Ava rubbed her head gently as she made her way up the stairs to their apartment. A fight had gone off at the front of the club, and Ava was made to separate them. One of the drunk buffoons hit her with a bottle in the process, which caused the purple mark on her face.
She reached into her bag and pulled out her keys to open the door. When she did, she was surprised to see a bit of light and hear some music. When she locked the door and walked into the lounge, she smiled at the seven sleeping bodies in front of her, watching what seemed to be the ending credits of 'Milo & Oatis'.
She looked over at their positions as she walked over to turn off the TV. Mikey was sitting on a chair with Zoe snuggling up comfortably on his lap. Raph and Lara had been laying on the floor next to each other, but seemed to be refusing to touch each other. Leo had sat next to Gracie, but his head had rested on his arm as he slept. Gracie and Don had sat next to each other, and Gracie's head had leant on his shoulder. Don's arm rest on the top of the couch behind her, but it looked as if her were holding her.
Ava thought about this as she went to the cupboard and threw blankets on the lot of them. She made her way to her room, but stopped and turned around. Grabbing a blanket for herself, she pulled a bean bag over to the area where everyone was sleeping. She got comfortable in it, pulled the blanket over herself, and fell asleep.
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Zoe woke up earlier then everyone else and found herself in warm arms. She blinked a few times before looking up at the green figure. She quickly clasped her hands over her mouth to prevent a scream from escaping before she realised that it was just Mikey.
Zoe lifted up the blanket she had on, carefully stood up and placed the blanket back down. Looking around the room, she giggled at the sights before her. Leo's head had slumped forward and he was now sleeping on an odd angle, snoring lightly. Lara and Raph had been sharing a blanket and snuggled in together, most likely to keep warm. Gracie's head had fallen into Donnie's lap, and his arm lay on her waist protectively. Then Zoe noticed Ava sitting in the fetal position on the bean bag.
Zoe nodded in response, then walked into the kitchen to make breakfast. She brought a pancake batter out from the fridge and poured some into a fry pan. Whilst the pancake was cooking, she put out a plate, ready to fill. She needed a lot of pancakes this morning.
Suddenly, a thought rose into Zoe's brain and she smiled. The door of the kitchen opened and Zoe turned around to face Ava.
"I have a plan." She spoke.
Ava looked at her with curiosity.
"Good morning to you too." She spoke. "Now what crazy idea have you thought of now?"
Zoe led Ava into the lounge.
"See?" She asked. Ava blinked.
"See what?"
"That!" Zoe exclaimed. "Gracie and Don!"
"Yeah. Raph and Lara. You and Mikey!" Ava said. "You all slept together. What of it?"
"Don't you think they'd make a cute couple?" Zoe grinned mischievously .
Ava stared at her.
"No." She spoke before turning into the kitchen.
"Ok, ok." Zoe followed her. "So Raph and Lara don't get along that well, but what about Gracie and Donnie? They're so much alike!"
"So are you and Mikey." Ava snapped.
"Yeah! But I act like the cuddly type of person with everyone. I don't see Mikey that way." Zoe confessed.
"And how do you know that Gracie feels that way about Donnie?"
Zoe paused.
"I don't." She answered.
"Exactly." Ava spoke. "So why would you even suggest this?"
"Well..." Zoe bit her lip. "Because Gracie's never... really... ever been in a relationship before. With a non-related guy I mean."
Ava rubbed her head.
"I don't know."
"Come on Av! You've got the BEST game plans in that noggin of yours! Please help me get them together? Please, please, please!" Zoe begged.
Ava looked at her baby sister, who was trying her best to pout. At her age, it shouldn't work. But with her looks...
"Fine." Ava snapped. "But it's your fault if it goes pair shaped."
"Yes!" Zoe cheered. She giggled for a bit when she sniffed.
Ava copied.
"Is something burning?" She asked. Zoe gasped.
"My pancakes!"
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Zoe finished making a huge pile of pancakes. She smiled at her work.
She set up a fan at the kitchen door and opened the door. She sat a table in front of the fan, and then put the stack of pancakes on top of it. Then, she turned the fan on.
"Breakfast's ready." She said loudly. She smiled as the smell of hot pancakes wafted through the apartment.
Then there was a scream.
"Lara!" Ava shouted.
Gracie rubbed her sleepy eyes as she pulled herself up from Donatello's lap.
"What happened?" She yawned. A light blush crossed Don's face when he realised the position they were in.
"That creep touched me!" Lara accused, pointing a finger at Raph.
"In case ya forgot there kid, you came onto me last night." Raph spoke.
Lara growled, picked up a random object, and hit him over the head with it.
"I'M NOT A KID!" She screamed.
Raph rubbed his aching skull as the others around him laughed.
Then Mikey's eyes shot open.
"PANCAKES!" He cried, jumped up and ran to the kitchen. He grabbed the stack and went back into the lounge gleefully.
"So." He spoke, his mouth full of pancake and syrup. "What are you guys having for breakfast?"
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Half a dozen pancakes each later, the guys found themselves in a sudden dilemma. They had forgotten the time, realised the sun was up and also remembered that they didn't have a disguise to get back to the lair in.
Which meant that the girls had to go shopping. Again.
"What's the issue with it? You did it last time, didn't you?" Don asked.
"Last time we had just enough money to buy the clothes. Leo's clothes. We can't help it if we haven't got the cash." Ava replied as she continued to wash the dishes.
Don sighed and turned to his brothers.
"Well Fearless, what do we do?" Raph asked.
Leo crossed his arms.
"Well I guess we stay here." He spoke.
"Oh great." Lara muttered.
"I'll call Master Splinter to let him know." Don volunteered as he walked into the hallway with his shell cell.
"Master who?" Zoe asked.
"Master Splinter. He's our father." Leo answered.
"Awe!" Zoe gushed. "Is he a turtle too?"
"No. He's a rat." Raph snapped.
Zoe stared at him for a few moments before frowning.
"That's not nice."
"No, he really is a rat. As in a big, hairy, rodent rat." Mickey smiled.
Zoe crossed her arms.
"Well with comments like that I don't know if I'd want to be your dad either." She spoke.
"No, Zoe, Master Splinter is an actual mutant rat." Leo replied.
Zoe looked at all three of them.
"You're mean!" She snapped as she turned and walked out of the kitchen.
The turtles all watched her with curious eyes.
"Is she serious?" Mikey asked. Lara shrugged and walked out of the room. Gracie followed.
"She's been acting a little childish since... well... you know." Ava murmured. "It's something we don't like to talk about."
The room was filled with an awkward silence.
"I'll just... uh... go see how the girls are." Raph spoke as he left the room.
Mikey looked at Ava and then Leo. Leo just smirked at him and left the room.
Then Mikey swallowed hard.
"Something wrong?" Ava asked as she looked over her shoulder to him.
"Uh... nah. Nothing." Mikey stuttered as he walked over beside her.
"Need help?" He asked. Ava smiled appreciatively and handed him the towel to dry the dishes.
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Zoe was sitting in front of the TV, a game controller in her hands. Raph was beside her, swearing at his controller.
"Come on Raph! Get in the zone!" Zoe smiled and nudged him playfully.
Raph growled as he tried to punch in the shapes to get his person to attack Zoe.
"I thought that kicking people's shells was what you were good at Raph." Lara laughed behind him.
He scowled. Fighting was his forte. Fighting on a game? Not so much.
"Gosh Raph, you suck!" Lara continued.
"Yeah well, I'm not really one to play these stupid things." He defended. Gracie laughed at his pathetic attempt.
Lara just smiled from her place on the couch when Don walked in and sat next to her.
"Hey, how'd it go?" She asked.
"He's a little grumpy at us for not coming back, but I think he'll be fine." Don shrugged.
Laughter was then heard from the kitchen and all heads turned curiously. The girls all stood up and silently walked to the door, taking a quick peek.
There was Ava and Mikey, covered in soap, water and bubbles. Ava was throwing the bubbles at Mikey, who was trying to defend himself with the towel.
The girls smiled.
"She hasn't laughed like that in a while." Gracie murmured as she stepped back from the door.
"Yeah." Lara agreed and moved back onto the couch.
Zoe stayed there watching. Gracie looked at her, wondering what she was doing. A thought crossed her mind that maybe Zoe liked Mikey. She bit her lip.
"Hey Zoe!" Lara spoke. "You're losing!"
"What!" Zoe cried and turned around to continue playing the game. Lara had lied, but Raph had almost caught up.
She smirked then looked up at the clock.
"Damn it!" Lara murmured. Standing up, she turned off the game system and faced Zoe.
"Hey!" Zoe cried. "I was winning!"
"Yeah. And you're losing at getting ready for work." Lara pointed out.
Zoe looked at the clock and had a mini panic attack as she ran to her room. Lara walked down to her own room to get changed as well.
Both of the girls came out of their rooms at the same time.
"See ya later everyone!" Zoe called out behind her as she and Lara left the apartment.
Gracie had also walked out of her room with her messenger bag around her shoulders.
"I'm going to work too." She spoke as she headed for the door. "Bye guys!"
The apartment door closed again. Now there was only Ava to take care of the needs of four, mutant turtles.
The dishes were finally done and Ava had let out a yawn.
"Tired?" Mikey asked her. She nodded as she walked out into the lounge, putting her hands on her back and stretching a little.
"Maybe you should go to sleep?" Don suggested.
"Are you sure? There isn't really much to do here, so it'd be hard to find entertainment otherwise."
"We should be fine." Leo spoke, assuring her. Ava gave them a tired smile and yawned again.
"Alright." She said. "Stay out of trouble guys."
The others laughed as they watched her retreating back head to her bedroom. The heard the door close with a light 'click' when she was out of sight. Mikey sat on the couch.
"So, what now?"
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Sorry this took a while, but I made it extra long for you guys. :)
And don't worry! I am getting there to show you who's in 3 with who. ... Yeah lol.
And questions? Suggestions? Commentions?
Anyway... Bye!
~MR
