Donny tapped his chin, deep in thought before turning to Leo.

"Well, I may just be a scientist but I am not dead, I would say judging from all evidence provided that the reason she wants to meet with you alone at midnight is pretty straightforward!"

Mikey let out a whoop of laughter and a wolf whistle.

"She wants your bod bro! Look at that pic! She has "I want you" eyes!"

Mikey snatched the shell cell out of Donny's hand and waved it around in front of Leo's face gleefully.

Leo groaned and turned to Raph mouthing "help!"

Raph answered by taking the shell cell and throwing it hard against the farthest wall to the dismay of his two younger brothers.

Mikey let out a dramatic wail and fell to his knees beside the remains of the shell cell.

"Oh Raph how could you! Leo's only chance for happiness! Ruined!"

Leo snorted and turned to go back to his room. Donny meanwhile was busy pulling up Leo's texting account on his own mini-computer.

Raph marched after Leonardo. Splinter pinched the bridge of his nose and tried to come to grips with the fact that his whole life was about to be turned upside down on its head because of his son's love life.

"You ain't goin!"

Leo opened his eye from his place of meditation on the floor.

"That is not up to you."

"WHAT!?"

"You heard me. If I go or stay is my decision. Not yours."

"I can't believe this... What about our family Leo? You know damn well this is some sort of a trap! You can't seriously-"

Leo was standing an inch away from his face before Raph could blink, to his credit he didn't even flinch. When his blue banded brother spoke again his voice was low and deadly.

"Don't imply that I don't care about this family. Everything I do is for our family. I would rather die than put any of you in danger. What happens tonight could be the turning point in this war with the Shredder, half of the Foot clan is loyal to Karai, if she turned away from him it would be a massive win. We have got to exploit any advantage we have against Saki, and this might just be our greatest one so far. My next move requires careful planning and thought. If I feel that this is a trap, I won't hesitate to act. Besides, I know you have my back if things go south."

Raph sighed.

"Just tell me one thing Leo and be honest because I can always tell when you are lying. You are doing this for strategic reasons right? You don't feel anything for her even remotely romantic right?"

Leo opened his mouth to answer, but then he paused, deep in thought. Raph threw his hands in the air helplessly.

When he looked back at his brother, he had a contemplative look on his face that he didn't like at all...