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They soon discover that it's a small world. :)

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 ", "writing": "Yoshi and Shen insisted that Michelangelo go home with them that night and Nagi reassured Raphael that they would meet them at the Jones Family farm on Friday evening. Despite these reassurances Raph was still reluctant to let Mikey go. He helped Mikey get dressed and walked with him to the elevator. With a gentle kiss and a tear in his eye, Raph said his goodbye.\n\nMikey sobbed all the way down the elevator and was ushered quickly to the waiting van. By the time they got back to Foot headquarters he was full on crying, and not one of his forced fit cries but a genuine sadness. Nagi rested a hand on Mikey’s shoulder, “You will see him again tomorrow night.”\n\n“Are we really going?” Mikey sobbed. \n\nNagi lifted Mikey’s chin to look in his eyes, “I gave my word that we will be there.” Mikey threw his arms around Nagi and cried. \n\nDonatello held onto Leonardo’s hand and Leo figured Donnie to be in a mild shock, because he continued to stare at the ground. Leo was afraid that their parents would come to their senses and change their minds on everything. So, he quietly tried to pull Donnie back to their room unnoticed. They got as far as the elevator. \n\n“Wait,” Shen called after them. “We will all go up together.” They all loaded into the elevator and with one stop to the medical ward to drop Mikey off for further examinations, the rest went upstairs to the living quarters. Shen exited the elevator first and turned to look at her sons, “Come with me.” \n\nNagi placed a hand on Leo’s shoulder to show his support. Donnie kept a desperately tight grip on Leo’s hand as they followed their mother to the common room, though he still seemed to be in a trance. They sat on the couch and waited for what their mother had to say. \n\n“This has been a difficult and emotional day,” she started, sitting down in her favorite chair. She used to sit in that chair, late at night, and rock Mikey as a baby. She had even slept in it on several occasions with Mikey on her chest. \n\nLeo remembered the time that Mikey had gotten so sick that his heart had stopped. They were five, but Mikey was still no bigger than a two year old. Once he was released from the medical ward Shen hardly ever put him down. And despite that, she still made time for Leo and Don. She would sing to them and read them stories. Sometimes she would just hold them in her arms and rock in that chair. Yes, she had made mistakes, but she was a loving mother. \n\nShe looked up at her sons with tears in her eyes, “I don’t want you to be alone. I just didn’t think you would have such desires so early. You’re still so young.”\n\n“Natural turtles reach sexual maturity at ten,” Donnie stated as a matter of fact, without looking up. “So with that in mind, Leonardo and I got a late start at fourteen.” Donnie had a way of stating facts without really thinking about what he was saying, and he would end up giving too much information. But, he generally only did it when he was thinking too much about other things and not about the conversation he was having. Leo wondered what he could be thinking about.\n\n“That long huh?” Shen breathed. “How could I not have known?”\n\n“Maybe because you didn’t want to know,” Leo offered.\n\n“I have kept myself in a state of denial over a lot of things, haven’t I?” Shen admitted. “I love you two so much. You didn’t have to keep this from me. I would have understood. I would have struggled with it at first, but I would have accepted it in time.” She turned to look at Nagi, “The same goes for you.”\n\nNagi flushed a little, “It’s something I’ve been struggling with myself for my whole life. I’ve only recently allowed myself to explore it.”\n\n“Are you in a relationship?” Yoshi asked.\n\n“Not really,” Nagi shook his head. “I’ve had drinks with a young man, but nothing else. He doesn’t even know my real name.”\n\n“I want you to know that I’m with Shen on this,” Yoshi insisted. “You could have talked to me about this sooner.”\n\n“Are you alright with it, father?” Leo blurted out without looking up, “The depravity of our lives?”\n\nYoshi’s features softened and he sighed, “I’ve been okay with it. I was just angry earlier about your betrayal and I wanted to punish you in the harshest way I knew how. What I said, I said out of anger. I’m sorry.” \n\nLeonardo felt himself relax and tears of relief fell from his eyes. He looked over at Donnie to see his love’s eyes darting back and forth then he realized, that in the excitement of the morning, they had forgotten to give Donnie his morning pill. Grabbing Donnie’s face, Leo forced him to turn his head, “Donnie, are you still with us enough to swallow your pill?” he got no response. \n\nLeo jumped up and ran to his room to get the bottle of pills off the dresser. He read the label to make sure he was grabbing the right one then ran back to the common room. The others had managed to get Donatello to lie down on his carapace with his head in Shen’s lap. Leo grabbed a bottle of water and kneeled on the floor next to the sofa. \n\nLeo put the pill and some water in his own mouth then pressed his mouth over Donnie’s, coaxing the water and pill down Donnie’s throat, forcing him to swallow. He kept their mouths locked and managed to force Donnie to swallow again just to make sure. \n\nWhen he pulled back, Shen gasped, “Have you done it that way before?”\n\n“A few times with his night time pill,” Leo admitted, “when he refused to take it.”\n\n“What’s going on?” Mikey asked entering the room.\n\nLeo looked up at him, “Donatello forgot to take his pill this morning.”\n\nMikey’s face scrunched up, “So you’re kissing him?” he chuckled a little.\n\nLeo rolled his eyes, “I was forcing him to take his pill.”\n\n“By kissing him,” Mikey teased laughing.\n\nLeo fought the smile that threatened to spread across his face, picked up a pillow and threw it at Mikey. The small turtle caught it easily laughing harder and making kissing noises. When Yoshi walked over to Mikey he stopped laughing. \n\n“Are you alright?” Yoshi asked cupping Mikey’s face. \n\nMikey nodded, “Doctor Mathews said I’m okay. He gave me medicine for my ear infection and instructions to give the Jones Doctors.”\n\n“I’m sorry that my stubbornness had caused you to run away.” Yoshi wrapped his arms around Mikey, “I’ll continue your training.” He kissed the top of Mikey’s head, “I just can’t bring myself to let you go on missions. A minor injury could end your life.”\n\n“I understand,” Mikey hugged him back. “But, does that mean that you’re going to train me in how to use a weapon now?”\n\nYoshi nodded his head, “Yes.”\n\n“Ahh…Igotashowyousomething,” Mikey squealed in delight running back to his room. He returned with nunchakus in hand, “Raph bought these for me.” He handed Yoshi the weapons and waited in eager anticipation. \n\nYoshi took them and studied them, testing their weight and balance. Then he handed them back to Mikey, “These are very nice.” He nodded his head, “If this is the weapon you choose, then I will train you in them.”\n\nMikey started jumping up and down, “Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!” With a big smile on his face he hugged Yoshi, “Thank you, father.” Yoshi was able to briefly return the embrace before Mikey pulled away and started running to his room again, “I’m going to pack for tomorrow. I’m going to bring these and you can start my training at the farm.”\n\nSuddenly Donnie sat up and got off the sofa to run back to his room. Leo excused himself and followed. He entered the room to find Donnie writing in his notebook. Leo knew he did this anytime he thought of something and wanted to get it down before it was lost in the fog of the drugs. Leo watched Donnie write in his small, precise handwriting, using both hands. He couldn’t help the smile that spread across his face as Donnie sketched out diagrams and wrote out formulas and sometimes mumbled to himself. \n\nLeo sat on the tatami and waited for the drug to take its full effect. After a while, Donnie stopped writing and put his pin down. He picked up the notebook and began reading what he had just wrote, “Oh I can finish this still. I get where I was going with this.” He didn’t always. His notebook was filled with half-finished notes and equations, some of them linked together, but not always, and some of them pure nonsense. \n\n“Did you get any of that conversation, Donnie?” Leo asked.\n\n“How many times do I have to tell you, Leo?” Donnie replied without looking up. “I am hyper aware when I’m like that, not unaware. I heard it all, I processed it all. Not only what was said, but how it was said and what was hidden. Like father’s reluctance in continuing Mikey’s training and Master Nagi’s desire to get to know that young man more intimately.” He stopped what he was doing and looked at Leo, “The way you kissed me when you forced me to swallow the pill.” He looked back down at his notebook, “Mother was being sincere, though. I think she’s really okay with us being together, or she’s getting there.”\n\nLeo blushed, “I didn’t kiss you.”\n\nDonnie’s mouth quirked in a smile, “Your tong moved more than it really needed to.”\n\nLeo came up behind Donnie and wrapped his arms around him, “Okay, maybe a little.” He kissed Donnie’s cheek and Donnie shifted to where he was facing Leo so that they could kiss some more. They scooted up onto the tatami and entangled themselves up in each other. \n\nLeo pulled away and was about to start removing clothes when he noticed that the door was still open and they were not alone. Shen cleared her throat, “I’m sorry to interrupt,” she said. “But the door was open. I’m here because I realize that you don’t need two tatami and thought that maybe you could move one into Michelangelo’s room. It’s about time he had an adult bed.”\n\n“Sure,” Leo nodded. \n\nShen hesitated for a moment deciding if she wanted to leave or stay, settling on staying. She walked over to her sons, “You’ve met Raphael.”\n\nDonnie nodded. \n\n“What did you think of him?” she asked. \n\nLeo shrugged, “He seemed nice.”\n\n“It really seems like he loves Mikey,” Donnie added. “Try to give him a chance, mother.”\n\nShen nodded, “I will.”\n\n**\n\nRaphael was lying on his bed holding Michelangelo’s pillow close, breathing in his love’s sent. He was still kind of numb from the day’s events and exhausted from the night before. He tried to get back to sleep, but just couldn’t get his mind to shut down. He didn’t move from his spot when his mother entered the room. \n\n“You okay, sweetie?” Carla cooed sitting on the bed.\n\n“Do you think I’ll ever see him again?” Raph turned to look at her, “Will they really come out to the farm?”\n\nCarla shrugged, “That Nagi guy insisted that they would.”\n\nRaph struggle to fight back tears, “I’m afraid I’ve lost him, mom.”\n\n“I don’t think Mikey is about to let that happen,” she soothed. “I have a feeling that he’ll give them an ear full if they change their mind.”\n\n“I love him,” Raph choked out. “I don’t want to go back to being alone. Not when I know how great it can be to have someone.”\n\n“I’m sure he feels the same,” she kissed his cheek. “Your uncle said that if you’re not up for it, you don’t have to go to work tonight.”\n\nRaph nodded and rolled back over pulling the pillow close. Carla laid down next to him and started to hum a song that she used to sing to him as a baby. It wasn’t long before Raph was lulled to sleep.\n\n**\n\nDespite being told that he could stay home, Raph decided to go to work. Thursday night was lady’s night after all and he had to admit that he liked to watch the dancers sometimes. He spotted his cousin Parker and headed over to say hi. \n\n“Not at work tonight?” Raph asked. \n\n“Nah,” Parker shrugged. “I decided to take the night off. My business partners have it covered.” Parker is the third son of Raph’s eldest uncle Albert Jr. and Parker’s mother, Lilly, is Japanese. The Japanese traits came through more than the Jones, leaving Parker to be sleeker than any of the other men in the Jones family. Raph actually found him to be quite beautiful and Parker was the one Raph lost his virginity to, though they never talked about it for several reasons.\n\n“Must be nice, being your own boss,” Raph teased.\n\nParker smiled, “It has its ups and downs.” Being one of the few gay members of the Jones Clan, Parker decided to open a gay bar with a few friends from college. “It does suck having to hide who I am, so people don’t try and take advantage of the family name.” He laughed, “Most of the customers think I’m just a regular.” Most people, outside the family, know Parker as Takahashi and he left the Jones name out of conversations. As far as the business was concerned, he was a private investor. His friends’ names are on the business. \n\nParker placed a hand on Raph’s back, “Sorry about Mikey. I hope his family keeps their word.”\n\nRaph forced a smile, “Thanks, me too.”\n\nParker’s eyes shifted behind Raph and a smile played across his face, “What’s he doing here?”\n\nRaph did his best to follow Parker’s line of sight to see who he was talking about. “Who?”\n\n“He told me his name’s ‘Hero’, though I know that’s not true,” The smile on Parker’s face widened. “He’s been coming into the bar lately. I think he has a thing for me.”\n\n“The older guy you’ve been talking about?” Raph smiled. “I want to see who’s got your heart all a flutter.”\n\nParker pointed, “The Asian guy over there, the one that looks out of place.”\n\nRaph looked again and his heart skipped. “That guy there in the business suit?” he wanted to clarify. \n\nParker nodded, “Yeah. Cute huh?”\n\nRaph looked back at Parker, “I know him.”\n\n“How?” Parker asked the smile fading. “Has he been in here before?”\n\nRaph shook his head, “That’s Oroku Nagi.”\n\n“Th…the Foot leader?” Parker paled. He took a few steading breaths and headed over and Raph followed. “Hero?” Parker called out walking up to Nagi. “What are you doing here?”\n\nNagi looked surprised to see him, “I’m here to find someone.” Nagi’s eyes flicked up to Raph, “Him, in fact,” he pointed. “Do you know each other?”\n \n“He’s my cousin,” Parker admitted. \n\n“You’re a Jones?” Nagi was surprised. “I am unaware of a Takahashi Jones.”\n\n“So, you know a lot about my family, do you?” Parker asked crossing his arms over his chest. “My first name is Parker. Takahashi is my middle name.”\n\n“I guess Raphael has told you who I really am,” Nagi rubbed the back of his head. “I looked into your family when I thought that you were working with the Dragons, yes,” Nagi sighed. “The Dragons go after a lot of my clients using whores.”\n\nParker nodded, “The Dragons use our name to get at your clients, leaving us to clean up the mess. We don’t employ whores.”\n\nNagi struggled for something to say, so Raph interjected, “You’re here to see me?”\n\n“Yes,” Nagi looked up obviously grateful for the change of topic. “I came to talk to you about a few things.”\n\n“Yeah, okay. Follow me,” Raph led Nagi to a back table. “Do you want anything to eat or drink? We don’t serve alcohol.”\n\n“No,” Nagi shook his head. “I want to talk to you about your training. We can start this weekend, if you like. Michelangelo is eager to start his weapons training, so you’ll have some time to spare while he’s doing that.”\n\nRaph shrugged, “Sure.”\n\n“The other thing I wanted to talk to you about,” Nagi continued, “is that I want you to move into Foot headquarters. I’ve talked to Yoshi and Shen and they’ve agreed that you can stay in Michelangelo’s room.”\n\nRaph looked at Nagi in disbelief, “They agreed to that?”\n\n“I might have suggested it in front of Michelangelo,” Nagi smiled. “He did the convincing.”\n\n“I’ll think about it.” Raph had to admit that the idea really appealed to him. “Will I be able to keep my job?”\n\n“If you really want to,” Nagi nodded. “Have you had any form of training before?”\n\nRaph shook his head, “No. Though, my cousin Casey and I go out and beat on Dragon goons every so often. I hold my own.”\n\n“I’m sorry to interrupt,” Parker butted in and looked at Nagi. “You’re coming out to the farm this weekend too?”\n\nNagi smiled and nodded his head, “I planned on speaking to Detective Sean and Scott about what they know about the Dragons. It seems that getting to spend more time with you will be an added bonus.”\n\nParker blushed, “You would like to spend more time with me?”\n\n“Yes,” Nagi answered reaching for Parker’s hand. “I would like that very much.”\n\n“I don’t think you’ll like the way we initiate new love in this family,” Raph laughed standing up. “I’ll let you two talk and enjoy the show.”\n\nNagi looked up at Raph, “Why would we enjoy seeing naked girls dance on stage?”\n\n“It’s lady’s night,” Raph grinned. “Guys are dancing tonight.”\n\nNagi looked up at the stage for the first time, in time to see the dancer remove his last article of clothing. Nagi’s jaw dropped and he flushed a deep crimson. Raph simply laughed and left to do his rounds. \n", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "Yoshi and Shen insisted that Michelangelo go home with them that night and Nagi reassured Raphael that they would meet them at the Jones Family farm on Friday evening. Despite these reassurances Raph was still reluctant to let Mikey go. He helped Mikey get dressed and walked with him to the elevator. With a gentle kiss and a tear in his eye, Raph said his goodbye.

Mikey sobbed all the way down the elevator and was ushered quickly to the waiting van. By the time they got back to Foot headquarters he was full on crying, and not one of his forced fit cries but a genuine sadness. Nagi rested a hand on Mikey’s shoulder, “You will see him again tomorrow night.”

“Are we really going?” Mikey sobbed.

Nagi lifted Mikey’s chin to look in his eyes, “I gave my word that we will be there.” Mikey threw his arms around Nagi and cried.  

Donatello held onto Leonardo’s hand and Leo figured Donnie to be in a mild shock, because he continued to stare at the ground. Leo was afraid that their parents would come to their senses and change their minds on everything. So, he quietly tried to pull Donnie back to their room unnoticed. They got as far as the elevator.

“Wait,” Shen called after them. “We will all go up together.” They all loaded into the elevator and with one stop to the medical ward to drop Mikey off for further examinations, the rest went upstairs to the living quarters. Shen exited the elevator first and turned to look at her sons, “Come with me.”

Nagi placed a hand on Leo’s shoulder to show his support. Donnie kept a desperately tight grip on Leo’s hand as they followed their mother to the common room, though he still seemed to be in a trance. They sat on the couch and waited for what their mother had to say.

“This has been a difficult and emotional day,” she started, sitting down in her favorite chair. She used to sit in that chair, late at night, and rock Mikey as a baby. She had even slept in it on several occasions with Mikey on her chest.

Leo remembered the time that Mikey had gotten so sick that his heart had stopped. They were five, but Mikey was still no bigger than a two year old. Once he was released from the medical ward Shen hardly ever put him down. And despite that, she still made time for Leo and Don. She would sing to them and read them stories. Sometimes she would just hold them in her arms and rock in that chair. Yes, she had made mistakes, but she was a loving mother.

She looked up at her sons with tears in her eyes, “I don’t want you to be alone. I just didn’t think you would have such desires so early. You’re still so young.”

“Natural turtles reach sexual maturity at ten,” Donnie stated as a matter of fact, without looking up. “So with that in mind, Leonardo and I got a late start at fourteen.” Donnie had a way of stating facts without really thinking about what he was saying, and he would end up giving too much information. But, he generally only did it when he was thinking too much about other things and not about the conversation he was having. Leo wondered what he could be thinking about.

“That long huh?” Shen breathed. “How could I not have known?”

“Maybe because you didn’t want to know,” Leo offered.

“I have kept myself in a state of denial over a lot of things, haven’t I?” Shen admitted. “I love you two so much. You didn’t have to keep this from me. I would have understood. I would have struggled with it at first, but I would have accepted it in time.” She turned to look at Nagi, “The same goes for you.”

Nagi flushed a little, “It’s something I’ve been struggling with myself for my whole life. I’ve only recently allowed myself to explore it.”

“Are you in a relationship?” Yoshi asked.

“Not really,” Nagi shook his head. “I’ve had drinks with a young man, but nothing else. He doesn’t even know my real name.”

“I want you to know that I’m with Shen on this,” Yoshi insisted. “You could have talked to me about this sooner.”

“Are you alright with it, father?” Leo blurted out without looking up, “The depravity of our lives?”

Yoshi’s features softened and he sighed, “I’ve been okay with it. I was just angry earlier about your betrayal and I wanted to punish you in the harshest way I knew how. What I said, I said out of anger. I’m sorry.”

Leonardo felt himself relax and tears of relief fell from his eyes. He looked over at Donnie to see his love’s eyes darting back and forth then he realized, that in the excitement of the morning, they had forgotten to give Donnie his morning pill. Grabbing Donnie’s face, Leo forced him to turn his head, “Donnie, are you still with us enough to swallow your pill?” he got no response.

Leo jumped up and ran to his room to get the bottle of pills off the dresser. He read the label to make sure he was grabbing the right one then ran back to the common room. The others had managed to get Donatello to lie down on his carapace with his head in Shen’s lap. Leo grabbed a bottle of water and kneeled on the floor next to the sofa.

Leo put the pill and some water in his own mouth then pressed his mouth over Donnie’s, coaxing the water and pill down Donnie’s throat, forcing him to swallow. He kept their mouths locked and managed to force Donnie to swallow again just to make sure.

When he pulled back, Shen gasped, “Have you done it that way before?”

“A few times with his night time pill,” Leo admitted, “when he refused to take it.”

“What’s going on?” Mikey asked entering the room.

Leo looked up at him, “Donatello forgot to take his pill this morning.”

Mikey’s face scrunched up, “So you’re kissing him?” he chuckled a little.

Leo rolled his eyes, “I was forcing him to take his pill.”

“By kissing him,” Mikey teased laughing.

Leo fought the smile that threatened to spread across his face, picked up a pillow and threw it at Mikey. The small turtle caught it easily laughing harder and making kissing noises. When Yoshi walked over to Mikey he stopped laughing.

“Are you alright?” Yoshi asked cupping Mikey’s face.

Mikey nodded, “Doctor Mathews said I’m okay. He gave me medicine for my ear infection and instructions to give the Jones Doctors.”

“I’m sorry that my stubbornness had caused you to run away.” Yoshi wrapped his arms around Mikey, “I’ll continue your training.” He kissed the top of Mikey’s head, “I just can’t bring myself to let you go on missions. A minor injury could end your life.”

“I understand,” Mikey hugged him back. “But, does that mean that you’re going to train me in how to use a weapon now?”

Yoshi nodded his head, “Yes.”

“Ahh…Igotashowyousomething,” Mikey squealed in delight running back to his room. He returned with nunchakus in hand, “Raph bought these for me.” He handed Yoshi the weapons and waited in eager anticipation.

Yoshi took them and studied them, testing their weight and balance. Then he handed them back to Mikey, “These are very nice.” He nodded his head, “If this is the weapon you choose, then I will train you in them.”

Mikey started jumping up and down, “Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!” With a big smile on his face he hugged Yoshi, “Thank you, father.” Yoshi was able to briefly return the embrace before Mikey pulled away and started running to his room again, “I’m going to pack for tomorrow. I’m going to bring these and you can start my training at the farm.”

Suddenly Donnie sat up and got off the sofa to run back to his room. Leo excused himself and followed. He entered the room to find Donnie writing in his notebook. Leo knew he did this anytime he thought of something and wanted to get it down before it was lost in the fog of the drugs. Leo watched Donnie write in his small, precise handwriting, using both hands. He couldn’t help the smile that spread across his face as Donnie sketched out diagrams and wrote out formulas and sometimes mumbled to himself.

Leo sat on the tatami and waited for the drug to take its full effect. After a while, Donnie stopped writing and put his pin down. He picked up the notebook and began reading what he had just wrote, “Oh I can finish this still. I get where I was going with this.” He didn’t always. His notebook was filled with half-finished notes and equations, some of them linked together, but not always, and some of them pure nonsense.

“Did you get any of that conversation, Donnie?” Leo asked.

“How many times do I have to tell you, Leo?” Donnie replied without looking up. “I am hyper aware when I’m like that, not unaware. I heard it all, I processed it all. Not only what was said, but how it was said and what was hidden. Like father’s reluctance in continuing Mikey’s training and Master Nagi’s desire to get to know that young man more intimately.” He stopped what he was doing and looked at Leo, “The way you kissed me when you forced me to swallow the pill.” He looked back down at his notebook, “Mother was being sincere, though. I think she’s really okay with us being together, or she’s getting there.”

Leo blushed, “I didn’t kiss you.”

Donnie’s mouth quirked in a smile, “Your tong moved more than it really needed to.”

Leo came up behind Donnie and wrapped his arms around him, “Okay, maybe a little.” He kissed Donnie’s cheek and Donnie shifted to where he was facing Leo so that they could kiss some more. They scooted up onto the tatami and entangled themselves up in each other.

Leo pulled away and was about to start removing clothes when he noticed that the door was still open and they were not alone. Shen cleared her throat, “I’m sorry to interrupt,” she said. “But the door was open. I’m here because I realize that you don’t need two tatami and thought that maybe you could move one into Michelangelo’s room. It’s about time he had an adult bed.”

“Sure,” Leo nodded.

Shen hesitated for a moment deciding if she wanted to leave or stay, settling on staying. She walked over to her sons, “You’ve met Raphael.”

Donnie nodded.

“What did you think of him?” she asked.

Leo shrugged, “He seemed nice.”

“It really seems like he loves Mikey,” Donnie added. “Try to give him a chance, mother.”

Shen nodded, “I will.”

**

Raphael was lying on his bed holding Michelangelo’s pillow close, breathing in his love’s sent. He was still kind of numb from the day’s events and exhausted from the night before. He tried to get back to sleep, but just couldn’t get his mind to shut down. He didn’t move from his spot when his mother entered the room.

“You okay, sweetie?” Carla cooed sitting on the bed.

“Do you think I’ll ever see him again?” Raph turned to look at her, “Will they really come out to the farm?”

Carla shrugged, “That Nagi guy insisted that they would.”

Raph struggle to fight back tears, “I’m afraid I’ve lost him, mom.”

“I don’t think Mikey is about to let that happen,” she soothed. “I have a feeling that he’ll give them an ear full if they change their mind.”

“I love him,” Raph choked out. “I don’t want to go back to being alone. Not when I know how great it can be to have someone.”

“I’m sure he feels the same,” she kissed his cheek. “Your uncle said that if you’re not up for it, you don’t have to go to work tonight.”

Raph nodded and rolled back over pulling the pillow close. Carla laid down next to him and started to hum a song that she used to sing to him as a baby. It wasn’t long before Raph was lulled to sleep.

**

Despite being told that he could stay home, Raph decided to go to work. Thursday night was lady’s night after all and he had to admit that he liked to watch the dancers sometimes. He spotted his cousin Parker and headed over to say hi.

“Not at work tonight?” Raph asked.

“Nah,” Parker shrugged. “I decided to take the night off. My business partners have it covered.” Parker is the third son of Raph’s eldest uncle Albert Jr. and Parker’s mother, Lilly, is Japanese. The Japanese traits came through more than the Jones, leaving Parker to be sleeker than any of the other men in the Jones family. Raph actually found him to be quite beautiful and Parker was the one Raph lost his virginity to, though they never talked about it for several reasons.

“Must be nice, being your own boss,” Raph teased.

Parker smiled, “It has its ups and downs.” Being one of the few gay members of the Jones Clan, Parker decided to open a gay bar with a few friends from college. “It does suck having to hide who I am, so people don’t try and take advantage of the family name.” He laughed, “Most of the customers think I’m just a regular.” Most people, outside the family, know Parker as Takahashi and he left the Jones name out of conversations. As far as the business was concerned, he was a private investor. His friends’ names are on the business.

Parker placed a hand on Raph’s back, “Sorry about Mikey. I hope his family keeps their word.”

Raph forced a smile, “Thanks, me too.”

Parker’s eyes shifted behind Raph and a smile played across his face, “What’s he doing here?”

Raph did his best to follow Parker’s line of sight to see who he was talking about. “Who?”

“He told me his name’s ‘Hero’, though I know that’s not true,” The smile on Parker’s face widened. “He’s been coming into the bar lately. I think he has a thing for me.”

“The older guy you’ve been talking about?” Raph smiled. “I want to see who’s got your heart all a flutter.”

Parker pointed, “The Asian guy over there, the one that looks out of place.”

Raph looked again and his heart skipped. “That guy there in the business suit?” he wanted to clarify.

Parker nodded, “Yeah. Cute huh?”

Raph looked back at Parker, “I know him.”

“How?” Parker asked the smile fading. “Has he been in here before?”

Raph shook his head, “That’s Oroku Nagi.”

“Th…the Foot leader?” Parker paled. He took a few steading breaths and headed over and Raph followed. “Hero?” Parker called out walking up to Nagi. “What are you doing here?”

Nagi looked surprised to see him, “I’m here to find someone.” Nagi’s eyes flicked up to Raph, “Him, in fact,” he pointed. “Do you know each other?”
 
“He’s my cousin,” Parker admitted.

“You’re a Jones?” Nagi was surprised. “I am unaware of a Takahashi Jones.”

“So, you know a lot about my family, do you?” Parker asked crossing his arms over his chest. “My first name is Parker. Takahashi is my middle name.”

“I guess Raphael has told you who I really am,” Nagi rubbed the back of his head. “I looked into your family when I thought that you were working with the Dragons, yes,” Nagi sighed. “The Dragons go after a lot of my clients using whores.”

Parker nodded, “The Dragons use our name to get at your clients, leaving us to clean up the mess. We don’t employ whores.”

Nagi struggled for something to say, so Raph interjected, “You’re here to see me?”

“Yes,” Nagi looked up obviously grateful for the change of topic. “I came to talk to you about a few things.”

“Yeah, okay. Follow me,” Raph led Nagi to a back table. “Do you want anything to eat or drink? We don’t serve alcohol.”

“No,” Nagi shook his head. “I want to talk to you about your training. We can start this weekend, if you like. Michelangelo is eager to start his weapons training, so you’ll have some time to spare while he’s doing that.”

Raph shrugged, “Sure.”

“The other thing I wanted to talk to you about,” Nagi continued, “is that I want you to move into Foot headquarters. I’ve talked to Yoshi and Shen and they’ve agreed that you can stay in Michelangelo’s room.”

Raph looked at Nagi in disbelief, “They agreed to that?”

“I might have suggested it in front of Michelangelo,” Nagi smiled. “He did the convincing.”

“I’ll think about it.” Raph had to admit that the idea really appealed to him. “Will I be able to keep my job?”

“If you really want to,” Nagi nodded. “Have you had any form of training before?”

Raph shook his head, “No. Though, my cousin Casey and I go out and beat on Dragon goons every so often. I hold my own.”

“I’m sorry to interrupt,” Parker butted in and looked at Nagi. “You’re coming out to the farm this weekend too?”

Nagi smiled and nodded his head, “I planned on speaking to Detective Sean and Scott about what they know about the Dragons. It seems that getting to spend more time with you will be an added bonus.”

Parker blushed, “You would like to spend more time with me?”

“Yes,” Nagi answered reaching for Parker’s hand. “I would like that very much.”

“I don’t think you’ll like the way we initiate new love in this family,” Raph laughed standing up. “I’ll let you two talk and enjoy the show.”

Nagi looked up at Raph, “Why would we enjoy seeing naked girls dance on stage?”

“It’s lady’s night,” Raph grinned. “Guys are dancing tonight.”

Nagi looked up at the stage for the first time, in time to see the dancer remove his last article of clothing. Nagi’s jaw dropped and he flushed a deep crimson. Raph simply laughed and left to do his rounds.
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