Disclaimer: Ch 1.
Author's Note(s): Before anyone says anything... I know, I'm mad as a hatter and twice as twisted, but I'm cool with that. XD Enjoy!
There's gonna be some creepiness in this chapter, XD so you've been warned. A lot of my fics have different types and levels of creepiness though, so it's all good. X3
"Good Intentions & Devilish Intents"
Though their friendship was still blossoming, they just seemed to click. Danny had been very much enjoying having another male friend he could hang out with. Sure his teammates were fun and all, but he didn't quite enjoy himself the same way with them as he did with the adorable turtle.
Mikey kind of wanted to tell his family about Danny. At least so he wouldn't have to sneak around anymore to see him. It did make the pit of his stomach feel all queasy having to keep such a secret from those he cared about.
But… how could he broach the subject about having a human friend? He groaned inwardly as it hurt his brain to think so much and so hard about something troubling for too long.
Then, when he was out and about with his brothers, he thought he might have an opportunity to do so by showing them that not all humans were bad like Master Splinter had always said.
And if they saw that, then maybe they could accept Danny! Yes! He was sooooooo smart! Mikey got the idea when they came upon a cute kitten named Mittens and her owner started calling for it.
He figured he could make nice with the guy by returning his cat. And Danny's kitten seemed to like Mikey, so maybe that meant he was good with other animals too!
Unfortunately… that did not go very well. The guy started wigging out and it caused the kitten to attack poor Mikey; which just led to his bros giving him the usual mocking and lecture about how bad and unsafe people were.
Raph gave him grief by saying how people wouldn't understand him, and that his own brothers didn't even understand him. And just as he heaved a heavy sigh, while thinking Danny wouldn't have said such a jerky thing to him, he ended up getting a new idea when he saw a big billboard of some dude named Chris Bradford.
So later on, after they ended up in a fight with some ninjas and some crazy ninja dude in red, Mikey found time to sneak away and visit Danny again. He asked him if the other knew anything about Chris Bradford.
"You… wanna know about Chris? But, why?" The ash-brunet asked bemusedly; quite taken aback by the others request seeing as Bradford was a cousin of his by marriage.
They didn't see each other often anymore ever since Chris joined up with some shady dojo and then started a chain of his own, but they did get along being family and all. Even if Dan had grown a bit uncertain about his cousin.
When he was young, Danny used to idolize his cousin to an extent, seeing as he was so good at martial arts; like a hero in a comic book. And Chris used to show him how to do certain moves when they hung out.
But then his older cousin began to change… He seemed more like one of those people who start out nice but are then corrupted by money and power that comes with trying to get famous and then succeeding.
And he wasn't really fun any more after that. The sunny, secret ninja had even heard a few rumors amongst the family during gatherings and such that Chris was in some kind of a gang or tied up in some sort of criminal lifestyle.
It seemed more like juicy gossip since no one had any proof, but Danny couldn't help but get the feeling his cousin had gone all dark side what with how he'd become such an arrogant jerk, and the creepy way he began to behave around the teen.
The overexcited terrapin told him he wanted to meet the guy and become friends, since it was apart of his grand plan to show his brothers that humans could accept them. "Why don't you just introduce them to me?"
Danny couldn't help feeling a little hurt the other hadn't considered him, but Mikey said he'd already thought of that, but didn't want them finding out about Danny or how he'd been sneaking out to see him and that this way, if his plan failed, then no harm done and they could remain friends.
He tried to tell the turtle that his cousin had become a jerk since becoming famous, and tried to warn him that he may not find him as accepting as Danny was and it could all go very, VERY badly.
But nothing he could say would sway Mikey. His mind was made up, and that was that. Besides, Chris Bradford couldn't be all THAT bad, the turtle reasoned; believing, like Danny still tried to, that everyone had good in them.
The kindly young man wasn't sure it was such a good idea, but after getting that sickeningly sweet kicked puppy dog look, his resolve faltered and he ended up most begrudgingly getting Mikey a few magazines about his cousin; having a bad feeling in his gut that he might end up regretting it.
Danny didn't like the idea of such a gentle soul like Michelangelo's getting caught up with a guy like his cousin. He even tried to reason with Mikey some more before surrendering the magazines over to him, by telling him he knew what he was talking about because he and Chris were cousins.
But Mikey reassured him everything would be fine, and that if he was related to Danny, he had to have good in him. It was a very sweet sentiment, but his human (as Mikey secretly took to thinking of him as since they were secret friends and Donnie technically had April) advised him to be careful, which the little ninja assured him he would.
Though, he couldn't help but worry regardless. And so, seeing as his cousin was in town, the secret Guardian in training went to keep an eye on him; figuring Mikey would show up eventually.
He didn't have long to wait, and almost stepped in to help when he saw Chris attacking his dear little friend. But then he heard Mikey shout that they were friends, and saw how his cousin actually stopped and gave him a friendly welcome.
That was… not quite what he expected from the likes of his cousin. And while, he was glad he wasn't trying to hurt Mikey anymore, he continued to keep an eye on them as best he could.
Danny wasn't able to keep an eye on them all the time as he had work and responsibilities, so he was somewhat surprised when his shady cousin stopped by the comic shop for a visit while he was working. He didn't know Chris knew where he worked, as he had avoided telling him.
The little bell above the door chimed to signal someone had entered. He had left Kai at the register as he was busy putting up manga on a shelf, and was currently stretching to reach the high shelf when a large hand slid over the one holding the Asian comic, and put it up for him.
Instinctively and swiftly, he spun around to see who it was who had helped him, as a creepy vibe settled over him from the way the person had slowly caressed his hand in the process.
To his shock, he came face to face, or rather face to chest with his older and much taller cousin Chris Bradford; who was smiling in what the older male thought was a charming way, but Danny found it just made the disturbing feeling he'd gotten a moment ago all the more understandable.
"Hello there, Daniel." Chris greeted in a smooth baritone as he gazed down at his younger cousin; taking in how the ash-brunet looked. He hadn't changed much since they last saw each other.
To him, the smaller male seemed to be as adorable and innocent as ever. His smile widened a tad when he saw Danny squirm uncomfortably under his leering gaze, as his cheeks became dusted a pale shade of pink.
Mistaking the others discomfort for shyness as Bradford usually did, and finding the coy boy to be all the more endearing for it. "C-Chris! Hi, um… I-I didn't realize you were back in the city. Weren't y-you supposed to be busy in Japan with something?"
The other being so close and eying him like that was seriously freaking poor Danny out. He tried to back up some and put a little distance between them, but felt his back bump into the shelf and saw the other look amused as he closed in on the smaller male; like a hulking beast upon a tasty morsel.
"I was… But more important business required I return to New York." He replied in a disinterested sort of way. Bradford was just glad to have some time with his favorite cousin. At least some good seemed to come out of Master Shredder ordering him back to take care of his turtle problem.
"And what kind of business would that be?" Danny tried after getting a hold of himself and trying to ask in his usual smiling and sunny way, as he clutched a manga to his chest like it was a life preserver. He felt nervous like he should sucker punch Chris and run away like his pants were on fire.
His cousin had never been one for noticing obvious things, like how he was creeping Danny out it seemed, and apparently still didn't. Chris rested his hand on the bookshelf a hairs breath away from touching the side of Danny's head, while leaning in and down a few inches like some looming hound that cornered a scared little kitten.
"Oh, nothing that'll take too long to finish, I'm sure." The muscular man seemed to be enjoying being close to the other, who obviously did not share his feelings on the matter, but did his best to pretend like everything was fine for the sake of politeness and for many reasons of his own since it wouldn't end very well otherwise.
But when Chris went to reach up and brush back a stray hair that had fallen out of place, Danny blanched inwardly and quickly ducked out from underneath of his cousins clutches and made towards the counter where Kai was pretending not to watch; relaxed by ready to jump in and help his young friend if he needed it.
"Oh, d-did I hear a customer come in?" Was Dan's excuse for ducking away. Chris frowned in disappointment and slight annoyance; the sunny lad had almost made it an art out of getting away from him.
And while it was fun in a way, what with the whole "thrill of the chase" and finding the other to be cute with the way he behaved and reacted, it still bothered the older male sometimes.
He didn't get why his cousin acted that way. Didn't Danny see that he was trying to show him affection? That he was doing his best to be subtle and patient, and not scare the other away because he cared so much?
It wasn't like they were actually related by anything other than one of his cousins marrying into the Astin family. So any advances he made towards Danny shouldn't be met with such reactions. Even if it was strangely pleasing to see the other squirm and blush because it flustered him.
"I didn't hear anything." Chris replied as he turned to follow the ash-brunet as he usually did; like a dog after his owner. Danny shot the oranget a pleading look, and just hoped he wouldn't chose the moment to mess with him instead of help him; being the mischievous assassin he knew him to be and all.
"That was a customer leaving. But you really should stop slacking off with your cousin like that Danny. I'm not working late because you can't balance your personal life and your work life." Kai chided while peering over the horror comic he had been reading until Chris waltzed in.
"Then why don't you help him instead of sitting on your can, punk?" Bradford shot back with a scowl as he crossed his arms. Unfazed by his act of intimidation, Kai merely quirked an eyebrow.
"Because I'm minding the register, you Chuck Norris reject." The young man countered with ease. "Why you little-!" He growled as he made to go right up to Kai with harmful intent. But Danny quickly got in front of him and placed his hands on his chest; making Chris stop and look down to see what was in his way.
His annoyance melted at seeing it was Danny; who was giving him a pleading look that had him caught in the sunny teens thrall the moment he laid eyes upon him. "H-hey, how about you h-help me instead?" Daniel suggested in that sweet, helpful way of his.
"Me?" The taller male asked bemusedly. Danny nodded. "Yeah! Cuz, uh, you know, you're so much taller than Kai. Heh, he's too short to reach the top shelf without having to use the step ladder." Inwardly Danny was gritting his teeth with a sweat drop, as he wondered how in the world Kai thought his remark was helpful.
"Hmm… I suppose I could." Chris rubbed his bearded chin thoughtfully; seeming to have forgotten the cheeky youth, who rolled his eyes, and went back to reading the yaoi manga comic called "Necrotoholic" with a steamy looking cover of what seemed to be a girly looking vampire guy and a sexy human guy open mouth tongue kissing.
Kai could easily take the creep, but he understood the many reasons (like Chris being family) why Danny prevented such. He wasn't protecting Kai so much as he was his cousin; though the other thought it was the other way around.
"It's okay if you've got more important things to do though. I understand." Danny assured with as genial a smile as he could manage; hoping like heck Chris would think the work beneath him and leave to go bother someone else.
"Hah! Oh come now, Daniel. What kind of guy would I be if I ditched you when you need me?" Chris replied with a light laugh as he shifted so he was beside the other now, and put his arm around the ash-brunets shoulders, while his large hand clasped over the slender shoulder.
Danny made a small "Oof!" of surprise as he was nearly knocked over from the unexpected half hug. "N-no, really! I don't want trouble you." He urged as the older male began leading him back over to the shelf near the back of the store; his stomach twisting in knots he was so uncomfortable from Chris' unwanted attention.
"Nonsense! Now, you hand me the ones that go up on the high shelf and we'll go from there." The secret Foot clan henchman told him; in a cheery mood that he had a valid excuse to be around his sweet cousin.
"Oh… um, okay. If you're sure…" Danny trailed off; wishing the other would just go away. And so, he would hand the other all the stuff that went on the shelf he had trouble reaching on his own, as it was quite high up; though why he wasn't sure.
His dad had apparently seen it in other comic and book shops and thought it was a good idea for some reason. It was his dads shop and there was never really any arguing with the eccentric man, so Danny just stood on his tip-toes or used the step-up ladder for employees only like Kai did.
As he bent over to gather up what needed to go up, Danny got the disturbing and all too familiar feeling of eyes upon him. But every time he turned around to hand Chris the mangas, the man was looking away.
Danny inwardly sighed and did his best to hurry up and get this over with so the other would leave. He missed when they got along like brothers when they were younger, rather than the creepy way Chris treated him now. The young Astin didn't know it, but Chris had always favored his smaller cousin since they'd first met as adolescents.
~Flashback~
Danny had been warm and welcoming when they became family via marriage. Chris wasn't really used to that sort of treatment. His family background wasn't one he was all that proud of, as they were mostly marrying his cousin off to a member of Danny's family since the Astin's were so well off, and the Bradford's were greedy, devious people who managed to make what money they had dishonestly but still tried to find ways to obtain more.
But despite this, Chris tired his best to stay out of such dishonorable dealings and focus on his training in the martial arts to make a name for himself. He was shocked by how supportive Danny was of his dream, and how much the other treated him like he had always been apart of the family.
They became fast friends because of this. The others sunny, sweet disposition drawing him in like a moth to a flame, until Bradford eventually began developing feelings that were far more than friendly and familial.
Like most young men, he didn't understand these new feelings and was even disgusted by them. He didn't want his cousin thinking he was weird or gross, and so he tried to distance himself from Danny in the hopes that would help; as the idea of liking another male was supposed to be gross and bad. Or so his closed minded family had instilled in him.
So he left for Japan to focus on his training and put such silly emotions behind him. But his withdrawing Danny from his life only drove the brunet into a dark, angry place while trying to rid himself of the twisted desires he'd developed for his kindhearted cousin.
His rise to fame as a world class martial artist caused him to be sucked into shady dealings due to the corrupting temptress that is wealth and fame. Which eventually led him to the Shredder; a man whom he somehow felt was a kindred spirit and a man worthy of being his sensei.
Chris became his student, and later earned his place as one of the Foot clan leaders top henchmen, and fell into the less than honorable lifestyle he'd tried to avoid getting caught up in with his family.
But unlike his family who were more obvious about it, the Shredder had more tact and knew just how to manipulate Bradford into thinking that placing his loyalties and trust in the Foot clan was wise; and that as they were ninja, what they did was honorable.
Eventually Chris' sense of morals became skewed, along with the rest of his mental state; not that it had been all that innocent and adjusted to begin with. When he returned to America to visit for some family reunion, as the Astin's were prone to have at least one a year, Chris ended up with Danny's mother dragging him over to her son so they could catch up.
Danny had only been a cute, short kid when they last saw each other; he was barely becoming a teenager. But before him stood a young man, who was so stunningly handsome he was downright pretty.
The sunny youth was more adorable than ever with those big amber brown eyes, slightly spiky fluffy head of ash-brown hair, and wiry, willowy physique. It seemed his little cousin had kept in shape, and whatever he was doing certainly looked damn good on him.
It was a bit tense and awkward at first, seeing as they hadn't seen each other in a while; what with Chris becoming an evil ninja henchman and Danny discovering his powers and training to become a Guardian.
But as usual, Daniel's lightheartedness found a way passed it, and they fell back into their old, friendly ways like Chris had never left. And though it was clear Chris had changed, Danny was happy to see him again.
Danny had been so proud of his cousin for achieving his dream, and praised him for it as he told him all about how he did his best to follow the others career in the media; adoration and attention which the self-centered older male basked in.
He couldn't believe Danny had continued to keep track of him like that, even after having left like he had. The young Astin was always so forgiving though, and hadn't considered it was something related to him that was the cause for Chris' leaving.
Danny figured maybe it was something Bradford's family had done, as that was usually the cause of the dark brunets angst. Had the secret Guardian in training known his cousin was up to no good in Japan and what had led him to it, he wouldn't have been too pleased…
And for the sake of rekindling their familial friendship at least, since he didn't want to scare the other away with his feelings, Chris kept his mouth shut and tried to behave around Danny like they used to. But it proved increasingly difficult as time went on.
Most particularly when Chris had come over to have dinner with Danny and his family one night, and been introduced to a young man named Adam; a kid Dan went to school with, whom he was also dating.
Chris had been blown away at this, and furthermore when his cousin sweetly tried to explain that he was bisexual and even apologized for not telling the other sooner, but that he had no way to reach him to keep him updated on stuff like that.
Apparently it hadn't been all that easy for Danny to accept and he'd gone through a bit of internal turmoil and even occasional mocking and shunning from people he used to be friends with at his school, but had found a friend in a young man named Kai; who had helped him through it because he was bi too.
Then he met Adam, and the two started dating. When Chris was stunned into silence, Dan smiled sadly and said he understood if the other didn't want to be around him anymore. Which snapped the older male out if it, as he told him he just needed time to digest it all.
The ash-brunet was happy that Chris had taken it better than he thought he might; what with the way the Bradford family was with their close-minded views compared to his own parents who were thankfully supportive, he didn't know how the other might react.
For the rest of dinner that night, Chris secretly watched the couple with bitterness and envy. If he hadn't been so stupid and been there for Danny instead of running away like a coward with his tail between his legs, maybe he'd be the one sitting beside the lovely ash-brunet laughing and exchanging little touches and light pecks here and there oh so freakin' happily.
The henchman did his best to try and be happy for the other, but all he could feel was venom for the Adam brat. He wanted him as far away from his cousin, and as soon as possible. Before the little whelp did anything besides kissing.
He waited until one afternoon when the Adam twit was leaving school, and stealthily followed him home. Chris waited until they reached a nice place that would have the fewest chances of them being seen, and snatched the kid right into the shadows of the alleyway he passed by.
Quickly incapacitating the brat, Chris spirited the teen away into the night. It was all so easy for him, as he was a skilled ninja. And even easier than he thought it would be to take the waste of space to a more private location to show him what happened to morons who were dumb enough to touch what rightfully belonged to him.
Afterwards, he disposed of the body after making sure it wouldn't be traced back to him and waited to see what would happen next. At first Danny was confused when Adam didn't answer his calls or texts, but then he began to worry when Adam's parents said he hadn't come home.
When it was obvious their son was missing, they at first blamed Danny; saying that maybe if their son had been "normal", he wouldn't have been stolen from them, which even Chris thought was uncalled for.
When it became apparent that Adam wasn't going to be found, they tried to apologize, but Danny's parents told them to leave their son alone and only relayed their message.
The ash-brunet had been depressed at thinking he had upset Adam and the other didn't want anything to do with him when it all started out. But then realized something bad had befallen his boyfriend, and depression turned to worry.
He and Kai searched as best they could, as the pumpkin haired assassin knew where to look for dead bodies; having hidden enough of them himself when the job called for it and was getting the hang of using his powers to find people like a bloodhound. But they hadn't found anything. The trail had long since gone cold.
Danny took solace in his three friends and teammates, and Chris was rather upset by this, until he went to go visit the other and upon inquiring why his dear cousin looked so sad, did he find himself delightfully surprised when the adorable adolescent hugged him and all but broke down.
If the others parents hadn't been there to spoil things, Chris might've been able to make his move and properly comfort the other the way he'd been fantasizing about since the idea to get rid of the so-called "boyfriend" popped into his twisted mind.
It didn't help either that Danny seemed to have so many "fangirls" (and a few fanboys) where he went to school because of how smart, kind, handsome and talented he was.
They visited and called a lot as soon as they knew Adam was missing; most out of genuine sadness for him, but some, like Chris, thinking they could get him for themselves.
Sure, Chris was a famous martial artist and something of a celebrity himself, and yes women and even a few men threw themselves at him in a similar fashion; though being more forward in what they wanted from him than silly school girls.
But that didn't mean he liked it any more that Danny seemed to naturally be popular amongst the female student body, or that his three closest friends were all attractive young men around his age.
However, since Daniel clearly had no interest in them when Chris remarked politely on it, and that the incident had gotten Danny to spend more time with him because one of them suggested maybe spending time with his family might help, Chris thought they could live… for now.
Even so, he was at least satisfied that the now ex-boyfriends demise had brought him and Danny closer in a way. But it wasn't quite the closeness he had been hoping for. So now that the other was single, Chris began subtly trying to woo him (if that's what you could call that psychotic crap).
Unfortunately, Danny thought his cousins sudden change in behavior towards him was a bit unsettling and increasingly creepy, and didn't respond to the unwanted attention like Chris wanted him to.
There wasn't much time he could spend on his dark endeavors however, as his work for the Shredder and his own fame kept him busy and traveling for long periods at a time (luckily for Danny). So imagine how he felt when he returned to visit his favorite cousin to find he was no longer single.
Much to the older ninjas chagrin, the ash-brunet began dating again a good long while after Adam's mysterious disappearance. Danny hadn't meant for it to happen, but he ended up hitting it off with a cute skater chick.
They'd met at the local skater hang out that he liked going to when he felt like skateboarding, when drawing didn't take his mind off of his troubles, and mostly just to have fun.
The fellow skaters name was Jane, and she was a really sweet and lovely Australian girl, whose family came to New York for her dads job. Chris supposed it was easy to see why Danny liked her. But that just made him despise the wench even more.
And again, the gruesome gears in his mind began turning again with how he might best get rid of this new "obstacle". A while after he started dating Jane, and had still been trying to figure out what had happened to Adam, Danny began to catch bits and pieces of rumors going on about his cousin.
Stuff like Chris was just as lowdown as those no good parents of his and that he was involved in some less than reputable behavior with people in Japan and even New York. Though he couldn't believe his cousin could have anything to do with that sort of thing, he began to grow suspicious when Jane miraculously vanished without a trace; just like Adam had.
And as Kai had so repeatedly and bluntly pointed out, all within the span of time Chris had been in New York and learned that Danny was dating someone. But he had to admit… his cousin had become a rather arrogant jerk with the way he saw Chris treat other people.
Some of it shone through when the dark brunet was behaving oddly towards him. At first Danny thought it might just be in his head, but as time passed, the hugs became less nice and brotherly like they had been when they were kids, and now gave off more of a possessive vibe and lasted a lot longer than they probably should have for someone who was supposed to be his cousin.
Then there came the random touches and excuses for them; like Danny had something in his hair or on him, or some part of his outfit looked like it needed straightening. Or even Chris spilling something on him accidentally (or so the other had claimed).
Or saying he had something on his face when they were having dinner with his parents, so he could clean it off of him with a napkin or washcloth. And the way Chris' hands would… linger when he did so…
It was because of these things that Danny began to feel on edge and avoid being alone with the other. A thought nagged strongly in the forefront in the teenagers mind that being alone with Chris would not bode well for him, so he always made sure he was around a friend like Kai or his parents.
Either that or he made certain they were in public. And if that little alert in his head began going off, Danny hightailed it out of there with some excuse; whether it sounded good or not. It was times like those he was happy he could teleport, so long as he made sure no one was looking.
He didn't think anyone would believe him and say he was just being paranoid or stupid if he told them he thought his cousin may have had something to do with the disappearances of his two ex's, and could possibly be hitting on him; as Kai so candidly put it.
But Kai noticed since he hung out with him the most, and eventually came to work with him at the comic shop. And though the cheeky ninja made it clear he was there for him if he needed his help, someone to talk to, or someone to help him hide the body; should things between him and Chris get to that point, Kai was kind enough to try and stay out of it if it could be avoided.
Kai knew Danny didn't like feeling as though he was being a burden on others and so he tried to handle everything himself, and for the most part kept things bottled up. The lad was kind to a fault, but sometimes he could be real dense, the orange-blonde noted to himself.
The young assassin figured his friend thought that if he kept up his game of avoidance that maybe it would all blow over or that Chris would get the message. Kai knew Danny cared about the Bradford doofus, as he had been like a big brother to him and such, even if the older male was up to no good.
Sooner or later though… Danny was going to have to learn that you couldn't help or save everyone. Especially when they didn't seem to want to be saved. And it seemed the way he was going, Kai mused sadly, he was going to learn the hard way. He just hoped he'd be there to protect the hopeful hero.
~End Flashback~
"Dude… you're cousin's a total dog…" Kai remarked disgustedly; his nose wrinkled as he made a face. Chris had long since left to go do whatever it was he did; leaving Danny take a moment to try and mentally shake the creepy feeling away when Kai started talking.
"Did you see the way he was looking at you? Ugk! Gag a maggot, man!" The oranget continued with a shudder; going over to see if he was okay. Danny grimaced as he knew exactly what the other was talking about.
Almost the whole time Chris had been helping him, the man had been ogling him from behind every time he bent over to pick up more manga or comics. It had been beyond uncomfortable for the young man, and he was surprised he hadn't screamed at one point.
But it wasn't like he had any real proof of what Chris was doing or what he was thinking, nor did the young man think he wanted to know. Besides, a lot of people stared at Danny like that, so he hadn't even noticed it until the oranget brought it to his attention one day.
And ever since, he began to pay attention. It was like some kind of mirror shattering in his mind. He still didn't want to believe Chris looked at him in that way, but even a blind man could see he was.
Dan didn't answer and instead just leaned forward and bunked his head against the volumes on the shelf and closed his eyes. "I don't get why you put up with him." Kai remarked beside him; frowning and feeling empathetic, as he had demons of his own in his family that plagued the assassin.
"Heh… You know for someone who doesn't like lies, that's a pretty bad one, Kai." Danny countered; his sunny humor beginning to return. Being around Chris was like being followed around by a handsy rain cloud like the ones you see on cartoons.
The older youth laughed, and it helped lighten the mood. They chatted a bit about how messed up his cousin was and a few remarks were made about Kai's dad (mostly by Kai). But the humor sort of left when he remembered that Mikey wanted to try and befriend his psychotic cousin.
He held his face in his hands as he sat at the counter. "I should've just told him the real reasons why I didn't want him being friends with Chris…" Kai scoffed and leaned against the wall with his arms crossed as he regarded the other.
"And what? Told him how he's into some shady, messed up crap like making whoever you date or seem interested in disappear? And that you figured all this out because you're secretly a ninja working for aliens? Ooooh yeah, that would've gone over smoooooothly!" He remarked derisively.
He knew the other was right. First of all, Dan had no proof. Secondly, even if he did, there was no way of showing it to Mikey without his secret life as a Guardian in training coming up.
And thirdly, even if he found some other way to persuade the cheery turtle otherwise, he doubted it would work. Mikey usually just did what he wanted to do, and would've undoubtedly found out about Chris some other way.
"At least he came to you about it. Now you know, and if you just try to keep quiet about it, he'll see for himself that you were right in saying he's a jerk, and hopefully that'll be that!" The none too stable young man offered; trying to cheer the other up as he just wasn't right when he wasn't his usual sunny self.
Danny heaved a heavy sigh as his hands fell to his sides. "I guess… I just have a bad feeling it isn't going to be as simple as that." The mellow teen composed himself with a look of newfound determination on his face.
"But damn it if I'm just going to sit around and mope about it." He said; more to himself. "That's the Nightwatcher I know!" Kai cheered happily. Danny managed to smile.
"If you need help keeping an eye on them, just let me know. Just uh… TRY not to do anything stupid. At least not until I show up." He added with an impish wink; knowing what he meant.
"Thanks." And with that settled, they went back to work; with Kai saying he'd close up so Danny could head out early to keep an eye on his cousin, as that was where Mikey was likely to show up.
To be continued...
Well... all that just happened. LOL XD I know, I have the whole creepy thing going on with Shredder, but the whole "cousin" thing makes this different in my mind. I mean, with my fic written the way it is, I can totally see how a guy like Chris got tangled up in Shredder's web. People like that attract one another like magnets. Though not necessarily in the romantic way in their case. LoL
I love the manga called "Necrotoholic" 3 ^_^ and it popped into my head when I was trying to come up with a manga that had a fun, slashy cover on it. XD
See you next chapter! ;3