Learning To Love Red

Chapter 16

Chanel's POV

I felt the cool blade of Nathan's dagger against my throat as continued to have a tight grip on my arm. I was filled with such anger and hatred towards him and I desired revenge. I locked eyes with Raph hoping that I didn't looked like a scared little child. I felt a sting of guilt as I looked into his green eyes, knowing this wouldn't have happened if I hadn't have asked to go with them.

"I'm not going to ask you freaks again. Drop. Your. Weapons."

The brothers looked at each other before looking back at us. I could see the stubborn look in their eyes as they gripped their weapons tighter, it even made me smile slightly. Raph took a tiny step towards me with a look of hatred and determination.

I soon felt a slice of pain on my left cheek causing me to let out a slight whimper. When I looked down I saw blood drip onto my white sweater.

"Take one more step and I'll make sure she has a nice scar right across here."

Nathan took his thumb and traced a line that started just above my eye and ended at my collar bone.

"You son of a..."

Raph started but Leo cut him off.

"Drop your weapons."

Leo said throwing his katanas down, Mikey threw his nunchucks down next, Donnie then threw his Bo staff down, Raph hesitated before throwing his sais on top of the pile of weapons in front of him. Nathan's grip on my arm loosened as he let out a laugh.

"You turtles are so weak. You honestly have a soft spot for her."

I gripped the dagger tighter in my pocket as he put his head on my shoulder.

"But who wouldn't?"

He said placing his lips on my neck causing me to shudder as my stomach filled with a sick filling making me want to vomit. I heard Raph growl before he spoke.

"You know it's pretty bad that second in command has to use a girl as a shield, instead of just fighting us."

He hand were clinched in fist at his side. I knew he was just trying to bait Nathan into attacking him I though maybe it would work too, but instead he twisted my so hard I let out scream and I felt my legs buckle as the pain filled me.

"Sorry Chanel but your brave hero just likes seeing you hurt."

With tears in my eyes I locked eyes with Raph, his eyes held anger and heart broke.

"It okay Raph. I'm fine. "

I gave him a weak smile. I felt my wrist twist again, but this time I felt it crack. I screamed and a very few tears streamed down my face as Nathan let go of me letting my knees hit the concrete.

"I'm going to kill you."

Raph yelled and almost charged at him, but his brothers held him back. I held my now broken wrist against my chest but my other hand still clinched on to the dagger in my pocket. Nathan laughed at Raph's remark before squatting down so that me and him were the same level.

"You will be dead the moment I take you back to my mistress."

He was now eye to eye with me, his face a few inches from mine. My tears had dried as I was now fueled with an idea.

"And Chanel will be mine."

I couldn't wait any longer, now was the time I had been waiting for.

"Go to hell."

I quickly pulled the dagger out of my pocket and with one swift movement swiped the blade across his face. He screamed out in pain before slapping me across my face causing me to fall on my bad wrist. My scream matched his with the same amount of volume.

I forgot everything else besides me and Nathan. I rolled myself onto my back cradling my arm, Nathan hand his hand glued to his face blood gushing out the sides. Rage was written all over him as he stared at me with fire in his eyes.

"You little"

he charged at me taking his hand off his face revealing the deep gash on his left cheek from his chin to his nose. I cringed waiting for him to reach me and right before he hit me again a green hand hit him right in his messed up cheek. Raph was now right in front me, worry written on his face.

"Chanel are you okay?"

Raph put his hand on my cheek the was still bleeding. I couldn't help but smile at him tears still silently flowing down my cheeks.

"I lied earlier, I am pretty cold."

He chuckled at me before softly placing his lips on my forehead relief filled me. I could hear the clashing of metal and the thumping of feet as the, but right now none of that mattered, what mattered was the fact that Raph was now at my side. I felt safe.

"This isn't over!"

Nathan yelled as he leaned on one of his soldiers for support. Raph's brothers were now standing in front of me and him as if they were protecting us. But they couldn't block Nathan's icy glare or his hateful words.

"You will pay for this Chanel! I promise you that!"

He pointed at me before making some other weird hand gesture, which must have been a signal because him and his ninjas disappeared.

"Well I'm glad that crazy guy is gone."

Mikey said putting away his nunchucks.

"Chanel let me see your arm."

Donnie said helping me stand up. I let him carefully examine my wrist, wincing when he turned it to look at it.

"Donnie be careful."

Raph said when he noticed me wince.

"Calm down lover boy. I know what I'm doing."

Donnie smirked at me causing me to smile slightly. Raph just crossed his arms in defeat.

"Donnie can we finish this at the lair? We need to leave before they decide to come back."

Leo said looking around.

Before I could protest Raph scooped me up in his arm bridal style and began jumping down the building with his brothers.

"You know I can walk right?"

I smirked up at him. He didn't look at me when he spoke.

"Yeah but you don't have too."

I felt myself blushing once again but at this point I didn't care about hiding it. We had finally reached the ground and was about to jump into the man hole, when I felt guilt wash through me.

"Raph I'm sorry. None of this would have happened if I had just stayed home like you said."

He quickly snapped his head down to where his green eyes looked at me confused.

"Chanel you have nothing to be sorry for none of this was your fault."

He pulled me in tighter to his chest, he then chuckled a little bit.

"You know I'm proud of you."

I smiled and laid my head against his chest and mumbled  to where he couldn't hear me.

"I love you too."