Day 15: Family of Clowns

Family of Clowns
Summary: Don thinks about what each of them would be if they were part of a circus
Pairing: Raph/Don
Prompt: Circus
Day: January 15
Disclaimer: TMNT does not belong to me.


One thing Master Splinter liked about Sunday mornings was that they were usually quiet. No practice meant no complaining from his youngest and no violent attempts by his second oldest to get the youngest out of bed on time. Unfortunately for Master Splinter, today was not to be a nice, calm and quiet Sunday.

Out in the living room Mikey was talking animatedly about his newest comic while Don, Raph, and Leo sat on the couch listening to him.  Raph and Leo were sitting next to each other only somewhat uncomfortably. When Raph and Don had returned to the lair last night Leo had pulled Raph aside and gave him an apology for his earlier behavior.

Don turned to Raph, gave him a small smile, reached his hand over and gave Raph's a gentle squeeze. The scowl on Raph's faces slowly disappeared. While he may have forgiven Leo, he was still annoyed at him. Don glanced back over at Mikey who was still talking about his comic. The only difference now was that Mikey was standing up on the chair and had it balanced on two of its legs.

Shaking his head in amusement Don said, "You know, if we were human we would probably fit in really well in the circus."

"What do you mean Don?" Raph asked tilting his head sideways.

Leo turned his head towards Don, waiting for his explanation and Mikey had even set the chair back down to listen to him.

"Well take Mikey for example," Don began to explain. "He has the balance and flexibility to be either a trapeze artist or an acrobat."

"I guess you have a point," Raph said followed by a sneeze.

Leo handed Raph the box of tissues from the side table, which Raph grudgingly accepted. Leaning forward so he could see Don, Leo asked, "What would I be if I were part of the circus?"

"You would definitely be the ring master," Don said. "He's the person that makes sure everything is running smoothly and talks to the audience. He's like the leader of the circus."

"And Raph would be the bearded lady," Mikey laughed.

The laugh was cut short when Raph jumped up and tackled him to the ground. Mikey managed to wiggle his way out of the hold and ran away as Raph chased him a bit slower than usual. Mikey ran and hid behind Leo, who had gotten up to make sure nothing got broken, for safety as Don calmly moved to intercept the charging Raph.

"I think Raph would make a good lion tamer," Don said as he subtly squeezed Raph's muscular shoulder.

"I guess that would be a cool job," Raph said as he sat back down on the couch sending Mikey a glare as he continued to cling to Leo.

"What would you do if you were in the circus Donnie?" Leo asked as he moved to take his seat on the couch pulling Mikey with him onto the armrest since he refused to let go.

"I really don't know. I never quite figured that out," Don answered. "I'm not sure my tech skills would really have a place there."

"Course they would Donnie," Raph nudged him. "How do you think they get all of the clowns to fit in the car or make sure that any fireworks they use are small enough that they don't burn down the building? Besides, if we were the one in the circus, who would make sure the cannon still worked after I stuffed the nutball in it?"

"Hey," Mikey exclaimed indignantly causing everyone to laugh.

Don smiled at that. Leaning over Don whispered in Raph's ear, "Than again, Mikey would probably make a pretty good clown."

Sitting back they shared a smile as Mike ran around the room showing off the moves he would do as an acrobat. This definitely wouldn't be a quiet Sunday.