A/N: Sorry everyone...been busy with my on going 'A sister's revenge' saga fictions also. Book three (bishop's discovery is retitled as 'Secrets in the blood') and four (Search begins: The stolen child) are re-written/edited and will be posted ASAP. Hope you will enjoy them, anyway with this story.

Chapter thirteen

Brotherly Suspicions

The terrapins returned back to the alleyway outside the 2nd time antiques shop. Walked in the door, witnessing Casey and April arguing. Mikey and Don stood in the doorway while Leo and Raph stood behind them, stunned.

"Taking care of me...I only got hurt trying to protect you." Casey stated

"Oooh...So you think that I need saving." April barked

"Ya twist everything that I say...Women." Casey hissed

"Why the all meshiest." April barked, calling the vigilante that he couldn't possibly understand

"Sheesh...How can we talk if ya don't speak English!" Casey abruptly replied, knocking over another antique vase

"I told you to watch the antiques, you big ape." April angrily hissed

The argument continued as Mikey assumingly stated. "I think they want to be alone."

"No one said that you had to come over in the first place." April growled

"Oh yeh." Casey barked back

April grunted and went to get a dustpan and broom. Raph went to go help while Leo gestured their friend to leave. Mikey followed but Don suspiciously watched his red clad terrapin with April. "Hey raph ya're comin'?" Don asked

"Yeh in a minute." Raph answered

Don walked out of the shop and waited in the vehicle with his brothers. "Thanks Raph." April softly said, gratefully.

The red clad terrapin softly smiled, quickly grasped and kissed her hand. "Welcome." He whispered. April returned the smile and gazed into his dark brown eyes, falling into his gaze as they were interrupted. "Raph?" Leo called

Both April and Raph yanked their hands away to avoid suspicion. "Yeh Leo...I'm comin." Raph answered

The blue clad terrapin raised his brow, suspiciously as he wondered why he was behaving strangely. April pretended nothing changed as she swept the broken pieces of the vase. "We'll see ya later, April." Leo said, leaving the shop.

"Yeah sure, see ya later guys." April replied, watching raph leave.

Raph closed the door behind him then hopped in the Battleshell, silently breathed. Don started the ignition and reversed out of the alleyway then drove back to the lair while Casey drove beside the van. "I'll see ya guys later." Casey said

"Take this Casey." Mikey answered, lightly threw a shell cell to the vigilante

"What is this?" He asked, confused

"It is a cell phone...what did ya think what It was?" Mikey replied

"Uh ok...thanks." Casey answered, riding the other way while the terrapins continued straight to the warehouse above their lair.

...In the lair...

Parking the Battleshell in the warehouse and waited for the elevator to raise. Walking inside the patiently stood still as the moving mechanical lift lowered down. The doors opened, naturally mikey went to the kitchen and made something to eat as he cravings stirred in his stomach. Leo went to speak with Splinter, Don went to his lab and Raph stretched his arms above his head and pretended to yawn then went to his room.

Yawn..."I gonna to bed." Raph stated

"Since when Raph turns in early?" Leo wondered, shrugged his shoulders and continued to his sensei's chamber.

Later that evening...

Raph stood in the door way of his room and looked around to see who was still awake or asleep. Mikey slept on the couch, snoring with the television on. Don slept in his lab, also snoring. Leo wasn't in sight so the red clad terrapin assumed that he was sleeping.

Leaped down the ledge and ran down the tunnel. The blue clad terrapin stepped out from the side of the lair's entrance, watching his brother leave in a hurry. Leo followed his brother through the sewers until he climbed inside a certain burrow.

Raph hid above, silently as Leo peeked inside. The blue clad terrapin climbed within the burrow and found a small pile of dirty magazines, assuming this is what raph was up to and secretly stowed away.

Abruptly sighed, rolling the magazines up then left the burrow and returned back to the lair. Raph silently leaped down from the ceiling and smirked. Turned around and ran down the sewers until he reached the nearest manhole. Climbing the ladder and pushed the manhole cover before he was discovered by an unaware citizen. Placing the cover in place then leaped to the nearest rooftop and made his way to the 2nd time antique shop.

Meanwhile in the shop, April swept the last of the broken shards and placed in the bin then put the dustpan and broom back in the cabinet behind the counter before making her way to the doors and locking them. Turning the shop lights off then tiredly yawned as she walked up the stairs to her apartment, slowly undressed out of the t-shirt as she took the last step.

Throwing her t-shirt to the dining table chair, walked to the kitchen and turned the kettle on as she leaned on the sink, thinking about her relationship with the red clad terrapin. Confused but also feeling that she has fallen for her friend to quickly.

Opening the cabinet and took out the box of lemon tea and placed one teabag in the cup then poured the boiling water. Stirring the tea as it brewed then walked to the table and sat down. Sipping her drink, making her decision about whether to continue with the game or see where it may go despite it may not work out.

'What am I going to do?' she thought

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To be continued in chapter fourteen...

I know another short chapter...have to be patient as this is taking a while to write and I am going with the flow, tell me what you think. Your opinions and reviews are greatly appreciated.

Read and review until next time...tootles