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A/N: First of all, sorry that it took so long for me to update. My excuse (everyone has one, right?) is that I was doing my final lap in studying for the advancementexam. I had alreadystudied everything once over, but I always do another plunge before I take the test. Wish me luck on my score! Lets hope that the military sees me fit for promotion!
Also, this chapter has mushy stuff. I think it might border on more than mushy. I hope that you like it.
RAPHAELFAN02: Wow! You're getting really curious! I'm surprised how much you liked all the characters, I wasn't sure how people would take them. And yes, the orange goo probably would look cool. I love to draw but honestly haven't dabbled too much on the turtles... moonie016: Don't worry, not to give anything away or nothing, but you will see the turtles some time this month probably. Depends on how long it takes me to pop out the chapters. AAAAAAAh! Not the angry mob! No! Liz-Sakura: Wouldn't you figure that the first time Raph rides the air bike he crashes it? Go figure. Jessiy Landroz: You are honestly the first one who has requested that Raph get a spanking. Are you alright? (bars door against rampaging Raph) AH! Hurry! Run for your life! Verandise: Wow! Thanx for reviewing! (snigger) Happy to hear that your enjoying it. SilentWater13: Are you encouraging him to pursue Vivid or Honor? Well, I'll takeboth into account in this chapter considering how excited you are! Reijiro: Thank you! You're the only one to offer some advice with that HTML thing. I know how to do the paragraphs and bold and stuff, but you completely lost me on the BR stuff. Oh, and believe you me when I say that I have no problems whatsoever with you spouting out the wacky things in your brain. Believe it or not, it helps quite a bit. I might not always have that idea, but one of yours can spur one of mine into a different direction. I highly encourage it. I love the 'favorite quotes of the day' as well. It gives me a good feeling, considering how pessimistic I tend to be with my stories.
Going off of what I just said to Reijiro, I have a confession to make. I pretty much have the entire story mapped out (don't know how many chapters) except for one thing. I don't know what to do with his babe! So if any of you have any helpful suggestions, ideas, or things that you'd like to see going on with his baby then please feel free to input it.
Chapter 17
Makkame
Yeah. Um. Alright! I hope that you were able to, ah, look over that, um,... Well, anyway just remember that I'm telling this story because I know you won't say anything about it! If I hear anything about this gooshy goo-goo crap just remember that you'll get it! (You giggle. He blushes) Right. Ah-ha. Whatever. Did anyone ever tell you that you're creepy? Not that I'm personally creeped out by you it's just that you're a little...Shit. Whatever. WHATEVER! Don't give me that look, I haven't lost my temper yet! (grumble) Shut up! I don't know why the hell I put up with you. (you hand him a cookie and hechows downwhile doing his best to glare at you) Well, anyway. Here's the friggin story.
Yeah. After that little reunion, we decided that a good days rest was in order.
That's one thing that confuses the hell out of me with this friggin planet! You can't tell night from day! Apparently it's normal for them to stay awake nearly 26 hours and then sleep for 12. According to everyone, we've stayed up too long. More like two or three of their days.
Weird. But, once they mentioned it, I did find out that I was pretty tired. In fact everyone just sorta plopped down and slept.
Except me, of course.
I hate this friggin planet.
I don't know how they can sleep with the sunlight constantly shining in your eyes. I wander around at night anyway, and when it's daytime, I'm mostly underground unfortunately. What I'm trying to tell you is that I'm used to the friggin dark! Is that so friggin much to ask for!
Well, here I waslying awake amidst the slumbering guys and I couldn't stand it anymore. Kartal squeaked his nose and Amuke sounded like a bulldozer. I've never heard a more musical snore since Mikey made me sit through an episode of the Three Stooges!
Yeah. I got a couple of hours barelyon the verge of sleep, waking up each time Amuke exploded and Kartal imitated a dog wistle. Freakin morons.
I got up and walked away from them, antsy about the events to come. According to Vivid everyone was sleeping right about now. Not that I could tell. All I could think of was that in (counting in my head) eight? hours we'd be storming Ivory city to save Vivid's family. The capital city of the planet and the hometown of The Dame.
I chuckled when I thought about her sister. Yeah, I know it's mean. But it's not like she did me any favors. Well, actually she did. She gave me prime opportunity to piss off her sister! Hehehe...
Unknowingly (I'm a guy, I can lie if I want to) I inadvertently (too thick?) wandered over to the separate clearing where Vivid was sleeping. Totally by accident, (cough) I assure you (cough, cough).
Yeah, shut up. All my stealthy ninja skill was wasted when I found that she wasn't there.
Hey, what?
Wasn't there!
Immediately my heart squeezed hard and stopped beating. Where was she! Panic seized my muscles and for a moment all I could do was stand there in paralyzed fear, hyperventalating while staring at her empty sleeping bag. Then with a flash I was gone.
I couldn't have screamed if I wanted to, my throat was seized up. Where could she be! They didnt' take her! I'd kill'em! Where could she be...!
I collided with her full force. Both of us were knocked off our feet and landed flat on our backs (well, actually my shell,). I lay there for a second, my head ringing.I didn't realize that her skull was so friggin hard. I stiffled a moan looked up. Vivid was getting up, her hair wet and a brush at her side with what appeared to be a bar of soap. Apparently she had just gotten done bathing.
You know that story chicken little? The one who raised the entire forest in a panic over the sky falling just to find out that it wasan acorn? Ya know how stupid that chicken probably felt at the end? Well, I'm sure that now I know exactly how it was feeling.
Vivid rubbed her head and winced. Furious with myself I tried to scramble to my feet but only succeeded in falling flat on my ass again. Man, ain't I a Romeo.Stabalyzing myself against a tree I heaved myself up and grabbed her hand.
She giggled as I pulled her up. "Sometimes pregnancy can affect your balance, Makkame."
I looked at her puzzled, willing to momentarily overlook her friggin pregnancy comment. "Ma-who-kaka?"
This drew a blush from her and naturally my interest increased. She tried to mutter that it was nothing and dodge past me, but I was in an odd mood. Don't really know quite how to describe it, but I was.
Grinning I swung my arm out and snagged her waist. She squealed (in a good way!) and tried to push me away. My smile grew wider and I pulled her closer to me so that we were practically molded together. She continued her half hearted efforts and I chuckled, leaning my chin on her shoulder and breathing into her ear.
Her laughter quelled a bit, and she stilled. "That's what I wanted to talk to you about earlier."
"Makkaka?"
I couldn't see her face, but I could see her head dip down a bit and immediately I grew a little worried. What was wrong? Did I do something?Damn females are confusing.
"No, it's not Makkaka. Makkame. It's something that I've been calling you for quite some time, I'm sorry."
Alright. Now I was Hella confused. "Sorry? For what! Whatever I did I'm sure it's my fault." I've never felt myself actively apologize for something without a lot of pushing so this kinda surprised me. Especially since I didn't know what the hell I was apologizing for.
She gave me an odd look and immediately I knew that somehow I blew it completely. If only I could figure out how...
"No! That's not it...you don't know, do you?"
I had no idea how to respond to this question. Should I lie and say that I did? Or maybe make up something. Both seemed like good options.
Apparently I was giving her a blank stare just a tad bit too long, cause she laughed silently. She looked at me curiously and a sweet smile graced her lips as she slowly shook her head. "Oh, Raphael. That's one of the things that I love about you. Sometimes you can be so clueless and you don't know it. Dense is a word. Oh Makkame..."
There was that word again. There was obviously something about it.
She sat down and looked up at me. She tugged gently on my arm and I sat down beside her. It was a mossy area and to tell you the truth it was pretty darn soft.
I waited for her to speak. For some reason I felt as though me trying to open my trap again wasn't exactly the best thing right now. She stayed silent for a moment, gazing out at nothing.
"It has a couple of meanings, depending on the way that you look at it."
I cocked my head at her sudden speach, which made no sense whatsoever. Once again I waited. It payed off, apparently.
"Makkame has several meanings, depending on the way you look at it. Kame means turtle. Adding the Mak- to it makes it different. It can mean red turtle, loving turtle, love turtle..."
She strayed at this, her pale cheeks nearly turning as red as her hair and I just stared at her. Once again I had no clue how to say. Love turtle? What exactly was she trying to say? Why would she call me that? The meaning of it nagged at me a little at the back of my mind but for some reason I just couldn't quite place it.
Apparently density has it's problems.
Vivid being Vivid she saw right through me and shook her head, hiding her eyes behing a cascade of brilliant red hair. "Oh Raphael. You're not making this any easier."
Shit.
Suddenly she whipped around to me and I saw that tears were glittering in her eyes. Those eyes bored into mine with fierce determination. My mind held fast to my inability to know what to say.
"Raphael! Back there, in the alley you kissed me. Did you mean it? Or were you, I don't know what you call it, playing it? Back at the house, you seemed to be looking for me. Were you? And why? In the pinnace, when we were together, what had happened? I need to know, Raphael!"
I was taken aback by this. Finally one part of my mind managed to beat the speechless part into submission and I worked my mouth. "What? What do you mean?"
"I swear don't play with me Raphael. No one could be that dense."
I gave her a blank look. "Dense?About what!" I never even came close to losing my temper with her, but she sure was twanging my nerve right now. "Cripes, lady! What the Hell do you want! What's all this talk about 'love turtle' anyway? I never heard that before! Why the Hell are you crying! Man, you are confusing the hell out of me right now!"
She just looked at me, as though expecting more. She hadn't backed down an inch for my outburst and the look in here eyes didn't change abit, still every bit as challenging. That was a first for me, especially from a female. Suddenly something clicked in the back of my mind.
"Do you mean 'do I like you'?"
Her expression changed and I knew that was it. Shit how the Hell do I say this. "Well, yeah, I guess. I mean, I'm, uh,attracted to you, ya know. Uh, not like that's a bad thing, right? 'Cause if it is that's just fine, I can back off, ya know. I know that I'm just a freak and all...Sorry I, uh, if I went too far at any point then... Well you kissed me back right? Wait, didn't you start the kiss? Not that I didn't enjoy it or nuthing, or...well you started it.Aw SHIT. SHIT!"
Embarrassed out of my mind I turned around with every intention of finding whatever river she bathed in and drowning myself in it. Shit, I can be such a royal fu#k up when I don't even put my mind to it. Shit life sucks sometimes.
I felt a hand on my shoulder and closed my eyes with resignation. It's not like I've ever had anyone before. I'll let her chew me out. Hell. I deserve it. I should just take whatever crap she has to throw at me. Shit do I ever feel low.
But when I turned around what I didn't see in her eyes was anger. Instead it was something else. Something else...
I looked into those eyes, those beautiful eyes. I remember thinking about her earlier, about how I've never quite felt this way and still don't really know how to describe it or exactly what it was.
Slowly she smiled. "It's alright, Raphael. I'll be willing to accept either love or lust, it doesn't matter to me. Because what I wanted to tell you earlier, was something that has confused me for some time. In the few Elential days that I've known you, you've come to mean so much more than I ever thought possible. It doesn't make any sense, I didn't even know that any of this could happen, but it did. It surprised me but I'm not at all dissappointed." she took a deep breath. "I love you Raphael."
I was stunned. This was the last thing I expected, though looking in retrospect at our conversation I guess that I should have. I stared at her, so many things went through my mind at that moment, none of them I could quite voice into words. I wanted to tell her that I felt the same way, or at least I think so. That she's been on my mind from the moment that I had met her and that I've never before met anyone like her, anyone who has managed to affect me in this way. That deep down I knew that this was more than a simple crush. It was much more than I could ever describe.
Which is exactly why I couldn't quite describe it.
My mouth worked and I stared at her. I only managed one word "I...I..."
She gave a slow smile and shook her head. "It's alright Makkame. You don't have to say it. You don't seem like that type."
I realized what she was implying and immediately shook my head. I might put on that front, but I'm not a 'player' or whatever you want to call it.
"Vivid, you got it all wrong, I, uh. I'm not..."
She put a finger to my lips with a smile. "It's all right Makkame. It's all right. I never expected anything more. I'm just glad that I got to do this." She took another deep breath and stepped closer to me. Slowly she put a hand to my stomach. "This child has the power to change the future of an entire extensive civilization, as do you only more so. I consider it an honor merely to meet you, nonetheless to assist you like this. I'm sorry if this gets in the way but we're going to be in a lot of danger tomorrow. I didn't want you to go without me telling you how I feel. ..."
Once again she looked at me with her luminous blue eyes. Slowly she leaned towards me and before I knew it she kissed me. It was like before, only deeper. More sensual maybe, and I didn't even know that was possible. I wrapped my arms around her and squeezed her close. A soft moan escaped her lips and she fumbled with her hand. Then it was gentle.
She softly traced her slim fingers across my arms, dancing across my deltoid and biceps. She traced my hand and led a line of fire up my arm and across my plastron. I shivered and kissed her deeper. She slid her fingers across my abdomen then went lower to-
Suddenly I broke it and shoved her away at arms length. My breath was in ragged gasps and sweat glistened on my skin. My knees were shaking. I wasn't sure what she just did but it sure as Hell sent a bolt of lightning straight up my body, tingling every cell. It was like nothing that I've ever felt before in my life. I was exhilirated, excited, energized, and scared.
Nothing like this has ever happened to me before. Even though my mind couldn't quite catch up with what was happening my body knew and my tail slowly uncurled.
Vivid easily broke out of my grasp and approached closer. I thought she was going to do it again but instead she put a hand against my cheek and looked at me with worried eyes.
"Raphael?"
I was still shaking a bit. Shit! Why was this happening to me! "Vivid...I... When The Dame came, I didn't want to. I don't know what the hell she did but I don't remember...I don't remember anything. This is...this would be..."
I had to stop. I just got through telling the love of my life that I was technically (or at least mentally) still a virgin. Maybe I was having bedtime jitters, I don't know. I just knew that it was new, and I didn't know exactly how to react. How do you act in a situation like this? I mean you see movies, but this isn't the movies. It isn't even one of those cheap fiction stories. What the hell...
She said nothing, she only pulled me in close and hugged me tight and I almost had no choice but to hug her back. Man she's beautiful. She whispered in my ear, telling me it was alright and slowly I relaxed in her arms.
What she led me through tonight I can't quite describe to you, partly because I don't really know how and also because I want this story to stay as 'rated T'. But I will tell you one thing, although it's unbearably corny, that it was something magical, for that's the only word I have for it.
And tomorrow, we get to kick Honor's ass.
A/N: Man! I didn't really know quite how to end this one! You'll probably hate the thing. I wanted a lot more in there but this whole subject kinda got in the way. I hope that you don't mind. Please tell me that Ididn't overstep my rating boundries! I didn't say anything bad, honest! (I think) Anyway, I'd like to apologize once again for my late update. Good News: Since I took the advancement test, the computer has decided to quit doing it in just HTML mode and now I can type like a civilized human! So in other words, future updates should be easier for me.
Even though you might be angry, just remember that if you Read it, Review it! Even if it is just to tell me off. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Toodles!
