Hi guys, this is my first /real/ TMNT story, hope you like it. This story has really been in my head for a few years now. So I hope it comes out good.

Disclaimer: I wish I owned the turtles... Michael Bay never would have got hold of them if I owned them.

Shout outs: Scribe of Turesa and Mikell for letting me bounce ideas off on them. Thanks girls. Love ya!

"Thank you" he whispered. Sadness overwhelming him as he watched his older brother be lowered into the ground. His tears fell down his face, his amber eyes glimmering in the sunlight. He will miss his brother. No one else could ever replace him. He wouldn't want them too. He fell to his knees as others began to fill the hole with dirt.

"Why did you leave me?" he whispered brokenly, he was scared. He had to be the older brother now. He couldn't be Leonardo. He was Raphael. Hot tempered, late night runs, bashing heads, and arguing with his brothers. He missed his brother already. He closed his hands, griping them so tight his knuckles were white. He looked over and saw a woman in the distance.

The woman had a wedding ring on, she knew Raphael didn't particularly like her, but she married Leo a few years ago. She had their child who was 4 years old and standing beside April. This woman was still a mystery to Raphael, but he did promise his brother that he would take care of her. Her name was Amyrillis. Yes it was an odd name, but it was for an odd girl. I mean really, who likes walking, talking, ninja turtles. Amy does apparently.

Amy walked slowly over to where they buried Leonardo, she had tears streaming down her face. She whimpered a little and sat in the grass beside the dirt, placing a white rose on the other flowers.

"You really loved him, didn't you?" Raphael stated.

Amy looked at him, startled he actually spoke with her. "Yes. I love him still. No one will take the place of him in my heart."

Raph had never really hated her from day one, but he didn't like a stranger in his home. She never really understood it, but they were talking. It shocked him about as much as it did her.

Flashback

Amy walked in the lair, her arm locked in Leo's. She was a young, spunky woman, a tom boy of sorts. She wore t-shirts, jeans, and converses. She was originally from Georgia. She only had one leg. She had a prosthesis, but she honestly preferred her wheelchair. The only reason she liked the wheelchair better was because it didn't itch what was left of her left leg. She was so happy to meet Leo's family. She smiled up at him, pecked his cheek, and followed him to the living room.

Leo had never smiled as much in his entire life. He was so happy. He though he and his brothers would die alone. Never to find love, yet here she was, his life. His heart was on his sleeve as he brought her to his brothers.

Master Splinter, who had met Amy before, smiled at Amy. "Hello, Ms Amy." he greeted her.

Amy smiled softly, she went to Splinter and hugged him. She pulled away and looked at the boys, "I'm Amyrillis Wynters." she said, grinning a bit at the boys, she had a southern accent. It showed.

Mikey was just absolutely thrilled to meet someone new, to have the hope that the boys won't die alone. He walked up to her and grinned his 'Mikey Grin'. He shook her hand. "I'm Mikey." completely ignoring what he knew wasn't her real leg.

Amy smiled and shook his hand in return."I thought so." she said and pointed to the turtle clad in purple, "Donny, right?" she asked as she offered her hand.

The turtle in purple nodded. "You've got it." he grinned a bit as he shook her hand, trying his hardest not to look at her leg. "It's nice to meet you." he said to her. "I'm glad you've made my eldest brother so happy."

Mikey laughed. "Leo's always been a drag." he told Amy as he dodged a playful punch from Leonardo.
"Hush it Mike." Leo said as he went to Amy, he looked around, now noticing that Raphael was missing. He wrapped his arm around his girl's waist. "Where's Raph?" he asked to the others.

Mikey shrugged. "In his room, he didn't really want to meet Amy." Mikey told Leo.

Amy looked down at her feet, "I'm sorry." she said, her voiced lowered and her accent showing slightly.

Leo shook his head. "Raphael can get over himself." he stated as he led Amy to the couch and allowed her to sit.

Mikey looked to Amy with a grin. "Want something to drink?"

Amy smiled a little at him, her eyes had lost the glow they had when she walked in with Leo, "Water is fine." she told him softly. She then proceeded to ask Leo if she could take off her prosthesis. At his nod, she took it off and lay it down on the ground by her foot.

Mikey nodded as he saw her take off the fake leg. "You got it dudette." he grinned and went on about his task.

She smiled a little more at the nickname and then looked to Leonardo as he sat with her. She lay her head on his shoulder. "I think I'm glad I've met your family. Well, who I met anyway." she said softly.

Leo kissed her head and smiled a little. "I know April is excited to have a new girl around." he told her, leaving Raphael out of the conversation completely.

Amy smiled at Leo, "Well good, I don't really have any girl friends, or any friends for that matter." she said. She took the water that Mikey brought her, "So, you know that Leo's told me about you guys, so anything embarrassing I should know about him?" she asked Mikey and Donny with a grin.

Mikey looked at Leo with a goofy smile on his face, "I think you picked a good one."

Amy giggled at Mikey. "Well of course he did, did you expect any different?" she teased him.

Mikey looked at her and grinned. "No." he said to her. "So how did you two meet?"

She looked to Leo, "I was on the roof of my apartment and he landed on my roof. He and Raph had been fighting." she said looking at Leo with a smile on her face.

Already working on chapter 2, it will be the meeting of Leo and Amy.

PS: this story is not beta'd