Chapter 19.
Leonardo and Jessica sat on the edge of the sewer wall. The two were in silence for an hour since they left the layer.
Leo looked nervous as Jessica looked one way and he looked the other. Jessie knew she had to make a choice. She knew in her heart that she liked Raphael, but Leo on the other hand just makes her feel the same.
Jessica sighed and Leo looked at her. "Nice conversation".
"Yeah", Jessica said with a small laugh. "I thought the turtle leader would have such a big mouth".
Leo shrugged and crossed his arms. "Leaders can get nervous too". The two were in silence again as they heard drips from the rain.
"Leo, you're going a little nuts. Ever since I came back you've been acting totally weird", Jessie said in a serious tone. "You looked a little too excited".
"Excited?", Leo asked pointing to himself. "No no no waaaay Jessica".
"Let me guess…leaders don't get excited either?", Jessie asked. "All I'm asking is…is something wrong?".
"Well Don tricked me with a lie machine-".
"I mean..", Jessica said trying to make him understand. "Is something wrong that you need to tell me?".
Leo knew he couldn't lie. He looked at her and saw what her face was like. She looked angry and confused.
"Maybe…", Leo replied slowly. "Maybe I just don't want anyone to know".
Jessie sighed and figured he wasn't going to tell. "Venus told me".
"Venus tells you a lot of things", Leo replied.
"You like me don't you?", Jessica asked. Leo didn't answer for a few minutes, but he realized he had to talk.
"What?".
"Venus told me your secret Leo", Jessie replied not caring if he listened. "A crush right?".
Leo cleared his throat after he heard it. "That's not what I said".
Jessica let out a laugh. He looked at her a little insulted. She stopped after looking at him and got the hint.
"Go ahead and laugh", Leo said sounding not insulted. "If Raph makes you laugh, that's fine".
"So it is true", Jessie said with a smirk. " You do have a crush on me".
"I wouldn't call it a crush", Leo said with a chuckle. "I uh..".
Jessie rolled her eyes as he kept on talking. "Leo.. Leo.. Leo.….Leonardo..".
Leo stopped babbling and looked at her. "Okay Jess, you want the truth? I love you! I have fallen in love with you!".
Leo's voice echoed in the sewers. Jessica froze just in case if Raphael might have heard anything.
"Do you really have to scream?", Jessica asked with a yelling tone. "You're worse than my own Grandmother!".
"I can't help it!", Leo said. "Raphael always got what he wanted".
Jessie groaned as she tried to figure out what to say. "Leo…I'm sorry".
"You have nothing to be sorry about", Leo replied taking her left hand.
"Leo I'm sorry…I can't be with you…we can't..", Jessica said as she tried to explain. "We can't be more than friends".
Leo just stared at her. 'What in the world did she just say', he thought. "Jessica…I…".
"Look I have to talk to Venus…I'll see you back at the layer", Jessie said standing up from the wall and started to walk down the sewer aisle. Leonardo just watched her and put his head down.
And now it's
My turn
To face myself
As I've done all along
But I must be strong…
Meanwhile, at the layer, Donatello was working on his computer. While he was working, he was listening to Venus and Raphael's argument at the same time.
"I'm not trying to insult you Venus", Raph said trying to calm her down by seeing the look on her face.
"You need to turn down that temper of yours Raphael!", Venus exclaimed as she pointed a finger at him.
"You know..", Raph said staring at the finger. "In America, it's not nice to point".
Venus gazed at Raphael with a evil glare. "In my country, I treated people the way I want to be treated".
"Same here", Raph said with a smirk. "Except I treat people the way I want them to be treated".
"Amen to that", Donatello said out of nowhere when Raph and Venus looked at him. He turned around and noticed he interrupted them. "Oh sorry".
Jessica walked in before the argument could begin more. "Whoa…..what do we have here?".
"Nothing", Raphael said as he walked quickly up to her. "Where's Leo?".
"He's got some thinking to do", Jessie said as she walked past him. "Venus, I need to talk to you".
Venus stared at Jessie and looked at Raphael. Raphael was smirking still and she walked past him to meet with Jessie.
"Kiss my shell", Venus said under her breath. Raph's eyes blinked as he watched her walk off.
"What? What did she just say?".
"You've been dissed..Shinobi style", Donatello explained as he typed on his computer keyboard.
Venus opened her bedroom door and saw Jessica sitting on the bed. "You wanted to see me?".
"Yeah", Jessica said as Venus sat on her knees. "I just talked to Leo".
"Oh dear", Venus said knowing how hard it must have been. "What happened?".
"He didn't even reveal it to me", Jessie explained with a laugh. "I had to reveal it for him".
"I just had an argument with Raphael", Venus replied. "He wanted to follow you and Leonardo, but I refused to let him go".
"Nothing happened out there".
"Is he alright?". Jessica shook her head and Venus stood up. She took a seat next to her on the sofa after Venus checked to see if anyone was listening.
"I left him out there", Jessie replied as she shrugged. "You can't explain anything to that turtle".
"I think everyone agrees", Venus said with a nod. "I think Raphael wants to know if you want to be with him".
Jessica didn't answer. It was silent for a good while. No one was yelling or screaming. No training moans could be heard as well for having Venus living with four male mutant turtles.
Now Jessica was not sure what she wanted.
A/N: Thanks alot for all your reviews! I'll keep posting!