Hi guys! Here I am again. I really hope you liked my last story. Raph and bugs is always a good combination, so I will write the roach-story, Turtlefanforlife1982 ;)

For now I have the promised update on the Embarrassing Secrets series. Well, I have to admit... It's not as embarrassing as Leo's story, but I hope you like it anyway! Have fun!

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Embarrassing Secrets - Mikey

"Raph!"

Jolting awake at the calling of his name, Raph jerked his head up in the direction of the voice. "Wha?" he asked, suppressing a yawn, as he tried to figure out where he was. Seeing the living room, he realized he had fallen asleep on the couch. Leo walked further into the living room, looking around. "Have you seen Mikey?"

Raph shook his head. "Nope, not since he went out earlier ta get some snacks fer tonight." He turned his head to the clock, but turned back as Leo sighed. "Yeah, that's almost four hours ago. I'm starting to worry."

A little alarmed Raph sat up straighter. "Did ya try ta call 'im?"

"A couple of times, but he doesn't pick up. Doesn't answer my texts either."

"Ya sure he's not just ignorin' ya?" Raph said with a smirk. Leo didn't seem amused. "Raph, I'm serious."

"Yeah, yeah." With a grunt Raph stood up. "'s Don already -"

At that moment said turtle came in, with an open laptop in his arm. "His phone is still transmitting," he said directly, putting the device on the coffee table. "Twenty minutes ago he was at 7th Street, so my guess that's a good place to start." He pointed at an orange dot on the screen. Leo straightened his back. "Alright, let's -" Suddenly he felt something buzz against his side and he immediately grabbed the phone from his belt. Looking at it, he let out an annoyed, but relieved groan. "He's fine," he said flatly. With an raised eye ridge, Raph snatched the phone from his hands. 'Srry, im ok. b back soon. M,' he read from the screen.

"I swear! When he gets home he's gonna get it!" Leo called out frustrated, as he grabbed his phone back. "Seriously, what's going through his mind anyway?"

Don cleared his throat. "I think he just lost track of time. You know Mikey - He's probably distracted by everything and nothing, wandering around," he said, trying to help his younger brother.

"That's not a reason to ignore us for two hours!" Leo shot back, looking at the text message. Don nodded reluctantly in agreement. "If you put it that way."

"7th right?" Raph cut in suddenly. Don and Leo looked at him and Don nodded. "Twenty minutes ago he was, so there is a chance he's still around there."

"Good," Raph said as he started to walk to the lair's entrance. "I'm gonna kick his ass back home."

"Good idea. Just leave something for me to kick," Leo said as he crossed his arms. Don looked at them with slight worried eyes. "Guys, there's probably a good reason Mike didn't answer. Just be a little considerate, please? No actual kicking or whatsoever..."

Leo shrugged slightly annoyed. "Metaphorically speaking, Don. I just want to let him know this is not acceptable," he explained. Raph raised an eye ridge. "Metaphorical? No way, literal kicks." He opened the door. "See ya." With that he ran out, slamming the door shut.

"Raph! Ask first, hit later!" Don called after him, knowing he was already too late.

Roughly ten minutes later Raph arrived at 7th Street. Running at high speed over the roofs, he searched for any signs of the presence of his brother. After jumping to yet another roof, he finally caught sight of a familiar shell-back, half hidden in the shadows of a nearby air vent.

"Mike? You're there, bro?" Raph hissed slightly worried, not knowing what to expect. At that moment Mikey turned around, his eyes wide at the sight of his brother. "Raph!" he called out surprised. "I was just on my way," he said with an innocent smile, walking towards his brother. In the few steps Mikey took, Raph quickly looked over the youngest. Not seeing any injuries or whatsoever, he let out a relieved breath. Quickly he turned his worry into anger towards his little brother, smacking him firmly upside the head. Immediately Mikey rubbed the sore spot. "Dude, what was that for?"

"Fer bein' away fer four freakin' hours without callin' in," Raph snapped and he lashed out again, this time punching Mike hard in the shoulder. "An' this one fer worryin' tha crap outta Leo and Don."

"What? But I texted Leo," Mike defended himself as he backed up a bit, not knowing if Raph would punch him again.

"Yeah, fifteen minutes ago! After ignoring his calls for two hours! Yer in so much trouble when ya get home!" his brother snapped. Mikey thought about that. "It wasn't that long… Right?"

"Four hours, Mike! After two Leo started ta text ya, then call ya, without any response. Ya could've been -" Raph wanted to tell the worst case scenario, but he held back. Instead he took a breath to calm himself. "Somethin' really bad could've happen'd without us knowin'."

Mikey looked at him with guilty eyes, but shook it off fast. "Dude, chillax. I'm fine," he said, waving Raph's troubles away with a nonchalant gesture. Immediately Raph gave him another smack on the head. "Don't gimme that crap!" he yelled.

"Dude! Stop doing that!" Mikey whined, rubbing his head for the second time this evening. "I'm sorry, alright! I kinda lost track of time."

"Whatta shell were ya doin' then?!" Raph snapped, demanding an explanation. Caught off guard, Mikey whipped his head up. "What?"

"What tha shell were ya doin' then?" Raph repeated himself angrier, but a bit slower. Mike looked around. "I - eh… Well. Kinda… I was doing - nothing."

"Mike..." Raph said in a warning tone, stepping forward. Instinctively Mike stepped backwards, feeling his shell bump into the air vent. "Dude, there's nothing. Let's just go home," he tried. Immediately Raph shoved his underarm at the top of Mike's chest, putting a little pressure on it. "Don't play dumb wit' me, Mikey. Ya have a reason ta be away fer four hours and I've tha right ta know. So spill it, goofball."

"I - was lost?" Mike said innocently. Raph grunted angrily. "Wrong answer, bro," he said and moved his arm a little bit up. He felt Mikey swallowing hard. "Try again."

"I - I took a wrong turn?"

Again Raph shook his head. "Nope. There's somethin' else. An' yer gonna tell me," he said as he moved his arm a little more up. Mikey tried to move back, but unfortunately the air vent was in his way. "I went here to - eh…" he trailed off, looking around frantically.

"Keep on talkin', lamebrain," Raph threatened as he moved his arm up to Mike's throat, giving a little pressure. For a couple of seconds Mikey tried to fight, but Raph was too strong.

"Alright! Alright! I just - I went here for that!" Mikey finally gave in and he pointed to his right with a sigh. Raph flashed a cocky grin. "Good boy." Giving Mikey a firm tap on the cheek with his free hand, he let go roughly and curiously looked at the point where Mikey was pointing. On the other side of the street, next to the university, was a building where a big party was going on. Loud music blasted through the open windows and high pitched screams of fun and joy filled the quiet evening. Raph swallowed as he noticed one thing - There were only young women, dressed up in some very revealing clothes, partying and having fun like their lives depended on it. For a full minute he watched the lascivious girls, until he finally snapped out of his trance and lashed out his hand, smacking Mikey on the back of his head again. "Ya freakin' perv!"

Rubbing his head, Mikey turned to Raph with a guilty expression on his face. "Dude!"

"Don't dude me! Just - " Bewildered Raph pointed at the window, suddenly distracted by a blond girl in a bikini top and a mini skirt dancing on the windowsill. Another minute it was quiet, until Raph remembered he was yelling at his brother. He turned back, looking right in the face of Mikey who was grinning widely. "Hehe, and you're calling me a perv."

"I'm not a - Yer tha one who's been starin' fer hours!"

Mikey shrugged. "Can you blame me?" With two arms he mentioned at the other side of the street, where a second girl had just joined the first, moving in a very lecherous way. "Just look at those!" he called out, suddenly realising what he said. "I mean them! Them! The girls!"

Raph shook his head and shoved his brother into the air vent. "Yer unbelievable..."

With guilty eyes Mikey looked up to his brother, who looked at the window again. "How'd ya find this anyway?" he asked. Mikey shrugged. "A few weeks ago I was kinda running from some Foot and after I shook them off I stumbled upon this - eh…sorority," he explained. Raph narrowed his eyes. "Tha Foot? Did they -"

Mikey scoffed. "No way, dude. It was actually more fun than anything else. No biggie."

Dropping the topic for now, Raph nodded to the window. "What's goin' on there anyway?"

"There's a party to celebrate the coming of another member, or sister how they call it," Mikey said, straining a bit to look inside. "Dude! You should've seen the initiation rituals, that was epic! So first they had to -" He stopped when he saw Raph's disturbed face. "What?" he asked clueless.

"How often do ya come 'ere?" Raph asked, slowly straightening his back and put his hands on his hips. Mikey swallowed. "Ehh.."

"Mike…"

"Well, sometimes I walk by…" Mikey said uneasy.

"How often, Mikey?"

"Sometimes…"

"More than once in a week?"

Mikey hesitated. "Maybe…"

"Jeez, Mike!" Raph spat out, looking like he would blow a cork. "It's one thing to look at pretty girls who are practically askin' fer it, but not lettin' us know where ya are or when ya get home is a whole different story. What if those Foot would be back, huh? Ya didn't even hear me approachin' until I called ya! Can ya imagine what would happen if I were an enemy."

"Well.. You weren't. And if you were an attacker, I could've handled it," Mike said with an angry pout, crossing his arms, not happy about the fact he was getting a lecture.

"We didn't even knew where ya were, Mike!"

"You've said that already and I already apologized. What more do you want from me?"

"Act like you freakin' care! This nonchalant behaviour is gettin' ya killed some time and I'd rather have ya alive than dead. Just let us know somethin'!"

"Alright! I got the memo! Call my bros at all times. Shall I sleep with a baby monitor either or am I such a big boy I can do that without supervision?" Mike retorted sarcastically. Seeing Raph's jaw clench, he knew he went too far. "I'm sorry. I just forgot the time, alright. It won't happen again," he apologized. Raph sighed and stepped forward, putting his hand on Mikey's shoulder. "I know. I'm jus' worried 'bout ya."

Mikey gave a small smile at that. Letting go, Raph looked away. "I just can't imagine ya visitin' this place for weeks without us knowing..." he trailed off.

"Raph…" Mikey said in a bored tone, although he was feeling guilty. Suddenly a fake disappointed smirk appeared on Raph's face. "...and ya never thought about tha fact ya could take me with ya?"

Raising his eye ridges, Mikey cocked his head questionably as a playful smile appeared on his face. "You're kidding me? First you're totally mad at me and now you're guilt tripping me for not taking you along?"

"Hey! Let's get this straight… Yeah, I'm mad at ya fer not tellin' us ya were alright or not even after we'd call ya a couple of times. But I think ya get tha message on that." Raph looked his brother straight in the eyes, waiting for some kind of confirmation. Quickly Mikey nodded. Before he could respond, Raph opened his mouth again. "But I'm also disappointed ya didn't tell me. The bro yer always sharing this kind of stuff with." He waited a moment, seeing Mikey's eyes shift from side to side, thinking about his remark. "So here's tha deal," he continued, crossing his arms casually. "I'm coverin' up fer ya with Spinta and our bros, if ya promise me ta tell me immediately when yer havin' some more outdoor secrets that make ya ferget tha time again."

Mike looked up. "Seriously? You can get me out of trouble?" he said hopefully. Raph shrugged. "Not completely, but instead of a month unda full lockdown with close Leo-supervision and extra training, I can try ta make it four days, a week tops."

"Dude! You got a deal!" Mikey exclaimed. Raph looked at him. "So no more secrets fer me anymore?"

Mikey smirked at him. "To quote you: no more secrets that make me forget the time," he said with a twinkle in his eyes. Raph shrugged with one shoulder. "Good enough," he said trustfully and he held out his fist. Immediately Mikey bumped his knuckles against his. For a moment they stood like that, until Raph turned around. "Let's go home, knucklehead," he said with a smile on his face as he walked away. He knew that even with this promise he received, he couldn't protect his little brother at all times, but he got closer and that was all that matters.

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So that's it for this week. I hope you liked it :).

See you next Monday!