Chapter 20
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Raphael was doing pushups in the lair, Mikey listening to music on the couch, and Leonardo was sharpening his swords when Claire walked into the lair. Zoey had rushed to the apartment after school to pick up Donatello's surprise and came immediately to the lair but Claire did some homework quick since she had a shift in about an hour at the gym.
"Hi guys."
Raphael kept doing his pushups, trying to show off for Claire.
"Hey," he said trying to not sound out of breath.
She sat on the couch next to Mikey and went through her backpack.
"Mikey, I found this for you and I thought you would like it."
Claire pulled out her old Gameboy Advance along with some games she had.
"I haven't played them in forever and I know-"
Mikey's eyes widened, he took out his headphones, and threw his arms around Claire.
"You're so awesome! I always wanted one of these!"
Raphael stopped doing his pushups and stood up.
Why was Mikey hugging his Claire?
Wait...not his Claire. Where did that come from? Only Donnie slipped stuff like that and that was because he liked April. Or used to anyway.
Raphael's forehead vein started pulsing as Mikey kept hugging her.
Okay. Raphael couldn't deny it anymore. He was starting to...well not starting to...
That's enough hugging!
It was obvious Raphael liked Claire. Not the "friends" like but the "act goofy and can be yourself with them" like. The "she's kind of cute for a human and is fun to be around" like.
Leonardo looked at Raphael and smirked. The red-masked turtle was about 30 seconds away from killing Mikey.
Oh this was totally going to be his new blackmail material for the next month.
Claire slipped out of Mikey's hold and smiled.
Raphael was standing there feeling dumb. He was secretly hoping there was something for him but didn't want to sound like a little kid.
Claire glanced at Raphael and smiled. He was kind of cute when he was secretly fuming.
"Hey, is it okay if I go see Spike?"
He nodded and the two went to his room.
Raphael expected her to go right to Spike but she instead wrapped her arms around him. He felt the blood rush to his face as he stood there frozen.
Claire laughed.
"Don't worry, I didn't forget about you. I just didn't want to make those guys jealous."
She let go of him and pulled out a fake leather biker jacket from her backpack. Zoey was planning on fixing it for Donatello, but Claire took it instead. It was definitely going to look cooler on Raph.
"Try it on."
Raphael did so and looked at himself. It looked pretty good.
"How do I look?"
She smiled at him.
"Really handsome."
Raphael smiled, genuinely smiled.
"Thanks. This is really cool."
The two stood there awkwardly for a moment.
"Um," Raphael started. "Want to maybe go for a ride tonight? Donnie fixed the Shell Cycle for me and made the seat longer."
During his fight with the mutated cockroach, Raphael noticed he didn't have much maneuverability when it came to the seat.
Claire beamed and looked very excited.
"Really? That sounds great! I have a shift tonight at the gym but would you want to just pick me up in the front at 10?"
Raphael nodded and Claire giggled.
"It's a date then. Bye!" she said running out of the room, leaving her backpack on the floor after she took out her wallet.
The turtle blushed and felt his heart speed up.
Date?
The air left his lungs and he threw his fists into the air. Raphael picked up Spike and held him up.
"Date. She said date. It's a date!"