Sooo... I've got requests for a love interest for Mikey... and I think you guys will be happy after this chapter. We meet Mikey's new friend and Raph and Olivia have a moment! I'll shut up and let you guys read! Enjoy! :3
Chloe
"You're sure everything is going okay?" Donny asks you.
"I'm sure. I mean, Liam may be back, but he hasn't done anything yet. And we've been in the apartment for two weeks now." You say. You and Olivia went down to the lair to visit the turtles and Master Splinter today. You were in the kitchen with Leo and Donny, Raph was off in his room asleep, and Olivia was in the living room with the only turtle she could stand to be around, Mikey.
"Don't drop your guard though. They could just be waiting for the perfect timing." Leo reminds you.
"NO! This can't be happening!" A voice screams throughout the lair. You perk up and meet Donny's eyes. The three of you rush to the living room, ready to battle off danger.
"Hold up guys." Olivia laughs, holding her hand up at you. You see Mikey lying on the floor, crying. There are gaming controllers in each of their hands. '2nd Place' flashes on Mikey's half of the screen. You smirk when you realize that Olivia beat Mikey at his favorite racing game. Leo and Donny start to laugh with Olivia.
"C'mon Mikey, second place isn't so bad." You try to tell him, feeling somewhat sorry for him.
"It is too! Especially when I lose to Livy!" Mikey cries.
"Lose? I destroyed you Mikey! I was an entire lap ahead of you!" Olivia cheers. Suddenly, an alarm clock goes off on Mikey's shell cell. He ceases crying instantly and jumps up. He runs over to the TVs and grabs his headset out of the gaming basket.
"Is Chloe getting on?" Donny smirks at him. You look at Mikey in confusion.
"Who's Chloe?" You ask. A barely noticeable blush creeps into Mikey's face.
"She's this girl I meet over the Xbox about a week ago. She's super cool. She's out of school now and should be getting home any minute. We agreed to team up on Halo today." Mikey grins.
"Ohhh! Mikey likes a girl!" Olivia teases him. His blush intensifies.
"I do not!"
"Do to!"
"Do not!"
"Do to!"
"SHUT UP!" A voice yells. Everyone looks up to see Raph emerge from his room, glaring at everything he sees. "Some of us are tryin' ta sleep!"
"Raph, its three. Get your lazy ass out of bed." Olivia calls out to him without even looking at him. Raph glares at her, probably mumbling a few cuss words before heading to the dojo.
"Guys, be quiet!" Mikey whines as he plops down onto the couch again.
"Okay, if he's going to be like this the entire time, I'm out." Olivia says. She stands up and goes into the kitchen.
"I'm gone too. I'm going to go meditate. See you guys later." Leo adds. Mikey looks over harshly at him.
"Shhh!"
"Sorry." Leo holds his hands up in defense, then walks away quickly to his room. You look up at Donny.
"What are we going to do Einstein?"
"Well, you could come help me fix the Battle Shell. It was pretty beat up in our last battle with the Foot." He replies and wraps an arm around your waist, giving you a cute grin.
You laugh. "Okay. But after that, you have to watch a chick flick with me."
"Okay, sounds like a plan to me."
"SHHHH!"
"Cut it out Mikey!" You glare at him. He glares back, then sticks his tongue out at you. He turns his attention back to the TV and shrugs to himself.
"Just my brother Donny and his girlfriend, [Y/N]. My other brothers, Leo and Raph, are off doing their own things and [Y/N]'s sister, Olivia, went off somewhere. Do you have any siblings?" He questions the girl on the other end of the headset. You roll your eyes at him. You grab Donny's hand and lead him off towards the lab.
"Let's leave Mikey alone to flirt with his girl."
Mikey's POV
"Mikey! I thought you were supposed to be covering my left flank!" A melodic voice whines in my ear.
"I'm sorry Chloe! That's kind of hard to do when you have ten plus enemies trailing your butt!"
She laughs. "Excuses, excuses." My figure on screen fires rapidly at the opponents, knocking about half of them out.
"Can I have some help or what?"
"Fine. Maybe rescuing a damsel in distress will gain me some extra points." A smirk forms on my face. She can be so sassy sometimes. Her figure jumps into my view on the screen and starts annihilating enemy after enemy. I stop for a minute to just watch. My head rest on my hand as I watch her player take out all of our opponents. A sigh escapes my mouth and is replaced by a dreamy smile. "Mikey? Are you there?"
"Huh?" I answer, almost falling over in surprise. I hear her laugh in my ear.
"Did you even hear what I said?"
"Maybe..."
"I asked… If you maybe wanted to hang out sometime. Ya know, not over Xbox." She lets out a nervous laugh. My eyes widen as I continue to cover her left flank . I take out a few guys before actually replying.
"I… I would really like that Chloe, but… I can't."
"Oh. Um, okay. No worries." She assures me, but I can hear the sadness in her voice.
"I'm sorry, I just can't. It's not that I don't want to hang out with you, I just can't." I tell her.
"Well, why not?" She questions. "Wait… are you really like some thirty-five year old creep-o that still lives with his mother in her basement?"
I laugh. "No. I'm really a teenager. I just… I'm different."
"Different how?"
"I, uh… I just look different."
"Look different?"
"It doesn't matter! I can't meet you though." I say, a bit harsher than I intend. Everything is silent on her end for a while.
"Okay. Hey, I have to go. I just realized that I have to cover my friends shift at work tonight. I'll talk to you later, Mikey." Without another word being said, she disconnects and her player disappears from the screen. I drop the controller and headset to the ground.
"Hey Mikey." A voice says. Olivia walks back into the living room with a bowl of grapes in her hand. "Already done playing?"
"I guess you can say that." I pout. She takes a seat next to me on the floor and offers me a grape. I gratefully take a few.
"What happened?" She asks.
"She wants to meet me in person. But obviously," I gesture to my body. "I can't."
"Why not?"
"You know why not Liv."
"No, I really don't." She states. "I mean, you guys met my sister, then me. And Casey and April know about you guys. A lot of people do. So why not one more? And if you like her and she likes you, then there could potentially be something there. Who knows? Maybe she'll be accepting of what you are."
"You sound so sure." I smirk. She sets a hand on my shoulder.
"You're a great guy Mikey. Why wouldn't she like you?" She stands up. "Have you seen Raph? I need to talk to him."
"Probably still in the dojo."
"Okay. Thanks." She walks towards the dojo, leaving me thinking about what she said. Was she right? I deserve a chance at a relationship just like my brothers... right? And how bad could it be if just one more person knew about us? Chloe is a great girl, she wouldn't tell anyone. Like Olivia said, there could potentially be something there.
I grab my controller back and start typing a message to Chloe. I send it and sit there somewhat patiently, waiting for a reply.
"I changed my mind. I would really like it if we could hang out." I sent. After a few minutes, a reply came back.
"Are you sure? We don't have to." She writes.
"I'm sure. :)" I send back.
"Okay. Wanna meet on the north-east side of Central Park tonight? I'll bring pizza and pop! Around eight, okay? :D" I grin. Suddenly, I get a really weird feeling in the pit of my stomach. It makes me want to throw up. Nervousness? Maybe. All I know is that I feel really funky.
"Sounds awesome! See ya then!"
Raph's POV
Why did she piss me off so much? Why did I let her get to me the way she does? What made me dislike her so much, but then turn around and wonder what she is doing or what she thinks about me? I must be crazy. Yeah, that's it. I'm clinically insane.
"Raph?" A voice calls out to me. I stop beating my punching bag when I hear the familiar voice.
"What do ya want Olivia?" She steps around me, standing in between me and the punching bag. She sighs and contemplates what she wants to say before actually saying it.
"I just wanted to… apologize for how I've acted lately." She says, forcing the words out of her mouth. "I know you guys are just trying to help. And I appreciate it. Everything has just been going south lately and it's kind of hard to take in. But… for my sister, your brothers, and Master Splinter's sakes… I will try to be less difficult." I look at her skeptically.
"[Y/N] made ya say dis, right?"
She laughs a bit and starts to rub the back of her neck. "More like encouraged me. But Donny said you might have something to say to me too, so they told me this would be a good idea."
"Knew it."
"So… Do you have something to say to me?" She asks. I give her a confused look before pushing her to the side so I can continue to work out.
"Not that I know of." I say. She crosses her arms and I can feel her gaze as she glares at me.
"Well okay. Nice talking to you too, Raph." She says. She heads for the door, arms still crossed. Something inside of me hesitates and I stop my work out. Before I can even think about it, I find myself turned around.
"Wait…" I start. She turns around and gives me a look that tells me I only have a few minutes to explain. I put my sais in my belt and play with the hilts of them while I speak. "I guess… I should apologize fer how I've been actin' too. I have been kind of a jerk." I mumble. "So… sorry."
She gives me a small smirk. "It's cool. We've both been jerks."
Awkward silence.
"Umm. So… I'm going to go. I have to help [Y/N] with dinner." She explains, gesturing towards the kitchen. "I'll see ya later."
I grin a bit. "Yeah, okay." She gives me a smile and a nod before turning around to leave. I stand there for a while, watching her hypnotic walk as she glides away. I catch myself though. I shake my head and quickly turn back around to continue my workout. Yup. I'm insane.
TADA! What do you guys think of Chloe? Her character will develop more throughout the story, but I think you guys will love her! I know I do! And so does a certain orange clad ninja turtle... ;D
Olivia and Raph are on the same page now... sort of. I think they'll still have conflict in the future. But I feel like Olivia really does want to make things right with him. I guess we'll just have to wait and see!
I'll continue with this story, for a while because it's not anywhere close to being done yet. It's just gotten very hard to deal with five stories all at once. Hope you guys understand! P.S. I'm still looking for a partner to team up with to help me with fan art for these stories of mine! If you or someone you know would be a great candidate for this position, please feel free to PM me! :) ... I feel like an ad in a paper or something...
Thank you to my loyal, beautiful, AMAZING readers and reviewers! You guys are so awesome! These stories would have never gotten this far without the love and support of you guys! I know I say it a lot, but THANK YOU! I really mean it! :)
I promise to update soon! :)
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