Summer in China
Part V: Tension
By: Michelle
"Kiya!" Raphael ducked as Leonardo did a spin kick.
"You missed. Haha!" Raphael jumped up and hit the back of Leo's leg with his leg. Leo fell to the ground. "What's the matter 'Fearless Leader'? Having problems."
Angered, Leonardo pulled Raphael's feet from under him. "You're the one who's having problems."
"You stupid fuck. You're gonna get it now." Raphael jumped on Leonardo and grabbed his throat in attempt to strangle him. Leo's face turned red. Raphael had quite a grasp on him.
Michaelangelo and Donatello stopped sparring and looked at their brothers. "Oh great! They are trying to kill each other again. Mikey go get Splinter and I'll try to break them up."
Michaelangelo ran into the next room where Splinter was meditating. "Master...Leo and Raph are at it again."
Splinter jumped up and ran in the room, nearly running into Donatello who was thrown from the fight. "LEONARDO! RAPHAEL!" He looked at them sternly and they broke apart. "What is the meaning of this?"
Raphael turned and pointed to his brother. "He started it?
"Did not."
"Did too."
"Liar."
"Fuck you!"
"Silence, both of you. Raphael goes to my meditation mat. Michaelangelo and Donatello go to the kitchen and begin lunch. As for you Leonardo, we need to talk."
"Yes, Master."
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"Hi Mai Li!"
"Hello Mei Pieh! You seem most happy today."
"Yes. I am." Venus sat done next to the old woman. "I must tell you about yesterday."
"Tell me child. I am here to listen."
Venus took a deep breath and began.
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Leonardo hung his head as Splinter began. "I am most ashamed my son. As the oldest and the leader, I expect the very best of patience from you. I know Raphael gets on your nerves and tries all of our patience, but that does not excuse the behavior I saw today."
"But, Master I... "
"Silence! I do not want to hear it." Leonardo hung his head even further. "It is ridiculous the amount of fighting between you."
"I know Master. I'm sorry. I will try to be more patient." Leonardo stood up ready to leave the room.
"Sit down. I am not finished with you. We need to talk about yesterday." Leonardo sat back down and took a deep breath.
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"Last night, Leonardo kissed me. It was amazing. I had never been kissed before. I mean kissed kissed. Well, I had been kissed before. Earlier. When we had lunch together. But, I was real nervous and pushed him away. Then, we did not talk for the rest of the day. And, last night, he kissed me. And, I kissed him back."
"Slow down my child and take a deep breath. Now. Leonardo kissed you."
"Yes, he did." Venus laid down and looked at the clouds.
"So tell me Mei Pieh. Who's this Leonardo."
"Well, Leonardo is one of my friends from New York. He is the most strongest, sweetest, and kindest man I ever know. He reminds me of Chung I. Leonardo is a Ninja and is very well disciplined in the mind and the body."
"This Leonardo you speak of must be a very special guy for you to fall for him and not for one of his brothers."
Venus sat up. "What do you mean by that Mai Li?"
"Nothing child. Nothing." Venus laid back down thinking nothing about her words. But, it was something. Mai Li knew there had to be. Something was going to happen.
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"Leonardo, I know about last night."
"You...You do."
"Yes, I do. I know about the kiss you and Venus had last night. I also know about the picnic you two had."
"Master, I wasn't just having lunch with Venus. It was a date. And, the kiss just happened. I do not know what came over me."
"Leonardo, I do not have a problem with the two of you dating."
"Then, what is it Master?"
"It's your brothers. Remember, there is four of you and one of her. I'm worried about a fight for her hand."
"I promise that won't happen."
"Have you talked to any of them about you and Venus?"
"No, Master."
"Then, I suggest you should. You are dismissed my son."
"Yes, Master."
As Leonardo left, Splinter began to worry. He knew the tension between Leonardo and one of his brothers would grow tenfold.
Part V: Tension
By: Michelle
"Kiya!" Raphael ducked as Leonardo did a spin kick.
"You missed. Haha!" Raphael jumped up and hit the back of Leo's leg with his leg. Leo fell to the ground. "What's the matter 'Fearless Leader'? Having problems."
Angered, Leonardo pulled Raphael's feet from under him. "You're the one who's having problems."
"You stupid fuck. You're gonna get it now." Raphael jumped on Leonardo and grabbed his throat in attempt to strangle him. Leo's face turned red. Raphael had quite a grasp on him.
Michaelangelo and Donatello stopped sparring and looked at their brothers. "Oh great! They are trying to kill each other again. Mikey go get Splinter and I'll try to break them up."
Michaelangelo ran into the next room where Splinter was meditating. "Master...Leo and Raph are at it again."
Splinter jumped up and ran in the room, nearly running into Donatello who was thrown from the fight. "LEONARDO! RAPHAEL!" He looked at them sternly and they broke apart. "What is the meaning of this?"
Raphael turned and pointed to his brother. "He started it?
"Did not."
"Did too."
"Liar."
"Fuck you!"
"Silence, both of you. Raphael goes to my meditation mat. Michaelangelo and Donatello go to the kitchen and begin lunch. As for you Leonardo, we need to talk."
"Yes, Master."
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"Hi Mai Li!"
"Hello Mei Pieh! You seem most happy today."
"Yes. I am." Venus sat done next to the old woman. "I must tell you about yesterday."
"Tell me child. I am here to listen."
Venus took a deep breath and began.
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Leonardo hung his head as Splinter began. "I am most ashamed my son. As the oldest and the leader, I expect the very best of patience from you. I know Raphael gets on your nerves and tries all of our patience, but that does not excuse the behavior I saw today."
"But, Master I... "
"Silence! I do not want to hear it." Leonardo hung his head even further. "It is ridiculous the amount of fighting between you."
"I know Master. I'm sorry. I will try to be more patient." Leonardo stood up ready to leave the room.
"Sit down. I am not finished with you. We need to talk about yesterday." Leonardo sat back down and took a deep breath.
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"Last night, Leonardo kissed me. It was amazing. I had never been kissed before. I mean kissed kissed. Well, I had been kissed before. Earlier. When we had lunch together. But, I was real nervous and pushed him away. Then, we did not talk for the rest of the day. And, last night, he kissed me. And, I kissed him back."
"Slow down my child and take a deep breath. Now. Leonardo kissed you."
"Yes, he did." Venus laid down and looked at the clouds.
"So tell me Mei Pieh. Who's this Leonardo."
"Well, Leonardo is one of my friends from New York. He is the most strongest, sweetest, and kindest man I ever know. He reminds me of Chung I. Leonardo is a Ninja and is very well disciplined in the mind and the body."
"This Leonardo you speak of must be a very special guy for you to fall for him and not for one of his brothers."
Venus sat up. "What do you mean by that Mai Li?"
"Nothing child. Nothing." Venus laid back down thinking nothing about her words. But, it was something. Mai Li knew there had to be. Something was going to happen.
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"Leonardo, I know about last night."
"You...You do."
"Yes, I do. I know about the kiss you and Venus had last night. I also know about the picnic you two had."
"Master, I wasn't just having lunch with Venus. It was a date. And, the kiss just happened. I do not know what came over me."
"Leonardo, I do not have a problem with the two of you dating."
"Then, what is it Master?"
"It's your brothers. Remember, there is four of you and one of her. I'm worried about a fight for her hand."
"I promise that won't happen."
"Have you talked to any of them about you and Venus?"
"No, Master."
"Then, I suggest you should. You are dismissed my son."
"Yes, Master."
As Leonardo left, Splinter began to worry. He knew the tension between Leonardo and one of his brothers would grow tenfold.