The Pheonix and The Dove CH 16

"Hey Shen you want to spend the night at my place for a day or two?" April offered surprising the brunette mutant. She blinked a couple times before smiling softly. "Yeah sure. Sound like fun." She said with a nod. She arched a brow hearing coughing and looked at her left to see her red masked friend coughing, it seemed like he had drank his drink a little too fast.
"You okay Raph?" She asked furrowing her brow. He waved his hand getting up. "Yeah, yeah I'm fine…. I'm going to go to the dojo…" he said before leaving the living room. She watched him go feeling very confused.
"…. What was that about.." She mumbled to herself. She had noticed that he was acting like that sometimes when someone asked if she would like to join them somewhere on the surface. The first time was when his brother Leo asked if she would like to join them on patrol. She had said she would think about it then later declined, but it did not explain why he'd act in that way.
"I don't understand boys." She sighed as she shook her head. "They are pretty complicated. Especially Raph. But his is emotional and hurt kind of complicated." The human girl said with a frown.
"He had a girlfriend the year before and he has not been the same since she dumped him. He really liked her but she did not like our planet. She had been trying to get him to leave earth but since she could not get him to go she just upped and left. I believe it was their anniversary night when she had gone… I think he is still hurting a bit from that. Though since you've been here I think your friendship with him has helped him start to open up a bit more." The red head smiled slightly. "Granted he still has a hard time talking but it is nice to see him feeling better and less moody."
The brunette mutant blinking at her a few times before she blushed slightly shaking her head. "Oh um.. I had no idea… I don't think it is just me being here.. I am sure he has other means to help himself.." She sighed as she stood up and stretched. "Well I am going to go grab a few things and head up with you to your place. Should be dark enough we don't have to worry about anyone seeing me."
Nodding the red head watched her go before smiling softly sighing. "Sure hope everyone's luck has turned good. I don't know seeing much more bad things happen to them I can take.." The red head mumbled as she waited for Shen to return.
The red clad turtle had heard what April told Shen. He was upset that she told her about his ex. "She didn't need to know that… why can't everyone just forget about Mona and everything else concerning her and let it go..' he grumbled to himself as he leaned against the wall in the dojo. He frowned as he closed his eyes, feeling the twinge in his chest where it still hurt to think about her. He noticed it did not hurt nearly as bad, though it hurt enough to make him feel wary about opening himself up and exposing himself to anyone in that way.
He sighed as he opened his eyes and looked up at the leaves of the tree in the dojo. His emerald green orbs studying the detail and number of leaves that there are on each branch. "I don't get it, why does love seems so easy yet... complicated.. to the point it hurts." He spoke softly to himself as he let his arms hang loosely by his sides, fingers curled inward slightly. He had swore to himself he would never try love again, finding distaste in how his first relationship had ended and the bitter betrayal of what he had seen as she had left.
And yet despite himself he had started to wonder if he should give it another chance. He would go much slower to be sure if it was for him. "... eh who am I kidding.. There is no way it could work. Get your head out of the clouds. Some things are better left alone.." He grumbled feeling a slight bitter taste in his mouth decided to head to the surface to clear his head. Hoping to leave the thoughts and emotions churning in a building storm out in the city. Unknowing what the night had in store for him, or those he holds dear.