Metallaxis

Chapter 10

April's POV:

We waited cuddled up on the couch for Leo to come with the other two brothers following. It was about to get a little bit more embarrassing and honestly, none of us were in the mood.

The sound of some light footsteps came to interrupt our quiet moment. I was ready to face Leo but instead, there was someone else who came into view.

I glimpsed at a very familiar teenage boy, who carried his usual hockey sticks and baseball bats and on his head rested his signature hockey mask. He held a straight smile as he walked towards us.

"Casey?" I screamed with happiness. I hadn't seen him since the incident that night and I must admit I had missed him. I knew that he had returned home safely accompanied by my father but that didn't stop the worries from conquering me.

I felt Donnie's disappointment as he frowned to my sudden outburst of excitement. I didn't need to look at his face to know that he rolled his eyes and looked away. Typical Donnie reaction, that I had to ignore at that moment.

I rushed to my only human friend (who knew what I was caught up into) and gave him a hug I was for all of these days longing to give him. I wanted to comfort him and show him that I was okay.

I almost regretted when I remembered my current situation and I wanted to back away before he felt uncomfortable, but his lack of downbeat reaction was very reassuring. After our emotional reunion we both loosened the hug.

"What have you been up to?" I asked him trying to begin a conversation without a dishonest interest.

"Just here and there… I actually wanted to talk to you about some things…" he answered me with uncertainty.

"Yeah… So did I…" I replied giving him an awkward smile. I turned my gaze at Donnie who was closely observing us. I shook my head, indicating him to leave us alone and fortunately, he got the sign.

He stood up from his spot and pretended to stretch and show relaxation but he didn't achieve it. He slowly headed to his lab, not turning his suspicious gaze away from us. When he finally was not in the room, Casey and I sat on the couch.

After some moments of silence, and after I noticed he was not eager to protest, I finally asked him what he wanted to talk about. "So what did you want to say to me?".

"I actually wanted to let you know that, even though I got shocked at the beginning, I don't have any problem with you… I mean… You look fine… I… You're still April…" he tried to explain. I immediately got the point of what he was saying and I actually found his embarrassment to describe how he felt towards me after I was mutated really funny.

"Relax Casey, it's ok…" I interrupted him and gave him a reassuring smile. I felt it was my turn to explain to him about Donnie and me and it was really hard to do so. I had a very intense feeling that he felt something about me and that he would be heartbroken. But he deserved to know the truth.

"I… kind of wanted to talk to you about Donnie…" I stopped to look at his reaction but he didn't do anything other than keep starting at me so I continued. "He… Well… We… are kind of together…." I finished and waited for an eruption. But instead of that came an unexpected laughter.

I watched him as he laughed his heart out, with a lot of relief I might add. I couldn't do anything but question his kind of response but I guess it was better than a crying teenage boy. So I just went with it.

After he managed to relax a little I managed to question him "What is so funny?"

"Hehe, you don't know how relieved I am right now. You make it a lot easier to say what I wanted to say in the first place…" he answered me.

"So… What is it?" I asked with a huge curiosity growing inside me.

"I have been dating with Irma for a couple of weeks now… I didn't want to tell you cause I thought you liked me, but I guess it's better now." he said.

What? My two best friends? Really? Of course I felt happy with knowing that he didn't feel something for me, but that didn't make the situation any less weird. I never thought they were attracted to each other but what can I say? That's not the strangest thing that has happened in my life…

After I took in all this information I managed to speak. "I thought you liked me as well… We were probably misunderstanding each other all this time…"

"No April… I mean, I truly like you… You are my best friend and will always be…" he said and smiled at me.

He was right. I did like him as well. As a friend, a companion to remind me that there is more than my own messed up world. "You're the best!" I said and pulled him into another hug.

"That's just what I do!" he replied and I recalled all the funny moments I had spent with him since the day we met.

A/N: I think it was about time I cleared things out with Casey... And I updated... Anyway... I have lots of studying to do so I won't give any promises... Feel free to suggest ideas on how I continue with the story and tell me what you thought of this chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own TMNT.