"And don't forget to bathe him!" Mikey frantically told his sister and second-eldest brother as he struggled to get his costume on. "Mikey, you're only going to be gone for 3 days. Are you sure it's neccesary to do all this to take care of Klunk?" Liz pointedly held out the 2' long list of things Mikey had written down for her and Raph to do to watch over his pet. "Of course it's neccesary, Lizzie! I need to make sure my baby's taken care of!" Mikey was going to a Comic Con with Leo, and Donnie and Master Splinter were staying at April's because she had gotten another season on Splinter's favorite soap opera and Don had to fix her plumbing. Which left Liz and Raph with the job of watching over the resident cat of the Hamato family. "I still don' see why we're the ones that hafta watch the lil' fleabag." Raph grumbled. "Casey's allergic to cats, and Angel's in summer camp, remember?" Liz reminded. "Oh, yeah." Mikey hugged the orange tabby before waving bye to his siblings. "He's in good hands," Liz assured. "Yeah, yours. M'afraid I'll hurt the lil' guy." "Why Raph, is your gentle side showing?" Had it been anyone else, Raph would've knocked their lights out. But this was Liz, his little sister, and most of all, his mate. They told the family about a month ago that they loved each other in a romantic way, and they had been very accepted. Liz actually cried in joy. Back to the present, he just rolled his eyes and pecked her cheek. "Oh, hush. I'm heading to the dojo to work on some new moves Splinter taught me. Wanna come?" Liz blushed a little before shaking her head. "No, I wanna finish working on a picture first. After I'm done, we'll watch a movie. Sound good?" Raph answered with another kiss, this time on the lips. "Sounds perfect. Want it to be Frozen? I just love hearin' ya sing that song, Let it Go." Liz smiled. "And I love getting your approval of my singing. Deal." The 2 turtles nodded and parted ways, Klunk following Liz to her studio that the family had made out of a spare room. In it lay hundreds of paintings, sketches, drawings and sculptures. He tilted his head and meowed at the current painting, a picture of her and Raph surrounded by fire and something else, but nobody could decipher it, not even Don. Liz smiled and pet the tabby cat. "I bet you're wondering what's surrounding the picture of me, huh, Klunk?" Klunk purred. "The essence of the spirit and soul is extremely difficult to capture on canvas, I doubt even Leo's namesake could've done it." Ah, so that's what it was. Liz was rather obsessed with the idea of her and her brothers each representing a different element. When she spoke about them, it only made sense. Leo was water, calm, tranquil, always overcoming obstacles. Raph was fire, with his passion and rage, but also giving tender light. Don was earth, grounded, level-headed, wise. Mikey was air, carefree, always on the move, bringing happiness. Liz never could explain what the element of spirit was to her, she just felt that it was right for her, because she had qualities each of her brothers possesed, yet she was unique in every way. She was graceful when her brothers were rough. She is like a mother to them, even though she is younger than Leo and Raph. And mainly because she was the only female, that was the biggest reason. Ever since she was 10, she was determined to capture the raw essence of the quintessential element on cavas, in a way so beautifully, it would probably be in a museum.