DISCLAIMER: I do not own TMNT (if I did, they would never have been given pupils/iris in BTTS, and if they had, Raph would have had brown eyes and Mikey would have had blue!)
Raph glanced at his alarm clock. 11:15pm. Good, that would give him enough time to sneak out of the lair, and get to the meeting place. Shoving his sai into his leather belt, he opened his door just a fraction. As he expected, all was quiet in the lair. Everyone must have gone to bed. He had made an appearance at dinner, acting as though everything was okay. That we, he had thought to himself, they would think he was over it, and so wouldn't wait up to see if he tried to sneak out. He thought about leaving a note for them, but decided against it. What was the point – he'd most likely be back by morning. He tiptoed out of the lair – which was more difficult than it would have been for his brothers because his bulk and weight limited his stealth. However, he made it without waking anyone up, and avoiding Donny's security alarms, and was soon climbing out of a manhole cover and into the night. He arrived at the appointed meeting place with a few minutes to spare. He twirled his sai on his fingers while he waited. He suddenly became alerted to a presence – they were here. He turned, and sure enough there stood a group of foot ninja. He stood in a defensive position, just in case. However, the ninjas began to part, and he soon came face-to-face with Karai. She was not wearing all of shredders armour, just his gauntlet, but he would have known her anyway because of how respectful the other ninjas were towards her. She bowed to him. Surprised, he bowed back, hardly knowing what he was doing.
"Greetings, Raphael." She said. He must have looked shocked because she then said, "yes, I know who you are. I suspected it would be you that came." She gave a small chuckle although it did not sound like she was laughing in a good way.
"Look, lady, I ain't got all night," Raph growled, still holding his sai. "In yer note ya mentioned a deal. I'm here ta talk about that, not make small talk."
"Of course," Karai smirked. She seemed to consider, before saying, "As I said in my letter, honour commands that I avenge my father's death by slaying those who killed him. However, I will waive this right if you accept my proposal."
"What proposal?" Raph barked – patience had never been his strong point, and he wished she would get to the point.
"Very well, Raphael. I see you are impatient to hear what I have to say. I propose that I shall only take one of you, in exchange for the others safety."
"Wait a minute! Ya want me or one o' my bros to give ourselves to you, so that the other three will be safe from you?" Raph growled. Karai nodded, a wicked smile creeping across her face. Raph considered for a minute. "And ya swear that you will do nuthin to the others – eva?"
"On my honour, I swear it." Karai nodded.
"Well then, lady, I guess ya got yerself a deal." The two shook hands. "So, when ya gonna take me? Now?"
"No, not yet. I shall give you one more week with your family. Meet me back here in one week's time, at midnight."
"Why ya doin that? I mean, anyone else woulda just taken me now."
A pained expression crossed Karai's face, but she quickly hid it. "Because I know what it is like to one's family. But be warned, if you do not come, I shall destroy you and your family." She turned away, and before Raphael could open his mouth to say anything, she and her Foot ninja had disappeared.
My apologies that this is such a short chapter, but this was all I needed to say for this part of the story. I am almost finished with the next chapter, so it should be up in a couple of days. Please R&R - it really helps encourage me to write! :)
