Title: Of Course I Love You

Ryo-chan wolfgirl: I would like to see El. Raph/'03 Don (fluff) El Raph wants to confess his feelings to '03 Don but is afraid that he may not feel the same and that he may accidentally hurt him with his fire, but Don assures him otherwise.

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E. Raph's POV:

I was doing some push-ups while balancing a stone bowl with lava in it when my eyes fell upon my brother's counterpart, Don.

Honestly, I have a crush on the 2k3 counterpart of Donnie and Reg. Donnie but I really don't want to confess. Why? Well, for 3 reasons; 1. I don't even know if he's gay, bisexual or straight. 2. Even if he is gay or bi, I'm not sure he likes me the way I like him. And 3. Even if he does, I'm worried that I might hurt him with my fire.

Anyway, I sighed at my thoughts and feelings as I sat down, placed the bowl on my lap and drank the lava when I heard a familiar voice behind me.

" Hey, Raph,"

I yelped in shock then turned to see Mikey balancing a knife on his finger with the blade in contact with his skin. I sighed in relief and placed the bowl on the floor next to me.

" Oh, hello, Mikey," I replied." What do you want?"

" Nothing much," he answered, flipping the knife and catching it by the handle." I just couldn't help notice you being depressed,"

" I have no idea what you're talking about little brono(brother)"

(Some words are elemental language)

" Oh, come on, Raph. You, Reg, Raph and Raphael do the same thing when you dudes are depressed as hell. You drink something not meant to be drunk like lava,"

I sighed and shook my head then I got the bowl again before replying.

" Leave me alone, Mikey. Go and teach Reg. Mikey and Mike in how to be a mature turtle,"

He looked at me in concern then thought for a while and snapped his fingers in realization.

" It's Don, isn't it?"

I nearly choked on the lava I was beginning to drink so I gulped it in one huge gulp and coughed a couple of times before looking up at him in fear. He looked at me in a straight expression as he folded his arms and placed the knife in his pocket. I sighed.

" Why does it matter?" I told him." Firstly, I don't know if he likes me or not. Secondly, I might burn him and lastly, I don't even know if he's gay or bi!"

" Calm yourself," he said, squatting down at me with a smile." Why are you worried about his reaction? I mean, hello! Voluy Coro Raphael!(You're King Raphael!) You've handled many things, for pete's sake!"

" But what is he only sees me as a fulatria(friend) or a brono(brother)?"

" Then that's his problem. If he friend-zones you the there's no hope on making him your yobo-fulatria(boyfriend)"

I chuckled and nodded in understanding but once he went away, I sighed sadly again and drank the rest of the lava. I felt my mind clear and my body uncontrollable as I started to hiccup and breathe heavily then I dropped the bowl and walked to the lab.

2003 Donnie's POV:

" And that's about it!" I cried out once I was done with a baking soda volcano yet without the baking soda.

You see, I saw a lot of kids make a small model of a volcano that let out lava-like foam so I thought that if they can do it then I could do it too but with a twist. Instead of baking soda, I'm gonna use actual lava and place pressure in the volcanic body to make it look it's actually erupting. I made the model out of hard and tough rocks so that it could withstand the heat of the lava.

Anyway, I cleaned up my work desk and then carefully placed the model in a tray filled with sand so that when the lava flows, it'll limit itself to the sand. I grabbed some fireproof gloves and placed on my fireproof lab coat then got my fireproof lab equipment, including my fireproof lab goggles.

Now, all I need is my main source of lava, Elemental Raph~

Okay, okay. I do have a major crush on my brother's counterpart even if he's more prone to burn people when he's mad. I actually think he's hot and not just because of the lava or fire inside of him.

Anyway, I saw E. Raph balancing a bowl filled with lava on his shell a moment ago so I decided to ask him for some. I was about to go out the door when E. Raph came in.

" O-Oh!" I was so embarrassed for almost hitting him that I turned red as I backed up a bit from him." Sorry, E. Raph! I-I didn't see you!"

He groaned and walked all around my lab like a lost puppy, making me confused until he fell onto the ground. I really panicked as I ran to him and carried him to one of the lab beds. I saw his chest move up and down so I sighed in relief to know that he was still breathing. His mouth was wide open but as J closed it, I could smell both smoke and something else that I can't define but I know where I've smelled it from.

Lava. Hot burning lava.

Wait, did he drink the whole bowl of lava?! That's a bad thing.

Well, E. Mikey told me, my brothers and our other counterparts that the primary weakness of an elemental is drinking liquid materials that aren't meant to be drunk because it will block their senses and make them drunk. Once an elemental is drunk, they are vulnerable and can be easily manipulated.

Anyway, I got a glass of water and placed it on my desk then I helped E. Raph sit up after I saw him beginning to wake up.

" Here, E. Raph," I told him, handing over the glass of water." I know fire elements aren't suppose to come in contact with water but E. Mikey said that if you drink water, the blue in your mind from the lava will be washed away,"

At first, he tried resisting, pushing away the glass and nearly spilling the water but soon, I was able to get him to drink then a few seconds later, he rubbed his head and groaned.

" Ugh, Don?" he mumbled." W-What happened?"

" Got yourself drunk with lava," I replied with a chuckle.

" Oh."

" I know that you know that you aren't allowed to drink lava so why did you still do it?"

He sighed and looked down." It's…personal. It really is personal, Don,"

" Are you sure? The only time my Raph drinks is when he's angry or depressed,"

" M-Maybe just a little depressed…"

" But why?"

He bit his lip and turned away from me so I sighed and sat next to him. He shuffled a bit far from me so I took a deep breath and made him turn his head to me.

" Cone on, E. Raph," I pressured." Tell me why you're depressed,"

He turned his head again so I got a bit annoyed so I did something unexpected. I grabbed his face and pulled him into a kiss.

E. Raph's POV:

Holy Chalupa! Am I dreaming?! Or is Don, the turtle of my dreams, actually in front of me and actually pulled me into a freakin' kiss?!

Anyway, I stared at Don in disbelief but soon I melted into the kiss. He flinched in surprise but wrapped his arms around my waist while I wrapped mine around his neck. We pulled away and his eyes stared straight to mine.

" Why-Why did you do that?" I asked.

" Well," he replied, blushing." I-I love you,"

" B-Bur why? A-Aren't I dangerous?"

" Why would you think that?"

" Well, I have dangerous fire powers so I thought that you couldn't love me. No one can love me,"

I looked down, tears starting to fall from my eyes so he lifted my chin up to my face again, making me blush. His face got closer to mine so I planned to run off but the smile on his face and the worried expression he had given me a message that he understood.

" You're not dangerous, E. Raph," he finally spoke up after discomforting silence." I love you because to me, you're amazing in every way,"

His hands went to my waist and he pulled me towards him. I was surprised and blushed even harder as my hands went to both of his shoulders. He kissed my forehead, making me feel the warmth of his company even more.

" Don?"

" Yeah, E. Raph?"

" I-I love you too,"

He smiled wide, chuckling then we both kissed with our arms wrapping around one another.

At least he feels the same way…