Author's Note :

Hello readers, and thank you for tuning in to this next chapter. I wrote this a while back(September last year, to be exact.), but couldn't find the time or the spirit to publish it. Especially with the passing of a certain writer who means a lot to me. As painful as it is, we must move on with life, and honor the fallen, by going on. And so I post this chapter, and the others to come.

As always, a word of caution, smut ahead.

Chapter 28: The Night Before

Mikey dialed the number into his T-phone, and waited anxiously for her to pick up.

Nine rings later, he heard Kim's chiming voice greet him. "Mikey! Hey, where'd you disappear to?"

"Hey Angelcakes! Sorry I haven't been callin'. Been busy with the family."

"Trouble again?"

"Yeah..."

"What did you do this time?" Kim asked, sounding resigned.

"What, me? KIMM! I didn't do nuthin'! Why do ya always think it's me?" Mikey whined, and though she couldn't see him, Kim knew he was pouting.

"Cuz it's you, Magic-Mike." she said simply, stifling a giggle.

"Dang it."

"Awww,is widdle Mikey sad?" she crooned.

"So what if I am?" Mikey said indignantly.

"Welllll...my mom kinda just left to visit my sick aunt,and I just ordered pizza, sooo.." Kim's tone was suggestive.

Mikey's eyes opened so wide,they nearly popped out. "Imma be there in ten, Angelcakes!"

"That's my Mikey." Kim said, with a satisfied smile.

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When Raphael entered the room, Haley was already waiting on the bed. They had not spoken since the briefing with Wilson. Raphael went to the table at the corner of the room to set down his sai and equipment for the night.

The quiet had allowed Raphael to calm down somewhat, and digest what had just transpired. He flexed his massive shoulders instinctively, trying to shake off the tension in them.

"Raph?"

Haley's soft whisper caused Raphael to turn his head so fast his neck cricked. Rubbing it gingerly, he met her intense golden gaze.

"Are you still mad at me?" Haley's voice was little more than a gentle whisper, but there was a subtle fire in it that sparked something in Raphael. It wasn't anger though, but an aching frustration he could not explain. "No," he half-muttered, and fell back against the chair beside the table where his weapons lay.

They sat there, watching each other for a while, as Haley crawled across the bed towards him, and Raphael unconsciously took a few steps towards her, closing the distance between them.

"You know,Raphie, you're really a shitty liar." Haley teased, as she gave him a mischievous grin. They were inches apart now, her eyes boring into his. Their lips met.

Their kiss was more intense than usual,almost urgent. They were both smoldering inside, the spark in Raphael was now a raging inferno. He knew what he wanted. And he wanted it now.

Wait.

Raphael pulled away from their embrace. "Haley...No.." he rasped.

Haley was panting slightly as well, and stared at him, confused. "Whaa..?"

"I... Can't." Raphael said, shakily.

Haley's brow furrowed in confusion. "Why?"

"I just...can't."Raphael could not bear to look at her,and turned away.

"Raph, what's wrong? Talk to me, please?" Haley reached for his shoulder.

After a few moments of silence, she continued, "Is it something wrong with me?"

Raphael's attention quickly snapped back to her, and he sputtered, "N-no! O' course not! Nothin's wrong with ya! You're perfect! You're..." words had failed him, as Haley fell back against the sheets and turned to look longingly at him.

"Then what's stopping you? You didn't hold back before,so why are you holding back now?" she demanded.

"Hales,I can't...I can't risk endangering your life...not for anything, not even for us to..."Raphael had actually choked on his words. 'Goddamn. I'm fuckin' turnin' inta Leo. Guess I can't blame 'em fer always bein' tongue-tied around Karai.'

His half-gagged explanation served only to confuse Haley further. "What are you talking about?"

Raphael rubbed his temples, and took a deep breath, before continuing, his voice a little less shakey. "Haley, the last time we.. fucked, I made you sick. Ya nearly died. I ain't gonna take that risk again. Ya mean more ta me than that."

Haley gazed intently at Raphael, slowly taking his words in. "Raph, I know what happened. And personally, I don't care." She reached over to stroke his cheek, turning his head ever so gently to face her. "What I do care about, is us. We just gotta take more, uhh, how do I say it... Precautions this time."

Raphael's expression was incredulous. "It's just your cum we gotta steer clear of,right?" Haley asked, her voice alluring in every way to Raphael.

"Yeah, but I don't think I'll have it in me ta pull out in time." he replied, a little self-consciously.

Haley's grin got wider."Who says you gotta pull out?" she pulled out a small aluminum foil packet, before passing it to Raphael, who took it, and after a quick examination, realized what it was, and looked disbelievingly at Haley, slack-jawed and wide-eyed.

"Haley...that's a..." he started.

"Yeah, it is." she was still grinning, ever so broadly.

"How...? Where...?" Raphael was in stunned disbelief.

"April." she replied simply.

"Apr.." He couldn't finish his sentence, as Haley threw herself at him, and pressed her lips against his once more. Their kisses were even more urgent than before, their mouths wrestled against each other, and Raphael surrendered to temptation.

His lips pried hers open, and her tongue welcomed his enthusiastically. Their hands wandered around each other's bodies, both radiating heat as they pulled themselves closer together. Haley moaned, and arched her head back, as Raphael guided his muzzle down her neck, and his hands reached for the buttons of her shirt.

There was no hesitation at all while he undid her clothes. Raphael did not even bother to stifle the vibrant churr that escaped his throat, while he ravaged her soft body. Neither did Haley hide the longing anticipation as she felt her garments fall away like dried leaves on an autumn breeze. She exhaled sharply when he glided his tongue over her womanhood. As she felt her knees buckle, she dug her fingertips into his shoulder, and fell back against the sheets, bringing him along with her. He did nothing to resist, and eased his weight on top of her. Before anything else happened, however, Haley had flipped him on his back, and was now straddling on top of him.

"Let's try something a little different today,okay?" she whispered, ever so lustily. She rubbed her crotch against the pulsing mass at his base, before flipping herself around, lowering her vagina towards his face. She nuzzled her own jaw into his pubic region, delighting herself as she heard him whimper in ecstasy. Once again, she priced open the hidden slit to unleash his full length. Smacking her lips, she began to lick,suckle and kiss Raphael's man-stick.

Getting the idea, Raphael repaid her efforts in kind, and could barely contain himself as he pleasured her orally.

They continued like this, practically dueling each other to see who could outlast the other. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity of sensuality, Haley collapsed, exhausted, in a trembling mess on top of Raphael, who, grinning triumphantly, half-dragged her around to face him.

Holding her close, he whispered, "Don't pass out just yet, babe, Cuz I ain't done with ya."

Haley's body was drenched in sweat, but she gave him a lusty grin. "I was kinda hoping you'd say that."

Reaching to grab Raphael's shell, she twisted and maneuvered him so that he was on top of her. In one swift move, she had torn the packaging of the condom, and placed it on the head of his penis. Squeezing the teat gently, she began to unroll it down the length of his shaft.

Raphael grimaced, but said nothing. His brief expression, however, didn't escape Haley's attention, and she quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Raphael gave her a crooked smile, and answered,"Nothin'. It's just...a lil' tight."

Haley let out a peal of laughter. "Sorry, that was the biggest size April could get us. I knew you were too big to fit the regular sized ones,so I asked her to...err...upsize it for me."

"Well,beggars can't be choosers,now,can we?"

Haley was about to laugh again,but choked on it, as Raphael began to push his dick up her vagina hard. She was already wet, from their foreplay, which lubricated the condom enough to permit relatively easy entry. It had stretched her almost past her limit, and it was hurting tremendously, but she was enjoying the pain too much to care. He pumped his hips slowly at first, but it wasn't long before he sped up, and had her nerve endings ablaze.

She had 2 more silent orgasms before he neared his climax. Picking up the pace and depth of his thrusts, Raphael's free hand groped her left breast, massaging it's tender softness, before gliding up to support her neck. Unable to hold himself back any further, he finally blew his wad. His release, coupled with the sudden spike in vigour, actually caused her to peak again as well, and they both embraced each other, as their wild throes threatened to overwhelm their bodies.

Panting heavily, Raphael withdrew from her, and pulled off the condom. It was incredibly heavy now, with thick milky fluid filling the entire first quarter of the latex tube.

"Woah." Haley exclaimed, at a loss for words. "Now that's a lot of jizz."

"Got that right." Raphael nodded, before giving her another twisted smirk. "If Genius ever wants another cum sample, this is how I'm gonna give it to 'em." tying the latex bag off, he chucked it nonchalantly aside, where it plopped somewhere among Haley's discarded clothes.

Haley giggled, and propped herself up to kiss him. "God, I wish this would never end."

Raphael returned the kiss, and as he lay down beside her, whispered huskily, "I swear, babe,if we don't die tomorrow, we'll do this every night after."

Haley pulled herself closer to him, and wrapped her arms around his chest, sleepily replying. "I'm gonna hold ya to that, Raphie, sweetie."

Raphael sighed contently, wrapping his thick arm around her. There was little more that could make this moment any more perfect. Tomorrow, they were warriors, and they may not survive the foreboding task ahead. Tonight, however, they were lovers, and all that mattered was each other.

Closing their eyes, they held each other, ever so warmly, and let their worries go to rest,as they drifted together into slumber.

Sorry it took so long guys. I've been finding it difficult to find the inspiration and spirit to write more. Hopefully I can come up with more chapters soon.