The following night…

"Man, last night was… well… cool! But it didn't ended like I expected" the girl commented.

"How so?" Don asked while adding the new bath tub on Who's room.

"Well, Mikey snored the whole night and I could barely get some sleep" Who said.

"That would explain why you fell asleep in the middle of training" Don chuckled.

"And now I gotta stay with…" the girl checked on her calendar and gasped.

"What?" Don asked in curiosity.

"I gotta stay… with…" Who stuttered nervously showing Don the calendar.

"Oh… I see"

"I… eh… better sleep in the couch tonight" the girl started walking downstairs in tiptoes when…

"Yo girl! Where are ya goin?" … Raph called.

"H-hey Raph. I, eh…" the girl froze in place.

"Your bed is ready, c'mon!"

"Thanks, I…uh… I'll be there in a sec" Who forced a smile and went upstairs again. Don couldn't help but muffle his laughter.

"Don't laugh at me and go back to work. My room better be ready by tomorrow morning!" the girl hissed.


Later in Raph's room…

"Ok, so… that's your bed, y'know where the bathroom is. Uh… need something, just call and… and… stay away from that spot" Raph indicated.

"Why?" the girl asked. In a matter of seconds, something flew in front of her eyes and landed in the spot. It was a shuriken… and the "spot" was for…

"T-targeting practice, yeah. U-understood" Who gulped.

The hours passed and the silence in the room made things uncomfortable for the girl. Way different from the noisy but fun night she had had on Mikey's room. The only thing that broke the silence was the sound of the weights going up and down… and up and down… up and…

"Hey, uhmmm…" Who tried to make conversation.

"What?" Raph asked not stopping his activity.

"Nothing" the girl sighed in defeat.

Wait, what? Defeat?... No way!

"Raph?" Who insisted… with more determination this time.

"What!" Raph sighed in annoyance.

"Why do you still lift weights? Your arms are fine" Who commented.

"Nah. Don't think so" Raph kept going with what he was doing. The girl tsked and grabbed the weight stopping him.

"Raph, enough with the tough guy act. That doesn't work with me" Who smiled.

"Who says I'm acting?" Raph said and took back the weight from the girl's hands placing it in the rack. The red masked ninja stirred and grabbed a bottle of water.

"You know… last night I had kind of a slumber party with Mikey. It was cool and everything! So I thought…" Who suggested.

"Kid, that ain't my style. Mikey is childish and those things are for kids and girly gossip teens" Raph said bitterly.

"Well, Mr. All Grown Up Turtle…" The girl started but had second thoughts.

Relax Who: Do Not. Start. An. Argument, for shell sake!

"Raph… what if we do something that you like?" Who asked after taking a deep breath.

"What do you have in mind?" Raph raised a brow.

"I don't know. But… did you know the lair is all empty? No sensei, no Mikey… no Leo…" the girl said in a singsong voice.

"What about the genius?"

"Donnie is so busy working and adding some details in my room… he won't know we left" Who said while pacing around the red masked ninja.

"Got news for ya: He's got the keys" Raph folded arms.

"You mean… these keys?" the girl said gave him a wry smile while showing the keys.

"What the… how did you…"

"A girl always has her ways to get what she wants. Aaaand… Klunk helped me"

"He… what?" Raph was now really confused.

"Training the lil guy wasn't easy but…"

"Whatever, I don't wanna know about it. What really matters is you got my baby's keys!" Raph cheered grabbing the keys in glee.

"Wanna go for a ride?" Who suggested.

"You bet. Grab a helmet and get ready. I'll be waiting" Raph rushed downstairs.

"Wait… what should I wear?" Who asked.

"Dunno, we're going for a ride so… dunno! Something proper for the occasion maybe?" Raph shrugged and disappeared in the elevator.


Minutes later…

"I don't know if this is exactly what you meant for "the occasion" but…"

The girl wore a white tank top with a black jacket a pair of black jeans, a belt with a silver snake buckle and black boots.

"Not bad… not bad at all" Raph commented.

"Thanks" Who smiled sheepishly. Raph started engines and Who sat behind him.

"Promise you won't drive extra fast"

"Ok, I promise"

The bike went on… and so did the speed.

"HEY! YOU PROMISED!" The girl yelled tightening the grip on the red masked ninja's waist in extreme panic.

"YOU SAID "EXTRA FAST" WAS FORBBIDEN. YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT GOING "FAST", DID YOU?" Raph laughed.

"WELL, IT FEELS LIKE "EXTRA FAST" TO ME" Who replied.

"DON'T BE SCARED. I'LL SLOW DOWN" With this, Raph lowered the speed.

"Whew! Thanks. Now I won't need to yell if I wanna talk to you" Who let out a heavy sigh of relief.

"By the way, what's exactly Donnie doing to you room?" Raph asked.

"Well, I decided to install my own bathroom and some security cameras in case Mikey wants to pull a prank on me" Who explained.

"Cool. I'll have to ask Don for some of those cameras"

"With or without cameras, Raphie-boy… he always gets you" Who chuckled.

"True. I don't get it, why me?" Raph said a little annoyed.

"You're his favorite brother. Duh! He just wants to get your attention… in his own particular way"

"I don't care what you say. It's annoying!"

"Could be, could be. But what would you do or how would you feel if Mikey suddenly changed!"

"I'd probably be the happiest turtle…" Raph started.

"Raphael…"

"Don't go all Splinter on me, girl" Raph replied.

"I just want you to be honest with me and yourself. How would you feel if Mikey suddenly changed? No more pranks, no more "Morning, Raphie-boy"; no more "you're the best bro ever"; no more laughter, no more smile…"

"Ok, ok. I got it" Raph interrupted. He hadn't really thought about it: Mikey without his smile? Kinda creepy and scary… even for Raph.

"Well?" the girl asked.

"Uhmmm… well, I… I never thought…"

"I'm right, huh? Made you think~" the girl teased.

"Tsk, sure you did" Raph rolled eyes. Who was getting tired and started to yawn.

"You sleepy?" Raph asked noticing the girl was falling asleep. Who nodded. The red masked ninja turned in the following corner and made his way back home.


Back to the lair…

"Well, we're home" Raph announced but got no response.

"Who?" Raph shook the girl's arm.

"NO TOO SALTY FOR ME!" Who yelled as she woke up.

"Huh?"

"N-nothing… just dreaming" Who said with a yawn.

"Yeah, about food. C'mon, I'll make you a sandwich" Raph offered and moved to the kitchen.

"Double ham, please. Oh! But first… I need to take out these clothes and get my pajama" the girl said and went upstairs. A few minutes later, Who appeared in the kitchen, ready to eat her little snack.

"Pink? I thought you hated pink" Raph commented when he saw the girl's pajama.

"It's not pink; it's soft red" Who corrected.

"And whazzup with the strawberries on your pants? It ain't that Strawberry Shortcake pajama is it?" Raph teased.

"Of course not! And they're not strawberries, they're tiny watermelons" The girl said giving a big bite to her sandwich.

"Milk or juice?" Raph asked looking in the fridge.

"Milk, please"

"Warm?"

"Yep"


After that little midnight snack, Raph and Who were ready to go to bed and get some well deserved rest.

"You know… you're nice when you're not… well… playing the tough guy role" Who said laying in the mattress.

"Is that a compliment?" Raph smiled getting comfortable on his hammock.

"Take it the way you want" Who shrugged.

"Ok, then. Thanks for the compliment. Night girl" Raph said with a long yawn.

"Night Raph. Thanks for letting me stay here tonight"

"Yeah, yeah. Who's next tomorrow night?" Raph asked but Who was already asleep. The red masked ninja chuckled at the view of the tired girl sleeping and leaned on hid hammock closing his eyes. And just for this once, he would try not to snore so loud.