Hello again. I finally got back into interest with this story. With this story, I'm going to put my own twist on the story. Karai is not going to be a mutant like in the series, for example. There's also going to be slight jump in time from the last chapter. It will be a couple months after Karai made her vendetta against Leonardo. I just wanted to put this chapter to segway into the next portion. Enjoy!

(Leo's POV)

I just got out of training and I wanted to go back to my room.

I didn't want to be around anyone.

I was putting my katana down when I saw something sticking out and shine in the light from behind my bed. I picked it up and it was something that used to look at and smile. Now I don't know what to think of it.

It was Karai's sword.

Raph was right. She was only going to drag us into something dangerous. But I liked her. I really liked her. Even though I hate to admit it, I still do now. Even though now she wants me gone.

But I know exactly why she looks at me with disdain now.

She offered us a truce and we totally went back on our promise and tried to attack the Shredder instead of trusting her. As much as trust wasn't her strong suit, I knew it was also my fault why she hates me now.

I don't know why I can't get her out of my head still.

She's unpredictable, manipulative, and should not be trusted… no matter how much I wanted to. But she's also still the girl that saved me from bleeding to death in an alley and kissed me.

This is what I get for flirting with the enemy.

If things were different, and we weren't made to be enemies because of our allegiances to our families, or even if I wasn't this; we might have been able to be together or something.

What was I even thinking anyway? A girl like her actually liking a turtle-human hybrid and wanting to be my girlfriend. I'm a total freak.

Why can't I at least be different than this? A freak. I am a freak. Me and all my family are freaks because we're mutants. We can't even show our faces on the street in broad daylight because everyone would run away screaming.

At least Karai can walk around totally unnoticed in public. You know why? Because she's a human and I'm a freak. Simple as that.

I throw Karai's sword at the wall and it sticks between the bricks and punch the wall before slowly going to my knees.

It was totally silent other than me panting annoyed and angry. Why can't I be different? I tried, for 4 months to stop thinking about her like this, but I can't stop, because my thoughts always somehow go back to her and how much I want her to like me.

There has to be a… wait. I run out of my room and go to Donnie's lab.

(Donnie's POV)

Almost… got it! I was able to finally rewire the shellraiser's electrical circuit.

"Donnie." I look over and see Leo. He looked very worked up. "What's up Leo?" I inquire.

He tries to get himself calmed down and I thought it was really weird. Leo's usually very collected. "I just need to ask one thing." He says. "O-kay?" I say, inflecting my voice. I was confused. Leo's acting really off.

"Is there literally any possibility to turn a mutant back to a human?" He asks. I was surprised by his question. Why does he care about my research on the subject all of a sudden. "Well… theoretically, there is a way. I just haven't found it yet." I explain.

Leo started thinking again and then looked at me again. Seriously, Leo's acting very weird. "What about… us?" He asks serious. "What do you mean?" I ask, needing clarification. "Can we be human Donnie? Is it possible?" He asks pointedly, wanting an answer.

"Well… I…" "Donnie, is it possible?" He asks getting in my face. "Leo, I don't know? It would be risky. Since we started as turtles, it would require almost another double mutation of our DNA and it could mean death." I explain, getting back in his face.

"Have you ever tried?" He asks. "What do…" 'Have you tried?" He asks again through his teeth, aggravated. "No, it's too risky. Why would we even want to?" I ask, not getting why he requires this information.

"Donnie! Look at us! We're mutants! Freaks! we can't even walk around on the streets with out people running away from us out of fear. We live in the sewer and we really have no life outside of here or past here." He explains to me almost in a tirade.

I was shocked. This wasn't Leo. "What are you talking about?" I ask. "Donnie, as long as we're this we're stuck down here forever and we don't have any future past here and who would even want to join us down here in this life in hiding all the time?!" He says, looking out of his mind.

"Leo, just calm down." I say.

"Donnie think about it! We're stuck down here forever! Just us. And do you think April…" "Don't say anything about April!" I say getting in his face again. "Donnie, listen to me. You want to know the honest truth? April will never chose to be with you as long you're this." He says serious.

I was angry. My hands were shaking.

"Donnie, look at you and look at her. You're a mutant and she's a human. It would never work! In the long run, you couldn't be with her and be her boyfriend. As long as we're freaks, we're stuck down here with no future." He says and I froze.

I thought it over a million times and as much as it makes me angry... It's true. I have no chance with April. She's so beautiful and smart and she's human. I'm a humanoid turtle forced to hide in the sewer for the whole duration of my life.

The space was dead silent.

But, I couldn't ignore it any more. It was a crazy idea, complete lunacy actually. But, I was determined now. There was no more putting it off. I went to my chalk boards and erased all my previous work and started writing.

"What are you doing?" Leo asks.

I glance back and say, "Finding a solution." I go back to writing and thinking diligently.

I'm going to find a solution to this if it's the last thing I do.

I know it was short but I hope you liked the update and thanks again for reading. Have a good rest of your weekend.