***I know you are all going to hate me, but I skipped (for now at least)
what Leo does when he finds out that Raph had tricked him (and you thought
I would tell you) don't worry though, it will happen, but I wanted to get
out what I've been working on for a the whole weekend ENJOY***
Laura and Venus stood in the dressing room muttering under their breaths. They had been there for almost five hours, trying on dresses for the wedding. Every time they had on a decent dress, Heather would groan and complain. All the dresses in the store were either 'To Long, To Short, To Dark, To Light, To Fancy, To Dull, or Not the right color for a wedding.' Both of the girls were about to kill Heather, literally. They were sick of turning in circles so Heather could examine the dresses, sick of hearing her complaints, and sick of the wedding all together. "At least the guys don't have to go through this." Laura mumbled to Venus. Venus made an agreeing sound in the back of her throat, and then groaned as she tried on yet another dress.
Stepping out of the dressing room, she slowly turned around and around while Heather studied the dress. After about 3 turns Venus stopped and looked at Heather. "Well?" Heather studied the dress yet again before asking Laura to try it on to. When Laura appeared, Heather smiled and nodded. "That's it!! That's the dress I want!!" The rest of the girls jumped for joy, and Heather sent them to find that dress in their sizes. Once they all were found, Heather smiled and said "Now I get to find my wedding dress." Immediately all of the girls groaned and fell into a heap on the ground.
Heather ignored them, and turned to Venus. "V, will you put your dress on and go downstairs to see if Brian likes it?" Venus agreed and, picking up the dress, went to change. As soon as she was out of sight, Jen turned and smacked Heather on the arm. "I see what you're doing Heather Lynn, and I don't think it's a good idea." Heather gave Jen a weird look, but before she could reply, Jen continued "You're trying to get Raph to realize that he likes Venus by having them get the wedding together, aren't you. That's why Brian asked Raph to be the best man, isn't." Heather looked at Jen before saying "I have no idea what you're talking about, besides-"
She was cut off as Venus came back into the room. Heather looked at her again, and then looked at Jen. "Will you tell Brian and Raph to come to the bottom of the stairs so they can see Venus please?" Jen shot Heather a look before leaving. A few minutes later she came back up, looked at Venus and said, "Miss, your escort awaits you" and gestured to the stairs. Venus got up and walked towards the stairs. "Wait V, you forgot your shoes!" Heather shouted, and then tossed Venus another box. Venus tried them on, the walked back to the stairs. Jen ran up behind her and put some fake flowers in her hands.
Venus grinned at her, and then slowly made her way down the stairs. Brian and Raph were waiting for her, and when they saw the dress she was wearing, both of their jaws dropped. Brian then nudged Raph, who slowly stepped forward and extended his arm towards her. Venus accepted it, and they both walked over towards Brian. He looked at the dress, and then called over an employee. "Can you help us find a Tuxedo that will look good next to this dress?" The employee looked the dress over for a minute, and then smiled. "I have just the thing for that dress" she told them, then walked off, motioning for Brian to follow her.
A few minutes later, Brian was calling over Raph to try on the Tux, which he did. Brian then had Raph stand next to Venus while he studied them. Nodding, he went to the bottom of the stairs and called up to Heather, who came down and looked at the Tux. She nodded, and asked Brian to get the rest of the guys situated. Heather then looked at Venus and said "Come on, we need to get back up stairs, I want you to look at my wedding dress." Venus agreed, and the two girls trudged back up the stairs, while Raph and Brian watched them leave. "Those two are something else, huh Raph." Brian said before turning back to dressing rooms to change. Raph looked up the stairs after them, and then nodded. He then went back to get his phone in order to call his brothers so they could come down and get their Tuxes.
Venus waited while Heather came out of the dressing room with her dress on. "Heather, it's beautiful, I think you should definitely get it." Venus told her, and the rest of the girls nodded in agreement. "Well, I guess so." Venus sat and thought for a minute. "Heather, I think that you to should wait to get married. Why push it so fast? You're not ready to get married, and there's no reason to push yourself. You could really hurt yourself." Jen looked at Venus before replying "I think Venus is right Heather, it would make things a lot easier for everyone." Heather looked at Jen before sighing. "I guess so, I mean, it's not like I have the baby to worry about anymore, do I?"
Jen and Venus exchanged looks. They both know that Heather had been depressed after losing her baby earlier in the week, but they hadn't realized it was that bad. Venus gave Heather a hug, and Jen quickly followed suit. After she straighten up, Laura and Danielle popped back in. "Are we done yet Heather?" Heather moaned and said "I guess so, can you get the guys out of here so Brian doesn't see my dress?" Venus and Jen agreed, and then ran downstairs to herd them out. They came back up with an armful of Tuxes. Heather walked over to the register with her purchases. Laura and Danielle each grabbed a bag, and then went down to get their cars. The girls had to take two cars, with all of the purchases they had. Venus, Jen and Kayla went with Laura, and they took all of the dresses to drop off at Kayla and Heather's apartment.
The rest of the girls went with Danielle, to drop the Tuxes off at Brian's apartment. After dropping off the dresses, Laura and the rest of the girls headed over to the guys apartment, where everyone else had gathered, since Mikey had once again cooked a huge meal. Master Splinter had put up the tables, and had set up the food buffet style. Everyone sat down and began to eat.
When they finished, everyone split up into little groups. Heather and Brian went into Raph and Mikey's bedroom, Mikey and Jen went into the kitchen to clean up (they aren't back together, but they've agreed to not see anyone else for awhile, and to see if they could hook back up.) Venus, Laura, Danielle, Kayla, Donny, and Master Splinter all went into the living room, leaving Leo and Raph alone. Leo was going to go with them, but he had noticed that Raph needed to talk to someone, and decided to use the chance to 'bond' with him. Leo sat down next to him and tapped him on the shoulder. When Raph looked at him, Leo cocked his head and asked
"What's wrong Raph? You look sorta depressed." Raph looked at Leo and sighed. "I can't talk about it right now Leo, there's too many people around here right now." Leo thought for a minute, and then nodded. "How about taking a walk? Everyone's here, so we won't have to worry about running into them outside." Raph agreed, and the two brothers got ready to go. Poking his head into the living room, Leo told everyone in there where they were going, and then left. Raph was waiting for him outside, and when he saw Leo, he turned and began to walk. Leo kept up with him as best as he could, and once again demanded to know what was up with him. Raph didn't stop walking until he had reached Central Park. Letting out a sigh, he slumped into a bench. Leo sat down next to him, looking around at their surroundings. He turned to Raph, saying "This is about Venus, isn't it?"
Raph just looked at Leo for a minute before sighing and turning away. "It is, isn't it? What's wrong with you? You have a girlfriend, what about her?" Raph looked at Leo a minute. "I don't have a girlfriend; I broke up with her a few days ago." Leo looked at Raph for a minute in shock. "What do you mean, you don't have a girlfriend! If you don't have one, where have you been going for the past few days when we all thought you were with her?" Raph pointed to the bench, and Leo immediately understood. "You were thinking about Venus, weren't you? You're been thinking about her ever since the dance, haven't you? That's why you went out with that other girl, so you wouldn't have to think about her, isn't it?" Raph just looked at Leo before turning away. "It's complicated Leo, you wouldn't understand." Leo looked at him in shock before replying "It's not complicated Raph, it's just the simple fact that you don't want to admit that you have feelings for Venus, and that drives you crazy. You realized to late that you care about her, and there's some guy who's out there that's got her attention now, even though I don't approve of the way he's gotten it. You should of stuck with you new girlfriend, 'cause right now, I'm sure that you'll be lucky if Venus gives you the time of day."
Leo told Raph, and then waited for him to respond. Raph just stood up, and left. Leo sighed, and decided to go back to the apartment, sure that if Raph wasn't there, and then he would be back sometime. When Leo got back to the apartment, he was surprised to see everyone was still there. Venus looked up as he walked in, and smiled. "We thought you and Raph got into an argument, he just walked into the house and looked himself in the bathroom, since Heather and Brian are in his room." Leo shrugged, and then said "He got mad at me for something, and ran off. I didn't know where he went, but I thought that he left for a while, but I guess that he didn't."
Venus looked at Leo, and then grinned. "Well you'd better be nice to him, or else." With that Venus playfully shook a fist at him, and everyone else laughed. Jen then stood up. "I think we should get going, even though tomorrow Saturday, we have that Karaoke party tomorrow, and we girls have to get our beauty rest. All of the guys laughed at this, and the girls pretend that they were insulted. Heather and Brian walked out then, and the girls said there goodbyes, and left, splitting up into two cars. When they got home, all of them went straight to bed, since it was almost midnight, and they had to all be up tomorrow to get ready to go out.
Laura and Venus stood in the dressing room muttering under their breaths. They had been there for almost five hours, trying on dresses for the wedding. Every time they had on a decent dress, Heather would groan and complain. All the dresses in the store were either 'To Long, To Short, To Dark, To Light, To Fancy, To Dull, or Not the right color for a wedding.' Both of the girls were about to kill Heather, literally. They were sick of turning in circles so Heather could examine the dresses, sick of hearing her complaints, and sick of the wedding all together. "At least the guys don't have to go through this." Laura mumbled to Venus. Venus made an agreeing sound in the back of her throat, and then groaned as she tried on yet another dress.
Stepping out of the dressing room, she slowly turned around and around while Heather studied the dress. After about 3 turns Venus stopped and looked at Heather. "Well?" Heather studied the dress yet again before asking Laura to try it on to. When Laura appeared, Heather smiled and nodded. "That's it!! That's the dress I want!!" The rest of the girls jumped for joy, and Heather sent them to find that dress in their sizes. Once they all were found, Heather smiled and said "Now I get to find my wedding dress." Immediately all of the girls groaned and fell into a heap on the ground.
Heather ignored them, and turned to Venus. "V, will you put your dress on and go downstairs to see if Brian likes it?" Venus agreed and, picking up the dress, went to change. As soon as she was out of sight, Jen turned and smacked Heather on the arm. "I see what you're doing Heather Lynn, and I don't think it's a good idea." Heather gave Jen a weird look, but before she could reply, Jen continued "You're trying to get Raph to realize that he likes Venus by having them get the wedding together, aren't you. That's why Brian asked Raph to be the best man, isn't." Heather looked at Jen before saying "I have no idea what you're talking about, besides-"
She was cut off as Venus came back into the room. Heather looked at her again, and then looked at Jen. "Will you tell Brian and Raph to come to the bottom of the stairs so they can see Venus please?" Jen shot Heather a look before leaving. A few minutes later she came back up, looked at Venus and said, "Miss, your escort awaits you" and gestured to the stairs. Venus got up and walked towards the stairs. "Wait V, you forgot your shoes!" Heather shouted, and then tossed Venus another box. Venus tried them on, the walked back to the stairs. Jen ran up behind her and put some fake flowers in her hands.
Venus grinned at her, and then slowly made her way down the stairs. Brian and Raph were waiting for her, and when they saw the dress she was wearing, both of their jaws dropped. Brian then nudged Raph, who slowly stepped forward and extended his arm towards her. Venus accepted it, and they both walked over towards Brian. He looked at the dress, and then called over an employee. "Can you help us find a Tuxedo that will look good next to this dress?" The employee looked the dress over for a minute, and then smiled. "I have just the thing for that dress" she told them, then walked off, motioning for Brian to follow her.
A few minutes later, Brian was calling over Raph to try on the Tux, which he did. Brian then had Raph stand next to Venus while he studied them. Nodding, he went to the bottom of the stairs and called up to Heather, who came down and looked at the Tux. She nodded, and asked Brian to get the rest of the guys situated. Heather then looked at Venus and said "Come on, we need to get back up stairs, I want you to look at my wedding dress." Venus agreed, and the two girls trudged back up the stairs, while Raph and Brian watched them leave. "Those two are something else, huh Raph." Brian said before turning back to dressing rooms to change. Raph looked up the stairs after them, and then nodded. He then went back to get his phone in order to call his brothers so they could come down and get their Tuxes.
Venus waited while Heather came out of the dressing room with her dress on. "Heather, it's beautiful, I think you should definitely get it." Venus told her, and the rest of the girls nodded in agreement. "Well, I guess so." Venus sat and thought for a minute. "Heather, I think that you to should wait to get married. Why push it so fast? You're not ready to get married, and there's no reason to push yourself. You could really hurt yourself." Jen looked at Venus before replying "I think Venus is right Heather, it would make things a lot easier for everyone." Heather looked at Jen before sighing. "I guess so, I mean, it's not like I have the baby to worry about anymore, do I?"
Jen and Venus exchanged looks. They both know that Heather had been depressed after losing her baby earlier in the week, but they hadn't realized it was that bad. Venus gave Heather a hug, and Jen quickly followed suit. After she straighten up, Laura and Danielle popped back in. "Are we done yet Heather?" Heather moaned and said "I guess so, can you get the guys out of here so Brian doesn't see my dress?" Venus and Jen agreed, and then ran downstairs to herd them out. They came back up with an armful of Tuxes. Heather walked over to the register with her purchases. Laura and Danielle each grabbed a bag, and then went down to get their cars. The girls had to take two cars, with all of the purchases they had. Venus, Jen and Kayla went with Laura, and they took all of the dresses to drop off at Kayla and Heather's apartment.
The rest of the girls went with Danielle, to drop the Tuxes off at Brian's apartment. After dropping off the dresses, Laura and the rest of the girls headed over to the guys apartment, where everyone else had gathered, since Mikey had once again cooked a huge meal. Master Splinter had put up the tables, and had set up the food buffet style. Everyone sat down and began to eat.
When they finished, everyone split up into little groups. Heather and Brian went into Raph and Mikey's bedroom, Mikey and Jen went into the kitchen to clean up (they aren't back together, but they've agreed to not see anyone else for awhile, and to see if they could hook back up.) Venus, Laura, Danielle, Kayla, Donny, and Master Splinter all went into the living room, leaving Leo and Raph alone. Leo was going to go with them, but he had noticed that Raph needed to talk to someone, and decided to use the chance to 'bond' with him. Leo sat down next to him and tapped him on the shoulder. When Raph looked at him, Leo cocked his head and asked
"What's wrong Raph? You look sorta depressed." Raph looked at Leo and sighed. "I can't talk about it right now Leo, there's too many people around here right now." Leo thought for a minute, and then nodded. "How about taking a walk? Everyone's here, so we won't have to worry about running into them outside." Raph agreed, and the two brothers got ready to go. Poking his head into the living room, Leo told everyone in there where they were going, and then left. Raph was waiting for him outside, and when he saw Leo, he turned and began to walk. Leo kept up with him as best as he could, and once again demanded to know what was up with him. Raph didn't stop walking until he had reached Central Park. Letting out a sigh, he slumped into a bench. Leo sat down next to him, looking around at their surroundings. He turned to Raph, saying "This is about Venus, isn't it?"
Raph just looked at Leo for a minute before sighing and turning away. "It is, isn't it? What's wrong with you? You have a girlfriend, what about her?" Raph looked at Leo a minute. "I don't have a girlfriend; I broke up with her a few days ago." Leo looked at Raph for a minute in shock. "What do you mean, you don't have a girlfriend! If you don't have one, where have you been going for the past few days when we all thought you were with her?" Raph pointed to the bench, and Leo immediately understood. "You were thinking about Venus, weren't you? You're been thinking about her ever since the dance, haven't you? That's why you went out with that other girl, so you wouldn't have to think about her, isn't it?" Raph just looked at Leo before turning away. "It's complicated Leo, you wouldn't understand." Leo looked at him in shock before replying "It's not complicated Raph, it's just the simple fact that you don't want to admit that you have feelings for Venus, and that drives you crazy. You realized to late that you care about her, and there's some guy who's out there that's got her attention now, even though I don't approve of the way he's gotten it. You should of stuck with you new girlfriend, 'cause right now, I'm sure that you'll be lucky if Venus gives you the time of day."
Leo told Raph, and then waited for him to respond. Raph just stood up, and left. Leo sighed, and decided to go back to the apartment, sure that if Raph wasn't there, and then he would be back sometime. When Leo got back to the apartment, he was surprised to see everyone was still there. Venus looked up as he walked in, and smiled. "We thought you and Raph got into an argument, he just walked into the house and looked himself in the bathroom, since Heather and Brian are in his room." Leo shrugged, and then said "He got mad at me for something, and ran off. I didn't know where he went, but I thought that he left for a while, but I guess that he didn't."
Venus looked at Leo, and then grinned. "Well you'd better be nice to him, or else." With that Venus playfully shook a fist at him, and everyone else laughed. Jen then stood up. "I think we should get going, even though tomorrow Saturday, we have that Karaoke party tomorrow, and we girls have to get our beauty rest. All of the guys laughed at this, and the girls pretend that they were insulted. Heather and Brian walked out then, and the girls said there goodbyes, and left, splitting up into two cars. When they got home, all of them went straight to bed, since it was almost midnight, and they had to all be up tomorrow to get ready to go out.