-Raphael-

It was a quiet day at the old O'Neil house. Donnie was with April in the lab trying to flirt with her as usual. I can't believe that he found love in the first human he's ever come across. Mikey is well... Mikey. There's not much to him. And Leo was out scouting the forest for anything out of the norm. I was with Casey on top of the roof just enjoying the sun heating my cold veins.

I looked onto the beautiful face of the pale skinned human. He was busy carving something out of a block of wood with a blade, "Why do you keep staring at me Raph?" he asked without looking up from his work.

"Oh, uh," I snapped my eyes back up to the blue sky, "No reason," out the corner of my eye I saw his cheeks turning red, "I was just wondering how a guy like you would like a girl like April is all."

"She's pretty cute and she's saved my butt multiple times," he said.

"What about Donnie?"

"What about him?" Casey set down the blade and wood block, "He likes her just as much as I do, but he's too shy to do anything about it. I know he's a turtle and she's human, but he has to ask her out already. I see it eating at him more and more as time rolls on. I only really flirt with her to get on his nerves."

"Do you think April likes him back?"

"I know she does. I can see it in her eyes. All she needs from him is to ask."

"Which is why you flirt with her, so he would have to step up and ask her before you do."

"Exactly. At the same time I'm helping him I'm also getting enjoyment outta watching him squirm."

"Love the plan, but try and keep the enjoyment of suffering to me. I like pissing off my brothers."

"Whatever dude," he pushed my legs off I slid down the side of the roof and jumped off the edge. I did a front flip and landed hard on the ground.

I looked back up at the rooftop and saw that Casey wasn't there anymore. I wonder where he goes when he disappears like that. I jumped up and climbed on the roof. I went to the top and saw Casey running through the forest.

Using my ninja skills, I followed him; sticking to the tree tops as he ran. He went deep into the forest and stopped at a tree with a hole in it. He reach in and pulled out a picture. I couldn't make out who it was, but when he looked at his he smiled and hugged it to his chest.

"I love you Raph," he said and I almost fell out of the tree at his words, "I wish I could tell you buddy," he looked at the picture and kissed it.

I didn't know how to respond to the situation. I just stood in the tree with my mouth hung open. A blast of cold air went through me and I just stood there in such shock. I slipped from the branch and fell forward. I hit the ground hard with the back of my shell.

"Raph!" Casey exclaimed. I sat up and he had his hands behind his back, "What are you doing here?"

"You pushed me off the roof and I came for payback," I shot up and tried to not look embarrassed like he was.

"You shouldn't have followed me," he told me.

"Why not?" I asked, "What are you doing out here that you don't want me to know?"

"It doesn't matter!" he said angrily.

"I wanna know what you're hiding?"

"I'm not hiding anything!" we kept fighting and bantering until be blurted out, "It's Because I Love You!" he clasped his hands over his mouth and turned around.

I knew I loved him, but I didn't fully grasp the finality of him loving me, "You do?" I smiled and slowly walked up behind him.

"Yeah, so what?" I wrapped my arms around his waist and pulled him in to me. His skinny frame felt so right being against mine. I felt his heart rate pick up its pace to catch up with mine.

"I love you too," I admitted.

"Yeah?" he turned in my arms and wrapped his arms around my neck.

"Yeah," I smiled and we pressed our heads against each other, "I always have Casey Jones."

"And I have always loved you Raphael," we kissed and I just melt into him.