Ryan has taken over the guest bedroom at April's.

April walked out of her room, yawning as she pulled her hair back into a bun. She was in a white robe with green, blue, and pink dots around it. As she walked into the kitchen, she found Ryan standing on her good foot, holding onto her crutches as she tried to reach up high for the cereal. As she reached the cereal, she dropped her crutch, setting of a chain reaction. She bent down to pick up the crutch as the cereal fell off the shelf, hitting her in the back of the head.

"Ouch!" she said, rubbing her head.

"Oh here Ryan. I'll get that. You go sit down."

"I got it April!" Ryan tried, but the older woman was already ushering her to the table.

"Thanks." Ryan muttered minutes later as April sat the bowl in front of her.

"You know, it'll be nicer when I can actually move in about 4 months." Ryan commented as April made herself a bowl. Casey walked out at that moment, right as the baby started crying.

"well, looks like Anthony's just like his father." April commented, glancing at the clock. It was about 10:30. Late, in her book, to be waking up.

"At least it's not noon!" Casey said, going to get Anthony out of the nursery. He sat down at the table with them, Anthony in his lap.

"He's so cute!" Ryan commented, then looking down.

"Ryan, what's wrong?" April said.

"well, I don't know. It just doesn't seem that I have ever had anyone special. Not like you and Casey." she commented.

"Oh honey." April leaned over and hugged her. Ryan cringed a bit from her shoulder but for the most part, it didn't hurt as much and she could use it more too.

"There's time, you're young." April comforted.

"I know but... you know, it's not like I'm gonna meet anyone anyways." Ryan said, getting up and limping with the crutches to the couch.


Raph paced around the new lair.

"What's your deal now?" Leo said, sitting on the couch watching tv.

"Things are too quiet. Something has to be wrong." he said.

"Whatever." Leo flipped to the news.

"Well, right under our nose, a gang has had a secret headquarters beneath the bay. Police have found all the bodies that could possibly be found." she said. Suddenly, a man pulled the mic away from her.

"Not every body!" it was Dr. Fairfax, looking like crap.

"Excuse me?" the reporter said, obviously getting pissed her light was getting stolen.

"No, you guys missed someone big time. Did you found some guy with hand saws all over him?" he asked the reporter. The reporter pulled the mic back.

"No! At least I don't think so." she said, glancing around before getting back to her report.

"Police have began to pull a giant tower from the water that had fallen over. The cause of the collapse is unkown at this time." Leo switched the tv glancing back at Raph.

"They didn't find him." Leo said disbelieving.

"they should have. He was right there with Fairfax." Raph growled, walking towards the elevator that Donnie had installed.

"where you going?" Leo asked.

"Going to get Ryan." Raph insisted, stepping in. Leo jumped in after him and the doors closed, taking them to the top.

"Raph, I don't think so." said Leo, pushing the button down again.

"Why not?" Raph said, pushing up again.

Finally, Leo pushed the emergency button and they stopped in place.

"Because. She's still healing both mentally and physically. She can't have this on her conscious. Besides. He won't find her at April's anyways and even if he did, this place is magically beneath April's place. April will call us immediately and we'll be up there before a minute even passes." Leo insisted. Raph shook his head, knowing his brother was right.

"Alright. But she gets to live here when her leg is healed!" Raph said as the doors opened for them to enter the lair.

"We'll see." Leo said, stepping out.

"We'll see what?" Mikey asked them.

"We'll see if Ryan can live with us." Leo explained.

"Awe, but we'll see is code for no!" Mikey whined.

"No, we'll see is code for ferociously unlikely." Leo explained playfully. Raph pushed him playfully.

"Whateva big brother!" Raph said, walking back to the tv.


Finally, about 6 months later.

"And this is your room for when you come visit." Raph showed Ryan. Ryan still walked with a small limp but the doctor said she had made a full recovery. He also promised the limp would go away in time.

"Visit? I thought I was going to live with you guys?" she asked.

"I... You... I mean, you were but..." Raph was embarrassed by how much he was stuttering.

"but?" she asked, waiting for the response with an angry expression.

"ryan, you just can't! You need to be among humans. Among your own species!" he said sternly.

She glared at him.

"So you're still kicking me out." she said, rolling her eyes and turning away.

"No, no, it's not like that!" he said, reaching for her hand but she jerked away and flipped off the support to the lower level.

"Leave me alone Raph!" she shouted up, going towards the elevator.

"Ryan, it's not me that wants ya gone!" he said, flipping in front of her, blocking her way.

"It was you before!" she growled, trying to push pass him.

"It was all of us who agreed You'd be better growing up with your own kind." he insisted, grabbing her and slamming her up against the wall gently but hard enough to keep her there. But she was too angry to listen. Now he knew how his brothers felt trying to talk sense into him.

"I'm eighteen years old! I think I can make my own decisions! My decision is to live here... with you." she said the last part with soft eyes as her words softened as well.

His grip softened on her.

"Ryan... I." he stopped as she was suddenly in his arms, in a hug. Then they looked at each other for a second, and it was like no one else was in the world. Their eyes met and their faces got closer and closer...

"Hey guys!" Mikey said, coming out of the elevator. Raph and Ryan stepped away from each other, Ryan with her hands behind her back.

"Sup Mikey." ryan said, giving him a hi five. He was completely clueless as to what had happened about five seconds earlier. Ryan and Raph glanced at each other when Mikey left.

"Well, I guess I better head back to April's." Ryan muttered, glancing at her watch.

"Yeah, I'll see ya." Raph said, walking away.