CH:27 Indecision

As I storm out of the dojo I really wasn't paying attention to where I was going and ran straight into Leonardo. He was also lost in thought as he was heading to talk to Splinter and is taken off guard. With how fast I'm moving, I end up knocking him on his shell with me landing on his chest. His arms wrap around me instinctively to make sure I didn't get hurt as we slide back a bit, skating on his shell.

While holding me tightly to his chest but very gently, wrapping his arms around my upper back and his legs on either side of me, he looks at me and asks, "Are you alright?"

Stunned by how different it feels to be held by Leo vs Raph. All I could stammer out is a weak, "Y-yeah", As I'm thinking, 'What the.. Leo makes me feel so safe and secure, while Raph make me feel so warm and wanted.. but it's just a hug, how can it feel so different...'

Leo notices I'm lost in my thoughts and with a chuckle he asks, "Are you still with me?"

My face starts to feel hot as I realize I'm still laying on him. I jump up, half expecting him to not let me go like Raph does but a bit to my surprise he lets go with no hesitation. Kind of leaving me wanting more as I scratch the base of my horn, trying to get a grip. "S-sorry Leo. I guess I-I was in a bit of a hurry", I managed to stammer out and offer him a hand to get up.

He takes it and I pull him to his feet. "Ya know, for someone who can literally sense people, you tend to run into others a lot." He points out making me blush even harder.

As his point makes me feel a bit awkward, I twist the ball of my right foot in the ground for a slight distraction. "Heh, yeah I guess so, eh? To be honest, I try not to use that ability to much while we are at home. It feels like I'm invading everyone's privacy otherwise." I explain with a bit of shyness still lingering in my voice as I stare at my foot to avoid eye contact.

He says, "That's a good point. I never thought of it like that..." Pausing for a moment as an unpleasant thought crosses his mind causing him to make a bit of a disturbed face, "Sooo, did you have fun last night?" He finally spits out, throwing me off guard.

Confused, I look at him with a raised eyebrow and ask, "What do you mean? I went to bed right after we got Donny settled. I missed your guys's little party."

With a knowing chuckle and an accusing look in his bright blue eyes he points out, "Yeah, and after that I saw Raph sneaking back into his room... I assumed to have some fun with you before bed..." He then turns his head away but just when I thought he was done, he looked at me with the corner of his eye and tenderly adds, "Just saying, but I would never force you into anything like that if you weren't ready."

After a moment with only a blank face, realization finally hits me and I'm completely thrown by how forward he is. As my eyes become huge, I immediately start stammering while my face gets redder and redder, "N-no! I-it wasn't like that a-at all! I-I was asleep and simply w-woke up next to him in the morning!"

Clearly shocked Leo says, "Really? He didn't try anything? We are talking about Raphael, right?"

'Wait.. He technically said he wants me... But I know he also wants that Foot Clan bitch. Heh, well, two can play at that game.' With my earlier blush to really amp up my cuteness, I giggle and a twirl of my hair. I say, "You would be surprised by the soft side your brother has." Making Leo's eyes widen, mostly at my switch in behavior instead of my words. With a wink I turn and walked away, leaving a very confused Leo.

I head over to check on Donatello while Leo goes to talk to Splinter. Donny is awake now but still laying on the couch.

"Morning Don. How are you feeling today?" I ask as I walk around the couch to Donny's side.

"Actually a bit better, I really love being a turtle. My shell protected me from most of the injuries. Plus we heal pretty quickly." He explains while pushing up his glasses, kind of making me a bit jealous of the shell.

With a tilt to my head I point out, "I gotta ask, can't turtles go into their shells? Why didn't you do that while getting pummeled?"

With a small chuckle he replies, "Honestly it actually hurts, especially when I'm getting beaten up." He sits up and goes into more detail, "You see we aren't like normal turtles anymore. After we mutated our bones grew and shifted so they don't fit in the shell quite right. Don't get me wrong, we can still pull our head or an arm or a leg in but if we try to fully fold into our shells something usually doesn't fit. Raph has it the worse thanks to those huge muscles of his. Aside from his head, I haven't seen him tuck in his shell in years. And on the other hand, Mikey is a bit better at this than the rest of us. Since he is smaller and far more flexible, his skeleton actually just fits in his shell if he squeezes."

"Ya know, that makes a lot of sense", I couldn't help but nod in understanding.

Just then Mikey walked out of the kitchen, "Hope you guys are hungry! Hey someone go get Raph up, would ya?"

Making Donny groan, "I already have enough bruises, thanks."

With a chuckle I volunteer, and head off to Raphael's bedroom.