Crimson Soldier||Raphael Hamato x Reader

🏮13: COCKROACH TERMINATOR

The clashing of metal was all that could be heard in the dojo. Raphael and Y/n were sparring together. The tension between them had grown ever since what happened the other day. The young kunoichi couldn't stand it anymore, she'd rather keep his friendship than worry about the what ifs. 

"Stop avoiding the issue Raphael!" she yelled as her katana was blocked by his sai. 

"I am not avoiding anything dummy! Focus on our training" he pushed her away with his sais as her katana flew to the other side of the room.

"Just stop! I needed to talk to you about something." breathing heavily she somersaulted to get her katana. 

"Why don't you take off your mask it's pretty hot in here" he gets into fighting position. 

"I have been trying to show you, turtle boy" taking off her mask the young teen shows him her (red and [your hair color]) hair. 

"Woah, what the shell happened to your hair? Did you have an existential crisis?" His emerald green eyes scanned her new appearance. 

"Dude, I wish I did this to myself. It wouldn't be as weird as waking up with this on my hair" she crosses her arms as she gets close to him. "That's not the only issue why are you avoiding me?"

"Argh, you really don't know how to give up" staring at her (e/c) eyes he sighed. "Look I am sorry for what I said that day. Ya weren't a burden...ya will never be one" he said truthfully feeling his breath hitch as she hugged him tightly. 

His heart beat wildly...he felt strange around her. And it was killing him inside, he didn't know what was happening to him. Breathing in her scent made him dizzy. Raphael didn't want to ruin his friendship with her. Her body pressed against his plastron was all he needed to crumble. 

"Crimson...about what I said when I was poisoned..."

Her heart rang with anticipation for some reason. It creeped her out after all she was a young teen with no representation of love. Y/n's dad wasn't in the picture and her mom seemed fine without him. Dry swallowing the  girl's body suddenly felt weak. 

"What about it?" Her voice rang through his ears. 

"Look...I" he hesitated separating from her embrace. "I wanted to tell you not to worry about it. The poison made me an idiot. What.. I mean is I...well. I didn't mean it that way. You are my best friend and I'd hate to ruin our friendship due to that" 

Her mind crumbled for some reason...Feeling like a fish out off the sea. She forced a smile as he pat his shoulder. Acting all cool she made her signature finger guns.

"Phew, and here I thought our friendship was ruined" Raphael looked at her with a small smile. 

"Don't say that, that will never happen" Raphael touching her red locks suddenly made her flinch. "What's wrong crimson?"

"Uh, nothing is just...well I feel like the kraang did this to me and it's creeping me out" she said not really lying but not telling the truth. 

"We should tell Donnie about this." He lets her and hair fall as it frames Y/n's face nicely. 

Getting out of the dojo to go to her room. She collapsed on the floor questioning her emotions. They were just friends why would those words feel like a katana piercing through Y/n's heart? Scanning the room the young girl's hand reached a photo of Y/m/n.

"I miss you so much mom. Your presence here is all I need..." Sighing the teen girl tied her hair into her traditional bun. "These red streaks are kinda cool to be honest but my mind is still going haywire"