Hey guys! Hope you are all doing okay and enjoying your summers! I'm trying to but I'm so busy that all I ever feel is exhausted!
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Donatello's Point of View:
We opened the front door to Miss Levard and Leatherhead's home with about as much trepidation as a man awaiting a death sentence. Leatherhead led us inside and just as we thought before, Miss Levard sat on the sofa. Standing directly in front her were Nakano and Sensei. Sensei looked disheveled and Nakano seemed panicky. All three of them looked over at us when we entered, and Sensei sighed lightly in relief while Nakano looked ready to fall into the floor in his own relief. Miss Levard jumped up and rushed over with her arms spread wide.
"Boys! You're okay, thank God!" She cried as she circled her arms around the four of us as much as she could. Raph, Leo, and I were a bit surprised to be included in the hug, but that surprise didn't last. Raph and Leo looked down with a bit of regret, probably for adding stress on Miss Levard when she was recovering.
"Raphael, Leonardo, what happened?" Sensei questioned, his tone calm but his eyes nearly wild with worry. Nakano struggled to stay silent so that Raph and Leo could speak. Mikey hugged his Mom again even after she finally released her arms from us.
Leo began the story while I noticed Leatherhead trail off towards the window by the front door. He moved the curtain aside and stared outside with a scowl on his face. I ignored this for now as I listened intently to the details of Leo's story. Raph cut in during the chase with the Kraang and he bowed his head as he apologized for revealing their names to the Kraang. Leo bowed his head as well and apologized for the same reason. Somehow this made Raph mad because his green eyes flashed, and he clenched his hands but said nothing. Mikey and I exchanged a frown.
"Officer Sandy will ask about a protective detail on your house?" Nakano parroted, looking much better than he had when we first walked in. He was no longer pale, and he seemed very relieved.
"Yes, I think that goes for Miss Levard's home too since we come here with Mikey a lot," Leo nodded in agreement towards our biological father. Nakano sighed with relief and nodded back.
"Let me make you both some lemonade," Miss Levard interrupted randomly, her face strained with worry and relief at the same time.
"That sounds great Mom," Mikey grinned but I noted the worry in his eyes, "I'll help you with it!"
Miss Levard smiled as they both walked off into the kitchen as we watched. Sensei turned back to us with relaxed shoulders, "I am proud of the decision you made, Leonardo. You did well to call the police and in defending yourselves."
Raph's eyes darkened and he cast his eyes away. I firmly kept my hands at my side instead of placing a hand on his shoulder the way I wanted to because I know he'd only get angrier at me for doing it in front of everyone. He was just like that.
"Thank you, Sensei," Leo smiled, looking absurdly relieved now. He turned to Nakano, "Sorry for making you guys worried. The store really was a short way away and I didn't think that they would be that worried about following us."
"It's not your fault," Nakano said lightly but his mouth curled downward, "I hope the police capture that unseemly group soon. I don't like that they want to capture you boys. Wasn't it enough that the Shredder wanted to capture one of you?"
My brothers and I froze just as Leatherhead let out a low growl. Nakano realized what he said and apologized. Mikey and Miss Levard came out with lemonade at that precise moment and didn't seem to notice the atmosphere as they handed each of us lemonade. Sensei politely refused.
"So, does this mean we can't go out anymore?" Mikey spoke up hesitantly as we stood around sipping on our lemonade.
"If you go to April's, Casey's, or Miss Levard's then that's fine," Sensei answered after thinking a moment. Nakano nodded in agreement, "But you must be driven anywhere you wish to go. No more walking about."
"Oh, trust me, we aren't doing that for a while," Leo attempted to joke as he grinned at Raph, but Raph was still glaring away and Leo's expression faded as he finally noticed. Mikey frowned again.
"Um, does that include our front yards?" Mikey questioned Sensei with an impish smile. Sensei seemed to understand something Mikey was trying to say because he sighed but smiled all the same.
"Yes, you may go out into the front yard of each house but only if you are supervised," He answered purposefully. Miss Levard snickered at Mikey's expression.
"Then Leatherhead can peek out to check on us!" Mikey exclaimed as Leatherhead blinked over at our youngest brother. Raph, Leo, and I stared at Mikey and he looked at us, "Let's go outside bros and feel the fresh air!"
"I don't know…" Leo trailed off, his shoulders suddenly tense and his hand clenching his glass of lemonade. Mikey did his best baby blue puppy-dog eyes and Leo groaned; he always fell for them, "Okay, fine!"
"Yes! Let's go!" Mikey cheered happily as I laughed softly. Mikey grabbed Raph's arm and Raph yelped as he was literally dragged forward, "You too Raph!"
"Okay, alright! Jeez!" Raph snapped as he jerked his arm away harshly. Mikey didn't bat an eye at Raph's foul mood, but I rose an eyebrow as we left the scrutinizing gaze of our "parents" and made it out into the yard. I glanced over my shoulder and sure enough, Leatherhead was intently checking up on us. I chuckled under my breath.
"What's with wanting to enjoy the fresh air all of sudden?" Leo questioned as he sat down on one of the big rocks Miss Levard had near the small garden in her lawn.
Mikey grinned, "Well, I figured it would cut the awkward lecturing time short, dudes."
"We all know there was more to it than that," I said as I placed a hand on my hip and rose an eyebrow at him.
"You wound me Donnie," Mikey faked frowned as he sighed, "I just wanted to enjoy being outside with my brothers."
"Whatever, Mikey," Raph groaned, rolling his eyes and turning away. All three of us frowned at his back and after a moment he noticed and scowled, "What?!"
"What's up with you?" Leo asked incredulously and immediately I knew there was about to be an argument, "You've been like an emo all day!"
"A what?" Raph asked, momentarily stunned before he glared, "Ya know what? Whatever."
"Don't fight," Mikey frowned, his eyebrows furrowing as he put his cup down and crossed his arms. Raph and Leo looked at him as I calmly sipped at my lemonade, wondering if I should intervene, "I just wanted to know what was wrong, Raph. You seem really angry."
Raph scoffed, "Of course I'm angry. Those damn Kraang guys not only tried ta take us away again but they were able ta escape!"
Leo immediately took offense, "Are you really mad because I told them to leave? It was a whole lot better than us being taking away and done God knows what with!"
"I'm not mad at ya because of that," Raph muttered, glaring down at the grass and Leo blinked, looking surprised, "I'm mad because yer tryin' ta take blame for somethin' ya didn't do wrong like me givin' yer name away ta that Kraang leader. Ya didn't do that but ya always gotta take responsibility for everythin'."
My mouth parted in surprise as Leo look stunned this time and Mikey's eyes widened as we all stared at Raph. He looked distinctly uncomfortable but the truth in what he was saying was in his eyes, "Just let me accept my own mistakes and quit tryin' ta act like it was yours or somethin'."
We all stood there awkwardly for a moment before Mikey and I turned to stare at Leo, who looked lost on what to say before he frowned slightly, "I didn't know it bothered you that much. Do I really do that a lot?"
"Yeah. Whenever we do somethin' wrong yer always right there apologizin' too like it was yer fault for "allowin'" it ta happen," Raph grumbled as he glared at Leo, "It's just pissin' me off."
"Sorry," Leo snickered, looking a bit amused, "I didn't notice. Honestly though, I apologized when you did because I think I said your name out loud to them too. I was also careless, so I felt like I should say sorry."
Raph blinked and his scowl fell, "Oh…"
"Good!" Mikey shouted as he clapped his hands together, startling me badly and earning their attention. Mikey smirked at me as I wrinkled my nose at him. He chuckled, "So now that we're all best bros again, what do you wanna do?"
Raph looked amused, "Best bros? Yer seriously weird."
Mikey shrugged, "It is what it is bro."
"How about we just go home and let your Mom rest?" Leo offered as Mikey blinked at him, "I feel bad for stressing her out so much."
"She'll be okay now that there's nothing to worry about," Mikey grinned brightly while I felt unsure about his statement, "But sure, we can go home!"
"Alright," Raph seemed relieved as well as Leo, "I need ta tell Slash what happened before he finds out on his own somehow."
Both mine and Leo's eyes darkened as we remembered the last time Slash was worried about Raph and decided to kidnap him in his own version of keeping our red-banded brother safe. Raph and Mikey led the way and didn't seem to notice as Leo and I followed behind.
"I was gonna Facetime Miwa when we got home so if you want I'll probably just tell April what happened too," Leo offered quietly as he leaned close to me. I thought about that and nodded my head.
"Sure. You might as well," I smiled broadly, "I'll just text her later. I'm pretty sure Jones is gonna try to sleep over for the rest of the summer when he finds out though."
Leo looked startled before he laughed, nodding his head in agreement to my statement. That's just the kind of friends we had. The best kind.
Michelangelo's Point of View:
Later that evening, after we had bid goodbye to my Mom and Leatherhead, we all headed home in a cheerful mood. I was happy to see it was like that. Even Nakano-Otosan was happier!
As soon as we got home and got settled in, Leo and Raph went to their rooms to make phone/video calls. Donnie went into his lab and I went with him to spend time with him for a little bit.
Donnie and I chatted over one of his blueprints, the one that had to do with Metalhead, and then I watched as he did some work on his computer. Soon after that Nakano-Otosan dipped his head through the door.
"Hi Nakano-Otosan!" I greeted with a beam and he smiled back, waving a hand as he looked around the room with interest.
"Hi boys. I can see so much potential in your work, Donnie," Nakano-Otosan said with warmth and Donnie turned red, his eyes wide as he looked grateful to our other Dad. I grinned brightly, "What are you working on now?"
Nakano-Otosan came to stand at our side as Donnie explained what he was working on with big words that I didn't understand. To both mine and Donnie's surprise, Nakano-Otosan did understand him and was able to hold a conversation with him pretty easily.
"I'm impressed! You can make your own network?" He said with disbelief in his tone. I felt confused on what they were talking about.
"It's quite easy really," Donnie grinned, showing off his gap as he happily explained more things I didn't understand. I pouted off to the side because I couldn't understand.
"I'd like to see your result when you finish," Nakano-Otosan eventually said with a grin and Donnie looked excited, like a child on Christmas morning as he agreed. I had to smile at that. Then our biological father turned to me, "Actually Splinter and I were thinking of having take-outs from Mr. Murakami's for dinner."
"Really?!" I burst, my eyes lighting up as he chuckled. Donnie rolled his eyes, still grinning, "Are you staying for dinner?"
"Yeah. I have work in the morning though, so I can't stay overnight," He explained, and I nodded seriously. He smiled again, "Do you want to come with me, Mikey?"
"Heck yeah!" I agreed quickly, and he chuckled again as he turned to Donnie.
"Just you two?" Donnie asked slowly and then I noticed that he looked a bit worried about that. I rolled my eyes and patted his arm.
"We'll be okay. That nasty group won't try anything," I grinned, and he looked unsure before he relented with a sigh, "See ya in a few minutes!"
"We won't be long," Nakano-Otosan promised with a serious look in his eyes. Donnie blinked at that and then smiled, nodding. We left the room and informed Sensei that I was going with Nakano-Otosan. He also seemed hesitant but ultimately let me go as well. Really, they were all overprotective!
Nakano-Otosan laughed a little as I clicked the seat belt into place. I met his eyes as he started his car. I was surprised to see a little mischief in his eyes that would have mirrored mine if I had looked like him, "We didn't tell Raph or Leo, so I wonder if they'll freak out." He sounded so many years younger when he said that.
I let out a loud giggle despite myself and then laughed harder as he began to drive, "I bet! That won't last long because someone will tell them. They are too overbearing sometimes though!"
"They just want to protect you," Nakano-Otosan smiled fondly, "I do too. Don't get too annoyed with them. It's only because of what happened last year."
I frowned silently at the reminder of my time with Shredder and his goons. Well, Xever wasn't that bad after all, "Yeah, it's a little annoying but I get it. I just don't like it when they worry so much like that."
"I get it. Your mom was the same way. She was always scolding me for that," Nakano-Otosan grinned and I startled because he never talks about our real mother. I looked up at him and he seemed almost zoned out.
"Really?" I retorted with a cheesy grin, "That's awesome!"
He laughed and then to my surprise he poked one of my freckled cheeks, "You really are just like her."
I beamed, and we continued to chat back and forth the rest of the way to Mr. Murakami's. I learned that Nakano-Otosan had been hanging out with Terry and Frank lately, Sensei's best friends. I was happy that he was making friends with them. He also met someone at work that he thought he could become friends with.
I was relieved that there were no suspicious people when we parked at Mr. Murakami's and I thrust open the door, not minding a couple in the back as I shouted, "Hi, Mr. Murakami-san! It's Mikey!"
"Michelangelo!" Mr. Murakami beamed as he turned from his cooking station. The couple in the back were laughing at bit but not in a hateful way. I beamed myself. Nakano-Otosan laughed as he trailed in behind me, "That must be Nakano-san."
"You are truly amazing to know it was me," Nakano-Otosan replied with genuine awe so I laughed. I was like him in one way I knew for sure. We were both easily impressed! I felt happy to know I had something in common with him.
"It is a gift," Mr. Murakami-san teased as my biological father and I took a seat in the front, "What can I do for you both?"
"We're here to order take-outs. Can we please get eight servings of pizza gyoza?" Nakano-Otosan ordered, sounding almost business like. The couple in the back heard the order and their eyes bugged out.
"We have a large family!" I laughed as I gestured with my arms, "And we all eat a lot because we have high metabolisms!"
Nakano-Otosan chuckled as Mr. Murakami-san got to work eagerly. I smiled happily and looked up to Nakano-Otosan as he rubbed my hair. Then I jumped when my phone buzzed loudly in my back pocket. Nakano-Otosan flat out laughed when I groaned and jumped off the stool.
I grabbed my phone, which had an orange case on it in the shape of a cat, and saw it was Raph calling me. I grinned as I answered, "Hellooo~?"
"Mikey, what tha hell are ya thinkin' goin' off after what happened earlier?" Raph demanded and my smile fell when I heard the genuine anger in his voice. I rolled my eyes.
"Dude, chill. It's just to Mr. Murakami-san's and I'm with Nakano-Otosan!" I exclaimed as I walked closer to one of the windows.
"That's not good enough, Mikey! If something happens, Nakano doesn't know how ta fight!" Raph growled into the phone so fierce that I held it away for a moment before sighing.
"You're worrying too much, Raph," I said, and he scoffed into the phone.
"I'm not worried!" He denied, sounding like his usual tsundere self. I laughed a little as I met Nakano-Otosan's worried eyes and waved to set his worry aside.
"If you weren't worried then you wouldn't have called," I retorted, and he fell silent before cursing.
"I'm not. It's just stupid of ya ta trust Nakano-Otosan so much. If something happens he'd probably just run away," Raph replied in a gruff tone. I felt offended.
"Stop calling me stupid, Raph. And I trust Nakano-Otosan. He'd know what to do in a crisis so stop making fun of him too!" I frowned before hanging up. Immediately I regretted that and frowned even more. I didn't like getting angry. It felt awful. I don't know how Raph could stand to be angry so much!
"What's wrong?" Nakano-Otosan got off the stool and came over towards me. I looked at him sadly, thinking of what Raph said about him. Did Raph and Leo still have trouble with him? I love Nakano-Otosan and he's really trying, "Mikey? Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," I replied easily, unable to smile even though I tried. He frowned, and my phone buzzed in my hand again. I saw it was Raph and scowled, ignoring the call. I get they are worried but Raph doesn't trust me at all!
"Did you have a fight with Raph?" Nakano-Otosan asked but it sounded more like a statement. He's been around us enough to understand us and I nodded sadly. I was surprised when he hugged me, and I immediately hugged him back. Like Raph, Nakano-Otosan typically shied away from physical contact. This right here was proof he was trying! "Wanna tell me what it was about?"
I hesitated, not wanting to hurt his feelings because I knew what Raph said about him would. So, I asked quietly, "If something bad were to happen to me or someone tried to take me away again, what would you do?"
"I'd probably go to jail," Nakano-Otosan said in what should have been a joke. I startled and looked up to see him looking down at me seriously.
"Why?" I asked, my heart thumping for some reason. I felt confused by his answer.
"Because I'd probably really kill whoever was trying to get you," He answered, sounding exactly like Raph but looking like Leo's older twin. My eyes went large as we finally parted from our hug.
"I don't want you to go to jail though," I scowled, and he laughed, the seriousness ebbing away. I tried to calm down my heart which was beating fast in my chest. He was serious. I've never seen him so serious about something.
My phone buzzed in my hand again and I saw it was Leo this time. I sighed. If I ignored it then they would probably think something went wrong. Stupid, silly, overprotective bros. I answered, "Hi Leo…"
"Hey Mikey," Leo said in his stern big brother voice. I fought off another sigh and Nakano-Otosan smiled for some reason, "What's going on with you and Raph now?"
"Why?" I asked hesitantly, wondering what Raph might have told him.
"I'm asking because he was on the phone with you then he looked like he was about to destroy something," Leo answered, and I could tell he was rolling his eyes, "You must have said something that set him off again. So, what happened?"
It was stupid to get so emotional, but I felt hurt that Leo assumed that I did something wrong and not Raph. Sure, I annoyed Raph a lot, but I did it to make him unwind because negativity had a way of following him around in a way that even Leo didn't do. I felt my eyes water slightly.
"I didn't do anything," I replied flatly, and the other line went silent, "Raph was being mean, just like you are, so I hung up on him, just like I'm going to do to you now. See you later."
"Mikey, wait, I'm-"
I hung up anyway and struggled not to let my eyes water anymore. I know that they're worried. I know that they're stressed. That doesn't give them the reason to be mean and to accuse me of doing something wrong. I turned my phone on silent and shoved it away, wiping my eyes.
"Your order is done! Thank you very much for your business," Mr. Murakami-san said, and I glanced over to see Nakano-Otosan grabbing the bags and paying. I sniffed once and forced a smile on my face as I walked over.
"Let me grab one for you!" I offered, and he smiled, handing me one of the bags. It was heavier than expected but nothing my muscles couldn't handle! I smiled to myself. I was still upset with Leo and Raph, but I'm sure they're probably feeling upset right now too. Getting all sad won't do me any good.
"Goodbye, my friends," Mr. Murakami-san bowed, "Please come again soon."
"Oh, you know it!" I giggled, and he laughed as Nakano-Otosan bid him a goodnight and we left, getting back in his car. I set the bag in my lap and let him do the same with the other bag as I clicked in the seat belt.
As we were driving home, Nakano-Otosan looked at me hesitantly and I rose an eyebrow at him. He looked embarrassed, "Um, so about Raph…"
"I know he's angry, but he'll get over it. I'm still a little mad but its okay," I replied with a small smile. He looked shocked, "Leo made me mad too, but I know I won't be mad long. I never am."
"I admire you for that. You're just like your mother, both of them!" Nakano-Otosan complimented and my eyes widened before I laughed happily.
We entered Sensei's home and went straight to the kitchen. We placed the bags on the island table and Nakano-Otosan suddenly had a weird look on his face, "I'll go get your brothers. You start unpacking."
"Um, okay," I said as I looked at him strangely and he walked away. I shrugged, and my stomach growled as I began unpacking the plastic boxes of pizza gyoza. Then I walked around and opened one of the cabinets to gather enough china dishes and set them on the table.
I looked up and jumped in my skin to see all three of my brothers standing there, all frowning at me. Donnie too? What the heck! I blinked at them twice, unsure of what to say as I turned and grabbed some chop sticks, laying them on the table. Where was Nakano-Otosan and Sensei?
"Mikey, hanging up on me was uncalled for," Leo started, and I frowned, not looking up at them.
"Ya hung up on me too! And then ya ignored my other call!" Raph ground out and I sighed, looking up at them.
"I did hang up on you both because you were being mean to me!" I struggled not to raise my voice. I turned to Raph, "You called me stupid which didn't really bother me until you started saying mean things about Nakano-Otosan."
"I just think it was stupid ta go out alone with him when somethin' could a happened," Raph hissed and I glared at him. I noticed Donnie's eyes widen at me.
"Nakano-Otosan told me he'd rather go to jail for murder than to let someone take me away again or hurt me, so I really don't think you should worry," I rolled me eyes and looked away. The room went silent as I grabbed a plate and opened one of the boxes of pizza gyoza.
"He really said that?" Leo asked in surprise and I nodded without looking at them.
"He meant it too. It kinda scared me how much he meant it while he looked like you, bro," I said in a softer tone as I glanced at Leo.
"I think he's unstable enough to do what he said," Donnie said nonchalantly, like we were talking about the weather. All of our eyes widened at him, "What?"
"A-Anyways," Leo shook his head and glanced at me, his blue eyes soft, "I'm sorry I made you upset Mikey. I shouldn't have assumed that you said or did something."
"It's okay Leo," I said quietly as I began stacking food on my plate.
"Err…I'm sorry too. I just…" Raph trailed off, glaring at the ground, "I didn't like that ya went with someone who doesn't know how ta fight. I guess…I guess I was worried."
A slow smile broke out on my face as I sat everything down and looked at him. I jumped towards him and hugged him as he gasped, "I knew it! You were worried about me, ha-ha! I forgive you, Raphie!"
"Don't call me that! Stop!" Raph growled as he struggled to keep me off. I laughed as I hugged him tighter and rubbed my head on his shoulder, "Ugh, let go already!"
"Nope!" I grinned before I noticed Sensei and Nakano-Otosan come around the corner, suspiciously well-timed, "Hi guys!"
Nakao-Otosan smiled suddenly and I just knew he orchestrated this, so we could make up. I beamed at him and let go of Raph. My bros looked slightly confused but Sensei looked amused.
"Let's get some dinner, my sons," Sensei said calmly as he smiled.
"Yeah!" Donnie and I said simultaneously before looking at each other in shock. Everyone around us began laughing and soon we joined them. I knew I wouldn't be mad for long.
I love some cute bro fluff moments even now! I just love the Ninja Turtles! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I'll do my best to finish my update for Reincarnation and then start an update for this! It may take me some time!
Stay Awesome you guys!