This one's just delving into our main(s)' thoughts at a current point in time... Still thinking about what the next chapter will hold. It's a short one, enjoy!
Baxium sat awake in his bed a few nights later, thinking about Mira. She enjoyed talking about his best features, and touching him, but didn't seem to reciprocate his actions to go further. He was a little too shy at the time to bring it up, but he wanted to talk about it. He wanted to do more with her, but he didn't know how it would work. Mira really was much smaller than him, and already things were different between them in regards to how flirtation worked, so it was clear that they'd have to at least talk about it somewhat in order to go anywhere. But when would be a good time?
Baxium sighed as he stared at the ceiling, escaping into his thoughts about their relationship.
Only a few blocks away, Mira sat awake thinking back on the night that he stayed with her. She thought about the way his claws felt on her back and how safe and loved she felt when he pressed his face against hers. Her arms craved him and she held onto a pillow in his absence, wondering what compelled him to stay with her.
Her conversation with Ashley after he left also brought to her attention the fact that he may want to get more intimate soon, and she wasn't sure if she was ready for that. She didn't know for certain that he loved her like she wanted to be loved, nor did she feel confident in her ability to communicate with him about those things. Whenever she thought about it, she couldn't help but become a flustered mess. She buried her head in the pillow and closed her eyes, thinking about their relationship.
In the apartment above, Raph was caught up in his own thoughts. His family was planning on stopping by for dinner the next night and he didn't know what he was going to do. They finally had their table and most of their cheap furniture in the apartment, but things still didn't feel quite right. He was at a loss for what was missing since he had his independence, but was still able to see all the people he cared about most.
His mind brought back Mira. The last time he saw her, she had been let into the apartment by Mikey just so she could sock him on the arm for worrying her about her relationship. He tried to explain that it was a misunderstanding and he was just trying to help, but she wasn't having it. Raph didn't understand why it was bothering him so much that she seemed so upset at him, it's not like they were even good friends.
He sighed and covered his face with a pillow. For whatever reason, Raph just couldn't reason with himself or stop feeling so guilty about worrying her. He was actually worried she hated him and wouldn't speak to him ever again. Why would he worry about that anyway? He hadn't seen her in almost 10 years and he got along just fine without her. But when he saw her again he couldn't help but feel kind of... happy. She saw her with Baxium and Ashley, smiling and happy, clearly not being held down by the shitty life he knew she was dealing with years ago.
To think he brought something negative back into her life was crushing him.
While their friends were being weighed down with important decisions and emotions they were trying to deal with, Ashley was sound asleep as her phone lit up with a gentle buzz next to her bed. Above her, Mikey stared at the words on his screen with a smile.
Goodnight.
Maybe he could start something good.
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