(A/N: Here's my next installment! This one is going to be all dialogue, mostly because I like trying new things! Enjoy! R&R!)

*Why*

"Hey, Donnie?"

"Yeah, April?"

"What's wrong with Raph?"

"...What do you mean? Nothing is wrong with Raph."

"No, I didn't mean anything like that. I meant... I don't know. He's different than the rest of you."

"Different? How so?"

"I don't know... He's just closed off and, well, kind of mean, actually."

"Heh... And?"

"...And, I just wanna know. Why?"

"April, Raph has reasons for the way that he acts, and they're reasons he doesn't like anyone to talk about."

"Why not? What happened?"

"..."

"You can tell me, Don."

"It happened a long time ago. It doesn't even matter anymore, but it mattered a lot to him back then. Maybe it still matters to him. I don't know, but I'll just leave it at that."

"Oh..."

"But before you make any snap decisions about Raphael and his harsh demeanor, you need to remember something."

"What?"

"All the coldest, hardest people you meet were once as soft as water. And that's the tragedy of living."