You Sure? (ROTTMNT Leonardo Hamato x Kalani Rotasu {OFC})
Word Count: 1517
Warnings: A dash of light swearing, Fluff, slight Angst
A/N: Finally, I’m getting somewhere with this series. Thank you all for those who have chosen to follow this series. I really do appreciate it and thank you for the support. And a seriously big thank you to @mysticboombox for being my beta reader with the snippets I send her.
Part 4. Reunion
"I still say that she left him at the entrance."
"No way! That is something that is so out of the question, Dee! What do you think, Raph?"
Raph was sitting in the living room with his phone in hand as he heard his two younger brothers come in. Glancing from the device, he saw Donnie, Mikey and his girlfriend, Mara Harrison all conversing amongst each other about Leo. It was a 50/50 chance and who knows what was going to happen to Leo and Kalani.
“Why do you two care so much? Like Leo said, if she’s in, she’s in. If not, then we go on our own.” Raph explained.
“Coming from the one who will smash first then think later.” Donnie quipped while crossing his arms with an unamused brow raised.
“Always with the snark towards your eldest brother, I see?”
With a unanimous gasp, the three brothers turned to see the one person they actually doubted would have listened and agreed to help.
“KALANI!?!?”
Still in her dress and heels, she smirked her iconic wicked smirk and gave them a two finger salute. But before she could say anything or even open her mouth, she was crushed under three plasterons and six pairs of arms around her and plenty of happy churrs and laughter.
“Welcome home!” Raph chuckled.
“I’m so happy to see you, Kal!!!” Mikey squealed and nuzzled his cheek against her own.
“I know I am not one for togetherness, but this is the best exception to embrace someone that is not my brother’s.” Donnie smiles some as he gave her a little squeeze before pulling away to let Kalani free from the group hug.
As the others finally released her, Donnie was the first to notice Leo watching from a distance. Leaning against the threshold of the brick wall, his arms crossed and his blazer tucked over his arm, the red-eared slider had a content but an uneasy look that created a crease between his brows. Or as he called it affectionately "Raph Chasm." Walking over to his brother, Leo flashed a broader smile and puffed out his chest, earning a scoff from Donatello.
"I told you my plan would work." His brother in blue proclaimed in a boastful tone.
But his brother in purple could tell that there was something more behind his words. For now, he was going to let it be and try to help Kalani acclimate back into the family. But with the sound of laughter and exciting chatter filling their ears, it was silenced once again by the sound of their father.
"Kalani?" Splinter called out, just as surprised as his sons to see the Kappa in the lair once again.
With a broader and warmer smile Kalani made her way to the elder rat and kneeled down to his height. The boys watched as Kalalni embraced Splinter which made him return the embrace with a pleased smile. The sight of them hugging one another was something that made Leo swallow the hard lump in his throat and blink away tears.
“Welcome home, lily pad.” Splinter hummed, a nickname he gave her when she was younger.
Kalani’s embrace tightened slightly as she let out a quiet little trill in his ear. “Thank you, pop-pop.”
As they pulled away and smiled at one another, like a father to his daughter, Kalani cleared her throat and straightened up some. She rose to her feet and straightened out her dress before turning to face the boys. What she wasn’t expecting was all four of them smiling and looking at her as though she was a puppy. To them, it was an amazing moment to watch and see their dad be so happy to see her back and pull out her true feelings. But they knew it was short lived because in a fell swoop Kalani placed a hand on her hip and rolled her eyes.
“Alright, fun time is over. And stop looking at me like that, I’m only here as a temp.” She explained before walking past Mikey, Donnie and Raph and then stood next to Leo. “Care to show me where I’ll be staying, Leonardo?”
Leo was shaken back to the present moment as he cleared his throat and nodded before gesturing to her to follow him. The rest of the Hamato clan watched as the two left to head to the train cars that were their respected rooms. It wasn’t long until Mikey let out a small whoop and fist pumped the air, earning a groan from Donnie.
"Pay up, D! I won this bet!!" Mikey held his hand out as Donatello handed him $40 which Mikey marched away proudly.
"To Miss Porky Coin Jr. For my little Papillon's ring~"
The box turtle sang triumphantly.
As Kalani had walked in silence just behind Leo, she could see that it had grown in size compared to when she was there years before. Many of the same items and furniture still resided, but also an accumulation of new items, games, and furniture that still made it homey. As they neared the subway cars, she was taken back at how similar Leo's room stayed. Albeit a larger bed, a few more comics, a sword rack that had a nice collection and what looked like a couple Yokai pin-ups which made the Kappa roll her eyes.
"You haven't changed a bit, Nardo." She scoffed as she began to venture deeper into his train car bedroom.
Rolling his own eyes, Leo loosened his tie and undid the first two buttons of his shirt before kicking off his shoes. "Yeah well, you're still a stiff and prude like Big Mama so."
"At least I have class and style."
Leo spurted and glared at Kalani who was facing him with her arms crossed and eyes narrowed. It wasn’t uncommon for the two to bicker. In fact, Leo was secretly welcoming the old feeling. But not wanting to cause an actual fight, he went through his dresser and pulled out a shirt and tossed it in Kalani's direction. Catching it with ease, she raised a brow and held up the shirt only to blush behind the fabric. It was a faded pink shirt that just read in bold letters "BRAND." It was a shirt she would wear and steal not only because it was pink, but it had Leo written all over it.
"I know you'll be staying overnight. And sure as hell I'm not letting you sleep in your dress." Leo explained while rubbing the back of his neck.
He gestured to the following car door that had a curtain to almost separate it. As he switched on the lights and slid the door open, Kalani followed him in and felt her jaw drop. A serious trip down memory lane. It was her room once she agreed to live with the boys. It hadn't changed much except for a couple little dust bunnies. But it was relatively clean and tidy. Her bed tucked into the far right hand corner and her room having some minimalist drawing and decorations. Her old hat hung on the wall on the hat hook and was much smaller than what she wore now. Her mind wandered into fond memories of cuddling in bed reading Jupiter Jim Comics and Leo listening to her read her own classical novels that she had collected. Snogging and small whispers of admiration and love. Leo could see she was remembering, this was his meditation room. Yes, he started to meditate.
Cool guys can meditate okay? Okay.
And her room was almost his safe haven that he had now only remembered by glancing at the curtain. As he watched her look around her room and graze her fingers across the spines of her books, Kalani caught sight of a strand of pictures that she and Leo took in a photobooth on one of their dates. It was pinned on her corkboard as she examined it closer and smiled softly at each other. With broad smiles and silly faces, the last photo was of Kalani being the first to kiss his cheek and make the boy blush as pretty as his stripes. But the feeling in her heart as it fluttered at the memory made her clear her throat and straighten her back as she stood up.
"Thank you, Leonardo. I think I'll be retiring for the evening." Kalani spoke, her back still facing him as she spoke.
Leo bit his lower lip slightly and nodded. Slowly turning to leave, he let out a quiet sigh and walked out but not before saying.
"I'm here if you ever need me, Kal."
Kalani's breath hitched slightly at his words. Her vision slowly blurred as she felt the tears roll down her cheek. How she thanked her lucky stars that Leo couldn’t see them. The bittersweetness in her mouth and heart was more than she expected. But here she was, in a reunion of her past. With a family who loves her, and her ex who needed her help.
How is she going to make it?
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Normally I am a very dedicated single-shipper and don't multi-ship too many characters, but seeing Sugilite, I was kind of like "Okay, but Sugilite and Aventurine would be a whole lot of pretty in one ship."
However, then I saw this fanart on twitter and now I'm just like... Hang on, hang on a second.
Hey Star's brain, have you considered: Bi disaster Sugilite who thinks he has an (extremely unfortunate, how did this happen, no way aghhhh!!) crush on Aventurine, so now he's stuck seething over Aventurine's newfound whatever with Dr. freaking Ratio of all people--
But he has no one else to whine about this to, so he's just constantly involving Topaz in his drama.
"Be my cover so I can spy on them--"
"This is not a thing that normal people do, you know."
Three hour phone calls complaining about Aventurine daring to breathe.
Dragging her out with him on fake dates trying to make Aventurine jealous--
Eating all the ice cream in Topaz's freezer without permission because he deserves to feel good about something in life again; Topaz, you just wouldn't understand--
Until finally Topaz is like "Sugilite, real talk here: Do you even actually like Aventurine, or are you just jealous he found someone and you're still single? Because you're the most annoying person I know, but also... I'm right here? We could just go on a real date sometime, you know?"
This is how Sugilite realizes he is actually a certifiable boyfailure™.
And also how I make Sugilite/Topaz a thing. I have a vision.
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