Raphael stepped through the unlocked window, and tried flicking the lights on. When nothing worked, he figured it was another blackout. The ninja noticed that her apartment was still a mess, however, he didn't criticize, since his room was just as disorganized. Pressing his lips together, he made his way around the mess of scattered books and coats towards the kitchen. Raphael actually didn't want to bother her, for she always seemed busy, with work and all, but he figured she would be free that late evening. Placing his carry-on and weaponry on the kitchen counter, he stealthily walked over to her bedroom while taking off his belt and his padding. Carefully pushing the door open, he spotted her resting on the bed, eyes closed, heavily sleeping while hugging a body pillow. Raphael smiled, prior to getting closer. He noticed the few strands of red locks covering her eyes, and the covers not being able to fully conceal her bare thighs.

"Hey," he unintentionally blurted out, causing April to stir and flutter her eyes open. She noticed that Raphael seemed fatigued, and patted the spot beside her as she tiredly smiled at him. Not having enough sleep for the past few days made him groggy and grouchy, so a quick nap seemed pleasant at the moment. Taking his mask off, she moved aside, sinking back down as he joined her. April didn't necessarily needed to sleep, she only wanted Raphael to get some rest, and this was the only way for him to do so. Chuckling silently, she watched him as the turtle beside her spread his legs apart, one dangling off the edge, as the other grazed her leg. One arm was over his head, and the other remained on top of his plastron. His bottom lip slipped out, while a slight crease developed between his brow ridges. April found it cute when he slept that way. Normally, he would snuggle up to her and run his hand over her back, gently soothing her. That night, he was too tired to do anything. After a few minutes of observing him, she closed her eyes and let the sleep invite her.

April grew restless, sleep leaving her, growing anxious to leave the bed without disturbing him. Quietly, she removed the covers away, quickly glancing at him before standing up and leaving the room. Yawning, the redhead made her way towards the kitchen, to grab a small snack. She stopped, when noticing a brown bag on the counter. Figuring it was Raphael's, April unlatched the drawstring to peek inside. She smiled when spotting the thick notebook. Pulling it out, she flipped over the pages until stopping on a particular spot.

Raphael stretched out his taut muscles before sighing in content. A nice relaxing day was just what he needed after the intense training he and his brothers had to endure early that morning. He was relaxing under a big oak tree, behind the O'Neil farmhouse, as the sun timidly shown upon them. April sat next to him, with a notebook and pencil in hand. The relaxed turtle sensed the cool breeze that passed by, making him shiver just slightly. His hands rested on his stomach while his eyes remained closed, listening to April scribbling on the paper. As his curiosity began to grow, he peeked over her shoulder. The corners of his mouth lifted when his eyes locked on the drawing. April hadn't noticed that her boyfriend was watching her, and continued away to finish the shading. She then felt some weight on her shoulder, which made her halt the pencil from further movement. Slightly turning her head towards him, she saw his stiff smile peering at her drawing. He always enjoyed the doodles and artwork she created from time to time. His large hand reached over to grab the notebook to take a closer look. April's cheeks reddened, as she thought he was sleeping all this time, and didn't really want to show him the unfinished sketch. Flicking her gaze over to him, she caught his grin as he admired the drawing.

"What's this?" His low gruff voice lingered in her ears, tiny goosebumps forming. The redhead shyly gave her attention to him. His cocky stare only increased when he finally turned to look at her.

"What do you mean? It's just you." Biting his lower lip, he made a grab for the pencil that remained in her hand. She gasped when he snatched it. "Wait, don't ruin it!" He scoffed at her.

"Ruin it? Hey, I can draw pretty well you know." His concentration grew, gripping the wooden pencil between his large fingers, running it across the white paper. Tucking her red locks behind her ear, she leaned forward, small hand latching to his broad shoulder. April blinked as he shifted, so she couldn't see his doodle. Frowning, she sat upright while crossing her arms over her chest. "I'm kidding, you can look if you want." Smiling, his girlfriend inched closer, feeling the warmth of his reptilian skin against her shoulder. Mentally squealing, she gawked at the drawing he did in just seconds. The collaboration of their drawings made her giggle. She watched as he put the finishing touches, and cockily grinned when removing the pencil away. April grabbed the notebook and laughed.

"Aw, this is cute Raph, but…" He frowned.

"But what?" Her eyes peeked from the sketched page.

"My butt isn't that big." He only chuckled, leaning closer to look at the drawing.

"Oh," he whispered, as his eyes glanced behind her. "I disagree."

April placed the notebook on the counter, and turned to grab something to drink, but knocked over his sais on the tile floor. She cringed at the loud metal noise, knowing that he would soon barge into the room. Quickly as she predicted, Raphael rushed in, eyes barely open.

"What happened?!" April crouched down to pick up the pair of weapons before answering.

"Nothing. I was just playing around." Unintentionally stomping over, he grabbed the sais from her hands before inspecting her.

"You alright?"

"Yeah. No harm done." After scanning for scrapes, he nodded and placed the weapons in the bag. "Why'd you visit? Not that I mind. Just curious." Raphael noted the book on the counter top. "Did you want to do some drawings, again?"

"No use if there's no light." April shrugged.

"Yeah, but I have flashlights and candles." He stared at the notebook that was filled with drawings for a while, but shook his head.

"Maybe next time, Baby doll." April blushed at the nickname, a hand lifting to twirl a piece of hair with her finger. Raphael stepped closer, eyeing at the blue irises with his emerald ones, grabbing her by the waist, and placing her on the counter. He was still taller than her even from that angle. Raphael was glancing down, tiredly smiling before situating his enormous hands on the curve of her waist. She mewled when his lips sneaked their way to her neck, making her giggle and press her right hand on his bicep. Spreading her knees apart, she hugged her legs around his middle, inviting more of the gentle caresses and kisses. He gently tilted her head up, to lock lips, as he began to hike up her shirt to bury his hands underneath. Her fingers grasped the upper edge of his plastron when he moved to tease her collarbone. Leaning to nuzzle her cheek against his, she heard him lowly growl as soon as her nails grazed his carapace. Suddenly, the lights came on, slowly making them pull away from each other, though still holding onto one another.

"Well, now the lights are back on," April murmured. "Now what?" Raphael smirked prior picking her up, making her stand.

"Maybe we could draw…a little something-something," he cheekily whispered against her ear while trailing a digit across her lips. "If you want."