"So far, we've found nothing" Wilmarie huffed a couple of nights later.
Raph laughed, "Who said we didn't find anything? You might not have, but I sure did"
"What are you talking about? You never even once let me ask where Julius was" Will turned and looked over to the helmet.
Raph smirked at how forward she was, "No, but all the people we've been throwing down tonight were from his gang"
"How do you know?" Wilmarie asked.
Raph pointed down to his wrist, "Every single one of those thugs had the same brand on their wrist. It's not much but from my experience, they've pledged allegiance to the same crew. Not only that it was noted when Julius was first taken into custody"
"Really?" Wilmarie gazed up at him, "You read up on his report?"
She gazed a little bit deeper, wanting to catch a glimpse of his eyes or something to show her the truth. But hearing how he connected the dots of the thugs made Wilmarie actually feel warm inside. She didn't think that Raphael was actually here to help her, she thought he only came because of the adrenaline rush. A slight blush appeared on her cheeks as she hoped the mask covered it as she quickly turned away. It felt good to actually have someone on her side and not let the case die with her father. When she thought that the blush went away, she turned around and gave him a smile.
Raph smirked, "It was the least I could do"
Will shrugged, "Glad you did your homework"
"Better than you did, I'm assuming" Raph teased, "All you wanted to do was ask every street thug a question. Some would have ratted him out but others just might tell him and that would make Julius come out of hiding. But that's what we don't want"
Wilmarie gave him a confused look at what he just said. Isn't that the point of doing all of this? To make Julius come out of hiding? She didn't want to wait around until he thought it was safe out to wander the streets of the City. She wanted him to know that she was actively looking for him for revenge.
"I'm not going to wait forever for him to come out" Will argued.
Raph rolled his eyes, "He'll try to kill you if he finds out someone is spreading his name around. Believe me, as much as they like to strike fear in everyone they also don't like to be broadcasted everywhere"
"Wait a minute. How do you know all of this?" Will asked him.
"I've got more experience on this then you do" Raph shrugged.
Wilmarie took a slight step toward him, "But you don't sound as much older as I am"
"Just because I'm 18 doesn't mean I don't have any experience of this world. It's what I'm used to doing. Now if you don't mind, stop asking so many questions" Raph growled.
Wilmarie laughed as she turned and leaned on a chain at the dock they were at, "Why not? I feel like you know more about me than I know more about you"
Wilmarie watched the bodysuit move slightly as if he were about to say something but then stopped. It always seemed to be that way with him. Every time Will asked him something personal he just gives off a vague answer. One time she asked him where did he live and all he said was underground as if that was supposed to mean something.
"Trust me, you don't want to know more about me than you do" Raph finally said.
Will leaned forward, "That's a lie"
Raph walked over and sat down next to her, "It's for your own good. I ran into some people that are waiting for me and my brothers to pop up again. The less you know, the better. I think for both of us"
Raph listened as for once Wilmarie sat in silence with him beside her. He concentrated his gaze as he could see his green skin in the reflection of the mask. His gloves only showed three fingers as he wondered if Wilmarie ever noticed it and didn't say anything to him about it.
She finally spoke up, "What about your eyes?"
Raph turned to her, "What about them? You've seen them?"
Will shook her head, "No, but I'm kind of curious about them. What color are they?"
"Brown" he said after a moment.
"I can see that" Will answered.
Raph glanced to his watch, "We should start to head on back. I kind of have a long ways to go before I'm home and I'm sure you do too. Come on, I'll give you a lift"
"Oh, no you don't have to. I'm sure I can make it home before anyone wakes up" Wilmarie waved him off.
Raph felt a smirk form as out of the blue, he picked up Will and placed her over his shoulder as she let out a squeal. He noticed that she didn't protest for him to put her down as he walked over to the bike and dropped her down to the side.
Raph straddled his bike, "Get on"
Will grumbled, "You could've told me you were going to do that"
Raph shrugged, "Yeah, I could've but then that wouldn't have been much fun. If you know what I was going to do then you probably would've thrown my ass into the water. And don't even try to deny that you would've. You liked it anyways"
Raphael revved up the engine as he looked in the side mirror and saw that same blush that appeared on her face only moments before as she wrapped her arms around his waist and placed her head onto his shoulder as they drove back into the City.