Heartbreak

Raphael yawned and rubbed his head. He had a little headache, but other than that, his hang over wasn't' as bad as when he found the stashes of sake or drank beer. He stretched and went into the living room, and he paused in his step. On the couch were Michelangelo letting Rae cuddle against him on the couch. Growling he made sure there was nothing important around and went around the couch, tipping it, and made Mikey and Rachel tumble.

"Oh Jesus," Rachel groaned as Mikey whimpered. They both opened their eyes and looked up at Raph. "What was that for?!" Rachel demanded. "That hurt!"

"I have to agree. You made my head spin," Mikey said as he shook his head, "I don't remember pranking you this badly."

"Time for morning practices, it might help get that hangover out of your head," Raph growled and grabbed Mikey's arm, dragging him towards the dojo, shutting the door behind him.

Lily came out with a cup of tea in her hands, eyes droopy, "He saw you two sleeping together on the couch and got jealous," she answered Rachel's completely confused expression taking a sip of her tea and came over, fixing was had been tipped over and reset the couch before sitting on it.

Rachel just blinked a few times. "Why is he jealous over that?" She mused aloud. "I should talk to him." She said. "Poor Mikey, he doesn't deserve any of this." She muttered as she walked to the training room and opened the door to see that Raph and Mikey were already sparring. 'This just gets weirder and weirder…is Raph actually trying to hit him?!' "Raph!" She called, "Don't hit him too hard! He still needs his head."

"Rae you're not helping!" Mikey shouted back.

'That's probably true.' Rachel said. "Sorry," She said with a hot blush, "I'll talk to you guys later." She grinned as she bounced out of the training room, 'Boys are so complex. How did I think of them to be simple?! Their just as bad as girls!'

"Lily, do you remember anything that happened last night?" Rachel asked the cat.

Lily raised an eyebrow, "I had three glasses and was gone. That's a question better left for Don."

Donatello was just waking up when Rae walked into the lab looking confused, "What's up?" He asked groggily.

"Do you remember anything from last night?" Rachel asked. "Raph really got mad and well I was wondering if I did something or if Mikey and I did something. Lily said it was out of jealously."

"I don't remember much." Donny said with a shake. "I was down after a few drinks. I think the only one that can tell you is Leo. I don't think even Raph remembers what happened. Mikey maybe might tell you, too."

"Oh…I see…" Rachel said and was about to leave.

Don spoke again. "I do have a hunch, if you want it."

"Anything!" Rachel said, spinning around to face him her brown eyes sparkling.

"I have a feeling Raph has feelings for you Rae. Not as a friend or as a family member," Don said with a slight smile, "He's probably attacking Mikey out of jealousy, as Lily said."

"Hmmmm……" Rachel hummed as she turned around. "I don't know about that. I should ask Mikey when he gets out of training." She walked out of the room deep in thought. No way, there was just no way Raph had feelings for her...not that way. He said it himself. She was a friend.

"You Humans are just so weird…" Lily muttered, tail flipping back and forth as she sipped her tea and watched Rachel, but what she said did not reach the red-head, "What one says is not always what they truly mean."

Raphael finally left the training room, "dusting" off his hands and walked passed Rae towards the kitchen, grabbing some food and making some coffee, "Want coffee, Rae? Don'll need some, too."

"Sure…" Rachel said as she thought about what Donny asked. It would be best to ask him if what Don said was true…but then she would have to have an excuse asking. She sighed as the scent of coffee brewing penetrated the air. "Hey, Raph, what happened last night to make you so upset at Mikey?"

"Donno…" Raph sighed, "I just felt…this urge to make him hurt, since I felt hurt at what I saw…"

"Lily and Don told me that you were jealous." Rachel said as she watched him. "I don't like asking personal questions, because they're none of it is my business……but……is it possible you have a crush on me?"

Raph nearly dropped the coffee pot and he gulped, "I…don't know…" he admitted softly, feeling his face heat with embarrassment. He poured the cups and handed her one.

"Oh…" Rachel replied as she took one and smiled, "That's okay." She grinned. "I hope you weren't thinking about holding back. We're siblings aren't we?" She took a drink. "I'm going off to see how badly you beat Mikey up." She said as she walked into the training room, "And he left you no room to defend."

"It's probably because he still remembers some of last night's conversation." Mikey said as he rubbed the welt marks that Raph managed to get him with the practice bamboo sword. "And I'm guessing you have no idea do you?"

"Not a clue. I asked Lily and Donny and even Raph, but all last night to them was a blur. Well, no…I just asked Raph he had a crush on me and he said he didn't know." Rachel replied as she knelt in front of him, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah. Now I know what they mean by jealousy hurts." Mikey whimpered. He looked at her and sighed. "I don't think Raph really knows if he has a crush on you, but I know you do."

"How do you know about that?!" Rachel asked.

"It's not just me, Leo knows too. You told him yourself," Mikey responded.

"I did what?!" Rachel asked, turning pale. "I told Leo?! I told……oh god, oh god, oh god!" She rushed out of the training room to find Leo and Bria. He couldn't know. He couldn't tell Raph or anyone! She was a fool; she should have watched her drinking.

Brianna was walking out of her room, rubbing her eyes. She didn't have a hangover, she really didn't dink that much, just drank slower than the others. So she probably only had about as much as Don but seemed like as much as Rae. However, her eyes burned like hell, "Mm…why is it so bright?" she grumbled.

"Bria?!" Rachel demanded as she ran over to her sister, "You can't tell a soul!" She said, "Do you remember anything from last night?"

"Uh…sorta…laughs of laughter, Leo took the glass out of my hand, and Leo carried me to my room and I was out. Other than that, no babe," Bria shook her head.

"Okay." Rachel said holding her breath when she thought about it. Leo did take Bria's glass and she remembered that she rambled about something. She looked at Bria with surprise. Leo…she remembered that she asked Leo if he had kissed Bria recently. Her face paled as she ran off to find Leo.

Brianna raised an eyebrow, "Mkay…Lily?! Anymore hot water for tea?!" she called and went down the stairs.

Rachel ran into Leo who was just coming out of his room. "What do you remember from last night?!" She demanded him.

Leonardo blinked and replied, "Everything, naturally. I didn't drink myself into a stupor like you and everyone else did."

She bit her lip, "I said something about Bria kissing you, didn't I? I also said something about Raph."

"You did," Leo nodded.

"Damn it!" Rachel screamed. "It's not fair! You better keep it a secret Leo!" She told him with a glare. "He doesn't need to know anything about it." She watched him; the whole conversation was coming back to her now. For some reason, it burned at her. These two were able to hint at their affections. She had to keep her crush a secret, to protect him. He didn't need to know about her stupid infatuation, "Keep it a secret Leo."

"It's not that big of a deal, Rae," Leo told her, "So you have a crush. It's not going to kill you to admit it to him."

"It's not going to kill me?! It's not going to kill me?! Damn you!" Rachel shrieked, "It very well can kill me!"

"You're being melodramatic. It's just a crush," Leo said with a raised eye ridge.

"Oh yeah, blame it on the drunkenness why don't you?" Rachel snapped. "You and Bria can hint about it all you want, you can even throw it in my face, but you will not and I will not throw my feelings around."

"You're being irrational." Leo said with a sigh. "Maybe your still a little drunk." He paused in his words and looked at her. She looked furious and he decided to ask her something, "Rae, one question. You said that you were dangerous."

"I always said that." Rachel snapped.

"Also that I shouldn't trust you," Leonardo replied.

"And I always said that too." She stared and then recognition filled her eyes. "You're going to tell Raph anyway. You think that I wouldn't be doing this because I meant it. You think…oh my god." She watched him. "That's the coldest thing anyone could do to a person of interest." Rage was making her shake, "I can't hit you because you're with Bria, but let me tell you this much Fearless Leader. I saw her fortune once. I saw a man. Not a turtle. You tell me who she'll fall for in the end."

"How dare you!" Leo said with narrowed eyes. He refrained from hitting her, knowing that she was holding the same restraint, "Who are you to tell another person's feelings when you can barely say you're own?"

Rachel growled and turned around on her heel and stomped off angrily. She couldn't believe this in the least. He shouldn't be black mailing her. At least she got the last word in right? At least…at least now he knew that he didn't have a chance. Wasn't that better? If it was…then why did she still feel bitter of all of this?

Bria blinked as Rachel came into view, "Esu?" she tilted her head, "I um…put your coffee in the microwave so it wouldn't get cold," she offered.

"Thanks," Rachel said as she went into the kitchen. She was going to need a lot and a lot of coffee to get through today.

Brianna pouted and then brightened when she saw Leo come in next, "Lionheart! I got you your tea!" she bounced over to him, holding out his favorite cup with a beam on her face.

"Thanks……" Leo said as he took the cup from her and went over to sit down. He looked over at Rae who was looking like she was trying to burn the coffee with her eyes. 'I saw a man. Not a turtle.' Well, what had he been hoping for?

Bria frowned as she held her cup and watched them. She went to sit down next to Leo, but he stood up and moved to the chair. Her chest squeezed and she looked down, "I feel like spending time with Master Splinter today," she murmured absently and stood up, walking to the old rat master's room and knocked before going inside.

Lily stared at what she just saw, "What the hell?" she glared at Leo and Rae, "You two are bakas!" she stood up and went to Don's lab, closing the door.

Rachel watched her leave and then looked over at Leo. She smiled bitterly to herself as she put the cup in the sink. "I'm sorry Leo." She said softly.

"You're not sorry in the least." Leo replied as he stood up and decided that some training would be good. It would keep his mind off of this for now.

Raph watched Leo leave to the dojo and went into the kitchen, "Rachel? What's going on?"

"I told him the truth," Rachel replied softly, "The harshest one."

"You saw Andy in her future?" Raph guessed folding his arms.

Rachel stared in surprise and turned to him and then turned back. "I would like to think so." She looked down on the floor. Why had she did this? Was it because she had been jealous that Leo and Bria could flaunt their feelings? She touched her lips. Has she been so cruel to think that even her sister didn't deserve happiness and decided to toss at him? It was too late to change anything, and it really shouldn't matter. "I told him what I saw. That's my job. It's not like I received payment for it or anything. But I prevented a heartbreak."

"I believe you did the opposite," Raphael watched her carefully, "Bria looked really sad when she entered Splinter-sensei's room…on the verge of tears, Rae."

Rachel looked at him and said, "Would you have waited until their hearts were bleeding?"

"They already are. It's the New Year, it's supposed to be happy, at least for as long as possible, not start off like this," Raph waved his hand out towards the living room, soft sobs faintly being heard, Mikey's video games going but no commentary, and punching and grunting from the dojo, "Ok, I was jealous earlier, but once I let off some steam I felt better. I don't hate my brother, I don't hate you, I was just hurt that you chose to sleep the rest of the night away with him instead of me."

Rachel stared and looked at him with surprise on her face. She watched him for a while before repeating. "You wanted me to climb up the stairs while I was drunk, and sleep with you when I had a couch and easily invited Mikey into it because everyone else was put to bed?" She started snickering.

Raph blushed and looked away, "Maybe…" he but his lip and looked at her, "You asked me if I had a crush...it hurt when you left saying siblings. I have enough of those, Lily and Bria make plenty of sister fun, and April, too. You're more than a friend, more than a sibling. I like you." He took her cup which she was re-filling with coffee and put it on the counter, "I do…I have a crush on you. Flaws and strengths…I don't care. I feel horrible when you're not around."

Rachel stared at him. Her laughter had faded and she looked away. What was she supposed to do now? It's not like she could admit it to him. She wasn't sure of what to do. She knew he was being sincere. There was no way he was lying about this. "What do I do?" She asked.

Raph gulped and closed his eyes, "Tell me…what your feel. You don't have to say it directly, but something…"

She reached out; about to touch his cheek, but then her thoughts about what had happened to her entered her mind. She lowered her hand and covered her mouth as she ran off from the kitchen. She couldn't be here anymore. She knew she should have left. She knew she shouldn't have done this. She hurt him...and it wasn't a surprise when she heard and felt her own heart break.