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"Two questions," April growled again. "First, what were you even thinking last night? A Foot clan girl? Seriously, Leo? What would your brothers say?"

Leo blinked. This is what she wanted to talk about? He already told her about some of it last night. "I know, I know," he said, crinkling his beak. "They'd laugh. And Splinter would absolutely kill me."

"Did you kiss her?"

"April!" Leo gasped, shocked. His cheeks flushed. "We just met, ew."

"Why did she want you to go to the Byerly Building?"

Leo shuffled his feet. "She showed me some katanas on display in a store, and then told me they were mine if I joined the Foot."

"WHAT?"

"I told her no! Don't worry, Ape." He put his hand on her shoulder. "Now, what was your other question?"

April's shoulders slumped, all of her anxiety and absolutely crumbling self-esteem flooding back. Leo's girl talk was a nice distraction, but this was really why she was here.

"April?" Leo repeated, looking a little concerned.

"Do you guys dislike me?" She spoke so softly Leo could barely hear her, and she wouldn't meet his gaze.

"Do we... hate you?" Leo repeated, looking shocked. "No, April! Why would you ever think that?"

April looked down in shame. "Multiple reasons," she admitted. She hoped that was all she would have to say, but one quick peek at Leo told her he was obviously waiting for her to continue, and she sighed. "Irma and I got into a fight today, and then this new girl said she wondered how I even had friends and all this other crap." She threw her hands up in the air, frustrated. "I don't even know her! She doesn't know me, either."

"I don't know why she would say that to you," Leo said. He pulled her into a hug. "But April, you're like a sister to us! Of course we like you." April could feel some of the weight on her shoulders dissipate, and her shoulders lightened up.

"Hey April, do you want to play- WHOA!" Mikey bounded into the sewers, and stumbling upon the two of them embracing, skidded to a stop. He blinked, eyes growing huge, and Leo shoved April off of him. Mikey's face split into a huge grin, and he catcalled. "Dude, Donnie would be so mad if he saw you right now. I better go get him." He turned around and ran smack into Raph's chest, falling over.

Raph's face was as surprised as Mikey, and soon it transformed into a devious expression. "Don is so going to kill you," he said, cackling. Donnie pushed his way past Raph, not wanting to miss anything, and almost tripped over Mikey on the ground. "Well, speak of the devil," he continued, smirk growing. Both April and Leo turned as red as her hair.

"What's going on? I thought we were about to go play Mario Kart?" Donnie asked, oblivious to Raph's and Mikey's snickers.

"I dunno, Donnie," Raph said, goading. He slung an arm over Donnie's shoulders. Or, he tried. He fell a little short. "Ask Leo."

"Yeah, April... why don't you tell Donnie here." Mikey used Raph to pull himself up and leaned on him, already howling.

Snickering, Raph dragged Mikey back into the lair, throwing a devious look over his shoulder. "Yeah, we'll leave you lovebirds to work everything out." He was howling with laughter even louder than Mikey.

Donnie frowned, watching them go. He turned back to Leo and April, still awkwardly standing apart. "What's going on?" He took in their heated faces and stiff stances, and his face fell. "Oh - were you guys doing what I think you were doing?" His face shone with shock, hurt, disbelief, and then he visibly gagged. "I think I'm gonna be sick."

"Donnie, no!" April said, blushing furiously. Leo gagged too, doing his best to avoid her pleading look to help explain.

"Oh," Donnie said, and now his face heated. "Then, uh, what was going on?"

Leo stiffened. April could tell him all about Karai now, and there was nothing he could do to stop it. He hastily tried to make eye contact, but April's full focus was on Donnie.

April did some quick thinking, not wanting to betray Leo that way. "Uh, he was just informing me that you guys were still trying hard to find my dad. He didn't want me crying out there or anything."

Donnie's face relaxed with understanding, totally not remembering that April was the one to seek Leo out when she ran into the lair. "I understand completely," he said with earnest. "Yes, don't worry a bit, April. I'm not giving up the search anytime sooner." He patted her on the head and walked back into the lair, a goofy grin on his face.

Leo looked at April, a sheepish grin on his face. "He means well. You were the first girl we've ever met."

"I know, I know," April sighed. She started trudging back to the lair, and Leo jogged to catch up.

"Thanks for... you know... not letting my secret out to my bros," Leo said. "I mean, Raph already knows. But I just don't think that Donnie and Mikey would get it." He paused, making a face. "Especially Mikey."

April grinned. "I don't know, he seems to know a little more about girls than he lets on."

Leo sighed. "It's all the MTV he watched as a kid," he said. He stopped just in front of the lair, a strange look on his face.

April jerked back too. "What? What's wrong?"

Leo gave her a funny look. "Nothing. Just get ready for some more teasing."

April groaned, rolling her eyes. She took a step into the lair, and was immediately bombarded by Raph and Mikey.

"Is Leo a good kisser?" Raph teased.

"Ohh," Mikey made kissing noises, getting up in Leo's face. Leo pushed him away, rolling his eyes.

"Kiss me, Leo!" Raph said, batting his eyelashes and doing a poor job of imitating April's voice.

Leo smirked, and Raph narrowed his eyes, backing away. But it was too late - Leo smirked as he threw an arm around Raph's neck and placed a huge, wet kiss on his temple.

"Ugh, gross!" Raph said, scowling and pushing Leo away. Mikey cackled.

April rolled her eyes and blew past them, walking to go join Donnie on the couch, the only sane one. Boys will be boys, she thought.


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