Stay With Me (TMNT) Raphael FanFiction

Nightmares Ch. 17

Third Person POV

They all woke up at the same time. Each and every one of them panting, sweating, and tied up. It took a couple of seconds for them to notice their situation. Raphael wanted to be relieved his mate wasn't dead but where was she?

The boys were lined up against the wall with ropes yanking at their extremities. Each attempting to be free. They were stripped of their weapons along with their clothing and masks. 

"Dudes I feel so naked right now." The youngest rang out glancing down at his body. 

The oldest sent a glare to his immature brother. "So what happened? Donnie, do you remember anything?"

The one usually clad with purple shook his head in negativity, "I only remember the dream. I don't know when we were knocked out or whatever." 

"Was it really a dream though? How can we be sure?" Raphael chirped up. 

"It must've been or else who would have tied us up? Karai was killed along with Shredder." 

The hot head still was not satisfied with the leader's response. He needed to see her in order to know she was okay. 

"Well well look who is awake."

Karai walked into the large room dragging something behind her. "Good to know you guys are awake just in time for the real show."

She heaved an item on a metal table infant of the turtles and rose it so the item was standing. It was covered in a black blanket. 

Something tickled Raphael's nose, as he sniffed he smelt something familiar. It was mango and coconut, the same two things his mate's hair smelt like. 

'No' He thought, 'Oh I hope that's not her'

But it was. 

The understudy of Shredder removed the blanket swiftly revealing Raphael's love with cuts everywhere, a burn covering her left arm up the elbow, along with a black eye and swollen lip. 

She was so beaten the only reason Raphael and the other boys recognized her was her red hair. 

Karai slapped the girl awake but it took some time for her to open her eyes. Once she did she began to cry, not from the physical pain but from the mental trauma they had just put her through. 

*FLASHBACK*

Katrina's POV

Pain. Loneliness. More pain. 

How was I supposed to answer their questions when I didn't know the answers myself.

I don't know how they got that way.

I don't know if it can be reversed.

I don't know if Raphael really loves me. I don't even remember him telling me if he did.

Were they using me? But what would I be useful for? 

Their faces were in pain, their eyes shut tightly. Karai had told me they were going through a nightmare, I had no idea what it was about but apparently, Shredder was dictating it based on their biggest fears. 

She had told me once Shredder emerged from those steel door was when they filled the air with a sleeping compound. They were making their nightmares up from that point. I, however had to endure cuts, punches, and even an arm dip in acid before they gave up on getting information out of me.

"Why do you defend them?" Karai continually asked me.

"I love them."

"They're not human." 

"That doesn't mean anything."

Something signaled Karai and she placed a mask over my mouth, I just allowed sleep to take me. It was better than being awake with my doubts and thoughts.

*BACK TO PRESENT*

Raphael's POV

She was so beaten, her eyes were so defeated and full of pain. She didn't even glance at me. Why wasn't she looking at me?!

"Your human friend kept strong despite the pain we pushed her through. Be thankful you have someone on your side turtles. Shredder would not have been so nice."

That was being nice?!

"What do you want from us?" Leo's voice was gruff and low. 

"Master Shredder wanted to know how you ended up being mutated. Now he just wants you all dead. You must make a choice on allowing me to kill you or your human friend."

Katrina gasped out and collapsed to the floor heaving sobs. Why didn't she run? She wasn't tied up!

Donnie who was to my right looked between Karai and my mate defeated on the floor. 

"I'd rather Katrina kill me. I can die looking at someone I care about." Mikey's voice held still despite losing his care-free natured tone. 

Of course, I agreed with him but how would she feel afterward? The guilt in the nightmare of killing Karai made her commit suicide. She'd defiantly do the same after murdering us. I wanted her to live, but I wanted to be alive with her. 

What choice did I have? 

"I vote Karai." 

My brothers looked at me in shock as well as my mate. 

Meeting my eyes for the first time she was hurt and confused. 

"I won't let you carry the weight of my death on your shoulders. I love you too much for that."

Just for a second, her dark brown eyes lit up, then it was gone.

"I vote Karai as well." 

Now it was up to Donnie.

"Katrina."

It was even. What were we going to do now?