April slides down on the couch next to Donnie. It's been a hard day at college and she is so looking forward to spending a nice evening with her family.
They're just watching TV like they did on so many evenings before. Later, the boys will leave for their nightly patrol and she'd go to Donnie's room and do her homework.
It's a nice evening. They're only interrupted once by Splinter calling for Leo to bring him some tea.
As always, this leaves a sour taste in her mouth, knowing that Splinter needs so much support now. And she can't help, but think what would have happened if he had managed to dodge Shredder's blade.
Or if Karai had helped him.
Karai has only been with them for three months. And they knew she'd go. They knew right from the beginning. Only they refused to see. And in a way she's missing now. Not as much as Casey, but still.
She had to go for Karai can live without a family and friends, but she can't live without power.
She left Shredder for Splinter though. At least she gave her father, her real father that.
But she didn't even step in when Shredder rammed his blade through Splinter's body, damaging his spine forever.
She might have finished Shredder if Splinter had failed, but Splinter succeeded with the last of his strength.
She at least informed Leo where to find Splinter.
And now Karai's the leader of the Foot clan.
April inches a bit closer to Donnie.
Later that night, Donnie comes home, tired and exhausted from their patrol, but April doesn't ask. She's going to hear everything about that night tomorrow at breakfast from Mikey anyway.
She just guesses that it must have been the Foot. Maybe it's her psychic powers kicking in although they are underdeveloped because of not being used for years.
It's always hard when they run into the Foot, especially for Leo.
Karai doesn't look for them on purpose, she even knows where their lair is, but when they run into each other at a patrol, there's going to be a fight.
And there was a fight, she can see it from the way Donnie looks.
And when there was a fight, Donnie needs her, and so she wraps her arms around him and presses her lips on his.
Because he's Donnie. And he's good and kind and deserves so much more than she can give him.
But this, she can give him.
And she likes how he immediately catches his breath and she likes how he knows where to touch her and how.
She gasps when he enters her. She likes how he thrusts into her and how he always makes her come.
And how sweetly he snores once they are done.
April inches closer, snuggling up to him, listening to his snores.
Her hand searches his and she tries to remember how much pleasure this hand brought her tonight.
And still, something is missing.
But she can't say what it is.
April thinks that it's just hard for someone to tell what actually is missing when it's their first relationship.
And this is Donnie. If he finds out something works, he'll stick to it.
And he does make her come, each and every time they make love.
So there's nothing April should complain about, right?
Because this is Donnie and she loves him.
She squeezes his hand before she falls asleep.