Chapter 18

Friends Again

Alex didn't have time to slip the letter into Kerry's locker until lunchtime. She had been running a little later, since she had packed a dinner for Detectives Blake and Longer to drop off on her solo walk to tutoring that afternoon. However, Alex, in a rush because of making the packed dinners, ended up forgetting them on the kitchen counter.

After school she called Mikey to tell him she would be a little late, having to run an errand and to check on Elliott. He had no problem with it whatsoever. So Alex ran home as quickly as she could without slipping in the snow.

When Alex got to her apartment building, she ran up the stairs instead of taking the elevator. She opened the door, her keys in hand when she saw two people sitting on the couch. SHe froze. Elliott was obviously home, but the triplets weren't supposed to be back until around five.

Kerry was there. In her apartment. She was sitting against the couch near where Elliot's head was resting as they watched TV. Elliot had his fingers running through her hair as if she were a cat. And as if having his little sister's pissed friend with him in the apartment was completely normal.

Elliott glanced up when he heard the door open. "Hey," he greeted. "You forgot those roast beef sandwiches on the counter this morning."

"Uh, thanks," she muttered, slowly walking forward.

"You're lucky I stopped him, you know," Kerry said. "and I put them in the fridge. He wanted to eat them under 'scavenger rights,'" she said using air quotations.

"Thanks," Alex said. "Uh, we good?"

"...We're good." Kerry mumbled looking away to stare at the ground. "And uh, me too. You know...I am too."

Alex leaned over the back over the couch, wrapping her arms around Kerry. She kissed her cheek and said, "I'm sorry. I love you too, Fruitcake."

Kerry reached up and hugged her around the neck too from behind. "I love you too. and I'm sorry too."

"Where's my hug and kiss?" Elliott whined, feeling left out.

Alex rolled her eyes and did the same as she had done with Kerry to Ellie. "I love you, excessively needy brother."

"Esme will hug and kiss you when she comes over soon." Kerry scoffed.

"I hope so," he muttered.

"Aww what's wrong, Dick?" Kerry asked. "Getting blue balls or something?"

Elliott scoffed. "I'm waiting until she's ready," he said. "And plus, "We've only been out once."

"...she hasn't even kissed you yet, has she? And I mean actually kiss-kiss, not like on the forehead." Kerry snickered at him.

"No," he whined.

"Ask her on a movie date here," Alex said. "Ask her if tonight can be a date. You can order in. Watch whatever kind of movie she likes. And maybe a kiss can come. I mean, isn't second date normally the kiss?"

"Umm, I really don't think we're the best people to get advice of appropriate times to kiss, Alex," Kerry pointed out.

Elliot's face dropped. He looked up at the girl, his face stone cold. "What is she talking about, Alex?"

Alex rolled her eyes and smacked Elliott in the back of the head. "I have a boyfriend, stupid. Yeah, I've kissed him. Suck it up."

"Don and my first kiss only happened because I was being forced to move to England." Kerry pointed out again.

"Not you too!" he gasped. "Not my girls! You're supposed to think boys are icky!"

"Donnie is not icky, he's sexy as hell. You should have seen how he was when we were making out the other night I mean-"

"What?" he gasped. "You were making out with him while I was dying? How could you?"

"To be fair, I didn't know you were dying at the time," Kerry defended. "though I did almost ignore Zack's call in favor of making out more. We were getting to the good part."

"Ouch," ALex muttered.

"You wouldn't do something like that, would you Alex?"

"No, I picked up the phone," Alex admitted, keeping out what she had been doing with Raph at the time.

"We so knew you were making out," Kerry chuckled a bit. "Raph was itching for it when we left the restaurant.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Alex denied.

"Uh huh." Kerry scoffed getting up to get her stuff ready. "We going to tutoring or what?"

"Yeah," Alex said. She left the living room and grabbed the bag of sandwiches from the fridge. She put them in her bag to bring to the detectives later.

"Sweet, I got my test great back and I'm very pleased with it." Kerry hummed mostly to herself.

"That's great," Alex said. "Congrats. I know you worked hard on studying for that. "

"I owe a lot of it to Donnie," Kerry shrugged a bit. "I...got to talk to him too."

"Yeah, Raph told me a little about what happened," Alex said.

"When Donnie gets pissed he really gets pissed." Kerry grumbled softly, rubbing the back of her neck slightly.

"That's surprising," Alex admitted.

"Tell me about it," Kerry groaned. "It's almost terrifying."

"I'd imagine so."

"So yeah, let's get all the pride blows out of the way." Kerry sighed a bit and headed to the door. "See ya Dick."

"See ya, Dubois!" Ellie yelled. "See you later, Alex!"

"Bye!"

"I'm telling you, you'd love me as your girlfriend." Kerry argued with her. "I mean, look at me. I add spice to your life."

"I'd be too stressed. You'd shorten my lifespan by a decade or more," Alex said.

The two walked into the Hamato's house as if they lived there themselves. They entered into the living room area where all three teenage boys were located, doing their own thing, as usual.

"Oh come on, really? I'm basically a female Raphael!" Kerry argued. "Face it, if you we were lesbians we'd make a good couple."

"I honestly don't see it," Alex said. She sat down on the couch next to Mikey. She took out all of her materials while still addressing Kerry, "I mean, if I were a lesbian, I'd probably go for more of the book worm kind of girl."

"Puh-lease you would not. A book worm girl wouldn't satisfy you. You'd be bored in like 10 minutes." Kerry rolled her eyes. "Now a book worm for me would definitely work."

"No way," Alex said. "If you think I'd get bored, you'd get bored even quicker! I mean, I love to read. We could read together."

"I like to read! Just not while sitting still. And do you really think I need someone to encourage me to get into trouble?" Kerry asked her.

"Lesbians?" Mikey muttered, looking at the two girls before he turned to his brothers. His facial expression was an obviously confused one.

"We wondered if we were lesbains if we would end up dating or not. I think we would." Kerry shrugged a bit as she sat her bag down and started pulling out her work.

"And I don't," Alex said.

"...I kinda wish you two were still fighting." Raph grumbled a bit. "At least we got a break from these weird conversations you two have."

"Oh hush," Alex shushed. "You're just trying not to imagine us having hot lesbian sex."

"Ew, no!" Raph hissed. "Are you trying to burn my eyes with the image of the hick naked?!"

"You are so lying right now, Raph," Mikey laughed.

"Are you saying you are imagining me naked?" Kerry asked them with a raised eyebrow.

"Always." Mikey answered, clicking his tongue at her.

"Mikey!" Don scolded.

"Wait, if you're imagining her, then you're imagining me, right?" Alex thought.

"Again, duh." Mikey said and was already on his feet, prepared to run from his two brothers. Both Don and Raph were right on his heels.

"I don't know if I should be flattered or uncomfortable," Alex muttered.

"A little bit of both? I mean, I don't get told often I'm imagined naked." Kerry joked a bit with a wink to her best friend. "Unless you have something to admit, Lexi."

"Nope, nothing here to admit except to my boyfriend, Fruitcake," Alex said.

"Awww." Kerry pouted jokingly before she went over to Don's work area with her homework and graded test.

"Raph, leave Mikey alone!" Alex called to her boyfriend. "We've got work to do.'

"We are not letting him get away with this!" Raph growled as the trio bolted around the room, the two older brothers gaining on Mikey.

"He's allowed to have his own fantasies!" Alex sighed. "I mean, we all have them. Just as long as he doesn't act upon them."

"Bu-" Raph started to argue but Kerry kicked her foot out causing him to come crashing to the ground.

"I do not need either one of you defending my honor and neither does Alex." Kerry said hands on her hips. "We can handle it," she huffed, growing irritated at all three of them.

"Plus, I'm sure all of us have had fantasies or dreams about people we probably shouldn't have," Alex admitted.

"Yeah, so get over it." Kerry huffed a bit.

"Thank you!" Mikey sighed happily.

"So can we get to work now, please?" Alex asked. "The sooner we get it done, the sooner we have time to goof off."

"I agree, I don't want to spend the entire time doing homework." Kerry grumbled a bit.

"Fine fine fine!" Mikey groaned before heading back over to her. Raph picked himself of the floor with a growl, sending a glare Kerry's way before going to his punching bag.

Kerry ignored him and angled her head away as Donnie came over to her. She just couldn't find the words she need to say to him after she yelled at him to get out of her apartment. He had a right to scold her. She was being childish, but that didn't make apologizing any less painful.

"How did you do on your test?" Don asked her as he watched her get her things out of her backpack.

Kerry peeked at him before she pulled a paper out and handed it to him to see the 93 witten on the top of it. "I did good...better than I would have if I didn't show up...thanks." She mumbled quietly.

Don shrugged. "Sometime everybody needs a little push," he said.

"..Sorry and you know...stuff." Kerry mumbled crossing her arms. "For yelling and shit." she grumbled looking away from him once more.

Don turned to her, a small smile on his face. He got up from his stool and walked up to Kerry, placing a hand gently on her cheek. He leaned in and kissed her lips softly. Kerry blushed darkly her eyes blinking at him in shock but she gave in and kissed him back.

Don pulled back, leaning his forehead against her's. "Don't worry about it," he told her.

"I-I," Kerry blushed before her cheeks puffed out a bit stubbornly. "I apologized because I wanted to not because I had to!" she huffed.

Don chuckled, kissing her forehead. "I know. Thanks," he said.

"Y-yeah," Kerry stuttered. "Now help me out on this calculus."

"As you wish," he chuckled.