Frankie jumped from roof top to roof top trying to keep up with this black figure ahead of her. They were fast and didn't have any problem making it across large gaps in between buildings. Frankie did. She'd grunt as her body slammed hard against the edge of a roof, pulling with all her strength to make it up and over. Never losing sight of the figure in front of her.
She left the lair as every one was sleeping early this evening. She woke up expecting to see Raphael sleeping next to her but saw nothing but emptiness beside her. She felt, she didn't know what she felt. Angry? Betrayed? Lonely? She couldn't place it, or understand why she had a need to follow him.
He lost her in the sewers trying to dunk into tunnels as he'd look behind him to see if anyone was following. She turned a corner and saw nothing, she ran as her splashing steps echoed through the sewers. She turned around hearing a manhole cover slide shut. She saw one not far from where she stood and climbed the latter making her way to the surface. When she emerged she didn't see Raphael anywhere, but saw a large figure over head leaping to another roof top. Her curiosity got away with her. If it was a Foot she'd have a reason to start a fight. She needed a fight. She hated being kept up for days on end waiting on someone to heal. Wasn't Leo's fault, poor kid. But, Sam could handle taking care of him. Frankie just felt out of place and in the way.
Training in the dojo with Raphael was boring. He always went easy on her she needed someone to not take it so easy with her. Then when they did go to his room, he was off like something wasn't right. She tried to be flirty, cute, make the first move even but he'd always wonder what another one of his brothers were doing or went to go check up on Leo. Tonight was different. She'd always find him on the couch asleep, but instead she found Mikey. She was angry, aggregated sexually and mentally. Where the hell was he going? What was he doing, and why the hell wasn't she doing it with him?
She growled in frustration as she landed hard on another roof, knocking her knee cap against the edge. She ignored the pain and got to her feet taking off in a mad dash to keep up with the figure. The she could see him stop and crouch down on an edge two roof tops away. He just stood there, waiting. Waiting for her? Maybe she wasn't being as stealthy as she thought. Oh well, she wanted to fight anyways.
She walked up behind him and he lifted his head slightly and she stopped breathing, moving. He looked back out in the endless sea of lights and buildings that was New York City. She smirked and cleared her throat. He jumped up turning before her, dropping chains that were in his metal suit to the concrete beside him.
"Well, well, well." She said in a challenging tone sizing him up. "What do we have here, Iron man? The incredible man of steal? Or wait I got it, just some loser in a suit trying to get his jollies from causing havoc on the innocent?" He watched her walk back and forth before him as she never took her eyes off his dark lens. He sighed in his helmet but kept silent. She wouldn't understand. Probably just judge him or think it was stupid. No one really understood why he did it. Leo just scolded him for it instead of joining him, not giving him any other choice than to stop. He couldn't watch this City be thrown to the wolfs when he knew damn well he could do something about it.
"Let's just skip the intros here buddy and get to the ass whoppin'. You could be nice, honestly I don't give a shit. I'm here to fight my frustration out and you seem to be lucky winner number seven so come on down!" She took a stance before him as he didn't move. She rolled her eyes coming back him as he stepped back out of the way. She knocked against the edge of the roof slamming her fists down against it. She went at him again and this time made contact. She sent a strong and hard roundhouse kick to his helmet, dropping to her knee and kicking his legs out from underneath him. He couldn't help but smirk in his helmet as he landed on his back. Their sparring sessions were working. He lifted his legs kicking himself from his back to his feet and took a stance before her. She mimicked his actions.
"You're good." He said trying to mask his voice. She glared at him and stopped. That voice was too familiar.
"What?" She said stepping out of her stance and walking closer to him. He cleared his throat trying harder to make his voice sound different.
"Where'd you learn to fight like that?" He tried to remember how Leonardo spoke and took his fearless leader tone. He scared himself at how similar he sounded to his older brother.
"My boyfriend." She said looking at him in question. He stopped and stood up straight. Boyfriend? He felt his face burn up with something he'd never experienced before her. It was the same feeling he got in his chest the first time they kissed. It was the same feeling he got whenever he caught the sent of her hair, her skin.
"Must be a good trainer?" He continued after clearing his voice from his normal one and taking over Leo's.
"Amazing, and the way he kisses. Ah…Makes my heart throb and tingles sent throughout my whole body." She said with a smirk moving close enough that she could reach out and touch the fabric of his suit. He was memorized by her lips, the way they moved. They way she bit her bottom one when she explained how she felt when he did kiss her.
"Really?" He said trying to mask his voice again, but failing miserably.
"Oh yeah." She smirked as she glided a hand down his arm.
"Do you think he'd like it if he saw you this close to another guy?"
"He'd kill them." She said in that dangerous voice he loved so much. He took a breath and tried to calm himself but all he could think about was her, the way she looked, the way her skin glistened with sweat in the moonlight. He kept having his hands twitch to the thought of slamming her against the shed they were next to and just…He didn't know what.
"What about you? He wouldn't be mad at you?"
"I wouldn't ever be this close to another guy Big Red. Only you." He smirked ignoring the fact that she found out. She had to of known, she had to of caught on. "Ya know, this suit is kinda sexy." She said taking a step back to take him all in.
"That's not exactly what I was goin' for."
"Ha, yeah I bet. But it's what I was." She said looking up at him. He removed his helmet and placed it on the ground next to him. "Why didn't you tell me?" Her voice instantly changing from seductive to concern. "And when I wanted to sleep in your bed, you slept on the couch instead?" He winced to the question hoping she wouldn't bring it up. "I mean I understand I'm a girl and all that but you had to of known that I like you and wasn't doin' it to sleep by myself. I liked havin' you next to me. I liked the way…" She sighed and put her head down as her emotions got the best of her. There was a space between them now as a cold breeze rushed through the roof tops. Her beautiful dark red hair blew off her neck as it wisped next to her face. She hugged her arms tight around her chest, as the moonlight shown her expressions, her eyes sad and betrayed. Raphael put his head down not knowing what to say. He's never had to be in this kind of situation before.
"Did we just have our first fight?" He asked stepping in towards her as her expression softened. A small smile played at her lips.
"Yeah, I think so Big Red."
"I didn't know how to react with you there, in the same bed with me. That's never happened before, I'm not…It's not somethin' I'm used to."
"I figured as much." He sighed and closed the space between them completely as another breeze made her body shiver. He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her body into his. "So what's the deal with this anyways?" She said leaning back and gesturing towards his suit.
"It's the only way I can go out and fight, without being seen as, well a turtle." She smiled but then her eyes darted towards his helmet as a police report was being sent through it. Raph picked it up, placing it over his head listening as Frankie leaned in closer trying to hear for herself.
"That's a robbery. No units available? Are you kiddin' me?" She said Raph nodded his head.
"That happens a lot. Hence, why I wear this. It's happenin' three blocks from here. Go back to the lair, I'll be there lata, ok?"
"Hell no! I need to work out some frustration. I'm goin'."
"The hell you are."
"Psh, Raph please. You and I both know I can handle myself and besides you need someone to help you."
"Fine, but stay close!" He warned before taking off to another roof. She followed pushing herself to keep up with him. She was never the fastest at what she did. She was the muscle or the guns. Sammy took the cake with speed.
They crouched down on a roof top seeing four men come out of the darkness or an alleyway. Raphael dropped down, not waiting for Frankie. She tired to tell him to stop but it was too late, he disappeared into the darkness behind the four emerging creeps. There was a yelp as Frankie brought her attention back to the group of men. One guy slid on his stomach into the darkness of the alleyway as Raphael emerged taking down another. He kicked the gun out of the guy's hand as the shot rang out through the small alley. Frankie growled in frustration. She wanted to play too. She ran to a fire escape and slide down it, jumping half way and taking out another guy that was reloading a gun. Frankie smirked towards Raph's helmet and got to her feet. The one left standing watched them walk towards him, cornering him against a dumpster as he steadied his gun.
"Well, well. The Nightwatcher has a girlfriend?" The scumbag mocked. Frankie narrowed her eyes.
"Yeah, I'm sorry I'm not as good lookin' as your boyfriend." Frankie shot back. Raph smirked in his helmet. She was so feisty, he loved that about her.
The creep came at her and she dodged out of the way, tumbling into the alleyway. Raphael grabbed the guy flipping him over his shoulder. His back slammed against the hard concrete floor. He was slow to get up as Raph walked over to him kicking his guns out of his grasps. He dropped chains from his suit and starting tying all of them up. It didn't take long before they were all hanging on a street lamp at the entrance of the alleyway. Just as Raphael finished, helping Frankie up the fire escape, police sirens rang out. Raph pushed Frankie up harder making her body fall on the roof top as Raph's body stumbled onto hers. She smiled at him as she removed his helmet.
"That's better." She said as a smile came to his lips. He leaned down slowly and kissed her. This was the first time he made the move. Her face burned with excitement to the feel of his lips on hers. "That was exciting." She said softly, not moving far from his lips, her eyes remaining closed. He pushed his lips back to hers as she moved under him, rolling her hips into a more comfortable position.
"Earlier. When you said boyfriend, what was that about?" Raphael said pushing away from her, her lips instantly missing his. She frowned from him breaking the kiss she was enjoying so much.
"You don't want to be my boyfriend?" She asked getting frustrated.
"That's not what I said." He glared back.
"Then why are you questionin' it? You wanna be my boyfriend or not?" She asked leaning up on her hands making him move off of her.
"Well, yeah." He said in doubt that she would even question it herself.
"Then shut up and kiss me." She said pulling his lips back on hers. He laid his body on top of hers as ocean wind blew over them. Smog clouds moved out of the way to show a full moon in the distance.