I could feel everyone's eyes fall on me. If there was one thing Master Splinter told us over and over, it was to never let humans know we exist. We weren't allowed to leave the lair at all, which is what I had been doing to see Danny. I knew that I would've had to tell Splinter about Danny eventually, but I didn't think it would be now. I felt my breathing speed up a little as fear crept through me, which was unusual for me. I looked over at Leo to see if he could help me out, but his face told me that I was on my own. The room was silent, a little too silent and Splinter didn't like it.
"WELL!? WHO LET THE HUMAN INTO OUR HOME!?"
Splinter wasn't going to give us anymore time. I had to tell him now. I shuffled around before clearing my throat.
"Uh...I brought her in...Sensei."
Splinter snapped his attention to me. "You brought her in, Raphael?"
His voice wasn't loud anymore, sort of low and cool, and I was scared. Splinter could be unpredictable and the cool voice only made the anticipation worse. Splinter walked over slowly.
"So...you thought it was a good idea to bring a human into our home, the home that is supposed to be secret, the home that humans aren't supposed to know about…"
I felt my body shaking a little as I took a breath. "Yes, S-Sensei, but I can explain, see-"
I was cut off as Splinter wrapped his tail around my leg and flung me out of the room. He may not look like it, but Splinter was strong. I landed hard in the living room. I quickly glanced over at the couch and saw that Johnny and Nicky were gone, but I saw a flash of color behind the couch. The boys were hiding in the back. I was glad they were hiding, but that was cut short as I was grabbed by my leg again. This time I was lifted off the ground and thrown into the kitchen. I slammed into the island and for a second, I think I heard my shell crack. I knew I was getting what I deserved, but I just wished that Sensei would let me explain. Sensei threw me around the living room a few more times and then threw me into the weapons wall. By then my whole body hurt. If I could, I would have fought back against Splinter, but I couldn't, never would I fight back against Splinter. Panting and wincing, I looked up to see Splinter standing a little ways away from me. His tail was flicking and I could tell that he was going to use it on me again. The tail whipped out towards me and I braced myself, expecting to be thrown again.
"NO! STOP IT!"
A growl erupted, followed by a gasp from Splinter. I opened my eyes to see a large black wolf standing in front of me. Donnie would say that it was an anthropomorphic wolf or a humanoid, one of those, but either way, it was Danny. I rarely saw her in her wolf form, mostly because she saw no need to change unless she had to separate her brothers when they fought. Danny stood in front of me, growling and baring her teeth. She had Master Splinters tail in her hand, or paw, whatever it's called, and was glaring at Splinter.
"Danny…"
Her eyes flicked down at me for a second and I saw that she felt bad about what she was doing. Danny quickly looked back at Splinter and let go of his tail. She looked at Splinter, daring him to make a move. Sensei seemed to have changed a bit and had the look he usually had when he was thinking something through. It was hard to tell exactly what he was thinking and that made me a little scared. Sensei looked at Danny for a moment before slowly looking at me.
"Raphael? What is this?"
"I tried to tell you, Sensei. Danny may look like a normal human girl, but she's not. She's like us, a mutant. I brought her here because she needed help. She escaped from a science lab with her brothers."
Splinter pricked his ears in curiosity. "Her brothers? There's more?"
"Yes, Sensei. They're mutants too."
"Where are they?"
Danny let out a bark and looked towards the living room. In a few seconds, Johnny and Nicky were in the room. Danny changed back to normal and knelt down, arms out. When the boys saw her, they ran straight into her arms. Their tails were tucked in and their ears were back. They hugged Danny like they would lose her if they let go. Danny let out her wings and wrapped them around her brothers, like a hug. It was at that moment that I realized Danny didn't have her sweater on. It was torn to shreds when she changed. I looked at Splinter and saw his eyes soften. He smiled and I saw that he finally saw the truth.
"I apologize for everything I have done. Please forgive me."
Danny looked at me and then looked at Splinter. She let go of her brothers and walked over to him. Sensei had been looking at the ground, but looked up in slight surprise when Danny approached him. Danny smiled and then hugged Sensei. He looked stunned, but hugged Danny back. It made me happy to see my father and girlfriend embracing each other. Now everything could go on like it used to. Danny had a bigger family and Sensei had three new students to teach. Possibly even three new children to call his own.