Today was finally the day. It was the talent show and Mona was nervous. The party was one thing, but now she was going to perform in front of an entire auditorium. She had to take deep breaths, remember the song, and not faint. When Mona woke up she saw that she wasn't in the guest room but in Raphael's room. She looked to see if he was still in bed with her and he was. She smiled as she gave him a kiss on his forehead and got up. She grabbed her clothes went downstairs to the guest room and got dressed. Once she finished Mona went into the kitchen, where Kimora and Splinter were having their coffee. Mikey, Donnie and Leo were in the living room, playing video games. Mona walked over to Kimora as the she gave Mona her breakfast.
"Ugh I'm so nervous I can't eat." Mona looked forlornly at the pancakes, eggs and sausage. Kimora grabbed her hand and smiled at Mona.
"You can do this and you need to have a full stomach for energy. It'll be fine. You'll blow them away." Mona smiled and tried to eat. Raphael walked into the kitchen, shirtless. Mona blushed and turned to look somewhere else, but not before Kimora and Splinter caught sight. Kimora went to say something to Raphael, but he had already made his way over to sit next to Mona. Kimora looked at Splinter, who shrugged his shoulders and smiled. They sat in silence until Mikey came bouncing into the room.
"Today's the day, Mona! Are you excited?!" Mikey squeezed her as she ate her breakfast. Raph glared at Mikey but said nothing. He knew Mikey was excited but he was squeezing the life out of his girlfriend. Donnie walked in and noticed Raph blushing AND shirtless.
"Hmmm, something tells me something happened last night." With that statement, Kimora and Splinter spit out their coffee, Mikey stopped squeezing Mona, and Mona and Raph looked at Donnie, mortified.
"Nothing happened!" Raph growled at his twin brother. Donnie laughed and waved it off, as if to say he was kidding, and then called Mikey to get going with Leo. Mona got up to put her dish in the sink. Raph looked at Mona and walked over to her and hugged her tight.
"I'll drive you to school, ok?" Mona nodded and then turned and pecked him on the lips. He took the initiative and kissed her back. Raph wanted continued to kiss Mona until something told him to look up and when he did, he saw his parents staring at him. Kimora was beaming and Splinter had a sly smirk on his face. Raph slowly pulled away, grabbed Mona's hand and walked out the kitchen but not before hearing from his mother.
"Ay dios mio, they are ADORABLE! Aren't they? I told you they would make a cute couple!" Raph blushed even more as he grabbed his shirt from his room. He came back down stairs, grabbed Mona's hand and walked out the door to his car. Once they were in the car, Mona turned to Raphael.
"Thank you." Raphael chuckled and nodded. As he drove, he grabbed her hand and held onto it until they got to the school. He parked in the parking lot and helped her out. Before departing, he gave a quick kiss which quickly turned into a short make-out session. Pulling apart, Raph laid his forehead on hers.
"You're going to do great, Monica. I'll see you after the show." Mona nodded and went inside.
The entire day went by without any problems. It was the end of the school day and Mona went to the backstage with the rest of the performers. She quickly changed her outfit. She wore a red sequined jumpsuit and black heels. She let her hair down in waves and fixed her makeup. She sat backstage and waited for her turned. When April called out her named for her turn, Mona froze but was somehow able to walk out onto the stage.
She grabbed the mic. She waited for the curtains to open and for the music to start. She scanned the crowd and saw the Hamatos in the third row. All of them except Raphael. Fear set in her, but it was too late to run as the music started. She took a deep breath, closed her eyes and sang her song for the school to hear.
Maybe this is all a little crazy
But I wanna know if you'd come run away with me
Because you are, are thinking about my love
Because I, I'm thinking about your love
And maybe it's euphoria that's talking now
But I wanna breathe you in and never breathe you out
Because you are, are thinking about my love
Because I, I'm thinking about your love
The initial fear dissipated as she saw that the crowd was starting to grow on her. She controlled her breath and continued on, smiling throughout the verses. She then looked straight, and sang her heart out for the rest of the song.
We're diamonds in the rough
The stars are made of us
Nothing can bring us down down down
We got that super love
When the short instrumental break hit, Mona moved gracefully across the stage, receiving whooping and hollering from parts of the auditorium and then when she sang the second part of the chorus, the crowd erupted into cheers.
We got that super love
We got that super love
Nothing can bring us down down down
We got that super love
The crowd soon died down slightly as she sang the third and fourth verses, but she could see the student body bopping their heads and clapping to the song. But, she still couldn't see Raphael.
They say what doesn't kill you is supposed to make you strong
But I wanna die a thousand times inside your arms
Because you are, are thinking about my love
Because I, I'm thinking about your love
And maybe you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
I'm already so far gone on what you got me on
Because you are, are thinking about my love
Because I, I'm thinking about your love
When she got to the chorus, the crowd erupted again. Mona felt exhilarated and she was glad Raphael talked her into it.
We're diamonds in the rough
The stars are made of us
Nothing can bring us down down down
We got that super love
We got that super love
We got that super love
Nothing can bring us down down down
We got that super love
Soon, the music lowered and as she sang the bridge, a figure to her left caught her eye and she saw it was Raphael on the sideline of the stage. She turned and faced him.
They say we got our heads in the clouds, I don't mind
So forget about your lows and your highs, you're the sky
We got that super love
We got that super love
Seeing him made her heart soar and she finished off the song feeling as though he was the only person there.
We got that super love
We got that super love
Nothing can bring us down down down
We got that super love
We got that super love
We got that super love
Nothing can bring us down down down
We got that super love
When the song ended, the crowd roared and Mona received the ONLY standing ovation of the talent show. The curtains closed after she took a bow. Raphael came out and kissed her hard, not caring of anyone else, especially Lotus and Leo, seeing them. Mona pulled away giggling.
"Were you there the entire time?" Raphael chuckled lightly, nodded and went in for another kiss.
Though Mona took second place after Renet and Allie's dance, Kimora had decided for a victory dinner for Mona at their house. Mona and the boys hung out in the living room. Mona was nestled against Raphael's chest. Leonardo looked at them with a forlorn look but he had agreed, they were simply not meant to be at the moment.
Raphael rubbed Mona's back. She was tired and exhausted and Raphael's hand felt really good. She then felt him leaning down.
"Once we're done with all of this, let's go back to your house; I have something to give to you." He whispered. Mona blushed and nodded.
Dinner and dessert went by quickly and as Raphael helped Mona into the car.
"Why are you blushing?" Raphael didn't answer; he just bit his lip and drove them to her house. Once there, he helped her out of the car and they went into her house.
Mona walked in first and put her stuff away. The moment she had done just that, Raph rushed towards Mona, kissing her hard and rubbing his hands up and down her back. She reciprocated with just as much fervor and soon, they found themselves upstairs, in her room, and on the bed.
Raph pulled away to take off his shirt, and Mona did the same. He sat back to admire her body. She was beautiful. Her curves were perfect and her boobs were just as he pictured them. He leaned forward and caught her lips and laid her on the bed, taking off her pants and noticed she had gone commando. He looked up at her and she blushed. He went back to kissing, all the while taking off his pants and boxers. He then pulled away and looked deep into her eyes.
"Mona, I love yo-" He didn't finish as Mona kissed him and Raphael took that as an invitation. Raphael was in pure joy and bliss. He knew Mona probably thought the same, and right now, tonight, no one or nothing was going to take their happiness away from them.