Pairings: Alexa/Michael
A/N: Sorry for not updating recently. I've had a lot of stuff going on in school, although it's only been three or four weeks. I'll try to update when I get the chance. But, don't worry. This chapter will be extra cute, I promise. Leo talks for the first time! And this chapter takes place two weeks after the last chapter. Also, sorry for the confusion at the beginning. Everything is explained after Leo's first words. :)
Chapter 9: Leo's First Words
POV: Alexa's
I sighed as I sat back on the couch gingerly, closing my eyes. I didn't even notice it when one of the turtles climbed up next to me at first. But, when I felt whoever it was tug on the sleeve of my shirt, I opened my eyes and peeked over at who it was. It was Leo and Donnie.
"Hey, guys," I muttered. They looked at me curiously. Yeah, I'm normally not in a sour mood around them. I try to hide it the best I can. But, now I was just way too tired and upset to even attempt to hide it.
Donnie stood up and touched the swollen skin around my eye and I sighed. "I don't want to talk about it right now," I told them, wincing a bit. "Where are your brothers?"
They looked at each other before shrugging at me. I laid my head back on the couch, clenching my fists at my sides. Before I knew it, I was crying again. I immediately noticed it when both Leo and Donnie started wiping the tears from my cheeks. "Thanks, guys, but it's not making me feel any better," I sighed. I saw the look they gave each other before turning back to me with big eyes.
The minute I noticed that both of their eyes were shining, I instinctively pulled them closer, no matter how much it hurt to do so. "Don't worry about me, guys. I can handle it. I'm a lot stronger than you guys think. Just don't cry about it," I assured them. "Just…getting the life beaten out of you for the first time hurts. A lot."
They looked at each other again, not sure what to do. I set them both back on the couch and got up. I knew they were following me as I walked out to the kitchen.
Ever since Donnie started walking yesterday, he's been following me around everywhere I go. Leo follows me, anyway, but secretly, I think he's just been following me around recently to keep an eye on Donnie because of how much Donnie fell down yesterday.
I looked back at them and found that Leo was holding Donnie's hand, keeping him steady. "You're a good brother, Leo," I commented as I made a bag of ice to put on my serious black eye. And possibly my ribs, too.
As I was gathering ice to put in a bag, I heard an unsteady voice come from behind me, but I knew exactly who spoke. "What happen?"
The ice slipped from my already-numb hands into the sink before I whirled around and looked at the two brothers. Both looked at me, confused. "L-Leo, did you just…talk?" I asked, the breath quickly leaving my body.
He thought about it for a minute before he nodded. "Do it again," I breathed.
He looked down at his feet, then down at his hand around Donnie's. Their skin color was different by far, but I don't think Leo ever noticed it before.
"What happen?" Leo asked, and I didn't even feel the need to correct his grammar because Leo wouldn't know, anyway. I sunk down to the floor against the cabinets under the sink and Leo and Donnie walked over to me, sitting down next to me.
I sighed, knowing that I'd end up telling them sooner or later. And knowing how persistent Leo is, he was not going to give this up until I spilled. So I pulled them closer, barely wincing when they made contact with my sides.
"Okay, first of all, this is exactly why you have to stay away from people. You'll never know what they'll do to you. People you keep close might even do this to you," I mumbled, looking at the ceiling.
"M-Michael?" Leo stuttered a bit.
"No. Michael didn't do this. And I doubt he ever will," I told him, looking down into his big blue eyes and then I looked at Donnie. His eyes were wide, and I have absolutely no idea why. "What's up, Donnie?"
He grabbed my hand from where it rested on his shoulder and he held it up for me to see. I nodded, already knowing about the blood on my knuckles. "Don't worry about it, Donnie. It's not going to bleed much. I'll be fine," I assured him. He pouted a bit, not really trusting my words. Smart. I downplay my injuries too much. I don't blame him.
"Anyway, what I was saying is, don't…just stay away from humans as much as you possibly can. Humans can either be nice and friendly like Michael and me, or they can be back-stabbers and very mean, like the group of girls that did this to me. You never know. Okay, so I was walking out of the school when this group of really mean girls walked up behind me and got my attention. They said they wanted to talk to me, to apologize for being so mean to me in the past, because they laughed at me after my parents died. But, I was so wrong. They brought me around to the back of the school...and they beat me up. It hurt so much I couldn't even move at first. And Michael got sick earlier this morning, so he doesn't know about this. He couldn't come help me even if he wanted to. So, I walked home by myself, not really paying any attention to my surroundings. T-that's why it took me so long to get home. I got seriously lost, and that wasn't really a good thing for me at the time. But, I eventually did, and I already didn't care about anything that had happened. It doesn't matter anymore, anyway," I explained.
I looked at them when they both left my grasp after giving each other another look. Leo crouched down on the ground and folded his hands together, lowering them. Donnie grabbed Leo's shoulders for support and stepped into Leo's hands. Damn. "Guys, is this how you guys get out of my room all the time? Because separately, you guys are not even close to being able to reach the door knob," I said, looking at them. I wonder how long it took to get good at this.
Donnie crawled onto the counter, pulling himself up with a little help from Leo. I watched Donnie as he grabbed the ice from the sink and held it out to me. My eyes widened. "You guys…" I trailed off, tears filling my eyes. I got to my feet and took the ice from Donnie's hands. "You're so sweet." I grabbed a bag and put the ice inside. I noticed how their gazes watched my every move as I wrapped the bag in a hand towel and held it to my eye. I sat down on the ground after Donnie dropped down from the counter and they both made their way over to me.
Okay, this has to be the sweetest thing they've ever done for me. I never expected this from them. I know they're sweet, but I never saw this one coming.
I felt Donnie lay his head down on my arm slowly and Leo held my other hand. Donnie played with my fingers, and at the time, I hadn't noticed that he was trying to wipe the dried blood from my knuckles. I slipped my hand from Donnie and wrapped an arm around his shoulders. I did the same to Leo. They both instinctively curled up closer to me and I smiled through the pain, because in all honesty, they made everything better.
A/N: Sorry for the short chapter, but at least it's something. I wrote this at 11 at night and I'm tired. I had a long weekend of staying up late with my friend, watching scary movies, and cleaning the house with my mom. So, sorry for the short chapter, but I'll probably add one more on this story and possibly one more for Donnie's Adventures in Babysitting. And Donnie and Leo are brilliant! They make a great pair!
