Disclaimer: Owning TMNT and Young Justice would ultimately make me the super-cool shizznit. Unfortunately, I'm just a super geek who writes awful fanfiction and can't even run a whole lap around a parking lot without wheezing like a person having an asthma attack (which is sad because I don't have it). That being said, life sure is a cruel mistress.
A/N: [Sniffles] Holy hot horcruxes, Batman! This is the last chapter of this… slightly-less-than-decent story! Oh gods, did I just crack a "Holy [insert random word here], Batman!" joke? With a freaking Harry Potter reference to boot? My nerdy soul is practically unsalvageable at this point… But, I digress. To all those who reviewed… I love you all.
I mean it.
… Okay, not in that way, but still. My thanks are on the bottom of the page! Enjoy all the sappy fluff, guys!
Waking up, Donny registered several things at once. His eyes still burned and his head still ached, signifying that the fever had not gone away in his sleep like he hoped it would. He rubbed his tender limbs delicately, feeling the slickness of sweat beneath his palm as he ran it over his clammy skin.
'How long was I out?'
With a grimace, he struggled to sit up, rubbing the grit from his eyes. He held a hand over his mouth and puffed out a short breath, instantly regretting it when an awful smell hit his nose.
"Phew! Nothing a good gargle of mouthwash won't fix, but still...!" If there was anything he hated the most, it was the unpleasantness of 'morning breath'. He threw his sinewy legs over the side of the bed and pressed his feet against the cool stone floor; it was a pleasant contrast from the burning temperature of his skin.
He hesitated for a moment, before finally standing up. He had the urge to flop back down on the bed almost immediately.
"Urgh..." he ground his teeth together, fighting the near-irrepressible urge to relive ever meal he'd ever eaten. Dark green spots swam in his vision, and it took a few moments for him to regain his sense of balance before he could walk without swaying like a drunkard.
'First priority, have an appointment with my toothbrush. Eating can wait.' he decided, stumbling on his way to the restroom. As he passed by the living room, a flash of bright colors caught the corner of his eye, followed by the sounds of tussling and main characters bickering to each other amidst a bunch of explosions. Someone's head rested against the couch, unmoving, seemingly engrossed in the show.
'Must be Mikey,' he thought, 'He's been looking forward to that Young Justice marathon all week long. What a dork.' A fond smile flitted across his face. 'Then again, who am I to talk?'
His smile grew wider when an unusually mischievous thought crossed his mind. Stalling his visit to the bathroom, he tip-toed quietly toward the couch, eyes fixed on the back of Mikey's head. His stance was akin to that of a feral jungle cat, prowling upon its unsuspecting prey.
Without hesitating, he pounced.
"Boo!"
"GAH! What the hell, Donny?" Hmmm. Either Mikey had suddenly developed an angrier, deeper voice with a Jersey accent, or he'd mistakenly attacked Raph instead.
"Oops!" Donny cringed, hastily crawling off of the red-masked turtle as he struggled to regain his composure.
"Gee Don, it's nice ta see ya too!" Raph spat out. "A 'hello' would'a been nice, but by all means!"
Donny looked so much like a kicked puppy that Raph expected him to start whimpering for forgiveness at any minute. "Sorry about that, Raph." A nervous chuckle. "I thought you were Mikey."
Raph raised an eye ridge. Suspicious. "What, did he steal those 'special comics' of yers again?"
"Yes. I mean, no- er, what?" Donny stammered, his voice going up an octave at 'what'.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Forget it." A semi-awkward silence occurred.
"So." Donny piped up, "I didn't know you liked this show."
"I don't." Raph grunted, but made no move to change the channel. There was another pause, before he spoke again. "How're ya feelin'?"
"I'm feeling a lot better now, but my head still hurts." Donny admitted, rubbing his temples to alleviate some of the ache. In the silence that followed, he noticed the frown and the sulky look in his brother's usual, fiery eyes. "What's wrong, Raph? Got into an argument with Leo again?" he questioned, voice laced with gentle sympathy.
At the mention of Leo's name, Raph's jaw clenched along with his fists, his eyes turning into chips of amber ice. "No. Nothin's goin' on between me an' him." he ground out, saying the word 'him' like it was a curse.
"Look, Raph, I'm no Dr. Phil, but there's obviously something going on with you two." he remarked, determined to not let the topic go. Once you got his interest aroused, there was no stopping Donatello from prying open every bit of information about the subject.
"I'm tellin' ya Don, nothin's happened with Leo." Liar, his mind chirped. Raph promptly ignored it. "Jus' drop it will ya?"
"No, I won't drop it. Not until you tell me what's eating you!" Was Donny's vehement reply as he crossed his arms over his chest. "I'll sit here all day if I have to!"
Raph growled low in his throat. For a moment, he looked like he was going to explode and start shouting obscenities, but he thought better of it. Instead, he replied. "Is it the fever that's makin' ya feistier, Don? Bet Mikey likes this side of ya."
"Oh please, stop trying to change the subject." Donny hissed, but the dark green blush on his face ruined the 'bad cop' effect. "Talk, or I'll find a way to rig the Shell Cycle's radio to play 'Barbie Girl' nonstop." At Raph's 'you wouldn't' look, Donny's brown eyes glinted as if to say 'I would'.
After a few more minutes of their intense stare-down, Raph eventually conceded.
"A'right a'right, I'll admit it." The red-masked turtle's gaze dropped down to his lap. If the situation wasn't so serious, Donny would have teased him. "There is... somethin' that's been botherin' me lately." With each word he uttered, Raph's wince grew more and more pronounced, as if it were causing him physical pain to say whatever troubled thought was on his mind.
'Is it really true?' Donny wondered, staring wide-eyed at Raph. 'Did Mikey and I actually make the correct assumption?' Another wave of nausea assaulted him, but Donny was way too eager to pay it any mind. This was the moment of truth.
"Do ya know the feelin' when..." Raph paused, searching for a word to eloquently describe this 'feeling'. "... when you really wanna beat the shit outta someone?"
Donny blinked. Well. He certainly wasn't expecting that. 'So much for admitting his undying love!'
At Donny's incredulous look, Raph let out a low chuckle. "Yeah. Well, I was kinda in denial 'bout it at first, but... I know jealousy when I feel it."
Instantly, Donny perked up again. "Oh. Oh! I'm guessing Usagi decided to confide in you, huh?" The genius resisted the urge to laugh at Raph's surprised expression. "Come on Raph, even you could sense something was going on there, right?"
The red-masked turtle only tipped his head slightly in a terse nod, staring at the TV screen to avoid Donny's eyes. The latter shot him a smile. "You know you don't have to hide anything from me, Raph. It's not like you could, anyway. To be honest, I'm... kind of surprised that you admitted it so easily."
"So am I," Raph admitted, fingering the handles of his sai. "I guess I knew it all along. No matter how hard I tried to deny it or pretend that the feelin' didn't exist, it was jus' always there."
Donny nodded, feeling a twinge of pride at his older brother's show of calmness. Despite the heavy nature of the situation, Raph didn't let his frustration and stubborn pride get the best of him. Again, don't count your chickens before they hatch, as Donny was soon to find out.
"Guess I'll just go ahead an' say it, then. I'm definitely attracted to Mr. Stick Up His Ass." Raph said simply, trying to not let his nervousness show. The words hung in the air for a while, tinging the atmosphere with an almost 'ground-breaking' feeling.
Donny grinned. "Wow. Mikey's gonna have a field day with this one! In fact, I think I'm having one right now!"
"The hell's that supposed ta mean?" Raph blurted out. "Are ya tellin' me that you and that idiot knew?"
"Of course," Donny answered breezily. "I've gotta hand it to Mikey, though, he was the one who confronted Leo about it first. It took me by surprise when I walked in on them!"
By now, Raph couldn't help but gape. "Ya gotta be kiddin' me!"
"I kid you not, brother." Donny deadpanned, face set in a serious expression.
"No wonder ya guys were actin' weird." Raph mused out loud, shaking his head. "All that dramatic shit could'a been avoided..."
"Well, what's past is past." Donny shrugged, then snapped back into 'commander' mode. "You should really tell him, you know." It wasn't a suggestion. It was an order.
Raph's demeanor changed instantly. An inevitable reaction. "Hell no!"
"Why not?" Donny exclaimed, a hint of a whine in his tone. "C'mon Raph! You and Leo really need this!"
"In case ya haven't noticed, Donny, there's somethin' that's standin' in the way of 'this'. A somethin' that happens to have cute bunny ears and a better personality." Raph snapped, stifling the urge to throw his hands up.
"Now you're just making excuses." Donny pointed out, his jaw rigid. "The threat of the 'Barbie Girl' song still stands, Raph."
"Go 'head and do whatever ya want, Don. I'm still not tellin' him." And that was the end of it.
Donny held in a shout of frustration. "Fine. I doubt I can get through to that thick skull of yours anyway." With that parting barb, the genius stood and plodded to the bathroom, murmuring grouchily under his breath all the way there.
'Sheesh. Sometimes, he's worse than Le-' Raph cut himself off mid-thought with a small grimace. The last thing he wanted to think about was that blue-masked tight ass. Which he happened to be attracted to. 'Ahhhh ta hell with it! Might as well take a nap before patrol t'night.' he decided. Letting out a hard exhale, he leaned back and closed his eyes.
"Oh my gawd! Is that the new episode of Young Justice?"
Raph's eyes snapped open as a familiar voice reached his ears. Damn you wishful thinking!
"It is! Oh man, bro, why didn't you tell me?" Mikey whined, plopping himself down beside the red-masked turtle.
The latter held back a groan. "Would it kill ya to be quiet for once?" he hissed, glaring at his younger brother with narrowed amber eyes.
"Quiet? What's that?" If possible, Mikey's grin grew wider as Raph's glare grew more irritated. "I see you're looking as cheerful as ever, mi hermano! Did you and Leo get to 'bond' today?" The orange-masked turtle's sarcastic tone obviously indicated that 'bond' equaled to 'have a nasty shitstorm of an argument'.
"Jeez, first Donny and now you. I'm gettin' sick of hearin' that." At Mikey's confused stare, Raph waved his hand dismissively. "Speakin' of, our resident smart ass told me that ya had suspicions."
"You bet I do, bro!" Mikey chirped, eyes never leaving the TV screen as he somehow find a way to have the conversation as well as delve into the show. "Y'know, you and Leo really remind me of Robin and KF."
"Oh really? Wonder how." Raph's voice was thick with sarcasm, but on the inside he couldn't help but grow curious. What was his weird little brother going on about now?
"Well, for starters, they have about the same amount of UST between them as you do with Leo-kins."
Raph found himself choking on air, althought whether it was from the "UST" bit or the "Leo-kins" bit, he didn't know. "What 'n the flying fuck are ya talkin' about-"
"Okay, maybe you and Leo have a bit more, but the similarities are still there! For one, there's the jealousy with the 'competition' and everything, and then there's..." The scariest part, Raph decided, was that he sounded utterly serious about the whole thing.
"You," Raph started, putting extra emphasis on the word, "really have some problems-"
"Oh the perils of young love! Especially hard considering you're a tsundere~!" Now Mikey was in 'theatrics' mode, making grandiose hand gestures along with his words.
Raph twitched and grasped the handles of his sai. "Mikey, unless you want a really sharp object stuck up your-"
"Condoms*!" Mikey burst out, apparently unfazed and giddy as a clown on happy pills. "Make sure you have plenty, 'cause you're gonna need 'em!"
Raph didn't need to hear anymore. Mikey barely had a second to yelp before the red-masked turtle suddenly snarled and lunged at him.
Mikey could barely hold in his giggles when Raph gave him another scathing glare. He wished he could replay that fateful moment in front of the TV and relive it again, but alas, it was not to be. Honestly, he didn't know what had possessed him to do that. It was a miracle that he made it out of that situation alive.
"Did something unfortunate happen to you Raphael-san?" Usagi inquired, staring at Raph's clenched fists and furrowed 'brows'. The samurai was patrolling with them to fill Donny's absence.
"Guess you could say that." The red-masked turtle groused, but gave no sign of elaborating. Usagi directed his questioning glance to Leo, who shrugged.
"Let's split up." the blue-masked turtle suggested, falling into the role of leader with ease. Now he had an opportunity to talk with Raph alone, without any interruptions. Or at least, he hoped there would be no interruptions, but the city seemed safer and quieter than usual.
After a lot of deliberating and sleepless nights, he had finally decided to confess his feelings to Raph. Given their turbulent history and the fact that Leo's newly-realized feelings had probably played a subconscious role in it, he figured that letting his true feelings out would help more than hurt. "Mikey, you can go with Usagi and I'll-"
"Actually, I think I'd rather go with Raph this time!" Mikey interrupted with an eerily bright grin, and slung an arm around Raph's shoulders. He was met with stunned silence, so he went on, "No offense to Usagi or anything, but me and Raphy-boy here wanted to, um, have a rousing debate over the latest issue of Young Avengers!" The lie rolled smoothly off of Mikey's tongue, his gleeful expression not cracking in the slightest.
Before Leo could even question Raph's sudden interest in comic books (even though he knew that it was probably a crock of BS), Mikey dragged Raph away with a speed that could put Sonic the Hedgehog to shame, leaving him alone with Usagi. A momentary silence descended upon the remaining two.
"That was... strange." Usagi mused out loud, turning to him with a weirded-out expression. Leo only hummed distractedly in reply. On the inside, he was frustrated. Mikey was supposed to be on his side! He was the one who had encouraged him to realize his feelings for Raph in the first place. Leo had obviously been trying to get himself alone with Raph to confess those very same feelings, so why in the world did Mikey rob him of his opportunity?
"Leonardo-san?" At Usagi's soft, inquiring voice, Leo snapped out of his thoughts and chuckled sheepishly, embarrassed by his absent-mindedness.
"Sorry Usagi, I was just thinking about something." he apologized, resisting the urge to let out a sigh. "We should probably patrol the secluded area near the park and- mmmmph!" was Leo's stunned, muffled exclamation when Usagi quickly grabbed his shoulders and pulled him close, making their lips crash clumsily against each other in an awkward kiss.
Usagi tried to gauge his friend's reaction, and let out a disappointed sigh as he pulled away from the unresponsive turtle, who was as stiff as a board. "Well, now I truly know that pursuing a relationship with you would be futile." The samurai cracked a small, sad smile, backing away from Leo.
"..." The blue-masked turtle stared, wide-eyed, at his best friend.
Right now, he was just a tad shocked.
And by a tad, he meant immensely.
Leo opened his mouth to say something, anything, to break the tense silence, but none of the right words came to mind.
"Do not worry, Leonardo-san, my feelings for you may still be here, but I do not expect you to reciprocate them. I would like it if our friendship does not change because of... this." Both of them blushed, one light pink while the other dark green, when he said 'this'.
Leo finally snapped out of his momentary shock and faced the samurai, not at all uncomfortable (well, alright, maybe a little bit) by the previous events. It wasn't as if he was going to angst over the sudden (and his first, Leo thought begrudgingly) kiss, and besides, he and Usagi were best friends; one little, er, incident wasn't enough to ruin their friendship.
"I'd... like that." Leo agreed, an awkward smile pulling at the corners of his lips. It would take a little while for things to completely go back to normal between them, but for now, neither of them cared. Just as long as they never mentioned it again...
"Mikey, if you don't let go of me-"
"I know I know... you'll castrate me with your oversized fork!" Mikey gleefully finished the sentence for him, elliciting a low, irritated growl from Raph.
"W-Why the hell did you even... You were supposed to go with Usagi!" Raph pointed out, sounding as frustrated as he looked. Mikey couldn't hold his gleeful smirk back any longer.
"Oh~? Do I detect a hint of jealousy there, Raphy-boy?" Mikey purred (freakin' purred, Raph noted with disbelief), causing Raph to snort in a bemused manner, but the red-masked turtle didn't actually say anything in reply.
Okay, he was jealous, he wasn't going to lie. He wouldn't give Mikey the satisfaction of hearing it out loud, though. Unfortunately, Mikey wasn't that easy to shake off. "I take your silence as a yes! Oh you poor thing!" Mikey cooed, sounding convincingly like a doting mother comforting her child, which kind of disturbed Raph.
"... Shut up and help me patrol, would ya?" Raph murmured, glaring daggers at his younger brother and walking past him.
Mikey, unaffected by the threat in his voice, fell into step beside him and cheerfully hummed a random tune, which sounded suspiciously like Milkshake*, under his breath. 'Usagi deserves some closure, too.' he thought.
Raph barely held back a groan this time, unaware of Mikey's ulterior motives to snatching him away. Tonight was going to be a very long night.
Donny stared up at the ceiling of his room, his fingers twitching with the urge to type on the keyboard. He turned to stare longingly at his beloved computer, but shook his head. No, no, he couldn't give in to his temptation. He needed to rest.
He turned away from the object of his desire, letting out a pitiful groan, which turned into an extremely sickly cough. Well, at least his mouth didn't taste like shit anymore.
'I wonder if they're back from patrol yet,' he mused, resting his head on his arm as he stared up at his ceiling again, finding nothing better do. Honestly, he couldn't sleep; even though he tried his hardest not to, he was still thinking about his earlier, erm, 'predicament' regarding Mikey and that maid outfit.
He hoped that he would never have to hear the words 'Mikey' and 'maid outfit' uttered in the same sentence. Ever.
"Hey bro, we're back!" A familiar, cheerful voice reached his ears* from the doorway. Speak of the devil. Or, in this case, think of him.
Donny barely had time to blink before he was being straddled by the orange-masked turtle. It took a moment for him to register this... compromising position and, when he did, a dark green blush splashed across his cheeks.
"E-Er, I take it the patrol went well?" he stammered lamely, inching away from Mikey's face as inconspicuously as he could.
"Yep! Not a perp in sight!" Mikey chirped in reply, leaning in closer to Donny's face, mere centimeters away to be exact.
Donny gulped nervously, hyperaware of his younger brother's warm body on top of his. He tensed when Mikey's strikingly blue eyes gazed searchingly into his own dark brown ones, and couldn't help but feel a bit unnerved by the intensity with which he did it.
"Donny..." Mikey whispered after a loaded silence, his hand reaching out to stroke the genius's cheek. Donny felt his heart hammering rapidly in his chest. Oh dear God this had to be a dream-
"I don't want us to end up like Leo and Raph, hiding our true feelings and all of that dramatic shite." Donny cracked an amused smile at that, and Mikey continued. "So when I kiss you don't freak out, okay?"
Without hesitating, Mikey leaned in eagerly to close the short distance between them, but just as he was about to, Donny put a hand up to stop him.
"W-Wait!" Donny's face could have put a spinach leaf to shame right now. Mikey raised an eye ridge and drew back, confusion and a slight hint of fear flickering across his face.
Donny took a deep, shaky breath, before stuttering out a hasty explanation. "That probably wouldn't be a good idea considering the amount of germs that are residing in my mouth right now, I mean, you could get sick too* and it would be all my fault so maybe you should do it later." he squeaked out that last part, his face now reaching the boiling point.
Mikey just blinked and stared at Donny with blank eyes. The genius could only stare back, waiting to see what his reaction would be, and was surprised when the orange-masked turtle burst into obnoxious fits of laughter.
"Mikey, I'm being serious!" Donny chided, his voice radiating exasperation. Of course, that did nothing to quell Mikey's sudden hilarity, and it took a moment for the younger turtle to compose himself enough to say anything.
"Donny. I appreciate your concern, but, honestly? I could care less." And with that giddy claim, Mikey mashed their lips together before Donny could stop him again.
And, as Donny felt Mikey's tongue softly caressing his bottom lip, he was glad that he decided to use that mouthwash earlier.
Raph paced restlessly in front of the TV, which was still turned on despite the fact that he wasn't paying any attention to it whatsoever. He had tried to distract himself with it earlier, but that attempt proved to be futile.
Millions of thoughts raced across his mind. Did Usagi confess to Leo? Did Leo feel the same way? Were they already in a relationship? Was he just jumping to radical conclusions?
'God this is driving me crazy!' he thought, rubbing his temples to prevent an on-coming migraine. And why the hell weren't they back yet? What was taking them so long?
Raph wished he hadn't thought that question, because a plethora of scenarios began to play out in his head, and it was getting increasingly harder and harder for him to resist punching a crater into the wall.
'Click.' The soft sound caused Raph to perk up, and the door to the lair slid open with a rusty hum. To his surprise, Leo walked in alone.
His fists tightened as he took a closer look and saw Leo's dark green blush. The weather outside was normal, neither too humid nor too cold, so there could only be one reason why he would look like that.
"Where's Usagi?" Raph bit out, trying to keep the anger out of his voice and not knowing whether it worked or not.
Leo blinked, as if snapping out of a trance, and answered, "Oh, he-he went back to his own universe. He told me to tell say goodbye to you guys for him and sorry that he couldn't stick around." Raph's eyes narrowed suspiciously. The older turtle's voice sounded too cautious, too... nervous. He rarely showed those emotions, if ever.
There it was, the dreaded awkward silence. Tons of questions were on the tip of Raph's tongue, but his mouth seemed unwilling to move.
'I can't back away now,' Gritting his teeth, Raph finally got himself to talk.
"Leo, I need to tell you-"
"Raph, there's something I have to-"
They both stopped at the same time, blinking incredulously at each other. Leo let out an awkward chuckle; Raph scratched the back of his head and averted his older brother's eyes.
Leo cleared his throat, "You go first."
Raph shook his head, looking slightly nauseous. "No, I can't-" he blurted, turning to walk away. He didn't get very far before he felt a hand gripped firmly around his wrist.
"Raph, don't you dare walk away from me." Leo's voice held an assertive tone, one that sent shivers down Raph's spine. The red-masked turtle turned around, but stubbornly kept his mouth shut. He didn't look at Leo's face.
Leo cocked his head to the side, pinning Raph with a curious and determined look. "If you're about to say what I think you're about to say..." he started, hesitating slightly before finally saying what he needed to say all this time. "Then I feel the same way, too."
Just like that, Raph felt his breath hitch in his throat. For a second, he was frozen, amber eyes finally meeting Leo's dark brown ones. He searched for any signs of amusement, any indication that Leo was just kidding around with him for the heck of it and that it was all just a sadistic joke, but the look in Leo's eyes betrayed nothing but fear, hope and... and...
Raph let out a harsh breath of disbelief. Without saying anything, he wrapped his arms around Leo, pulling him in for a warm embrace.
"We... We've been idiots, haven't we?" Leo laughed once he got over the initial surprise, draping his own arms over Raph's shoulders and circling around his neck.
His eyes weren't scared anymore. They were glowing with something, something that made Raph's pulse quicken and butterflies to flutter in his stomach, cliche as it sounded.
"For once, Mikey was right." Raph scoffed, before burying his face into Leo's shoulder. He felt the older turtle's chest rumbling with quiet laughter.
The two stayed like that for quite a while, until they finally pulled away from each other, but didn't break their hold. Their eyes met again. Leo was the first one to break the silence.
"Raph, I just want you to know that all this time, I never meant to-"
"I know, Leo. Me neither." Leo smiled at him, a genuine, honest-to-God smile that made Raph's insides tingle helplessly. Oh dear lord, he was seriously considering doing that right now.
Leo made a startled noise in the back of his throat when Raph gently grasped both sides of his head, but relaxed once he realized what was about to happen.
Just a little closer...
'Thwack!'
Leo hissed, drawing back from Raph as he felt a sudden, searing pain in his forehead.
"OW! Holy mother...!" Apparently, Raph had suffered the same fate too. Instantly, the two turned to glare at their attacker, until they saw who it was.
It was Master Splinter. And he looked pissed.
Oh... sh-
"Master Splinter! Uh, you see... w-we can explain!" Leo exclaimed hastily, eyes comically wide.
"You better have a good explanation for this, Leonardo, Raphael." Master Splinter hissed sharply, glaring sternly at each of them in turn.
An unbearable silence filled the room for one, agonizing moment. Leo opened his mouth, set on salvaging the situation before it turned ugly, and Raph was glaring back at Splinter, looking as if he was about to give the old rat a piece of his mind.
Before either of them could get a word out, the ninjutsu master surprised them with a small, mischievous smile.
"I was wondering how long it would take for you both to realize it," Now it was time for the two of them to gape. What the hell?
"However," His sharp, scornful look returned, making Leo and Raph tense again. "As your father, I'm afraid that I cannot allow you to, er, breach that level of your relationship just yet." Splinter ended that statement with an awkward cough, staring pointedly at their current position.
With embarrassed murmurs, the newly-formed couple reluctantly separated from each other. With a pleased nod, Splinter turned and made a bee-line for his room. Before he went, however, he turned around abruptly and smiled at Leo. "You have made the right choice, my son. I am proud of you." Leo blinked at him with surprise as he left, and suddenly, it clicked.
'That one time when we talked... he already knew!' The phrase 'that sneaky rat!' came to mind, but, being the respectful son Leo was, he halted that train of thought completely.
"Whats'a matter, Leo? Are ya that surprised? I mean, he watches those soap operas all the time..." Raph ended the statement with an awkward chuckle. Oh, this whole 'dating your older brother' thing was going to take quite some time to get used to.
"Well, we could... finish what we started, in my room." Leo murmured shyly, and Raph was almost tempted to pounce on him right then and there.
"What Master Splinter doesn't know won't hurt 'im." Raph replied playfully, before grabbing Leo's hand and dragging him to his room.
All that time, they were unaware of a pair of eyes staring at them from behind the couch. They were also unaware of the snickers and the high-five that was exchanged between the two figures, but then again, perhaps that was for the best.
Mikey always knew that there was sexual tension between those two.
A/N: I am an awful, awful person. I take forever on this last chapter, making up every excuse in the book for its huge delay, and then I make the ending all happy and cheesy and sickeningly lovey-dovey to the point of cavity-inducing?
Please slap me. I beg you.
Feel free to leave a review - I'll respond through PM! Your opinions on the story, good or bad, are always valued. I would like constructive criticism, if you can spare the time, so that I can work on my writing a little more... I'd really like to know how I did!
Edit, 7/29/11: I revised the whole first part and some of the second part because I wasn't too happy with it. Hopefully it improved instead of declined in quality D:
Anyway, here's the final set of references for you guys:
*Mi hermano - For those of you who don't know, this means 'my brother' in Spanish.
*Condoms - I trust you guys are old enough to know what these are, right? If you don't then you're not even supposed to be here... and don't go Googling it, either!
*Leonardo-san - I absolutely have no clue how Usagi addresses him! I mean, they're friends, so I would've thought that he called him "Leonardo-kun" or something, but that just doesn't sound like Usagi xD Ehhh, well, I don't claim to know much about the Japanese language/customs so NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS...
*Milkshake - [La la, la la, la. Warm it up. La la, la la, la. The boys are waiting~] Yes. That Milkshake. Am I the only one who finds Mikey humming that totally adorable? :D
*Ears - Turtles have ears... you just can't see them. If you knew that already, again, I'm not trying to insult your intelligence, I'm just trying to provide background knowledge for those who don't! xD
*Fever - I'm an idiot when it comes to anything that has to do with sicknesses and stuff... so, as stupid as it sounds, I don't know whether you can contract a fever from someone. For convenience's sake, let's just say that it is contagious, even if it isn't [sweatdrop]
And here are the last special thanks:
Odd warning In hindsight, I'm starting to think that I probably sounded drunk when I typed that. I apologize for the oddness of the warning of which you penned your review after; I'm a person who just can't put their feelings eloquently into words, so… whoops? Anyway, thanks for reading, I appreciate the rather… thoughtful review!
RavynandRika yami's lovers Uke Raph, to some people, is an unheard of thought, so I'm glad you think the same way about it as I do :) As for the sudden twist, I'm glad you think it's nice :D Ooh thank you so much, you're too kind! ^_^ Oh and, I've been meaning to ask you this, but… does the "yami" in your username refer to the guy from Yu-Gi-Oh? xD I've always wanted to ask, but I never found the right time to do so!
Morfanerina It's always nice hearing from you, it brings a smile to my face every time I read your positive comments! :D Ah yes, this fic is finally going to be officially laid to rest by the end of this page… again, thank you for sticking with this story till the end! Sorry I made you wait so long for this chapter!
cndrow Wow, thank you so very much for those awesome, encouraging comments! Hopefully, the humor in this final chapter won't fail you!
Angel Er… I'll take 'weird' as a compliment, since I'm called 'weird' a lot, and I'm proud of it! :D May I enquire as to what "ass slap" means in the context of your review, though? I mean, I know it's a curse word, but… I wonder why you included that particular one, out of all the cuss words you must know… Okay moving on!
Reenie Bleenie D'aw, how on Earth did I get one of the best reviewers ever? I'm as happy as a clam knowing that I made you laugh! Yup, I know that lesson already, buddy – I learned it the hard way, like you probably did xD Fast? Are you kidding me? I'm as slow as a turtle when it comes to updating, and I always have lame excuses! xD But thank you for saying that; it gives me more confidence knowing that at least one person thinks that my chapters are good… and fast ^^ Oh, and thanks for the pointers! I'll certainly keep your words of wisdom in mind! And another thank you for being a loyal reviewer person! [Deep breath] One can never give too much gratitude! :D
Lunar Lotis Yeah, I think bunnies are adorable, especially this particular bunny xD Thank you very much for your awesome, kind words – I hope you enjoyed reading the final chapter!
Nai Kanso I wonder the same thing, too! Though I've never heard about that ninja-samurai thing before; now I've learned something new xD Eh, I know, it is turning out to be cheesy and dramatic isn't it? D: I promised myself I wouldn't delve into it like that, but stories have a mind of their own! Well, at least mine do! Thank you for the insightful review, I hope you enjoyed this last chapter.
paga14 Gee father, thanks for the um… lovely comment. Hopefully you won't scare the innocent, young people away with your creepy tendencies [cough]
oChaoticDarlingoWhoa there! Please don't hurt me; I apologize for taking so long! [Whimpers] Ahhh, cowardly act aside, I'm glad I made you giggle! And about that last sentence… That's very true xD Hope you enjoyed this last chapter!
AlePh27 Why thank you, my dear reviewer, for the lovely comment! I'm never gotten a comment on my tone before, I wasn't even aware I had one!
Angel (the recent one!) It's okay man; I'm the one who should be sorry for leaving you hanging! Hope I didn't disappoint with this final piece, thank you for the reviews you've given me!