Raph started to walk back to the subway station. He couldn't help a huge grin as he remembered Leonardo's cute pouty face when they said their goodbyes. 'I wanna take it slow... Our friendship, that is.' Raph had pushed the words out of his mouth, biting his tongue a couple of times, fighting his body's urges to simply get lost in the moment and dive into the beautiful blue of Leonardo's being. 'Blue. That's Leo's color,' Raph thought. He was as serene as water, but he had the potential to be powerful as well. It amazed him how courageous Leo seemed regardless of the predicament he was in. 'He's fearless... A fearless leader.' Raph's mind was full of nothing but Leo.

His grin became bigger, his cheeks a flaming red. Fearless Leonardo... How good he smelled. Raph was lucky enough to get a last whiff of him when he was pulled for a goodbye hug. He felt Leo take a deep breath in, and allowed himself to fantasize on how maybe the older turtle found his scent enticing as well... His mind was a real fog, lusty thoughts started to make it hard for him to walk straight. He slid his hand into his hoodie's pocket to retrieve his earphones when his fingers touched something else... He pulled out a worn out metrocard. When he turned it over he chuckled out loud. Behind it was a cellphone number... Taking a bold guess he assumed it was Leo's. He was so happy that the events of earlier in the day vanished like magic.

Leo found himself smiling as well. He felt a unique affinity with the hothead that had him swimming in a new found joy he had not felt ever before. Unconsciously he pulled his phone out of his pocket and stared at the screen, wondering when would Raph call him... He saw his reflection on the dark screen; he had forgotten he was capable of smiling that genuinely... Suddenly his face got replaced with someone else's... His phone rang with a loud siren sound, the ringtone he had assigned to the Shredder. He felt his blood go cold as reality hit him once again. The realization that he was not allowed happiness in life crushed him with the weight of a million bricks. "He-hello..?"

"Leonardo." Oroku Saki's voice shook him so hard he had to hold himself with a nearby wall in order to not fall. "I received news that today's practice was cancelled. Explain."

"I-I... Michelangelo was ill this morning. I couldn't get the tempo right without the drums to back me up... I wasn't feeling it..." He found himself trying to device a good enough excuse, but knew very well none of them would cut it.

"You cost me money today, boy. Money I will not get back." Leonardo started to sweat. "How are you planning on compensating me for this?"

Leo was silent. His body trembling so much he had to sit on the sidewalk.

"Should I send a car to pick your wretched ass up?"

"Master, please... I can't today... I'm not well." Leo spurted the words as if his life depended on convincing this man to let him be. "My body... It's not well."

"I'll have you know that I am well aware you met with this Raphael of yours today. Thus is the only reason why I will leave you be." Leo had to cover his mouth to not scream at the horrid character and demand he stopped spouting Raph's name. "I will be traveling to Japan tonight on business. I'm expecting to be back in three weeks time, the day of the next concert of TMNT. You have until then to hand me a soft shell turtle on a silver platter for me to feast on as I observe a performance that will bring me enough money to forget the disappointment you caused me today. Is that clear?" Leo bit his lip. He felt so sick he wanted to throw up. "I can't hear you, boy..."

"Yes, Oroku-San..." Shredder hung up with no more words. Leonardo's surroundings started to spin. How was he supposed to get out of this? He was between two swords. When his phone vibrated with an incoming text message he got so startled he almost dropped the device to the floor. He nervously glanced at the screen. It was from Usagi.

'Leonardo, I need to see you.' Leo closed his screen ignoring the message, but shortly after a new one came through. 'Please....' It was not common for his friend to plead for an encounter. He shook his head and thought maybe seeing Usagi would ease his mind a bit. He texted him back and arranged to meet at the bar in forty five minutes.

The whole ride back to Brooklyn, Raph could not stop thinking about Leonardo. The scent lingering in his nostrils. The gentle feel of Leo's face near his. The softness of that mouth that he boldly tried to take. Raph's cock twitched under his plastron. He couldn't help the blood flowing to it. As soon as he reached his stop, he placed his earbuds in and started to jog. It was not as much that he needed to reach the privacy of his home, but more that he wanted to. He wanted to get home with his lustful thoughts and let his imagination go wild in the shower.

Leo arrived at the bar, Usagi as usual being the epitome of punctuality was waiting for him at the door. "Leonardo, thank you for coming on such short notice." He lead the way in.

"Well, you did say please..." Leo's smile melted Usagi from the inside out. The rabbit approached the turtle with hooded eyes. Cupping Leo's face, he leaned in to caress Leo's lips with his own's. "Usagi, you know the rule... No kissing."

Usagi's body tensed, he stepped back from Leonardo slowly, eyes narrowed towards him. "Do you allow him to kiss you?" Leo's eyes widened at the question. Before he could answer, Usagi pushed him against the bar top, his carapace hitting the surface with a loud crack. "Or does he just use you as a common whore and leaves you bleeding out in the streets...?" The bartender's words were laced with anger.

"Usag- ouch!!!" Leo's body flinched up when he felt the sudden pressure of a hand near his tail. The white rabbit grabbed one of Leo's arms and flung it up twisting it around, turning Leo on his plastron. "What are you doing!?"

The rabbit was now silent. He swiftly spread Leonardo's legs at shoulder-length apart. "Stop fighting me." He used his other hand to pull Leo's pants down, his underwear following quickly behind. "I don't want to hurt you..."

"The fuck I'll stop fighting!" Leo placed his free hand under his chest and pushed back to gain leverage, but Usagi twisted his captive wrist, sending sharp pain up his arm. He felt the rabbit's soft paw touch his inner thigh, slowly making its way up. "Usagi... I'll kill you." His breathing was ragged, his words gritted through his bared teeth. Suddenly, the grip on his hand loosened, and without a second thought he turned his body, using the momentum to nail a closed fist to the side of Usagi's face. The rabbit was sent stumbling a few feet back.

Leo was huffing, staring at the so called friend of his, waiting for a move to be made, ready to counter it all with his fists once again. But Usagi didn't even look at him. He simply took a seat on the floor, rubbing his face. "So you do have fight left... I wonder why then, do you hesitate so much in unleashing it to fight against the one who truly deserves a taste of those knuckles..."

"Fuck off. You know why..." Leo spat out.

"Knowing the excuse doesn't count as knowing the reason." Usagi's pink eyes met Leo's fiercely. "This has gone far enough."

"So you are telling me to let my father die?"

"I am telling you to not let yourself get killed." Usagi's way of talking was always calm. No matter how mad or upset he was he believed in the power of well enunciated words. "I already told you my family can help."

Leo's body leaned back, his breath becoming steady again. "Usagi.... He is not going to let me go, no matter the bargain... Unless I sacrifice someone to take my place." He brought his hand to his face, covering his eyes shamefully. "He will kill my father, then he will kill me. You know what he's capable of."

"Then get the proper authorities involved!"

"Like he doesn't have the whole Brooklyn precinct under his payrol? YOU KNOW BETTER!" Leonardo bent down to grab a hold of his clothes.

Like a dash, Usagi got to his feet and propelled himself onto Leonardo placing a hand to Leo's tail. The turtle hissed in pain at the contact. "He has destroyed you, my friend. And if your father knew, he would rather face death than have his beloved son shamed to such a degree because of him." Leo tried to push him back again, but Usagi swiftly jumped back and avoided the hit. "I'm done, Leonardo. I will no longer stand and see you self-destruct."

"Oh yeah...? So what are you planning on doing?" Leo pulled his pants back up, glaring at Usagi.

The white rabbit took a deep breath. "I'm quitting the bar." Leo's glare softened. "And... I'm giving up on pursuing you."

"Usagi... I-."

"Stop, you don't need to apologize. I know how you feel about me." Usagi shut his eyes tightly, forcing the words out of him. "But this love I feel for you, it runs deep, and I need to distance myself in order to protect my heart."

Leo said nothing. He only stared at his friend. He understood how Usagi felt, and he respected it. Matter of fact their arrangement was entirely Usagi's idea and Leo had known from the start the bunny's ulterior motive was to try and make him fall for him as well. He just never had the heart to tell him it was never an option.

"You have a lot of love surrounding you, dear friend. Please learn to depend on others more, for your sake." Usagi smiled at Leo. "And even though I will not be around, know that you will always be my beloved friend." The white rabbit tipped his head to Leo and started to walk towards the back of the bar. Leo took it as his goodbye. With no more words, the turtle slowly walked to the exit. In a level he felt relieved that his friend's feelings would no longer lay on his shoulders, but he couldn't help feeling a bit lonely. Usagi had been his best friend since highschool, and he was his confidant, the only person who knew the extent of his situation. He truly did feel rather lonely.

Raph arrived at Casey's apartment to find it uninhabited and looking rather empty. Those two love-birds were in a big hurry to have the meat-head moved out. He grinned at the laid out opportunity, hurrying to the bathroom. As soon as he closed the door behind him he felt his erection swell beneath his scutes. He began to strip off his workout clothes, but he held on to his hoodie for a moment when Leo's lingering scent reached his nostrils. It smelled so sweet. Raph took a long and slow whiff, shuddering loudly when he exhaled, his fully erect cock sliding into the open.

Raphael turned the water on, but instead of getting in the shower he leaned against the sink, draping his hoodie over his face. He closed his eyes, and slowly started to touch himself as Leo's scent took his mind to the world of his desires. He imagined him under him. His face flushed with passion. He imagined Leo's body curling at his touch, his sexy mouth biting down on that lip ring. Raph let out a churr. He imagined Leo moaning softly as he was being entered, asking for more... Pleading for more. His hand started to move faster along the length of his shaft. 'Right there, Raphie... Harder...' Raph's hand pumped his rigid penis, his hips thrusting forward, Leonardo's pleasurable face bringing him to his climax as he imagined his fearless leader screaming his name. He emptied his load, the force of his orgasm such that it left his legs trembling. If this was the result of his mere imagination, how would the real thing leave him...? Raph was in trouble... He was falling deep for the blue-blushed turtle. Little he knew Leonardo's mind was in deep turmoil.