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Both Donatello and Raphael had just returned from their weekend trip to April's farmhouse out in the country. All three which included Michaelangelo stood there while Leonardo was just finishing arranging things with his bags and case and such. He kept silent as the other three were obviously building up a kind of tension they couldn't help but let out eventually.
"What about your weapons?"
Leo didn't turn his head to acknowledge Raphael's question and instead continued to organize his things and make sure he had what was necessary. "I'm taking them, just my Katanas" "How?" Again Leonardo just kept himself looking busy not wanting to turn to face them just yet. "It's taken care of , Don fixed up something that wouldn't make them detectable, by the way thanks Don." With one final zip of the case he finally turned towards them. "You're not taking too much then bro?" Mikey stepped forward breaking whatever other tension formed by his three brothers obvious concern for Leonardo. "No, I know it took me a while to pack stuff, first I had a lot then I realized that I don't really need many things on this trip and well. " He sighed a moment "I'm ready now, April will be here in a few minutes to take me to the airport and obviously from there I'll go the rest of the way."
Raphael slammed his fist hard against the coffee table.
"Damnit Leo! That's it I'm not going to act all freaking calm and smile like some f'n idiot saying well goodbye catch ya later Leo dude!" Michaelangelo raised a eye ridge at the offensive imitation of him. "Hell no, this is ridiculous you act like mister leader man then you go off to some damn trip you say to calm your nerves and redefine your skills or some other crap. What the hell are you doing? And what the hell are we supposed to do? Hell maybe we should all just leave whenever the hell the feeling arises!"
Michaelangelo's eyes looked elsewhere, Donatello was just watching his feet, Raphael stood there heavily breathing, Leonardo eyed Raphael and didn't for a moment look elsewhere. "Done?" "YES! But I have more if ya want!" Leonardo shook his head. "I didn't think I'd go through this ordeal but I guess just strolling out of here quietly was just too easy of an idea." Leo stood his ground as he eyed all three of his brothers and dropped his bag. "Now listen to me, all of you.." Immediately all eyes were upon Leonardo.
"I am aware I am leaving you all here, all three of you here for some time, a week or two at the most. But this leadership crap is nothing but some crap Raph made up just to say over and over , supposedly I have a ego, Yes I realize you all think I am a dick most of the time and I can't help it if you all feel that way and I'm sorry if I do come off as one. But there were never any leadership here in our circle, we've always been a team, we've worked as one , we've defeated Shredder as one, and I'll be damned if I'm going to let one of us rank higher than another. I have my reasons to go, I believe it's part of my own path of training I want to take. Each one of us have our own little paths in life we'll take. But damnit Raph don't you go take yours right now just in spite of me. You all have to work together while I'm gone and take care of each other." He finally took in a long awaited breath as he finished.
"Well said my son" Master Splinter finally spoke after Leo had finished. " I trust you're ready now? April is waiting above.." Leo nodded as he lightly put his hand on Raphael's shoulder, Raph looked at him for a moment then nodded slowly in approval. "Yes Master Splinter, I'm ready." Leonardo leaned over and picked up his bag as he turned to the nearest manhole to exit.
In Osaka
A Japanese man with heavy black bangs and black suit had just lit up his cigarette and took his first toke as he waited along with another suited man outside a apartment building complex as rain started to fall. Soon a balding old Japanese man wearing glasses and a beaten down suit walked up to the two black suited men and stopped just short of them. "Alright, now what did you want to call me out here for?" The young man with the black bangs exhaled the cigarette smoke as he looked at the old man. "You know why I came by so please don't insult me with your ignorance. You know that you have to repay your loan." The old man quickly nodded as he became more apparently nervous. "Right yes, I know I just need some more time I mean I've got my business and my family to take care of and.."
The younger man cut him off "I don't give a damn old man Jatoshi about any of you're personal problems, because those aren't mine and you have a debt to pay that goes back to my father."
The old man nodded again as his eyes darted downwards. "I'm sorry Mokoto-san I'll pay you as soon as I can" He bowed to the suited men and turned to leave when he was suddenly grabbed by the big suited man with the younger suited man. "wait I didn't dismiss you.." The younger man grabbed the old man by the wrist and without warning thrusted a knife into the old man's palm.
The old man screamed in pain. "Remember your debt Jatoshi, I'd hate to have to make your entire family pay for your stupidity." He pulled out the knife and the larger suited man threw the old man to the ground, both walked away down the sidewalk, the old man winced in pain as he held his hand. Stories above a girl watched as her father was just given a warning in front of her own eyes.