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No money being made.\nWord Count: 1,821\nAlternate universe - future parts will contain TCest, language, adult situations\nPairing: Leonardo/Michelangelo\nSummary: Master Splinter only discovered, rescued, and raised three turtle hatchlings. What became of the fourth?\n\n*My part of a trade with the incredible KameChuu. Art by KameChuu.\n", "description_bbcode_parsed": "Disclaimer: The TMNT are not mine. No money being made.
Word Count: 1,821
Alternate universe - future parts will contain TCest, language, adult situations
Pairing: Leonardo/Michelangelo
Summary: Master Splinter only discovered, rescued, and raised three turtle hatchlings. What became of the fourth?

*My part of a trade with the incredible KameChuu. Art by KameChuu.
", "writing": "\tLeo took one last look over his shoulder as he stood before Master Splinter's door. His young lover was walking towards the kitchen, flanked on either side by Raph and Don. Mikey seemed to feel Leo's eyes on him, because he too glanced back, a smile etching his lips as he tipped Leo a wink.\n\n\tFeeling confident at Mikey's ability to handle himself, Leo slid the shoji aside and stepped into his father's room.\n\n\tMaster Splinter looked up as Leo entered, pulling the door shut behind him. Crossing to the mat that was on the floor in front of his father's small table, Leo quickly kneeled, his head bowed in respect.\n\n\t``You have brought the young turtle home with you,'' Master Splinter stated.\n\n\t``Yes Father, I have,'' Leo said.\n\n\t``Your brothers told me that you had located him and that they left it to you to make his acquaintance, as he appeared to be too shy to willingly speak to all three of you at once,'' Master Splinter said.\n\n\tLeo thought he did a good job of hiding the surprise he felt on learning that his brothers had covered for his rash action in chasing down Michelangelo.\n\n\t``He is not shy, Sensei, just extremely cautious,'' Leo explained. ``Michelangelo has learned the hard way that interacting with others has many perils.''\n\n\t``Michelangelo,'' Master Splinter said slowly. ``Donatello told me that was his name. Perhaps since you have spent so much time together, Michelangelo has told you of his antecedents. Please share his story with me.''\n\n\tLeo watched his father's face as he began retelling Mikey's story from the beginning. Master Splinter's eyes remained open and thoughtful as Leo explained how Mikey had awakened inside a child's backpack. When Leo reached the point in Mikey's story where the young turtle had begun to fix up the sub-basement as a living space, Master Splinter closed his eyes.\n\n\tMaster Splinter did not interrupt even once as Leo spoke. Years of training made it easy for Leo to repeat all of his conversation with Mikey verbatim and to describe in detail everything he had seen. Observation was a skill that Master Splinter insisted they all excel in and Leo was able to paint an accurate mental picture for his father.\n\n\tThe only things Leo left out regarding his time in Mikey's company were when the two of them were intimate. Those conversations and actions were strictly private and as far as Leo was concerned, far outside of his father's purview.\n\n\tMaster Splinter was silent when Leo reached the end of his story and his son remained so as well, waiting for his father to speak. Finally Master Splinter stirred and opened his eyes.\n\n\t``May I see your injury, Leonardo?'' Master Splinter asked.\n\n\tLeo stood up and walked around the table, kneeling when he reached his father's side. Turning his shoulder, Leo leaned in close so that Master Splinter could inspect the wound that Mikey had stitched up.\n\n\t``Thank you my son,'' Master Splinter said as he finished appraising Mikey's handiwork. ``A most intelligent and resourceful young turtle, this Michelangelo, I am impressed. I do not know how I could have missed him on that most fortunate morning when my path took me to you three. I am inclined towards your assessment that he was found by a human child before I chanced upon you.''\n\n\tMoving back around the table, Leo once more took up his position on his knees before his father. ``Michelangelo and Donatello have taken an immediate liking to one another,'' Leo said. ``I believe that Mikey can easily be assimilated into our family.''\n\n\t``As it appears he rightfully belongs here, I cannot argue the point,'' Master Splinter said. ``What of Raphael?''\n\n\tLeo knew that his expression darkened slightly but try as he might, he could not completely disguise his feelings. ``Raphael is having a difficult time adapting to the change.''\n\n\tMaster Splinter looked at him a moment, one eyebrow lifted, before saying, ``Your brother Raphael is jealous of the relationship you have established with Michelangelo, is he not?''\n\n\tLeo's head came up quickly. ``My . . . relationship?''\n\n\tHis father smiled slightly, nose twitching as he did so. ``Did you think to keep this from me, Leonardo? I knew there were parts of your story that you were avoiding. Your scent is strong now and the scent of another is mingled with it.''\n\n\tOnce more Leo berated himself for skipping a bath in favor of the lustful images of Mikey trapped between him and the shower stalls tile wall.\n\n\t``Michelangelo and I were drawn to one another from the moment we first saw each other,'' Leo explained.\n\n\t``And is this why you went in pursuit of him, separating yourself from your brothers in the midst of a battle?'' Master Splinter asked.\n\n \tLeo remembered belatedly that Donatello was never very good at lying to their father. ``The battle had drawn to a close and I knew that Raphael and Donatello had already left the scene. We had become separated during the fight and the police were approaching. Following Michelangelo seemed a prudent move at the time.''\n\n\tMaster Splinter sighed. ``Michelangelo may have been lost to us early in his life, but that does not take away from the fact that he is your brother. You intentionally pursued him not merely out of curiosity, but because of a physical desire. It was a dangerous lapse of judgment.''\n\n\t``It was a calculated risk,'' Leo insisted. ``All of us wanted to know more about Michelangelo but he had evaded us at every turn. This was my opportunity to finally catch up to him. If all three of us had gone after him, he would have gotten away again; he made it very clear to me that I was the only one he trusted.''\n\n\t``Because of his interest in you,'' Master Splinter said. ``I understand that very well, Leonardo. The fact remains that he is your brother.''\n\n\t``And we are turtles,'' Leo responded, somewhat heatedly. ``If we had remained in our natural state, relegated to a glass tank for the remainder of our lives, we would have become physically attached to one another. One cannot go against ones nature.''\n\n\tMaster Splinter remained calm, not turning a hair as his star pupil expressed himself in such an unusually passionate manner. ``I am not denying your nature, Leonardo. Nor am I forbidding your union based upon any moral issue. I am in agreement with you that they do not apply.''\n\n\tLeo blinked in confusion. ``I do not understand, Master Splinter. From your words I gathered that you did not approve.''\n\n\t``You are my son and I would not begrudge you the opportunity to love and be loved in return,'' Master Splinter said. ``Every living thing should be afforded that connection. My primary concern has to do with your ability to lead this clan if one member of your team has also become your lover.''\n\n\t``I would never allow my relationship with Mikey to interfere with my duty as leader,'' Leo said, hurt that his father would suggest such a thing.\n\n\t``Those are easy words to say when you are not facing an adversary,'' Master Splinter continued smoothly. ``Are you certain that you could abandon Michelangelo to an unknown fate should that necessity arise? Could you sacrifice him in order to save Raphael and Donatello? Such are the types of command decisions you might possibly face.''\n\n\t``Michelangelo has a remarkable grasp of the position that I'm in,'' Leo said resolutely. ``He knows that there will be times when I must overlook what we have between us in order to be this clan's leader.''\n\n\tMaster Splinter nodded as he contemplated Leo's words. ``If young Michelangelo's story had not shown him to be of such strong character, I would question your assessment. I believe that it is possible where you might hesitate in battle to place him in harm's way, he would comprehend the situation and do what was needed.''\n\n\t``He is unique,'' Leo said, his voice soft as he thought of his lover.\n\n\t``Just as you are, Leonardo,'' Master Splinter said. ``You each have special qualities that separate you from the others, but those qualities serve to bind you together as well. I will speak to Michelangelo once he has settled into his new home and has had the chance to become better acquainted with his long lost brothers.''\n\n\t``Thank you, Sensei,'' Leo said, feeling relief that Master Splinter was giving him the chance to prove that he could continue to lead his brothers despite his feelings for Michelangelo.\n\n\t``You do realize that the difficulty you are having with Raphael over this will have to be resolved quickly and amicably?'' Master Splinter asked.\n\n\t``Yes, Sensei,'' Leo said, though he had no idea how he would go about calming either Raph's tendency to mutiny or his libido.\n\n\tThe corners of Master Splinter's mouth twitched as he attempted to hide a smile. ``Perhaps it would be best to allow this situation to be resolved without your protective interference,'' Master Splinter suggested. ``Raphael will feel less resentment if you are not telling him how he might be allowed to interact with Michelangelo. The young turtle must also learn to handle Raphael's temperament on his own, for you will not always be available. If you are determined to forge a team from this new dynamic, your brothers must each learn to trust the other implicitly.''\n\n\tLeo could see his father's point, but it was difficult for him to release his protective instincts. Just as he stayed out of any arguments that Raph and Donny had, leaving it to them to resolve, Leo had to likewise allow Mikey to fend for himself.\n\n\t``I will do my best, Sensei,'' Leo promised.\n\n\t``There will be the need for additional conversation as we settle this `lost boy' into his new home,'' Master Splinter said. ``In the meantime, you are dismissed so that you may assist him in getting established.''\n\n\t``Thank you, Sensei,'' Leo said as he stood up. ``I am going to give him the room next to mine. Having a space of his own will help him to integrate into this new environment more easily.''\n\n\t``An excellent idea,'' Master Splinter said.\n\n\tLeo bowed to his father and left the room, happy that their discussion had taken the path that it did, even though Master Splinter had called Leo out on his attempted deception. It felt better to have spoken the truth rather than to begin his new life with Mikey under a cloud of deceit.\n\n\tThere was still the matter of Raphael to be dealt with and Leo's concern with regards to his red banded brother's intentions wasn't as easily set aside as Master Splinter felt they should be.\n\n\tIt didn't help that at that exact moment the raised voices of Raphael and Michelangelo reached his ears, followed by a very loud crash.\n\nTBC..................\n\n", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "\tLeo took one last look over his shoulder as he stood before Master Splinter's door.  His young lover was walking towards the kitchen, flanked on either side by Raph and Don.  Mikey seemed to feel Leo's eyes on him, because he too glanced back, a smile etching his lips as he tipped Leo a wink.

\tFeeling confident at Mikey's ability to handle himself, Leo slid the shoji aside and stepped into his father's room.

\tMaster Splinter looked up as Leo entered, pulling the door shut behind him.  Crossing to the mat that was on the floor in front of his father's small table, Leo quickly kneeled, his head bowed in respect.

\t``You have brought the young turtle home with you,'' Master Splinter stated.

\t``Yes Father, I have,'' Leo said.

\t``Your brothers told me that you had located him and that they left it to you to make his acquaintance, as he appeared to be too shy to willingly speak to all three of you at once,'' Master Splinter said.

\tLeo thought he did a good job of hiding the surprise he felt on learning that his brothers had covered for his rash action in chasing down Michelangelo.

\t``He is not shy, Sensei, just extremely cautious,'' Leo explained.  ``Michelangelo has learned the hard way that interacting with others has many perils.''

\t``Michelangelo,'' Master Splinter said slowly.  ``Donatello told me that was his name.  Perhaps since you have spent so much time together, Michelangelo has told you of his antecedents.  Please share his story with me.''

\tLeo watched his father's face as he began retelling Mikey's story from the beginning.  Master Splinter's eyes remained open and thoughtful as Leo explained how Mikey had awakened inside a child's backpack.  When Leo reached the point in Mikey's story where the young turtle had begun to fix up the sub-basement as a living space, Master Splinter closed his eyes.

\tMaster Splinter did not interrupt even once as Leo spoke.  Years of training made it easy for Leo to repeat all of his conversation with Mikey verbatim and to describe in detail everything he had seen.  Observation was a skill that Master Splinter insisted they all excel in and Leo was able to paint an accurate mental picture for his father.

\tThe only things Leo left out regarding his time in Mikey's company were when the two of them were intimate.  Those conversations and actions were strictly private and as far as Leo was concerned, far outside of his father's purview.

\tMaster Splinter was silent when Leo reached the end of his story and his son remained so as well, waiting for his father to speak.  Finally Master Splinter stirred and opened his eyes.

\t``May I see your injury, Leonardo?'' Master Splinter asked.

\tLeo stood up and walked around the table, kneeling when he reached his father's side.  Turning his shoulder, Leo leaned in close so that Master Splinter could inspect the wound that Mikey had stitched up.

\t``Thank you my son,'' Master Splinter said as he finished appraising Mikey's handiwork.  ``A most intelligent and resourceful young turtle, this Michelangelo, I am impressed.  I do not know how I could have missed him on that most fortunate morning when my path took me to you three.  I am inclined towards your assessment that he was found by a human child before I chanced upon you.''

\tMoving back around the table, Leo once more took up his position on his knees before his father.  ``Michelangelo and Donatello have taken an immediate liking to one another,'' Leo said.  ``I believe that Mikey can easily be assimilated into our family.''

\t``As it appears he rightfully belongs here, I cannot argue the point,'' Master Splinter said.  ``What of Raphael?''

\tLeo knew that his expression darkened slightly but try as he might, he could not completely disguise his feelings.  ``Raphael is having a difficult time adapting to the change.''

\tMaster Splinter looked at him a moment, one eyebrow lifted, before saying, ``Your brother Raphael is jealous of the relationship you have established with Michelangelo, is he not?''

\tLeo's head came up quickly.  ``My . . . relationship?''

\tHis father smiled slightly, nose twitching as he did so.  ``Did you think to keep this from me, Leonardo?  I knew there were parts of your story that you were avoiding.  Your scent is strong now and the scent of another is mingled with it.''

\tOnce more Leo berated himself for skipping a bath in favor of the lustful images of Mikey trapped between him and the shower stalls tile wall.

\t``Michelangelo and I were drawn to one another from the moment we first saw each other,'' Leo explained.

\t``And is this why you went in pursuit of him, separating yourself from your brothers in the midst of a battle?'' Master Splinter asked.

 \tLeo remembered belatedly that Donatello was never very good at lying to their father.  ``The battle had drawn to a close and I knew that Raphael and Donatello had already left the scene.  We had become separated during the fight and the police were approaching.  Following Michelangelo seemed a prudent move at the time.''

\tMaster Splinter sighed.  ``Michelangelo may have been lost to us early in his life, but that does not take away from the fact that he is your brother.  You intentionally pursued him not merely out of curiosity, but because of a physical desire.  It was a dangerous lapse of judgment.''

\t``It was a calculated risk,'' Leo insisted.  ``All of us wanted to know more about Michelangelo but he had evaded us at every turn.  This was my opportunity to finally catch up to him.  If all three of us had gone after him, he would have gotten away again; he made it very clear to me that I was the only one he trusted.''

\t``Because of his interest in you,'' Master Splinter said.  ``I understand that very well, Leonardo.  The fact remains that he is your brother.''

\t``And we are turtles,'' Leo responded, somewhat heatedly.  ``If we had remained in our natural state, relegated to a glass tank for the remainder of our lives, we would have become physically attached to one another.  One cannot go against ones nature.''

\tMaster Splinter remained calm, not turning a hair as his star pupil expressed himself in such an unusually passionate manner.  ``I am not denying your nature, Leonardo.  Nor am I forbidding your union based upon any moral issue.  I am in agreement with you that they do not apply.''

\tLeo blinked in confusion.  ``I do not understand, Master Splinter.  From your words I gathered that you did not approve.''

\t``You are my son and I would not begrudge you the opportunity to love and be loved in return,'' Master Splinter said.  ``Every living thing should be afforded that connection.  My primary concern has to do with your ability to lead this clan if one member of your team has also become your lover.''

\t``I would never allow my relationship with Mikey to interfere with my duty as leader,'' Leo said, hurt that his father would suggest such a thing.

\t``Those are easy words to say when you are not facing an adversary,'' Master Splinter continued smoothly.  ``Are you certain that you could abandon Michelangelo to an unknown fate should that necessity arise?  Could you sacrifice him in order to save Raphael and Donatello?  Such are the types of command decisions you might possibly face.''

\t``Michelangelo has a remarkable grasp of the position that I'm in,'' Leo said resolutely.  ``He knows that there will be times when I must overlook what we have between us in order to be this clan's leader.''

\tMaster Splinter nodded as he contemplated Leo's words.  ``If young Michelangelo's story had not shown him to be of such strong character, I would question your assessment.  I believe that it is possible where you might hesitate in battle to place him in harm's way, he would comprehend the situation and do what was needed.''

\t``He is unique,'' Leo said, his voice soft as he thought of his lover.

\t``Just as you are, Leonardo,'' Master Splinter said.  ``You each have special qualities that separate you from the others, but those qualities serve to bind you together as well.  I will speak to Michelangelo once he has settled into his new home and has had the chance to become better acquainted with his long lost brothers.''

\t``Thank you, Sensei,'' Leo said, feeling relief that Master Splinter was giving him the chance to prove that he could continue to lead his brothers despite his feelings for Michelangelo.

\t``You do realize that the difficulty you are having with Raphael over this will have to be resolved quickly and amicably?'' Master Splinter asked.

\t``Yes, Sensei,'' Leo said, though he had no idea how he would go about calming either Raph's tendency to mutiny or his libido.

\tThe corners of Master Splinter's mouth twitched as he attempted to hide a smile.  ``Perhaps it would be best to allow this situation to be resolved without your protective interference,'' Master Splinter suggested.  ``Raphael will feel less resentment if you are not telling him how he might be allowed to interact with Michelangelo.  The young turtle must also learn to handle Raphael's temperament on his own, for you will not always be available.  If you are determined to forge a team from this new dynamic, your brothers must each learn to trust the other implicitly.''

\tLeo could see his father's point, but it was difficult for him to release his protective instincts.  Just as he stayed out of any arguments that Raph and Donny had, leaving it to them to resolve, Leo had to likewise allow Mikey to fend for himself.

\t``I will do my best, Sensei,'' Leo promised.

\t``There will be the need for additional conversation as we settle this `lost boy' into his new home,'' Master Splinter said.  ``In the meantime, you are dismissed so that you may assist him in getting established.''

\t``Thank you, Sensei,'' Leo said as he stood up.  ``I am going to give him the room next to mine.  Having a space of his own will help him to integrate into this new environment more easily.''

\t``An excellent idea,'' Master Splinter said.

\tLeo bowed to his father and left the room, happy that their discussion had taken the path that it did, even though Master Splinter had called Leo out on his attempted deception.  It felt better to have spoken the truth rather than to begin his new life with Mikey under a cloud of deceit.

\tThere was still the matter of Raphael to be dealt with and Leo's concern with regards to his red banded brother's intentions wasn't as easily set aside as Master Splinter felt they should be.

\tIt didn't help that at that exact moment the raised voices of Raphael and Michelangelo reached his ears, followed by a very loud crash.

TBC..................

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