Note/Warning: Tcest (RxD, LxM], Rock band stuff, OOC-ness, bad language, tragic stuff, mature stuff, music will vary on degrees
Inspired from AmorTortuga's Time To Pretend fanfic in DA!
The two arrived with bags of food in the studio. They placed it in the table and segregate it according to the orders. Luckily, Raph had the cheeseburger with fries. He saw Donnie trying to set up his guitar.
Here he goes, all or nothing.
"Here." A low voice said. Donnie just turned around and saw Raph holding a bag with his food inside.
"Oh, thank you." He smiled as he took it and placed beside him. He continued to work on his bass. Raph knew this habit, even though he didn't give a fuck before. He always forgets eating. Even after 2 years, he never changed. April started to have concern. Raph can handle this.
"You should eat you know." Raph said. The bassist just stared and blinked at him.
"I'll eat when this is finished." He smiled again and continued working.
"Well, mind if I join you eating and help you work that out?" he offered.
The bassist just stared at him and started to blush furiously.
"Y-You don't need to… I-I can handle this." Donnie replied.
Whoa, Donnie just blushed at him. He is supposed to be angry like "What's gotten into you?" or similar like that, even if he had memory loss. But this?! Blushing?! Then again, it's going smoothly. He doesn't have to be an asshole to Donnie like before. Like April said, a clean start.
This might be the second chance he always wished for.
"If you don't want to eat, it's okay. I'll just watch you." Raph said while sitting down. Wow, that sounded idiotic, creepy and desperate.
The bassist just squeaked.
It was one of the days when Donnie is doing some contraption. Raph just came home with takeouts. Inside his house, he saw a woman, forcing Donnie to eat.
"Raphie!" The purple clad turtle greeted.
"Who is she?!" He pointed the woman, who just stared at him.
"She's my best friend, April. April, this is Raph, my boyfriend and the lead guitarist of the band I talked to you about."
Awkward silence happened.
"Mr. Raphael, can we talk privately?"
"Look sissy, I've been feeding Don, alright?!"
"At least check is he IS eating. He tends to skip meals when he's focused on something."
"Ain't my fault. All he had to do is to get food and put it in his mouth."
"You're his boyfriend! You should make sure he's well!"
"Yeah, I'm his boyfriend! Not a caretaker!"
It continued causing Donnie to collapse in hunger. Raph knew it was his negligence or lack of care that caused him much exhaustion during their relationship. He should be the one to know Don well, as he was his partner.
Now that he thinks about it, April does have a point and it makes more sense as she is his guardian besides being his best friend. She had the right to intervene that time.
"I think a break will make me think straight." Donnie said as he opened the bag and took out the cheeseburger.
Raph just smiled as he eats his burger along with him.
("Seriously, Donnie. You got to stop blushing… You're too… Adorable…")
"It feels weird eating beside the famous Raphael." He said sheepishly.
Raph just stared at his burger. He said that before, on their first date.
"It feels weird eating beside the famous Raphael." Donnie giggled as they opened the menu booklet.
"Yeah, whatever. What do you want?" Raph said with no motivation.
"Don't feel nervous. I'm just an ordinary guitarist playing." Raph smiled. Leo and Mikey witnessed this and even got surprised. Raph didn't smile like that for a long time.
"I'm a big fan of your band and…"
"I'm a big fan of your band, Raph!" said of an enthusiastic Donatello. Raph looked at him up and down. Raph showed a face of disgust. He is so not a rock and roller. Seriously, loose sweater pants and shirt?!
He blinked his eyes. What are those all of a sudden? Memories from the past that are coming back for a taste of karma?
"Oh, sorry." He mumbled as he noticed Donnie showed concern why he is quiet.
"You sure?"
Raph nodded. He helped Donnie to set his bass. "And thanks a lot."
Donnie looked at him quickly.
"All set!" Mikey said as the new band is excited. They will show their performance as the front act of Leo's band. The vocalist and lead guitarist sat down in front of them to watch them play.
"Why won't we let them do a sample first?" Timothy exclaimed. "You know, to pump us up!" The new band cheered and agreed.
The blue vocalist refused but Mikey's pleading eyes convinced him. Leo just sighed and took the microphone. "Alright, I'll sing. Let's go, Raph."
"I didn't bring my guitar." He said.
"I'll lend mine." April said as she took off her Les Paul guitar. "Here." Raph is impressed at her guitar. This guitar is a fine choice. He also wondered why April's mood shifted suddenly.
He just grasped her guitar and stood beside Leo. The band Agent Orange sat in front of them.
"So, what song you wanted?" Leo asked at Raph, as he caught Raph staring at Donnie again.
"Any song." He quickly looked away when all the attention came to him.
"Well, Donnie… What song do you want to play?" Leo asked which caused the bassist to squeak again.
"Uhm… Can… Can you play "Come Together"?" He shyly asked.
"Well… We know this awesome cover of it." Leo nodded as Raph just strum the famous lead in the guitar. Raph is a little impressed Donnie knew this song. He's sure he will enjoy this cover version they heard years ago.
Here come old flat top
He come groovin' up slowly
He got joo joo eyeballs
He one holy rollers
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker
He just do what he please
The new band, even Mikey, is surprised how the two of them can lift the whole song without a drummer and a bassist.
He say I know you, you know me
One thing I can tell you is
You got to be free
Come together, right now
Over me
He sees Donnie smiling and admiring his playing, like before. He still remembered the eyes that shined with adoration. Well, Raph better focus if he wanted Don to get impressed and happy, like what he vowed to now.
He bad production
He got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard
He one spinal cracker
Mikey always loved Leo's voice. He really had a unique voice that can reach high and low notes. It's the first asset of him that he got high in heels for him. They were childhood friends and he always knew that Leo will be a talented singer. Yes, even when making out, his voice is pure heaven.
He say one and one and one is three
Got to be good looking
Cause he's so hard to see
Come together right now
Over me
Raph just realized he never felt this… Light in playing the guitar. It's the same feeling when he first played the said instrument.
They all chanted "Come Together". It's like they are jamming in the camp fire, watching under the stars, like the old days.
When Leo sang the final note and Raph strummed with power, the band cheered and clapped. Mikey went to Leo's arms, squealing. Raph is delighted that it pleased Donnie fully.
"It's your turn." Leo said.
"Of what?" Mikey asked.
"To have a solo exhibition." Leo smirked. "Before playing as a whole. I just want to see."
"Well, okay then." Mikey said. "Fine. Tim, grab a beat box there."
Timothy nodded as he grabbed a beat box and sat on it.
"Let's play… Oh! The one we practiced yesterday for fun."
"Oohh… That song." He smiled. "That's a good song to impress Leo."
Mikey flushed. "Stop it!" The drummer just laughed. The vocalist giggled along.
Leo smirked. ("Acoustic, eh?")
"One, two, three."
Come Together - The Beatles (But the version Leo used is the cover version of Wolfgang)
The one with the ITALICS are Raph's flashbacks or can be called as memory triggers. I see a lot of fanfics regarding amnesia that the one who had memory loss is the one who had triggers, I made it the opposite since it adds effect because of Raph's guilt and conscience.
The one with (" ") is usually Raph's thoughts.
Wolfgang is my favorite local band here. They had awesome cover songs besides their original ones. I'd like to imagine Leo had a unique voice, like Basti's (the vocalist, because it was said that before Basti's is not a great singer but he had a unique tone).
Also... YES, RAPH IS GETTING THERE. BEING SWEET AND ALL.