WHOO. Sorry, couldn't manage to get everybody into this chappie. But I did get Raph and Leo. ^^

I think the next chapter is going to be really funny - it's Mikey and Don plus the beginning of Splinter's friendship with Kathy. How is that NOT going to be funny?

Well, anyway, I should get on with the chapter then. Hope y'all like!

Jamie watched, enthralled, as Raphael hit the punching back over and over, so hard she was afraid (but in a good way) that it would burst through the ceiling. She was sitting on the stack of extra mats, legs crossed, and a hand holding each cheek. Her elbows rested on her knees, and she couldn't take her eyes off him.

Raph knew it too. He could tell by that warm feeling all over his body that her eyes were on him, never looking away. He could feel it whenever she was staring at him. It was actually better, because he was trying to impress her now since he knew she was looking. She'd never seen him fight or train before, and he wanted to let her know exactly what she'd hooked up with. She needed to know that he could protect her, so she'd always feel safe here.

After a few more hits, Raph stopped for a break, wiping the sweat off his face and flexing. "Hey. You ain't gettin' tired yet, Jame? It's kinda late."

"I don't mind." She laid down on the mats and sighed happily. "It's been so long since I've seen you. I don't want to miss anything."

He chuckled, walking over to her. "I guess I feel like that too. I ain't seen you in so long." He swung one leg over the other side of the mats, so that he was basically sitting on top of her legs. "It's like... I been in the dark so long since you left. And now... all the sudden... the sun came out and there's light all around me." He leaned down, reaching up and pushing a stray piece of crimson hair from her face. "Y'know?"

She smiled back at him, reaching up to press a hand against his chest. "Yeah, I know. I battled that addiction for a long time, Raph. Almost a year. It was like I was walking in a tunnel. It was cold and dark, and I was alone. Then I met you... and it was like, out of nowhere, there was this light at the end of that tunnel. And it was you." She lifted herself up so that their noses were touching, and closed her eyes. "You saved me."

"Nah." He could feel heat, and it wasn't the warming glow he felt whenever she was staring at him. It was heat, but it wasn't uncomfortable. "Ya saved yourself, Jamie. You just needed a little push."

She opened her eyes and laughed. "Thanks for pushing me, Raph. It was the nicest thing anyone's ever-"

She didn't get to finish, because his lips took hers captive. All at once she leaned back, onto the mats again, and reached up for him. One hand pressed against his plastron, fingers curling. The other found its way on his shoulder, around his neck. She craned her own neck as Raph held her down.

Raph had one arm locked, hand on the mats and supporting himself. The other hand was on that borderline between Jamie's waist and hip. His hands weren't pinning her down to the mats; it was just their bodies pressing against each other, his body physically restraining her, even if not purposely.

They broke for air, and Jamie made Raph meet her eyes. Her hand slid down from his neck to his cheek, tracing above his lip with her thumb. "I missed you so much, Raphael," she whispered. He realized she was crying. "But I had to do it. For us."

"I know. I know you did." He wasn't going to cry. He wasn't going to cry. He was the strong one. He was supposed to protect her, and he wasn't going to cry. But hell if he didn't feel like it though. He'd missed her too. "And you did it, and you did right by me. I didn't want you to go through that no more. You did good, Jame."

She took in a few deep, sobbing breaths, then swallowed and looked back up at him. The corners of her lips quirked up. "I thought about you every day while I was in rehab. I drew pictures of you and put them up in every room. I even had one on the mirror in the bathroom."

He laughed. "Really? That's what you did?" He kissed her cheek, this time more gently than their first kiss had been. "Whatever works, I guess."

"There was one time... it was like two in the morning." The tears flowed faster now. "And I was in the bathroom getting sick again. I flushed the toilet and got up... I was shaking so bad, even worse than when I was high." She sniffled, and leaned up to put her head against his chest. "I sat on the toilet, and I just cried. I wanted to quit so bad. I wanted to pack my stuff and walk out of rehab. I wanted a needle so damn bad." She closed her eyes again, her breath catching in her throat. "Then I looked up, and saw that picture of you on the mirror. And I just... I thought... 'I have to do this for Raph.' I knew that if I told you I'd been in rehab, but I was still using... you would be so disappointed in me."

"Damn right I woulda." He stroked her hair, running the softness of the random tangles through his fingers. "And I'da kicked your ass too. I knew you could do it, Jamie. If you came back to me and told me you tried again but couldn't do it even though I was supporting you, I woulda given you a lecture that'd make Master cry. Because I knew you could do it. Even back then, I knew you could do it. You just needed to know..." Damn it, he was not going to cry in front of her. He wasn't going to cry at all. But his voice broke as he continued. "That someone was there for you. Someone to do it for. Someone who wasn't gonna give up on ya." He forced her back down, and kissed her lips. "And I'm never gonna give up on ya, you hear me?"

She nodded. "I know, Raph. I know." She reached both arms up around his neck, pulling him down toward her. "I missed you, and I love you."

"Love you too."

"You missed me?"

"Like shell."

That twinkle in her eye. "Missed me, missed me. Now ya gotta kiss me."

A little smile settled on his face. "Hey. No objections here." He leaned down again and pressed his lips to hers, continuing the kiss from before. Jamie's back arched as he deepened the kiss, poking his tongue at her lip for entrance. The surprise made her open her mouth, and immediately almost bite down on his tongue.

His shout was muffled, but the pain was quickly forgiven. After all, they had six months of time to make up for. They shouldn't spend tonight mad at each other.

Meanwhile, the radio played softly for a soundtrack. The song had changed from the high-energy one it had been on, and was now playing one that fit the occasion:

"You're the sound of redemption, the faith that I've lost... the answers I'm seekin', no matter the cost... you opened the window, now I can see... you taught me forgiveness by givin' your love back to me... yeah, all the things that you are... beautifully broken, alive in my heart... and know that you are everything... let your heart sing and tonight... we'll light up the stars... all that you are... all that you are..."

So far, Leonardo was actually surprised by Kim. She managed not to say anything, to be serious and quiet and follow him in the shadows. They hadn't run into any trouble yet, but he had the feeling that if they did, she'd do a little more than just kick and scream like she'd said.

She got close up behind him, putting her hand on his shoulder. "Is everything always this... uneventful?" she asked in a whisper.

"Sometimes," he whispered back. "I wouldn't be surprised if some Foot are waiting for us though."

"Foot?" He could just see her raising an eyebrow.

Truth be told, it amused him a little. He could only guess what she was imagining. "Foot ninja. They're the Shredder's minions, and they're highly specialized. If you could stand your own against one of them, you'd have nothing to worry about."

He could hear her stifle a giggle. "This is so cool. I'm on patrol with a ninja. I never thought I'd ever say that in my life. Are you, like... the leader of the team or something?"

Leo peeked around the corner of the building. "Well, I mean, we're a team. We work together, and there's a lot of arguing before we ever get to a point. But... yeah, I... guess everyone pretty much thinks of me as the leader. When we're in battle, anyway."

"Squee. This has gotta be the coolest thing I've ever done. My life's been pretty boring, so... yeah. I think the last exciting thing I did was being captain of the debate team."

"Yeah?" He quickly darted around the side of the building and stayed in the shadows, motioning for her to follow. "How'd that go?"

"Pretty cool. We got all the way to state, but then I lost it for us. There was this one topic I couldn't come up with an argument for 'cause my opinion was mixed, so the other team won."

"Too bad. Sounds like you did pretty good though, getting to state and all."

"Yeah, I guess."

Leo froze, and whipped his arm out in front of her protectively. He knew he'd heard something... the shuffle of someone moving, the rustle of clothing, something. "Hold on."

"What's the matter, Leo?" If it was possible, her voice dropped even lower, to about five decibels below a whisper. "Is somebody there?"

"I think so." He reached up with both hands and grabbed the hilts of his katana, slowly sliding them out. Then he glanced back at her from the corner of his eye. "Kim, stay behind me." The tone of his voice was not to be taken lightly.

He received a nod in reply, and she was now gripping his shell loosely. He could practically feel her vibrating with excitement, but he could also see she was sweating. She was nervous too. "God..."

"Shhh," he warned, throwing a stern look her way.

Unfortunately, while he was distracted with looking back at her, the enemy took advantage. Two ninja jumped out from the shadows and immediately started attacking Leonardo. Caught off guard, Kim managed to avoid being hit by stumbling back and planting her backside on the pavement.

She couldn't do anything but hold herself up and stare in awe at Leo fighting the ninja. Everytime they came at him he would shove them back, either with his swords or by kicking them. They rushed him at the same time; he jumped up and spun around, hitting one of them with each sword and landing far more gracefully than she had.

One of them was locked in with him now. He was using his own sword - far less awesome, by the by - to grapple with both of Leo's katana. She was pretty sure these were the bad guys, but she had to admit, that ninja had balls for facing two swords with one.

But then she saw why he was wasting the balls when he probably needed them desperately. The other ninja was sneaking up behind Leo, while he was preoccupied with fighting the guy's buddy.

Kim's eyes widened and she clumsily got to her feet. Damn it, they were going to get him! She couldn't just watch that happen! "Leo, look out!" she screamed, sprinting behind him. "They're tryna double time you!"

Leo was still struggling to hold off the other guy, who suddenly started fighting back a lot harder. "Kim! Stay outta this! You're gonna get hurt!"

She ignored him and leapt toward the other guy, jumping on his back and wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. She was trying to choke him enough to at least get him to pass out. "If! You! Touch! Him! I'll! Mess! You! Up!" she shrieked, each word punctuated by a forceful thrust against the guy's throat. She was also kicking her legs wildly, not really in an attempt to hurt him that way (although she did get one or two in) but more as a result of trying to keep her balance.

The ninja gagged, and then grabbed one of Kim's arms with each hand. "Get off, bitch!" With that, he flipped her over and onto the ground.

Thud. She landed like a rock, but luckily he'd been confused enough to turn around while she was choking him, and she'd been flipped into the grassy area that started behind the building. She landed with her hands over her head, elbows bent, and her legs were spread out. She tried to hold back a real shrill like some normal girls might do in this situation, but she did cry out.

"Kim!" Obviously Leo had heard her, but he was still busy handing the other guy's ass to him.

The ninja she'd just jumped walked over to stand above her, glaring into her eyes as he swiftly pulled his sword out of its sheath. "Your friend was right, little girl. You should stay out of this." He pointed the blade down at her, aiming right for her chest. "You might get hurt."

Kim squeezed her eyes shut and yelled, not knowing what else to do. She wasn't trained; she couldn't fight this guy off. The only reason she'd almost made him pass out was because she'd fought dirty. "Leo!"

She never felt the blade, but she did hear two grunts. One from the ninja, and...

She snapped her eyes open and shot up, looking to her side to see that Leo had tackled the ninja and was now wrestling with him on the grass. Leo was pinning him down and throwing punches at the guy's face. "How dare you!" he shouted, getting another hit in. "She has nothing to do with this! Pick on someone your own size!"

As he did that, Kim threw her eyes forward, to the pavement. The other ninja was lying unconscious - or at least presumably, if he wasn't dead - on the concrete. How did Leo beat him that fast, as soon as he'd seen she was in trouble?

After a few more hits to the noggin, the guy was out cold. Breathless, Leo got to his feet and put his swords back in their sheaths. He took the courtesy of kicking the ninja's side before commenting, "That was more of a fair fight. And you two can tell the Shredder that if any of his ninja come after someone who can't defend themselves again, my brothers and I aren't going to let them off as easy as I let you off."

He walked over to Kim, who was still in a decent amount of shock, and bent down. He took her by the arm and carefully pulled her up. "Are you okay, Kim? He threw you down pretty hard."

She was busy looking amazedly at the scene, taking deep breaths, when a sharp twinge of pain shot through the back of her skull. "O-Ow," she whimpered, reaching up to touch it. "My head hurts."

"Let me see." Leo stepped behind her and gently parted her hair. She felt him touch the spot where the pain was coming from, and she winced, but managed to bite her lip. "Oh man. You're bleeding."

She glanced over, and noticed a slice on his arm, from one of the other ninja's swords. Blood was creeping thickly from it, slowly trailing down his arm. "So are you, tough guy."

He chuckled. "What, that? It's nothing. Now, hold still. I didn't get a good look at your head."

She crossed her arms. "That's not nothing, Leo. That thing needs a super size Band-Aid."

"So does yours, now hold still." When she did as he asked, he sighed. "It doesn't look like you hurt it too bad, but it's a head wound. It'll probably start gushing in the next few minutes." He let go of her hair and came back round to join her. "Let's get back to the lair. I should patch that up or you're not going to be able to walk straight."

She grinned at him, and was about to tell him she was perfectly capable of continuing the patrol, but out of nowhere her stomach sank and her knees betrayed her. She felt them give out beneath her, and fumbled for something to grab. She ended up falling against Leo's chest, as he just barely caught her. She thought it wouldn't have kicked in so fast, but evidently the adrenaline rush of the night had been more than she thought she could handle. "Oh... L-Leo, I'm - I'm getting dizzy already..."

"Whoa." She felt him scoop her up in his arms, slipping one hand between her neck and back and one under her legs. "Okay, no more excitement for you tonight. We better get you back and stop the bleeding."

She looked up at him, and her vision swam. "Can I patch you up after that?"

He laughed. "Sure, whatever. But mine's not a head wound, just pointing that out."

She swung at him. "Hey! I was defending you, just pointing that out. He was about to, like, bonk you on the head or knock you on your shell or something. Hey, is it true that you wouldn't be able to get up from that? If you were on your back?"

She could practically hear him roll his eyes. "Yeah, we can get up. It just takes us a while. What about you? Can you get up if I put you on your stomach?"

"..." She closed her eyes. "Right now at this very moment? I doubt it."

"That's what I thought. Just relax, we'll be there soon."

Hehehe. Sorry that Leo and Kim's part was a little longer than Raph and Jamie's. But Leo and Kim's was basically an extended fighting scene, and Raph and Jamie's was a reunion... I could only go so far before it may have turned down a dark, M-rated road. And I want to keep this at a T rating for as long as I can... by the way, no sex for anybody. Just sayin'. This is one of the only stories where I will turn down writing a lemon... SORRY. *hides under Mikey's shell* Don't hurt me!

Anyway. Poor Kim, having to get carried by Leo. She wounded her head AND her pride.

Mikey, Donny, and Splinter up next! Although Sensei isn't getting any action from a lady... but it will be a little bit funny. Hopefully.

Review, please. I hate to sound desperate, but I know people are reading and I've only gotten a few reviews... thanks to dragonrider347 and kaaayyytteee for that (K, your name makes me dizzy when I read it lol... luv u though!). I don't care if it's like one word, I like reviews unless they're flames. It doesn't take long to tell me how I'm doing, if you'd like to see more... unless I'm not doing so well? XD

Thanks for reading! ^^