Leo

I swallowed thickly with anxiety as the blue vortex began to swirl and enlarge, letting me know that Usagi would be crossing over to this dimension any second now. I had no idea what I was going to say to him when that happened. What could I say?

'Oh, sorry Usagi. I can't be with you anymore because I have changed my mind and want to be with Raphael again. Thank you for being such a loving, faithful trooper for the past month or so but I think it would be better if were just friends. Oh! Did I mention that I had not only been unfaithful to you, but I also wasn't too sure about our relationship from the get go?' I thought sarcastically, despite how anxious and uncertain I was feeling right now, 'Yeah, that will definitely warm things over. Ugh... if only I hadn't been so insecure and just talked it over with Raph two months ago. Man, I hate when that stubborn hot-head is right...'

My breath caught in my throat when I saw the familiar figure of Usagi passing through the bluish glow of the portal. His furry white face, gentle smile, and kind hazel eyes greeted me once his form fully made it over, the alien glow finally vanishing after several year-like seconds passed by. He sauntered over to me, his gaze unwavering, "Saiai (1), it is refreshing to see your face after so long."

I blushed at the nickname, guilt automatically rising within me, "It... it's only been three days, Usagi."

His smile widened slightly, his hand reaching out to gently caress my cheek, "Really? It feels like far more time has passed since our last meeting."

I gulped, my blush darkening further. My guilt began to rise further within me, "O-oh... well that's-" before I could continue with whatever I was going to say, his thumb and index finger curled around my chin and tilted it upward, swiftly guiding my lips to his. His kiss was sweet- as always- but unlike all the other times, I had stiffened. He had sensed my hesitation the minute our lips met, since he pulled away from me almost five seconds later. Damnit... where was my ninja treachery when I needed it most...

His eyebrows drew together with confusion as he gazed back at me, "Is there something the matter, Leonardo-kun?"

I gulped again, providing him a sheepish smile, "Huh? What do you mean? Why would something be the matter, Usagi? I-I'm fine..."

Usagi raised an eyebrow, "I am not blind, especially when it comes to you. Is something on your mind? You are so tense."

I stared at him for several contemplative moments, knowing that I have to tell him the truth but... I knew it would hurt him. I didn't want to do that but... withholding the truth was far more cruel. I sighed, slowly reaching out for his hand. He blinked back at me but gave me his hand without hesitation, "...Koi?"

I smiled sadly at him, pulling him towards the meditation room, "I have to talk to you about something."

He paused, "... What about?"

When I finally reached the sliding, paper doors of the room, I reached for it while simultaneously turning back to look at him, "...Us."

Saying everything that I needed to say to Usagi had to be one of the worst thing I ever had to sit through in my entire life. My heart broke more and more with each new detail that I told him about my relationship with him, as well as Raphael. I hated that I was hurting him this way- although his face was stern and emotionless, his eyes betrayed what he was truly feeling: hurt, heartache, disbelief, and betrayal. Of course he was going to feel those things. How could he not? I was pretty much telling him that I was still in love with my brother and that I could no long continue this relationship... not if I wanted to hurt both him and Raph.

When I was done with talking, a deafening, painful silence followed, his light colored eyes searched mine careful so any deception or falseness. The permeating quiet seemed to last forever before he broke it; he took a deep, cleansing breath before his eyes fell to the floor we were currently sitting on, "I... I see."

My tongue ghosted over my dry lips before I spoke again, "I-I'm so sorry Usagi. I... I never meant to hurt anyone. I was so... so confused and-"

"Whether you meant to hurt me or not, you have. There is no way around that fact, Leonardo-kun," Usagi said, cutting me off gently, "Even so, I appreciate that you told me rather than hide it from me," He paused, glancing back up at me again, "...In the corners of my mind, I knew that you still loved him but, for once, I did not want to listen to reason. I wanted to be selfish... I still want to be selfish..."

I blinked at him with bewilderment, "Wha... what do you mean?"

He smiled weakly at me, his hand reaching out to hesitantly brush my cheek with the back of his knuckles. I did not pull away from his touch but I did not lean into it either, no matter how inviting it was, "... I had been coveting you for...- what feels like- and eternity now," He admitted, his warm fingers caressing the side of my jaw absently, "I had wanted you for myself but... I was afraid that you wouldn't want to be with another man so I said nothing."

"Usagi..." I breathed, a little startled and taken aback by his honest admission. How long had he wanted to be with me?

"But then, during one of my visits, I had walked in on you and Raphael-san while you were... well," His face turned bashful, "... making love."

"I-I don't remember that," I definitely would have recollected something like that if it had happened.

"You had been too distracted to notice, "He said simply as his fingers trailed down my neck slowly, sensually, causing an involuntary shiver to travel down my spine, "I had only glanced for a short second but the image would not escape me... to see your face, twisted with such wanton, untamed pleasure-"

"Uh...," My face felt like it was baking right about now...

"- it had both angered me and saddened me at the same time. Saddened because I had not revealed my feels for you sooner; if I had know there was a chance, no matter how small it was, to claim you as my own, I would have taken it in a heartbeat. Angered because... because I wanted it to be me that was giving you such pleasure, not him."

I swallowed thickly, resisting the urge to fan myself, "I... I had no idea you felt so strongly for me. I thought... I just thought that you had just recently felt that way for me."

"No, saiai," He shook his head, leaning closer towards me. His hand moved to cup the bottom of my chin while his thumb moved over my lips like a soft, sensual caress; why did the pads of his finger feel like fire against my skin? "I have cared for you far longer than a mere two months. And even though you wish to end this, I cannot simply stop caring for you, nor can I simply stop craving you. I want you; no one else."

'Oh crap, why did this sound so familiar...,' I pulled away from his touch gently, "But I wish to be with Raphael, Usagi. I love him."

He smiled a slow, heart-skipping, belly-flopping smile, leaning into me further; if I backed away from him anymore in my seated position, I would loose my balance, "And I am a stubborn rounin. I understand that you love him... but that does not mean that I will gracefully retreat, Leonardo-san. I will fight for you and I will not give up until I know all chances with you are gone."

His warm breath against my lips and his addictively intoxicating scent- a mixture of forest pine and herbs- dizzied me, completely obliterating whatever composure I had left. His intense, soul searching eyes bore into my own mercilessly; I found it nearly impossible to not fidget under his gaze, "H-how do you know if there are any chances left?"

He hummed lowly in his throat while he swiftly closed the distance, gently pressing his mouth to mine. After a brief moment or two, he slowly pulled away, leaving nothing but an inch between our lips, "If I did not have a chance, then would your body be reacting to me this way?"

"H-huh?" I breathed, my focus not completely present anymore. How could I possibly allow my focus- my prized, unmovable, and steady focus- to be completely obliterated like this?

"If you truly belonged to Raphael-san-heart, mind, and soul- would you body be so open and willing to me?" He whispered surreptitiously, "Your breathing is shallow, your eyes dilated with desire, your body trembling with anticipation-" My body was trembling? Fuck... "- All of these obvious signs of attraction and, yet, I look nothing like him. You even allowed me to kiss you after you explained the situation to me, Leo-chan."

My eyes widened slightly just as he fluidly stood to his feet, his lips pressed to my forehead gently on his way up. He continued to talk as he made his way towards the exit of the meditation, "I do not need to be back in my world for a week or so. I gather that I am probably not welcome in room without permission, is there I room I may stay in or is the living room couch all that is available?"

I nearly sputtered, stopping myself from doing a double taking at his words since his eyes were still on me. He was staying? Oh dear Kami..., "U-uh... there is a cot in Donnie's lab. It's not much b-but it's better than sleeping on the couch."

He smiled gratefully back at me, bowing his head towards me, "Thank you. I shall ask him if I can use it right now."

With that, he exitted the room, silently sliding the doors closed behind him and leaving me to my jumbled thoughts. When I heard his foot steps fade away into silence, I released a breath that I didn't even know I was holding. One of my hands gripped at my opposite shoulder lightly, verifying that my form was, indeed, trembling. Not only that, but my heart was racing, like I had been working out in the dojo for hours...

Fuck, why the hell was I aroused at all? He had barily even touched me and, yet, here I was... hot and bothered. I gulped thickly to moisten my parched throat before I took several deep breaths as a means to calm myself down. Me and Usagi had never really gone further than deep kisses and passionate caress but he had gone slow and stead with me on purpose. Now that we were no longer, as of now, in a relationship, did that mean he wasn't going to hold back?

My head slumped slightly with defeat, "Kami-sama (2), what have I gotten myself into?"

(1) Saiai- Beloved (a nickname)

(2)-Sama- suffix you put at the end of someone's name who is in higher power or respect than you are

A/N: Usagi isn't going to bow out gracefully in this one folks. He's gonna stay and fight for his man XD. Also, Usagi isn't holding back anymore... that means he's putting all of his experience on the table. There will be some serious jealousy coming off of Raph when it comes to Usagi and his ways of woeing Leo. Raph, like Leo, only have experience based on their interactions with each other (not like they can go out and date people anyway...). Usagi, on the other hand, probably has more experience with relationships since he is both older (probably 4-5 years) and unhindered by his appearance in his dimension. So, all-in-all... yeeaaahhh, Usagi is a smooth operator XD.

Stay tuned for the next chapter :3