Note/Warning: Tcest (RxD, LxM], Rock band stuff, OOC-ness, tragic stuff, mature stuff, music will vary on degrees
Inspired from AmorTortuga's Time To Pretend fanfic in DA!
God exists 360 degrees
Like unsolved mysteries your mind's tortured by demonic beast
It's so fatal no instrumental they hit your central nervous system
You die without a funeral for real
My eyes still exist with a terror
Living without the guide of my father
Everyday is like a war we're going through
Agent orange man yo is coming after you
-"Agent Orange", Slapshock
"Uhh… Raph?" Mikey asked. The lead guitarist snapped back to reality. He kept rubbing his eyes if the one he isn't supposed to see is really real.
And he is.
What surprised him is Mikey just seeing this as normal. Well, he knew Mikey is a "different" normal but still! He just yanked Leo and Mikey for privacy.
"Just stay there! Will took five minutes!" Mikey shouted as the stumbled man earlier gave thumbs up.
"WHAT. THE. ACTUAL. FUCK. MIKEY!" Raph shouted. "How the shell you're not surprised either, Leo?!"
"I'm surprised as you are, Raph!" Leo said.
"Am I seeing a person I'm not supposed to see or I'm just crazy-"
"That's Donnie." Mikey answered.
"I know he's Donnie! But why is he-"
"Alive? I had no idea either! He just showed up with a flyer that I posted and he wanted the bassist part!"
"It's just… What…" Raph said as he leaned on the concrete wall with hands on his face.
"You okay, Raph?" Leo asked. "I can't believe it, too! That he is alive all these years!" he said and he sneered. "Now, I know the reason why you wanted to form a band." He looked at Mikey.
"No, I was so shocked when he showed up. I just hugged him when I learned he is living in full color!" Mikey said.
They just stared at the shocked Raph.
"I ain't buying it!" he shouted. "I'm outta here!" he said and turned around.
"Isn't this the second chance you've been wanting for a long time?!"
This made Raph stopped and looked at Leo.
"He's here, breathing, and you're being a jerk again!" Leo said.
"I'm not!" he spat back.
"Then, let's set up this front act gig so you have that chance!" Leo shouted.
"Guys, calm down. All I can say is, let's just give what Donnie deserved, okay? Not because of the past." Mikey said. Raphael just sighed and grunted, crossing his arms. But they knew he is very confused.
"Sorry for the wait." Mikey said. The new members just smiled and went on ahead to the restaurant.
While walking, April, Leo and Mikey distanced a little to talk about a private matter. They remained silent when they returned back to the group. Mikey noticed the awkwardness and the silence and took the liberty to introduce them.
"Okay, guys! So, this is Timothy, the drummer." Mikey said.
"I thought you're the drummer?" Leo said.
"Plans changed." Mikey giggled. "And I wanted to try something else, to show that I have a better voice than a certain someone." Mikey sneered.
"Oh, really, huh?" Leo smirked.
"This is April, the lead guitarist." Mikey pointed to the orange haired girl. April just waved. For some reason, Raph felt she glared at him. "And finally, this is Donnie, the bassist." Mikey finished, as the bassist just waved his hand sheepishly.
It made Raph remembered, it's the same thing Donnie did when they first met.
"Guys, this is Leo, the vocalist of Octavarium." Leo just smiled and greeted them. "And Raph, the lead guitarist." They are waiting for Raph to respond, only to learn he is staring at the bassist.
"Raph? Raph!"
"H-huh? Oh, yeah. 'Sup." He said as he looked away. He can't still get over the fact he is beside him right now. Donnie. The one he hurt and now wanting to love for so long.
"And so, we named the band "Agent Orange"!" Mikey exclaimed.
"You know that's a little-" Leo said.
"I tried explaining to him that Agent Orange is a chemical-" Donnie said but got cut off by Mikey's squeal.
"But the name is so cool! I heard it in a song! It's like when I made our band cry "Booyakasha!"" Mikey exclaimed with full burst of energy. "I suggested before that Leo's band should be Agent Blue but they wanted Octavarium instead." He grunted.
"Like I said Mikey, Agent Blue is a highly acidic chemical-" Donnie tried to explain but got cut off. "Wait, how did you know about these things?"
"… I don't know? It's a pretty cool name." Mikey said.
"Well, we can't resist him crying and stuff so we had no choice but to agree." April sighed to Leo. "But we do agree it's a catchy name." The new band laughed after.
They arrived at the restaurant.
"Okay, what do you guys want? My treat." Leo said.
"L-Leo!" Mikey said as he waving his hands. "I'll take care of it! Just…"
"Its okay, Mikey… This is a new day for your new band after all…" He took a quick glance at Raph still staring at the purple bassist, who is reading a book. "… We have new friends."
Mikey just smiled and nodded.
"Okay… So what do you guys want?"
"Quarter pounder burger!" Timothy said while playing his PSP.
"I'll have chicken burger." April said.
"Pizza!" Mikey exclaimed. Leo chuckled. "What about you, Raph?"
"H-huh? Just some big burger and fries." He said.
"Don?"
Donnie covered his book for a second.
"Cheeseburger with fries, please." He replied before opening his book again and continued to read. Raph snorted and smiled. ("Nerd as ever.")
Leo proceeded to the counter. "We'll just take it out and eat at the studio. We have set up to do." Then new band just nodded.
Mikey noticed Raph is obviously staring at the oblivious Donnie. He knew it's still a shock. He knew he wanted to talk to him.
But it seemed the vice versa is stronger.
"Come on, Donnie. I know you wanted to talk to him." Timothy whispered.
Donnie just flushed and nudged him away.
Apparently, Leo had finished making the order. "You better go ahead, guys. I'll wait for the order."
"No, Mr. Leo, if you may, Mr. Raph and I will take care of it. You go ahead and unload the things." April said as Raph looked at her.
"You sure?" Leo asked.
"Yeah! Besides, Mr. Raph will help me." She said as the others left. The red lead guitarist just leaned on the glass wall beside the counter as April is seated on the table.
"I know you know me, Raph." She said. His eyes stared at hers. He knew this is not a happy reunion.
"April O'Neil… His best friend." He said.
"… And guardian." She continued.
His eyes widened and flashed with mix of confusion and anger. He slammed his hands on the table and gave the deadliest stare at her.
"YOU! You're the one who didn't-"
"Donnie is very frightened at that point. So I had to bring him away from here as much as possible until he is ready. I was his guardian way before you met him."
"So what? You lied to his friends that he is alive after all!" his apple green eyes had hurt all over as he wanted answers after all these years.
"What in the words 'Very frightened' and 'As much as possible' did you not understand? You better thank Donnie he wanted to be a bassist again so he went back here. It's preferable that he will have a fresh, clean start than to meet his friends and had the potential to make his life worse. I can understand giving information to Leo and Mikey. But it's for the best I didn't. On the other hand, to you… You didn't deserve it."
"You didn't know what I had gone through these years! I searched everywhere for him!" he yelled, causing a commotion to the other customers. When he is aware, he breathed deeply to calm himself and caused silence for minutes.
"He had amnesia."
A revelation came forth as Raph just stared in disbelief, like cold water was splashed to him. No wonder Donnie is not angry at him or talking to him or even notice him! It all makes sense for now.
"I already told Leo and Mikey in advance when we were walking earlier, seemed you are too surprised to notice." She said while looking at the window. "But I had to tell it personally to you… Of how you changed his life. But I had to thank for it, as there is a chance he will never remember anything. For two years, no triggers are showed, even after he went here and saw his old friends. He really wanted to join Mikey's band, which is a signal to come out of hiding." April explained.
The lead guitarist is still speechless. He never expected Donnie alive all these years but he didn't expect his memory loss either! Is this the chance he'd been wanting?
"Just FYI, he is aware of his memory loss. He said he prefer to move on…"
All in all, this is an advantage. It's a completely new start between Donnie and him.
"But he is a little curious to his past." She said. "I know what you're thinking. This is a good thing… But I wonder what he will think of you when he learned about it."
He did have second thoughts despite the advantage by what she said. April revealing she is a guardian took up a notch.
"Just please, continue being a douche to Donnie… Like before." April said as she went ahead and took the bags with the food. "Make Donnie hurt… And I'll make you swallow your guitar."
I decided to name Mikey's band Agent Orange because you know the Name Master, it has connotation to Mikey himself. I read the article of the actual meaning of Agent Orange. And yes, it's what Donnie trying to explain what Agent Orange and Agent Blue actually means.
Octavarium is a 24 minute song from the band Dream Theater (I always play this whenever I took a bath or sleep in the bus and I'm done and it's still playing!)
My waifuu had a girl crush on April, especially the way I made her in this AU. And yes, she had a little crush on Donnie! 8D Two lead guitarists fighting over to the purple bassist!