The slider and the mutant (Feral Leo x Reader)

Improvements and Failures.

~Y/N~
The sounds of beeping, and the feeling of air being blowed on my face woke me up, god dammit, did I land back in the medbay again?
It hasn't even been a day.
"Oh! So now you're suddenly in a better mood when Y/N's around here? Funny, considering you were the one that slashed their throat out." I heard a voice complain. I stirred, trying to open my eyes, they felt heavy. Like a weighted blanket was draped over them. A two thousand pound blanket. Maybe trying to move my ears would help? Maybe if I try to flatten my bones and turn into a lil' pancake would help.
Oh, did I not tell you I could do that?
Yea, when I kinda got turned into a mutant, I realized I was capable of squeezing into small places by flattening my skeleton. I'm kinda like Elasta-Girl, but if she turned into an animal/mutant hybrid. And if she wasn't able to stretch. But instead was able to turn into a pancake.
I'm not even a full mutant, I killed the oozequito before it finished injecting all the green stuff into me. Now I have a sharper teeth, able to flatten my skeleton, and a shorter, more powerful temper. And animal-like ears which give me an abnormal, slightly annoying, sense of hearing.
I remember when Baron Draxuum kidnapped me and hold me for ransom to try and get the turtles to join his "Evil League of Mutants"
I was blinded by rage when the boys freed me, my mind set on killing Draxuum.
Unfortunately, all I got to do was snap one of his horns in half before Raph grabbed me and Leo calmed me down.
I tried to flatten my skeleton, only for weight to be pressed upon my chest. God it's dark, just let me open my eyes.
I tried flicking my ears, only for something to grasp it.
Come on, just open your eyes.
It feels like I haven't slept in two decades.
I fought against the heavy weight in my eyes.
I did it!
I fluttered my eyes open, only to be greeted by dark brown cat-like eye slits, slightly dilated. And a churring red-eared slider, sniffing me.
"A-" I tried to speak, only for a sharp pain to shoot up my throat, sending me into a wheezing cough, which only hurt me more, which sent me into more coughs.
Which only hurt me more.
"Okay Leon! Get off of them, you made their heart-rate spike up!" I heard that unmistakable, slightly deepened voice. It belonged to Mikey, wait, Mikey?
How long was I out for?!
"Oh thank he Pizza Supreme in the sky you're alright!" He exclaimed, his bandaged hands trapping me in an embrace. I winced as I felt my lungs being crushed.
I reached my arm (which felt like jell-o) up to pat and rub Mikey's back, he let out a happy chirrup which turned into a squawk of alarm as something tackled him.
That something was Leo, he was looking at down at Mikey with a murderous intent in his eyes, hissing. Mikey was chirping in protest as Leo laid down on him.
His eyes met mine and immediately lit up, he jumped off of Mikey and landed back on my chest, chirruping. I let out an unholy wheeze that sounded like I was a smoker since I exited the wound. Leo stared at me, chirping, like he was trying to have a conversation with me.
I purposely twitched my nose and ears, trying to give him some hint that I'm not really able to talk right now. And frankly, I don't know if I'll be able to talk again.
Don't think like that! I scolded myself. I'll be able to talk soon.
Maybe.
I don't think Leo got the hint, or I said something completely else because he started rubbing his face against mine. Completely catching me off guard
Right, red-eared slider rub faces to flirt.
Wait.
Leo is flirting with me.
Is this an improvement?
I tapped my hand on the side of my bed in a pattern. Morse code that we decided to learn.
By we, I mean Mikey and April.
"This might be an improvement" I tapped. Mikey understood immediately, he scrambled up to my side, abruptly stopping when he reached Leo.
"Okay Leo, I'm gonna shoo you off but!" He drew out the vowel. "You can hop back on and nuzzle or do whatever you want to Y/N once I'm done! M'kay?" He asked his feral brother, tilting his head.
No answer, only churring, which was softly lulling me to sleep.
"Him doing whatever he wants to me is not on the table" I quickly tapped. Mikey didn't seem to notice. He only stared at Leo with annoyance.
It's getting harder to keep my eyes open with Leo rubbing my face. Is that something I never knew about? Why did it have to be my face that makes me fall asleep?
"Don't make me use Dr. Delicate Touch on you young man!" Mikey warned.
Again, no answer, my eyes now half lidded as I nearly enter my sleeping state. The hell did Leo want from me? To rub faces back? Ew, should I do that?
I sluggishly rubbed my face against his. Earning a chirrup sound from Leo. The feeling now drawing me into a nice-
Chirp!
My eyes snapped open at the sound of a shrill chirp, Leo stopped rubbing my face and the pressure was released from my chest. He was now on the floor and Mikey was staring at him with a menacing look, Leo staring back twice as hard as he chirped and hissed at Mikey, who responded in chirps and huffs.
Eventually, Mikey won, he cautiously reached down to pat Leo on the head. Then he walked over to me.
"Why do you think it's an improvement?" He asked.
"Red-eared sliders rub faces to flirt, maybe he knows what he's doing" I tapped slower, trying to stray my mind away from the tiredness. Mikey thought for a moment, too much of a moment.
"But I could be wrong and it's just Leo in his feral state giving into his turtle nature" I finished.
"No, no, I think you might be onto something. I remember how Leo used to tap you on the face a lot with his hands. Maybe he'll do that?" Mikey queried.
"Not a bad idea we should try it" I complimented him.
"Yea, yea! We should!" He said, he slammed his hands down on the bed as he stood up.
"Oh Leo~! You're super amazing partner, wants you to tap their face~!" He sang out to the turtle, who perked up and jumped onto the bed.
Well, he didn't exactly jump onto the bed, he missed by a mile from being to excited. Me and Mikey tried everything not to burst out laughing, Mikey failed, now gripping the bedsheets to keep himself stable so he won't fall from his uncontrollable wheezing. I was too afraid to endure the pain of a thousand swords stabbing my throat if I laughed.
"I heard a crash! Is everyone okay?" Raph's voiced appeared, I looked over at him, he was taking quick glances around the room. His eyes met mine.
"Y/N! You're awake! Man, Donnie will be so glad to hear that, he was going on and on about how Leo will have his head if you passed." He said, I quietly chuckled, which sent slight pain to my throat.
"I should probably tell him you're not-" he was cut off from seeing Leo on the floor a few inches away from the bed, looking like the family guy dead pose. And Mikey still shaking from his laughs.
"What happened to him?" Raph asked.
Mikey drew in a giant breath. "He-he tried to-!" He was cut off by his loud cackling. Which turned into a silent laughter as he gripped the bed as tight as he could so he could breathe.
"Hetriedjumpingontothebedbutmissedsobadly!" He finished in one breath, then went back to laughing.
"I got it on camera!" April's voice spoke up, peaking out from behind Raph, waving her phone. She played the video, which from afar, it sounded like tiny claws scratching across the floor, then a giant thud. Raph and April were sent into their own fair share of laughter, both now leaning on the wall to keep themselves from falling over.
Leo shot up, awakening from his dazed state. Chirping, though it sounded a lot like he was slurring his noises together. He took quick glances around the room and eventually saw me, his eyes lighting up while doing so. He readied his legs in another attempt to leap onto the bed.
"No sir! I-" More laughter came from Mikey. "I don't want you banging your head again!" He now stood in front of Leo. Who hissed back in reply. Which earned a gasp from Raph and Mikey.
"Leo!" Raph said, he clutched his chest with one of his hands dramatically. "No way you said that!" His mouth was wide open in shock.
"Apologize to Mikey!" He demanded.
"I'm not sure he knows what apologizing is" I tapped.
"Y/N has a fair point." April's voice piped up. She stood up straight and took a deep breath, but not before giggling.
"Sorry, I just need to see that video again, this will be great for Donnie's cringe compilation." She pulled her phone back out and replayed the video, sending her into another series of laughter. And a snort.
"Guys! I got this! I'll just give him a taste of his own medicine!" Raph shouted. He walked over to Leo, who was now backed up against the bed. Raph gave Leo a menacing look, Mikey, April, and I inched our heads closer to the two in anticipation.
His look immediately dropped.
"Hey Leo..." he said, drawing out the vowel and now wearing a toothy grin. "we need you to say-er-chirp, sorry to Mikey okay?" He had a baby voice, which was adorable, yet very, very, two verys, funny. I let out a laugh. Which sent another wave of pain coursing through my neck, causing me to cough again.
I heard a chirp and I looked at Leo, who was looking back at me with slightly concerned eyes. They quickly changed into narrow slits of excitement as once again, readied to jump onto the bed.
I reached an arm out to stop him, he sniffed it for a weirdly long time. I looked at the others with a questioned look. Mikey motioned for me to tap Leo's face.
I looked back at Leo, who was most likely zoned out as he continued to sniff my hand. I carefully moved my hand to his cheek, a startled whine erupting from him. I tapped him on his cheek with my fingers, calming him down. Which was successful, then I tapped him with my hand.
Leo was now a churring mess, on the verge of collapsing on my hand, his pupils were so dilated it was quite concerning.
Mikey squealed with happiness. I looked over at him, he was literally shaking.
Beep!
I heard the sound of April recording. Great, she'll probably blackmail me.
I moved my hand up to Leo's head and gave it a scratch, something he used to do to me.
I was suddenly tugged out of the bed with great force, landing on the floor. Which really hurt by the way.
I groaned, my legs being propped upwards by the edge of the bed, I was in an upside down sitting position, you know, like the kind where your back is on the floor and your legs are in the air being held by your bed? That position.
Another roar of laughter came from April and the turtles.
I opened my eyes, my ears were ringing and my vision was very blurry.
I felt a weight on my hand and shifted my fingers around. I looked at my arm and found a churring Leo, nuzzling into my hand.
I scooted backwards and moved my legs down so they'd be laying straight, then I scooted my legs underneath the bed.
"And...done! I'll be sure to embarrass you guys later!" April said. I shot her an annoyed look.
"Let's leave 'em here for funsies!" Raph suggested with a grin.
"And not help Y/N into bed along with Leo?" Mikey scoffed.
"For....funsies!" Raph said again, his grin slightly faltering.
"It's not really funsies for me because my arm is being held down by a giant turtle" I tapped.
"Y/N says it isn't funsies for them though!" Mikey protested. He gasped with excitement and excitedly jumped up and down. "Wait! I'll use my.....NUNCHUCKS!" He shouted, on the verge of shaking with excitement again.
"Mikey, you know I love you, but your nunchucks are a little....how do I say this? Violent." April said, patting him on the shoulder.
"No they're not! I believe I can use them for good."
"You threw a skyscraper! And a loaded cargo ship!" Raph said anxiously.
"I thought you wanted to leave them here on the floor!" Mikey said with a stern gaze.
"On the ground, not underground." Raph quipped.
Mikey let out an offended chirp. "I got it I promise" I tapped, trying to reassure Mikey. I scooted back out and got my legs underneath me, somehow, which immediately gave out, for I could not feel my legs at all. I landed on my stomach, my hand slipping out from underneath Leo's face, he whined when he was met with the cold floor.
"Oh yea! Donnie said you were hooked up on some anesthetics and Morbius, so you might not be able to feel your legs." Raph explained,
"Morpheme." April corrected. Raph gave her a confused look. She sighed. "It's not Morbius, it's Morpheme." She explained.
Raph's face contorted into an 'o' shape as he silently nodded his head in understanding.
"I got this!" Mikey shouted. He grabbed his nunchucks, which came out of nowhere might I add, and they shot towards me. I braced myself as I felt the warm chains wrap around my body.
"Okay, now carefully, set them in the bed." Raph guided.
I felt my body being slowly lifted off the ground I clutched myself harder, what if he drops me? What if I pass out? What if-
I feel the soft pressure of pillows being rested against my back, bringing me away from my thoughts. I open my eyes, I'm on the bed, Raph staring at Mikey in complete amazement and shock. April let out a chuckle of amazement.
"GOOD JOB MIKEY!" Raph and April shouted in unison. Mikey blushed.
Leo let out a chirp as he was startled, he must've fallen asleep.
Raph approached Leo cautiously, crouching down to eye-level with him.
"Hey, Leo, it's okay, it was just us cheerin' Mikey on because he did somethin' impressive." He said softly, Leo chirped, his carapace pressed up against a desk. He took a look at his surroundings, realizing I was on the bed, he got ready to jump.
Raph grabbed him before he was able to get about a foot in the air, Leo hissed in protest.
"Here, I gotcha buddy." Raph said, he lifted Leo up, like a hamburger almost, and carried him to the bed.
Before Raph could fully set him down, Leo wiggled out of his grasp and landed on top of me. I tried my best to hold everything together as the burning urge to wheeze bubbled in my throat.
"Now, we can leave them." Mikey said. "I have an epic beat down in Mario Kart to give to you. And April, don't think you will escape the wrath of Dr. Delicate touch playing his most sacred game." And with that, all three of them raced out the room. Raph made sure to turn out the big lights and put the fairy lights on.
The dark shade of the pink hue illuminated the room, enough to see outlines yet dark enough so it doesn't hurt eyes.
I leaned my head back on the pillows, the tiredness coming back to me, yet I wasn't ready to sleep.
I focused on noises I could hear, the air conditioning blowing, Leo's soft churring as he found my hand again and nuzzled into it, and the faraway sound of Mikey- sorry, Dr. Delicate Touch's maniacal laughter as he raced against April and Raph as they played Mario Kart.
I let the noises surround me, not bothering to stop them. I reached my other hand to rest it on Leo's head, who slowly dragged out a chirrup in reply.
We both let our tiredness consume us, bring us into a peaceful rest.

No because the amount of times I had a writer's block on this, but at the same time I had the urge to write something. I really hate myself for doing that, sorry I took so long. By the way we learned Morse Code because doing sign language was difficult for me, no offense though. Buh Buh Bye! <3