CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Naomi crouched on the floor, clutching the knife in her hands. Raph's sais were safely hidden under the bed, he had no weapons except for his fists, but she was not worried about them.
The door slowly opened and she tensed, ready to spring. Raph appeared in the doorway, a white towel wrapped around his waist. There were still a few drops of water on his shoulders.
With a wild scream, she leapt up and charged at him, knife pointing at his chest,
" Murderer!" she cried. Raph grabbed her wrists and held them-hard. She yelped as he applied more pressure to them and she dropped the knife.
They were both surprised when they heard Don's voice call out:
" Raph? Naomi? Are you guys in here?"
Naomi opened her mouth to call out but a look from Raph stopped her, " In the bedroom Don."
Don appeared and his eyes went wide at the sight, " Jeez, what's going on?" he asked them.
" This bitch tried to take a stab at me." Raph explained, " What are you doing back anyway?"
" I don't know...I just got this feeling that something was wrong." Don paused, " and I had to tell you something."
" Don't bother I already know." Raph flung Naomi to the floor, " she's a psycho."
" No she's not," Don protested, " she's no psycho Raph. She's never been a psycho. That girl there is not Naomi."
Naomi rolled over onto her back. Her eyes were wild and she was panting, " Of course she's Naomi." Raph snapped at Don, " Who else would it be?"
" Matthew," Don replied, " Matthew's taken over mind. Can't you see that?"
" That's rubbish." Raph snorted.
" It's true Raph," Naomi spoke up, " Matthew appears to me every now and then and wants me to do things for him."
" Why should I believe you?" Raph growled.
Don then explained about the poltergeist activity, " Matthew is clearly haunting her, possessing her. He wanted her to kill you because he obviously thought you killed him on purpose."
" Don, there's one thing you haven't explained yet," Naomi told him.
" What's that?"
" Every time the poltergeist activity happened, I get this awful pain in my head."
" That's just a spooky coincidence. I think the pain in your head is related to a health problem. You should see a doctor about that."
Raph sighed and helped Naomi to her feet, " Sorry for pushing you around," Raph said, " and I'm sorry for acting so hateful towards you. You really did want to make amends."
Naomi smiled at him, " I don't blame for hating me. I would have done the same." she then hugged Raph and he returned it.
Don watched them and smiled to himself. He was happy for them, he really was. Sure it hurt him deeply when he heard them making love earlier, but he now knew he Naomi will never be his. He had to let go; it was as simple as that.
* * *
Later that afternoon, Mike and Leo were told what happened with Matthew, the poltergeist activity and how Raph and Naomi made up.
" You guys are back together?" Mike asked them and Naomi nodded happily.
" That's great. It really is, now we can get on with our lives."
" What about you Don?" Mike turned to Don, who was sitting quietly in Splinter's armchair,
" How do you feel about it?"
" Mike!" Leo hissed at him.
" What do you mean?" Don asked warily.
" Uh, Donnie...I kind of told them about you." Raph confessed. He and Naomi were snuggling on the couch-it was kind of sweet.
" Great," Don muttered.
" Told them about what?" Naomi asked Raph.
" That he was in love with you. They had to know, they've been wondering why Donnie's been acting kind of strange."
Naomi looked over at the quiet turtle and pondered. She had to talk to him about last night's kiss. He must be feeling really hurt right now.
" Can we talk in the kitchen Don? There's something I have to tell you," she said to him. He looked surprised but followed her into the kitchen.
" About the kiss last night, I-" Naomi began but he cut her off.
" Don't worry about it," Don said, " I know it was just a kiss and didn't mean much. I liked it of course and had hoped..." he trailed off.
" I was scared, lonely and wanted company, that was all. I'm so sorry I lead you on. It was uncalled for." she grinned at him, " Are we still friends?"
" Of course." Don said and they hugged each other before returning back to the living room.
" Hello my sons," a voice said from the doorway and everyone looked up.
" Master!" Mike ran over to hug his sensei, " I'm glad you're back. We missed you. How are you feeling?"
" Much better Michaelangelo," Splinter answered.
" Uh, hello Splinter." Naomi greeted him.
" Hello my child," Splinter said, " I see you have returned."
" It's okay Master, she's not insane like we thought she was." Raph assured him and squeezed her shoulders as if to prove it.
" And I see the two of you are together again." Splinter said, " Donatello, may I have my armchair back?"
Don stood up immediately, " Sorry Master. Want some tea?"
" Thank you, that would be great."
Leo walked over to him, " How are Casey and April?" he asked.
Raph followed Naomi out of the den and into the sewer, " What a day eh?" he mused, " we...sorta slept together, you tried to kill me and Splinter comes back."
" Sorta slept together?" Naomi shot him a Look.
Raph blushed, " You know what I mean Naomi." he took her in his arms, " I won't mind much if I stayed the night at your place."
" I won't mind much either, but I think I'll go the doctor tomorrow and find out why I'm getting pains in my head."
Raph looked troubled, " I hope it's nothing serious." he kissed her briefly, " I'll come with you if you want."
" Thanks, but I'll do it alone." Raph pulled her closer and resumed kissing her. At that moment, he's never felt happier...
Naomi crouched on the floor, clutching the knife in her hands. Raph's sais were safely hidden under the bed, he had no weapons except for his fists, but she was not worried about them.
The door slowly opened and she tensed, ready to spring. Raph appeared in the doorway, a white towel wrapped around his waist. There were still a few drops of water on his shoulders.
With a wild scream, she leapt up and charged at him, knife pointing at his chest,
" Murderer!" she cried. Raph grabbed her wrists and held them-hard. She yelped as he applied more pressure to them and she dropped the knife.
They were both surprised when they heard Don's voice call out:
" Raph? Naomi? Are you guys in here?"
Naomi opened her mouth to call out but a look from Raph stopped her, " In the bedroom Don."
Don appeared and his eyes went wide at the sight, " Jeez, what's going on?" he asked them.
" This bitch tried to take a stab at me." Raph explained, " What are you doing back anyway?"
" I don't know...I just got this feeling that something was wrong." Don paused, " and I had to tell you something."
" Don't bother I already know." Raph flung Naomi to the floor, " she's a psycho."
" No she's not," Don protested, " she's no psycho Raph. She's never been a psycho. That girl there is not Naomi."
Naomi rolled over onto her back. Her eyes were wild and she was panting, " Of course she's Naomi." Raph snapped at Don, " Who else would it be?"
" Matthew," Don replied, " Matthew's taken over mind. Can't you see that?"
" That's rubbish." Raph snorted.
" It's true Raph," Naomi spoke up, " Matthew appears to me every now and then and wants me to do things for him."
" Why should I believe you?" Raph growled.
Don then explained about the poltergeist activity, " Matthew is clearly haunting her, possessing her. He wanted her to kill you because he obviously thought you killed him on purpose."
" Don, there's one thing you haven't explained yet," Naomi told him.
" What's that?"
" Every time the poltergeist activity happened, I get this awful pain in my head."
" That's just a spooky coincidence. I think the pain in your head is related to a health problem. You should see a doctor about that."
Raph sighed and helped Naomi to her feet, " Sorry for pushing you around," Raph said, " and I'm sorry for acting so hateful towards you. You really did want to make amends."
Naomi smiled at him, " I don't blame for hating me. I would have done the same." she then hugged Raph and he returned it.
Don watched them and smiled to himself. He was happy for them, he really was. Sure it hurt him deeply when he heard them making love earlier, but he now knew he Naomi will never be his. He had to let go; it was as simple as that.
* * *
Later that afternoon, Mike and Leo were told what happened with Matthew, the poltergeist activity and how Raph and Naomi made up.
" You guys are back together?" Mike asked them and Naomi nodded happily.
" That's great. It really is, now we can get on with our lives."
" What about you Don?" Mike turned to Don, who was sitting quietly in Splinter's armchair,
" How do you feel about it?"
" Mike!" Leo hissed at him.
" What do you mean?" Don asked warily.
" Uh, Donnie...I kind of told them about you." Raph confessed. He and Naomi were snuggling on the couch-it was kind of sweet.
" Great," Don muttered.
" Told them about what?" Naomi asked Raph.
" That he was in love with you. They had to know, they've been wondering why Donnie's been acting kind of strange."
Naomi looked over at the quiet turtle and pondered. She had to talk to him about last night's kiss. He must be feeling really hurt right now.
" Can we talk in the kitchen Don? There's something I have to tell you," she said to him. He looked surprised but followed her into the kitchen.
" About the kiss last night, I-" Naomi began but he cut her off.
" Don't worry about it," Don said, " I know it was just a kiss and didn't mean much. I liked it of course and had hoped..." he trailed off.
" I was scared, lonely and wanted company, that was all. I'm so sorry I lead you on. It was uncalled for." she grinned at him, " Are we still friends?"
" Of course." Don said and they hugged each other before returning back to the living room.
" Hello my sons," a voice said from the doorway and everyone looked up.
" Master!" Mike ran over to hug his sensei, " I'm glad you're back. We missed you. How are you feeling?"
" Much better Michaelangelo," Splinter answered.
" Uh, hello Splinter." Naomi greeted him.
" Hello my child," Splinter said, " I see you have returned."
" It's okay Master, she's not insane like we thought she was." Raph assured him and squeezed her shoulders as if to prove it.
" And I see the two of you are together again." Splinter said, " Donatello, may I have my armchair back?"
Don stood up immediately, " Sorry Master. Want some tea?"
" Thank you, that would be great."
Leo walked over to him, " How are Casey and April?" he asked.
Raph followed Naomi out of the den and into the sewer, " What a day eh?" he mused, " we...sorta slept together, you tried to kill me and Splinter comes back."
" Sorta slept together?" Naomi shot him a Look.
Raph blushed, " You know what I mean Naomi." he took her in his arms, " I won't mind much if I stayed the night at your place."
" I won't mind much either, but I think I'll go the doctor tomorrow and find out why I'm getting pains in my head."
Raph looked troubled, " I hope it's nothing serious." he kissed her briefly, " I'll come with you if you want."
" Thanks, but I'll do it alone." Raph pulled her closer and resumed kissing her. At that moment, he's never felt happier...