Still Leo POV

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Who's Who

I stare, a date with Rach? I carefully moved within the shadows and glanced over the door to watch as Mikey and Don were indeed ganging up on Raph.

Nao laughed as she backed Mikey up, and Lily took her cue to stand with Don. Sure enough, even Master Splinter joined up. Raphael was cornered.

I snicker, but I don't say anything. He looked so nervous. Casey and everyone was persuading while Mikey was holding the phone.

"Chikushou…Have it your way," Raphael snapped the phone away. Don handed him the phone number for Andrew's place, and Raph shakily put it in, "If this doesn't work, you all owe me big…" he growled.

I blinked, he thought it wouldn't work?

I heard some grumbling and some incoherent ranting and then I heard a thunk. I had a feeling that Mikey and Raph were fighting. I would try to break them up, but seeing how I'm stuck in the lab, that wouldn't work.

"I hate you so much right now, Mikey…" Raph hissed, and then his attention was diverted away from his brother, "Matt…this is Raph. Don gave me this number…is Rachel available?"

I moved closer. I have a feeling that since Matt was on the other side of the phone, she was saying something sarcastic.

"Rae?" Pause. "She is, but her mind's a bit preoccupied…"

Speaker phone. I bet Don did that just so I could hear.

Raphael cleared his throat, "Can I talk to her?"

"Yeah, hang on let's see if I can bring her back to RW…" Pause. "You're not going to ask who it is?"

"Obviously it's someone that asked for me unless you decided to go off and give your phone number to some random person and tell them to call me," Small pause. "Whatever Matt said, ignore it."

I try so hard not to laugh. I could almost see the irritated look on her face.

"Rachel…" Raph mumbled and then hysterical laughing from most of the family came, "TOJIKOMERU!"

I felt bad for Raph honestly. Being forced to call up someone you liked and asked them on a date. Maybe, just maybe I should have done that. Or at least attempt to ask.

Everyone calmed down just a bit, but I still could hear quiet chuckling and snickering. I can tell that the laughing was only making him even more nervous.

"Mikey dared me to ask you…on…on a date…" Raph mumbled.

"Speak up, bro! I don't think she heard you!" Mikey teased.

"Bakkin!" Fine! Raphael grumbled, "Will you go with me on a date, Rachel?" he asked.

Complete silence. Even on her end was silence. I wondered for a minute if she dropped the phone in shock.

"I'm going guess that you boys were playing truth or dare and you had to go up against Mikey and picked dare, right?" Rachel asked slowly.

"That's so nice," Matt laughed harder as she spoke, "Nice way of accepting."

Matt wasn't doing a good job at helping out the situation. I watched as Raphael and everyone shifted just a bit. Was it even considered an acceptation? I doubted it.

"No…" Raphael sighed, put out, "We were just talking…Casey came over since it started pouring about five minutes ago and he was out for a ride. They all ganged up on me, but Mikey's the one who dared me."

"It's raining?" Rachel sounded shocked, "I didn't even hear it."

"Country girl by heart," Pause, "You need lighting and thunder to even tell you it's raining."

"Shut up Matt," Rachel hissed, "All of them? No. Don too?"

"Yes…Nao and Lily as well…Master Splinter even joined in…"

I don't blame her for being surprised. It had to be a shock that the whole family was ganging up. Maybe she'll accept knowing everyone's pressuring.

"Tadashi…" But… "If you don't want to…That's fine…" Raphael said softly, shading his eyes with his bangs.

She's going to say yes. I know she is. She has to. I know for a fact that if Mikey was the one that set all this up, there was no way she was going to say no.

Everyone was holding their breath. I'm sure everyone was thinking the same thing I was.

"Um……It's nice that you asked—"

Raphael silently and carefully put the phone on the receiver, dropping it into place with numb fingers.

No…no way. That didn't happen. That wasn't even a sentence. There was no way to tell if she was accepting or refusing. I stared at the group with wide eyes as everyone was just still and silent.

"You. Owe. Me." Raph said thickly as he slowly and numbly started walking towards the lab. There was no way he would head to his room where things of hers were as well. Thunder cracked loudly.

I moved quickly away from the door and back into the shadows, but I had a feeling that I was going to be discovered anyway.

Raph opened the door in a haze. The shadows seemed to not be there and he saw his me. He felt a smile of irony tug at his lips, "Mind if I sulk with you?" he asked, no emotion really behind his words.

"You know you never really gave her a chance to reply," I nodded over to the chair that was nearby.

Raphael said nothing, just took the suggested chair and buried his face in his hands.

I watched my brother for a while and then glanced out at the group that still was silent… Still in disbelief… I looked over at my brother and asked, "What made you hang up so quickly?"

Raphael didn't say anything and looked at his me. He sat up straight and started playing with his pant leg, "I don't know. It seemed like a rejection. I think it was if I had let her continue."

Raph shook his head, "What about you?" he asked.

"What do you mean?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Why are you sulking?" Raph sighed.

"…Bria's dating Andy," I admitted finally, "I caught them kissing."

Raph let out a low whistle, "Ok, I give you that one…" he frowned, "You told her you loved her, though, right, Leo?"

"Yes," I look at Raph and then smiled sadly. "I can understand why she would go to Andrew, and not to me. He's human and has a…respectable position. I think she deserves some sunlight instead of being trapped here. It doesn't make the hurt any easier to manage."

"I understand," Raphael nodded. He heard Donny race into the lab.

"Raphael, get your butt out here and get on the phone," Donatello demanded.

Raph bit his lip, but got up obediently and followed his brother out and onto the phone. He took it gingerly, "Y-yes…?"

"Um…Don called back," Rachel said nervously, "And I just wanted to say that, I understand why you hung up on me." Her voice gained speed and suddenly she was talking quickly, "I mean it totally came out wrong, and I know it looked like I was turning you down, when really I was going to say yes, and I—"

"You…were going to say yes?" Raphael felt utterly stupid now and he palmed his forehead.

Rachel fell silent. "Yeah……I was rambling, and I know that when I talk I say really, really stupid and inconsiderate things."

"The others are going to never let me live this down, you know that right?" Raph muttered into the phone as low as he could.

"……I'm sure they won't let me live it down either, Raphy," Rachel said softly.

Almost immediately Matt screamed, "Oh my god, that's rich."

"What? It's a nickname his brothers' gave him."

"You never used it before," Matt challenged.

Rachel just stayed silent.

Raphael couldn't help the grin that spread on his face and the glow that started to radiate off of him, "So, when?" he asked.

"That's a good question…" Rachel looked over at Bria and Andrew and then placed the phone to her shoulder as she mouthed the words, 'Are we double dating or no?'

Andrew just shrugged and looked at Bria for an answer. She agreed to the date, but not to the doubling.

"Sure!" Brianna grinned as she leaned a bit more into Andy.

"Well, um…this is where it gets awkward but not really…the thing is, is that I was going to call you and ask you if you wanted to double date." Rachel winced as Matt cracked up.

"Sounds good to me!" Raph beamed, "But, when? Tomorrow night?"

"Yeah, tomorrow night," Rachel started to grin and Matt was doing some weird action making Rachel reach over and smack her arm.

"I WANT TO SEE NEW MOON!!!" Bria cried out enthusiastically, "It just came out yesterday! Choudai, minna?! Please, please, pleeeeeease?"

Rachel had jumped and Matt only laughed harder as she had to close her eyes and try to calm her beating heart at the surprise and then said. "How does a movie and dinner sound to you? Bria wants to see New Moon, I have a dreaded feeling Andrew's going to accept that, Vampire geek…"

"You're the one that got me into that monkey-girl," Andrew said to Rachel who stuck her tongue out, "Mature, very mature."

You're into Vampires too?!" Bria grinned excitedly.

"Vampires are my knowledge," Andrew shrugged, "I find them to be more of an excitement."

"Cha! Yes!" Bria tackled/hugged him, "You are awesome!"

"Okay, so maybe it'd be a double split date," Rachel commented, "Unless you're interested? I doubt you read the books……"

Raph laughed, "Sure, sure," he agreed.

"Jacob!" Bria announced, hearing that.

Raphael laughed hysterically.

"I admit I think Jacob and Bella should have gotten together. Vamps are so cliché," Rachel muttered.

"And werewolves aren't?" Andrew asked staring at her.

"Nice," Raph and Bria said, grinning.

"It's a fact! Vampires are the most clichés used in horror films and in books as well as Zombies. Werewolves? Not a chance," Rachel stuck her tongue again.

"I think there was only one book and movie that actually portrayed werewolves in a non-cliché way," Matt murmured.

"Now it's a contest," Angela rolled her eyes.

"Like Blood and Chocolate?" Raph tried to ask Matt.

"Yes!" Matt grinned.

"It seems we're outnumbered," Brianna whispered to Andy.

"That's fine. Just to let the ladies in the back know that Edward won."

"With what? His charming good looks? He looks like a creep in the movie. Not to mention he's like a stalker in the book," Rachel shook her head.

"You haven't read Midnight Sun, so shut up," Bria stuck her tongue out.

Matt was giggling and had taken the phone away from Rach and asked, "Do you really want to listen to them argue all night?"

"Not really," Raphael chuckled.

"That's what I thought," Matt tapped Rachel's shoulder and whispered just loud enough so Raph can hear. "I think he wanted to sweet-talk you, not argue over whose hotter than the other."

"I actually think Alice is cool…" Raph muttered quietly, "I've read the Midnight Sun draft, so I agree with Bri…"

"Nooo!" Matt cried, "Rachel! Your boyfriend ditched us."

"He's teaming with the vampires, how predictable," Rachel laughed as she took the phone from Matt.

"Sorry, love, but if you read both versions you'll understand that Edward is like a really obsessed protective version of…" he suddenly trailed off, "Um…never mind that, but on another note, I think Bella is a whole lot like Bria."

"Bella like Bria? I can see the speed and the smarts and things like that but if there's one thing that sets those two aside the fact of how clumsy she is. No offence sis!" Rachel grinned.

Brianna laughed at that, "Yes, actually, I have to agree with you on that one."

"Anyway, Matt said that you weren't looking forward to listen to the Werewolves battle over Vampires." Rachel was grinning, "Or was that a total blatant lie?"

"Um…" Raph was about to respond when Bria spoke.

"Hey, Raph! When you cut off, I want to know who you meant Edward was like," she said.

Raphael went dead silent.

Rachel quickly said, "Andy. He's like Andy," She could feel the nervousness of the lie that she just told but prayed that she wasn't going to be found out. It was just a small lie.

"I would have though Jasper," Matt looked over at Rachel.

"Yes, Andy is a lot like Jasper," Bria nodded firmly, "I'd be like a mix of Bella and Alice," she continued.

"Got her off your back…you owe me," Rachel whispered covering her mouth so Bria couldn't lip read if she even did hear what she said.

"Uh-uh, phone, please," Bria held her hand out.

"Nope," Rachel placed the phone on her lap and said, "It's late, Bria. Just let me talk to him…"

"Lover girl missing lover boy already? That's just sad," Matt grinned.

"Leo's forcing me to tell her the truth…" Raph squeaked softly.

Rachel sighed and said, "He breaks her heart, I kill him." She tossed the phone over to Bria. "Good luck girl."

"What for?" Bria tilted her head as she held the phone close to her ear, but didn't wait for a reply, "Alright. Confess. Who's Edward like?"