Authoress' Notes: Hey, everyone! I'm back with another update of MKJ, so I hope you all like it! First off, a huge thanks goes out to my wonderful reveiwers for chapter two: Ashley(anonymous), Gothchick101, randomlass, TO/BB, cheekylips, and Gaara's Pyro RACOON. Thanks, you six! I would have replied to your reveiws, but the site just fixed the Alert System mess-up two days ago and I figured you'd perfer an update first and foremost, so here it is! I promise that I'll reply to all of your reveiws for this chapter, so long as the site doesn't have any more problems. Enjoy and R&R, everyone!

Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own TMNT in any way, shape or form; I think Mirage Studios owns them now, but I'm not quite sure. Wish I owned Raph, Donny and Mikey, though. Lol. I do, however, own Kathy Jones; so no using her without my permission! Oh, and I also own Quincey, Jason, June, Maria and Amanda; they're based on a bunch of people I go to school with, except Amanda, who's based on my BFF. Lol; I don't know if they'll appreciate the fact that I'm using their personalities for characters in a story... guess I'll find out if one of them actually reads this. Heheheh...

Chapter Three: A Regular Day

Mikey decided to break the morose atmosphere in his usual way. "You're definately a "good kid", Kathy. You gotta be a Saint to put up with Casey first thing in the morning, babe!" This had the desired effect and caused laughter to go rippling through the room; especially when Casey growled and opened and closed his hands in a wringing motion as though he was wringing the youngest turtle's neck.

By the end of the turtles' visit two and a half hours later, Kathy was feeling much more comfortable around them. Casey reluctantly broke up their fun, or rather Kathy's fun as she was beating Mikey in a game of "Bop-It! Extreme". "C'mon, Case! Mikey was just gettin' his ass whooped by yer cousin!" Raph complained, having been watching the contest intensely and laughing at his brother's expense.

"Sorry, guys, but Kathy needs to get some sleep; she's got a big day tomorrow," he pointedly looked at his seventeen year old charge who moaned.

"Do I have to?" She questioned hopefully.

"Does she have to?" Mikey asked at the same time.

"Yes," Casey stated firmly, causing his cousin to pout. "You have to go down to your new school to register for the year; classes start in a week."

"But-" She started before she paused to think a moment, after which she nodded reluctantly in agreement. "Curses! I do, don't I?" She sighed when Casey nodded, chuckling. "I also have to go job hunting... now, that's gonna be fun," she added sarcastically.

April, who had been cheering Mikey on along with Casey, who had gotten a annoyed glare from Kathy for doing so, said thoughtfully, "You're looking for a job, Kathy?"

"Uh-huh," the chestnut haired girl nodded in answer. "Why do you ask, April?"

"Well, if you're willing, I could hire you at my store; I can always use a second pair of hands at Second Time Around," the redhead offered, smiling. "You'd be in charge of the store when I'm not around and it's pretty flexible hours; you'd handle sales on cash and keeping the store tidy and clean. What do you say?"

If Kathy's pleased grin was a light-bulb, it would have lit up the room. "I say: thank you, April!" She exclaimed, hugging her Guardian's girlfriend spontaneously. She grinned over at Casey, "That's one less thing for you to nag me about, cousin dear!"

He sighed and rubbed his forehead, "Why do I have a feeling that I'm never going to live this down?"

Raph smirked over at his friend, "Maybe because you aren't?"

Donny piped up, "Raph, leave Casey alone; you can bother him tomorrow. Kathy does need some sleep tonight; besides I have a feeling that she's going to need all of the rest she can get," he nodded over to Mikey who was pouting and mumbling about how he couldn't believe "that she was able to beat me; the King of Games!".

After a moment, Mikey perked up, "Babe, I challenge you to a video game tournament tomorrow!" He grinned over at Kathy in challenge.

She grinned in acceptance as she offered him her hand and they shook mockingly, "Alright, Michaelangelo," her grin grew when his eyes narrowed playfully at the use of his fullname, "I accept; but we each supply half of the games. Deal? Or no deal?"

"Deal," he nodded firmly.

April stood up and stretched, barely hiding a yawn, "I don't know about you guys, but I'm beat. I'll see you tomorrow," she addressed the turtles. "Kathy, would you mind dropping by the shop sometime tomorrow, so I can show you the ropes?"

"Not at all, April," the younger girl agreed, smiling as she observed her guardian's girlfriend kiss his cheek.

"Excellent," April smiled as she gave Kathy a hug before she hugged all of the turtles. "See you then!" She chuckled when Casey followed her to the door and into the hallway of the apartment building.

Kathy shook her head in amusement when she noticed this and she began to talk to the guys, "Do you guys wanna hang tomorrow?" Even though she was speaking to all four brothers, her smile and eyes were trained on Donny.

"Definately, babe!"

"You can come to the Lair and beat Mikey at his own game," Raph grinned at his own joke, while the others just rolled their eyes.

"I'm looking foreward to it, Kathy," Donny smiled over at his new friend as their eyes locked and held for a moment.

"Sounds good," Leo agreed, smiling slightly at her.

"Then you can meet Master Splinter!" Mikey enthused.

"I'd like that," she lead them over to the kitchen window they'd entered from and, impusively, gave each of them a hug before they climbed through. "See ya all then," her whisper carried on the wind as they disappeared into the shadows and she closed the window before she decided to go through the fridge to find something to drink, hopefully non-caffinated because she did need to sleep.

A month past and Kathy eventually fell into a routine; balancing being a senior in high school, her friends that she'd made at said school, the turtles, her cousin, shopping with April, learning a bit of Ninjitsu from the guys to help put Casey's mind at ease when she was out alone and working at Second Time Around a few times a week during the slow times she would do homework and writing. She was walking home with a few of her friends when her cousin appeared in front of her with no warning, "Eeep!" Her surprised squeak as she knocked into him, because she and her friends had been having a race to a certain telephone poll, caused him to chuckle as she stumbled backwards and landed on her rump. "Jerk," she muttered, as her friends, who'd been a few feet behind her, reached her side.

"Klutz," he shot back, eying one of two guys in the group with mistrust as the guy offered Kathy his hand and she accepted it gratefully.

"Thanks, Quincey," she chuckled as he hoisted her to her feet.

"Who's the hottie, Kathy?" One of the girls eyed Casey eagerly.

Kathy wrinkled her nose, "First," she held up a single finger, "eew?" She grinned, "Second, he's taken, June and third, he's my Guardian and cousin, Casey Jones."

"You must be Kitten's friends from school," Casey smiled at the three other girls and glared at the two boys.

"Don't call me Kitten, Arnold," Kathy practically hissed.

"Whoa, you actually hiss like one," the other guy chuckled, whistling an innocent tune when she turned her gaze onto him.

"Roawr," the chestnut haired girl grinned, holding her hands in a claw like pose and raking them foreward; what her friends didn't know was that she actually enjoyed the easy banter that flowed between her and her guardian. "Casey, this is Quincey," she gestured to the guy who helped her up, "Jason," the guy who had been teasing her, "his twin sister June," the girl who'd comment on Casey, "Maria," a girl who was snickering at the startled look on Jason's face, "and Amanda," a quiet girl who had chocolate colored hair that had blonde streaks through it smiled shyly and gave a small wave. "What's up? You don't usually come meet me on my way home from school."

"The guys called and they want us over at their place as soon as possible," he explained.

Quincey turned to Kathy and asked quietly, "The guys?"

Inwardly she winced, but she put on a smile for him and the others, "Yeah, some friends I met through Casey; they're great guys, and they each have their quirks. I'll see you guys tomorrow, 'kay? We kinda had this planned for a while; sorry," she avoided Quincey's eyes, as he was looking at her sadly.

"Hey, it's okay, Kathy," Amanda smiled at her friend in reassurance.

"Do you wanna hang after school tomorrow and head to the mall for a girls day, and consequently night, out, Kathy?" Maria asked excitedly.

Kathy glanced up at her guardian, who nodded in agreement, and she grinned happily, "I'd love it, Maria. Just you, me, Amanda and June; how's that sound to you two?"

"I'm in, girl; you know I never turn down an opportunity to spend some hard-earned cash," June winked at her friend as she, Amanda, who nodded in agreement, and Maria led the two boys down the sidewalk.

"Lata, all!" Kathy called to her friends' back.

"Catch ya later, Kitten- owch, June!" Jason complained as his sister flicked his forehead playfully.

"Is it okay if we go straight there, Kath?" Casey questioned, smiling at his cousin.

She shrugged in agreement as she adjusted her backpack, "It's alright with me, Case; wanna carry my books?" She smiled up at him sweetly as she asked this.

He groaned, accepting her bookbag when she offered it to him hopefully, "You, my dear cousin, are a royal pain in the butt," he grumbled under his breath as he slung one of the straps over his shoulder.

To be continued...

Authoress' Notes: Well, there's chapter three for all of you MKJ fans out there; like the chapter title says, it's just a regular day as Kathy adjusts to life in New York. Don't worry, there will be romance coming up soon; between Donny and Kathy, as told by my other TMNT fics. Do you guys want me to make this more than five or six chapters or just leave it at that? I'm thinking five or six and then make a story that's a sequel to all of these. What do you all think? Let me know!

As always, R&R everyone! I love the three C's: Comment, Compliment and Critisism; so bring 'em on!

Cowabunga,

Laura a.k.a. uncutetomboy