Leo was worried about Raphael.
Raph hadn't been acting like himself since Leo returned and Leo knew he had to find a way to fix it. Even though Leo was the one sucked out of their home, he knew his disappearance had been a lot harder on Raphael than it had been on himself. Yes, he had been taken from their home and yes he had missed Raphael and yes there had been moments when he hadn't been completely sure he'd ever make it back to his own dimension. But overall, he'd spent the two months with his brothers and he'd managed to come out of this abduction without any injuries.
Raphael, on the other hand, had been left not only missing Leo, but also worrying about what harm he could be enduring. He was left to handle everything to do with keeping up their home and taking care of the kids while he worried and checked in frequently with Donnie to see what progress they were making in tracking Leo down. He hadn't known that Leo was safe. Or that he wasn't being hurt.
And now that Leo was back, he watched as Raph kept his eyes on him almost constantly. Leo had woken up a few times during the nights over the past two weeks and found Raphael wide awake with his eyes glued to Leo's face. Even now, during morning practice, Raph watched Leo instead of his opponent. It earned him a few hits to the head from nunchucks, a bo staff and even April's tessen, but it didn't seem to phase him.
Raph's mind kept returning to the night he'd brought Leo home. When Leo had quite literally rocked Raph's exhausted body to sleep. Leo had been taken, but in the end, he was right, Raphael was the one who needed to be comforted the most. Flashes of that night seemed to stay with him constantly. Leo pushing him back into the mattress. Leo spreading his legs apart so that he could fit between them. Leo's whispers of love and adoration for Raphael and Raphael's strong body. Leo's adamant declaration that he would never willingly leave Raphael.
Willingly was the key word of course. And as precise as Leonardo was in everything he did, he couldn't leave that one word out in his declarations to Raphael. Because being who they were, Raph knew that Leo probably would disappear on him again in the future. That thought kept pushing its way into his mind as well.
Raph knew he'd have to quit staring at him though. Staring wouldn't actually keep Leo here. And not only had Leo seemed to have noticed, but the kids noticed too. Raph thought again about what had happened that very morning. One second, Leo was reaching to pull a coffee mug down for Raph and the next second, Leo, the now broken mug and Machi were all on the floor after she'd knocked Leo off balance and dragged him away from that spot in the kitchen. The very spot Leo had been standing when he'd vanished. It was actually a pretty advanced move considering Machi's slight frame compared to Leo's muscular bulk and if he hadn't been shocked to find himself on his shell on the ground, Raph thought Leo might've complimented her on it.
And Akito, their calm and level-headed boy, had also been on edge since Leo's return. He followed Leo everywhere and snapped at anyone who suggested he do something else. The only time Raph got Leo alone was at night after they put the kids in bed. Other than that, both kids followed him constantly around the apartment building. Raph glanced over to the sidelines where both kids were currently sitting. They'd even refused to stay downstairs to play with Grandpa Splinter and Shadow while the rest of the clan had morning training.
Raph had tried, but he couldn't convincingly reassure the kids that Leo wasn't going anywhere when he didn't feel that confident about that declaration himself. Plus, it'd been their own brother, albeit an alternative Donnie, but still, their own brother who'd sucked Leo away from them. So not only did they have to worry about bad guys trying to hurt their clan, but apparently they had to keep in mind other versions of themselves who might want to take one of them for their own purposes.
Leo glanced at his kids and then back to Raphael as he ended their training that day.
"Casey and April, will you take our little foxes downstairs with you and ask Master Splinter if he wouldn't mind staying with them in our apartment?" Leo asked, keeping his eyes on Raph's face as he spoke.
Raph glanced back at Leo as he spoke. He eyed the blank leader expression and heard the leader tone of voice. He heard protests from both Akito and Machi which were quickly silenced with a look from Leo.
"Come on you two," April said, reaching out for Machi's hand.
"He's gettin in trooubble," Mikey whispered over to Miwa, although he may have made the whisper loud enough for Raph to hear and smiled at the scowl Raph sent him.
Leo waited until everyone was gone before he unbuckled his swords and set them to the side. He walked to the center of the room, planted his feet in a defensive pose and looked expectantly at Raphael.
Raph eyed him warily as he removed his sais from his belt and met Leo in the middle of the mats.
Leo lunged at Raph as soon as Raph was within reach. Caught off guard, Raph dodged him at the final moment and spun away. Leo swung a kick which was quickly pushed back by Raph's fist. Leo had been expecting the hit and instead of being knocked off balance, Raph watched him easily move into a backflip.
"Donnie got you with that one during practice," Leo said to him as he swiped at Raph's head again with a fist.
Raph growled and blocked the fist. Leo feigned a strike at Raph's side which was also quickly blocked, leaving his other side open. Leo swung for that side and was pleased when Raph blocked it as well.
"Mike got you with that one," Leo said.
Raph narrowed his eyes at him. "You tryin to teach me a lesson, Fearless?"
"Of course I am," Leo said, distracting Raph with another fist swinging towards his head so he could loop his feet under Raph's ankles and knock him forward to his plastron. He quickly swung one of Raph's arms behind him as he landed on Raph's shell.
Raph quickly recognized the hold and knew that if he struggled he'd only cause pain to his captured arm.
"You think I enjoy watching you get your stubborn head knocked about during a simple training exercise?" Leo asked.
Raph could feel Leo's breath on his neck and struggled against the pin despite the pain it caused his arm.
"Why are you staring at me during practice instead of watching out for your own ass?" Leo growled at him, pulling Raph's arm back a little further when he could feel Raph trying to roll his body to get loose.
Raph froze as the curse left Leo's mouth. So Leo was pissed. "I'm just making sure yer ass doesn't go anywhere," Raph growled back at him, irritated that he couldn't move Leo's lighter frame off his shell.
Leo sighed. That's what he thought. He loosened the hold he had on Raph's arm and allowed Raph to twist and free himself. Leo soon found himself on his own shell underneath Raph's body. Raph rested his weight on his hands on either side of Leo's head and Leo watched as the anger quickly left his green eyes. "Do you really think I'm going to disappear in front of you again?"
"It happened, Leo," Raph said, glaring down at him.
"Yes," Leo said, nodding. "But what are the chances it will happen again? And the kids are watching you watch me. They're feeding off it." He watched Raph's eyes dart to the side before those green eyes returned their attention to his face. "And, I didn't miss you all that time I was gone to come back to a Raphael who's only half here."
Raph leaned down to cover Leo's lecturing mouth with his own and was happy when Leo finally ditched his blank leader look and greedily kissed him in return. "Do you have to be right all the time?" he growled into Leo's mouth.
"One of us has to be right all the time," Leo replied, suddenly grinning up at him. He quickly knocked Raph's hands out to the sides and caused the emerald turtle to lose his balance. Leo quickly flipped them with a growl that sent a shiver down Raph's spine as his shell hit the mats again and Leo sat straddling him.
Leo stared down at his emerald turtle and began tracing his fingers down the edges of Raph's plastron until he reached where he was currently sitting at Raph's waist. He watched Raph squirm as his fingers moved to his sensitive sides to trace back up his body. He leaned forward and began kissing Raph as his hands moved to Raph's shoulders in order to being tracing down his arms. He pushed his tongue into Raph's mouth as he felt Raph's hands tightly grip the tops of his legs. Leo released Raph's mouth so he could move his face into Raph's neck and breathe in his favorite scent.
Raph smiled as he felt Leo nuzzle into his neck. "Is my lecture over?" he asked.
"That wasn't a lecture," Leo said, leaving a wet stripe up Raph's neck with his tongue. He smiled when he heard a small gasp from Raph. "Lectures don't work on Raphaels."
"Well I hope you didn't use yer other technique on the other Raphael," he said.
Leo lifted his head again and looked down at him. "Would it be cheating on you if I was still kissing a Raphael turtle?" he teased.
Raph narrowed his eyes at Leo and sat up quickly, knocking Leo on his rear on the mats. Leo laughed in surprise, despite the glower he was receiving from Raph. The laughter only made Raphael growl at him in return. He grabbed Leo by the shell and flipped him over, causing Leo to catch himself on his hands and knees.
"Yer payin for that one," Raph growled at him as he rubbed his hands over Leo's ass. He ran a finger through his mouth before gently pressing it into Leo. He began moving his finger and heard Leo's breathing immediately change. After a few moments, Leo nudged back towards him and Raph quickly wet another finger before pressing two fingers into Leo.
"I don't see how this is supposed to be a punishment," Leo gasped out after a few moments as he rocked his shell back towards Raphael.
Raph only smirked at Leo's rear end as he rose to his knees and guided himself to Leo's entrance to begin pressing himself in. He felt a shiver run through Leo and moaned once he was fully encased inside Leonardo.
"Move, Leo," Raph growled at him.
Leo smiled as he looked over his shoulder at Raph. In the nearly two weeks that he'd been home, this was the first time Raph had made any attempt to top. He'd taken Raph quite a few times since he'd been back and thought maybe Raph found comfort in it. But he had been wondering what Raph was waiting for. He slowly began rocking himself back and forth on Raph's length.
Raph churred as he watched Leo's movements and heard Leo's moans and immediately wondered why in all the years they'd been together that he'd never had Leo do this before.
"Faster Leo," Raph said and churred again as Leo did as he was told.
"Raph, fuck," Leo said, panting now with each push back.
Raph growled and pushed Leo's shell down, forcing his head and arms down to the mats. He heard a churr from Leo as he grabbed his hips and began thrusting himself repeatedly into Leo. "Shit, Leo. You know ya drive me crazy when ya curse like that."
"Harder, Raph," Leo groaned.
Raph was about to do as requested but stopped moving entirely and growled down at Leo, "Take it back, Leonardo."
Leo smirked into the mat his face was pressed into. "Take what back?" he panted, doing his best to sound innocent.
"You tell me right now that you haven't been kissing other Raphaels."
Leo huffed out a small laugh. "Only you, Raphie," Leo moaned out, pushing himself back towards Raph again.
Raph nodded. "That's right," he said, thrusting himself back into Leo as he reached around and began stroking Leo at the same pace. He heard Leo repeat his name with each thrust and grabbed hold of Leo's shell with his free hand as he watched Leo's hands clench into fists on the mat beneath him.
Leo whined suddenly as he felt Raph leave him altogether. But before he could ask what the hothead was doing, he was flipped back onto his shell and Raph was over him, pressing kisses to his face and neck before groaning as he reached Leo's mouth. Leo quickly wrapped his arms around Raph's broad shoulders and held onto him as he felt Raph readjust and press back into him. Leo's feet pressed into the mats and he lifted his hips to meet Raph's thrusts as Raph's hand also returned to stroking Leo.
Leo pulled his mouth away and Raph felt him pull his shoulders down farther so he could reach Raph's neck with his mouth. Another churr from Leo and Raph felt him bite into his neck to hold him in place as he clamped down around him with his release. Raph churred in response as white spots appeared in his vision as he reached his release as well. He collapsed on top of Leo, not that he could go anywhere else until Leo decided to release his neck, which he did a few moments later.
"You haven't done that since I came back," Leo said between panting breaths.
Raph grunted in response.
"Is that your official reply?"
Raph was silent for another moment. "I took ya that morning before you disappeared," he finally said.
"Raphie," Leo whispered.
"I know," Raph huffed out, lifting his head to look down at Leo. "It sounds dumb when I say it out loud."
"No it doesn't," Leo said with a small smile as he ran a hand down Raph's face. His smile grew a little wider as he watched Raph's eyes narrow at him.
"Were ya pushing my buttons on purpose to get me to take ya?"
Leo tried and failed to suppress his smile. "Would I do that to you?"
"Yes you would, ya jerk," Raph said, leaning down to kiss Leo again. "And I love ya for it."
"I love you back, Raphie. My heart is full of you."
"What about the rest of the clan?" Raph asked, trying not to flush at Leo's words.
"They get a small part."
"Even the kids?" Raph asked, grinning now.
Leo pulled Raph's face back down so he could nuzzle into his neck. "I love them. But one day they'll be grown. And I'll still have you."
Raph nodded in return. "Yes."
They stayed there for a few more moments but Leo pushed on his shoulder. "Let's hit the shower. You are going to work today. No more staying home to stare at me. And I expect a lot more from you tomorrow during training."
Raph smirked at him. "Whatever you say, Master Leonardo."
A/N: The End.
WhoAmI659 – I'm dedicating Raph's thoughts about Leo in these last 2 chapters to you as they were inspired by a review you left back on "Teamwork" – Leo and Raph are often the ones who feel the brunt of the danger seen by the clan and as you said, "It's understandable, considering their personalities and roles within the clan."
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