(Raph's POV)
It was a year after Leo got back from his trip to South America. I know he didn't mean to stay for so long so I forgave him. We fell in love after that. We would steal kisses behind the family's backs, sneak into each other's rooms at night when neither of us could sleep or just to snuggle or talk. Sometimes we would make silent love in his bed or my hammock. He didn't really like my hammock so we mostly did that in his bed.
It was a cold stormy night. Leo and I had gone on the evening patrol. Leo had taken the East and North sides of the city while I took the West and South sides. I had found a couple of goons to pound that were trying to rob an old lady's apartment. I threw my sai at the last one and it stuck in his throat. I ripped it out of the dead guy's neck when my shell cell started buzzing, telling me one of my brothers were calling.
"Yo, Raph here," I said into the cell when I flipped it open.
"Raph get over to the old warehouse on Fifth Street! And hurry!" Leo yelled into his shell cell. I heard him grunt with effort to fend off the goons he was fighting.
"Ok, babe. Be there soon," I said before I flipped the cell closed and jumped on the shell cycle. I sped down the streets heading to Fifth Street where my lover was. I skidded to a halt as I came up in front of the abandoned building.
I heard fighting in the ally beside the warehouse and ran towards the violent sounds of metal against metal. I pulled my sais out of my belt as I got closer and rolled into the scene.
I saw a big group of Foot ninja surrounding my mate. Leo looked as though he was getting weaker with each strike of his katanas. I jumped into battle beside my brother and took on more than what I should have.
After the last ninja fell in a puddle of blood, we both had gashes and deep cuts all over our bodies. Leo looked over at me with a look of horror on his face. He slowly walked over to me and cupped my face.
