She heard nothing but the sound of her heart beating in her chest like a low thud in her head. Each step brought another quivering breath throughout her body, louder than the last. She had no where to look but ahead knowing all too well what was chasing from behind. She gritted her teeth forcing herself faster, just a few strides further and she'd be where he said he meet her and she'd be safe again. He'd protect her, he always did.

Turning the corner of the alleyway she felt large arms wrap around her body. She winced making a low grunt in her throat as the air got knocked from it. She squirmed to get free as she felt their laugh vibrate in their chest against her chest. She tired to move as they applied more pressure around her body. She let out a soft sound as the air slowly seeped out of her lungs and the feeling of her ribs cracking made her groan in pain.

"Take her." She heard his voice say as her body, limp and sore from its tight hold being tossed to another pair of arms taking hold around her middle. She let her head hang low, not letting them see her tears, not giving them the pleasure to see they might have defeated her.

The light in the alleyway bled away as the doors to the truck she was tossed into closed. She scrambled around in the darkness feeling around for something, anything to break herself out. She could open the two doors of the truck, tuck and roll across the pavement, possible crack more ribs; she didn't care as long as she was out of the hands of these people. She found nothing on the ribbed bed of the truck and finally leaned herself against the metal on the side. She brought her knees up to her wheezing chest as tears streamed down her face.

As the doors opened she pushed her damp hair back out of her face and cleared it of all emotions. They took her by the biceps, pulling her from the bed of the truck as she went willingly, being dead weight in their arms. Her dirty shoes dragged along the pavement to an old warehouse on the outskirts of the city. She watched it pass under her, not letting her head up as her raven black hair hung over it.

They said little to her as they passed her over to more Purple Dragons before tossing her into a holding cell. Home made, she thought as she looked up and down the chain-link fencing welded into the metal pillars of the side of the warehouse. She gave nothing but glares and fierce looks to her watchers that sat in front of her. They did nothing but sit, and she did nothing but glare. Her legs tight to her chest as her arms hugged them, her dark black hair, and icy blue eyes giving a look of death to anyone that tried to come into her cage.

They tired, the hours, days, weeks she stayed in there. She couldn't tell anymore without a clock and without a window. They walked in, brushed her cheek, brushed her breast and they tired to pin her to the cold concrete as she kicked her foot out coming in contact with their groin. They brushed her lips with theirs as she bit down, hard enough to have blood fill her mouth from ripping away their skin. She spit it out as they fell back in pain slamming the door shut to her cage and calling her a "crazy bitch". She'd smirk as blood covered her lips, wiping it with her dirty hands.

She couldn't sleep, her eyes wouldn't allow it. They stayed open and focused on everything as she waited there with the slow passing of time. It was dark, no lights and no watcher she sat in the middle of her cage glaring ahead and she heard his heavy foot steps enter the room. She slowly let her eyes drift upwards at his large stature as he smirked flicking on the harsh lights over head. She winced putting her head down feeling his large hands grab her before she had time to react. He put his arm around her neck, pressing her backside into his front as he walked her down a hall.

"You have visitors my dear." His dark voice said from behind her as she did nothing but let her feet walk with his.

They entered the large room, open space of the warehouse as he threw her body to the floor. She let herself stay down as more arms wrapped around her, twisting them back and making her hiss in pain. They grabbed the back of her head forcing her face up to look ahead of her as her eyes shown the first emotion in hours, days, weeks. Her tired eyes widened as she saw the four brothers and Casey before her, weapons still in tact.

Raphael growled shifting forward as Leonardo kept him back. He gave his brother a warning eye as Raph narrowed his in response not moving until the time was right. This is what her waiting was about, so he could have them and use her was bait. This was apart of their plan. She forced her body to move, do something but she was too tired and too weak to do anything but let them hold her up. She felt her eyes burn from tears for the first time in she couldn't remember how long anymore. Her body ached to be in his arms again, just for a moment, a second even she just wanted to feel him on her. She wanted to be close to him and safe. He let his eyes wonder over her body before catching her eyes with his. They softened as she felt a tear slowly roll down her bruised cheek. She noticed his chest raise and fall with a heavy sigh as he brought his focus and glared eyes back towards Hun.

"You have no where to go freaks." Hun said with a smirk as his Purple Dragons surrounded the brothers and Casey. Michelangelo and Donatello both looked around them as Leonardo, Raphael and Casey glared straight ahead.

"Dude, there's a lot of 'em." Mikey said in a whisper as he leaned over towards his eldest brother. Leonardo gripped the hilt of his katanas tighter shaking his head.

"Nothing we haven't handled before Mikey." He said in a low growl as Raph smirked a little.

"Come and get her." Hun smirked as the Dragons tossed her body to the floor and ran forward.

Alexandra shot up in Raphael's bed in a harsh sweat, her heart racing as her eyes burned from the feeling of tears trying to come out. The dream slowly faded from her mind, her hands shaking as she ran them through her black hair. She looked over at him as he leaned up slowly with a furrowed brow looking at her face. She couldn't feel what expression she was wearing, but she knew it must have told him everything as he slowly put his arms around her bringing her body into his.

"It was justa dream Al." He whispered softly in her ear as she held tightly onto him.

"It, just felt, so real…" She sighed her cheek pressed tightly against his shoulder as she felt his head shake.

"Just a dream, I'm right here." He pulled away from her as she picked her head up. "I ain't lettin' anythin' happen to ya."

"It-It was 'bout that night I first got captured…" She said as he sighed, pulling her body back down to lay next to him. She let her head rest on his shoulder as his arm stayed around her body, rubbing smooth circles across her back. "I haven't thought about that night for years now." She said softly, letting her finger slowly graze the top of his plastron as she lay in his arms. His chest rose and fell with a heavy breath as she tilted her head upwards to look at him. "Last night shouldn't have happened." She sighed looking back down at her finger that moved down the line of his plastron, falling into harsh cuts and grooves left there from fights over the years.

"But it did." He said trying not to let his body shiver to her soft touch.

"Yeah, and it was my fault."

"No it wasn't. Don't go blamin' yaself now for shit that ain't even ya fault." He said looking down at her as she tilted her head upwards again.

"But I made you go topside I…"

"You didn't make me do shit. I went willin'ly. When was the last time you made me do anythin'?" He asked arching an eye ridge as she furrowed her brow.

"I can make you do stuff." He scoffed as she pulled away from him a bit.

"Like what?" He asked in an amused tone as she narrowed her eyes pushing his shoulders hard against his mattress as she sung her legs around his waist, straddling it and flipping her hair over one shoulder.

"Well for one, I know your weakness." She smirked still pinning his shoulders down. He narrowed his eyes on hers.

"'Course ya do." He said rolling his eyes as she arched a brow.

"You don't think so?"

"No, because I ain't got a weakness."

"Ok…" She said leaning her body down over his as she nudged his head to the side leaving his neck venerable as she kissed it lightly. He let out a soft laugh under her as she slowly opened her lips rolling her tongue over his green skin, leaving another soft kiss.

"That's nice and all sweetheart but I'm no where near…" He shifted under her slightly as his breath hitched suddenly in his throat as she kissed his neck once more, taking a hand from his shoulder and gliding a finger across his lower plastron. She moved it down onto his thigh as she ran it back up against his shell. She pulled back with a smile as he kept his narrowed eyes on hers.

"Like putty in my hands." She smirked as he grabbed her by the biceps and lifted her from his lap onto the mattress beside him. "Aw c'mon baby…" She giggled as he got from the bed and started putting on his gear. "It's just one of your spots." She shrugged still with a smile on. "It's a good thing I know them. And me, only me. Right?" She asked furrowing her brow slightly as he turned towards her with a confused expression.

"Who else would?" He asked tying his mask as she shrugged.

"Iunno, I was away for awhile and you never…?"

"No! And what the hell do you mean spots?"

"Like, certain places make you do certain things." She said crawled towards the edge of his bed as he stood in front of her. She slowly got on her knees sitting up as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders slowly tugging his body into hers. "Like here…" She said taking his hand and kissing the back of his wrist, opening her lips slowly against it as the tip of her tongue gently grazed his skin. "That's one." She said with a smile as he watched her with his eyes softening from the touch. "Found that one when we were fifteen." She looked down at his hand as she turned it over, walking her finger tips up his forearm. "We were wrestling an' you said I twisted ya wrist too hard. I knew you were lyin'…" Moving her eyes to his she noticed the slight twitch into a smirk at the corner of his lips. "But, I played along. And kissed it, like I just did slowly and seductive. I knew what I was doin', I just didn't think it would have sucha effect on you." A full smile taking over his face, as she let one came across hers.

"At that age everythin' you did had an effect on me." He chuckled lightly as she let out a soft one herself.

"Oh and you did a wonderful job at hidin' it." She said rolling her eyes.

"Hey! You were there and I had my hormones runnin' all crazy…"

"That was the summer we all went to the farm house." She said snorting back a laugh.

"I remember that." He said as she started messaging his hands now as he still stood in front of her.

"Yeah I bet." She said watching her fingers.

"What's that supposed to mean?" He asked looking down at her as she slowly raised her eyes to his, laughing again.

"That was the summer I finally got boobs." She said motioning towards her chest. "And that bikini I wore. I'm still tryin' to comprehend why Casey never shot you on sight." She said with a smile as he shrugged.

"I never noticed."

"You nearly fell off the dock." She said dropping his hand and looking up at him.

"Mikey fell off the dock, I…"

"Blushed like an idiot when I was sun bathin' and stammered every time I asked you what was goin' on." She chuckled as he rolled his eyes. "C'mon don't tell me you didn't replay me slowly slidin' off my white shorts and then slowly pullin' my tank top off shakin' out my hair and relievin' myself in that skimpy thing over and over again in your head that summer?" She said in a low voice. He narrowed his eyes looking down at her and taking a step back.

"Why would I tell you somethin' like that?" He asked rolling his eyes and turning towards the door.

"Because it's kinda hot." She said in a shrug starting to get off the bed as he stopped and turned back towards her.

"What?"

"Yeah! I mean most guys think 'bout like famous playboy bunnies or movie stars but you thought 'bout me. It's endearin' in a way." She smiled walking over to him.

"Well, I did think 'bout other girls." He shrugged with a smug smirk as she punched his arm.

"You'rea asshole. I thought we were havin' a good moment, reminiscin' 'bout our past and you…" He pushed his lips against hers as she put her hands up to push him away, putting her hands on his hard chest as they slowly moved up and around his strong shoulders pulling his body closer on hers. She smirked against his lips as he pushed her forward laying her back on his mattress as she let out a small noise as her body fell on it. He pulled back kissing down her neck as she closed her eyes tracing her finger tips slowly down the curve of his bicep.

"That got ya to shut up." He said in a smirk against her neck as she narrowed her eyes pushing him off her. He grabbed her hands pinning them to his pillow as he continued to kiss her neck. "I only thought 'bout you." He said in his husky voice against her ear as it felt like her whole body trembled beneath him. "When you were gone I tired to think of another girl, I even borrowed some of Casey's porn but, I did keep seein' that fuckin' bikini over and over again. The way you came outta the water, and laid down on the beach. You legs opened slightly with one bent with ya hands runnin' over ya thighs. When you were still wet and the wind blew over ya body, the way goose bumps went over ya skin." He said using that tone as he ran his hands up her stomach, under her tank top.

She arched her body into his touch as he smiled pressing his lips softly against her neck, before brushing them along it as he spoke. "I thought a million times, playin' the scenario in my head that summer how I would sneak down to your room and wake you up and you'd just want me." She sighed softly as his hands moved down her stomach and over her soft panties at her hip, curving around to her ass. "Why do ya think I took so many cold showas?" He asked as she smirked with a shrug. She slowly ran her hands up his arms as they circled around his shoulders pressing her body tight against his plastron as his hands ran along her body, moving from her ass up her back to her shoulder blades, and back again. "Wrestlin' with you used ta' kill me." He said with his lips still linger against her neck. She chuckled, waiting for him to go on. "Those sports bras you wore, and that piercin' you had on ya stomach…Man…" He sighed as she smiled nuzzling her cheek against his.

"I got rid of that awhile ago…" She said as his hands ran over her stomach, moving up slowly to her chest as his finger ran over them, moving along the round curve and down her side as her body shivered, letting out a small gasp as his finger grazed against her sensitive skin.

"I'm glad ya did…At the time though, it drove me up a fuckin' wall. That an' those jean shorts ya wore in the summer. There were times when ya bent over…I thought I was gonna die." He said as she chuckled again as it turned into another slight gasp, covered by a moan from his reaching around and firmly grasping her ass as he pushed her body up and tighter to his.

"So what now huh tough guy?" She asked in her own husky tone as he leaned up from her and looked into her eyes.

"You're back Al." He said softening his voice as she smirked. "That's all I need." He said averting her eyes as her smirked turned into a full smile, leaning her head up from his pillow and kissing his lips.

"You say the sweetest things sometimes ya know that?" She said keeping her smile as he let his eyes drift back to hers.

"I try." He said rolling his eyes as he leaned up off her and got from the bed. He turned his head as there was a knock on the door. He sighed walking over to it was he heard his youngest brother on the other side.

"Hey Raph, everyone decent in there?" Mikey asked as Raph rolled his eyes opening the door to Mikey standing with his hand over his face, covering his eyes. Raph shook his head and grabbed his brother's arm pulling it away and smacked him in the back of the head.

"Willya knock it off." He said walking past his younger brother as Mikey rubbed his head with a smirk at Alex. She sat up in Raph's bed with a smile as Mikey winked at her.

"Nice under-roos Al." He chuckled as she rolled her eyes.

"Mike, it's the same thing as seein' me in a swim suit."

"Yeah…" He said tilting his head slightly as she got up. She sighed walking over to the door to shut it as Raph stormed back towards his little brother, grabbing him by the tails of his bandanna and dragging him down the hall. Alex chuckled as she shut Raph's door, picking up her jeans from the night before.

She shook them out as she placed her foot inside one leg, noticing a tare in the knee. She sighed laying the jeans on Raph's bed to look for any other damage as she noticed blood stains on the sides, and a bloody hand print on her left back pocket. Her heart caught in her throat as she remembered the feeling of the warm blood of someone she had killed trickling down her palm. She clenched her eyes shut, trying to swallow down the bile that worked its way from her empty stomach. She dropped on her knees beside his bed as she tired to force the memory away.

She was able to keep her mind busy as it woke up with Raphael. His arms being around her, his body close and the feelings he made her experience to prolong the memories that were ignored. Now, seeing the evidence on her clothing, having the haunting feeling of blood on her hands, her muscles tightening as she heard the pop of his skin as it broke against the sharp blades. She clenched her eyes tighter, putting her hands to her head, feeling her skin moist with a cold sweat.

Getting up from the floor with shaky arms, braced on his mattress she slowly slid the blood ridden pants over her legs and buttoned them as fast as her shaky hands would allow. She left his room swallowing down hard again as more saliva built up in her mouth. She took in a slow shuttered breath, in through her nose and out through her mouth as she gripped tightly onto the railing.

Splinter watched her from the table in the kitchen as she finally took the last step. He let out a calming breath as he stood, leaning heavily on his walking stick starting towards her as she picked her head up to meet his gaze. She felt her stomach lurch forward again as she placed a hand to her mouth and felt her damp, clammy hands over her face. She closed her eyes taking in a slow breath as she smelt the residue of copper still lingering on her finger tips. She chocked back once more, before running towards the bathroom. She pushed Donnie out of the way as he exited just making it as her body heaved into the toilet.

He furrowed his brow as Splinter walked over to him placing a hand on his arm and patting it gently.

"She is fine Donatello. Go and make her some tea to sooth her stomach. We need to talk awhile." The elderly rat informed his intelligent son as Donnie nodded his head and turned towards the kitchen.

Alex laid her head on her forearm that draped against the rim of the toilet. She tried to steady her breathing, but as soon as her heart seemed to balance out she got another image of his eyes and the life in them slowly seeping away. The warmth of blood, his blood rolling down her arms, the smell of wet pavement and soil being taken over by the earthy smell of copper taking over her senses. She couldn't think of any good in it. Her life for his was what she kept telling herself. She could have died if she didn't kill him. She could have knocked him out, she could have tired a different maneuver. But, she didn't and he landed on those hedge clippers and he died because she killed him. She killed someone. For years she plotted death to any Purple Dragon that came her way, she just never thought this would be the after effect.

Sick with guilt of taking someone's life. He could have had children, he could have had a wife, he could have had a loving family and just needed money to get by. She clenched her eyes tight as tears seeped out from them and jumped to the feeling of a touch on her shoulder. She couldn't find the strength to pick her head up and look at him, but she knew who it was. She took in a breath of him as the linger scent of incense still clung to his robe.

"It was not something you could have prevented my child." He said softly as she felt her chest take in a shuttering breath before more tears worked their way out from behind her tightly shut lids. He ran his paw down her long black hair as she let herself relax a little. "Raphael has told me of what happened. If you could have done something differently, I know in my heart that you would have done it. But, that is fate my dear. You cannot change something that has already been done as much as you wish it to be true. You could have died in place of him, if you did something differently."

"B-B-But, I didn't…" She said in a hiccup, picking her head up slowly to meet his soft teaching eyes. He sighed guiding her head to press against his robe. She took in a breath of his familiar scent as her whole body seemed to relax. He put his hand to her chin, lifting her face again as a soft smile went across his face. He caught a tear that rolled down her cheek as she shook her head averting his eyes as much as she could.

"For the cost of his life over yours Alexandra I am grateful it was him. You are a strong, passionate, young woman with a heart that is set in something more pure than gold. The pain my sons would have seen if it was you by his hand would be beyond repair. Raphael would have done things that his heart isn't meant to see for revenge of your death. This is what we are trying to prevent by keeping you here. My concern is for your safety, and if that means a Purple Dragon shall go down, than so be it. You're life is more precious than any life he could have led." He felt his hand cup her cheek as she took in a shaky breath, closing her eyes slowly. She felt her head nod, trying to block out the images of all the brother's ridden with grief of her death. She felt another tear glide down her cheek as he sighed, taking her hand in his. She opened her eyes as he helped her to her feet. "Come, Donatello has made us some tea. It'll help calm your stomach." He said walking out of the bathroom as she followed with her head hung low.

She let her hand slowly drag along the bricks that lead to the kitchen to help steady her shaky legs. Leonardo got to her first as he walked down the stairs, catching her in his arms as she stumbled from her hand running out of wall. He steadied her back on her feet as she gave a meek smile patting his shoulder in thanks as he helped her to a chair.

She let her head fall on the table as she heard a cup slid in front of her. She picked her head up moving her bangs from her face and bracing her cheek against her palm as she gave another forced smile to Splinter as he sat next to her.

"Leonardo has informed Mr. Jones of last nights happenings. He is on his way." Splinter said taking a sip of his tea as Alex sighed lifting the cup her lips and taking a small sip herself. The hot liquid ran down her sore throat, soothing it slowly as it trickled down into her stomach. "I know you wish to change the past Alexandra." He said softly as she furrowed her brow, meeting his eyes. "It is apart of this city that I too wish my sons could have defeated by now, however it is not. They will always find us a threat, and they will always come looking for you as bait. I know you and Raphael have shared feelings of love for one another." The elderly rat said a little uneasy as Alex smirked a little to herself. "It is something I thought could never happen to any of my boys. I am glad you have given that gift to Raphael, and I do not wish to take it from him again."

"Sensei I…" She said in a horse tone as he held up a hand.

"I think it is time that we enhance your training." He said as his whiskered twitched at the tip of his snout. She furrowed her brow for a moment, being taken-a-back from the statement before her expression softened and a smile grazed across her face. "You will begin after your discussion with Mr. Jones. If you wish to stay here I do not want to keep worrying about you and your abilities. If I know you are prepared and ready, then and only then will you be able to accompany my sons in their patrols. Perhaps even find a place of your own, close by to your brother and Ms O'Neil." Splinter said as a smirk went to his face from watching Alex's expression becoming brighter.

She jumped from her chair wrapping her arms around his shoulders as he smiled wider patting the young girls back.

"Thank you Sensei! I won't let you down!" She said as she pulled away from him and bowed her head. He nodded his head waving his hand at her.

"Fine." He said turning back towards his tea. "Now, I believe it is almost time for my stories." He said grabbing his walking stick and heading for the couch.

Alex smiled watching him walk away as she turned to the fridge to grab a soda, feeling much better about her stomach. She sighed happily as she furrowed her brow slowly, closing the fridge door as she heard heavy running foot steps come down the stairs. She watched her brother look towards her, his face intense with a dark glare over his eyes. She arched a brow slowly to his expression.

"Where is he?" He asked in a growl as she cracked her soda open walking over towards her riled up brother.

"Who?"

"Don't play dumb with me Alexandra! Raphael! Where is he?"

Hearing his name being yelled from the kitchen Raph walked into the alcove from the dojo and slowly slipped his sais back into his belt. Alex followed her gaze from her brother to Raph before she shook her head, trying to get him to go back into the dojo.

"You!" Casey said pointing towards Raph as he narrowed his eyes at his best friend.

"Casey, don't!" Alex said as she grabbed her brother's arm before he ran at Raph. Raph took a step back as Leonardo came behind him from the alcove looking at Casey with a confused expression. "It wasn't his fault!" She said tugging Casey's arm back as he pushed forward.

"Bullshit it ain't! He let you go up top without a thought that they might be lookin' for you? Huh? You ain't gonna keep doin' this to her!" He yelled pulling his arm that Alex gripped forward, pointing it towards Raphael.

Raph kept his glare tight on Casey's as the man still walked towards him. Leo stepped next to his brother squaring off his shoulders as Alex ran forward to catch Casey before he came too close to Raph. She kept herself in between them as Casey took a step back. "Move Pip." He growled as she shook her head.

"No! Will you stop being a Neanderthal for like two seconds and listen to me?!"

"Listen to what? He's…"

"He has done nothin'! I wanted to go up and he kept me safe if he did anythin'! If it wasn't for him I'd be dead right now!" Casey crossed his arms as Alex kept her hands on Raph's behind her back, keeping her eyes on her brother as he sighed running his hand through his hair.

"What the fuck were you thinkin'?" He asked his sister as she sighed shaking her head.

"I just needed to get out." She shrugged as he rolled his eyes grabbing her shoulders and pulling her body into his for a hug. She hugged him back as Raph let his hands drop to his sides. Leo smirked patting his brother's shoulder before making his way to the kitchen.

"You're an idiot." Casey sighed against Alex's head as she chuckled a little.

"Yeah…But you woulda done the same thing."

"That's what worries me most." He said pulling away from her and mussing her hair. "And you!" He said pointing towards Raph. "Thanks for keepin' her safe man." He said punching Raph on the arm as Raph retaliated.

"Sure thing ya maniac." Raph chuckled as he wrapped his arm around Alex's shoulder dragging her into the kitchen. She giggled trying to break free as he finally let her go, walking towards the fridge and grabbing a soda for him and Casey.

"So, when are we gonna start my trainin'?" She asked taking the chair from the table and spinning it around sitting with her arms crossed over the back of it. She looked towards Raph, then Leo as he put down his tea cup, sitting back in his chair.

"Whenever you want." Leo said in a shrug as she smirked jumping from her chair.

"Let's do this then, fearless." She said walking towards the dojo.

"Why do I have a feeling this is a bad idea?" Leo asked looking towards Raph as he shrugged.

"Because it's like havin' another one of him 'round. An' no one wants that." Casey chuckled clapping a hand on Raphael's shoulder as Raph glared towards his friend moving his hand away.

"Wonderful…" Leo sighed sarcastically getting from the table.