First story on this account. This is set with the 2007 TMNT Movie. Well, after what had happened and such :p

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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the TMNT characters

The Beginning

New York is one of the busiest places in the USA but it was the home of many people. And of mutants, not that anyone has really ever seen mutants before. Most people would freak out, not understanding and would run away. Call them monsters. All except for one person. A person that accepted them the way they are. She happened to be the niece of a red head named April O'Neil. Brushing a piece of black hair out of her face, Anna Pierce walked up the steps of her Aunt's apartment. She felt nervous, very nervous about coming here. Her mom sent her here and she didn't know why. Knocking on the door, it opened to reveal a man with jet black hair and she felt even more nervous.

"Yeah? Who are ya?" The man asked, his voice was calm with a Brooklyn accent.

"Er...i-is April O'Neil here? I-I'm her niece." Anna messed with the end of her shirt.

"Oh yeah! Come on in! She isn't here at the moment but she'll be back soon." He said, opening the door even more.

Hesitating, she gave him a weary smile and took a step inside. The apartment was big and homey like. It felt like home to her.

"The name's Casey Jones."

"Oh...my mom talked about you a lot. She said that you were nothing but trouble."

Casey barked out a laugh, "That's what they all say but it ain't true. Not really. Make yaself at home. I'll give April a call."

Nodding, Anna placed down her suitcase and walked over to the window that held that fire escape. Opening it, she leaned out and took in a deep breath of the night air. She loved the smell of the city. Sure, the country was nice but it was nothing like New York. She missed it so much. Climbing out onto the fire escape, she sat down with her feet dangling over the edge as she stared out over the city. Busy as always, even at night. She was a bit surprised by this fact but didn't mind it so much. She let out a happy sigh then jumped when Casey called her name.

"Y-Yeah?"

"April is on her way home. What are ya doin' out here?"

"Oh...I-I just wanted to look over the city. I like it at night..." She said, feeling her cheeks flush a bit.

"Hey, it ain't nothin' to be ashamed about. So what made ya wanna come here?"

Anna looked over the city once more with her brown-red eyes, "I love the city. Plus...I heard that there's people being saved by a mysterious force and I thought that's pretty cool. I uh...kinda wanna meet whoever is keeping the city safe."

"Oh? That's pretty cool of ya. What made ya wanna meet them?" Casey asked, curious. He was a bit surprised that someone wanted to meet the guys. Someone who actually was happy to have the city being protected. He wondered if the guy's would want to meet this girl. Shifting, his eyes darted around then towards the roof, spotting his best friend. Amber eyes was staring down with shock and a bit of curious. Patting the girl's shoulder, he said, "Hey, how about ya head instead and get settled?"

"Yeah...that sounds like a good idea." Anna got up and headed inside, grabbing her suitcase and headed into her new bedroom. Casey looked over to see his friend.

"Who da hell was that?"

"It's good to see ya too Raph." Casey said sarcastically, "That was April's niece, Anna."

Raphael blinked then looked at the window. He had never really seen anyone that beautiful before. Sure, there were models and shit like that in magazines and movies but to him, she was beautiful. He then remembered that he was a mutant, a freak. There was no way that a beautiful creature like that would go after something like him.

"She said that she wanted to meet ya guys. The ones that protect the city." Casey said, all thoughts interrupted.

Head jerking a bit, Raphael blinked once more then snorted, "Seriously? Why would she wanna meet us anyway?"

The man shrugged, "Dunno but she wants to."

Thinking it over, Raphael briefly wondered if he should follow her the next few days, see what she was really like. After all, one who wants to meet the protectors of the city surely have to have something hidden.