A/N: What's this? I finally got a FanFiction account?
Yes! The rumours are true! Now, another of your guest reviewers has an actual account, and that guest reviewer is me!

Here's my very, very first fanfic, comprised of a few chapters, that may or may not make reference to the troubles I may or may not be having on any given day. (Basically, this is me ranting off my troubles to an imaginary turtle. It makes me feel better, okay?)

In this, the turtles have been living with Reni (aka story me) for quite some time. They travel with her between her parents' homes, whilst Splinter enjoys the peace and quiet of the abandoned house across the street from her mother's. Leo and Reni are in a steady relationship, and Donnie has dropped his crush on April. (DON'T HATE ME!) Instead, he has a crush on Reni. Unfortunately, Leo got to Reni before he did and only because of a "dumb game of Seven Minutes in Heaven." So Donnie sucks it up, like a man, and does his best to help Reni through the hard times.

Raph and Reni run an amateur bug extermination business using Donnie's bug bombs, because they share an intense hatred of bugs. They actually make a good amount of money C:

Now that I have explained all this, I'm going to say that I'm sorry for the chapters being so short. The inspiration only lasts for so long, and I usually get it right before I fall asleep, so I try to finish them off as fast as I can to actually get to the end before I zonk out.

ENJOY!

1. Depression

Reni was curled up on her bed when the purple-masked turtle came into her room. He assessed the situation as he sat on the edge of the mattress: it was one o'clock in the morning, and she was staring despondently at the blank whiteness of her wall with all the lights off. A dim light streamed in through the window, giving her face an odd cast. Her phone, which usually went off every few minutes, was silent. She heaved a heavy sigh as Donnie sat down. "What?" she asked tiredly.

Donatello was quiet before answering, "You seem a bit upset. Wanna tell me what's wrong?"

She sighed again. "I feel like shit and I don't know why, Donnie. I think the word here is depressed, but I don't really know." She rolled over to meet his brown eyes.

"So, there's no particular thing that's tipping you off? You're just depressed for no reason?" he asked, trying to clarify.

She shrugged. "I guess so. But isn't there supposed to be a reason as to why I'm so upset? I can't just be depressed for no reason; that doesn't make any sense."

"It does if it's a medical condition, but I don't think you have it that bad. I think something happened today that you weren't exactly happy about, but you don't remember, so your subconscious is making you unhappy. The best thing is a shoulder to cry on." Pause. "I can be that shoulder if you'd like." He said it more like a question that a statement, so she answered him by sitting up and leaning into his side. He wrapped his arm around her and pulled her into a comforting hug. "I'm always here to talk to when you need me," he said as he rubbed her side. This was calming to her. She didn't know why, but Donatello always had a way of soothing her that even her boyfriend, Leo, didn't quite have. It must have been something in his voice or the way he always knew when something was up. Either way, she was glad to have a friend like Donnie.

She ducked her head slowly. "I just don't know what's wrong with me," she confessed. "I felt fine all day, and then as soon as I had time to think, I felt like the world hated me." Her eyes closed tightly against tears that she barely ever shed and she buried her face into Donnie's shoulder. Donnie squeezed her tighter to him and rocked gently.

"It's okay, girlie. You're just having the typical teenage mood swings that everyone gets. You don't need to worry about it. And the world doesn't hate you, not at all. We all love you, even Raph. You're part of the family." He rubbed slow circles on her back to calm her down again.

"Really, Donnie? Am I really that important to all of you?" she asked incredulously.

"Of course you are!" he exclaimed. "I don't even know what Leo would do without you. I swear, he'd be lost. And who would I talk smart with if you weren't around?" he grinned. "Plus, Raph wouldn't have you guys' bug extermination business if it weren't for you." He added, "He does like you, you know. More than he lets on. Honestly, as soon as you're out of the room he can't shut up about you and how the business couldn't keep up without you." At this, she smiled. "And Mikey would bother the rest of us to the brink of insanity if you weren't there to keep him occupied. You do all these things, plus more, and you're an amazing person so don't you ever forget that, okay?"

A sniffle escaped from her. "Okay, Donnie," she resigned. "I won't." She wrapped her arms around his middle and squeezed. "Thank you, Sci-buddy," she said with a smile. He hugged her back.

"You're always welcome," he replied before letting her go and getting up to leave. "Goodnight, Reni."

She yawned, "Have a good sleep, Donnie." He closed the door behind him as he left. The rest of her night was spent peacefully sleeping.

A/N: Donnie is Reni's Science buddy, and vice versa. It's been shortened to Sci-buddy, which always is awesome because it reminds them of Si from Duck Dynasty. XD
Who doesn't like Si?

R&R errybody! C: There are always problems for Donnie to solve, so there's always gonna be more chapters!