After Naomi left it had taken Mikey and Don a minute, or two, before they realised she and Raph had gone.
Mikey watched as Donnie sighed happily before continuing to his lab. He himself touched his cheek lightly before heading to his room. Once there he threw himself onto his bed and settled down to think.
On one end he was mad at Raph for stealing away his chance to take Naomi home, but on the other side, considering what had happened tonight, was proof that they have a chance. Besides, he didn't blame Raph for not telling them about her in the first place, he wouldn't of told either. Tonight turned out nice though, really nice.
She didn't even scream! And when her fingers ghosted over his chin and neck, especially when they messaged the hard muscles, and when she scratched that spot under his chin, below his ear slit, sent lightning bolts of pleasure through his body, and causing warmth to pool in his gut. Thank goodness Splinter taught them extensive control.
Mikey sighed dreamily as he remembered the feel of her lips against his cheek, a warm, soft, reassuring pressure that left tingling sparks. With that he dozed off...only to be awakened by frantic yells.
Donnie sat down in his chair feeling refreshed and ready for anything as he pulled a search up for their new friend, still wanting to know where his shojo resided.
Of all the adventure they've had over the last three years, from discovering Shredder to mousers and April, Casey and Angel, the nano-bots, Garbageman, Leatherhead, discovering Alintas, finding the Utroms, traveling to and surviving wars on another planet with Prof. Honeycut, and to top it all off, dealing with a delusional triceraton soldier.
None of those instances, however, seemed close to getting his heart racing like it did when Naomi pressed her lips briefly made sweet contact with his cheek. His heart fluttered at the memory, and something told him he wouldn't be able to get much work done like this.
Raph raced back to the lair as fast as he could manage with an unconscious and bleeding Naomi in his arms. He was so stupid, he should have seen the explosion coming, should have turned to protect her, she was much too fragile to take the beating she had when she flew from his arms and landed awkwardly on the stairs.
Raph launched himself through the lair doors as soon as he got close enough.
"DONNIE!" As soon as the name left his lips he was in the lab setting her back down on the cot she had gotten up from not hours prier. Donatello asked question after question before noticing that Raph wasn't going to answer anytime soon, his eyes sorrow filled and fixed upon the pale, prone figure on the bed. He was more trouble than usual this time to kick out, but with a promise to take care of her he walked out passed Mikey, and left Donnie to examine his patient.
Michelangelo unfortunately knew that scent, and in the span of a day he'd come to despise it. The smell of his koneko's blood outside her body meant she was hurt, and that made his heart hurt. He quickly fled the are near the lab not wanting to interrupt as Donnie worked on whatever injuries Naomi had.
Sitting down next to Raph he was tempted to ask what happened, but decided to keep his mouth shut. It wasn't long before Splinter asked what was going on when they final got a story.
"I took her home like ya said, and when we got there, someone had rigged her whole apartment to explode. I wasn't able ta protect er', she flew outta my arms from the blast and landed on the stairs behind us. She was bleedin' pretty bad." Raph's voice got uncharacteristically soft at the end, and his eyes went glossy.
"That would explain the bruising." They all looked up as Donnie walked in.
"How is she my son?" Master Splinter's voice held parental concern as his eyes shone with stress and worry for the young lady.
"She has a few bruised ribs, but other than that nothing was broken. She has a cut on the right side of her head where she hit a step, that's where all the blood came from. Head injuries tend to bleed more, she, more than likely, has concussion though and that concerns me the most."
Mikey piped up, worried. "Why?"
Donnie took a breath before answering."A concussion is when the brain bounces, essentially, around to much in the cranium and bruises. When that happens, minor or not, it can be dangerous if said person falls asleep. When asleep the body focus' it's energy on healing, but with a concussion, it could send them into a coma."
"Is that bad?" Raph waited for Don to answer.
"It can be, because it's a guessing game on how long it'll take for the person to wake up"
As Donnie's words sank in they hit each brother hard, Naomi my not open her beautiful eyes again.
