The Cove, Iluka Islands.

Raph laughed at the banter. He's enjoying this. And Oh! There's a tail under his thigh! He likes that. Cheeky monkey.

"Well, a bad chip can sure ruin the nachos, but it's not much on it's own." And Raph is definitely returning that not so innocent grin! He's sidling as close to Lilo as he can. He's pretty sure they're not going to have time to sneak away, but it's sure tempting.

When Leo finally kisses Addy though, he joins in with the others.

"Finally!"

Oh, tongue was a thing!

Wow...

Leo definitely doesn't know what he's doing, but he's a quick learner, and he's responding well to Addy's silent instruction. Not quite copying what she's doing, but he's definitely getting the idea. Searching her, tasting her, sort of tentatively joining in that tongue wrestling, and her rough, cat tongue is sort of thrilling... And under her sweet taste, there's a slight tang of sea water. He might otherwise chalk it up to where they are, but back on the island, he'd noticed it in her smell, and he's pretty sure that follows her around. It's part of her.

And Leo's a sucker for salty and sweet.

There's a vague awareness of the hooting and hollering of the others, but Leo is completely ignoring them. He is very much in the here and now. Just right here with Addy. Though, just as Addy made sure not to dislodge the child, Leo shifts slightly to allow the little guy space too.

As she pulls closer, Leo follows her lead, sort of a strange combination of eager and hesitant. He wants more, but doesn't want to accidentally hurt her, and he's not yet sure where any of those lines might be.

Leonardo is thoroughly amused, " yoooou knooooow whilst there is some making out over there - noooow would be the time for doing likewise before the two come back to senses and we are sailing hard for the coast." he teases Raph and Lilo, yeah he caught the tone and flirting - and well he is tempted to take his own advice and sneak away Kovu -


Buuuut on the off chance his counterpart wanted to do a little sneaking away of his own he waits here with her and Raphael encase the little boy is brought their way to be watched. Or scent there way. Its adorable.


Lilo giggles and her waggle of brows and " mmmm though yooou the chorn chip is the perfect chip..." she grins and strokes thigh upwards towards his tail with her own just to tease the hidden appendage. Giggling at Leonardo's words.


Kovu is chuckling softly watching the kissing pair.


Raphael grunts out a laugh and finally gets to eating


Tongue is fun and Addy is mindful she had a mouth with sharp teeth in there so is careful with encouraging him to explore... he is stronger and larger but she still has very needle like fangs and other teeth meant for scissoring ...


She pays no attention to the teasing from the others, though there maybe a muffled purr of a chuckle at Duncans watching them and making kissy faces - his little tail can be felt bouncing off their legs as it wags, he is happy.


Ohhhh she can scent his unique smell and changes as wants for more do present themselves as much as he would find in her scent too, becoming warmer and mmmmm her purrs grow a little louder. Though with Duncan in arms and on knees there was not much more than encouraging the kiss to deepen more shifting a little closer, settle more against plastron with belly and just - wow! - enjoy the exchange of flavour, the closeness...


and thoroughly exult in having to put this maybe or maybe not and any accompanying confusions and worries she might have had to rest!


Also showing Leo he didn't have to worry she would run out of air as long as she could and for now she could, breath through her nose.


Giggling Duncan's cheeks are sore from kissy faces! and he giggles cuddling into them where she rested against Leo. His little churrs joining her purrs.

Leo won't sneak away just yet. This has been enough of a leap for him for one morning. And the worry for Mike is far too fresh just now. He is still eager to get underway, but... a brief break... that he will allow himself. Part of him wants to say to hell with it. All of it. Just take her back to the cabin and disappear for awhile. And his own smell and flavor would probably easily tell her that, but...

He's refraining. He won't. Not right now.

Honestly, Leo's still sort of thrilled that the tongue flick actually was a thing! And he churrs softly as she presses against his plastron. It's excited, but there's some restraint on his part as Duncan's tail is wap wap wapping against his other leg, and there are tiny kissy faces over there. Which are hilarious, and there's a slight chuckle in his churr as well.

And it only took one brush of those needle sharp teeth to figure out to sort of avoid them. It didn't break skin, but Leo definitely felt it. He's undeterred though. Actually... he sort of enjoyed it more than he's going to admit out loud.

He does pull her close though, relishing the feeling of her against him, and that incredible salty sweet flavor of her. He had assumed that she would break it off if she needed air, but breathing through one's nose while making out actually hasn't quite occurred to him yet.

Oh, you teasing, teasing monkey! Raph sort of wiggles his tail slightly against her touch. Not enough that he actually lets it out of his shell, but enough that she'll feel it!

He is likewise chuckling at Addy and Leo, and looks to Big Blue at his words. He is tempted to take Leonardo up on that.

"Think he'll actually do anything more than that?" Because Raph will take bets!

He doesn't slip away with Lilo just yet, but he does pick up a small piece of dried fruit and offer it to her. Not the fresh goji berries that they'd found yesterday, but it looked like it might be a nice sweet treat. Though he might be eyeing their breakfast and wondering how easily it might transport. If he slips away with her, he's bringing that with them!

Hey, he's hungry! In more ways than one.

And much to Adalind's surprise she does something she's not done with a potential partner before, not that she had actually done more than snuggling and face sniffing and maybe grooming. So this level of intimacy was a bit of an adventure and she's certainly never began kneading with her strong but small compared to his, tongue brushing his, smaller but agile and treating him to a truly all tingling tickling inner licking purrs deepening to the point Duncan went into a happy little rest face just snuggling against Leo's plastron his little tail still going waggy wappy and wiggly but a bit slower as Addy's purrs grow a little.


and she is wrapping a slim and fuzz covered tail around the little family, content with this, content with just relishing the kiss, and finding new nooks under Leo's tongue and around his teeth to tease and encourage his too, and perhaps he wont mind the slight brush of her claws in her kneading, no where near hard enough to scratch his tough hide but certainly felt and she noted he hand't minded the proximity to the sharp teeth. Her own muffled giggle - she can feel Duncan snuggling against Leo, instinctively pressing his little plastron against Leo's for the feel of breaths and churrs and heart beat against this own, and she doesn't mind him being sort of squished between them. She is a cat after all, partially liquid at moments like that just making space for the little guy whose determined to be in the middle of them.


Leonardo chuckles and shakes his head, " probably not with the way the little boy is making sure he is included in the snuggle." thoroughly amused, maybe slightly jelly, he's looking forward to the time he is trying to make time with one of his ladies and have an adorable little intruder on the moment -


Raphael gives Raph a nudge, a go have fun man - he is sure soon there will be hard sailing and short breaks and he is looking forward to it, doesn't mean to not go have a great time in the mean time.


Lilo is humming in delight she enjoys teasing Raph and even more so there was tail response! a bit of a happy giggle and her tail tip teases right along the bit of tail that she can. Sliding a hand along his, accepting the offer of the little bit of berry not goji but a sweet dried plum-like fruit, she is quick to find a piece for Raph to try out, chuckling at Leonardo's words, a glance over is very cute the way the wee purple tott it sore of slowly disappearing between Leo and Addy over there without pushing them apart. Of course, that kind of thing was normal among her kind too as young wildermann are attached to their mothers almost exclusively for the first years of life them among their aunts and cousins and siblings, Lilo has only briefly carried of her cousins about for a short period.


And she dooooes maybe add incentive to Raph by playfully nipping at his neck.

Raph chuckled. No, he also suspects that the little boy will at least discourage anything more than a little kissing. ...and apparently kitty kneading! HA!

Raph doesn't need any more encouragement! Especially with Lilo teasing his tail again, then the nip to his neck! He's gathering up their breakfast closer to the center of the platter so he doesn't have to worry about it as much as they move.

And really, what Leo and Addy are doing sure looks like fun.

He churrs following the nip, nuzzling his way up Lilo's neck! Then taking her hand in one of his and their plate in the other and guiding her off, back to their little nest they made down below decks.

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Leo. is. thrilled. And definitely responding to that rough tingly, tickly tongue. It's amazing. He is mindful of her teeth, but he is also very much exploring her mouth. There are a couple more near catches on her teeth, but he's getting the hang of it quickly.

He can't help but chuckle at Duncan wiggling in between them like he is, and is she kneading? That's kinda cool... And his churr changes slightly. A bit deeper, but there's still restraint on his part thanks to Duncan's presence.

And there's a soft, very soft moan as her claws catch him slightly. Definitely enjoying that probably more than he 'should.' The second chuckle is more for the kneading, and the light clawing he's getting. He's tossed Klunk off his lap for less, but when it's Addy it's different. When it's Addy, it's amazing.

" we'll holler." Leonardo laughs watching them dart away -


the large red clad turtle sniggering and well they are relaxed and enjoying the quiet so he sees no reason to just keep basking on his hell over there whilst Kovu is being encouraged to eat with Leonardo - blindy reaching over to sneak bits off off Leonardo's tray to eat. Despite his brothers sort of chuffed annoyed sounds at that.


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hehehe Lilo had sniffered and hummed loud in giggles and hand squeezing Raph's as he catches it she is all but happy to follow, all the way back down to their nest, all her fur on end and she is all to happy to keep teasing him, only brughing tail tip over his ticklish side, gently and only as she reaches a hand for the food platter to help keep it balanced. " good thinking may need the refuelling..." she giggles and in gently taking the platter and bending to place it down she is definitely giving Raph the backside show off view and tail curl. Just cause.


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Duncan is a happy little guy, he is nuzzling against Leo and his small churrs are lost in their combined purr and churr sounds. Not that he is worried about that! and his tail is now thumping against Loe and Addy both!


Addy is aware of the near misses even if she is definitely becoming wonderfully lost in the kissing that her eyes have closed and she is mindful enough to massage with her own tongue when he gets close, but not stopping especially when it seemed Leo does not mind the near misses -


mmmmm she can feel maybe enjoying that and even her claws, she is mindful not to dig, and her soft pads massage any scales she let claws brush, rub and oooooh she does scent him, its a good smell and makes her body react in a good way, light shivers and the fuzz would stand on end under his touch with gooseflesh, nipples harden a little. Noting the moan, answering with her own tail curling closer around them all giggling to Leo's chuckle, nope she not minded at all Duncan was snug in the huddle, and if she was unwilling to end the kiss prematurely she might have begun licking the pair all over again. In an entirely affectionate way of course! and she moves one kneading palm down Leo's side to thigh just to tease a different patch of scales. Still, she is aware of her claws and careful with them.

Leo is starting to get the hang of this. He's doing a better job of steering clear of her teeth, and she's not having to guide him away so often. And oh, her tongue is incredible.

He can feel her reacting to him, and it's... incredible. Her light clawing is nearly making him crazy. Something he had never thought of as a good thing before. He runs one hand down her back, he's gentle, knowing he's stronger than she is, and just relishing that light fuzz under his fingers.

Oh, he is reluctant to let this moment end. But it's getting harder to ignore the urge to drag her back to the cabin.

When he finally does release the kiss... he's actually a little bit breathless. It's slight, but it's there. Just holding her against him a moment longer. "Wow..." Oh, that was definitely all new, and the barely there word meant only for her. Though Duncan likely heard it too.

Chuckling and rubbing Duncan's head with one hand as the little guy's tail is still wiggling against their legs.

Raph would wave to Big Blue's promise to holler. He didn't doubt it one bit! He can't wave back though, because one hand in in Lilo's and one is carrying their breakfast. He does call back a quick, "Thanks!"

"Think we'll definitely need it." Raph promised, grinning. Though... he actually brought it because he was already hungry, but he's not going to tell her that!

"Oh so that's how we're playing." Raph commented at the showing off of the back side and tail curl. He moved forward and ran his fingers up her sides, against the direction of her fur, then down her arms and he picks up a few bits of dried fruit with one hand and gently pushes her into their nest with the other. Not so hard she couldn't stop him, but definitely encouraging!

If she lays down, he'll nestle in beside her for now and offer some of the fruit before finishing the small handful himself!

Yeaaaaaaaaaaah, oh for sure Addy is as breathless as Leo, more so a happy shivering and she is entirely helpless to not kiss his cheeks and forehead catching her breath and managing a soft and low chuckling, shifting a little to let where she was damp brush the knee she balanced over, sort of a tease but also a move to allow herself to reach that little boy with soft licks, with nuzzling and purr beside Leo's rubbing hand. finally some breath back !


" wooooooooooooow - I... that's... never... kissed like that before... incredible... you feel this?" she catches one of those shiver and gooseflesh and fuzz causing hands, and brings to her heart beat, faster, fluttering... because of him and his attentions, all her nipples were harder, the breasted ones the most.


Duncan tilts his head back and beams nuzzling at the large finger of Leo and the muzzle of Addy a happy lil guy and all the more so with the love he felt right here. reaching out to the food and gathering some holding up the dried fruit to them after stuffing what he could fit in his mouth - which did smother the new word he had now - woooooooooow!


" Cutie here saved your handsome tail from being ordered into the captains quarters for... um mapping out some treasure plundering." she warns - laily happy and purry and still trailing soft smoochies over his shoulders taking one of the fruit pieces, sure she was a carnivore but this fruit was meaty enough in the fleshy sense especially when dry to not give her the runs for eating it.


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Lilo lays down at the gently guiding, though it is a clumsy affair with the happy quivers at his touch and she rolls over to look up at him, propering herself up on elbows and tail reaching to snag some bits to share with him too seeing his hand full, " mmmmmm hmmmm some playing... some nibbling... maybe a drink or too." she nods chuckling and teases him with a whole other view with knees slightly parted.


Like he was her! her tail placed the food on her belly and reached to encourage him down here with her, beside him, in said nibbling range!


And playing range too!


Quiet enjoying the view of her fun lil Raph there also - relaxed and resting back in their nest.

Leo is chuckling softly as they separate just a little bit. It's ever so slightly manic. That was crazy! What was he thinking!  He felt that dampness on his leg, and he's not entirely sure how he's managed to keep his tail tucked away. He's not sure he can keep it there much longer though! Though the kiss ending might give him half a chance!

But oooonly half of one.

Oh, he wants to do that again!

And he is definitely responding to those light kisses to the cheeks and forehead. Every so often, he'll slip one or two in there too, but mostly he's just sort of nuzzling into them.

Oh, she had caused her own share of shivers and gooseflesh, and she'll probably notice it when she takes his hand.

Oh, he did feel it what she was showing him, and it's sort of a churred hum she receives in response.

"Me neither," was quiet, but probably went without saying. She had certainly figured that out about him by now! Oh, that was amazing.

And Duncan being all adorable and offering them food. Leo laughed softly as he accepted the offered fruit.

"Thanks, Buddy."

Oh, he felt good. Much more relaxed than usual, even after just a little make out session. He pulled both of them into a hug. Just... enjoying how close they are. And he laughs as she says Duncan saved him from being dragged off.

"Oh, did he now?" Leo is amused by the words. Watching her. Definitely a light tease in his words. He will absolutely be tempted later. But at the moment...

Duncan is just too darned cute offering them food and forcing himself in the middle of their er... play time. Not that Leo could blame the little guy.

Leo chuckles and wraps his arms around this little family he's found here in the Nexus within his group of traveling companions. Oh, it's going to be hard to leave this... And he just holds them for a moment before sitting up and offering Addy a bit of meat from their platter. He nuzzles into her kisses when he can, and sneaks a light, brief kiss here and there.

Raph chuckled at Lilo and the way she was showing off. Oh, he liked that. He doesn't actually touch at the moment, because it probably would have meant dropping their breakfast, and... well... he's not going to do that just yet.

"Definitely sounds like the right way to start the day.."

He did snuggle in beside her in their little next, setting the tray down on a relatively clean spot near them. It should be pretty safe there, and it's within easy reach.

And she's definitely in nibbling range, but at the moment, he's still nuzzling. Into the nape of her neck at the moment, offering her another bit of fruit.

Mmmmm she purrs loud and against his neck for a moment, there was much she wanted to continue and much she wanted to do, felt like doing .. but she is taking a moment to try calming the rush of that heartbeat she led his hand to and her sort of heavier breaths if only because this was not the time and she did want to get them moving, to put a fast sail in and get closer to the coastline of the mainland to watch for Leo's brother. Maybe brothers.


Just for this moment longer enjoying the shivers she had. The shivers she could feel from Leo. Just relish that they had caused that to each other.


Enjoying making something of a game of the light smaller kisses and definitely being caught. " gooseflesh on you is... so cool." she purrs between those kisses. Giggling at the question and nodding oh so seriously. " indeed.... for some moments there you were tasting all the so delicious I was definitely tempted to use one of our eager baby sitters and see if those cuffs in the captain cabins work." a purr just for Leo's ears.


And a lick of thanks for taking the meat and well it was delicious.


And a giggle at the ridiculously proud look on Duncan's face.


But she doesn't know much about his earlier life so every time was a fun time for him have things to share, and sharing gave him the same sort of delight showing of an experiment of the invention gives Don. Same happy look too.


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Eeee she is just a bundle of happy fluff eager to accept the next bits of food, rolling when Raph joined her to rest against him, snuggle in and hum tail coiling and uncoiling in delight now free of the food delivery and taking as her hand moved to that, the other one stroking Raph's side.


" I'd say a very important beginning to the day... much fun... even better than grooming." she agrees oh so brightly.

Leo matches Addy's purr with a churr of his own. Oh, he's not sure he's ever had goosebumps like this... Not like this. And wow...

He is also trying to calm down a bit so they can get about their day. As much as part of him wants to explore more, they have to get moving. He's worried about his brothers. And yes, it seems that Mike has gotten through whatever fight they got held up by, it's only a matter of time before any of them wind up fighting again.

And the last time Addy's boat was stationary too long... well... Leo doesn't really want to think about that. They need to get moving.

But he is looking forward to exploring a little more later!

Leo chuckled as she commented on his gooseflesh. It was pretty different on his own skin than hers was. And he had actually been rather fascinated by hers before she had commented on his.

And the 'threat' of the cuffs in the Captain's cabin draws a brief, deeper, excited churr from Leo just for a moment. He controls it quickly before whispering. "Is that a promise, or a threat?" Because, honestly... he's content to take it as either or both!

And Leo has to chuckle at the look on Duncan's face too. And darn it, it's a familiar one. Both were. Both looks actually remind him of when Don was trying to show off the second BattleShell. He had been so darned excited to share it, and really proud of it and what it could do. Even though at the time, his brothers hadn't really appreciated the vehicle.

Leo can't help it, he gathers up Duncan and snuggles him. Nuzzling the adorable little guy.

~~

Oh, he liked those small, soft fingers on his side, and he eagerly snuggles into Lilo.

"That... anything like the drying?" Referencing the finger drying he had done for after the stream back on the island. Sure there had been a lot of 'glitter' on his hands afterward, but he had definitely enjoyed that, and well... if she needed to groom, he's willing to give learning a try. He sort of suspects it's nothing like what he or his brothers might do for themselves.

At the moment, Raph is pretty content to snuggle and snack and maybe kiss a bit this morning. He suspects they don't actually have time for much else before the others come searching for them. They already got something of a reprieve yesterday, and with how that ended... he suspects that it won't be happening again today, regardless of the fact that they're below decks this time and not up in the crow's nest.

Mid soft licks along his shoulder and maybe giggling at the eager way the little boy reacts to the snuggling - " gooosh not sure he could get more adorable then he goes and does it..." she manages among those soft laughs and waits until there is a moment to answer about the cuffs, right up against the pulse of Leo's life blood at the place it disappeared under his chin, close to ear hole, not quite over it just close. " mmmm the cuffs are a voooow of enjoyment."


She suspected either the previous captain used them for such a purpose. Otherwise their placement meant the now ex captain had a weird sense of punishment for unruly shipmembers.


She is careful to use their usual flat bread to roll up breakfast rolls for them, hers maybe a little more meat but she is careful to give Duncans the choicest bits, the softest and more fatty meat - he was a kit he needed such things to grow big and strong! And some for Leo seeing as he too looked like he might have some growth left in him yet and well he was a very active young male. She herself more the leaner parts she was not going to get any bigger and needed or of the marrow paste that was available for the hair regrowth and healing.


Duncan giggled, he does not know what their chuckling or giggling! Then he is being snuggled!! and eagerly nuzzles into that! oh yes! he's a very happy lil guy! Addy nuzzles him too! his tail was going so hard it was taking his little backside with it!


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" mmmmm a little... oh this is tasty... only instead of trying to space the hair out to make it dry off... its going through dry furr and pulling out any matted bits, searching for any injuries or something that shouldn't been there." she explains happily humming in her tone just enjoying stroking his sides. Whatever naughties had been on her mind - well she nows they have to wait longer, their time was not that long... but that does not matter, she is loving just cuddling and sharing the platter, delighting in what he shared with her and sharing with him next a piece of the flat bread with nothing on it, but it has a fire charcoaling taste and is like and fluffy so she is happy with that!


And her thoughts about the earlier mishap does make her giggle a bit, " at least this time if we play I will only get it all over ourselves." giggle.

Leo chuckled. Yeah, Duncan was awfully cute. "And Mike thinks he's the cute one." Which makes Leo wonder what Malcolm is like.

And oooohhhh...that was unfair... That was amazing. Even though she was a short distance from his earhole, he shivered all the same. And there's that brief, deep churr again. Because ooohhhh... that sounds fun.

Leo is trying to be patient while everyone eats, but it's probably becoming clearer that he's ready to get moving. And he has more reasons now! The sooner they get going, the sooner they can stop for the evening! Okay, that's not necessarily true, but it will make the time go more quickly. He does make absolutely certain that Duncan and Addy have had enough to eat before he starts getting up and sort of urging people to get moving!

~~

Raph doesn't know how much time they have left, but he suspects it isn't long. Little Blue might be distracted for a bit, but he has a feeling it will only end with them making up for lost sailing time.

So Raph will be taking advantage of every moment! Lilo's warmth, her soft fur, and he does start searching through her fur as soon as he's had a bit to eat.

"Like this?"

Yes... she definitely enjoyed that reaction from Leo, her purr deepening with his churr, then... well she had to begin reigning in with him, they could explore that later and she nuzzles him, " well sooo cute son... soooons had to come from the most handsome genio innocuo." definitely emphasizing the other out there in Nexus other small boys - like jewels. " mmmm yes no doubt, like you Leo so green as andalusite or flourite... mmm peridot..." She flitted through gem names and tilted her head a little side to side saying each one, slowly, in the way one miiight when admiring a pretty gem. " mmmm yesssss not only Duncan is like a gem." She nods and ignores for the rest of the meal all but Leo and Duncan.


And maaaaaybe, making sure Leo caught it too, amused at his impatience even if she understood it, she does not shift off of Leo until she is satisfied, as he is Duncan has heated plenty, and thoroughly cleaned his face. No way was her kit going to be sailing with a grubby face. She made sure to like it clean -


Duncan didn't care for it, but with a decidedly Don tolerating sort of face on his young features he lets it happen to trying to to explain to his Dad about Sish and the dream he had of swimming with Sish!


Only then did she let the two up, and join Leo eagerly in getting the others up, it was time to sail and that - was now second favourite activity beside spending time with her small family.


It was easy getting the big guys moving, Raphael had snuck a thump against leo's shoulder behind Addy's back, and Leonardo a grin and soft chuckle. But the bit turtles had almost been in a wrestling match, it was a Raph lunge away from it.


" Ha - who is fetching mini me and monkey?' Raphael laughs.


Duncan had his little bag on, " can we? can we can we?" bouncing around Leo's feet eagerly - cause his shell was - he holds it up to Dad his widdle tail wagging. " dry!!" triumphantly. Partially because he now knew that word and could say it!"[/color]


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She moooaned happily around something that was tofu like, to her it had horrible texture but nice flavour, and his beginning to groooom her - he would see the way her eyes closed in delight and her fingers move to him, cool and damp from the thorough licking clean she had given them, and moved over his scales and skin like he did hers, nodding, " mmmm hmmmmm jussss limmmmm daaaaat." she mumbles happily her fingers moving over his skin, not matter it was just scale and skin like her own was furr and skin.


She had no parasites and or dandruff thanks to the hot bath she had in those spring hot water pools but there would be bruises and some scratches under the furr from the travelling and fighting.

Maybe a little embarrassed about the handsome and gem thing. He's not quiiiite ready to own that. When he's a little older, grown into his role a little more, he probably will.

"You're pretty amazing yourself."

He is definitely enjoying the nuzzling despite his impatience to get moving!

Leo chuckled softly as (mostly) Duncan's face is cleaned, and well, they're both right there, he nuzzles Addy while she's at it. And oh, he knows that little resigned look all too well. And the dream telling is just too cute.

"Sish is pretty special."

He felt that rap to his back and sort of chuckled.

Leo is openly laughing as Duncan bounces about his feet!

"Alright, alright. I suppooose we can go get them." He's still chuckling as he guides the bouncy little guy towards the lower decks. As they get closer, he calls out a warning.

" I hope you two are decent!" Because a tot is running their way!

Raph is grinning at the moan as he started grooming her. It's probably pretty clear that he doesn't actually know what he's doing, but he's gentle when he finds ouchies. And if he comes across tight muscles, he'll gently massage those spots. He knows how to do that.

He will count himself lucky that he doesn't find any parasites! Because he would have no idea what to do with the things!  But for the most part he's just gently finger brushing her fur, and trying to be gentle about working or pulling out the matted bits. Sure... his hands are pretty well fur covered by now, but that little moan of hers was worth it.

And he's getting used to this fur thing.

He looks up when Little Blue calls down. "Poo."

There's a slight chuckle at the wording though.

"Yeah, yeah. We're 'decent.' As long as you don't expect us to wear clothes."

Which he knows Leo doesn't. Just a warning that the kid was coming down. He doesn't actually stop grooming Lilo yet, but he does keep his hands to PG areas like the upper back and shoulders.

Addy chuckled, if Leo could have impressed her any more it was clear his mostly unsure or not quite ready yet begotten modesty was a good thing and she swished her tail at the pair of them, finally, and regrettably untangled from Leo, and the little one bouncing about. She waved them away to go get the last two - and began to arrange the bigger turtles and omegas into the most helpful spots, but she hadn't set them yet and before that and as Leo and Duncan got Lilo and Raph she began to measure wind speed and direction by looking up at the flag and watching it.


Then moving to the side of the boat to watch the current.


All the while with the biggest goopy feeling heart and grin for the two genio innocou.


" yaaaaaaay Sish come with us."Duncan leading the way after tucking Sish back into his bag, and it was bouncing against the lowest edge of his shell, and because he is still growing into it sort of over balancing him and making him stumbled a little eagerly. He has no subtle plan this time in his little mind - only a laugh when his own bag made him bumble over - but he climbed back up and was after Leo's question and Lilo's lazy call of -


"Absolutely not!" Lilo's lazy happy voice -


Then even in the midst of dreamy lazy happiness and humming, and snuggling her fingers working over Raph's skin as his fingers so delicately caused her all sorts of happy shivers.


Then her fur all stood on end and she startled right out of the pleasant happy moment - and almost choked on whatever she was blindly and happily eating off the platter.


Duncan raced up to them at least no longer blowing on the horn shell, right up to their nest and beaming at them, wagging his tail.

Leo is sort of simultaneously reluctant to leave and impatient to get moving! He had very much enjoyed the moment with Addy.

As she is getting things prepared for them to leave, Leo follows Duncan, chuckling as he brings Sish along and falls over his bag. Oh, that little guy was so cute! And reminds him so very much of Don. Especially with that bag of his. The bag is really too big, but he's pretty sure it won't stop the little guy.

"Well, you've got incoming." Leo called back. Amused by Lilo's response. Though glad that Raph sort of confirmed that it was probably at least mostly a joke.

~~

Raph hadn't really been startled by the call out. Only because he had been pretty sure it was coming soon. Also, he wasn't quite as blissed out as Lilo seemed to be. And he's pretty sure she's alright when she choked on whatever she'd been chewing on.

"You alright?" But he does check all the same. And he offers her a bit of water as Duncan bounds up.

"What, no horn today?" He grins at the child. And okay, that had been painfully obnoxious yesterday...

"You probably shouldn't be giving him ideas like that, Raph." Leo is still at a pretty good distance, and he doesn't actually approach them really. Close enough to be seen, but not much closer than that. He's pretty much leaving collecting Raph and Lilo to Duncan. He is amused though, and if Duncan gets the horn out again, hopefully he will mostly use it on Raph!

Lilo is trying to giggle, squeeeee and at the very same moment recover - " mm caaaa kaaa - chhh! yyy." she stuttered and grinned at Raph humming and smooching his cheek accepting the water, sipping and finally recovering. Her giggles for the reactions she got for her call out to Leo, her squeeee for the little purple boy climbing into their nest, clumsily. Of course she was keen to pull the boy closer into the nearness of her and Raph. " This iiiincoming is the most welcomed one."


maaaaybe teasing Leo a little... maybe



and only slightly nuzzling the little boys head and Raph again.


Duncan's tail was wiggy wagging and he beams and sits up a little straighter nodding eagerly at Raph, " me is has horn - wisten... can make Sish... souns..."


This puzzles Lilo but she sort of expects a loud blast as the boy moves his shell to his lips...


The little boy had heard naiad songs from he water... and now... in a clumsy and perhaps a little raspberry - eeeeee he managed to get close to the simplest notes he'd picked up... recreating them through the shell.


Dawwww Lilo beams -


Addy pauuuuused hearing from above and listened.

Leo sort of shrugged at Lilo preferring Duncan's incoming than his own. He's amused.

"I won't argue." He would prefer Duncan too. And he's rather used to others not exactly appreciating his interruption.

Though usually that's when he drags his brothers out of bed for training.

Nope, little guy is adorable.

And even Raph got in on rubbing the little guy's head. He grinned at Leo's comment.

"What can I say, I like to live dangerously."

And he was actually rather impressed when Duncan pulled out his horn again and used it to mimic the naiad sounds he'd heard.

"Where did he learn that?"

Leo was rather surprised too. Sure, they were fairly simple notes, but Duncan is really young. Though...

"I guess he only needed to hear it a couple times to try mimicking it. He is a Donnie kid..."

Raph could only shrug. Yeah, of his buds the one who would only need to hear something like that once to remember it, and to have to willingness to attempt it whether it actually worked or not would be Donnie.

Leon would probably remember too, but he might not have the willingness to be wrong when he shared his attempt.

Part of Leo wanted to pick up the little guy and snuggle him for that adorable little 'concert' he'd given, but he looked pretty cozy tucked in with Raph and Lilo and Leo didn't actually get close enough to really intrude.

Duncan is a happy wee little turtle and finishes what he remembers of the tune with a flourish and drops his shell into his own lap just to exuberantly throw his arms wide and yell happily, " Ta daaaaaaaa!" Tail a waggling happily and his eyes taking in above him all the faces watching him and beaming.


Lilo couldn't help but giggle at Leo's shrug, of course she didn't mind either way really and considering last time she and Raph had been a snuggling she considered it brave of both Raph and Leo at the moment. Though this time they had not been up to much. Still it was amusing! She waves Leo over with one hand the other immediately getting into clapping with her tail - hey that took skill to make the appropriate sound with the patch of skin on her tail and palm! But she did encourage Leo over. Pressing closer to Raph and nawwwing - a loud squeeee and pulling Duncan closer snuggling, squeezing lightly, tickling his little side. " you are so daaanged clever!! and that was so cuuuute! ooooh listen the singers had joined in.' beyond the nest and the boat they could here the naiads singing their sweet and weird songs.


This one echoing and trailing as Duncan's little concert was over! oooh he was adorable!


Above Addy called down. " wow - we might have to do music night on the boat for him."


Well for them all really she supposed.


Leonardo and Raphael waiting in their places listening, clapping loudly - such big guys their cheerful hollering would easily be heard.

Leo has three brothers. The incident with Raph's... splatter is far from the first time something disgusting has happened to him. And well... their primary way of getting around the city is to use the sewers.

He has kept his distance pretty well though, and is definitely paying more attention this time. Though it does seem they were just snuggling, not actually trying to do anything.

As Duncan finishes his tune and does his little tada! Leo chuckles and does move closer at Lilo's beckoning and joining in the clapping for the little guy. And he's amused that the big guys joined in. Though he shouldn't be surprised by that.

Wow, the naiads joining in was incredible.

"Sounds like they're returning your song, Duncan."

Leo moves close enough that when Duncan is finished with snuggling Lilo, he's close enough that Duncan can reach him when he's ready.

"Music night sounds like a great idea." But he can't just leave it at that. Because it's time to get moving! And he's impatient to catch up with Mike and Raph's brothers.

"But right now, we need to get this boat moving. Which means you two on deck and Duncan back in his sling."

There's no concern about what Leo might consider doing to Raph in this instance. He hasn't done anything wrong at the moment. And his bravado, while admittedly probably a little unwarranted when it comes to dealing with this slightly crazy Leo, is still there. At least in part because he had promised the guy's Mike that he would keep Little Blue from being too serious. And so... teasing unwarranted bravado it is. He's pretty sure any Mike would approve of the tactic!

Raph joins in the clapping and snuggling for Duncan and is definitely impressed when the naiads start to return Duncan's tune. And their singing is really... wow... He does take just a moment to enjoy it, but it's only a moment.

"That's impressive." Both the kiddo and the naiads!

And he is grinning, looking forward to music night!

Once Duncan goes off to Leo, Raph will get up and offer Lilo a hand getting out of their little nest. Because though he definitely hides it better than Little Blue does, he is also eager to get back to his buds!

Addy waits, she grins hearing the agreement, of course, it would mean a bit of a day dedicated to teaching Duncan a little more - and it's impressive he has figured out how to make the different notes with the shell, she does not know he is using his fingers were others use a bit of smooth shell-like the critters homing in a shell would to 'shut' their door so to speak.


~


Giggling and letting go after Duncan cuddles her, and even throws his little arms about Raph's shoulders gleefully in a hug Lilo is only too happy to gather herself together, not entirely but sort of recovered from the wonderful tingly state that being groomed put her in. Annnnnd so wanting to be lazy rather than hurry off to sail but she knew that was inevitable for today.


She does peck Raph's cheek though for the hand up! tail lifting the tray back up into their hands and surprisingly there were only a few small bits left. " guess we better rejoin the group and get moving before Leo here implodes with excitement." again the tease is a light one, and the grin she casts one that understood why he was eager, and she was all for it.


once the cuddle is over Duncan makes sure Sish is still in the bag before tucking his shell oh so carefully back in - and standing up reaching eagerly for his Dad's hand grinning up at him - and good thing he is too cause he is sorta clumsy on the nest made of the sail and some bedding.


When the get up there the omegas are busy placing both the captains desk outside the cabin and spreading the map across the table weighing down the corners with the other interesting items like more heavy shells and coral or rocks and Addy is waiting for Leo to cast the stones across the map to locate his brothers, particularly those closest to them along the desert.


She will leave him to it once up on deck and situation Raph and Lilo before then putting Leo on a task too.

Leo can't help but smile at the careful repacking of his bag. Definitely a Donnie kid. And he can't help but wonder how his brother is doing. Last contact he'd been pretty high...

And when he picks up Duncan, he snuggles the child tightly. Amazed at the way he had played that shell, and maybe his worry for Don coming through in the cuddle as well.

And he chuckles at Lilo's tease.

"Fair enough, but your boy toy here stands to get two brothers out of the deal. He's excited too." Even if he does seem to hide it a little better than Leo is.

And yes, excitement, but almost more so, he's anxious. He wants to get to Mike before anything bad does.

He follows Raph and Lilo up. Addy is greeted with a brief nuzzle. A hello more than anything. When she sends Raph and Lilo off to their tasks, he does take up the stones and scries for Mike and Malcolm first. Then Don and Liam, and finally Raph.

"Looks like Don's group is heading back toward the desert." Maybe he can reach Don later... let him know they're also trying to intercept Mike. Redirect them just a little. Though that probably depends on whether Don is sober or not when Leo gets a chance...

Raph chuckled as the little guy hugged them. Once the cuddle ends, he helped get Duncan on his way back to Little Blue.

And he can't help but marvel at her tail a little. It's really useful!

"Kinda wish my tail could do that."

And grinning when Kovu teases Leo.

"Oh, I'm excited. I'm just not also anxious like Little Blue. Though we definitely don't want him imploding. It's messy."

And he happily heads off where Addy sends him. Though he gives Lilo a nice deep churr and a nuzzle before he leaves to his post!

He doesn't understand what is underneath that hug, not really, but he does sense it is something and he snuggles in! with all of him! legs trying to wrap about Leo, arms around neck and shoulders face nuzzling! with a happy little expressions and much churring, and even his little tail!


And he doesn't quiet know what Leo is doing with the stones when they get there waving at Addy from his spot. But he does watch intently.


Addy loved the short hello and she grins, making sure the others are in place, even the omegas before moving towards Leo and the desk and the map looking down at it to see the markings if he made them or used any of the little chess piece like markets with very solid heavy stone bases meant to sit still on a map in rocky waters and winds. She hums and tosses one for them, and sees they are still a little south of the direst like of the Mike crew and much further south and east of the Don mob, but she checks the wind and waves one last moment before purring. " mmmm depending on Mike speed, and iiiif the wind keeps up, we might find them late tonight or very very early tomorrow morning." she says oh so brightly.


Very because heck she was just happy to be able to give Leo that hope and news.... and give him a gentle nudge to go join Leonardo back on the boom, Lilo and Kovu she sent high among the drops and tops of the sails if they can keep it tilted up a little on the end the extra tension against the wind will mean extra speed for them.


Lilo snuck in a kiss for Raph, he had not been keen on the little guy after all it was good to see the wee kiddo and Raph form a friendship a kinship of their own in this group. And she is pleased for Duncan as much as for Raph, chuckling at Leo's tease and bouncing a bit on the spot around Raph at the thought he will have two brothers soon. " yes! yes... two!!' laugh and hop and a grin, " hah we can find plenty of coolness for that tail... thanks for grooming." he would get her special soft hum for his nuzzle and kiss. then they are being shooed into place.

Leo can't help but chuckle as Duncan returns the hug so eagerly. Little guy is adorable. And Leo is actually taking some comfort in how happy the child is.

Once they arrive on deck and he starts scrying, Leo used the heavy pieces on the desk as markers. He doesn't want to mark up the map in any unnecessary way. He actually does know what went into creating maps before computers. That's far too much work for him to just mark up!

And he is all grins when Addy says they should catch up with Mike tonight or tomorrow morning! "That's amazing! Thank you, Addy. Really." And he pulls her into a hug, with a brief churr. It's a thank you for... well, for everything. It's also a relief to know that hopefully they'll be finding some of the others soon! It feels like it's been forever since he's seen any of his brothers!

He does keep it brief though, and once Duncan is settled, Leo hurries off to the boom to help his counterpart.

~~

"You sound more excited than I am." Raph teased Kovu about her excitement that they should be catching up to two of his brothers soon! This is, of course, patently untrue! He is almost as excited as Leo about having his own brothers around again.

He just hides it better.

And at her thanks, he winks at her. "Any time." Because he had actually rather enjoyed that too.

Addy had thought ahead about how to keep the little guy busy whilst Leo was scrying, gently pressing him from Leo's arms for a bit and putting him down beside the desk, and well the drawers were empty of anything important or weapons and she'd hasitly piled the rest of the misc collections of shells and stones and child friendly knick knacks to keep him busy right there at Leo's side and not trying to play with the stones too.


It meant the hug was one she returned eagerly and with a purr and nuzzle against him, " anything for you guys... and well it means Duncan will have a brother, a friend to play with too..." so a dany and probably half a night of hard strenuous sailing that was going to leave them sore in wonderful ways was going to be worth it totally!


And indeed when they were in place and a full hands duncan is tucked back into his sling and happily talking or warbling about his new found things it becomes clear it would take all of them and much focus and all strength even that of the massive turtles to maintain and keep up the speed.


But worth it!


Lilo had managed a laugh and " excited for you." and she so very much was!


Then it was all hands on deck, even she and Kovu assigned to the high mast tops to help brace and watch for the coast line were pulling and straining up here.

Leo is thrilled, and very much ready to get going!

Leo has felt bad that Duncan doesn't have anyone his age to play with. Sure, the adults love spending time with him , but it's not the same.

Though, Duncan seems okay with this. It's not ideal, but if the little guy is as much like Don as he seems, adult company is likely sufficient. Not the same, not ideal. But sufficient.

"He's been really good so far, but I am definitely looking forward to him having a brother to play with."

While he isn't Mikey level excited, he's pretty ecstatic for a Leo. The prospect of having one if his brothers back definitely driving it. So there is a little extra in that nuzzle. A little bit of a spring in his step. Serious, yes. Ready to work, yes. But also excited about seeing Mike!

So he joins Leonardo on the boom with a grin. Ready for a ling day of hard sailing! And chuckling at Duncan's happy jabbering.

Raph grinned at Lilo. Yeah, he was excited too.

He gives her a quick kiss as he heads off to where Addy stationed him.

He is maybe not as excited for the hard day of sailing as Little Blue seems to be, but even he is raring to go!

The sailing was, fantastic!


Well until almost evening when the first stars appeared and the sky began to darken  - then that disappeared and rain blew over them, and they battled all the way until the coast waves that rose and washed all overboard that wasn't put away in the cabin or tied down.


And by the end, Addy was feeling the ache of her injuries - but they were here!! On the coast of the desert...