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Lee watches the teens fight, taking in the sight of the counterparts at their young age and their practiced attacks. When he and his brothers were their age, they didn’t have the practiced ease these kids have. He didn’t have the same teachings these kids had, taught from youth by a master in martial arts. He had a series of DVDs and a naive gleam in his eyes.

And it makes him wonder what it was like.

From the way they talk about their Splinter, it seems he was far more involved in their younger years than his Splinter was. His dad wasn’t the best growing up, having bouts of depression and locking himself away in his room for days—even months. It wasn’t easy, but he was there when it counted. And became far more involved the older he and his brothers got.

And he’s glad he has those memories.

Although, he can’t help but wonder if he had the practiced ease and fluidity like these teens do, how much of a better chance would he have had against the Krang?

If he had just a few more years of training under his belt, would he have had to sacrifice his brother’s life for the smallest chance at starting all over?

Ting!

Lee reacts on instinct, catching an incoming object with his prosthesis.

A small gasp and an intake of air between clenched teeth are heard when the metallic hand meets the airborne object.

Lee looks down at the object in his hand to see a small throwing star. He looks up at the teens to see Mikey whistling inconspicuously and walking away with his hands behind his back.

Leo finishes the last of the robots, cutting clean through the metallic skeleton’s ribs and letting the skeleton glitch out of existence. He’s quick to scold Mikey as he crosses his arms, “Mikey, you’re supposed to take into account the ricochet when you throw a shuriken.”

But before anyone else can say anything, Lee walks over to Mikey as he says, “It’s okay, no one got hurt, Mini Me.”

He flicks the star between his metallic fingers, letting the small weapon slip like liquid around his hand. He stops it on his thumb to flick it into the air like a coin before catching it and handing it back to Mikey as he speaks. “You know, it’s not that hard to figure out a star’s trajectory. I can give you a lesson or two, it’s not all that different from my portals.”

Mikey’s eyes widen as if stars are glittering from his dilated pupils. His mouth gapes open as he clenches his fists to contain his excitement, “Really?” Then he gasps and jumps where he stands as he exclaims, “You have portals?!”

Annoyed, Raph pushes Mikey away as his brows furrow with confusion, “What? What kind of game are you playing, lying to Mikey about ‘magic’?”

Donnie raises a brow incredulously as he crosses his arm over his chest and raises a hand to his chin, “Well, I wouldn’t call it magic but rather a gateway that connects two points on a—.”

Raph interrupts Donnie with a mocking hand mimicking a mouth moving, “Yeah yeah, can it, brainiac. I didn’t ask for a definition.”

Donnie frowns, “Sorry for trying to be accurate. You’re the one that was wrong in the first place.”

Lee’s attention is shifted from the two starting to argue toward Leo, who walks up to him with a suspicious but intrigued expression.

The younger counterpart raises a brow and asks, “You’re gonna start a lesson with Mikey?”

Lee nods, “Yeah, you want in?”

The tiniest glimmer in Leo’s eye ignites but he tries to contain his excitement. He clears his throat and shrugs, “Sure, it’ll be kinda cool to join in.”

Lee smiles, a warmth blossoming in his chest at the sight of Leo trying to stay calm. He's a cute kid, Lee will give him that. It makes him wonder if Junior would have become like Leo.

Leo sheepishly taps his forefingers together as he asks in a smaller voice, “And can you, you know, teach me how you did that thing with the shuriken?”

Lee nearly snorts at the sudden shyness and ruffles the top of Leo’s head, shifting the younger’s mask in a playful manner. “Sure, I’ll even throw in a magic trick or two,” he teases lightly.

Red Kisses

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