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His Priority {Donnie x Reader}

Chapter 4: Let Him Go

The past three weeks gave you surprises, like Casey finding you, and revealing his break up with April. You didn’t want to even think about your own break up. Right now, you’re hanging out with Raph, training on the rooftop. He really made you work out your anger, and it was satisfying.

“Alright bug, that’s it for today, feeling better?” Raph pulled a towel and water from his bag and tossed them to you.

“So much better, thanks for this.” You wiped your face and neck with the towel. “I really appreciate you taking the time to train tonight.” You open the water bottle and begin drinking it in gulps.

“No problem, but is that all you called me for?” Raph raised an eyebrow and hanged his towel around his neck.

“What do you mean?” You asked, as far as you thought, you just wanted to release some stress.

“It’s been a few days since then, I was just wondering if you had any curiosity.” Raph leaned against the wall opening his bottle. Well, he wasn’t wrong, you did have some questions about how Donnie is now, but you were better off not asking.

“I do, but it’s better if I don’t know anything. Whether he’s figuring things out, comfortable, heartbroken, or moved on. I rather not know any of that right now. I know he’s your brother and you care for him, but since he’s my ex, there shouldn’t be a reason for me to hold his burden. Whatever that may be.” You sat down and sighed out of exhaustion. You’ve always been honest to Raph about how you really felt, and you hope that this doesn’t change your friendship. Looks like Donnie really did listen to you this time. He left and didn’t come back, the city has felt silent at night since then.

“That’s alright, but since we’re on that topic, how’s Casey?” Raph smiles when you playfully glare at him.

“He’s annoying as usual, thanks for that.” You threw your towel towards him, he instinctively doges the towel in disgust. You laugh and continue, “He’s doing good, he found a new roommate to crash with while he tries to look for an apartment. Maybe just a studio apartment.”

“Ain’t he crashing with his cop buddy? What’s his name..” Raph sits next to you, thinking.

“Benjamin, he just calls him Ben though.” You snicker at the name, sure it’s a ridiculous name, but your ex was named after a literal artist.

“Ah right, Benji. Anyways, since you're both doing good, how about the three of us hanging out next time? Drinks are on Casey.” Raph smirks, probably plotting what to do for that night. Knowing his schemes, this might include turning Casey into his drunk puppet. Oh how you missed the embarrassing display.

A notification sound came from Raph, he grabbed his cell and slumped at the message. Guess it’s time to go back to work.

“Patrol time sucks sometimes,” Raph stands along and picks up his bag, “Get home safe, alright bug?”

“Alright, see you later, snappy.” You chuckle at his groan as he walks away. This time, going home isn’t a problem. Your thoughts are not loud and your body just wants rest for the first time in two days. You're betting that tomorrow is gonna get better.

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This morning felt so refreshing, no work today but you guess a walk around the city can help you occupy your mind. Your body has been feeling sore from training last night, you hate that feeling when you just want to be energized. Grabbing your bag and keys, you left your apartment and walked outside on the busy sidewalk.

You’ve been keeping tabs with Casey this morning, he wanted to grab breakfast again but something came up for him. So, it’s just you listening to your music, minding your own business. You gave your single life luxury, there's no way you can stay away from your favorite stores.

Then there it is, your store, more like your playground. It’s a store that had it all aside from clothes, you were more into gaming. A nerdy side to you that you didn’t show often. Why not see what’s available for today.

Going into the store was like going through your Christmas list. So many consoles and enough games to entertain you for months. As you're going through the games on the shelves, you didn’t realize someone was talking to you. You felt a hesitant tap on your shoulder and you turned around surprised. It’s April…great. Now you wish you didn’t even turn around.

You refrained from rolling your eyes and took out your earphones reluctantly. “Can I help you?” Your voice was neutral, and you didn’t want her to think that there's a chance for any sort of friendship.

“Uh hey, I just wanted to see if we could talk.” She seemed a little hesitant by this interaction, but she stayed firm.

“We already are, I doubt you're here to have a girl time.” You exhaled through your nose as you slowly walked around the store to see more game options.

“Yea…I just wanted to say that nothing happened between me and Donnie. He was just someone I could always count on when things got difficult.” April explains while following you around, and you clench your jaw a little. And Casey isn’t?

“I already had this conversation with him. Look, I appreciate you defending him, but things are a little more complicated because of him.” You tried to wave her off, hoping that your response would be enough to make her walk away. She was quiet for a moment, and you took that as a cue to walk away. “Alright, if that’s all it is then, bye-”

“He’s not in a good place.” April stopped you from ending the conversation with a slap of a burden. You talked about this with Raph last night, and now she’s the one feeding to your unwanted thoughts.

“Are you serious right now?” You stared coldly into her eyes.

“He’s not in a good place. Donnie hasn’t been himself lately, he refuses to leave the lab, barely eats, and works himself to the bone, even in the dojo. Everyone’s worried about him, while you're picking out a game. Just where he knew you would be.” She stands her ground and frowns slightly at your reaction.

Your blood was boiling and your hands were clenching in the pocket of your hood. There is no way that she felt like she had the right to call you out as if you were in the wrong. You couldn’t really help but be angry enough to laugh at her. She was taken back by your sudden laughter.

“You think I can help him cure his depression? Make him happy? You? The girl who became his number one since day one. The redhead that couldn’t help herself to be around him when it was convenient.” You stared at her menacingly. Two can play the “talk shit” game. While she’s here you might as well humble her.

“Yes, I do think that maybe if you talk to him, he can get better. I know I’m the last person you want to see, but if you put your petty feelings aside then you can help Donnie. I wasn’t exaggerating about his well-being.” She speaks as if she’s wise and reasonable, but let’s play this out.

“Fine, but under one condition,” You step forward, making her take a step back, and you lean forward a little, “let him go.” Her face shows how confused she is. How pathetic.

“Let him go? What are you-” She was about to say something ignorant, until you cut her off on her bullshit.

“‘What are you talking about?’”, You mocked her, “Oh please, save me the fake confusion. I have the right to be petty, you don’t have the right to be so righteous. You want to be his savior sweetheart , then you should start giving him some type of closure. Let. Him. Go.” You sternly gave her the option, no, the obligation to make the choice. You know deep down that if you went to help Donnie, she would be given the credit, his appreciation, his admiration, his praise.

Her eyes widened at your demand, she readjusted herself and exhaled through her nose, "Letting him go would mean that I would be losing a best friend. I can’t just cut ties with him like that. We can establish boundaries, if that’s what you want.”

“Ah, there it is.” You chuckle humorlessly.

“I’m being serious. We can get along somehow, we-” April wanted to keep her composure as best she could by extending the olive branch. You're just not in the mood for “peace” right now, not this kind.

“We? Let me be blunt, you have rubbed me the wrong way ever since I had to watch Donnie make a fool of himself for you. Even right before we broke up, he just lied to make you a priority over me. You want to be the peacemaker for Donnie’s sake, good for you, but I’m not sorry for not enjoying your presence, or even listening to your annoying noun of a name. Good-bye.” You readjusted your bag and walked away, your feet dragged you out of the scene as fast as they could. Another minute with her and you probably would’ve seen red.

All you wanted was a damn game, but no, somehow that’s ruined too. And Donnie… now that you know that he isn’t doing well, you hope that he can understand the situation. Wait, understand ? He should do whatever it takes to figure himself out even if it’s breaking him. You’ve been dealing with almost breaking apart for almost your whole relationship, even friendship. It’s only fair.

You heard her raising her voice, she’s still following you outside. “Wait! Hey, we're not done here.” She calls out your name and finally catches up to you. Her hand lands on your shoulder. Bad move. You turn around and slap her arm away and you finally give it to her.

“For fucks sake- Just go out with him! How stupid do you think I am? You honestly expect me to believe that you were never once curious, because even Casey thinks so.” You were seeing red, you really didn’t want to hurt her, so you might as well bring her down. April glared at you, she finally looked just as angry as you did.

“That was really uncalled for, what happened with me and Casey-” She instantly shut her mouth at a familiar voice.

“Me and Casey what?” Casey raised an eyebrow as he stood behind her. Everyone stood silent, so much tension was in the air that everyone walking on the sidewalk avoided their gaze. After a minute, Casey walked past her and stood right beside you, he looked down to meet your eyes.

“Are you okay?” He asked, tilting his head. His face was calm, as if he wasn’t even standing in front of his ex right now. How is he doing that? You didn’t trust your voice, so all you did was nod.

“Casey…” April whispered almost longingly, her eyes stare at him in disbelief, and in awe. He did mention to you that he hasn’t seen her since the break up, and that was three weeks ago. Yet it seemed longer for her, based on her expression.

“So what’s this about? If I can even ask.” Casey gave her a neutral look, his voice was almost freezing cold. April didn’t seem prepared to encounter him.

“It’s just… Donnie isn’t doing very well.” Her nose slightly scrunched at the name she blurted out.

“Donnie huh? Well, send him my best. Shall we?” Casey lays one hand on my shoulder to turn us away.

“I know you're not his biggest fan, but his condition is really bad, he needs help. I’m doing what I can, but he needs her.” She just wouldn’t let it go. Your hands clenched tightly, and he noticed.

“She’s not your biggest fan either, so I’m helping her right now. He needs her now, but she needed him way before this. So, I’m gonna have to ask you to stop trying to fix something out of your reach. It’s tiring.” He sighed and continued to make us walk away from her. You turned your head and observed how defeated she looked. You didn’t know if it was for Donnie or Casey. Casey said your name softly, rubbing your arm.

“If something like this happens again, just let me know. You almost seemed ready to punch her.” His calm voice was bringing you back from your thoughts. This became emotionally draining for you, and you were really thankful that Casey was around.

You were also worried about Casey’s wellbeing, but he repeated several times that he’s fine. As you both walked, there was still silence, but a calmer silence. This is what you needed, a moment of peace from the angry thoughts running through you at a thousand miles a minute.

Ugh, how annoying.

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His Priority {Donnie x Reader}

(Let's confront Donnie 😉)

Chapter 3: Figure It Out

Having Chinese take-out is something you don’t regret getting. You want to get rid of the taste of your date night's dinner. Was that petty? You didn’t give a damn if it was. Your night was already ruined, so why not replace it with this. Spending the night with the best chicken, fried rice, and a side of egg rolls. Let’s not forget the fortune cookies.

To up the ante, you decided to put on various movies to your mood. Your sour mood brought you to the horror movie section. These movies were a way of releasing your anger without doing violence yourself. You’d cheer for the villain instead of the victims, and yes it’s a little wild to think this way, but you're not feeling hopeful at all.

The trip home was just sad, your tears wouldn’t stop streaming down your face on the way home. When you ordered delivery, you tried not to let the delivery person see your face. Your anger rises from your sadness when you unlock your phone and see a notification of Donnie. You blocked his number completely and just went about your own night. Without even knowing what message he sent, you didn’t need it.

This is the first time that your mind didn’t wander off to what Donnie was doing. Your entertainment and appetite really did wonders for your comfort. You're completely involved in your own activity that you didn’t even hear knocking from your room window. You did notice it when you had to pause for a bathroom break.

You groaned, you knew whose knock that was, and you were hoping it was Raph instead. Guess that message your bestie sent didn’t make it to his million brain cells. You wanted to ignore his knocking, but you heard him start to try opening the window. Standing up in irritation, you made your way to the window. Seeing the shadow behind the curtain already has your blood boiling.

You snatched the curtain open and witnessed Donnie flinch while opening the window halfway through already. You stare at him through the glass, your eyebrows frowning and you're pretty sure you're glaring.

“I uh, got the message from Raph but I wanted you to know that nothing happened betw-” You stopped him from explaining by opening the window the rest of the way. Instead of inviting him in like you usually do, you went out through the window yourself. He took some steps back, shocked by your action.

“You were saying?” You crossed your arms and leaned against your window frame. Donnie readjusted himself and noticed your body language was the same, but this time you were tense with anger.

"Nothing happened between me and April today. Not even throughout this relationship, and I wanted to make that clear before things got out of hand." He clarifies calmly, hoping you would understand that he would never hurt you that way.

"I prefer you did cheat." You knew he was telling the truth but that couldn't take away your doubts.

"Wait, what?" He was perplexed by your statement.

"Yea, it would be better that you did cheat, than having to continuously wonder why you would put her first. There are other ways to hurt someone you love, and this was it, Donatello." Calling out his full name made him flinch. There's no going back now.

"I wasn't trying to put her first-"

"Then why did you lie your way to 'rescue' her?" You sarcastically arched two fingers to emphasize the rescue bullshit you put up with.

"That appears to be the number one question tonight." Donnie frowns at the repeated question.

"Well?!" You frustratingly asked, hating to wait for the response.

"I don't know! I don't understand why I did, and I'm sorry. I'm…I really am sorry." He looks like he's going through a series of emotions you haven't witnessed before. Not even when you were friends at the time. It's concerning how that question brought this reaction out of him.

"I think you need time to figure that question out. I refuse to continue this relationship like this. Even you don’t even understand why, and that will only get worse down the line.” You lay it out for him, knowing it’ll hurt him and not just him. You watch his face turn from confliction into immediate realization.

“W-wait, you don’t mean breaking up…do you?” His words were slowly breaking and it broke you a little. You see his tears building up and you try to look away from him. You rarely ever see him cry, and you want to pretend that he isn’t.

“That’s what needs to happen. Just figure yourself out, and as for now, we can just focus on our own things.” Not wanting to handle another second of this, you turn around and make your way to the window. “It’s best if you leave now.” You climb back inside your room without another word. This was hurting you more than you realized. Never in your years of knowing him would you dare break up with him. Looks like the impossible outcomes can become a reality, unexpectedly so.

Closing the window and curtain behind you, the tension left your body, not from relief but from the amount of sadness you were holding in. You dragged yourself back to your living room and let your tears run the moment you lay on the couch.

You had to break his heart so he wouldn’t keep breaking yours. It was a lose situation either way if you tried to give him another chance. This was the smart decision to make, but it was emotionally awful. You hope he doesn’t come back again, because you don’t know if you can handle another conversation like that. As you cry yourself to sleep you begin to wonder how long it will take for the pain to go away.

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Morning came and you woke up on the sofa, guess you didn’t feel like moving to your bed. Not wanting to be around the same area you broke up with Donnie, hell you don’t think you would sleep there at all. You got up from the sofa with a groan, you really got to get a new couch.

Reaching down your phone, the time is 8:00 a.m, and you kind of want to sleep in. At the same time you wanted to get away from your home for a bit. You decided to shower and change your clothes to eat out for breakfast.

Once you finished getting ready, you packed your laptop and sketchbook, hoping to distract yourself during the day. Leaving your apartment, you sighed in relief when the nice cool breeze caressed your face the moment you stepped out. Shitty day yesterday, healing time today.

Walking around the busy streets of New York, you paid attention to your surroundings. Construction crews using their machines, women walking in a friend group gossiping, teenagers joking around, the smell of tempting food all over the place. This place can be chaotic at times, but when you let it grow on you, it can be a nice experience day by day.

Arriving at your favorite cafe, you instantly feel at home. The smell of coffee, donuts, and breakfast is so welcoming. It’s a small place and the best part is that it isn’t crowded. Most of the customers are busy bee’s, they just order their food and go.

As you order your breakfast, you notice someone familiar at the corner of your eye. The nice lady gives you the order and you thank her. Turning around, you see Casey sitting alone, looking down at his coffee. This surprises you, he didn’t come to this cafe before, or ever. He usually goes to the cafe April prefers, every time. You make your way towards him, but slowly. This intention might be for Donnies sake, so you take a deep breath and pray that it isn’t.

“Hey, Casey.” You greet him calmly, he flinches out of his thoughts and looks up. You noticed the bags under his eyes and frowned slightly. “You okay? This is the first time I see you here of all places.”

“Wha-oh.” He shook off his reaction and smiled. “Yea, it’s my first time here, didn’t know this was your territory.” You didn’t miss how he was forcing his smile to make conversation.

“More like a comfort place to me, I’ll leave you to your morning. Seems like you need it, and I recommend the croissant breakfast sandwich to get the whole experience.” You smiled back and slowly walked away but his hand reached out.

“Wait. Uh, mind having breakfast with a friend?” Casey almost pleaded, and even if you had plans for yourself, you knew something was wrong with him. He’s a good friend, and you both used to confide in each other a lot, well that was before him and April were a thing. Your friendship grew distant in a few weeks.

“Sure..” You sat across from him and got comfortable. It’s his first time here, yet you're getting the feeling he knew that you were going to this cafe. “Been a while since we had a chat.”

“Yea, sorry about that. I should’ve been contacted once in a while.” The first apology is genuine, so this isn’t to help Donnie. Good.

“Then how about we get straight to the point like old times, what’s happening to you?” You pointed under your eyes to point out the bags under his eyes. “Had a shitty night or something?”

“Well you can say that.” Casey chuckled humorlessly, and rubbed his stubble jaw. You patiently waited for him to continue, it seems like it’s hard for him to come up with how to say it. “I broke up with April last night.”

“What?” Your eyes were wide in shock. Casey broke up with April. The second biggest simp other than Donnie when it came to April. Well shit. The impossible can be possible after all. “You broke up with April O'Neil? What the hell happened?” He broke up with her the same time you broke up with Donnie. Is this a coincidence?

He readjusted himself to ready himself for this conversation. “She manages to leave every night to sneak around for material that she can report for her news article. I’ve always asked if I could tag along, only for her to reject my offer and reassure me that..someone else would be there for her.” This was a no brainer.

“You mean Donnie, right. It’s fine if you want to expose his name in this situation. I’m not too happy with him right now.” You roll your eyes and start eating your breakfast.

“Wait, so you know that he helps her every time she needs him?” Casey points out with a slight frown.

“Oh yea. Somehow she’s more of a priority than me. So just like you, I broke up with him. I deserve to be at the top of his list, but what do I get? Being dead last.” You sip on your coffee to calm yourself down. April is his ex-girlfriend, but you're trying your hardest not to bad mouth her.

“Exactly!” Casey blurted out and instantly flinched by how loud he was. Looking around, he apologized to everyone else while you giggled. You do miss interactions like this with him. So you have to take this opportunity to get serious with him about this topic.

“Have you ever wondered if maybe, they sparked feelings for each other while being in a relationship with us?” You cautiously asked him, as you're stirring your coffee with the straw. He turned his attention back to you, then looking down at his coffee, contemplating on what he’s gonna say next.

“I didn’t want to think about it, but for the past few weeks, I’ve seen her happier going out at night than staying in with me.” His words brought out a spike of sadness out of you. This conversation might have just brought your friendship close again. You reached out and placed your hand on top of his. Making eye contact with each other again, you knew that there's a lot of healing to be done here.

“Mind spending the day with a friend?” You reused the same question he asked you a couple minutes ago.

He chuckles lightly and places his other hand over yours. “Sure.”

“Did you really come here not knowing that this is my usual cafe?” You slightly tilt your head and give him a suspicious look.

“Honestly, I knew. Raph suggested I go here if I needed a new area for coffee…and some company.” He confessed with an apologetic smile.

“Guess I should thank him for resurrecting this friendship.” You gave him a genuine smile for the first time, and retracted your hand. “How about we finish breakfast and hit the arcade for a bit.”

“Sounds like we’re becoming best friends already.” Casey’s mood got lighter, and his posture finally relaxed. Looks like we’re heartbroken partners in crime. Breaking our own hearts for our own sake and now on the road to heal ourselves together.

Not the ideal way to reunite your friendship, but you guess that this is for the better. No boyfriend, renewed friendship, and a journey to recover your heart. Maybe the day did start off well after all.

Yea…we’ll figure this out.

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His Priority {Donnie x Reader}

(Who's fault is it really?)

Chapter 2: The One at Fault

“What do you mean Donnie isn’t with her?” Leo asks, surprised that his nerdy brother would act this way.

“Our big brain brother lied to her to help April, even used us to make her think that we’re resting. Enough info for ya?” Raph’s sarcastic attitude was enough to show Leo that he was furious. He can be short-tempered in general, but this was personal.

“Shouldn’t we check on her instead of confronting Donnie?” Mikey was more worried about you, he even knew your change in emotion whenever Donnie left. This problem wasn’t really hidden from them, they all knew how much Donnie would run to April. Although they know he was loyal to you at heart, yet it didn’t erase the fact that he always ran to April no matter what.

None of them understand why, except they suspect that he still has some feelings for her. Of course they kept their mouths shut in case it wasn’t true. They didn’t want you hurting more than you already are now.

“There’s the little prick.” Raph finally spotted him walking alongside April.

“Raph. Before you start-” Leo was ignored by his furious brother, no surprise there.

“Well there he goes, should we just watch?” Mikey stood next to his eldest. Leo sighed and nodded to his little brother. They both followed towards the oncoming disaster.

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“Thanks a lot Don, you always have my back.” April smiles up at him.

“That’s what friends are for. Think you got what you needed?” Donnie chuckles and looks down at his phone for the time. He was wondering if you were home right now.

“Worried about her?” April tilts her head with a smirk.

“Well-” Donnie was cut off by a sai landing close to his feet. He jumped back quickly with April.

“If it isn’t the twerp who bailed on us, what gives.” Raph landed in front of them and straightened himself up. Donnie frowned at his brother’s entrance.

“First off, that was uncalled for. Second, I was just helping April get home.” Donnie lowered his staff and rolled his eyes.

“And before that?” Raph emphasized the question with a frown. Leo and Mikey landed alongside him before he got too testy.

“I was trying to get some intel on the illegal drugs being used on women who want to look younger. There was an advertisement for a syringe doctors can use for their patients. Reports have been made on this syringe, apparently some of these women are experiencing heart failures.” April explains the situation before Raph got the bad idea.

“As horrible as that is, wouldn’t the FDA ban that product after those serious reports?” Leo chimed in before Raph could.

“That’s what I’ve been thinking, but I had a feeling that someone in the FDA was bought to keep their mouth shut. That’s where I came from actually. Thanks to Donnie I got out without suspicion or detection.” She smiles victoriously and bumps Donnie’s shoulder.

“It’s good that you’re alright April, but next time try to include us in.” Leo was happy for her, he just couldn’t help himself to lecture her a little.

“Especially since someone had to leave in the middle of the date to help.” Raph glared at Donnie, and he flinched a little.

“Wait, you had a date today? And you left anyway?!” April was shocked and hit his arm.

“I had to, you were digging up dangerous material that could’ve gotten you into some real trouble.” Donnie rubbed his arm explaining himself.

“Don’t you think we could’ve handled it, instead of you ditching her?” Raph poked at his actions.

“I didn’t ditch her, I explained why I had to leave, and I promised to make it up to her. She was fine with it.” He looked at everyone like they were the jury. He didn’t understand what the whole problem was.

“Is 'fine' the definition of her crying on the phone call when she realized you lied to her? And used us as part of your lie?” Raph squared up to him, his eyes flaring with anger.

“She was? I…I didn’t think that was that bad of a lie. I thought that was the only way to calm her down. You were all out on patrol already and I was closest to April’s location.” Donnie’s sudden realization was slowly hitting him.

“Donnie, if that was the case, why didn’t you say that to her in the first place?” Leo questioned him calmly.

“...I don’t know..” Donnie tried to come up with an explanation but nothing came to mind. He thought lying to you was reasonable, however there wasn’t a need for that.

“You don’t know?! Do you have any idea how this looks to her?!” Raph growled at him with tight fists. Leo got in between them while Mikey swiftly took his sai’s away.

“Alright, let’s calm down. How about I talk to her and explain the misunderstanding?” April tries to calm him down with the suggestion, she acknowledges his anger comes from how protective he is of you.

“I’m sorry April, but you're not exactly her favorite person, no thanks to this one here.” Raph rolled his eyes and gestured to Donnie, he glared in return.

“She’s been hurting for a while now D, have you ever noticed how sad she gets when you leave like that?” Mikey hesitantly enters himself into the conversation.

“I agree with Mikey on this. Don if you're serious about your relationship with her then this should stop. April if you need any help with anything, you can contact the rest of us at any time.” Leo steps in, hopefully to diffuse the conversation.

“Hold on, you guys make it sound like I’m the homewrecker.” April frowns, offended by her friends' statements.

“We know your not April-” The eldest was once again cut off.

“Does Casey even know you're here? Little birdy told me you go out frequently without explaining why.” Raph retorted, with a raised non-existent brow.

“Excuse me? Casey has a lot to worry about, now that he’s in law enforcement. I can’t worry him more about what I’m doing to cover this story!” April protested.

“Alright that’s enough! Look, we’re all tired so let’s get some shut eye and cool down. We shouldn’t argue with each other just because Donnie messed up his relationship.” Leo got in between them and gave them stern looks. “No offense.” He blandly told the brainiac brother, who was silent in thought.

“Fine.” Raph and April both grumbled while glaring at each other.

“I’ll be going first then, see you guys later.” April adjusted herself and walked away from the boys.

The three brothers turned away from April’s departure and stared at Donnie. He looked at the rest of them and became frustrated.

“I’m not cheating on her. In fact, I’m gonna go straight back to my girlfriend, and explain myself.” Donnie sneered at them, he turned to make his way back to you. But before he even tried, Raph had some more news for him.

“Don’t even bother. She told me to tell you specifically, that she doesn’t want you to make up the date. She’d rather be alone tonight.” Raph spoke out, and he froze in place. Donnie couldn’t even look back at them. He only turned his head to the side so they could hear him.

“Maybe she does, but I still want to make things right with her. She can kick me out of her place herself if she wants to, but I want to at least talk to her.” Without waiting a second longer, he leaped off to make his way to you. He didn’t understand why he did lie to you, and he wasn’t sure how long his brothers assumed the worst from him. All he really knows is that he loves you, and even if most don’t believe him, he’s hoping you did.

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His Priority {Donnie x Reader}

Chapter 1: Ignore It

You’ve always known even before dating, that Donnie has always had a soft spot for April. You knew he even fell head over heels for her when you were just friends. The development of your relationship was a surprise to you, a wonderful surprise. His confession to you was something you thought was impossible.

Of course you confronted your concerns about his feelings for April, and he promised you that “My feelings for her weren’t really true, just a naive infatuation.” As the year went by he learned that you liked him longer than you wanted to admit. He expressed his happiness with corny love gestures and some awkward flirtation you’ve come to love. The love you two shared that year was beautiful.

Two more years passed by and your relationship gradually changed. Not in the best way either. Sure you expected the love bird phase to fade, but not this much. Donnie was a loving nerd who would show you love on every opportunity he had. Yet, like today he hasn’t been acting like he wanted those opportunities anymore.

Always busy in the lab, training, patrolling the city, was his thing and you understood that. That wasn’t the problem at all. The main problem that has been showing for a year and a half is April. Whenever she asks for help, even if it's small, he makes it his life's mission to get to her. At first it wasn’t bad, but now it’s downright infuriating. April this, April that, shit you didn’t hate the girl, but Donnie might be the reason you would hate her.

You breathe in and out, and make your thoughts stop bothering you for now. Right now, you're on a date with Donnie, an occasion that you didn’t think would happen again. Donnie sat with you on the rooftop, his arm gently around you. A box of pizza in front of you while the movie was shown at the Park. You smile to yourself while laying your head on his chest. This has been the most peaceful night.

Donnie’s phone rings its notification and your smile turns sour. He took out his phone and sat up straight. Just by that, you already knew who it was.

“Can’t you just ignore it?” You asked politely, you want to pretend that it doesn’t bother you.

“I can’t, I’m sorry. April needs help right now.” Donnie kisses your head and stands up. “I’ll make up date night for you, promise.” Oh hell no.

“Seriously, in the middle of a date? Is it even an emergency?” You stood up with him and crossed your arms.

“Not exactly, but she tends to bump into trouble whenever she sniffs out a story. You know she’s a journalist now.” He sighs and picks up his gear, preparing himself.

“Then why can’t she ask Casey to help her?” You raise your eyebrows when he scoffs at your question.

“I doubt that bone head could help her make a clean escape.” He turns towards you and gives you a questioning look. “What's with the defensive body language, it’s not like I’m doing anything I’m not supposed to.”

“Maybe you’re not, but don’t you think this has become a little intrusive? You have brothers that can help her too, why does it have to be you?” You frown at his oblivious question. Why can’t he see that this whole April thing has been too often?

Donnie rubs your shoulders tenderly and looks down at you. You can’t deny that his eyes have ways of calming you down, but it’s not happening now. You're not gonna ignore this anymore.

“My brothers are resting today and they deserve it. I’ll be quick, and when I come back we can do whatever you want. Even if it’s all night long.” He grins at his implication, and you slap his chest. You blushed at his blunt desire. Satisfied with your reaction, he chuckles and kisses you on the lips a little longer and passionately than you expected. Your mind went blank from all the complaints your mind was making.

Once he lets you go, he turns away and gets close to the edge. Before he jumps down, he looks back towards you and gives his charming smile. You stand there dumbfounded by his affectionate side. It’s been so long since he’s shown that side of himself to you.

You come back to your surroundings and find the unfinished pizza box. If Mikey found that pizza box he’d be disappointed with the leftovers. You lifted it up and scrolled through your phone. Dialing on the number, you waited for a couple of rings.

“Hey bug, what’s up?” Raph greeted me through the phone. A shocking discovery in this life would be that Raphael is best friend material.

“Hey snappy, I know you guys are resting today, but I’ve been wondering if you guys wanted to hang out.” You smile at the nickname you’ve given him, it used to annoy him so much.

“Resting? We’re out patrolling the streets again. Aren’t you supposed to be on a date?” Raph sounded confused, but your blood began to boil at the reveal.

“Not anymore he’s not. Apparently April needed help and didn’t want to bother any of you because you're resting.” A humorless laugh came from you and you rubbed your temple. You didn’t know what to feel anymore. Donnie lied to get to April, this time there wasn’t a need to feel confused. You knew what this meant. Raph called out your name with a sigh.

“Want me to set him straight for ya?” Raph grumbled. His offer was sweet and it was tempting, but you knew better than to get two brothers against each other. Your tears welled up at the thought of Donnie. You can’t take this anymore, that kiss meant something before but now you knew that it was to convince a lie. He manipulated you into being okay with his excuses.

“N-no…I don’t want you guys to fight Raph…I-I’m…I’m just so tired of this..” Your tears fell down your cheeks, your words got quieter. You dropped the pizza and covered your mouth to muffle the sobs. Raph didn’t need to know how bad you were hurting, but he didn’t need to see what was happening, he knew. He said your name again but you cut him off. You shook off your nerves and breathed in and out.

“I’m gonna go home, and when you see him. Do me a favor and tell him not to bother himself with making up that date. I’d rather be home alone tonight.” Your voice was firm, your decision was serious.

“I got ya, I’ll tell him myself. As long as you do me a favor and get your mind distracted when you get home. Don’t make me come check up on ya.” Raph huffed lightly, and you knew it was a small tease. You appreciate his effort to make you smile.

“I will, so see you later, snappy.” You gave a weak smile even if he can't see it. He hung up after his goodbye.

You picked up the pizza box once again and threw it in the dumpster on your way out. That box was just a reminder of this failed relationship. Now you are in the mood for Chinese take out. May Mikey forgive you, but screw that pizza.

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