Authors Notes: Yeah! I'm back! I promised I'd do a sequel, and here's the start. Yes, I have missed out doing the 'Notes from the Underground' and 'Shredder Strikes Back' story arcs because I am trying to limit myself from using bits from the series as much as i can. This does however mean I will have to do 'Return to New York' etc. But I'm sure you won't mind ;)

I do still have a bit of work to do, so I may not be able to get the chapters up as regularly as I want to. I've been dying to publish this though so have finally gathered myself to do so! (I usual publish after I finish writing the basis/first draft of the story, and I haven't for this one) XD Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Vacation

A Shadow ran through the snowy woods. Another followed, giggling.

"Can't catch me!" Shouted the first.

The other replied "Wanna bet?" then dived at the first so both fell into the snow in a heap.

Still laughing, the first got up and brushed off the snow. The other was then helped up. Suddenly, they both froze to the sound of dogs barking and scurrying closer.

"Oh shell" one muttered as they both jumped up and concealed themselves within a tree.

"This is fun" Violet whispered to Mikey while they hid.

He grinned. "Adventurous are we?" Mikey's eyes sparked slightly as if he had an idea.

"Not like that" she joked but became more serious "We don't want to rush things"

A hunter had followed the dogs, but who had given up assuming his dogs had been after a bird. As he left, the two shadow's re-emerged from the tree.

"Come on then" he grabbed her hand and led her towards Casey's farmhouse.

That night, Violet sat on the roof and hoped no one noticed that she had climbed out of her bedroom window.

'So much has happened in so little time' she thought. 'First, the guys went underground and helped a load of people while I trained. Then Splinter and me had to go meet them so the foot couldn't discover our lair, THEN we find the Shredder is still alive when he attacked April's apartment. Poor Leonardo got attacked before and blames himself for them finding us though…'

She smiled slightly at the memory of meeting April. They had just turned up out of nowhere from her point of view. She looked so surprised when the turtles entered. Then Master Splinters thanked her and entered. That's when April had noticed a sixth guest. Violet had been left at the back, scared almost. Luckily Mikey bolted back and introduced them to each other. She smiled again; April was kind and understood her feelings.

As Violet scanned around, she noticed a light in the barn.

"Leo" she muttered.

She decided to investigate, so she jumped down and edged the door open. Leo stood waving a stick about as if it were a katana.

She walked in "Are you ok Leo?"

She still worried about him since that awful day not so long ago when he fell through the window, beaten, lucky to be alive.

He was disheartened. "Yeah, I'm fine"

"Come on, you can tell me what's wrong" she walked closer as he turned away.

"Nothing!" he almost shouted at her.

This caused her to nearly laugh. "Well, it sure doesn't look like nothing"

He didn't answer this time.

She sighed, and went to leave when she heard him mumble "I failed…"

She turned back to him; he still avoided looking at her.

"Well, as far as I'm concerned, you have never failed me" she smiled and left him to think about it.

She climbed back to her perch on the roof and noticed someone else leave their room by the same method she had.

"What you doin' here?" Raph perched next to her. "Shouldn't you be in bed?" he teased.

She gazed up at the sky. "Nah, I'm just thinking" she noticed him smirking about something in the corner of her eye. "This place kind of reminds me of my old home" she added. "Why are you here?" she taunted back.

"Couldn't sleep" Raph answered simply.

They sat in silence for a few minutes when Violet stood up and yawned.

"I think I better go to bed though"

Raph smirked again. "Night" he nodded and as she climbed back through her window, she swore she heard him curse about something.

"Small-talk with Raph?" a voice asked as she closed the window.

She walked to the bed, "Hi Mikey" she said sitting next to him. "Spying much?" she commented winking at him.

She noticed him blush, even in the darkness.

"You know you can't leave now" He looked at her confused, so she had to explain. "Well, leave through the window and Raph will see you and will think you've done something" she sort of gestured "Leave through the door and the others will hear you and suspect something" She winked "You'll have to sleep with me tonight"

He grinned but added himself "Let me guess 'Not like that'" he imitated her voice for the last part.

Giggling, she answered, "You're a mind reader"

She crawled onto the other side of the bed and pulled the covers over them. Mikey kissed her and then hugged her close to himself.

He beamed again "Sure you're not adventurous?"

The look told him all he needed to know.