A/N: I would like to give a quick thank you to Ajara and cndrow for review, as well for their help, inspiration, and support. Thank you guys so very much (hug~)

I think the M rated part will be coming up either in the next chapter or the chapter after next so keep a watch out. I will warn you, of course, but just giving you a heads up in case.

Warning: If you do not like t-cest, slash, BL, or anything related to the sort, do not read it and/or leave a flame about it.

Here is chapter 2 and I hope you guys like it :D

Leo

"Why don't you come away with me for a while?"

I chuckled, shaking my head as Usagi clasped one of my hands in his, "You know I can't do that. I have responsibilities here, Usagi."

"Hmm… then what about for a day… or maybe even a half day?" The rabbit samurai said, hope lighting up his eyes as he tried to encourage me to change my mind, "…A quarter of a day?"

I smiled apologetically at him, giving his hand a squeeze before releasing it, "I can't leave this dimension until Karai is taken care of for good. She's threatened me and my family more times then I can count and…"

My eyes fell to the ground briefly; I swallowed thickly before I continued, "The last attack she sent our way… was a bit more devastating than I had anticipated…"

"I am sorry, koibito(1)," He said, providing me a sad smile of understanding, "I keep on forgetting… that your battle with this woman has become more personal over the past year. Forgive me for my negligence-"

"No, no," I said quickly, "You are only looking out for me. I would love to come with you to your world to clear my head, and, of course, to be with you, but this is something that has to be done," I breathed a rough sigh, one of my hands clutched automatically at my side, "I won't allow her to take anything else away from this family."

"… Leo-chan…" Usagi whispered under his breath, taking a step closer to me so that only a foot remained between us. A heat rose to my cheeks at the nickname; it sounded weird in general, since Usagi seemed to always have a hard time with shortening peoples' names, but he only used it when we were either alone or being… intimate, "Should I stay another day?"

I hesitated before I shook my head in a negative fashion, "It's alright. Besides, you have a job to do remember? A lord to guard or something?"

Usagi chuckled lightly, "Something along those lines, yes. I am certain that he would not mind me staying away an extra day."

"I don't want to keep you from your job. Just come back when you are done, hm? That shouldn't be to much of a wait."

"No… I suppose not," He said with a mild grin, stepping forward and kissing me slowly, sweetly on the lips. I smiled into the kiss before he reluctantly pulled away from me. I noticed a brief twinkle in his hazel eyes before he spoke again, "… but I will be making up for lost time when I return, koi…"

I blushed further, "R-right. S-see you soon, Usagi."

Usagi slowly backed away from me, stepping through the portal to his world while lifting his hand in a farewell, vanishing into the swirled blue vortex that lead to his dimension before it disappeared completely. The living room became filled with silence, save for my deep exhalation of repressed longing. In all honesty, I didn't want him to leave… but who was I to pull him away from his duties in his world. Besides, I'm an adult, I can't always get what I want.

"So… how is he, Fearless?"

I nearly jumped out of my skin at the all too familiar voice, spinning around swiftly on my heels to face the emerald skinned, muscular form of my immediate younger brother, Raphael. He was standing at the hallways opening that lead to the dojo, his shoulder leaning against the wall casually as his amber eyes regarded me with a level, unreadable gaze. When had he gotten there? Either he had been practicing his stealth exercises, like I had scolded him many times before, or I was far more unfocused then I had first thought.

"I'm… I'm sorry?" I blinked in bewilderment at him, unsure of what his words were implying.

His passive expression changed only slightly as a small smirked appeared on his lips, "How is he? Did ya give him a test drive yet? Huh?"

I glared at him immediately after his clarification, "That is none of your business."

His smirk widened, chuckling as he pushed himself off of the wall with a simple shrug of his shoulder, "Heh, well that's a solid 'no'."

I blushed slightly, clearing my throat as I walked towards the kitchen. I heard his feet shift slightly before he followed after me- gah, just my luck…, "H-how long had you been standing there?"

"Long enough ta catch you two, swappin' spit," He said with a rough, dry tone as I made my way to the refrigerator, opening it and retrieving one of those canned green-teas that April had brought especially for me, "Shit, you'd think he was goin' away ta war with the way you two were going at it…"

I sighed, closing the fridge lightly before I turned to face his form leaning against one of the kitchen counters. I might not be with Raph anymore but I didn't want to hurt or offend him by my displays of affection with someone else. I tried to be careful but I did slip up sometimes when Raph decide to walk like an actual ninja rather than a personified hurricane, "And? Is there a problem with the way I kiss someone?"

His eyes narrowed in a way that said 'Ya think?' before he sucked his teeth, crossing his arms over his chest as he stood upright and took a step or two towards me, "Ya better believe I have a fuckin' problem with the way ya kiss someone!"

I frowned, my arms crossing over my own chest as I raised an eye ridge at him, "Why are you so loud? It's nighttime. Are you trying to wake everyone up? Kami…(2)"

He ignored my statement, growling low in his chest, "Why would ya think I wouldn't have a problem with it, huh? Not only do ya just dump me outta nowhere, ya gotta start showin' off ya new sex buddy too?"

My eye ridge twitched at the term he used for Usagi, "S-sex buddy? What the hell, Raph?"

"Yeah. That's what he is, ain't he? Ya tryin' ta make me jealous or some shit? Playin' hard ta get? Huh?"

I glared at him hotly, "Are you that ignorant. It isn't always about you, Raph. You already had me so why would I want to play hard to get? If anything, we were sex buddies."

Raph growled, taking a sudden step towards me, "The fuck we were!"

I scuffed, taking a quick step towards him as well, "Yes, Raph, we were. All we ever did was argue and have sex. I don't know about you but I'm pretty sure that a relationship isn't based on just those two things."

He sucked his teeth, "Come on, Leo. We didn't just do those things."

I snorted humorlessly, unraveling my arms to lift a single finger up towards his direction, "Name one time we had a full, in-depth conversation that didn't lead to yelling or intimacy."

"Che, that's easy. There was that time when…" He paused, his anger evaporating momentarily as he thought back, "Wait… no, not that. Uh…"

I waited patiently for him to provide me with an example but I knew he wouldn't be able to think of one. The only time we had ever had a meaningful conversation was when we had simply been friends and brothers, not lovers. It was like the minute we had stepped into that territory, everything went to hell. True, the sex was always good but that was nothing compared to stability and bonding on a more spiritual level… like I have with Usagi now.

I sighed, "My point exactly."

His anger automatically returned but it wasn't as intense as before, "That doesn't prove anythin'…"

"No? Well, it says a lot to me," I shook my head as I attempted to walk past him in order to head towards my room- I needed to go to sleep anyway- but he stepped in my path quickly. I stopped myself before I bumped into him, my eyes locking onto his intense, amber ones with a mild glare, "Raph… move."

"Nah. Not until we get somethin' straight here," He ground out, stepping forward, forcing me to take a few steps back, "If that was the problem with our relationship, why didn't ya tell me."

"I did," I breathed out roughly, "I told you countless times. I told you over and over again whenever we argued or when we were just talking… which was rare. It never got better Raph and I… well, I just got tired of trying. I thought it would be better if we were just… brothers. At least when we were just that, we were able to talk on a civil level."

"Yeah? Well there's just one tiny flaw ta that plan, Fearless," He said deeply, a slight growl to his voice as he took one final step towards me. I attempted to retreat backwards again but my shell hit the wall suddenly, my eyes widened at the predicament I found myself in, 'Aw, shell… this can't be good…'

I nearly jumped when his open palm slammed against the wall next to my head, my eyes automatically stop towards his face again. His eyes were heated, intense; I couldn't help but blush under his gaze, "A-and that flaw would be?"

"… I can't just see ya as a brotha anymore, Leo. I can't just see ya as friend. I already had a taste of ya as somethin' more and I can't just let that go. It ain't fair that you decide where our relationship is gonna go all by yerself, babe," He paused, his eyes flickered to my lips briefly- that wasn't a good sign…, "I still want ya… love ya."

I pushed against his plastron slightly, attempting to push him away but he stood strong- damn him for being the strongest one out of all of us, "It's already over Raph. You can't-"

Before I knew it, I was receiving my second kiss of the evening, this one being far rougher and demanding than the first. I didn't even have time to resist; his lips forcing mine apart in order to slid his tongue hungrily over mine. I shoved against his chest hard, using all of my strength to pry him away from me, if only a little. I gasped for air, glaring at him angrily, "W-what the hell is wrong with you?"

He growled, trying to force himself against me again but I held him back with my elbow, "Nothin', doll. Just tryin' ta take back what's mine."

"Well this isn't how you do it."

He smirked, "Well then tell me what I gotta do."

I huffed, my breathing balancing out as I gave him a single, rough shove to create some much needed distance between us. If he has stayed where he was a moment longer, I probably would have given in, "Like I said, Raph. I'm with someone else now. There is nothing you can do."

Raph snorted, "Like hell there isn't," he took a deep breath, giving me a quick once over before he smirked at me- I hated that look as well. He usually gave me that look when he had certain… plans in mind. My form remained tense and poised, waiting for him to corning again. If he did, I would give him a right hook so hard-, "I ain't gonna stop tryin' until yer mine again, Fearless. That is a guarantee. Heh, don't ya know me by now? I don't stop until I get what I want."

He began to back out of the kitchen, a smug look on his face as he went, "I got 'bout three days without any interference from that damn rabbit, Leo. Think ya can hold out until then?"

I glared nastily at him as he turned into the neighboring hallway-probably on his way to the his room- before I dropped my rigid stance, exhaling the tension I had been feeling since we had began to talk. It took me several minutes, well after Raph had left me, to straighten up and notice that I still had a can of green tea- unopened but slightly strangled- in my grasp. I groaned, moving my unoccupied hands to my lips, feeling that they had become mildly bruised by Raph rough intrusion.

"Damn…," I shook my head, hating that I had become somewhat aroused by his assault. I was also mad as hell that he took the same road as he always did when he wanted something intimate or sexual from me that I wasn't reluctant to give.

Would he every change?

(1)Koibito- lover, special someone, sweetheart

(2)...Kami- ...God