So since going to see the new TMNT movie on Saturday with my fiancee, I've had this floating in my head. Yeah, Yeah it's ANOTHER "Mary Sue" story out of the many but I felt the need to create after seeing BARA RAPH (DROOL) I'm also at a bit of a loss on my other stories and looking for inspiration. This story is going to start from the "End" and work its way backward. IF the readers are interested in Raphael and Eve's (My Character) story.

I do not own Raphael (Damn it) But Eve belongs to me.

The song in this story is "You Could Be Happy" By Snow Patrol. I don't own that either.

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Eve searched blindly through the dark for the table lamp by the front door. She skated her knuckles against the base and gave a heavy sigh as she fumbled to find the light switch. As soon as the light clicked on her eyes only took a moment to adjust and land on the large olive skinned figure on the other side of the room.

"Jesus!" Eve hissed, slapping a hand to her chest to steady her heart.

She would have laughed it off. She would have let the agitation melt away in the sheer humor of it all had it been one of the other turtles come to talk. Instead her heart only pounded harder in her chest as she watched the blood red mask seep out from the shadows in her living room.

"Raph" She breathed out.

You Could Be Happy And I Won't Know

But You Weren't Happy The Day I Watched You Go

He didn't say anything. Didn't move at the sound of his name coming from behind those lips. It had been a long time. Perhaps too long since it had never sounded so sweet. Raphael shifted his weight and narrowed his eyes at her. No matter how much his heart hurt at the sight of her or how tightly he had to fold his arms across his plastron, he wouldn't break. They stared at one another in awkward silence till it occurred to Eve that HE was standing in HER apartment.

"What do you want Raphael?"

Raph's eyes turned to slits at the tone in her voice. She had never spoken so coldly to him before and that realization made his heart hurt even more. She hated him. Couldn't bare to look at him. He had hoped she would feel that way so he knew she would never come back to him. For her own safety. Her own happiness. He would have to feel the weight of his decision probably for the rest of his life. Yet here she was glaring daggers at him in the same space she had once looked upon him with such love and happiness every time he stepped into the small apartment.

And All The Things I Wish I Had Not Said

Are Played In Loops Till It's Madness In My Head

Is It To Late To Remind You How We Were

And Not Our Last Days Of Silence, Screaming, Blur

"Your hair looks different."

Raph mentally slapped himself. Your hair looks different? That's the best you can say after three months? He adjusted his body again to the sight of Eve's eyebrows knitting together in confusion and annoyance. He shook his head dismissively and sharpened his eyes at her once again.

"Why did you come back?"

Most Of What I Remember Makes Me sure

I Should Have Stopped You From Walking Out The Door

Eve scoffed "Maybe because I live her. You're the one in my home" She said dryly, dropping the bags from her shoulder and walking into the kitchen. Raphael's resolution wavered for a moment in the wake of her perfume gliding passed his nostrils. The scent linked to so many happy memories. He cleared his throat and straightened himself up to his full height.

"You know what I mean Eve. Why did you come to the lair tonight?"

"I came back because Splinter requested it of me. He called me when I was in Mexico and told me it was time to come back and he needed to talk to me."

Raphael was visibly taken aback. Why did his sensei not tell him he had called her? Especially after what had transpired between him and Eve. If his attitude as of late was any indication of how he was feeling, then why would he open the wound back up. He felt betrayed by his own father and that betrayal was causing his anger to start a slow burn inside him.

"You could have told him no. That was always an option."

Eve slapped her hand down on the kitchen counter and turned around to look at him "Would you have told him no?"

Raph bit down harder on the toothpick in his mouth. She was right. He hated that. He would never deny his sensei anything so why would he expect it of her. "What did he want to talk to you about?"

Eve pulled a glass from cabinet above and filled it with water, bidding her time on what to say to him. She took a long drink and leaned back against the counter "That's between Splinter and I."

The air around him seemed to be completely sucked out of the room and fed the angry fire rising up into his chest. He dropped his arms to his sides and squeezed his hands into tight fists in a attempt to gain control. He would never hurt her. He had already done that with words the last time they had been in the same room together. However, that didn't mean one of her walls wouldn't feel the wrath of his powerful fists.

"You up and leave without telling nobody where you're goin', show up outta nowhere three months later to talk to MY father and you're tellin' me it's between the two of you? You got a lot'a nerve lady."

You Could Be Happy

I Hope You Are

You Made Me Happier Than I'd Been By Far

Lady. Eve winced at the word. Not to long ago his endearments for her were Baby or His Girl. He was angry. She could always tell because his Brooklyn accent seemed to only grow thicker. What he wasn't expecting though was for her anger to rise level, if not more, than his own.

"Oh I'm sorry." She huffed in her most patronizing tone "I didn't know I had to ask for your permission still. Last time I checked, this.." She moved a finger back and forth between them "…this was over with. You made that very clear. So do forgive me Raphael if my need to get away for awhile outweighed your need to check up on me and make sure I was still miserable. I…" She stopped herself, swallowing the lump in her throat that was threatening to bring on tears. She had made a vow to herself to not cry in front of him again.

Raphael's lips curled in to a sneer. Her words were a clouded, jumbled mess swirling in the volcanic temper that was about to spill over. Before he could catch himself, the words erupted out of him.

"I did what I did for your own good! Don't you dare make me to be the bad guy! I'm tired of everyone dumping their shit on me. This one is on you Eve. You ran! You…"

"I ran?!" Eve cut him off as her voice rose higher than his "I RAN?! You're the one that ended this. You're the one that made that decision before even talking to me about it. So go ahead and pat yourself on the shell Raphael. Go ahead and tell yourself that you were being the good guy and looking out for me when you ended it. We both know you did it to let yourself off the hook."

Raph couldn't hold it in anymore. His large hard swung out quickly and went straight through the drywall next to him like it were paper. Eve jumped and wrapped her fingers tighter around the glass in her hand. The only sound in the room now was the heavy breathing coming from the red clad turtle in front of her. His shoulders and shell rose and fell at a rapid pace till they finally slowed to normal.

"I think you should go." Eve said softly, turning around at the sink to stare out at the city "I won't bother you or your family anymore."

And Somehow Everything I Own Smells Of You

And For The Tiniest Moment It's All Not True

Raph took a calming breath and nodded to himself. He walked silently and quickly to the large window in the living room. With one foot out, he turned around to look back at Eve and found himself back to that fateful night three months ago. All those same feelings rushed back as well and smothered the fire inside. His breathing hitched and he pursed his lips together while grasping the frame of the window to keep himself from going to her. Keeping him from taking her into his arms and begging for her forgiveness. Keeping him from sweeping her up and laying her on the bed if only to feel the soft skin he had missed so much underneath him again. He suppressed the urge and the window frame buckled under the power of his restraint.

"All I ever wanted was you." He whispered before slipping out the window.

Eve threw her head back to stifle the tears again and let a small but audible sob escape. She turned back around to find the window vacant. Only then did she allow the tears to come. Only then did they spill over continuously and uninterrupted for the first time in months. For the first time since that night.

"I love you"

Her words hung heavy in the empty dim apartment. Her heart was ripped out again and the pain was so severe, it caused her to sob uncontrollably. In one swift movement, she took the glass in her hand and smashed it into the sink.

Do The Things That You Always Wanted to

Without Me There To Hold You Back

Don't Just Think

Just Do

Raphael stared vacantly at the river of sewage flowing below him. His legs dangling over the ledge of the sewer wall. A flood of emotions coursed through him and he tried desperately to put a name to all of them. The one that was most obvious and most predominant was the one tearing relentlessly at his chest. Heartbreak. Excruciating heartbreak. It had tormented him everyday she had been gone. Now, after seeing her, it was next to unbearable. He felt like he couldn't breathe. Felt like he couldn't move. His eyes refused to even turn away from the contaminated water below him. Images of Eve flashed through his mind at a accelerated pace. No more than the most recent ones of her resentful gaze and tearful eyes. How did he live with this everyday? How did he live without her? The thought was almost unbearable. He rested his elbows on his knees and put his head in his hands, finally allowing the salty tears to fall.

"I love you Eve."

More Than Anything I Want To See You Go

Take A Glorious Bite Out Of The Whole World

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Confusing? Of course! Lol. Interested in knowing the story behind Eve and Raphael? Please read and review and the back story will be soon to follow. XOXOXOX