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"Talking"

Thoughts

Raphael's P.O.V

After everyone left, I take the time look over the rooftop. The area's clear with only a water tower in the corner. After that, I look back towards the damn blondie smugly looking at me.

"Now before I pummel ya," the blonde ninja said smugly, "we have to put some ground rules so this fight is fair."

"Why da shell should I falla' ya damn rules?" I asked harshly, "How I know ya ain't gonna try 'n cheat?"

Ruby immediately glares at me. "Hey! I may not look it, but I do have honor! So don't be accusing me of any bull crap! Got it? Now shut it so I can explain these stupid rules already!" Reluctantly, I stay silent and listen. "The rules are plain and simple. We can't kill each other or use any cheap shots. Whoever gets pummeled or surrenders loses. Is that easy enough for ya?"

"Enough jabberin'!" I growled as I pull out my sais, "C'mon!"

She sighs as she twirls something in her hands. "This is going to be way too easy." I get into my fighting stance as suddenly she spreads her arms out. "I'll let you have the first hit since you won't be able to land a punch later."

Da hell? Is this chick mental or somethin'?

"What's the matter, Raphie Boy?" Ruby taunted, "Afraid to hit a girl? If so, than you're not the tough turtle I thought you were. So sad."

That's it!

Heatedly, I rush in and throw a punch aimed to her face. But in an instant, she swiftly dodges and grabs my arm with a stoic look. Suddenly, she presses a pressure point in my inner elbow, paralyzing my arm and making me lose my sai from my hand. Surprisingly, she strongly kicks my plastron and knocks me of balance. Then she flips me over and slams me to the ground.

"Didn't think I could do that, huh?" the damn blonde said mockingly.

"Lucky shot!" I growled as I grab my sai and heatedly charge at her. Somehow, she manages to dodge my attacks as if she wasn't trying. Suddenly, she lands a high kick to my jaw, then smacks me something metal. Grabbing my face, I luckily notice something flying towards me as I quickly side step to the side. At that moment, she dashes towards me and go on a full onslaught. To my surprise, I manage to block half of her attacks, yet her attacks are strong enough to inflict damage to me. Every punch and kick are getting rougher little by little. But I wasn't going to let this girl get the better of me. I strongly grab both of her arms and use a head-butt. With that, I knee her in the stomach, following with using the end of my sais and bash her in the head. Not giving her time to recover, I uppercut her chin, making her fly away from me and land roughly on the concrete.

"Ya done yet, blondie?" I smirked.

All of the sudden, I strong hit lands on the back of my head. I look back to find whoever did that, only to find nobody.

Da shell?!

"Damn…turtle…!" Ruby growled angrily.

I turn back to the black and pink clad ninja and see that in one of her hands holds a face mask broken into two. On her face shows a big scrape on her bruised face and a trail of blood from her lips…and man is she pissed!

"What's wrong? Can't handle a little scratch?"

"Shut the hell up!" Ruby yelled as she throws her broken face mask to the ground. "You've just made this girl really pissed off!" Furiously, she gets in her combat stance takes out a… fan? Man! Her fan can practically cover her whole head! "First off, it's a freakin' tessen! Second, now I'm gonna have to bash that ugly little face of yours, jackass!"

"Whadda ya gonna do? Fan me to death?"

With a snarl, Ruby sprints towards a swipes me with her 'tessen'. I easily block her stupid fan with my sais as she constantly attacks me with her punches and kicks as she uses her weapon. Hit after hit, we both manage to inflict damage at each other. My sais would cling against her weapon and her metal paddings at times as well.

At the same time, we break apart heavily breathing. Both of us are glaring bitterly at each other as I feel the heated tension. Honestly, I can't believe I've had to fight this hard against a girl in my life. For shell's sakes, this was supposed to be no sweat! But that definitely wasn't the case. I have the scrapes and bruises to prove it…especially the kunoichi.

"You're one tough chick," I said breathlessly, "Ya know dat?"

"If I were to say this wasn't the most fun I've ever had in a fight in my life," Ruby replied tiredly, "I would be lying. And thanks…I can say you're tough to beat."

I grunted. "Who said you were gonna beat me?"

The black and pink ninja smirks smugly. "I did…and I will."

I race towards her and attempt to jab her in stomach. However, she probably expected that as she flips over me side kicks me, landing a hit on my shell. Instantly, her fan whips me right across the face, luckily only leaving a small cut and bruise on my cheek. Calmly, she catches her weapon as it returns to her awaiting hand. As she charges me, I manage to catch her flying kick and throw her towards the water tower's legs. Maybe too hard.

CLANG!

"OW! DAMN!"

Ah shell…!

I rush to her and quickly scan her body for ant heavy damage. Despite the cuts and bruises showing through her tattered outfit, I don't see anything wrong.

Please tell me I didn't break her...

"Ah man…!" Ruby groaned, "I feel like a freakin' train just hit me."

"Hey. You okay?" I asked concerned.

"I'm fine. I'm fine." She attempts to get on her feet, but as soon as she gets up, she loses her footing. Fortunately, I catch her before she fell to the ground.

"Sorry 'bout dat, blondie."

"Ah shut it… And stop calling me 'blondie'. I have a name."

"My bad."

"No worries. Besides, I've been hurt worse than this…"

Dis girl 's tough, I can say dat. But she's really stubborn too.

"I can't believe I'm saying this…" She sighed, "But you win…"

I snorted. "No kidding."

"Whatever…" She slowly pushes herself off of me. "Let's wait here, okay? One or two of the girls should be done fighting your brothers by now."

"Alright."

Ruby nods and sits on the concrete. Taking no problem to the wait, I follow suit and sit with her.

"By da way," I said, "I'm still not lettin' you or your kunoichi friends harm my Sensei."

"Who said we were?" She replied calmly, "Now, drop it. Your little attack is still giving me a splitting headache. Your accusation isn't making it any better."

I grunted as I silently follow the blonde kunoichi.

I stand corrected… T'is girl 's definitely nuts...

AN: Thank you for reading! Hope you liked this chapter! Next up is Donnie and Izzy! Please review!