As Fate Would Have It

Heart to Heart

Chatter fills the room as everyone talks to one another. In each hand there's either pizza or some kind of beverage. For Leonardo it was both.

The blue turtle is currently devouring himself in as much food and drink as he can stomach, trying to keep his mind off of the shard he found earlier. Not to mention the obvious quiet state the rabbit of his eye is in. Yuichi has hardly spoken since being patched up, opting to play with the toppings on his slice.

Leonardo has been trying his best to lift his spirits, but the otherworldly samurai seems to have his mind elsewhere. Leonardo has a feeling that maybe he's not the only one keeping things to himself.

I should maybe try getting him to open up...ugh but that just makes me look bad! I'm hiding stuff too!

The ninja chews more quickly as he starts to sink into his own thoughts.

That flashy crystal is probably what he needs...I can't just hide it forever.

...But I really want him to stay. This isn't fair.

But it's not fair to him either.

What if I just hide it until the games are over? That's not so bad right? Then everything ends on a good note.

Yeah, that works.

As Leonardo is shoving his umpteenth slice into his mouth a hand plants itself on his shoulder, breaking him out of his train of thought and bringing him back to reality.

"Uh...hey Leo? Do you mind if I talk to you, uh, alone? I need to ask you something."

With a quick swallow the turtle goes to face the speaker: Case, aka, Casey Jones.

The turtle blinks before looking back at Yuichi, unsure of whether he should leave him alone.

To his surprise, Yuichi notices his gaze and looks up from his plate and gives a strained smile accompanied by a thumbs up.

"Go, I'll be okay. I'm just tired."

Leonardo feels the need to hesitate, but his own emotions get the best of him. He knows what he should do, but right now, he needs a breather...and a chance to not feel bombarded by guilt every second he spends next to Yuichi.

So he looks back at Casey and nods.

"Sure, let's go."

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The two go to a corner of the dining room where there's more distance between themselves and everyone else. The red slider notes how odd the other is behaving. Casey is visibly anxious, worry in his eyes. The two lean against the wall as Casey finally begins to speak.

"Sooo...that rabbit guy, you said his name's Yuichi right?"

Leonardo raises a nonexistent eyebrow at this statement. He did indeed say this after Yuichi was properly tended to. Why is he asking about his new bud right now?

"Yeah, that's his name. What about it?" Leonardo asks a bit warily.

"Okay, so, I know this is kind of weird but I have to know...is his full name Yuichi Usagi?"

Now this is really weird.

Since Yuichi wasn't in the mood to introduce himself Leonardo saved him the trouble, except he didn't drop his full name out to everyone in the same fashion the rabbit does.

The blue ninja turtle crosses his arms and squints his eyes at the other. This has to be another one of his future know it all moments, but that doesn't make sense. Yuichi is from a whole different world...a different reality.