A/N: Hey guys, another update! The ideas are flowing! Hope you enjoy it! Oh, I updated my profile with pictures, including a photo of Sophia and Cameron's dresses from the previous chapter. Check it out! In case people don't know, its summer time now in the story, it has been for a couple chapters. I've been jumping around I know, but, it needed to be done. Enjoy.

Warnings: Rated M for language, adult situations, and possibly other stuff not for the youngin's..

Disclaimer: I do no own the TMNT; they belong to Mirage, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird I believe. I do own the plot, and OC's. Want to use them? Ask!

Music for this chapter:

Don/Heather: Sparks -- Coldplay

Raph/Sky: Thinking of You -- Katy Perry

Leo/Sophie: Never Dream Alone -- Ashlee Simpsom

Mike/Cameron: Lovebug -- Jonas Brothers

Chapter 19

"Fear does not have any special power unless you empower it by submitting to it."
-- Les Brown

Donnie hung up the phone after talking to a man who had called because his computer wouldn't turn on. As usual, it was something completely elementary like he forgot to plug it in. He straightened his tie and went back to fixing a totally ancient computer. He made face as soon as the screen popped up to show some sort of pornography. He quickly figured out the problem and began to swipe the computer. A package was placed in front of him and his coworker and so far only friend Gilda smirked as she saw the screen.

Gilda was about Heather's height with dark, chocolate colored skin. She had big dark brown eyes, and long dark brown hair pulled into a ponytail. She was thin with all the right curves and very pretty. She had a loud laugh, and bubbling personality that strongly reminded him of his brother, just more perverse.

"Nice."

"What's this?" Donnie asked picking up the large envelope.

"Some girls dropped it off for you today." She said.

"What'd they look like?"

"Both were pretty, one my height, other one was a short thing, one had copper colored hair and dark roots, the other had brown hair…familiar to you?"

"My girlfriend and her sister." He said.

"How sweet." She smiled, and then went to help a customer.

Donnie opened the envelope and pulled out a drawing. It was beautifully done, and he smiled as he saw it. It was vase of roses that were all red and hadn't bloomed yet except for one. It was large and prominent and a vivid shade of purple. There was a ribbon around the vase the same color of purple. In the envelope was also another piece of paper with a poem on it. Two boxes at the bottom of the page labeled yes or no.

Roses are red,

Violets are a bitch to draw…

My poems suck,

Go to prom with me anyway?

Check yes or no.'

"Well, one things for sure," Gilda said over his shoulder, "You're girlfriend has a way with words."

"Aren't you supposed to be with a customer?" He asked her.

"Bobby got to her before me." She said with a shrug, "The lady was a face stretcher anyway…"

"Face stretcher?" Donnie asked, "Is that one of your weird slang phrases?"

"Actually," Gilda said with a playful glare, "It's a 20's slang phrase for an old woman trying to look younger."

"How do you know all of these ancient phrases?" He said looking at the now blank computer screen.

"I don't know," Gilda coughed awkwardly, "It's not like I look them up online in spare time or anything…" She coughed again and smiled nervously as he looked at her.

"Sure you don't." He replied amusedly.

"Anyway…!" She said, "Are you going to go to prom with your little girlfriend?"

"Probably." He said.

"You don't seem like the party type." Gilda commented and he laughed.

"I'm really not."

"But you're going to go to the biggest high school dance in the history of high school dances anyway?"

"If Heather…my girlfriend," Donnie clarified, as Gilda looked at him oddly, "If Heather really wants to go, yeah." He shrugged.

"Wow." Gilda said, "You're either really sweet or she's great in the sack." Donnie gave her an exasperated look and she laughed loudly, "I'm just joshin' ya' Donnie-boy." she said.

"You really are a piece of work." Donnie mumbled focusing on the computer.

"What'd you say?" Gilda asked taking out a broken laptop and started booting it up.

"I said this computer is a piece of work."

"Its shot," She said, "It's ancient and full of virus infested porn."

"I bet I could have it running like a new PC, totally virus free in less than a week." He said confidently.

"Okay, Newbie," She said, "You're on."

Donnie smiled as he continued his work. Donnie's new job was with a small tech repair company inside of a large technology department store. He glanced over to Gilda who seemed to be reading the documents on the laptop she was supposed to be fixing. He shook his head before looking into the crowd of the store and upon seeing a familiar face he did a double take.

He felt as if he had been drenched in cold water, his body froze in terror and he was afraid to look again. In the midst of the crowd, Donatello could have sworn on his life that he saw Elena. She was no where to be seen now, but he saw her, if only for a moment. He felt a violent shake of his shoulder and looked over to Gilda staring at him concernedly.

"Are you alright, man?" She asked and he frowned, "You look like you saw a ghost or something…"

"For a moment there," Donnie said, "I thought I did."

It was Skylar's turn to bitch and moan this time. The only thing she knew about cars was that some were pretty, some were ugly, some went faster than others, and all of them took you where you needed to go. However, the girls Raphael had been conversing with knew how to build cars, how take them apart, how to fix them, and they knew the difference between a Ford and a Chevy truck. They were both pretty too, much to Skylar's annoyance. They were tall, blond, blue eyed, and stunning twins. Skylar glared at the floor.

The idea of a car show didn't seem too bad. She figured a bunch of beefy, macho dudes with their fancy cars and their fancy girlfriends couldn't be too much of a bad time. Oh, she was wrong. She felt like an idiot, seeing as she had no idea what anyone was talking about and since that was the case, there wasn't much she could say. She could only let Hansel and Gretel here chat up Raph while she stood next to him and glared at her phone, begging someone to call her or anything.

"Well, it was nice meeting you Raph," One of them said.

"Yeah, we hope to see you again…soon." The other added and Skylar raised her glare up to her level, jaw clenched.

"Thanks, you too." Raph chuckled and began walking away with Skylar, "You okay?" He asked.

"I'm great." She lied, for his sake, and put a happy face on, he chuckled wrapping his arm around her and kissing her head.

"You're a bad liar." He mumbled with a smirk.

"No one's lying…" Skylar smiled, "Just being sarcastic."

"Yeah, yeah." Raph rolled his eyes.

They moved through the crowds and went around to the displays. Every once in a while, Raph would get this look in his eye and begin to ramble about some sort of supreme car accessory he saw. Skylar raised her eyebrows and tried her hardest to follow. She mostly smiled and nodded adding a 'nice' or, 'that's cool' every so often. If he knew she was completely lost he didn't let it show at all. As they passed a booth selling drinks Skylar made an all too pleased noise and tore away from him to get something to drink.

"Where ya' goin'?" He called.

"Alcohol." Was all she replied and he smirked.

Raph was walking toward her, with a small smile. He knew she was completely lost on all of this, and the only reason he hadn't elected they go home was because she was so damn cute when she had no idea what was going on. As she moved to the front of the line to get her drink and he slipped next to her he looked over her head. He narrowed his eyes, as he saw a familiar blond in the crowd. Looking around with a glare. He shook his head, closing his eyes and when he opened them, she was gone.

"Olivia…" He mumbled.

"What?" Skylar asked aloud. Raph grabbed her wrist so fast and so tightly she gasped and dropped her drink, "Raph, what the hell?!"

"We gotta get out of here."

"Raph--!" She said as he dragged her away, she had to practically run to keep him from dragging her.

As they pushed through the crowd, Raph never stopped looking for another sign of her. His painful grip on Skylar's wrist was making her hiss and wince as she followed after him. Her complaints didn't really reach him even as they left the crowded place and when he handed her the helmet she just stared at him as if he were from some other planet. He glared at her and shook his head.

"Don't ask questions." Raph said simply, "Put the helmet on."

"You're a fucking ass hole!" Skylar shrieked suddenly, and it was his turn to look at her as if she were from another planet. "I come to this stupid convention thing to make you happy, even when I have no fucking clue what is going on, bimbo's who build cars are pretty much screaming out that they want your cock, yeah, I dealt with them too, and now you fucking break my wrist to get the fuck out and don't tell me why."

"Not now, Sky, just get on the bike." Raph said.

"No, fuck you, I'm not a fucking doormat." She shook her head.

"I'm gonna count to five." He said seriously.

"I'm counting to three." She replied, "I want fucking answers, and I want them now."

"Just get on the fucking bike." He growled.

"Do you need me to spell it for you?" She yelled, "N-O!"

"SKYLAR CAILYN SOMMERS GET YOUR ASS ON THE BIKE NOW!"

Skylar paused for a moment. Raphael had yelled at her, screamed at her, and even used her full name before. He'd never said it like that though. The tone matched the one he used the night when Dustin had attempted to rape her, just much louder, and scarier. She put the helmet on silently and climbed on the bike, barely wrapping her arms around her. She had no intention of speaking to him, all she wanted to do was get home and crawl in to bed.

The sun leaked through Sophia's open blinds and lit up her small room. Her room clean except for the clothes on the floor and the lamp on the floor that fell off her bedside table the night before. Leo slept in her bed, they were close in, an almost affectionate position. Her back was to him, though her head touched his shoulder and his hand light wrapped around her forearm, their legs entwined lightly. The only difference on this morning was that Leo was not his tanned, dark haired, tall human self, he was a very large turtle.

Sophia stirred in her sleep and it caused Leo to barely become conscious. Sophia rubbed her legs across his softly and frowned in her grogginess. Leo squeezed her arm softly, and she frowned deeper, eyes still closed. His touch seemed different, it felt different. He sighed softly as he kissed the back of her head, and she groaned a little before saying,

"Leo…you feel…funny…" His eyes shot open at this,
"SHIT-FUCK!" Leo screamed quite vulgarly and tumbled off the bed.

Sophia sat up in shock and confusion. Still very tired and confused. She sat there for a moment, rubbing at her eyes and yawning. She crawled to the other side of the bed to see Leo on the floor looking very shaken and tired. She raised an eyebrow at him and laid back down in the bed. Leo shook his head and rubbed his eyes before pulling himself onto the bed next to her. She turned on her side to face him, and he did the same.

"You okay?" She teased.
"Fine, thank you." Leo replied blandly.
"I've never heard you cuss like that, what happened?"
"There's something you don't know about me…" Leo began.
"Yeah?" She smiled, "And that is?" He paused and then smirked,
"I have Tourettes Syndrome." His smile widened as she laughed aloud and hit him lightly,
"Don't make fun of people with tourettes, Leo," She said, and added in a low, mocking voice, "Where's your honor?"
"You're right," He said, "My apologies."
"You're forgiven." Sophia smiled softly.

It was a silent for moment, but it wasn't awkward. Sophia clutched the sheets to her bare chest and Leo reached over to push some hair out of her face. Her smile widened and she blushed a little when his hand went from the side of her head to her shoulder and back to her upper arm. She bit her lip and looked away from his eyes for a moment, as if she was in deep thought. His thumb rubbed the soft skin of her arm absently and he stared at her intently.

"What's up?" He asked softly.
"It's nothing." She replied closing her eyes and shaking her head.
"Are you sure?" Leo asked.
"Positive." She smiled, looking up at him, and blinked a couple times, "So what do you want to do today?"
"I have no idea." He replied, "Was there something you wanted to do in particular?" Sophia considered it for a moment, and then smiled up at him,
"Let's go to the zoo!"
"The zoo?"
"Yeah," Sophia said, "They have animals there."
"I know that." He rolled his eyes, "I just thought that was a place for parents to take their kids as some sort of 'educational family bonding time.'"
"Yeah, well," Sophia said, "Maybe it's where fuck buddies go to have Sophia-Leo Bondage…I mean…bonding time." She smirked playfully.
"Do you really want to go to the zoo?"
"Yes." She smiled.
"Fine." He sighed, "We can go to the zoo…"

"Too bad I still suck at this game…" Cameron muttered to Mikey as she got ready to hit her golf ball past the small windmill.
"Come on, this is where we had our first date." Mikey smiled, "And I'm good enough for the both of us."

Cameron didn't respond, she hit her bright pink ball and it went no where near where she wanted to. She groaned and rolled her eyes, but Mikey laughed and kissed her cheek as he prepared to hit his own orange golf ball. Cameron glared as Mikey hit the ball and it got past the wind mill in the nick of time and stopped inches away from the hole. He tried not to grin at her as he turned to her. She bit her lip a little and went to hit her ball for a second time.

"Have you talked to your brothers lately?" Cameron asked, "I really want to meet their girlfriends, they should bring them out here next time they visit."
"I just talked to Raph yesterday, he's taking Skylar to some car show today." Mikey said as Cameron finally hit her ball somewhere close to the hole.
"What's Geek-Boy up to?" She asked.
"Be nice." Mikey laughed, "He got a new job, I guess…some tech repair thingy."
"Oh, well that's cool." Cameron shrugged.
"Yeah," Mikey said, hitting his ball and getting it in. "It should be better than a clerk at 711, even I could do that job…"

Cameron laughed as they collected their golf balls and moved onto the next part of the course. It was a pretty hot day, the sun was high in the sky and it was cloudless. Mikey had on a pair of shorts, with an orange Hollister brand shirt, his blond hair messy on his head. Cameron wore a strapless white dress with black leggings and a short-sleeve, cropped black sweater. Her hair pulled into a messy, yet cute pony-tail on her head. She prepared to make her next shot, and Mikey looked around.

For a fleeting moment, a black haired caught his eye. She was looking around absently and as soon as she met eye contact with him someone walked past her and she disappeared immediately. He blinked a couple times and he looked back to Cameron who was still preparing her shot, a frown creased on his forehead, his baby blue eyes cast downward. When Cameron made her shot and looked at him, her face fell to a concerned frown.

"You okay, babe?" She asked softly, and Mikey shook his head lightly.
"I thought I saw…Victoria." He said, "But…I'm pretty sure I didn't…it was just an…"
"Trick of the eye?" Cam offered and he nodded.
"Yeah." He smiled best he could, "Just a trick of the eye."
"You okay?" She asked, "We can leave if you want…"
"No," He said kissing her forehead, "I'm fine."

She nodded slightly, looking as if she didn't believe him. They went to got to the next part of the course. Mikey gripped her hand tightly and tried to keep the day from going downward. He was having too much fun to give into a trick of the eye. He checked over his shoulder once more and saw nothing, but he had a feeling what he saw wasn't a trick of the eye. It was a warning.

"You know, sometimes I feel bad that they're in cages…" Sophia said as they watched tigers prowl around their enclosed habitat.
"I'm sure they really don't know anything else…" Leo said, "Most of these animals were born in captivity."
"I guess you're right." Sophia admitted.
"I usually am." Leo said and Sophia rolled her eyes a little.
"Okay, Almighty Knowing Leo." She teased.

Leo gave her a pointed stare and they continued on through the fairly crowded zoo. They stopped at many exhibits, and though Leo didn't really see what was so amusing about watching animals do nothing (in most cases) in a cage, Sophia was having fun. Wearing a pair of shorts, and a plain blue t-shirt, with flip-flops, Sophia was comfortable and cool. Her long dark hair up in a neat pony-tail. Leo wore jeans and a dark blue t-shirt with tennis shoes. His hair was uncombed and messy on his head. The two of them headed toward an enclosed place for reptiles and Sophia stopped in her tracks. Leo stopped and turned, raising an eyebrow at her.

"That's full of reptiles…" Sophia said.
"What's wrong with reptiles?" Leo asked with a frown.
"Snakes are reptiles…and so are lizards…" She said.
"They're in cages, Sophie." Leo rolled his eyes.
"What if one of them has escaped?!" Sophia asked, "I'm deathly afraid of them."
"Sophia, I promise you, the snakes are all in their cages, and none of them are going to be anywhere near you." He was almost annoyed. She didn't looked convinced and he rolled his eyes, "Sophie…"
"But…"
"No buts…" He held out his hand, "Come on."

Sophia timidly stepped forward, grabbing his hand and stepping into the room. It was generally dark, and humid. The room was a long hallway and in the walls were the cages, all lit up with lamps. Some where much larger than others, too inhabit much larger reptiles. Exotic snakes, and lounging lizards in their cages seemed to taunt Sophia. She gripped Leo's hand tightly and he simply smirked down at her.

"Ahh…Can we leave now?" She asked.

"Will you just relax?" Leo said almost annoyed, "We're almost out, anyway."

Sophia was quiet as they walked through the room. Little boys with their parents were captivated by the creatures so often painted as viscous and dangerous. But these creatures were actually quite boring, just sitting in their cages, basking in artificial sunlight. Just outside the large room of reptiles were a tank of sea turtles. Leo stopped at that and Sophia seemed to ease out of her scared state.

"Are these scary?" He asked.

"No…they're just turtles…" Sophia said and then smiled, "They're actually kind of cute."

"They're reptiles…"

"I'm not stupid." Sophia said dryly.

"You could have fooled me." Leo said and she punched him, but he just smiled.

As they left the display, Sophia gripped Leo's hand so he couldn't take it back. He looked down at her but she pretended not to notice. As they passed a popular animal's display and moved through the crowd, Leo saw a familiar pair of dark eyes staring at him for a half a second. It made him narrow his eyes and he waited for another sign of someone he knew. But there was a buzz in his pocket.

"Hold on, Sophie." He said and pulled out his cell phone, "What is it Mike?"

"If I tell you something, promise me you won't totally freak the fuck out?"

"Depends…what did you do?"

"Nothing." Mikey said, in a sound desperation.

"Are you okay?" Leo asked with a frown, "Where are you?"

"I'm in the guys bathroom at the miniature golf park."

"Do I really want to know what you called me for?" Leo asked blandly.

"Yes, you really do." He sighed, "I saw her."

"Saw her? What are you talking about Mikey?" Leo's frown deepened.

"I'm talking about Victoria." He said, "I saw her in the midst of the crowd…and she was gone within a second."

"Is there any chance she was actually there?" Leo said in a grave tone.

"Unless she has super disappearing powers, no." Mikey seemed shaken, "I wasn't seeing things, and it wasn't someone who looked like her, Leo…I met eye contact with her and as soon as I blinked…"

"I believe you, don't worry." HE sighed. "I thought I saw Larissa's eyes a moment ago…"

"I called Donnie…" Mike said, "He told me he'd seen Elena…"

"Any word from Raph?"

"He isn't picking up for me or Don…" Mike said worriedly, "What do you think it means?"

"It could be a vision, a warning or something…or maybe we're all losing our minds." Leo said.

"I don't know, dude, but it's freaking me out…"

"Okay, Mike, just stay on your guard and get home as soon as possible without causing suspicion. If there is trouble…we have to keep the girls as far from it as possible."

"Got it." Mike said, "Bye."

"Bye."

"Hey," Sophia said coming to his side, "What was that all about?"

"Nothing." Leo said, "I just need to get home."

"Oh, alright." She said softly, "We'll leave now, is everything okay?"

"I'm not sure yet."

Skylar got off the bike as soon as it stopped and made for her door. Raph followed her slowly, his mind racing, his heart racing. He was afraid. When they got into the house she stopped in the living room to turn and glare at him. He stood across from her and refused to meet her gaze. She clenched her fists at her side and took a deep breath before saying in a very low voice,

"How can I trust you when you won't talk to me?" But he gave no reply, "I'm tired of your fits when I won't tell you something, but you have a total freak out and scream at me with no explanation."

"You wouldn't understand." He said.

"I can try!" She exclaimed, "Just give me the chance!"

"It's not that easy! Okay?!" He yelled back, "You have no idea what I'm goin' through!"

"Because you won't tell me!" She yelled, "What do I have to do to make you realize that my lo--…my feelings…" She caught herself, "Are sincere."

"Nothin'…" His response knocked the air out of her lungs.

"What?" Her voice was barely above a whisper, and he rose his eyes to meet hers. She got her breath back, "I can't believe this, I can't believe you! How could I be so stupid!" She screamed, "Has this year meant anything to you? Did I do something to make you not trust me? I don't understand, why the fuck I don't get to know anything."

"Because you're nothi' to me." Raph's words made her face fall from its frown, "I've been meanin' to end it for awhile, but I didn't want shit to get weird fer Don and Heather." Her heart seemed to have fallen into a bunch of little pieces, his voice fell as he watched her expression, "Just…stay away from me."

Skylar's tight lipped expression, and the fact she didn't wipe her face as her tears fell signaled she was trying to pretend they weren't there. Her fists clenched at her sides and her eyes never left his, until he turned away from her. She stayed glued to where she stood as he left the apartment, the door slamming behind him making her wince a little. On shaky legs she went to the bathroom and splashed her face with water. Leaning on the bathroom door she slid down it and reached into her pocket, and began dialing a number.

One ring, two rings, three rings…

"Hello?"

"Hey Dustin…is there anyway we can meet up?"

Raphael walked into his and Donnie's apartment in an angry hurry. He hit the wall with a grunt as he looked around. If he wasn't only afraid, he was now filled with anger and guilt. There was a faint sound from the hallway and he headed toward it, only to hear it again. A soft moan from Donnie's room. At this moment, Raph really didn't care about courtesy. He opened the door very abruptly and Donnie yelled out, Heather screamed covering herself with the blanket.

"What the hell, Raph?!"

"Get out." He looked at Heather, "Go home and check on Sky."

"What? Heather said.

"Go." Raph said and closed the door.

"What the fuck is going on?" She asked.

"I have no clue." Donnie shook his head, "I'm so sorry."

"You're not the one who needs to apologize." Heather said darkly and began putting her clothes on, "I'll call you later." She said once she was fully clothed and heading out of the room.

When she got to the living room, Raph was leaning on the wall, staring out a window. She quietly got all her stuff together before clearing her throat. He turned slowly with an expressionless demeanor. She crossed her arms over her chest and raised her eyebrows expectantly and he simply narrowed his eyes at her. After getting no response she licked her lips a little and glared.

"So, are you going to tell me what this is all about?"

"Why should I?" He asked darkly.

"Skylar may think your little bad boy act is cute, but it really annoys the hell out of me." She said as he stepped forward, "What is going on?"

"It's none of your business."

"Obviously, it is." Heather said, "You want me to check on my sister, you're in a more foul mood than usual and you interrupted something I was having lots of fun doing for it."

"That's too bad." He said, stepping even closer to her, "I guess you'll have to wait to find out."

"You're such an asshole." She growled.

"Yeah," He said, "And what the fuck do you plan on doin' 'bout it?"

"That's enough." Donnie cut in from the entrance of the hallway, "Heather get home."

The girl glared and turned on her heel, hitting Raphael in the face with her hair. The door slammed loudly and Raph turned to his brother who was staring at him with narrowed eyes. Donnie moved over to the couch and took a seat looking at his brother expectantly, he started to pace a little. Donnie sighed a little looking at his hands, folded in his lap.

"I saw Olivia." Raph's voice was raw and quiet, "It was only for a second but I saw 'er…" Donnie waited for him to continue, "An' I panicked…I grabbed Sky an'…" He trailed off, saying her name hurt him, "An' got the hell outta there…an' when Sky started askin' questions…she was getting'' angry 'cause I wouldn't tell her shit…an' I panicked again…"

"What did you do, Raph?" Donnie asked.

"I told her she didn't mean anythin' to me…and to stay away from me…" He said softly, "I didn't know what else to do!"

"You broke up with her?!" Donnie stood at this.

"You're more shocked 'bout that then me seein' Olivia…" Raph said looking at his brother, "You saw Ellie…"

"Mikey and I came to the conclusion it was just a vision…a warning." Donnie said seriously.

"Mike saw Vicky?" Raph asked and Don nodded his head once, "What the fuck are we gonna do?"

"Heading home isn't an option, moving in general isn't an option." Donnie told him, "We can't go looking for them."

"We have to wait for them to come to us…" Raph growled, "God damn…"

"We couldn't hide forever, Raph." Donnie said softly.

"I just…I thought that…if we just laid low long enough…we could…"

"Start over back home?" Donnie said, "Bring the girls with us and live happily ever after?"

"Fuckin' stupid." Raph shook his head at himself, then looked at Donnie, "I gotta stay away from Sky…Olivia --"

"I understand." Donnie said, "I don't agree… but I understand." He said firmly, "I think you should have told Sky the truth a long time ago…and you could have saved her a lot of pain and yourself a lot of pain."

"What 'bout you an' Heather?"

"She's going to have to understand it's a bad time to hang around me right now…"

Sophia lay awake in her bed, staring out the window at the clear summer sky. Not under the covers, considering the heat, she bit her lip a little. She turned over only to come to face Leo's muscular back. It was nights like this she wished he wouldn't just turn over after sex. Sure, he had begun actually staying the night, which was a jump, but she longed for more affection from him. A sign that maybe he returned her feelings. She scoffed at herself, too much of a long shot.

As quietly as she could she climbed out of bed. Picking up Leo's discarded shirt on off the floor and pulling it over her head, she headed into the living room and to the kitchen. Pouring herself a glass of water and then going to the couch. Picking up the remote she turned on the TV, turning the volume down. She flipped through the channels aimlessly, mind still wandering on the man sleeping in her bed.

"Trouble sleeping?" The deep voice made her jump a little as Leo sat next to her on the couch wearing only a pair of boxers.

"I'm sorry, did I wake you?" Sophia asked quickly, and he smiled.

"I couldn't sleep." He said, "My mind's been on overdrive all day."

"I could tell." Sophia said softly, "Is everything okay?"

"I thought I saw someone from my past today." Leo said softly, "And…it was…the first time I'd thought of her in a while."

"Oh." Sophia replied quietly, "I'm sorry."

"It's alright."

A silence fell between them, and Sophia stared at her TV. Leo looked at her, and felt himself earning to hold her. She yawned a little and blinked a couple times. He was still very unsure of his feelings for her, and her feelings for him. Was it wrong to feel so attached to her after they'd agreed it wouldn't happen? She stood up to put her glass into the sink and he laid himself across the couch. When she came back and gave him a pointed stare he grabbed her wrist and pulled her to lay atop him.

Sophia's face heat up when she laid her head on his muscled chest. She could hear his heart beating, and it soothed her. She replaced her wrist from his grip with her hand, and he squeezed her hand tightly. Her other hand rested on his chest, while his played with her soft hair. She felt herself getting drowsy, more than comfortable on Leo's bare chest. He looked down at her chuckled slightly,

"Tired?"

"Very…" She mumbled.

"Go ahead an use me as a pillow, don't ask or anything." He smiled.

"You're the one who put me here." She said drowsily, "You don't get to complain…" She trailed off.

"Good night, Sophie…"

"Night, Leo…" She mumbled, barely audible, "Love you…"

Leo stiffened for a moment, he felt his heart race. Her breathing had evened out and her eyes had closed. His heart felt like doing back flips but his mind was full of warnings. He slowly returned from his shocked state and continued to play with her hair. Her hand had fallen limp in his but he squeezed hers anyway and laid his head back, eyes clenched shut. He inhaled a long breath and let it out slowly. Sophia rising and falling with this action.

"Leonardo, you are in so much trouble."

Brendon was just passing through Benton, a small visit to his daughter and family before he got out of town again. Maybe a couple parties with some old friends, a couple quick fucks and maybe a small visit to his old friend Sophia Black. No way she was still dating that jerk who beat the crap out of him the year before. She couldn't keep a relationship going that long.

As he was walked down the street toward his daughter's mother's home, he noticed a lime-green Hummer out of his peripheral vision. It pulled up next to the sidewalk he was on, and he stopped as the window rolled down and a girl popped her head out. She was beautiful with long curly black hair and a sultry smile. The girl driving the car had spiked short hair, mocha skin, and a no-nonsense look on her face.

"Hey, cutie, c'mere a sec." The black haired girl said.

"Hey girl, what's your name?" He asked.

"Call me Vicky." She winked, "This is my friend, Larissa." The spike haired girl nodded once. "I was wondering if you could do me a favor, sweetheart?"

"Anything for you, baby." He winked and she giggled, the girl driving rolled her eyes.

"Have you seen these two boys?"

She held out a picture of two models, or that's what Brendon though at first. But he immediately recognized the dark haired man, with his brooding his eyes and muscled figure. Then he recognized the grinning blond kid with big blue eyes. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the girl with an angry expression.

"Yeah, I have."

"Can you tell me where?"

"They work at that diner called Max's…that's all I know."

"Do you know anyone close to them we could talk to?" The spike haired girl asked.

"Uh, yeah, they both are dating friends of mine." He said and the girls looked at each other, then back to him.

"Tell me about them?" Vicky asked with a pout and he obliged.

"Well, Blondie is dating some chick named Cameron Carlson…she's best friends with …what his name…Leo's girlfriend, Sophia Black."

"Do you know where we could find these girls?" LArissa asked and Brendon shook his head.

"Not really, I don't know their addresses or anything…" He shrugged, " Sorry, ladies."

"Oh, don't worry, honey." Vicky grinned, "You've been more than enough help." She handed him a pen and paper, "Write down your number for me, sweetie."

As Brendon handed her back the paper, and fit in a couple of unnecessary compliments, Larissa began to get impatient. As soon as Victoria closed the window, she took off towards the direction of their hotel. They had some tracking and planning to do. Victoria was admiring the pictures Elena had found on one of Donnie's salvaged pictures as a base for their human appearances.

"They're delicious…" She said, "Maybe if we just got them to wear the disguises we could keep them as little pets…"

"Don't be such an idiot." Larissa grumbles. "They're still freaks, no matter what disguises they have…"

"I'm just saying," Victoria shrugged, "It's been a while since I've gotten laid…cut me some slack."

Dustin smirked as he read the note on his bathroom mirror from Skylar. 'Thanks for …everything…'. He knew she couldn't stay away from him. Even if she was only there to cry about that Ralph…or Raph…whatever his name was, either way he was a jerk. Dustin should be thanking him though, because he got him laid when he broke poor little Sky's heart. A knock at the door pulled him away from the bathroom. He pulled a shirt over his head.

Opening the door his eyes widened. Two beautiful women were on his door step. One was leaning on the door frame with a seductive smile and blond hair hanging in one eye. The other lingered next to her, hands in her back pockets with shy expression and shoulder length dirty blond hair and soft brown eyes. He smiled a little and the brighter blond bit her lip.

"Hey there, can I help you?"

"Hey," Said the blue eyed girl, "I'm Olivia…this is Elena," She gave a small wave, "You must be…Dustin, right?"

"Uh, yeah." He frowned, "What's up?"

"We need your help." Olivia smirked, "We need to find these boys, or anyone close to them."

She held out two pictures and Dustin scowled. How could he forget those faces? One of them had beat the shit out of him and the other was just guilty by association. Skylar's now-ex smirked beautifully from the paper while her sister's boyfriend shyly smiled from another photo. He sighed and nodded his head looking up to the beauties on his doorstep. Her ran a hand through his long hair and leaned on the door way a little.

"One of them is dating my ex…the other is dating her sister." He said plainly, forgetting that Skylar wasn't really involved anymore.

"Tell me more about them?" Said Olivia flirtatiously.

"Well, the girls live together over on the other side of town, by the library and 711." Dustin said, "And the guys I don't know much about."

"Can we get names?" Asked Elena softly, "It's important."

"Yeah, sure," Dustin said, "That one," He pointed to the smirking man, "Was dating Skylar Sommers, and the other one is dating her little sister, Heather."

"Do you have any other information? An address, a job, hell even the type of care would work." Olivia smirked.

A half an hour later, Olivia and Elena left Dustin's home. Elena carrying a notepad of information and Olivia wearing a smug smirk. Elena seemed to be very agitated about something, and gave Olivia a dirty look as they got into her topless Dodge Viper. Olivia looked over with a pout and kissed Elena's unresponsive lips. After getting no reply the bright blond sighed and rolled her eyes.

"Was it absolutely necessary to kiss him?" Elena asked, and Olivia laughed loudly as she started the car.

"Baby, relax, it was all good business." Olivia assured her taking off, "Besides, look at all the information we got."

"True." Mumbled the other girl.

"And you know you're the only one for me." She insisted, "That scrawny jerk doesn't have anything on you."

"Thank you…" Elena blushed, and Olivia grinned, "What are you so happy about?"

"We're so close…I can feel it…" Her tone was almost deranged.

"I think you're taking all this a little too hard." Elena said softly.

"I want my revenge." Growled Olivia, "You don't understand how badly I want them to suffer…"

"I do know…" Elena said more to herself, and then added so she couldn't hear, "And I'm scared for you…"

A/N: *sniff, sniff* I smell trouble... Hahah, please leave love guys!

-- Whispered Lies