Expectations

"Tss, ouch!" Donny's right hand reflexively jerked away from the page that he was about to turn. He had been reading a manual for the new coffee grinder that Usagi's father had gotten from the store the day before for the apartment. His finger stung as he shook his hand, trying to make the stinging go away. Wearing a slight grimace on his face Donatello set the manual down and began a search for an adhesive medical strip. When he had learned that that was the actual name for Band-Aids, and that Band-Aids was just a brand name, he began to refer them as adhesive medical strips.

Donny and Leo had, a bit subconsciouscly, moved in with Usagi and his father Mr. Miyamoto. After the second day of the two hovering around the restaurant Mr. Miyamoto had just opened the door to the alley where they had first met Usagi and told them to come in before they froze to death. After that he wasn't really too sure, but he knew that because of all of the indoor chores that gave them they just ended up staying inside. Mr. Miyamoto even got the two coats that fit!

Donny opened a cupboard underneath the sink in the apartments kitchen area, where he found the makeshift first aid kit. The kit was pretty much a really big shoebox and within it was the average medicines that didn't need prescriptions and bandages. He moved the small boxes that contained Mr. Miyamotos antihistamines. Underneath them he found the boxed bandages. Donny opened it and took out one adhesive medical strip and began to apply it on his middle finger when he heard someone waling towards him. Turning his head to his left he saw his big brother Leo.

"Hey Donny." Leo greeted him with a smile, then he noticed that his little brother was kneeling in front of the cupboard under the sink. "Why are you putting a band-aid on?" he asked coming closer to stand next Donny.

"Adhesive medical strip, Leo. And it's because I got a paper cut. It only stings, but it makes me feel better to put a strip on anyways." Donny explained to Leo. Finishing putting on the 'band-aid' he stood put the first aid kit away and closed the cupboard.

"Uh-huh. 'Kay, well I'm glad it wasn't anything serious." Leo backed up a bit to give Don room to stand up. "I just wanted to make sure to remind you that tomorrow is the day Shiloh wants to meet up with us again. Remember him?" Leo couldn't help but add that last question. It seemed like a lot had happened in the past three days. At least to him.

"Yeah I remember him Leo. It's only been like, what? Three days since we first saw him?" Donny scoffed, a little insulted that Leo thought he'd forget Shiloh. He too thought a lot had changed in the past three days. For example, ever since they moved in with the Miyamotos they've had a warm place to sleep and food that was actually on a table. He also has gotten less shy around others as he spent more time with Usagi and some of the staff at the restaurant. Even so he wouldn't forget Shiloh. "You wound me Leo." He teased.

Leo frowned a bit, "Yeah, yeah. Well I just wanted to remind you is all." He couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed that he had asked that question to his brother. Turning around he hooked his thumbs on his pants pocket. "I'm a little excited. And I guess dazed? It's like we're living in a completely different world now Donny. And it's only been a few days, and it feels like there was never really a time where we were antisocial street kids."

"We're still a pair of street kids Leo, but you're right. We're not as closed off anymore. Good luck must have decided to come our way finally, when we met Usagi." Donny chuckled, "Look at us, sounding like a couple of old guys."

"Heh, I guess that's the price to be payed for Usagi letting us read his and Mr. Miyamoto's books." Leo grinned.

"Hah! Well, I'm more than a little excited about tomorrow. We might make some more friends!" Donny's eyes lit up at the prospect of meeting other people who wouldn't just kick him away for being a kid on the streets.

"As long as Shiloh's cousin, or any of these other friends of his, isn't in a gang or something I think we'll get along just fine." Leo stated, crossing his arms across his chest, his amber eyes angled towards the fridge, debating on whether or not he should get something from it. Maybe an apple?

Donny sighed, "Wow Leo, way to burst a guys bubble."

"Yes, well, no matter how poor we are I don't want to associate with any form of gangs." Leo told Donny as he walked towards the fridge and opened the door to it. He looked at the contents as he continued, "The last time we ran into gangs and such was a disaster. Remember?"

"Yeah…I remember." Donny sat down on the floor of the kitchen, leaned back and sighed a bit on the lower cupboard door, before just plain laying on the ground on his stomach, of course not feeling the chill of the floor on said stomach because of his purple soccer design shirt and his plastron combined. "But!"

"But?" Leo asked as he dug out some red seedless grapes instead of an apple from the fridge.

"What if they're awesome?" Donny asked, looking up at his big brother with his dark brown eyes from the ground.

"Define 'awesome'?" Leo asked as he popped a grape into his mouth.

"You know…smart, cool, funny, awesome, exciting, and pretty." He paused there and Leo looked at him strangely, raising an eyebrow and popping two more grapes in his mouth. "I-if there's a girl I mean!" Donny said, trying to save himself.

Leo grinned at Donny, "You said awesome again. I think you need to expand your vocab a bit more Donny." From the look Donny gave him Leo couldn't help but smile more, " And we'll see what they'll be like soon enough. And you might get your girl!" Leo laughed as Donny made a face at him before finishing his grapes and walking out of the kitchen.