Author's Note: This is the chapter where Raph tells Splinter about not wearing clothes.
For the rest of the night, Raph and Mikey played video games and read old issues of Playboy. "Dude, that girl has a pretty nice butt." Mikey said as he showed Raph the model. "There's no way a butt can be that big. It's probably fake." said Raph. "How can it be fake?" asked Mikey. "Mikey, do you know what girls do to increase their butt size?" asked Raph. "Um, they work out. Or they get plastic surgery." said Mikey. "You're right about both of those things, but women tend to inject substances into their butts, like silicone." said Raph. "What the heck is silicone?" asked Mikey. "Silicone looks sort of like thick glue." said Raph. "And women put it in their butts?" asked Mikey. "Yep." said Raph. Mikey was disgusted and said, "Eww. That's nasty." "I know. Humans do some weird things." said Raph. Raph was starting to get tired and since he didn't like going back to his room, he decided to sleep in Mikey's room instead.
It was now morning and Raph woke up with a confused look on his face. "What am I doing in Mikey's room?" Raph asked himself. He then remembered what happened the previous night and said, "Oh yeah, now I remember. I should've locked the door when I took that bubble bath." He looked over at Mikey, who had his wetsuit pants pulled down to his ankles and a Playboy magazine directly over his crotch. Mikey was sleeping peacefully, so Raph didn't bother him. Raph always knew that Mikey had a bit of a perverted side to him. He was a teenager, so naturally his hormones would start kicking in. He started buying Playboy magazines, watching Pornhub, and he would spend large amounts of time "exploring his body". Although Leo, Donnie, and Splinter would scold Mikey for acting like this, Raph was totally fine with it. Mikey needed to find some way to pleasure himself, since he had zero chance of hooking up with women.
Raph got out of Mikey's bed and quietly left the room. He walked to his room and closed the door. "Alright, time to get ready." said Raph. He grabbed some deodorant and rubbed it underneath his arms. He then grabbed some red underwear and pulled it up to his waist. He looked at his underwear and said, "This doesn't feel right. Turtles shouldn't wear underwear. Maybe I should tell Splinter about this? You know what? I should tell Splinter about this. He might understand." After putting on his bandana, he asked himself, "Now where's my loincloth?". He looked around his room, but he couldn't find it anywhere. "Crap." said Raph.
Raph left his room and accidently bumped into Leo. "Sorry about that." said Leo. "Don't worry about it Fearless." said Raph. "Oh, I found your loincloth in the bathroom and I see you need to cover up, so here you go." Leo said as he handed the loincloth to Raph. Raph took the loincloth and pulled it up to his waist. "What were you doing last night?" asked Leo. "Hanging out with Mikey? What about you?" asked Raph. "Hanging out with Donnie." said Leo. "You hung out Donnie?" asked Raph. "Yeah, why?" asked Leo. "Nothing. Is Splinter up?" said Raph. "Yeah, he's in the meditation room. Why do you ask?" asked Leo. "I just wanted to talk to him about something." said Raph. "Okay. I'm going to do some training." said Leo. As Leo walked away, Raph thought to himself, "I know he's the leader, but Fearless trains too damn much. He needs a break or a better hobby."
Raph stood right outside the meditation room and saw Splinter cleaning some weapons. "Dad?" asked Raph. "Yes, my son?" Splinter replied. "Can I talk to you for a few minutes?" asked Raph. "What would you like to talk about?" asked Splinter. "It's about personal stuff." said Raph. "Then come on inside." said Splinter. Raph walked in the room and noticed how many boomboxes were on the wall. "Why do we even have this many boomboxes?" Raph thought to himself. "Please sit, my son." said Splinter. Raph sat down on his knees and Splinter asked him, "Raphael, is there anything in your life that is bothering you at the moment?" "Besides the Foot and the Shredder, nothing's bothering me too much. I've started to control my anger more, I've become more open, and I'm around my brothers more often." said Raph. "I am glad to hear that. I was worried you and your brothers would start to drift apart, but now I see your brotherly bond has only gotten stronger." said Splinter. "I know Dad, but that's not what I wanted to talk to you about." said Raph. "Then what do you want to tell me?" asked Splinter. "I don't know if I should tell you. It's going to sound weird." said Raph. "My son, the existence of our family can be classified as weird. Trust me Raphael, I won't be bothered by whatever you say." said Splinter.
Raph sighed and nervously said, "Dad, I…I don't think I should wear clothes anymore." It was silent for a few moments and Raph thought Splinter would scold him for saying something like that. To his surprise, Splinter simply told him, "Go on." "The reason why I don't want to wear clothes anymore is because well…they aren't necessary." said Raph. "Please explain." said Splinter. "Dad, we both know that we're technically animals, right?" said Raph. "That is correct." said Splinter. "And we know that animals don't wear clothes, right?" said Raph. "Correct." said Splinter. "And although we walk, talk, and act human, we're still animals. So, what I'm trying to say is that…" Raph said before Splinter stopped him. "Raphael, I understand what you are trying to say. And I agree with you." said Splinter.
Raph was shocked and said, "You do?" "Yes. When you and your brothers were only babies, I thought it would be best for you to behave like human children. This included learning how to walk, talk, read, write, etc. I also wanted you to wear clothes because I thought if you were to ever go up to the surface, people would be less frightened by your appearance. And I remember when you slowly started to wear less clothing. While your brothers preferred to cover up, you stopped wearing shoes and pants. It was then that I realized it was pointless to make you wear clothes. I knew people would look at you the same whether you wore clothes or not." said Splinter. "So, why do you wear clothes?" asked Raph. "While you and your brothers have a shell to cover your private parts, I don't have that luxury." said Splinter. "Right. That makes sense." said Raph. "May I ask why wanted to talk to me about this particular subject?" asked Splinter. "Well, April did an experiment with us about a month ago and she wanted to know why we wore clothes." said Raph. "What did she do?" asked Splinter. "She asked us some questions and told us to take off our clothes." said Raph. "Hmm, interesting. What did your brothers think about this "experiment"?" asked Splinter. "Mikey was totally cool with it, while Leo and Donnie thought it was weird. I thought it was weird too, until it made me think about why a turtle like me should even wear clothes." said Raph. Splinter thought about this for a few seconds and said, "I see. Starting tomorrow, you are no longer allowed to wear clothing." Raph had a surprised look on his face and said, "Really?" "Yes, my son." said Splinter. Raph got up off the ground and hugged Splinter. "Thanks Dad." said Raph. "You're welcome, my son." said Splinter. They hugged for several seconds and when they let go, Raph asked Splinter, "When are you going to tell my brothers about this?" "Soon enough. In fact, I have something planned for them tomorrow that I think you'll like." said Splinter. "What is it?" asked Raph. Splinter whispered to Raph about the plan and Raph had a smile on his face. "They'll never see it coming." said Raph.
Raph left the meditation room and saw his brothers eating breakfast. "Hey Raph. You're in an awfully good mood." said Donnie. "Yeah, I just had a talk with Splinter." said Raph. "About what?" asked Mikey. "Private stuff." said Raph. "Well, I'm glad you're in a better mood than usual. Me and Donnie were thinking about updating the security system in the lair." said Leo. "Boring." said Mikey. "Mikey, this is important." said Donnie. "For once, I agree with Mikey. You both know that neither of us give a damn about security systems." said Raph. "You two don't give a damn about most things in life. You're like two peas in a pod." said Leo. Raph laughed at Leo's response and said, "Look who's talking. You and Donnie are inseparable. You two even dress alike." said Raph. Leo ignored Raph's comment and walked out of the kitchen. "He may not know it, but we're all going to look the same real soon." Raph thought with an evil smile on his face.
Hope you enjoyed the chapter. I didn't expect this chapter to be so long, but I think it was worth it. The next chapter will revolve around Splinter telling the turtles about his "plan". You can already guess what the plan is. Other than that, I hope you all have a wonderful day. Bye for now.