Authors Note: Hey guys. So my computer was acting up and I didn't want to do any writing until I was able to buy a new flash drive and that took a while. I've also been feeling kind of lethargic and when I do have energy I needed to put it to good use. Sorry this took so long. I promise to be quicker with my next update.
Leatherhead woke up at his usual time and got out of bed. He walked out of his room and into the kitchen to get something to eat.
His parents weren't home at the moment. His mom was working on a big case and his dad was out doing errands. He ate a quick breakfast before grabbing some clean clothes and heading to the bathroom. He showered and got dressed in a green t-shirt and jeans. He didn't do anything with his hair, but didn't really need to.
Leatherhead looked at the time and decided to take a walk down to the flower shop. He thought Michelangelo might like a flower. He grabbed his phone and wallet before heading out. He went to the small flower vendor where his dad always got flowers for his mom.
When he went in he headed to the tiger lilies thinking they'd be nice because they were orange he knew was Michelangelo's favorite color. He paused though when he saw the sunflowers. He thought of Michelangelo's bright smile and how it was like the sun. He smiled himself and grabbed it before going up to pay for it.
After that he decided to grab a coffee from the shop from across the street. He enjoyed his drink and tried not to feel so nervous. He wanted this day to go prefect and he hoped that luck was on his side.
When he finished his coffee he headed to the Hamoto's apartment. When he got there he rang the buzzer and was let out. He smiled when Michelangelo answered and gave him the flower. He knew he made a good choice when the teen smiled at him. He notices that Leonardo and Raphael were glaring at him. He frowned, but Michelangelo was heading out the door and he followed.
"Should I be worried about your brothers," Leatherhead asked worriedly?
Michelangelo assured Leatherhead that he had nothing to fear and just to have fun today. It helped and it was something Leatherhead liked about the blonde teen. He didn't like things to be complicated and did his best to keep things from becoming so.
When Michelangelo asked about the flower Leatherhead explained how it reminded him of Michelangelo. How the teen was like his own personal ray of sunshine. Michelangelo laughed, but not in a mean way and saw the gesture as sweet.
When they got to the arcade they split a pizza and talked while they ate. They talked about small things like comics and movies. Just enjoying talking about the things they liked.
Once they finished the pizza they played games. Michelangelo was good and was often the winner when they played against each other. It was so much fun and he got to hear Michelangelo laugh a lot which was a sound he loved.
When they were almost out of tokens they were trying to find one last game when they found the dance dance revolution game. Two people were fighting the guy on the left winning easily. He won of course and was asking for a new challenger.
Leatherhead turned to Michelangelo, but he was already jumping up onto the right platform. The guy let Michelangelo choose the song and level and Leatherhead could see he picked tough ones.
When the game started Leatherhead smiled at how amazing the blonde was. He didn't even look like he was trying. He just moved and did his own thing. The guy on the left was losing and it was clear he was ticked. The harder he tried the more he failed until the game was over and Michelangelo had won.
When Michelangelo got off the guy was yelling for a rematch, but they decided to go to head to the comic book shop.
At the shop Leatherhead bought Michelangelo some comic books and the two browsed and talked. When it was time to go home they left and held hands on the way back home.
When they reached the blue eyed teens home Leatherhead felt nervous. "I really like you Michelangelo and I hope you had a good enough time that you'd consider going on another date with me next weekend."
He was elated when Michelangelo agreed and was even happier when Michelangelo seemed to know that he wished to kiss the teen again.
He and Michelangelo shared a sweet kiss before the younger teen headed inside.
Leatherhead smiled the whole way home.
When he got home his dad was there. Leatherhead looked around. "Where's mom," he asked?
"She went out with some friends," he said looking over from where he was on the couch reading.
Leatherhead nodded and was unsure if his dad wanted to hear about his date.
"How did things go with Michelangelo," his faster asked before Leatherhead could decided if he should stay or just got to his room.
"Things went well. We had a lot of fun, and he wants to go out again next weekend."
His father smiled. "Good. He sounds like a good kid."
"He's great and I'm really happy how things are going with him."
His father nodded and frowned a little. "I'm working on her son, but it's going to take some time."
Leatherhead knew he was talking about his mom. "I just wish she'd at least meet him," he said frustrated.
"I know, but she grew up with deep beliefs and those are hard to change. I swear she's getting better. She asked me when the next PFLAG Meeting was."
Leatherhead blinked in surprise and smiled. "That's good. I know to be patient, but it'd hard."
His father sighed, "I know, but things will work out in the end."
Yeah. I'm goanna go to my room."
His father turned back to his book. "Okay. Glad today went so well."
Leatherhead smiled. "Thanks" he said before heading to his room. He really hoped his mom would come around sooner or later, but he was glad that he had his dad on his side. His phone chirped and he smiled when he saw it was a text from Michelangelo wishing him good night. He responded, and they ended up texting a bit before today. As he got ready for bed he felt very happy that today had gone so well and he hoped things continued to go well.
