Ch 17.

Leonardo walked into his apartment and beamed happily upon seeing his family sitting in the living room waiting for him.

"Hi everyone," He greeted as he placed his camping gear down and walked over to the couch.

"Hey Leo!" Donnie and Mikey greeted warmly as he sat down.

"Welcome home my son," Splinter nodded to him, "We are anxiously waiting to hear about your first camping trip."

"Yeah Leo," MIkey bounced excitedly on the couch cushion, "How was it? What was the weather like up north? Did you tell ghost stories and make S'Mores"

Leo startled at Mikey's questions as Donnie placed a hand on the younger turtle's shoulder.

"Relax Mikey," Donnie chuckled, "Give Leo a chance to unwind for a moment."

Leo chuckled, "It's okay Donnie," He assured, "I'm good and just as anxious to tell you all about it." He pulled out his cell phone to show pictures as he told the others about his trip.

"Sounds like you had a great time," Donnie said as he looked over the pictures on the phone, "And the scenery is definitely breathtaking."

"Looking at these photos are making me hungry," Mikey muttered after passing the phone back to Leo, "How bout we have dinner?"

"Dinner is an excellent idea, Michelangelo," Splinter agreed as he watched the youngest turtle make his way to the kitchen. He then looked to Leo, "Our students missed you today Leonardo, I'm sure your camping trip has made you very refreshed so that you may give them quite a work out tomorrow."

Leo sighed and leaned back on the couch, "I'm not so sure I feel all that refreshed Sensei," He responded while looking over to his camping gear, "I honestly didn't realize just how tough camping can be," He pushed himself off the couch, stood and walked over to his backpack and picked it up, "All the things you have to do before you go camping and after," He started toward his room, "I feel like I need a vacation just to recover from this weekend."

Donnie and Splinter looked at each other and chuckled at Leo's retreating form, "It's nice that Leo's finally starting to have some fun in his life," Donnie muttered, "I was afraid he'd never be opened to anything," He looked toward the kitchen where Mikey was happily humming a cheerful tune, "Especially us."

"It can take time for one to be open to change," Splinter agreed, "Especially when that change is himself."

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The next day, Leo and Splinter made their way to the Dojo where Leo enthusiastically taught two of their classes before joining Usagi in a separate room where the two spared heatedly for almost an hour before finally taking a break to enjoy some refreshing tea.

"You seem to be in high spirits this morning Leonardo," Usagi noted as they sat in the break room, "Am I to assume your camping trip was everything you hoped it would be and then some?" He wiggled his eyes at Leo mischievously.

Leo blushed lightly as he took a sip of his tea, "I did have a lot of fun on my camping trip Usagi but all I did was enjoy the scenery, nothing else."

"Then you and this Raphael have not yet…." Usagi cocked his head, "Come together?"

Leo sighed and shook his head, "Don't get me wrong Usagi," Leo stated, "It's not that I don't want to, it's just…" Leo shrugged helplessly.

"Just feeling a little nervous about what to do?" Usagi chuckled at his friend's shyness.

"Well, yeah I suppose that's one way to put it." Leo admitted as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"Believe me my friend," Usagi downed his tea and stood, he walked over to the trash bin to toss his cup away, "When you are ready and the time is right," He smiled at Leo as the turtle stood to also throw his cup away, "Then everything you hope for will happen in a glorious way."

"I'm sure you're right Usagi," Leo replied as they made their way back to their sparring room, "I'm sure you're right."

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On Friday Leo eagerly made his way to Raph's apartment. As he stood in front of the door, he took a moment to quickly smooth his blue t-shirt down along his blue jeans while adjusting a brown paper bag that held a six pack of beer then took a deep breath and knocked.

Within seconds, Raph opened the door and both turtles startled upon seeing what the other was wearing.

"Wow Raph," Leo said as he took in the red suit Raph was wearing, "You look amazing!" Raph stepped aside and Leo walked in, "But I thought we were eating here?"

"We are," Raph responded as his eyes roamed over Leo's form, "I just thought it would be nice to dress up for a change." He motioned for Leo to follow him, "You, however, look like you're going ta the park."

His eyes wandered over to the paper bag, "It's just beer," Leo told him as he handed it over, "Wasn't sure what we were having so I figured something simple."

"Sure," Raph said as they walked into the kitchen, "I made spaghetti so this will do nicely." He placed the beer into the fridge then motioned for Leo to sit at the kitchen table. "I'll go change then we'll enjoy supper."

While Raph disappeared into his bedroom, Leo made his way over and smiled at the table setting. Raph had placed candles on either side of a small bouquet of plastic flowers. At opposite sides of the table were a complete set of dishes and silverware. Leo shook his head slightly and sat down.

"Everything looks wonderful," Leo complimented after Raph returned. He watched as Raph grabbed a bowl out of the fridge and placed salad into Leo's bowl, "You certainly did go all out."

"I like to every now and then," Raph said as he placed a bit of the salad into a bowl on his plate then placed the rest of the salad back in the refrigerator. He sat down and took a huge bite of lettuce, "We'll have the salad first, then the main course." He nodded toward the oven, "Do you like garlic bread sticks?"

"Love them," Leo said. He quickly finished his salad and the two enjoyed the rest of the meal as they discussed their week.

"Ya know, it gets very frustrating when people tell ya what's wrong with their cars when they don't know a brake from a clutch!" Raph laughed as the two cleaned the dishes, "I mean, come on, they bring their cars ta me ta get fixed then try ta tell me what's wrong with it."

"I don't know much about cars," Leo admitted, "As long as it runs without issues, I'm happy."

"Yeah, that's the way most people feel," Raph admitted.

They finished the dishes then made their way to the living room. Raph picked up the TV remote and pushed the power button, "So what would ya like ta watch?"

Leo gently placed his hand on Raph's and took the remote. He turned off the TV and scooted closer to the large red turtle, "Actually Raph," Leo said with a deep breath, "I was hoping we could get to know each other on a more physical level."

Raph looked at Leo in surprise, "Are ya sure Leo?" He asked as Leo began to straddle him.

Leo placed his mouth on top of Raph's, "I want to," Leo insisted as he sat back and removed his blue t-shirt, "I want to bring our relationship to the next level."

Raph eyed Leo intently, he then slowly moved Leo off of him and stood up, "Then let's go someplace where we can be more comfortable." He said as he took Leo's hand and led him into his bedroom.

Within moments, Raph's floor was littered with clothes and the two turtles were thoroughly enjoying each other under the covers. Leo insisted on having Raph top and showing him all that the red turtle knew on how to pleasure him.

Moments later, Raph had Leo moaning in ecstasy as he moved himself up and down Leo's body; his mouth tasting every part of him while his tongue tickled him in places that sent shivers up Leo's spine.

"Oh God, Raph!" Leo cried out as Raph brought himself in between Leo's legs and began to push his tongue into his slit.

"Ya sure ya want this Leo?" Raph asked.

Leo swallowed hard and nodded, "More than anything Raph," Leo insisted.

Their fingers intertwined and for the next few hours, their bodies came together in throes of passion that neither had ever felt before.