Many thanks to the new reviewers, raphael and tmntfreak1996 (good news for the latter, I plan to have many more Mikey jokes in the future, honestly, one just can't have enough of that guy) ! Now, as I said, for the time being, the girls are on strictly friendly terms with the turtles (well, when they all meet them, anyway), and it seems like the pairing between Raphael and Louisa is the most favored. I would love to get those two together, but, as another reviewer has wisely stated, they would be like two sheep headbutting each other, and while I'm a real sucker for good ol' love-hate relationships, I think that I will have to resist the temptation in this one. When the time FINALLY comes for the romance in this story - and yes, despite the special moments here and there, it WILL come much later - you'll understand why I have the pairings the way I plan them to be - trust me, it will all make sense by then. But for now, these two can't be together, sorry. Hope you still keep reading the story even so, though :)

DISCLAIMER: I don't own TNMT. That's all there is to it, really.

"So, yeah ... I'm sorry ... " Louisa mumbled, obviously not liking the fact she had to ask for anyone's forgiveness, much less April's.

April smiled, though, clearly used to this side of the violent teen's, and accepting the apology even so "It's OK. But please refrain yourselves from going anywhere without letting me know from now on, deal? Mom and Dad will have my head otherwise. "

"Right" Louisa nodded eagerly. "So, uh, you think we can go for a quick stroll to Central Park tonight? We promise to be extremely careful. And Maria will shut the hell up if her instinct starts acting all heroic again, so no funny business. "

The eldest sister seemed to be thinking about it. Then she shrugged "Sure, I guess, why not? But be cautious, alright? "

The girls nodded as she retreated to her bedroom for her much needed beauty sleep. After her door was closed behind her, they all turned to Louisa.

"We? " Halley raised an eyebrow.

"You're not gonna leave Maria and me all alone there, are you now, Miss Goody-two-shoes? " Louisa smirked.

"W-Wait! " Maria panicked. "What do I have to do with this? "

"Are you nuts? You heard that masked weirdo. He and the green freak are gonna meet there. "

"Raphael's not a freak" Maria pouted.

"Whatever" Louisa rolled her eyes - deciding, for her own sanity's sake, against pointing out that Maria had defended only the turtle. "Point is, this "Raphael" knows April somehow, as you said. We got to find out the way in which they're connected. "

"Ever thought of asking April to tell you herself? " Gina sighed.

"No way! And look like a retard by telling her about mutant turtles and all this mambo jumbo? "

The youngest O'Neil sister facepalmed. Like going out at night to meet said turtle wasn't a retarded action ...

As you can see, there's a little comment there that indicates about Raphael's potential "match" in my story. I know that it doesn't seem fitting at the moment, but like I said, you'll just have to read on and see how I see things later on, and you'll get it ;)