Alexandra slid her bedroom door open slowly as she ducked stepping inside her dark room. She looked towards the city lights taken over the dark city as she smiled getting the tingle back through her body that she felt hours ago.
"Late night?" She heard her brother's voice say as she jumped slightly. She sighed as he stood from her bed crossing his arms.
"Jesus Case you almost gave me a heart attack."
"Ya know, I understand you needed a place to crash but this ain't a hotel! And on top of that, do you know there are Dragons out there lookin' for you right now? Or are you to thick headed to…"
"Shut up. I wasn't out hunting Dragons, I was with Raph."
"Wait…what?"
"I was with Raphael. Turtle, 'bout this tall, green skin, red bandanna, sais, your best friend...Any of this ringin' a bell?" Alex said crossing her arms as Casey rolled his eyes.
"Yeah I know 'em. I thought you two were still fightin'?" Alex smirked shaking her head.
"We made up." She said walking out of her room to the living room. Casey eyed her carefully before walking out with her.
"Well how long does it take to make….Wait…I don't wanna know." He said sitting on the couch as Alex smirked grabbing two beers from the fridge.
"Yeah, most likely not." She chuckled handing him one.
"I liked it better when you two were kids."
"Aw, times have changed big brother. I'm not a kid anymore." She said hopping over the back of the couch and mussing his black hair.
"Yeah and neither is he. He better keep his hands offa you. I didn't have to worry about that before." Casey said kicking his feet on the table and twisting the cap off his beer.
"You don't hafta worry about it now either. It's Raph for Christ sake." She chuckled as Casey shook his head.
"You're still my little sister."
"And he's your best friend."
"Yeah, and if it was any other girl I'd be all for it but him…you…Just, Jesus... Horrible." He said putting his hand over his face to block out the images.
"Hey man, I didn't tell you to get graphic. That's your own fault." Alex snickered as she got from the couch patting her brother's knee in passing. "You'll live."
"Yeah, he won't if anythin' happens." Casey called after her as she rolled her eyes.
"Night Casey." She called back with a smile shutting her door.
Raphael laid on his bed staring at his ceiling as the smile never left his face. The blood rushing through his vines kept him up as the sensation of her was slowly fading. Years of having her dream like body rest over his, the feeling of her phantom lips graze along his skin was nothing compared to the realness of her actually being there, being with him. She was back and all his doubts had been put to rest.
He tired for so long to get rid of her, forget her as if she never existed, like he never loved her. Now, to have these feelings rush so quickly back made his body almost tremble. He tried for weeks to ignore her and keep away but he couldn't handle not being near her or looking at her. His stomach lurched upwards every time he forced himself to look away, or block out her laughter. She was hypnotic to his senses and they gave in every time.
After years of his heart slowly breaking itself down, sleepless nights and haunting dreams she was back and all the restless feelings settled within him. He could sleep soundly knowing she was alright, knowing that he still held her heart. Everything was finally back to the way he wanted it.
He turned his head slowly as his smile slowly faded and his brow furrowed from the slight rap at his door. He got up sliding it open as Leonardo stood on the other side, arms crossed and his face straight. Raphael eyed his older brother waiting for him to explain why he was standing there.
A few moments passed as Raphael shifted uncomfortably to another foot letting out a sigh as Leonardo arched his eye ridge tightening his larges hands around his biceps.
"What?" Raph finally asked as Leo let his shoulders drop with a sigh.
"We need to talk."
"'Bout?"
"You and Alex."
"What 'bout us?" Raph asked crossing his arms now, his voice raising in irritation.
"I'm not stupid Raphael." Leo said narrowing his eyes slightly. "I know what you two did…"
"That ain't none of your business!"
"I'm gonna make it my business! She's our best friend's sister. Whom we sent away because she was getting followed by the Purple Dragons and is known personally by Hun. She's back, and we need to keep her safe and at the rate she's going it's going to be hard. And most likely we'll need to send her away, again."
"That ain't happenin'." Raph said narrowing his eyes now as Leo shook his head with a sigh.
"Fate will decide whether or not she stays. I hope she does, I just don't want you to get wrapped up in that again. It was too much to bear before."
"What are you talkin' 'bout?"
"We all saw it Raph! Trying to keep your pride in tact or not, we all saw how broken and…" Before Leo could finish his sentence he was shoved back against the metal railing of the platform over looking the living area. His shell slammed against it make the poles vibrate through the lair as Leo hooked his arms around the second pole, pulling himself back up as Raphael stalked towards him.
"You didn't see shit!" He yelled pointing a finger in Leo's face.
"Her leaving hurt you, like it or not it happened! And I'm not gonna stand here and let it happen again!" Leo said in a shy of a scream as Raph narrowed his eyes running at his brother with a growl. Leo's body fell back against the cement flooring as Raphael wrestled him to the ground. He kicked his feet, getting out of the hold as Raph pushed himself back to his feet, both standing in stances.
"She ain't leavin' again and she ain't gettin' into trouble with the Dragons." Raph growled as they started to circle one another. Donatello and Michelangelo came out from their rooms as they looked at one another with a shrug, watching their older feuding siblings.
"You don't know that!"
"It doesn't matter! We'll be there to protect her!"
"We can't be there forever!" Leo yelled back as their voices started to echo off the brick walls.
"Nothin' is gonna happen Leo so get off it!" Raph said turning his back on his brother as he headed down the stairs.
"Where are you going?" Leo called after him.
"Out." The bricks slid shut behind Raph as Leo sighed dropping his head and turning his attention to the lingering feeling of eyes on him. Mikey and Don stood in their doorways watching their older brother as Leo sighed again waving for them to return to their rooms.
"Go back to bed." He said before he started for the stairs.
"What was that about?" Donnie asked as Leo shook his head.
"Nothing."
"Didn't sound like nothing." Mikey added as Leo turned on a heel crossing his arms towards his little brother.
"You can't keep Raph from loving her Leo, you know that." Donnie said softly as Leo nodded his head in a sigh.
"I want him to be happy and…"
"He is happy with her, so why you trying to take that from him?" Mikey asked furrowing his brow as Leo lifted his head towards his little brother's tone of voice. "I mean dude, he was like a wreck for six years straight and you think that you can just stop him from falling back for her? I knew you weren't exactly up to snuff in the ways of love but man Leo, that's harsh." Mikey said as Donnie turned towards him and back over his shoulder at Leo.
"I hate to say it but Mikey's got a point."
"You can't protect us forever bro, sooner or later you hafta let us fight for ourselves. And Raph is doing that, so just let 'em. He's a trooper, he'll deal." Mikey said turning back towards his room.
"How can you be so sure Mikey?" Leo asked softly as Mikey smiled wide turning back towards his older brother and placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Because, he's my bro. And like it or not, I know him just as good as you do." Mikey said as Leo let his shoulder relax and a small smile go across his face. "And besides, Al is hot I'd beat the crap outta him if he didn't go for it again." Mikey chuckled as Donnie rubbed his hand with his face in a sigh.
"For a second I almost thought you were going to give me more insight." Leo chuckled arching an eye ridge as Mikey shrugged.
"That was too much for one day."
"Yeah Leo, those lasting brain cells can only handle so much at one time." Donnie chuckled as Leo joined in.
Raphael found himself leaping from roof top to roof top across town in the direction of Casey's apartment. For the first time in a long time he wasn't going there for a beer to forget about the fight Leo and him had, but to see her. He felt a rush of heat lift in his cheeks as he remembered the sensation from years ago. She always knew a way to cheer him up after a fight with one of his brothers. A way to relax him and take his mind off the stress that was seething in his body.
He reached their apartment and instead of knocking on the living room window he landed on Alexandra's fire escape knocking there. He waited a moment before he saw the curtains lift as her face smiled, then her brow slowly furrowing when she read his expression. She opened her window as he stepped inside, putting his arms around her body. She tired to ask him what happen as his lips found hers, demanding them on his as she bent back from his force. He pulled her body against his as his fingers clenched onto the shirt on her back. He finally pulled away in a breath as she opened her eyes looking into his.
"Wanna talk 'bout…" Before she could finished he rushed his lips back on hers, pushing her backwards until her body fell on the bed. She let out a soft noise against his lips as his body landed on hers. She adjusted herself, as he went in between her legs finding a more comfortable position. She moved her hands from around his neck to his shoulders as she pushed him back. He lifted himself up, bracing his arms to having his torso hover above her as she sighed. "What happened?"
Raph sighed pushing himself off the mattress as Alex furrowed her brow sitting up on her elbows. He started pacing her floor in front of her bed as she let her eyes wonder up and down his body, reading his language.
"That good huh?" She asked as he shook his head still pacing her room. She sat up watching him a moment more before she sighed getting to her feet and grabbing his shoulders to hold him still. "You always gonna push me away or for once are you gonna actually let me in?" She asked looking into his eyes as he slowly met her gaze. He dropped his head at her soft, hurt eyes digging into his.
"We had a fight." He sighed as she nodded her head not needing to know the who.
"You guys always fight." She shrugged.
"Not 'bout you." He said lifting his eyes back to hers. She furrowed her brow dropping her hands from his shoulders.
"What 'bout me?"
"He doesn't wanna get you caught again. He's scared that somethin' is gonna happen to ya and we're gonna hafta send you away."
"I'm not…"
"I know that's what I told him, and even if you did I'd protect ya. He should know that." Raph said clenching his fists at his sides. She noticed the flex in his biceps as she reached down, putting her small hands over his. He let his grip drop as she smiled, moving her hands up his arms and pulling his body against hers.
"I'm not a kid anymore. Even if he wanted to he couldn't. I'm not goin' anywhere." She said putting her hands on his face to make him looked at her as a rare smile went over it. "I have too much for me here to just walk away from it again. Dragons or not Dragons, Leo has nothin' to say 'bout me leavin'. Neither does Casey. It took me six years to get back here and they think I'm just gonna fuck it up like that?" She scoffed then shook her head. "They got another thing comin'."
"You leavin' was…" She put a finger to his lips as he stopped and looked at her. She smiled cupping his cheek as she ran her hand slowly down to his shoulder.
"I know it was hard for me too…But, that's all in the past now. I'm here and I'm not goin' anywhere, promise." He smiled again, pulling her body closer to his as she pushed her lips onto his.
"You mean to tell me you had her and then let her go?"
"Yes Master Hun." The Dragon said softly letting his head fall between his shoulders. Hun narrowed his eyes gripping the edge of his chair as the wood creaked in his grasp.
"She came back to this city, after six years and you idiots let her escape!?"
"They had those freaks wit 'em!" The Dragon said cowering lower to the ground as Hun stood from his desk.
"You tell me this now?! You go out there and find her, bring her here! Those freaks will follow her where ever she goes, them and her idiot brother. Call all leaders, I don't care if it takes all night! Find me that girl!" Hun said slamming his fists on his desk as the Dragon jumped to his feet.
"Yes Master Hun." He said before hurrying out of the room.
Hun turned towards his monitors on his desk as Saki appeared on a once snowy screen. Hun straightened his back bowing his head slightly towards the screen as Saki's expression never changed.
"Master. I have got some very good news for you." Hun said as a evil smile slowly grew across his face.
