Raph.
Donnie storms out the door and closes it behind him. I look at Leo and Splinter in the office doorway. What happened. Mikey gasps and I look at him.
"Dudes I get it now!" he says looking at his hands "that girl Donnie tooters through the fence is named April, that girl we saved was April, holy cow what's happening with my life! I think my brain exploded." he says falling flat on his back. Well that makes sense.
"Are we sure it's the same April?" I ask and then it dawns on me "never mind, she said she knew someone in the orphanage, she must have been talking about Donnie, we've never meet her, but wow, dang this is all messed up." I run a hand through my hair and take my mask off. "Leo just keeps getting all the girls." I say with a smirk. He glares at me.
"This isn't a joke Raph, I never meant for this to happen, I'll never see Miwa again and as soon as April gets to the orphanage, she'll find out that we are the ones that saved her and then she's going to be confused. She'll want to come with us, and we'll have to say no-" Splinter stops Leo by placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Did you say Miwa?" he asks. I raise an eyebrow and he nods. "This is, this is a lot to take in." his hand runs down his face. "I think I should tell you the rest of my story." he says walking over to the tree. On the wall behind it I've noticed the photos of his family. One in particular. Him, his wife and his daughter.
"What are you talking about?" Mikey asks following us as we kneel in our places. "The rest of your story? Like what?" he asks Yoshi lets out a sigh as he holds the photo of the three.
"I wish Donatello were still here for this, but I will have to tell the story without him. Leo you will have to fill him in." Leo looks away
"That might not be the best idea." he says rubbing the back of his neck. "He kind of hates me right now. Maybe Raph should do it." my eyes widen.
"Me?" I ask from surprise. "Well sure. Ok then. Sensei, continue with your story." I say and he nods.
"When I lived in Japan, I was in the foot clan, and I had one brother that I was particularly close to, his nickname was the shredder. But the love of a woman came between us. He let anger and furry rule his actions and I lost my precious Tangshan, and my baby daughter, Miwa. my world crumbled around me." he looks longingly at the photo.
"Sensei, I'm sorry." I say "but are you saying that your daughter didn't die, and that she somehow came to our orphanage? And then got adopted?" I stand, he turns to look at us as the other two stand with me.
"The day after the tragedy I left Japan, I needed a fresh start. I worked for ten years to get my own dojo, she would in fact be your age. I'm not saying anything, but it is still possible. Leo, you are part Japanese, and you are here."
"But I'm only part. I'm also part american. That doesn't mean I was born in Japan." Leo says placing a hand on his chest.
"Let us not dwell on this, eat some more cake and then head back. You'll need some rest." he says Mikey almost teleports to the back room and stuffs a hole piece of cake in his mouth.
"Wait for me!" I shout after him. Leo follows and we finish off the cake. Except Mikey puts one piece into a box to bring to Donnie. We open our last presents before we hug Splinter good buy and head out the door and slip our masks back on. Leo nods down the street that we don't usually take and i nod and follow him. We stay in the shadows but pass the police station. Of course he wants to check in on her.
April sits in a chair as a officer kneels beside her taking notes. He closes his book and stands, April stands with him. He puts a hand on her shoulder and she looks at the ground but nods her head. He then leads her toward the door.
"Leo we gotta go." I say
"I know." he says. Me and Mikey go but Leo lingers for a moment.
"Leo!" I whisper shout and he follows. We get home moments latter and slip into our room.
"Donnie bro, you up?" Mikey asks as he drops down. "I brought you the last slice of cake." he waves the box around.
"Over here." Donnie says from his corner, where they gave him a desk to do his school work on.