Chapter 2: Too Similar

A/N: This is a little prompt I thought of myself. I don't want to give too much away, so I'll just get on with the story and explain it more in the end notes. I hope you enjoy it.

"I don't know why I ever thought I loved you!" I shouted at him. "This is never going to work."

"Hey, it's not my fault you've got a temper!" he retorted. "You just love to pick fights with me for the hell of it."

"Oh, I pick fights with you?" I retorted. "I'm not the one going out looking for fights every night! You're the one who's out of his mind."

"And what about you and your job?" he snapped. "You risk your life every day and expect me to sympathize with you. You should've just stayed at home instead of bein' a cop!"

"Hey, I did this in my father's memory!" I snarled.

"Yeah, well, he wouldn't think so much of you now!"

That was it. I hauled off and punched him in the face. He didn't back and down, and soon we were wrestling on the floor, punching, kicking, and biting. We kept hurling insults at each other, hoping that maybe we'd be able to one-up one another. It would've turned out worse if Don and Leo hadn't been there to pull us apart when they saw us fighting like that.

"Hey, Aubree, what's going on here?" Leo demanded.

"He started it!" I accused, pointing a finger in the offender's direction.

"No, you started it!" he retorted. "I swear, I can't deal with this anymore. I'm done. I don't know why I ever thought you were good lookin'. This ain't gonna work." He pulled away from Don's grip and stormed out of the Lair. Leo tried to call him back, but he ignored his brother.

"What was that all about?" Don wondered.

I sighed. "I guess we just can't be together," I said resignedly. "We're too much alike for it to ever work out."

"I'll say," Mikey piped up as he came from the kitchen, carrying a bowl of popcorn.

"What's that for?" Don asked.

"Well, I heard Aubree and Raph fighting and thought I'd whip up some food for the entertainment," he replied. "But I guess it's over now, huh?"

"Yeah, in more ways than one," I told him. "I just don't know why I ever thought we'd be good for each other."

"Well, it's kind of awkward," Mikey replied. "I mean, you two are alike, so it's almost like Raph's dating himself." He gave a shudder after he said that. "Man, that's kind of weird when you think about it."

"Yeah, it is," I answered. "Maybe I'm better off just being single."

"Just give it time, Aubree," Leo urged me. "When the right one comes along, you'll know."

"And in the meantime, I'd better take a look at your injuries," Don told me. "They don't look too good."

I didn't want him to, but I knew that if I fought him, it would make things worse, so I went into the infirmary and had him look at my wounds. They definitely weren't good, but Don was able to patch me up as best I could. Leo wanted to go after Raph, but Don thought it would be best to give Raph some space. So, Leo took me home instead, which was a relief to me. He told me not to worry and that Raph would cool down when he was ready to. I thanked him and went into my apartment to reflect on everything that had happened.

When I first met Raph, I always thought he was the one. We were alike, and I thought that maybe we'd have a better understanding of each other. For a little while, it went great, but then we began to clash more and more. There were more fights between us, and I didn't know what else to do. Both of us were too high strung and stubborn. I guess now I've realized that it would never work out, but it sucked to have your worst fears confirmed. I showered, got into bed, and tried to sleep. But before I dozed off, I asked myself the question that had never come to my mind until now.

Why did I ever fall in love with Raphael?

A/N: Basically, I wanted to explore the scenario of Aubree falling in love with Raph, who's just like her. We see so many stories about OCs who are just like the Turtles and who fall in love with them. So, I decided to put a different spin on it and show that it may not work the way many of us want it to. I know I shouldn't have had them fight like that, but I can picture it happening. I'm not saying Raph was abusive to her or anything during the relationship because he wasn't. They mostly had verbal fights, and this was really their first physical confrontation, which pretty much cemented the fact that this wouldn't work out between them. Please leave a review and let me know what you think. Have a shelltastic day.