"No, no let go of me!" she shouted. "No!"

Her fist flew up, slamming into his face. He let her go, holding his eye as he staggered back. She whirled, gasping when she realized who it was.

"Dang," Raph groaned. "You're stronger than you look."

"I'm so sorry," she threw her hands down. She looked around, realizing they weren't in the layer. "I-I was doing it again, wasn't I?"

"Yep," he rubbed his eye. "Man, what were you dreaming about to make you clock me like that?"

"A-A bully," she stared at the ground. "I-I had to deal with a lot of them back home."

"Well, you won't have to worry about that here," he put a hand on her shoulder again. "C'mon, let's head back."

She nodded, looking at his face.

"I didn't hurt you, did I?"

"Nah," he lied. It had hurt. A lot. "Well, nothing I'm not used to."

She smiled, relieved.

"Good."