Ch.9 Gang Life; Poem
It's been about a week since Raph first kissed Leo. Raph has never felt such thrill in that one kiss and he's kissed a lot of people, but none of them made him feel the spark. He was for once in his life happy to have met Leo. He set's his mind at ease. He can even tell that Donnie is feeling at ease since he started dating April.
"YO Boss!" a RayGunz member brought Raph out of his thoughts. Raph looked toward the gang member and it looked like he was in a scuffle.
"What's da matter Rocko?" Raph asked wondering what he's men been up to.
"Boss! You're gonna love this! We capture one of The Foot members!" Rocko said with a smirk on his face when he saw Raph's eyes widened.
"Really?! Where didja find the scum?"
"We found'em on your turf boss. He was hassling some kids. There were two more with him, but we caught them off guard."
"What happened ta da other two?"
"Ha! They ran away, but we were able to get this guy. So now we can find out their next plans. He's in the integration room if ya wanna talk to'em boss." Rocko said with a smirk on his face.
Raph smirked at his friend and began to walk toward the room that made as an interrogation room.
The RayGunz hideout used to be an old abounded building, but Raph found it and decided to buy the place. He fixed it up, added many rooms for his men to occupy their time and where they needed to "work", and Raph made the interrogation room so he can the truth out The Foot Scum and any other gang members that take innocent lives.
Raph made his way toward the interrogation room and he noticed two other men that worked for him guarding the door.
"Ya make'em sing yet?" Raph asked with a smirk that made his boys laugh.
"Sorry boss, but he won't crack. Slash and Spike are in there playing the good cop bad cop thing and…It ain't workin' out to good." The gang member said as he looked at the door.
Spike and Slash are twins. Spike is the calm collective one trying to stop fights between people when the fight is unnecessary, but he knows how to fight as well. He knows how to persuade people and read their faces to see if their lying or not. Slash is the more violent type. He fought first then asked questions later. He has brute strength and can make nearly any man or mutant trembled under his gaze and growl.
They're both mutated turtles as well. Spike is light green and his twin is light blue with spikes around his body.
"Hn…then this Foot member must be tough…or he's frickin' loyal…I'll get'em ta sing." Raph said with and evil glint and smirk that made his member shiver.
They know not to mess with Raph or piss him off.
Raph entered the room and he just saw Slash smack the Foot in the face.
The Foot member is tied up on a chair, and he's covered in bruises that he looked black and blue.
"Damn Slash…Surprise he ain't talkin' after that'n." Raph said with a smirk as he crossed his arms walking over to them.
"Dis prick's about to crack! I know it!" Slash yelled tighten his fists.
Raph just shook his head and took a look at the Foot scum. He could tell this Foot gang member has been in the gang for years according to his scars, the way he sat, and he Raph can tell from his eyes to.
"Pfft…Ya have a lotta nerve goin' in on my turf ya Foot scum! What were ya there fer?" Raph said going into his gang leader mode.
"I ain't tellin' ya shit ya stupid turtle!" The Foot yelled which made Raph laugh a little. Before the Foot member could say anything, Raph punched him in the face much harder than Slash which made the Foot cry out in more pain.
Raph was stronger than any of his men, even Slash.
"FUCK! I think I swallowed a tooth!" Foot yelled feeling like he was about to get sick.
"Ya think my buddy over there was rough…heh…ya don't know pain yet…Now be a good little bird an' tell me what the fuck ya'll were doing in my turf." Raph said as he kept watching the man.
"Fuck you! I won't tell ya anythin'!"
Raph just shook his head and nodded his head at Spike. Spike nodded and gave Raph a knife. The Foot noticed the knife he began to get a little nervous. He's boss told him and the others that they won't kill them…so why?
"I ain't gonna kill ya…" Raph said as if he could read the man's thoughts as he twirled the knife like a pro in his right hand.
The man made a sigh of relief, but before he could relax he felt the knife go through his knee which made him cry loudly as Raph twisted it.
"But yer gonna wish I did kill ya…Cause until ya tell me why yer boss sent ya'll on my turf…I ain't gonna let'cha go." Raph said as he twisted the knife again but harder which made the man cry out in pain again.
"OKAY! I'LL TALK JUST PLEASE STOP!" The man yelled giving up can't take the pain anymore.
Raph stopped twisting the knife in his knee but he left it in there just in case he was gonna lie.
"Talk." Raph said firmly waiting for the man.
The Foot member took a deep breath and he began to tell Raph why there were there.
"The…b-boss needed more guys…He…He's gang is gettin' less and less…and he wanted us…to spy on you, and your gang…" The man said taking a deep breathe.
"Why were ya spyin' on me?" Raph said then he made a look a Spike. Spike understanding watched the Foot closely.
"I don't know…" The Foot said quietly.
Spike saw it, and he was lying. Spike shook his head at Raph and Raph twisted the knife in his knee making the Foot cry out in pain again.
"If ya don't stop yer lying I'm gonna pop yer fuckin' kneecap!" Raph yelled twisting the knife even harder almost making the Foot's knee pop.
"OKAY! Ha…ngh…He…He wanted to see if you have a weakness…See if ya got something to take…to make you bargain with him for your turf and to make you quit the gang. Like a girlfriend or whatever! That's ALL I know! I SWEAR!"
Raph growled at the information. Raph now had someone important to him and the fucking leader of The Foot was trying to figure out who it was. Raph was so angry he grabs a hold of the Foot's black shirt to make him look at him.
"Didja find anythin' dumbass? Yer boss is more stupid then I thought. Ya got yerslef tortured fer nothin' cause I ain't seein' nobody." Raph said lying through his teeth but no one could tell.
The Foot looked surprised and pissed at the information and he was also mad at the turtle for dissing his boss.
Raph threw the Foot so hard he fell, but since he was tied in a chair he and the chair fell to the ground.
"What do want us to do with him boss?" Spike asked wondering what his boss wanted to do with the Foot member.
Raph wiped the blood off his knife and gave it back to Spike.
"Beat'em till he can barely move and throw him back to his master. But…I have a message I want ya ta giver yer boss little Foot." Raph said as he grabbed the Foot's shirt again to make him look at him.
"Tell'em if he ever kills another innocent life…I'll make'em wish he was neve'a born!" Raph yelled as he threw him back down and left the room as his men filled in his order.
Raph rubbed his head trying to rid of his headache. Then he hears his phone go off, telling him he got a message.
Raph opened it up and smiled when he saw it was from Leo.
'-Hey Raph, how r u?-'Leo's text asked. Raph just smiled as he texted back.
'-Just finished workin' a bit. Wat u doin' baby. Ain't ya in skool?-'Raph asked as he noticed it was around 12:30 p.m. on a Monday.
'-Lunch time, done ate and yea in skool. I was bored & wanted 2 hear wat u was doing. I'm not bothering u am I?-'
Raph just smirked as he read the text.
'-Ya can neve'a bother me baby ;)-'
'-Hehe. Sry I gotta go bell rung. TTYL :)-'
'-I'll pick ya up after skool. ;)-'
'-K :D-'
Raph just smiled. He can't wait till he hears Leo's sweet voice and see his beautiful smile that captured his heart.
With Leo:
Leo just smiled as he put his cell phone away when he left the cafeteria. He usually doesn't text around lunch. Mostly he just talks to April or Usagi but they were both busy.
April had to re-take a test she failed and Usagi skipped school to work. His girlfriend was expecting a baby, and he decided to skip today to earn extra money for his future family. Usagi rarely misses, plus he was pretty smart.
So Leo was basically alone for a bit as he ate. When he got through he decided to text Raph and he was happy he did.
Leo made his way to his 5th period class which was English. He liked writing and he loved his teacher to. She was really sweet as long as you don't make her mad.
"Alrighty class, today I won't you to write about something that makes you feel special. I want you to write a poem for me. It can be about anything, or anyone. I'm also going to be writing a poem with you all as well. So please take out your paper and pencils and begin writing." Mrs. Randolph said with a smile as she got her paper and pen ready to write.
Leo smiled when he got his stuff ready, and he began to think about what made him happy. He's mind went right to Raph which made him blush. He still felt scared that he's so close to Raph after knowing for just about a month and a half. But it felt right to be with him. He made Leo feel safe, loved, and happy.
Leo knew what he was going to write and he began.
School was over with. Leo and April were out front sitting on the stairs as they waited for their boyfriends to pick them up.
"Man I can't WAIT till the weekend!" April said as she stretched her arms out trying to pop her back.
Leo just laughed at her.
"Why? Anything planed little sister?" Leo asked picking on his sister.
April playful punched Leo's shoulder which made him laugh a bit when he noticed her blush.
"Nah, nothing big. Donnie and me are just gonna go out to dinner or something. You know we've been dating for 3 months now?" April said to her brother which made him smile.
"Really that's great. It's only been like half a month for Raph and me." Leo said as he looked up at the sky enjoying the calm silent moment.
"Did you two kiss yet?" April asked out of the blue which made Leo blush blood red and April just smirked at her brother.
"Oh~…So ya did huh? Hehe! You gotta tell me; what did it feel like?" April asked with excitement in her voice and Leo just smiled shyly at her.
"It…it was wonderful…It felt like electric sparks went through me. I never felt like that when Ricky kissed me…Plus Ricky never kissed that much but you know what I mean."
April nodded smiling at Leo. She was so happy that Leo was smiling and it's not a fake either. She wants her brother to be happy. He deserves it more than anyone.
"I know what you mean. When Donnie and I first kissed I felt the electric sparks too. Even though Casey was a great guy, I didn't feel the sparks when he and I kissed. So I understand what you're getting at." April said squeezing Leo's shoulder.
Leo just smiled at April and squeezed April's hand.
The Hamato siblings heard a familiar horns honk. They looked up and saw their boyfriends.
April jumped up and ran to her boyfriend to give him a big hug and kiss; while Leo calmly walked over to his and gave him a hug.
Raph just hugged Leo tightly to his chest rubbing his back as he kissed his forehead.
"Ay baby….Ya had a good day at school?" Raph asked as he moved his head away to look at Leo and gave him a little kiss on the lips before Leo could talk.
Leo just blushed at Raph's actions and he smiled as well.
"It was about the same. We get to write a poem in English about what makes us feel special. I think I got some of it down but I gotta look it over a bit." Leo said with a smile that made Raph smile.
"Dat's cool. So ya like English?" Raph asked with a smirk that could make any girl or guy melt.
Leo blushed at Raph, but nodded his head at him with a smile.
"Ya gotta lot of homework?" Raph asked.
"A little bit…but if you want to you can hang out with me at my house in my room? B-But if y-your too busy I understand. I know its short notice and all that bu-"Raph put his finger Leo's lips to stop his rambling.
"It's cool babe. I ain't to busy fer ya, ya know that. I may can even help with yer homework. Though…I may make ya fail though heh." Raph said with a smile and laughed.
Leo just laughed at his boyfriend and nodded at him. Raph led him to his trunk and opened the door for him as always. Leo waved at April and Donnie before Raph drove off toward the Hamato household.
At Hamato Household; Leo's room:
Leo was at his desk working on his math homework. He got through with his poem and he sat on top of his book while he did his math homework. Raph was laying down on Leo's bed as he watched Leo do his homework.
Raph looked around his boyfriend's room and it was a nice room to. Leo's bed cover was blue of course and Leo had some Space Heroes Posters everywhere which made Raph smirk at that.
"So ya inta Space Heroes babe?" Raph asked with a smirk on his face when he saw Leo jump a little.
"Uh, yeah hehe. Ever since I was a little kid I've always loved Space Heroes since I was about 4 years old. I know it's pretty dumb but…sigh…just never grown out of it." Leo said twiddling with his pencil because he was nervous.
Raph's smirked widened at his boyfriend.
"It ain't dumb baby. If it's somethin' ya like then who cares what people say?" Raph said and he saw Leo relax a bit.
"Thanks Raph…Hehe" Leo said but then he giggled a bit which made Raph raise an eye ridge wondering what he said was so funny.
"What's so funny babe?
"Oh I'm sorry. I wasn't laughing at you. I was just thinking about when I turned 15 years old when they remade the Space Heroes with different characters and a new Captain. He's name was Captain Ryan and I used to have HUGE crush on him. Just thinking about it made me laugh is all but I wasn't laughing at you though." Leo said as he covered his month with his hand as he giggled a little bit again.
Raph felt kind of jealous that Leo had a crush on a cartoon character. Raph got up from Leo's bed and got be hide Leo's back and hugged him from be-hide. He felt Leo shiver from Raph's hug.
"Ya still gotta crush on dis "Ryan" character?" Raph asked with a smirk on his face talking in Leo's ear.
"T-That was y-years ago Raph…" Leo said shivering from his boyfriends hot breathe blowing near Leo's ear.
"Yeah…But I wanna know baby. I just want ya to look my way…not some damn cartoon." Raph said with a little growl that made Leo giggle.
"Raphael Ray, are you jealous of a cartoon character I had a crush on years ago?" Leo said with a little smirk.
Raph just chuckled and hugged Leo tighter.
"And what if I am…Ya gonna make me feel better?" Raph asked as he grabbed Leo's chin to make him look at him which made Leo blush.
"H-How do you want me to make you b-better?"
"Ya can give me a kiss."
Leo just blushed blood red again but he nodded his head and he closed his eyes, and opened his lips a bit for Raph to claim.
Raph then kissed Leo's lips gently which made Leo shiver a little but not much. Raph creased Leo's neck a little bit and he began to move his lips against Leo's lips and Leo shyly moved his lips against Raph's.
Raph moved his lips away from Leo and he smiled a Leo which made Leo blush more.
"Feel better now Raphie?" Leo asked with a small smile. Raph just smirked and laid his forehead against Leo's.
"Much better. Yer a damn good kisser babe." Raph said with a smile as he kissed Leo's lips again softly which made Leo smile and blush.
"I-I don't think it's me Raph…I don't kiss that much." Leo said as he looked away from Raph's eyes not want to talk about it.
Raph understood what Leo meant. He was talking about Ricky.
'Pfft! That bastard is a fool fer letting Leo go. But too late now, he's mine.' Raph thought as he kissed Leo's cheek.
"What'cha workin' on?" Raph asked changing the subject which made Leo happy.
"Well I finished my poem and now I'm finishing up my algebra. Not my best subject." Leo said as he turned around to look down at his almost done math paper.
"Damn, I remember that. HATED math with a passion. Da only thing I enjoyed was PE and mechanic class." Raph said as he watched Leo work the math problems pretty well. A lot better than he ever did.
Raph then looked at a piece of paper that Leo put on a pile of books. He took a closer look at and it was his poem.
He read the title that says 'What makes me feel special.' Raph got more curious and went to grab it to read it.
Leo noticed Raph grab his poem and he took it away from him quickly which made Raph confused.
"I-It's a poem t-that's for English class. I-It's not r-really ready." Leo said with a huge blush on his face.
"So ya like writing poetry. Ain't nothin' to be embarrassed about. I think it's pretty cute actually." Raph said as he rubbed Leo's cheek.
Leo smiled and blushed at him.
"Heh…You always know what to say don't you Raph?" Leo said as he wrapped his arms around Raph's neck still holding the poem in his hand.
Raph just smirked as he wrapped his hands around Leo's waist.
"Nah not really…just tellin' ya the truth baby. So…yer class is makin' ya write a poem about something that makes ya special…Who makes ya special?" Raph said with a smirk as he saw Leo blush.
"Well…I…I uh…" Leo mumbled as he put his head on Raph's chest feeling very embarrassed by Raph's question.
"Mrs. Randolph ask us to…write a poem about what or w-who makes us special…I…In the past I've always wrote about my mother, dad, or April…but this time I…I uh…I wrote about…you." Leo said his whole face blood red as he kept his head hidden in Raph's chest.
Raph's eyes widened. He couldn't believe that Leo wrote about him and how he makes him special. He actually blushed a little bit but Leo didn't see it. Raph just hugged him tighter to his chest.
"I'm actually flattered baby. Ya sure ya wanna write about me instead of yer family?" Raph asked as he pushed Leo back a little bit to look at him.
"Yes…I think I've gotten it done but…I don't know if it's good enough…" Leo said as he removed his arms from around Raph's neck holding the piece of paper o his chest.
"I'm sure it's fine babe. Can I read it?" Raph asked hoping he'll get to read it.
Leo was hesitant but he gave Raph the poem.
"Please don't laugh." Leo said softly as he gave Raph his poem.
"I ain't gonna laugh. C'mere." Raph said as he wrapped his arm around Leo's shoulder walking them to Leo's bed to sit down. Leo rested his head on Raph's shoulder as he read his poem.
Raph began to read the poem.
*The one of which that makes me feel special, is someone I would never of guessed. He's kind, sweet, and helps me through something I can't hope to beat. His smile makes me smile and his eyes make want to walk a mile. I've only known him for a short time, but I fell as though it's enough for me this time. He shares the same emotion of what loss is. We both help each other. I feel he's enough for me to gain, for he is the only one to help ease my pain.*
Raph loved the poem that Leo made for him. His heart was beating fast from reading Leo's feelings about him. It amazes him that they feel the same. Even though they only met for a short time, they both can't help but feel that it's right.
Raph the poem down gently on Leo's nightstand and hugged Leo tightly to his side.
"D-Did you like it?" Leo asked softly wondering if he liked it or not.
"Baby…it was beautiful…Thank ya." Raph said as he hugged Leo tighter to Raph's chest.
Leo always loved laying on Raph muscular chest. He can feel his muscles but he's favorite part was listening to his heartbeat. It was like a lullaby to him.
"I'll do it someday baby." Raph said out of the blue.
"Do what Raph?" Leo asked as he looked up at Raph's face and looked into his light beautiful green eyes that Leo loves to look at.
"I'm gonna ease yer pain baby…I promise ya that…I won't let ya get hurt again." Raph said with a serious look on his face.
Leo smiled at Raph and had tears in his eyes and Raph wiped them away before they escaped his eyes and he kept his hand on Leo's cheek.
Leo touched Raph's hand and looked at him.
"And I'm gonna ease your pain as well Raph. I'm gonna try and I promise to try as well." Leo said with a smile and more tears added to his eyes and some escaped before Raph could stop them.
Raph brought his other hand to Leo's other cheek to hold Leo's face and he kissed Leo hard and Leo gripped Raph's black muscle shirt as he kissed Raph back.
Raph stopped kissing Leo and saw that he left Leo breathless which made him smirk at that but he began to show a real smile as he laid his forehead on Leo's looking him in the eyes.
"I know ya will…we both will ease each other's pain baby." Raph said and kissed Leo again with more passion showing Leo he means it.