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When Mikey first heard that Leo and Karai were starting to get close to each other he had felt worried for Leo; worried that he would fall in love with her, and have his heart broken. Mikey only wanted what he thought was best for his eldest brother whatever the best might have been.
Luckily for him, Karai and Leo's relationship didnt last long and his fear for the eldest safety almost vanished completely. Until the encounter with Karai had taken place.That was when his feelings took a whole new turn. This time for Karai. Something about her had captured his attention and wouldn't let him go.Maybe it was the way her eyes seemed to look like golden silk under the light or how she seemed so sure that no matter what she would always be the one above everything. Her blazing determination to always succeed and overpower the turtles made Mikey fear her just as much as it also made him want to submit to her power, sometimes, and have her completely focus on him. The way she carried herself was just so appealing to Mikey... how she could be on par with Leo when it came to fighting; but still get the best of him. She was just as, if not more, skilled than the fearless leader himself.Ever since that day in the rooftops he couldn't stop thinking of Karai and how hypnotic she was. Mikey laid on his bed replaying the events of the previous night over in on his head. He couldn't help but let his mind wander back to how she had moved while fighting. The way her body had moved with such ease and grace.The way she moved reminded him of the way a cobra mesmerises its prey.Mikey sighed and got out of bed unable to sleep anymore, and began to ready himself for the day, running off to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for everyone before training, cooking had always helped the orange-masked turtle to clear his mind and relax.While he was cooking he couldn’t help but wonder what Karai’s favorite food was.He might be able to make it for her one day. Mikey didn’t try to stop the blush rising to his face nor did he attempt to sing his thoughts aloud while cooking, like he usually would, though he still seemed to be as joyous as before, if not more.“You're in a better mood than usual, what's got you so worked up?” the voice of his brother Donnie interrupted his dancing and humming.“Oh D, I didn't see you there, just had a good dream I guess.” he replied in a chipper tone.Just as Donnie was about to respond, Raphael came in looking as Raphael as ever. The way he walked was enough to tell you that he wasn’t in his best mood; the way his shoulders seemed to be tense and almost fidgety; the rather loud and obnoxious stomping he made, and the way his eyes seemed to be alert as if to trying to discover a spy hidden among them. Noticing the rather happy-relaxed atmosphere in the kitchen Raph started to scold his brothers.“Why are you two doofuses so happy? Didn’t you knuckleheads forget that we lost two canisters of mutagen yesterday?!”At this statement both Mikey and Donnie turned somber. But Raph just continued to rub salt in the wound.“Leo’s going to make us train harder than before after that grand failure…”Hearing this the brothers slumped in their seats dreading todays training with the leader. Don and Mikey both groaned knowing that they weren't the best at sparring, and that they were going to get their asses handed to them in training. Leo walked in a minute later with a dangerous aura hanging over him, clearly not in the best mood. Nobody said anything to the leader in blue out of fear of harsher training. Leo stood at the stove boiling his tea next to Donnie who had already begun to pour his morning coffee. With his tea already brewed, Leo sat down and waited for the others to do so as well. Mikey placed a plate of eggs and bacon in front of each brother before speaking.“So, Leo, you look super tired...Did you even sleep at all last night?” (Mikeyyyyy 😒😠)“ No, I was too worried about yesterday to sleep, Karai got away with the mutagen, and our performance as a team was terrible. We clearly weren't ready.”“Well we would have been able to beat those guys if Mikey could get his head out of the clouds and-”“Stop it Raph, it wasn't just Mikey, it was all of us. So we're going to make up for it today with a more difficult training session,” (Leo)“Ugh can't we just take a break for today? we got completely beaten yesterday and some recovery time would-” Donnie was cut off by Leo before he could finish whining“No we have to be ready for tonight if we run into them again, this time I'll make sure we don't lose.” Leo’s eyes were burning with determination,nobody spoke, Leo’s words were final.
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Mikey had just finished sparring with Raph. He, of course, had lost. Mikey couldn’t remember the last time he had ever won a match to any of his older brothers. Mikey let out an exaggerated sigh and groaned as he sat down on the sidelines just as Donnie and Leo had started to spar. While waiting for Donatello lose, Mikey began to wander off in his thoughts, thinking about all that had happened in the past year.Everything had changed so suddenly one day, when Master Splinter had announced that he would be going to Japan after hearing rumors that mutants were roaming the streets. Splinter had decided he would leave for two years in order to help the mutants who were having trouble with their new lives.He had obviously left Leo incharge like always but would it really kill splinter to let Mikey be the leader once? Mikey mentally sighed in frustration. It had been nearly 6 months since splinter had left, and the turtles had to celebrate their 17th birthday wout him it was almost like everyone was forcing themselves to be happy that day, it was only when Mikey had cried out that he missed their sensei that everyone began to admit their gloom and few hours later everyone seemed to be in a slightly better mood, at least well enough to eat cake and reminisce about the embarrassing and happy moments in their lives. His thoughts came back to Splinter again, this time it was a fantasy of his own reenactment of the prior events.Mikey reenacted everything in his head, “My sons, and my most favorite Mikey, I'm going to Japan to go to help the mutants in Japan.”“Leo, you're the leader, but Mikey is totally way cooler so he's in charge while I'm gone.” Michelangelo smiled at his own thoughts and giggled with excitement at the thought of being the leader, night parties and pizza patrols all day and easy training. Maybe he got those mixed up…. His thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Donnie’s bo hitting his head. Mikey covered himself and cried out in pain “Ouch! Don you didn't have to do that! Probably just salty you lost again,” the youngest pouted “Shut up Mikey, you're supposed to be learning from viewing, not daydreaming,” Don scolded his brother.He was about to respond about how dumb the concept was, but was silenced by the sounds of the two eldest shouting and the clang of metal echoing through the dojo.Mikey's eyes were now fixed onto the battling brothers, more specifically Leo. He just couldn't look away from the leader, his form was perfect every strike was precise and powerful. Leo had the perfect body for fighting and maybe do other stuff too,[ ;) ] his legs were well toned and muscular. His biceps bulged like hetero dude with like a 3-inch-boner watching a girl in the hot summer sun at the beach. His ass was like a melon, ready for picking, or touching, ;v watching. Viewing his older brother didn't seem so dumb now, Mikey was learning a lot about anatomy and he was eager to learn a bit more ;0 .Mikey had to admit though, all his brothers had nice bodies, but he wasn’t too sure about himself. But on a totally not different note, Mikey would rather learn about his anatomy from Karai. With that thought in mind, Mikey couldn’t help but blush.Mikey’s eyes averted to the two oldest now sparring. He couldn't help but notice how both Leo and Raph moved with such grace. It seemed like a dance. Raph’s ‘dance' seemed quick and rushed while Leo’s was more paced and stiff. Which was kind of weird.Mikey allowed his eyes to trail down Leo’s body. His gaze first stop was Leo’s INCREDIBLY TONED arms. Like damn. His biceps bulged like a dude’s 3-inch boner. His biceps bulged like melons covered in a mist of sweat. Mikey shook his head, he cant think like that! Mikey tried to get his focus back to the fight instead of Leo’s body. Raph thrusted his sais toward Leo but Leo used his swords to change the direction of the sais downward. Leo then kicked Raph backwards making Raph let go of the sai in his right hand. Raph in turn lunged forward and kicked one of Leo’s sword out his hand. Leo stumbled back and Mikey managed to get a nice look of Leo’s ass, it was round and firm. Mikey’s blush then increased by 10-fold. Raph took this opportunity to kick Leo back into the wall beside Mikey and Donnie. Mikey was able to see Leo’s legs pretty up close, in fact he was even able to see how swollen Leo’s ankle was. Leo groaned as his carapace hit the wall. Everyone was wide-eyed, nobody managed to defeat Leo so easily in a spar. “Did… Did I just win?” Raph asked looking at his hand like they might hold some clue.“I think you did Raph!” Donnie turned his head between Raph and Leo so fast, Mikey was afraid he might get whiplash. Mikey stood up, stalked towards his brother on the floor and looked down at him. “You alright bro?” “Yeah… yeah i’m fine, just a small headache” Leo replied then looked to the victorious turt and said, “Congrats Raph”Mikey frowned and held out a hand to help Leo up and then said skeptically, “Are you sure you’re alright, Leo? ‘Cause your ankle looks pretty bad.” “What?!” both Donnie and Raph shouted at the same time. Donnie reached out and grabbed Leo’s legs and pulled them out from under him, making Leo topple back onto the floor. This time dragging Mikey fall down on top of him because Mikey didn’t let go of Leo’s hand fast enough. They both groaned [ wink wonk].Donnie dropped Leo’s leg that wasn’t hurt looked at the other, then started, “I-I don’t know Leo this looks pretty bad. AND if you knew you were hurt we shouldn’t have even sparred. You KNOW how bad that can be for any of us if we were hurt... We gotta get you to the lab! Raphael!” “Already on it Brainiac!” Raph kicked a blushing and confused Mikey off of Leo and dragged Leo, by the leg, to Donnie’s lab.
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Donatello hadn't overreacted when he put the splint on Leo's ankle, nor did he overreact when he ordered Leo to rest in the lair that night instead of patrolling the city streets. Donnie knew what was best when it came to science and pretty much everything else; from automobiles to anatomy and MORE. Put simply, Donnie said Leo had sustained a hairline fracture in his ankle from a pretty rough fight and at most would take a few weeks to heal. It also didn't help that Raphael had dragged him by his leg 30 feet across the floor then tossed him onto a metal table like hot pizza. Leo sighed in frustration at the news he was upset at the thought of missing out on patrol that night but it was his own fault for not getting it checked out sooner. --Leo only had himself and Karai to blame, he knew exactly how it had happened and couldn't stop his mind from going over the small details of his fight with her yesterday in front of Murakami-sans. The way he placed his feet just half an inch from where he meant to, how he hadn't moved fast enough when he decided to strike, or how the position of his twin swords where just wrong. The more he thought of it the more frustrated he became, his brothers had already gone out for the night so there was nobody at the lair to stop him from practicing his katas and beating up the dummy that Raph usually used. Leo began his training by spending his first hour meditating then another half hour practicing his katas then beating up the dummy in place of karai and finally eating the leftover pizza that Mikey had made earlier.--Leo only had himself to blame, and yet, as he continued to think about his fight yesterday he could only think about how it was Karai’s fault that he was put out of commission for some time. Despite Donatello’s fair warning of what would happen if he was to pursue training while injured, Leo made his way to the dojo after half an hour his brothers left to patrol. Leo only had no self-control when it came to not being able to train, in which he would train anyway, which is what he was doing now. He started by meditating for half an hour. Allowing his conscience to clear out and focus. Afterwards he went to practicing some “””simple”””, weaponless katas that Master Splinter had taught them when they first started. He stood in the center of the dojo facing the tree. He closed his eyes, allowed his mind to empty and then without missing a beat he slowly widened his stance into and awkward sitting position, his arms poised at his waist, his hands shaped as fist facing upwards, and his back as straight as he could get it with a shell. Then with a slow and fine precision, Leo turned his body to allow himself to balance on his left leg while the other rose to create a wide obtuse angle making the front of his torso parallel with dojo’s sliding doors. All the while, his arms and hands stayed as is. Leo then carefully pulled his leg back so that his calf was touching his thigh and spun himself close to the ground, straightening his leg again and rotating around in a clockwise circle, faster then he started. Leo continue to do this slowly building speed after finishing each round; skipping out on the first step and soone thereafter adding others. It took only a few long moments before his katas became sloppy. He allowed himself to think of his fight with Karai and instead of continuing his choreographed form, he began to reenact his small battle that caused him his injury. The more he continued, the more he thought about what he did wrong and how he could of prevented it. This process only served his anger well. It didn’t take long until Leo was finally fed up with it and growled in anger, heading over to Raph’s punching bag to let his frustrations out. After feeling satisfied with the tingling in his knuckles, Leo stepped outside the dojo and made his way to kitchen instead. Digging around in the refrigerator, he found some, fortunately, plain pepperoni pizza. An anomaly compared to all the other pizzas that Mikey has ever cooked.He knew his brother would be upset coming home to find his pizza missing but Leo just couldn't resist, the kid was a cooking wizard or something. He had to admit that the usually foolish and childish Michelangelo was a god at making cuisine. And honestly, any dish Mikey made was Leo’s favorite, they were even better than Murakami-san’s. There was just something about his home made pizzas that made it taste so much better than anything else, only when Mikey didn't ruin it with his crazy toppings like rocky road and mayonnaise with sprinkles and pineapple on top. Leo shuddered at the thought of pineapple on pizza, how could Mikey commit such a sin?No! Leo had to look at the silver lining; at least Mikey wasn't putting banana or strawberries on his pizza. Though, Leo had no doubt, if Mikey was presented with the idea, he wouldn’t hesitate to do so.Leo shuddered once again at the heinous thought and continued eating away at mikey’s pizza stash. It was nearly an hour after he’d finished his “I can do what I want because there's nobody here to stop me and i’m the leader” party that his brothers Donnie and Raph came back into the lair. It took Leo a minute to realise that Mikey was missing from the group. “Hey Don, where's mikey?” he asked a bit concerned-“POV” ShiftMikey never thought anything could be better than finishing patrol to eat pizza. He was right. And up until the point where his brothers let him go by himself - despite being a genius, donnie could have some pretty dumb ideas - to pick up Antonio’s pizza and pay with a 20, his night was pretty good. For Mikey, hopping building to building was like taking candy from a baby - not that he ever would take candy from a baby - which is actually pretty hard, so maybe not the best simile forward slash analogy. Anyway, the point is Mikey couldn’t have done this any easier, for that reason, he decided to instead kick off buildings and do mid-air flips and make it a game to see how long he could last without getting ded. Well, he did get hurt, but not because he was doing pro-parkour // PAR-KOUR PAR-KOUR PAR-KOUR// or anything. Actually, a shuriken flew out and nicked his thigh.[v sexy btw] And, if Mikey knew any one thing, he knew a lot more than what he lead on, it was that it was very likely that someone //or somebot-y[snort]// threw that star intentionally and that he was being watched.Being watched was a bad thing, especially if you’re a mutant ninja, emphasis on MUTANT and NINJA. Quickly, Mikey planted his feet on the roof he landed on and drew out his nunchaku and started spinning them with an alarming velocity. Mikey let his second eyelids slide down and looked every which way before he noticed a presence towards his left. He faced the direction the presence stood, still spinning his nunchucks, before the mysterious figure stepped out of hiding.“You know, you’re better than you make your brothers believe you are” Karai leered, slowly walking out from amongst the shadows. +There was a slight wsay in her hips, like she /knew/ mikey would want to watch that. //furious winking ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;) +Ther was a slight sway in her hips as she walked, like she /knew/ mikey would be distracted by her.Mikey continued to stare before her suddenly stopped his nuchucks from spiining but sstill left them in his hands and let his arms hang down. He let his second eyelids slide up before saying, “what do you want?” less like a question and more like a demand ( can we change the phrasing of this pair of graph ? it's kind of awkwardly worded)Mikey looked serious on the outside, but that was only a front, he was all giddy inside - like a million butterflies were let loose inside his body. Mikey knew that karai was going to attack hi at some point. He wasnted to be ready for the attack he knwe woud come...but also he wanted to look mature in karai’s eyes. Karai feigned hurt, “what makes you think i want anything?” MIkey raised a metaphoracal eyebrow, “am i supposed to believe tour here to say ’hello?’ ”( this seems a bit ooc maybe change hello to wat up dude with sarcasm?) Karai fake-pouted, “well,, you’re a lot perceptive than you make yourself seem. You could’ve had me fooled”MIkey had an air of smugness surounding him as Karai walked even closer to him. “Didnt you already say something along those lines?” mikey said teasingly, that seemed to make karai fluster and she ended up blurting out, “You’re right!” Mikey seemed surpreised enough to lower his guard slightly, karai moved closer and began to circle around him, her fingers lightly touching his arms and shoulders as she pressed herself up against his shell when she got behind him. She mover her hands in circles along his arms, her nails dragging, she repeated, “you’re right..” mikey thought karai’s voice souded different, he looked over his shoulder to look at her, karai leaned her cheek on his shell, “i do want something…” seh continued to circle arounf michelangelo, kher hadns tracing designs along his carapace. She stood in front of him and sher moved her hands behind her back giving her and innocent look, Karai tilted her head closer to mikey, “I want you” her lips inched close to his. Mikey’s heart pounded he was afraid karai could hear it. His hands started to let his nunchuks slip before he regained his senses. He took a step back and swung one of nunchucks up to catch karai’s shikomizue in the chain. Karai took a leap backwards pulling her small sword away from mikey when he turned to work his way to kick her, karai barely dogdes in time. She clciked her toungue in annoyance and let her eyes rake over michelangelo, she couldn’t deny that she was attracted to him somehow. Mikey stood in a wide stance, his second eyelids down again, his face was uncharacteristically stoic. MIkey started spinnin his nunchucks again when it became clear that karai still had her gaurd up, her hands behind her back and probably holding kunai. Mikey didnt want karai to have to to take the upper hand on him so he charged towards her. The intent of chasing her off clear in his eyes, mikey knew karai saw it by the way her eyes widened in genuine surprise. Karai drew her arm outwards throwing several kunai at hit. He danced araound them but there was stilla few that managed to draw blood. Mikey let a smile come acroos his face as karai attempt to strike him wither either her sword or the kunai she hid. He knew what to say to catch her off guard, he let a chuckle slip past his lips. This angered karai, or so he assumed by the way karai demanded, “what are you laughing about?!” MIkey kept on smiling when he confesses, “I was thinking ‘bout how you attacked me while i was on my way to get some food.”Karai was livid, he was mocking her. She took a moment more befire she let herself ask back - knowing it would probably be her downfall in this small brawl - “You’re thinking about food? Now?!” Mikey didn’t respobd, he just kept smiling while doging and throwing punches and kicks. His smile got wider before he finally answered, “yeah, i was thinking about thai.”Karai stopped attacking which made mikey jump back away from her, “thigh?”Mikey’s eyes lit up with mirth, his smile turned into a smirk, “yeah thai, preferably yours.” he let himself hold his sides while he laughed. Karai flushed red before dropping her weapins to tackle mikey to the roof. They rolled over each other a few times before they stopped, both of them held thier breaths. karai was pining both of mikey’s arms down by the wrist and she stradled his hips.Karai gave mikey a small smirk, “color me inmpressed,” she took a several steps backwards until she reached the edge of the building, “i’ll see you around” she sent him a wink and took a last step back and let herself fall off the building. MIkey was shooketh, he raced over to wher karai last stood and looked over the edge. She was gone.