"Guys, tadaima!," April called as she pushed passed the turnstiles with Casey in tow.
Mikey looked up from his comic book and shouted back. "Hey guys! We're in the kitchen!" The two humans came in a minute later, April and Mikey grinning at each other. Donnie peered over his shoulder and gave April a shy smile, before turning back to the stove.
"Don, shouldn't you be heating chemicals in your lab?," the red head asked when she noticed the beakers in his hands. Donnie sighed and nodded, swirling the liquid around carefully.
"I would be. But someone broke my Bunsen burner! Not naming any names or anything," he replied with a pointed scowl at Mikey. The younger turtle looked aptly sheepish, then lifted his comic a little to conceal his face. The girl smiled, glancing at Casey with a shrug, then began unzipping her bag.
"Well if it makes you feel any better, we got you guys presents in town today!" Michaelangelo immediately dropped the comic and flung himself into a crouched position on top of the table, hands on the edge between his feet.
"Presents?," he exclaimed excitedly, making April giggle. Donnie put down his equipment and turned around, smiling humbly.
"Oh, that's real nice of you guys, but you really didn't have t-!" Casey suddenly appeared in front of him, slapping something over his head only half-carefully.
"Merry Christmas and suck it up, Don!," the boy chuckled, stepping round beside the turtle and slinging an arm around his shoulders. Donnie chose to ignore the fact that it was the middle of July and lifted his eyes to his head, then reached up and tugged at the head band Jones had put on him, while April placed another on Mikey's head far more gently.
Cat ear head bands.
"Uh... and what possessed you two to get these for us?," Donnie inquired, partially pulling the costume off to inspect the grey, fabric kitty ears.
"We were actually looking for costumes to a party at school, then Casey started talking about the possibility of a double mutation, and what that would look like, and... well, long story short, we saw the cat bands on sale and we thought it would be a giggle," April explained rather poorly, and her expression seemed to show that she knew it. Donnie stared at her, then at Casey, then back to April, and finally to an overjoyed Mikey, who had proceeded to roll onto his shell on the counter and start meowing at April, pawing at her ponytail. The girl giggled, rubbing his tummy playfully. "And besides, since Mikey turned my real cat into ice cream, I figure he can make up for it by being my cat," she grinned deviously.
"Okay, I can do that! Maow!" He then began to purr, rolling onto all fours and rubbing their cheeks together. "Mew! Mew!"
Casey laughed, smacking Donnie's shoulder and then grinning widely at him. "Go on, Don, humour me." The tall turtle stared at him as if he were mad, but in the back of his mind remembered he'd already resigned himself to the fact that Casey Jones was a complete head-case.
"I am not going to meow for you!," he exclaimed, clenching his fists and stamping his foot, narrowly missing Casey's toes.
"C'mon! You'd make an awesome kitty cat! Bet you'd be the kind of cat constantly mewling for attention and petting." Donnie's face puffed up in irritation, opening his mouth to retort before April cut him off.
"And Mikey'd be the kitty that always needs a bell so you can find him!," she laughed, not even scolding Casey for teasing the turtle.
"Well Leo has considered that in the past. Either for when he runs away or sneaks up on you, shouts 'Booyakasha' and makes you drop and smash your Bunsen burner on the floor!," the purple turtle barked, earning a nervous smile from his brother.
"Meeeew...!," he squeaked, then hopped off the counter and crouched behind April, looking up at Donnie with those practised innocent eyes. The red head patted him, before placing her hands on her hips, saying something about finding a laser pointer or ball of yarn. Don sort of stopped listening, mentioning Leo having him consider something. He pulled the head band off and examined it; the ears were very soft, but he could see why they were on sale. Cheap and nasty, but that was probably less noticeable when someone was wearing them.
Casey leant on his shoulder again, chuckling as April tried to find a can of tuna that Mikey was mewing for. Donnie glanced at him then gestured to the ears to get his attention. "These are for me to keep, right?" The boy nodded, only looking at him for a moment then fixing on April again as she stretched to reach the located can on the top shelf of a cupboard.
"Yeah, sure, Gap-tooth. Do whatever you want with 'em. Didn't actually expect you to keep the thing, just got it for a laugh." Don nodded, ignoring the obnoxious nickname that had apparently stuck even after he and Casey became friends, and considered the ears a little more.
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Leo's eyes were firmly shut, focusing on nothing but his breathing and the gentle warmth the candles around him provided. The electrical lights above were off – the faint buzzing always made it hard to concentrate when he meditated – so when the room flooded with white, artificial light, he winced despite having his eyes closed.
"Uh, Leo...?," Donnie's voice asked timidly, and the leader visibly relaxed. Had it been Raph or Mikey, he'd have been annoyed enough to demand that they leave. But Donnie was calm and quiet, and knew when to respect silence.
"Hey, come in," he invited softly, not opening his eyes and not turning to face the door, which was swiftly shut as his younger brother shuffled in. "What's up?"
"Erm... well, Casey and April got me and Mikey gifts today..."
Leo's brow furrowed. "What, and nothing for me or Raph?," he asked with a chuckle in his voice. Donnie snickered, but a shuffle indicated he was shaking his head.
"Well, no, and... well, I guess I felt that you deserved one, so..." Leo raised an eye brow in confusion, listening to the sound of Donnie lowering to the floor. "M-meow..." His eyelids sprung open and he twisted at the hip, and his face might have burst into flames by how red it turned.
Donnie was on all fours; mask, belts and pads missing but a pair of cat ears sat atop his head. The genius' face was almost as red as Leo's, and he squeezed one eye shut as he leaned away timidly. "Mew...?"
"Are those... ears?"
"Mmhm."
"And April bought them for you?"
"Casey did, actually."
Leo's eyes widened along with his smile, and he shifted around to sit on his knees, facing his brother. "Jeez, remind me to thank him later!" Donnie scowled shyly away from him, lowering his stomach to the floor. Leonardo's blush began to infect the rest of him, a warm buzz spreading through his body. He leaned forward, offering out his hand. "Here kitty, kitty!," he cooed, earning another glare and even a hiss. "Hey, it was your idea!"
"You don't have to look so amused." Leo chuckled, tilting his head.
"I'm sorry, it's just that you look so cute!" His little brother then pouted slightly, but pushed up so he was on his hands and knees again. The blue turtle smiled wider, and tried again. "C'mon kitty, c'mere." With a steadying breath, Donnie began slinking towards Leo, bathed in candle light and, once he was merely a breath away from his leader, purred. The older turtle's breath hitched as the genius leaned closer, crimson-brown eyes half lidded and keeping a rather dignified expression on his face.
"Meow." Leo abruptly snapped their lips together in a tender kiss, making Donnie's eyes widen almost as suddenly. It broke after a few seconds, and Leo smiled sheepishly.
"Sorry, lost my cool there."
"Since when have you ever been considered cool, Leo?," Don teased, wiggling his shoulders with a slightly more confident smile on his face. His leader went to defend himself, but instead Donnie gave the blue turtle's lips a lick.
This popped up before "Mikey gets shellacne" and "Vengeance is mine". I seriously had no idea a double mutation was actually a thing. Anywho, I love all t-cest pairings, but there's a distinct lack of LDL in the 2k12 verse. Which annoys me. So here's what happened after searching for hours on end trying to find some, then giving up and writing my own. Admit it; Donnie with kitty ears is adorable.
Hail to the princess, baby!