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He only managed to tell April so much but he had spilled his gut some time when they visited her and she had noticed how giddy he was about being around Raph. He hadn’t realized that his crush seemed so obvious to everyone else.\n\n\tApril grabbed a hold of his arm and pulled him into the apartment, wrapping her arms around the mint green turtles neck. Hugging him tightly. \n\n\t“I’m guessing Raph didn’t take it well?” Leo nodded and stuffed his head in the crook of April’s neck. Rubbing his face in the amber hair that hung out of her usual pony tail. She continued to hold him till his whimpers had ceased for the time being. Separating enough that she could look at him. Her hands resting on his shoulders. She cupped his face and smiled softly.\n\n\t“Don’t worry. You can stay here as long as you need to.” Leo forced a corner of his mouth to curl. Letting her know he was grateful. Which he definitely was. He couldn’t imagine what he would do if he didn’t have her company to go to.\n\n\tApril grabbed Leo’s hand and lead him over to the bar table of her small kitchen and allowed him to sit down. \n\n\t“Do you want tea Leo? I got plenty.” \n\n\t“Sure. Thanks.” She could hear the cracks and roughness in Leo’s voice and she knew that her mutant friend had done a great deal of crying. She felt so awful for him. Nothing that Leo had done could he really help. Sure, he delayed the truth for a long time because of lack of confidence, but she couldn’t exactly blame him. If she found herself in a situation such as that she might not be as brave through it either.\n\n\tShe grabbed a mug and filled it with water, setting it into the microwave and pressing a button before turning to Leo. Her elbows being supported by the side of the counter.\n\n\t“Do you want to talk about it?”\n\n\tLeo sighed. “What’s to talk about? I lost everything.” April frowned.\n\n\t“Well, maybe. Then again maybe not. Tell me what happened. I can give you the best advice I can and maybe you’ll feel better.” There was a long moment of silence and she thought that Leo wasn’t going to answer till he spoke very softly that she almost missed it.\n\n\t“Raph found out.” Leo looked up, redness surrounding those sapphire orbs.\n\n\t“W-What?”\n\n\t“Raph found the stuff I used to dress up as Lyric. I don’t know how. But when I came back in he just . . . just exploded at me.” April chewed on her lip. The beep interrupted her thoughts and she turned to take the mug out. Grabbing a packet of green tea and poured it in, stirring. She looked over her shoulder at him.\n\n\t“So what did he say?” Leo looked at his lap. Clenching his fists and trying his hardest to keep back another round of tears.\n\n\t“H-He said the most awful things. I told him that I loved him.” April closed her eyes for a moment before sighing and handing Leo the tea. \n\n“Go on.” He whispered his thanks, his hands cupping the mug and allowing the heat to warm his icy palms.\n\n“He told me I was disgusting. . .” He whimpered and watched as his tears dripped on the countertop. “He said he couldn’t even look at me . . . That I’m not his brother.” Leo’s grip on the mug tightened, his head dipping low. April was shocked. Sure, she could understanding Raph exploding, but this might have been taking things too far. Though she didn’t exactly know of the details of this situation, she didn’t think it was so bad. Considering that she did know how close the two brothers was. \n\nShe didn’t imagine this was the way Raph would have reacted.\n\n“He loved Lyric so much.” Leo whispered, snapping the red head out of her thoughts. She sat beside Leo and rested her hand on the mint green arm.\n\n“Then he loves you.” The sapphire eyed turtle screwed his eyes closed.\n\n“He made it quite clear that he could never love me.” \n\nApril sighed. “This shouldn’t be your last word Leo. Raph was mad. He spoke to you when he was angry.”\n\n“You didn’t see the emotions I saw in his eyes. It hurt.”\n\n“But was it truthful? Or just natural instincts?” Leo looked to her in confusion.\n\n“What do you mean?”\n\n“I mean, the first thing Raph did was get mad at you. Everything was a shock to him and probably overwhelmed him. So he shouted out his pain and he took it out on you. But you don’t know what he’s thinking when he’s finally calm.”\n\n“You seriously think there could possibly be a chance for an us? April your insane. Raph hates me.”\n\n“You don’t know that, Leo. For all you know he does like you and just doesn’t know it.” April jumped when Leo leapt up in his seat. Glaring daggers at her. \n\n“Damn it April! You just don’t get it! Raph told me he could never love me! He told me that I’m not even his brother after this! I’m never going to have Raph and that’s final!” He turned away, leaning against the bar and hiding his face in his arms and sobbing.\n\nApril frowned, rubbing the back of Leo’s shell with her hand in comfort. It might not have done anything, but she could just try.\n\n“He loves your eyes.” There was long silence that spread between the two and April was going to try again till Leo’s head raised and he looked at her with a flushed face and watery eyes. He supported his head with his hand. Sniffing.\n\n“W-What?”\n\n“Tell me he never complimented your eyes before.”\n\n“When I was dressing up as Lyric.”\n\n“Yes, but wither you were Lyric or not. Your eyes were always the same.” Leo fell silent to let the newly acquired information to sink in. “Leo, all that you ever changed in yourself was just your figure and breast. The clothes were just added. Anything he ever complimented you on. He was complimenting you personally and he didn’t even know it.” \n\nLeo shook his head. He was so confused. “Those compliments weren’t meant for me. Not if he never knows it.” April sighed.\n\n“Give him time Leo. Let him calm down. Let everything sink in and think it over.” He rubbed his forehead, feeling a head ache coming on. The teenage girl got up and walked to the bathroom. Soon coming out, pain killers in hand.\n\n“Here. Take these. You can stay the night on the couch if you want.” Leo swallowed the pills. Finished his tea. He pushed himself off the chair and found April finishing setting up the couch into a comfortable bed. \n\n“Thank you April. I really appreciate it.” \n\nApril smiled and nodded. “No problem.” She walked over and hugged Leo tightly. “Get some rest. Once you sleep you can clear your head and think better.”\n\nThe mint green turtle nodded and watched his human friend disappear in her own room. Sitting down on the edge of his bed, he stuffed his head in his hands and wept.\n\n. . .\n\n\tLeo woke up to the smell of his favorite sweets. The aroma spread through the apartment and wandered all the way to Leo’s nose.\n\n\tThe mint green turtle’s eyes slowly opened, yawning, and wiping away the crustiness from the corners of his eyes. He sat up and stretched, hearing a few crackles and pops from his joints that stayed in one cramped position too long. Glancing over the top of the couch he found April had set a tray of cinnamon rolls on the stove. She washed her hands and wiped them dry before she smiled, noticing the turtle was awake.\n\n\t“Morning Leo.”\n\n\tLeo merely grunted as his muffled “morning” was drowned in another yawn. He slid off the couch bed and walked to the bathroom.\n\n\tApril set the rolls on a plate and on the bar table. Snatching one just for herself. She could hear the shower water running as she walked over to the couch and turned on the television to occupy her thoughts.\n\n\tLeo finished his shower in a matter of minutes. Drying himself off, throwing the towel over his shoulder, and walking out. He sat down at the bar and gazed at the plate.\n\n\t“Cinnamon rolls?” April grinned as she looked over her shoulder.\n\n\t“Yep. I forgot I had those in the refrigerator but when I saw them I thought of you and baked them. Enjoy!” Leo stared at his red headed friend before shrugging and taking a bite out of one.\n\n\t“Thanks, by the way.”\n\n\t“No trouble.” Leo knew that April just did it to cheer him up but her attempts was failing. His favorite tasty treat tasted bitter in his mouth and he frowned. His mind wandering to the emerald turtle once again. He only managed to swallow down half of the roll before he gagged, setting it to the side. \n\n\tApril had walked in a frowned. “Don’t tell me they’re [i]that[/i] bad.” \n\n\t“No. They’re actually great. I just don’t feel like eating right now.” April sighed but decided that was the best she could do. Taking the plate from him she wrapped it in foil and set it in the refrigerator.\n\n\t“Well I still got school to go to. You can stay here as long as you want to but if you do leave make sure the door is locked.” Leo nodded, watching April grab her bag. Double checking that she got all her homework in it before waving to Leo and leaving the apartment.\n\n\tLeo sighed as he looked around the empty room. The place felt suddenly cold and lonely. Leo wanted to go home, but he didn’t want to be welcomed by his family. He knew they would probably be worried about him for the fact he didn’t come home last night, but he knew just as soon as the worry wore off he would be bombarded by questions. There was no telling about how Mikey would react, or worse; Master Splinter. Leo shivered and curled up on the chair at the thought of being rejected more. \n\n\tThe first time hurt more than he ever expected it would. The last thing he would need was to face it from one brother, or father, or both.\n\n\tLeo sighed and shook his head. He couldn’t concentrate on that right now. He got up and walked to the window. Making sure it was locked before checking the front door. He sat down on the couch and stared at the flickering television. April had left it on the news. A reporter women discussing something about the criminal gang called purple dragons rampaging through the streets of New York.\n\n\tThe sapphire eyed turtle snorted and shook his head. He rubbed his temples, though the shower helped a lot with his head ache. He could still feel the uncomfortable pounding in his forehead. He groaned. \n\n\tLooking around the room, his eyes landed on the pain killer bottle. He got up and took one. Laying on the couch bed, waiting for the pills to kick in and the pain to fade. \n\n\tTonight he’ll leave. He’ll go before April gets back from school. He won’t go home. No, that would be the last place he would want to go. \n\n\tHe’ll find somewhere to feel comfortable till the pain has past to give him enough opportunity to grab some confidence and head back home where he would have to fix the sudden mess he had caused. He owed his family explanations, but he knew it would be better for him if he didn’t tell anyone where he was going. Hell, Leo didn’t even know where he was going.\n\n\tThe blue masked leader rubbed the space between his eyes. He felt drowsy, but he supposed that was a good thing. He needed as much rest as he could get.\n\n\tFirst he’ll take a nap. Then he’ll leave.\n\n\tThat was the plan ol’ fearless leader.\n\n. . .\n\t\n\tMikey knocked on the door to his second eldest brother’s room. “Come on Raph. You can’t stay there forever.” \n\n\t“Go away Mikey!” The harsh snap was herd through the other side of the door and Mikey sighed and was just about to give up till he sensed a presence. Snapping his head around, he found Master Splinter behind him looking mighty displeased at the result of his order.\n\n\t“Raphael, come out of the room right now!” His voice raised enough that it even got Mikey to shake and it wasn't even pointed to him.\n\n\tSo many minutes passed before the door squeaked open and an emerald turtle peeked out.\n\n\t“What?” He asked sharply. Venom dripping off the word. Splinter glared, clearly not liking the attitude he got. \n\n\t“Come out here now.” Raph sighed irritably and opened the door fully. His head was hanging but he was looking up at the rat.\n\n\t“I am not going to ask what happened between you and Leonardo at this moment. But I refuse you to lock yourself up for this. I want you to join your brothers in the dojo now.”\n\n\t“No thank you.” Master Splinter’s ears went down, a low growl escaping from the back of his throat. Getting impatient.\n\n\t“Raphael! Dojo! Now!” The emerald turtle glared darkly but nonetheless did as he was ordered. He knew from the start this was going to be a shitty day. The old rat watched his second oldest son disappear into the dojo before sighing. His hold on the cane loosening. Mikey chewed on his lip. Wondering if he should ask the question that has been nagging him since he first woke up.\n\n\t“Master Splinter, what about Leo? I am worried. He didn’t come home last night.” \n\n\t“My son, I’m sure Leonardo is fine. I’ll call April and Casey to see if he stopped by.”\n\n\tMikey nodded without another word and followed behind his father. Staring at the ground his feet were walking on. He could only pray Leo [i]was[/i] okay.\n","writing_bbcode_parsed":"Chapter 12-

\tLeo hopped off of the roof of a nearby building. Landing on a fire escape and jumping down the steps. Finding himself in front on his best friend’s window. He sniffed, wiping his eyes free from any more spilling tears before knocking on the glass. He waited a few minutes, thinking that April had gone somewhere then noticing the red headed teenager had walked out of the corner and headed over to him.

\tShe unlocked the window and opened it. She gasped. “Oh no Leo. It happened didn’t it?” Leo nodded looking at the ground. He only managed to tell April so much but he had spilled his gut some time when they visited her and she had noticed how giddy he was about being around Raph. He hadn’t realized that his crush seemed so obvious to everyone else.

\tApril grabbed a hold of his arm and pulled him into the apartment, wrapping her arms around the mint green turtles neck. Hugging him tightly.

\t“I’m guessing Raph didn’t take it well?” Leo nodded and stuffed his head in the crook of April’s neck. Rubbing his face in the amber hair that hung out of her usual pony tail. She continued to hold him till his whimpers had ceased for the time being. Separating enough that she could look at him. Her hands resting on his shoulders. She cupped his face and smiled softly.

\t“Don’t worry. You can stay here as long as you need to.” Leo forced a corner of his mouth to curl. Letting her know he was grateful. Which he definitely was. He couldn’t imagine what he would do if he didn’t have her company to go to.

\tApril grabbed Leo’s hand and lead him over to the bar table of her small kitchen and allowed him to sit down.

\t“Do you want tea Leo? I got plenty.”

\t“Sure. Thanks.” She could hear the cracks and roughness in Leo’s voice and she knew that her mutant friend had done a great deal of crying. She felt so awful for him. Nothing that Leo had done could he really help. Sure, he delayed the truth for a long time because of lack of confidence, but she couldn’t exactly blame him. If she found herself in a situation such as that she might not be as brave through it either.

\tShe grabbed a mug and filled it with water, setting it into the microwave and pressing a button before turning to Leo. Her elbows being supported by the side of the counter.

\t“Do you want to talk about it?”

\tLeo sighed. “What’s to talk about? I lost everything.” April frowned.

\t“Well, maybe. Then again maybe not. Tell me what happened. I can give you the best advice I can and maybe you’ll feel better.” There was a long moment of silence and she thought that Leo wasn’t going to answer till he spoke very softly that she almost missed it.

\t“Raph found out.” Leo looked up, redness surrounding those sapphire orbs.

\t“W-What?”

\t“Raph found the stuff I used to dress up as Lyric. I don’t know how. But when I came back in he just . . . just exploded at me.” April chewed on her lip. The beep interrupted her thoughts and she turned to take the mug out. Grabbing a packet of green tea and poured it in, stirring. She looked over her shoulder at him.

\t“So what did he say?” Leo looked at his lap. Clenching his fists and trying his hardest to keep back another round of tears.

\t“H-He said the most awful things. I told him that I loved him.” April closed her eyes for a moment before sighing and handing Leo the tea.

“Go on.” He whispered his thanks, his hands cupping the mug and allowing the heat to warm his icy palms.

“He told me I was disgusting. . .” He whimpered and watched as his tears dripped on the countertop. “He said he couldn’t even look at me . . . That I’m not his brother.” Leo’s grip on the mug tightened, his head dipping low. April was shocked. Sure, she could understanding Raph exploding, but this might have been taking things too far. Though she didn’t exactly know of the details of this situation, she didn’t think it was so bad. Considering that she did know how close the two brothers was.

She didn’t imagine this was the way Raph would have reacted.

“He loved Lyric so much.” Leo whispered, snapping the red head out of her thoughts. She sat beside Leo and rested her hand on the mint green arm.

“Then he loves you.” The sapphire eyed turtle screwed his eyes closed.

“He made it quite clear that he could never love me.”

April sighed. “This shouldn’t be your last word Leo. Raph was mad. He spoke to you when he was angry.”

“You didn’t see the emotions I saw in his eyes. It hurt.”

“But was it truthful? Or just natural instincts?” Leo looked to her in confusion.

“What do you mean?”

“I mean, the first thing Raph did was get mad at you. Everything was a shock to him and probably overwhelmed him. So he shouted out his pain and he took it out on you. But you don’t know what he’s thinking when he’s finally calm.”

“You seriously think there could possibly be a chance for an us? April your insane. Raph hates me.”

“You don’t know that, Leo. For all you know he does like you and just doesn’t know it.” April jumped when Leo leapt up in his seat. Glaring daggers at her.

“Damn it April! You just don’t get it! Raph told me he could never love me! He told me that I’m not even his brother after this! I’m never going to have Raph and that’s final!” He turned away, leaning against the bar and hiding his face in his arms and sobbing.

April frowned, rubbing the back of Leo’s shell with her hand in comfort. It might not have done anything, but she could just try.

“He loves your eyes.” There was long silence that spread between the two and April was going to try again till Leo’s head raised and he looked at her with a flushed face and watery eyes. He supported his head with his hand. Sniffing.

“W-What?”

“Tell me he never complimented your eyes before.”

“When I was dressing up as Lyric.”

“Yes, but wither you were Lyric or not. Your eyes were always the same.” Leo fell silent to let the newly acquired information to sink in. “Leo, all that you ever changed in yourself was just your figure and breast. The clothes were just added. Anything he ever complimented you on. He was complimenting you personally and he didn’t even know it.”

Leo shook his head. He was so confused. “Those compliments weren’t meant for me. Not if he never knows it.” April sighed.

“Give him time Leo. Let him calm down. Let everything sink in and think it over.” He rubbed his forehead, feeling a head ache coming on. The teenage girl got up and walked to the bathroom. Soon coming out, pain killers in hand.

“Here. Take these. You can stay the night on the couch if you want.” Leo swallowed the pills. Finished his tea. He pushed himself off the chair and found April finishing setting up the couch into a comfortable bed.

“Thank you April. I really appreciate it.”

April smiled and nodded. “No problem.” She walked over and hugged Leo tightly. “Get some rest. Once you sleep you can clear your head and think better.”

The mint green turtle nodded and watched his human friend disappear in her own room. Sitting down on the edge of his bed, he stuffed his head in his hands and wept.

.  .  .

\tLeo woke up to the smell of his favorite sweets. The aroma spread through the apartment and wandered all the way to Leo’s nose.

\tThe mint green turtle’s eyes slowly opened, yawning, and wiping away the crustiness from the corners of his eyes. He sat up and stretched, hearing a few crackles and pops from his joints that stayed in one cramped position too long. Glancing over the top of the couch he found April had set a tray of cinnamon rolls on the stove. She washed her hands and wiped them dry before she smiled, noticing the turtle was awake.

\t“Morning Leo.”

\tLeo merely grunted as his muffled “morning” was drowned in another yawn. He slid off the couch bed and walked to the bathroom.

\tApril set the rolls on a plate and on the bar table. Snatching one just for herself. She could hear the shower water running as she walked over to the couch and turned on the television to occupy her thoughts.

\tLeo finished his shower in a matter of minutes. Drying himself off, throwing the towel over his shoulder, and walking out. He sat down at the bar and gazed at the plate.

\t“Cinnamon rolls?” April grinned as she looked over her shoulder.

\t“Yep. I forgot I had those in the refrigerator but when I saw them I thought of you and baked them. Enjoy!” Leo stared at his red headed friend before shrugging and taking a bite out of one.

\t“Thanks, by the way.”

\t“No trouble.” Leo knew that April just did it to cheer him up but her attempts was failing. His favorite tasty treat tasted bitter in his mouth and he frowned. His mind wandering to the emerald turtle once again. He only managed to swallow down half of the roll before he gagged, setting it to the side.

\tApril had walked in a frowned. “Don’t tell me they’re that bad.”

\t“No. They’re actually great. I just don’t feel like eating right now.” April sighed but decided that was the best she could do. Taking the plate from him she wrapped it in foil and set it in the refrigerator.

\t“Well I still got school to go to. You can stay here as long as you want to but if you do leave make sure the door is locked.” Leo nodded, watching April grab her bag. Double checking that she got all her homework in it before waving to Leo and leaving the apartment.

\tLeo sighed as he looked around the empty room. The place felt suddenly cold and lonely. Leo wanted to go home, but he didn’t want to be welcomed by his family. He knew they would probably be worried about him for the fact he didn’t come home last night, but he knew just as soon as the worry wore off he would be bombarded by questions. There was no telling about how Mikey would react, or worse; Master Splinter. Leo shivered and curled up on the chair at the thought of being rejected more.

\tThe first time hurt more than he ever expected it would. The last thing he would need was to face it from one brother, or father, or both.

\tLeo sighed and shook his head. He couldn’t concentrate on that right now. He got up and walked to the window. Making sure it was locked before checking the front door. He sat down on the couch and stared at the flickering television. April had left it on the news. A reporter women discussing something about the criminal gang called purple dragons rampaging through the streets of New York.

\tThe sapphire eyed turtle snorted and shook his head. He rubbed his temples, though the shower helped a lot with his head ache. He could still feel the uncomfortable pounding in his forehead. He groaned.

\tLooking around the room, his eyes landed on the pain killer bottle. He got up and took one. Laying on the couch bed, waiting for the pills to kick in and the pain to fade.

\tTonight he’ll leave. He’ll go before April gets back from school. He won’t go home. No, that would be the last place he would want to go.

\tHe’ll find somewhere to feel comfortable till the pain has past to give him enough opportunity to grab some confidence and head back home where he would have to fix the sudden mess he had caused. He owed his family explanations, but he knew it would be better for him if he didn’t tell anyone where he was going. Hell, Leo didn’t even know where he was going.

\tThe blue masked leader rubbed the space between his eyes. He felt drowsy, but he supposed that was a good thing. He needed as much rest as he could get.

\tFirst he’ll take a nap. Then he’ll leave.

\tThat was the plan ol’ fearless leader.

.  .  .
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\tMikey knocked on the door to his second eldest brother’s room. “Come on Raph. You can’t stay there forever.”

\t“Go away Mikey!” The harsh snap was herd through the other side of the door and Mikey sighed and was just about to give up till he sensed a presence. Snapping his head around, he found Master Splinter behind him looking mighty displeased at the result of his order.

\t“Raphael, come out of the room right now!” His voice raised enough that it even got Mikey to shake and it wasn't even pointed to him.

\tSo many minutes passed before the door squeaked open and an emerald turtle peeked out.

\t“What?” He asked sharply. Venom dripping off the word. Splinter glared, clearly not liking the attitude he got.

\t“Come out here now.” Raph sighed irritably and opened the door fully. His head was hanging but he was looking up at the rat.

\t“I am not going to ask what happened between you and Leonardo at this moment. But I refuse you to lock yourself up for this. I want you to join your brothers in the dojo now.”

\t“No thank you.” Master Splinter’s ears went down, a low growl escaping from the back of his throat. Getting impatient.

\t“Raphael! Dojo! Now!” The emerald turtle glared darkly but nonetheless did as he was ordered. He knew from the start this was going to be a shitty day. The old rat watched his second oldest son disappear into the dojo before sighing. His hold on the cane loosening. Mikey chewed on his lip. Wondering if he should ask the question that has been nagging him since he first woke up.

\t“Master Splinter, what about Leo? I am worried. He didn’t come home last night.”

\t“My son, I’m sure Leonardo is fine. I’ll call April and Casey to see if he stopped by.”

\tMikey nodded without another word and followed behind his father. Staring at the ground his feet were walking on. He could only pray Leo was okay.
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