Disclaimer: I don't own TMNT or any of its characters. I do own Maya however, she's my OC for any/all TMNT stories and shall remain as such.

Wow it's been a while. I know I was suppose to have this up months ago but I've hit a major writers block and haven't been able to find anything to help out with my stories. Anyway, I'll not bother you with details, as I seem to slowly be coming out of it at long last. This story is a gift for hellgirl-fan1, who requested some hurt/sick Maya with a love scene thrown in. This is suppose to be a oneshot but let me know if you want another chapter or two and it can become a short story of sorts. Contains slight spoilers for the episode "same as it never was."

And now, on with the story!

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Raph panted as he ran through the sewers, one sai gripped tightly in his hand while the other held onto Maya's while she stumbled and tried to keep up with him. On her back was a small pack of food, water and a couple of blankets. Her eyes were bloodshot and her breath was coming out in raspy breaths but she didn't let go of him for fear of being left behind.

He wouldn't let that happen.

He didn't know how it all happened but it started with Donnie going missing. Things just fell apart after that; Master Splinter dying, Leo loosing his sight and Mickey most of his left arm. He himself had lost an eye in the last battle along with his first and closest friend Casey Jones. They had all split after that, going their separed ways. It had been months since he last saw any of them but right now that was the last thing on his mind. What he needed to focus on was getting Maya to safety, he needed to find Leatherhead's old lair. Their friend had been taken prisioner long before the last battle but his old home hadn't been found yet. Hopefully it was untouched and they could bunker down there for a long time.

"Raph...please, I...I need to s-s-stop..." Maya gasped out as her legs gave out from under her and refused to work anymore. Having no choice, Raph stopped and looked around for a place for them to hide while she rested up. An old storm drain, dried up and covered with garbage was the only place for them and he frowned at the sight of it. Maya was sick, had been for months now and if she layed down in that she would get sicker. Pursing his lips together apon realizing he had no other choice, he turned and gently scoped her up and carried her over to the drain. It took some doing but he managed to get both of them in and moved back as far as he could go before sitting down and letting her rest on his lap.

She was so thin and far to hot to be down here. If he had had the chance, he would have taken her to the Nexus where she would be able to breath fresh air again and get proper medical attention. But shell, he didn't know the markings he would need in order to get there! Now they were stuck here, on this dying planet and he couldn't do a thing to help the person he loved.

"Deep breaths Maya...keep takin' deep breaths, we'll get there soon. Then we can get you into a nice clean area and work on gettin' you better...sound good?"

Her breath was gently puffing over his neck as she managed a small but noticable nod. She hated dragging him down like this, always have to stop every ten minutes or so but it hurt. It hurt to move, to breath, to be simply awake but he was all she had now. Without him, there was no way she would make it on her own. Licking her lips, she made a small soft noise as she held onto him tighter before speaking. "I...I'm sorry R...Raph...I don't mean t-t-to...slow...you down...li...like this..."

He cut her off by gently putting a finger to her mouth. "Hush Maya...it's not your fault you're so sick. I'll carry you if need be but you're not slowing me down and I'm not leaving you behind. Sleep now, I'll wake you when it's time to move again." Knowing she would try to stay away as long as she could, he began to rub her back and neck. It wasn't long before she drifted off into a fitful sleep, shivering with the fever that ran through her body and panting for breath.

After waiting half an hour, he gently woke her then helped out of the drain. When he was certain that there was no trace of them ever being inside the storm drain it was back to running. They couldnt stay out in the open for long, with the foot looking everywhere for them it was best if they kept moving. There was a couple of close calls and both times Maya had to hold her breath to keep them from being spotted from troops that were looking for them. Thankfully they were newbies and didn't have the proper training needed in order to spot them.

And then finally...after weeks of searching, they found the entrance they were looking for and not a moment to soon.

Maya could no longer stand.

Feeling around for the hidden spot that would let them in was time consuming and stressful for the turtle but fear of his girlfriend getting worse pushed him to look faster. "Come on, come on...where is it? Shell Leatherhead, why'd you have to hide it so good!" When he found it at last, he darted in and shut the door from the inside before anyone else found it then looked around. The place was still intack, though very dusty and with webs hanging all over the place. The foot hadn't found it yet, which ment they were safe for a few days at least...if they were lucky they could live here for the next several months. Cleaning could come later though, for now his main goal was getting poor Maya back her health.

"We're here Maya...this'll be our home for the next while...I'll get you better, you'll see just hang in there a while longer..."

All she could do was mew as he carried her through the place then placed her on the huge bed and started to remove her sweat damp clothes.

They had been together for years with him being an adult now and had seen her naked before when he was fixing her up after she had been attacked by the foot but that still couldn't change the dirty thoughts running through his head as he removed her shirt and bra then started on her pants. Unable to help himself he stopped and started after removing the last of her clothes, his gaze running over her body as she trembled in the cool air, her fur sticking to her body all over.

Shell she was so tiny...he had grown a couple of inches in the past few years but she had stayed at the same height since he first saw her. She was so fragile at times he worried that if he held her to tightly then she would break, like a china doll.

It was her cry of discomfort that brought him back to the real world. After carefully covering her with a blanket he turned and started looking around for a bucket, a rag and hopefully some water. He needed to cool her body down fast or she would go into shock from the fever. Going though the motions of cleaning her off then carefully re-wrapping her wounds kept his thoughts from straying anywhere else. Next, he picked up her clothes and carried them over to the sink in the bathroom, then filled it up with water for them to soak in. He would work on washing them for her later. For now all he needed was to get some water and pain pills into her before trying to sleep himself.

"Maya...open your mouth for me...that's it..."Speaking softly to her, he managed to get her to swallow a mouthfull of water and two pills to help her feel better faster. Then he got undressed himself and crawled into bed with her, pulling her close and making sure she was covered with the blankets before shutting his eyes. He was asleep before his head hit the pillow.

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He woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of Maya shifting next to him. At first he thought she was still sleeping but when he felt her warm and now dry furry hand reach up and touch his cheek he knew she was awake. Reaching up as well, he gently took her hand in his again and gave it a small squeeze. "Maya, you should be resting. You're still getting over that fever and-" His eyes widened in surprise as she cut him off by gently kissing him on the lips and putting his hand on her waist. "M...Maya, I..."

"Raphael...please...you and I b-b-both know...I w...wont last...another year...li...like...this..." She trailed off the last part when her throat became to dry and swallowed. The raspy tone to her voice that had been with her for the past year was getting worse and Raph shook his head in denile.

"No! No, you're gonna get better, we just need to get more medicine and keep you as healthy as possible, I'm not loosing you Maya!"

She had reached up and was lightly running her thumb over his cheek, trying in her own way to sooth him. "I love y...you...so m-m-much...I want...to do som...something...normal...w-w-with you...just once..."

"What? You want to...Maya...you're to weak...I...I want to do it too...but I don't want to be the one to hurt you more..." It was his turn to trail off from seeing the hurt and pleading in her eyes. She was right, with how sick she kept getting and always being on the run, it was just a matter of time before her body gave out on her completely. Neither of them had ever done it before and thinking on it, he knew that they more then likely would never get a second chance after this. "Alright Maya...but you relax...I'm doing the work."

They started kissing again, Maya holding onto his shoulder and Raph lightly running his hand up and down her leg while slowly moving her onto her back where she would be most comfortable. In the dim light he let his gaze wander over her again and this time allowed the dirty thoughts to come to the surface. She may have been tiny but she was his and she was beautiful. He moved from kissing her lips to the center of her collarbones, lightly nipping at her and couldn't help but smirk when she mewled and ran her hands over the back of his shell. It felt so good and they were just getting started...

Keeping himself hovering over her with one arm, he let the other wander up to her chest and lightly grabbed a breast, pinching and teasing the nipple until it became hard in his hand. As he was doing that, he lowered his head and took the other one into his mouth, suckling on it like a newborn would. As Maya squirmed and arched her back beneith him he felt himself growing hard, his own needs becoming apparent. Oh how he wanted to just take her now, to feel just how hot and wet she was for him. But he held himself back. He wouldn't cause her any pain in this, tonight was going to be them showing each other how much they loved each other.

"R...Raph...oh lord..." Maya gasped as she tossed her head from side to side on the pillow while he continued to please her. She had never dreamed it would feel like this, feel this good and they hadn't even gotten to the main part yet. Her eyes suddenly popped open and let out a gasp as she felt his hand move from her breast to her lower body and gently start to rub her, quickly finding her special spot that made her thrust her hips into this hand. He moved his head to the side of her neck and started to nip and suck there, no longer as gentle as before and yet Maya didn't mind. It felt so good what he was doing to her body and something was building in her lower belly. Between what he was doing to her between her legs and the sharp nips on the side of her neck all she could do was cling to him.

Stopping when he felt her starting to shake, he moved a finger a tiny bit lower and checked to see if she was ready for him, pleased to find that she was soaked down there. After a bit of moving around he found himself hovering over her again, this time to show her how much he truely loved her. Nudging her legs futher apart with his hips, he reached down and slowly guided himself into her. Both of them couldn't help but moan at the contact and Maya was clinging to Raph once again as he lowered himself a bit and gently rocked on her, allowing her body to get use to him and when he tore through her final barrier for him it felt like the earth itself was standing still. She had given him something he could never give back and he would remember that fact for the rest of his days.

He kissed her deeply as he started to move his hips gently, allowing her once again to get use to him. At first she had let out little whimpers of discomfort but as the minutes ticked by whatever pain she felt slowly turned to pleasure and she found herself moving her hips back against him. Soon all that filled the air was the squeaking of the bed and the sounds of pleasure they were feeling as their bodies came closer and closer to completion.

Maya was the first to finish, her body arching against him as she threw her head back and gasped his name over and over while she shook and clawed at his back. It wasn't long before Raph followed her over the edge, holding himself still as he spilled himself inside her and more or less collapsed ontop of her when he was finished. With strength he didn't think he had, he managed to roll himself to the side and gently pulled Maya close to him. "You...okay?"

Her responce was something he hadn't heard in years. Soft purring, followed by a nuzzle to the neck and a sleepy voice saying that she was fine. As she drifted off into sleep again, Raph held her close and dared to dream of a world where they wouldn't have to hide and where she would be safe.

The world may be at war but as long as they had each other they would make it through.

And there ya go! Sorry about the ending, first time ever writing a love scene and I didn't want to get to graphic. Let me know if you would like to see something different.

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