Battle Nexus Lizards/Raph x Mona (ROTMNT fanfic)

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I just had my first kiss, and it was while I was fighting!

Raph was groggily making his way to the sports bar lounge, anticipating seeing Mona inside, he didn't care that he lost the fight, knowing full well there was going to be another one anyway. The dumb smile was plastered all over his face, eager to tell the guys the moment he saw them.

Focus Raph! You gotta remember the real reason you came here!

"Inner Raph? What took you so long?!" Raph asked aloud as he traversed the sports bar.

Me and Mona got something in common, we want you to win this thing, but you gotta earn it! You can't let her distract you from why you're here, or you'll be stuck fighting in the arena in an infinite loop unable to get out!

"Ooohhhh, yeah, that's a good point." Raph admitted.

Remember earlier when you told Leo you need more things to do outside of the lair? You were right, you do! But a girl can't be all, as Dr. Light Touch would say, it's unhealthy and the set up for something toxic. You gotta get that bike, Raph.

"Good point Inner Raph, if I get Mona-I mean! Debra! I mean the motorcycle-! Then I can get my hands on a new healthy hobby!" Raph cheered.

"But if I get the girl along with it, that does sound...pretty nice." He mumbled under his breath.

"You got an inner voice too?!" Mona asked, seemingly coming from nowhere, causing Raph to squeak embarrassingly high pitched.

"You're not even that small! How do you sneak around so quietly?!" Raph panicked.

Mona only raised a brow, half lidding her eye, and saying nothing.

"N-not that you're big! N-not like that I mean-"

Mona laughed, unable to maintain the charade. "I know I'm a big girl Raph, it's not like I don't have a mirror,"

"Speaking of your appearance um...your eye! It's back to normal! How did you...?"

Mona touched the side of her face where her black eye once was. "The smoothies have healing abilities; didn't you notice your stomach feel better after I got you that other smoothie? Oh, and here-"

Mona grabbed another straw from the counter of the bar, putting it in and taking a seat at a two person table motioning for Raph to sit across from her.

"-your head probably still hurts from when I knocked you over." Mona said, with a doting and apologetic tone in her voice.

Raph's face went hot again and was at a loss for words.

"Ha...probably got you real good back there, the blood is rushing to your head already," Mona teased.

Suddenly Inner Raph appeared above Raph to smack him before fading away, Raph jolted out of his daze and sucked down a decent amount of the smoothie.

"So... seeing as we got time, tell me about yourself," Mona said, leaning forward and resting her head on her hand.

"Well, I uh...Lou Jitsu is my dad!" He spat, as if the words were clogged and he had to force them out.