Here's the disclaimer: I do not own TMNT. Wish I did, but doesn't everybody? XD

Also, this is my first time posting a fanfic (not my first time writing one, just posting) so please keep the criticism as constructive as possible. Thank you : )

"I think that's the last box." Leo said, setting the box down in the middle of what used to be Mikey's room.

"Thanks Leo." April said "I really appreciate you guys letting me stay here until I get back on my feet."

"Hey," Mikey said from across the room where he was packing up his comic book collection and action figures "mi sewer es su sewer!"

Leo rolled his eyes. "Or something like that."

The stone elevator doors opened and an angry yell ripped through the Lair. "What was that?" April asked.

Leo and Mikey shrugged. "Oh, just Raph." Leo said. "He probably wrecked his bike again or something." Mikey said nervously.

"Stupid piece of scrap metal!"

"Yeah, wrecked his bike." Mikey breathed a sigh of relief. "For a second there I thought he found the—" he noticed Leo and April looking at him. "Nothing. Nothing at all."

Leo sighed. "I'll go calm him down." And he left to do, well, April wasn't really sure.

"So what exactly does 'calming him down' entail?" April asked hesitantly.

The sounds of a scuffle reached the room. "Get outta my face!" 'Slam!' 'Crash!'

"Mostly that." Mikey said.

"And nobody's ever tried talking to him?"

"I'm confused. What do you think Leo's doing right now?"

April rolled her eyes. "Why don't you let someone give a subtlety and reason a try?" She got up to do just that.

Mikey's eyes widened. "April! I wouldn't go out there if I were you!"

She laughed "Oh come on Mikey, it's not like he's destroying the place."

She walked out into the wreckage of the living-room. "What the heck is going on out here?" she yelled. Neither of the combatants listened to her.

"Hot-head!" "Sensei's pet!" "Slacker!" April gasped at the string of expletives that was then let loose from the red-masked turtle's mouth. Where did the teenager learn that kind of language? It certainly wasn't at home.

"Leonardo! Get off of him!" she yelled. The fight continued.

"YeeeAhhh!" Leo caught Raph's sai with his katana and pulled it out of his hand. The force sent it flying across the room.

April ducked just in time. She then pulled the sai out of the wall. Alright. That was it. No more Miss Nice Girl. She stomped over to Raph's punching bag.

"Everybody stay where you are it or the punching bag gets it!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. The pure absurdity of what she was saying caught everybody's attention.

"Just put the weapon down April." Leo said, trying to sooth her "And step away from the bag." Raph added trying to remember those 'calming down' excersizes that Master Splinter was always teaching him. Something about counting?

"I will not step away from the bag, or put the fork down until you two give me a sane and logical explanation for why the only solution to anything around here is breaking stuff! Even I'm doing it now!"

"It's not a fork."

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"Great going Leonerdo, now I've gotta fix my punching bag too."

Don watched all of this occur from his vantage point at the doorway of his lab. He shook his head. "Just don't think about it April. I've been wondering the same thing for years." Then he turned back to the toaster he was working on.

So, what do you think? R&R.