A Sense of Belonging

Chapter IV: Turning Red

By: Michelle

Venus separated the laundry into separate piles: towels, sheets, permanent press, and reds. She grabbed the first load and started it.

Venus walked into the kitchen to make herself lunch while the first load washed. She looked at the kitchen. What a mess. She was definitely going to clean this after she ate.

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"TOUCHDOWN." Raphael yelled. "WHO DAT? WHO DAT SAY DAY GONNA BEAT DEM SAINTS. SAY WHO DAT?"

Leonardo shook his head as Raphael began to dance on the coffee table. "So they scored a touchdown. It'll be their last."

Raphael jumped down. 'Ahuh Leo. Whatever you say."

Leonardo snatched a bowl of popcorn out of Donatello's hand.

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Venus loaded the dryer and began washing another pile. Then, she headed back to the kitchen and started cleaning.

She pulled some burnt toast out of the toast. She laughed. Donatello was the only one she knew that could burn something as simple as toast.

She picked up empty bags of popcorn and threw them in the trash. "Michaelangelo." She shook her head.

She stepped in a cold pile of water. Ice for Leonardo's ankle, she thought as she began cleaning it up.

She grabbed a bunch of empty beer bottles off the table. "Raphael." She trashed all of them.

It was strange how when she knew each of them. She sighed as she went to start the next batch.

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"Wow. Leo " Raphael said. "It's now 27 to 14 in the fourth quarter. The Saints are winning."

Leonardo shook is head in disgust as he mumbled.

"What's that Leo?" Raphael began again. "Oh, you are ready to kiss my ass now."

Raphael bent over in front of him.

'Get your ass out of my face.'

"Not until you kiss it."

Donatello and Michaelangelo laughed. They knew Raphael was serious.

"Come on Leo. We are all waiting." Raphael picked.

"Fine."

"Oww." Raphael jumped as Leonardo pinched him in the ass. "You're gonna git it now."

Raphael jumped on Leonardo in attack mode as Michaelangelo and Donatello tried to intervene.

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"Wow. Venus you cleaned." Michaelangelo said as he came in the kitchen.

"And it better stay this way." Venus warned him.

Michaelangelo pulled a piece of raw steak out of the freezer.

'Where are you going with that?"

"Oh." Michaelangelo explained. "Raph decked Leo in the eye."

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Donatello placed the steak over his brother's eye. "This should help the swelling some and keep it from turning so black.

Leonardo mumbled quietly to himself. "It had better."

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Venus went in the washroom to start the next batch. She took the towels out of the dryer and began folding them. Then, she took them to the bathroom to use later that night.

Venus opened the washer to find nothing but pink sheets. "Oh no." She was positive she checked the sheets before she put them in.

She pulled out the now pink sheets and found a red bandana. She couldn't believe she missed it.

Venus took one of the sheets to explain to the guys what happened.

"What's that pink thing?" Michaelangelo asked as she walked in the den.

"I was washing clothes." Venus explained. "And one of Raph's bandanas got into the sheets."

"All of them are pink?" Leonardo asked.

"Yes, I'm sorry. I just didn't see it."

Raphael removed the steak from his eye. "Well this is great. Now we all have girlified sheets."

"I didn't mean it."

"Whatever." Raphael shook his head. "I can't believe this."

Her face turned bright red. "I said I was sorry. What more do you want?"

"I'm telling you dude." Michaelangelo started. "It's gotta be PMS."

Venus turned red. "Shut up Mikey."