"Leo, wake up. Leo"
Next to her, Leo slightly shifted as he only picked up his head and moved it to face her. He inhaled deeply as the turtle slowly started to wake up.
"Mmm…"
"Time to get up"
"Five more minutes" Leo mumbled into the pillow, "What's the matter? I thought you wanted me to spend more time with you"
Xena smiled, "But it's almost sunrise. You need to leave before then. I don't want you getting caught"
Instead of moving to get out of the bed, Leo brought his arm over Xena's stomach and pulled her closer to him. Xena blushed, still feeling that having a boyfriend was new to her. She glanced back over to the clock as it read 6:06 AM. Leo had a half hour before the sun started to rise. Leo nuzzled his head into her shoulder and let out a sigh as he found he was too comfortable. He's been on missions where the sun was high in the sky and no one saw him, he wasn't worried. He just wanted to sleep next to Xena and forget that the world outside of her room existed.
"I'm a ninja, remember?" Leo teased.
Xena thought for a moment as she worried about Leo being exposed before an idea popped into her head.
"Master Splinter will be mad to know you were careless" Xena watched as Leo opened one eye to look at her, "I don't want to be the reason you weren't thinking with your head. Plus, he might never allow me back down in the sewers if that ever were to happen. I'm going to need to get up soon anyways. Finals are coming up and I wanted to get a studyguide that my teacher was suggesting. I just hope there is one out there for me in the public library or else I'm screwed"
Leo smiled, "I thought you hated school"
Xena countered, "I'd hate to repeat my last year of high school even more than anything academic"
"Then I guess I should go" Leo sighed as he slowly got up, gracefully flipping over her to stand up.
Xena watched as Leo took his weapons and placed them on the back of his shell before she said, "What? No good morning kiss? And here I thought it would be a great day"
Xena moved as she laid on her back and Leo sat on her bed and stroked her hair. He took this moment to realize that Xena was a teenager with a turtle. Even in the darkness, he could see that she was blushing at him which made the insides of his shell lighter. How could he have been so lucky to find someone like her? Xena reached out and placed a hand on top of his as he looked at her pale skin on top of his green mutated skin as he felt warmth radiating from the touch.
Leo smirked before he leaned down and whispered with his mouth inches in front of hers, "Have a good day today. I'll be looking forward to you coming over after school"
"Hello" April greeted, "Glad to see you come back home"
Xena rolled her eyes, "I was only gone one night. You make it sound like I haven't been here all week. So what's new? Planning on going out and retrieving an amulet or something? We could really use an apocalypse right about now"
"Touche"
"Good! Is Casey here? Sounds too quiet if he is"
"He's out with his human friends" April shrugged, "He was going on about how our hockey team might clinch the playoffs. I just nodded and let him leave. Looks like it's just you, me, and little Aidan for a while"
Xena raised her eyebrows in surprise as she dropped down the diaper bag and proceeded into the room. With Casey not there, it felt like there wasn't anything going on about sports. It was 5:50 at the moment which gave Xena a little bit of breathing time before she had to start getting Aidan ready for bed. The baby was already starting to get fussy as drowsiness took over him.
Xena smiled as she sat cross legged on the ground, "Well, that's just weird for me. I know it's only been a week since we were alone together but it feels like ages"
"I know" April sat in front of her cousin, "So how was it over there? Did you and Leo talk it out? Well, obviously, otherwise you would've been here a lot sooner"
"Thanks" Xena narrowed her eyes.
April shrugged, "I missed teasing you"
Xena smiled, "Yes, we talked. He told me about why he stayed there a lot longer and honestly if the roles were reversed, I know I would've done the same thing as well. Now, we're just going to pick up the pieces and bring him back into Aidan's life"
"And how was he with Aidan?" April glanced down to the green infant, "Did he hold him?"
Xena hesitated as she glanced back down to Aidan as he bounced up and down, trying to impress April. April smiled and waved a blue toy in his face, making him giggle. She wished that Leo could've seen how much of a hassle it took Xena just to walk him back over to the apartment with clothing draped over his face.
Xena side nodded, "It didn't last long, Aidan started to fuss and squirm the second Leo held him. He didn't even last two minutes before Aidan balled"
"Aidan is a little bit picky on how he wants to be held" April tsked.
"You should've seen how hurt Leo looked when Donnie took him" Xena bit the side of her lip, "It's probably the first time his brothers are better at something that he isn't"
"Give him time" April responded, "He'll learn Aidan's quirks quickly. Leo's a fast learner. Besides, he's got four brothers and his father to teach him. But, I think he needs to learn from you or at least, he wants to learn from you. Even when I stumbled upon him in Central America, I could tell that he missed you more than what he was willing to admit. It would be great for him to reconnect with you through the son you both share"