April & Donatella

Being the only girl in a family of boys had its ups and downs. Especially when that family's entire social circle was self-contained.

There was Master Splinter. Father, Sensei, Man turned Rat.

Then there was the reliable Leo, the hot-headed Raph, and poor naive Mikey.

And then there was Donatella. Or "Dona" for short. She did machines.

Dona was always the smartest of the group and was always one of the guys. She never had much of a choice in that regard. Being the only girl had its perks maybe. Master Splinter always took a little "daddy-daughter" time with her and she appreciated it, and being the only girl made her stand out more when you were one of a quadruplet.

But she didn't have much of an outlet to her express her more "feminine" side. She wasn't even entirely sure what a feminine side even was. When they were small, Raphael would sometimes try to exclude her from certain activities because she was a girl and they were gonna do boy stuff. A harsh scolding from Splinter put an end to that quickly. Mikey once found a play tea-set and they would host tea parties with their toys, and while Mikey was having a good time, Dona just wasn't into it. Dona was resigned to just doing her own thing and training to be the Hamato Clan's lone kunoichi.

Then, on their 15th Mutation Day, they met April O'Neil. Their first human friend. Their first friend in general, really.

Their first meeting didn't go so great, what with April screaming in horror at the five-foot tall bipedal mutant trying to save her from a trio of suspicious Men-in-Black types, but Donatella insisted on staging a rescue. While they were **** to leave Kirby behind, they managed to save April and Dona vowed to save him too.

If they ever figured out how.

In the meantime, April became a regular visitor to the lair. She would introduce them to things like social media and Murikami's Noodle Shop, and she would even offer to get them their pizza. She helped patch Dona up when she was beaten half to **** by a mutant ape, Dona would spar with her and offer tips when Splinter starting teaching her ninjitsu, and she even offered to let Dona stay over at her apartment for a sleepover, just to have a little "girl-time."

The more Donatella and April hung out, the happier Donatella felt. But also the more agitated and anxious and confused she felt. It was a strange phenomena.

As she was browsing local news sites and social media for signs of Kraang activity, she stumbled across an article for a Pride Festival in Greenwich and she saw a shot of a lesbian couple who helped organized and advertised the parade and a strange thing clicked in Dona's mind.

She saw the two of them, one kissing the other on the cheek.

One of her three-fingered hands went over her mouth. Her face felt hot. Her whole body was tingly.

Her brain was racing like it always did, but she could feel the heat of every neuron firing all at once.

She wanted to kiss April.

She was in love with April!

"Uh oh."