Finally updating!

Summery: Sets three years after the 2007 movie. After rescuing two women in the sewers, Don and Raph start to have feelings for them. But the only problem is, they're on the run from the government, will they survive or will they fall apart?

Disclaimer: I don't own TMNT or the OCs that belong to Shorty0908; all I own are Kat, and the other OCs that I create

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A Chance to Love 2.0: Part 4

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The soft steam of tea flowed from the old china cups as they sat in front of the two girls. Min stared at the liquid for a few moments, before glancing at Master Splinter. She could tell by the expression on his face that he wanted her to drink it, and she could tell Kat was getting the message, too. Her friend reached out and took the hot cup in her shaking hands.

Mikey watched in amazement as Kat brought the herbal tea to her lips, before taking a sip. He tilted his head, "So, how was it?"

He watched as Kat blinked for a bit, savoring the strong flavor of the herbs. After a few moments of silence, she nodded, smiling slightly.

Min stared at her cup before bringing it to her lips taking a sip. She would have to admit, the strong herby taste was soothing. She grinned after swallowing the warm liquid, "Very good."

Master Splinter chuckled at the reactions; he remembered when his sons were younger when he first had them try herbal tea. He would have to admit that their reactions were not exactly favorable to the old master, but they grew to like it.

Mikey grinned, leaning on the table staring at the two girls. They were cute, he would have to admit, and he wanted at least a small chance with either one of them. What he really wants is to break into Kat's cocoon and make her blossom towards him as a beautiful butterfly.

However, he was failing miserably when he tried to get the quiet girl to speak.

He watched as she propped her head up with her hand, setting her elbow on the table. She was staring into the living room from the spot she sat at the kitchen table. Turning his head, Mikey found himself blinking watching as Don flipped through an encyclopedia that sat in his lap.

"Mikey!" he blinked when Min snapped her fingers a few inches away from his face.

"Wha?" he turned to Min, staring at her annoyed look.

"Leo and I have been trying to get your attention for the past two minutes," the woman stated with irritation.

"Min has to get to work early tomorrow," Mikey glanced at Leo after the words escaped his mouth, "so, we're giving you the honors to go get Raph so we can take these ladies to their apartment."

Mikey gulped at the thought, it was already enough for Leo to win the bet, but it was another thing for Leo and Min to put the pressure of going and disturbing Raph from whatever he was doing in that room of his.

"Fine," the younger turtle slouched, "but if he tries to beat me up, I gotta blame this all on you, Leo." The older turtle just sent Mike a smug look as Mikey scooted away from the table.

Master Splinter chuckled slightly as Mikey trudged out of the room, and climbed up the long way to the upper chambers.

"So, what is your job, anyways?" Leo asked Min as she sipped at her tea.

"I'm a criminologist," the woman grinned, "I've just finished one of the most gruesome homicide cases of my career." Leo nodded, a skeptical look forming on his features.

"You like that kind of stuff?" he asked. Min chuckled, nodding. She would not have gotten the job if it were not for the murder of one of her neighbors in her childhood that got her hooked on the job. She had met Kat in the collage the young woman was going to, before switching off to another school to study law, but she would always go visit that old nightclub to see her friend.

Back then, Kat was boy crazed, and would be flirting with everything male that would stop by the bar.

"She does," Kat answered softly, her eyes glancing at Leo.

Min grinned, nodding, "Now, Kat's the one who hates her recent job, she's actually either getting a job soon as a kindergarten or second grade assistant teacher."

"At an all girl's school," Kat stated stopping what she was doing earlier, before taking a sip of her tea, "e-except I'm not the only one going out for the job, so there's a fifty percent chance the two women with more experience will get the job, and I have to go back to my old job."

Leo nodded slightly, "What is this dreadful job?"

Min choked on her tea, as this question was asked; she began coughing, placing a hand on her heart.

"Min, you don't have to do that whenever someone asks about my job," Kat murmured.

"Kat, I mean, your job wasn't that bad," Min's voice was hoarse from coughing, "It's just that, I don't want you to be judged unjustly because of it."

Master Splinter blinked, staring at the quieter girl as she stared at Min with slightly upset expression, "I had to get it to pay for collage. I mean, working at a night club as bartender wasn't as bad as the jobs other girls got at the same club."

"Did you do anything besides being a bartender?" Kat blinked glancing at the old rat, a slightly embarrassed expression on her features.

"N-no, it was the only job I got," she flushed, slouching in her seat, "I mean, my old roommate actually talked me into getting the job, do to me moving up here all the way from my hometown. She ended up getting a job as a bartender at another location two years later."

"I hated that girl so much," Min grumbled, "she would lock you out whenever you were so upset, stating 'I can't handle a crybaby' and you would never cry, you would just be in a really down, depressed mood. She cried more often then you did, and you ended up being a better friend to her then she was towards you."

"Well, I did get an email from her the other day," Kat murmured, "apparently, one of the guys that went to the club she worked at knocked her up."

"I knew she'd end up being knocked up that way," Min stated, before gulping down the rest of her tea.

Leo blinked, confused why a simple question turned into a huge conversation between these two girls. However, it was amusing to find out more about the timid young woman that is Kat.

Kat polished off the rest of her tea, before setting the cup down. She appeared very nervous about giving away that small bit of information.

Suddenly a loud shout was heard from the upper levels, causing both girls to wince, and glance at each other. Leo only rolled his eyes when Mikey's hurried footsteps echoed off the walls of the lair. Leo groaned, bringing a hand to his head when he heard Raph shout something at him.

"Not again," Don muttered, entering the kitchen.

Mikey let out a cry as he slid into a kitchen, running and hiding behind Min. Moments afterwards, a pissed Raph sprinted in the room glancing around, only to have his gaze stop on Min. He relaxed from the position he was in, staring at her with a blank expression as she stared at him strangely.

"So…"

Don rolled his eyes at Raph's innocent act.

"Thank-you for not killing Mike, Raph," Don stated. Raph threw Don a dirty look, before glancing at Min; her arms were crossed over her chest, and she stared at Raph with a 'don't mess with the funny guy or I'll torture you' look. Mikey peaked from behind her sending Raph a smirk, and he put his three fingered hands on her shoulders, leaning over and sticking his tongue out at him.

"If you wanna keep that tongue, I suggest you put it back in your mouth," Min stated flatly.

Mikey gulped, before backing up staring at her wide-eyed.

Min sent Kat a grin, which caused the nervous girl to let out a small giggle before she nervously glanced between Raph and Mikey. Raph just sent Min an annoyed look, while Mikey grinned at Kat, sending her a wink.

Kat let out a small 'eep' and fell out of her chair.

"Michelangelo," Master Splinter sent the orange-banded turtle an annoyed look, before sending an apologetic look towards the timid girl, who was flushing as Don walked over, offering her a hand to help her to her feet.

Mikey pouted staring at the genius turtle as Kat leaned on him, a soft blush on her cheeks.

"Okay, why'd Mike wake me up anyways?" Raph asked, sending Leo an annoyed look.

"Min needs to get to work early tomorrow, so we're going to take these two home," Leo stated. Raph could feel himself grinning inwardly as Min stared at him, a frown on her lips.

"Then why are we sittin' around?" Leo frowned at Raph's humored question, before standing up, his chair, making a loud creaking sound as is was pushed back.

"Okay, let's get moving."


It was a quick trip after going through the maze of tunnels underneath the ground. Mike let out a low whistle, seeing that the two shared a suite on the top floor of an apartment complex. It had a small patio, with glass doors that led inside.

The girls had entered the complex, Min offering them to visit the luxury apartment for as long and often as they pleased; Leo was about to decline the offer, before Mikey bursted in that they would love to.

"What's takin' 'em so long?" Raph muttered, staring at the glass doors. It was dark, and the darkness made the apartment seem empty.

Don leaned over the edge, his eyes unblinking. All he wanted to see was the light behind those doors to flicker on.

After a few moments, light illuminated the apartment, Min pushed the double doors of glass open, and the four leaped, landing on the patio with soft thuds.

"Took ya long enough," Mikey stated, rolling his eyes.

Min sent him an annoyed look, "Kat insisted we get our mail before inviting ya in here, she wanted to be courteous and not just leave after inviting you guys in. So, you can come in."

Mikey let out a small 'yes' before brushing past Min into the apartment, Don just rolled his eyes, murmuring a small thank you, before jogging after Mike, making sure he would not break anything. As Leo passed, he gave Min a small nod of thanks, before entering as Mikey loudly proclaimed how lovely the apartment was to Kat.

Min cringed, worrying slightly about her friend, until a loud smack was heard, and an exclamation of pain.

All were inside, minus Min and Raph. Min tilted her head, staring at Raph. The smug look on his face was not new, but somehow, it seemed stranger.

Starting to turn, Min was going to return inside when she felt a hand snap out, grabbing hold of her wrist.

Throwing her head over her shoulder, she stared at Raph, "What in the hell are ya doin'?"

Slowly, Raph's smug look disappeared, replaced with a flirty smirk, "You look good when you're pissed."

Min narrowed her eyes, snatching her hand from his grasp, "Yeah, a lot of guys say that, but it doesn't mean that it's true. I'll see you inside."

Raph watched as she forced herself to form a calm look, before stalking off inside. Raph groaned, shaking his head.

This was strike one, and he knew only one thing: Min would complete him.

How he came to this conclusion? He had no idea.

After a few moments of standing out on the patio, he decided to go inside. He passed the lawn chair, and the potted plants, entering the apartment silently.

He glanced around instantly, seeing more potted plants, well-polished floors, nice furniture, and the pale yellow walls were clean, very clean. Making his way to the small party, he felt a pang of jealousy seeing Min sit next to Mike on a black leather sofa, as he told a really stupid and random story about one of the worst birthday parties he was hired for years ago. His eyes suddenly found their way towards his brainy brother, who was rolling his eyes during the conversation. However, that was not what caught his eye.

Kat was slowly budding from a rose bud that was terrified of the world of males that had opened ever so slightly as she sat next to Don, slightly shaken due to Mike's earlier outburst, with her eyes slightly wider then they usually were, and skin paler then normal.

Min seemed proud.

Don seemed flattered.

Mikey appeared slightly jealous.

"Nice to see that you've made it Raph," Leo stated with a slight frown when he finally noticed Raph sitting there from his position on an easy chair. Raph rolled his eyes and sat down in a wooden chair that was set next to the couch Min was sitting on.

This was going to be one hell of a night.

PLEASE REVIEW!

Yeah, I know it's short…and I'm sorry 'bout that. Constructive Criticism and hugs are welcome (T.T I really needs the hugs)

Preview to Part 5:

"Ya know what, Kat gets my turn," Min stated.

Kat blinked, her eyes widening slightly, "M-me? But I suck at charades."

"That's why I chose you," Min smirked. Kat frowned, sending a Min an 'I-hate-you' look, while Min sent her 'aww-you-know-ya-love-me-anyways' smile.