Forbidden

      It was getting late while Leo and Mikey had their dinner in the temple's library. Leo was sitting on the ground as Mikey's head was on Leo's lap while he was falling asleep.
    Raph was sitting there on the floor as well hiding to the shelves as he would have his arms crossed as well his eyes closed as if he could fall asleep from Leo's voice as well.
     But as Leo closed the door and looked to his sleeping brothers Leo then signed as he looked to where he knew that Raph was there while he blushed a little as he said with his eyes still closed and still blushing.  " I said you could go relax Raphael..."
     Raph tensed at his name getting said as he stood up and came out into a few shelves seeing Leo still sitting there as he looked to Raph come out as Leo looked a little nervous. " There was nothing else for me to do."
    " So stalking me and my brother was a better thing to do?" Leonardo said as Raph looked shocked at that while he said fast to make Leo not think another insane idea. " Stalk! I was guarding your brother as you hired me to do!"
    Raph said yelling as Leo got a hand to his lips to do the ' Shush' gesture. " Keep it down... And alright I get it... Know that it's his bedtime go get something to eat then head to bed... You can have whatever we have even sake..."
    Leo said as he tried to pick Mikey up but as he tried Raph came and picked Mikey up fast and said while Leo got up. " I will place him to bed. You make sure you get to rest too as well eat more than you just did..."
    Raph said looking right at Leo as he spoke not caring how Leo would take it. " His majesty told me that you do not eat and sleep much. It's best for you and your brother to try and eat more as well as sleep... If you don't then you will collapse and worry everyone in the temple. "
      " thank you for your concern Raphael but that is my decision to do what I please so if you will take my bother then please do. " Leo then started getting the books up and placed away as Raph grunted while he went off to get Mikey to his room.
    Once Leo was alone to the books he placed a book on its shelf then signed as he leaned right into the shelf. He felt his hands shake but he got then a hand to his plastron chest and got his back shell than to the shelf. " My God... Even arguing with him he looks so..."
    Leo shook his head and turned back to the books as there was a good amount of books to put back while he would be placing them back himself. ' I probably should get something to eat after this... I am feeling a little unsteady today...'
   
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     Raph was back to the library with a try of some food and sake while he was soon to then see Leo there placing the last remaining books back that was in his arm. ' He overworks himself... When I first heard of him I was told he was an ignorant person that lets others do his bidding with also paying them to their riches content...'
     Raph came over and placed the tray down when he got then back up and over to Leo seeing that he was not aware that Raph was back. ' But I am here for only a day and I see that it's all wrong... He treats others with supper care and does it all himself... He does not let his money get to him and he even acts like he does not own a temple...'
    Raph stood there right behind Leo as he wanted him getting a hand up fast while he saw Leo place the last book away and Raph's hand went right by Leo's making his gasp as he turned fast seeing Raph there and his cheeks changed color. " I brought you some food and sake to drink... now eat them before you go to bed."
   " What about you?" Leo asked as he was going to feel guilty if he eats right in front of Raph when he knew he needs to eat too. " there is enough for the two of us. And we each will not leave till the tray is empty. "
     Raph then turned and headed to the tray as Leo walked behind seeing as he sat there while Raph did the same but he slouched a little as any guard would. Raph grabbed a few grapes and started to eat them one by one as Leo was not sure how to act with a guard while eating. " Well, you going to eat?"
    Leo watched him as he saw Raph looking at him as he said looking at the try. " I don't know how to eat around your guards..."
    "You're kidding right?..." Raph said sitting up and look at the tray then started to poor Leo for some sake. " Just eat... It's not that hard."
    Then he handed Leo his cup while Raph grabbed his after getting filled up while Raph lifted his drink while Leo placed his to Raph's while he said. " Thank you for being a guard to my brother."
      " When you asked me to be a guard it was not just for your brother... " Leo looked to Raph as he lowered his cup while Raph drank the sake fast and said looking down. " I am everyone's guard here. Even yours My Lord. "
    Leo kept his eyes at him as he saw how serious Raph was at the guard rank while that got Leo to then say. " You are thinking too much of this Raphael... You are a guard from my brother no one else..."
     " and why do you always argue with me when I am trying to be serious... Today you always act like I'm thinking of the wrong... " Raph said while Leo stood up and started to walk leaving the room. " because you don't seem to know your place here either!"
    Raph slouched again as he eats more of the food while grunting at being annoyed with Leo for being so protective of himself when Raph knows that this was not what Leo's really acts like.