Hey everyone! Here's the second to last chapter. (Awwwwww...) I'm working on the sequal as we speak. (Yaaaay!) One dilemma though, I can't decide if I want the story in Raph's point of view or not. PM me your opinion, but I'm leaning towards Raph's point of view, trust me if you knew the summery you'd know why. Oh, and I forgot to mention after each one of the next two chapters (Plus the epilogue) I'll give away a small hint about the the sequal to get you guys all revved up for it. Nothing big, but still. :) Enjoy!
~PurplePenguin50~
Raph rushed into the lair still holding Taylor. He followed Donnie into his lab, Mikey and Leo close behind. Don pushed a table over to him and grabbed some things from his first aid kit. "Set her down there." Raph did as he was told, setting her down on her stomach. He slid some scissors over to Raph as he dug through his closet. "Cut of the back of her shirt". Raph grabbed the scissors and cut her shirt and her undershirt, but stopped when it came to her underwear. "Even her…" "Yes that too." Raph pushed his thoughts aside and quickly cut it away as his brother came back over with couple machines, needles, stitches, rubbing alcohol, gauze, and bandages. He stuck the needles in her arm and turned on the machine the cords were attached to. Taylor's heart rate and blood pressure appeared on the screen. He wrote the numbers down on a piece of paper, and turned to his three brothers. "Guys could you…" Leo got Donnie's idea. "Yeah, Don, sure thing." Mikey looked up at his oldest brother. "What?" "Come on Mikey lets go talk to sensei and leave Donnie to do his work." Don let out a sigh as his brothers exited his lab. His work was much easier when he didn't have an audience. Raph stood at the other side of the table. "What do want me to do?" Don handed him some cloth and rubbing alcohol. "Clean the burn on her side, don't do anything that would make it bleed." Raph nodded and went to work as Donnie started cleaning and stitching the wounds on her back. After about a half hour the two had successfully patched up Taylor. Don wiped his brow and turned to his helper. "I need you to hold her up while I wrap her bandages around her. Be careful not to let the stitching rip, her blood pressure's rising so bleeding that bad now could probably not end well. You'll have to move the rest of her shirt out of the way but I have a towel to replace it with." Raph did as his brother instructed and through the rest of her shirt aside. Donnie quickly wrapped her up and positioned the towel so she had on some kind of top. They gently flipped her over so she lay on her back.
He washed his tool in the sink and walked back into his lab. Raph had pulled up a chair and was now sitting next to Taylor with a towel trying to wipe some of the blood out of her hair. "You really do like her don't you?" Donnie asked knowing his brother didn't have the energy to come after him if he crossed a line. Raph just nodded not taking his gaze off Taylor. "You should probably get some rest, I'll watch over her." "Are you sure Raph?" "Yeah, I'll be fine." "Okay, but if anything happens, I'll be right next door." Donnie checked his patient one last time before leaving, only Raph and Taylor still in the room. Raph leaned back in his chair keeping silent watch over his best friend. He knew she would live; only when she woke up would he know if she would truly be ok.
Taylor reluctantly opened her eyes. To her surprise she found herself staring up at a brick ceiling. The last thing she remembered was falling unconscious after yet another beating. Something felt different. She knew she was no longer at the Kraang laboratory, thank God. This place had a very comforting feeling to it. She lifted her head up and looked around. She looked to her right and saw Raph asleep in a chair, a smile slowly spreading across her face. She noticed her one arm was all wrapped up and her other arm was hooked to some kind of machine. Taylor tried to sit up but her back was not cooperating. She flailed her legs trying to sit up, but not succeeding. The noise she had been making awoke the sleeping Raphael. He sprang to life when he realized Taylor was awake. Raph, tried his best to envelope her in a hug. "I was so worried about you, I'm so happy you're alright." "Raph...Raph, that great and all... but...you're...hurting... me." Raph pulled back off of Taylor as her body started to relax after the painful, but heart-felt, hug. Donnie heard the commotion and rushed into the lab. "Is everyone..." He stopped when he saw Raph smiling down at Taylor. Donnie walked up to them. "Hey Taylor, how you feeling?" "Good I guess. I can't move though." Donnie fiddled with some loose bandaging on her arm. "You're back is probably stiff, you took quite a number of hits. I was really surprised your collar bone was still in-tact. That cut on your shoulder could have been much worse." Taylor nodded and felt the bandage on her shoulder. "Can you guys help me sit up?" "Yeah, sure." The two brothers lifted Taylor so she sat up-right, several bones in her back cracking as they did so. "Where did my shirt go?" Raph's face tinted pick as he pointed to the discarded pile of clothing on the floor. "Um, we kinda, had to, take them...off, so that we could ya' know, fix you up." Taylor's face started to turn red. "But we didn't see anything! We were more preoccupied with saving you life, rather than...that." Donnie gave his famous gap-grin. "We're professional." They all laughed until he spoke up again. "Although there will still be the thing of changing the bandages and if you need to take a shower you'll probably need help from someone." Before Taylor's face could get even redder she slides off the table and walks towards the door. "Let's go see the others; they probably don't know I'm alive yet." Donnie and Raph walk next to Taylor. "Okay, but there's just one rule: you can't be in your leopard form or we'll have to shave your fur." She shudders at the thought. "Noted." As the three walked into the living room, Mikey was the first to spot them. "Taylor!" He exclaimed and ran at her at full speed to give her a hug. Before he made it to her Raph stood in front of her giving him a hard stare, stopping him in his tracks. Donnie walked in between them and turned to Mikey. "Mikey, I don't think hugs are a good idea right now." Mikey, keeping a close eye on Raph walked over to Taylor and patted her head. Leo walked up to Taylor and put a gentle arm around her shoulders. "Glad, to see you're ok. How long will it take for you to be 100%?" "Don says at least a month or two." "That's good." Raph cleared his throat. "Um, guys?" Leo grabbed his two youngest brothers and pulled them out of the room. Mikey, not going quietly. "But I wanna waaaatch!" Once they were out of the room Raph turned back to Taylor. "So, I...just wanted to say...that...I'm happy you're alive." Taylor scratched the back of her head. "Thanks..." An awkward silence fell over the room. "Well, I guess I'll just be going to our room to..." She turned to leave but Raph grabbed her good arm. "Wait; there was something else I wanted to tell you. When you were taken by the Kraang, the only thing I had on my mind was getting you back and keeping you safe. I could never live without you, you're my best friend and I care about you. It's just so hard for me to tell you because I don't know how you'll take it and I don't want to jeopardize any of that." Taylor gave a small smile and looked up into his green eyes. "Raphael, you can tell me anything." Raph sighed and took Taylor's hands in his. "Taylor, I love you." Raph leaned down and gave her a soft, gentle kiss. When he pulled away he saw Taylor's shocked expression and his face fell. "I understand if you don't..." He was cut off by her lips on his. They separated and Taylor smiled up at him. "I love you, too."
Here's your first hint.
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~PurplePenguin50~