You pile the last few dishes into the sink and start the water. Dinner had been amazing. April, her Dad and Casey had been able to join you for it and brought some amazing food to share. Everyone was currently relaxing in the living room after having eaten waay to much. Mikey was playing the new game he'd gotten from you, Donnie was using the new tools from April and Casey and Raph was currently player two and smoking Mikey. Leo had been watching the game play, but soon noticed that you weren't around anymore. Looking over, he noticed you walking into the kitchen with the last of the food from the table. At which point he got up and followed you into the kitchen.
"Whatcha doing?" Leo asks
"Just getting the last of the dishes away" You say, scraping the leftovers into a container
"We can do that" Leo says, as you put the food in the fridge
I'd rather have it done now instead of later or tomorrow" You say "it's no fun having to do the clean up the following day"
It's also no fun when you're not with us" Leo says, taking an empty dish from you and heading to the sink
"Leo, you don't have to do that" You say "You can go back and spend time with your family"
"Y/N" Leo says, stopping, placing his hands on your shoulders and looking you in the eyes "You're amazing, wonderful, clever and so kind. You've done so much for us. You're part of this family. You have been since the day you came back to the lair with us. Nothing will change that."
"Thanks Leo" You say, hugging the blue masked turtle
"You'll always be one of us Y/N" Leo murmurs, hugging you back "I-we'll always be there for you."
"I know" You smile
"Now, let's get this place cleaned up" Leo says "Then we can both go back"
"Would you be able to help me make some hot chocolate too?" You ask
"For what?" Leo asks, knowing you had another holiday thing in mind
"You'll see" You smile "Dishes first"
True to his word, Leo helps you finish clean up. Once you are happy with the state of the dining room and the kitchen, you and Leo make up a steaming mug of hot chocolate for everyone and you send him ahead with the tray. You stay back a moment to put the final touches on your creation before following him out.
"What's going on......" Mikey trails off upon seeing the plate in your hands
"This is a gingerbread house.....well lair" You say "Every year my parents and I would make one depicting something that happened to us during the previous year. A vacation, a day at home, a surprise, anything that made a memory that we wanted to hold onto forever. I have pictures of them all."
"And you have done one of us" Master Splinter observes from the cookie scene in your hands.
"Yeah" You blush "I couldn't decide on what memory to go with, there are so many. So I went with a common scene for us all. Everyone, here in the living room, in the lair. Mikey and Leo watching TV. Donnie on his laptop. Raph with Spike reading comics. April and Casey sitting on the couch and Master Splinter watching over us all."
The cookies carefully set up on the plate didn't look as close to the real things as you would've liked, but it was enough. To many it may have been abstract art, but to you and everyone else into that room, it was perfect. You place the plate on the floor in the center of the room and take a step back. All eyes turn to you, even Mikey didn't want to eat this piece of art.
"Go one guys, it's meant for eating" You say
"But you made it" Mikey says
"I made it to be eaten" You say "Besides, you all know how much I hate it when food is wasted"
April gives you a look. No food is ever wasted with Mikey around, but it's enough of a remark for people to tentatively reach forward and grab a chunk of the scenery. You grab a piece yourself and grab a mug of hot chocolate.
"If I may" Leo says, holding his mug up "To new memories"
You all echo his toast and you watch as everyone takes a bite of their cookie. You smile as they all taste the sugar and it sparks the need to finish off the scene. You didn't make it particularly big, so you knew no one would be sick if it was all eaten tonight. As you all munched, people would bring up stories of what had happened the previous year. A warm feeling floods your body as once again you're reminded of all the reasons this bunch of crazy people is your family. And you wouldn't exchange that for anything.
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A New Home ( TMNT Leonardo love story)
FanfictionWho wouldn't fall in love with the turtles? What could Leo do but fall in love with you? A sweet, kind, funny, brave girl who looks at him as though he's a friend and not a mutant. This is your story. (This is the story version of my who would fall...
