Willow made her way to her apartment building as the turtles watched her enter from the opposite building.

"Mikey, help her pack we need this done quickly." Leonardo said watching her share small talk with someone checking their mail box as she tired to hurry along to the elevator. Michelangelo jumped off the roof top onto a clothes line in between buildings as he landed on the shaky fire escape.

He saw Willow walk through her door as she picked her head up to him waving at her. She walked over opening her window and walked into her bed room. Mikey was hesitant to follow her as he looked behind him back at Leonardo how motioned him to hurry. He had never been in her room before.

He stood in the doorway as she rushed around her room leaving dresser draws open as shirts and pants hung out of them. She shoved things in a black Adidas soccer bag going into her bathroom.

"Can I help?" Mikey called to her.

"Yeah, can you get my guitar? It's under my bed, and the case is in the closet." Mikey smiled and looked under her bed. Her sheets smelt like her as he reached under the bed pulling out the instrument with one hand placing his cheek on the mattress. He breathed in slowly as got to his feet as he heard her shut the bathroom door.

"Anything else?" He asked placing the guitar in its case. She looked around quickly.

"Yeah! Boba's food! And her bed! I doubt you guys have dog food at the lair and there is no way in hell I'm leaving her here! Leo can shove it if he thinks that's happening!" She said rubbing her dogs head she Boba followed Willow like a shadow, sensing something was wrong.

"She seems freaked?"

"Yeah, dogs can sense when something's wrong. When I used to cry over Keith she never left my side." She smiled slightly looking at her chocolate brown companion. "I'll grab the bag and guitar if you get her bed and dog food…Deal?"

"Yeah dudette." Mikey said running into the kitchen. He fed Boba on many occasion and grabbed a large bag of Iams dog food, throwing it over his shoulder.

He walked into the living room as Willow shoved DVDs and her large CD case into her bag. Mikey folded Boba's bed with her toys in the middle as Willow looked over her shoulder at him with a nod.

She walked up to the fire escape pulling Boba with her as she reluctant to leave. Mikey frowned slightly as he tired to nudge Boba with his knee.

"Come on baby, it's not that bad. You remember being there. We don't have time for this! Suck it up, you're a bounty hunter for God sakes!" Willow said getting more irritated.

"What's taking so long?" Leonardo said as he paced the roof top of Willow's building. He heard Willow strained voice from the fire escape. Raphael rolled his eyes walking down and taking Willow things from her. She tried to object as he walked back up the stairs. She sighed grabbing her dog as Boba nipped at her. "Boba stop! Bad girl!" She said as Boba growled slightly in her throat.

"What's wrong with her?" Donatello asked as Boba growled as he came closer.

"She's scared." Willow said nuzzling her dog's head. "She'll be fine once we're in the sewer." Leonardo nodded and took the guitar from Raphael as Willow stepped forward looking as if she had something to say.

"What?" He asked pulling the strap over his back.

"N-nothing…It's just…B-Be careful with it. It's like a small child." She said in a wince. Leonardo sighed and nodded his head.

"I'll do my best, now come on."

"Are you sure Master Splinter will be ok with this?" She asked as they helped her down the fire escape.

"Yeah Will, he'll be fine with it." Mikey said with a smile as he caught Willow and Boba in his arms. "He missed seeing you around."

"Yeah, why were you not coming around as much? It was like you were avoiding the lair." Willow looked up at Donnie as they walked through the darkened alleyways to find a manhole.

"I wasn't avoiding…" She looked up at Leo as he was in front of her looking towards the ground. "I was just… Busy."

"Is that what you're calling denial now?" Donatello whispered in her ear as he passed her. She narrowed her eyes at him as Mikey walked beside her.

"What is he talking about?"

"Nothing Mikey." Willow said pushing Boba in her arms more.

They made their way back to the lairs as Willow let Boba down. The renewed happy dog took off through the lair, sniffing things every where as her tail was almost a blur behind her. Splinter made his way out of his room as he shifted slightly to Boba running past him. She stopped and ran back over to him sniffing at his robe. His ears went back against his head as he pat the dogs head softly.

"Sorry Master she gets excited." Willow said shyly as she grabbed Boba by the collar. Splinter smiled.

"And what brings you here my child?" He asked noticing the bags in his son's arms.

"She has people following her Master. They know that she has been interacting with us." Leonardo said placing Willow guitar on the couch.

"Who has my son?" He asked putting a sympathetic paw on Willow's shoulder.

"We're not sure yet Master." Donnie added.

"Well, you are welcome here for as long as you wish my child." He said turning towards Willow. She took his hand with a smile.

"Thank you."

"Now, it is late and an old rat needs his rest. I suggest after today's events that you all should sleep." His son's bowed to him as he walked away patting Willow's shoulder, his walking stick rapping against the concrete floor as his door slid shut slowly.

"Wanna watch a movie?" Mikey asked jumping over the back of the couch.

"Let's wait a moment for a movie Mikey." Leonardo said as Willow looked up at him from rubbing Boba's head. She stood slowly as he crossed his arms tightly over his plastron. "We need to work this out."

"She can have my room." Mikey said.

"Thanks Mikey, but you talk in your sleep and I'd end up smothering you." She smirked.

"Well, if you'd take his room, he would sleep on the couch." Leonardo said eyeing his little brother as he shifted from the glare.

"I don't want to put anyone out…I'll sleep on the couch. It's comfy. I've fallen asleep on it before."

"Ha, yeah. You didn't wake up to nothin'!" Raph chuckled.

"Not until Mikey poured water on my head." She said in a glare as Mikey cut off his laugh. Raph snorted, covering his face.

"Yeah that was priceless." He added. Leonardo sighed.

"Fine." Leo said cutting into the nonsense that was going on around him. "You'll sleep down here with Boba. I'm going to mediate." He said rubbing his face and walking up to his room.

"This is going to be interesting." She sighed rolling her eyes.