The murmuring inside the kitchen had Don stopping a few feet from the door. He took a deep breath and smoothed his hand down his face, trying to stop the twitching in his left eye.
"It's going to be a long day," he said to himself as he shuffled into the room.
All the noise stopped and everyone turned to the purple clad turtle.
Donatello took another deep breath and sat down in the empty chair.
"Ok, what is going on today?"
Mikey was the first to stand up.
"Aren't you on Raph's list today?" Don asked.
"Hey, I'm a busy guy," Mikey replied as he opened his planner.
"Let's see, at 1:20 I'm going to push that shiny red button."
"The one that I always say not to touch?"
Mikey nodded and flashed Don a toothy grin.
Don rolled his eyes. "Wonderful."
"Who's next?"
Raph stepped forward. "At 2:15 I take the shell cycle out."
"After I told you that I haven't finished fixing the brakes?"
"I sorta didn't hear that part." Raph shrugged.
"So I get to repair the bike and patch you up?"
"No…um, we'll have to fish the bike out of the river." Raph gave him a sheepish smile. "But I'm ok!" He gave him a thumbs up.
Don could feel the twitch again. "Great."
He poured a glass of orange juice and sat it to the side.
"Who else?"
Everyone stared wide eyed when Klunk jumped onto the table.
"At 5:25 I chew a cord to the security system into," the kitty said, in a surprisingly deep voice.
"Uh…" Don rubbed his eyes and shook his head, but the cat remained on the table…staring at him.
"I also hock a hairball up in your bed."
Twitch. Twitch.
Don looked at the orange juice and then back at the cat.
Orange juice.
Cat.
Klunk blinked at him and then started to wash himself.
"Forget this!" Don yelled. He picked up the glass of juice and dumped it in the sink. He grabbed a mug from the counter and quickly poured a cup of coffee. He took several long drinks and let out a content sigh.
"Good thing I have my coffee." Don took another drink and glared at everyone from over his cup.
"Good thing for you…"