Back to New York! (2nd)

A Snowy Ring

Kylee walked into her apartment, shrugging off her coat and hanging it up. Her nose was red and her fingers were cold and all Kylee wanted was a cup of hot chocolate and a good movie…all the sudden wanting to watch Joker reining havoc on Gotham city. She sighed and turned on the lights, getting more accustomed to seeing a giant turtle on her couch every time she got home.  Raph raised an eyebrow at her. Kylee was wearing a purple dress, black tights, black leather jacket, black boots, her hair all done up, and purple nail polish. She looked positively beautiful, making Raph get up and look at her, up and down more closely. “Where were you tanight?” He looked at her interrogatingly; Kylee rolled her eyes and went to the kitchen. “I was out. Why does it matter? Geeze Raphael, you’ve been super protective ever since that whole witch incident a month ago, what’s eatin’ at ya?” Raph walked to her again and held her shoulders in his hands.

“Who with?” He asked his eyes narrowing and searching hers for information. Kylee tried not to blush, successfully doing so, his golden amber eyes stared at her, making her hazel ones narrow at him and making her shrink back a little. “Does it matter, Raph?” His eyes looked away and he let go, crossing his arms and looking at her meanly. “Of course it matters, I wanna make sure my student is around the right people.” Kylee went back to making hot chocolate, rolling her eyes more. “Former student Raphael. Former. And do you think I’d hang around dangerous people? Really? And that’s yer excuse to everything now, can’t you come up with something new?” Kylee tossed a few spices into the pot and brought down two mugs.

“you’ve done stupid stuff before I guess, now who’dya go with.”

“I’ve done stupid stuff like everyone; most of it was under your influence. And I went with Don if it matters that much to you.”

Raph grabbed her shoulders again, turning her to face him. He looked disbelieving and angry for some reason that Kylee couldn’t fathom. “DONNY! Why the hell were you on a date with Donny?! I didn’t think you two liked each other like that!?!” He shook her a little, Kylee became indignant and tried to pull away but Raphs grip was to firm. “Um, it was a dinner date between friends, and it was a congratulatory dinner for Don’s graduation.”

“Graduation?”

“Yeah. The ‘project’ don and I have been working on were his online college courses. With his big brain he got four years done in one and a half.”

“I didn’t know he was doin’ college, what were those supplies we got ‘im then?” Raph let go of Kylee, she stirred the hot chocolate and poured some into the mugs, handing one to Raph. “Well ya really didn’t bother to ask did ya? And those were some old text books” She walked out and sat on the throne, putting her feet up on the foot rest and sighing in relief. “Why would you be so offended if I did like Don like that anyway? He’s a good guy, there’d be plenty of discussion to be had if I were dating him, my life would be full of new lessons especially with him being a doctor now, he’s sweet and gentle. We get along pretty well and I’m not seeing a down side to that beside his need for a little privacy, heck even I need that so there would be no downside to me dating Donny.”

“How about yous bein’ different species?” Raph said, feeling uncomfortable with the subject and sitting on the couch. Kylee looked into the mug happily and rubbed the side of it with her forefinger, “That hasn’t seemed to stop Becca and Mikey relationship right? They’ve really made it work out for them.” Raph looked at her all content and happy. Either she was smiling about Mikey and Becca or about dating Don, either way it made him wanna hurl. “Yeah, but their kids, dreamers. All in all at the end of the line they’ll break up because they’ve realized it just can’t be.” Kylee’s head popped up and turned toward Raph. his face brooding and serious it made Kylee chuckle and rest her head on the back of the throne. “Gee Raph, I didn’t know you were such a romantic.”