It had been a month since the guys found out what Laila was going through. No matter how hard they tried, she wouldn't give them answers. All she would say was "you heard everything, you can figure it out." Raph especially was growing more and more agitated, and sick of not getting answers. He went downstairs and noticed the others eating breakfast.

"Hey."

"Hey, sleeping beauty's up." Raph growled at Mikey.

"Raph shut up." Laila finished her breakfast, grabbed a Gatorade out of the fridge and went back into the living room where she was earlier.

"You guys get anything out of her?"

"She's like a safe. Impossible to open unless you know the combination."

"So we need to do something to get her to talk."

"I can hear you and I ain't talking!" Laila shouted from the living room.

"Wow for once, she said something else besides you can figure it out when we talked about it." Suddenly a frying pan came out of nowhere and hit Mikey in the head.

"Was that necessary?"

"Yep." Laila put her bottle in recycling and went upstairs into her room, slamming the door.

"Okay she's talking tonight. No matter what it takes." The others nodded and they agreed on a plan to get her to talk.

(That night)

"Hey Laila, come down here will you?" Laila grumbled and headed downstairs, leaning against the wall.

"Is there a reason for this?"

"You're not leaving until you talk."

"What the hell else is there? You overheard me. I told April everything."

"You're hiding something Laila."

"Get off of my fuckin' case about it."

"NO!"

"There's nothing else."

"Yeah there is. Now are you gonna tell us or are we staying here all night."

"I'm going to bed." Laila left but Leo got between her and the doorway.

"I don't think so."

"Leonardo. Move."

"No."

"Fine. What do ya wanna know?"

"Why you didn't tell any of us."

"I'd trust you guys more if I didn't have to worry about you guys picking on me all the time."

"Laila-"

"No. You wanted me to talk so you're just asking questions like I'm some fuckin criminal suspect. What's next? You gonna agree with splinter that I'm just the fuckup."

"I-"

"Don't even finish that. You guys know it's true. So go ahead, admit it. Splinter already did."

"Why are you always so pissed after you talk to splinter?"

"The only time I go in there is if I have to take the heat because of you guys."

"what are you-"

"yeah you heard me. Every time you two argue I get in trouble. Everytime you guys run off on patrol and get hurt, I get in trouble."

"Laila we-"

"WE are done for tonight." Laila pushed past Leonardo and went into her room. Michelangelo blinked in surprise and broke the silence.

"Wow...Laila's got it hard."

"Mikey, that's not even the word for it."

"She did say being the youngest wasn't easy"

"Who knew she was right?"

"We have to make it up to her somehow."

"How, bonehead?"

"I got just the thing."