Loving Raph Is Red (TMNT) ✔

15: Fate

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Expect the unexpected. Pay attention!

The pizza man came around 2 AM. He looked intently at Alice. Good thing she was wrapped up in her blanket and did not look him in the eye. What angered me was that he was slightly checking her out. Fucking perv.

She gave him the money and quickly closed the door, and with a bright smile, Alice showed me the boxes of pizza. "Let's eat!"

We had the boxes on the floor while we both were in the living room. She sat on the couch while I sat on the carpet floor, also gorging on a pizza. Little did we know, we've been talking for an hour already.

We were laughing lightly, sharing funny stories even about her last date with the perv. I told her how I tossed the meat at him and we laughed at how furious he was. Then, I told her about the time Mikey accidentally dropped a pizza during a basketball game.

"Oh My God," She paused looking so shocked, "That was you guys?!"

I nodded and laughed, "Yes! You saw it on TV?"

"I was there!" She exclaimed, "I was on a date! And I laughed at it!"

"No way."

"Yes!" She laughed so hard, "I laughed about it that my date probably got annoyed. We never spoke after that."

I paused, watching her laugh.

"See, that's what I don't get."

"What?"

"You go on dates and you tell me people don't like you?"

"They don't. They realize we're not compatible."

"Is it because you're too fun?"

She sneered, "Or because I'm too much for them to handle. Come on, I laugh when my mouth is full sometimes when I'm having to much fun. I'm weird."

"You're great, and they're missing out."

She paused and I noticed, "Why?" She asked, "Do you think you'd last with me?"

I shrugged and looked at my pizza, "I mean if you think about it, I'm a talking turtle. See who's weirder." I bit on my pizza. Then I looked at her.

She's smiling warmly.

"I don't think it's weird. We're all creatures of this world if you think about it." She said, looking serious and genuine.

I paused before taking another bite. I placed the pizza on the box.

"I think you're great." She said, again with her soft voice.

I gulped. I think you're beautiful and so genuine and so damn nice.

"I think you're great, too."

"Well," she said, "I should probably go and let you get some rest."

"Right, you need to sleep, too." I said and wiped my fingers.

Then, she prepared the bed and we shared it. It felt different. So different. I was laying there beside her right after we did it. And although I was tempted again, it felt better to just lay there beside her and cuddle.

We were talking while we stared at the dark room until I realized the beautiful girl laying on my arm finally fell asleep. I looked at her, smiled, and fell asleep, too.

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I couldn't sleep. Every hour, I wanted to stay up and talk to him. But I had to be selfless and think about him getting rest, too. Imagine the trouble he'll get when he gets home.