TMNT Fan Fic: By Ciara Rose (AKA Raph's Gurl)

NOTE: I do not own any of the turtles , or anything that is associated with the TMNT universe. I do, however, own my OC's. This is my first fic in… well, in a lotta years. Comments are much welcome, and more chapters will be forthcoming. Enjoy all!

Rose and her friends find out some really interesting, and terrifying things about their lives… and then they meet the turtles… let the ride begin!

Chapter 1 Hot Heads Meet

Rose wanted to be left alone. Being in one of her moods… you know, the kind where all one wants to do is kick some serious ass, then kick some more. Yep, that mood fit her to a T tonight, and, not getting any satisfaction from her friend Brissen's MMA class, (that she took twice in a row) she stormed out of the building into the cool fall night.

Not paying attention to where she was going, Rose soon found herself facing a tall brick wall. She had turned into an alley and almost ran face first into the tall, crumbling blockade. This only served to infuse her anger even further. "Damnit! What the hell?!" She swore loudly, then swore again, when she heard her voice echo off the abandoned building surrounding her.

Looking around to her dreary surroundings, Rose attempted to gain her bearings, but failed to do so. "I've no bloody damn clue where I am… great!" Sucking in a big, deep breath, and then letting it out in a growl of sorts, "I had better get my ass outta here before I get myself into all kinds of trouble." She had no idea just how MUCH trouble had already found her, but was going to soon find out.

Turning, she quickly made her way back to the street, glancing this way and that, trying to find a street name so she could get directions out of there off her mobile. Failing to find any type of ID, she swore again. It was well past midnight, and Rose guessed that, in this part of NY, the undesirables were the only ones lurking. It did nothing to improve her mood.

Rose, however, was not easily intimidated by thugs… she was a decorated Marine, who had spent 2 years in Afghanistan. She had seen a lot worse than the scum that littered these streets. Nevertheless, she did have some 'backup' (as she liked to call them) items with her. Slipping her hand into her jacket pocket, her fingers found the brass knuckles. "Yep, let someone come at me… just LET 'EM!"

Her Marine training, along with the MMA training, made Rose a formidable foe to reckon with, and she could definitely hold her own in a fight. As her eyes were scanning her surroundings, a thought popped into her head. "Shit! I'd better call Isleen, let her know I'm good… so she doesn't worry and all."

Taking out her mobile, she looked down at it and frowned, "Damnit! No service! It figures, with the night I've been having, what the hell else can happen…" No sooner had the words spilled out of her mouth, than a sound caused her to turn quickly, eyes scanning the darkness, searching for the cause of the sound. Not finding anything, yep, you guessed it, she swore again… or rather, screamed some curse words. "Damn, damn, DAMN! Hell and damn!"

Unknown to her at the moment, 13 foot soldiers were tracking her movements. There was also one other… up on the roof… watching her as well. She would soon know that this one would be her savior… the one to take her away from the danger… and the one who would changer her life forever.

Raph stood there watching her… mesmerized by her… it was as if he was watching a female version of HIMSELF! "WOW! I tell ya' she is… what's the word I wanna use… interesting! Yeah, that's it, interesting. I wonder if…" The rest of his thought was lost in the unfolding chaos that was ensuing beneath him.

Rose had picked up some movement near one of the buildings closest to her. Stopping suddenly, her Marine instincts kicked in. How she wished she had her night vision goggles with her, but ya' just gotta make do with what ya' have, her drill sergeant would always say. Slowly, her eyes scanned every inch of the shadowy building, trying to hone in on whatever it was she saw. Seeing a hand pass by quickly in the dim streetlight, she tightened her hold around the brass knuckles, taking her stance. "Stop being a frigging bloody ass and show yourself… or are you just a chickenshit?!"

He stepped out alright, and so did the other 12 that were hidden a bit too well. Cursing under her breath, Rose knew there was nothing she could do but fight, and if she was going down, she was taking as many of these idiots as she could with her. "What the hell? You guys really do like dressing in black, don't ya'?" Then Rose said something as… well, as only Rose would. "Well, I've seen my fair share of drug dealers, gang members, hookers, and even terrorists… but I ain't never seen mimes dressed up as the dark! How freaking wack-a-doodle can ya' get!" She then ended her verbal onslaught with a wonderful "Dumbasses!"

The foot were not impressed, but someone found her remark quite amusing. I loud chuckle rustled through the night, but was quickly cut off, for whatever reason. 'Great, I got an admirer now… what else is gonna go on now?' She thought to herself while sizing up the bunch. 'Well, guess I will start with the closest one and work my way out… here goes!'

Charging the one closest to her Rose put all she had into the right hook… that connected nicely with the guys jaw, shattering it, probably into a dozen pieces. 'Nothing like a good CRUNCH and CRACKLE to liven up a good fight!' Quickly turning, she took another one out with a hard sidekick to the groin. "OOOHHH, that hadda hurt!' She teased, starting to enjoy herself. Rose always loved a good fight; lord knows she had plenty of it when she served. This took her back… since, you know, the bad guys never fight fair. The third got cracked in the shoulder by her brass knuckles, and then kicked in the gut, which sent him reeling backwards into a pile of debris.

"C'mon, gimme a challenge here… you guys are wusses!" Her voice was filled with quite a bit of joy… this should get that sour mood she was in right outta her system!

However, not all good things last, and she found this out… the hard way. The rest of the foot changed their tactics, coming at her all at once. 'Shit! A little bit too much… DAMNIT!' Fighting hard, and fighting for her life, Rose threw punches, kicks, scratched, bit and did whatever she could to get out of this mess. Her luck, however, did not hold out, one of the foot snuck up behind her and bashed her over the head with a brick, knocking her out cold. The remaining foot began to surround her, more than likely to finish the job. Things were not looking good for our Rosie… until her savior appeared out of the darkness.

Raph watched the events unfold, and was admiring her fighting skills, and her smart assed mouth. "Now that girl has a way with words!' He remarked, mainly to himself. He wasn't going to get involved, but when he saw them all charge her, he silently jumped down to street level, creeping up on the unaware foot soldiers.

"Hey! Don't ya' know it's not nice to hit a lady, ya' jackasses!' He yelled as he tackled two of the foot, pushing them into one of the dark buildings so hard, that they cracked the cement blocks. Diving back into the fray, Raph slashed and stabbed at the foot with a vengeance that even he didn't think he had. Finally getting to Rose, he lifted her up as gentle as he could, "You're gonna be ok girl, we're getting' outta here now." Retrieving one of his smoke grenades, he tossed it down, shading his escape into the sewers.

FAST FORWARD TO THE LAIR

"Well Leo, what was I supposed to do, leave her there for the foot to finish her off?!" Raph was NOT in a good mood, and not his usual bad mood, but a really pissed-the-hell-off-that-he-could-do-serious-damage mood. Getting nose to nose with his oldest brother, Raph was daring Leo to say something negative. Luckily, Leo proved to be level headed and took a step back. "No, I would not have wanted you to leave her… but bringing her here? Do you think that was a good idea?"

The biggest, and meanest of the 4, Raph had an attitude that he carried VERY well, and he usually didn't get involved with strangers fights… but it WAS the foot, so, in his mind, is was alright. Anyways, he wanted to know more about this one… he felt something… a spark perhaps? He could not pinpoint it, but there was SOMETHING, about her that he just had to find out.

"Hey Donnie… what's goin' on, is she gonna be ok? Tell me she's gonna be ok!" There was a tinge of concern in his voice with the last part… something that was lost on Donnie, who was trying his best to stop the bleeding and stitch her up. Leo, however, caught it, but did not let on about it. "C'mon, tell me… is she gonna be ok?" He repeated, coming over to kneel down beside her. Brushing back a few strands of her fiery red hair, he looked up to his younger brother. "Well?"

"I think she's going to be alright. The bleeding has stopped, and I just finished stitching her up. Did you know that head wounds are the worst when it comes to the bleeding part… it's fascinating, the human body…" Donnie was starting in on one of his talks, which Raph really did not want to hear now. Growling low, and giving his brother a not-so-nice stare, Donnie shut up and continued. "Her vitals are good, really strong, which is good! But she needs rest, and lots of it."

Raph, being satisfied by his brother's prognosis, gave her cheek a gentle brush before standing up and walking towards Leo once more. "We need to explain things to dad Leo."

"Yeah, this should be interesting." Leo replied, not being too happy about having to relay to his father that another human will be staying in their layer for god knows how long. Walking side by side with his brother, they went in the directing of Splinters quarters.

Having a quick run-in with Mikey, and explaining the situation to him, they left him and continued. Raph winced, hearing his youngest brother, "Alright! We got another girl in the house! Mikey likes this!" He was thankful that she was knocked out… it was gonna be hard enough to explain things where she wakes up, but Mikey… well, he was a whole 'nother explanation!

So, after things were smoothed over with Splinter, they took turns watching over Rose. Raph didn't want to leave her side, and confided in Leo that there was something about her that intrigued him, and he just had to take that chance and find out more. Leo understood, somewhat. But he did explain to his brother that HE needed rest as well. "Whenever she wakes, you need to be able to talk to her, and not be a big green mess."

Chuckling softly, Raph gave a gentle squeeze on Leo's shoulder. "Yeah, you're right big bro, but only for a few hours."

"Only a few hours Raph… right." Leo smiled, knowing that once Raph was asleep, nothing short of an earthquake of 9.0 would wake the huge turtle.

FOUR DAYS LATER

Stirring, Rose cracked open her eyes, trying to adjust them to the dimly lit room. "Wh… where am I?" Attempting to sit up, and failing at it, she fell back onto the soft pillows behind her head. A soft voice brought her to her senses. "You are safe now. Took a nasty blow to yer head there, but Donnie patched ya up good, you'll be ok."

Looking towards the corner of the room where the voice was coming from, she winced as she tried to prop herself up a bit. "I feel like shit… how long was I out?"

"Bout 4 days there girl. It's all good though, Donnie says that sleep allows the body to heal faster."

Opening her eyes more, she allowed them to adjust to her surroundings. Finding out that this person was in the shadows, she replied with, "Look, I am very thankful that you saved me, but I have had my fill of people staying in the shadows. So, if ya' don't mind coming outta there, I'd sure appreciate it."

Hesitating for a moment, Raph contiplated on it for a second. 'Oh well, it's gonna happen sooner or later.' He thought to himself. Clearing his throat, he came with, "Well, me and my brothers… we aren't 'normal'… like, REALLY not normal, so try not to scream… or pass out,ok"

"Listen dude, I've seen my fair share of 'not normal', and it doesn't bother me. I live by this… it doesn't matter what you look like… you could be freaking rainbow colored, and I really don't care. If you are a good person, are good to others and all, then you are grand in my book. And what you did for me… well, I'd say that you have earned my respect, trust and maybe a kiss on the cheek if you are really good." Yeah, Rose still had her attitude, even when she was in some serious pain and all.

"Alright then, here goes…" Stepping out of the shadows, Raph showed Rose who he really was. He definitely was NOT prepared for what happened next.

Her eyes got wide… for a moment or two, then she smiled. "Cool! A huge ass turtle that, not only can talk, but can kick some serious ass… AWESOME!" Then the questions came flowing out of her, "Your brothers like you too? How many bros ya got? Are we in the sewer? Ew, it's stinky in here! Is that pizza I smell? Dudes, this is just super assed awesome!"

Raph broke out in a huge smile, finally, someone who didn't give a shit what he, or his brothers looked like. He knew that there was something about here that pulled him in… and this was it. "You are gonna love our dad… he's a rat!"

"No… seriously… a rat? Like, a REAL rat?" Her pain was momentarily forgotten, "AWESOME!"

Yep, this is going to get… uniquely… interesting… really, really quick!