Babysitting

(One Shot) Babysitting

Leo carefully made his way through the city. His chest felt tight, his heart felt like it would burst out of his chest at any moment, but that was expected when you consider he was on his way to tell you how he felt about you.

The two of you had known each other for roughly a year or so. You'd been through everything from simple hanging out, fighting alongside him and his brothers, fighting with and making up with him, and even being kidnapped by The Foot. The last one had happened last week and Leo could still hear the conversation he overheard between you and Karai.

"You like him, don't you?" Karai bluntly asked you.

Your face flushed as you looked away and struggled against the tight rope that bound your arms to your sides. There was a moment of silence before Karai spoke again.

"I'm sorry." She said quietly.

"Huh?" You gave her a confused look.

"I'm just saying," She said with a shrug, "It must suck."

There was another moment of silence between you two. You both were unaware of the turtles high above you in the rafters. Leo's mind raced, what in the world were you two talking about? Who was it you liked? It couldn't be him... Could it? Leo quickly realized his brothers were staring at him. Before he could react to them you had started talking again.

"No." You said coldly, "You know what sucks? It's not that Leo doesn't think of me that way, I'll eventually get over that. It's the fact that he's into a girl that I know is going to hurt him and there's nothing I can do but sit back and watch. He's so into you that he's convinced himself he can save you, but all you're going to do is hurt him and I can't do a damn thing about it! That's what sucks."

Your words had been like a slap to the face. Had he really been so blind that he couldn't see your feelings? More importantly, did he really seem that desperate to save Karai? True, he did have feelings for her at one point, but after countless fights and attacks on his family those feeling had started to fade. Then of course there was the fact that he had just learned Karai was really Splinter's daughter. He was the only one who knew that now though.

It wasn't until that fight, until Dogpound threatened to pour mutagen on you, that Leo realized his own feelings towards you. Since then, he wrestled with the idea of telling you how he felt. Donnie and Mikey were nothing but supportive, telling him he should go for it. Raph on the other hand was more hesitant. He wanted Leo to be happy with you, but there was still that gnawing doubt that it wouldn't work since you were human and Leo wasn't. In the end, Leo decided he had to tell you his feeling. Which is what lead him to the fire escape of your apartment that night.

He gently tapped on your bedroom window, heart pounding as he waited. He had never felt so nervous in his life. He was wondering why he felt so nervous when he already knew your feelings towards him. Would you be mad that he over heard you? Would you by some chance be relieved he heard you? His questions stopped when the window opened. Leo opened his mouth, expecting to see you, but quickly closed it when he saw a small red haired girl looking up at him.

"Mr. Turtle!" She exclaimed happily, "Did you come to have tea with me and (name)?"

Before Leo could reply you stepped into the room, "Tiffany what are you doing in my roo-"

The two of you froze, staring from one another to the girl then back to each other.

"(Name)! (Name)!" Tiffany exclaimed as she happily grabbed your hand and pulled you to the window, "This is my friend Mr. Turtle! Mr. Turtle this (Name), she's my cousin!"

"C-cousin?" Leo stuttered as he looked from you to the girl.

"I-it's nice to meet you Mr. Turtle, why don't you come in?" You say as you quickly signal him to get inside before anyone else saw him.