Okay so I was writing this and thought I would put it up for Valentine's Day. The sad thing is this was supposed to be a one shot. Anyways I will update this story daily.
Raphael was starting to get nervous, which was out of character for him. He had a pretty good reason to be nervous though. Tomorrow was Valentine's Day and Raph was planning on doing something about his crush on Lexi. It was all Mikey's fault. He had told Raphael that if he didn't do anything about it he would be just like Donnie. Donnie was always sitting around day dreaming or using terrible flirting techniques on April. He punched the bag he was working on; it was the only thing that seemed to calm his nerves these days. The sound of the turn stiles reached his ears and Mikey ran to see who it was.
"LEXI! April!" he yelled.
Raphael was about to punch the bag again but when he heard Mikey he punched it a little too hard. The chain holding up the bag snapped and it crashed to the floor. Ignoring the bag Raph peeked out of the dojo and saw Mikey and Lexi hugging. Jealousy flared up with in him but he reminded himself that Mikey was like Lexi's little brother. Lexi was a short red head, like April, with stormy grey eyes and a thin build. She wore artfully ripped skinny jeans and a white oversized sweatshirt that hung off one shoulder with a black tank top underneath and army green combat boots. 'No sleep till Brooklyn' written on the sweatshirt in black and her wavy hair reached her shoulder blades. She was perfect in Raph's eyes. He noticed she was blushing furiously and wondered what had caused it. His mind jumped to the day they had first met her.
The boys had been coming back from their nightly patrol. The sewers were wet and smelled terrible but it was home. Raph was making fun of Mikey as usual and Donnie was worrying about April. It had only been a week since the kraang took her dad. They were walking down a large pipe when Leo stopped. They all became quiet and listened. Leo motioned to their right and they saw the man hole cover start to move. They dived into a side pipe and watched as the cover was lifted and a pair of shoes appeared. A girl their age dropped down. She had white blonde hair that was tied up in a ponytail and wearing designer clothes. Next came a boy the same age with brown hair and designer clothes. Then another girl with flaming red hair dropped down and a boy with black hair followed her. The red haired girl had a flashlight and turned it on. The blonde haired girl's face contorted in disgust.
"Seriously? You guys hang out down here?" she asked in a nasally voice. The brown haired boy immediately became nervous.
"Well, uh, I mean-"
"Yes we do and if you've got a problem no one is making you stay," the red head snapped. The blonde stuck her tongue out but stayed. The black haired boy was looking around the pipe anxiously.
"Lexi I don't think we should be down here," he said to the red head. She smirked shining the flashlight on the boy.
"What, you afraid of getting caught?" she asked. The boy shook his head.
"No! I just, saw something weird down here the other day," he said. The blonde gripped the brown haired boys arm.
"Weird like what?" she asked.
"Well I felt like someone was following me so I turned around and saw a shadow. It was shaped like some giant turtle thing," he explained.
The blonde's eyes widened in fear and she clutched onto the brown haired boy harder. He just smirked. The turtles all looked at each other. Mikey looked sheepishly at the ground and mouthed an apology. Raphael walked over and smacked him on the back of the head. Mikey let out a yelp of pain which was quickly cut off by Leo putting his hand over Mikey's mouth. The teenagers all turned to the pipe with the sound. The black haired boy was edging to the ladder followed by the blonde and the brunette.
"What was that?" the black haired boy asked.
"We should get out of here," the brown haired boy said. The red head rolled her eyes.
"You guys are such wimps. I'll go check for the 'scary turtle monster'," she said mockingly and headed over to the pipe.
The turtles barely had time to conceal themselves before the red head entered the pipe. She shone her flashlight over the walls and the ceiling. Satisfied with her search she turned to go but her face lit up mischievously. She gasped and dropped her flashlight before letting out a scream. This startled the turtles and they watched as she ran out of the pipe.
"Guys! Turtle monster! Turtle monster!" she yelled.
The turtles dropped down and Raphael picked up the flashlight before they checked what was going on. They saw three of the four scrambling to get up the ladder. The fourth was leaning against the pipe wall laughing. She held her sides and tears were coming out of her eyes. Her friends climbed the ladder and out of the man hole before glaring down at the red head.
"I can't believe you just did that!" the blonde screeched.
"I can't believe you guys fell for that!" the red head replied laughing harder. The brown haired boy smirked down at the red head.
"Well you know we have to go home but have fun hanging out by yourself!" he called and started to drag the man hole cover back over. The black haired boy appeared.
"Hope you don't run into any turtle monsters!" he said before the hole was covered.
The red head immediately stopped laughing and stared at the man hole cover. She whispered something the turtles couldn't hear and started coming to the pipe they were in. She was muttering angrily as she started to feel around the floor of the pipe. Raphael then looked at his hand. He was holding her flashlight. He looked at Leo frantically and they started arguing without making any noise. Leo grabbed the flashlight but Raph refused to let go and they fought until they both lost their grip and the flashlight clattered to the stone floor. The red head stiffened and turned around seeing the flashlight. She picked it up and turned it on. The light fell on Mikey and the girl's eyes widened. Mikey stepped forward and held out his hand.
"Hi I'm Michelangelo but you can call me Mikey!" he said. The red head looked cautiously at him but extended her hand and took his.
"Lexi," she replied her face full of curiosity. "So you're the turtle monster?" she asked.
"Monster is offensive, I prefer mutant," he replied. To the turtle's surprise she giggled.
"Well it's very nice to meet you," she said politely. Mikey looked at her confused.
"Aren't you scared?" he asked. Lexi smirked.
"Shocked? Yes. Scared? Almost never," she replied.
While they continued their aimless conversation the other three brothers were arguing about what to do. It was a good thing she hadn't freaked out about Mikey but how would she react to three other mutant turtles? Raph felt weird too. His insides squirmed with anxiousness and delight. Mikey turned to the turtles that were still hidden.
"Guys come and meet Lexi!" he called.
The brothers hesitated but followed as Leo dropped into the sewer pipe. Lexi's eyes widened like they had when she saw Mikey but soon returned to normal as she smiled. The smile made Raph's heart stop. He cursed himself for feeling this way about a stranger. They introduced themselves and each turtle took a liking to her. She acted a little differently in front of each turtle. After that Lexi's face turned into a frown as she checked her phone.
"Sorry guys but I have to go home before my dad flips. Can you help me with the man hole cover?" she asked. Raph nodded and climbed the ladder to move the cover. Mikey pouted at her.
"Can we see you again?" he asked. She smiled kindly at him.
"Of course, but I don't know how I can find you guys again," she said.
"Don't worry about that, come on!" Mikey called grabbing onto Lexi's wrist and dragged her through the man hole.
The turtles had gone back to their home. Master Splinter asked where Mikey was and Leo explained. He wasn't pleased with the boys and asked to see her. They agreed to bring her by the next day. Mikey came back and was happier than he had ever been.
Raphael was snapped back into reality when he heard her voice.
"We could order Chinese food and have a Kung Fu Panda marathon," she said her eyes sparkling with excitement.
"That would be awesome!" Mikey crowed before releasing his hold on her and hugging April.
Raph smirked; they were no doubt planning another sleepover. They started when Mikey had nightmares and his brothers refused to help him. He had gone to Lexi's and ever since they would have sleepovers on random dates. Raph and his brothers would visit Lexi a lot in the night. Mikey because of his nightmares, Raph to talk with her alone, and Leo and Donnie to rant about their problems. They all had a special connection to her in a way. Raph left the dojo and into the kitchen to grab Spike. He saw Lexi disappear into Donnie's lab for a second and then vaulted over the couch next to Leo. Raph walked out of the kitchen with Spike on his shoulder and a comic book in his hand.
"Hey Captain Ryan what episode is it today?" Lexi asked Leo. It was her normal greeting to him. He immediately quoted the episode synopsis he had memorized. Raph smirked as he sat next to Lexi.
"Geez do you actually like this show?" he taunted. Lexi smirked at him.
"Hello to you to Raphael," she said giving his shoulder a light punch.
He smiled widely at her. She was about to turn her attention back to the show and Raph started to panic; he wanted to keep talking to her. He couldn't think of anything to get her talking. At that moment Donnie walked out of his lab looking happier than Raph had seen him in a while. Lexi seemed to notice too and started to smirk. Raph looked at her with a confused expression.
"Did you cause that?" he asked pointing his thumb at Donnie. Lexi gave him a look of mock innocence.
"What? How could I possibly make Donnie that happy?" her smirk returned. "Unless I somehow gave him the best information he could hope for," Raph raised an eye ridge.
"And what information is that?" he asked. Lexi shook her head.
"You'll have to ask him," she replied.
"Aw come on! Please?" Raph asked trying his best to mimic Mikey's puppy eyes. Lexi giggled.
"Nope and hard as you try, only Mikey can pull that," she said.
Raphael frowned making Lexi giggle more. The sound of her laugh made his heart flutter uncomfortably. Leo nudged Lexi making her turn her attention to the TV screen. Raph glared at his older brother but then his gaze fell on Lexi. The light from the screen seemed to make her pale skin glow. Noticing he had been staring Raph immediately hid his blushing face behind his comic book. Try as he might Raph couldn't concentrate on the literature and heard shuffling.
"Well hello Spike!" he heard Lexi say.
He lowered his comic book enough to peer over the top. Spike had somehow climbed over the couch cushions to Lexi. She held him in both her hands as he bit affectionately on her hair. Raph couldn't help but smile a little. Besides himself Lexi was Spike's favorite person. He had taken to her ever since she stumbled upon him in the kitchen. Of course she teased Raph lightly about it but not enough to be offensive. Lexi placed Spike on her shoulder and continued watching Space Heroes. All of a sudden Leo stood up and started quoting.
"Gentlemen I have a bold and daring plan, my orders must be carried out without question," he said. Lexi stood and saluted him.
"Yes sir!" she replied in a manly voice.
I just had to make Leo quote it's hilarious in the show. Hope you liked it! R&R!