"You okay, Mikey?" Leo checked the poor turtle.
"What's his problem?! I was just trying to help, geez!" yelled Mikey. Leo gave him a pat on the back.
"He misses Spike I guess. Go onto your table before You-Know-Who shows up."
"Oh snap! Good call!" Mikey ran by him, and Donny was about to leave.
"Hold on, Donny. I'll keep him."
"But Raph said–"
"Don't worry I'll keep him Donny." Leo repeated with smile. Donny knew what that meant, and dropped Ralph into Leo's hands before leaving to his table.
Leo put him in a bowl and went to the bathroom to put some water in it.
"Maybe the turtle was overkill. I did leave him hanging last night." Leo said to himself or to Ralph, I don't even he knew. He was shortly cut off by a vibration and a red light in the corner of his eye. It was an iPhone in a red case. Raph's phone no doubt. Leo picked it up and was met with the one word he didn't feel like seeing: Casey.
Beep
"Moshi moshi."
"Leo? Where's Raph?" asked Casey.
"Working"
"Oh, okay. Well, tell him he left his watch over here, and that I'll pawn it if he doesn't come get it."
"Why is his watch at your place?" Leo said in a calm voice, but Casey was too oblivious to hear that it had an edge to it.
"He spent the night over here a few days ago, and I've been waiting for him to come get his watch. Why you didn't know?"
"No. But I was just wondering. I'll tell him."
"Cool, oh, and you guys are still good for Friday, right?"
"…Yeah, can't wait."
"Sweet. See ya."
With that Casey hung up. Leo just stared at the phone. Strangely he wasn't mad or annoyed, but he felt like he should have been. He looked back at Ralph, who was staring off into space. Leo followed his example and stared at his reflection. After a moment he finally shook his head, and picked up the bowl.
"Oh, Ralph, you're lucky you don't have friends. Sometimes they can be trouble."
Karai walked in and made her way to Leo's table. She was his regular, and Mr. Shredder's daughter. When she was done walking the streets pimping out herself, and some poor high school girl she would come to Leo. Leo didn't feel anything for her at all, and that was putting it politely. He used to want to be friends with her, but after seeing the kind of person she way, Leo wasn't having that mess. And Mr. Shredder mean-mugging him every times she coms by is no picnic either. The only reason he doesn't have his Footmen beat the hell out of him is because of Karai. Leo didn't know if that was a blessing or a curse.
"Good afternoon, Leonardo."
"Good afternoon." He didn't use her name on purpose, but she didn't seem to notice since she started to order her booze.
Across the club Raph was watching Leo. He couldn't believe this bitch. All over his lov– brother like that. To this day, he wonders why she's all the Footmen and other hosts talk about. Raph would rather touch April then Karai any day, but he'll be damned if she had Leo. He'd stab her in her eyes with a fork.
"Raphael-san what's wrong? You seem distracted." said the blondie next to him.
"Did I say something was wrong?" he snapped back at her.
"Aaah~ don't be so mean."
"I like it when he's mean. It's hot."
"Be mean to me too, Raphael!"
'Aaand now I have a worse headache' Raph thought in the comfort of his mind.
He looked up and Leo was looking back at him. Leo just stared for a minute then turned to Karai, and then proceeded to kiss her. No wait, not just kiss, Leo started to full-on make out with her for Raph to see. Karai looked like she was having the time of her life, and Raph looked like he was about to kick a puppy. Without thinking he abruptly got up from the table muttering 'Toilet' and left the girls he was with.
Leo stopped what he was doing and looked over at Raph's deserted table. Karai looked at him confused.
"What's wrong, Leonardo?"
Leo didn't seem to hear her because he muttered, "It's jealous…how cute."
Raph was on the roof texting. When he was confused or upset he would text Casey in secret. Even though Leo is understanding and dependable, when it comes to Raph he can be a serious jackass. He gets off seeing him suffer a bit, since Raph is the only one that knows about this side of him. But that was uncalled for. Kissing Karai right in front of him knowing he was watching. All that extreme bullshit about him not getting close to his customers of facing Leo-zilla later on in the closet, bathroom, or worse: the roof. Raph cringed at the memory.
Dude that' harsh! D: You piss him off or somthin? – Casey Jones
I haven't done ANYTHING! He's been an ass to me all morning! – Raph
Oh! This morning he picked up your phone! Did he tell you about the watch? – Casey Jones
Raph freaked and instead of texting back CALLED Casey.
"What do you mean he picked up my phone?" asked stunned Raph.
"I called to tell you that you left your watch at my house, but it was Leo. You need to stop leaving your shit around. Didn't he just by you that phone?"
"…"
"Raph?"
"…"
"Hellooooo?"
"…"
"RAPHAEL!"
"SHIT!" Raph pulled the phone from his ear, "I'm not deaf unless you make me, douchebag!"
"Then answer me when I call next time. What happened just now? Lost signal?"
'I swear there aren't enough stars in the sky to match his level of stupid…' thought Raph. "It's nothing. Just that I might be in trouble…"
"For what?"
"I snuck out when I went to your place that day."
"What?! Oh snap, my bad! Are you gonna be ok?"
"I don't think so…"
"I'll call Leo and tell him it was a joke."
"He will not pick up or believe you, trust me." Raph quickly added, "Don't worry, he'll just yell at me, or make me sleep outside of something."
Not even Casey knew about Leo's other side. Leo hides it for a reason, and makes it clear what he will do if others find out. He does not play, and sadly Raph does have the makes to prove it. Speak of the devil, Raph's received a text message.
Come. – Leo
"Uh…I gotta go. A customer just texted me" he lied.
"Ok. Sorry about to-day, man. I'll buy your share of drinks when we go to that party Friday."
"Thanks…bye."
Rap quickly hung up and let out a big sigh. Leo gave him a command instead of a request, and he knew what that meant. When he opened the door to the club, Leo was standing right there with his phone in his hand.
"That took too long." Leo grabbed his arm and dragged him out of the club.
"Leo, where are we going?"
Leo stopped for a minute, "When I say "Come" you come." Then he just kept on dragging Raph along.
