Ch 2 Chocolate covered turtle
MIkey held Leo against his plastron as he bounded toward the kitchen, deep down he was excited to have a smaller turtle around. As he was the youngest, he got treated as the baby all the time, now he could have an actual baby to play with, he always wanted to play the big brother for a change.
"No worries Leo," He told his now 'baby brother'. "I have some left over pizza that you can have and then we'll get you settled for the night." As he went toward the kitchen, Raph hearing what he had said, called out to him.
"Mikey! You don't feed a baby pizza." He growled. "And don't go feeding him worms and algae!"
Mikey looked at him and smiled sheepishly. "Oh yeah," He looked toward Donnie who was about to call April.
"Hey Donnie," Donnie looked over toward him. "What do baby turtles eat?"
Donnie narrowed his eyes as he thought of the many things to feed Leo. "Well, we're fresh water turtles, and if we lived by a pond or lake, we would feast on fish, minnows, plants, leeches and many other foods like that." He looked startled as he heard a growl coming from Raph. "Ha ha," He laughed nervously, "Of course we also eat a variety of vegetables." He finished.
"Oh!" Mikey quickly continuned toward the kitchen. "I can make a salad."
As he walked toward the refrigerator, he looked for a place to put Leo, "Now lets see," He hummed. "Where to put you so you'll be safe." He looked toward the table. "I can't put you on top of the table, chairs or the counter because the guys will kill me if you fall off," He continued to look around, "And we have no baby chairs or high chairs to put you in." He shrugged as he placed Leo on the floor. "Oh well, I"ll just leave you here." He petted Leo's head. "Now you be good while I make you a snack."
Leo chirped happily at him and he watched as Mikey walked toward the fridge. As Mikey rummaged through the variety of food, Leo could see a medium clear plastic bowl on the bottom shelf with a dark brown substance in it. He sniffed the air and smiled, he walked toward the item he had his eyes on.
Mikey was just turning to put things on the counter when a loud clank sounded behind him.
"Leo!" He said a little louder then expected. This brought the rest of his family running from the lair. Raph was first and stopped short at the sight of the small turtle sitting on the floor in front of the open refrigerator door with a bowl laying next to him. Leo was covered in the brown substance and practically laying in the bowl licking it up.
"What is that?!" Raph asked as the rest of the family came in.
"Dude." Mikey said exasperated. "That was the chocolate pudding I made for the dessert pizza I was gonna make tomorrow!" Mikey threw up his hands and bent down to start cleaning things up. "Ugh, now I have to make a new batch."
Raph looked down at the mess and scowled. "Well there's always chocolate covered turtle for dessert."
"Bro, that is so gross." Mikey looked up at him in horror.
Donnie chuckled. "You know how much Leo loves his chocolate Mikey." He walked toward the sink to get a wet washcloth.
Splinter walked past Raphael and picked up Leo who was his hands and purring. "Hum, looks like Leonardo will be getting a bath and then having his snack."He said chuckling. He looked back at his other sons before leaving. "Raphael, please assist your brothers in cleaning up this mess and let me know when his food is ready" He walked out of the kitchen and toward the bathroom, the three turtles looking at him in wonder.
"Did Sensei just...bounce?" Mikey asked his brothers. The others just shrugged.
Mikey peaked into the doorway of the bathroom, he watched, somewhat amused and bewildered, as Splinter laughed at Leo who was splashing, jumping and swimming in the warm water. "Ha ha, now now Leonardo, must not splash your father." Splinter said as he backed slightly away when the small turtle jumped up in front of him, his hands raised, throwing water and shouting "Dada!"
"Um Sensei," Mikey began.
Splinter, still laughing, turned toward his son. "Yes Michelangelo?"
"Leo's snack is ready, Raph has his 'nest' set up and April will be here in a few minutes with some baby items for Leo."
"Excellent." Splinter replied as he began to drain the bathtub. He picked up Leo, who was making motorboat noises in the water and placed him in a waiting towel. The little turtle chirped happily as he was being dried and then brought to the kitchen for his late night salad, which he devoured all the while making a huge mess for his brothers to clean up.
"Ugh," Raph almost yelled at the little turtle. "Do you have to be so messy?"
"Dude!" Mikey got in his face. "He's just a baby." He picked up the little turtle who was looking at Raph with fear in his eyes.
"No he's not!" Raph yelled back. "He's Leo, he's sixteen and he's our leader!" Raph began to angrily walk away toward the bedrooms. "He's not suppose to be a helpless infant." With that he walked into his room and slammed his door which made everyone flinch.