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Then after I can walk you to your room and kiss you goodnight.”\n\n“Okay,” Donny blushed. “I had no idea that you could be such a romantic.”\n\n“I’m full of surprises,” Raph smiled as he ran his fingers along Don’s cheek. “I had a good time tonight. Even if we took out the part where we… fooled around, it was nice.”\n\nDonny practically swooned but caught himself before he lost control. The last thing he wanted was to get carried away and cause Raph to pull back. He allowed himself to lean into the touch but resisted the urge to kiss Raph’s wrist. “I enjoyed it too and you did it all for me. I’m supposed to be the one trying to win you over.”\n\nDonny reached up with both hands and grabbed Raph’s hand then pulled as he walked back. “Let get inside and get cleaned up.”\n\nRaph held on to Don’s hand as they walked into the lair and Don did his best to school his expression from the goofy grin that threatened to split his face. Not wanting to wake anyone, they stayed quiet as they made their way to the sauna. \n\nThey both jumped when the light in the kitchen came on. Leo stood glaring at them, “Do you have any idea what time it is?”\n\nRaph groaned, “What the fuck, Leo? Did you really wait up for us?” He walked over to the garbage can to throw away their trash and when he lifted the lid he froze. “Why is your dinner in the trash?”\n\nLeo huffed and crossed his arms over his plastron, “Mikey pitched a fit when I didn’t come down to dinner.”\n\nRaph rounded on him, “He worked all day on those, for you, and you didn’t have the decency to come and eat them?”\n\n“You don’t understand,” Leo snapped back. “I’m not like you. I’m not gonna use Mikey the way you’re using Don.”\n\n“You think I’m using Donny?” Raph snarled and Don could see his temper rising. \n\n“No, Raph, I know you are,” Leo stated, not backing down. “You would leave Donny in a heartbeat if Mikey decided to give you a chance.”\n\n“You’re an idiot,” Raph said, slamming the lid back down on the trash can. “I’m gonna go see if Mikey’s okay.”\n\nDonny stepped towards Raph, “He’s probably asleep. You can check on him in the morning.”\n\n“If I know Mikey, he’s not asleep,” Raph said then turned and headed upstairs. “He’s still my friend and I’m gonna make sure he’s okay.”\n\nLeo walked up next to Don, “He still favors Mikey over you. Why…?” He stopped talking and his eyes went wide and Donny knew it was because of the way Donny smelled. Leo’s eyes held a mix of disbelief and hurt as he looked at Don. “You…?”\n\n“I… ah… I didn’t…,” Donny couldn’t think of anything to say that would make the situation any better. Leo was hurting, and it was his fault, no matter what he said it would still hurt him. He wished it didn’t have to be that way. He just looked at the ground to avoid Leo’s gaze. \n\n“You reek of Raph.” Leo looked away and kept his eyes down, “You can’t make him love you with sex. I knew he would take advantage. I wouldn’t do that to you, I would do things the right way.”\n\nDonny’s eyes snapped up and he glared at Leo. Anger coursed through him and he yelled, “I’m not! He didn’t! We didn’t have sex, we just…. I don’t have to explain myself to you.” He knew this would happen. He didn’t want to been seen that way, like he was desperately trying to hold on to Raph. “You don’t know. I’m trying to do things the right way. Raph didn’t so anything wrong.”\n\nDonny’s thoughts became a jumble as his emotions surged. He was more afraid that Raph thought the same way than what Leo thought. He tried desperately to keep them under control but they were too much. “I’m not a whore,” he choked out. “And I’m not stupid.”\n\nHe turned and headed for the sauna before Leo could say anything more. \n\nWhen the door to the sauna closed, Leo lifted his hands and covered his face. “Why did you say that? So stupid.”\n\n**\n\nRaph knocked gently on Mikey’s door, “Can I come in?”\n\n“Yeah,” Mikey answered. \n\nRaph opened the door and looked in before entering. Mikey was on the floor organizing his comics into boxes. Raph had never seen Mikey’s room so clean. There were boxes stacked in a corner that Raph could only assume were full of Mikey’s ‘collectables’. Even the bed was made and the stuffed animals were nowhere to be seen. \n\n“You doin’ okay, Mikey,” Raph asked. \n\n“Yeah,” Mikey answered as he sleeved one of his comics. He placed the comic in the box then looked over his shoulder at Raph. “You had a good time tonight.”\n\nRaph knew it wasn’t a question. He still had Don’s scent on him and Mikey wasn’t stupid. Raph chuckled, “It was unexpected but nice. It was just a small part of the night, though. We’re not rushing into things.”\n\nMikey shrugged, “Whatever you two do is up to you. It’s not like you guys had just met, we live together.”\n\n“I know,” Raph sat on the bed. “That’s what I said but Donny wants us to wait.”\n\nMikey laughed, “I figured Donny would want to go slow. He’s been watching Master Splinter’s stories a lot lately. They look down on people who are too easy.”\n\n“He said that he didn’t want to look like he was usin’ sex to win me over,” Raph shrugged. “I can see where he’s comin’ from. He wants a special connection first, so it won’t be, just sex.”\n\n“Yeah,” Mikey agreed. “He doesn’t want to come off looking like he’s trying too hard, like me.”\n\n“Mikey,” Raph slipped down off the bed to sit on the floor next to Mikey. “I’m sorry he hurt you. You’re not tryin’ too hard.”\n\n“I’ll back off,” Mikey sighed. “I just… I’m gonna focus on me and give Leo his space.”\n\n“I still think Leo is a damned idiot,” Raph mumbled. \n\nMikey tried to shrug it off but Raph could see that he was fighting back tears. “I’m just not what he wants. I can’t blame him for that. I goof off too much.” He looked around his room, “All this stuff is childish.”\n\n“It’s stuff that makes you happy,” Raph said, titling his head to catch Mikey’s eye. “There is nothing wrong with it. You goof off a lot but you are a damned good fighter. We all have flaws but Leo is too caught up in himself to see past yours.”\n\n“I think, I’m gonna go to bed now,” Mikey stood. “Thank you for coming in to check on me. You’re a good friend but you should get back to Donny. I’m sure you being here is upsetting him.”\n\n“I’ll make it up to him,” Raph got up and took another look around the room. “Don’t change yourself for Leo, Mikey. He doesn’t deserve it. If he can’t accept you for you, then he doesn’t deserve you.”\n\n“Okay,” Mikey nodded his head but kept his eyes on the ground. “Goodnight.”\n\n“Night, Mikey,” Raph said, patting Mikey on the shoulder. \n\nHe left Mikey’s room, knowing that his little brother wouldn’t be going to sleep and that he was just being politely dismissed. He passed Leo on the stairs and they exchanged glares but didn’t say anything. \n\nRaph walked into the sauna and locked the door behind him. Donny was sitting in the large tub, staring down at the water and Raph could tell that he had been crying. \n\nWithout a word, Raph worked his shell off and placed it in the small bath next to Donny’s then slipped into the water. He sat next to Don and grabbed his hand to lift it out of the water and kissed it gently. “I’m sorry I ran off like that. I just had to make sure Mikey was okay.”\n\nDonny glanced at Raph, “I understand. Is he okay?”\n\nRaph kept hold of Don’s hand and locked their fingers together. “He’s taking it bad.”\n\n“I’ll talk to him in the morning,” Donny said. “See if I can help at all.”\n\n“What about you?” Raph gave Don’s hand a squeeze. “Why were you crying?”\n\nDonny shook his head and looked away. \n\n“Is it because of me?”\n\n“Not really,” Donny shook his head again. “It was more because of what Leo said and the way he looked at me.”\n\n“Want me to punch him in the face?” Raph offered with a slight chuckle then his smile faded with the look Donny gave him. \n\n“He’s hurting, Raph. I’m hurting him. I don’t want to but I am.” Donny looked back down at the water. “This is all just a big mess. How can we be happy if Mikey and Leo are so miserable?”\n\n“We need to give them time,” Raph said. \n\n“What if Mikey gives up before Leo gives in?” Donny asked, keeping his eyes on the water. “What if he sees how well you’re treating me and decides to change his mind? You still want him.” Donny pulled his hand away from Raph’s. “You’ll leave me for him.”\n\n“Hey,” Raph placed his hand under Don’s chin and made Donny look at him. “I’ve committed myself to you. I might still be getting over Mikey but I’m not using you like Leo thinks I am. I’m not in this just for sex. I want a meaningful relationship out of this. If I just wanted sex, I could go find a whore or something.” \n\nDonny lip quivered, “I want to believe you.”\n\n“Do you think I could be so shallow?”\n\nDonny shook his head, “Not about the sex part. I believe you there. I have a hard time believing that you are committed to me and that, if given the chance, you won’t leave me for Mikey.”\n\nRaph shrugged, “No matter what Leo does, Mikey will always be afraid of me. That ain’t gonna change. He’s not gonna wanna be with me. I like you Donny. I just need to get past the hurt Mikey’s words left behind.”\n\n“How long have you liked him?” Donny ventured to ask. \n\nRaph thought about it for a while then answered, “I’ve always liked to hang out with him. I started to think about him romantically a little after Leo got back.”\n\n“Oh,” Donny looked away as he processed that. “Not that long then.”\n\n“Turn around and let me wash your back,” Raph said, spinning his finger. “I don’t want to talk about Leo and Mikey anymore and we still need to finish our night.”\n\nWith a slight nod, Donny turned around as Raph picked up the cleaning supplies. Raph worked up a thick lather in his hands then started to wash Don’s back, being careful around the exposed connectors along the spine. \n\nDonny usually wasn’t the one to have his bare back touched by another. He had touched his brothers’ backs plenty of time for medical reasons and to tend to the more tender skin. Raph’s hands were rough and strong but his touch was gentle. He used the back of his hands more since the skin wasn’t as rough. \n\nDonny’s mind went blank and he felt at ease. He looked over his shoulder at Raph, “Don’t you have something to show me?”\n\nRaph smirked and rinsed Don’s back before turning around. He got up on his knees to bring himself up out of the water. Donny turned and studied the tattoo. Two dragons mirrored each other on either side of Raph’s spine, coming up out of a fire surrounded kanji for fire on the small of Raph’s back. It was all done up in simple white ink that stood out strong against his dark green skin. \n\n“That’s lovely,” Donny said, running his hand along the tattoo. \n\nRaph shrugged, “Fire seems to be my element and we all have dragons as our sprit animal so I wanted to incorporate them somehow.”\n\n“You helped with the design?”\n\nRaph nodded, “I sat with him and worked it out first, until he got it right.”\n\n“Did it hurt?” Donny asked as Raph sat back down and turned to face him.\n\n“Like a bitch,” Raph answered with a laugh. “The whole back is extremely sensitive but I didn’t cry… much.”\n\nWhen Raph grinned Donny chuckled. “I would have loved to have seen that.” He thought for a moment, looking down at the water. “I lied. I do have one more secret but I’m afraid to tell you. It’s kinda two but they go together.”\n\n“We’ll trade our last big secrets one day, when we both know that this is really what we want.” Raph stood then helped Donny out of the tub. “Until then, we’ll take things slow and just spend more time together.”\n\n“Okay,” Donny nodded. “We can do that.”\n\nThey toweled off and helped each other put their shells back on then headed to Donny’s lab. He had moved into his lab shortly after Leo had left for his training. He liked it better, sleeping where he worked. That way he didn’t have to go far when he wanted to flop down into bed. \n\nAs promised, Raph gave him a tender kiss goodnight before turning and heading up to his own room. \n", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "Raph pulled his bike into the garage and killed the engine then waited for Donny to dismount before getting off. They removed their riding leathers and hung them in a closet and put their helmets on a shelf.

As soon as the leathers were removed, Donny could smell the evidence of the night’s activities on himself. “I need to shower.”

“How about we go to the sauna and we can take a bath,” Raph suggested. “That way I can show you my tattoo. Then after I can walk you to your room and kiss you goodnight.”

“Okay,” Donny blushed. “I had no idea that you could be such a romantic.”

“I’m full of surprises,” Raph smiled as he ran his fingers along Don’s cheek. “I had a good time tonight. Even if we took out the part where we… fooled around, it was nice.”

Donny practically swooned but caught himself before he lost control. The last thing he wanted was to get carried away and cause Raph to pull back. He allowed himself to lean into the touch but resisted the urge to kiss Raph’s wrist. “I enjoyed it too and you did it all for me. I’m supposed to be the one trying to win you over.”

Donny reached up with both hands and grabbed Raph’s hand then pulled as he walked back. “Let get inside and get cleaned up.”

Raph held on to Don’s hand as they walked into the lair and Don did his best to school his expression from the goofy grin that threatened to split his face. Not wanting to wake anyone, they stayed quiet as they made their way to the sauna.

They both jumped when the light in the kitchen came on. Leo stood glaring at them, “Do you have any idea what time it is?”

Raph groaned, “What the fuck, Leo? Did you really wait up for us?” He walked over to the garbage can to throw away their trash and when he lifted the lid he froze. “Why is your dinner in the trash?”

Leo huffed and crossed his arms over his plastron, “Mikey pitched a fit when I didn’t come down to dinner.”

Raph rounded on him, “He worked all day on those, for you, and you didn’t have the decency to come and eat them?”

“You don’t understand,” Leo snapped back. “I’m not like you. I’m not gonna use Mikey the way you’re using Don.”

“You think I’m using Donny?” Raph snarled and Don could see his temper rising.

“No, Raph, I know you are,” Leo stated, not backing down. “You would leave Donny in a heartbeat if Mikey decided to give you a chance.”

“You’re an idiot,” Raph said, slamming the lid back down on the trash can. “I’m gonna go see if Mikey’s okay.”

Donny stepped towards Raph, “He’s probably asleep. You can check on him in the morning.”

“If I know Mikey, he’s not asleep,” Raph said then turned and headed upstairs. “He’s still my friend and I’m gonna make sure he’s okay.”

Leo walked up next to Don, “He still favors Mikey over you. Why…?” He stopped talking and his eyes went wide and Donny knew it was because of the way Donny smelled. Leo’s eyes held a mix of disbelief and hurt as he looked at Don. “You…?”

“I… ah… I didn’t…,” Donny couldn’t think of anything to say that would make the situation any better. Leo was hurting, and it was his fault, no matter what he said it would still hurt him. He wished it didn’t have to be that way. He just looked at the ground to avoid Leo’s gaze.

“You reek of Raph.” Leo looked away and kept his eyes down, “You can’t make him love you with sex. I knew he would take advantage. I wouldn’t do that to you, I would do things the right way.”

Donny’s eyes snapped up and he glared at Leo. Anger coursed through him and he yelled, “I’m not! He didn’t! We didn’t have sex, we just…. I don’t have to explain myself to you.” He knew this would happen. He didn’t want to been seen that way, like he was desperately trying to hold on to Raph. “You don’t know. I’m trying to do things the right way. Raph didn’t so anything wrong.”

Donny’s thoughts became a jumble as his emotions surged. He was more afraid that Raph thought the same way than what Leo thought. He tried desperately to keep them under control but they were too much. “I’m not a whore,” he choked out. “And I’m not stupid.”

He turned and headed for the sauna before Leo could say anything more.

When the door to the sauna closed, Leo lifted his hands and covered his face. “Why did you say that? So stupid.”

**

Raph knocked gently on Mikey’s door, “Can I come in?”

“Yeah,” Mikey answered.

Raph opened the door and looked in before entering. Mikey was on the floor organizing his comics into boxes. Raph had never seen Mikey’s room so clean. There were boxes stacked in a corner that Raph could only assume were full of Mikey’s ‘collectables’. Even the bed was made and the stuffed animals were nowhere to be seen.

“You doin’ okay, Mikey,” Raph asked.

“Yeah,” Mikey answered as he sleeved one of his comics. He placed the comic in the box then looked over his shoulder at Raph. “You had a good time tonight.”

Raph knew it wasn’t a question. He still had Don’s scent on him and Mikey wasn’t stupid. Raph chuckled, “It was unexpected but nice. It was just a small part of the night, though. We’re not rushing into things.”

Mikey shrugged, “Whatever you two do is up to you. It’s not like you guys had just met, we live together.”

“I know,” Raph sat on the bed. “That’s what I said but Donny wants us to wait.”

Mikey laughed, “I figured Donny would want to go slow. He’s been watching Master Splinter’s stories a lot lately. They look down on people who are too easy.”

“He said that he didn’t want to look like he was usin’ sex to win me over,” Raph shrugged. “I can see where he’s comin’ from. He wants a special connection first, so it won’t be, just sex.”

“Yeah,” Mikey agreed. “He doesn’t want to come off looking like he’s trying too hard, like me.”

“Mikey,” Raph slipped down off the bed to sit on the floor next to Mikey. “I’m sorry he hurt you. You’re not tryin’ too hard.”

“I’ll back off,” Mikey sighed. “I just… I’m gonna focus on me and give Leo his space.”

“I still think Leo is a damned idiot,” Raph mumbled.

Mikey tried to shrug it off but Raph could see that he was fighting back tears. “I’m just not what he wants. I can’t blame him for that. I goof off too much.” He looked around his room, “All this stuff is childish.”

“It’s stuff that makes you happy,” Raph said, titling his head to catch Mikey’s eye. “There is nothing wrong with it. You goof off a lot but you are a damned good fighter. We all have flaws but Leo is too caught up in himself to see past yours.”

“I think, I’m gonna go to bed now,” Mikey stood. “Thank you for coming in to check on me. You’re a good friend but you should get back to Donny. I’m sure you being here is upsetting him.”

“I’ll make it up to him,” Raph got up and took another look around the room. “Don’t change yourself for Leo, Mikey. He doesn’t deserve it. If he can’t accept you for you, then he doesn’t deserve you.”

“Okay,” Mikey nodded his head but kept his eyes on the ground. “Goodnight.”

“Night, Mikey,” Raph said, patting Mikey on the shoulder.

He left Mikey’s room, knowing that his little brother wouldn’t be going to sleep and that he was just being politely dismissed. He passed Leo on the stairs and they exchanged glares but didn’t say anything.

Raph walked into the sauna and locked the door behind him. Donny was sitting in the large tub, staring down at the water and Raph could tell that he had been crying.

Without a word, Raph worked his shell off and placed it in the small bath next to Donny’s then slipped into the water. He sat next to Don and grabbed his hand to lift it out of the water and kissed it gently. “I’m sorry I ran off like that. I just had to make sure Mikey was okay.”

Donny glanced at Raph, “I understand. Is he okay?”

Raph kept hold of Don’s hand and locked their fingers together. “He’s taking it bad.”

“I’ll talk to him in the morning,” Donny said. “See if I can help at all.”

“What about you?” Raph gave Don’s hand a squeeze. “Why were you crying?”

Donny shook his head and looked away.

“Is it because of me?”

“Not really,” Donny shook his head again. “It was more because of what Leo said and the way he looked at me.”

“Want me to punch him in the face?” Raph offered with a slight chuckle then his smile faded with the look Donny gave him.

“He’s hurting, Raph. I’m hurting him. I don’t want to but I am.” Donny looked back down at the water. “This is all just a big mess. How can we be happy if Mikey and Leo are so miserable?”

“We need to give them time,” Raph said.

“What if Mikey gives up before Leo gives in?” Donny asked, keeping his eyes on the water. “What if he sees how well you’re treating me and decides to change his mind? You still want him.” Donny pulled his hand away from Raph’s. “You’ll leave me for him.”

“Hey,” Raph placed his hand under Don’s chin and made Donny look at him. “I’ve committed myself to you. I might still be getting over Mikey but I’m not using you like Leo thinks I am. I’m not in this just for sex. I want a meaningful relationship out of this. If I just wanted sex, I could go find a whore or something.”

Donny lip quivered, “I want to believe you.”

“Do you think I could be so shallow?”

Donny shook his head, “Not about the sex part. I believe you there. I have a hard time believing that you are committed to me and that, if given the chance, you won’t leave me for Mikey.”

Raph shrugged, “No matter what Leo does, Mikey will always be afraid of me. That ain’t gonna change. He’s not gonna wanna be with me. I like you Donny. I just need to get past the hurt Mikey’s words left behind.”

“How long have you liked him?” Donny ventured to ask.

Raph thought about it for a while then answered, “I’ve always liked to hang out with him. I started to think about him romantically a little after Leo got back.”

“Oh,” Donny looked away as he processed that. “Not that long then.”

“Turn around and let me wash your back,” Raph said, spinning his finger. “I don’t want to talk about Leo and Mikey anymore and we still need to finish our night.”

With a slight nod, Donny turned around as Raph picked up the cleaning supplies. Raph worked up a thick lather in his hands then started to wash Don’s back, being careful around the exposed connectors along the spine.

Donny usually wasn’t the one to have his bare back touched by another. He had touched his brothers’ backs plenty of time for medical reasons and to tend to the more tender skin. Raph’s hands were rough and strong but his touch was gentle. He used the back of his hands more since the skin wasn’t as rough.

Donny’s mind went blank and he felt at ease. He looked over his shoulder at Raph, “Don’t you have something to show me?”

Raph smirked and rinsed Don’s back before turning around. He got up on his knees to bring himself up out of the water. Donny turned and studied the tattoo. Two dragons mirrored each other on either side of Raph’s spine, coming up out of a fire surrounded kanji for fire on the small of Raph’s back. It was all done up in simple white ink that stood out strong against his dark green skin.

“That’s lovely,” Donny said, running his hand along the tattoo.

Raph shrugged, “Fire seems to be my element and we all have dragons as our sprit animal so I wanted to incorporate them somehow.”

“You helped with the design?”

Raph nodded, “I sat with him and worked it out first, until he got it right.”

“Did it hurt?” Donny asked as Raph sat back down and turned to face him.

“Like a bitch,” Raph answered with a laugh. “The whole back is extremely sensitive but I didn’t cry… much.”

When Raph grinned Donny chuckled. “I would have loved to have seen that.” He thought for a moment, looking down at the water. “I lied. I do have one more secret but I’m afraid to tell you. It’s kinda two but they go together.”

“We’ll trade our last big secrets one day, when we both know that this is really what we want.” Raph stood then helped Donny out of the tub. “Until then, we’ll take things slow and just spend more time together.”

“Okay,” Donny nodded. “We can do that.”

They toweled off and helped each other put their shells back on then headed to Donny’s lab. He had moved into his lab shortly after Leo had left for his training. He liked it better, sleeping where he worked. That way he didn’t have to go far when he wanted to flop down into bed.

As promised, Raph gave him a tender kiss goodnight before turning and heading up to his own room.
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