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Donatello's Point of View:
"Leo, Leo slow down please!" I cried out when I almost stumbled again on my crutches. Leo and Raph froze from where they were almost literally running neck in neck towards my soon to be new home. Leo was anxious to get to Frank at his house, I know, but my leg was starting to get agitated with trying to keep up.
"You okay, Bro?" Mikey asked as he looked up at me with wide baby blue eyes. I silently beamed down at him, huffing just like the rest of us. I noticed then that he had one hand on my back and the other on my chest to support me. I hated these crutches and this injury so much right now!
"I'm fine," I huffed then saw Leo and Raph deflate some. "Sorry, guys, my leg was starting to hurt and I-EEE!"
Mikey chortled and Leo actually bit his lip at my uncharacteristic feminine shriek of surprise as Raph shocked me by throwing me on his back. I instinctively threw my arms around his neck and he grabbed my legs carefully with a determined look.
"I hate you so much," I growled as the shock and their amusement died down. I noticed that Leo had picked up my discarded crutches.
"Sure, Bro," Raph smirked and I almost slapped his head if I wasn't afraid to be dropped. Raph may be a big softy on the inside but he's still Raph. I didn't reply as they picked up their pace. I had to admit to myself that I was impressed with how fast Raph could move while giving me a much needed piggy-back ride.
Mikey sent me a cheeky smile as I blushed from the many whispers of "how cute" it was that Raph was doing this for me from strangers down the street. I ducked my face and tried to hide. I could feel it burning.
We reached back to Leo's house in 12 minutes flat and the guys were all out of breath. I was surprised that Raph didn't stop for nothing. Wasn't he tired from all my weight? Leo handed me my crutches at the doorsteps as Raph gently set me down. I glowered at Raph for a moment as Leo unlocked the front door and practically flew in the house with Mikey zooming in after him. Raph and I followed soon after.
In the "pit", as we had dubbed the big area in the living room, Sensei sat beside Frank with rolls of bandages as some guy I'd never met was pacing back and forth in front of them, only stopping when he noticed us come in.
"Welcome back, my sons," Sensei's face was grim and angry. Leo immediately took his side and put an arm on Frank's shoulder.
"Is everyone alright?" Raph demanded as he looked at Sensei and at Frank. The new guy sighed angrily and wiped his face with both hands as Mikey and I stood still. We both didn't know what to do.
"Yes, Frank is just a little beat up, that's all," The guy replied in frustration. I noticed that he had leaf green eyes and dirty blonde hair in a long but low ponytail that was drapped over his shoulder at the moment. He looked middle-aged. "We've called the police so they should be here soon."
"I'm so sorry this happened to you Frank," Leo muttered looking disgruntled. Sensei finished tying a bandage on Frank's arm and I decided that with all the reading I do I might be able to help. I stepped forth as Sensei put a calming hand on Leo's shoulder.
"It's not your fault, Leo," Frank sounded shaken up, which was understandable, and confused. "I'm fine. Just took me by surprise."
"You don't look so good," I commented sympathetically and blushed when Frank stared at me. "May I look at your injuries?"
"Donatello is very good at first-aide," Sensei informed as Frank's eyes brightened some. I smiled but still felt prideful that I could be of some use to a friend of my soon to be new Dad. Sensei moved and I wobbled to take his place. "I will go make you some calming tea, my friend."
As I checked over Frank's bandages I noticed that my new brothers all looked remorseful and I hated that. If Slash did actually do this than I was more than livid now. Frank cleared his throat, which startled Leo and I.
"Donatello, I don't know if you and the other boys have ever met Terry Bennet?" He introduced while nodding to the dirty blonde haired man. I smiled politely but it felt wrong on my face. This was not a time to smile.
Terry still looked troubled and more than bitter. But he bowed his head and I did the same, vaguely noticing that Raph and Mikey did too.
"So what happened? Did ya see who highjacked ya?" Raph grumbled as he crossed his arms and had a disbelieving look in his eyes that made me hurt for him. He desperately didn't want this to be Slash's fault. God, I hate him for this.
"Just a group of rowdy boys, or maybe college students?" Frank had that thoughtful and confused look in his hazel blue eyes as I finished checking the bruises on his arms and face. The bandage on his arm was from a nasty cut that required no stitches. Must have cut it on the door of the taxi or something.
"You said one of them had a spiky jacket?" Leo questioned sending Raph a careful look in his blue eyes. Raph huffed but kept his stance.
"I- err, yes. One of them had this black jacket with studs or spikes on them, I dunno," Frank sighed and I gently tilted his chin so I could check his head and eyes. Everything looked good and I beamed, literally relieved. I hated injuries on people I knew, let alone at all!
"You're good to go, just might be sore and have a headache for a couple days," I explained and Frank gave me an appreciative grin which I returned. Leo looked relieved too and it showed in the way his shoulders released their tension.
"It...we don't know fer sure if it was Spike," Raph said aloud and I noticed a look pass over Mikey's face before he went back to being quiet. I was getting worried about him as well.
"Slash," Leo reminded and Raph sent him a look, "And we don't it wasn't him either. We need to find out. I won't have him hurting my family again."
"Leo..." Terry and Frank both looked so touched that distantly it was funny. But Raph looked somewhat hurt and it just wasn't right for him, for any of them, to ever look that way.
"Why do ya gotta do that? Ya don't know him like I do!" Raph protested heatedly and I was afraid of a fight. My heart started jumping around in my chest and by the cautious look on Mikey's face I knew he was the same as me. "There's no way it was him!"
"Who else wears that same jacket? And you, yourself, said that he beat on kids all time when he was one. What's to say he wouldn't escalate?" Leo's voice was calm. Raph narrowed his eyes.
"I get what yer sayin' Fearless," Raph growled and no body missed the way he said Leo's nickname. I shivered, "But tha hero-complex Leo that I know wouldn't just jump ta conclusions about anyone."
"What am I to think?!" Leo shouted and Terry put a hand on his chest to calm him down, sending warning glances to both Leo and Raph. I wasn't aware I was grabbing Frank's hand until he squeezed mine comfortingly. "He said that he was gonna make me pay!"
"But he also said he'd only hurt us if we hurt his little brother and we haven't done that," Mikey spoke up, making everyone look at him in surprise. "Leo, I understand, I really do...but you're hurting Raphie's feelings by jumping to this conclusion."
"Mikey.." Leo spoke up but was interrupted by our newfound baby brother.
"I know Leo," Mikey gave an understanding smile, "But I think that someone's trying to make it look like Slash did this."
We all looked confused but the spell was broken with Sensei returning with Frank's calming tea. I noticed that he also gave some to Terry. "I believe Michelangleo is correct."
"Huh?!" Leo, Raph, and I startled at the same time while Mikey blinked wide baby blue eyes.
"I believe in Michelangelo's observant eyes," Sensei commented while Mikey beamed in pride at the compliment. "Do you have a theory behind your reasoning, Michelangelo?"
"I believe it was a setup! And it obviously had to be someone that not only wants Leo and/or Raph to initiate a fight with Slash, but someone who knew that Slash threatened us and wanted to put suspicion on him." Mikey explained while my eyes grew wide. Mikey always seemed so airy and flighty. This observant side of him was...kinda cool and refreshing.
"Someone knew that I would get mad about this..." Leo breathed as Raph looked at him with wide eyes. "Someone wanted me to fight Slash? Or Raph?"
"I think so," Mikey nodded. "That's just my opinion though..."
"But wait, who is this Slash person?" Terry and Frank looked so lost. Leo quickly explained the holes in the story that they didn't understand. Sensei also did not hear about Slash almost attacking Leo and was looking alarmed by the end of it.
"Ya said the guy has turqouise eyes?" Frank asked as he looked at Leo and Raph with an understanding look in his eyes. Raph nodded. "No, this guys eyes were a light brown and I thought I saw some blue in his hair or something..."
"Oliver!" Raph cried in shock while the rest of us tensed. Upon Sensei's, Terry's and Frank's confused look he added, "Oliver is Slash's kid brother!"
"Why would he attack me and take my taxi of all things?" Frank sounded so done with the situation.
"I think the attacking part was to rile us up like Mikey said," I added as they turned to me, "But as for the taxi...I'm not sure. I'm at a loss there too."
By the time we caught Frank and Terry up a knock at the door sent a hushed quiet around the room. Sensei opened the door and allowed the police to enter. They bantered back and forth before they stood near Frank to question him and Terry.
The guys and I huddled together on the other end of the couch. Raph looked highly uncomfortable while Leo just looked thoughtful and watched the police. I had an arm around Mikey as he tried to break the tension by whispering to us every now and again.
Eventually the police asked Raph and Leo some questions since both Slash and Oliver's names were brought up. They answered honestly though Raph, I've noticed, does not trust the justice system and let Leo do most of the talking.
The police left just as Frank's wife, Melissa drove up looking frantic and beyond alarmed as she magically appeared by Frank's side sobbing. It took Frank, Sensei, Terry, and Leo to calm her down and reassure her. I had to say she was pretty with her dark brown messy ponytail and greenish brown eyes.
After things calmed down she fell in love with us boys, or so she said. She especially liked Mikey and I, though I have no idea why, she just said we were both so adorable where as a slightly amused Raph remarked that we were "adorkable" rather than adorable. I glared so hard at him then.
Eventually Melissa and Frank left with Terry leaving soon after, with full promises to go all "taijitsu" on Oliver's butt even if he was a minor. At least that made Leo and Raph guffaw.
It seemed like all of that blurred and we were suddenly alone. I was stretched out on the couch, my hurt leg on a pillow and the other lazily on the side as I forced myself to read more Romeo and Juliet for school. Leo, who had already finished the book because he was the liberal arts guy, was watching Space Heroes looking more distracted with his thoughts than the actual show.
Sensei was in the dojo, just having ordered us some pizza to be delivered. Mikey was in the kitchen calling his Mom and "Leatherhead", as he told us was Scott's new name, to reassure them of the current situation. Raph was in the shower.
"Do you think I was insensitive with Raph earlier?" Leo spoke up, his voice dreary. I blinked up from the page I was reading. I set my open book in my lap.
"Well I understand the reasons for both your actions," I replied instanly feeling lame for it. Leo's eyes dimmed more and I bit my gum.
"That wasn't a "no"," He sighed as he slumped and put his cheek in one hand. "I was just angry and fed up with things happening to our new family. We have things going for us now... I don't want Slash or anyone else to screw them up!"
"I understand," I nodded while giving him a gentle smile when he looked at me looking like a kicked puppy. "Mikey stopped you before you hurt Raph too badly. He's just upset with the way his friend's changed. It can be hard to accept."
Leo's eyes darkened slightly I had noticed. It was in that "I know something that makes me angry that you don't know" kinda way. I rose an eyebrow but decided against asking because it was between Leo and Raph; if they wanted to include Mikey and I then they would.
"I always wanted little brothers, you know," He spoke up again and I looked up in surprise at the random turn point in our conversation. His eyes were warmer and his voice light. "I always imagined what it would be like to have them. I never imagined older siblings or sisters. Just little brothers because for some reason it felt right. I guess now I know why."
I smiled at that and forsaked the stupid book in my lap altogether to sit up straighter. "I imagined brothers too but only ever imagined them being older. Having a little brother was kinda a surprise for me."
Leo laughed a little and nodded. "Be lucky you only have Mikey as a little brother and not Raph."
"I heard that," We both whirled around to see Raph in a red tank top and black gym shorts, his blonde hair still damp as he glared at us. I tried not to chuckle and Leo actually did look sheepish. "Ya know, techincally, we are all tha same age."
"Still my little brother," Leo smirked and I gasped when Raph threw his damp towel in Leo's face. Leo cried out in disgust and threw it on the floor as Raph cracked up at his look.
"That was pretty random," Mikey commented from the doorway as we looked up in surprise. He had an eyebrow raised and his mouth twisted into a playful smile.
"He got what he deserved," Raph replied while waving a hand in the air and sitting down next to me.
"How is a towel in the face what I deserve?" Leo grumbled while crossing his arms. Mikey literally jumped from his spot to sit between Leo and I.
"You just gotta accept the logic that is delt to ya, Bro," Mikey said looking bouncy and I chuckled at Leo's exhasperated, yet confused, expression. Raph rolled his eyes. I noticed that Leo sent me a side look which I quickly interpeted as wanting alone time with Raph to apologize.
"Hey, Mikey," I spoke up making him look at me. I smirked. "Help me outside will ya? I've been meaning to look into something."
"Look into something?" Raph questioned looking confused as Mikey shrugged. I stood from the couch, grabbing my crutches, and allowed Mikey to hold the door open for me as he blabbered about "how radical" the night sky was. I rolled my eyes and winked at Leo over my shoulder. He grinned warmly.
I closed the door and watched Mikey jump down the steps and dramatically fall into the grass. I laughed into my hand. He beamed up at me as he rolled around quite literally like a pig.
"Come join me Donnie!"
"Uh, no thanks," I shook my head with an amused look. He "tsked" and looked up at the stars. I went up to where he was laying and looked at the outside of Leo and Sensei's Japanese styled home. Looking at it literally made me feel more warm. I had been meaning to talk to Sensei about settting up cameras around the house. I know that sounds paranoid but something tells me we will need sercurity cameras around here.
"So...Leo apologizing to Raphie?"
I looked down startled at Mikey, who was stills taring at the night sky. He finally noticed my look and grinned. "Dude, of course I noticed!"
"You never cease to amaze me Mikey," I commented and watched a brightness fill his face. I took a seat next to him as he lay there. I stretched out my hurt leg on the ground feeling relaxed.
"I feel so bad for Raph, you know? He had it pretty rough like the rest of us but I think he had it a little rougher..." Mikey looked away with a far away look. I blinked as I laid down to face him.
"Everyone has trails to face Mikey, even Master Splinter said so," I offered and he hummed.
"Well out of all my trails I can never say I've been abandoned by a best friend," He suddenly smiled softly at me as he shifted until his shoulder hit mine. "Being brothers is a forever thing! Makes me so happy!"
I snickered softly. "Me too, Mikey. But what did you mean out of all your trails? You do realize we don't know that much about your past."
I watched the smile float off his face as he frowned sadly. It made my eyes widened slightly. "Mikey?"
"My first foster parents looked like the picture perfect couple...and that's what started it all," Mikey sighed as he looked straight ahead, not meeting my gaze. I didn't know what to do. I grabbed his hand in mine which seemed to make him perk up. "When they adopted me no one, except me, was wary of them. I was just happy someone wanted me. But they didn't accept anything that wasn't perfect "like them"."
I watched a bitter and angry look cross over his face. I gave his hand a light squeeze. "Did they...you know..."
"Hit me?" He asked as he turned to face me. I tried not to look surprised or angry. He nodded, looking hurt again, like this was the first time he told someone. Then I realized it probably was. "They hit me everytime I did something that wasn't good enough or fast enough. They told me to fit in I had to be perfect like them."
"Bullshit," I growled, surprising both of us. I looked sheepish as his owl eyes. "Sorry, hanging around Raph too much." We both chortled until it was silent for a moment.
"Well it went on like that for four and a half years before I couldn't take it anymore. I told a teacher, but he didn't even believe me! I was so upset! I thought you were supossed to trust adults! But he didn't believe me because my "parents" looked and acted so perfect! I was so sick!"
I didn't know I was clenching both my hands hard until Mikey's hand in mine tried to squeeze back almost soothingly. I also realized my jaw had tensed. The thought of my newfound only little brother going through something like that hurt me in a new way.
"What...what did you do?" I asked as calmly as I could. I looked behind me to see Raph and Leo standing in the doorway, staring at us from the shadows in a way that could only make their eyes stand out. Cobalt blue and emerald green peeked out at me and I could tell they were both furious as well. Leave it to them to sneak to check on us and uncover Mikey's story.
"I tried to run away," Mikey voice was full of hurt and I couldn't stand it. "But my foster Dad caught me in the act and finally lost his temper, worse than I'd ever seen before. He began to beat me for trying to leave and it got worse the longer I resisted. I was so done. I wanted out."
"A-And?" I gasped feeling disbelief fill my system.
"The neighbors heard the screams and called the cops. The cops finally discovered just exactly how "perfect" my parents were. They took me away." Mikey's eyes lit up now. "I didn't have to pretend to be perfect anymore, just me. But it was hard to undo all those years and I lost a lot of friends that I thought were really my friends. They got tired of me."
"And then your current Mom found you?" I smiled a little at his brightness coming back. Mikey nodded.
"I was in that foster house for only a year and two months before Mom found me. I can remember when she was looking she saw me and offered me her hand. She said I was just so cute and special, she could tell! She offered me a life with her and I've been with her since!" He explained excitedly.
"Now that was a nice endin'," Raph smirked as he jumped from the shadows and landed in front of us. Mikey screamed and latched onto me, making me grunt in surprise. Leo laughed as he walked out of the shadows.
"What ever happened to those other people?" Leo asked as he reached us and helped Mikey and I up. Mikey shrugged.
"I only heard they went to prison. Didn't wanna know after that," He rubbed the back of his hair. I gave his shoulder a pat comfortingly. "Wait! You guys listened in?! RUDE!"
"Whateva," Raph pushed Mikey and they started to wrestle on the front lawn. Leo and I exchanged a happy look.
"Well, that explains why Mikey was always afraid of messing up in the beginning," Leo said as I nodded thoughtfully.
"Yeah, I'm glad Miss Levard found him before he was broken," I commented heatedly and Leo put a hand on my shoulder to calm me.
"What happened in the past stays in the past. We'll only hurt him if we continue to let it bother us," He soothed and I nodded, feeling better already.
We both turned and watched as Mikey jumped on Raph's back, the latter proclaiming that he would "send him ta tha Earth's core".
"That's a long way to throw someone Raph," I teased and watched Raph steam in anger. I snickered.
"Shut up Brainiac," He grumbled as Mikey cackled like a chicken. I heard Leo snort behind me and shook my head. My brothers...I just discovered the fact and now I'm already tired.
"Okay guys, we should get to bed soon. Big day tomorrow," Leo spoke up over their loud bickering. We all stared at him as he had this redemption look in his eyes. Mikey and I shared a look as Raph rolled his eyes. Leo was ready to confront Oliver tomorrow. I almost sighed. I just want to stay out of everything!
"Well let's go! I got leftover pizza calling my name!" Mikey bellowed as he pushed past me. I glared and watched Raph stick his tounge out at me as he also pushed past me. I blew a patch of hair off my forehead feeling annoyed.
I started after them when I noticed Leo looking concentrated out at the other houses across the road. Sensei's house was fenced in since it was privately owned. "Leo? What's wrong?"
"Just thought I saw some weird shadows..." Leo muttered as he put a hand at my back like he was ushering me to get inside. I cocked an eyebrow at him. "Just shadows..."
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"Father," A young girl, just turned 15, approached her Father's room and kneeled outside the door.
"Karai, enter," The man greeted in a low voice. The black haired girl named Karai quickly entered and kneeled in front of her Father, who was sitting at his desk looking at papers. Karai had short black hair with a blonde underside. She had no bangs yet had two pieces of chin lengthed hair that framed her beautiful face. Her eyes were amber and painted with red and gold designs.
"Father, I have the emailed reports you wanted right away," Karai spoke up clearly as she grabbed the papers that had been printed from her belt and extended them. She bowed her head when he stood. Her Father, or better yet known as Oroku Saki, was a very tall and built man. He had dark brown eyes, one had a permanent scar, and thick black hair. To anyone who saw him he looked menancing and everyone feared him.
"Let me see," He undid the papers and scanned them. "My hunch was right, my daughter. Hamato Yoshi is in America. New York to be exact."
"Father, the man that killed my Mother?" Karai gasped, feelin anger building. "I thought that you said he was killed in the fire that destroyed his home?"
"I thought so, but had my doubts." Saki growled as he faced her. She pursed her lips uneasily. "He escaped to America, how clever. What's this?"
"The Foot soldiers you sent found his whereabouts specifically and took this picture," Karai muttered, still feeling shocked about the discovery. She had not seen the picture herself. But suddenly Saki gasped before a sly look appeared on his face.
"Well, well...looks like he got a fresh new start," Saki sneered as his hand shook. Karai desperately wanted to see the photo. Was it another woman? What was it? "Karai."
"Hai, Father?" Karai straightened and blinked in surrise at his look.
"Pack your things. You're going to "high school"." He grinned menacingly before putting the papers down and leaving the room as she bowed. High school?! What?! She's been homeschooled all her life!
Karai looked at the doorway, seeing that her Father had left, and rushed to his desk. She fumbled with the papers until she found the picture. As she looked at it her eyes widened.
It was obviously the picture of Hamato Yoshi's house, Japanese styled. But there were four boys in the grass just outside it. One had curly blonde hair and bright baby blue eyes, looking almost like a child as he was being grabbed by another curly blonde haired boy with emerald green eyes. Further away was a brown haired boy with red brown eyes and a gentle smile talking to a boy with black hair and blue eyes. The most serene blue eyes she'd ever seen.
Try as she might she couldn't place it, but her eyes kept drawing to the black haired boy. How he smiled at the other boys. How his blue eyes stood out as he looked at them. His posture, his style. Karai had never seen a boy like him before. But soon she'll get a close up.
She couldn't wait until she met the mysterious boy. He seemed like a fun challenge.
Woah Karai. XD Love at first sight? Lol, dunno yet. Hope you enjoyed! I really do! :3
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