TMNT: Changes

An OC x Raph Fan Fic

Part 2 of 3

(Raph POV)

One hand on the wheel, with his other hand, channeling the radio stations for something decent to listen to, Raph watched Sasha in the corner of his eye, amused at the notion of her obvious expression on her face, which reflected in the window she was staring out of.

The wonder within her eyes, the curiosity that consumed her, she did not have the faintest idea where he was bringing her and he loved it.

The best part was when they exited the city, her eyes widen, at the sight she has never seen before, Raph in many ways wanted to laugh, he never seen someone so excited to see the countryside, well except for Mikey, but that's just Mikey.

The only sounds that could be heard in the car was the radio, Raph figuring it was more fun just being silent, he warn a smile watching the road, driving a bit below the speed limit, being winter and the dead of night he didn't want to risk it with her in the car.

All he needed to ruin this moment, this trip, was hitting some black ice, or some misfortunate animal that decided to cross the road, also he didn't want the scenery to pass by to fast for her.

The moon was high casting its illuminating glow down, sure Raph knew Sasha must have gained the same night vision he currently had, he wondered if she knew that, she never could see before so how could she compare it to humans?

She must have noticed the difference seeing with light and no light, at least, in the dark the details are there, but the color isn't, it was like a bluish gray, which was the only way he could describe it.

Relaxing in his seat, he watched the road, thinking on his plan of action, watching a car go by his smile deepened as he knew who it was, yet he didn't say a word.

He was pleased to see that she didn't recognize who was in the other car or even noticed the car had passed by at all.

(Good she didn't notice them, this is working out great!)

A yawn came from Sasha as she rubbed her eyes, Raph figured she would start to fall asleep, considering they have been driving for an hour now and there was still at least two more hours to go.

Lowering the volume of the station, Raph waited, Sasha's head bobbed a bit, trying desperately to stay awake, she shifted in her seat yawning again.

Finally giving in, she fell fast asleep leaning her head against the window, Raph knew it was a matter of time she would give into her tired state, she needed the rest anyways, especially what he had in store for her tomorrow.

Being used to being up late, he wasn't worried not getting enough sleep, smiling again, he pushed the negative thoughts that clouded his mind, he feared this wouldn't make up for what he did with that man in the park.

Shaking his head, he couldn't let that drag him down.

(She's beautiful… She is really cute when she is sleeping…)

(Sasha POV)

Sweet dreams filled her head, feeling something soft under her hands, she didn't recognize it as she slowly opened her eyes, the room was dark and she didn't know where she was.

Viewing towards her hand, she came aware she was laying on a bed that had soft clean smelling sheets, silk maybe?

Spread on top of her was this equally soft, heavy quilt that had the scent of spring flowers.

Feeling the bed carefully, it was warm, she has been lying there for some time, viewing her surroundings she seemed to be in a bedroom?

Feeling a bit nervous that she was alone, she relaxed when a familiar snoring emerged from the corner of the room.

Over in the corner, what appeared to be a small sofa, sprawled out, head back mouth fully open, Raph slept with one leg over the top of the sofa, she wondered how he could sleep in that position?

To her surprise, he wasn't wearing anything, no gear, not even his bandana, all laid on the ground near by, tilting her head she had to admit this was the first time she has ever seen him without his bandana on.

Sure, she has been around him before when he had it off, but she was still human at the time, the first time was when she finally opened up to him telling him her past, in result to show her his trust in her, he took his bandana off allowing her to feel his face without it on.

Blushing, that memory still burned in her head, she was the only one he would give such privilege to, that day she felt special, and knew without a shadow of a doubt she had feelings for him, and believed he felt the same towards her, she hope that is.

But now she wasn't sure anymore how he felt for her, confused, she didn't know anymore what reside within herself or him, what was his real thoughts of her when he look upon her?

She wasn't good at reading faces and his face and voice seemed to never add up, making her confusion deepened.

Patting her cheeks to refocus on the matter at hand, she sighed.

(How long have I been sleeping?)

Noticing the alarm clock on the night stand, it read 6 a.m., she has been out for some time, examining the room more to see if it held any clues on where she might be, she sat there, the room wasn't big, it had wooden walls and the furniture looked a bit old.

Still not sure where she was, she got out of the bed, with a shiver she noticed it was a bit cold, viewing back to Raph, he didn't have any blankets on, taking the quilt she brought it to him placing it on top of him, he stirred then moaned shifting his position.

Sasha nervously touch his face, it was cold.

(How long has he been sleeping there without a blanket on?)

Shaking her head, she smiled, Raph can be quite silly at times, staring at the calm, cute face, she blushed, she could get lost in that face, the features, his chin, his beak, his irresistible lips…

So much she wanted to kiss them, to touch them again with her fingers, she remember the first time she felt them, as memory served her, she recalled Raph's face heating up, when she ran her finger across those lips, she didn't mean too at the time, she was feeling his face to see it in her mind.

Blushing again, she closed her eyes, she knew she couldn't, it would be wrong of her to take such action towards him, when he was asleep, rubbing her arms, she was still feeling a bit cold, wishing she had brought a sweater with her at least.

If she had known that he was bringing her somewhere cold, she would have brought a few more things.

It would have been nice if Raph had given her some kind of hint or at least told her to bring something other then her winter gear, wondering what happen to the winter clothing she was wearing, she viewed around the room more, realizing they weren't in the room, yet what was, did catch her by surprise.

There, on top of the dresser that had a big round mirror attached to it, was a suitcase, unzipping it, she looked inside, her other clothes were in it, that was in her room.

Not only that there was a new item, a nice looking yellow sweater that fit around her shell, attached to it was a hood.

It seemed it was made by Mikey, when did he made this for her, taking it out she took her vest off replacing it with the chilly sweater that warmed up fairly quickly, smelling it, it had the same flowery scent the blankets had, and the material was soft and comfy, she loved it.

Hugging herself it was sooo soft, she couldn't help smiling, closing her eyes, enjoying the scent, the moment finally fading away, replaced by a curiosity that took root, growing within her, she decided she will take a peak out the window, maybe it will give her some clues.

She could leave the room, but without Raph she wasn't that brave, opening the curtain the site was lovely.

Before her, she could see a field of snow leading towards a forest of trees, where did Raph take her to?

It was still dark, as she could finally see the star, eyes widened a tear fell from her eye, they were so beautiful, she never thought they would really look like diamonds in the sky, like the old 'twinkle little star' song went.

(Wow, there are so many! I never dreamed there would be so many!)

In complete awe she leaned against the window, staring at them, not reverting her eyes away, finally prying herself away, she turned towards the door, should she dare take a look, if there was anything that could harm her, Raph wouldn't have brought her here.

It was decided, she was going to take a look around, worse case scenario, she could always scream, even with his heavy snoring, he should still be able to hear her, though it might give him a heart attack.

Smirking on the thought, she headed towards the door, hoping it didn't result to that, for she would feel awful, waking him up in such a way.

Turning the door knob, she opened it a bit, the door ajar she looked through it to see if it was indeed safe, nothing alarming happened, taking a breath she opened it wide leaving the room, shutting the door behind her.

Sasha found herself in what looked like a hallway, on one side was a bunch of doors and the far end was another door. To her other side was a set of stairs leading down, beside the stairs was a railing that overlooked what seemed to be a living room, with a fireplace that was going.

Making her way down the stairs, the living room had two couches, the fireplace indeed had a fire going within it, a small fire though, that seemed it was fighting to keep burning, noticing the pile of wood beside it, she took a piece placing it in the fireplace.

(I think that would do…)

Observing it, the log caught on fire quiet quickly, spreading its heat into the cool room, rubbing her hands to bring warmth to them, she walked towards an archway that led to a kitchen.

It was like any other kitchen, there was a stove, fridge and on the table in the middle of the room, was a piece of paper, folded with Raph's name on it.

(I wonder what it says.)

Making sure she was alone and Raph wasn't behind her, she looked over her shoulder, she was alone, feeling a bit guilty she opened it up, a quick peek won't hurt.

'Raph the items for breakfast are in the fridge, the bread is in the bread box. Don't burn it! Mikey. P.S. Sasha if you're reading this, it means the lazy ass is still sleeping. If you want to make breakfast, go ahead, you probably would do a better job than Raphie! :) Oh, just to let you know, no we are not there, only you and Raph, have fun!'

(We are alone? Damn it Mikey, you could at least tell me where here is…)

Sighing, she put the note down, debating if she should make breakfast, she wasn't particularly fond with burnt food and Mikey did give her some cooking lessons, which in turn she might do a better job than Raph.

But what was for breakfast? Opening the fridge there was a carton of eggs and a package of bacon.

Taking them out she looked about for the tools she would need to get this going.

(Raph POV)

Bacon, the one smell that made his mouth drool, lifting his beak he sniffed the air, like in a trance he leaned forward, it smelled so good.

Only inches away, oh how he wanted to sink his teeth into a juicy piece of…

Smack!

Shaken, stunned, Raph's eyes sprung open, as a painful reminder that he was lying on the sofa, now on the floor, with his beak throbbing in pain, as it made contact with the ground, when he fell.

Groaning loudly, he rub his poor beak, then finally tried to get out of the web of blanket that wrapped around him, that he wasn't sure how it got on him in the first place, didn't he fall asleep without a blanket for he was to exhausted to go out of his way, looking for one?

"Damn it, that hurt, huh where is Sasha?" untangled, he slowly got to his feet looking over towards the empty bed he placed Sasha last night in.

Being late, last night, he didn't bother waking her up, as they arrived at their destination, figuring it was best just to leave her be, he carried her in taking her winter gear off and laying her in bed.

On the fact she didn't know where he was bringing her, Raph considered it was the best choice for him to sleep in her room for the night so she didn't freak out in the morning if she found herself alone in a strange place.

His muscles ache from the sofa, he was better off sleeping on the floor, stretching to get the kinks out, he grabbed his bandana, he didn't bother putting any his gear on, he will not be needing it and he wanted to show Sasha this was a safe place.

Leaving the room, the sweet smell of bacon yet again caught his beak, remembering that it was that smell that awakened him.

A bit annoyed that she got up before him and was doing what he planned to do for her, he pushed it away, as he entered the kitchen.

Sasha didn't notice him since she was busy working the eggs, biting his lip, he fought the urge to go behind her and wrap his arms around her.

(… What am I thinking? I can't do that to her… wish I could…)

Taking in some deep breaths, he tried to find something to get his mind off of the feelings that were building within.

Noticing the paper on the table with his name on it, taking a quick look over what was written, he narrowed his eyes, as if Mikey would think he would fuck up the breakfast, he wouldn't burn it, he wasn't Donnie, who can burn water, leaving an impossible to clean, black pot behind.

Grumbling under his breath, he crumpled the paper, "Stupid Mikey…" he huffed under his breath.

A giggle came behind him, as he realized Sasha finally noticed him, with a shrug, he threw the paper in the garbage, "Well, sorry about that, I was going to make breakfast."

"It's ok Raph, I have it covered, can you get the plates and forks? I don't have a clue where they are."

Nodding Raph gather two plates and forks for her, placing them on the table, while Sasha filled them up with eggs, bacon and toast.

Sitting down both started to eat, taking a bite, Raph was surprised how good it was, she did a great job, eating all that was on his plate, his stomach was happy.

Raph could feel a pair of wondering eyes on him, he knew she had questions and what he would answer to them, depend on how much he wished her to find out.

"We are at the farm that Casey's family owns," Raph answered the first question he knew she was going to ask him.

Looking around, she nodded, "So this is what this place looks like… So why are we here? Mikey wrote in his letter that he isn't here or your brothers," Sasha leaned forward crossing her arms under her, staring at Raph.

A small smile flashed on his face, "You'll see."

Pouting Sasha leaned back not to happy with that answer, but Raph was, he loved this, the way she sulked, the way it drove her nuts not knowing fully what he was up too.

Stretching Raph took his plate, placing it in the sink heading for the living room to put some more wood in the fireplace, he didn't want it to get too cold in there, then it has already had.

Turning around Sasha was leaning against the door frame watching him contently, he couldn't help but be amused, considering he was having a lot fun with this, he made the decision to play this out more.

"Put your winter gear on, all of it, it's cold out there," Raph informed Sasha, as he did the same, putting on his winter coat and even a pair of pants himself.

Sasha studied him with wondering eyes, yet did what he asked of her.

Not saying another word he left the house into the cold winter air, it was calm outside and by now the sun was out, although it was bright there was no warmth from it, shivering a bit he didn't particularly enjoy winter only tolerated it.

Waiting, Raph looked around; it must have snowed last night after he had arrived to the house, for his footsteps and even the car tracks were covered by a new thick layer of snow.

"Where are we going?" Sasha asked him, closing the door behind her, shivering a bit when the cold air hit her.

"You'll see," he answered her again with a grin, her expression was priceless.

Annoyed, she glared at him, "You're not going to answer me other than that, are you?"

Raph smiled more, sighing Sasha shook her head, then was caught by surprise by Raph.

He held his hand out to her, "Do you trust me?"

(Please say yes.)

Tilting her head, she looked at Raph's hand, then him, what an odd question for him to ask her, "Of course I do, why would you…!"

Before she could say another word Raph picked her up, placing her gently onto his shell so he was giving her a piggy back ride, then suddenly bolted towards the barn, passing it heading for the tree line.

(Sasha POV)

Raph was fast, as the snow flew into the air behind him, Sasha could only hold on, for Raph wouldn't say a word, he seemed focused on where he was going and his footing.

Still in wonder, she didn't pry, she did trust him, and to show it she wasn't going to question him.

Holding tight, but not too tight, she leaned her head down, to avoid getting snow in her face, she could see the smile on his face, she could see the enjoyment he was having her in his mercy, she didn't mind, she felt safe and there was something else, she could smell him.

(… He really smells good…)

Oddly, she never noticed this from him before, well not in this manner, she did recognize Raph scent, but she never really gave it any real thought to it.

In reality she hasn't been this close to him for such a long period of time, to ever truly enjoy his scent, as she was doing at that moment.

Was it wrong for her to do this, was it perverted? She remembered Donnie mentioning something on the line about how she might have some new sensations when it comes to her senses, that she didn't have when she was human.

Something like smell would be a key one, even sounds, though she wasn't sure what he meant by sounds, though, but she started to understand the smell, certain things made her feel differently, a perfect example here was Raph, she felt like blushing just by the smell of him alone.

Closing her eyes, she gave in enjoying it, this little moment, his scent, feeling him under her arms, she wished deep inside this was more, they were more than friends… But who is she fooling, why would Raph want to be with her, someone so lost and damage as her?

(If I was still human this would be different…)

Suddenly Raph stopped in his tracks, opening her eyes, they were in front of a cave, not sure what to think, she held onto Raph tighter, she felt uneasy, she didn't like the looks of it, and why would he bring her to a cave?

Raph, indicating that she was best to walk here on out, Sasha leaped off Raph's shell landing onto the snowy ground still unsure what was going on, she held onto his arm, refusing to let go.

"Don't worry… If it does make you feel better, then keep holding my arm, but Sasha I promise you there is nothing to fear. I will never let anything happen to you," placing his hand on top of hers, as a source of comfort he left it there, walking forward into the cave.

The cave was dark, yet not damp luckily, but it was quite oddly warm, comforting, it didn't give any bad vibes, yet the opposite.

Letting Raph to lead her, Sasha didn't say a word, she knew what the answer would be for him, he was being all mysterious, and part of her hated it, but the other half was excited, this was kind of fun.

Following the long straight path, they came to what seemed to be the end of the cave, unsure why would Raph would bring her to a dead end cave to nothing out of the ordinary, she watched him carefully, he was still not letting on what was going on.

"Sasha I will need my arm, you just stand there," Raph gently made her let go of him, as he headed towards the wall in front of him, looking for something.

"… Oh come on, where is it?" Raph huffed a bit frustrated and annoyed.

Suddenly he placed his hand on part of the wall, then like magic the wall started to glow with symbols and lines, startled Sasha reacted by stepping back, unsure what was happening.

(What!? What is going on?!)

Uneasy, she took more steps back as her fear of the unknown took over her, realizing how she was reacting Raph went to her quickly going in front of her taking her hand.

"Hey, it's ok, sorry, maybe I should have warned you first," Raph felt bad, he didn't mean to scare her.

"What… what is going on, why is the wall doing that?" Sasha managed to get out, she wasn't sure if she was more scared or curious.

"A doorway," Raph answered as he tried to find the right words before he scared the poor turtle half to death and losing any chance he had to get her to finally open up to him.

"A doorway to what!" panicking, Sasha bit her lip, this felt too surreal, what was going on, why was there this door in the middle of nowhere, how can it even be there or existed in the first place?

"Do you trust me?" Raph could only ask, giving his hand to her once more, he looked concerned about what kind of answer she would give him.

(…)

Looking at his hand, she hesitated at first, what was in front of her she couldn't figure it out, she wanted to see what was on the other side, yet she was scared.

Shaking, she gave him her hand, she wasn't sure if this was the right idea, but she had to trust him, for he was the only thing she had left and if she lost him, she would be alone.

Bringing her close to him, he held her; she could feel the warmth from his body, as she was surprised by him giving her a kiss on the forehead, "Thank you. I know this isn't easy to accept like many things in your life, but hearing you truly trust me even now of all times, means a lot. I promise Sasha you're going to love this."

With that, he let her go, but not her hand as he led her into the doorway.