Ch.5 The Date Part 1

Leo was so nervous! It's 12:30 p.m. and he was shaking because he was so nervous. First he didn't know what to wear but April helped him out.

April got Leo to wear some casual clothing. Leo's wearing a black t-shirt and blue jean capris with his black tennis shoes. April told Leo that he should wear something different then blue.

"But why black April? Why not yellow, gray, or even purple?!" Leo nearly yelled not feeling comfortable being in different colors. Leo was always self-cautious about his appearance.

"Oh come on Leo, you look great. A lot of people wear black, doesn't mean your depressed, emo, or whatever. It's just a normal style and you…look hot in black Leo and I know Raphie is gonna have a field day." April said with a smirk when she saw Leo blush.

"A-April…sigh…m-maybe I should just…cancel…I…I'm scared…" Leo said as he sat down on his bed shaking a little bit. He hasn't been on date since Ricky and that was a nightmare for him.

"Leo…everyone isn't Ricky…You need to forget that scum and be happy for once. I want to see you smile again Leo and I have a feeling Raph can help you. And…I have something I want to tell you Leo…something that may calm your nerves." April said as she sat next to Leo rubbing his shoulder.

Leo looked at his little sister and was wondering what could make his nerves go away, even for a minute.

"Sigh…Donnie told me that…Raph has never gone this far to go on a date with someone." April said surprising Leo.

"W-What?" Leo said in a disbelief voice.

"It's true…he said that if the person Raph asked on date said no, he just shrug his shoulders and not bother him or her again…but with you…he's fighting hard to get to know you. So…just remember this is somewhat a first for Raph. Yeah he's been on dates, but he's never taken them seriously like he has with you as his date." April said with smile that made Leo smile a little bit.

"Well…I'm gonna call daddy to see how he's doing at work. I know you call him but I will. I swear, daddy will work himself to death if he isn't careful, anyway I'll leave you alone for a bit to check on you. Love you bro." April said and she kissed her brother's forehead like their mother did to them when they were younger and made her way out of Leo's room.

Leo just sat there thinking about what April said. It somewhat put him at ease knowing Raph wasn't out to hurt him or anything, but he was still worried about his date. It's been a while since he's been on date.

Leo then began thinking of him and Ricky's date…the first one wasn't bad, but around the other time…it wasn't pleasant…

*Flashback*

*"Why do ya wanna go on date?! I have more important things to do ya know Leo!" Ricky said in sneer voice that made Leo shake a little.

"I…I just wanted t-to spend time with you Ricky…w-we haven't h-had time to spend time with each other…so…I just thought-"

"Well you thought wrong!" Ricky yelled stopping Leo from talking.

Leo lowered his head with a sad look. Leo doesn't know why Ricky's been treating him so badly.

"I-I'm sorry Ricky…I…I'll c-call the restaurant to cancel our reservations…" Leo said softly as he walked away from Ricky to call the restaurant on his cell phone.

"Geez! You always fuck up everything! You should be lucky I'm even with you're stupid ass! We've been together for, four months, so you need to be fucking proud I didn't leave your ass around the second month!" Ricky said as he smoked his cigarette with an irritated voice.

Leo was trying his hardest not to cry but he couldn't stop the tears after he got off his cell phone.

"Oh quit your crying! You brought this on yourself; you should of fucking ask me before you do something stupid!" Ricky yelled as he through his cig on the ground crushing it with his foot.

Leo was still shaking…and he was thinking of Ricky's attitude toward him and he was wondering what he did wrong to make Ricky hate him.

"You're piece of work! All you do is cry and bother me when I have more important things to do! Do you hear me Leo! Leo! LEO!"*

*End of Flashback*

"LEO!" April yelled getting Leo out of his dark thoughts.

"Huh?! Oh…sorry April…what were you saying?" Leo said as he wiped away some tears.

April smiled sadly at him.

"I'm saying Raph's here. He's waiting in the living room." April said with a huge smile that made Leo smile as well.

"Oh…okay…" Leo said softly as he got off his bed slowly and made his way toward the door where April was.

"Everything's going to be fine Leo…just go out, and have a good time. You deserve it." April said before they left Leo's room.

Leo nodded his head.

"I'll try…"

With Raph:

Raph is sitting on the Hamato's couch waiting on his date. For the first time ever…Raph was nervous. Yes you heard right, Raphael Ray was nervous going on date with Leo. When Raph goes on dates, he's never nervous, heck he doesn't even chase after the people that tell him no. But when he met Leo…that changed. He wants to know more about him, be his friend, and hopefully be his boyfriend.

Raph decided to wear a red tank-top, his black leather jacket, blue jean pants with holes in the knees and black boots. He decided he wanted to wear casual clothes.

Raph snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Leo and April come in. Raph's eyes widened when he saw Leo in a different shirt then his normal color blue shirt.

'Damn! He's looks hot in black!' Raph thought with a smirk on his face.

"Ay there! Thought ya bailed on me fer a minute there Leo. Ya look great." Raph said with a real smile that made Leo blush and April giggle.

"T-Thank you…April thought I should wear something different then my normal blue shirt." Leo said as he looked down at his clothes with a blush on his cheek that just made Raph smile more.

"Yep! I wanted Leo to look perfect for your two's date, and it looks like I hit the jackpot!" April said with a smile that made Leo smile as well.

"Well ya did a great job, Leo looks great. Oh! That reminds me, Donnie-boy said that he'll come over here later ta help ya out. He said he wanted ta spend some time with ya." Raph said with a smirk.

"Really?! That's awesome. Well you two better hit the road, your burning daylight." April said as she pushed them out the door.

Leo just giggled at his sister. She seems more excited about Raph and Leo's date then they are.

"Well…let's get goin' Leo. We're gonna be goin' ta my favorite burger joint. Is that cool with ya or did ya want to go somewhere else?" Raph asked hoping Leo didn't mind that he chose the place to eat at.

Leo just smiled at Raph which made Raph's heart flutter like when they first meet.

"It doesn't matter to me but thank you for asking. I would like to try the burger joint you were talking about. What's it called?" Leo asked as he and Raph began to walk toward Raph's truck.

"It's called Trax's Place. My old friend owns the place. It's also a bar is that cool?"

"Never heard of it and yes that's fine but I'm not a drinker…I'm not even old enough yet. Don't you have to be 21 to drink?" Leo asked giving Raph a look like a scolding parent would.

"Well like I said, my friend owns the place and he lets me drink. Ya don't gotta worry yer pretty head 'bout anything. Just relax have a nice time with me." Raph said as he wrapped his arm around Leo's shoulder for a bit before they got into Raph's truck.

Leo blushed but he smiled a little bit at Raph.

"Okay…"

Trax's Place Parking Lot:

Raph drove them to his buddies bar. No wonder Leo never heard of it. It was way downtown that Leo doesn't normally go to which made Leo a little nervous. Raph noticed Leo shake a little bit, so he grabbed Leo's hand as he was driving and gave it a little squeeze. Leo just nodded his thanks to Raph which made Raph smirk.

Leo just smiled at Raph's gesture…It was so much different from how Ricky was to Leo. Leo just looked outside and he began to think of a bad memory of his last moment at a bar with Ricky…

*Flashback*

*"Ricky I don't want to go here! I've always gone to where you wanted to go; can we please go somewhere I want to go for a change?" Leo asked almost begging Ricky not to take him to a bar.

Leo didn't mind going to bars, but he didn't want to go every single time. Leo wanted to go somewhere he wanted for a change…but Ricky never bothered.

"Uh…first off who has a job?" Ricky asked making Leo back up into a wall be hide him.

"Y-You do…"

"And who pays for the food, the drinks, the fucking gas, and any other stupid shit you want?!" Ricky yelled which made Leo shiver in fear.

"Y-Y-You d-do…"

"At least you're right about something…Yeah…I make the money! Since you ain't got no damn job, and you're old man can't pay for anything, I decide where we go on a date. Just be grateful I'm taking your sorry ass anywhere…" Ricky said with such hate that Leo almost made Leo cry but he learned to keep it in.

"I'm going inside…do whatever the fuck you want, but you'd be walking home until I leave…" Ricky said with a sinister smirk as he walked into the bar leaving Leo outside not caring what happens to him.

Leo then begins to cry a little…He reached inside his pocket for his cell phone as he walked away from the bar so he could get away even for a bit. He called April to see if she could get one of her friend's parents to pick him up since she's with them…*

*End of Flashback*

"Ay…ya okay there…you've been quiet…" Raph asked in a worried voice as he parked the truck.

Raph looked at Leo and his eyes widened when he saw Leo cry a little bit. He's wondering if he did something wrong.

"It's nothing Raph…you did nothing wrong…" Leo said as if reading his thoughts.

Leo gave Raph a sad smile as he looked up at him for a moment and looked back down at his lap.

"Leo…we don't hafta be here ya know…pick a place where ya wanna go ta. If I'd known that this would scare ya so badly I wouldn't of brought ya here…I'm sorry…Come on babe…where do ya wanna go?" Raph asked sweetly trying to calm down Leo. Raph didn't even noticed that he called Leo babe, he was just so focused on getting Leo to tell him where he wanted to go to.

Leo didn't even notice that Raph called him babe, just that Raph was kind to him with his sweet husky voice.

"I…I r-really…I really don't want to g-go to a b-bar Raph…I…I had a bad memory of a bar and…well…that's why I'm crying because…I was thinking of that time." Leo said softly hoping Raph wouldn't get mad at him for not wanting to go to a bar with him.

Raph nodded his head with a smile.

"I understand Leo…it's cool, there's plenty of other places we can go ta. Ya pick one…I don't care where we go as long as I get ta spend time with ya. I don't care if were in the dump!" Raph said with a serious look on his face that made Leo's eyes widened.

Leo smiled a little bit and had little blush on his face.

"Can…Can we just buy some food from a store and…eat at the park…it's a beautiful day and…I've always liked the park." Leo said softly which made Raph smile.

"I think that sounds perfect Leo…Let's go then!" Raph said as he reversed his truck and drove into another direction away from the bar…something that Ricky has never done for Leo.