both of them stomped off in a huff." Casey sighed.

"I'm gonna try and find Raph, then. I think I know where he is." He gave Don a pat on the shoulder and waved to Karai. "Hopefully I'll bring him back. Later, guys." After he'd departed April turned to give her best friend a lengthy hug.

"Hi, sweetie." she said quietly into his ear. "Glad to be home."

"Glad to see you home, school not go well?" He gave her a concerned look, a crease in his brow. April gave him an easy smile before standing on her tiptoes to kiss it away.

"Same old, same old. Nothing to worry about, just ready to be done with school." Donnie nodded in understanding, giving her an affectionate nuzzle

"Well you're back with me for the weekend. You're on strict relaxation for the next two days, Mrs. Hamato." April gave a little giggle and leaned into him for another lazy hug.

"Lemme help you guys finish cleaning." April offered, backing away from the embrace after a moment. Karai shook her head.

"You kidding? I'm not doing this, Leo and Raph can clean up their own mess. You two go unwind, I can watch Mikey for now." Karai gave the youngest turtle a little pat on the head, his only response another groan.

"Are you sure?" April frowned. Karai shrugged casually.

"Yeah, someone may as well be here to explain the craziness when Splinter gets back from his walk." She winked. "Just don't do anything I wouldn't do."

"That's a short list." Donnie sniggered as he and April headed for his room hand-in-hand.

….

Raph jumped from building to building, scanning the alleyways for activity. Here, in one of the shadiest parts of the Bronx, was one of his favorite places to blow off steam. Here, he could slap around baddies without dealing with any big enemies or gangs that were particularly familiar with him. And right now, he needed space.

Stupid Leo. Stupid DONNIE. Stupid April and Karai. Everywhere he went, there they were being all happy and in love with each other. They were mutated turtles, and they had actually managed to find love in this nutty city. Yeah, there were arguments and hurt feelings and complications with surface life, but there was also the look on Donnie's face when April got home or the softness in Karai's eyes when she glanced at Leo and thought no one saw her. He wasn't going to ever have that. And originally, he hadn't minded. He saw his brothers happy, and that was all cool. But then he'd met...well...

He'd met stupid-

"Thought I'd find you here." Raph's eyes widened when he heard Casey's voice behind him. He gave himself a second to collect his nerves before turning.

"What's a low life like you doing in a high class joint like this?" He asked with a jaunty half-grin. Casey gave him a smile in kind, one of the 'I-already-know-what-happened-so-you-don't-need-to-cover-it-up,- you're-safe-with-me" kinds.

"Raph, what happened with Leo?" Casey asked, running straight through the bush rather than beating around it. "I haven't seen the lair get that messed up before." Raph snorted, his sarcastic demeanor fading.

"He's just a jerk, is all. Complaining about things he should be grateful for and pushing my buttons. He set me off. I'll be fine." He waved a hand dismissively and went to sit on the edge of the roof. Casey stepped forward, debating a supportive hand on Raph's shoulder. As the turtle had just gotten over an explosive fight with his brother and usually didn't even want to be spoken to after that, Casey played it safe and hung back.

"Is there anything you wanna talk about? You've been acting different lately...April's noticed it too, asked me if anything was up. We're worried about you, Raph." Raph gave a short sigh.

"Casey, I don't want to talk about it. There's nothing anyone can do and I'll be fine, so can you just leave me alone for a while?" Casey frowned. Usually, he was one of the last people Raph pushed away.

"Raph...you're my best bud. Can't we just-"

"Casey. Please, dude." Raph turned back to glance at his friend. Casey actually stepped back at Raph's response. It wasn't often the turtle said "please."

"Yeah...yeah ok. You do what you need to do, just...stay safe. Got my phone if you wanna talk. I'll catch you later, bro." Casey did step forward this time and gave his shoulder a quick squeeze before disappearing into the streets below.

Raph sighed and went back to monitoring the alleys. It would take a while for this burden to be lifted, he was sure of that much.

…

April smiled at the little nibbles on her neck Donnie distributed when he helped her take off her coat. She sighed and leaned against him when he set the garment aside, enjoying the proximity.

"Hey you...was wondering if you could help me with something." April turned her head to kiss his cheek.

"Anything for you, Sakura." He moved his hands up to massage her shoulders. "Backrub, perhaps? April shook her head.

"Actually, I wanted to blow off some steam..." she lightly ground her backside to the lower half of his plastron and nibbled at his jaw. Donnie grinned.

"Anything for you, Sakura." He gripped her hips tightly and pressed his hips to hers. "How would you like me?" April turned and gently pushed him onto the end of the bed where he sat obediently

"I haven't decided yet…." She tapped a finger to her chin. "I do like this position…" She straddled his lap and ran her fingers over his chest. "I'm willing to start here, I think."

"As long as you don't mind." He nipped at her neck, slipping a hand under her shirt to rub at her back. "I know this can be quite taxing for you." April sighed as his tongue slid over her pulse point.

"It is quite a chore…" she smirked before leaning forward, rocking Donnie so he was lying on his carapace. "But I can't say I don't enjoy the work." Donnie let out a churr when she slipped a finger under the lip of his shell to extract his tail. "Legs up." She ordered, backing up to stand. she slid off her clothing slowly while Donnie watched, allowing her hands to glide tightly over the curves of her chest and buttocks.

Donnie drew his knees up to grant her proper tail access, his breath shuddering slightly as she crouched down and her warm breath ghosted over the appendage. April drew her lips over it softly, holding back the contact to build up Donnie's arousal. He groaned and pumped his hips, wanting more. She granted the request in degrees, first kissing his tail and then running the tip of her tongue from tip to base.

"Ungh, April…." Donnie shuddered. "April, you're perfect." She used her tongue to draw his tail into her mouth as a reply, sucking on it slowly and increasing the vacuum as she worked. After half a dozen sucks or so she released him and crawled onto the bed to rub the bulge at the bottom of his plastron. Donnie moaned as he dropped down and she repeated the teasing process with her fingers, drawing them over him lightly.

"Love you." She reminded him with a gentle smile before climbing up towards his abdomen and slipping his member inside of her. She let out a gasp at the friction and started out slow, relishing the feeling of him moving within her. The coil of arousal in her belly continued to tighten, begging her for more. She quickened the pace, smoothing her hands over the plates of his plastron.

"April." He said breathlessly, "let me have you…" April tried not to grin as she lifted her hips and broke the connection. Before he could complain too much, she lowered her hips again to rub against his length. She leaned down and whispered in his ear

"You want me, Donnie?" She did her best to sound alluring, but still found it difficult to hide her giddy smile at having him like this. He churred and held her hips firmly.

"Yes." He drew her earlobe into his mouth, running his teeth over it softly. She bit her lip coyly and continued rubbing,

"So...take me." At her admission he sat up without hesitation and flipped them over, taking only a second to ensure he was at her entrance before thrusting into her without abandon. April mewled and wrapped her legs over his carapace to deepen the connection, shaking as he hit that precious spot within her over and over again.

"April, I'm, I'm…" he stilled as he came inside of her, trying his best to keep thrusting until she was satisfied. She slipped a hand between the two of them and finished herself not long after, clinging to him tightly until she stopped seeing stars.

"That...improved my day a bit…" She said from underneath him. Donnie chuckled and flipped them over, still panting a little.

"I'd have to say it improved mine as well, sweetheart." he pressed a kiss to her temple. "I love you, Hamato April. Thanks for sticking around even in the middle of all this craziness. We'll have our own space soon." She nodded and smiled in return.

"We certainly will, Hamato Donatello...though who knows? Maybe things will get better this week." Donnie considered this for a moment.

"You never know, I guess. Maybe they will."

So, what're your thoughts? :D What's up with Raph? Will Leo get any ever again now thatKarai's pissed? Will Donnie and April ever be able to keep their hands off of each other (no.)? This and more in the next chapter, but please be sure to drop me a review! :) Thanks for reading, and I'll see you all soon!