Acceptable Risk

by StariaSestra

"To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing." - Leo Buscaglia Raph liked to take risks. Of his three brothers he was the muscle, the first to fall into danger...and love. What if Donnie hadn't fallen in love with April? What if Raph did instead?

3. How to Impress the Ladies

Acceptable Risk

How to Impress the Ladies

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Disclaimer: I do not own the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, neither characters nor anything pertaining to the franchise. I do own a cat though, so I have that going for me which is nice.

Author's Note: So I've decided to write some shorts (some might not be so short some might be rally short) from the perspective of April/Raph. Originally for the 2012 series Raph was supposed to be in love with April, not Donnie. Since the series presents him as a guy who can't really be honest with his feelings I figured that Raph would be the ultimate tsundere type guy.

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Actions speak louder than words. I kind feel like this is Raph's motto. He's always concealing his feelings behind sarcasm and insults so talking out his feelings…ya probably not a thing.

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"Um Raph, you can come and watch T.V. with us if you want."

"Are you watching Space Losers again?"

"It's Space HEROS, and yes we're watching it."

"Then I think I'll pass. Spare myself the excitement."

300...301…302

"Hey dude, bet I can beat you at Zombie Raiders of New Orleans 2."

"Can't you see I'm busy?"

"Ugh you've been at it for HOURS aren't you bored?"

"No."

"Whatever bro."

411…412…413

"Can't you do that somewhere else?"

"Stick it in your shell Donnie."

468…469…470

April glanced over her shoulder before leaning closer to Mikey.

"Does Raph always do pushups in the living room?"

Mikey smirked knowingly, but whispered back.

"Naw, he usually does them in his room or the dojo."

"Oh," April replied faintly. Shrugging she turned back to her laptop.

Mikey cast one more look at his brother before turning back to his comic book.

This was going to be fun.

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Lol the best way to get a girl to like you? Show her how manly you can be. Actually, it probably just resulted in a very confused April. Also I've always been sure that Mikey is way more observant then he lets on…that is all. Drop me a line if you like what I do. I always love new ideas and criticism is always accepted.