Hello everyone here is the next chapter it might be abit slow but I hope you like it and thank you for your comments :)
Ch.12
I didn't stay for dinner I was to anxious about Raph, Leo tried to escort me to the surface and even then I had to fake going home to get him off my tail. Man, this boy takes too many precautions. Coming down to the alley way I looked about to make sure I was in the clear before opening up the hidden space where Raph parked his bike and now his gear. Sure enough it was still there. Sitting on top of the bike and checking the bag for his suit I sighed.
"If you not out here then where are ya?" I muttered as I sighed and stared at my phone for a moment and growled, "What am I, his mom, he's a big boy… Seriously he's fine…" My head agreed with me though my heart and gut said other wise. Shaking it off I decided to head home trying not to think about Raph. After picking up some ice cream and few other products I came home with the though of ice cream making me happier. Coming to my door I could hear someone stumbling around and my cabinets opening and shutting. Leaning down quietly slipped a small dagger from my boot and slipped it under my long sleeve. Looking around to make sure no one was in the hall I before opening the door normally. Seeing nothing but black I could see slightly an outline coming near me. Feeling my adrenalin rise I threw my groceries at them before turning on the lights and protectively taking out my dagger. Seeing a blur I threw the dagger and reached for my kitchen knives.
"Holy shit, what the hell Cat are you trying to kill me?" Raph shouted with both sais out blocking my blade and bag of groceries. My eyes widened as my face paled.
"Oh my god, Raph are you alright, what are you doing in here in the dark?" I yelled back as he groaned plopping on my couch. Just as he was about to open his mouth my cell phone went off.
"Let me guess Leo?" looking down he was right, Leo was calling me. I shrugged and answered.
"Whats up Leo?"
"Is Raph there with you?"
"Yeah why?"
"Ok at least I know where he is I'm coming over".
"Could you tell me what happened because obviously I'm a bit clueless. I left the lair not even five minutes ago what could have possibly happened?"
"I'll explain when I get there".
"Ok hold it, you two need some space and there is not going to be world war three in my apartment. Let him calm down alright, it's not like he's harming anyone staying here". I laughed as I could feel it, the lecture.
"Yes it is it's a danger to our family Cat. What if someone looks out their window and sees a huge turtle sitting on your couch drinking soda or even worse what if The Foot knows he's there. Or what if…"
"Or what if I shut the curtains? Good night Leo".
"CAT…" I hung up on him before he could finish taking a huge sigh I look over at Raph who snorted.
"Oh fearless sounded like an ear full," he commented as I then felt my phone start to go off again before I put it on vibrate and tossed in my purse. Sitting down next to Raph I laid my hand on his shoulder.
"What happened?"
"You know how we fought a monster the other night?"
"Yeah?"
"Well Casey and I went looking for it and ran in to another monster..." he went on to tell me about everything that happened. The stone soldiers, the new monster and how Winter's the owner of Winter Corp. which owned almost everything was involved in it. It was crazy. While he was telling me every detail of how much Leo over reacted was enough time to brew my homemade tea, change in to my pajamas and now sitting in my crimson chair that complemented couch waiting for him to finish his rant.
"So bad night?" I teased as he gave me a slight glare before I laughed as he leaned back on my couch sipping the tea.
"Cat I think there is one thing I have to confess," he closed his eyes and sighed letting his whole body relax.
"Yeah?" I asked amused as I sipped my tea.
"I think I have fallen in love with your couch".
"Well good cause that's going to your bed if you spending the night," I smirked as I stretched. Feeling Raph's eyes on me I opened one to see him smirking.
"What?"
"A boy sleeping on your couch, what would that boyfriend of yours think?"
"I don't know I would be asking why he isn't here," I teased as I went to get Raph some blankets and two pillows. Digging them out of the closet I could feel Raph's smirk on me the whole time.
Raph ended up staying for the rest of the week, which was nice both of us going out on patrol and coming back and relaxing. Almost felt like old times again though I would get a voice mail from Leo everyday and text him would I could answer him.
Leo: How is everything?
Cat: Fine, you shouldn't worry so much. How's Don?
Leo: figuring out Winter's Master plan
Cat: Sounds fun, give everyone big hug for me
Leo: Sure
Cat: What's up you sound a bit off
Leo: I've been hunting this Night Watchmen and found he has a side kick
Cat: It's the Night Watcher, a side kick, like Batman and Robin, lol
Leo: I'm shutting them down when I get a hold of them
Cat: Good luck with that fearless, its getting late, night
Leo: Thanks, night
Taking my duffle bag with my suit and repair what I could, walking past the couch Cat stopped and looked up at me. I knew that look, it was a mixture of concern and the seriousness in her brawl only said one thing; bad news.
"What?" I asked stopping next to the couch as she sighed and showed me the text of Leo starting his hunt for us. Great can't get him off my tail in the lair and now even here. Growling I put the bag on the table and started to check my suit. Ever since Leo came back he's been getting closer and closer to Cat. Each time I thought about it I ended up breaking something. Trying to breath I looked behind me and saw Cat in her tight blue tank and black spandex tights tying back her hair. Watching from the table as she started her hour of yoga was almost worth sleeping on her couch for the last week. Leaning back in the chair I thought of the night before. In which my uneasiness returned.
Sitting on the couch we were watching Breaking Bad, pretty interesting and also I lost at rock paper scissors. Wrapping herself in a blanket as she sat next to me I felt at ease. She was telling me it was a rerun of some odd season but she never saw it before. Watching this Jessie guy pretty much almost getting shot, Walter ran both the drug dealers over with the car. The gun shots…flashes of Cat getting shot circled through my head. I had to flip the channel.
"Raph?" I looked up trying to breath as I squeezed my eyes shut till I felt Cat's small arms around me and her head on my chest. "Its ok Raph, I'm sorry," she noticed but how could she be so calm. She was shot!
"Cat… how could you forgive me?" I asked trying to find my words.
"Forgive you?"
"For letting you get shot, for making you defend me. You could have died, what if…"
"Raph," placing her hand on my cheek she gave me a teary smile making me freeze, she's crying? "I could never hate you".
"Why don't you?" I asked getting angrier with myself, "You should hate me for letting you get shot, not protecting you, not being strong enough…"
"Raph!" she growled and I felt my shoulders pinned to the couch. Opening my eyes she was almost straddling my waist as angry tear filled eyes glared down at me. "Stop that or I will smack you." Watching her tears fall I felt myself go in to shock. "Shut up, you're my best friend, the one person to understand me in years. Do you know how alone I was before I met you? Your stronger than you know Raph…" Letting her curls hide her face, "I could never hate you Raph….never, and me getting shot was an accident and its in the past got it?" she tried to get up to leave put I stopped her and made her look at me. Her bright eyes were now puffy and red, I don't know what it was but I snapped. Wrapping my arms around her I held her against me tightly, I couldn't let go. Then I felt her strong arms around me and cradling my head.
"Promise me you wont do anything like that again".
"If you don't make me do something like that again". She sat back and gave me that smart grin making me smirk. She was one of the toughest girls I knew but, why couldn't I just tell her? That she also made me feel less alone, one of my best friends…that I might possibly be falling for her?
Shaking my head I heard her phone go off and saw Leo's text. Raising an eye brawl I could see the message from the bright yellow cased phone.
Leo: So when can we have our next lesson?
Lesson? Looking up at her she was raising her foot almost above her head as I felt my jealousy swell up. Why would Leo and Cat be having lessons? What kind of lessons? The thought of Leo and Cat alone together go to me more than Leo nagging me.