Blazing Red (Book 3) (COMPLETE)

In between

(WARNING: LONG ASS CHAPTER TO SPEED THINGS UP)

Raphael POV

"And where do you think your going this time Raphael?"

I froze in my tracks groaning at Lamonardo being all leader-like; snitch.

I turned back to him almost out of the lair."Just out for a walk"

He didn't seem impressed but because I knew he would probably intervene like always, I called for back up.

"My sweet Leonardo, may you help me with something in the dojo pretty please" Ember persuading the nuisance from the dojo room falling into our trap.

He was caught into the trap quicker than I thought; works for me. He completely forgot about me and went over to his girlfriend walking behind the recently made iron doors. Before the door closed she gave a wink to leave before he catches on.

"Why am I here again?"

I dodged her kick to my side with a back flip. She was fast approaching as always, she never tires out.

'I love it'

"Cause ya like to see your turtle" I grinned getting a opening to grab her waist to pull her close to my plastron.

We might have gotten to see each other more often then normal.

I felt her smaller hands take rest on my shell not retreating her touch for the couple of seconds before she darkly chuckled and pushed her arms out using her red waves to strengthen her blow to make me tumble. I rolled and couldn't help the buzz of livelihood settle in when she used her magic.

We've come to a silent agreement that we would meet in the early mornings after my patrol with my brothers. It's only been for a month and it's taking so much control in me to not pounce at the opportunity to duel with the mask chick. She still has that stupid voice changer but her sarcasm was far from being heard.

She was still mysterious, through our fights I found keyholes through her sentences to figure out who she is. Her hatred for Karai and her father were deeply expressed with rage every time I brought up there names. Figuring out she has a family here and that she has a passion for bad jokes and sarcasm.

'Almost reminds me of S-'

"Are you really thinking about your girlfriend right now" She groaned forming a red ball of energy in a circular motion.

I chuckled flipping back to avoid the blast to get back in my stance and waited for her to throw the first punch of floating three red kunais that she sent to my shell that barely affected me. I swung to her face and she reeled back before it could graze her.

"She's not my girl. Just a girl that just gets me"

So I might have opened up about some things too. Other than the masked maniac that is out to get me every morning, I converse some things with Shyann too which got us in a couple of moments that I hate to admit.

FLASHBACK

"We're running out of time. We've looked everywhere and he's still missing. What if- What if he got ki-"

"Raphael!"

Her small cold hands cooled off my green face that seemed hotter than normal. It was comforting that I didn't even realize I leaned more towards her. My mind froze the endless cycle of anxiety for Spike that was still missing.

Even if I hated the fact for asking my brothers for favors; it was for Spike, so I did it anyways. The reaction I received from them was more like a laugh to the face of there pathetic excuse. Lamonardo suggested we could look for my pal only for one hour after we're done patrolling. His stupidity was insulting to turtle kind. I was gonna look for him myself after or before hours but he would always snitch to Sensei so I would have to stay in the lair.