"And then..and then he just kicked me out," I explain to Liz through the phone. Its Monday morning, the weekend passing by quickly and spent mourning wether to check on Raph or not. But in the end, I spend my days watching netflix and eating.

I'm not brave enough to talk to him, despite the aching of seeing him again.

"Leo this is big! I mean he led you to his house! That's something big for a jerk like him," she finally answers after a long moment of silence.

"He is not a jerk," I defend quickly.

"Whatever," she replies and laughs. "See ya at school."

After hanging up, I get out of my small house and begin to walk. I take the same old path my mother took me as a child. Not much memory remains of her but her sweet smile sometimes haunts me at night.

A deep anger lies beneath me, itching for revenge on whoever killed my parents, but I don't have it in me to investigate. Sometimes I wondered what happened to Raph's parents. Did they get killed? Did they abandon him?

There are puddles everywhere and the weather is still cloudy. Soon there will be no rain, but snow.

When I get to the building, classes start and the day drags by slowly and painfully. I spend lunch with Liz, explaining to her everything again and she encourages me to talk to Raph.

At this point my heart literally longs to see his presence. When the last bell rings, I launch out of my seat and run outside. The herd of kids almost push me aside but I'm surprised at myself for outrunning them.

I'm out of breath when I get to my usual stalking spot and jump behind the bushes, trying to find the familiar red strands laying against a cracked shell. But time flies by and emptiness is all I see.

"So are you looking for berries or something?"

I jolt and yelp as I look up to see emerald green eyes. My cheeks blush immensely and I stand up, clearing off the dirt on my body.

"N-No no no," I stutter and curse myself for being so careless of my surroundings. Raph chuckles and pats my shoulder. His touch sends a bolt of electricity on me and I keep myself from squealing like a little girl.

"Hey you have that sloth teacher for chem right?"

I cringe at the way he says chem instead of Chemistry. He shows no interest in his school work but it still doesn't kill my rising feelings for him.

"Ms. Knight?" I ask and he nods.

"Yeah yeah. Gosh she's annoying. But I need help with this shit," he says a he waves a paper in front of me full of random calculations. It hits me how much of a nerd I am when I grab the paper from him and actually understand it.

"Uh sure," I reply.

"Okay let's go," he says and begins to walk.

"Wait? Now?" I sound like a lost idiot.

"No. In three fucking years cause that's when its due. Hurry up slow poke," he demands.

"No need for sarcasm," I point out.

"No need to keep me waiting. Come on."

I reluctantly follow him and we walk in silence. Very little rain pours down, which is perfect for me. I don't mean to, but I steal a few glances at Raph and admire his tiny frown.

Somewhere along the road, I begin to kick a rock and it lands in his direction. He kicks it back and suddenly its a soccer match. I can't stop the laugh escaping my mouth when he misses it and we have to start all over.

Its all through silence but to me its the most incredible thing ever. Just his presence is making me feel happier than it should.

When we arrive at his house, I push back the anxiety from Friday night. I enter his house and he guides me somewhere different, me assuming its his room. There is only a small bed with scattered magazines on the carpeted floor and a small television.

"Um uh..." Raph doesn't join me when I sit on his bed. I stare at him as he bites his thumb. He stands near his doorway with wide eyes looking at me.

"Are you okay?" I ask softly, my mind filling with worry.

"Leo this is going to sound weird but just bare with me okay?"

"Uh okay?" I say, feeling my heart race.

"Can you save me?"

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Its night time and I should be alseep but I really needed to let out stress and what better way to do that than to write?

Hope you're doing okay. I love you very much. I'm so happy you're alive ❤

Thank you for reading!