Acceptance (2003/2k14)
By: AndiKaneUnderwood
"What do you mean 'don't accept?" Asked Leo, standing with his arms crossed over his chest as he looked at the twins in front of him.
Raph looked at him through narrowed amber eyes, tightening his hold on the crying brunette. "Exactly what I said. When we found out that you, me, Don, and Mikey where mutants, separated siblings, and had bat-shit crazy powers of the elements, Don begged me not to keep it a secret. Then you pushed us to tell because your Father accepted you and Mike and they rejected him. My brother. My twin. My everything. They where strangely okay with me, but rejected him. So I walked. Took everything I could think of that we might need and makes us up. You got any room in there?" It was spoken like a request, but Leo got the feeling Raph wasn't asking.
The ebony teen sighed. "Father's not gonna like this. Alright, you know the routine. Bedtime at nine, lights out by ten. No disturbing Father when he's meditating, etc, etc. We'll tell Father when he gets home from work." Leo moved aside, taking the duffel bag Don tended to have on him all the time and letting the twins pass so he could grab their bags.
Raph nodded his thanks as he led his younger twin brother in with no hesitation. He spoke to Don with gentle words and softer guidance, leading the genius down the hall and helping him change. Then proceeding to lay down with him while he fell asleep.
Leo watched on in silence, feeling envy at his newly found younger brothers' relationship.
Raph looked up at the water element. "Breath a word of this to anyone and you'll be eating dirt." He threatened softly, eyes showing no malice or promise to follow through on that threat.
Leo played along anyway, holding up his hands in surrender with a smile on his face as he left the room. He had meditation to get to anyway.