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Echoes of Courage: Chapter 13

Hope you guys enjoy this chapter! It's a bit longer than the others in a while!

Thursday came a lot faster than anyone was expecting. And Kira was nervously tapping her toes against the floor in the subway cart, on her way to Roger’s apartment. The rest of the week was spent anxiously waiting for time to hurry, in her lab if not tapping then pacing around with chemicals that should never be held tightly or rushed quickly to the labs. Luckily enough there was only one training day, which was yesterday, and to which Donnie and Mikey weren’t even there, so better for Kira to release the tension and anxiousness without feeling any secondhand embarrassment from anyone. Hearing the announcer call out the town that they were stopped in, Kira got up and made her way out the doors, practically running to tell Roger the news.

‘Here goes. Don’t feel the anxiety kick in, remember your breathing. Wait, is it anxiety or excitement I’ve been feeling this week? AH DON’T THINK ABOUT IT NOW, JUST GO FOR IT!’

Looking at the apartment complex, which was about as fancy and expensive as one gets for just simple apartment complexes. The water fountain with statues representing nymphs pouring water out their jars, almost as if watering the lilies that were floating around the fountain as well. From behind was a huge building, with apartments that looked so pristine with white, glass windows making the sun shine brightly on them while the businessmen and women came through and out the building, either heading to or coming back from work. Checking to see if she was on time, which read 4:15pm , nodding her head happily that she was a bit early, Kira decided to just go for it. If not now then it’ll never happen. Once inside, greeting the lovely receptionist in the building, Kira made her way to Roger’s apartment, hoping to get out everything she’s been feeling and more. Looking at his apartment number, she rang it twice, letting him know she was outside the door. Hearing footsteps making their way to the door, the face of Roger came along, the dress shirt and pants he wore along with his short brown hair all wet letting Kira know he just got out of the shower. Meeting her eye to eye, he let her in, giving her a quick peck to the cheek and closed the door.

“You’re a bit early. The dinner reservations for our celebration isn’t for at least another hour. Unless you just wanted to see me like this?”

Roger slowly unbutton his dress shirt, leaving the first four open widely, letting Kira see his chest. ‘Let’s just get this over with,’ Kira thought, heaving a sigh before saying anything really. “I know I’m early. I needed to talk to you about what you asked of me,” shushing her, Roger responded for her, “ah, say no more! I know what your answer will be, so we can save it for dinner for a true celebration!” Feeling the annoyance settling in, Kira interrupted whatever else he was going to say. “If you know, then we shouldn’t be going out to celebrate anything , Roger.” Confused by what she said, he turned to her, furrowing his brows, not liking her tone whatsoever. “I beg your pardon? Then what is your answer Kira because apparently I seem to have no clue what it will be,” taking a deep breath in and out, it was finally time for Kira to say what she’s been wanting to tell Roger for almost two weeks now.

“I’m sorry, but I’m not moving to Idaho with you…”

The look of shock on Roger’s face was there for a split second, before it morphed into laughter, turning his face away as if he couldn’t believe what he just heard. Confused by the laughing, before she could get a word in, what he said next struck her to the core. “Oh you are so funny Kira, but it’s okay! It’ll take some time to get used to, you most likely were influenced by all of your friends and family for the decision, BUT you’ll get by it when we move! See, happy ending for the both of us!” Roger made a move to give her a quick kiss, but Kira pushed away, not liking his tone for a moment.

“Hey, I made this decision on my own . No one “influenced” me or anything! I’m serious, I’m not moving away from my family or friends or anyone just for you! I’m not your doormat that will kiss your feet and worship the ground you walk on!”

Roger furrowed his brow, growing angry, not liking her tone yet again because how dare she talk to him like this, disrespecting him in this fashion. A quick idea popped into his head, thinking maybe if he’ll say the next thing, he just knew Kira would move with him. To him, she was the perfect person to be around, cleaning his mess, cooking for him, listening to him talk about his interests, giving him some good loving, who wouldn’t want that? If only he could get her to dye her hair a more natural color than whatever this silver hair was. It doesn’t suit him.

“Does this have anything to do with those friends of yours? Making all the decisions for you? Or your brother? Because he doesn’t have your interest in the slightest, unlike me who’s ALWAYS given you the time of day? Or is it…” Roger shivered, almost as if disgusted by what he was going to say next, “is it those mutant or whatever they are friends of yours? I never trusted them, especially the purple little freak! I mean, come on!” As he went on a tangent about this supposed “perfect relationship” and “no one gets you like I do” cries, Kira tightens her fists, feeling the upcoming anger building up inside of her. She’s just glad Leo taught them how to aim a direct kick to where the sun don’t shine for anyone to mess with them.

“ ...what did you say… ”

Feeling the cold draft, suddenly fear crept into Roger, looking back to see Kira and if looks could kill, he’d be dead and turned into ashes from how hard she was looking at him.

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“This is nice! We need more time to do this again!” Stretched out April, with Izra and Valeria nodding in agreement, sitting at a round table by a small cafe, enjoying the small hang out with each other and basking in the perfect evening weather, not too cold for a jacket but not too hot to wear shorts. As they were chatting about anything they could think of, April’s phone started ringing. Going to see who was calling, Valeria started her teasing, “awe, your girlfriend missing you already while out on the job?” Turning her head to glare at her, April commented, “ha ha, very funny. Just wait until your man calls you, I’ll be here, ” she threatened before picking up the phone she was getting from Casey. Valeria giggled at that, making a mental note to double check before picking up any form of calls around April. “You know, we still haven’t heard back from Kira today, right?” Izra questioned, curious as to how she was doing, seeing as today was officially the day she was going to tell Roger of her plans. “Oh yeah, we haven’t! Maybe she’s still at Roger’s, hopefully cursing him out at this point,” Valeria said, praying that Kira was able to have a backbone once more and tell this jerk off. Not too long after, all three girls received a text message from the group chat. “Wow, we haven’t used the group chat in a while, we need to name it so it’s not forgotten,” April commented, who just got off the phone with Casey. “Oh my god, it’s Kira. Let’s all embrace ourselves for what’s going to be said here,” Izra pointed out while silently agreeing, they all opened their phones to see what it was Kira said.

*Girls Being Girls Group*

5:30pm

KiraBean: Everyone buy any and all form of drinks.

KiraBean: I have a lot to say about what happened.

All three hissed at that, not liking what Kira had just sent. “Oh man, what do you think happened?” April looked at the other two, also noticing the look of worry on their faces, “I don’t know April, but one thing’s for sure, it’s that we’re buying drinks and not leaving her apartment anytime soon.” With that said, all three grabbed their things, made sure they had everything and made their way to the liquor store.

Interested to hear what happened between Kira and Roger.

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Kira was pacing around her apartment, thinking back on what just happened between her and Roger. ‘The audacity of that asshole to say all those things! And more! Where are the girls, I need them to hurry so I know I’m not going crazy!’ Furious was one of many words to describe how she was feeling in the moment. Kira was sure she'd met a few people who always thought themselves better than everyone else, but Roger was on another level. ‘I can’t believe I was going to stay with him and for what ? To not get hurt again like back home?! FUCK THAT!’ Kira’s thoughts were all over the place, hoping that when the girls come by, that they let her rant and not say any lines of ‘I told you so.’ Before her thoughts could get any worse, she heard a few rhythmic knocks before someone came in, knowing that was Valeria’s way of saying it was them entering the apartment. “Hi Kia, how are you doing today?” The growling sounds of frustration is what Kira answered Izra, letting all three know that she was pissed .

“How, just how , was I this dumb to keep this whole relationship going?! WHY didn’t I just listen to you guys and end it sooner, it would’ve saved me the trouble that transpired today! Like ARRRRGH!”

Trying to calm her down, April set down the beer cans she bought and went to grab Kira, making her sit down and talk it out to them. “Hey, breathe for a second. Tell us what happened.” Putting their stuff down, Izra and Valeria went to grab the small chairs from the living room, also waiting to hear what Kira had gone through with Roger. Taking a couple deep breaths, she continued on about what happened, “so if it wasn’t obvious, we broke up, but the argument we had went… very south .” Sinking their teeth in, Valeria asked Kira, “what do you mean south? How bad did it get?” Kira closed her eyes, embracing herself for what she was going to say, hoping that they don’t kill this man afterwards.

“He not only blamed you guys for “influencing” me to break up and not move with him, but he also blamed it on the guys and called them freaks of nature and that the city should get rid of them and the yokai that live here too…”

When no one said anything for about five minutes, Kira slowly opened her eyes, hoping that someone was going to say something. If anything, mouths open, gaping at her was something she was expecting, at least it was a better reaction than murder.

“... I’m going to kill this man .”

Ah. There it is.

“Valé, you’re not going to kill anyone,” Izra said, grabbing Valeria’s arm to prevent her from leaving to make true to her promise.

“It’s okay Val, I’ll go instead. Casey can definitely bail me out-”

“NO ONE IS GOING TO KILL ANYONE!” Sighing out at the two of them, Izra looked over to Kira, “so what did you say when he said that?” Looking over at the bags filled with alcohol, Kira grabbed the beer, opening it up and chugging it immediately. “I'm going to need a couple of these before I keep on going.” Joining her, April started making her way to the kitchen to grab wine glasses, with Valeria and Izra taking out every single bottle they bought, setting it up on the table so it was all for grabs. Once April came back, setting the wine glasses down while Valeria started pouring, Kira continued her rant.

“After he said that, I cursed him out …”

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It was nighttime when Rai was checking his phone to see if his job was making him go to work tomorrow or not. He was sitting on the couch with Leo and Donnie, him wearing baggy sweatpants with a t-shirt on while Leo wore pajama pants and Donnie in just his purple hoodie. All three were hanging out, watching a new sci-fi show while they were binge watching other shows, “still haven’t heard anything?” Leo asked, hoping that Rai didn’t have work tomorrow, so that the three of them could continue their marathon for the whole weekend. “Nope, still haven’t heard back. If anything, I’ll just tell them I’m not feeling well and won’t come in,” “ if anything , I did make something that’ll give you the effects of being sick if you want it.” Donnie suggested, hoping that Rai would agree to it, seeing as everyone else was rejecting his offer of experiments, “Donald, we want him around, not to see if he’ll make it through one of your inventions.” Rolling his eyes at Leo, Donnie continued to be on his phone, still listening to the show that was currently playing on the projector. Before he could kindly deny the offer, Rai’s phone started ringing, making Leo pause the show they were on while Rai went to pick up his phone. Hoping it was his job, not even looking at the caller id, he immediately went to answer. “Hey Joe, are we closed tomorrow?”

“Raaaaaaaaaiiiiii!”

Wincing while giving a small distance away to protect his ears, Rai was surprised to hear Izra sounding all too drunk at 9:00 at night. Both twins looking over at him, confused as to why Izra was calling him in the first place. “Babe? Why are you calling me? And are you drunk?!” Giggling could be heard, sounds of shushes in the back before Izra continued, “Hi, Rai. Yes and no… Depends, but can you do me a really big favor please?” Sighing out, even more confused as to what she even wanted in the first place. “I thought you were hanging out with the girls, are they also drunk?” “Awe, you don’t want to see me? My big strong golden boy honey, I thought you would be so excited to see me…” Still confused, Rai didn’t know whether to be frustrated or find the whole thing hilarious. But in that moment, he chose the wrong time to look over at the twins, seeing as they were smirking at him as Leo was silently making gestures of whipping, to which Rai flipped him off for. “Izzie, of course I wanna see you, but-” “hey, I said our thing to each other, you say the thing back to me!” Sweating profusely, Rai almost wanted to argue with that, seeing as he was already embarrassed with how whipped he actually was when it came to Izra.

“Babe, I’ll say it later-”

“But I wanna hear it now! Don’t you love me?”

Hearing her close to tearing up, which killed him on the inside, before he said anything, he covered the microphone so Izra didn’t hear him while turning towards Leo and Donnie, whispering to them, “if either of you bring what I’m about to say up in any form of conversation, I will make sure they’ll never find you .” Shivering after he said that, they both quickly nodded before Rai continued, knowing how much he was absolutely going to get teased from the two fast.

“What do you need from me, my darling buttercream sunshine ?”

Already hearing the snickering, knowing they were both trying to hide their laughter, Rai got up to pace a bit before he committed manslaughter. Hearing a couple “awes” and giggling in the background, before he could say anything, Izra finally decided to answer him. “My honey pot, can you pretty please order us food? We totally didn’t forget to eat before drinking anything! But can you please?” Sitting down while putting his phone closer to his ear, finding and grabbing a piece of paper for him to write down their orders, hoping they’d hurry up so that the three could continue their show. “Alright, what do you guys want?”

“Pizza!”

“Wait, what about Chinese food?”

“I want burgers and fries!”

Rai had to put his phone down, already knowing that it was going to take a while for them to make up their minds. Sighing out, he turned to Leo and Donnie, almost desperate to ask them for help. “Can you guys please help me order food for them? I cannot with listening to them at the moment,” still confused by what’s going on, Donnie had his phone ready, but questioned the issue at hand, “so what exactly is going on?” Before Rai could respond, hearing even more shouting coming through the phone, he held a finger to Donnie, silently gesturing to give him a minute before he explained anything. “Okay babe, I’ll do that, love you, bye!” Rai said quickly, rushing to hang up, noting that Izra won’t be too happy about that when he sees her. “Okay, now that the screaming is done. From what I’m reading, the girls are at Kira’s place and from what was heard, are super drunk right now and haven’t eaten anything.” Sighing out, Rai was already getting the girl’s requests in, before he could ask again, Leo spoke out, “so wait, how drunk are they? And at that rate, would any of them need to go home?”

‘Huh, actually I never thought of that.’

Thinking it over, Donnie started getting up, already ahead of either of the two with getting the girl’s food ready. “Either way, since it’s been interrupted already, we might as well check up on them before they do anything stupid.” Agreeing on that, the three got up to make their way to grab the food. Not being able to hold it in anymore, thinking it over to himself, Leo decided to tease Rai some more.

“Of course you’d get your darling buttercream sunshine anything she wants, right?”

“Donnie, hold my phone for a minute.”

“Wait, what are you- AHRK!”

Sighing once more while shaking his head, Donnie walked past the two, holding onto Rai’s phone while Rai continued to beat Leo up.

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The three had just gotten the last food item, luckily enough it was pizza from Hueso’s, as Leo was getting ready to open a portal, Rai started giving the twins warnings about the girls, especially the childhood friends. “Listen, just giving a heads up, I know you’ve both seen Val and Kira tipsy from parties. But if they are as drunk as I heard from Izzie, then be prepared for anything they’re about to do or say.” The two rolled their eyes at Rai. “Oh come on Rai, they can’t be that bad!” Leo answered, having the confidence that the girls weren’t as bad as Rai was making them out to be.

“Oookay, don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

With that said, Leo opened the portal to Kira’s apartment, letting Rai go first and before he could say anything, there was one voice that carried out the most from the four.

“GUYS LOOK IT’S FOOD!”

Izra shouted, ecstatic about getting food to fill themselves with instead of more alcohol. “And your boyfriend, the most important part. You know, the one who got you all food in the first place. ” Before much else was said, the guy’s eyes widened in shock, seeing the amount of beer cans, wine, and tequila bottles that were empty, surprised that none of them had thrown up yet. “And he brought the guys! Lookie, it’s Leo and Donnie!” April started shaking Kira furiously, while she was hiding in the blanket that the two were currently sharing, all of a sudden shy to show the guys how she was. Meanwhile, Izra was attempting to get up, trying to reach the food, but almost tripping over her own feet if it wasn’t for Rai catching her on time. Meanwhile, Valeria was in the kitchen, hobbling along towards the living room, eyes shining the moment she saw who the other guys were. “Aye dios, Rai brought us the guys! Special guests! AND THEY BROUGHT OUR FOOD!” Even more confused, Leo and Donnie put down the rest of the food, which apparently was enough for the girls to start clawing at it like wild animals. The twins gave each other a quick glance before thinking the same thing.

‘They’ve officially gone insane.’

When she reached to grab her burger and fries, Valeria pulled Leo to the side, smiling brightly at him before trying to sit down on one of the higher chairs in the living room. Seeing her needing some help, Leo helped her out, getting her to sit down comfortably before she started eating. “Whoa, with your big strong guapo hands there. Thank you for your contribution. You deserve a reward! Here!” She grabbed a couple fries and started feeding Leo, to which he accepted. When he pulled back, already knowing his brother was smirking at him, Leo smacked Donnie’s arm, silently telling him to not say anything. “Oooooo, Valé I’m gonna tell your boyfriend you’re feeding another man!” Izra threatened, eating her slice of pizza while sitting on Rai’s lap, with him getting her to sit up straight to actually finish her food. “Oh please, he’ll be okay! This is my best friend here, he won’t mind!” Valeria winked at Leo, laughing loudly when he blushed while he grabbed a couple fries, attempting to shove them down her throat. “Ohohoho! Bold, aren’t we Hernandez?” April teased, trying to also get a word in edge while eating her Chinese food. “And where’s Kira? She also wanted food too!” April grabbed the hem of the blanket they were sharing, showing Izra that Kira was still hiding from the guys.

“Awe Kira, what’s wrong? Need something to drink?”

Before any of them could get up, Donnie cut them off, grabbing the bottle of half empty wine before April could get to it, already starting to grab whatever else was left around. “Yeah no, you’re all getting cut off. If thirsty, you’ll be getting water, got it?” Grumbling from getting cut off, Valeria “booed” at him, with Donnie ignoring her while attempting to hide any of the bottles in the kitchen. Not too long, April followed him to the kitchen and was by his side, trying to whisper in his ear, “hey, here’s your chance! They broke up, so go take care of her!” Surprised to hear that, before he could retort, April walked away from Donnie, going back to sitting next to Kira, who looked to be in a daze eating pizza. Slowly walking back towards the group, Rai spoke up, letting the girls know whatever small party they created for themselves was over with, “okay, it’s time for Leo to portal you all back to your places!” Sighing out in frustration, Izra started arguing with Rai.

“Hey now, we’re still talking! There was more to say!”

“Babe, you all are so drunk , you probably don’t even know what you were talking about,” Sighed out Rai, feeling like he was going to pull tooth and nail to get Izra to go back to her apartment. Looking towards Leo, hoping that he was getting ready to start portalling most of them back to their places, Rai almost bursted out laughing at what he was looking at. Leo, while holding onto the burger, was making kissing noises while feeding Valeria, who apparently kept asking for more kisses, which was an attempt to say “more food” in her mind at the moment.

“Hey you two, better stop “kissing” there before her boyfriend or your girlfriend finds out, huh?”

Before he could retort, getting up to most likely smack Rai too, Valeria started laughing hysterically, as she was flipping Rai off while throwing some fries at him, ignoring Izra’s excitement of “ooo, free fries!” “I concur. Nardo, get your portals ready, we’re sending each of you back to your apartments!” Groaning at that, April got up, trying to argue, but one slip from her feet, Leo caught her before she got the chance to fall face first. “Alrighty there drunkie, let’s see how much fun you’ll have when Casey gets a hold of you now,” hearing her girlfriend’s name was what apparently did it for April, as she got excited to get back, in her words “couldn’t wait to tell her the big news” they all just found out earlier. Slowly but surely, when Leo got back, he made another portal for Izra and Rai, with Rai already carrying Izra while she made weird noises, making hand motions towards Rai. “I’m guessing we’re going to see how they are tomorrow before making any plans, boys?” Donnie and Rai nodded their heads, agreeing to whatever new plan they made, seeing as they weren’t going to be finishing their show anytime soon. Thanking them, before leaving through the portal, Rai looked over to Donnie, “Don, can you please just make sure Kira’s alright before heading out? Or at least stay with her until she’s fully asleep?” Before he could retort, both Rai and Leo were heading out through two different portals, one Donnie hadn’t seen Leo make until he was halfway gone, carrying Valeria in the process.

Which meant that he was alone with Kira.

In her apartment.

While she was drunk .

They were both dead the second he saw either of them.

Accepting that he was going to be there for a while, Donnie started picking up any empty bottles and cans of alcohol he could find, noting just how much these girls drank and how hungover they were going to be the next day. Not too long, when he came back in the living room, bracing himself for whatever it was Kira was going to say, Donnie crouched so he could look at her. Realizing he was in front of her, waking up from her daze, smiling brightly at Donnie and before he could ask if she needed help, she started slurring out her words to him. “Doonniieee, thank god you came with Rai!” Without warning, she threw her arms around him, clinging onto him like a koala. ‘Oh my god, she’s wrapped herself onto me! Stay focused Donatello, worry about that later!’ Giggling into his ear, Donnie started slowly pulling Kira on her feet, trying to get her footing right so she could change. “Kira, please work with me here. I’m going to take you to your room, okay?” “Okay! Are you going to help me with anything there?” Pulling back, she winked at him, giggling in the process while his face grew warm from what she had just suggested.

‘More than anything I would love to help- NO. NO, NO. STAY FOCUSED!’

Sighing out loud, Donnie tried getting Kira to her room, before she made true on what she had just requested not too long ago. “I need you to focus on getting to your room and getting ready for bed , okay?” Whining, grumbling out a “fine!” Kira started making her way towards her room, with the help from Donnie. As soon as he got her to sit on her bed, taking out whatever pajama pants and shirt she had in her dresser, Donnie gave them to her, demanding she put them on while he cleaned her apartment.

“Are you sure you don’t want to help me-”

“I’M SURE, THANK YOU!”

With that said, Donnie closed the door so she could change in private while he got to work on cleaning, taking deep breaths himself to stay focused. It took about fifteen minutes, whilst still cleaning around, throwing away almost all of the empty bottles while putting a couple of leftovers away in the fridge, Donnie turned to see how Kira was doing, but what he wasn’t expecting was for her to slowly open the door, looking at him seductively. “Do you still need help there, Don-Bon? I could always… help in more ways,” Swallowing hard, trying to push back his very normal thoughts about her in that moment, Donnie answered as best as he could, without his nerves cracking. “N-no, I’m still alright. But we need you to get to bed, how does that sound?” Hearing her hum, thinking about his question, she walked closer to him, poking to where his plastron was, wrapping her finger around the string of his hoodie, smirking up at him. “Oh that would be nice, wouldn’t it be Donald?” Kira wrapped her arms around his neck once more, hugging him in the process while caressing the back of his head. ‘Pure thoughts Donatello, think pure thoughts! She’s drunk, come on now! You’re almost in the clear!’ His thoughts all over the place, Donnie placed his hands on her biceps, attempting to move her back to her room, “yes, let’s get you to bed . I’ll help you, but you need to make the attempt to actually go to sleep, deal?” Pushing her back a bit, kicking himself for the sad look she was giving him, pouting a bit before nodding, letting him help her back to her room. Once they made it back, with Kira sitting back down on her bed, Donnie made an attempt to grab her some water and get medicine ready for the next day. But what he wasn’t expecting was for Kira to grab onto his wrist, holding it tightly. Before he could ask her to let go, he heard what sounded like sniffles. Looking closely at her, to Donnie’s surprise and nervousness, he wasn’t expecting to see Kira start crying right there. ‘Oh no. Not the tears! I wasn’t expecting this!’ Not too long after that thought, what broke him more was the question she asked, whispering while still crying.

“Donnie, do you hate me?”

His eyes widened at that question. “What? No, of course not! What makes you say that?” Turning fully around, crouching once more to look at her face to answer her, Kira turned her face to the side, ashamed to have Donnie look at her in this manner. “‘Cause you were right about Roger! You, the girls, everyone was right about him! But no, I decided not to listen!” Looking at the keychain hanging by her bed, Kira went to grab it, looking at it to still avoid Donnie’s stare, which showed a look of shock from his face.

‘She kept that keychain this whole time?’

“And it cost me to lose you! I should’ve listened to you better, you warned me about him , we argued about it and damn it all, I still went ahead and dated him! God, it’s no wonder you only send small texts to me or barely talk to me like before! I’m sorry Donnie, I’m so sorry!” Covering her face with her hands, keychain still in hand, Kira started to openly sob, the guilt eating away at her, knowing these past couple months she was miserable without Donnie in her life. Moving to sit next to her, Kira laid her head on his shoulder, still crying into her hands. Wrapping an arm around her, soothingly trying to comfort her, Donnie wasn’t sure what to think, other than to go find Roger and beat the ever living shit out of him. Not too long before his thoughts of actual murder can continue, Kira kept on explaining herself, “I should’ve ended it so long ago, but I didn’t want to get hurt again! But being with someone so full of himself who not only hates on my family and friends, but everything else I do too! It’s not worth it!” Almost as if talking to herself, she whispered softly, “I work in medicine to help others, doesn’t that count for something! ” Looking at her worriedly, with his free hand, Donnie pulled her hands away from her face, wiping away the tears that were streaming down.

“Kira. You deserve to be with someone who likes and cares about everything you do. I mean, you’re one of the kindest, most sweetest person I’ve met! And if anyone deserves to be treated special, it’s you . Do you understand?”

‘Even if it’s not with me, you deserve that at least.’

Nodding her head, afraid to speak in case her voice would crack and would break down sobbing once more. Satisfied with that, Donnie went to go grab water and medicine once more, standing a little longer to see if Kira needed anything else from him. Her silence gave him confirmation that he was able to go grab the things for her, still thinking about the small keychain he got her when they first started hanging out. ‘After all this time, she still kept it, even though it was something small I won at the fair.’ A few minutes passed by and Donnie came back, water and medicine in hand, setting it down on her night stand. Once he was done with that, turning back around to continue cleaning, he felt a tug behind his hoodie. Turning around to look at Kira again, noticing the shy expression she had on again like earlier. Luckily she spoke before he could ask her what was wrong.

“ ...please stay… ”

Once more, Donnie was surprised by the request, letting the silence sink in, almost as if waiting to see if she’ll take it back or not. After a couple minutes, Donnie finally responded, “...of course I’ll stay.” Smiling widely at his answer, Kira turned towards where the foot of her bed was, opening up the small ottoman that she had, quickly going to grab something out. What it was, Donnie wasn’t sure, wanting to take a peak at what she was looking for until not a second later, Kira shoved what looked to be a pale blue blanket, with a primrose flower embroidered onto it to him. “It gets chilly during the night. I don’t want you to be cold on the couch, if that’s okay with you?” Taking the blanket in his hands, looking over at her, whose face was super red from either blushing too hard or the alcohol he couldn’t tell. All he knew was that she looked adorable like that. ‘God, she’s going to be the end of me,’ he thought before saying anything, “thank you, I appreciate it. Now please, go to sleep .” Giggling at his exaggerated plea, before she could make any moves to slowly lay inside her bed, Donnie took the keychain away from her hands, putting it on her night table while helping her get tucked into bed, getting the bed cover up to her shoulders. Before he pulled away, feeling himself too growing tired, she whispered in his ear something he truly wasn’t expecting to hear at all.

“ ... I like you Donnie… For a long time now I’ve liked you… ”

Shocked by what he heard, Donnie looked at Kira, her eyes slowly closing after she was done saying that. Taking a leap of faith, he kissed her forehead, whispering a gentle “goodnight,” made sure the trash can was next to her just in case and made his way out of her room, silently closing the door in the process. Slightly opening her eyes, Kira lightly touched her forehead, a warm feeling of butterflies hitting her, smiling softly, her final thoughts practically singing to her while sleep took over.

‘He kissed my forehead…’

Heaving out a huge sigh of relief, happy that the apartment was back to being clean, but also that Kira was finally asleep in her bed. ‘Did she mean that? They do say alcohol is another form of truth serum, which is not a surprise for myself included. But if what she said is true, then…’ Donnie looked over towards her room, not knowing what to do with the information he just received. Settling on the couch, he felt the very soft blanket, still looking at the flower that was on it. ‘Wonder where she got this blanket. It feels nice and the primrose looks amazing like this!’ Getting ready for sleep, he unfolded the blanket, feeling it was not too heavy but not too light either, almost the perfect weight for him to sleep in. Slowly but surely, Donnie was able to go to sleep with a good conscious, knowing there was one thing running through his mind once more.

‘Looks like my plans are back in motion. Get ready Kira. Once you’re feeling better, you won’t know what’ll come your way.’

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intotheelliwoods · 1 year ago

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You guys wanted to see some Raph, heres some Raph!

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landsel · 8 months ago

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'Pull it together. Don't let them think you're broken. Heroes don't get to break' 🐢

lil doodle of his first moment alone when Leo gets back to the Lair after losing his arm - either in the apocalypse or just in a fight, he just seems destined to lose it 💙🐢💙

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slushglow · 1 year ago

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the girls r fightinggggg

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turtleblogatlast · 8 months ago

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Personally what I like best in terms of who’s older between Donnie and Leo is just them never knowing for sure BUT imagine Leo going up to Draxum and saying he’ll never bring up the roof incident again if Draxum tells Donnie that Leo’s the older twin.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt headcanons #rise donnie #rise leo #rise draxum #donnie would be so mad he would be SURE Leo had something to do with this #and Leo would just be like idk what to tell you bro Draxum said what he said #I’m pretty sure somewhere it was stated that Leo is the older one?#but tbh if I had to pick it’s just more interesting for Leo - the one who’s alwaysss the oldest in other iterations - to be second youngest #not that there’s like any difference tbh they’re so close in age that it doesn’t change much EXCEPT who has older/younger sib rights #it also makes Raph and Leo’s dynamic more interesting too since in fiction it usually is the oldest and second oldest fighting it out #again though I’m pretty sure canon says Leo is older #my personal pref is just never knowing #and if I HAD to pick then older Donnie is more interesting #I also like older donnie because it moves him up closer to April and I like that #but yeah - overall not knowing is best #oh yeah and Leo being second youngest also makes another interesting dynamic with Mikey as well #because you’d have Leo who never gets the gentle treatment opposed with Mikey who hates getting the gentle babying treatment

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le0n-ardo · 16 days ago

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What it's like dating💙 Rise!Leonardo 💙 - SFW Headcanons/ficlet

x f!reader - read Part 2 here!

Disclaimer: all my writings contemplate the turtles aged up at about their late 20s, with the reader at the same age range. Your media consumption is your own responsibility ✨ dividers by @/cafekitsune

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You were down bad the moment you saw that little smirk. The way he'd flash his teeth added that extra spark to his oh-so-smug eyes, and the airy little purr of confidence in his voice that had your ears ringing, both put together made for a deadly combo.

The first time he winked at you, you were a goner.

Leonardo's courtship was full of him showing off for you and taking every opportunity to do so. Whether it was his agile prowess as a ninja or his bladework, Leonardo would make sure you were looking whenever he reached the peak of his stunts. Admittedly, what was more charming was his intent on impressing you than the acts he did to achieve that, adding to his appeal.

For the first few weeks of knowing him, you viewed Leonardo in that light: confident, if not slightly arrogant, but not in a way that would do any harm. He'd pose with his katanas resting on his shoulder, flash that smirk over at you, and you'd go weak in the knees. How could you ever resist such a charismatic, fearless, handsome, capable warrior?

Very soon, you saw his goofy side.

Oh, his brothers told you he was even worse back when they were all teens. They told you many times you arrived at a point in Leonardo's life when he wasn't, well... chaos incarnate?

You struggled to envision just how much further his antics went when he was younger because as soon as Leonardo grew closer to you and trusted you more, his jokes became more frequent, you saw more expressions on his face other than that flirty grin, and he let you see how he truly got along with his siblings.

It was a shock at first, but you knew it only meant he was serious about you. And ultimately, when Leonardo showed you that side of him and saw that you stayed, he knew you were serious about him too.

He always compliments you on how hot you look.

Leonardo knows what a great partner he has in you, and he definitely shows you off whenever he can.

This goes from proudly gesturing at you for everyone else to behold to him yelling "Yeah, that's my girlfriend right there!" and "That's right, she's dating moi!" or things like that when you do something nice, or simply for no dang reason at all.

Leonardo also loves to keep an arm draped around you, whether you're in company of others or not. He loves feeling close to you.

He loves it when you scratch/stroke under his chin and the base of his neck.

Sometimes, when you're working out, he'll walk up to you and cheer you on, compliment you, or simply watch you with a little grin in hopes that you'll invite him into the workout or simply let him coach you.

He will also randomly pull you in for a dance, spinning you around and dipping you even if there's no music around. Leonardo will take the lead each time and he'll always make sure you're having a great time with it. He loves the feeling of your hands firmly on his shoulders when you dance.

Speaking of, Leonardo absolutely flexes and invites you to feel his bicep just 'cause.

Leonardo is also the type of boyfriend who'll goof off and purposely become all mushy and romantic for the mere reason of bugging his brothers and making them gag. He loves that you go along with these efforts.

When you're alone with him, Leonardo doesn't necessarily do a 180 on his personality, but he's much calmer and softer. He'll still joke and goof around with you, but Leonardo loves to simply lie on the bed or sit on the couch with you and cuddle while you two talk about virtually anything.

At times like those, Leonardo usually takes the upper hand and cuddles you, but he's also very fond of you being the big spoon or hugging him while he rests his head on your chest.

Leonardo loves when you gently stroke the top and back of his head. It's a great way to get him to fall asleep or tone down the silliness - not that you'd ever want that because you love his sparkling personality.

As part of that sparkling personality, Leonardo's shows of affection are rather playful too. Sometimes, he'll take your hand and kiss it with excessive chivalry, bowing down to you and looking up at you with that smug, signture smirk of his. If you're in private, he'll sporadically kiss you on the arms and shoulders, and he's also not a stranger to the occasional affectionate bite.

Just imagine Leonardo biting your shoulder, firm yet soft, with his flirty grin as he looks up at you. You look down and meet his gaze, making him stop biting only to move up to peck you on the lips. He smirks, knowing it gets you every time.

Leonardo is also fiercely protective of you, and you (and everyone else) quickly find out that your safety is not something he's willing to joke about.

The few times you've been close to being in trouble or in danger while dating Leonardo have been the times you've seen him actually angry, and you really think him capable of avenging your honor if anyone so much as tries to scare you.

Seriously, Leonardo's wonderfully sweet and chaotic and chivalrous around you, but a formidable, menacing Leonardo is truly something to behold.

Meanwhile, you've never felt safer knowing your katana-wielding boyfriend is keeping watch over you.

Plus, something about an angry, no-more-bullshit Leonardo makes him more attractive. It reminds you that despite his charm and wit, Leonardo's absolutely capable of being a fearless leader, and you hope to be with him long enough to see him evolve into one.

It was quiet at the lair, what with almost everyone else having gone out on the important mission of getting enough pizzas for the night. You were making your way quietly across the dojo when you saw Leonardo in the middle of a hand-stand with his teeth forming a little grimace of concentration as he shifted his weight onto his left hand, attempting to lift his right one off the floor to balance. You couldn't help but stop and look at him and his perfect, elegant form, making the difficult nearly seem effortless if it weren't for the brief quivers his body gave while he tried to balance.

While you watched him silently, you heard him let out a soft laugh.

"I know you're there," he acknowledged your presence even though his back was turned on you.

"Please don't stop on my account," you replied.

Leonardo laughed again, the sound draped with the confidence that came to him whenever he wanted to flirt with you. "You wouldn't like that, would you? You just love watching me do this."

You rolled your eyes playfully at him. "Sure, Leon. Sure."

"Don't I know it," he snickered as he placed his right hand down again and began shuffling in that position. "Hey, hey, hey, watch this. Watch this."

He used his hands to walk over to you, his movements graceful - you knew a hand-walk like that required a lot of strength in the body - but you felt like teasing him. You pretended to be distracted with the details of the dojo, looking everywhere except at him as he approached you.

"You aren't looking, baby," Leonardo called to you, fully aware of what you were doing.

"Oh, sorry, are you doing something?" You questioned with your gaze on the roof.

"Oh, that's what it's gonna be like, huh?" Leonardo accepted your challenge and shifted himself back to standing normally. His abilities as a ninja allowed him to, in one swift movement, be up close to you as he swept you in his arms, wrapping them just below your bottom to lift you up and spin you around, relishing in the sound of your surprise-infused giggles. "Guess I'll just have to get up real close to you, that'll make you keep your eyes on me, won't it, beautiful?"

"Leon!" You squealed between giggles as he kept spinning you flashing that flirty smirk at you. He knew what he was doing with that glint of mischief, and you loved that he did. He was truly irresistible when he looked at you like that, and you couldn't help but lean down and kiss him.

The feeling of your lips on his made Leonardo slow his movements until you weren't spinning anymore, and without breaking the kiss, he gently lowered you to stand on the ground again, straightening his body so that his arms were now wrapped around your lower back. You held his shoulders, and then you slowly slid your hands up his neck to cup his face, feeling as he gently shivered under your grip and his skin grew warm and dewy, prompting you to pause the kiss and pull apart.

"Are you sweating?" You asked him.

"Well, yeah," Leonardo said in a low purr. "Didn't you see how hard I was training?"

"I did."

"Yeah? What did you think?" He grinned.

"Very impressive," you humored him.

"I figured," Leonardo briefly wiggled in pride.

"You're so strong," you chose to humor him further.

"Yeah?" He prompted with that same purr in his voice, letting go of you to raise his arms to his sides and flexing them to highlight his muscles.

"Yeah," you replied.

"Yeah?" He asked again, inching his face slowly closer to yours while still flexing.

"Yeah," your voice lowered too, and you let your hands travel down to his shoulders again.

"Kiss me," Leonardo finally beckoned, lowering his arms to hold your waist.

You gladly obliged and perked up on your toes. You wrapped your arms around his neck and pressed yourself closer to him, kissing him with a gentle passion and sinking in completely to him. You let his broad frame secure you, with a firm grip around your waist, as he pressed himself slightly harder onto you to deepen the kiss. You let your instincts guide your fingertips to gently brush over the markings on Leonardo's shoulder, and you delighted in the soft, airy moan that escaped him as he wrapped his arms even tighter around you.

Leonardo moaned into the kiss again a bit louder, but shorter too as his attention was drawn to another matter at hand. "We do have the place to ourselves."

You opened your eyes and looked at him enticingly. "Who are we pranking this time?"

"I already switched out the water in Donnie's bottle for vinegar," Leonardo grinned.

You gasped. "You started without me?"

"Now now, there's plenty more we could do," Leonardo wiggled.

"You're right," you nodded. "Donnie's gonna wanna was the taste of vinegar off with something else. What would be his first choice?"

"Tap water," Leonardo replied.

"Let's seal the water flow to the taps and hide a frog in the cupboard where he'll have to reopen it," you said. "He'll be so agitated that he'll open it fast and trigger a fight response. You wanna see Donnie with a frog on his head, right?"

Leonardo chuckled and lifted you off the ground again. "You evil little mastermind."

"Just how you like me," you cooed.

"Very much," Leonardo purred before kissing you softly one more time, then pulling away and grinning with mischief. "Alright, I'll catch the frog."

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theanonymousninja247 · 3 months ago

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Was thinking about this again

@avery73 sorry I know this is random but I just had the craziest feeling that you needed something soft today for whatever reason?

Random Turtle Thunks: Kisses

*adjusts my sunglasses* It'd be softboi hours folks. Tonight I'm thinking about the Rise Boys and their favorite places to kiss you.

*Cookies and Cream Rating: 16+ please*

Raph 🧸♥️:

•Forehead Kisses. Lingering ones right at the tip of your hairline. It's often because its the only place he can reach without having to shift too far down. Often brushing your hair back, cradling your cheek in the palm of his hand and tilting your head back juuuuust a little to get that perfect angle for a small smooch. The type of kisses that are full of tender promises and small wholesome moments where he just longs to be soft with you.

•Your shoulder. Chaste presses of his lips to your skin to the crook of your neck. This young Atlas knows a little something about carrying the weight of the world and often that weight settles on the shoulders. These type of kisses serve as a reminder that he understands the struggle, the weight and promises that you don't have to carry it all by yourself anymore. A somewhat protective kiss, reminding you that nothing can hurt you when you're this close to him. That he's here for you, he’ll never leave you and will forever have your back.

Donnie 🤔🟪

•Your nose. I really don't see Donnie being really big into kissing. Like think about it. Kissing is literally just the process of swapping saliva. How uNsAnItArY. *shudders* “Just where has your mouth been? Did you even brush your teeth?!” That being said, a quick peck to your nose is a simple way to fulfill the “touch of the day” box without having to get unnecessarily close and personal. There is work still to be done after all. Not to mention the cute little face you make when you go slightly crossed-eyed at his affectionate gesture is somewhat endearing. It is a very understandable reaction after all. He too would go speechless at such attention from a genuis like himself.

•Behind the corner of your jaw. Donnie doesn't like kissing. That being said, if he is going to engage in such an act, he's going to want to do it right. Never mind him looking up the most sensitive parts of the human body to make sure he plants his affection in the most effective locations. Nevermind that at all. Besides, kissing here that little bundle of nerves seems to do the trick most adequately.

Leo✨💠

•Your lips. “My Lady, if the kisses are words, c’mere. I’ma give you a speech.” No. Like seriously. I know Leo is considered the “medical expert” of the family, but the amount of times this turtle has given you some serious mouth-to-mouth should be illegal. In all honesty though, it really does mean something special to him. For this smooth talking turtle who always knows just what to say, it’s a way for him to shut up and learn how to put some action behind those words. For once, he wants to show you that he means what he says. Because for all the silliness, it was never a joke, his feeling for you.

•Your knuckles. Leo is a one-stinking suave gentleman when he wants to be, and he's not going to let you forget it. Not to mention it’s an easy, inconspicuous way to keep you close so long your hand is entertained with his. Not that he worries when you're out of reach or anything. The cute little increase of color right there on your cheeks as he presses a slow kiss to each fingertip and between your knuckles is also a nice touch. Just lets this face man know he's on the right track or whatever.

Mikey🎨🧡

•Your cheeks. This bundle of affection will give you some sugar anytime, anywhere without hesitation. You can not stop it. It is inevitable. He's so close to you all the time anyway that it just seems second nature to have his cheek squished against you somewhere. He also just loves getting close enough to see your eyes. They really are like windows to the soul, and you have a soul he wouldn't mind getting lost while exploring. So it makes sense to decorate those “windows” with some “Angel Kisses” (He does put the angel in MichelANGELo after all) You know. Just while he's close to you like this. Never mind the heat from your cheeks underneath his hands as he tries to hold you still for your daily barrage of affection is comforting to his scared hands. Never mind that at all.

•Your tummy. There is something incredibly magical about the way you giggle shriek as you try to writhe away when he kisses your tummy. It’s the kind of laugh that means you are happy and in the present moment with him and currently the furthest away from something that hurt you. He just wants you happy and hearing that laugh heals something inside his heart. He loves the way your tummy its so squishy underneath his kneading hands and he can't help but bury his face in your soft skin. Be warned you will not escape without some raspberry blown kisses. Mikey ain't letting you leave without being properly adored that is both a threat and a promise.

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captainofthedauntless · 10 months ago

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Wants

Rise Leonardo x Reader imagine

Info + Warnings: Reader needs help wrapping gifts at the last second before a party. Leo's their hero. And a huge distraction. No gendered language, pronouns, or Y.N used for Reader. An attempt at Spanish by a very not Spanish speaking writer. Established relationship. Arguably steamy. Set a few years post movie.

Commentary: IDK what the fuck happened here.

See, here's the thing.

You are extremely, incredibly kissable.

He knows this. He knows this like he knows his swords are sharp. He knows it in his bones.

He also knows you have somewhere to be.

(Really, his motives were good. He came over just to help you finish wrapping your friend's birthday gifts (okay, and give you shit for only now getting around to it). He just wanted to be a supportive boyfriend and make sure you had time to get ready in peace.)

And yet, because he's either an idiot or an asshole, here he is, boxing you in at your table and kissing you.

See, the thing... you look really, really good. And you smiled at him when you walked out of your room, all dressed up and looking forward to the party you're going to and grateful for his help.

And he's only human- turtle- hm.

He's not immune, is his point.

So here you are, getting kissed, and his hands are on your waist and yours are grabbing handfuls of his shirt and he's very, very happy.

It's only when you gasp against him- his hand slipped, okay, he hadn't meant to squeeze your hip like that- and the sound makes his heart skip one beat and crash into another that he realizes- with all of the force of getting hit by a train- that he has to stop.

It's like cutting off his own arm.

But he does it, he pulls back- pushes back against every fiber of his being that wants to keep you close enough that he can almost hear your heartbeat- because you have places to be.

And you deserve much, much better than him being a desperate disaster against your dining table.

Now he's staring.

He's staring and his hands are still on your waist and your hip and he has to stop. Has to. Needs to. Like, muy rápido, right now, yesterday has to stop.

"...Hi," He says, voice all shaky and gooey through his grin.

"Hi," You repeat, a little dazed as you're still clinging to his shirt.

You're smiling at him again. He's not sure you ever stopped.

Shit. Fuck. He has to walk away.

He wants to keep you there for the rest of your natural lives.

"You gotta go," He mutters grimly, and he realizes how fucked it sounds immediately, and he throws himself into an uncharacteristically jumbled explanation because his brain is still offline. "It's late- you gotta- the thing- I'm- fuck I don't want to stop kissing you."

You cock your head as you process his messy babble, blinking twice, and then you're laughing.

And then he's laughing, because really it's that or take one of your butter knives and portal himself into the ocean, and if he does that he can't do this again.

"I gotta go," You confirm with a wry, bittersweet smile, not letting go of his shirt.

It's going to be so wrinkled.

He literally could not give less of a fuck.

"You gotta go," He repeats, more to himself than you, and you must know that because you're laughing again and you must really not care about... whatever urgent thing you have to go to... whatever that was, because you're not helping him stop like. At all.

You're gonna be the death of him one day.

"Maybe... you could come back by tonight? We could watch that stupid racing movie you've been talking about-"

"It's a heist movie, thank you-"

"-And, uh..."

"Don't say chill. I'll explode. I'll expire."

"I was trying to say cuddle," You say, bashful and exasperated at the same time, somehow. As though he'd ever say no. As if he knows how to say no to you. As though he ever, ever stood a chance.

It's beyond cute. It's enough to make him want to squish you and literally never let you go.

"You gotta go," He groans, his hands darting up to cup your cheeks and squeeze your face softly. "You're gonna drive me insane. What even is this again?"

"Birthday party."

"They'll have another-"

"Leo!" You laugh over his playful persuasion.

"You can send a card-"

"Leo."

"I'll pay for postage. I'll lick the stamp."

"Leonardo," You breathe, all fond exasperation, as though you'd ever let go of his shirt. As though you're any better than he is.

He almost wants to push just a little farther, see what else he can get you to call him.

He really wants to.

He wants a lot of things around you.

And even more when he's not around you.

And now, he's facing min-ee-mum four hours being not around you.

He hates it.

He takes the feeling and balls it up and three-point-shoots it into his mind's trashcan, because you deserve to go and have fun and be merry and all that jazz. He gets you to himself enough- never enough, literally never enough- that he can share.

Plus, he did a fantastic job wrapping those gifts.

And, as easily as he twists and leads and convinces other people, he's played himself right into a corner, because now it's both you deserve him being normal here AND his ego.

He'd be impressed by himself if it weren't for the fact that it means he loses.

He shakes his head a little, because he lost the plot minutes ago and you really gotta go and he's still got you against the table.

"Movie night?" He asks, just to hear you talk. He knows the answer.

"Movie night," You confirm happily, releasing his shirt.

He whines a little. He's barely even embarrassed at this point.

You laugh again and smooth the fabric out, hands warm on his plastron and making him a little insane again, before you press a kiss to his cheek. "Thank you for your help, honey."

"Thank me by making sure those are put front and center on the table, yeah?"

You glance at the boxes- done up in blue ribbon, you notice- and nod. "Art deserves to be displayed," You say seriously, and he's dangerously close to kissing you again because you're perfect.

"Yoooou-"

"Gotta go?" You finish with a knowing grin, eyes smug, head tilted playfully, perfect.

"Extremely, extremely yes. If you don't go I'm never gonna let you go. You gotta go."

"Hm..."

"Nope!" He says quickly, cutting off whatever tease is about to come out of your mouth, clinging to his sanity by half a thread. "Nope, nope, you are taking those boxes and you are going and you're going to have a great time and be safe and that is final."

"Are you telling me or yourself?"

Perfect. The death of him. Smug and clever and kissable and the worst and the best.

"Both, apparently."

"...I can be a few minutes late-"

"Baby, gorgeous, mi vida, if you don't get out of this apartment-"

You laugh bright and mischievous and delightful, and you press a quick kiss to his lips, and you scoop up the gifts and your keys ("You can port out, right?" "I think I'll manage.") and your phone and wallet and he grabs the door for you, because he's a gentleman (unwilling to be an inch farther from you than he has to).

"See you tonight," You promise, turning back to look him in the eye with more open affection than he was ready to see outside his own reflection.

"See you tonight," He agrees, knowing he sounds lovesick.

You leave, he closes the door, he slumps forwards to rest his forehead against it as he turns the lock and laughs breathlessly because his chest feels like it's going to explode from how much of it is just you.

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celestialiron · 25 days ago

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Echoes of Courage: Chapter 12

So um... I haven't realized that it's been sometime since I posted a chapter here until recently, for that I do want to apologize! Life has been busy, haven't had enough time to continue writing, work has me stressed, then the holidays came! & to top it off, I CAUGHT A SINUS INFECTION! Other than that, I'm aiming to change my schedule around & get back to doing a lot more than just updating! I'm super excited & I can't wait to show you guys everything I've got going!

& with that, I hope you enjoy the new chapter!

It was about ten, close to eleven when Leo was first waking up. The first clue that he wasn’t home was the dark blood-red hair in front of him, with Valeria still peacefully asleep this late morning. Smiling softly, he lightly gave her waist a squeeze before slowly lifting it off her. Sitting up to lean over Valeria’s face, gently tucking her hair behind her ear, Leo gave her a quick kiss to the cheek before getting up, phone in hand while making his way to the living room. Turning it on, making sure none of his brothers needed him, started looking for food for the both of them. While ordering, Leo’s mind started racing from what he heard Valeria say on the phone to Izra last night. ‘Who could’ve hurt her so badly that she acted the way she did. And how deep did it cut for her to not believe this would happen for herself again?’ Being very quiet so as to not wake her, he peeked into Valeria’s room, checking to see that she was still fast asleep.

‘I won’t let anyone or anything hurt you. That’s a promise.’

Getting a quick idea, he opened a small portal, going to grab a few things.

Eleven thirty hit when Valeria started to wake up. Turning around, hoping to see Leo still in bed, was saddened when he wasn’t there, but quickly relaxed when she heard movement in her kitchen. Sitting up, she hadn’t even realized the light blue hoodie that she was wearing, wondering when he had time to even go home to grab it. Grabbing her pajama pants from under her pillows to put on while grabbing her phone, Valeria started making her way to the kitchen, slowly wondering what Leo was doing. Not realizing she was awake, his back turned towards her, dressed with her hoodie still on with gray sweatpants, trying to make either tea or coffee Valeria wasn’t sure, all she knew was that he picked two different mugs just for them. Looking down, feeling a little silly for not noticing the breakfast food on the table that was set for two people. Trying to calm her heartbeats down from the overwhelming feeling of love, happiness, cuteness? She wasn’t sure, but all she knew was that this turtleman had somehow remembered (she rarely ever ate breakfast at that too) one of her favorite breakfast foods, which was blueberry pancakes with raspberries on top with a small side of hashbrowns to add to everything else and it was doing things to her.

‘Oh my god, my heart is going to explode. I love this man so much.’

Were her thoughts before hearing him say something, “finally decided to wake up, huh?” Looking up, Valeria hadn’t realized that Leo had been staring back at her, smirking slightly while she was looking at the food for them. “Anyone would while wearing this hoodie, it’s so warm and comfy,” she teased, both knowing the real reason why she’d slept a lot better last night than previously. Walking over to the counter between the kitchen and living room, Leo handed Valeria the coffee he made for her. “Still trying to impress me here?” Valeria continued her teasing, smirking softly while slowly sipping her coffee with her elbows on the counter. “That depends, is it working?” He teased back, setting his mug down to slide his hands up her arms, pulling the hood to cover her eyes. “Maaaaybe,” while putting her coffee down, pulling the hood back down, Valeria smiled while staring at Leo who was doing the same thing.

“See, as handsome as I am, I’ve been starving waiting for you to wake up, so let’s sit on the couch, find something to watch and eat,” Leo suggested, taking both plates in his hands, making his way to the living room. Rolling her eyes at his comment, Valeria grabbed both mugs, also making her way to the living room to eat breakfast with Leo. While getting ready to settle down next to him, it took her a second to realize that Leo had been staring at her the whole time again. “What? Is there something on my face?” She quickly put the drinks down to check if there was actually anything on her face. Chuckling at her urgency, Leo grabbed her hands before she made it to the bathroom to check her face, he pulled her closer to him. Valeria stood in between his legs while Leo held her hips, with her hanging her arms over his shoulders. “I love you. You know that, right?” “I know, I love you too. Is something wrong?” She tilted her head in confusion. “No, no, nothing’s wrong! I just…” He sighed, leaning his head on her stomach for a second before lifting his head up again to look her in the eyes, trying to get what his thoughts were earlier, thinking how to word them in the right way.

“I want you to know… I’m not going anywhere . You’re it for me, okay? I’ll be patient to hear what you went through, good or bad, I don’t care.”

Cupping her cheek, she nuzzled into it, smiling while her eyes were watering, “I will always be here for you, Val. No matter what,” he finished, feeling a lot better now with the statement said aloud for her to hear and understand. Nodding her head, Valeria leaned her forehead against Leo’s, giving him a soft kiss before pulling away to wipe her eyes, tears threatening to spill from them. “I was supposed to stop crying already, you jerk! You can’t say those things to me before eating,” she said, with Leo laughing at her reaction, hugging around her waist before getting her to sit on the couch with her legs over his thighs, grabbing their plates while he looked for something to put on the tv for them to eat breakfast in. Finally picking a show to watch while eating, Valeria leaned her head on his shoulder with him resting his head on hers, enjoying each other’s warmth, making up for the month they’ve both missed each other dearly.

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It was one in the afternoon when Izra decided to wake up, luckily she had the day off from work for her to settle down the weariness and drowsiness from drinking last night. Groaning softly, slowly sitting up, she realized that Rai left her some water and pills to take for her incoming headache she may or may not receive soon. While taking the pills, drinking the entirety of the water bottle, she heard someone coming in the room, “hey sleepyhead. How’s my beautiful girlfriend feeling?” Rai came in and sat next to her, kissing her head before checking to see if she was still feeling warm from drinking all night. “Like I need more sleep than before. Did I do anything stupid? It’s like I remember but don’t remember, is that weird?” Softly laughing at the questions, he helped her up while trying his best to answer her, “well, you laid face first on the couch when I came over, then cried about possibly ruining or saving? Not really sure on that, but it had something to do with Val and Kira so it was something alright and then when I finally got you to lay down, you knocked out pretty quickly,” getting to the couch, Izra nodded to what Rai was saying, groaning again at the mention of Valeria and Kira, knowing exactly what drunk her was trying to explain. “Oh my god, I couldn’t even form coherent thoughts and still somewhat told you about what had happened beforehand,” while trying to find the remote to turn on the tv, Rai passed Izra her phone, opening up to see that there was a long voicemail from Valeria from last night.

“Oh god, what did she say in this?” “I don’t know, I had promised you we’d listen to it together when you sobered up.”

Smiling at the cuteness from Rai, making a promise to her drunk self, Izra waited for him to come back to the couch with any form of food to eat while they both listened to the voicemail. Seeing how long it was, Izra sighed out loud, mentally preparing for what was to come from the voicemail. “What do you think, will it be yelling or will it be apologizing?” Rai thought of it, pointer finger and thumb to his chin while sitting down on the couch, handing her a bit of noodles with chicken, he responded, “I think it’s an apology. She must have known you were only helping her out, right?” Nodding, Izra was still a bit skeptical, but pressed on the voicemail, putting it on speaker for both to hear.

The voicemail was a surprise for the both of them, but what surprised them even more was what Kira had texted in the three’s group chat, reading the screenshots she sent over.

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Laughing at what was playing on the tv, Leo and Valeria were still cuddled together, Valeria sitting on Leo’s lap, back against his plastron while he had his arms wrapped around her, hands inside the front pocket of his hoodie. Hearing her phone ring, Valeria went to check to see who was calling her, grimacing slightly while looking at the caller id on it. She reached the remote to mute the tv, turning to Leo, “I’m going to pick up, don’t make any noise, okay?” Agreeing but concerned about what she meant, Valeria picked up the phone, embracing for whatever was coming from Izra.

“Heeeeeey there friendo, how’s everything?”

“…THAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU SAY AFTER WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT?!”

Valeria pulled the phone away from her ear, rolling her eyes at the dramatics that was Izra while Leo was trying his best to hold in his laughter. Both could hear Izra groaning, Rai in the background scolding her for screaming, due to her hangover.

“ Listen, I didn’t mean to yell, it’s just, after that voicemail and those screenshots, I wasn’t sure how you were feeling or how Kira was or anything! AND YOU DIDN’T EVEN CALL FOR A FOLLOW-UP TODAY TOO! ”

“ Babe please stop yelling or I will take your phone away. Your headache is going to get worse, also for the sake of my sanity too. ”

A quiet “ow” could be heard from Rai before Izra continued, “ how are you feeling? Isn’t it wild what Kira said? I might need to call her too or see her, I don’t know- “ “Izzie!” Valeria interrupted, hoping to ease her friend the pain from screaming and her hangover. “I promise you I’m doing okay. More than okay,” feeling Leo place his chin on her shoulder, she smiled and gave him a peck on the cheek before anymore was said. “ Wait, after what I yelled at you for, your emotional voicemail and most likely self doubts, you’re okay? Just like that? ”

“Yeah, just like that. I’m okay.”

“ …did you commit murder? ”

“Wha- NO!”

“ I mean, I’ll help you hide the body and all, even bail you out, but I guess- “

“I DIDN’T KILL ANYBODY! I’M ABOUT TO KILL YOU SOON!”

At that point, Leo hid himself in the couch, grabbing a pillow while trying so desperately to contain his laughter from this entire conversation. “ Then explain it to me! Because I feel like I am going to be getting more explanations from either you or Kira today! ” Very confused by that, Valeria decided to explain before asking anything else about Kira. “After my voicemail, let’s just say the guy and I had a really, really long conversation about everything and you know, one thing led to another and now we’re together.” “ So, is he still there? At your apartment? ” Looking over at Leo, still covering his face with a pillow, she smiled more, answering brightly, “yeah he is. Even fed me breakfast-“ “ oh my god, what must I bribe this man with that’ll get you to eat breakfast more often, ” “shut up!”

Laughing at that, Izra was just glad that her friend was once again happy and together with the person she’s loved for a while. Finally.

“So, I’ve said my peace, now what’s going on with Kira?”

“ Oooooooh man, apparently we got fucking hammered last night ‘cause you’re not ready to see those screenshots she sent us… ”

A bit scared by that statement, before she could ask more, Rai had pulled the phone away from her. “ Okay, you’ve both had your conversations, now please, for the love of everything I hold dearly, rest yourself . Let Val get caught up in her own lover's arms anyways too, ” “Rai when I see you, it’s war.” Threateningly said, Valeria was going to say more but Rai only laughed, said their goodbyes and hung up the phone. Which was for the best because the second Rai hung up, Leo bursted out laughing, Valeria getting up to get water while he rolled around the couch in laughter. “Ya done now, silly guy?” After calming down, Leo nodded, wiping away the tears from laughter, sighing loudly before throwing both arms over the couch with Valeria sitting next to him.

Before checking over her messages, turning to Leo to say something to him, he beat her to it, “we didn’t really say much about it, but are we going to tell everyone the truth? About us?” Surprised but expecting the outcome from everything, Valeria was thinking the same thing. ‘We do owe it to everyone that’s basically screamed for us to be together. But…’ Sighing out, tucking her legs underneath, she turned to Leo, an idea in mind.

“We could tell everyone about us…”

“I’m sensing an ‘or’ after that,”

“OR we could keep this up, mess around with them and honestly,” she leaned against his arm, closing her eyes while continuing her thoughts, “the peace we’ve had, even before when we were messing around, had been incredible and do you hear what I deal with constantly?” Humming in agreement, raising his hand to massage the back of her head gently, “it would be nice to enjoy just us two, being together like this in peace and you probably feel the same way with your brothers.” Opening her eyes to look at Leo, hoping that he’ll say something along the lines of what she just said. Thinking it over, he rested his head against the couch, responding, “yeah, they won’t back off either. Especially after what happened yesterday…” Sinking his teeth in, Leo really thought of how everything would be from yesterday’s events to today. “Yeaaaaah, especially for that. Which is another thing to explain too,” sighing out, Leo stopped massaging Valeria’s head to grab her hand, he squeezed it gently before continuing, “I think we shouldn’t say anything until we feel whenever is the right time to tell them too. Agreed?” Linking their fingers together, Valeria leaned closer to lay her head on his shoulder, “I 100% agree. So it’s decided. And we figure out how to tell everyone we made up,” lifting his arms up, Leo exclaimed with too much enthusiasm, “of course! Now my charm will be even more of a show for everyone to see! They’ll totally buy it!” Valeria pulled back a bit, squinting while looking Leo in the eyes, “you’re so lucky you have a cute face to have somewhat get away with your lies and the small crimes you’ve committed.” He gasped at her comment, “awe, you think I’m cute? As you should! Now this calls for a celebratory make-out session! Get over here!” Making grabby hands, catching Valeria’s face, Leo started peppering her face with kisses, making her giggle in response before kissing her lips, with Valeria kissing right back. Remembering that there were screenshots to be read, Valeria pulled back quickly, ignoring the small whine that Leo gave to her, grabbing her phone and opening up the group chat. “Oh hush there, we’ll continue in a second! I have to read these messages!” Groaning but leaning back against the couch, Leo let her finish reading before continuing where they left off.

Once she was done, the loud screeching that came out of her was unholy, was what Leo could only describe it as, wincing on the couch while Valeria got up and walked around her living room, re-reading these screenshots over and over again.

“ KIRA, HOW MUCH DID YOU DRINK?! ”

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The only thing Kira could feel at the moment was panic . She didn’t know what to do, re-reading the messages she drunkenly sent to Donnie last night, absolutely looking like an idiot to herself.

11:26pm

KiratheFlora: donabl

KiratheFlora: donatellbo

KiratheFlora: donniebeeee

KiratheFlora: DonINE

KiratheFlora: whait

11:31pm

KiratheFlora: we shneed to talk

KiratheFlora: moooooorervb

KiratheFlora: as in likesf how wes usshsseeedh to

KiratheFlora: no fucgknin recipesdv orrrrr

KiratheFlora: tttraining vids

KiratheFlora: juuuuust uuuuusssssssjn;

11:42pm

KiratheFlora: imissu :(

And apparently drunk Kira had decided to make it even better by sending it to her group chat with Izra and Valeria, as well as April. ‘I don’t want to go anywhere, this is embarrassing .’ Kira didn’t know what to think or do, hoping to anything or anyone above that Donnie in fact didn’t read the text messages she sent (but somehow getting the feeling he did in fact read it). Getting up to try to at least salvage the rest of the afternoon while curing the headache from her hangover, her phone started ringing, which made her panic even more. Taking a deep breath, bracing herself to see who was calling, letting out a huge sigh of relief when it read April’s name. Kira picked up the phone as carefully as possible. “Hi April…”

“I’m going to say sorry now since you’re recovering from last night, BUT WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL KIRA?! HOW MUCH DID YOU DRINK TO TEXT DONNIE THAT?!”

Wincing at her screaming over the phone, Kira decided to sit on her couch, quietly searching for something to watch on her tv. “April, I don’t even know how I got back to my apartment, you think I’m going to remember how much I drank? Let alone text Donnie that of all things?!” Sighing out, taking medicine while drinking some calming tea to nurse her hangover, waiting to hear what April had to say about the situation she put herself in. “Oooo you really got so drunk that you don't remember anything, that’s something new I’m finding out about you, which I’m adding to the list by the way. But, how do YOU feel reading what you texted him?” Not expecting that question, Kira couldn’t help but answer honestly to April. “I might’ve not remembered texting him that, but what I said was true. I do miss him. I miss when we used to hang out just the two of us or all three of us would go on our little adventure or he would ask for help getting parts in the junkyard or just simply talk either in his lab or on the phone. I don’t know what he’s told you, but he really only does send either training videos or recipes for teas or any flowers of such and while I appreciate it, it’s just….. Not the same. And I hate it,” not realizing that she started tearing up, Kira quickly wiped her eyes, trying not to cry and get too emotional to April. “Kira, you REALLY need to think over this whole relationship with Roger! I really do hope you’re not moving with him, but just remember to ask yourself: are you going to be happy with someone who treats not only you badly, but your friends and family badly?” Before Kira could tell her the good news of her not leaving, a commotion was happening in the background of wherever April was. “Oh shit, I was supposed to be reporting this accident happening! We’ll talk later, I gotta go! Love you!”

Hanging up the phone, Kira knew she had to at some point tell Donnie how she really felt about him. How or when she didn’t know, but there was somehow still a part of her that wanted to just keep it a secret still. But for what? The friendship that was great until this guy came along that didn’t give two shits about anyone but himself and now it’s suddenly short again? Like when they first met? Kira wouldn’t have that. She needs Roger to come back soon so she can give him the news and she can make up with Donnie and everyone else too.

*Ding Ding*

Hearing her phone, Kira grabbed it to see who had texted her. And speak of the devil himself.

3:15pm

Roger: I’m coming back Thursday. Hopefully there will be a celebration in store for us when I get back? ;)

Oh yeah. She couldn’t wait for Thursday to come.

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