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Michelangelo's P.O.V
By the time Donnie came home the guys and I were on pins and needles about Sensei's "surprise". When we came home Leo and Raph were having an arm wrestling match, to which Raph won much to my amusement, mainly because Leo looked so put out at Raph's physical strength. But that's okay, Leo's the best ninja in the world!
Anyways, off topic, we were pounding Donnie through texts to get over here so we could know what was going on with Sensei that he apparently has been preparing or hiding from us.
But now we were all on the gray couch, literally in a formation starting from Leo and ending with me. Sensei was sitting in his chair with that brown folder from earlier in his lap. Leo eyed it uneasily while Donnie and Raph had this poker face, making them look similiar. I was just staring at everyone, tired of the obvious silence.
"Are you trying to build the tension, Sensei?" I asked, startling everyone out of their own worlds. They turned to me and I grinned, "Cause it's workin'."
Sensei chuckled. "My apoligies, Michelangelo."
"Why don't we get started before Mikey begins to protest?" Leo smiled while Raph just crossed his arms and Donnie snickered. I rolled my eyes.
"Okay," Sensei nodded while turning serious. There was a lot of excitement in his eyes, "First off, do you all remember the blood transfusion that Donatello had to recieve from Leonardo after our acciddent?"
I felt my stomach flop at the memory and watched the guys' eyes darken in either anger or sadness. We nodded together, which at any other time I would have loved.
"Well I had asked Dr. Kurtsman how Leonardo was a match and he dropped what you would call today a "bombshell" on me," Sensei looked slightly amused and more excited. I blinked.
"A bombshell?" Raph asked looking as confused as the rest of us. This was something that Sensei did not tell us. Was this the reason behind the weird twinkle in his eyes all those times? That mysterious look he'd have...
"Yes, some very surprising news. But at the time I did not tell you because I had no proof," He explained. Raph and Don shared a look.
"So the brown folder thing is proof of the surprise?" I asked with an excited grin. Something was starting to set in my body, like a special feeling. One that was even more powerful than the alone feeling before I met these wonderful people.
"Yes, Michelangelo," Sensei's smile grew a little as he patted the folder. Leo eyed it and then looked at Sensei in childish surprise.
"So what is the surprising news? What's the proof?" He asked curiously. Sensei could not look any happier but he coughed once into the other hand.
"The surprising news was after I woke up in the hospital," He told us and we nodded. I bounced in my seat eagerly, "Dr. Kurtsman told me your injuries but made the comment that you four were brothers, which confused me."
"Yeah, well I can see where he'd be confused," Donnie offered with a thoughtful look. That mystery twinkle was back in Sensei's eyes.
"Yes, at first I was confused, but Dr. Kurtsman insisted that you four were actually brothers and offered a DNA test," Sensei looked a bit calmer, like he was waiting for our reactions. I stopped bouncing in my shock, my eyes only on Sensei.
"D-Dr. Kurtsman did?" Raph asked like he didn't just hear that.
"Hai, so he did send for the DNA test and apparently had rather helpful connections," Sensei sounded slightly amused again and thankful. Donnie gasped, making us all jump except Sensei.
"So, wait, this is serious?! You really think so? And that must mean the brown file contains the results?!" He demanded while my stomach squeezed. My eyes were wide again. Wait...Dr. Kurtsman really thinks were brothers? That's impossible! We have been in different families and all that! How could that happen?!
"Yes, the file has the results. Dr. Kurtsman insisted on the DNA testing and I kept this from you until I had proof," Sensei opened the file as we all leaned in, pale faced and in denial. There were all sorts of words and numbers that made it hard to concentrate, even for me and my ADD.
But Donnie gasped softly and Leo choked up. Raph and I were the only ones that stayed silent.
'Test shows the probability of sibling-ship estimates to be around 99.99% for Leonardo Hamato, Donatello Nevarez, Michelangelo Levard, and Raphael Tanaka.'
I had a 99.99% chance of being their brother? This is scientifically proven or whatever...we are brothers? How..? How can we be brothers...? Tanaka is Raph's last name? Wait..if we're brothers...and we're all the same age...
"We're quadruplets?!" We all yelled simulationously, looking at each other still pale faced and surprised, and suddenly everything made sense.
"Oh, I dare say it is funny that you all share Italian Reinassance names."
"Hey, have you ever had a pain that felt like something was constantly not right?"
"But does it feel better, ya know, when we're together?"
"...did you ever realize that Raph and Leo have the same amber flicks in their eyes?"
"Leo and I have the same styling of hair..ours are straight and brown."
"Mine and Raph's are curly and blonde!"
"There are many things that you boys share that you could discover."
I came out of my shock and flashbacks to see that Donnie was shouting along side Leo, saying things that blurred together. Raphie was just staring at the file and I blinked.
"My sons, calm yourselves. Donatello, Leonardo," Sensei soothed with a stern voice. Leo and Donnie eventually stopped shouting, being out of breath.
"How could something like that have happened?!" Leo demanded looking like a hurt puppy. "If it's true, which it obviously is, how could we have been seperated?!"
"I was told that it is a strong possibility that you four had no other available family and was seperated into different homes because of the unlikelihood of being adopted together," Sensei explained. Donnie suddenly straightened.
"That makes sense.." He said in an almost whisper, "Probably to spare us the pain of knowing each other and being seperated."
Leo looked like he understood but for whatever reason looked more hurt at that. I was too, plus I was mad. We never had the chance to grow up together...I could have had them earlier...
"My children, I understand your shock...but you are happy that you are related, right?" Sensei looked suddenly very worried. Even Raph looked at him in surprise then.
"I am..." I spoke up, disappointed that the excitement wasn't matched with what I really felt. Leo, Donnie, and Raph looked at me like they were seeing me in a new light. I smiled. "But at the same time...knowing that we were seperated hurts.." Leo looked down and Donnie gulped.
"But Don and I are in the same foster home," Raph spoke up quietly, looking still more shocked than even me and very confused.
"That was probably just concidental because of the death of my foster Dad," Donnie explained while looking suddenly very interested. "I never asked before, but our birthdays are the same, right?"
"March 22nd, right?" Leo remarked and we all went wide eyed. "Woah...guys."
"Do you want to know the order of your birth?" Sensei inquired and our eyes lit up. So we were brothers...okay, but what order were we born in?!
"I bet I'm the oldest!" Raph smirked which made both Leo and Don gawk at him.
"There is no way, little brother," Leo challenged while smirking evially while Don and I shared a 'done' look. Raph and Leo had a glare down.
Donnie surprised me by grabbing the file out of Raphie's lap, not even dotting an eye, and studied the many papers. I didn't want my head to hurt by looking at it so I studied Donnie's face instead.
"Aha!" He shouted making me flinch whilst Leo and Raph jumped, Raph accidentally hit Leo smack in the chest. Both just stared at each other in surprise and I suddenly died laughing. Leo's and Raph's flabbergasted faces were too much for me. Sensei chuckled with a hand on his face and his head ducked. "Sorry Raph, Leo's the oldest."
"What?!" Raph recovered quickly and so did Leo, who did a corny heroic pose that could have reptured my stomach and send me to the hospital in laughter. My face hurt and tears were running down my cheeks. I'm surprised that they were ignoring me.
"I can see that," Sensei said while Raph steamed, "What is the actual order after Leonardo?"
Donnie smiled and had that "I'm about to explain in a smart people way" look as we crowded around him and Sensei leaned in looking very interested and happy.
"Well according to these records that Dr. Kurtsman provided along with the DNA test state that Leonardo was born first at 12:43 a.m. and Raph was born 6 minutes later-"
Raph interrupted Donnie with a shout. "I'm younger by six minutes?!"
We all glared at him and he blinked, piping down in a way that made me want to laugh again. Sensei smiled and urged Donnie to continue.
"Raph was born at 12:49 a.m. with me following closely 4 minutes later at 12:53 a.m. and lastly Mikey, who came after me nearly 9 minutes later at 1:02 a.m." Donnie explained with a smile. I blinked.
"What a weird time to be born," I huffed and Donnie rolled his eyes, "1:02...in the morning! Poor Mom..." Leo, Raph, and Donnie stared.
"Well...at least I'm the second oldest..." Raph grumbled as we grinned. It seemed to finally hit us that we were quadruplets.
"This is amazing!" Leo smiled as he gestured happiily to us. "We're actually brothers! Like for real brothers!"
"Hell yeah!" Raph suddenly broke out into a wild grin that made Donnie and I snicker. Sensei ignored the curse word and just smiled happily at us all.
"But...since we know that we're brothers...what, uh, what happened to our real parents?" Donnie questioned looked thoughtful.
"I have considered these questions. I am going to hire a private investigator as soon as possible and all our questions should be answered," Sensei explained with a smile.
"That would be cool," I beamed, though inwardly I was worried about what we might discover. We started up a conversation about how the similiarities between us made more sense when I felt my butt vibrate. I jumped with a shirek of fright.
I grabbed my phone out of my back pocket, unaware that I put it there after texting Donnie, while my new-found brothers laughed hard at my girlish shirek. I pouted as I answered the call.
"Hello?" I greeted as Sensei looked at me in amusement, obviously trying his best not to laugh at me either. I glared at Raph when slid off the couch holding his stomach.
"Hello? Sweetie?"
My heart skipped a beat at my Mother's voice. "Mom!"
The guys and Sensei stopped laughing immediately, which was sort of funny and endearing at the same time. Was something else wrong with my Mom?
"Hey, Honey!" Mom's voice was better and slightly brighter. "I just wanted to let you know that I've just been discharged a little early!"
"Oh, really!?" I beamed excitedly. Everyone looked at me confused and I held the phone away, "Mom's discharged!" They brightened and smiled while Sensei looked relieved.
"Yes," Mom giggled, "And I also wanted to let you know that Scott is here."
"What?!" I cried in surprise. I pictured the huge intimidating guy in my head and blinked. "Scott is here?! Is he at the house?"
"Yeah, he's here and he wants to meet you," Mom replied softly and I smiled.
"Awesome, I'll be right over! Oh! Can the guys come too? I have some surprising news for you!" I gushed as the guys smiled at me.
"Of course! I wanted to see them too!" Mom laughed and I heard something low in the background. Woah, if that was Scott his voice was seriously barritone.
"See you soon then!" I said with a huge grin.
"Bye Sweetie, be careful," She replied warmly and we hung up. I laughed when I turned around and the guys were already geting ready to go.
"We've never been to your house before," Donnie smiled as he walked up to me. I put away my phone and beamed.
"It's...not big," I shrugged while noticing Raph wrestling with Leo to get to their shoes first. I rolled my eyes. "And it's not too far."
"Alright then I will call Terry and Frank over," Sensei smiled suddenly and turned to us. "Do be careful and don't come home too late."
"Hai!" We yelled as we rushed out the door like raging bulldogs.
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As we arrived close to my house I could hardly keep still, like, at all! I was bouncing around the guys with newfound excitement in my viens. I was so happy that Mom was discharged early and that Scott was already here!
"Where does he get all that energy?" Raph joked as he turned to Leo and Don, who were walking side by side with gentle smiles on their faces.
"Not sure," Leo laughed.
"For someone so small how can he contain it?" Donnie grinned and I rolled my eyes as I bounced on my toes.
"I'm not that much smaller than you guys!" I protested as I turned to look at them. They looked amused, darn them! "Well smaller than Donnie cause he's a skyscraper but still!"
Raph and Leo burst out laughing at Donnie's surprised yet embarrassed reaction. I stuck my tounge out and he glared, coming after me best he could with crutches. I laughed as I ran away further down the street.
Suddenly I noticed Donnie slowing down with a look of wary surprise on his face. I was hardly able to stop when I hit someone and stumbled backwards. I was even more shocked when Leo appeared out of nowhere with Raph and pushed me behind them. Donnie was squished behind them with me and had grabbed my arm to balance himself when his crutches fell.
Leo and Raph had their ninja faces on, I had noticed, which was their best poker face with a touch of promising anger. The guy in front of us was blinking before he just stared. I could not tell what type of emotion was on his face...it was just void and he was quiet.
But now I could tell why Raphie and Leo were so protective. The guy looked dangerous, like a movie star villian! His eyes were only a slightly darker green than Raphie's. He had a couple of scars on his face, one from his hairline to an eyebrow on his right side, the other on his left side near his chin. He had jet black hair that seemed to be streaked with green tips and a random white patch that extended after the scar on his hairline. He looked so badass! His hair was in a low ponytail with his bangs swooping over the left eye.
It was awkward because the guy did not talk. The more time that passed the more on edge Leo and Raph got. The badass dude wore a black leather jacket with a dark green shirt underneith followed by dark blue jeans and huge black converse. The dude was ripped, kinda reminding me of Slash.
After another awkard moment Donnie decided to speak up, looking really done with us and uncomfortable since he was pressed up against me. "Um, hello..?"
"Hello..." Badass spoke up with that barritone voice I remember hearing over the phone. My eye grew wide with candy colors.
"Are you Scott?!" I demanded with a huge smile on my face. Leo, Raph and Donnie all three jumped at the obnxious loud tone and glared at me for the trouble. But I shrieked in excitement when Scott quietly nodded. I KNEW he was a badass looking dude!
Leo and Raphie backed off but still remained cautious. Donnie stumbled away while grumbling because of his crutches that were on the ground. He moved away to pick them up.
"Ah, Sweetie! There you boys are!" My Mom came out of the house, which I just realized was only a couple blocks away. I blinked in surprise. Mom crossed the small yard and slowly made her way to us. I was surprised when Scott moved to give her room and quietly went back to grabbing boxes out from behind a black Dodge 250.
"Hello Miss Levard," Leo smiled politely as he bowed his head. Mom giggled and gave him a hug that surprised him and made him blush. Raph helped Donnie when it looked like he was having trouble balancing and trying to grab two crutches without falling on the ground.
"Please, Leo, call me Macy," Mom smiled and I laughed when Leo just nodded. I watched Scott as Mom hugged both Donnie and Raphie, who reacted the same as Leo.
"Um, do you need help, dude?" I asked canting my head. Scott looked up at me with slight surprise on his face before he shook his head. I blinked. "Are you sure? Oh! I'm Michelangelo by the way!" I gave my biggest grin.
"I realized that the moment I saw you," If I didn't know any better I'd say he looked amused. "You already know my name..."
I nodded. But I also remembered Mom saying he didn't like his name at all. I looked behind me when Mom touched my shoulder. "Is that all your bags, Green Bean?"
Everything became quiet and Scott aka "Green Bean" looked ready to leave. I laughed so hard. Donnie tried to be reserved about it but you could tell by the way his body shook that he smothering laughter. Leo was biting his lip that was in a half smile and Raph just turned around, laughing like me.
"Yes, this is the last of my bags," Green Bean muttered lowly and Mom laughed.
"Then let's all get inside!" She smiled as she almost wobbled. I grabbed her arm worriedly and she just smile more. I sighed with a smile of my own before I jerked my head to signal the guys to follow me. Scott silently followed after us with a couple of boxes in his huge arms.
My house was small, being only a small brown/white house with only a couple of windows showing the kitchen and living room, which are joined together. We had a small 32 inch TV and my old playstation on top of a small light brown stained coffee table in front of the 3 seated leathery gray couch. Our kitchen had a two door fridge, old stained stove and 3 counters, one with a sink the other with a microwave. The other three rooms were a small bathroom with a tub connected shower and two bedrooms, my Mom's and mine.
"Sorry things are a little dusty," Mom apologized looking sheepish. I rolled my eyes and helped her in while the guys all smiled politely. Raph moved aside, being the second to last in, to let Scott move in and set the boxes beside hte door before closing it. "I'll go make some lemonade!"
"You don't have to!" Leo looked mutinous that my Mom, having just been discharged, wanted to just freely walk around. I wanted to snicker.
"I want to! I know you boys are thirsty and I haven't been able to do much, so now I am," Mom replied giving a wanring smile and a "won't take a no" look in her hazel eyes. I laughed at Leo's shocked face. I love my Mom.
"Well thank you," Donnie smiled even more. "Do you want some help?"
"Ah, yes please!" Mom smiled at Donnie, "You're tall enough tto reach the cabinets!" I growled when Raphie looked at me with a teasing smile.
Donnie laughed and followed my Mom to the kitchen while Leo and Raph shared an uncomfortable look. I smiled and turned to Scott, who was studying me with a careful and quiet glance.
"So, I guess you're sharing a room with me, huh?" I asked with a grin. He nodded twice. I beamed. "Okay, this way! Raph and Leo, you guys can find whatever you want on TV or play my playstation!"
"Oh, I'll play it alright!" Raph grinned as he all but flew to the couch to turn everything on. I laughed as Leo joined him a scolding look. I motioned for Scott to follow me and he grabbed three of the five boxes he had lined up against the wall by the door.
I walked down the small hallway and opened the only door on the right. My room was a warm orangish brown with a brown red carpet. The paint was somewhat chipped. My bed had Teen Titan sheets and pillow cases but my comforter was Crognard the Barbarian. I smiled as I filed in and let Scott in after me.
"This is my room!" I gushed and a look passed over his face. My bed had shelves above it with my prized action figures and comic books on the side drawers. My dresser had a mirror with various Nickeloden program stickers on the sides. I promise I'm not obssessed with that channel...
"It fits you," He spoke up, surprising me for all but a second before I laughed and rubbed the back of my hair. "May I put my things down on the bed?"
"Of course!" I smiled as he did so. He was looking around when I added, "I usually stay at Leo's, so until we get you a bed you can sleep in mine!"
Scott looked so surprised as he whirled around to face me that it confused me and threw me off guard. "I can sleep on the bed?"
"Uh, yes?" I answered suddenly feeling a bit sick to my stomach. He did have a bed to sleep on before, right? I know Aunt Helen was a bad person, though she wasn't always Mom said, but she couldn't have made her own son sleep on the floor right? "Of course you can!"
"Thank you, my friend," Scott seemed easily touched which made me want to laugh inside. But I was still frowning. "Is something wrong? Did I misspeak?"
"No..uh, I was just thinkin'," I smiled as I shook my head out of the clouds. "If my bed's not comfortable our couch actually is and it's long..so..."
"Thank you, you are as kind as your Mother," He actually smiled a little bit at me and my heart melted. He was actually very polite...I swallowed.
"No problem..." I blushed, looking down. "Mom's the best. I've been with her since I was a kid." Scott looked at me in a interested and curious way.
"She says she adopted you when you were 10," He remarked and I nodded with a small smile at the memory of her outstretched hand and the promise to take care of me. Scott had grown quiet again. "Well, she is pretty lucky, I'd say..."
I blinked but felt happy at what I thought was a compliment before he began to open his boxes. I wondered what I could say or do right now. "So..Mom says you, uh, don't like your name?"
Scott's eyes almost changed, which was pretty scary I'll admit, like they almost for real darkened, but he stopped himself and I actually found myself fasicinated. His eyes softened when he looked at me. "That is correct."
Oh wow he talks like Donnie. Or the teachers at school. "So what should I call you? Do you have a name you like?"
"Not really," He looked away and I was quiet for a moment before I beamed.
"Well I love naming things! I could give you a nickname if you want?" I told him while he looked at me in slight surprise. He nodded and I stepped forward to study him. He looked uncomfortable. I studied his eyes, hair, and clothes. "You look realyl badass..." Scott flashed me geniune surprise and I laughed.
The boxes caught my attention and I noticed that he had like two other leather jackets. I brightened instantly and faced him. "You really like leather goods, huh?"
"Y-Yes..." He answered a bit hestiantly and I smiled.
"I think I'll call you Leather! Wait...no..Leatherhead!" I laughed some more as I bounced in place. Leatherhead looked at me and then smiled.
"Leatherhead it is then, thank you," He smiled a bit more, looking actually thankful and I beamed.
"Sure thing!" I replied happily. I knew that I would like Leatherhead!
"Mikey, Green Bean! Time for lemonade!" Mom called and I heard the guys snickering. Leatherhead looked put out by the nickname and I giggled. That was just the way Mom was most times.
"Let's go, dude, I also have some great news!" I cheered and he canted his head but followed me into the living room. Leatherhead remained standing while I sat on the armrest beside Donnie. Leo was leaning against the wall on the other side of the armrest while Raph and Mom sat on the couch with Donnie.
Mom gave us all lemonade, which I drank in like 2 minutes flat, before I put the glass away and faced Mom, who looked amused.
"So, do you wanna hear the totally awesome life changing no, no life altering news that I have?!" I demanded while the guys face palmed and Leatherhead looked amused. Mom laughed.
"Go ahead and tell me, Sweetie," She urged and I nodded, clenching my good hand and smiling.
"Well Master Splinter found out that Leo, Raphie, Donnie and I are..." I was trying to build tension while Raph glared at me for the nickname. "Quadruplets!"
Mom and Leatherhead flashed me a look of stunned shock. Leatherhead began to study each of us and Mom blurted out laughing.
"That's so funny, Sweetie!" Mom laughed while I fell on the ground. She didn't believe me! Leo and Donnie hid their silent laughter behind their hands while Raph rubbed his eyes.
"No...Mom seriously! It was 99.99% proven! By a scientist that is smart! Like Donnie smart!" I explained wihle Donnie rolled his eyes in amusement.
"So.." Mom still looked amused and I sighed. "You're quadruplets? And you're just figuring it out?"
"Long story," Leo finally helped me out and Mom looked at him surprised.
"Wait...this isn't a joke?" Mom looked so lost and I felt bad for all the jokes I played on her in the past. Her eyes grew wide.
Leo decided to fully take over with the whole story and everything we discovered. I had shifted closer to my Mom while they explained. Raph and I chimed in just to irratate Leo and Donnie finished the story with how Sensei is hiring a private investigator.
"I can't believe it..." Mom turned to look at me with wide eyes. "But this explain all those feelings you had, Sweetie." I blushed when the guys looked at me curiously.
"Yeah...my thoughts exactly," I nodded with a smile.
"I was wondering if you all were related because of the similiarities in your appearances," Leatherhead commented and the guys looked surprised.
Leo's phone suddenly went off, making all of us jump, before he answered it with a surprised, "Hello? Sensei?"
Raph, Donnie, and I perked at he mention of Sensei but then went wide eyed at the slight paleness that took over Leo's face.
"Wait...Frank is in the hospital?! Why?!" Leo demanded as he looked sheepish at my Mom and walked out of the house.
"Go ahead, Baby," Mom looked sad and I nodded my head before kissing her cheek. Raph and Donnie nodded their heads respectively and followed after Leo. I gave Leatherhead a surprise hug and whispered, "Keep Mom safe and make yourself at home."
I followed the guys out and saw Leo close his phone and look up in distress. It was sort of cute how Raph was all hovering, even though he claims he's not the mother hen that Leo is, and Donnie was turning to me to lock an arm around me.
"What's wrong, Leo? Is Sensei okay?" Raph asked, sounding like an angry worried shark. Leo nodded but looked pissed.
"It's Frank. He was attacked and his taxi carjacked by the Purple Dragons and some guy with a spiky jacket," Leo had venom in his voice while the rest of us went wide eyed and we watched Raph pale.
"Slash..."
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