LEONARDO'S POV
I couldn't stop thinking about what happened between Raph as I slowly and silently walked down the stairs, keeping my distance away from him. I remember how I felt when he told me that he liked me. How it felt like my heart had stopped beating. The feeling of warmth run throughout my body. I just wish that I told him how I felt as well before he stormed off. I entered the dojo and sat silently beside my youngest brother.
"Good morning my sons!" Master Splinter said to the four of us, sounding slightly more eager than usual.
"Good morning Master Splinter." We all said in perfect synchrony, which is to be expected after all these years.
"Since the four of you have spent so much time of late practising your fighting techniques, today we will be getting in touch with our spiritual sides," he said with some excitement in his voice. I immediately looked to the others, all groaning in disappointment.
"Seriously sensei?" Mikey says to Master Splinter. He sounded like he thought sensei was joking.
"Silence is a key factor in being a ninja, Michelangelo."
Donnie and I glanced at each other and slightly laughed. Raph just kept staring at the ground. I knew that all my brothers hated meditation. Mikey just can't stay still long enough, Donnie wants nothing more than to go and work on one of his many projects and Raph just wants to do something physical. I on the other hand was thrilled, I loved meditation ever since I was young. Sensei gave us the go to start. A few minutes into the meditation I hear Mikey's voice.
"Ow, what was that for?" Mikey said in reaction to Master Splinter hitting him on his hand with his walking stick.
"Silence Michelangelo." Splinter replies.
I try as hard as I can to focus on my meditation, but today, I just can't. Getting a little frustrated I close my eyes but catch them opening once again, looking over to Raph. He looks so peaceful. Normally he looks agitated at something but right now, his chest is rising at a perfect rate and he looks as if nothing could break his concentration. I study his face carefully before I see his eyes suddenly flicker open and before I have time to react, I see him looking directly at me. I instantly feel redness filling my cheeks and shift my eyes quickly to the floor. My stomach begins to churn and I begin to breathe rapidly. Embarrassment floods through my body. I look around to see sensei looking at me confused.
"Is everything alright Leonardo?" He says to me. I panic as I start to think if he knows what just happened.
"Y-yes sensei everything's fine. I-I just need some air." I say to him, my voice shaky.
I bit my lip down in an attempt to distract myself from what had just happened. I quickly stood up and sent a glance over to Raph's direction. He looks back at me, looking like he's in shock. I bolted out of the dojo, past the living room, kitchen then out of the entrance to the lair. I don't stop running until my legs feel numb.