Waking

When I wake up, I'm in Raph's bed with him, his arm around me. He's snoring softly and shifting a little. I don't move for fear of waking him so I just stay put and think until I feel Raph move and stretch, opening his eyes.

"Good morning, honey."

Hearing his voice, I open my eyes and turn to him, smiling. "Good morning. Sleep good?" I stretch my arms and legs slightly, leaning my head against him.

"I slept great," Raph replies, kissing the top of my head. "You?"

"I slept great with you." I realize what I said and look down, blushing slightly. Why would I say that? Well, it IS true, though because he's calming and he helps calm me down and stay in check.

Raph picks my head up and kiss my nose, making me smile. "Why hide it? It makes you beautiful."

I smile more and kiss his cheek. "I know, I just can't believe what I said."

"Why not? If we didn't sleep in the same bed, what DID we do?"

I think and kiss his nose. "True. I vowed not to sleep with anyone until I was married or if they're my sisters."

"OK, OK." Raph sits up after I do, wrapping his arm around me. "But what was I SUPPOSED to do? I couldn't let you sleep on the couch!"

I smile at him as I finish stretching. "True. You love me too much."

I sit back down and Raph moves me to his lap and smile. "That I do, Fay. I love you to no end."

I smile at him and rest my head on his shoulder, smiling. "I love you, too... more than you can ever know."

We get up and go to the living room, hand in hand. "Here for you,"

I finish Raph's sentence, smiling. "Here for me."

Together, the saying is: I'm here for you and you're here for me.

"Hey you two lovebirds," Mikey says, chuckling, "How'd you two sleep?"

"We slept good," Raph and I reply in unison, smiling slightly but rolling our eyes at the 'lovebirds' remark, even though it's true.

"Good." The youngster's eyes glued to the TV and watching some weird show.

"Hey you two," Leo calls from the kitchen, "How'd you two sleep?"

"Good." I yawn slightly, still waking up.

"I can tell," the leader says, smiling.

"I'm still groggy," I say, smiling slightly.

"I can see that."

I go to the couch and listen to some music while reading my favorite book: Warriors. Within 5 minutes, I'm soaked from head to toe when Raph comes in. "MIKEY," I yell, putting my music and ruined book away. "YOU ARE SO DEAD!" Mikey starts running and I turn into a cheetah, pinning him. "What's the big idea?"

Raph walks over calmly, putting his hand on my back. "Calm down, honey."

"Calm DOWN?Calm Down!? HOW can I calm down? You wouldn't say that if YOU were in MY spot!"

"It was a prank," Mikey says, his hands up.

"I should have known." I turn back into a human and get off him, rolling my eyes and holding up my book. "You owe me a new book! This was my favorite book!" Mikey runs into his room and comes back with a few dollars.

"Is this enough?"

I calm down and realize what I did. "I don't want your money, Mikey. I'm sorry for everything. I'm not usually like this, but I've gotten meaner since..." I can't finish the sentence and he gets it.

"I understand. It's fine, Faith... Just talk to me whenever you want to talk, OK?"

I nod and hug him, tears starting to form in my eyes. "Thanks, Mikey. I really appreciate it."

Having Mikey hug back feels so good and comforting... I can't explain it.

"No problem, Fay. Raph is also here."

"He's right, Faith," Raph says, putting a hand on my shoulder as Mikey and I break the hug. "I'll always be here for you."

"Thanks, guys," I say, smiling. "I love both of you." (Mikey's like a brother to me and Raph's... you know)

"We love you, too," they say in unison.

Mikey goes to the couch and plays a game while Raph stays by my side.

"I have the best friends anyone could ever want," I say quietly, smiling and my eyes sparkling. "I don't want anything to change anything."