Author's Note: This chapter will focus on Leo and Donnie's relationship with each other. Also, I'm going to be making some character changes to Leo and Donnie. Enjoy.
While Raph and Mikey were playing video games, Leo was in his room, watching an English dub of "Dragon Ball Z". He looked at how Goku was able to not only be an incredible fighter, but also have a likeable, easy going personality. "If only I could be more like him." Leo thought to himself. Leo knew his brothers didn't like him as the leader, but he also knew they would fall apart without him. If Leo gave the leader position to his brothers, it would lead to disaster. This is because Donnie is an introvert, Mikey is childish, and Raph is impulsive. None of these qualities make for a good leader and as a result, Leo was the only logical choice for the role. Being leader did give Leo a massive amount of stress and anxiety, but at least he had Splinter and his brothers to help him out whenever things got out of control.
Whenever he wasn't training or meditating, Leo spent some time on his hobbies. His hobbies include reading manga, watching anime, and creating online art. He even had a Deviantart page where he posted all his art. The art he posted consisted of certain aspects of his life such as the sewers, his weapons, his enemies, and his family. Donnie was the only person who knew about Leo's secret hobbies and interests. In fact, when everyone was asleep, the two brothers would watch Toonami and Leo would show Donnie his drawings. He didn't tell Raph or Mikey about this because he knew they would laugh and make fun of him. Raph liked to call him and Donnie "Freaks and Geeks", a name that was both fitting and insulting. And Mikey would never shut up about how Leo, the serious leader, was secretly a huge nerd.
Leo was currently laying on his bed in his pajamas, which consisted of black shorts. He heard Raph and Mikey laughing in another room and thought to himself, "I've been kind of lonely for the past few days. Maybe I should check on Donnie. We haven't talked much recently and I really want to hang out with him. Hope he isn't too attached to his computer." Leo left his room and knocked on Donnie's door. "Donnie! It's me, Leo. Can I please come in?" Leo whispered. "What's the password?" asked Donnie. Leo sighed and said, "I'll take a potato chip and eat it." "Come on in." said Donnie. Leo entered Donnie's room and closed the door.
Out of all his brothers, Leo preferred to hang out with Donnie the most. Unlike Raph and Mikey, Donnie never argued with him or annoyed him to death. Instead, he was calm, smart, funny, and a good listener. Like Leo, Donnie had a secret passion for anime, manga, and basically anything Japanese. It was the reason why they wore similar outfits. Whenever they were alone, they talked about their personal issues and how they wished they could go up to the surface to visit some anime conventions. Donnie was also obsessed with technology, sometimes to an unhealthy degree. He participated in online forums, had multiple social medias (Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, etc.), and played online video games. Sometimes he would stay in his room for hours, sometimes almost an entire day.
"Hey Leo. What's up?" asked Donnie. "Nothing much. I just wanted to talk you about…uhhhhhh." said Leo. "What's wrong?" asked Donnie. Leo looked at Donnie's mid-section and said, "You do realize you're wearing a thong, right?" Donnie's red turned bright red and he immediately covered himself. "Is there something you're not telling me?" asked Leo. Donnie sighed and said, "Alright, I wear thongs. I wear them under my shorts during the day and I wear them whenever I go to bed. Happy?" "Well, as long as you don't show off your turtle bits in front of me, I'm completely fine with it." said Leo. "Thanks. So, what's up?" said Donnie as he sat down in his computer chair. "I don't know. A lot of things are going through my mind right now." Leo said as he laid on Donnie's bed. "Like what?" said Donnie. Leo grabbed a small basketball and started throwing it in the air. "There's the Foot, Shredder, Raph constantly pissing me off, Mikey not taking me seriously, the potential destruction of our family, the stress of being the leader. You know the usual." said Leo. "Yeah, I always get worried about what the Foot are up to, but they've been awfully quiet for the past few weeks." said Donnie. "That's what worries me. They could be planning something big, even bigger than that deadly virus. And if they do…" said Leo. "We'll be prepared for it." Donnie finished for him. "I just wish our lives were less chaotic." said Leo. "Me too, but no matter what happens, I'll always have your back." said Donnie. "Thanks Don. I appreciate it." said Leo. "No problem. And remember if you die, I'll kill you." said Donnie. "Wow, Don. You just had to ruin the moment by quoting "One Piece"." said Leo. "I could've picked a worse quote." said Donnie. "Really? Like what?" asked Leo. "If you use your head, you won't get fat even if you eat sweets." said Donnie. The two brothers started to laugh uncontrollably at Donnie's quote. "Okay that was pretty bad." said Donnie as he and Leo continued to laugh.
Yep, I made Leo and Donnie anime enthusiasts. While most Turtle media has Leo with Raph and Donnie with Mikey, I thought having Leo with Donnie and Raph with Mikey would work better in the 2014 universe. Also, the next chapter will revolve around Raph finally telling Splinter about not wearing clothes. Other than that, I hope you all have a wonderful day. Bye for now.