Chapter 15
Breathe
"I'm telling you Donnie," Kerry said. "It's not that I hate Master Splinter, I love him but it's like he see's into my soul or something." She sighed, pressing close to his side. She was currently situated under his arm, back pressed against his side as they sat on the couch, the history channel as background noise. On her lap sat multiple colored markers and note cards, ready to be written out in abridged information that might just save her ass.
"No, I understand," Don told her. "How do you think none of us can get away with lying?"
"Please Donnie, how much trouble can you of all people get into?" Kerry asked raising a slight eyebrow. "Mikey and Raph I get, but you and even more shockingly Leo? No way in hell."
Don was almost offended that she didn't think he had the guts to get in trouble. "We get in trouble more than you think," he muttered, running a hand threw his hair. " I mean, I got in trouble a couple weeks ago because he said I was using up too mu-" he abruptly cut himself off, clearing his throat with bright red cheeks. "Nevermind. Forget I said that."
"Too much...?" Kerry asked tilting her head back to rest on his collarbone, looking at him upside down. "Come on, you know you can't do that to me!" she whined to him, nose scrunching in frustration.
Don shook his head. He was incredibly embarrassed that he had even started to bring it up. What was with this girl and bringing out such a honest and forward side of him?"N-Nothing. Really."
"Fine, you spoil sport." Kerry huffed. "Probably was something lame anyway." she teased him, not really meaning it. "One time I was grounded for an entire month for setting a girls hair on fire,"
"I-I'm not lame…." Don muttered, trailing off, almost as if he was stuck on that one thought.
Kerry looked over at him and frowned. "I didn't say you were, Donnie. Responsible is the right word for it," she said. "I mean, I wouldn't want you to be like me or Raph, or even Mikey. It'd be too dangerous for us to mix," she chuckled a bit. "So be happy about it. You the most amazing person I've ever met. "
Don smiled softly, pulling her a little closer with the arm that was wrapped around her. "You're the most amazing person I've ever met too," he told her softly.
"Hmm, I don't know. Alex is pretty cool." she chuckled a bit. "I mean, she's a way better ninja and is super smart." she winked.
"But she's not as daring or funny," Don told her.
Kerry groaned a bit, falling back across his lap, she pouted at him. "You spoil me, you know that?" she asked before blushing. "I-I wouldn't mind it if...you scolded me every once in a while, you know..." she mumbled quietly, green eyes shifting away to the tv, pink dusting across her darkly colored cheeks.
"S-Scold?" he muttered, his cheeks darkening. "W-What do you mean?"
"W-what I mean is," Kerry explained slightly. "I know how I can be. I can be loud, stubborn, and childish. Don't argue Donnie, you know I'm right." she interrupted the words about to escape his lips in protest. "I-I'm saying I wouldn't mind it if you reined me in, be honest and tell me what's up," she mumbled. "I wouldn't mind correction if it was you doing it. You already make me a better person to begin with."
"You're already a good person, Kerry," he told her, running his fingers threw her hair. "And those things make you you. They're some of the things I love most about you."
Kerry blushed darkly, green eyes blinking up at him before she looked away stubbornly. "W-Well, I'll find a way to make you mad at me one of these days!" she said, not going to let his sweet words win the debate, no matter how they sent her heart rocketing in her chest and a swarm of butterflies in her stomach. Where's the damn pesticide...
"Maybe so," Don muttered, "but then again everybody gets on your nerves at some point, right? I mean, Alex and Raph have to get on each others nerves every once in a while, right?"
"More like go at eachothers throats," Kerry giggled slightly, hand playing with the necklace around his neck, that rested on his strong chest.
Don chucked, the vibration moving threw Kerry. "That's true. How do they managed to be perfect for each other yet be the worst at the same time?"
"...really good make up sex?" Kerry chuckled a bit in a joking manner.
Don blushed, but chuckled. "That's funny," he told her. "Do…" he gulped. "Do you think that they've…That they're..."
"Huh? U-Uh, no. I don't think so." Kerry shrugged. "I mean, I think they want to but they're also wanting to wait a little bit, you know? They only started dating a little after we did, technically. "
"Maybe, but they've practically been dating emotionally, and almost physically since they started the whole scheme," Don said.
"Yeah but also...Alex's parents just dying might affect her ability to really have a physical relationship for a while. Emotional events like that make any intense physical stimuli even good ones like sex, a stressor." Kerry mumbled. "Trust me on that."
"W-Well, hasn't she been doing better?" Don asked.
"...Did you not see the small girl on the ice? She had a flashback when Raph fell on her." Kerry sighed a bit. "She didn't want to ruin our date though."
"I mean, she was much better than she used to be, right?" Don said. "And it wouldn't have ruined it. She's our friend, practically our sister. We just want her to be okay."
"I suppose." Kerry sighed. "And I totally agree." Kerry nodded with him and silence grew between them, comfortable at first. Then, "Hey Donnie?" Kerry asked him trying to get him to look back down at her.
"Yeah?" he asked, glancing down at her. As he looked down a black marker scraped across his jaw line and Kerry smiled up at him mischievously.
"Hi Donnie," Kerry grinned bigger. "You look lovely."
Don scoffed. "Really? Well then it'd look even better on you!" Don reached out, taking her purple marker and marked her nose. Kerry squealed and tried to roll of his lap and escape though his arms wrapped around her waist and pulled her in as she was forced to hold in her giggles. Her face pressed against his neck as she tried to escape the evil marker nearing her face.
He drew a little smiley face and then a heart on her cheek. He chuckled before putting the pen back down, a small blush forming on his face due to her action of moving closer to him. Kerry caught her breath as she looked at his face. "D-Donnie?" she asked after a while. "Kiss me...please?" she begged him after a moment, peeking up at him shyly.
"A-As you wish," he muttered, moving in slowly. His soft lips gently met Kerry's, putting slight pressure on them. The kiss was sweet, much like him. Kerry blushed before shifting around to face him, putting more pressure into the kiss, hands reaching up to cup his face gently as she tilted her head to give her more access to him.
Don put his hands on her hips, away from her back. He pulled her closer, if that was even possible. He grazed his tongue against her bottom lip, politely asking for entrance into her mouth to explore. Kerry allowed him inside as she shifted into his lap, hands drifting into his hair, pulling it out of the pony tail. Her fingers tingled in almost painful pleasure from her roaring blood.
Don's tongue moved past her lips, meeting her own. His action seemed hesitant, unsure if he was doing it right or if Kerry was comfortable with it. Kerry felt his hesitance and pulled back slightly.
"R-Relax," Kerry said softly. "It's just me, you don't have to ever be uncomfortable with me," she softly promised him. "Ever." she repeated.
Don nuzzled her nose with his own. "I-I know," he muttered, sounding out of breathe. "I'm always comfortable being with you."
Kerry grinned as she pulled him into a searing kiss, her confidence overwhelming his own as her tongue didn't ask permission and took it instead, pressing her tongue against his softly however. Don gave a soft, eager moan as he pressed closer. One of his hands moved from her waist into her hair, keeping her as close to him as he could possibly get her.
Don moved his tongue against her, flicking it playfully, teasing her almost. He was daring her to play a game, almost. Kerry's eyes almost opened in shock as he did but soon her stubborn nature came in as she flicked his own tongue back before skirting away, retreating.
Don smirked against her lips, as if having just taken the queen in a chess game. He shifted, putting both of his hands on her hips to move her onto her back on the couch. He held himself over her, kissing her still. Kerry made a slight noise of shock as she soon found herself on her back, groaning a bit at the feeling of his hands clutching her hips tightly. One of her own hands drifted down, fingers hooking his belt loops as her thumb grazed the exposed skin right above the hem, under his shirt. Her other hand still occupied his hair, pulling him closer as he grew more comfortable in the kiss.
Don hummed into the kiss, feeling her hands against his bare skin. He pulled back, moving to her cheek. He left a trail of kisses from her cheek down to her neck, where he desperately searched to discover her sweet spot.
"H-Holy shit," Kerry groaned. "When you relax you really relax." she mumbled her voice going higher pitched as he reached a spot on her neck that caused her back to arch, a moan escaping her lips. "I-I did not expect this." she huffed, shifting around as the tingles down her spine increased. "N-Not unhappy though-oh~!"
"All I want is to make you happy," he said against her neck.
"Y-You're doing a gre-eheh-at job." Kerry groaned. "B-But I can't just l-let you do all the work. I-I mean I want y-you to be happy t-too."
"H-Hearing you make that noise makes me happy," he muttered. Kerry gave a slight groan as she deepened the kiss once more, but before it could go much further than that her phone started to buzz on the table. She groaned as she pulled away to glare at the thing. "Ignore it." she grumbled and went to kiss him again, childishly sulking almost.
"A-Are you sure?" he asked between kisses. "W-Wa-ah-at if it's im-important?"
" B-B-But..." Kerry pouted but stopped when he gave a her a soft reprimanding look. "Fine." She groaned. "But we will continue this." Kerry grumbled as she glared at him, reaching to take her phone from the table, other hand occupying itself in his hair, combing it back from his forehead.
"I'm looking forward to it," he told her with a smirk.
"Hello?" She asked shortly wanting to hurry this up.
"Kerry?" Zack asked on the other line.
"Zack?" Kerry asked confused at why he'd be calling at, she checked the time, 9:18 at night. Dang it was that late? "What's up, hon?" she asked him
"E-Elliot's in the hospital," he told her straight out. "A-Alex is already on her way. I thought I'd call you and let you know, since, you know, you're a part of the family."
"H-He's what?" Kerry asked, green eyes going wide. "W-What happened? Is he okay?" she asked sitting up, sliding out from under Donatello a bit as he remained hovered over her.
"There was a work accident or something," he told her. "He's in survergy right now."
"I'm coming over right now," Kerry said her voice wavering a bit as she looked around the room for her shoes, where the hell did she toss them?! "J-Just keep me updated."
"Of course," he told her. "Thanks."
Kerry didn't even say bye as she hung up in her rush. "D-Donnie I'm so so sorry but, I-I have to go. I-I have to t-to," Kerry choked out tears finally welling in her eyes. "O-oh my god." she shuttered.
"Hey," Don said. "What's wrong? What's going on?" He took her face in his hands, wiping the tears that managed to slip out of her eyes away.
"It's Elliot," Kerry said, biting her lip. "He got hurt at work or something and he's in surgery, Alex and I assume Raph are on their way and and...oh god I didn't even get which hospital he's at!" She bemoaned to herself, tears falling faster. "I-I have to be there!"
"It's okay," he told her, pulling her into his arms. "Let me call Raph and I can get that for you. Then we can head over there together. How does that sound?"
Kerry sniffed as she looked at him, rubbing her eyes a bit before nodding slightly, his purple marks on her face smeared a bit. "O-Okay." she mumbled a bit. "H-Hurrry please?" she asked him, not even trying to hide her accent anymore.
"Of course," he told her. "Why don't you get cleaned up while I call?"
"O-okay." Kerry said once more to go wash her face, but before she did she kiss his lips lightly. "T-Thank you Donnie." she mumbled before rushing to get ready. Please...please not again! She began to shake as she turned on the tap, scrubbing her face free of makeup and makings, though she couldn't get the marker completely off without taking a shower so she just left it.
While she finished, her eyes caught a familiar white box. Her breath quickened a bit, almost hyperventilating as she picked it up, cradling it into her hand. She shook as she opened the lid and watched the light glint off the objects in side. J-Just a little she just needed to breath...
As she reached for it she heard Donnie call for her, saying he got the hospital name. She closed the lid shamefully and almost throw it away from her, back onto the counter, contents rattling inside. She stared for a moment before looking away and rushing out the door. She'd breathe another day.