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It had taken the entire night for them to get to April's old home. Donatello and Raphael carefully moved Leonardo into the house with April leading them towards the bathroom. The rest of them followed behind them tired and exhausted. None of them were willing to fall asleep after what they had just been through.
April began to fill the bathtub with water as Donatello instructed as he and Raphael steadily placed Leonardo into the water. April grabbed a nearby sponge and began to wipe off any caked on blood on Leo.
"This will keep him hydrated, help him heal faster" Donnie said standing up and leaving the room. Soon everyone trailed after him. Raphael was the only one to stay in the room along with Skyler who stood by the doorway, biting her lip and looking at him in worry. Finally she left the room to be with her friends.
They had separated into two groups. April, Casey, Donnie and Mikey had stayed inside the house while Kayla, Nia, Cat and Skyler went outside near the barn and away enough from the house, so they couldn't be ease drop on.
"So now what?" Nia said crossing her arms as she leaned against the old barn.
"We wait, its the only thing we can do" Kayla replied "My phone's dead. We can't call my dad to come get us, unless any of you still have some battery left or brought a charger?" she continued watching her three friends shake their heads and she sighed.
It was quiet between them. They were still trying to gather up their thoughts. Nia, Skyler and Catharine occasionally glancing back at the house.
"I know why I got a link with April" Cat stated softly. They looked up at her waiting for her to explain "It's because she knows them and we're all connected, I'm sure you guys already felt the connection" Cat continued.
Nia turned away but nodded, while Skyler nodded with a blush leaving Kayla to scowl.
"I don't want it" Kayla muttered angrily. Their heads snapped towards her with wide eyes at her declaration.
"What do you mean―" Cat began.
"I mean exactly what I just said! I don't want it!" Kayla glared and stormed off into the woods.
"Kayla wait!" Nia shouted being completely ignored.
"Let her go. She can fight it all she wants but it's not gonna make a difference…the connection is already there" Cat stated watching her friend leave then followed an orange and white thread slowly winding together as it lead back to the house and to her angered friend. She glanced at Nia seeing her thread was blue woven with dark red-orange. Skyler's thread was bright red with grey twirling around it shyly. She started down at her chest where the thread came out of, staring at it with a slight frown. It was purple and gold, however the threads laid motionless side by side unlike her friends.
"You alright?" Nia asked noticing Cat staring at the house in silence.
"Cat?" Skyler called out softly placing a hand on her shoulder in worry.
"Yeah!" Cat said putting on a fake grin "We should head back and see if April needs help with anything. It's the least we can do since she's letting us stay with them" she said heading back to the house. As they got closer her heart clenched tighter in her chest.
"What now? Can we even trust them?" Casey said staring at them through the window and narrowing his eyes as one of them stormed off into the woods.
"They didn't get scared when they saw us" Mikey commented.
"Which makes it even more suspicious. They acted like it's normal for them to see you guys, no offense" April said quickly.
"We know what you mean" Mikey waved her off.
"I say we let them be for now, it's not like they can tell anyone out here" Donnie stated his mind drifting back to the memory of an older Catharine and himself had told him.
Cat kneeled down to his level and pulled his strap "You listen to me! When you get back to your world you look for me…er…younger me, Catharine Carter do I make myself clear?" Younger Donnie looked between the woman in front of him and his older self.
"I'd do what she says" Donatello chuckled telling his younger self "You won't regret it" he promised with a smile.
He thought back to when she had first climbed into the van and they had locked eyes. It had hit him harder than when he first laid eyes on April. She was beautiful. Her hair was a soft gold and cut short giving her an almost pixie-like look. But her eyes were what drew him to her. They were a bright amber and he swore they grew brighter every time they met eyes. It had taken him a lot to not stare at her on the ride over to here, but he always managed to slip and stare at her. And when he did she would be staring right back at him with a grin. Her eyes twinkling with mischievousness and amusement causing him to blush and turn away quickly. He was thankful it had been nighttime and the darkness had covered his flush face. When the sun began to rise he forced himself to start a conversation with April and Casey until they finally arrived at the old home.
"They're coming back inside, well most of them. One of them left into the woods" Casey stated. A few seconds later the door opened and they all walked in minus Kayla.
"Hey April anything we can do to help around here?" Cat grinned.
"I think for now you guys should just explore the place while I go to the nearby store and pick up some food for us" April smiled.
"I'll go with you Red" Casey offered with a smirk then turn towards Donnie half surprised when he didn't object.
"I'm going to the barn. I'll see if I can set up a temporary lab. Maybe I can whip up a medicine for Leo" he said quickly and walked towards the door.
"Can I help?" Cat asked making his hand freeze on the doorknob. He swallowed the lump that had quickly had formed in his throat.
"S-sure" he said mentally cursing himself for stuttering and walked out with her behind him.
"So…where's your friend Kayla?" Mikey asked curiously.
"Somewhere" Nia stated walking upstairs with Skyler following her and giving him an apologetic look.
"Oh…" he said slumping his shoulders down and plopping on the couch with a pout. Casey and April shrugged and left him once he turned on the tv.
Nia and Skyler walked back into the bathroom watching Raphael sat by his brother on a stood. Nia walked closer to the tub kneeling down by the side of it. She reached a hand out to softly touch his face, however her hand never made contact. Raph stood up and grabbed her wrist in his and growled at her.
"Don't touch him" he hissed his hand tightening around her wrist. What gave her the right? She didn't know his brother!
"Let go!" She narrowed her eyes at him.
"G-guys please s-stop!" Skyler stood between them and pushed them apart. Raph reluctantly let go of Nia and glared down at Skyler but it was cut short when he stared into those large grey doe-like eyes. He swallowed nervously.
"…" He began and turned away with a slightly blush to his face. He forced it gone before looking back at them "Just don't touch him" he narrowed his eyes mainly at Nia, making her glare at him. He went back to sitting on the stool he sat in before keeping a close eye on them. He watch the small brunette get closer to the tub as she gave glances back at him every time she got closer, almost as if asking for his permission. He said nothing and kept watching her.
"C-can I-I?" She asked softly and motioned if it was ok for her to touch his brother. Her question actually surprised him, but he found himself nodding dumbfound. At least she had asked unlike the red head.
Skyler hands gently glided over Leo head and slowly trailed down his neck and plastron. Raph watched slightly annoyed as her hands carefully checked over his brother stopping over certain injuries and making her furrow her brows.
"Can you heal him?" Nia asked softly. Skyler bite her lip unsure giving Nia a secret glance that they need to talk somewhere else.
That had caught Raphael's attention. He watched them stand up and leave the bathroom. He listen carefully as he heard a door close. He stood up and silently made his way towards where the sound came from. They had gone into one of the rooms, he could hear them talking between themselves.
"H-his i-injuries are s-severe…I-I c-can't...I d-don't know i-if I c-can" Skyler muttered quietly.
"You have to try though" Nia insisted.
"I c-can try…heal w-what I c-can…but h-his o-other injuries"
"Sky please"
"I w-wish I c-could b-but I d-don't know h-how to heal a-at t-that level y-yet…it c-can do more harm t-than good"
heard enough he bursts into the room. Skyler's eyes widen and Nia glared.
"It's rude to ease drop" she stated.
Raps ignored her and walked up to Skyler "You can heal my brother?" Asked grabbing her by the shoulders.
"…I-I…" Skyler blushed at the contact.
"You can right?" He asked softly.
"I'll t-try" Skyler's eyes soften and nodded placing a hand on his. He could feel his cheeks warm up slightly.
Skyler lightly smacked him on his plastron but couldn't help but smile "Raphael b-be nice"
"I'm just teasing Sky" Raph smirked and kissed the top of her head. Younger Raph stared at the small brunette with grey eyes shyly wave at him with a smile. He blushed slightly and turned away his eyes going towards his older counterpart. "She tends to make us do that a lot when we first meet her" Raphael referred to the blushing with a smirk as he told his younger self.
He shook his head at the memory and let her go "Uh…thank you" he muttered and left to keep watch over Leo.
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