Chapter 4
Disclaimer: I do not own the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle's. I only own Jen, Tony, Dante, Demetra, Ruby, Willow, Lily and their Uncle Yuki.
Chapter 4
"Hey guys, anyone home?" Demetra called as she descended the ladder into the lair.
Mikey's head popped out of the kitchen. His face lit up with a smile when he saw who it was. "Hey Demetra. What's up?"
Demetra smiled as he came out further into the living room. He wore an apron and had flour all over himself. "Nothin' much Mikey. Just came to check up on Leo."
Mikey nodded. "He's in with Master Splinter and Venus right now. You'll have to wait a few minutes to see him."
"That's okay," she said as she took off her jacket and slung it over the back of the couch. "So what are you up to Chef?"
"Making homemade pizza," he said as he led her back in the kitchen. "Wanna help?"
"Sure."
Demetra watched with unfeigned interest as Mikey showed her how to make pizza. Once the one he had started was in the oven he helped her to make her own. Neither could tell you later who started it, but it ended with both of them covered in flour. When Donnie and Leo came running at Demetra's shriek of laughter they found Mikey leaning against the counter trying to catch his breath and Demetra collapsed in a chair in a fit of giggles. Donnie chuckled at the sight of them covered in flour before he left to tell Splinter what had happened.
Leo leaned against the doorjamb and laughed at the two of them. Miraculously the flour fight had started after the second pizza was in the oven. Mikey excused himself to wash off the flour and left Demetra and Leo alone in the kitchen. Leo shook his head as he turned a chair to face Demetra and sat in it.
"What in the world are we going to do with you Demetra?" he asked softly.
Demetra giggled a little more before finally controlling herself and answering. "I really don't know Leo," She said still smiling. She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and left a smudge of flour across her face. She mostly just had a light dusting of flour on her clothes, which would come off easily.
Leo chuckled before getting up and going to the sink. He wet a washcloth and brought it back to where Demetra sat. She expected him to hand it to her, but instead he sat back down and gently wiped the flour from her face. When he was done he gently tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear. His hand lingered on her cheek before he went to reluctantly take it from her soft face. Before he could she had placed her hand over his to hold it against her cheek as she leaned into it. The sight of her crystal blue eyes looking up at him underneath her long lashes made his heart beat faster and his breath catch in his throat. She was so beautiful. Slowly they both leaned forward.
"Hey Demetra are you gonna help me clean up this mess?" Mikey called from the living room causing them to jump apart as if burned. When he came in Demetra was still sitting in her chair with a light flush to her cheeks and Leo was washing out the rag he had used to clean the flour off her face. Mikey raised an eye ridge, but chose not to say anything for which both Leo and Demetra were quite grateful.
"Uh actually I need to take out Leo's stitches," Demetra said as she stood up and dusted herself off further.
Mikey smiled, "Sure thing. Donnie said to tell you that you could use his lab. He's got everything you should need."
"Thanks Mikey," Demetra said as she went to wash her hands in the sink. In Donnie's lab she had Leo sit on the table while she calmly inspected his wound. He watched as she expertly removed the many stitches. Her gentle fingers sent shivers up his spine. He was contemplating saying something when she was done, but Donnie's entrance forestalled any conversation.
All too soon Demetra had to leave. She had to be at the clinic for her shift. She was working nights this week in the small ER. Leo watched as she left and sighed before going to the Dojo to meditate.
~*~
"So how are they?"
"They're fine Lily. Demetra said Leo's all better and Mikey is as goofy as ever."
"Well when are we going to visit them again?"
Dante sighed as he stirred their dinner on the stove, "Not tonight or tomorrow. Maybe the next day."
Lily swung her legs as she sat on the stool at the counter and leaned on her elbows. "Why not tomorrow?"
"Remember. Tomorrow is the full moon. We won't be able to go anywhere. That's why you took the day off of school and why we all took the day off of work." He reduced the heat under the pot and left it to simmer while he set about putting together a salad.
"Oh yeah sorry I kinda forgot," she said sheepishly before going to the fridge to set out the salad dressing and condiments.
Dante chuckled, "I think you are the only person I know of who could forget something like that. So did you finish your paper for English?"
"Yep," she chirped happily as she jumped up on the counter to watch him finish dinner.
"Could you get Willow and Ruby? Dinner's almost done," he said a few minutes later.
"Sure thing," she chirped as she hopped down and skipped from the room.
Dante shook his head, "You'd never know she was eighteen." He muttered to himself as he began dishing out the soup he had been making.
The girls came in a couple of minutes later. As they ate they talked of many things. Mostly centering around the turtles and the new threat, the foot clan. Willow had been doing research on the clan and had found some intriguing information about them. They had all agreed to not do anything about the clan unless they tried anything again. Demetra had been adamant about this and Dante had backed her up. They didn't need any clan wars and clashes over honor. Not when they were trying to pick up the pieces of their lives after their parents died. They had succeeded so far but it was only a matter of time before one of them broke down.
~*~
"I'm bored."
"You're always bored about this time Mikey. Why don't you play video games or something," Leo commented before going back to his book.
"Leo I have beat all of them about six times already and Raph's not here to race with me."
Leo sighed before shutting his book, "Well, I don't know what to tell you."
"Oh I know," Mikey started excitedly as he bounced up from where he had been laying on the couch.
"Know what?" Leo asked warily.
"Let's go see Dante and the girls. Someone should be home right now."
"I don't know. They might not want us to just drop in unannounced."
Mikey dismissed the idea with a wave of his hand. "Dante said we could come over any time we wanted. Come on Leo I'm sure Raph and Donnie would like to go over and visit. Venus might even want to come as well."
Leo sighed before giving in. He knew that when Mikey had an idea there was no dissuading him. When asked Venus said she would come next time, but both Raph and Donnie leapt at the idea. So they said goodbye to Venus and Splinter and left for the loft. Fifteen minutes found them at the top of the fire escape.
"Is anyone home Leo?" Donnie asked.
"Well there's a lamp on in the room, but I don't see anyone."
"Is the window open?" Mikey asked as he tried to peer into the room.
Leo shrugged before gently pushing on the window. He was surprised when the bay window swung open into the room letting the moonlight flood the floor in front of it. Silently they all came into the room and looked around. Moonlight streamed in through the windows in the front making the shadows elsewhere deeper than normal.
Mikey scratched his head as he walked to the middle of the floor. "I wonder where they are?"
The other's joined him. "Maybe they went out," Donnie supplied. "They may have gone out to eat or something."
"Yeah but why leave the window open?" Leo mused.
Raph looked around as his brother's tried to figure out where they may have gone. He was the only one to see a subtle shift in a piece of shadow. Like something had moved across the back towards the couch. "Hey guys did you see that?"
"See what?" Mikey asked as Raph looked warily about.
This time Mikey caught the subtle movement. They all tensed and went into battle stances back to back. Waiting.
A/N: Sorry about the cliffie. Just kinda happened that way. Ja ne.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle's. I only own Jen, Tony, Dante, Demetra, Ruby, Willow, Lily and their Uncle Yuki.
Chapter 4
"Hey guys, anyone home?" Demetra called as she descended the ladder into the lair.
Mikey's head popped out of the kitchen. His face lit up with a smile when he saw who it was. "Hey Demetra. What's up?"
Demetra smiled as he came out further into the living room. He wore an apron and had flour all over himself. "Nothin' much Mikey. Just came to check up on Leo."
Mikey nodded. "He's in with Master Splinter and Venus right now. You'll have to wait a few minutes to see him."
"That's okay," she said as she took off her jacket and slung it over the back of the couch. "So what are you up to Chef?"
"Making homemade pizza," he said as he led her back in the kitchen. "Wanna help?"
"Sure."
Demetra watched with unfeigned interest as Mikey showed her how to make pizza. Once the one he had started was in the oven he helped her to make her own. Neither could tell you later who started it, but it ended with both of them covered in flour. When Donnie and Leo came running at Demetra's shriek of laughter they found Mikey leaning against the counter trying to catch his breath and Demetra collapsed in a chair in a fit of giggles. Donnie chuckled at the sight of them covered in flour before he left to tell Splinter what had happened.
Leo leaned against the doorjamb and laughed at the two of them. Miraculously the flour fight had started after the second pizza was in the oven. Mikey excused himself to wash off the flour and left Demetra and Leo alone in the kitchen. Leo shook his head as he turned a chair to face Demetra and sat in it.
"What in the world are we going to do with you Demetra?" he asked softly.
Demetra giggled a little more before finally controlling herself and answering. "I really don't know Leo," She said still smiling. She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and left a smudge of flour across her face. She mostly just had a light dusting of flour on her clothes, which would come off easily.
Leo chuckled before getting up and going to the sink. He wet a washcloth and brought it back to where Demetra sat. She expected him to hand it to her, but instead he sat back down and gently wiped the flour from her face. When he was done he gently tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear. His hand lingered on her cheek before he went to reluctantly take it from her soft face. Before he could she had placed her hand over his to hold it against her cheek as she leaned into it. The sight of her crystal blue eyes looking up at him underneath her long lashes made his heart beat faster and his breath catch in his throat. She was so beautiful. Slowly they both leaned forward.
"Hey Demetra are you gonna help me clean up this mess?" Mikey called from the living room causing them to jump apart as if burned. When he came in Demetra was still sitting in her chair with a light flush to her cheeks and Leo was washing out the rag he had used to clean the flour off her face. Mikey raised an eye ridge, but chose not to say anything for which both Leo and Demetra were quite grateful.
"Uh actually I need to take out Leo's stitches," Demetra said as she stood up and dusted herself off further.
Mikey smiled, "Sure thing. Donnie said to tell you that you could use his lab. He's got everything you should need."
"Thanks Mikey," Demetra said as she went to wash her hands in the sink. In Donnie's lab she had Leo sit on the table while she calmly inspected his wound. He watched as she expertly removed the many stitches. Her gentle fingers sent shivers up his spine. He was contemplating saying something when she was done, but Donnie's entrance forestalled any conversation.
All too soon Demetra had to leave. She had to be at the clinic for her shift. She was working nights this week in the small ER. Leo watched as she left and sighed before going to the Dojo to meditate.
~*~
"So how are they?"
"They're fine Lily. Demetra said Leo's all better and Mikey is as goofy as ever."
"Well when are we going to visit them again?"
Dante sighed as he stirred their dinner on the stove, "Not tonight or tomorrow. Maybe the next day."
Lily swung her legs as she sat on the stool at the counter and leaned on her elbows. "Why not tomorrow?"
"Remember. Tomorrow is the full moon. We won't be able to go anywhere. That's why you took the day off of school and why we all took the day off of work." He reduced the heat under the pot and left it to simmer while he set about putting together a salad.
"Oh yeah sorry I kinda forgot," she said sheepishly before going to the fridge to set out the salad dressing and condiments.
Dante chuckled, "I think you are the only person I know of who could forget something like that. So did you finish your paper for English?"
"Yep," she chirped happily as she jumped up on the counter to watch him finish dinner.
"Could you get Willow and Ruby? Dinner's almost done," he said a few minutes later.
"Sure thing," she chirped as she hopped down and skipped from the room.
Dante shook his head, "You'd never know she was eighteen." He muttered to himself as he began dishing out the soup he had been making.
The girls came in a couple of minutes later. As they ate they talked of many things. Mostly centering around the turtles and the new threat, the foot clan. Willow had been doing research on the clan and had found some intriguing information about them. They had all agreed to not do anything about the clan unless they tried anything again. Demetra had been adamant about this and Dante had backed her up. They didn't need any clan wars and clashes over honor. Not when they were trying to pick up the pieces of their lives after their parents died. They had succeeded so far but it was only a matter of time before one of them broke down.
~*~
"I'm bored."
"You're always bored about this time Mikey. Why don't you play video games or something," Leo commented before going back to his book.
"Leo I have beat all of them about six times already and Raph's not here to race with me."
Leo sighed before shutting his book, "Well, I don't know what to tell you."
"Oh I know," Mikey started excitedly as he bounced up from where he had been laying on the couch.
"Know what?" Leo asked warily.
"Let's go see Dante and the girls. Someone should be home right now."
"I don't know. They might not want us to just drop in unannounced."
Mikey dismissed the idea with a wave of his hand. "Dante said we could come over any time we wanted. Come on Leo I'm sure Raph and Donnie would like to go over and visit. Venus might even want to come as well."
Leo sighed before giving in. He knew that when Mikey had an idea there was no dissuading him. When asked Venus said she would come next time, but both Raph and Donnie leapt at the idea. So they said goodbye to Venus and Splinter and left for the loft. Fifteen minutes found them at the top of the fire escape.
"Is anyone home Leo?" Donnie asked.
"Well there's a lamp on in the room, but I don't see anyone."
"Is the window open?" Mikey asked as he tried to peer into the room.
Leo shrugged before gently pushing on the window. He was surprised when the bay window swung open into the room letting the moonlight flood the floor in front of it. Silently they all came into the room and looked around. Moonlight streamed in through the windows in the front making the shadows elsewhere deeper than normal.
Mikey scratched his head as he walked to the middle of the floor. "I wonder where they are?"
The other's joined him. "Maybe they went out," Donnie supplied. "They may have gone out to eat or something."
"Yeah but why leave the window open?" Leo mused.
Raph looked around as his brother's tried to figure out where they may have gone. He was the only one to see a subtle shift in a piece of shadow. Like something had moved across the back towards the couch. "Hey guys did you see that?"
"See what?" Mikey asked as Raph looked warily about.
This time Mikey caught the subtle movement. They all tensed and went into battle stances back to back. Waiting.
A/N: Sorry about the cliffie. Just kinda happened that way. Ja ne.
