Two silhouettes ran and jumped through the rooftops of New York, one faster than the other one.
"Could you… please slow… down? I've had a horrible day and my whole body hurts!" Who panted, stopping in the next roof to catch her breath.
"How so?" Leo asked stopping as well.
"Remember when I told you I was going to help Don so he could finish with the modifications in my room a lot quicker? Well… next time I better shut my mouth" the girl sighed sitting in the edge of the roof.
"And… you're done at last?" Leo asked sitting beside her.
"Yes and no. He insisted on painting the walls so he asked Mikey and Raph to get some paint cans but certain little brother of yours couldn't resist and pulled a prank on Raph" the girl said.
"Now that would explain why Raph was covered in white paint and why Mikey got that black eye"
"Uh-huh. Don and I just finished cleaning up the mess and since the paint is fresh I can't start moving the furniture" Who added.
"So that means you're gonna share rooms with the guys again?" Leo asked.
"Actually… tonight is your turn" Who reminded him.
"Oh… right. Uhmmm… but there's one thing I have…" Leo started.
"Geez! It's late! Wanna go back for some tea?" Who interrupted him.
"Uh-huh, but I had to…" Leo tried to continue.
"Ok… race ya!" Who grinned and started to run.
"HEY! You cheater!" Leo followed her.
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A couple of cups of tea later in the living room…
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"Hey, what do you do to escape from reality?" Leo asked trying to make conversation.
"Write, draw, play violin, sometimes swim… what about you?" the girl asked back.
"Me? Well, I meditate" Leo said giving a sip to his tea.
"Duh, beyond the obvious" Who rolled eyes.
"Read, practice some katas, listen to music and now, thanks to you, play guitar. And… sometimes I sketch a little" Leo said.
"Leo, I've seen your pictures and you call that sketching? Really? They're wonderful! They're not just simple sketches!" Who commented.
"Heh, thanks" Leo chuckled.
"Well, I'm off for today. Gonna put my PJs on" Who stirred and got up from the couch.
"Uhmmm, yeah. Now there was one little thing I have to tell you" Leo followed her.
"What is it?"
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LEO'S ROOM
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"You've got to be kidding me"
"Sorry but… I'm not" Leo shook his head.
"What happened to my mattress?" Who demanded, folding arms.
"Raph and Mikey spilled paint all over it and then they tried to wash it. Now your bed is drying off and…" Leo explained.
"…and YOU are expecting ME to share YOUR FUTON? I don't think so, amigo!" the girl said angrily.
"We don't have to; you can sleep here while I go to the couch. It's not like I haven't slept on it before" Leo shrugged.
"But you promised me we were gonna have OUR slumber party… or maybe a little chit chat before bedtime!" Who whined.
"But what about the bed?" Leo replied.
"Hmmm… this half it mine… that one is yours" the girl said dividing the futon in two parts… kinda.
"Hey! Your half is wider than mine!" Leo protested.
"I need space for Peluchín" Who said placing his bear beside her.
"Well, I need space for Ogima!" Leo replied putting away Who's bear and placing his instead.
"I said… PELUCHÍN!" Who put her teddy bear back.
"And I said OGIMA!" Leo did the same.
"Peluchín!"
"Ogima!"
"PELUCHÍN!"
"OGIMA!"
"Look, let's put them in the middle. You ok with that?" Who suggested.
"Fair enough. Nice pajama, by the way" Leo commented placing his teddy bear beside the girl's.
"I totally love this one" Who smiled showing the PJs' design: a light blue pajama with blue moons and stars.
"What about the kitty one, the pink one and the violet one?" Leo added.
"I told you, it's NOT PINK! It's soft red!" the girl said rubbing her temples in annoyance.
"Yeah, sure. So… your vacations are almost over, huh? Too bad" Leo changed the topic.
"You're telling me. I almost hate to go back there" Who sighed sitting on her side of the bed.
"Why? It can't be so bad"
"It is when you have no one to talk to. I'll tell you; those fuddy-duddies are even colder than the corpses we dissect" the girl hugged his knees to her chest.
"Oh well, if you put it on that way… but you still have your family and… us" Leo smiled.
"Heh, yeah. Right as always, blue boy" Who chuckled.
"You know, I think I prefer "Fearless Leader" better than "blue boy". Reminds me of… Megaman or…what's the other one? The hedgehog?"
"Sonic?"
"Yeah, that. Hey Who, since when do you have that teddy bear?" Leo asked glancing at the light brown teddy bear who wore the same PJs' design as his "mom". (A/N: Yeah, he's my kid. Any problem with that?)
"Mom said the day after my birth, dad appeared with this brown fluffy doggy bear: half dog, half bear. Chinny and I've been together since that day. Of course mom bought me lots of toys and teddy bears but they didn't have that… especial bond I had with Peluchín" Who commented. "What about you?" she asked.
"Well, Ogima was a Christmas gift from sensei. I was very imaginative when I was a kid so I used to talk to him a lot and… just between us… sometimes I still do it" Leo smirked sheepishly scratching his teddy bear's head.
"Aww, that's cute. And don't worry, your secret is safe" Who winked.
"It's not like I'm embarrassed of it but, you know, the guys…" Leo continued.
"Especially Raph" Who added. "Well… I'm getting sleepy already. Night Leo" she said covering with her blanket.
"Are you sure you're ok with…"
"Leo, I used to share a single bed with my sister and when Mikey couldn't sleep I had to share bed with him. Now I'm ok and sleepy, oyasumi aniki"
"Oyasumi, onee-chan" Leo said with a long yawn and closed his eyes.
Later that night, Leo felt his toes were freezing. The blue masked ninja noticed he didn't have a blanket; certain someone had stolen it. Leo pulled the blanket to his side and covered himself with it. Minutes later, Who started shivering a little and used her hand to search the missing blanket; once found it, she pulled it to her side. With a little growl, Leo pulled the blanket back to his side. His roommate did the same a few seconds later.
"Who"
"Hmmm"
"Stop stealing the blanket, will you?" Leo said groggily.
"Get your own blanket" Who said half asleep, half awake.
"But this blanket is mine!" Leo replied.
"Now it's mine" the girl replied back tightening the grip on the blanket.
"Annoying lil sister" Leo mumbled while he got up and searched for a new blanket.
"I can't hear you~ I'm snoring~" Who said in a singsong voice before making fake snoring sounds. The blue masked ninja rolled eyes and went back to sleep.
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The next morning…
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"Did you take the pic?" Raph whispered.
"Just one more" Don whispered back before taking another picture.
"This is so hilarious!" Mikey giggled.
"Shush Mikey! You're gonna wake them up!" Raph warned.
"Hmm, Chinny is cold…" Who thought in her sleep hugging her teddy bear close to her.
"… and he doesn't feel fluffy" she added frowning a little. A few moments later, the girl opened her eyes slowly.
"Wait a sec… This. Is. NOT. Chinny!" Who said mentally as she noticed a shade of green.
She fully opened her eyes and noticed she had claimed Leo's arm as hers. Meanwhile, the blue masked ninja had turned on his side, still asleep. He felt some pressure on his right arm and opened his eyes just to meet his roommate's shocked face.
"AHHHHHHHH!" Both of them screamed and jumped off bed while the other three turtles laughed their shells out.
"Morning, teddy-Leo~" Raph teased.
"S-shut up!" Leo threw him a pillow.
"I can't believe I… you… aggh!"
"Aww, but you were enjoying it a few minutes ago. Weren't you~?" Mikey laughed.
"YOU! This is YOUR FAULT!" the girl pointed at the red and orange masked turtle.
"What? Why us?" Mikey asked.
"I'll let you know… RIGHT AFTER I'VE KICKED THE SHELL OUTTA YOU!" the girl screamed angrily and started chasing both turtles all over the lair.
"She's scary when she's angry" Don commented while he looked the whole "show" downstairs.
"You're telling me" Leo agreed.
"So… you're her new teddy bear now?" Don teased.
"Shut up, Donatello" Leo narrowed eyes.
"You know… you two DID look cute, just like new born babies" Don chuckled.
"Ok, just for that comment… you're not gonna drink coffee for a month!" Leo stated.
"Aww! No fair" Don whined.
"Would you like to join Raph and Mikey instead?" Leo pointed to his other two brothers.
"COME HERE YOU TWO! FACE IT LIKE TURTLES!"
"SHE'S INSANE!" Mikey let out a girly scream.
"I can't believe I'm being chased by a girl… BUT NOT IN THE WAY I WANTED!" Raph added while running.
"So?" Leo glanced back at his genius brother.
"Er… a month without coffee sounds perfect" Don said with a nervous smiled.
"Thought so" Leo grinned.
Leo's teddy bear's name was originally created by Yunuen
And... sometimes I call my teddy bear "Chinny" ^_^