I'm back and I actually got a review asking me to update, thank you Luck13 Harmony, I thought nobody was interested in my story, that and also that school has been taking a toll on me, so I couldn't get to a computer until now. Seriously though, I would like to know if you reading this, a simple happy face would make me very happy and would encourage me more to write, so please write some reviews. Now on with the show...

(i don't own tmnt, just the oc's)


Leo went to Maren, her gaze did not waver from Splinter,

"Maren?" he asked trying to snap her out of it, when all of a sudden her eyes rolled to the back of her head and she started to fall. Leo caught her just before she hit the ground,

"Amazing…" Terrene said as she came up to Splinter, Donnie went in between them to stop her,

"Uh Terrene, we have a problem," he turned her around to show her Maren in Leo's arms,

"Oh, um.." she came to Maren, she touched her forehead, then checked her pulse, "she's alright," Leo didn't relies that he was holding his breath until he sighed in relief.

"I'm going to give a guess here and say that she's scared of rats" mikey said as he placed Arianna on one of the chairs in the living room.

"To make this true," Terrene said as she motioned the boys to the couch, moving Fiona's legs to the side to make room for Maren, "she would had to have had a terrible experience with the creatures, and perhaps seeing one you size," she gestured at Splinter who was walking to the group, "might have put her in some shock." As Leo placed Maren on the couch, Terrene shifted slightly and add nervously, "I've had episodes like these before when," she cleared her throat, looked down, smoothing her skirt then clutched her hands together, "whenever I was close to violence, so that explains how I know," she closed her eyes as if trying to hide herself from shame, Donnie was about to walk to her when she looked up and opened her eyes and said hurriedly, "I'm getting better," as if to her defense, " Fiona has been training me to face my fears and," her head turned left and right, as if looking for words, "and since I'm not out as a light right now it must mean I'm getting better , right?" Splinter came up to her and rested a paw on her shoulder.

"It is alright child, we do not think less of you just because you do not wish to fight." He said with a kind smile. Terrene looked surprised and a little tense, but relaxed at his words.

"Thank you sir," she said

"Please call me Splinter," he said as he went to the kitchen, "I am going to make tea, would you like some?"

"Oh, yes sir- I mean- Splinter," she said, he chuckled, and the guys just stared. Usually Splinter was wary to most newcomers and showed them every little emotion, so what they just witnessed was something short to astonishing, then Splinter addressed them,

"My sons, please show her to the guest bedroom, it seems that they will be staying with use for a while." he went to the kitchen without another word,

"he seems to be a nice um… person," Terrene said breaking the odd silence that came after the old rat left. The guys came out of their trance doing noises of agreement.

"OK," Leo said as he made his way to follow Splinter, "Donnie, why don't you show Terrene the guestroom, and maybe get a few sleeping bags as well." The guest room was the same size as theirs with only a bed, a mirror and an empty drawer cabinet, usually it was a place for one of their friends could bunk for the night.

"Here you go, it's not much but it'll do for now," Donnie said, he looked at Terrene who was looking at the bed. She sat on the bed and smiled at him.

"This is great," she said, "I haven't slept in a bed for a long time." Then she lifted her legs off the floor and lied across the bed. She stretched and closed her eyes as if in bliss, and Donnie couldn't help noticing that she had nicely toned arms and legs, a supple waist and pert breast, he swallowed, and he couldn't help notice how her shell made them push up a bit more. These thoughts happened all at once, making him uncomfortable, he never thought like that before, and when he heard his father calling for them, he gratefully left the room and headed for the kitchen. Terrene followed Donnie to the Dining room table to find that the brothers were all gathered around it, Master Splinter sat at the short end of the table, a cup in front of him, Donnie brought another cup, a container and a spoon.

"Would you like some sugar?" he asked as he poured tea in the cup, Mikey sniggered.

"What is so funny?" Terrene asked as she sat down across Splinter,

"'Would you like some sugar' he said" Mikey said almost laughing, Raph sniggered, and even Leo started to chuckle, Donnie blushed as he got the meaning, Splinter tapped his walking stick on the floor and they calmed down.

"I still don't understand." Terrene said as she inspected the container, she lifted the lid, "White sugar?" she said almost in surprise, "How odd" she whispered as she got a small spoonful of the sweetener in the cup.

"Well child, may you tell us of you tale?" Splinter asked, taking a sip of his tea,

"oh, yes, um…" she said as she mix the sugar in her tea, "I don't really know how it happen but as I told Donatello, I found an unusual object in the dig site that we were sent to." she took a sip of her tea, "this is really good tea," she said quite to no one in particular, Mikey then lifted his hand, Terrene blinked, "Why is he raising his arm?" she asked,

"He has a question," Donnie explained as he motioned at his brother to drop his hand.

"What is your question um…" she started, then muttered something under her breath and slumped her shoulders, "Sorry," she said, "I don't know your name, apart from Donatello and Splinter, I don't know any of your names."

"No prob," Mikey said as he lounged back on to the counter where he was sitting, "My name's Michelangelo or Mikey for short." He slightly kicked raph, who was sitting aside Splinter. He sneered at his little brother, but answered,

"My name's Raphael or Raph" he grunted out

"Also Raphie" Mikey add with a laugh, Raph moved so fast, looking as though he was going to hit his brother, Mikey shirked his little girl scream, arms in front of him and closing his eyes, but Raph stop just before he hit him. Mikey opened one eye to see Raph's fist centimeters in front of him, then Raph pulled it back, returning to his place. He glared expactingly at leo, who cleared his thoat before saying,

"My name is Leonardo." As they all introduced themselves, Terrene nodded in recognition.

"You all know my name is Terrene," she said, then added "but you probably aready knew that when Fiona yelled it when that spiked man was running at me," she let out a shudder, "I really dislike fighting but Father wanted me to learn how to defend myself," then she looked at Mikey, "you had a question Michelangelo?"

"Uh… never mind, you kinda already answered it," he said, "But I have another one," Splinter coughed and all the attention went to him,

"I believe it would be best to ask your questions after her story." He said,

"Oh, right, sorry" Mikey said, splinter turned to Terrene,

"Please, continue," he said, Terrene smiled,

"Thank you Splinter," she said then rested her hand on her chin, "now, where to begin?"


I know it's a little shorter than I've usually done before, but this will do for right now, right?

Anyways, thanks again for the review, and I hope to get some more,

(knock on the door, opens it) *gasp* ew, crickets! (the bugs swarm into the room) please hurry!