My name is Miwa, Hamoto Miwa. I don't remember a thing from my parents, only what my uncle told me about them. He used to tell me the same story over and over when I was little. It's about my parents, how they met and how they died. 15 years ago my uncle saved me from a man named Oroku Saki, also known as Shredder. Shredder had left my parents for dead and put their monastery on fire after he took me. My uncle, well, I think he's my uncle, got into wherever they kept me and switched me with an orphan, so I was save and she would have a good life. Shredder actually never found out. I was raised in Japan until I became 7, we moved to New York because my uncle got transferred. We were happy, but 3 years ago he got very sick. He died in his sleep, with a smile on his face. I decided to put the ninjutsu he teached me to good use and try to protect the most people I can in New York. I've been doing that for 4 months and I finally got used to being awake at night and sleeping at day. The roofs can be pretty slippery when it rains though. My roommate thinks I work as a bargirl in a nightclub, so that's alright but I still don't like lying to her. I'm going through another part of New York until I heard loud noises.

What the hell was that?

I sneak closer to the sound of metal against metal. I look over the edge and…

What the hell are those? Okay, I probably just need to sleep a bit. Yeah, that's it. Giant, humany turtles don't exist. I'm just not seeing clear because I need sleep. That's all. Oh shit, he saw me!

"Yo Raph, what's wrong?"

"…You guys go ahead, I'll be right behind!"

"If you say so, Raph."

I'm dead, I'm so dead. He's going to find me and going to kill me. This sucks. …Maybe if I can get to that roof I can hide on the fire escapes. They're pretty dark, so-

"Who the hell are you?"

"EEK! Please don't hurt me!"

"If you don't answer, I will."

The turtle looked pretty badass. For a turtle.

"I-I'm Miwa."

"Okay, now tell me why you, a gírl for that matter, were spying on us?"

"Excuse me? I'm a kunoichi, not just a 'girl'."

I get more pissed with the whateverhewas with the minute.

"Oh please, don't make me laugh. As if you could beat a guy, you're a girl no matter what."

"Really? Wanna try, big… just what are you? A turtely human, or a humanly turtle?"

"That took pretty long. You're probably just as stupid as Mikey."

What a jerk! …Wait does he mean that funny guy?

"One, rude. Two, do you mean the one with the orange bandana?"

"How the hell do you know that?"

"You just said he's stupid, but I'm pretty sure he's not. After all, you compared me to him."

"You're weird."

"Says the turtle. Shit, the sun's coming up. Better head home."

"Wait."

I stare at him for a moment. Why you ask? He grabbed my arm, and he looked very, and I mean very handsome.

"Y-yes?"

He looked at me for a moment, before he realised he held my arm.

"Nevermind."

What the hell? …Oh forget it.

"Hey. Your name is Raph, right? …Ehm… Maybe we can meet here again? Like tomorrow?"

He looks at me like I'm insane. … Well, I probably am for asking him to meet again, but hey, he's pretty handsome.

"Why? So you can spy on us? Hell no! You're probably from the foot."

"Why should I? …Wait, you think I'm from the Foot? As in Foot Clan?"

I can't stop myself from giggling as he rolled his eyes. I watch him as he runs over the roofs and disappears, before I head home.