Blue Moon
"Talking"
'Talking in thought'
"YELLING"
'YELLING IN THOUGHT'
*Flashback*
Unrequited Love quote:
An act of love that fails is just as much a part of the divine life as an act of love that succeeds, for love is measured by fullness, not by reception…by Harold Lokes.
Disclaimer: I do not own TMNT 2012, Nickelodeon owns them. This is a sequel from the story "Secreted Feelings", and it was requested by a different Author whose name you all know and it's lilliannak! So, without further ado start reading.
Fate can take a man, woman, or mutant to its destiny in a most unexpected way.
Like how Hamato Yoshi's life, who lost everything he ever loves, and then life gave him a beautiful, new opportunity to have a family like he always wanted it.
Fate can do more unexpected ways when it comes to animals, like four tiny baby turtles entered into the world of man. They were expected the expected, they already knew their life will be normal and peaceful with plentiful of food and a home when a giant man bought them. But fate has planned for them when a man fought four impossible-to-tell-apart men, and ooze fell upon them all and turning them into something extraordinary.
A man whose name is Hamato Yoshi got turned into a rat, but his life was never over or deemed him doom for he gained something priceless, inappreciable, and beautiful. From pets he had bought are now mutant turtles but adopted them as children of his own, carrying his family name with honor and pride. He cares for them, teaching them history, philosophy, literature, the art of the ninja, and much more, as he watches them grow into better people.
When they turn fifteen of age, their adventure begins that will go down in history.
They have ventured the surface world, discovered the truth of their mutation and ended up getting their lives threaten by an alien race called the Kraang. Not only that, but they are hunted by an enemy clan called the Foot Clan and their Master whose name can make anyone quiver like a helpless puppy the Shredder, and to make matters worse more and more mutants are multiplying by the week and the thirst for turtle soup.
However, they have conquered their enemies. Many have perished by their own hands or by the turtles. The Kraang were sent back to Dimension X where they belong and they never came back since, and the Foot Clan has never heard from them again after they vanquished the Shredder. Ending the nightmares that had been plagued them for too long, and now they are free from an accursed heartless man forever.
And Splinter can be any prouder.
Even though, their enemies are gone that doesn't mean their crime fighting days are over. New York is still the crime center that needs of their Hero Half Shells to keep it clean, while the heroes are continuing their lives normally…Well, partly normal.
Our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are no longer teenagers; they have turned to the age of twenty-three, and let's just say their growth spurt has triggered at a tremendous level.
For an instant, their heights of three male turtles have doubled, in which they are almost as tall as Master Splinter. Able to look at him eye to eye, but Donatello is still labeled as the tallest turtle in the family. Michelangela is, however, did not grow in height. She remained the same height, but she has bloomed gorgeously.
Like if the whole NYC were mutant turtles or any kind of reptiles, they will fall on their knees in love instantaneously, just by the sight of her.
Unless, if her horrifically jealous boyfriend have anything to say about, with his fists.
Raph can never describe how unbelievably lucky turtle he is, to have someone as kind, understanding, and gorgeous as Michelangela.
He often wonders, since the day that he started dating her. Why she chose him? And what did she saw in him?
Mikey…Mikey is, well, a living, walking ray of sunshine spreading a warming glow to those who are in need and desperate to have their repressing shadows to be cast away with her glow, and to be reminded that the world is not a cruel place.
She is all happy and limitless bundle of love and compassion to share with, she can and will bring a smile on anyone's face, even in the saddest of people can smile the brightest. She is a forgiving soul who deserves a second chance for redemption and gaining a new purpose in life. That's the kind of girl Michelangela is, she is the rarest thing you would be fortunate to meet her. All because she is live up to her name that's been chosen by her father, she is everyone's angel.
Then here come Raphael, the spitfire, the warrior, the fist, and the protector. He is, also, the complete opposite of Michelangela. He is brood as he is serious, his great passion is pounding his enemies till they can get on their knees and beg for his mercy.
That's why; they are perfect for each other because they can complete each other rightly, and Raphael could be any luckier for having her as his.
That's until…the Blue Moon has decided to make a show. How annoyingly fun.
"Donnie, bro, Don, please tell me you are wrong about this…just this once?" Raph exclaimed, beseeching to the inventor that he is absolutely wrong for once in his entire life.
First, Donnie felt rather insulted as he rolls his eyes in annoyance. But, why is Raph the hothead is getting exaggerating about it?
It all happened last night on their usual night patrol, looking over the city, beating up the occasional Purple Dragon for the fun of it, and pretty much it, or though they have thought.
When they settled on one of the apartment rooftops in downtown Manhattan, Donatello has been mumbling about something that they can't make out and he looked as thrilled as he gazed up at the sky.
When they asked him why is he so psyched about, Donnie is so pleased and happy that he answers to them with delight using the language of science.
None of them understood a single word he said as they emitted a groan of annoyance. Until Raphael threatens to speak real English, otherwise he'll lose another tooth.
Much to fear and displeasure, Donnie explained to them again, normally. As he explained to them he showed them the crescent moon on a starless night. Mikey could only gasp in awe when she saw the moon is glowing blue like it's made of turquoise gem, and she describes it as beautiful. Leo and Raph are, indeed, are astounded to see the moon bathed in light blue.
Apparently, Donatello is thrilled to see the moon bathed in the blue moonlight it's because of his scientific reason.
"Isn't just a magnificent view, imagine the full blue moon that appears in a subdivision of a year: either the third of four full moons in a season or a second full moon in a month of the common calendar. The phrase has nothing to do with the actual color of the moon, although a literal "blue moon" may occur in certain atmospheric conditions when there are volcanic eruptions or when exceptionally large fires leave particles in the atmosphere." Donnie goes on and on that they didn't pay too close attention.
But then, he said the next thing that got Mikey…ideas.
"In Folklore, people believe that reptilians have waited for the full blue moon to mate with their destined mate for the rest of times and produce healthy and strong offspring. Especially, Red-Eared Slider Turtles like us!" Raphael feels sick, really sick, and he feels even sicker when he saw the look on Mikey's face, her face lit up like the rising sun and smile that can out-shine the stars. Fear gripped his heart like a fisher man caught his fish with his hook; realization punched him in the face after knowing what his girl is thinking now.
She is thinking of what had Donnie had said about mating.
The next day, after morning training and before Mikey could make breakfast she called Raph to talk. She talked to him about what Donnie said last night and she couldn't stop fidgeting with shining excitement while talking to him. She had been thinking through carefully and she feels truly ready, and Raph's heart beat a mile by a minute with eyes wide in panic when she said. She wants to mate with Raph under the blue moon before it goes away.
In another word, Michelangela is purposing to Raphael!
That happened three hours ago, and that annoying nausea is still lingering in a pit of his stomach and he couldn't eat breakfast because of it.
"I'm sorry to say, Raph, but I wasn't wrong about the Blue Moon. The Blue Moon will illuminated this time of the month and it will last only 109 hours, but since, it appears last night now we have 85 hours left before the Blue Moon move to another content." He explained to Raph calmly and clearly for him to understand. He hears Raph gulp very loud that made him look away from his work to stare at Raph, and he is shocked to see Raph is looking pale and huffing with frustration in his eyes but Donnie's expert eyes can see there is fear and panic in his green eyes.
"What's wrong with you? You were never interested in astronomy until now and you look like you're going to pass out any minute." Donnie's right, Raph is getting paler but then he got enraged that he presses his nose at Donnie's nose and start snarling.
"You would be if you're in my position!" He, then, let him go and start pacing in a circle with hands pressed on his head feeling like there is a big nail has been impaled through his skull.
"Ever since you opened your big mouth about the Blue Moon, you've been giving Mikey ideas. A really, horrible, crazy idea! After morning training, she wanted to maa…maaHA, ma, ma!" He couldn't say that word; it'll be like uttering a forbidden word that should never be uttered, and Donnie lifted an invisible eyebrow because he knew what he's going to say and for acting like a panicked buffoon.
"Mating." Donnie said it and it caused Raph to freeze in very odd pose. He is standing with one leg while his second leg is bended close to his plastron; he had both of his arms up, one arm is bit higher than the other and his fingers are twisting and twitching as if it's trying to close into a fist but failing. Raph's expression is, however, completely and abnormally wrong. His jaw is dropped down, and his eyeballs are look like are bulging out of his skull. He looks like he is in coma after Donnie gave him a devastating blow.
In all honesty, Donnie doesn't see any reason to panic; in fact, Raph should be leaping with joy. To be blessed to have someone who is loving, caring, and beautiful like Mikey. For, you see, Donnie is secretly wishing that he have this kind of love like Raph with Mikey, and, at the same time, he envy them. It recapped him the day when he lost April to Casey. Casey had confessed to April on the day of her birthday and the red-head felt the same way with Casey, and they both shared their first kiss. Donnie happened to witness the whole thing and his fragile heart has broken into half, he lost the girl if his dream and it because of his shyness that pulled him from saying how he truly feels for her. Then the next thing happened, April and Casey has announced to the Hamato family that they are now together, and they all said their congratulation to the newly boyfriend and girlfriend, all but Mikey. Michelangela went to Donnie and said to him in soft gentle words to him that he will forever remember it.
"Donatello, don't let your heart break. Don't let April's choice make you lose your faith in love. Be strong, brother and one day and soon you'll get your happily ever after."
And because of Mikey, depression didn't settle in his heart. In fact, the next day April and Casey visit them again for training and a movie marathon. Donatello approached them and they are looking concerned but soon changed into a surprise when Donatello told them his congrats to the pairing.
The reaction on everyone's faces was hilarious for Mikey. They look like they've lost their minds, except for Master Splinter who had a face "I know everything" and was looking at Mikey smiling tenderly and knowingly.
Donatello owes her so much and more, if it weren't for her he would be reduced into utter depression with no hope of ever be himself.
He looks at Raph again and he still in the same position and twitching. He better break him out of his panic trauma before he hurts himself any further.
So, he got up from his chair and remembering Splinter's training about pressure points he knows where he's going to press on. It is located half way between the point of the shoulder and the base of the neck. He applies pressure with his index finger and Raph woke up instantly as he cries out of pain and fell over while Donnie is looking at him, blankly.
Raph may have come out of his trauma state but he is clearly in agony as his body jerk like he's being electrocuted, and he blames it all on Donnie who he is still looking at him with amusement and Raph become livid. After the moment of pain has passed, he stood up and starts to sneer.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!" If he wasn't his brother he would've choked him right here and now.
"You were experiencing Muscle Spasm, of which, are the complicated sign of stress/anxiety. Usually, Muscle Spasm can affect part of your bodies such as Fingers, hand, arm, leg, back, elbow, and shoulder. But, in your case, your entire body took a great deal of stress on muscles themselves and, may I add that you suffered a nervous breakdown which you caused to completely black out from everything around you. Which is why I tapped your Chakra point to release your stress. You're welcome by the way." Donnie concluded, indifferently with bemused face and Raph is more irate.
"Screw your "welcome"! It felt like I'm getting stabbed by Shredder's blades!" He said it while rubbing the soring pain. Donnie sighs for typical of Raph making a mountain out of a molehill.
"Raph, mating is not the end of the world! In fact, you should be considering the idea to be a godsend!" Raph can only look at him in shock as if he grown a second pair of arms.
"What!?"
"Raph, instead of freaking out you should've understood Mikey's perspective. You could've seen how excited she looked, how thrilled the idea of joining her hands with yours. You and Mikey have been together for the past eight years; don't tell me you haven't thought of one day you want to take your relationship with Mikey to the next level." Donnie spoke with the truth as he looked at Raph like he's the world's biggest meat-headed numskull for never thought this through. Then Raph begins to groan for like hundredth time as he brought his hands to his face and slide them down and huffed.
"You think I haven't thought this? Well, OF COURSE, I DID! But it's too soon, too soon for my liking." He snarled stubbornly in which aggravate Donnie to no end.
"Too soon?! Have you lost another three-quarter of your brain cell?" He sighs as a wave of headache start to hurt him. That damn, dumb stubborn turtle doesn't even what he's talking about.
"Raph, I will use a simple language that you can understand. She loves you and you love her, there end of story. You need to stop acting like a bratty child and act like a mature adult!"
"This IS being mature! And I will tell Mikey to forget the whole mating under a stupid moon thing because we are not ready!"
"No, Raph! You are the one who's not ready for this commitment; in fact, it goes to show that you're not only hotheaded, you're cold-hearted." Donnie twist of dark disappointment in Raph and Raph's anger flames up.
"What did you say?" He seethes.
"You heard me, Raph, you're cold-hearted. You don't care about Mikey's happiness you only care about is yourself."
"That's not true!"
"Oh yeah, since the Blue Moon happened you have been panicking like a complete fool and you want to try in any way to stop it, why can't you comprehend that this could be the greatest thing that ever happened to you."
"Be-because it's not great, it's too soon and I'm going up to her and say this is a terrible idea." Raph's head is spinning and hurting from his anger and he feels unexplainably sick, and Donnie is no better as his mind is reeling with a thousand questions. Up until now, he can't understand is to why Raph is against the idea he had thought that he would be thrilled, ecstatic even.
And yet, when he said it like that as of it treating it as the evilest thing on the planet. He is being outrageously unbelievable, not to mention, he dared to say something like that. Donnie will not stay silent.
"How could you say it? How could you even think that? What about Mikey, huh? Mikey will be so upset if you said that, Raph I beg you, please," Donnie's anger frustration melted into pleading, he fears for Raph's rashness will break Mikey's heart, he fears for Mikey that she will end just as broken as Donnie once was, the image of a brokenhearted Mikey is horrible and he can let it happens.
"Please, for the love all things is good, think before you'd something you'll regret it." Donnie is hoping by being sincere and truthful that would get Raph to change his mind, and he hoped it strongly. But his hope for good has come crashing down on him when Raph has the unchanged look on his face.
"I ain't changing my mind, Donnie, and that's that! And if she starts to whine about it again then she can fuck it erase it because I didn't sign up for this!" Raph harshly hissed like an angry snake spitting awful that left poor Donatello paralyzed because what Raph just said got to be the meanest and coldest thing he ever did say, in fact, out of all cruel thing to say this one is like he stabbed you in the heart, and Donatello have nothing left to say but the look of complete shock on his face and he was not looking at Raph but he is looking what's behind Raph.
When Raph noticed Donnie wasn't looking at him but he was staring at something else from behind him, he turned around to see who it is and when he did he wished he didn't it and Raph goes deathly pale.
Standing by the door is Mikey with a shattered heart expression and fattest tears sliding down on her face and she continues to cry endlessly with each sob and choke, and Raph can only do us stand there helplessly like a hopeless rock and he feels nothing because Mikey heard it all.
Mikey's tears still continue to fall until her expression changed into utter fury and she is stomping her way to Raph till she is right in front of him and then she slapped him, really hard.
Michelangela slapped Raphael that is something no one thought that gentle-natured Michelangela would do but she did and the bruised mark on Raph's cheek proves it all and Raph hissed in pain as he touched his bruised cheek and then Mikey begin to say.
"If this how you feel then let me assure you that you won't have to deal with this anymore, including me, because. We. Are. Through!" and that's turned her back on him and left.
And Raph's whole world had some crashing down the moment she said it and disappeared out of the door…out of his life.
I think I might have made a bit extreme here but I kinda just go with a flow. I hope you guys like it and rest assured that's not the end of their relationship. Stay tuned for the next chapter of Blue Moon.