Concealed

Chpt. 1

Leonardo stepped into the room his head bowed softly, Hun smirked softly staring at the fifteen year old clad in a foot soldier uniform. To the naked eye, he looked like a normal Japanese boy, he had a slender body with little mussel long black hair with bangs running perfectly across his face and dark brown eyes. But, that was all just a disguise thanks to the pendant around his neck that made his image even feel real, but only his family knew he was no where near normal.

"Leonardo," a stern voice said, Leonardo bowed a little deeper as his master came into view his face had the usual seriousness upon it,"You where successful on your mission?"

"Of course master," he said softly holding before him the blade of the man foolish enough to challenge the foot clan, his master smiled taking the blade from him.

"Tonight, I have an even grander assignment for you my son," he said sharply,"That even the likes of Hun could not do, but I expect no such failure from you my student."

Like a puppet, he rose to his master's flick of the wrist following him out of the room Hun not far behind them.

...

Raph snarled as his alarm clock began buzzing,"I hate you..."

He snarled at the clock again hoping it would flinch in fear like his brothers did, but no such luck came. Growling louder he pulled on his ninja mask, hating that he had to be the oldest and he had to one day lead the family, blah blah blah. His sensei probably only started that to get him up early every day for his extra training, even when he was hung over like today. He couldn't honestly see himself being the leader, sure his other two brothers did whatever he said, but he had a theory that it was only because they feared him loosing his temper. He stalked into the living room, cursing tripping over Mike's skateboard, Don hurrying out of his way before he could take his anger out on him.

"Raphael," his sensei said sternly staring at him,"You are four hours late for our training session, what were you doing?"

"Sleeping," Raph said truthfully slouching against the wall counting the numbers down in his head till his sensei started the speech he was so used to about how he was a bad leader and blah blah blah.

It would be lying to say that Raph was listening to a word his master was saying, his head was killing him, he knew he shouldn't of let Casey talk him into drinking all night with him. He really hated being the oldest, he just wished that his master would just say what they all knew would happen, that Don would be the leader when he died, not him. Even more truth full though, none of them seemed to fit the part of leader. Raph was the most skilled out of the three, but Raph wanted to do what Raph wanted not what was best for everyone. Sure he would do anything for his family, but he wasn't very sentimental and wouldn't listen to Mike's constant bickering. Don on the other hand would and could also somewhat think up plans, but he wasn't the most skilled in the fighting region and spent far too much time in the lab to possibly be able to pull the family back together. And Mike, his heart was in the right place but he was too much like a kid to ever think of letting lead the family in anything. So it was left in the hands of the oldest, no matter how unstable his brothers swore he was.

"Raphael!" Raph snapped out of his mind looking to his irritated sensei,"Were you even listening?"

"Of course, sensei," he replied half heartedly his sensei shaking his head as they began though the Katas. Raph just hoping his father wouldn't die soon.

...

Leonardo sat down upon the floor in a meditative position concentrating his mind for the mission ahead, he could not fail. Slowly his mind drifted toward his older sister Karai, wondering what she was doing in Japan, but immediately went back to the task at hand. He took a deep breath, his mind becoming at piece once more.

...

Later that night as everyone slept, Raph crept from his room, his eyes scanning the dark living room making certain no one was up. He smiled to himself, but his smile faded as a low cough came from behind him.

"Raphael," a stern voice said making Raph wince,"Where are you going?"

"Out for alittle while," he replied truthfully learning long ago that lying never worked in his favor around his sensei,"I'll be back soon."

"Raphael, I'm old," he said sternly making his son sigh in defeat sitting down on the couch next to his father,"You will soon be left with the family, yet you do not act like it."

"I'm not leadership material," Raph instantly said getting up,"I'm sorry sensei, but I just can't do it, I like the idea of bashing Purple Dragon and Foot heads in more."

His sensei sighed softly,"Then go my son, we will talk more about this tomorrow."

Raph felt a little guilt as he walked out the door, but not enough to stay in the lair, it just never felt like his style.

...

A lone figure stood shadowed upon the roof, Foot ninja scattered around him. This was the moment Leonardo had been waiting for. Silently, he made the first strike on the warrior.

The warrior was not as good as he had hoped for, but he was still more skilled then anyone he had fought in awhile, it amazed Leonardo to how well he could stay to the shadows. His blade clanked against his sai, he smirked softly as he effortlessly smacked the blade from his hand, his opponent instantly dropping the other one he held and took a swing at him. Softly he swayed keeping to the rhythm of each swing the other produced, his hands behind his back. It didn't take the other long to realize he was seeing how long he would last making his anger flare and each strike become more unpredictable. His foe swiftly jumped backwards landing steadily on the chimney behind him, the moon coming from its hiding place of dark clouds revealing the smirking face of but a child.

"They tell me you are a great fighter," he said disappointment in his voice,"But from what I can tell your anger clouds your mind making you have nothing but weak points."

Raph snarled under his breath as the boy just tilted his head in slight confusion of his appearance as the moon fully showed itself. Swiftly he jumped on top of the chimney taking a punch at the boy's head only to be blocked by a raise of the arm, then he knocked Raph off balance by kicking him off the chimney before he had the time to anticipate any move.

"Your sure you are a warrior? You remind me much more of the foolish baboon," he mocked with a slight laugh making Raph snarl lowly and launch himself at him once more but he simply swayed to the left and watched him slam into the concrete,"You think of your self mighty and tall while you throw down the foolish big ape who is more fool of himself then you, but once you meet the true enemy the proud tiger, you do not know how to defend yourself."

Raph threw another punch trying to hit him inbetween the eyes to get that triumphant spark out of them only to have his own fist caught fairly easily by the boy.

"I don't know why my master wants you," he said his voice more stern then before letting go of Raph's fist and watching him slightly loose balance before steadying his body once more,"But he told me to give you an invitation to meet him."

At that he handed Raph a small parchment of paper with a strange insignia upon it he knew to be the foot's,"You should be very proud to have crossed my master and for him to want a chance to meet you."

Raph growled lowly crushing the paper between his fingers glaring at the boy,"Who the shell are you?"

Without even looking back the boy said softly,"Leonardo is my name and if you turn my master down, you will be dead before you can say banana."