TMNT2pt 18
Raph's view
I let out a sigh, walkin' down to the kitchen "sheesh since when am I so worked up bout makin' a dam phone call?" I asked myself. 'ok Raph keep it cool' I thought, approachin' the phone 'all ya gotta do is diall a few numbers' "heh it's tougher than it looks" I laughed nervously 'man what has this chick done to me?'.
Pickin' up the receiver I twirled it before calling April's apartment 'okay just ask for Ellie and you'll be ok' I reassured myself; the phone started to ring, I stood there awkwardly really wanting to hang up "hello?" came Aprils usual happy voice 'well it's too late now' I groaned inwardly "hey April it's Raph, I uhh was wonderin if Ellie was there" I explained 'jeez I sound like a frikkin kid askin for a date!' my mind groaned "actually Raph she left a while ago, she has to go back to her apartment sometime" she laughed "well do ya have her number?" I asked, feelin really awkward "uhh yeah I have it, hold on a sec" April said. I 'REALLY' wanted to kick my own shell, I sound like a frikkin nerd, April gave me the number a few minutes later and I dialled it, as it rang I felt like a was sweatin a bit "hello?" came a soothing voice, it took my breath away for a moment; I felt like I couldn't breath yanno "uhh.. hello?" she repeated with a hint of confusion; quickly shaking my head I brought myself back into reality "uhh hey Ellie" I said sheepily, 'aww crap my cheeks are startin' ta burn' I mentally groaned "Raph is that you?" she laughed softly "jeez when you said you'd be looking out for me you weren't kidding" she giggled, causing me to chuckle "heh, nope" I replied, my face was startin ta cool off 'what the shell was I so worried about?' "So anyway what's up Raph?" she asked "I uhh kinda need a favour from ya Ells" I explained before my eyes widened 'did I just give her a nickname?!!' "… sure thing Raph you saved my butt so now its time for me to do the same" she replied causing me to smirk "so what do you need?" she asked "well were sorta plannin' a surprise party for a friend of ours… but we need some help" I explained "sure I'll help out, planning surprise parties is one of my specialities" she chirped "thanks Ells we appreciate it" I grinned " I'll pick ya up at April's and take ya down" I said "sure thing, give me ten minutes and I'll be there" she replied "ten minutes? Doesn't it take gals hours ta get ready??" I asked confused, she let out a laugh "I'm not like most girls Raph" she concluded before hanging up the phone.
Puttin' the phone back on the receiver I turned to walk out of the kitchen when Ava came walking in "hey Raph" she smiled "hey" I replied walking past her "where are you going?" she asked opening the fridge "do ya remember April's niece I told ya about?" I asked, she pulled her head out of the fridge and nodded "her name was Ellie right?" she smiled "yeah, well I figured since she's April's niece we should meet her" I said "or because you like her" Ava added walking past me carrying a bottle of water, my face went red but I still had my smirk "ya know me too well Ava" I smiled she let out a giggle "yeah well I better get back to bed before Leo sees me" she laughed, "AVA!" came 'fearless' voice she let out a groan "and there he is now" I chuckled. Leo came up behind Ava frowning and put her over his shoulders "I told you to stay in bed Ava" he lectured 'jeez I feel sorry for the poor gal' shaking my head I walked over to the exit "im goin out and bringin' back a friend" I called as I grabbed my trench coat and Fedora and walked out before anyone had the chance to ask who; well mostly in case Mikey asked to come along wit me.
As I walked along the sewers makin my way to Aprils I put on my coat, even though I'm only walkin through an alley I still gotta be careful, it's a tough world out there for a giant turtle, if we get seen with our guard down we get a one way ticket back ta Bishops lab. My teeth clenched at the memories back at that psychopath's lab 'we got out lucky unlike leatherhead' I thought bitterly before lettin' out a depressed sigh, "leatherhead… bishop messed him up pretty bad" I mumbled climbing up the ladder I carefully lifted the cover and slid it over the gravel. Looking around I saw that the coast was clear so I jumped out of the sewers and walked quickly over to April's door and knocked. A few minutes later April opened the door with a smile "hey Raph come on in" she greeted, moving aside so I can walk through "hey Ape is Ellie here yet?" I asked removin' my hat "yeah she's upstairs, go ahead up to see her I'm just closing the store" she replied pickin' up a broom, I nodded my thanks and headed up the stairs. Walkin' through the livin' room I saw Ellie sittin on the couch reading a magazine "hey" she said, her eyes not budgin from the article she was readin' "uhh hey" I replied a bit dumbfounded she averted her gaze to me and gave a smile "so are you ready to take me to wherever you live?" she asked putting the magizine down, I nodded puttin' my fedora back on my head "come on" I said holdin' out my hand, she gently took it with a grin. Walkin' out of the shop I walked over to the manhole "where do you live anyways?" Ellie asked, givin' her a smirk I pointed down to the manhole, her eyes widened slightly "interesting" she replied