"Casey –I swear, –don't make me take you home and punish you!"
All mouths snapped shut- especially Leo, who probably should have thought twice about that statement before he whipped around and shouted at the talkative boy. Although, that red blush on his face was quite the reward, if only Leo could ignore the horrified/confused/shocked faces of Don, Raph and Mikey respectively. Too late to change his words, Leo nodded as though it were his intention all along, and reverted his eyes to the road before them.
Not a minute later did Mikey ask, "Is it just me dudes… or was that really sexual? Even for Leo- and he's the pervert,"
If Leo could bang his head against the steering wheel without risking a crash, he would, "Mikey- it was one time I made a comment about Karai, one time."
Raph snickered, "You should have known better- now Mikey's labeled you as a pervert forever,"
Leo lifted a finger for emphasis, "But it wasn't even that perverted- all I said was that her armor was getting noticeably tighter since last year,"
Mikey wisely put in, "It's called puberty bro, pu-ber-ty."
Don joined their conversation, finding it relevant to give Mikey a 'censored' crash course on biology of human puberty, of course omitting the really good stuff, according to Raph. As for Casey? Uncanny silence fell upon him, and it hung around Leo's guilty mind like a neon weight.
The eldest turtle spared a glance to the rearview mirror, and he caught dark eyes looking his way. Neither broke it, until Casey's eyes widened and Leo was rudely reminded that he was driving when he drove over a pothole.
"Geez Leo," Raph said, "Stop staring at Casey already!"
Leo didn't even deny it, but his blush told everybody that he wasn't regretting in the least. And Mikey called his older brother a pervert yet again.
"Casey and I are… just friends," Leo softly said- more to himself than to any of the turtles behind him with advanced hearing.
Don let his head drop into his hands, "Leo you should really rethink your choice of words next times,"
"Pervert… We all know what 'just friends' mean. Donnie and April were 'just friends' look where they are now!"
"Hey! Leave my fiancé outta this!"
Casey had yet to speak so Raph shoved his shoulder, "Geez ow man!" the boy rubbed his injured arm, "What was that for?"
"I just thought Leo traumatized you- that's all,"
"Yeah, him being a pervert and all. Eyes on the road big bro! Stop mentally undressing Casey- I can see it in your eyes…" Cue the youngest whipping out magnifying glasses from who knows where.
Leo rolled his eyes, "Yeah right- I'm sure I can get some sexual gratification from just staring at him,"
Don face-palmed once more, just as Leo paled considerably, "That was a joke guys- I didn't really mean that!"
"Pervert…"
"Heh, for once I agree with you Mikey, Leo- stop being a pervert over my best bud, it's weird,"
Leo muttered, "Not my fault he's hot."
This time, the turtle really did bang his head against the steering wheel, and just as he thought he had had never been so humiliated, Casey started to laugh. Soft chuckles at first then outright laughing- Leo wished he were anywhere else, until that boy uttered the last thing Leo expected to hear.
"Ditto Leo," Casey send him a fabulous grin, and when he got that same horrified/confused/shock look from the others, Casey shrugged and replied in a way that made Leo's heart soar, "If you can't beat em, join em."
Author's Note: It just happened. I enjoyed writing this!