Something was wrong. You didn’t know exactly what it was but when you called Raph eariler, he didn’t pick up, but Mikey did. He sounded very stressed and nervous as he talked to you.
"(Y/N)! Why are you calling Raph?" Mikey greeted you over the phone.
"Uh, because Raph is my best friend and we talk on the phone every night I’m not over there?" you raised an eyebrow. The turtles knew about this daily routine, and also found out about your crush on Raph because of this when Mikey whined about how unfair it was that you talked to Raph everyday and not the rest of them. You sheepishly told him that you had a huge crush on Raph.
"Well, the call has to be cancelled- NO RAPH DON’T TOUCH THAT WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU!" Mikey shrieked as a loud crash sounded in the background.
"Mikey, what’s going on?!" you heard Donnie scream and a voice that sounded like a younger version of Raph shouting.
"Uh, nothing… Anyways, I gotta go, (Y/N)! See you later!" Mikey then hung up. You frowned and instantly left your house, but not before your mom made you go back to your room and grab a jacket. Then you went down to the sewers and made your way to the lair.
"Hey guys, I decided to come over! Surprise!" you shouted out into the lair.
"(Y/N) WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Mikey ran out of the dojo and up to you, turning you around and pushing you out of the lair.
"Hey! What’s going on?! Where are the others?!" you braced yourself against the turnstiles and refused to move.
"Leo went out, Donnie is in his lab, and Raph is busy! We can’t hang out now, sorry!" Mikey tried to push you out. You kicked your foot back and hit his shin, not hard enough to hurt him, only to make him step away from you. Turning around, you marched towards the dojo.
You threw the door open and you didn’t know what to expect. Donnie was trying to hold down what appeared to be a child version of Raphael. You put your hand to your face and gave out an exasperated sigh.
"Do I want to know how Raph got turned into a small child?" you raised an eyebrow at Donnie.
"We had an incident with the Kraang. They blasted him with this machine and he kinda turned into a little kid," Donnie stood up.
"Okay then… that’s strange. Where’s Leo?" you walked into the dojo. Raph sat up with his arms crossed and a large frown on his face.
"He went after the Kraang to try and get the machine and see if I’ll be able to reverse the affects and turn him back to normal," the turtle explained.
"We didn’t mean to turn your boyfriend into a kid…" Mikey came up behind you.
You blushed and spun around, “He’s not my boyfriend!”
"Anyways, (Y/N), could you maybe watch Raph while Mikey and I take a break? We’ve been up since yesterday and we’re really tired," Donnie walked over, giving you a sheepish smile.
"Sure," you shrugged. You really saw no problem with it. Even though he was a kid at the moment, you two were still best friends.
"Thanks, (Y/N)!" Donnie grinned.
"You’re the best!" Mikey threw his arms around you. You rolled your eyes playfully and patted his head.
"Okay, go get some rest you dorks," Donnie and Mikey left the dojo and you turned to face Raph and you wanted to squeal over how adorable he looked.
You made your way towards Raph and sat in front of him, “Hey, kiddo.”
"Don’t call me that," Raph growled slightly and looked away from you.
"Sorry. Well, do you want to do something?"
"No."
"Really?" you raised an eyebrow at the turtle tot. He had quite an attitude.
"Yes."
"Okay then," you leaned your chin on the palm of your hand and looked around the dojo. You really had no clue on how to take care of children, and to be honest, the task sort of scared you. What if you messed up? What if something happened to little Raph and you couldn’t help him? You tried to ignore these thoughts, and a distraction thankfully came up. A loud rumbling noise came from in front of you and the tot jumped and wrapped his arms quickly around his stomach.
"Are you hungry?" Raph nodded his head to answer your question. You stood up and held out your hand. Raph hesitated for a moment and took your hand. The two of you made your way to the kitchen and you looked for something easy to make.
"Mikey ate all the pizza," Raph stated quietly. His voice was so shy and quiet as a child.
"Oh, okay," you walked past the fridge and opened some cabinets. You found a bag of ramen and reached for it, "Want some ramen?"
"Okay," Raph looked up at you and his stomach rumbled again. He looked down in embarrassment and you couldn’t help but smile. You couldn’t help but imagine teenage Raph with that look of embarrassment. Shaking your head, you made your way to the stove and began to make the ramen. Raph held onto your leg the whole time, making you feel rather honored that he seemed to trust you as a child.
It didn’t take you long to finish the ramen and you dished it out into two bowls, one for Raph, and one for you. You and Raph made your way out to the living room and sat on the couch.
"Do you want to watch TV?" you looked over. He was already eating, and you had to stop yourself from laughing when he turned around with noodles hanging out of his mouth and nodded. Again, you imagined teenage Raph doing that, and how cute it would have been. You turned the TV, shaking the thoughts from your head again.
After a couple hours of watching TV, you laid down on the couch only to have Raph crawl over and lay down with his head on your shoulder and his arm draped over your side. You giggled as you shortly heard soft snoring, and knew Raphael was out for the night.
"Will he remember this?" you gently untied his mask and took it off, letting it fall to the floor beside the couch.
Maybe he would, maybe he wouldn’t. Who knew?
With these thoughts about your normal, teenage Raphael running through your mind, you fell asleep with happy thoughts.
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The next morning you felt something heavy on top of your chest and shoulder. You cracked your eye open slightly and blushed furiously as you were greeted to the sight of Raphael, back to normal in his teenage form. His face was buried in the crook of your neck and his arms wrapped around you tightly.
You wanted to wake him up, yet you didn’t want to, fearing he would jump away from you as soon as he realized he was cuddling you. You wanted to be in his arms, it made you feel safe and warm.
However the moment died as Mikey walked into the room and shouted, “GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!”
Raph let out a groan of annoyance and began to move his head up. You blushed as he lifted himself up on top of you. His eyes opened slightly, but widened as soon as he saw you.
"O-Oh man, sorry, (Y/N)!" Raph got up quickly, much to your disappointment.
"It’s fine," you looked away as you sat up, "Glad to see your back to normal."
"Yeah, it’s good to be my handsome self again," Raph joked, trying to lighten the rather tense mood.
"Don’t be to full of yourself!" you giggled and gave him a gentle push. Raph smiled at you and put an arm around you.
"Thanks for taking care of me, (Y/N)," Raph suddenly grabbed your chin and turned your head to face him and pressed his lips quickly to yours. He got up and walked away, leaving you to turn as red as the mask by your foot.
