Raphael x reader

Chapter 12

It doesn't take long to find some shady deals being made in an alleyway in down town New York. Raphael and Casey Jones know all the hotspots to get a good fight. It takes even less time for the three of you to be neck deep in Purple Dragons, whom are showering you with bullets in the crowded alleyway. Lots and lots of bullets.

You are taking cover behind a garbage container, Casey is on the other wall behind some wood and rubble. Raphael had jumped on the roof to circle the street gang members as soon as your party got spotted. Right now you and Casey are keeping the Purple Dragons busy (which means keeping their guns pointed at you. Did I mention you've never been in a firefight before? Holy shitnuggets this was scary!) by throwing rubble into the bullets. You take the lid of a nearby garbage bin and Captain America dat shit. Yes! You actually hit one of them! Right in the gut. You look at Casey and he gives you a thumbs up before he jumps up and charges the Purple Dragons. Apparently he had seen something you hadn't, as several gang members in the back suddenly got flung in the air. Raphael had successfully sneak attacked them.

"Goengala!" You hear Casey scream and you take that as your cue to join in.

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Raphael is keeping an eye on you as you fight so he could jump in if you needed help. The first thing he notices is your posture still needs some work, but you have made pretty good progress. Raphael's eyes wander to the outfit you have decided to wear this night. Usually you wore something cute but casual (except when you train, you always insist on torturing him with yoga pants.) but this was on an entirely different level. That outfit wasn't fair, it was like you were trying to distract him. And then there was your behaviour towards him this night. How you tried so hard to keep up with him when you were running over the roofs of New York, the small touches that lingered on his skin when you two talk... No, this was happening longer. Ever since that morning you had woke up in his arms Raphael had begun to see you in a different light, and he wonders if you had too, and if that is why you were flirting..? 'What am I even thinking, she can't like me back like that.' Raphael thinks. 'A girl like Y/n can't be into me. I'm a mutated freak with anger issues, I won't make her happy.' Raphael takes out his frustration on the Purple Dragons. They don't stand a chance against his rage.

You are busy paying attention to your adversaries but can't help but sneak the occasional glance at Raphael. This is the first time you've seen him in an actual fight and it's a lot different from the casual fighting he does with Casey or Mikey if they piss him off, the sparring you've seen him do in the dojo, or even against Leo when he gets him angry. This Raphael is more akin to a bull in a china shop as he shows no mercy for anything (or more accurately anyone) he breaks. He's truly a passionate fighter, but you can't help but feel this isn't his normal behaviour. You turn back to the gang member you have been fighting, just to stare into the barrel of a gun.

Raphael sees you are in danger. He tries to get to you before it's too late, but gets stopped by a couple of Purple Dragons. "Where do al these goons keep coming from?!" He yells in frustration before engaging them. To Raphael's horror he sees in his peripheral view the gang member slowly squeezing the trigger of the gun he's aiming at your head. Time went in slow motion as Raphael struggles desperately to get to you on time. He curses himself for bringing you to this dangerous place. He should have known you were not ready yet, that you were too frail to fight.

'Ok, time to play dirty.' You think before yanking the Purple Dragon's face forward by his hair and kneeing him in the jaw. You hear a sickening crack. The gang member clutches his face with his hands, dropping his gun. Broken jaw, ouch.

"U shufifh bifsh!" Broken jaw guy calls out while holding his face in pain.

"I fight like a girl, so watch your back. You dick." You say before kicking him K.O. You are fuming. "How dare he point a gun at a sweet and innocent lady like myself?!" You call out as you K.O. another Purple Dragon, whom was paying attention to Casey, with a well placed right hook.

"Hey! That one was mine!" Jones yells at you.

You all miss the sigh of relief coming from Raphael.

Raphael can only stare. He is so glad you got out of the fight mostly unharmed. But all he can think of is how passionately you were holding yourself against your enemies. And how he once again wasn't there to save you. But he was glad he didn't have to, as you could protect yourself now. And you look damn good doing it too. 'Damn it Raphael focus!' He scolds himself for the images of you fighting floating in his mind.

The party of three stops a couple of blocks away from the now crime scene to catch a well deserved break. Raphael and you sit down on the ledge of a building's roof while Casey buys something to eat and drink for you all.

You're finally alone with Raphael. This was your chance!

...

You had no idea what to say to him regarding your feelings, so you stare over the roofs of the city. It's a pretty sight, you think.

"That was fun." You break the silence.

"Ya really think so?" Raphael looks at you bewildered.

"Yeah man, that thrill of getting shot at really does it." You swing your legs up and down.

Raphael scoffs. "Don't joke like that. Ya could've gotten hurt."

"But I didn't, cause you kept me safe."

"No I didn't. When that guy-"

"Yeah you did." You cut Raphael off. "You kept all those goonies focused on yourself. If you hadn't done that I would've been totally fucked." You scoot closer to Raphael, put your hand on his arm and look him straight in the eye. "So, thank you Raphael."

"I don't get ya at all." Raphael leans in.

"Then you'll have something to do..." You close the distance between you more. Your eyes are half lidded as you stare in his vibrant greens. Your lips are brushing against each other as Raphael closes the gap and-

"I'm back guys!" Casey Jones climbs the last steps of the ladder, food and drink in tow. You and Raphael jump away from each other.

"Wow, am I interrupting something here?" Casey asks as he puts down the goodie bags.

"No!" Raph and you answer simultaneous. You immediately try to distract yourself with the shake you had ordered.

The rest of the night the three of you hang out and chat on that roof, occasionally your eyes meet vibrant green.