Michelangelo watched as his older brother scooped out more coffee grounds into the coffee maker for the fourth time that evening. Frowning he asked his older brother.
"Donnie, is your blood black?"
Donatello turned from pouring water into the back of the coffee maker to his younger brother.
"Mikey, you do realize that blood is red right?"
Mikey stopped stirring dinner and walked over to his older brother.
"Yea, but, you drink coffee so much. Isn't your blood a different color by now?"
Donatello frowned and said.
"Are you implying that my blood is made of coffee?"
"Yes."
Donnie rolled his eyes and told him.
"No Mike, my blood is red just like yours is. Just because I drink coffee a lot does not mean my blood is a different color."
Donnie finished pouring water into the maker then turned the machine on. He waited for a few minutes before refilling his cup and going to his lab to work some more.
After Michelangelo finished making dinner he called the family in to eat, he went to find Donnie since he had not come. He found his brother working on some plans for some invention that was on his mind.
"Don, hey dinner's ready."
Turning Donatello told him.
"Be there in a minute, I need to refill my cup any way."
Mikey rolled his eyes and went back to the kitchen to sit with his remaining brothers and Splinter. They waited until Donatello came out of the lab, which was not too long. To Mikey's amusement Donatello filled his cup again.
Donnie sat down next to Leonardo who looked at him and said.
"Don you really need to lay off the coffee, too much is not good for you."
Donnie looked over at his brother and told him.
"Neither is too much tea, besides did you know that there is caffeine in tea too? So watch your self Leo."
Raphael chuckled and told his older brother.
"He has a point bro."
Leo rolled his eyes and told Donnie.
"So does that mean that if the situation came about that we ever need to stick an IV in you that we should just pour coffee into it to keep your heart beating because your blood is made of nothing but Coffee?"
Before Donnie could answer that Mikey said quickly.
"I KNEW IT! So your blood is made of coffee."
Donnie sighed and said with a slight annoyance to his voice.
"And this is why I don't come out to meals very often. And Mike we already had this conversation, so don't start!"
Splinter told his sons.
"That is enough teasing Leonardo and Michelangelo."
Both the youngest and the oldest looked down at their plates but said nothing more the rest of the meal.
Later that evening after Mikey cleaned up the kitchen he noticed that Donnie was running low on coffee in the coffee pot. So he poured it out and made more. He knew exactly how many scoops to put in and had it running in no time.
Leonardo came in and said to his little brother.
"Come on Mikey, don't encourage him with his addiction."
Mikey smiled and said.
"I'm not, Dr. Prankenstine is on the move."
Leo gave him a knowing look and said.
"He's gonna kill you if you did anything to that pot of coffee."
Mikey gave him an innocent smile and said proudly.
"Oh brother of mine, I have done nothing to it."
Mikey left the room and went to the lab, he asked Donnie.
"Hey Donnie got a question?"
Don looked up and said quickly.
"What is it Mikey."
Mikey choose his words carefully and said.
"Do you have any used IV bags laying around? Or ones that your not using any time soon?"
Donatello turned to completely face his little brother and asked.
"Why do you need it?"
Mikey felt his mind race then said quickly.
"Cause I am out of water balloons and I just need one big one."
Figuring that it wasn't going to hurt anything Donatello went to his medical supply closet and pulled out an old IV bag that was not going to be used due to it having a small hole in the top.
"Here, now go be good."
Mikey took the bag and raced out of the room and back to the kitchen. What Leonardo had not seen was Mikey had turned the coffee pot off and the time he spent talking to both his brothers was all the time he needed for the coffee to get cooled down.
Mikey took the back and flipped it over and opened the cap on it and poured some coffee into it. With an evil smile on his face he went back to the lab and quietly while Donatello wasn't paying attention got some tape from the supply cabinet and went over to his brother.
"Donnie, can you do me a favor."
Mikey had the bag behind his back so his brother would not see it.
"What Mikey? I am busy here."
Ignoring his brother's tone he said.
"Its ok, you don't have to move, just hold out your arm."
Figuring he might as well humor his little brother he did as requested not knowing he walked right into a trap.
Michelangelo took a piece of tape and took the needleless end of the tube for the IV and taped it to his brother's wrist.
Donnie opened his eyes to see an IV bag full of coffee.
"MIKEY!"
Mikey dropped the bag on the ground and ran as Donnie ripped the tape off and took off after him. Leonardo shook his head when he heard Mikey shout.
"But I was just trying to make getting your coffee easier for you!"
Splinter who was sitting in the old warn out rocking chair laughed despite the situation that was before him. Raphael laughed so hard his sides hurt.
The sight of Donatello running after Mikey with a full IV bag that got caught on his belt trailing after him was too much for the mutant family to handle.
Leo told Donnie during one of his trips around the living area.
"Don, maybe you should consider just attaching that IV to you since you seem to be stuck with it!"
This caused more laughter from their father and Raphael as the chase continued.
Splinter couldn't help him self as he told Leonardo.
"If he gets tired of chasing Michelangelo he could always attach that bag the right way and keep on running."
Donatello couldn't chase every one down but he finally caught up to Mikey and tackled him to the ground. Mikey laughed as Donnie and himself wrestled for several minutes before stopping and Donnie went back to his lab and slammed the door.
Mikey smiled and said to the others.
"Guess he didn't like the idea."
They all laughed at that and could hear Donatello turn up his music to drown out his family's laughter.
