A New Home ( TMNT Leonardo love story)

Back in Order

April was able to stay and help with all the cookie rolling, but had to leave by the time you got to the decorating part of the afternoon. She promised to bring more things for cookies and a recipe book next time she came by. You have the boys stay at the table as you grab the icing and variety of toppings.

"Ok" You say, placing the last of the sugary items on the table. "We have tons of different shaped cookies to decorate and lots to cover them with."

"And how do you want us to do this?" Donnie asks

"However you like." You say "You can make them look however you like. You can decorate them to look like the shapes they are, or you can play around with it. Just please, nothing too Halloweenish."

Play around how?" Leo asks

"Like I could take this snowflake cookie and make it look like one" You explain "As where Donnie might take it and make it into a chemical thingy."

"I see where you're going with this," Donnie nods, picking up his own snowflake.

The boys each grab a cookie and icing. You watch them for a few moments as they let their creative juices start flowing. Donnie takes your idea and starts mapping chemical equations on snowflakes. Raph takes the regular shaped ones and makes them look like throwing stars. Mikey goes for any shape that he can make look like a pizza. Leo starts with taking space heroes, but then decides to imitate what you're doing instead.

"What are all the colored things on the trees?" Leo asks

"Decorations" You say "People cover Christmas trees with colorful balls or things that they make themselves."

"Like what?" Leo asks

"Like kids crafts" You say "My Mom had a box of things I had made over the years for the tree. Like the year I was four I make a popsicle stick star in school and covered it with glitter. She had small pictures of the family from over the years and each one had its own Christmassy frame..."

You break off as tears start to come on again. Your Mom had been saving that box of ornaments for you when you moved out and started a family of your own. You'd never be able to do that.

"You ok? Y/N?" Leo asks, placing a hand on your shoulder

"I'm fine" You say, shaking your head to clear the thoughts

"You still miss them" Leo states

You nod, not trusting yourself to speak.

"I understand" Leo says "You don't have to stay anymore. If you need to, you can leave and we'll finish the cookies"

"And risk them all being eaten?" You ask "No way. Besides, I miss them, but being able to do this...makes me feel closer to them. Hiding all of what we would do at this time of year isn't something they'd want me to do. It's kinda nice to have an excuse to talk about them and my old life."

"Then would you show me how you did the snowflake and tell me what else you would do?" Leo asks

"But you were doing so well at your Space Heroes ones" You say, trying to keep a straight face.

In reality, they were terrible. The only reason you knew it was Space Heroes was because you'd gotten to know Leo so well.

"Don't lie to me Y/N" Leo chuckles "I know they're bad."

"You got that right" You laugh

"So what do I have to do to make mine look like yours?" Leo asks

"You don't have to" You say

"I want to" Leo says "All of this is important to you and I bet that in the past your cookie jar wasn't filled with weapons, pizza and whatever it is that Donnie is doing."

"I'm working on the chemical makeup of..."

"That's great Donnie' Raph interrupts, not wanting to hear the explanation.

You stifle a laugh as Donnie glares Raph's way.

"If you want" Leo says "Maybe we can try to get a tree down here and you can show us how to decorate it." Leo says

"That would be amazing" You smile "But I don't think that we'd be able to get a tree down here. I had another idea though."

"And that would be?" Leo asks

"All in good time" You smile mischievously "I have it all planned out, but I could use your help with a couple things."

"Anything" Leo smiles