Prologe

Third person POV

"So to sum up, we stopped the Krangg from destroying the world, kicked some Purple Dragon butt, and ate pizza. Not bad for a Thursday."

Leo, Raph, Mikey and Don had just come back from another mission. It was also the first one were every one had helped, even the girls. To much of the guys discomfort, Don had brought up the point that they could be of use. The guys had agreed on the condition that they don't do anything. Of course, that didn't happen. Lea ended up beating up Purple Dragons, Rose was terrorizing Krangg with her wipe, and Alex hacked into the main computer of both the Krangg and the Purple Dragons to stop their plan.

"You guys weren't half bad. I could get used to this," said Mikey. He sat down on the couch. As Rose walked by, he pulled her into his lap. "I'm just glad you didn't get hurt."

"Mikey, I told you. I've become more aware of my surroundings. Plus, I wouldn't have gone if I hadn't felt comfortable." Rose answered rather protectively.

"Yeah Mike, she's smart," Raph grabbed a coke (because Lea hated beer, for obvious reasons) from the kitchen and sat on the floor, "unlike someone I know."

"Oh, and who's that?" Lea asked in and innocent tone. She was coming from the kitchen with a bowl of chips.

"What the hell were you thinking when you took on all those Purple Dragons? I mean, I know you were trying to distract them but-"

"But it worked, didn't it?"

"Yes, but-"

"But nothing." Lea sat down next to Raph. With a smirk, he put his arm around her.

"Thats my girl." he sighed.

"What surprised me was that someone other then Don knows how to hack! You should come along more often." Leo sat down on the other sofa next to Alex….His girlfriend. They've been going out for a month and a half. Thing were moving well and fast. So fast they moved in together on day five. No one expected this kind of…rushed behavior from Leo. But they felt that if they were going to live undef the sam roof (swear), there was no reason for them not to share a bed. And so far, its been good. Spliter isn't too happy, though.

"You learn a thing or two when you're out on the streets." She leaned into Leo.

"I hope you're not replacing me." Called Don from inside his lab. He had been locked in there for over a week now. No one knew what he was doing in there, at least not the guys….*

Just then, Lea's phone rang. Raph came to hate that noise. Someone had been calling Lea for a couple of weeks non stop. It's not like he didn't trust her, but he couldn't help but feel a little curious about who would be calling his girlfriend.

"Hey…okay….No but…..Look I'm-" she turned around to see Raph glaring at her. She began to feel uncomfortable under his gaze. But more then that, she got mad at him, and after the fight last night, she really didn't feel like being there all of the sudden. "Hold on…. Excuse me." She got up and walked to her room. After she shut the door, you could hear the tiny click of the lock.

All eyes (and ears, for Rose) were on Raph. Everyone had heard the fights until 2 am. They had been going on for two weeks now, three almost. Raph felt every one stare, but he didn't care. He was just so furious with Lea. Since this person started calling her, she's been distant. The hadn't made out, gone on a date, or even hong out much for the past two weeks. And the week before that was the same. She would go up to the surface for hours and refused to go with him. He didn't even know who it was that was calling her. He had heard them talking about school, so he guessed it was a school friend, which was weird since Lea dropped out if school when her mom left. He just couldn't figure it out. And even if it was a friend from school, why would they call now?

Seeing Raph angry always made Alex nervous. She wasn't scared of him. She just didn't feel like being around him when he was mad. She had been around him for two months, and she knew he was a nice guy, but he was also a hot head. Whenever she heard him and Lea fight, he sounded like a maniac. One time he saw them fight, and he looked like a lunatic. His eyes popes out, his nostrils flared, and he flexed his muscles so much that he seemed more intimidating then he already was. How Lea coped with that, no one understood. She was looking for an excuse to get out of there, when Don called her from his lad.

"Coming, Don!" sighing with relief, she kissed Leo on the cheek and power walked to Don's lab.

Leo watched her enter Don's lad and shut the door. Now, Leo wasn't the jealous type. But something had been going on between those two for about two weeks. She would spend most of her mornings there with him, and then there were those long chats they would have. At first, Leo thought it had something to do with her broken leg last month. After all, Don was the family doctor. But after about three days of the same thing, he began to think it wasn't that at all. Then one night, at around midnight, Leo woke up to and empty bed. He had thought that she had gone to the kitchen or the bathroom. But she didn't. She went to Don's lad. She was spending a lot of time with him, more then she was with Leo. He couldn't help but feel a little insecure.

Sensing the tension in the room, Rose moved to get up. She didn't really like being in uncomfortable situations. Especially when she couldn't do anything to help out.

"Where're you going?" Mikey grabbed her wrist to stop her from going any farther.

"I just remembered… I have to do… something." She pulled away and headed to her room.

Mikey let her go. He knew that she didn't like being in these types of situations. But, he thought about the conversation he had had with her last night. She had been hinting that she wanted to get more physical with him. When he asked her why, she just blushed and turned away. Could all this have something to do with it?

For a while, the guys were left in awkward silence. All of them had something on their mind, but neither wanted to share it with the rest. Not that they didn't trust each other, but it was just too personal. It had to do with their girlfriends, and they didn't know if they were allowed to share it. But it was becoming too much for Raph to handle. The anger building up inside him was about to explode. Leo's curiosity was too much to handle, and Mikey… was just being Mikey. He needed to be doing something. So he yawned.

"So… that was….."

"Embarrassing." Raph snarled.

"Awkward." Leo sighed

"Yeah… look were bros so… if you guys want to talk, I'm open." Mikey suggested.

And after a pause, Raph spoke.

"It's just, I don't even know who she's talking to. And it's not like I don't trust her, But I just want to know."

"I know what you mean," Leo sighed again, "Alex is hiding something. I don't know what, but you know I don't like secrets."

"Dose she know that?" Mikey asked, relived they were finally talking.

"Well, it's not like I've told her… but I thought that she would catch on…"

"Were there is you problem, Oh Wise One. You see, the key to a relationship is communication. You know, talking to one another."

"Yeah, I know." Leo sighed. He had a thoughtful look on his face, as if he were thinking of something. He nodded, almost to himself, and got up. "Thanks for the advice," and he walked to his room.

"And what about you Raph? Did you tell her whats bothering you?"

"Have you even heard us fighting? Like hell I've told her!" Raph didn't know who he was more angry at; Lea for her unfaithfulness or Mikey for his fuckin stupidness.

"Dude, all of New York hears you two fighting. I'm surprised people haven't started to come down here. What I meant was, are you mad because someone is calling her, or that you don't know who is calling her?"

Raph thought about this for a minute, "Who's calling her I guess."

"And did you tell her that?"

That was a good question. He thought about this for a second. "Shouldn't she already know?"

"Not unless she's a mind reader." Mikey said in a teasing tone.

"I should tell her." He got up and walked to his room.

So Mikey was left all alone with his thoughts. He thought of Rose, her attitude lately, and about the conversation yesterday. He didn't know what was going on, but he hoped it had something to do with a bed. And her and him in it.