Leonardo sat in his favorite recliner and sighed contentedly as he felt the rush from his previous workout subside. Sipping his morning coffee, he crossed his legs casually and shook a newspaper a few times until it was rigid in his hands. He began to read the lines avidly as if thankful for the retreat from the insanity of his home. Mike's new toy had caused him little concern for it was not uncommon for his brother to bring home pitiful little creatures whenever he came across one. Mike would bring an entire zoo home if he could.The only one he had ever disagreed with was the snake Mike had found, but that was just because it escaped at night and curled up in his slipper. That was a very rude awakening, he admitted. Over time he decided to just let Splinter deal with it. Sensei, in fact, let Mike keep very few of his pets. Klunk was the only one out of several that was allowed to stay. Besides, this new one was just a toy. No harm in that. Ignoring the clanks erupting from the kitchen, Leo turned the page to the sport section and continued reading. Moments later, Mike waltzed in munching his Captain Crunch cereal deafeningly.
"Close your mouth, Mike," Leo said passively not even looking up from the paper. In response, his brother snatched the newspaper from his hands and ripped the comic section out. Leo gaped in shock as Mike placed it, tattered and torn, back in his hands.
"Mike! What did you do that for?!" Leo threw the ruined newspaper aside and stood up to challenge him.
"Your forgot to say please!" Mike shrugged. Leo rolled his eyes and sat back down, clearly irritated.
"Look what you did to it!" he shoved it in Mike's face," Master Splinter hasn't read it yet! He'll be furious! Besides, he's had a rough morning as it is. You better go get him a new one."
"Aw, Leo..."
"Don't 'aw Leo' me," he reached into his belt and pulled out a quarter," Here."
Exasperated, Mike took the coin from Leo's palm and left to retrieve his trench coat. Suddenly, he appeared in the living room again.
"Hey Leo?"
"Yeah?"
"Will you watch Doh-Doh for me?"
"I suppose," Leo mumbled rubbing his temple.
"Thanks! You're a real pal! He's just in on my dresser."
"Okay."
Satisfied, Mike left, but the door was hardly in midswing when he suddenly stepped back in.
"You'll take good care of him right?"
"I'll do my best, Mike."
He grinned and took his leave again. Five seconds later he returned.
"Leo?"
"Yeeesss?"
"If he's hungry, just take a spoon and press on his tongue. He likes that."
Leo nodded and waved him off, trying not to show his irritation. Again the door began to close behind him, but Mike stopped it and came back in.
"And Leo, if..."
"MIKE!"
Michelangelo jumped slightly and quickly left. Leo shook his head and finished his already cold coffee. True to his word, he put his empty cup in the sink and headed for Mikey's room.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Raph and Donny strolled down the hall casually discussing their plans. As they passed Mike's room, Raph stopped in midsentence and halted Don.
"You hear that?"
Nodding, Don put the side of his head against the door carefully and listened. Raph did the same, and grinned widely.
"Have you ever seen one that big?"
"Ooooo!"
"Yeah, I didn't think so.There's not many men out there who can claim that."
Cocking and eyebrow, Raph exchanged glances with Don. Did they really want to be listening to this? Curiosity got the better of them, and their ears stayed glued against the door.
"So how about you? Do you have one?"
Some giggling answered.
"Hhmm, maybe it's somewhere under all that fur."
"I think that's Leo talking to Doh-Doh!" Don whispered.
Raphael's eyes grew wide.
"But where's Mike?"
On the other side of the door, Leo sat on Mike's bed deep in conversation with the furby. He traced an exposed scar on his forearm with his finger.
"Yeah, this is the result of a lot of hard work. Say, are you hungry? Mike said this was your favorite," Leo got off the bed and grabbed a spoon off of the dresser. Forcing its mouth open, he pushed down on its tongue as Mike instructed.
"Yuuuuuuummmmmm. More!"
Leo did it again.
"Yuuuuuuummmmmm. Again!"
He did as it said.
"Yuuuuuuummmmmm!"
Meanwhile, Don and Raph stood gaping at each other.
"That's disgusting!" Raph whispered.
" Urk. I think I'm gonna be sick!" Don's cheeks grew wide as he put his hand across his mouth. Suddenly, Splinter appeared behind them.
"What is going on here?"
The two flipped around in surprise.
"Master Splinter! We were just..uuhh..checking the paint on Mike's door."
"Yeah, it's looking a little...blue," Raph added. Splinter looked at them dully.
"I do not tolerate spies."
"But Leo's making out with Mike's toy!"
Splinter seemed to go a little red in the face.
"Ten flips now!"
They groaned and left for the training room, shoving and blaming each other.
Meanwhile, Splinter knocked on the door.
"Leonardo? Are you in there?"
The door opened and Leo peeked out.
"Oh! Master Splinter!" he opened the door wider.
"Have you, perhaps, seen the newspaper?"
"Mike went to go get one. I was just watching Doh-Doh for him. You know, this little guy is actually pretty cute."
Splinter eyed the furby in his hand suspiciously.
"I see. Well, I'm going to meditate now. Will you notify me when he returns?"
"Of course, Master."
After Splinter walked away, Don and Raph peeked around the corner from eves-dropping again. While humming, Leo emerged from the room carrying a small bundle in his arms. Raph and Donny glared at him until he departed towards the living room. Then Don turned to his partner in crime.
"This means war."
*~FIN
AN: Daydream, you'll see why Donatello wants to rip Doh-Doh apart soon. I haven't quite touched on it yet. But it'll make perfect sense once you know. *evil grin*.
Remember there are three plots that I'll wrap up within the next chapter or two. #1 brotherly contention (Raph & Don vs. Mike & Leo) #2 an annoying furby and #3 a broken toilet. Any guesses??? =0)
"Close your mouth, Mike," Leo said passively not even looking up from the paper. In response, his brother snatched the newspaper from his hands and ripped the comic section out. Leo gaped in shock as Mike placed it, tattered and torn, back in his hands.
"Mike! What did you do that for?!" Leo threw the ruined newspaper aside and stood up to challenge him.
"Your forgot to say please!" Mike shrugged. Leo rolled his eyes and sat back down, clearly irritated.
"Look what you did to it!" he shoved it in Mike's face," Master Splinter hasn't read it yet! He'll be furious! Besides, he's had a rough morning as it is. You better go get him a new one."
"Aw, Leo..."
"Don't 'aw Leo' me," he reached into his belt and pulled out a quarter," Here."
Exasperated, Mike took the coin from Leo's palm and left to retrieve his trench coat. Suddenly, he appeared in the living room again.
"Hey Leo?"
"Yeah?"
"Will you watch Doh-Doh for me?"
"I suppose," Leo mumbled rubbing his temple.
"Thanks! You're a real pal! He's just in on my dresser."
"Okay."
Satisfied, Mike left, but the door was hardly in midswing when he suddenly stepped back in.
"You'll take good care of him right?"
"I'll do my best, Mike."
He grinned and took his leave again. Five seconds later he returned.
"Leo?"
"Yeeesss?"
"If he's hungry, just take a spoon and press on his tongue. He likes that."
Leo nodded and waved him off, trying not to show his irritation. Again the door began to close behind him, but Mike stopped it and came back in.
"And Leo, if..."
"MIKE!"
Michelangelo jumped slightly and quickly left. Leo shook his head and finished his already cold coffee. True to his word, he put his empty cup in the sink and headed for Mikey's room.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Raph and Donny strolled down the hall casually discussing their plans. As they passed Mike's room, Raph stopped in midsentence and halted Don.
"You hear that?"
Nodding, Don put the side of his head against the door carefully and listened. Raph did the same, and grinned widely.
"Have you ever seen one that big?"
"Ooooo!"
"Yeah, I didn't think so.There's not many men out there who can claim that."
Cocking and eyebrow, Raph exchanged glances with Don. Did they really want to be listening to this? Curiosity got the better of them, and their ears stayed glued against the door.
"So how about you? Do you have one?"
Some giggling answered.
"Hhmm, maybe it's somewhere under all that fur."
"I think that's Leo talking to Doh-Doh!" Don whispered.
Raphael's eyes grew wide.
"But where's Mike?"
On the other side of the door, Leo sat on Mike's bed deep in conversation with the furby. He traced an exposed scar on his forearm with his finger.
"Yeah, this is the result of a lot of hard work. Say, are you hungry? Mike said this was your favorite," Leo got off the bed and grabbed a spoon off of the dresser. Forcing its mouth open, he pushed down on its tongue as Mike instructed.
"Yuuuuuuummmmmm. More!"
Leo did it again.
"Yuuuuuuummmmmm. Again!"
He did as it said.
"Yuuuuuuummmmmm!"
Meanwhile, Don and Raph stood gaping at each other.
"That's disgusting!" Raph whispered.
" Urk. I think I'm gonna be sick!" Don's cheeks grew wide as he put his hand across his mouth. Suddenly, Splinter appeared behind them.
"What is going on here?"
The two flipped around in surprise.
"Master Splinter! We were just..uuhh..checking the paint on Mike's door."
"Yeah, it's looking a little...blue," Raph added. Splinter looked at them dully.
"I do not tolerate spies."
"But Leo's making out with Mike's toy!"
Splinter seemed to go a little red in the face.
"Ten flips now!"
They groaned and left for the training room, shoving and blaming each other.
Meanwhile, Splinter knocked on the door.
"Leonardo? Are you in there?"
The door opened and Leo peeked out.
"Oh! Master Splinter!" he opened the door wider.
"Have you, perhaps, seen the newspaper?"
"Mike went to go get one. I was just watching Doh-Doh for him. You know, this little guy is actually pretty cute."
Splinter eyed the furby in his hand suspiciously.
"I see. Well, I'm going to meditate now. Will you notify me when he returns?"
"Of course, Master."
After Splinter walked away, Don and Raph peeked around the corner from eves-dropping again. While humming, Leo emerged from the room carrying a small bundle in his arms. Raph and Donny glared at him until he departed towards the living room. Then Don turned to his partner in crime.
"This means war."
*~FIN
AN: Daydream, you'll see why Donatello wants to rip Doh-Doh apart soon. I haven't quite touched on it yet. But it'll make perfect sense once you know. *evil grin*.
Remember there are three plots that I'll wrap up within the next chapter or two. #1 brotherly contention (Raph & Don vs. Mike & Leo) #2 an annoying furby and #3 a broken toilet. Any guesses??? =0)