Chapter 4. Ruby's New Room

Ruby slowly opened her eyes and looked around for a minute and looked over at a clock hanging on a near by wall that read 8am, Ruby then looked behind her to find Raphael gone, she then pulled the blankets off her and got up out of the bed and stretched she then walked out of Raphael's room and out into the big opening part of the lair, she soon could hear strange sounds coming from a room across the lair, she looked over seeing light piercing from under the door, she walked over to see what all the noise was, slowly putting her hand onto the door and pushing it open, she then saw all 4 turtles fighting one another and could hear Splinter but couldn't see him.

"Raphael your kicks are too low!"…Donatello your punches are too slow!"

She blinked some then stepped farther into the room as she saw Splinter sitting by a near by wall Indian stile while watching his sons, she figured that they were practicing there martial arts that Raphael had told her about, she though didn't want to disturb them so she left shutting the door behind her quietly then left to find the bathroom, she did and took a quick shower, about a half hour latter she walked out foully clothed and drying her red hair off with a towel, she then found every one in the kitchen and saw Michelangelo cooking, Raphael looked up over at her from his news paper and got up as soon as she started to walk over torts them.

"Hey Ruby Morning, you feeling any better?"

She just nodded her head, Raphael grabbed a chair and pulled it out, as soon as Ruby sat down he pushed the seat back in for her.

"I'm fine, still a little tired though"

"You hungry?"

"Heh yea I'm starving, from all what has happened last night I was too tired that I forgot to eat dinner"

Ruby just giggled a little as every one was looking at her with still worried looks on there face's, Michelangelo though broke the stares and was putting a plate down in front of every one, it was filled with scrambled egg's and beacon and hash browns, he then pored every one a glass of orange juice and then sat down him self and started to eat his food, as every one then them self's started to eat. After every one was dun Ruby got up and went into the kitchen to see if Michelangelo kneaded any help cleaning the dishes.

"Want any help?"

Michelangelo then just smiled at her as he already started to wash the dishes and being a ninja he was fast and already almost dun.

"Nahh I got it, your our guest so you shouldn't be doing any work"

"But how am I going to earn my keep around here if I…"

Raphael put a hand on her shoulder and smiled a little.

"Don't worry babe, what you can do is help me move the boxes out of your soon to be room"

Ruby looked over her shoulder at him and smiled a little.

"Oh ok yea I can do that"

They both headed to where her new room was, Raphael opened the door and it was filed with big boxes, he then started to move them out of the room and into another room that was just next door, Ruby then started to help him.

"Just take the small ones, I can carry the heavy stuff, don't wantcha to hurt your self"

Ruby blinked as she sat a small box down in the other room.

"Do I look that week to you?"

Raphael sat 3 boxes down, then looked over at her.

"That's not what I mean, its just some of these boxes are really heavy and well heh"

Ruby was already trying to pick up one of the bigger boxes, as she failed.

"Heh I see what you mean"

He smirked and went over to pick it up with no problem, Ruby just smirked, and felt more safe with them, seeing on how strong they really were, she never thought of Turtles being strong but she guest wrong. Half way through the day they had gotten dun moving all the boxes out of the room as they both them walked into it and looked around, Ruby blinked a little seeing how big it really was.

"Wow my old room was never this big"

"Well then I guess you will feel right at home here"

Raphael then went over and opened up a near by door on the far side of the room.

"You even have your own bathroom, so none of use will walk in on you, Mickey normally walks in on me or one of the others with out knocking so having your own bathroom would be a better idea"

Ruby blushed a little as she thought of what she would do if one of them saw her naked, she then shook the thought out of her head, knowing that she would probably scream in there ear and start throwing things at them.

"Thanks a lot now all I have to do is go and get my stuff"

"Already taken care of"

"Huh?"

Ruby looked over at Raphael a little confused.

"Mickey and Don are already getting your things along with April, we called her so we could get into your apartment sense she's your aunt we figured she would have a key for you know emergencies"

"Oh yea right, well don't let me forget to thank them when they get back"

Raphael nodded his head, and walked over to hug her, only to get hugged back, she smiled a little holding Raphael as he was with her, she felt very safe in his arms, ruby didn't care that he was not human she could feel he self falling in love with him, happy that she had met him, knowing that she would have been very lonely with out him after her father was killed, even though she had a aunt, she knew she couldn't be around all the time because of work, she then slowly gazed up at him as he gazed back down at her, she felt warmth coming to her cheeks as she saw Raphael lowering his head tortes hers, she slowly closed her eyes, but before Raphael and Ruby kissed, the door to her new room got swung open and her and Raphael jumped away from one another both blushing as his Brothers along with April walked into the room caring some of her things, Michelangelo and Donatello had her bed.

"Where you want it Ruby?"

Asked Donatello as he and Michelangelo took the bed into her room.

"O..oh just over there"

She pointed to the middle part of her room. Donatello and Michelangelo then sat her bed down, the blankets and sheets and even the pillows where still maid on the bed, she thought to her self on how they got it down here, let alone got it to fit through the manhole.

"H..how did you get my bed down here and still maid?"

"I made a hidden elevator along time ago across the street from your apartments out in that big open field so no one could see it, the manhole is much bigger"

"Heh good idea Donnie"

He just smiled and then left the room, Michelangelo fallowing him, soon Leonardo came in and sat her dresser down in a near by corner.

"Oh hey thanks Leo"

He just smiled as always and bowed his head and left the room as well, April put a few boxes as well onto the dresser and went over hugging her niece.

"How you feeling hun?"

Ruby smiled a little and hugged her aunt back.

"I'm ok, have you found any new leads yet?"

"Not yet, the police are still looking into it, they told me they will contact me with anything they come on, and I will call you as soon as I hear something"

Ruby nodded sadly as she sighed a little then smiled again.

"Ok thank you aunt April"

"No problem"

April then let her niece go and headed for the door.

"And don't worry Iv known the guys for years and they wont let anything bad happen to you, they have saved my life"

"A lot"

Raphael just grinned with a sweat drop as April glared at him, then left the room, all Ruby could do was giggle never seeing Raphael look so scared before mostly of a girl.

"Um well I will levee you alone to fix your room up"

Ruby smiled some and went over kissing him on the cheek right before he left her room.

"I know I told you before but thank you Raphael, your very sweet for every thing you have dun for me"

He just blushed a little rubbing the back of his head.

"Heh I would do anything for you Ruby"

He blushed more realizing what he just said, he then left before he embarrass him self more then he already had, Ruby just stood there for a minute and giggled, she then started to put her room together. After Ruby was dun she looked up at the clock to see that it was now 9:15pm she then looked over as she heard a knock on her door.

"Hey its Me Mickey, is it safe to come in?"

"Yep come on in"

Michelangelo then walked in holding a plate with Chinese looking food on it.

"I figured you would be hungry I mean after all the work you have dun today"

"Yea I'm starving thanks Mickey"

She sat down on her bed as Michelangelo handed her the plate he smiled some then went to leave.

"Thanks Mickey this looks really good, hey where's Raph?"

"He's eating in the living room he said after he's dun he will come talk to you"

Ruby nodded her head and started to eat.

"Oh ok thank you"

He bowed his head then left her room shutting the door once again behind him. Raphael soon was dun and went into the kitchen to put his dishes away, he then left for his room for a minute to get something then walked over to Ruby's room which was only 2 doors down from his, he then knocked lightly on it.

"Come in"

Right when Raphael heard her voice he walked in and found her laying on her stomach on her bed reading.

"Hey"

She said as she looked up from her book over at him.

"Hey babe, what you reading?"

"Heh just a romance novel"

He then went over and sat on the floor next to her bed, he then held out his hand that was hiding behind his back, a small black box.

"Here Ruby, April told me it was your birthday yesterday, but for what all was happening I forgot to give it to you"

Ruby smiled and took the box slowly opening it up.

"Aww thanks Raph you didn't have to get me anything"

Ruby looked inside the small box to find a golden chained necklace with a small golden looking rose on it, with a real ruby in the middle of the rose, her eyes widen some as she gasped at it.

"O..oh my gosh R..Raphael its beautiful I love it"

He smiled some as he took it out of the box and put it around her neck smiling at her while he put it on her while facing her.

"Heh I don't know what to really get you at first, I had some help from April"

Raphael looked down blushing a little something he did quit often but for some reason he only did it around her, Ruby smiled gazing over at him she was starting to feel a bit better already, she then leaned up and gave Raphael a kiss on his beak and then gazed down at the necklace.

"I will cherish it and guard it with my life"

"You don't have to go that far"

They both then started to laugh right before Michelangelo knocked on the door and opened up the door to peak his head in.

"Hey Ruby you dun with your plate, I'm washing dishes now "

Ruby Grabbed her plate and held it out for Michelangelo to take, he did then left the room once again, Ruby then got up and went over to her dresser to grab something out of the top drawer, it was a real pocket watch, which happen to have a sea looking turtle picture on the front of it, she walked over and grabbed Raphael's hand and placed the Pocket watch into it.

"Here this was my mothers but you can have it"

He gazed down at it then looked back up at her in surprise.

"Oh no I cant take this, that's just too much Ruby"

She shook her head and then shut his 3 fingers over the Watch.

"Therese no one elt's I would rather give it to then you Raphael"

He smiled a little then put it onto his brown leather belt that he normally used to hold his Sai's. Ruby never felt so close to a guy before let alone a walking and talking mutant Turtle, she smiled up at him, and Raphael smiled back he then brought his hand up to rub lightly over her right cheek he then leaned in kissing her fully on the lips, Ruby just sat there in surprise, for a minute then felt her eye lids slowly closing half way before she then returned the kiss , Raphael then wrapped his big muscular arms around her protecting her with all of his being, she then had her eyes closed all the way as she felt her self get lost in his embrace and kiss, then they pulled away once they heard a knock on the door, as Leonardo spoke up, and opened up the door to look at the two that were sitting there blushing.

"Hey you two April is on the News Something about a Drug dealing going on, and cops being killed"

Raphael and Ruby then both looked at each other before then getting up fast and running out of the room almost knocking Leonardo off his feet, they made there way into the living room as Ruby leaned over the couch that Donatello and Michelangelo happen to be sitting on, she looked over at the TV as she saw her Aunt April talking about on what was going on.

"A Man was poled over this after noon, when the back of his van had opened, the police say that over a thousand bags that seem to be caring cocaine had happen to fall out of the Van, The man then shot and killed 2 Police officers right in the head and then got back into his Van and drove off, back up arrived soon latter after a passerby witness the event, that's all we have right now, the Police are looking into this investigation, This is your Reporter April O'Neil signing off Eye witness News.

Ruby blinked a little, as Raphael looked over at her with a worried look in his eyes, he placed his hand over hers that was wresting on the back of the couch. Donatello Then Spoke up.

"Hmm I wonder, Ruby didn't you tell use that your Father was a Police and was killed from a gun shot to the head as well?"

"Y..yes, now that I think about it, when I first met Raph, I caught some guys smuggling Drugs in a ware house down by the Beach about a hour drive from here"

"I'm starting to think that while you and Raphael were on your way to your apartment that you were being fallowed some how"

Donatello rubbed his chin for a minute trying to bring the puzzle together.

"No way I kept a eye in my rear view mirror on my Hog the hole way there, we were out on a country clear road there wouldn't be any where for them to hide"

Ruby's eyes then widen as she looked from Raphael then to Donatello.

"Some one snatched my wallet from me when I was walking around New York, My new ID Card was inside maybe they found my address by looking at it"

"That means you and your father have been a target all along"

"Yea I'm starting to think that my self, but the strange thing is they didn't kill my father Intel I saw then in the wear house"

"Well they knew that your father was on there case, some how they found out about his daughter coming to New York and was probably going to capture you and use you as bait to lower your father to them"

"But why would they kill him first instead of capturing me first and going on with there plans"

Splinter then looked over to Ruby with his hand now on his hairy chin.

"When Raphael saved you from being taken it round there plans on kidnapping you so they new they no longer had use for your father, they went to your apartment to probably kill you and your father, but you were down here with use so it kept them from killing you, I'm afraid now that they might be still looking for you, sense you now know where there hide out is and what they are doing"

Raphael was glaring down at the floor for a minute then looked up at every one.

"Feh over my dead body, or there's, I wont let them Bastard's Lay a finger on her, don't worry Ruby I will protect you with my life"

She smiled a little knowing that he would, knowing that sooner or latter they had to leave the lair to find more leads on why her father was the one target first.

"We all will!"

Michelangelo spoke up, Donatello smiled up at her and agreed with Michelangelo, Leonardo jus smiled at her and nodded his head.

"Your Family to us now Ruby, we wont let anything happen to you, or April or Our Friend Casey, we are all family and family's stick and work together and stay together"

She smiled and nodded her head.

"Thanks guys for everything, I don't know what I would of dun with out all of you"

Raphael hugged her close as she hugged him back.

The End

Chapter 5 & 6 Coming real soon.