Part of a family

Your POV:

We were standing outside of,what seemed like,an abandoned train station but turned into a house.Right away you see the living room.Right next to the living room on the right side there was a closed sliding door.

"That's the lab.This is were Donnie is keeping all his inventions"

I got confused at first.

"Donnie?Who is Donnie?"

He chuckled for a second while I blushed."Donnie is one of my brothers"

He told me.One of them?

"How many brothers do you have?"

I asked."I have 3 younger brothers"He told me as we went in the dojo.

The moment I got in I noticed the big tree in the middle of the room.I went and stood in front of the tree,watching its peaceful green leafs.In a matter of seconds,all of it came back to me.

I remembered my dad,my mom and my older sister.The good times when we were all living together.When we were a real family.

The endless trips we had in US states.

Our board game nights,our movie nights.These were some of my best memories.

But then,the bad ones came in.

When my mom left with my sister.

My dad becoming an alcoholic.

A tear formed in my eye.I let it fall.And then...

A hand on my shoulder made me snap out of my memory lane and come back to the real world.

"-ey,you ok?"

Leo POV(a few seconds before):

We entered the dojo,her following me from behind.

"How many brothers do you have?"I heard her asking me."I have 3 younger brothers".I answered as we entered.

"Well,our father named us after his favorite renaissance artists,I was named after Leonardo DaVinci,Donnie was named after Donatello,Raph after Raphael,and the youngest of the four,Mikey after Michelangelo" I said as I turned to face her.

But she wasnt behind me,or beside me.

She was standing in front of the dojo tree,completely zoned out.

I went closer to her.

"Y/n?"I said as I snapped my fingers in front of her.

"Y/n!"I said as I placed my hand in her shoulder.She flinched a little.

"Hey,you ok?"She blinked a couple of times and looked at me.

"Y-yeah,I'm ok,why?"she said as she smiled,wiping her face.

"You were completely zoned out a few seconds before,is something bothering you?You know...about your family?"

Your POV:

"About your family?"

The moment I heard that word I froze.

My smile faded away in seconds.It's been so long since this word was real in my life.But I didnt want him to worry so I smiled at him.

"Everything is ok Leo.Dont worry"I told hhim trying to sound as calm as possible.He didnt seem to but it as he raised an eye ridge.

"Are you sure?You didnt look ok a few seconds ago"I mentally cursed under my breath.

"I'm sure."I said.For a few seconds hhe kept looking at me with a serious face but then,his look softened.

That moment we heard someone coming towards the dojo.

"Leo,I need you to--"one of his brothers was standing in the entrance of the dojo,he had the same figure Leo had,just a bit taller,his mask was a light purple shade and his eyes were red-brownish.Leo looked at him,then me,then him again.

"Um...Donnie,I can explain.This is Y/n"

When he mentioned your name,Donnies expression became even more shocked and happy.

He slowly approached us.

"Nice to finally meet you Y/n.Leo told me a lot about you"he told me with a smile on his face.

"He did?"I asked looking at Leo laughing.

Leo was looking at me with a slight blush--was he blushing like I was?I think he was...Anyway,he looked at me laughing as well.

"Oh yes.Um...would you mind staying for dinner?Mikey is cooking his favorite pizza recipe."Donnie asked me.

"Oh no its fine,I dont want to bother you."I said.

"Are you kidding?You're not bothering at all.I insist you stay for dinner."he said with a very confirmed tone in his voice.

"Ok,if you insist"I said.I knew I couldnt refuse seeing how excited he was to meet me.

*Time skip*

We all sat at the dinner table.I was very hesitant at first and most of all I was very tense.I could feel my heart beating in my throat from nervousness.I was nervous from way before cause it was the first time meeting Leo's brothers that he rarely talked about.At first I thought that it was cool to have 3 younger brothers...you know...being the older sibling.I was very anxious of what they would think about me.

(If you're an older sibling,comment this emoji 👶)

To my surprise ,all of them were more than glad to meet me,especially Donnie who seemed that he was the only one except Leo to know about me.

I tried to make myself to relax more cause I'm not used to sitting on a table full of people.We never used to visit relatives or something like that so it was all new to me.Fuck what do I do now?

"Hey..."I heard his calm and soothing voice right next to me.Leo was sitting next to me.I felt myself relax a little,but the anxiety was still deep down there.

I didnt know what to say to him like do I start with 'hey' or 'hi',do I say it in a calm way or in a more exciting way...UGH!

Narrators POV:

They all started eating their pizza peacefully.That's when the questions started.

"So um...Y/n how long have you lived in New York?"Donnie asked trying to break the awkward silence.

"Um...my family and I moved here when I was 5 years old and we've lived here ever since."You said.

"Oh...where were you living before?"

"We were living in San Diego.I was born in San Diego"

"Nice.Did you have to come here cause your parents work or something?"Raph asked you with a kind of angry but at the same time alarmed look on his face.

Him mentioning your parents was kind of a triggering word for you but you tired to keep it cool.

"Um...yes.We had to move here cause of my...fathers job"

"What's your father's job?"He asked you again.You kind of flinched when he mentioned your father.

"My father...my father was a police officer"You said trying your best not to break down in front of them.

"What about your mom?"His questions kept coming to you like rain,every question hurting even more than the previous one.

"My..mom is a journalist.She is currently in Asia doing research"

You said.You didnt know where your mother was but you didnt want them to know your entire past.

You were already embarrassed for breaking down in front of Leo earlier.

"Any siblings?"He kept pushing mentally.

"I have an older sister.Her name is Jane"

"Where is she rn?"

"Um...studying...studying abroad"

It was really hard for you to not break down.You felt your heart beating in your throat,you felt your eyes tearing up.

"Um...I'm sorry but I really have to use the bathroom.Is that ok?"you asked trying not to sound like you are about to cry.

"Yeah,its totally fine.Ill show you"Leo said while you stood up and walked out of the kitchen with him by your side.

You were walking in the living room when Leo started talking to you.

"I'm very sorry about Raph.He is kind of distant and not always approval.But dont worry.He'll come around."he said trying to make you feel better.

"Ok.."you said as you entered the bathroom.

The second you closed the door,you sighed as you let your tears fall silently on your cheeks.

You sat on the ground,brought your knees to your chest and hid your face in your arms while you cried silently.

Calm down...

It's ok...

Everything will be ok...

You kept whispering to yourself.

Meanwhile Leo was waiting for you outside the bathroom when he heard your whispers and silent sobs.

"Is she ok?"he thought to himself as he knocked on the door.

"Hey,Y/n,are you ok?"

You flinched at the sound of the door.You wiped your tears.

"I'm ok"you said trying your best not to sound like you were crying.

"Are you sure?"he asked you.

"I'm sure.Go back to the kitchen.Ill be there in a minute."you said.

"Ok."

You heard footsteps growing fainter and fainter till you couldnt hear them anymore.

You stopped crying and went to the mirror to look at yourself.Your eyes were kind of red so you washed your face with a little water.

Then,you practiced a fake smile in front of the mirror as not to look like you were crying before you got out of the bathroom and back to the kitchen.

Well...hope you liked this...kind of short chapter.