OMG! It's taken forever, but after almost a year of writer's block and enough of waiting for you, I've finally got Chapter 5 done! Thanks SOOO much to Demon Angel and S Cold, btw. Without thier ideas, I don't think I would've gotten anywhere! Thank ya'll so much. This chapter is being dedicated to ya'll.
Disclaimer: Me no own TMNT:wahhhh:
Warning: SLASH! In other words BOY/BOY! Don't diss me if ya don't like. You've been warned!
Impossible Love
Chapter 5
Rapheal panicked at the confession going through his mind, his eyes widening slightly and breath deepening drastically. Before realizing what he was doing, his hands shoved his injured brother off of him, propelling his own self backwards with the force and then onto his feet. Donny looked up to him from where he now sat against the weapons main control panel, holding his shoulder, which was bleeding again through the bandages. Raph could see tears starting to well up in his blue-violet eyes, but the salty moisture had yet to fall. His own green eyes caught those of his brother's before he turned away to mount the Shell-cycle in the back of the truck. The engine revved once, twice, three times, then the red-banded turtle sped out of the vehicle's doors. Now discouraged, Don stayed sat on the floorboard, holding his arm, as he studied the floor panel of the Battle Shell.
"Don?" Lance moved towards the ninja to kneel at his side and rested a hand on his forearm. "You a'ight, bro?"
"I-I'm fine, Lance.." The purple clad turtle replied half-heartedly as he started to push himself up, allowing the assistance that Lance provided.
Another pair of hands helped in getting him back to his feet and guided him to the seat he'd previously occupied before being spilled out onto the floor. The concerned eyes of Leonardo checked Don over, his skilled hands gently undoing the dressings on his arm to recheck the injury. Some of the stitches had pulled free, so the oldest of the four brothers worked the rest of the surgical thread from the wound so it could be replaced.
"What happened?" Donny didn't answer, instead, deciding to look away. Leo, then, slipped into genuine older brother mode, slipping his fingers under the other's chin to tilt Don's face up to look at him. "Donny? What's wrong? What did Raph do?"
The other mutant turtle was silent for a moment, his eyes going distant, before he finally decided to answer. "Nothing. Raph... didn't do anything."
"You sure?"
"Damnit, Leo!" The usually mellow turtle snapped, his now deep violet eyes blazing with pent up fury as he met the elder's eyes. "I'm fuckin' fine! Just drop it, already!"
Leonardo opened his mouth to reply, half shocked at his brother's reaction, but then he thought better of it and snapped his jaw closed once more. Perhaps, he thought as he silently began to redo the bandages, it might be best to keep an eye on Raph and Don...
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He couldn't believe the thoughts going through his mind. He couldn't understand why the thoughts were going through his mind. This was his brother, for crying out loud! It was wrong to like his brother like that... at least.. it had to be...
But, blood wise, he's not your brother... his inner voice hissed at him.
He growled at his conscious in frustration. Besides that, he began to argue back, I'm not gay.
Are you..? His eyes narrowed at that.
Of course not! I like girls!
Maybe... But you do watch Don pretty close.. And you're always eyeing Casey when ya'll go out... Perhaps you're bisexual...
Dear god... His green eyes widened behind the red mask. The voice was right. He was always eyeing Casey's ass, silently wondering what...
"Aww.. shit..." Rapheal murmured softly from where he now sat on top of an old warehouse, banging his palm against his forehead. What a fuckin' revelation he was having...
Perhaps he could talk to someone about this... Casey. Raph immediately abandoned that idea. Heaven only knew what Casey would think if he knew that Raph eyed him... April, then…?
The red clad turtle stared off into the distance at the Hudson River that ran through the city. The moonlight on the water's rippling reflection caught his gaze, making him convert his eyes to the almost full moon above. A smile pulled at the corner of his wide mouth as he stared at the drifting satellite
Nah... probably wouldn't do no good. Knowing April, she'd either have a heart attack or swoon over the fact that he liked Donny. Who knew how she'd react to one of her friends being.. bi.. Then, he frowned. How was his family going to react?
"Aagghh..." The mutant ninja flopped back onto the concrete roof. "My life sucks.."
But for once, maybe that was a good thing. Even if the temperamental turtle didn't realize it.
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"Master Splinter, this is Lance Collins. Lance, meet our father, Splinter."
The rat's eyes studied the boy for a moment before a smile started across his muzzle. He bowed his head slightly in greeting, it being returned awkwardly by the nervous human with a bow of his own.
"Welcome to our home, Mr. Collins. It's a pleasure to meet the friend of my second youngest," the ninja master stated, then added to his sons, "Where is Rapheal?"
Donatello turned away, limping towards the bathroom with Lance looking after him. The African American shared a concerned look with the youngest of the turtles.
"Raph left," Leo replied, bringing the master's attention away from his retreating brother to himself. "I'm not sure was happened. All I know is that Don landed on top of Raph, Raph shoved Donnie off him, then left."
"Hmm.." After a moment of being lost in thought, Splinter looked back up to his oldest. "Thank you, Leonardo. I shall meditate on this matter later. For now, let us make our guest feel at home."
Michelangelo brightened at this suggestion and slung an arm around Lance's shoulders to lead him over to the couch. "So, Laney-boy. Donnie ever told you our story?"
"No..." Lance shook his head. "I don't believe he has."
"Great!" Mikey sat the human down on the couch. "Well, it began a long time ago..."
Leo looked towards his father with the beginnings of a smile starting to creep across his face. "Somehow, Master, I think Mike already has."
The rat smiled in return at the comment, going over to the living area to join Michelangelo in telling their orgin. Leo was soon to follow.
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Donatello leaned his head back against the cold concrete wall from where he sat, his eyes closed. His arm ached dully while his swelling ankle throbbed painfully. Blue-violet eyes looked down to the wrapped joint stretched out in front of him, actually being able to see his leg pulse with his heartbeat.
He wasn't quite sure why Rapheal reacted the way he did. All he'd done was fall on his brother. Even so, he felt.. strange... no.. rejected at being shoved away like he had been. He sighed heavily then groaned while putting a hand to his face.
Why the heck would I have to develop a crush on someone who won't acknowledge me in the way I want...? And way my brother of all people..? For the love of... I'd been better off with Casey! Idiot!
Donny banged his head against the wall hard enough to make him see stars for several seconds. Finally, he got up with another heavy sigh. The room spun momentarily from the sudden change in altitude, at which he braced himself against the bathroom wall until the dizziness faded. The ninja exited the room to catch the tail end of their origin story, Mikey introducing himself and Leo, as well as Raph, who had yet to return.
With, yet, another sigh, Donatello started over to join Lance on the couch. The mocha-skinned boy gave him a wide grin that showed off his white teeth.
"Ya' know, we neva' did make it ta our lit' party," he stated with a sudden glance to his watch. "An' it bes 1, now."
"And I don't think we're gonna make it, either," Don replied with a small smile of his own. "Sorry about that."
"Ah, dun worry 'bout it. It all cool!" Lance placed an arm over Don's shoulders. "I finally gotta met you're hood, my brotha."
Donny couldn't help but roll his eyes with a soft snort.
"Let's have a monster marathon!" Michelangelo, who'd disappeared during this time, plopped a heavy box of DVDs and tapes on the ottoman.
Donny couldn't help but groan at the idea while Leo vanished to his room. Lance joined Mikey in looking through the box o' movies.
"I shall retire for the night," Splinter started for his own room.
"G'nite, Master," the two remaining turtles chorused after the rat.
"Ahha! Tremors!" Mikey exclaimed in triumph then, holding up the box containing all the movies in the Tremor series.
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Raph returned home much later to see Mikey and Lance both snoring on the couch with the middle of Tremors II playing. Several coke cans and an empty bowl, that, by the leftover kernels, had held popcorn, littered the coffee table. The turtle in red sighed with a shake of his head. It would figure that the human would like monster movies...
Soft clicks of metal hitting metal drew Rapheal's attention to the old subway car across from the tv area. He could see the light on and the shadow of his younger brother moving around inside.
He really should go apologize. After all, he really didn't have any reason for shoving Donny the way he had. With a moment's hesitation, he make way over to the car, his heart pounding in his chest. At the steps, he paused, watching his brother's back as he worked on whatever new invention of his. Another moment passed before Rapheal spoke up.
"Up kinda late, ain't cha?"
Startled, Donatello paused in what he was doing. Then he looked back to his older brother standing on the floor of the lair. He turned away a second later to return to his project.
"You're home early... No one to clobber?" The other returned bitterly.
Raph was taken back by his coldness towards him, yet didn't let the surprise show. The subway car creaked under his added weight as he climbed up to join his brother. He thought he'd been imaging it, but being so close to Donny told him otherwise as the feelings of frustration and hurt bombarded him.
"I didn't feel like staying out." Drawing closer, he rested a strong hand on his brother's shoulder, feeling the muscles tense under his palm. "Listen, Don... I-I'm sorry... I dunno what came over me back there... but I shouldn't have done that.. I shouldn't have shoved you like that..."
The purple clad ninja stilled in his movements and was silent, but for the slight tremors going through his body. An almost silent sniffle caught Raph's ears, the sound making his eyes narrow in concern.
"Donny?"
Glaring, tear filled eyes turned to his own," Yeah... you shouldn't have done that... Get Away From Me, Rapheal. Leave. Me. Alone."
Green eyes widened at the hostility in the voice of the angry turtle as Raph backed away. He knew, as well as the rest of their brothers, that when Donny called anyone by their full name, it was never good. And it seemed that his purple clad younger brother was not very happy with him at the moment.
"Alright.. G'nite, Don..." Raph turned away and started for his room, completely ignoring the fact that he could hear the turtle crying and that Lance and Mikey was awake and exchanging worried glances with one another once again.
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Impossible Love
Chapter 5
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Ottoman -- that's a footstool to those who didn't know. I had to ask my mom about that. It was in the script of our senior play.
Tremors -- umm... how many movies were made exactly..?
ok, there ya'll go.. Sorry about spelling and grammer errors. I was in a hurry to get this out. So, anyway, plz reveiw. And if ya'll have any ideas that you think would be useful, pm or emial me! I'd appreciate it!
SV