I meant what I said to Raph. He shouldn't just throw my Katanas like they're throwing knives! He hasn't matured at all since we defeated Shredder, and our lives became a little more calm. All he thinks about is ways to still try and make me surrender in a fight and ways to pummel the Purple Dragons, which have been starting to break apart. But, a new gang may just take their place. Who knows?

But I went to my room and grabbed my other Katana and went to the dojo. Raph was standing in the room staring at the bent sword like he was tempted to throw it again. I highly doubt that it'll straighten back up if he threw it again...

He saw me and tightened his jaw, holding the sword normally. I came up to him and he growled, "What do you want?"

"I was coming in here to train," I answered. "What're you doing in here? Tattling on me to Sensei?"

His green eyes avoided me by looking down and away from me. I could tell he already told Sensei, but Sensei told him he should listen. Idiot. "Yeah, I told him. But he won't help me fix it at all."

"See? I told you. All you need, though, is an anvil."

"And how am I suppose to find one of those laying around in the sewers, Leo, huh?!" he looked at me, green eyes flaming.

"Who said you were gonna find one?"

"You!" He pointed my own Katana at me and I could tell he had been trying to straighten it. Probably by just pure force.

"I said you needed one, not to find one," I sighed. "But if you wanna look for an anvil from middle-earth, then you go right on ahead."

"You really need to stop watching so many fantasy movies..." Raph muttered, looking at me unamused.

"'Lord of the Rings' is a good trilogy!" I defended.

"Yeah, just because you found it after we played 'Mazes and Mutants'!" he snapped. "Surprised the CD hasn't started skipping from how many times you watch it!"

Trying to not make this conversation any worse than it already was, I tried to calm down. Raph was probably waiting for my snappy remark. But, I thought better of it and unsheathed my Katana.

"Instead of arguing, why not just duel?" I offered.

"Again with your medieval language..." Raph sighed. But, he tossed my Katana to the side with a few clanks, which I did inwardly wince, and snatched up his Sais. "But you're on."

"Don't go easy on me, then."

"When have I ever been easy on you?!" Raph snarled.

I smirked and I could tell it made him madder because he ran up. Moving to the side, he swung out with a fist and Sai, trying to hit me. I blocked it with my Katana. His body seemed to rise and his foot suddenly swung at me. Quickly, I pushed his Sai back and did a back bend. Stupid move on my part, because Raph slammed a Sai hilt in my stomach, making my knees bend under me and me to fall to the ground.

Before he could stomp a foot down on my head, I rolled out of the way, slashing my Katana out toward his feet. He jumped up to avoid it, glaring at me. I had barely started and I knew he wasn't even close to the beginning. We knew one another that well. But maybe a little too well....

I stood up straight and positioned my Katana in front of my face sideways. Raph had his usual pose with one Sai above and behind his head while the other in front of him. None of us were moving until I ran at him, being it my turn.

"Running at an opponent isn't a good strategic move", Splinter had said to me, but I always did it. Today, it was a huge mistake.

Raph had switched his Sai to where the blade was facing his body and whammed the hilt right in my side jaw, making me fly back and land on my shell. Even before I could get up, he was pinning me down, smirking with that victory smirk.

"Didn't Splinter say that running up wasn't a good attack?" he asked smartly.

I gritted my teeth and struggled. "Y-You did it...!"

"I'm Raph, Leo, I do things differently," he said rather calmly. I looked at him a little shocked and noticed he was blushing. It took me by surprise. He doesn't blush..!

"Raph..." I started to say but he shook his head, tightening his grip on my wrists. I looked at him a little worried. What was he doing.

He looked down at me just laying there completely helpless. "You should let me win more often..." he didn't seem himself, especially with his calm demeanor. Leaning down, his lips grazed my neck, making me shudder.

I didn't know what he was doing, but I felt a slight pinch as he nipped my neck. A softly intake of breath from me made him smirk against my neck. He knew I was liking it... I knew he was liking it... But... How...?

Raph quickly got up before I wanted anything from him too badly. He let my wrists go and got up from pinning me, grabbing my Katana and walking out of the room. I laid there for a second, blushing like crazy before sitting my, rubbing a hand where he nipped me gently. There had better not be a mark...

I looked toward the dojo entrance and just wondered what got ahold of him....