Chapter 1

Yuki Returns

Leo looked at his family in their new lair. Mikey was playing video games, Don was tinkering with something in his new lab with Chip, who was shut down and recharging, Splinter was off in his room meditating or something while Raph was going one on one with his punching bag. Leo watched the red bandana ninja. He could tell where Raph's mind really was. It was on Yuki.

It has been a week since they had last received a letter from her. Needless to say, they were getting worried. They knew she was in training but she always managed to write them. Even Leo couldn't get her to pull him into her power world. He had to get a hold of her. Leo broke his eyes from Raph and found a comfortable spot on the floor to meditate.

He closed his eyes and tried to contact Yuki. Yuki? Come on, baby girl, answer me. Yuki, where are you? Please, answer me. You're starting to scare me. Let me know you're ok. Yuki?

Splinter stepped out of his room just in time to see Leo open his eyes and sigh. "Anything wrong, my son?"

"No, sensei," Leo lied.

"You are worried about her?"

"Yeah," Leo nodded.

"Don't worry. I'm sure she is fine," Splinter placed a hand on his eldest son's shoulder. Leo looked at him. He saw something in the old rat's eyes but it was only there for a second. Leo wondered what it was as Splinter when to the TV and turn on his stories. He sat down and smirked.

"Man, when's she going to come back? It's been over a year," Mikey asked, giving up his controler for Splinter to watched TV, for once he didn't complain about it. He walked over to Don.

"I don't know, Mikey," Don replied. The two younger turtles looked to Leo, who looked at Raph. Raph stopped beating the bloody pulp out of his bag and looked back at them. His hand raised up and placed itself over his chest where he had Yuki's necklace tucked away in his shell. They had a group sigh.

Suddenly the alarm went off. Don turned to check his computer when a energy ball formed around him. Mikey pulled out his nunchakus and took a swipe at the bubble holding Don but only managed to hit the one that just imprisoned him. "Hey! Let me out!"

"What the shell?" Raph asked. He looked at his two trapped brothers then noticed one flying right towards him. Raph dodged it. He ran towards his brothers. "Hold on, guys!"

"Raph! Behind you!" Don and Mikey yelled. Raph dodged it once again but the ball whipped around and trapped him inside of it.

"Ah!" Raph poked his sai at the ball but it would break. "Stupid!"

Leo was the only one still free, besides Splinter who wasn't under attack. It didn't take Leo long to know who this attack was coming from. What he didn't know is why he couldn't sense her or enter into her mind. This ball was much faster than the ones he has faced before. It only took a few more second before Leo was trapped too. "She's gotten better."

"Let us out of here! Who are you? Show yourself or I'll...," Raph growled as he pound the ball with his fist.

"Still as hotheaded as every," A familiar voice cut the turtle off. Raph instantly forgot his anger.

"It can't be," Don said.

"I'd know that voice anywhere! YUKI!" Mikey chirped. As the balls holding the turtles lowered them to the ground, Yuki jumped down from the shadows above. She landed lightly on the ground and stood up to reveal herself to them.

"Whoa! You grew up!" Don and Mikey said at the same time. All the turtles stared at their little girl. She was taller, a head shorter than Raph however, her white short sleeve midriff and baggy black cargo pants reveal every curve of her teenage body. Her hair was pulled back into two braided pigtails that hit just her hips.

Leo got a sentimental look in his eyes. His little sister had grown up even more since he had seen her in Japan. Yuki pouted at them. "What? No hugs?"

"Yuki!" Don and Mikey rushed forward. They engulfed her in a group three person group hug. Leo couldn't hold his ground anymore as his inter child took over and he joined in the hugging. Raph stayed back and just stared at the girl he hadn't seen in over a year.

"You're home! You're home!" Mikey cried.

"Yeah! I know!" Yuki smiled at him.

"How long are you here for?" Don asked.

"You here for good? Is you're training over?" Mikey added.

"Calm down, guys," Yuki said and they did, a bit. "I promise I'll answer all your questions but first I..."

"Yuki," Yuki's eyes turned to Raph's voice. He stepped forward one step. Yuki waited for him to give her a signal. "Uh...welcome home."

Yuki bit her bottom lip as she grinned. She couldn't hold her ground anymore and bolted for him. Once close enough, she leaped into his arms and immediately pressed their lips together. Due to her training she was stronger than Raph knew and he went falling back onto his shell, with her still kissing him. They landed with an thud which broke the kiss. "Well, someone's gotten a lot more athletic since she's been gone."

"That's not all I've gotten good at," Yuki's eyes sparkled at him. Raph sat up to where Yuki was sitting between his legs on the floor. He caressed her face in his hand as he stared into her sunglasses free eyes.

"Welcome home, love," Tears welled up in her eyes.

"Hey, why didn't you write us and let us know you were coming?" Don asked.

"I did write," Yuki smiled at him.

"What?" Everyone yelled.

"I sent a letter to April who delivered it to Splinter, who, at my request, didn't tell you all," Yuki replied.

"But why?" Raph asked, with a bit of hurt in his voice. She turned back to him and took his hands in hers, She stood up, pulling him with her. Raph willingly followed her as she pulled him towards the door of the lair.

Leo gave her a questionable look. Yuki, why didn't I sense you? And why haven't you been answering me in our mind communications?

Don't worry, Aniki. I'll explain everything later. Yuki smiled and winked at her confused older brother. He watched them exit the lair.

"Alright," Mikey rubbed his hands together and headed for the door. Two hands reached out and grabbed his shell.

"Don't even think about it, Michelangelo!" Don and Leo screamed as they dragged their youngest away from the exit.

"Ah, man," Mikey whined.

"Kids," Splinter chuckled. He never moved from his spot on the couch this entire time.

Meanwhile, upon the surface, Raph was leading Yuki around. They stopped at the turtle pond. Yuki's focus seem to be on the water as Raph's was on her. "Yuki, why..."

"Shh," Yuki turned and placed her finger on his lips to silence him. She smiled tenderly at him. "It's ok. I'll explain everything soon. Right now..."

Yuki placed her hands on his chest and leaned against him. "...I just wanna be with you."

"Ok, Yuki. Ok," Raph put his arms around her. He held her closed as her familiar scent entered his senses. Her scent was the same. Her eyes were the same. Everything about her seemed the same to him. He could also sense something changed or was changing within her. He didn't know if it was a good or bad change. All he knew is she was changing.

Yuki sensed Raph's mind wondering. She looked up at him. "Don't. Don't think. Just be here."

"Yuki," Raph leaned down to kiss her. Yuki tilted her chin up to meet his lips. This is their first real serious kiss. Or it would have been if Raph hadn't noticed an annoyed look on Yuki's face. "What?"

"We're being watched," Yuki replied.

"That Michelangelo!" Raph growled.

"It's not, Mikey," Yuki shifted into battle mode so quick Raph almost missed it as she fired an energy ball into a tree. The ball knocked someone out of it. The person fell quickly. Yuki, with a quick flick of her hand, the ball flew down and trapped the person inside it.

"Dang!" The person cursed.

"You're going to regret spying on us," Raph hissed as he cracked his knuckles. He walked over to the ball and looked at the kid inside. "Huh? He's only a baby."

"I am NOT a baby!" The boy cried.

"Ah! Tomoya!" Raph turned to Yuki. "What are you doing here?"

"Yuki, you know this guy?" Raph asked.

"Yes. He trains at my aunt's compound. He's like me, kinda," Yuki glared at the boy. He was her height but was two years younger. He had short spiky black hair and sharp green eyes, dressed in a black muscle shirt and baggy pants. "Now, what are you doing here?"

"I was worried about you," He replied.

"Tomo, you shouldn't be here," Yuki placed her hands on her hips. "Go home!"

"No! I'm not leaving you alone with that turtle!" Tomoya replied tossing an evil glare at Raph.

"You little brat!" Raph hissed. "Hey! Why aren't you shocked about me being turtle?"

"Uh, well," Tomoya scratched his cheek with a guilty look on his face.

"Tomoya! You were listening in on my conversations with Li and Blaze?" Yuki stomped her foot then stomped away. "Ah!"

Back down in the lair, Mikey was bothering Don in his lab about something while Leo was watching TV with Splinter. Yuki came back in at this point with a slam of the door. She grumbled unheard words as she plopped down on the couch beside Leo. She slumped forward, dangling her arms between her legs, and sighed.

"What's wrong, baby girl?" Leo asked as he rubbed her back. "Did you and Raph get into a fight or something?"

"I almost wish we did. It would be way less painful than what just happened," Yuki replied thoughtfully.

"Hm?" Leo gave her a questionable look.

Arguing coming from the other side of the door made Leo, Don and Mikey look at it. The door busted open revealing Raph and a new guy fighting over Yuki. Yuki sighed again and sank down lower.

"She's MY girlfriend!" Raph snapped.

"Not for long, turtle!"

"Don't call me that! My name is Raphael!"

"Ha! You're named after a dead painter!" The two proceeded with their argument. Neither aware of an old rat making a quick move then smacking them on their heads with his walking cane.

"OUCH!"

"That is enough! I will not permit energy being waist in such a frivolous manner!" Splinter barked. "Raphael, you know better than to treat a guest like this!"

"Yes, sensei," Raph sat respectably at Splinter's feet. Tomoya chuckled.

"And you, young man! I'm sure Li has taught you better than to act like such in a stranger's house! Such rudeness coming from a guest!"

"Yes, sir. Sorry, sir," Tomoya bow to him. "I'll behave better in the future."

"Great. He's staying," Raph grumbled. Splinter smacked him again with his stick. "Ouch!"

"Now, no more fighting," Splinter warned before retreating to his room. Once he was gone, Raph and Tomoya started again, only more quietly.

Yuki sighed once more. Leo gave her a sympathetic look. "It's ok, baby girl. It'll be fine."

"I hope so," Yuki looked at him. The two stared at each other. Leo then noticed Yuki's wolf laying on the floor beside the couch.

"Hey, it's you," Leo said.

"Huh?" Yuki looked to where he was. "Oh, yeah. That's Blaze. You've meet him before."

"Yeah," Leo nodded. He got a bad feeling in his stomach as the wolf looked up at him.

Later that night Yuki waited until just about everyone was asleep before slipping out of her bed. She stepped out of her room and looked around before quietly slipping through the lair. She stopped and listened in at Mikey's cracked door. Tomoya and Mikey hit it right off and had an immediate bonding with each other. Mikey insisted on sharing his room with Tomoya. Tomoya gladly accepted and now they were laughing and chatting things up like teenage boys do.

Yuki smiled before carefully closing the door all the way. She stopped momentarily at Leo's room. She stared at the closed door and debated if she should go in and talk to him. She decided against it. Someone else was more important right now. Yuki left that door and went to the one she was really aiming for. She quietly opened the door and slipped in the dark room. She waited a few seconds for her eyes to adjust before walking over to Raph.

Yuki smiled at the sleeping turtle. Just by looking at his peaceful expression he worn while sleeping one would never guess that he could turn into a cold blooded killer. Yuki knew this first hand. Even though she was completely out of it when it happened, she knew that Raph would kill for her. And he almost did when her dad and so called loyal butler tried to sell her of to the Shredder.

She reached out and cupped his face in her hand. Raph stirred at her touch before waking up. He sat up and looked at her. "Yuki? What's wrong?"

Yuki took his face in her hands and gave him the kiss of a life time. Raph blushing was redder than his bandana when she broke the kiss. "What was that for? Not that I'm complaining."

Yuki chuckled at him as he placed his hands over hers. "It's an apology."

"For what?"

"Tomo. I should have known he'd follow me."

"That's not your fault,"

"Maybe. But I could have stopped him in Japan," Yuki sat down with Raph in the hammock. Both sat quietly in the dark, Raph keeping a close eye on his girlfriend. "Raph?"

"Hm?"

"If you want, I can sent Tomo back to Japan. He'll listen to me if I tell him to go," Raph studied her face in the dark. He really couldn't read her expression. Part of her eyes said that she wanted Tomoya to go but another part was saying she wanted him to stay.

"He...can stay," Raph choked out.

"You sure? Because..." Raph cut her off with a kiss.

"I can see that you want him to stay. And you know that I would never do anything that would upset you," Raph placed his hand back on her face and rubbed his thumb against her smooth skin.

"Sorry. It's just that...something inside is telling me that he should stay," Yuki replied.

"Listen to your feelings. They'll never steer you wrong," Raph said. "If you feel he should stay, then he should stay...BUT...if you want him to go then he should go."

"Thanks, Raph. I really think he should stay," Yuki smiled. She started to stand up but Raph grabbed her wrist and pulled her back down. "What are you...?"

"If that kid is going to stay with us then I'm going to take as much time alone with you as I can get," Raph replied as he settled down with Yuki in his arms.

"That kid has a name. It's Tomoya," Yuki corrected with a warning tone.

"Yes, ma'am. I'll try to be nicer to him," Raph promised. "But I'm not going to stand for him flirting with you."

"Aw, you're so cute when you're jealous," Yuki snickered. Raph tightened his arms around her and kiss her cheek.

"Love you,"

"Love you too. Now, settle down and go to sleep," Yuki ordered. Raph sighed and snuggled closer to Yuki. It took only seconds for Raph to fall asleep with Yuki in his arms. Yuki, however, took longer. She felt a lot better and safe being wrapped up in Raph's arms but something deep inside her was stirring. She felt something was going to happened. Something good, something bad? She didn't know. But something was going to happened.

Notes: Woohoo! The sequel is finally started! I'm so excited! Hope you all are too! Enjoy and keep reading!