A/N: So now that we're past the 2007 CGI movie things are going to get interesting. I hope you guys are enjoying it! I know I am. A little shorter than usual, I know, but hey, you got two chapters in one weekend!

Music for this chapter:

Always – Saliva

#1 Crush – Garbage

Chapter 12

Pieces and Patches

"A brother is a friend given b nature."

-- Jean Baptiste Legouve

"We have to stop meeting like this." Don said with a small smile as he entered the med lab with Mimi sitting on the edge of the metal table like she had quite a few times before.

"Tell me about it…" She said, with the ghost of a smile.

"So, what happened?" Don asked as she laid back lifting her shirt up to expose her stomach. She winced a bit as he began checking if she had broken anything.

"You remember that Roger kid the girls keep teasin' me 'bout?"

"Yeah…" He replied already having a vague idea of what happened.

"Well he got a bit too friendly, and Raph lost it…" Mimi sighed.

"I still don't understand how you got hurt…"

"I pushed Roger out of the way of a pretty bad kick, and got it straight to the chest about five feet back into a wall."

"Ouch." Don winced a bit, "You're gonna bruise a bit, but you should be alright."

"Thanks man…" She sighed, as he gave her a couple of painkillers.

"Of course." He smiled, and then frowned a bit, "How have you been lately?"

"Alright." She said with a shrug before dry swallowing her pills, "Work sucks, I'm getting' stared at in the street, Roger knows about Raph, and Casey is too chicken to pop the question." She sighed,

"Well aren't you busy."

"Don't you know it." She laughed a little, and then yawned, "Thanks for the chat man, but I'm gonna hit the hay."

"Alright." Don smiled, "Just do me one favor." He asked as she moved to leave the room, she turned raising her eyes brows, "Stop getting hurt, you're not going to make it past twenty-five at the rate your going."

"Yeah, yeah." She rolled her eyes, "I'll try."

Walking out of the med lab she was greeted by Splinter who she bowed to. He told her he would speak to Raphael, and suggested she got some rest. After giving Mikey a sisterly kiss on the head, she headed up the stairs to Raph's room. She quickly changed out of her clothes, putting on some old sleeping wear she left on the floor of his room.

He'd be up soon, she was sure. Whether or not he'd talk, she wasn't sure. She hadn't expected him to lash out like he did, just because last time he did, it was on Leo, and that was bad. She'd thought he'd learn to control his temper more.This time he had revealed himself to a human, beat the living shit out of him, and then managed to hurt Mimi in the process. The protective hand he had curled around her arm made her look down at it and put her own hand around it. The sound of the door opening made her tense up. She picked up a scent that wasn't Raph's and turned around to see the triplets smiling sympathetically.

"Look…I don't want a pity party, and I'm perfectly fine." She said, "Just really tired and concerned."

"We know," Maureen began,

"We just thought we'd come say goodbye." Joanne finished.

"And we came to tell you there's been no screaming from the dojo," Angel raised her eyebrows, "Good sign?"

"For now." Mimi shrugged, "Thanks girls, I appreciate it."

"Anytime." They chimed, and Mimi frowned.

"I want you to be really careful, okay?"

"Why?" Angel inquired.

"Roger said some stuff, and I'm not sure what he meant yet, but I just want you guys to be extra cautious." Mimi said in a warning. The girl's looked like they were going to question her, but they all glanced to their side before nodding, "Have the guys walk you home!" She called.

"Y'know they will…" Came the familiar gruff voice as they left the doorway and let him in. Mimi gave a short nod. "Don looked ya' over?" Another nod. "Ya' okay?"

"Fine." She nodded, moving toward her old cot that wasn't used much.

"What're ya' doin'?"

"Gettin' ready for bed, what'chya think?"

"That ain't your bed." He said and nodded to his unmade bed, "That is…"

"Figured you'd be too mad to sleep in the same bed as me…" She said casually with a small shrug.

He gave a deep sigh and she closed her eyes tightly, purposely taking a long time to fix up the cot. Raph watched her stall and took a couple steps towards her; she failed trying to look like she wasn't watching him diligently from the corner of her almost glowing eyes. He put a thick, large hand around her upper arm like he had earlier and she turned to look at him.

"I didn't mean to hurt ya'." He said plainly, "I…I was just…I don't like the thought of anyone else kissin' ya', or anythin' like that…"

"Yeah, well, you let your temper get a hold of ya' and ya' exposed yourself to a human, a pissed off, and probably bitter human as well!" She scolded, "And ya' beat the crap outta him, what if he tells someone, Raph?!" She yelled, "You put your brothers in danger, again!"

"We can take care of ourselves, one more human isn't gonna affect us, angry or not!" Raph yelled back, "I'm more concerned about why you took a hit for him!" He glared, "What, are ya' missin' the human touch or somethin'?"

"Don't even start, Raphael!" Mimi screamed, "I didn't want you to do somethin' you'd regret!" She growled, "You were too angry to realize the look in your eyes!" She shook her head, "You can't do that!"

"Don't scream at me for protectin' ya'!" He roared, "I care about ya' is that so bad?!"

"You care about your pride more!" Mimi yelled, "God forbid someone else get somethin' you want, I mean, it's not even like I kissed him back, Raph!"

"He touched you that was enough."

"He's just got feelin's for the wrong person, he didn't do nothin' wrong!" She defended, "I didn't want him angry, Raph, I needed him to stay on my good side."

"WHY?!" Raph yelled outraged.

"Because Karai's been talkin' to him, tellin' him riddles and shit and he started askin' questions!" She yelled, "You beat the shit outta him, I told him I didn't want him, and he found out he was rejected because of a fuckin' turtle!!" She had to catch her breath and her tail stood straight. "I was just tryin' to keep our family safe, Raph."

"You shoulda let me kill him." Raph said gruffly.

"You had no reason to want to kill him." Mimi's voice softened.

"No reason?!" Raph asked angrily, "He KISSED you, Miranda!" Mimi faltered when he said her whole name, "Tell me that's no reason to hurt him!"

"It doesn't matter." She said softly.

"It doesn't matter!?" Raph repeated.

"No!" Mimi said, "Because even if he did kiss me, it's not like I wanted him to!" She said quickly, "I don't care that he's in love with me or whatever, I just don't give a damn!" She sighed, "Raph, how many times do I have to tell you?" His expression softened just a little, "It doesn't matter how many wimps like Roger fall in love with me, or how many jerks on the street whistle at me, it doesn't even matter who the fuck looks at me!" She threw up her hands and then let them fall to her side. "You're the only one for me…" Her shoulders slumped a bit.

"I know…" Raph said in a resigned voice, before sighing. "I fucked up big tonight."

"Heh, what's new?" She teased lightly, and he shot her a look.

She sighed and began messing with her pillow again. He pulled on the grip he still had on her upper arm, and she looked at him half accusingly and half curiously. He literally took her breath away when she gasped and he attacked her lips. Her eyes met his before they fluttered closed and she pushed into his kiss. She trailed her hand across his shoulder and lightly dragged her nails up the crook of his neck just below his jaw and then down. He lightly shivered.

"You're the only one for me too, y'know…" He said in an almost strained voice.

"I know." She smiled bashfully, a rare smile that only he got to see usually. They met for another kiss, inching their way to the bed.

"So…that guy who's always outside the building kissed Mimi?" Maureen asked as Mikey set her down on the rooftop, and Leo nodded kissing Angel on the head.

"Mimi told us to be careful…She said he was saying stuff…" She asked innocently.

"What kind of stuff?" Donnie asked curiously.

"She didn't say exactly." Joanne said, "She just told us to be extra cautious…"

"We'll ask her about it tomorrow." Leo nodded, Maureen yawned widely and Mike chuckled grabbing her for a kiss.

"Get to bed, sleepy head." He muttered and she scrunched up her nose and smiled kissing his beak. Joanne chuckled and turned to Don,

"I'll be online later," She assured him and kissed him softly, "Thanks for taking us home guys." She said and grabbed Maureen's hand and they headed of for the stairwell together, Angel made sure they were gone before looking to the three brothers.

"I think Roger is in with the Foot." She said, "Why else would Mimi be so worried?"

"We can't make assumptions, Angel." Leo said, and Angel gave him a determined look.

"Karai attacked her the day of the Winters incident." She said sternly, "She told her to 'watch her back.'"

"It doesn't make any sense though," Donnie said,

"Yeah, why would the Foot want some wimpy little jerk instead of trained ninjas?"

"Badly trained." Don noted and Mikey laughed.

"Yeah, but still!"

"It makes more sense than you think." Angel said coldly, crossing her arms over her chest, and looking at Leo, "Roger knows Mimi's address, knows me and the girls, knows Mimi's work schedule, knows Mimi's brother, and now he knows her boyfriend is a turtle…" She listed off.

"And Karai knows how to manipulate…" Leo said narrowing his eyes in realization.

"Roger is probably beat up, angry, and heart broken…" Angel looked to the other two brothers, "And if Karai plays her cards right, he's going to want revenge…"

"But why would Karai want to help Roger get revenge?" Mikey asked, still confused.

"Mikey, who killed the Shredder?" Don asked.

"We did, duh." Mikey rolled his eyes.

"Who worked for the Shredder?" Don asked.

"Karai and the Foot." Mikey nodded, and laughed, "I bet she's still pretty ticked off at us!"

"Exactly!" Angel said, "Do you get it now?"

"Uh…no." Mikey said and the others groaned.

"She's going to use Roger to get to us somehow, because Roger knows Mimi so well, which means the girls are in danger." Leo explained.

"Well, why didn't you just say that?!" Mikey asked exasperated.

"Doofus." Donnie rolled his eyes.

"Well?" Angel asked, "What're we going to do?"

"We're going to do nothing until we have proof." Leo said, and Angel glared a bit.

"Fine." She replied tightly, "I'll just deal with it myself." Angel kissed Leo tightly before taking off.

"Do you think she could be right?" Donnie asked Leo.

"It's a possibility, but I think we should talk to Mimi first…find out exactly what this Roger kid said to her …" Leo nodded.

"Well then let's get home and ask her!" Mikey said, Don gave Leo a knowing look.

"I don't think she'll be up for talking tonight."

The alleyway was slick with the rain that had fallen earlier that day, and the moon's light seemed to reflect of it making it shiny as well. The sound of her breath was accompanied by the sound of her feet against the ground, but there were more feet. With a yell she slipped and fell on her back hitting her head on the cement. She went to sit up, but the cold metal point at her throat kept her lying. He grinned down at her with his long black hair and cold brown eyes. She hadn't seen him since that last incident in the alleyway, she closed her eyes and shook her head.

"Are you afraid?" It wasn't Liam's voice; it was a new familiar one. She saw Roger staring down at her, sword pointed, he pressed the sword harder down on her throat, "You should be…

"NO!"

Mimi yelled and sat up at the same time, clutching the sheets to her chest. Her tail stood straight and her ears as well, as her breathing was ragged and troubled. She fell back against the pillow as pain pulsed through her bruised body. She ran a hand across her forehead, which was slick with sweat. She looked over to find brown eyes, staring at her in a concerned way. Raphael had no mask on, and he pulled Mimi so she could bury her face in the crook of her neck.

'It was just a dream...'

"You alright?" He asked softly.

"Fine." She said barely above a whisper.

"Ya' sure?"

"Positive." She paused, "What time is it?"

"Almost noon." He smiled softly, "Ya' hungry?"

"A lil' bit." She smiled softly against his skin, "How long have you been up?"

"'Bout an hour now." He replied.

"What've you been doin'?"

"Nothin'…" He said casually, "Just figured I'd be here when ya' woke up…"

"You were watchin' me sleep again…" She laughed softly, "Ya' freak." He chuckled and she grinned looking up at him. "Raphael Hamato's a hopeless romantic…what would your brothers say?"

"Nothin'." Raph growled, "'Cause they ain't gonna find out…"

"You admit you're a hopeless romantic?!" Mimi teased.

"I have my moments." He rolled his eyes with a smile, and she laughed.

"That you do, darlin', that you do…"

"Ah, so you two are alive." Donnie teased as Raph and Mimi walked down the stairs, Mimi walked up to him and he handed her a dose of painkillers.

"Thanks, man." She smiled widely before moving to get a soda, "Y'want somethin', babe?" She asked, and Raph grunted,

"Yeah." Staying quiet simply because he was a tad embarrassed at her use of a pet name, "Thanks, Kitten." He smirked as she set the can in front of him. She glared lightly before popping the pills in her mouth and swallowing some of her drink.

"Good afternoon, you two." Leo walked in, covered lightly in sweat from training, "How did you sleep?"

"Very well, thank you." Mimi smiled and Raph smirked a bit.

"Feeling well enough to talk about what your human friend spoke of to make you so cautious of the girls' safety?" He inquired and Mimi rolled her eyes.

"He was talkin' 'bout the Foot, said they were tellin' him 'I was important' or some shit." She said, "An' then he started talkin' 'bout how he knew me an' the girls were different…" She shrugged awkwardly, "Just tryin' to look out for 'em."

"That was…surprisingly easy, I expected a fight first." Leo admitted.

"Yeah, well, when it really matters, I'm willing to be above my pride and stubbornness."

"So, you think he's going to be trouble then?" Donnie asked and Mimi nodded slightly not meeting their gaze.

"How much trouble?" Leo asked, and Mimi didn't answer. He exhaled, "Do you think he'll go to Karai?" No answer. "Is he capable of doing anything harmful?" Raph snorted at this, but Mimi did not answer. "Damn it, Mimi! We're just trying to figure this out!" Raph narrowed his eyes at is brother disapprovingly.

"I don't know, okay?!" She yelled, "All I know is that he used to be some kid with a stupid crush on me, and now he's some crazy stalker!"

"It's okay, Mimi, we just want to keep you all safe." Donnie soothed.

"Well, Fearless over here starts off with a fuckin' interrogation," She said loudly, "I'm not the fuckin' bad guy, so chill the fuck out!" She stood up and headed for the dojo.

"Way to go, Leo!" Mikey chuckled nervously, from the couch. "They've been downstairs for like ten minutes and one of 'em is already stormin' off to the dojo! New Record!"

"Shut your trap, Mike." Raph growled, and then looked to his older brother, "Well?"

"Well, what?" He snapped, "You're the one who gets through to her!"

"You're the one who pissed her off." Raph said, "You go apologize."

Mimi looked around the dojo and found no urge to punch anything, or meditate. With a sigh she plopped down on her butt, and groaned when the impact was more painful than she expected. She then laid back and stared at the curved and tall ceiling. She hummed something beneath her breath, becoming a little louder.

"You're just full of surprises this morning…"

"Leonardo…" She said and tilted her head back to look at him, "You should know not to expect the expected."

"Very true…though the expected can usually happen…"

"Yes, but you should be prepared for the unexpected." When he smiled his resign she grinned, "Check mate." She moved her head back and said, "I'm not angry…"

"Could've fooled me."

"I'm scared for them, Leo…" She sighed, "I could defend myself, get to you guys some how… but them…"

"They're not as helpless as you think…" Leo smiled, "And this Roger kid sounds like a wimp…"

"A bitter, angry, heart broken, and beat up wimp." She said, "Love will make you do crazy things…"

"I'm sure they'll be fine."

"I'm still goin' to be careful…"

Casey fidgeted a little in his seat and looked to the four girls at his dinner table. April was laughing at a trick Maureen was doing with her spoons, while Angel and Joanne giggled about some celebrity. He looked to the empty seat where Mimi usually sat and exhaled sharply, sometimes he really missed her. April stood grabbing all their plates and heading off to the kitchen, Joanne moved to help,

"Wait," Casey stopped her, "I need to talk to you guys…" The girls looked at him patiently, "I need your help with somethin'…"

"What is it?" Maureen asked bouncing in her chair.

"It's a secret." He smiled softly.

"What is it?" Joanne asked this time.

"Maybe I should wait for Mimi…" He said thoughtfully.

"What is it?" Angel asked more impatiently.

"Really, maybe I should…"

"Casey!" The girls said in unison, and he chuckled.

"Alright, alright…" He paused, "I need your help with…" He struggled with the words before finally saying, "Ring shopping…for April…" The beams from the girls were encouraging enough.

"We don't need Mimi for this one." Angel smiled.

"She wouldn't be much help." Joanne agreed.

"Eh…you're probably right…" Casey shrugged, "Mimi never was the romantic type."

Roger was sitting on his floor, his mother rambling about nothing in the background. Something about him and this fight he got into. Even though he really didn't do much fighting. He finally coaxed his mother to leave the house, asking her to get something useless he knew she'd have to look all over to find. As if on command ninjas appeared from every opening to the house.

"What is your order?" Asked one of them, obviously not too pleased to be taking orders from the likes of him.

"Watch all of them, find out where they go, how often, and when."

"That's all?!" He asked, sounding exasperated, "Karai wants you to bring her the girls, not study them!"

"Mimi knows I've run in with you guys, and she knows I'm not…pleased…with her attitude!" Roger yelled, "If what you say is true and there are four of those things involved with Mimi and her friends, they're all gonna be on their guard!" The ninja backed down. "We need them to loosen up a bit, or come looking for us…whichever comes first."

"We will be back with updates." With that all the ninja took off to fulfill their orders.

"They will feel my pain…"

Wow, Roger scares me...Alright, there you go! Still looking for artwork people! I'd be like truly and deeply honored!!

Two more chapters by next week, I promise...

Ohh and by the way guys, TUESDAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!!

-- Whispered Lies