Hi y'all! Finally an update on Monday, like it's suppose to be ;-). Today I have a nice little in between-chapter for you guys, so I hope you'll like it. As the title says: it's part of the 'Embarrassing Secrets Series'. This time it's Raph. And since one of you guys wanted some singing, I've decided to include this partly. Hehe...

A little disclaimer: I don't own the Turtles and I never will. I also don't own any music of Britney Spears of Micheal Jackson.

Right.. On with the chapter:

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Embarrassing Secrets - Raph

The rain poured with large amounts from the thick clouds over New York, making Donatello a little restless. He didn't mind the rain itself, but he was more anxious for the damage it could bring to the old piping system in and around the lair. When the rain would stop, he needed a couple of hours to check if everything was still intact and couldn't constitute any danger to the lair. And those couple of hours were the thing he didn't really had. Well, that was not true; he just had much better things to do. Like this darn security system, which wouldn't work properly. His eyes scanned the large code at the computer screen at a nauseating speed, but he couldn't find the bug that was giving a large error that had been crashing everything he had worked on the past days. Sighing heavily he loosened his cramped neck and pushed a key combination on his keyboard to save his work. Looking at the digital clock on one of the many shelves in his lab, he sighed again, clicking away the programming software. He rolled his desk chair back and stood up.

Walking into the living room he noticed no one was present. Then he heard some soft music coming from the kitchen, indicating Mikey was there, preparing dinner. He wanted to walk over, but suddenly he heard some weird sound coming from the hallway that lead to his and Raph's bedrooms. Curious he walked towards it. The closer he came, the harder it got and he was slightly surprised it came from his older brother's room. He stopped in front of the door, listening in to identify the weird sounds. It heard like his brother was pounding with his feet on the floor. "The heck is he doing?" he mumbled softly. He couldn't imagine a scene where Raph was pounding his feet, except when he saw tiny bugs he could handle. It was quite obvious, Don thought. When the humidity in the air rose, bugs would get restless and come out from their hiding spots. "Ah, well, I'll help him out," Don concluded, fully convincing himself that Raph was indeed battling bugs in his room. He knocked on the door. "Raph? You're okay in there?" He waited a couple of seconds, but he didn't get a response, yet the pounding noises continued. He knocked again. "Raph?"

Still not getting an answer, Don laid his hand on the handle and pushed down, opening the door. "Raph, are you alr-" His words got stuck in his throat at the sight of his brother. Raph had his headphones on and was dancing around in his room, playbacking a song devotionally. Suddenly Raph noticed the presence in the doorway, and he immediately froze, a stunned expression on his face. A little moment the two brothers looked at each other, until Don started laughing uncontrollably. Suddenly Raph shot forward, dragged Don into his room and slammed the door shut. Heated and embarrassed he turned around, facing a still laughing Don, who sat on the ground from the rough push of Raph. "Dude, are you serious?" Don managed to choke out laughing. Raph growled and threw himself on his brother, pinning him down. "How much did you see?" he asked angry, with a side-tone of embarrassment. Don, who was not really taken aback by his brother's behaviour, kept on sniggering. With an angry growl, Raph punched his brother on his plastron. "Tell me!"

Don scrunched up his face slightly, but did not drop his smile. "Enough to tease you until we're sixty."

Angry Raph janked off his headphones, forgetting the music was still playing. A moment the room was filled with nothing more than music you would expect from a teenage girl in 1999. Raph closed his eyes in frustration and embarrassment, hoping his brainy brother wouldn't recognize it, who listened with a frown. Unfortunately he wasn't that lucky.

"Is that Britney Spears?" Don asked dumbfounded, seeing Raph's big eyes, which indicated he was totally busted. Don's smile crept back in his face and he started laughing again. "No way, dude. You can't be serious!"

Slowly Raph let Don go, throwing his music player on his bed, causing it to stop. Then he buried his head in his hands, sighing heavily as to calm down. "I just…"

"You do this more often?" Don asked with a smile as he sat down again, looking at his brother. Raph lowered his hands and glared back treathingly. "So, that's a yes then?" Don teased. Raph didn't say anything, but looked away instead. Don snickered. "So now you're thinking.. Oops, I did it again," he made the very obvious pun. Again Raph shot forward with a growl, setting a knee on Don's chest. "If ya tell anyone, yer dead," he spoke slowly. Don put his hands up defensively. "Alright, alright. I understand. Just don't hit me one more time."

"I swear, Don!" Raph pushed on. Don nodded, trying to be serious. "Alright," he repeated. "I'm a slave for you." He started laughing again. "Oh man, this is so funny."

"It's not funny!" Raph yelled. "Just… Can we pretend ya didn't see any of this?" He looked at Don with pleading eyes. A moment it was quiet and then Don nodded slightly. "Well, not entirely, but I can shut my mouth." A smile crossed his face. Not really convinced, Raph looked down on him doubtfully. "Ya promise?"

Don nodded. "Yes, it's my prerogative to keep this a secret."

Sighing annoyed, Raph removed his knee and stood up. "Stop that."

Grinning, Don stood up too. "But it's funny, Raph. You have to admit that. If you caught me doing that you would've done exactly the same thing."

Raph nodded slightly, giving in. "Probably."

"I know it's hard to withstand. Especially when it's you against the music," he joked again. Angry Raph jerked his head up. "Stop with the freakin' puns, Don!"

"Alright. No problem. I was born to make you happy, so I'll stop." Don put his hands up as if surrendering, until Raph shoved him roughly against the wall. "Ya know surprisingly a lot of song names."

Don nodded. "Sure, she makes some pretty catchy music. But at least I'm not lip singing with the lyrics, dancing around in my room," he said with a teasing smile. He pushed Raph away, which was surprisingly easy. "But don't worry, Raphie."

Raph shot him a glance at the use of the nickname, but didn't say anything.

"Your embarrassing secret is safe with me," Don said with an assuring smile. "But next time you should lock the door."

"What? Ya shouldn't have walked in without warnin'! Ya should've knocked!" Raph defended himself.

"I knocked two times, Raph. And I waited half a minute in between. So lock your door or don't dance with so much noise."

Raph huffed and looked down.

"Maybe you should take ballet classes, to make your dance moves a little lighter. We could find you a nice tutu," Don continued teasing. Suddenly Raph grabbed Don by the shell and janked him closer until their beaks almost touched. "One word about this against anyone and I'll make you never forget," he threatened. Don swallowed, knowing it was serious business. "So this is how Mikey feels every time the time when he teases you."

"Yeah, and Mikey would've gotten a real good beatin' 'round this time. Since yer not him, I'll spare ya, but only if ya stop right now!" Raph growled angrily. With a crooked smile, Don nodded. "Don't worry, Raph. Like I said earlier; I promise."

They kept locking eyes for another moment until Raph was convinced enough and he let go, shoving his brother to the door. "Now beat it."

Don laid his hand on the door handle like he'd done before and looked back grinning. "So Michael Jackson's next, huh?"

"I swear, Don!" Raph warned. Grinning Don pushed down and opened the door. "Don't worry. I won't come in to see you moonwalking or groping yourself." Smiling he walked out of the room, closing the door behind him. A moment he stood in the hallway, thinking about the things that just happened. A pleased smile crept on his face and he knew, although he promised not to tell anyone, he could have a lot of fun with this.

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Yeah... I know, not really Raph's style, but hey.. They don't show everything on the show :P.

As for the ones who want a hurt/comfort chapter (or chapters) about Leo.. I'm working on it! Same goes for Donnie.

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