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[ginsu_master]

Leo is in Milliways and up on the roof before he can collect his thoughts. And with his super secret ninja senses tingling (really, his older brother radar and Raph's inability to hide traps well), he makes his way along the edge of the roof and to the tent. He is polite. He knocks before he opens the door and comes right in.

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[mnt_raph]

*Let's face it, the eleven some odd months of sleeping in Milliways has made Raph soft. He doesn't hear Leo knock, and has no idea that there's someone in his room...other than himself, that is.

He's curled up in a ball, snoring away when Leo enters.*

[ginsu_master]

Leo sticks his hand into Raph's bedroom and waves it. He sticks his head in and opens his eyes before quickly closing them. There are no naked women. Score one for the good guys. Just a sleeping brother shaped person.

He ponders.

He goes into the kitchen and finds an empty bowl. The water runs.

He comes back into the bedroom and dumps a bowl of water on Raph's head. The bowl mysteriously disappears, never to be heard from again, and all that is left is a tightly smiling Leo.

[mnt_raph]

GAH!

*Says the now soggy, and painfully awake ex-turtle. His head whips around to find the source of the cold water, water logged hair splashing everthing within spash range. His eyes fix and lock on Leo.*

WHAT THE...

*He's too angry for complete sentences.*

[ginsu_master]

He drops a letter on a dry bit of Raph.

"Found that. In what's left of April's apartment."

[mnt_raph]

*Raph brushes his hair out of his face, and then attempts to wipe his hands on his blankets.*

What? What's that supposed to mean?

*He grabs for the letter, eyes still too unfocused to read.*

[ginsu_master]

Leo plops down into lotus position.

"I went for a visit. To April's. Everything was taken apart. She wasn't there. She left that." He taps the letter. "Someone else left me this." He drops a snapshot of April getting on a plane.

"Now. Got any ideas for me about that letter stuff?"

[mnt_raph]

*Raph is attempting to read. It's still not working. So he sits up a little more, and brings the paper just that much closer to his face. As if shortening the distance between his mind and her thoughts, will make him understand.*

She just...left?

*Failing to find any new information, he picks up the photo taken of April boarding the plane. The angle is such that...that can't be right.*

We had a fight....

*Raph mumbles as he examines the picture again.*

[ginsu_master]

"A fight? That's it?"

He glares at the air.

"Had a fight with you and just left."

[mnt_raph]

Not just left....followed.

*Raph tosses the picture back to Leo. He's not trying to change the subject at all. No way. No how.*

[ginsu_master]

He looks up at Raph.

Softly, "Tell me."

[mnt_raph]

What? Tell you what, Leo?

[ginsu_master]

Leo sighs. "I try and try and try..."

A well placed kick later, and Raph is spilled across the floor and his mattress is on the other side of the room.

"Now, tell me what's going on. All of you being crazy. People are crying at me or telling you're level headed and Mikey is this angel. ...wait. Did Don turn human when I wasn't looking and looks just like you, had a passionate affair with April and there was...stuff?"

He clutches the back of his head. "Crap. My head. Fucking Milliways."

[mnt_raph]

*Leo is lucky Raph is too self conscious to sleep without boxers on, as he's now splayed, face down on the floor.
Damn lucky.

Raph doesn't stay there long though. A roll and kick up later, he's on his feet.*

You wanna go. Come on. Right now!

[ginsu_master]

"No, I don't want to go! I never do! I want your mouth to move for once instead of your fist!"

[mnt_raph]

*It's not fair. It's not fair that something like that hurts more than a punch to the gut.*

Bite me, Leo.

[ginsu_master]

"Love you, shell head."

He eyes Raph warily.

"Gonna help me out here, or am I gonna have to go off and kick some ass on my own?"

[mnt_raph]

*Raph's face wrinkles in disgust. Don't read that wrong. Raph loves his brother, no matter how much of a good two-swords he is. It's just that he'd never say such a thing outloud if he could avoid it. And he usually does.

Hair soaking wet, and with the professed love of family, Raph's shoulder slump. He's defeated. Under the guise of scratching the back of his head, Raph looks away and mumbles something that might sound a little like:*

shekissedme

[ginsu_master]

Leo wrinkles his nose because he's five. "Ew. I mean. Um. No, I mean ew. So, you're that bad a kisser?"

[mnt_raph]

Screw you!

*He sighs and wipes his face with his hands.*

I don't know why she left, but she stormed out the other night because I wouldn't let her...I wouldn't let her mother me. It's just stupid. It's stupid and like one of Donnie's frickin' Soaps.

[ginsu_master]

"..." He thinks on that a moment. "...this is a girl thing. I think this is a girl thing. But, she just left. ...I can't believe she just left. She didn't say goodbye or anything. She just left." He picks up the scattered letter and looks mournfully at it.

[mnt_raph]

well...she was kinda pissed off.

*Raph kicks at his floor.*

I mean, I figured she'd storm off, slam doors like normal, and then come back. You know, like always. Saw her name on teh board downstairs, figured she was just avoidin' me.

[ginsu_master]

"I mean, normally, she calls and wants to throw things at my head. And she fumes. And she throws things at my head some more. Calls Casey. Throws things at his head for a while. Throws things at the wall for variety. And she gets over it. Or hits someone."

"Hey, think she was on her, you know, thing? That, what she call it? Her monthly bill?" This all makes perfect sense to Leo.

[mnt_raph]

*Raph looks up at the mention of "monthly thing".*

We are so not goin' there.

[ginsu_master]

"That's it. Come on, we're going to go save April before my head explodes from all this."

He goes out the door.



And comes back.

"How can we get to California?"

[mnt_raph]

Mind if I, you know, put some pants on?

*Raph grumbles as he makes his way towards his dresser. In the background, the bed is being made by hands unseen.*

Well,...
*Says Raph as he dresses.*

Could always mail ourselves again.
What the fuck is in California anyway?

[ginsu_master]

Leo stares at the magical bed making before getting back to Raph.

"April and some crazy ninjas? I don't know. I like home. S'nice. Upstate can be nice too."

"...I don't feel like being a package again. Someone always blocks the air holes. Don't have much of a choice, do I?" He pokes his belly.

[mnt_raph]

Oh yeah, like I do?
You think they're gonna let me on a plane without any kinda ID?

*He says zipping up his steeltoes, and gearing up from the weapon stand in the corner.*

Do we even know where in Cali she is? I mean, it's a pretty big fuckin' state.

[ginsu_master]

Leo thinks for a moment.

"Los Angeles. She's got a friend there. They've written each other for years. M...something. Should have picked up her little black book."

He rubs his forehead.

"Guess it's time to hope someone can really do a one day delivery now a days."

[mnt_raph]

Yeah...no shit.

*He dashes back to his dresser and picks up the picture, then makes his way towards the kitchen and grabs a bag of Oreos from the cabinet.

Travel snacks.*

Let's bolt.

[ginsu_master]

"I'll leave something for the others. And time to grab someone's little black book."

Leo and Raph head out of the tent. Time for an adventure!