"What! You know each other?!" Raph yelled.

"Yeah. She's Oroku Saki's daughter. He works with Georgia sometimes."

"What! You have got to be kidding me." Raph said.

"What?" Cristen asked confused. She didn't understand what the big deal was.

"Oroku Saki is Shredder thats what!" Raph exclaimed. Cristen's face paled and she slowly backed up from Karai. All this time she had been having fancy dinners with a psycho killer and his daughter.

"Huh small world." Karai said twirling her sword pulled Cristen behind him and stood in a defensive stance.

"Leave now and I won't hurt you." Raph proposed. "Even though I really want to."

Karai laughed and got into her stance. "Whats the fun in that?" She ran at Raph and just before they made contact Leo came between them. Metal clanked and Leo glared at Karai. She looked to see that Mikey and Donnie had also arrived. She decided that she didn't want this fight and got out of Leo's hold. She flipped to the egde of the roof and smirked at Cristen.

"See you around." She said before jumping down. After he was sure she was gone Leo put away his katanas and turned to Cristen.

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah. I'm just...confused."

April who had been hiding in the shadows walked up to Cristen and drapped her arm around her.

"I think its time we headed back." she said glancing at Leo. Leo nodded and the made thier way back to the lair. On the way back Cristen explained how she knew Karai.

"So Georgia works for the Shredder?" Asked Mikey confused. Cristen shook her head.

"No. At least I don't think so. A large branch of the company is stationed in Tokyo and Shredder donates a lot of money to it. That's how I met Har- I mean Karai. It was a while ago when I first moved in with Georgia. They opened a new building in his honor in Tokyo."

"It makes since." Started Donnie. "It would take someone with a lot of wealth to fuel the vendetta shredder has."

"Yeah. The guy is loaded. I remember him coming in on a helicopter and everything. I guess that's why me and Karai hit it off. She felt as uncomfertable as I did. We exchaged numbers and everything. All of a sudden she started to not answer my calls and she stopped contacting me altogether a couple of years ago. And from what I've heard about her, she's completly different know."

They continued on into the Lair and everyone went thier separate ways. Leo however stayed behind with Cristen.

"Hey can I ask you something?" Asked Leo awkwardly.

"Yeah sure." She said turning to face him.

"What was she like? Back then?" Cristen smiled softly.

"She was the coolest kid you ever met." Her smile dropped. "But she also seemed to truly care about people."

"So you think that she had good still in her?" Leo asked hopefully. She put her hand on his shoulder and sighed. "For all of our sakes, I hope so."

Leo nodded and Cristen headed towards her room.

Karai walked into the warehouse that had been converted into the foot headquarters. The last thing that she expected to see on her night out was her fathers business parters daughter. She had pretended not to be shocked but she really was. Karai could recollect fond memories of Cristen from when they were younger. She was a nice girl, but she was with the turtles, which meant she had to go down with them. She walked down the narrow strip between the pools and kneeled in front of her father.

"Rise Karai." Her father ordered in his booming voice.

"Father I encountered the turtles tonight."

"I suppose you also let them get away again." He said, his voice having an angrier edge to it.

"Well, yes, but I found out something that you could mabye use against them."

Shredder sat back in his dealt and folded his hands in front if his face.

"Go on."

As Karai started to tell shedder what she found, a smile crept on his face. Yes, this just might work to thier advantage.

The next morning after her first session with Splinter, Cristen decided that it was time for her to go home. She announced it at breakfast and Leo agreed. Georgia had the right to know that she was ok. As she left the kitchen she felt someone grab her wrist and pull her back. She spun and landed right in front of Raph.

"Well hello there." She said sarcasticly.

"Hey. When are you leaving?" He asked, which was answered by a shrug. She honestly didn't know, but she wanted to put it off as long as possible.

"How about you stay until tonight and then I'll take you back."

Perfect.

"Sounds good." She said smiling. Raph watched as she left and let out a heavy sigh. Leo came up behind him and wrapped his arm around his shoulder.

"So are you ready to admit it." Leo asked.

"No." Raph replied shrugging off Leo's arm. Leo chuckled softly at his brother.

By nightfall she was ready to leave. Cristen hadnt brought anything with her so she didnt need a bag or anything. She had her new t-phone and the game Mikey got her in her pocket. She was about to leave her room when she saw her dads card with his number on it. She hesitated before picking it up ad running out of the room. The guys were all waiting for her by the turnstiles. Raph was going to take her home and then meet up with the others for regular patrool.

"Ready?" Raph asked as she walked up.

"Ready as I'll ever be." She replied walkin out with them. When they got to the surface she hugged Leo Mikey and Don and promise to come back soon. They jumped off into the city and Raph and Cristen headed back towards her place.

"So whats your plan?" Raph asked as they walked.

"What do you mean?" She asked confused.

"Well, you've been gone for two days after your condo practically blew up."

Raph looked over at her and saw a look of panic settle over her face. Raph was right. Georgia was probably going insane. What if se called the police. She should have at least called. What was she thinking! Raph grabed her arm and spun her towards him. He looked into her now purple eyes and cupped her cheeks with his hands.

"Calm down. It's gonna be fine." She was about to argue how it was certainly not fine, but the longer she looked into his bright green eyes she started to believe it.

"Ok." She said softly. Raph almost didn't hear her. He began to slowly run his thumbs over her cheeks but as soon as he noticed what he was doing he dropped his hands. His cheeks took on a slightly red tint and he rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly.

"Um well, we're here." He said looking up. The building was right across from the alley they were standing in. Cristen sighed and looked at the top where contruction tape was covering the broken windows. She looked back at Raph and gave him a hug.

"Thank you." She whispered before pulling back. He let her go and watched from the shadows as she crossed the street. When she was safely inside, he went to catch up with his brothers. When he finally caught up with them Leo had a sly smirk on his face.

"So did you enjoy your little trip."

Raph rolled his eyes trying his best to hide the blush forming on his cheeks.

"Wait. You didn't kiss her did you?" Don asked.

"No!" Raph yelled. "Why would I do that?"

Leo gave him a look before jumping to the next building. Don and Mieky followed leaving Raph as the rear to think. He almost did kiss her. And in that moment, he was pretty sure she would have let him.

Sorry its been so long since I updated. I try to be faster. As always please review. I love hearing what you all have to say.

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