Leo's P.o.V.
I was glad that Raph and Alyssa finally got together. They both seemed to be really happy with each other. Even when we were patrolling, Raph couldn't get rid of the smile that was stuck on his face.
"So, where should we patrol first, boys?" Mikey asked as we leaped from roof to roof. "Anywhere in particular?"
"Actually," I said. "I want to try to find Aurora. I want to be sure that she kept our secret. There's something about her that I..." I shook my head. There was something up with her, it could have been really good or very bad. I guess it's fair to say that I wasn't entirely trusting in her.
"Yeah," Donnie interjected himself into the conversation. "I think that's a good idea. We should check out that old bridge that Alyssa went to. It's the only lead we have." I nodded in agreement.
"Who remembers the way?" Mikey sheepishly asked. "Because I sure as hell don't. Heh."
I smiled and shook my head. "Just follow me, guys." They nodded and we traveled in silence to our destination.
When the smell of spray paint and rust became clear, I knew we were near. I motioned the guys to slow down and remain quiet. We shuffled on the roof of the warehouse that was directly next to the overpass and saw Aurora. She was sitting in one of the chairs, with her feet propped up on another. There was a trash can fire to the left of her and discarded pieces of garbage to her right.
"Wow." I muttered. She had a smile on her face as if she were living the dream. I shook my head and returned my attention to the guys. "We should scout around to be certain that she's alone. I'll stay here and make sure she doesn't go anywhere." They nodded and were off. I watched her until my brothers returned.
"I didn't see anyone else." Donnie said when they came back. "I'm pretty sure she's the only one here."
"Yeah, I didn't find anyone else either." Mikey said. I looked at Raph who shook his head.
"Alright, let's move in." I said. They all nodded and we made our way to the ground. We slid down the fire escape ladders and were at ground level. We moved over to Aurora, who, I'm assuming, was lost in thought because she didn't hear us approach. "Hey." I said when we were close enough.
She gasped and leaped out of her chair with wide eyes. "Oh, it's just you turtles." She relaxed her stance, but not completely. "What's up? Is Alyssa with you?" She took a step towards us.
"No." Raph said. That was the first thing he said all night. "It's not safe for her at the moment. Well, it's not safe for her at all, really, but we just wanted to talk to you." He gave me a look that said 'Continue'. I nodded at him.
"We just want to be sure that you won't tell anyone about us." I explained to her. "It's important that we stay hidden. Most people wouldn't be very nice to mutant reptiles in New York."
Aurora laughed. "I told Alyssa that I don't tell my friend's secret. So, it's safe with me, of course. Besides, if I told anyone about you guys, they would throw me in the padded room with the men in white."
I chuckled at that one. "Yeah, it's pretty unbelievable. Thanks for keeping it to yourself."
"Sure it's no problem." She nodded at me. "So, what is it you all are doing out so late, anyways?"
Aurora's P.o.V.
I guess it didn't really surprise me that the turtles would think that I would tell their secret. I don't share things that don't concern me. It was really none of my business, so I kept my mouth shut about it.
"Are you patrolling?" I asked them. "Alyssa told me that you watch the streets at night."
The one with the blue bandanna (I think his name was Leo) nodded. "Yeah. This was just a detour and we really should be getting back to it. Thanks again, Aurora." They started to turn around.
"Wait!" I called. I took a few steps towards them. "Sorry, but I don't remember your names. Can I have them, please?" They exchanged glances then nodded and introduced themselves.
"I am Leo." Aha! I was right!
"Raph." The red one said.
"Mikey." The orange one said.
"Donnie." The purple one said.
"Okay, cool." I let out a breath of relief. "Sorry if I possibly forget later on." I put my hand on the back of my neck. "So, uh, I have nothing better to do with my night. Can I... Can I come with you? Just once, to prove myself? I get the vibe that you completely trust me."
"Group meeting." Leo called to order. They huddled in a circle and glanced at me once in a while. About half a minute passed and they separated. "Sure, you can come with us."
"Yes!" I made a 'cha-ching' type movement and I heard chuckles. "Heh. Sorry? So, how do we do this?"
"Just follow our lead." Donnie said to me. "We'll go easy for your sake." I shook my head and caught up to them. We began to walk the hardly-lit sidewalks of New York.
"So..." I said to start conversation. "Do you guys know where Alyssa lives? I'd love to visit her."
"She lives with us." Leo said, walking next to me. "We can't really let people know where we live, unless it's crucial, though. I tell her you said Hi, don't worry." He smiled at me. Is it weird to say that he was kind of cute?
"Thanks." I said, keeping my eyes forward. I was fiddling with my fingers when we heard something in an alley. Leo motioned us to stop and got out my brass knuckles. 'Showtime.' I thought.
Raph's P.o.V.
I wasn't extremely happy that Leo wanted Aurora to come with us. Sure, I was grateful to her that she stopped Jason from hurting Alyssa, but I still didn't trust her. I decided to see how far she would go to protect us while we were patrolling. I wasn't going to do a thing, which is hard for me. That's how you know, shit's about to go down.
We heard a noise from an alley and Leo wanted us to keep quiet. I didn't even reach for my sai. I wanted to let Aurora do all the work, but she already had her brass knuckles out and was ready for a good fight.
"Please... Let me go!" A girl's voice sounded throughout the alley. "Please! Help!"
"Ain't nobody gonna help you." A deep, gravelly voice replied.
"Guess again." Aurora said. She punched the guy square in the jaw and he fell to the ground. "Are you okay?" She asked the girl who nodded and ran away. "Alright dirt-bag, you want some more?" Aurora beckoned. "Because I'm giving this shit away, punk."
"Gah!" He cried. "You bitch! I'll kill you!"
"You can try!" Aurora gave him a good right hook, when he was back on his feet and he was out. She blew on her knuckles and grinned. "Heh, that was fun. Can we do it again?"
"Nice work!" Leo high fived her. "Sweet line by the way. It takes me longer to come up with them. You're good."
She smiled and nodded. "Thanks, Leo." She glanced at the unconscious body on the ground. "What do we do with him? Do we just leave him there?"
"Yeah." Donnie said. "I doubt he'll try that again after tonight." She chuckled and we continued moving on.
I noticed that Leo was standing really close to Aurora as we were walking. I also saw how their hands would brush up against each other. 'Well, well, well, Leo.' I said silently in my head. 'What have we here?' I chuckled and thought about Alyssa. My thoughts were interrupted by my little brother poking my shoulder.
"So what do you think, Raph?" Mikey asked. "Is it a good idea?"
"Is what a good idea?" I asked. I clearly wasn't listening.
Mikey rolled his eyes. "Pizza... wait for it... dumplings!" He held his hands in the air, as if he was expecting an award.
"You think any idea that involves pizza is a good one." I told him. He used puppy-dog eyes and I chuckled. "It's a pretty sweet idea, though." He smiled and ran off. I shook my head and smiled.
Donnie's P.o.V.
Aurora's a bad ass. That's as simply as I can put it. She knocked out that mugger with just two hits. She's pretty cool. I can see why Leo likes her, but Raph seems to not like her that much. I wonder what his deal is.
"Raph." I said to him. We were far from Leo and Aurora, so I thought that was a good time to ask him what's up. "What's your deal, man? You're basically shunning Aurora, who just saved a girl's life, and I want to know why."
Raph glared at me. "I'm not shunning her, Donnie. She just has a long way to go before she proves herself worthy to me." He stood tall.
"I guess saving your girlfriend's life wasn't enough for you, huh?" I muttered.
"Hey!" He stopped in front of me, blocking my path. "It was more than enough at the time, but now that Alyssa isn't here, I want to see how far Aurora will go to help someone. Get it?" He bared his teeth and I nodded. I usually don't press his buttons like that, but this was a different case. Raph turned around and started to walk again. I sighed and followed him.
"So, Aurora," Leo said. "Did you ever take fighting lessons? You were pretty damn good back there."
"Oh, uh, yeah." Aurora said, looking down. "I guess you could say that. I mean, my friends taught me how to fight, so..."
"And by friends,you mean...?" Leo pressed. I so badly wanted to smack him right there. We knew what she was talking about and yet, he wanted to hear her say it.
She sighed. "My... Gang members taught me how to fight. I'm sorry. I don't even want to be a part of it. That's why I want to do good." She looked at Leo with pleading eyes and he put a hand on her shoulder.
"It's okay." He said. She nodded and we grew silent.
We walked around, not saying anything, for about an hour when Aurora said sh needed to go home. "I'll, uh, see you guys around. Okay?" She said and we nodded. "Leo." She called to him. He turned around and she hugged him. She whispered something I didn't catch into his ear and he nodded. when they separated, we went our own ways back home.
"What did she say to you?" Mikey asked Leo when he caught up with us.
"She said thank you." Leo's voice was solemn.
Mikey's P.o.V.
When we walked home, Leo had a different swing to his step. I felt like he didn't tell me everything Aurora told him, but I didn't want to push him and get him pissed at me. The silence was really awkward. I couldn't even think of a topic to talk about.
"So, does anyone else like Three Days Grace?" I tried to start conversation, but all I got were shrugs and grunts. "forget I asked." I mumbled.
"So, Leo." Donnie said. Thanks for saving the day, bro! "What's the deal between you and Aurora?" Well, shit...
"Excuse me?" Leo asked. We weren't far from home, but I feel like we weren't going to make it there without some yelling. "What do you mean, Donnie?"
Donnie shrugged. "Well, I saw you were standing pretty close to her and I was just wondering why. That's all." All over our eyes were on our leader.
"Maybe that's because I wanted her to know that we're friends, not enemies, Donnie." Leo scoffed. "Don't breathe into it." We headed down into the sewers and walked in the direction of the lair. I was hoping that Donnie would drop it, which he did. Phew.
"Finish Him!" Sounded throughout the lair.
"How do you keep winning!?" April's voice shrieked. "You're cheating! That is so not cool!"
"Hey!" Alyssa said. "Maybe you just suck! Gah! I'm sorry! Get off!"
We walked in and saw April sitting on top of Alyssa. "Oh, Hi, boys." April said casually.
"Help me..." Alyssa said. "She thinks I cheat."
"You do cheat." I said and she rolled her eyes. "April, get off of our little cheater." April groaned and got to her feet, then she helped Alyssa up.
"Gee, thank for the concussion, April." Alyssa said as she rubbed the back of her head. "I really don't cheat."
"Likely story!" April and I said in a unison. We high fived and Alyssa rolled her eyes. She walked over to Raph and gave him a hug as he kissed her on the cheek.
"How was patrolling?" She asked. "Did you kick the crap out of anyone?" She led Raph to a group of beanbag chairs and we followed.
"No," He said. "But Aurora did." Alyssa's eyes grew wide.
"You guys went to see Aurora?" She asked and Leo nodded. "Gah! I wanted to see her!" She threw her hands in the air.
"Well, we were just making sure that she didn't tell our secret." Leo said. "It wasn't a formal meeting."
"But it was still a meeting." Alyssa said. Leo rolled his eyes, but nodded. "I can't believe you guys!"
"She went patrolling with us, too." I admitted. My brothers glared at me. "What? She should know."
Alyssa gave an exasperated sigh, but relaxed. "Meh. Whatever. As long as you guys like her, that's all that matters." She smiled at us and my eyes landed on Leo, who was scratching his chin and Donnie's eyes landed on Raph, who shifted his weight.
"What should we do now, guys?" April said, breaking the tension. "The night is still young and my Aunt says it's okay that I stay overnight."
"Whoa, whoa." Alyssa said. "Your Aunt says it's okay for you, a fifteen year-old girl, to sleep overnight in a house belonging to four fifteen year-old mutant turtles? Talk about pushover."
April laughed. "Well, no. She thinks I'm at another girl's house."
"Heh, I knew that." April tussled Alyssa's hair. "Anyone have any ideas about what we can do to kill time?"
Raph chuckled. "I have an idea..." He leaned into Alyssa.
"Dude!" She put her hand on his chest to stop him, but not before he managed to give her a peck on the lips. "Gah! I meant something we could all do!"
"How about we just listen to music and chill?" I suggested. Everyone nodded in agreement. I hooked up my Mp 3 to the stereo and pressed play. We talked and listened to music all night long.
Alyssa eventually fell asleep, cuddling up to Raph's chest, who was also sleep. April passed out next to Donnie who had his arm around her. Leo tried to snuggle with my arm, but I thought that was going to far and shook him off. I was too tired to go to my room, so I just fell asleep with my brothers and the girls in the living room.
Leo- I swear, if anyone says anything about Aurora...
Mikey- How did you know!?
Raph- Because you're you, dumb-dumb.
Mikey- That wasn't nice, Raph. I thought you're be nicer once you got a girlfriend... No disclaimer for you!
Donnie- He did it last time, smart. Jazz wouldn't let him do it again, anyways.
Mikey- Pfft. Whatever. Jazz doesn't own any form of TMNT.
April- Nicely done, Mikey. Now, does someone want to tell me who Aurora is?
Jazz- In due time, April, in due time. Enjoy the story!