A Cat And A Turtle (Rum Tum Tugger)

[Michelangelo]

(April 26th. Morning.)

His confidence was slowly returning with each fight but he hadn't picked up his ninjas weapons since that day choosing regular sword or whatever they had at the time. He knew his family meant well but in his eyes, they had to say that kind of stuff. But as he tried to train he missed finding himself distracted by other thoughts. Of a certain human-sized cat he'd met a couple weeks ago. He'd been fascinated by him and had seen him around since then but hadn't really got a chance to talk to him. Seeing other big animals outside of his family was such a surprise yet one he liked.

He'd felt funny around the cat since seeing him like he couldn't figure out what to say and his cheeks would feel hot and look red. He'd started to think he was sick and had gone to Mrs. Potts not wanting to worry his father or brothers.

"Mrs. Potts I haven't been feeling so good lately. You think you could check me out?" asked Michelangelo.

He listed his symptoms to her and was surprised as she started laughing.

Mrs. Potts nodded and once she heard his symptoms couldn't help laugh a little.

"I see nothing funny about this." said Michelangelo.

"You're not sick. At least not with something that can be fixed by medicine. You're lovesick. The only cure that I know of is to tell him or her how you feel. If not you'll have to wait until it goes away on its own. But that could take time."

Michelangelo swung his sword at a target as Mrs. Potts's words still echoed in his head.

"She can't be right. Could I really feel that way?" asked Michelangelo.

He sighed in frustration and slammed the sword into a tree only for it to get stuck there.

"Oh great. This just isn't my day.." said Michelangelo.

He tried pulling it out and was so distracted he didn't realize he was no longer alone.

(ooc: heh. poor rum tum tugger. going to have an overprotective father and 3 overprotective brothers once leo joins critic's side. xd)

Rum Tum Tugger

[Rum Tum Tugger]

(OCC: I can't wait for the day Leo gets free, cause he's gonna be so surprised that Rum Tum is dating his young brother. He'll be like "You better watch yourself cause I'm his big bro and you mess with him you mess with me" plus Splinter will be supportive but will be like "Nuuuuu my baby!" and of course Donny will be awkward but loving and Raph will be like "How many bones do you have just so I'll make sure to break every one of them if you mess with my brother")

Rum Tum had to admit. It was lonely around here. Like immensely lonely. He was starting to miss all the groupies he had. But he tried to make up for it with flirting with many people, to which either became embarrassing or downright bad for him. Especially with Stefon. The poor thing was no where to be found. Rum Tum, almost accepted defeat that'd he be alone. Until Michelangelo showed up of course. It was quite weird to be honest but the turtle was very cute and was really funny when he wasn't being worried or anxious. But Rum Tum somehow found his flaws quite doable, making Michelangelo seem like the most humble thing. Because of his humility, Rum Tum felt attracted to the turtle. A lot. But the turtle seemed to be avoiding him lately, undoubtedly because he wasn't sure of his own feelings.

The cat creature waltzed over outside to see the young turtle train. Rum Tum looked him up and down and couldn't help but admire Michelangelo in a more physical way. Not only was he a sweetie, he was a hot sweetie. The cat creature couldn't help but smile before seeing the turtle try to pull the sword out. With a soft chuckle, Rum Tum swooped over to help. Trying to play a little cute to see how the turtle would react, he glided his hand over the turtle's shoulder before joining his hand with Mikey's. With a smirk, he replied "Hey there, need a hand?"

[Michelangelo]

Michelangelo gasped as Rum Tum came out of nowhere and he felt his hand on his shoulder. He almost dropped his grip on his sword in shock. No one had been able to sneak up on him like that except Master Splinter. He felt a bit down on his ninja skills even more for not being able to sense someone near him. He decided not to talk about it not trying to bring down the mood.

"It's stuck. These swords aren't as strong as I thought they were." said Michelangelo.

It was then it registered he was talking with his crush and blushed.

"Rum Tum. I didn't realize it was you. You sure are fast." said Michelangelo.

He then realized he was staring as his blushed further before turning back to the sword.

"Thing you could help me?" asked Michelangelo.

Rum Tum Tugger

[Rum Tum Tugger]

Rum Tum Tugger found this scenario more amusing than embarrassing. So he continued to smile, which only increased when Michelangelo got all nervous and reserved. He nodded as he turned to the problem and replied "Well, you're in a pickle" Then he saw Michelangelo blush and get antsy. Rum Tum was tempted to just flirt right then and there but seeing the turtle being in a bit of a jam, decided to focus on that. Still, he wanted to get warmed up, so he gave the turtle a wink "Well back where I come from, you kind of need to be fast. To avoid trouble" He then smirked, looking at his nails "I could be a pretty damn good ninja, you think you could teach me that? Heard from some birds you and your bros are ninjas, that's hot"

"Oh right. That" Rum Tum Tugger replied annoyed, as if the sword was ruining the mood, as Mikey pretty much snapped him back to reality of the situation. He then replied "Alright, with me, one, and a two, and a three!" He then helped Mikey pull the sword out and it got so hard the two collapsed on the floor with the sword.

[Michelangelo]

Michelangelo chuckled.

"I probably look like one too." said Michelangelo.

He nodded.

"You definitely could be. Or a cat burglar?" teased Michelangelo.

He paused as Rum Tum Tugger helped him with the sword as it was pulled out as they were both flung back. He dropped the sword as his instincts kicked in and before he realized it he was on his back with Rum Tum on top of him with Michelangelo's arms wrapped around him protectively.

"Are you ok? You're not hurt are you?" asked Michelangelo, showing genuine concern as well as his real feelings towards the cat seeping through.

It was then he realized he was holding the cat and the cat was on top of him as he blushed.

"Sorry. I guess I just reacted. I didn't want you to get hurt. But I'm sure you can take care of yourself just fine." said Michelangelo.

Rum Tum Tugger

[Rum Tum Tugger]

"Oh a cat burglar even better!" Rum Tum agreed enthusiastically before being forced down thanks to the impact of grabbing the sword. He then saw the position he was in and smirked as Michelangelo expressed his concern "I'm perfectly fine, thanks to you" He then ignored Michelangelo's apologies and replied softly "No need for sorry's baby, you should be proud of how strong you are" He rubbed one of michelangelo's arms and grinned "You know, you're cute when you blush"

[Michelangelo]

Michelangelo sighed in relief as Rum Tum said he was fine.

"That's good." said Michelangelo.

Michelangelo blinked in surprise.

"You really think I'm strong?" asked Michelangelo.

His blush grew as Rum Tum said he was cute.

"You think I'm cute too?" asked Michelangelo.

He then gasped realizing he'd just admitted to having a crush on the cat. He'd let the cat out of the bag so to speak. He'd just admitted to liking the cat.

"Do you really like me or are you just joking?" asked Michelangelo, sincerely.

He wore his heart on his sleeve at times but he didn't want to be played with. If this just some game to the cat.

Rum Tum Tugger

[Rum Tum Tugger]

Rum Tum ignored Michelangelo's relief that he was fine. The cat wasn't exactly concerned with it anymore. No harm, no foul. He was more focused on trying to get the turtle's attention. No it was no game, but it was fun to see the young turtle blush and get flustered. It made him all the more enticing to Rum Tum. He took a arm and squeezed the bicep of it and replied calmly "Oh with muscles like these, I know you're strong" He then turned and smiled with victory as Mikey admitted his attraction to him. Before hesitating and demanding that Rum Tum better be serious. The cat smiled softly, being more sincere than he had in the longest time. He then pulled Mikey close to him and gave him a gentle kiss. After a small while he replied "Does that answer your question, baby?"

[Michelangelo]

Michelangelo blushed as Rum Tum squeezed his biceps and complimented him.

"Uh thank you." said Michelangelo.

He then gasped as Rum Tum kissed him as he returned it eagerly.

"Yes it does." said Michelangelo.

He then pulled Rum Tum back into another kiss wrapping his arms around him. This time it was a longer kiss before he stopped pulling away to breathe.

"Sorry didn't mean to go too far. But you've always taken my breath away." said Michelangelo, grinning.

It was corny but he didn't care. He was just so happy his crush returned his feelings.

"I know I have to tell my brothers and my father eventually but how about we just have today to ourselves? We can tell them tomorrow or the next time we see them." said Michelangelo.

Rum Tum Tugger

[Rum Tum Tugger]

Rum Tum Tugger couldn't help but smile as Michelangelo honestly had no response to his flirting. This turtle was quite youthful and it showed. Rum Tum couldn't help but miss being the youthful nature he used to be. He wasn't a old man at all, he was still quite young himself but Michelangelo was more innocent than he was. He grinned as Michelangelo accepted his kiss and actually had the courage to give him another one. Rum Tum held him close until michelangelo was first to pull back. Rum Tum chuckled at the cheesiness but replied back, softly "No need to apologize. I liked that. A lot"

He then got a little nervous, knowing how protective his family was. Sure he was confident they'd support him, but not without a serious discussion about what would happen if Rum Tum had any bad intentions. He was very glad they'd do it later and not today. He just wanted to spend time with Michelangelo. Rum Tum nodded "Yeah, let's just take it easy for the day. Let's do something together. Come on" He pulled Michelangelo up and pulled him up for another tender kiss, wanting to make the turtle know he was serious about him.

[Michelangelo]

Michelangelo grinned.

"I'm glad." said Mikey.

He smiled as Rum tum agreed to hang out together and was pulled into another kiss. Mikey pulled back gasping for air while grinning. He nervously grabbed Rum Tum's hands and grinned.

"I could probably kiss you all day but I do want to get to know you better. Is this ok? We could take a stroll through the woods together. I can always train later. I don't think I could focus much on training with you here anyway." said Mikey.

[Rum Tum Tugger]

Rum Tum couldn't help but grin at the turtle, finding him just so adorable. He nodded at the turtle's suggestion to get to know each other better "Yeah. A walk. That sounds good" He then proceeded to hold Mikey's hand and reply "Let's get going then" He then started to walk with the turtle and replied "Well what do you wanna know? Whatever you want. You gotta tell me stuff about yourself too you know. Can't be a one way street"

[Michelangelo]

Mikey grinned.

"Good. I'd like that." said Mikey.

He grinned walking along with him.

"We should get some disguises or something so we don't have to just hang out at the house or in the woods. Maybe the others could whip up something with magic or their science gizmos so we'd be invisible or look human to other people." said Mikey.

He paused at him and shrugged.

"Well, everything you want to share. We don't really know each other but I know some things people want to keep private." said Mikey.

He chuckled.

"Well, Master Splinter took the four of us in after the ooze hit us. He's kind of our adopted father. Leo, Raph, and Donny are my brothers. We were kind of too young to remember our real parents. But Father took us in and taught us how to be ninjas. And we ended up protecting New York and eventually the world from evil threats like the Shredder and the Foot Clan." said Michelangelo.

He paused for a moment and chuckled.

"I love pizza and playing video games. I also love pulling practical jokes on my brothers or telling jokes. I also love comic books." said Michelangelo.

[Rum Tum Tugger]

Rum Tum Tugger nodded as Michelangelo suggested disguises and clothing to assist them to travel more than just the woods or house. He nodded "Don't worry I have a couple connections here that might give us a hand with that" He then nodded as Michelangelo explained it was everything rum tum wanted to share. That at least gave him some elbow room plus some space in case he didn't want to mention something. Rum tum nodded, interested as Michelangelo explained his life. He felt a bit sad that Michelangelo had a family, rum tum hadn't really seen his family since childhood, as he was abandoned. Not that he was jealous, he just felt a ache of wanting a family. Maybe this turtle could help him with that someday.

Still he smiled as Michelangelo explained his interests, such as pizza and comics books. But made a special note about the mention of his brothers. That got him a bit nervous, his brothers, the one in the red mask in particular tended to be overprotective. Rum Tum hoped that the brothers would accept him. Still he didn't want to make Michelangelo nervous so he said nothing. Then rum tum knew it was his turn to speak, but he felt a bit stuck with what to say until it finally came out "Well um, I was in the streets for all of my life. I.., um.. how do I put this?" He wasn't so sure how to announce his past. Michelangelo was someone he didn't want to depress but he knew it wasn't fair to not tell him anything. His life had a rough start. His father forced his mother to leave him somewhere. Rum tum's parents abandoned him when he was a kitten due to being a runt leaving him practically to fend for himself. Were it not for the leader of the jellicles, he'd be dead.

He took a deep breath, finally spilling it out "I was a runt. My mom tried to keep me but my dad hated me. He made my mom leave me and I never saw them or any of my siblings again. God knows where they all are" He sighed, scrathching his fur nervously "I don't hate my mom, my dad was a bad cat and scared the crap out of her. But it just makes me question if she ever really loved me. I know my dad didn't, the asshole. I guess my mom was scared for her life and my siblings lives. Cause my dad wasn't a nice cat. Horrible nasty stray he was" He hissed in spite before sighing "But I got a good life with the jellicles, they took me in and raised me like a son. I was the joker and partier of the family. Everybody turned to me for a laugh so you and I got something in common babe. We like to make jokes and makin' people laugh" He then sadly looked down and shrugged "Someone's gotta laugh at least"

[Michelangelo]

Michangelo nodded.

"Good. Cause I'd love to take you on out on several dates." said Michelangelo.

He frowned hearing Rum Tum explain his life and he pulled the cat into a tight hug.

"I'm sorry you had to go through all of that. Your dad is a jerk and if he showed up here I'd give him a black eye. No one should be treated like that. I'm glad you found a new family though." said Michelangelo.

He felt kind of bad for feeling like how bad of a warrior he was when people had worse lives than his including Rum Tugger. It put his life into perspective and he kissed the cat still having his hands wrapped around him. He pulled back with a grin still holding him.

"Just know you'll always have me. I love you." said Michelangelo.

He blushed at the admission but it was true.

"I have my own insecurities myself. Lately, I've been thinking I'm more of a clown than a warrior. My family's tried to tell me otherwise but I got hurt protecting Raphael and Splinter got hurt protecting me. That's why I've been working so hard on my training. I want to do better. My brother's been enslaved by Malachite. We broke through to him once briefly but Malachite was too strong. I want my brother back." said Michelangelo.