Promise (Raphael X Reader)

4

I woke up about to get ready for my morning workout routine when Barbara comes in.
"Hey, you ready- Uh (y/n), we're going school shopping remember?" She looks at me quizzically.
"Ugh, can't we just do that later?" I didn't want to think about school.
"I know you don't want to go but sadly we already pushed it off this so far. It's a tax-free weekend so we're going." She says kinda sassy.
"Or we can go workout make some lunch, then do it." I smile sweetly.
"That's what you said yesterday, and the day before and -"
"The day before that. I'll change I'll meet you guys downstairs." I answer defeated knowing it was pointless.

After changing almost everyone was downstairs expect for.
"At least I wasn't the only one procrastinating." Damian laughs while we walk downstairs slowly.
"Very funny you two." Barbara tries holding back her laugh. Jason just shakes his head while Richard looks unamused.
Knowing we couldn't stop the inevitable we walk down the steps normally.
"Alright let's get this over with." Damian says joining the others.
Walking out the door I text Raph that I'll let him know when I'm back and if he needs to he could still go inside my room, the window is unlocked.

We were finally home, I was texting Raphael the whole time so it wasn't too bad. My day always gets better with him. I smile once more at the thought of him.
"Aww does (y/n) have a boyfriend?" Jason teased me.
"Yea I do. And his name is Jesus." I joke showing them a picture of Jesus Christ.
"Haha." Jason playfully pushes me.
"Although I do have to ask, who were you texting? Every time your phone vibrated you smiled and texted away." Richard then began antagonizing.
I felt myself blush a little bit. I don't think I should tell them yet.
"Guys come on let her have this little bit of happiness. Honestly, I think it's safe to say we all had a rough month settling here, a rough two months in general." Barbs look at me making sure she didn't hit a nerve.
It almost did until a familiar name popped onto my screen and it made think everything will be okay.
I didn't let the others see, thank goodness to whoever made privacy screens.

Wanting to get out if this situation I began grabbing my things.
"Why grab everything at once? Just make the second trip." Richard looks at me oddly.
"Because two trips are for the weak." I answer back as I carry everything.

I made it to my door without incident, after opening the door slightly a green arm slyly snakes the bags I put on the ground and pulls them through my door. Swiftly I enter my domain and leave everything I had by the door.
Feeling excited that I am finally home and that I can hang out with Raphael, I jump on him giving him a hug.
He was caught off guard since we don't hug. Not once. Yet he still caught me, my arms snaked around his neck, my legs wrapped around his waist, one of his huge arms were under my thighs as the other balances my back.
I look up at him, I have never been this close to him before. I take in everything, his radiant emerald eyes, the scar over his soft lips. Not wanting to make this any more awkward I get off.
"Sorry I got excited." I apologize.
"Uh it's alright, just got me off guard is all." He says.
"Hey, I didn't get to work out this morning, do you mind if I do some yoga and you can watch something on Netflix or Hulu?" I asked him hoping he wouldn't leave.
"Yea, just show me how to work it." He sits on my bed.
"Oh, it is voice activated so just hold the microphone button and say, Siri, then you can choose whichever app. Like this." Holding the button "Hey Siri open Hulu."
Hulu then open.
"Huh, that's cool." He says impress.
"Yea, see anything you like?" I ask him going through shows.
"What's supernatural?" He questions.
I got excited. "That's a rabbit hole you want to go down to." I smile at him hoping he'll enjoy the show as much as I do.
Not wanting him to get lost I played episode one for him.
After the show began I head to my bathroom to change to a yoga outfit.
Pulling out my mat I lay it by the bathroom door that way I wasn't in Raphael's way.

The episode was almost over when I felt eyes staring at me. Ignoring the feeling I continue on.

Raphael pov
(Y/n) and I have been hanging out for about a month now. She's definitely not like most girls or people. She actually makes me want to smile and laugh. Not that my brothers don't but her personality it's something else. I was watching the show when my curiosity kept telling me to look at her.
I turn to see her, I never would of guess (y/n) would be that flexible. I'm astonished at what she can do. The show is good which is why I didn't really want to look away, but kinda glad I did.
This girl, I can't explain it. I will go back to the lair happy, texting her makes feel better especially after dealing with Leo. Do I like her? No, I can't she's a human and I'm a... freak.
I look away focusing on the screen.
Even if I do it doesn't mean she'll like me. I'm just a hot head. She has seen me wanting to explode. Getting angry for little things. Somehow, she manages to keep me calm or survive the storm.
I don't understand how maybe it's my feeling for her or the fact that she keeps everyone together.
I heard her friends that live here fight the other day, and it wasn't the first time they fought or the only ones that do. There are five of them here they are bound to bump heads.
The episode was about to end, I may have been lost in thought but this show has my interest.

Your pov
Raphael was staring at me for a while, but I felt him stop, I look towards him now. He seemed lost in thought. Which in turn I return to mine.
I really like him. It's probably wrong, I mean I'm the daughter of the 'clown prince of crime' granted he's gone now, and my moms are happily together. I trained with my parents, Batman, Richard, Jason, Damian and Barbara. They taught me how to make weapons with technology, Batman, and chemicals. Like my mom, I had super agility, and immune to poisons, toxins, and venoms. I am considered intelligent like both of them and have fast healing like the both of them. The only thing I have that neither my parents have is I'm able to make people see, hear and feel illusions. They think I have this because my parents DNA was altered from the chemicals they went in and Ivy gave my mom something for her to have some power. Making me born with superpowers.

When the episode was over, I was done. Mostly done thinking that if I shouldn't like him or that is it is okay that I do. I'm going to like who I like. I know that doesn't mean he'll like me back, but I could be wrong.
"How did you like it?" I ask him as I grab some water.
"It was interesting, seeing that I don't really get any tv like this. My brother had a thing for space heroes, but now we just play whatever video games we can find." He answers honestly.
"Yea, I bet it's rough." I sit next to him placing my hand in his. "I wish I could say it'll be okay. I mean we accepted aliens, witches even half-demons as superheroes, but that's Gotham, Jump city and all." I say honestly.
"Maybe in time people will find out about mutants and take the time to see you're just like everyone else." I add.
I felt his hand tighten around mine.
"It would be great to stop hiding and using resources to have a phone or something for downtime." He comments.
"Here let's get our minds off of things for a while." I put on a funny movie, he lies down and I lay on top of him. Without thinking I began running fingers on his chest, gently touching his scars.