Cocktales

"Ya Dont Have Ta..."

"After we were mutated I didn't stay with my mother. We were seperated for a long time. But when I turned 13 I decided that I was going to go find her, and that's what I did. She was being held in a very small cramped cage. Much like you would see the bogs at the pound in, only bigger." Kevin stopped to take a breath. He shifted in Raph's lap. He couldn't hide the tears that wanted to be free.

"You sure ya want ta tell me this? Ya know if ya don't want ta ya don't have ta, right?" Raph said in the most caring voice he could conjure up.

"Yes I know, and maybe this story should be told at another time." Kevin stood up from Raph's lap and began to walk to there bedroom door.

"Hungry?" Raph said razing an eye ridge.

"Yeah." Kevin said walking out the door. Who he soon had Raph following him out.

"I think you should look on the coach." Kevin said.

"Why-oh I see. I thought I way the only gay in this family." Raph said as he walked with Kevin into the kitchen.

"What should I cook?" Kevin asked as he rummaged through the fridge.

"I think I want some scrambled eggs. How bout you?"

"I can do that." Kevin said as he took the eggs out and began to crack them.

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Leo sat on his bed listening to the two in the kitchen talk. He was lost in his own thoughts as well. Practically drowning in all the emotions he felt. He couldn't keep them a secret forever. Could he?

"I can't really feel that way about him. Could I? NO! I don't, and that's it." Leo was brought back from his thoughts as a loud knock repeated itself on his bedroom door. "Who is it?"

"It's me." Came a strong but soft voice.

"Come in Raph."

"Though ya might be up, ya want some food?" Raph said pointing to the kitchen.

"Not right now. But maybe later?"

"You should eat something..."

"I will, I will. I just have a lot on my mind." Leo tried to plaster a smile on his face, but could only manage a sad nod of the head.

"Leo, I know you don't want Kevin here but could you at least try and be happy for me?" Raph couldn't process why his older brother was like this. He knew he had found his partner.

"I'm not thinking about Kevin." Leo knew this mutant meant the world to his brother. He had to show a little compassion.

"Well could ya tell me what yer thinking about?" Raph said with his eye ridges close together.

"I...I can't do that." Leo couldn't strait up tell Raph that he had feelings for him. That wouldn't end every well.

"(Sigh) look, we'll talk later. I have to go help Kevin cook brake fast." And with that Raph left closing the door rather loudly as he exited.

When Leo knew he's brother couldn't hear him speak he said, "That's exactly the reason I can't tell you....why can't this be easier?!"

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As Raph walked back to the kitchen where Kevin was he could hear muffled voices, well one voice, coming form Leo's room.

"Talking to himself." Pushing at his eye ridges to unclamp them Raph sat at a stool by the counter.

"So is Leo gonna join us?" Kevin asked as he juggled pancakes.

"I don't think so. Says he has ta think about something."

"Do you have any idea what it might be that is bothering him?" Kevin said as he flipped the pancakes again.

"No. I'm not the kind of person, or turtle, to talk bout meh feelings." Raph said with a blank look.

"I can tell." Kevin said as he scooped eggs out of a pan and onto a plate. "There you go!"

"Thanks...."

"Now something's bothering you, what is it?" Kevin might as well have said 'bore me with your drama'.

And that's mainly what Raph heard, "I don't know, Leo won't tell me what's wrong with 'em and that makes me think too." He said with a puff of air.

"Do you see Mike and Don over there?"

"Yeah and?" Raph questioned.

"Maybe, don't quote me on this, but just maybe, Leo is felling a bit lonely?"

Raph looked at the two green globs on the coach, "Maybe? But if he is what can we do for him?"

"I think it would be a good idea if you spent some time with him." Leaning forward in his stool, "I don't think he is really guy....in less, you know, you turn him into one." Kevin said with a smirk on his face.

"Shut up! But I'll try ta spend some time with him. Or ya know we could find him a girlfriend?" Raph said with a grin.

"No, you're going to spend time with your brother."

"Fine." Raph said taking a bit out of his food.