Raph trudged through the sewers, heading towards the apartment Venus
shared with Akira and Devon. Donny was beside him, and they were talking
quietly about what they were about to do. "What do you think she'll say?
I'm not sure she's ready for this, Raph." Donny said, concern showing on
his face. "If she's not ready by now, she'll never be ready, Don." Raph
told him, then turned back to concentrate on the road in front of them. "I
know that, but still, I don't want to push her into something she's not
ready for yet." Raph opened his mouth to say something, then closed it.
We're here, Don get out." Raph said, hoisting up the manhole cover that
led to Venus's apartment. Grabbing their hooks, they both climbed up to
the now familiar door. Sitting on the balcony was Akira, who looked at
them and smiled. "She's in her room Raph." Akira said, opening up the
door to the apartment. Raph smiled at him, then walked up the stairs.
Donny and Akira sat at the table, neither one talking much. Finally Akira
looked at him for a minute before asking "so, Donny, what's going on
between you two. You're always over here." Donny began to blush, and
turned to look out at New York. "Nothing's really happening between the
two of us, we're just talking right now. I'm sure she's not ready for any
kind of commitment. I know I'm not. We just don't get along enough to
even consider a real relationship." Akira nodded and patted Donny's
shoulder. "I know Donny, it'll be ok, I promise." Donny smiled briefly at
him, then turned back to the window, quietly thinking.
Walking upstairs, Raph nodded on Venus's door. Hearing a muffled reply, he slowly opened the door. The sight in front of him made him laugh. Venus had been meditating, and when he had knocked on the door, she had been startled, and crashed to the ground. Trying to hold back his laughter, Raph offered her a hand up. Refusing, Venus slowly rose to her feet, and shook her entire body. When she was done, she gave Raph a look. "What do you want?" She asked him, sitting back on her bed. Raph looked at her for a minute before answering. "I've been thinking, maybe it's time that we let things go back to the way they were. So I want to know if you want to come back to the lair with me and Donny. Akira and Devon said it would be alright with them, and you can always come back here whenever you want." Venus sat there, pondering what Raph had asked her before smiling and nodding. "I would really like to come back home, Raph. Let me just pack my stuff, and I'll be ready to go. I'll be only a few minutes." Raph responded by giving her a huge hug, then walked back downstairs to tell Donny that she had said yes.
Walking upstairs, Raph nodded on Venus's door. Hearing a muffled reply, he slowly opened the door. The sight in front of him made him laugh. Venus had been meditating, and when he had knocked on the door, she had been startled, and crashed to the ground. Trying to hold back his laughter, Raph offered her a hand up. Refusing, Venus slowly rose to her feet, and shook her entire body. When she was done, she gave Raph a look. "What do you want?" She asked him, sitting back on her bed. Raph looked at her for a minute before answering. "I've been thinking, maybe it's time that we let things go back to the way they were. So I want to know if you want to come back to the lair with me and Donny. Akira and Devon said it would be alright with them, and you can always come back here whenever you want." Venus sat there, pondering what Raph had asked her before smiling and nodding. "I would really like to come back home, Raph. Let me just pack my stuff, and I'll be ready to go. I'll be only a few minutes." Raph responded by giving her a huge hug, then walked back downstairs to tell Donny that she had said yes.
