A/N: Thanks to all who reviewed! You assured me that I have at least a few readers :). Here is chapter 11! R&R, please!
Disclaimer: Me? Own TMNT? huh, yeah right...
Don paced back and forth in his room. His brilliant mind was working on what had seemed to be an easy task, but was getting harder and harder. He was debating whether to tell April what Casey had done or not. Sure, he felt as if, as Casey's girlfriend, April deserved to know, but Don knew that she would be hurt by Casey's disloyal act. He didn't like to see her upset. Thinking of what Casey had done, Don knew that she might even break up with the muscle man. Not that Don would be upset about that. He had loved the redhead the moment he had met her, but he figured that she could never love a mutant like him. When Casey and April got together, Don had been supportive and had hidden his pain, but it was getting harder and harder to do so. Every moment he spent with her, he became more and more attracted to her. Every time he saw her, it was getting harder to resist the urge to wrap his arms around her and kiss her.
He stopped pacing and rubbed his tired eyes. He needed to get some sleep, but knew he wouldn't be able to until he came to a decision. After a few more moments of thought, he came to a decision. "I'll talk to her tomorrow," he mumbled as he removed his bo staff from his back. A knock at the door made him turn his head. Mikey entered. "Yeah, Mikey?" Don asked.
"Uh...I broke the toaster," the youngest turtle said sheepishly, scratching the back of his head.
Don sighed. "Again?" His orange banded brother nodded. "I'll fix it tomorrow."
"Dude, you need some serious sleep, bro. You got, like, a thousand and one bags under your eyes."
"What do you think I was about to do before you barged in?" Don snapped, his sleeplessness making him grouchy.
Mikey held up his hands defensively and backed away. "Alright, alright. I'm leaving." Mikey left, but a second later, popped his head back in. "Sleep well, bro."
"Thanks," Don muttered as his little brother disappeared again. Turning, Don laid down in his bed and drifted off to sleep.
A knock on the door woke Don up. Glancing at the clock, he noticed that he had slept straight through the night and into the early morning. Why didn't anyone wake me up for morning exercises? he thought. He sat up as the door opened to reveal April behind it. Don was wide awake in a second. "Oh," April said. "I hope I didn't wake you, Don."
"Naw," he said, waving it away as if it were an annoying fly. "I needed to wake up anyway. I mean, no one else woke me up."
"Splinter didn't want to wake ya up cause you've seemed so tired lately." The voice was deep and didn't come from April. It had come from Raph who had been passing Don's room and had heard Don's remark. He had said it just as he passed, so he was no longer there.
"So, why are you here, April?"
April entered, closing the door behind her. "I was dropping off some clothes for Mars." April stared at the purple clad turtle for a couple seconds before saying, "Are you okay, Don? Have you been getting enough sleep?"
"Yeah, April, I'm fine. I just haven't been sleeping well lately." The Einstein brained turtle paused. "I have something I need to tell you. Come, sit down." Don patted the place beside him. The redhead came and sat beside him, concern and interest dancing in her eyes.
"What is it?"
"Look...it's just that...I mean..." Don sighed. "How do I say this?"
"Say what?"
"Well, you see...I mean, he..."
"Spit it out!"
"Casey kissed Mars yesterday when they went topside," Don blurted.
April was silent. She rubbed her face and looked at Don. Her eyes were glistening with unshed tears.
This wasn't exactly how Don imagined she would handle it. He had thought she would become angry, screaming at no one and then she would become depressed. In his mind, she had started to cry and he had wrapped his arms around her, comforting her.
"I can't say that I'm surprised," April finally spoke. "I mean..." she paused as she took a breath and held back tears. "He has done it before. He made out with Rachel and Susie. He even..." she began to become angry as she remembered the things he had done. "He was even grinding with Lisa! And then there's Amanda! He slept with her!" Tears streamed down April's face. She couldn't hold them back anymore. "Another time, he went to a strip club with some of his friends and he went back and got a lap dance from some...some hooker!" Don wrapped his arms around his beloved. Leaning her head on his shoulder, she sobbed. "Why does he do this to me?"
"Because he's a dumb ass." Don wasn't the cussing type, he thought it was a stupid and meaningless thing, but when it came to Casey, he didn't give a crap.
"What did I do that he had to go and break my heart over and over?"
"You didn't do anything, April. You're perfect and he was lucky his retarded butt got a chance with you."
April looked up at her friend and smiled feebly. "You're so sweet, Don."
The purple clad turtle blushed. "Yeah, well..."
"Why can't I ever find a guy as nice and sweet and caring as you? Every guy who seems decent turns out to be a perverted jerk."
Don looked down. "Maybe you're not looking far enough..."
"Or maybe I'm looking too far."
Don looked at the girl in his arms, her face still slightly red from the tears she had stopped crying. "What-what do you mean?"
"Don.." She began hesitantly. "You...you've always been there for me and-and...I...Oh, never mind."
"No!" Don said quickly. He cleared his throat. "No, please continue."
"Well...it's just...you're so sweet and caring and just-" she stopped again and sighed. Suddenly, before Don knew what was happening, her lips were pressed to his. Don hadn't thought that this would ever happen. In fact, he thought he was dreaming. His hands still wrapped around April, he pinched his finger and when he didn't wake up, he was overjoyed. April pulled away and Don missed her soft lips.
"I-I'm sorry," April said, looking the other way.
"What for?"
"For...kissing you."
"Look, April, I want to be honest with you. I...I have loved you since the moment I met you."
April brightened. "You have?" Don nodded. "Why didn't you say something?"
"I didn't think you'd ever love a mutant and then you got with Casey, so I got out of the way."
"Don, I've always felt something towards you, but I didn't think you'd ever love a human."
Don looked at the love of his life in disbelief. "Are you...serious?" April nodded. In an instant, Don had April's lips to his own again. She reacted to his affection by wrapping her arms around his neck while his arms slid around her waist. They kissed until they had to stop for breath, but instantly began to kiss again, neither wanting to be separated for too long. It was as if they were making up for lost time.
There was a knock at the door and the lovebirds jumped apart, surprised. Don cleared his throat and said, "Come in." Leo poked his head in and looked at April. "I thought I'd find you in here," he said. Don noticed a knowing twinkle in his eyes as if he knew what the two had been doing before he had entered. "Casey's here. I thought you'd like to know."
April nodded and Leo left. Turning to the purple clad turtle, she said, "I guess I better go break up with Casey properly." Don nodded in understanding and watched her go, missing her lips and warmth already.
Raph punched at his punching bag. He was pounding away out of boredom; there was nothing to do. Casey stood beside him, watching him silently. He was waiting for April to come because he had to talk to her. The large man knew that Mars had told the turtles about the kiss and, no doubt, one of the guys told April. Probably Don, he thought. Those two had always been closer than I liked.
April appeared, looking happier than she had been in the morning when she left their apartment. Seeing him, she began to walk over and Casey noticed that she deflated a little at the sight of him. What's that all about? he wondered. "Look, babe-" he started but she cut him off.
"We're over, Casey Jones. Done."
Shock covered the man's face. "What? Why?"
"You kissed another girl!"
"It was just one kiss!"
"Oh really? What about Rachel and Susie? What about Lisa and Amanda? Don't forget that hooker! This wasn't 'one kiss!'"
"Whoa, whoa," Raph cut in. He had stopped hitting the bag when April had appeared. "Cas, who are all those girls?"
"No one..." Casey muttered.
"Those are all the girls he cheated on me with," April stated, glaring at Casey.
Raph looked at Casey, shocked. "Man, why the hell would you do that? A hooker? Seriously? What, do you just go around kissing everyone?"
Before the man in question could reply, April said angrily, "It wasn't just kissing, Raph. He slept with other girls and got lap dances and all kinds of crap."
"This is just messed up!" Raph exclaimed. "April, here, is probably the best girl you're gonna get, Cas! Why would you go crap it up like that?"
"Hey! Why is everyone ganging up on me?"
"Because you're a dumb ass?" Surprisingly, the words spoken came out of Leo's mouth. He had appeared in his door way awhile ago and had watched the scene from above.
"Exactly," Don said from his doorway. He, too, had been watching from afar.
Casey glared at them. Then, to April, he growled, "Whatever. I don't need you. I got myself a hot girl who is way better than you in all sorts of things! Wanna know who the lucky lady is? Mars! Where is she? We have to go and leave you bitches."
"I'm not going anywhere with you," a voice said from a dark corner. Mars came out of the shadows where she had been standing and came into the light where she faced the large man. "Why would I leave with you?"
"Because you totally dig me?"
Mars snorted. "You think that because we kissed I 'totally dig you?' You kissed me. I had no part in it; I didn't even want to kiss you! You taste disgusting! I wanted to throw up in your mouth!"
The man, throughly offended, opened his mouth to retort, but April cut him off, "Casey, leave," the redhead said angrily.
"Why? Are you gonna make me?"
"She isn't, but I am," Raph growled, glaring at the nasty pervert who used to be his friend.
"You wouldn't; I'm you're friend."
"No. The Casey I met didn't go around kissing and sleeping with random girls. The Casey I met had some brains and wasn't such a shit filled ass! So leave! Now!"
"I-" before the large man could finish, Raph's well-experienced fist had crushed into his face. Casey stumbled, his hand going up to his face. "Don't touch me." The man growled threateningly. He looked as if he were about to strike. Raph got into a defensive position, waiting for him. However, Casey looked up at Don and Leo, who were ready to run down to aid their brother. Then he glanced sideways at Mikey. He looked ready to jump over the couch to help Raph if needed. He knew he couldn't take all of them, so he stood, glaring at all of them, and left.
Everyone stayed ready in case he came back, but after a couple of minutes everyone relaxed. "Thanks, guys," April said. "For standing up for me. Especially you, Raph. I mean, he was your best friend." Raph shook his head. "That wasn't my best friend. That was a lunatic."
Mars came over to April. "Look, April, I'm sorry this all happened. I mean, it's partly my fault because he kissed me and then it led to this. I'm sorry."
April smiled. "It wasn't your fault, Mars. We weren't meant for each other; it was bound to happen sooner or later."
"I guess..."
"Who wants pizza?"
"Mikey..." Raph growled as they all laughed, spirits lifted.
A/N: Sooo, what'd ya think? This was more centered on Don, April, and Casey (obviously), so there wasn't a lot of Mars, but she'll be in the next one a lot! Next, they're going to meet Shredder! Oops, I just gave away what was going to happen in the next chapter...oh well!
I know, I know, I made Casey a crazy lunatic. I'm sorry to all Casey fans out there, but I just wanted him to be crazy so that April and Don could get together because I've always liked Don/April...
REVIEW! I want to know what you think of crazy Casey!