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our favorite leader knew something was very off the moment you texted after school. you always texted saying when You would be home or at the lair. this afternoon you said a very quick "3:15." and nothing else. leo frowned at his t-phone as he sat in the dojo.
"leonardo are you paying attention?" splinter asked, standing before his eldest son. leo put his t-phone away and said sorry for spacing out. "it's just...y/n never answers like that. i think somethings wrong..." he admitted, shaking his head with his eyes closed. splinter sat next to leo, cane in lap.
"my son, i would not rush to conclusions...but if you are worried just ask them when they come. y/n trusts you.." splinter said calmly, placing a hand on leo's shoulder "they'll tell you whats wrong if they need to."
leo smiled and nodded replying "hai, sensei".
you walked in later than 3:15 that day, storming right to leo's room for some quiet. you even ignored mikey when he tried to ask how your day was. mikey didnt take it personally, he's lived with raph his whole life so he knows when someone needs to be left alone. leo was in his room, sitting on his bed reading a more than meets the eye comic. he looked up to acknowledge you were there before returning to his reading, not wanting to push you in any way. you plopped down on his bed and wrapped yourself in the blanket.
"i fuckin hate them." you grumbled, curling into a ball beside leo who was only slightly taken a back. he hid his small shock and put down his comic. "im listening." he told you. you ranted and explained how your old friend had suddenly started treating you bad. they started making fun of your voice and how you dress. they made fun of your hobbies and your other newer friends. all this you could manage but they crossed a line today during lunch.
leo got worried when you said that- had your friend hurt you? did they say something super vile about you? did you need protection? all these thoughts swam around his head like it was a fishbowl. "what did they do, y/n?" he couldnt hide the worry in his voice as he rested a hand on the bed in case you wanted to hold it.
you sighed and held his hand, playing with the bandages around his knuckles. "they....they called you lame-o-nardo..." you mumbled, cheek pressed against leo's pilllow. you spoke as leo processed this information. "i dont say much about you cause...obviously- but he knows i have a best friend named leo and i was talking about how you keep us all safe and they called you lame-o-nardo cause you arent super into risk..." you confessed.
"you...you got this upset cause ...cause they insulted me? not you? but me?" leo asked. you nodded slowly. leo layed down next to you and said "....that means a lot to me, Y/N...i care about you too...and if they bug you anymore you tell me ok? " leo was serious. you nodded "of course...youre not gonna do something to them are you?"
"i make no promises, first lietenant."
"aye aye captain."