Leo leaned on the door frame eyes closed listening to the sweet sound of Venus' voice, she sat at her white piano singing and playing at the same time.

"I remember tears streaming down your face
When I said, "I'll never let you go"
When all those shadows almost killed your light
I remember you said, "Don't leave me here alone"
But all that's dead and gone and passed tonight

Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You'll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound

Don't you dare look out your window, darling,
Everything's on fire
The war outside our door keeps raging on
Hold on to this lullaby
Even when music's gone
Gone

Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You'll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound"

Leo smiled at the familiar lyrics, Venus had sung to him and Emily when either of them had a particularly bad beating. Venus' voice always relaxed him, he walked forward and without stopping her playing or singing she moved over and patted the stool signalling for him to sit. After she had finished she smiled at him her eyes sparkling. It had been almost a week since the burning incident and ever since then Venus and Leo had been spending more time together. Leo noticed how close their faces were he leaned forward his lips connecting with hers, she kissed him back putting her hands around his neck. They could have stayed like that forever but wolf whistles and cat calling made them break away and look at the door. Casey, April, May Ling (she's a teenage mutant tiger one of the girl's friends) and the other teenage mutants stood there clapping and cheering. Venus and Leo both blushed a deep red colour.

"Well it's about time," Bella said triumphantly crossing her arms over her plastron,

"Oh no please continue what you were doing just let me get the camera first" Violet shouted grinning at her sisters expression.

"You know we have these things called doors for a reason" Emily snickered, giving Mike a gleeful hi-three

"Yeah, yeah doors that way" Venus laughed gesturing toward the door, a soft ooh echoed across the room. After the door shut Venus turned back to Leo

"Now where were we?" she asked playfully pressing her forehead against his "oh yeah" and their lips pressed together once more.

Hours later Leo ran across the roof tops deep in thought. He stopped at the next skyscraper to catch his breath. He sat down at the edge of the roof and touched his lips. A soft smile played across his lips. He always liked Venus, it annoyed him that it took him this long to see that she loved him too. They could rely on each other, those three months proved that he could trust her rely on her. He thought of how close the others were getting too. He snickered, 'I'll be the one cat calling next time' he thought. He checked his shell cell, it read 00:46. He'd have to start heading back to the lair before New York could be bathed in the sun, he wished he could stay and watch a sunrise on a city skyline but he knew it was dangerous, he'd be out in the open with no shadows to hide in plus any old New Yorker could see him. He stood and closed his eyes letting the wind hit his face. He thought he'd never feel the wind again; he still had nightmares of that place, he tried to make little psychical contact with anyone other than Venus, she knew him and understood him. She knew what horrors awaited him in his mind, in that way he was grateful Venus slept in his room she would soothe him making sure that he never awoke his brothers. He opened his eyes trying desperately to ignore the pulling at the back of his mind, it was always there always, he pushed these thoughts down in the deep depths of his mind, and he knew that pretending his problems weren't there wouldn't make them go away. It wasn't healthy or good for his already shattered mind but what choice did he have. He had been grateful that his brothers hadn't questioned him about his time with the Shredder, he suspected under splinters orders but he didn't mind just so long as they didn't pester him. He knew that he would have to bring it into the light one day, but not today. He thought of a day when he would swear that if they asked then he would answer truthfully and not until that day. He thought of an injury the he would never forget, Venus the long scar on the left side of her face, the day that healed would be the day he revealed the horrid and gory truth but the truth none the less. He strolled down the sewer tunnels thinking of his new found girlfriend. He remembered a game they used to pass the time, they would think of words that described each other Venus was beautiful, smart, sweet, firm, gentle, polite, strong, caring, forgiving and everything he ever wanted he smiled as the thought of Venus zoomed around his mind sensitive, kind, lovable and a great fighter, she seemed perfect. He smiled the wind lashing at him. Leo blinked he had been so deep in thought that he hadn't noticed the storm around him, he was soaked. He cursed himself and ran to the nearest manhole cover and jumped down it. The dripping of water filled his ears and he relaxed slightly, he was in his territory now. The sewers were his home, he felt a pair of eyes on his back. Leo turned unsheathing his twin katana, only to be faced with nothing. He sheathed his katana blades the feeling didn't leave him. The whole way home he strained his ears for anything; a foot-fall a breath, he knew even the foot weren't that quiet. And the Purple Dragons were the opposite of quite, he relaxed as he slowly approached the entrance to the lair. Again he stopped turning to be faced with darkness, no breathing, no foot-falls, nothing but the soft dripping of water. He quickly pulled the lever and ran in making sure the door closed behind him, he was safe now. He shrugged off the feeling, 'probably my imagination' a voice inside Leo's head murmured. He nodded and headed upstairs to bed.

At foot Headquarters

The shredder sat on his throne-like chair. He tapped his nails on the arm of the chair.

"What's taking them so long?" he growled to himself his impatience growing within him by the second. Suddenly a beeping sound echoed around the room. Shredder picked up the visual communicator.

"Speak" he commanded, the person on the screen,

"Master shredder phase two of your plan is complete. The route to the turtles lair is now known." The figure spoke.

"Has the infiltration of the turtles' lair begun?" Shredder questioned.

"It began almost a week ago Master" the mole said.

"Good do any of the turtles' suspect you?" Shredder asked coldly,

"Oh no master" the figure said "not a thing." Shredder smirked

"Gullible turtles'. Pathetic! Continue with the plan and report back with the next update" Shredder commanded

"Yes master" the figure said and the devise when silent. 'All according to plan' Shredder thought evilly.