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The meaning of family	By : selfless1978 Category: +S through Z > Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Views: 4215 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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She awoke in near darkness. The room was quiet with only a single light coming from a desk lamp across the room. Her head hurt and so did her side. She tried to focus but couldn't bring her thoughts to bear past the pain in her head. She closed her eyes again trying to remember what happened. Fuzzy images in her head. Being trapped in the ally. Strange men around her. Dennis, screaming in pain... Her eyes popped open again as it all came crashing back to her. 'I have to find the kids!' she thought frantically. She tried to get up and fell back as pain shot through her chest.
"Easy." That voice. She knew that voice. "Don't try to get up just yet. You'll hurt yourself even more." She felt a gentle hand on her right shoulder, holding her down.
Vicky closed her eyes and waited for the pain to subside. When she opened them back up again she locked gazes with those calming blue eyes. He was standing next to her. "I'm glad your awake." he said. "You will be OK. But you need to rest and heal right now. Once my brother looks you over we will move you to something more comfortable than his lab table."
She nodded. "Are Dennis and Amy ok?"
"They are fine" he smiled "They took quite a liking to my brother Mikey. Of course I think the pizza may have helped him with that. He's looking over them now."
She closed her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. Then looked back at him. "Thank you...I wasn't strong enough. I tried but I coul-" She was cut off as she started to cry.
He pulled the chair back over and sat down next to her. He leaned in to wrap his arms around her and very carefully drew her to him. She reached up and hugged him, tears rolling down her cheeks. He didn't say anything but just quietly held her. For the first time in months she felt safe. His arms were so strong but also gentle. He held her close and let her cry onto his shoulder. After she calmed down she took a deep ragged breath, wincing at the pain in her chest. "I'm sorry" she whispered.
"Don't be." He helped her lay back down. "My name is Leonardo. But everone just calls me Leo."
"Victoria. But i prefer Vicky. Nice to meet you. Now would you please tell me what the heck you are?"
He laughed. "Your son figured it out real quick. We are mutated turtles."
Vicky thought about that for a minute. Then looked into his eyes again "Well, you are more human than most humans..."
Still looking her in the eyes he took her hand into his and gave it a light squeeze. "I'll go get Donnie. He will give you something for the pain. Then you need to rest." She nodded in agreement even though she didn't want him to go. He looked into her eyes a moment longer then is hand slipped out of hers and he was gone.
Leo walked out of the lab and went looking for Donnie. He was probably still sleeping so Leo went to check his room. He found his brother still in bed and rumpled up in his sheets and blankets mumbling something in his sleep. Leo gently shook his brother. "Whazzit..." Donnie mumbled blinking sleepy eyes open.
"She's awake. It looks like the pain killers you gave her earlier are wearing off."
Donnie got up rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "OK, Leo. I'll go check on her right now."
"Thanks, Don." He turned to go.
"Leo," Donnie placed his hand on his big brother shoulder. "you should get some sleep now. You're exhausted"
"Maybe later...I just can't right now."
"Well don't wait to long or I'll make Raph knock you out. You remember he liked to beat up on us a lot. I'm sure he's good for one more knock out."
Leo looked at his brother and saw his eyes wide with amusement. "I thought Mikey was the clown..." Donnie laughed and walked towards his lab.
His brother was right. Leo needed sleep but he knew he wouldn't be able to. So he went to the dojo instead. Maybe some training would help him settle down. After stretching and warming up he started to move through the katas. Each one done so many times that he flowed with the grace of perfection. He got lost in the movements. He didn't mind training alone. It always gave him a sense of peace to be alone with his thoughts. But his thoughts kept wandering to Vicky. She kept creeping into his mind. It had felt so good to hold her earlier, to comfort her. Her arms around his neck. Her face against his shoulder. Her long dark brown hair draping over his arm. She had felt so...so right being in his arms. Leo stopped his training and stood there with his eyes closed replaying the moments in his head. He sighed. He just couldn't hold onto the piece of mind he was trying to reach.
Suddenly Leo knew he wasn't alone anymore. Someone was watching him. He turned to the entrance to the dojo and noticed a little form in the doorway. It was Dennis, he was looking at Leo with awe. He met the little boy's eyes with his own and noticed a need in them. He smiled. "You can come in, Dennis."
The boy walked up to him. Looking around in wonder. "How did you do that?" he asked
"Practice. I've been doing this for a long time."
Dennis looked to the floor. "I wish i could do that." he whispered. "Then Mommy wouldn't have gotten...". Leo heard a sob.
He dropped down to one knee so his face was even with the child's. He took a finger under the boy's chin and gently lifted his face. Tears were streaming down his cheeks and Leo didn't even hesitate, pulling him into a hug. "It's not your fault, Dennis. Don't ever think that this was your fault."
"O-o-o-o-k" the boy managed to get out between sobs. He held the boy close. Giving what comfort he could while the child calmed down. As Dennis was trying to get a hold of himself Leo raised his eyes. Master Splinter, Mikey and Amy were standing there. Amy looked like she was about to cry too. Leo held out his arm and beckoned her to join them. She ran to him and he caught her in a hug along with her brother. As he held them he met his Master's eyes. He returned the gaze, reading what his son was wanting to do from his eyes. Leo watched as his Master nodded his head in approval.
Mikey caught it all and grinned. "Raph, is gonna looove this..." he whispered. Master Splinter glared at his youngest son. "Uh...I'll go make breakfast." Then he was gone. Splinter followed him to the kitchen.
Leo held the kids for a moment longer. "Are you guys hungry?" two heads nodded. "Come on. Let's go help Mikey." He rose and started to lead them out of the room. He got two steps away when he felt a little hand slip into his. Followed by another one slipping into his other hand an instant later. He stopped and looked down at the children holding his hands. They looked at him through tear stained eyes. "It will be OK. Let's get some breakfast then I'll go check with Donnie if you can go see your mom, alright?" Two big smiles beamed up at him. He squeezed their hands softly and lead them to the kitchen. Their little hands feeling so natural in his.
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Donnie had come in moments after his brother left and Vicky found him to be very interesting. It seemed he knew everything about everything. After they made their introductions he answered all her questions, and she defianetly had a lot, as he looked her over. He was just as kind and as gentle as Leo. But he wasn't Leo. "Ok, Vicky, I don't see anything going wrong at this point any more. So I think I'll give you the go ahead to get moved to a more compfy spot. This table isn't the best to lay on."
She laughed a little. "Leo said the same thing."
There was a gentle tap on the door. "Great minds think alike." Donnie replied as he went to answer the door. There was a whispered conversation followed by Donnie opening the door wider. In the doorway stood Leo holding her children's hands. They were ok. She teared up and held out her arms to them.
"MOMMY!" They cried out together. If Leo wasn't holding on to their hands they would have climbed up the table.
"Easy you two." he gently told them. "She still hurts. You have to be careful."
Amy looked at her. Then at Leo and Donnie. "Can I give her a huggy?" Donnie nodded and Leo picked her up and set her next to her mother. Donnie picked up Dennis and placed him on the other side of her. They carefully laid down next to her and she held them as tight as she could. Tears streaming down her face. They didn't talk. They just held her and she held them. She looked at Leo and Donnie with graditude and they smiled at her in return. And in the doorway were Mikey, Raph and Splinter. Mikey was actually crying. Raph looked thoughtful. Splinter looked at her calmly and nodded. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Holding her children close until the pain medicine kicked in and she drifted off into peaceful slumber.
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She fell asleep first and the children drifted off soon after. Donnie then turned his attention to his brother. Leo was exausted. "Leo, go get some sleep. Now."
"I will in a little bit, Donnie. I want to try to move her before the meds wear off if it's ok. That table really does not look to comfortable."
Donnie laughed softly. "It's not. How many times have you guys been laid out on it? You should know. As long as we are careful she is ok to move. Where are we going to move her to?"
"My room. I decided to bring them here. I'm not going to make one of you guys give up your beds." He smiled a little "And I think my bed will hold all three of them. I don't think we are going to untangle them any time soon." Leo looked at the sleeping bodies again and sighed.
Donnie caught the look on his brothers face. He started to smile but hid it behind his hand. He looked at the doorway saw that Raph was the only one still there. "Come give us a hand, Raph." He nodded and came into the room. The three brothers gently untangled the arms of the sleeping family. Raph and Donnie picked up a child and Leo picked up Vicky. Leo then led them out of the lab and started to his room.
Raph said quietly "These kids are wore out. Mikey said that neither one of them really slept good."
He looked at his brother. "After what they been through I wouldn't sleep good either if it were me. And who knows what else has happened to them."
Raph nodded. "She did freak out pretty bad last night about someone finding them." He turned his head to meet Donnie's gaze. "What the heck is going on?"
"I don't know," Leo whispered from in front of them "But I have every intention of finding out. Just not right now, they need rest."
Donnie and Raph looked at each other again. They knew that tone......
They reached Leo's room and he pushed the door open carefully with his foot then led the way inside. Softly he put her in the middle of the bed making sure to leave plenty of room for Dennis and Amy. Donnie and Raph then placed their charges next to their mother. Not one of them had woken up. Leo grabbed a blanket and covered them up. "Raph can you get in touch with April and Casey? We need to find some clean things for them to wear."
"Sure Leo" Raph said quietly walked out.
"Leo, go get some sleep," Donnie said. "your about to fall over. You can sleep on the futon in my lab." Leo looked at him then he looked back to the sleeping forms on his bed. Donnie walked up to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "We will figure it out, Leo. We always do. Now go. I'll check on them while your sleeping and so will the rest of us. You need sleep."
Giving in his brother finally made his way back to the lab. Donnie watched his tired brother go. Then he turned back to look at the bed. 'Well you guys have managed to make life here interesting.' he thought. Then he smiled remembering the look on Leo's face. 'Very interesting indeed......' He chuckled quietly and closed the door leaving them to their peaceful slumber.
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