The moment April left the bathroom she passed both Don and Leo whom were walking with the little girl and talking to her in low soothing tones, hoping to get a reaction from her. Unfortunately nothing they said seemed to reach her. She had retreated into her mind. Far, far away from the hurt and pain of what had happened to her parents.

Once in the bathroom Leo bent down and picked the girl up while Don dug out the first aid kit so that he could treat the wound on her arm, and set her down on the sink counter within Don's reach. Sapphire eyes met warm brown for a moment as Leo asked, "Do you need me to stay?"

"No. I think I got it." Don said as he opened the first aid kit and looked through it. Leo frowned and hesitated to leave the room. His heart aching at the sight of the little girl's blank expression.

Tonights events never should have happened. He thought bitterly as he watched Don take out some bandages and an alcohol swab so that he could clean the wound on the girl's arm.

She should still have her parents, a home- everything that she now no longer had due to someone else's anger or greediness.

He must have been really deep in thought because one moment he was thinking about the girl and the next he had olive green fingers snapping in front of his face as Don said his name repeatedly. "Leo? Leo? Earth to big brother." Leo blinked and looked at Don, his expression questioning for a moment as Don said,

"Why don't you go see if April needs help or something. Or maybe check on Mikey and Raph and make sure that they aren't trying to tear the place apart."

"Oh...right-" Leo said almost absently as he turned and opened the bathroom door and paused just long enough to ask, "While you're in here do you think you can get her name or something?"

Don glanced at the little girl then back at his elder brother. He supposed that he could try to get the girl's name, but in her current state she might not answer any of his inquiries. And then there was the fact that they didn't know why her parents had been murdered or by whom... So they had some questions about that as well.

"I'll try, but I can't make any promises." Don said. Leo nodded tersely then slipped out the door leaving Don with his tasks. "Your pretty out of it right now aren't you?" Don said as he turned back to the girl and leaned down so that they were eye level. She was worrying him. Sure he knew that different people dealt with grief differently- but for a child to have lost everything in one night?

For the bodies of her late parents corpses to be burned into her little mind... He wasn't sure that he could help her as things were right this second, but he'd be damned if he didn't give it his best try. After all, she needed someone to lean on and help take her mind off of what had happened.

Luckily for her, he and his brothers were experts at helping people like her.

Taking her wounded arm gently in his grasp he began cleaning the wound while watching her face for any signs of discomfort that he knew she must be feeling from the alcohol swab. All he got in reaction to cleaning the wound was a small hiss like inhale.

There was nothing else. No jerking or squirming. No tears.

Just how far had she retreated into her own mind that she wouldn't react to physical pain? He wondered as he started to speak to her. To tell her about himself and his brothers. Hoping to coax her into responding to him just a little bit.

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Leo walked into the kitchen and took one look at Raph and Mikey sitting with their heads bowed while April fixed some hot chocolate for the little girl, and felt the need to drop himself into one of the chairs at Aprils table and cry on the girl's behalf. God if only they hadn't taken the time to collect the surveillance equipment then the girl's parents may still be alive.

"How's the kid?" Raph asked in a rough tone nearly causing Leo to jump out of his shell as he looked at his twin brother. Both April and Mikey were looking at him expectantly, holding their breaths and looking hopeful.

"She's in shock, obviously. And isn't feeling terribly chatty." Leo said harsher tone than he intended. Raph didn't say anything more, he just stared at him for a second before dropping his head again.

This was one of the things he hated about being a ninja. Sure they went out and risked their lives- maybe even saved a hand few of people each night- but in a situation like they were in now, it simply wasn't enough.

It would never be enough. And because of that- because of their failure- the little girl was now an orphan. Sighing Leo ran his hands over the top of his head, an action that gave away his aggitation and asked, "What do we do now?"

"We need to find someone to take the kid."

April turned to glance at the guys knowing what was coming next and shook her head when she caught them staring at her almost pleadingly. Nuh-uh, no way, no how, never! She wasn't ready to be a mother yet! Even if this was the less painful way of gaining a child, she still wasn't going to do it.

"No." She said sternly, still shaking her head.

"But April-"

"I said no. God guys- I'm not mother material! I work too much and she'd be alone most of the time!"

"But if you don't take her, then who will?"

"Here's an idea-" April snapped as she pulled the cup of hot chocolate out of the microwave and slammed the cup down on the kitchen table causing all three turtles to flinch as she then growled, "How about you take her!"