A/N: Once again, I'm not good at fighting scene. So, I'm trying to better myself by writing more of them. I'm not sure if I like this chapter but I wanted some Leo/Raph brotherly love action so here it is.
Chapter Ten: Future Red vs. Blue:
By the time Raph got home, everyone had called it a night. He figured as much, it was one hell of a day. It wasn't every day that one's time frame got jerked around, screwed up, and almost fixed again. He hated this. Raph didn't like the idea of Brock being in the past alone. Sure, she'd run into their past selves, but knowing him, had a good feeling that his past self wasn't going to take a liking to her mysterious ways.
"Did Taylor make it home okay?" Leo's voice came out from the darkness.
"Yeah, he's good." Raph answered.
Leo came out of the darkness. "I'm good to hear he got home."
"At least he could come home." Raph said angrily.
"Look, I know you're upset-"
"Do you?" Raph spat. "Do you have any idea what it's like to not being able to help someone you love?"
Leo smirked and crossed his arms. "I can believe or not."
Raph rolled his eyes Of course Leo did. Raph remembered hundreds of times when Fearless helped him, but he wasn't about to admit.
"Why don't you get some sleep?" Leo suggested. "It's been a long day, and I know more then any of us, you need it."
"I'll sleep when Brock comes home." He stated.
"Don't do this Raph," Leo warned him. "Do you think Brock would want you like this?" he asked him. "I don't think she would want you to ruin your health on her sake."
Raph smirked. Leo was right, again. Go figure. It was true. "She'll probably beat my ass if she finds out."
"And I'll be happy to tell her." Leo returned playfully. "So, maybe I can be some asstance."
"If there is any of me left." Raph continued.
Leo walked his brother to his bunk. Before they parted ways, they pounded each other fists together like back in the old days. The brothers four were back again.
Raph tried to sleep but he knew he wouldn't. He tossed and turned, turned and tossed. There was nothing he could do. He was too worried and frustrated about Brock. Unable to stay in bed any longer, Raph got up and headed towards the dojo area so he could work off some steam. He didn't have his sai with him, but that didn't mean anything. He could move around the old fashioned way.
"Almost an hour, man my timing is getting rusty." Leo's voice caught Raph's ear again.
The dojo's lights came on and there Leo was in the middle of the floor. "What the…?" Raph asked. "I thought you'd gone to sleep."
"Keyword: you thought, and that's never really been your strong suit Raph." Leo told him. "You never think before you leap."
Raph smirk and did what his brother told him to do for once. He thought about kicking him, and he did. Raph leapt up in the air, hoping to catch his older brother off guard, it didn't work. "Dammit," he cursed, before Raph knew it, he was on the ground.
"Well, there's a start." Mocked Leo, looking down at him.
Raph took this time to bring him to the ground with his foot. "You always said, never brag." Raph returned once they were both of the floor.
"How about a little friendly sibling rivalry?" Leo suggested.
"I thought you wanted me to rest." Raph said.
"You did." He reminded him of his hour resting period. They both got up. "Here," Leo tossed him an extra pair of sai.
"Let's see, how long has it been since our last fight?" Raph asked, twirling his sai around, getting the feel for these. They didn't feel as good as his original pair but they would do.
"A good couple of years, I know that." Leo answered.
"Guess we'd better make up for lost time." Raph said, throwing a sai towards Leo's direction.
Leo brought out his swords in a quick motion, blocking Raph's weapon with his own. He brought the sai up with his foot and kicked it back to Raph. Raph caught it. He didn't wait for Leo to have a go, he made the second move. Leo readied himself for Raph's force. He used his swords as shields and easily pushed his brother away, giving him time to slice away at him.
Raph was able to block a couple of them, but Leo got him once. The blade sliced through Raph's skin. It didn't hurt. They were all use to pain by now. He kept going. Raph wasn't going to stop until he brought his brother down.
Leo could see how angry he was through his eyes, that's why Leo suggested this fight. It was one way Raph worked out his anger. Leo wasn't tired. He could hold out as long as his brother could, if not longer. However, Leo could see some weakness starting to leak out of him. It wasn't physical in the slightest, it was all emotional.
Raph was able to get Leo. Then he saw his brother's blood. That had done it, he couldn't do anymore. He collapsed to his knees. He punched the floor a few good times. Leo knelt down next to him and put a comforting hand on his shoulder. Their was silence, no words needed to be spoken here. All they needed now was each other.
Raph wasn't the only determined to bring Brock back home.
TBC…