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Ch 4 Raph's Complicated Life.

As Raph dragged Leo back into the house, Leo twisted his arm and managed to free himself from Raph's grip. "Let go of me!" Leo yelled out as he suddenly let out a forward kick catching Raph in the chest and bringing the larger turtle down to the floor hard.

Before Raph knew what was happening, Leo quickly jumped on top of him and held him down, "I can't believe you kissed me!" Leo shouted as Raph struggled to get himself out of Leo's grip, "You have the nerve to trash this person's house then you think you have the balls to go and kiss me!?" He declared in disbelief, "How dare you do something like that."

Raph twisted his hands and managed to grab Leo's wrists while he rocked himself to the right and, catching Leo off guard, he managed to roll Leo over so he was now on top of the blue turtle. "Get off me!" Leo yelled as he struggled underneath Raph's weight.

"I'm not gonna let some damn kid get the better of me!" Raph yelled back, leaning upward and forcing Leo's arms over his head. "Why the shell did ya take off on me?!" Raph demanded as he attempted to keep the squirming turtle from getting away from him.

"You know why and I'm not some damn kid!" Leo yelled as he wrapped his leg around Raph's middle and managed to lean him slightly to the left while his knee got under the right side of Raph's plastron allowing him to knee his side hard. "I'm just as old as you are if not older!" Raph gasped in slight pain but still managed to keep Leo down. "Do you know how much money you've costed my agency!" Leo continued as he attempted to get Raph off him, "Maybe you want revenge on that guy Hun but you don't even know if this is his house…"

"Of course this is his house!" Raph yelled back.

"How could you know that?" Leo demanded as he finally stopped squirming, "There's very little here; no pictures, no decorations, hardly anything to tell anyone who lives here or ummph…."

Raph again forced his lips down on Leo's, once again catching him off guard. But this time, as the kiss lingered Leo let out a churr and as their kiss deepened, Raph laid himself down on top of the blue turtle and Leo wrapped his legs around Raph's middle pressing their groins together. Raph released Leo's wrist and brought his hands underneath Leo's head while Leo's arms snaked around Raph's shell and the kiss suddenly became filled with fiery passion.

After several moments, Raph pulled himself away from Leo and the two stared at each other for several long moments. "Stop kissing me," Leo finally whispered as he stared up at Raph in complete surprise while his legs released his middle.

Raph smiled down at him, "That's the only way I know ta shut ya up." He told him as he stood up. He helped Leo off the floor then the two walked into the living room, "But I gotta say, you're right about one thing,"

Still feeling slightly flustered, Leo walked around and started picking up some of the broken pieces of furniture, "And what would that be?"

"There is hardly anything in this house." Raph walked over to the dining room, "Only a table and some chairs in here and the kitchen and a couch with an end table and a lamp," he walked back into the living room and watched Leo rummage through what was left of the TV, "It's almost as though whoever does own this house wants people to just think someone live here."

Leo looked up at him thoughtfully, "What are you saying Raph?" He asked as he stood up, "You don't think anyone lives here?" He looked around, "You think this is all just some kind of front for…." He waved his hands around the room, "for something else."

Raph nodded, "It does make ya wonder doesn't it?" The two turtles walked toward the kitchen, "I mean look around the house, there's nothing here." He turned back to Leo with a puzzled look, "What exactly are you needed for anyway?"

Leo looked at Raph in thoughtfully, "Well," he looked around, "I…."

"I mean, there are no pets to feed, no kids to babysit and according to the note the owner will be back tomorrow night so…" Raph looked at Leo in bewilderment, "Why are you needed?"

"I'm…." Leo looked narrowed his eyes in consternation, "I'm needed to water the plants." Leo told him as he started toward the garage with Raph following him, "Plants I need to water right now."

"Ya mean those plants in the greenhouse?" Raph asked as they entered the garage, "Why don't ya let me take care of them for ya Leo?" He asked with a very low and evil voice.

Leo looked back at Raph with narrowed eyes, "You've done enough damage to this house," He said, "And don't think what happened in the foyer is going to make me forget it either," Leo walked toward the end of the garage but suddenly stopped and looked back at Raph in bewilderment, "Wait a minute, how much of this house did you tour last night while I was upstairs getting ready for bed anyway?"

Raph looked at Leo sheepishly, "Well, to tell ya the truth, I arrived here almost an hour before you did." They walked into the greenhouse and Leo watched as Raph walked to the back and out another door that led to the outside. Raph walked over to the back corner, almost out of sight of the blue turtle, and lifted a tarp revealing a sleek black Harley motorcycle.

"I saw ya…." Raph let out a small laugh, "Actually, I heard ya coming, saw ya speak to that rat Splinter and those two idiots from across the street," Leo smiled lightly while shaking his head at Raph's choice of words, "I ducked in the garage after ya came into the house, that's when I found the totes and that rope, then I ran outside when I heard ya coming into the garage and watched ya water these plants, then I waited for ya to go upstairs," He walked back into the greenhouse and brought himself close to Leo, "Ya owe me a pizza, by the way."

"And you are going to owe me so much more when the owner comes back and sees what a mess you made of his house." Leo retorted as he went about preparing the water for the plants. "So while you took out your anger on the house and my only form of entertainment, did you get a chance to check out the other rooms of the house?" He asked as he started to water the plants.

"Nah, all the other rooms including the basement are locked," Raph told him as he watched him intently, "I was going to break the doors and check them out last night but I decided I'd smash a few of Hun's things instead."

"How did I not hear anything last night?" Leo questioned.

He watched Raph dig into the trash can, "These nice thick oriental rugs can cover up a lot of sound." Raph said with a laugh.

Leo shook his head in exasperation, "So what exactly did Hun do to deserve your wrath Raphael?"

Raph snorted and sat on top of the desk, "It's a long and complicated story…"

"I've got fifty plants to water and aside from that, I've got no other plans for the rest of the day, especially now that the TV is trashed" Leo told him wryly, "I think we got time."

Raph sighed and got a faraway look in his eyes, "Ya ever hear of the Purple Dragons?" He watched with narrowed eyes as Leo startled lightly before going back to his task.

"No, um, I've never been to New York City, who or what are they?" Leo asked with slight hesitation.

"How'd you know they're from New York City?" Raph asked as he watched Leo intently.

Leo shrugged and turned back to look at Raph, "You're accent," He told him, "I assume you're from there so I'm assuming they are too," Leo chuckled, "I may never have been there but I do have some friends who moved here from there so I was able to pick up on it."

Raph nodded thoughtfully, "Oh, well, anyway, they're this gang that demands protection money from businesses," Raph began, "And Hun is their leader."

"Were you one of those businesses he demanded money from?" Leo asked as he kept his shell toward Raph.

"No," He replied, "Ya see, I've got this bro, Casey, his family took me in when I was a kid, kept me off the streets and kept me from ruining my life," Raph sighed heavily, "His family's great like that," He said with a chuckle, "Anyway, Casey's next door neighbor has this kid that started running around with the wrong crowd."

"The Purple Dragons?" Leo looked back at him expectantly and Raph nodded, "So what happened to him?"

"Her," Raph muttered, "And when my bro found out that Angel, that's her name, was looking to join the Dragons, Casey tried ta stop her."

"So I take it Hun stopped Casey?" Leo asked knowingly.

"In the worst way," Raph muttered, "Every kid knows where the PDs hangout is so Casey went there," Leo watched as Raph grinded his right fist into his left palm, "But he went without me or any backup of any kind," Raph swallowed hard and blinked his eyes rapidly as the memories came back to him, "Stupid Casey," he muttered, "And I didn't find out till after Angel came and got me."

"Sounds like he was able to convince her to get away from the gang then," Leo commented as he finished up.

"From what she told me," Raph continued, "Casey got to their hangout in time to stop Angel from entering the fighting cage…"

"What's a fighting cage?" Leo asked as he put the supplies away.

Raph chuckled, "You really are rather sheltered aren't ya?"

"Just clarify it for me, will ya," Leo said rolling his eyes.

"Okay, okay," Raph said as the two turtles started back into the house, "It's like a boxing ring but fighters are surrounded by a cage instead of rope, it's pretty popular and most know it as MMA, Mixed Martial Arts." Raph told him, "And when refereed properly, cage fighting can be pretty exciting and the fighters win when one knocks the other out or an opponent taps out."

"Sounds pretty brutal," Leo commented.

"No worse than regular boxing," Raph stated, "But with Hun, not only does it get brutal sometimes it becomes a fight to the death." Raph let out a low growl, "Ya see, he makes kids fight his Purple Dragons as a part of his initiation into the gang and apparently Casey got there in time to stop Angel from being initiated and was able to convince her to get away from the gang, but just as they were making their escape, Hun managed to grab Casey but because Angel got away, Hun made Casey take her place."

"Sounds like Casey and Hun have a bit of a history too," Leo noted.

"More than you know," Raph said, "Like I said, Hun extorts money from businesses, and Casey's dad was one of those he use to extort from,"

"Use to?" Leo looked quizzically at him.

"Yeah," Raph looked away sadly, "It happened when Casey was a kid and though no one could ever prove it but a week after Casey's dad stood up to Hun, his shop was burned down and later, Mr. Jones was beaten to death in a back alley." Leo watched as Raph wiped a tear from his cheek, "Some say he was murdered because he went to the police after he was told not to."

"Raph, I'm so sorry." Leo told him. "So what happened to Casey?"

"Angel found me and after I called the police, I, along with several of our friends, got to the PD's hangout just in time to see Casey fighting one of the dragons and from what I could tell, Casey was winning, but when Hun saw that Case wasn't going to go down easily, he took a metal pipe to his head and…." Raph let out a choked sob then clenched his jaw, "I yelled at Casey to look out just as Hun brought the pipe down on Casey's head. Casey attempted to get out of the way but Hun still managed to hit him and fractured his skull. Next thing I knew, I was seeing red and I chased Hun right into his office. I saw him stuffing money into a bag and tried to grab at him but he pulled a gun on me and I ducked out of the way as a bullet whizzed right past me. Then Hun ran out the back of his office like the coward he is and took off in a car. I never saw him after that. And now Casey is in the hospital in a coma and his family have no idea if he's going to live let alone how they're going to pay the bills."

Leo nodded. "Look Raph, I'm sorry for your friend and all that your adopted family is going through but what makes you think this house belongs to Hun?" Leo asked as he attempted to look for a place to sit.

Raph gave a sudden sly grin, "I had to bash in a lot of doors and heads but finally one of Huns associates gave me the info I needed." He sneered.

"But you can't know if the info this informant gave you is correct," Leo pointed out, "What if he gave you an address of a person who's being extorted by Hun,"

Raph snorted at the thought, "I highly doubt anyone from the city would have a place like this here." Raph stated confidently, "Besides, I checked out this address and do you know who it belongs to?"

"A Mr. E. L. Smith," Leo replied.

"And have you ever met this guy?" Raph demanded.

"He hired me over the phone," Leo told him.

"Okay, but did you know that there is no E. L. Smith in this area." Raph sneered at him.

"I only know that I was hired by this Mr. Smith to take care of his house and water his plants," Leo looked up Raph angrily, "And now thanks to you, my business is ruined and I'll probably end up going bankrupt because of all this." He said as he waved his hand around the room.

With an angry huff, Leo attempted to walk past Raph toward the living room but Raph grabbed his arm forcing him to stop and look up at him. "Look, I'll help with the damages after I deal Hun, okay?" Leo looked at Raph then down to the hand holding his arm.

"With what?" Leo demanded as Raph gently let him go, "That blood money?"

"No" Raph responded, "That money is going to help Casey and his family," Leo watched with a sympathetic gaze as Raph walked to the fridge and looked inside. "But I promise ya, I'll find a way to pay ya back."

"Okay," Leo responded while pulling out his cell phone.

"What are you doing?" Raph asked suspiciously.

"You said I owe you a pizza," Leo responded as he attempted to turn his phone on, "I figured I should pay you for that and that way you can't say I owe you something." Leo scowled as he pushed the power button, "Damn it, why won't this turn on?" He muttered as he shook the cell phone, "I charged it up yesterday before I came up here and haven't used it since."

Raph chuckled and pulled out Leo's battery, "Might help if this was in it."

Leo looked at Raph and shook his head. "I thought my phone seemed rather light," He muttered as he placed the battery back in the phone, "Why did you take it out?"

"I just didn't want ya calling the police on me, not yet anyway," Raph explained, "I really need to confront Hun before I do anything else."

Leo looked at Raph and nodded as he turned on his phone, "Pepperoni okay?"

Raph nodded and smiled at the blue turtle, "Pizza for breakfast, I knew there was a reason I liked you."

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Long chapter I know but I hope it answered some questions. Peace :)