“You know, I just thought of something.” The blue slider leaned a little closer to his orange brother on the couch, giving him a knowing side eye. In complete honesty, what he was about to say was something he’d been pondering for the past few days, but he worded it as though it was a more recent idea so that it would seem more nonchalant.
Mikey looked up from his phone, casually meeting his brother’s gaze, “What’s that?”
“We don’t know MJ’s birthday,” Leo tilted his head, a little somber, “And I doubt she does either.” Pausing there, he let the statement sink in, anticipating the inevitable emotional reaction from the box turtle.
Sure enough, Mikey’s eyebrows pinched high in concern and a shiny veil of despair fell over his eyes as he gasped. “Aww! That’s so sad! What do we do?”
Leo continued his thought, “Well, at first I thought we could ask Thorn if she knew the date that they were both mutated… but that didn’t seem like a day to celebrate in the same way, you know?” He spoke apprehensively, well aware of the heavy weight that particular topic carried.
His brother grimaced along with him, shaking his head, “Ohh, yeah that’s not a very happy memory for either of them, huh?”
“Yeah. So then I thought,” Leo shifted his tone upwards, smiling at his own idea, “What about the day we brought her home?”
Once again, after a long and dramatic inhale, Mikey showcased an unparalleled emotional reaction - though this time his shimmering eyes were accompanied with a wide smile. “AWWWEEE LEEOOOO! That’s so much better!!”
Soaking in his little brother’s praise, Leo laughed, “Heheh, glad you think so too, bro. We’ll check with everyone else, but it would mean that the day is coming up soon…” The slider paused again, waiting to see if Mikey would remember the date on his own.
“Right! Wasn’t it in October?” He asked excitedly.
“Close, September 29th.”
“Ohh, yeah!” The orange turtle gasped, “That’s in, like, three weeks!!”
Leo nodded, “Exactly, time to get party-planning!” He rubbed his hands together, and Mikey quickly joined him, smirking and making them both giggle. With everyone working together, they’d make this a surprise their sister would never forget.
…
“Surprise!!”
MJ staggered back in astonishment as balloons were released from above, falling all around the hanging streamers, the pile of presents, the large, maroon cake, and the smiling people greeting her as she entered the room. Leo bapped a balloon towards her as it fell, thoroughly enjoying watching her take in the scene. The party had a pretty good turnout! Obviously the four brothers, April, and Splinter wouldn’t miss this event for the world- but on top of that, Cass, Casey Jr., Sunita, and Thorn were able to make it, too!
His little sister blinked, finally finding her words in response to it all, “Woah! What’s all this?”
Their oldest brother was the first to spread his big arms wide and shout, “Happy Birthday, MJ!!” and the rest quickly followed with the same.
“Birthday..?” The spotted turtle’s face held a mixed expression, recognizing the meaning of the word yet seemingly struggling with the concept, “I… have a birthday..?”
How To Train Your Dragon Prince
MJ’s First Birthday (Pt 1)
(this written bonus takes place one year after the MJ AU ❤️🩹 // For the best reading experience, see my Tumblr post linked here: www.tumblr.com/howtotrainyourdragonprince/79239997…)
“You know, I just thought of something.” The blue slider leaned a little closer to his orange brother on the couch, giving him a knowing side eye. In complete honesty, what he was about to say was something he’d been pondering for the past few days, but he worded it as though it was a more recent idea so that it would seem more nonchalant.
Mikey looked up from his phone, casually meeting his brother’s gaze, “What’s that?”
“We don’t know MJ’s birthday,” Leo tilted his head, a little somber, “And I doubt she does either.” Pausing there, he let the statement sink in, anticipating the inevitable emotional reaction from the box turtle.
Sure enough, Mikey’s eyebrows pinched high in concern and a shiny veil of despair fell over his eyes as he gasped. “Aww! That’s so sad! What do we do?”
Leo continued his thought, “Well, at first I thought we could ask Thorn if she knew the date that they were both mutated… but that didn’t seem like a day to celebrate in the same way, you know?” He spoke apprehensively, well aware of the heavy weight that particular topic carried.
His brother grimaced along with him, shaking his head, “Ohh, yeah that’s not a very happy memory for either of them, huh?”
“Yeah. So then I thought,” Leo shifted his tone upwards, smiling at his own idea, “What about the day we brought her home?”
Once again, after a long and dramatic inhale, Mikey showcased an unparalleled emotional reaction - though this time his shimmering eyes were accompanied with a wide smile. “AWWWEEE LEEOOOO! That’s so much better!!”
Soaking in his little brother’s praise, Leo laughed, “Heheh, glad you think so too, bro. We’ll check with everyone else, but it would mean that the day is coming up soon…” The slider paused again, waiting to see if Mikey would remember the date on his own.
“Right! Wasn’t it in October?” He asked excitedly.
“Close, September 29th.”
“Ohh, yeah!” The orange turtle gasped, “That’s in, like, three weeks!!”
Leo nodded, “Exactly, time to get party-planning!” He rubbed his hands together, and Mikey quickly joined him, smirking and making them both giggle. With everyone working together, they’d make this a surprise their sister would never forget.
…
“Surprise!!”
MJ staggered back in astonishment as balloons were released from above, falling all around the hanging streamers, the pile of presents, the large, maroon cake, and the smiling people greeting her as she entered the room. Leo bapped a balloon towards her as it fell, thoroughly enjoying watching her take in the scene. The party had a pretty good turnout! Obviously the four brothers, April, and Splinter wouldn’t miss this event for the world- but on top of that, Cass, Casey Jr., Sunita, and Thorn were able to make it, too!
His little sister blinked, finally finding her words in response to it all, “Woah! What’s all this?”
Their oldest brother was the first to spread his big arms wide and shout, “Happy Birthday, MJ!!” and the rest quickly followed with the same.
“Birthday..?” The spotted turtle’s face held a mixed expression, recognizing the meaning of the word yet seemingly struggling with the concept, “I… have a birthday..?”
Pt 2 here: youtube.com/post/UgkxALAAzMkp6IwteCbupjXmIpQ3OQCmH…
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