Chapter 25 "Raph's apology to Leo"

Leo ran to catch up with his brothers. When he didn't see them at the site, he ran to the sewers to catch up to them. It wasn't long before he did. He stopped since they had stopped to talk.

"Don, I'm sure Leo didn't really miss me that much," said Sachi.

"It's true. He lashed out at Raph, scared us and well, he went to his room to wait until ten. It took me to get him to come out and be the leader. I threatened to take over if he didn't," said Don.

"You, leader? That's funny, Don," said Raph.

"I'm sure he would have been better than you, Mr. Hothead," said Mikey.

"Shut up, Mikey," said Raph.

"Why? Do you think he's right?" asked Leo.

All heads turned towards Leo. He walked over to Sachi. She stood and threw her arms around him. Her bounds had been cut so she could move her arms freely. He was completely scratched up and bruised. Leo held her close. He loved having her again. He only wanted her to say with him forever.

"Are you okay to walk?" asked Leo.

"I think so," Sachi said.

She took a step and collapsed. Leo caught her and picked her up. He smiled at her.

"I don't think so," said Leo.

"Leo, put me down! I can walk on my own! Knock it off!" yelled Sachi.

"No, I don't think so," said Leo as he started walking off, leading his brothers home.

"Hey Leo, when we get home, I need to say something to ya," said Raph, sounding tough.

Leo didn't say anything. He only nodded. It wasn't long before they got back to the lair. Leo placed Sachi on the bed in the lab. Don gave Sachi a check up.

Leo and Raph went to the roof tops of the city to talk. They went to the same roof that Leo had first seen Sachi at. Leo remained in the shadows. Raph went out of the shadows and looked over the edge.

"Well, what was it that you wanted to talk about?" asked Leo.

"I wanted to apologize for what I had said and done. I had no right. It was all over jealousy," said Raph, sounding more tender than usual.

"Don't worry about it. I'm sorry for lashing out at you. It wasn't your fault completely. I should have walked away," said Leo.

He noticed Raph had his eye on something on the streets below. Leo walked over to his brother and looked for what he was looking at. Then he saw it. It was a girl, a beautiful girl who looked to be in her twenties.

"I met Sachi this way actually," admitted Leo.

Raph looked at Leo and laughed. He couldn't believe that one.

"I'm serious. I watched her for a little bit, wishing that I could meet her. Then she was attacked and she fought back. She was nearly raped. If it weren't for me, who knows what could have happened. We could be fighting the Shredder right now," said Leo.

Raph nodded. He continued to look at the pretty girl. She looked as if she was heart broken. Just then, she was attacked by some thugs. Raph jumped in alarm and looked at his brother.

"What are you waiting for, you baka! Save her," said Leo, almost smiling.

Raph smiled and ran down the fire escape to help the beautiful young lady. Leo shook his head and laughed. Imagine that, Raph jealous of me because of Sachi, Leo thought. He shook his head again and started home. He glanced over at Rah once more before leaving to go home again.