<Chapter twenty—seven>
|Dependence and Debt|

"How are you feeling today?"

Mikey asked as he sat on the couch with you. You stare at him bored, it was another therapy session after all.

"Happy?"

"And why is that?"

"Draxum is going to make an antidote for me to turn human again." He really turned me into a demon for nothing...

"Really!?" He exclaimed. "Do you...think I can be human too?"

You kept quiet for a while. Is it possible for Draxum to turn them human as well? You'd have to ask. "Maybe."

"It's better than nothing." He smiled. "Is there anyone helping him?"

"The purple dragons and your brother." You simply replied.

Mikey nodded understanding. You've told him about the drug attempt, so he spoke with the purple dragons to keep Donatello occupied while someone sane accompanied you.

Either it was Mikey and Jason or Mikey and Kendra or Mikey and Jeremy. (You requested Mikey to be with you at all times.) Right now, you were in the living room, while the purple dragons and Draxum are working with Donatello to make an antidote in his room.

"You've been more open with me lately." Mikey noticed, smiling.

"Is that a good thing?"

"Yeah!" He exclaimed. "Do you want to continue?"

"No, I wanna go home." Your eyelids got heavy.

"Alright then, we can continue tomorrow." Mikey nodded in agreement. You smiled and you kissed the top of his head. You smelled his aura beam in joy at the contact.

"Sure thing." You smiled.

"Where will you be staying?" He asked.

"With April, so I won't be alone." You replied with a chuckle. He smiled back as he kissed your cheek goodbye.

"Stay safe then!" He blushed as he retreated. You, for the first time, blushed at the contact.

You're starting to think you might have feelings for the box turtle.

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You did it again.

Leonardo watched the whole interaction between you and his little brother. And you kissed his younger brother instead of him. And he kissed you. Why can't you kiss him only, like you used to? Only him?

He closed his eyes and took deep breaths. He doesn't want to end up like last time with...

What was his name again? Never mind. He thought.

What he needed was someone to talk to, someone he can trust, and something to eat. Maybe some pizza from Señor Hueso's restaurant? Yeah, that should do it. He used his swords to get to the restaurant quicker. As he entered the restaurant, Señor Hueso immediately noticed Leonardo's serious expression.

"What's wrong Pepino?" He asked.

"...I'm just..." Leo hesitated for a moment before speaking. "tired." He lied, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.

"Oh." That was all Señor Hueso could say. He's never seen Leonardo so gloomy or serious before. He's usually playful and annoying the hell out of him, only right now, Leonardo seemed...off.

"Then let's get you something to eat, eh?" He pats Leo's shell gently, walking besides him to his office. "I just need to get something first."

"Ok." Leonardo complied as felt himself get dizzy, black spots taking over his vision, like last time.

No. Not now, he panicked. Things did not go well last time this happened.

By the time they both reached the office, he blacked out.

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"Interesting." Donnie stared at both Kendra, Jeremy and Jason who were all present at the moment. "How come all three of you are here now?"

Kendra, Jason, and Jeremy don't reply while they experimented with substances to make the antidote. Draxum was also there, listening intently, hoping to know why you didn't want to be around Donatello.

"If you're all here." He rubbed his chin, gesturing he was thinking deeply. "That means." He gasped joyously. "(Y/N) is alone right now!" He smiled widely as he spun in his wheelchair. "Oh how I wonderful!—"

"She's not alone, dumbass." Kendra rolled her eyes as she wrote down information on the liquid reactions of the substances.

"Yeah, she is currently with April at the moment, taking a nap." Jason replied.

"She was tired." Jeremy added. "She texted us a while ago."

"Oh." Donnie sighed disappointed. "I didn't know she was with April."

The calm atmosphere quickly changed into an awkward one. It was clear to everyone in the room that Donatello had a serious obsession problem, causing the Purple Dragons to stiffen at the loud silence in the room.

Wanting to break the silence, Jason spoke up. "We should continue, so (Y/N) can be human again—"

"You know." Donnie glanced at Kendra from the corner of his eye making her stiffen. "That hair clip (Y/N) has was gifted by me, on her first Christmas!" He laughed before smirking. "And she still wears it." Maybe I still have a chance.

"Good for you I guess?" Kendra glanced at her peers in hope of some help.

Jason shrugged, gesturing to ignore the turtle. Jeremy just pointed at the notes, telling her to continue with her work. With a single nod, she cleared her and continued as she twirled with her necklace you gave her.

"So you were the one who showed her what Christmas was?" Draxum questioned.

"Of course I was." Donnie bragged. "We are close after all."

"Not what I saw last time..." Draxum muttered under his breath. The purple dragons heard him and held in their laughter.

"Says the ex—father." Donatello glared. Draxum avoided his gaze, unable to respond. Donatello turned to face Kendra once again with a mocking smile. "You and (Y/N) are close, right? What are you to (Y/N)?"

Kendra wanted to let out an annoyed groan. He hasn't been able to stop talking about you ever since they started on the antidote, you were all he talked about. As much as they all love you, it was too much, even for them.

"I...I guess we consider each other friends?" She cleared her throat. "Nothing else."

"..." Donatello remained silent for a brief moment before laughing. "You guess!?" He repeated. "Scoff, I guess I was worried about nothing after all." He laughed.

Kendra hummed in reply. She went back to working on the antidote and ignored the soft shell turtle as much as she could.

"I don't understand why you won't let me see her though." Donatello rose his tone of voice. "You are keeping her to yourself, why are you so obsessed with her?"

Look who's talking, Kendra thought as she side eyed Donatello.

"Don't raise your voice at her." Jason snarled at the purple masked turtle. He was concerned over yours and Kendra's safety at this point due to his behavior.

"Calm down, Purple." Draxum tried out Mikey's advices on trying to stay calm.

"Calm down!?" Donatello was 'flasgabbered'. "How can I calm down when nobody will let me see my friend!? I'm clearly the victim here!"

Draxum and the Purple dragons were so done with him, they had no idea how to respond. This was too much for them.

"I may not be a father to (Y/N) eyes, but I warn you child, if you go anywhere near (Y/N) and or do something that makes her uncomfortable, I will come for your throat." Draxum warned.

"Are you kidding me!?" He fumed.

How absurd, Everyone thought as they ignored him finally after his small tantrum.

"So now you're giving me the silent treatment? Scoff." He rolled his eyes.

Donatello furrowed his drawn eyebrows, walking away as he cursed incoherent words under his breath. Before he closed his doors, he glanced back at them with a smile.

"You guys forget you're in my lab without any of your powers or your tech. I could kill all of you in an instant if I wanted to."

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"This tastes amazing!" Sunita munched on some sushi that you've made. You weren't able to sleep with all the noise everyone made, but you don't mind. You like hanging out with your friends.

"Sunita! Calm down, the food isn't going anywhere." April chuckled at her best friend's instincts.

You were chewing your food calmly as April and Sunita conversed with each other.

Raph was sitting next to you, zoned out—well, more like in deep thought, coming from his aura. April seemed to notice his unusual behavior. "You alright big guy?"

"Hm?" Raph faced April confused before processing what she had said. "Yeah, just...have a lot in mind."

"What is it?" Sunita asked.

"It's just that, there's someone who's done so much for me, and I haven't done anything in return." He admitted. "I don't know what to do, I feel like if I don't have them by my side, I could disappear."

"Well, if I were you, I would do anything for them!" Sunita suggested, oblivious to who it is that Raphael is talking about. "Even the smallest things. As long as it satisfies them."

"Sunita is right, I would do the same thing." April nods in agreement.

Raph thought for a moment before laughing quietly to himself. "Then I will live to serve them, until I die."

You smelled his aura change like last time when you all fought Draxum in the Dark armor. Only this time, it was stronger.

I'll do anything for you (Y/N), I owe you my life. Raph smiled determinedly.

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AUTHOR—CHAN SECRETS

►You guilt—tripped Draxum into making an antidote.

►You are actually gaining a small crush on Michelangelo.

►Draxum, the purple dragons, and Mikey act like your guardian angels, protecting you from Donatello (and Leonardo) as much as they can.

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