It was just another dark starry night in New York City. The people on the sidewalks silently walking to their own destinations to turn in for the night. Few cars out on the streets. Alleyways full of homeless people, stray cats and garbage. At this time of night nobody is ever out unless you work the late night shift at work, or unless you a mutant ninja turtle battling the Foot Clan on a nearby roof top.
The sound of metal hitting metal rings in leaf green ears. Welding the twin katana's, the turtle in the blue mask barley misses a slice in the leg dodging it with a swift leap and bringing his left sword down blocking the hit. His appoint, a Japanese Kunoichi, the Foot clan's ruler's daughter herself. Karai smirks bringing her tanto sword up and sliding it back in its holder. "Enough with the weapons, lets see what you really got, Leonardo."
Always up for a challenge, Leo slides his twin swords in their own holders behind his shell as they start circling each other as if they were in a spar match, neither wanting to make the first move. Eyes narrowing Karai leaps first sweeping her leg down to trip the terrapin, but he easily dodges it.
Right behind Leo's shell his third younger brother Donatello is in the middle of fighting Tigerclaw. Bo Staff in his hands he twirls it around flawlessly, and snatches the tiger's freeze gun right out of his claws before he blasts it. The turtle in purple sprints towards the mutant and plants his staff right in front of the assassin before they collided, sending him front flipping in the air directly above his head and lands sharply on the felines tail with his heel. Tigerclaw screeches in pain dropping his knife to the floor as he grabs his injured tail, right before Donnie instep kicks him right in the jaw sending him towards the turtle in orange who is fighting Razar.
The youngest turtle is having the most trouble. Razar has him under his claws, neck pinned up in a choke hold against a billboard wall. With Tigerclaw down Donnie rushes over to help sending three throwing stars right at the dogs face making him release Michelangelo as he winces in pain. Gasping for air Mikey finds the energy and uppercuts Bradford right in the jaw sending him flat on his boney tail.
On the right of them is the last turtle of the bunch. In the middle of fighting a mutant fish with his sais in hand, he almost stops to check on his little brother when he see's Don has beat him to it. But that slight second of being distracted Fishface was on his left when he turned around and before he could react he felt a needle go in his neck and release its liquid into his body. "Shit! What the fuck was that?!" The turtle in red swears, sais up and ready for swingin', but swings into air. He quickly turns around to see the fish sprinting to the other building.
"That was meant to be tested on the girl, but we'll see if it works. That's from Baxtar Stockmem, he gave me the honor to give it to you personally." His strong Brazilian accent echoes as he laughs jumping to the next building, with all the other Foot following behind.
Growling Raph turns to Mikey who is now standing up with the help of Donnie as his arms are around his shoulders keeping him upright. "You good little bro?"
Mikey was about to answer but gets interrupted by Leo who is glaring daggers into the red masked turtle. "What the shell were you thinking?!"
Oh here it comes. Sighing Raph turns around to face his angry mate. "I told you to wait Raphael but you stormed right into their trap! They almost choked Mikey to death if it weren't for Donnie! But do you listen to me? Have you ever waited to hear my plans before you bust in there with your damn sais?" Leo grips the bridge of his nose frustrated, shaking his head.
"I had to! They had that girl held captive and who knows what they would have done to her if I didn't stop them?!" Raph shoots back turning around frustrated.
This always happens. Ever since they became more than just brothers it has made arguing ten times worse when they are out on missions. Raph screws up, Leo gets mad and lectures him, then Raph can't hold his tongue and ends up regretting some of the stuff he says.
"I can't do this anymore." Leo sighs and swallows what feels like nails down his dry throat. "I need a break Raph."
Raphael felt his heart drop. He'd finally done it, pushed Leo to far and now he finally realized he deserves someone better than his hot tempered brother.
"Umm.. We will be ugh at the lair..." Mikey's scratchy voice spits out awkwardly as him and Donnie head down the fire escape to the manhole cover.
Tears prick the edges of Raph's golden eyes. No. Not going to cry. He suddenly feels angry. Rage filling through his veins as his fists clench, storming to the side of he roof he punches the ledge. "Fuck you Leo. If you wanna break why don't ya just call it off then?!" His fist covered in blood but is numb from the adrenalin. He doesn't mean what he is saying, but he cant stop himself from saying it.
He loves Leo, and Leo is the best thing that's ever happened to him. He'd give anything for his mate, but when he feels angry stuff comes out the wrong way.
"Raph, I can't do that." Leo spits out clenching his fists as well. "But I can't keep doing this. I need time to breathe and clear my head."
"Whatever. I don't care what ya do. Just leave me the fuck alone." Raph growls and jumps down the fire escape to the manhole cover. He knew Leo wouldn't follow him. Once he makes it back home he was going to go straight to his punching bag, but he feels to drained. Not even bothering to see if Mikey and Donnie are still up he goes up to his room to tired to even slam the door.
'I need a break.' Leo's words echo through his head.
There is no fucking way he's going to come back to me. Who would want to be with me anyway? He deserves so much better. But what made him think he could say something like that right in front of Mikey and Donnie?! Does he really hate me that much that he can't wait to tell me when we are alone? He has to go humiliate me in front of our brothers. Maybe this break is a good idea after all... What the fuck am I thinking I don't want a break from Leo. I cant get enough of the guy. I just gotta give him some space I guess. Raph thinks to himself as he makes his way across his room.
He probably should ask Donnie about what they injected him with, and should go apologize to Mike. But he is way to fuckin' tired to even take off his gear. Plopping into his hammock rubbing his neck where the needle poked him his eyes droop shut. Damn what did he do that made him so drained? Was it because he is in a bad fight with Leo? Or did he get to drunk with Casey last night and not remember? He didn't have long to think about it as sleep soon took him and he was snoring away.
Leo came home an hour later. He decided to go on a quick run but he stayed in the sewers to be safe. You never know if the Foot is still running around. He made his way to his bedroom but stops right in front of Mikey's door and Donnie's door, glad to hear them both asleep and safe. Once he got to Raph's door he sighs. He really didn't want to do that. He's been trying not to think about it. About how upset Raph was, how he wouldn't even look at him because he was about to lose it.
At least he took his frustration out on the wall instead of my face. But I deserved it in my face. I should have waited till we were alone to tell him. Hopefully this doesn't make things worse between us.
There has been so much going on with the Foot Clan lately, they have been busting up pharmacy's and stealing lots of medicine and drugs. And almost every time Raph doesn't listen on these missions. There has been way to much stress on the Leader's shoulders. They could have lost Mikey today. He doesn't want to end things with his mate, but this just seems like the best idea till he can think more clear.
Leo was about to head to his own room but a small noise stopped him. What the shell? Being very still he waits and concentrates on the sounds around him. Sewer waters running, Mikey snoring, heater running, Donnie shifting in bed, baby whimpering, water dropping from that one pipe in the - wait a damn second, baby whimpering?! Last time Leo checked there wasn't any babies in the sewers.
Leaning his head on Raph's door he hears it more clearly. Did Raph seriously take a baby home? Not even bothering to knock Leo opens the door. "Raph?" The light from the hallway peeks in, surprised when he doesn't see the emerald turtle anywhere in the room he turns on the light. Nothing but dumbbells on the floor, a punching bag in the corner, playboys on the floor which I thought he got rid of ugh, and a picture on the box he uses as a nightstand of us on Christmas last year under the mistletoe. Mikey secretly took that picture, Raph tried to make him delete it but once he saw it he ended up liking it and decided to frame it.
I must be hearing stuff. Its been a long day.
Heading to leave the room and hopefully find Raph in his bed he stops in his tracks when he hears soft crying coming from the hammock. He turns around and opens up the swinging bed to find a small emerald child with big green eyes, a red mask hanging loose from his neck being to big, fidgeting with heavy sais on top of its little plastron. He wouldn't have even bothered to check the hammock this baby is so light it doesn't even look like anything was inside it. The baby turtle blinks looking up at Leo, a big smile on his face showing one bottom tooth as his arms go up, squeaking in excitement to see Leo.
Leo feels like the room is spinning. There is no way... This can't be...
Gulping, he picks up the turtle and brings him to his plastron making the child giggle and grab Leo's mask tugging at it.
"R-Raph?"
A/N: I was going to start this story up in a few weeks but I couldn't help myself. I had to stay up till one in the morning to write it! I'll try to update it frequently and keep up with it. Let me know what you think of it so far!
