Ch 6 And the Winner is...

"I can't believe we just handed her to him!" Raph angrily yelled out as the four turtles made their way to the O'Neil Antique store, "How 'bout we try for two outta three?" He stopped walking, turned toward the side of a building where a small tree was growing and attempted to find four small sticks but he was quickly intercepted by Leo.

"That's enough Raphael," Leo sternly told him as he coaxed him away from the building and forced him to continue walking toward the store, "Donnie won fair and square and we all agreed that whoever drew the short straw would get to be the one to date April."

"When did we agree to that?" Mikey came up behind them, "Was I out of the room or something?"

"Yeah, did I miss a meeting?" Raph demanded as Leo pushed both he and Mikey further down the sidewalk.

"Just face it Raph," Donnie smiled smugly at him, "I won and you didn't, so HA, in your faces!" He laughed in Raph's face, raspberried at Mikey then turned and strutted down the street while laughing and 'victory dancing' all the way.

The other three turtles shook their heads at his smug attitude but continued to follow him. A few minutes later, they stood outside the store. "Okay guys," Leo was saying, "Remember, we speak with April and let her know we three are no longer interested and she should just hook up with Donnie, okay?" He looked from one brother to the other as Raph and Mikey groaned.

"But can't we make it two outta three?" Mikey begged, "Please!" Leo gave them stern looks and eventually, the two nodded reluctantly.

"Get outta my way meatheads," Donnie said as he pushed pass them and opened the door, "I don't need you to do anything; I'll just go in there, whisper some sweet nothings into her ear and sweep her off her feet." He was just about to walk in but stopped short at the sight before him.

Kirby O'Neil was surrounded by several of his customers, all yelling at him as they attempted to be heard over each other. Kirby was attempting to help while also trying to assist customers with their purchases and from the looks of things he was doing it completely alone. He had just answered one customers question when his eyes fell upon the turtles.

"YOU!" He yelled while pointing a finger at them. He pushed his way past his patrons and stomped angrily over to them, "This is all your fault!"

"Mr. O'Neil?" Leo made his way inside and looked around the store in bewilderment, "What's going on?" The store was in complete chaos as customers attempted to get help to find things that were put in the wrong place or have their items purchased. But since there was only Kirby, he was unable to assist everyone and customers were getting angry at having to wait and several were either leaving or just getting upset with him to where they were shouting in attempt to get his attention.

"Because of you, my daughter is at home in tears torn apart by you four and your attempts at trying to win her affections!" He waved his hands behind him, "She can't concentrate on anything let alone focus on her school work or the store so I had to come here by myself. And to top it off, my other salesgirl called out due to illness so now I have no help whatsoever!" He took a deep breath to calm himself.

"Oh man this is all our fault!" Mikey exclaimed as Kirby's customers came over to him demanding his assistance.

"Sensei was right, we've been so selfish about everything we didn't think at all about what our competing would do to April," Raph shook his head, "We've got to fix this!"

"And we will fix it Raph," Leo assured him, he then turned to Kirby, "Don't worry Mr. O'Neil, we'll talk to April and make everything better again." He turned to Donnie, "Donatello, you stay here and help Mr. O'Neil while the three of us go and help April."

"Me?" Donnie exclaimed nervously as he watched Mr. O'Neil being bombarded by several customers, "Why me?"

"Because you're the winner bright boy!" Raph told him as he pushed him into the fray of customers, "Just help out on the cash register or something!"

"I'll call the manager of my building and tell them to let you in." Kirby said as he walked over to Donnie.

Donnie watched in dismay as his three brother left the store. Before he could process what to do, Kirby grabbed his arm and pushed him toward the counter, "Get in there and ring up those customers before I lose more business," He demanded before storming off to his office.

"Yes sir," Donnie said in a very meek voice.

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Leo, Raph and Mikey quickly ran to the O'Neil apartment building where the same doorman Leo had met earlier in the week was currently holding the door open allowing a couple to walk in with several items in their hands. He looked up and saw the three turtles quickly running over to him.

"Did Mr. O'Neil get in touch with you?" Leo asked breathlessly.

"Yes he did, the O'Neil apartment is on the third floor, apartment 302," He shook his head at Leo, "And here I thought you were a nice young man."

"We are nice young men," Mikey told him indignantly, but before he could say anything more, Raph roughly grabbed his arm and pulled him inside and toward the elevator.

April sat in her room, wiping her eyes and looking at pictures on her cell phone that had been sent to her by some of the customers from her father's store. She smiled as she watched videos of the turtles doing everything they could to get her to notice them. She shook her head and swiped one picture after another, running a hand along the photo of each turtle.

"Oh, I don't know what to do," She moaned as she stared at a picture of the four of them, "I want so desperately to get to know each of them but it just wouldn't be fair if I fell for one over the others." She laid her head in her arms and sobbed.

The ringing of the doorbell pulled her away from her thoughts, she wiped her eyes and walked over to the living room and opened the door, smiling through tear filled eyes upon seeing three of the turtles standing outside her door.

"Leo, Raph, Mikey," She said as she stepped aside and allowed them to enter her home, "What are you three doing here?"

"We've come to talk to you April," Leo said.

"Oh Leo," April walked over to him and tenderly placed her hands on his face, "You still want to paint my portrait, right?"

Leo swallowed hard as he took her hands in his and stared sadly into her eyes, "Uh, well, the thing is April," Leo looked at his brothers helplessly before looking back at her, "Painting, ya know it's just a real drag and I've decided I no longer wish to paint."

"You don't?"

"No, no it's just messy and the paint gets all over your fingers and clothes, so I uh….I think you'd be better off with Donnie."

"What?" Confused, April watched Leo walk away and Raph come up to her, "Raphael, we'll go to a ballet show soon, right?"

"Ballet?" Raph scoffed and attempted to look tough but deep inside he could feel his heart ache, "Are you kidding, ballet is for sissies, real men don't do ballet which is why I think you're better off with Donnie," he said quickly as he turned away from her.

April watched heartbroken as Raph quickly walked away from her, keeping his eyes averted while Mikey slowly made his way over, "Don't tell me Mikey," April could see from the look on his face he was also going to let her down, "You no longer ride motorcycles."

"Motorcycles! Are you kidding?" Mikey laughed, "I've decided to just stick it out with my skateboard and roam around the block by my apartment, nothing else which is why," He let out a defeated sigh, "You'd be better off with Donnie."

April took a deep breath and nodded at them, "Very well then," She said with determination, "I'll go see Donnie," She was just about to walk out but stopped and looked back at the other, "But where is Donnie?"

"At your dad's store and you need to get there quickly to help out," Leo said as he took her hand and pulled her out of the apartment and toward the elevator.

"Yeah, your dad's place has gone crazy!" Mikey told her.

"Alright then," April looked at the others expectantly, "Let's go!"

The four ran out of her apartment and within a few minutes arrived at the O'Neil Antique store. They ran in and were surprised to see Donnie at the cash register attempting to finish ringing up a customer, but it was clear to his brothers, Donnie was actually having a difficult time.

"The sign said it was twenty percent off!" The lady shouted, pounding her fist on the counter, "Will you please hurry up, we've been at this for over five minutes!"

"Uhhh, yyyes ma'am," Donnie told her, feeling very flustered as he attempted to void the sale and once again ring up her purchases.

"Donnie!" The purple clad turtle looked up in time to see April run over to him. She flew into his arms and pressed her lips to his in a long and passionate kiss.

They parted and looked at each other tenderly, "Oh Donnie," April sighed happily, "How can I thank you?"

"That will do for a start," Donnie told her with a wide smile.

The two laughed and April turned toward the cash register to began ringing up the woman's items, "You go help dad," April told him with admiration in her eyes, "I'll handle the purchases." Donnie nodded and did as told while the other turtles watched rather gloomily the couple happily interact.

"Man," Mikey moaned, "This has got to be the worst day of my life."

Raph put his arm around his youngest brother's shoulders, "Trust me Mikey," He said as they turned to leave the store, "There'll be worse ones."

"Thanks Raph," Mikey said with a sigh, but a moment later he narrowed his eyes and looked at his brother curiously, "Wait, what?"

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Okay, one more chapter and this story will be done, I do hope anyone who read the story enjoyed it and would love to see some reviews. :) Peace