Leo's POV p3…

ENJOY

Outburst

I came out of the lab just to see Raph positively beaming and I knew that it was all cleared up. I knew Rachel would say yes. I watched as Raph was discussing about when, when I clearly could hear Bria shout something. I recognized the title from the books she read. The Twilight Series I think it was?

I watched Raph's expressions change through the course of the argument, when Raph let it slip that Edward was almost like me. Bria caught it, I'm sure everyone on that side caught it. I could feel the nervousness he felt as he just fell silent, "It's okay Raph, just tell her."

Raphael chewed and tore at his bottom lip as he listened to the other side talk for a couple more sentences.

"What for?" Pause, "Alright. Confess. Who's Edward like?"

Raph glanced toward me fearfully. He had heard what Rachel had said before, but I didn't.

"What did she say?" I asked.

Raph just turned away from me and whispered my name into the phone. The 'twack, clack-clack-clack' as the phone on the other end hit the floor echoed to our side.

I frowned, wondering what was going on. "Is she okay?" I asked finally.

"Hello?" Raph asked timidly, "Bria? Andrew? Matt…Rachel? What's happened?"

"I'm here." Matt had picked up the phone. I could hear that she sounded very concerned, "Bria just fainted."

Raph gulped, "Let me guess?" he tried to whisper so I wouldn't hear, "She figured out what you and Rach knew? Or am I just going off on a limb here?"

"She figured it out…" Matt admitted, "Don't worry, Rachel's……just a bit mad."

"MATTHEW!" Rachel suddenly yelled.

Matt squeaked, "What?"

"Give me the fucking phone," Rachel held out her hand and Matt gave it to her with no questions. "Sweetheart, where's Leo?" she asked in an attempted sweet voice.

Raphael was nearly scared out of his wits, "Just a bit mad…?" he mouthed to himself. "R-Right here, love," he told her and held the phone out to me.

I blinked and then took it, "Hello?"

"WHAT THE BLOODYFUCKINGHELL WHERE YOU THINKING?!" Rachel suddenly screamed.

I blinked as I held the phone out. I knew that when Rachel got mad, she got mad, "What do you mean by that?" I asked calmly. Usually when she got mad, being calm was all it took. For Don and Bria? That worked like a charm. Unfortunately, I don't think it had the same effect…

"You're messing with me, Leonardo, and I don't like being messed around with. Were you even thinking about her fucking feelings when you just said that Raph could admit to what all of us knew?"

"All of you knew?" I asked.

"FUCKING HELL, YES WE ALL FUCKING KNEW!" She screamed, "IT'S NOT FUCKING HARD TO SEE A FUCKING STALKER."

"You make it sound as if you've been stalked before," I replied.

"That's not funny," Rachel said icily, "We all knew it. We all did. Bria didn't. You had to have been drunk on lust or something for you to do something so insensitive like that."

"Me? Being insensitive? I was telling the truth." I replied.

"THE TRUTH? YOU FUCKING BROKE HER HEART. NOW SHE HAS NOFUCKING IDEA WHO SHE SHOULD GO FOR! ANDREW'S MAD TOO, LEONARDO!" Rachel again was shouting. I had to pull the phone away.

"I'm surprised the neighbor's aren't complaining." I said as I brought the phone back. Everyone could hear her yelling. I'm sure of it seeing how everyone's edging closer. No one liked being on Rachel's bad side, but the ones who weren't had no sympathy. They enjoyed it.

"Oh they will," Rachel replied.

I could have sworn she was back to normal, but I knew better. She was just getting started.

"Once I'm calm."

"And are you?" I replied back.

"Fuck no. Not even. I lowered my voice some because of Andy, but still. Leo, what the fuck were you thinking if you were thinking at all?"

"I just told you…"

"I know about the whole truth thing, but did you even care to think, just for a moment, about the consequences?" Rachel was pleading, "She fainted, Leo. She fainted after she dropped the phone. She said nothing. We all know though that she figured it all out. The stalking… the watching… the hoping… and the dreaming… Why, just why you couldn't have done this before she got herself involved with Andy? Why now?"

I knew that if I chose the wrong words, she was going to go off flying, "Better late than never." I decided to say. Just as I thought, Rachel literally started yelling again.

"FOR GODS SAKE, THAT DOESN'T EVEN WORK. YOU KNOW BETTER, LEO. YOU DON'T JUST GO UP TO SOMEONE'S GIRLFRIED AND JUST SAY THAT YOU LIKE THEM ALL OF THE SUDDEN. THAT CAUSES REALLY, RELALY BAD THINGS TO HAPPEN."

"Like what?" I rolled my eyes.

"OH I DON'T KNOW, POSSIBLY THE FACT THAT YOU BROKE HER FUCKING HEART? DOES THAT EVEN MATTER TO YOU?"

I'm surprised Rachel hadn't given herself a heart attack yet. "Yes…yes it does matter," I replied.

"SOME FUCKING WAY TO SHOW IT," Rachel yelled. It turned into silence, "You better be thanking god I'm not home right now, Leonardo." She said in a deadly voice, "Right now I think me and Andy would have teamed up and kicked your ass. I feel very, very hurt that you would even say that you care about my sister and turn around and do something that hurts her. I bet you mean good, but you didn't," She paused. "When I get home, expect payback."

"Are you going to follow up on that, or is it just an empty threat?" a weak voice asked.

"What do you think?" Rachel immediately snapped. She paused, "I don't know, Bria. Right now I'm seeing red."

I paused, "Bria's up?" I asked.

"Like hell I'm letting you talk to her," Rachel snapped. Man that girl can bite.

"I'm going to bed now…" the soft whisper said and then after a couple seconds there was a light click of a door shutting.

"I'm going to go and…" Matt just nodded over to the door and Rachel and Andrew nodded.

Matt quietly left and Rachel finally breathed and said in a soft voice to Andrew and to Leo, "We have one hell of a mess to clean because of this little, little fact. Just wanted to let you two know, that if you guys dare fight over her, me and her are the judges, and I will not play favorites."

Andrew just shifted and said, "Right. I wouldn't expect anything less from you, Lynx," He walked off, possibly to join Bria.

Rachel sighed, "Let me talk to Raph or Mikey or someone other than you."

I paused and then handed the phone back to Raph. I had a feeling she needed him and Mikey so I mouthed, "Speaker."

Raphael took the phone, "Rachel, love?" he asked, uncertain.

"I'm here," She was calmer, "I'm sorry…about all this."

"No, it's alright…Brianna would have done the same for you if I had somehow hurt you," Raph told her.

Rachel laughed, "Yes. She would. Although on a more violent term."

"I don't think what you said was an empty threat, but yes," Raph smiled softly.

"It wasn't," Rachel smiled and then started laughing, "Now that this is all screwed up, the double date just might be just a date. Hope you don't mind the changes."

"Bro…" Raphael turned to me, "Speaking of, I can't side with you on this one." He then realized what she had said, "No, no, I'd like to spend some time with you away from the castle. It's still a double date," he said firmly.

"I heard that." Rachel laughed and then smiled into the phone, letting the silence just soothe her for a bit. "I…um……"

"What is it, love?"

"I have to um…check on Bria. As much as I hate to even part with the phone seeing how it's one way and not two way…" Rachel sighed mentally. She hated that little factor so much.

"Why don't I just come sometime in the morning and deal with Matt drowning me in clothes so I can be with you?" Raphael suggested.

Rachel laughed and then grinned. "I'd like that. I'm sure Matt would love that too. Oh god it's Matt's heaven tomorrow. God…"

Raph laughed, "Alright, it's a date no matter how we put it. The Vampires can go to the Vampire movie and you and I will just come straight home…?"

"How about a dinner?" Rachel asked shrugging. "I wouldn't want to just come home without something memorable to give. Oh that came out so wrong…"

Raph covered his mouth to stifle the laughter. He heard Casey slap a hand over his mouth and looked in his best friend's direction, "Aw! Casey Jones you sick pervert! I'll have to kill you…" Casey had both hands over his bleeding nose.

Rachel laughed, "I'm sure he was thinking that of April, no problems there. So, dinner's good? I pay so don't worry about the money situation."

"No, no dinner. Mike and I will be munching too much on popcorn and snacks while we watch you murder our brother," he grinned. He knew it wouldn't come to that, but he thought it was funny to see the annoyance on my face.

"Okay, at least I can give a show…and no Casey that's not what I meant." Rachel laughed, "Me murdering Leo…that's a nice title though. I'd have to come up with something classier."

"You do that, I'll see you tomorrow morning," Raphael chuckled, "Night, sweet," he told her lovingly before gently setting the phone down this time. He looked at me and smirked, "One word."

"And what's that?" I asked folding my arms.

"Annihilation, brother, annihilation," Raphael grinned at me and walked off.

Oh goody.