Summer in China
Part VII: Reaction
By: Michelle
In the field, Venus laid her head on Leonardo's shoulder. He seemed tense about something, but was not sure what would make him this way. She lifted her head and looked at him. A few minutes ago, he was happy to see her, but now he just seemed so tense. She moved from her spot next to him and knelt down behind him, placing her hands on his shoulders. She began to massage them gently.
"Relax, Leo. What's on your mind?"
"It's what happened earlier today." He let out a sigh.
She stopped massaging, "Were you and Raph fighting again?"
"No." She pinched him. "Ow. So, OK I was. But, it was not that. Splinter wanted me to talk to my brothers about us."
She began massaging again, "And, did you?"
"Yeah. Raph could care less and Donnie was the same way. But Mikey seemed a little upset about it."
"You know he has a little crush on me. He will be OK. Mikey's more grown up than we think."
She quickly changed the subject. "I invited Mai Li to have dinner with us tomorrow night."
"You did, but you hardly know her. How are you so sure you can trust her?"
She stopped massaging his shoulders and wrapped her arms around his neck. "It will be fine." She kissed his neck. "Trust me."
"OK." His lips met hers and kissed her gently. "We should head back. Mikey and Donnie probably have lunch ready. "
They stood up and began to walk back to the house. Leo grabbed hold of Venus' hand, looked down at it, and then looked up at her and smiled. He was madly in love with her.
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"What are you laughing for Donnie?"
"Oh come on Mikey. Raph liking Venus. He can't stand her. You know that." Donatello rolled his eyes and laughed again.
"Donnie. I swear." Mikey grabbed a block of cheese and began shredding it. "I just think Raph likes her more than we know. And if I'm right, something with Leo and Raph is going to happen."
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Peace. Silence. Tranquil. Relax. Calm. Serene. Those were just a few of the words to describe the feeling he got when he meditated. The world just seemed so at ease. He could hear a pin drop.
Thrash. Slash. Holler. Slam. Anger. Screams. He jumped suddenly. "It starts."
Splinter stood up and walked into the room were Raphael lay. He was upset about something; he could sense it. "Is something wrong my son?"
"N...No." He sniffled.
"There is."
"Nothing's wrong. OK."
"You know you can't lie to me and get away with it." He sat next to Raphael who had his arms over his head. "Tell me my son." He didn't reply. "Is it about Venus and Leonardo."
He sniffled again. "Yeah."
"You like her don't you."
"No...maybe...a little...yeah...I do."
Splinter sighed and pulled the bandanna from Raphael's face. It starts.
Part VII: Reaction
By: Michelle
In the field, Venus laid her head on Leonardo's shoulder. He seemed tense about something, but was not sure what would make him this way. She lifted her head and looked at him. A few minutes ago, he was happy to see her, but now he just seemed so tense. She moved from her spot next to him and knelt down behind him, placing her hands on his shoulders. She began to massage them gently.
"Relax, Leo. What's on your mind?"
"It's what happened earlier today." He let out a sigh.
She stopped massaging, "Were you and Raph fighting again?"
"No." She pinched him. "Ow. So, OK I was. But, it was not that. Splinter wanted me to talk to my brothers about us."
She began massaging again, "And, did you?"
"Yeah. Raph could care less and Donnie was the same way. But Mikey seemed a little upset about it."
"You know he has a little crush on me. He will be OK. Mikey's more grown up than we think."
She quickly changed the subject. "I invited Mai Li to have dinner with us tomorrow night."
"You did, but you hardly know her. How are you so sure you can trust her?"
She stopped massaging his shoulders and wrapped her arms around his neck. "It will be fine." She kissed his neck. "Trust me."
"OK." His lips met hers and kissed her gently. "We should head back. Mikey and Donnie probably have lunch ready. "
They stood up and began to walk back to the house. Leo grabbed hold of Venus' hand, looked down at it, and then looked up at her and smiled. He was madly in love with her.
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"What are you laughing for Donnie?"
"Oh come on Mikey. Raph liking Venus. He can't stand her. You know that." Donatello rolled his eyes and laughed again.
"Donnie. I swear." Mikey grabbed a block of cheese and began shredding it. "I just think Raph likes her more than we know. And if I'm right, something with Leo and Raph is going to happen."
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Peace. Silence. Tranquil. Relax. Calm. Serene. Those were just a few of the words to describe the feeling he got when he meditated. The world just seemed so at ease. He could hear a pin drop.
Thrash. Slash. Holler. Slam. Anger. Screams. He jumped suddenly. "It starts."
Splinter stood up and walked into the room were Raphael lay. He was upset about something; he could sense it. "Is something wrong my son?"
"N...No." He sniffled.
"There is."
"Nothing's wrong. OK."
"You know you can't lie to me and get away with it." He sat next to Raphael who had his arms over his head. "Tell me my son." He didn't reply. "Is it about Venus and Leonardo."
He sniffled again. "Yeah."
"You like her don't you."
"No...maybe...a little...yeah...I do."
Splinter sighed and pulled the bandanna from Raphael's face. It starts.