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Mikey could tell you when one of his brothers liked someone it was always pretty obvious to him. The second he saw them with whoever they had a crush on he just figured it out. Maybe being the baby of the family made him a touch more in tune with the emotions of those older than him self.But when he liked someone? it was a bit harder to tell. He sort of just liked everyone. Being able to have friends was just exciting so anyone they met and even befriended? was great for the orange banded one of the four.

But then there was Keno. He Liked Keno he was sure of that. Keno was just a great friend much like Casey and April he didn't seem bother that they were mutant turtles. Treated them just fine as the others did. Not to mention he brought them pizza so that was two points for him already in Mikey's book. But well Casey was more Raph's friend and April more Don's so maybe it was nice for Mikey to have a friend himself. Maybe that was just why he liked being with them any given chance.

But than Mikey sort of noticed smiles had more curve to them when Keno was around or even mentioned. Tightness in his shell. Lingering stares. He sort of prode with his brothers just curious himself. But he wasn't sure so he figured why not just go for it right? Winging it was always more his style. But now with Keno in front of him seeming fine with it even? When they asked Mikey if they wanted to kiss him in response. For a small second he was well freaking out.

Maybe they didn't mind befriending mutants but well kissing them might not be on the table. He swallowed thickly watching how they chewed on their bottom lip. Reading far to much into every action Keno was making despite looking at him. That was a good sing right? Then they take a step closer and Mikey's not sure when he had started to hold his breath because it near fell right out in the splint second. Eyes wide as he slightly just nods. "Y yeah?"

Has Mikey ever sounded like that before? nervous but excited all at once? his mind felt like it was spinning but he moved in as well, and lowered his eyes to Keno's lips. Suddenly wonder what it was gonna feel like to kiss well lips? He paid another glance up but Keno seemed sure still, so he tilted his head a little before leaning in. Moving slow last thing he needed was to slam into their nose by mistake. Letting his beak meet their lips.

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Romance was not an interest for Raph, he always sort of turned his beak at it and rolled his eyes with annoyance when movies and shows seemed to show it in. He rather watched the monster or slasher go one with their whole deal instead of having to be made to watch the romance subplot. Often it runined the story he rather know more about the so called villain in the tales, honestly he couldn't blame half of them. They out making out when they should be trying to run no shit they get axed off. He couldn't understand his brothers when they got crushed and just turned into weird versions of themselves making asses out them each. Raph just didn't get it he didn't care for it. Sure people caught his eye and he found them attractive but that seemed different. It was till a trip to space a twist of fate lead him to meet her.

Mona Lisa.

sure it wasn't her actual name but she accepted the nickname because to Raph nothing suited her better than one claiming her to be what he saw her as. The most beautiful women to ever exist. Suddenly it all made sense the moment she hit him.

Butterflies swarmed in his shell when he was around her, he found his stare always on her. He walked with such an air of confidence normally but around Mona? he grew shy. He sighed and stare longing at the stars because they made him think of her. He hummed songs that made him think of her. She was like a song stuck in his head that he never got sick off, now he understood it all made sense now. Why his brothers became such dorks over their own crushes. It's why he can't help but feel like his throat was clog with his heart when she was around. Sitting beside him now as they simply stare out the large glass window looking out to the stars. Yet all he can do is look at her, till she seems to catch on he smiles sheepishly at her.

"Uh... did ya wanna go to the rec room on the ship or somethin' think 'hats where the other took off ta?" He offers to explain why he was staring at here. Hoping not he was enjoying their alone time.

"I just want to stay here with you. Is that okay?"

"Okay? yeah more 'han okay even great perfect! amazin' 'ike you." Foot in mouth once again "I uh mean you're really are amazin' though Mona." He slightly slinks down turning away from her as he can feel warmth crept letting fingers tap against each other. As he looks back to her. He never truly knows when he'll see her again seems random they will meet up again. And Maybe hes getting ahead of himself but, there was something between them maybe it was rash of him but Raphael was the type. "Mona? uh look 'm not the best when it comes to the whole sayin' how I feel thing but uh. I really 'ike you. A lot a whole lot. I never felt how I do when 'm wit' ya an' I jus' want you to know that."

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It was the same no matter what when ever he and Leonardo met again. There was a airy feeling to the ronin's chest when ever his eyes rested on how Leo's beak seemed to curve into the smile he held when first seeing them. How he always held this gaze towards him. The rabbit glad years of training made it easy to control his emotions to a degree or the fact his fur was as white as snow would give him away. Instead he kept the feeling buried away. Leonardo was his dearest friend after all. Even if every parting was making it harder and harder. Or how he took special care of the sword they gifted just to the rabbit.

His tells were as subtle as Leo's foot steps could be. His ears lifted and twitched at the mere sound of their voice, furred cheeks fluffed a little at compliments. Needing to tell his heart it meant nothing it was simply praise for another sword wielder. Usagi been in love before and it hurt, he rather be able to keep this friendship if he must hide how he feels. Feelings will fade right? No. Because every time he sees them its like the emotions simply only grows. It's far beyond any he felt before it was deep. Maybe that's why excuses to train with Leo were always taken, it let him watch the ninja and there graceful moves. Let him moving in close, stare into that fierce look in their eyes. Wins often waved back and forth today? it was Usagi's. A slight smirk to his mouth as he gently used the end of his blade to tip Leo's chin up at him.

"It seems this win is mine Leonardo-san." Smile relaxed as he pulled it away and sheathed his katana back. Watching the turtle move to stand accepting their lost this time. "You'll just have to try again next visit spent." Usagi offers. He wished he could make these stays longer and maybe he could but that might give away his heart's intent.

"Hey, Usagi-sama?"

Leonardo moved to stop Usagi, aware he was planing to head back home after their sparing session. That damn smile once again on thier beak tugged at his heart but he met it with his own smile in turn a slight tilt of his head as he waited for Leo to speak on.

"So, uh. Someone told me I should give you this."

"I hope it's not another sword, not that I don't treasure the one you already have given me," Usagi goes to say merely joking but, he dose soon freeze and tense when he feel Leo's hand son him and how easily they tug him towards themself. Mind was blank for a mere moment, thankfully or he might have missed how their beak pressed in against his mouth suddenly.

Usagi's heart stalled in his chest and his hold on his sword fell letting it hit the dojo floor of the turtles home. Eyes soon closed as he enjoyed the feeling of their beak to his mouth. It was softer than he thought it be. Not are hard or rough as the rest of Leonardo's skin. Time felt like it froze in that moment as soon Usagi felt Leo break from the kiss. But not the hold they had on the ronin left to let his eyes part a little trying to gather what had happened.

"It was me."

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Everything been well on a stand by he figures is the best way to really describe it all. Mikey had taken to staying off on his own. Raph knew Mikey wasn't on one side himself. But, still felt like he had picked a side. Don was beyond hurt with Leo over what happened which Raph was all to aware of now after the other day. Splinter was well Splinter about it all. It been a while since something torn at them like this hadn't it? Raphael thought as he had been making his way back into the lair. Raph had a lot weighing on his head question after question. Wondered how Don dealt with all that buzz in their own mind.

Something Raphael said to Don struck a chord in his mind. Set him on to some insight about their older brother, quirking his beak as he let his gaze fix to the ground. he knew the way into the lair he didn't need to fully watch where he was going anyway, mulling over his thoughts. Thinking about it Mikey once said something close to what he had thought uh? Leo always took the lions share. Anything he thought was good for the team, their family he did.

He was so pissed when Leo just left without a word. Only to come back as if nothing ever happened expecting him to just fall back in a line and do as they said pft.

That was old news now, they worked past that. Yet Raph wondered if why he got how he did then didn't connect to how he was being with Leo now?

Leo always done for the family first though. That what it seemed to only now sink in to Raph. When he got mad and pissed off? Leo let him hollar and yell, heck Leo let him hit him even. Leo was never who or what he was mad at well not every time at least. But, Leo took it met Raph's anger head on. Sure he always told them he needed to chill out and well yeah Leo wasn't always just. He groans a little to himself now reaching up to rub at his head wishing to blame a hang over for it and not the fact it was hard for him to put words to his thoughts.

Stepping into the lair he looked around, it was clear the place was pretty much empty. Mikey must be off somewhere else, Don he knew wasn't here. Worse seemed Leo wasn't either. Figures the one time Raph was looking for -

"Hey."

"Ya know Leo sometimes it kind of creepy how you do 'hat." He guffs. well aware of hos soft Leo's voice sounded in that moment, slowly lifting his gaze up towards his brother now. There was a beat of silence between them. Not the usual tension that always seemed to settle in the air between them. He could tell Leo was observing him, watching for any sign of where Raph's mood was in the moment. A part of Raph wondered if Leo could even tell because well Raphael couldn't himself. They were the first to speak though.

"I wanted to see if we could talk?"

Again silence fell between them. Raph looking at them intently before letting out a sigh. "Yeah" is al he offers toward them.

Looking around the lair a moment before gesturing back towards the exit to tell Leo with out a word, not here. Before turning around and making his way back out. Leo had a habit of suggesting the dojo so to 'work it out' that way. Thing was for once Raph didn't want a fight. He was always fighting, was all Raphael knew. Right now that wasn't what he needed to do. Raph needed a clear mind, against that wasn't going to be easy. But he needed to do this. Listening out for Leo's foot steps to follow behind as he tried to find where even to start thinking about this all that didn't out right lead to him getting mad. That was going to be hard in general. His thoughts were all just tangled and knotted up in his mind he least offers to look towards Leo waiting for them to speak up, as he leads the way. "Do ya 'ike sea air?" Raph asks suddenly. He knew a tunnel would take them out just near the sea where the docks were. His favorite place in the world, well it was maybe his third now.

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Normally working out his anger is what helped him the most. He was angry that wasn't new he was kind of always angry anyway. Just who he was. But right now? He was unbelievably angry. His blood felt like it was on fire in his veins. His mind was consumed by it all he was blind to anything else around him. All he saw was the sand bag before him, that he had been slamming fist hard into one right after a another. Not losing his rhythm once, teeth grinding over on top of each other as if he could file out the sharpness to them as he lowly worked a growl from the back of his throat. Raphael couldn't believe it when he heard it he felt like he had to been having some weird dream. Or maybe his head took to hard a hit when he and Casey went out the night before to play dragon hunt. But no it was all true and all real. Sure Leo's always been one to extend his hand to those he shouldn't, claims about balance and whatever else. Blah blah bunch of bullshit if you asked Raph people don't just change suddenly. If they were a lying scheming snack before then they will still be a lying scheming snake right after.

Look he wasn't some unfeeling heartless creature himself, he understood what it was like when your heart yearned for another and he was more aware how stupid one can be when they did fall in love, he got that he did. But thing is Leo didn't just devolved feelings for just anyone. No, somehow his so called leader went and just had to become attracted to that matrix looking fucker!

Another good hit land into the fabric of the bag, abused so much the patch stitches had come undone and start to leak sand out from the open. Raph just gave the bag another hard hit letting the patch rip off fully. As he simply watched the sand falling out on to the floor as the sand bag swayed back and forth. It wasn't helping in the slightest.

No matter how many times he hit the bag it just didn't clear the smog working over his mind. Fighting with street punks did nothing, heck even trying to spar with Casey did nothing. All he could see was Bishop, looming over him. That taunting expression burn in his memory. They got him good once already so learning all of this? He can feel eyes on him. Oh he knew it was Leo it's why he avoided them. he was very vocal on how against this he was. In truth Raph wasn't even sure how anyone else felt on the matter right now he been a bit too lost in his own head. He turned on the balls of his feet and fixed the heated stare burning in his eye at Leo. A million questions buzzes and screamed in his mind every time he looked at them. He simply huffs and makes sure his shoulder slams hard into Leo's own as he passes them by. Leo being Leo always tended to feed into the challenges Raph presented them with.

"You wanna hit me? Fine, then hit me, Raph! Because I'm so sure that'll solve EVERYTHING!"

Hit him? pft yeah he did he wanted to clobber Leo! how do you just go and fall for someone that has cause their family so much grief. Splinter, Mikey Don even! Bishop had hurt them all nearly be the reason they would be dead now. Hell Bishop hurt Raph even! But it was like it didn't matter!? It should matter! Raph lived with that constant reminder every fucking day! letting his fingers curl in as his fist balled up. He soon laughs an empty chuckle "Hit ya?" mulling it over. "Know what fearless?"

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Stolas chest was rising and falling heavily as feathers lifted and bristled out. Eyes were narrowed and fixed on the imp above him. Yes, he was an all powerful demon himself but alas. The pains of heart ache was enough to weakened the demon prince. Mixing his 'happy pills' with his love for alcohol all in the hopes to do as he always did drown away his sorrows.

He was so foolish and delusional, thinking what he and Blitz had was anything beyond a contracted deal. A night of passion merely to take his book. It was always for that damn book. Stolas hated that thing forced on to him and all that came with it. It was never something he wanted but he put pride into it anyway. Tear stung at blood shot eyes as mascara painted his tears a deep black. Stolas just need to drown it all away cry out his heart and ...just continue on as always.

That was a mistake his mind fogged over left weak and spread out on the floor. As he had been venting his woes to his beloved plants. He liked to think they felt pity for him and what he put himself through. As he let more of the bitter taste of alcohol burn his sore throat. Usually he preferred wine but the strong stuff was in dire need. Letting eyes grow heavy he barely heard anything to tell him someone was in his home.

It was that hiss that got his eyes to bring themselves to part and open at last Finding himself being stared down at by the bounty hunter.

"You." Stolas dares to state despite his fear, he tried to bury it with the air and pose a Prince should carry. Even if the idea makes him sick to his stomach. Well to be fair that could be more the result of a poor choice than anything else. Slowly setting his hands to the floor as he makes a move to sit up. Sure he was not in much of a good state but he wasn't going to go out a mess he still had to hold his head and status up. Though in truth seeing any imp was the last thing he wanted. All he could think about was his beloved Blizt. Clacking bills against each other as a hiss escapes his own mouth. Stolas lifts his head but keeps his gaze on literally anything that wasn't the imp before him. "I am not in the mood for this." Stolas huffs "Contract with her or not can you at least have the decency to leave me to be pathetic a moment first."

“ you know you’re too good for him. ”

Stolas let his gaze drift to Stirker a moment, his heart stalled and ached all at once at even a mention of them. Before lowering his head down again. Seems they knew what was on his mind. "For statues alone?" he asks, allowing his beak to wear a sadden grin. Weighed down by his heart alone. "I suppose you have a point but that never mattered. Imp, prince, sinner or something else he has a power over me enough to render me this mess." He offer a cracked chuckle before looking back to Striker now.

"It's an extreme honor to be in the same place as you, sir." ( told you I was gonna! 2k12 Leo for Vegeta :'3 )

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Vegeta growled under his breath, and he looked around trying to understand where he was and how he got here. Though that was the least of his annoyance here there was also this. Hmm turtle? It sort of looked like a turtle if turtles could stand on to legs and stood nearly as tall as he was. For some reason that latter fact didn't make him feel good at all. What was worse? The way they seemed to be eyeing him. As if they knee him? There was no way of that being possible. Vegeta had never crossed path with any creature like this?

It was the odd sound they suddenly made that had the prince turn to give them his full attetion now.

"I'm sorry! It's just, you're my second favorite & -".

"Second favorite?" Vegeta suddenly yelled as he turned to look at the turtle fir some reason that pissed him off the most to hear. They were lucky they stopped to bow to him as they had or Vegeta would be showing this creature why they should be exercising far more caution than the currently were.

"It's an extreme honor to be in the same place as you, sir."

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Leo seemed to have one very special skill when it came to them, and that skill was he knew how to piss off his twin in less then three seconds. Sometimes just standing in the same room breathing the same air as Donatello was simply could be enough for the soft shell to suddenly feel like he was on edge around them. Leo seemed so very aware of how much he annoyed Donnie on top it there was no way they weren’t doing most of it on purpose after all. Leo was just such a PEST! But that wasn’t the issue right now least it shouldn’t be Donnie thought as he got himself to move put of bis seat.

Always hard after he had settled back into his lab after escaping from Leo and thier damn need for attention they had two other brother he could annoy so why couldn’t he leave him be jeez. Sighing as he took a moment to soak in the stillness of his lab. Already feeling the effect of peace and quite, dreading thar he was about to have to leave what was his sanctuary, well not really Leo broke here a lot too.

"Sigh" forcing himself up finally to brave whatever stupid thing he was bond to walk into. Geet to the floor as he began to make his way out "I'll return soon!" He yelled out to his lab before stepping out he needed ti move around a bit get the mind working by getting a chance in scenery not to mention he was drawing blanks well trying to get working on stuff he simply just needed to move around oddly enough his hectic family often sparked ideas by well being thier hectic selfs..so it was sometimes worth stepping out.

Thiugh finding pillow all over was a surpise? Till he eyed his twin "oh that explains it. Leo rhough I already have a feeling I know the answer but what is this?"

❝ pillow fight! ❞

"I knew I should have bothered asking, Narndo your such a child is there really any reason you need to go and set all this up for some." He started to ramble and rant on throwing out what ever came to mind to say in this moment to his twin, dipping down a quick second to check over the pillows near him. Where did Leo even get all of these? Till he found one that was prettt firm and dense. Plucking it from place as he made his way over towards them now still going on about how Leo was wasting all his time with all these stupid childless clear calls for attetion and how he shoild have out grown that all by now. Till he finally got close enough to them though?