Disclaimer: "sighs" I much as I'd love to say I own the cannon characters…I don't…Peter Laird and Kevin Eastmen do…

I do own the OCs and plot though!

Chapter 36: First Weekend at the Base

Leo dragged his shirt off and stepped into the shower, his black, nearly-ear-length-slightly-curly-hair was gone, buzzed short.

"Dude…" Alex gasped eyeing the scar on Leo's lower back, the exit wound from Karai's blade.

"Woah," gasped another man.

"How'd ya' get that?" another asked. Leo chuckled.

"Sword wound," he replied, turning around to show the entry point.

"HOLY CRAP!" Alex yelped, "It went all the way through?"

Leo nodded.

"Finally healed up enough to exercise about a month ago, bed rest sucks," Leo muttered. They all laughed.

"You my friend are one of the toughest guys I know," Alex laughed before dunking his head into the stream of water under his shower head. Leo chuckled.

"You should meet my brother Raph, he fought twenty purple dragons with a busted wrist, not even a whimper when Don set it after word," Leo replied before grabbing the soap.

The others shook their heads, muttering in amazement.

Later as Leo was going through his locker, Alex grabbed the picture of Jane standing under the trees at central park that Leo had.

"Oooooooooooooh! Who's the hottie?" Alex asked.

"My wife," Leo replied.

"Oh," Alex said, laughing a little, "heh…oops?" Leo rolled his eyes at him and chuckled.

"You're married Hamato?" a larger man asked leaning over and taking the picure frame from Alex.

"Hey Bear," Leo replied, "Yeah, that's Jane, my Sai'ai."

The huge African-American man nodded hello, his name was Jordan Calgina but every one just called him "Bear", he looked like he'd as soon as rip you in half as look at you, but in truth he was just a big ol' "Teddy Bear", hence the nickname. Bear looked over at the other picture frame in Leo's locker. Leo was standing with his arms slung over Raph and Don's shoulders, Don's arm dragging Mikey into the picture. They were all smiles.

"Close friends?" Bear asked, nodding to the picture as he gave Leo back Jane's photo.

"No, those are my brothers," Leo replied.

"Dude you weren't kidding when you said you guys didn't look much alike," Alex said, eying the figures in the photo. Leo chuckled.

"Which one's Raph?" Bear asked, looking at the figures.

"In the red," Leo replied before dragging a t-shirt over his head, "Don's in the purple, and Mikey's in orange. Age wise its me,Raph, Don, and Mike."

"HEY! YOU BOYS READY TO HIT THE TOWN?" a man called. Leo sighed. Bear chuckled. The man rushed up as Leo closed his locker.

"Hello Corwin," Leo sighed.

"Ready to hit the bar?" Corwin asked.

"I don't drink," Leo replied, putting his wallet in his pocket.

"Why?" Corwin asked, "You're twenty-one right?"

"Yes, but I still don't drink," Leo replied. Corwin eyed him. Bear chuckled.

"Bad first experience?" he laughed.

"Raph spiked my drink and I passed out ten minutes later…they got some rather interesting pictures of which I remember nothing about." Leo grumbled.

The others laughed. Bear clapped him on the back, making Leo nearly fall over. Alex shook his head and then grinned mischievously.

"Who's in favor of getting Leo totally drunk?" Alex called. Leo glared at him.

"Did I forget to mention that Raph found himself hanging by his foot from the top of the building the next morning?" Leo growled.

"NEVER MIND!" Alex called, moving to the other side of Bear. The others burst out laughing and Bear clapped Leo on the back again, this time succeeding in knocking him down.

"Oh sorry man," he laughed, helping Leo up.

"No problem," Leo replied his face split in a smile.

They all ended up walking the town and laughing that night, they did hit a bar and true to his word Leo stayed away from alcohol, though Corwin tried to spike Leo's drink and found himself on the floor nursing an aching hand. The whole group had laughed outright as had the others at the bar.

Leo sighed as he got ready for bed, placing the bag containing the gift he had gotten for Jane in his locker. Leo smiled and finished getting ready for bed.

"LEO YOU'RE TURN FOR THE PHONE!" Alex called, Leo jumped up and rushed over, he hadn't spoken to his family since Wednesday.

"Hello?" Leo said as someone answered.

LEO!!! GUYS!!!!! LEO'S ON!!! "sounds of speaker being turned on" Hey bro! How's my Knight? Everything's good so don't be freaking out! HEY LEO!!!

Leo laughed.

"Its good to hear for you all too," he laughed.

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