-Genesis-
"Welcome to your new home." my dad said proudly as I stood in the middle of my new room, holding the last box. I looked at the bare white walls and tan carpet. Without responding, I set the box on the floor. My dad sighed from the doorway. "I know you didn't want to move from Texas, Genesis, but give New York a chance, okay?" I sat down in front of the box before responding. "Whatever you say, dad." I heard him sigh again and waited until his footsteps had retreated downstairs. I pulled out an old handmade blanket from the box and set it down on the floor. Underneath it, there was a stack of photos. I pulled out one of my best friends and felt my eyes water. Biting my lip, I set it aside before picking up a photo of my brother on my gray horse, Dove. A tear slid down my cheek as I stood and pinned it to the wall. I put the box to the side and began unpacking the others.
I looked at the clock on my wall. 6:00pm. I stood and put on my old worn baseball cap, looping my long blonde hair through the hole in the back, before slipping on my brown boots. I dashed downstairs and left a note on the door outside, since my parents had left to go pick up dinner.
Mom and Dad,
Going for a walk. Be home later. Don't wait for me.
I walked along the dark sidewalk, not really paying attention where I was going, just turning whenever. I looked at my watch. 8:00pm. 'I should head home.' I thought, turning in the direction I thought home was. I had turned right, and walked along the dark alley, kicking a soda can, when the alley turned into a dead end. I growled in frustration. "Great. Just great. Now I'm lost." I turned around and saw three guys behind me. "Well, well, well. What do we have here? You're a little far from home, aren't you, cowgirl?" he grinned, taking a switchblade from his pocket. The other two chuckled and they began circling me. I clenched my fists against my jeans. "Listen, I don't know who the hell you are, but I'm not in the mood. So leave me alone before I kick your ass." I spit, narrowing my eyes. His expression grew angry. "We're the Purple Dragons. Now, you're gonna empty your pockets and maybe I won't cut up that pretty little face." He threatened and all three closed in on me.
~Raphael~
I leapt from rooftop to rooftop, landing quietly. Leo had wanted us to split up, which was fine with me. I worked better when the three of them weren't pissing me off. What I really needed was to bash some heads. I heard Fong's voice, the leader of the Purple Dragons and grinned to myself. I climbed down to a staircase and watched as they circled a girl about my age. She glared defiantly at them, even though she was outnumbered and had no weapons. They closed in on her and she spun around, punching Tsoi in the nose. The girl was brave, I would give her that. It was obvious she wasn't from here and I watched, fascinated, to see if she could handle herself in big, bad New York. She had managed to kick Fong in the stomach when Sid pushed her roughly from behind and she hot a trash can, smacking her head against the wall in the process. She didn't get up and they began advancing towards her, when I dropped down behind them. "You guys sure know how to show a girl a good time, I smirked, twirling my Sais. Fong groaned. "Not these turtle freaks. Let's bail." They scrambled over one of the walls and disappeared. I put my Sais away, and walked towards the girl. She was definitely knocked out, and had a nasty cut on her head. I rolled my eyes, before picking her up. Donnie could fix her, and I couldn't just leave her, no matter how much I wanted to. I began to head towards our meeting point, disappearing over a building.
"Raph! Whatcha got there, my ninja?" Mikey asked, grinning. I gently set the girl down on the rooftop as Leo stomped over to me. "Where have you been?! We were supposed to all meet here AN HOUR AGO! I called your T-phone five times! Ninjas are—" he stopped mid-rant as he noticed the girl. "What is that?" he asked, incredulously. "Obviously it's a female Homo Sapien." Donnie told us matter-of-factly. Leo and I stared blankly at him while Mikey played with the girl's hair. "Can we keep her?" he asked. I smacked him upside the head. "Mikey, it's a human girl. Not a stray cat." I crossed my arms while Mikey glared at me and rubbed the back of his head. I opened my mouth to say something, when she groaned and sat up, rubbing her head. We all stared in shock as she opened her eyes and looked at us. "Wha-?" She asked, wide-eyed before Mikey smacked her over the head with a Nunchuk. "MIKEY!" the three of us yelled as I dove to catch her so she wouldn't slam against the concrete. "What? I'm sorry! It was a reflex!" he defended as Donnie kneeled by her. He checked her head before looking up. "How'd she get this scratch?" Leo turned to me. "Raphael! Did you attack her?" I looked at him. "Yes, Leo. I attacked a human girl for no reason." I said sarcastically. "Seriously Leo? The Purple Dragons tried to mug her." I snapped. Donnie interrupted us. "We need to take her back to the lair, so I can clean her wound and make sure Mikey didn't give her a concussion." He said, standing and glaring at Mikey. Mikey rolled his eyes. "I said I was sorry!" Leo sighed. "Raph, you get to carry her since you're the one that brought her." I grumbled a response and scooped her up, before we climbed down the side of the building. Leo held the manhole open and climbed down after us. "Sensei is not going to like this." He mumbled.
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