Hey! Welcome to Love Odyssey: Leader and Genius. Isn't this exciting? Co-written with Who am I. Well. I'm just Me
Warning: Turtlecest! LeoxDon Rated T
Disclaimer: We do not own, or claim ownership of, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. That's all Nick now.
"Master Splinter, guys: Mikey and I wanna tell you sumthin'…"
That was the beginning of our odyssey as family…. well, my odyssey in this case.
My name is Donatello, I'm a mutant ninja turtle… and a teenager… and the 'genius' of the team, hehe.
I don't know where to start, so I guess I'll start with Raph's and Mikey's weird behavior. Ever since last month, they've stopped fighting and arguing as much. Instead of wrestling and bickering like normal, they're treating each other with kindness and respect. Almost like brothers.
I had suspicions about that.
I had several theories, actually. I thought that perhaps they'd broken something important, and didn't want me to get angry about it. So they'd started trying to fix it themselves. Thus, alliance born. Or maybe they've teamed up to pull a prank on Leo. Or me, worse yet! All remote possibilities.
But they all vanished when I accidentally discovered them kissing in the garage.
I couldn't believe what I was seeing! I wouldn't judge them for it but… it wasn't right! Was it? We're brothers! Maybe not blood brothers, but brothers nonetheless! Oops, maybe I judged them after all. Anyway, they never knew I saw them.
It was a week later when Raph and Mikey decided to make their announcement to the family. I was worried about how Master Splinter would react. Would he accept them? Would he be disappointed? Would he send them away?
"What is it my sons?" Splinter asked.
"We…eh… well, I ain't too sure how to say this but…" Raph said nervously, rubbing the back of his neck.
"C'mon Raph, you can do it!" Mikey said encouraging him, smiling his biggest smile for support.
"Let me guess, you broke another toaster and Mikey's an accomplice?" Leo teased them.
"No! That was, like, three days ago..." Mikey said before Raph smacked him on the head. "Ouch! Hey! I thought we went over that, Raph!" Mikey said angrily.
"I don't remember," Raph said, crossing his arms.
"Jeez! And I thought I was safe from your abuse now that we're toge… eh… I mean…" Mikey stuttered nervously, realizing what he just said.
"My son?" Splinter asked again, lifting an eyebrow curiously. Raph and Mikey stared at each other for a second.
"Ok, I'll say it! Mikey and I are together," Raph said.
"And you're telling us because… is that a bad thing…?" Leo asked in confusion.
"Leo, what Raph means to say is… eh… we're together, but, like, more together than teammates… or friends… or… brothers," Mikey said, blushing slightly.
"Wait! You're trying to tell us you're-!" Leo said, getting cut off by Raph.
"A couple," Raph said adamantly, blushing too.
The atmosphere around us was tense and the whole place was quieter than a cemetery. I just wanted to run away, it was too stressful. I just wanted to immerse myself in my projects and pretend nothing had happened. I was so scared by it all… and the funny thing is, I wasn't even the one confessing!
Anyway, long story short. Splinter accepted them, and so did Leo and I. They're our brothers, after all. Splinter had noticed the changes in their relationship them long before their actual confession, even though they'd tried so hard to hide it. It's peculiar, really. You can lie to the whole world, but your parents always seem to know what's the truth.
Ok, so you're probably wondering: 'How is this an odyssey?'
Good question. It all started when some Purple Dragons were robbing a jewelry store. We went to stop them. Normal, everyday occurrences.
"Raph, go to the back door and wait for my signal," Leo ordered.
"Got it." Raph jumped to his designated area, masking himself in the shadows.
"Mikey, do you see anything?" Leo asked. Mikey adjusted the binoculars at the store's window.
"Three targets approaching Raph in sector three. We have firearms, Captain! Targets are armed and dangerous! Awaiting command. Over," Mikey said, even though he was standing right next to his two brothers. They rolled their eyes.
"Don, the smoke bombs?"
"Right here and ready to go!" Don said.
"Ok, Raph… the lights… now!" Leo ordered into his shell cell.
"Lights out, goons!" Raph weilded his sais and cut the wiring. The whole place was submerged in black.
"Hey, Boss. What's going on?" one PD (Purple Dragon) asked, shaken.
"Let's get outta here!" the leader said, recognizing the situation. The PD's started to make a run for it when they came face to face with a red masked ninja, sais pointing threateningly.
"I don' think so, boneheads" Raph said twirling both weapons with a smug smile.
"It's the freaks!" one of the PDs yelled, unhelpfully.
"Don, you're on!" Leo said. Don flew forward, flipping and throwing three smoke bombs along the shop floor and successfully blurring the PD's' sight.
"Ok, guys. Let's do this!" Leo said, unsheathing his katanas in a fluid motion.
It was a normal fight, kicks here, and punches there, one or two cuts… nothing special. Nothing out of the ordinary. I was taking care of a punk on my own near the exit, but I didn't notice another coming up behind me. I only remember hearing Leo's voice and then… everything moved in slow motion.
I saw how Leo moved at lightning speed to stand behind me, arms out to create a barrier. I saw how the punk with the knife in his hand thrust it into what he hoped was a turtle. I heard the sharp cry of pain.
The PD's ran away after that, taking advantage of our distraction, and leaving us to stare at a pool of blood and a half-dead Leonardo laying next to it.
Here begins my odyssey… here begins how I, Hamato Donatello, discovered that my love for Leo ran deeper than brotherhood.
And so ends the prologue... Please read/review! Let us know what you thought!