NEW CHAPTER AUGUST 2020

Ok, so this is a first for me, writing a bit of smut. This is the start of what a lot of people have been waiting for, so I hope you like it. I am nervous.

*Song playing in the kitchen area while Tyler cooks: Like That by Doja Cat feat Gucci mane. Cold Blooded Love by Goblins from Mars.

*Song playing while Raph is in shower: Devil Eyes by Hippie Sabotage.

*Song playing while Raph has breakfast: Sex by Cheat Codes x Kris Kross Amsterdam.

*Song for Leo and Karai: Unconditionally by Katy Perry.

*Song as Tyler gets dragged away: The Power of Love by Gabrielle Aplin.

Chapter 25. She Loves Me Not.

Raph sprung up in his bed. He was breathing heavily and sweating. As he calmed, he looked around his surroundings, he was in his room. He took a deep breath and slumped back down onto his bed. Tyler had starred in his dream again.

KNOCK! KNOCK!

"You ok brah?" Mikey was knocking on his door, "…we're doing breakfast, you want anything? Ty brought eggs, sausage and bacon!"

Raph rubbed his face and climbed up from his bed wrapping his sheet around his waist. He gathered it in his crotch area to cover his large arousal before opening his bedroom door.

He looked at his younger brother, his smile huge.

"Woah Raph, morning glory or what?!" Mikey had immediately notice Raph trying to cover up. "…who you been dreamin about bro?"

"Fuck off Mikey, it's too early for this shit!" snapped Raph as he pushed the orange clad turtle to one side and started to make his way down to the shower room.

"Hey, what did I do?!" Mikey flipped his arms as he watched Raph disappear.

The morning glory thing was nothing new among the brothers. They all had the odd embarrassing morning where they had to quickly rush to the shower room or toilet to 'adjust' or 'attend' to themselves. It was a bit more awkward having a girl around. They had to be stealthier in order to keep Tyler unaware. They did not want her to feel uncomfortable.

Mikey shrugged and made his way back to the kitchen.

Leo was at the kitchen table reading the newspaper and Tyler was dishing out eggs from the frying pan. She looked up at him and smiled.

"Did Raph want anything?"

Mikey hopped up the steps and helped her with the plates, "who knows, he's in another funk!"

"I think he's had another nightmare," said Leo as he flicked his paper, he glanced at Tyler who was taking a drink of her tea, oblivious, then carried on reading.

"Well he must be into some kinda kinky shit," said Mikey as he picked up some bacon and put it on his plate, "…his nightmares are giving him the early morning ramrod effect!"

Tyler suddenly sprayed her tea all over as Leo unintentionally screwed up his face and paper. They looked at Mikey who shoveled some bacon into his mouth.

"What the actual fuck Mikey?!" said Leo in shock.

Donny and Irma walked out of the corridor and towards the kitchen.

Donny pulled a chair out for Irma next to Leo and she sat down, he looked at Leo who looked like he was in mental pain and Tyler was wiping her chin and the table around her.

"Have I missed something?" he picked up the crumpled newspaper that Leo had now discarded, "…what's happened to this?"

Leo reached for his tea and waved off Donny's question, still disturbed by Mikes earlier comment.

Tyler turned and picked up the coffee and tea pot and put them in the center of the table then sat down next to Mikey. He and her looked at each other than at Irma and Donny who were looking deeply into each other's eyes while sharing their food. Mikey rested his chin on his hands and smiled as Donny noticed him watching them.

"Are you guys in love?" asked mike with a dreamy look.

Donny's eyes widened and Irma pulled away from him as she noticed he was embarrassed by the question. Leo folded his arms and pinched the bridge of his nose feeling embarrassed for them, Tyler did the same.

"Well, um, we have only just, I mean, we haven't um…" Donny stuttered feeling the pressure.

"We haven't discussed anything like that yet," Irma butted in, "…we're just enjoying each other's company and fucking like rabbits whenever we get the chance!" she looked back at her food and continued to eat. She was not the slightest bit embarrassed.

Tyler smiled as Mikey and Leo sat there with their mouths open, they were stunned.

Donny looked at Irma for a moment. He was overwhelmed by her honesty and her ability to take everything in her stride. Nothing seemed to bother her.

"You know what?" he said grabbing her attention, "…I do really like you, it might be a little early to say love but I do feel like we have a strong connection, even if we have only been seeing one another for a short time…"

Irma's face lit up and Tyler leaned forward hoping to hear what she thought might be coming next.

"…would you like to be my girlfriend? Kind of like, go steady?"

Tyler almost burst, she started to clap her hands excitedly, Mikey watched her.

"Really?" said Irma. She had never been someone's girlfriend before; no guy had stuck around long enough. Donny nodded frantically; he had never been surer about anything in his life. Irma scrambled up from her seat pulling Donny up with her. She pulled his head down to hers and crashed her lips to his. Leo, Tyler and Mikey watched, they were all really happy for them, that was until the kissing became a little heated and open mouth French kissing started to happen, Tyler squinted her eyes and Leo shook his head looking away, Mikey sat watching with a distraught look on his face, grossed out by what he was witnessing.

Irma pulled away from Donny breathing heavily, she looked him up and down and then started to drag him towards the corridor towards the bedrooms.

"Again?!" said Donny as he followed helplessly.

"I think that was a yes!" shouted Mikey as he watched the two pile down the corridor. He looked at Tyler, "Did that freak you out too?"

She nodded, "How could you tell?"

Leo smiled at her, "If your mouth doesn't say it your face usually does!"

Mikey nodded with a grin and she smirked.

"What can I say?" she continued, "…Irma is, rampant. I just hope Donny can keep up!"

They all sat in silence for a moment. Leo watched Mikey staring at Tyler. He was head over heels for her. Tyler picked up a sausage from her plate and slid it into her mouth, Mikey took a deep breath as she did so, his body hitched as if he could feel her mouth. She took a bite from it then put it back on to her plate.

"Why don't you guys go on a date tonight?" said Leo as he reached for his tea. Mikey and Tyler snapped their heads to him.

"Huh?" Mikey looked at his older brother, he laughed nervously as he and Tyler exchanged glances "…what are you doing bro?"

Leo smirked, "You know, Tyler hasn't dated anyone for a long time, and we all know what the last guy she went out with was like…" he crossed his eyes and waived his hand about, "…psycho!" Tyler looked at him wide eyed as he continued, "…I think it would be good if she had a proper date with someone she trusts and knows, and Mikey hasn't dated anyone ever so this would be a life experience for him,"

Tyler and Mikey looked at one another again.

"I know you two are close friends but friends can go on dates together, like a friend date, but do it properly, like a nice meal, candlelight, a movie, wine, go all out for each other, make an effort!"

Mikey looked at Leo who gave him a little wink. He knew what he was doing, he was creating a scenario for Mikey, so he could finally tell Tyler how he felt. Mikey lent forward a little to Tyler.

"Do you, um, you wanna do this?" he said nervously as Tyler turned to him, "…do you wanna, I mean," he looked at Leo then back at Tyler and cleared his throat, "…would you like to go on a date with me? A proper one, like Leo said?" His heart was pounding.

Tyler's mouth was dry, she swallowed so she could speak, she too looked at Leo for reassurance. Leo never talked to Tyler about her feelings for Mikey, she didn't know if he knew or not, but it was like an unspoken thing between him and her. He knew there was something but never delved. If he had have known, he would have almost certainly told Raph so that he would back off and let them get together. He didn't know Tyler was in love with Mikey and was unaware that he was giving the two an opportunity to finally confess their feelings.

Tyler smiled at Mikey, "I would really love that."

Mikey smiled back trying to contain himself, stopping himself from jumping around like an idiot. They looked at each other for a moment smiling then looked back at Leo.

"Good," said Leo getting up from his seat, "…I'll get in touch with Karai and ask her to bring the stuff you guys will need, then me and her will go and catch up."

Mikey stood up too and he and Leo bumped fists, "Thanks man," he said giving Leo and knowing look. Leo nodded and took his phone from his belt to call Karai as he walked to the dojo.

Mikey turned back to Tyler; she was staring at him. Could this be it? Could this be the beginning of her and his story? She hoped to god that it would be. Mike sat down again to face her.

"So," he said nervously but excited at the same time, "…what do you want to do? I have some idea's, but I'll let you decide."

Tyler reached and rubbed his hand and he felt his body goosepimple, by tonight she could be his girlfriend!

"I'm sure whatever you want to do will be fine. She smiled, I'll let you surprise me, but at some point, I need to talk to you about something."

Mikey maneuvered his hands so that he was now holding hers, his blue eyes showing concern for what she just said.

"Sure, are you alright? Do you want to talk now? What's wrong?" he said rubbing her hand lovingly.

She smiled at him, he was always so caring and thoughtful, especially to her.

"Really, it's nothing to worry about," she said, "…you asked me if I had worked the stuff out that I went to do last night, remember?"

He nodded.

"…well, I think I have, and I just wanted to share it with you, later, if that's ok?"

A smile bigger than the last took over Mikey's face, "Cool."

She smiled and took her hands away from his, sitting back in her chair as she picked up her tea and took a sip while all the time staring at him. He slumped back in his chair with a sigh of satisfaction.

"Leave tonight up to me babe," he said looking dreamily at her, his nostrils flared and he caught the smell of her sent, his body trembled as he felt a tightness in his lower shell, "…I've got some ideas that will make for a great night!"

"I can't wait." She said as she looked hungrily at him.

"All sorted!" shouted Leo from the corridor, "…Karai will take the stuff down to the den this evening. In the meantime, Mikey, get stuff washed up and come to the dojo."

Mikey let out a sight of annoyance but got up anyway, he owed his brother for putting him in his current situation so did as Leo asked. Tyler got up also and helped him gather the dishes.

"What are you gonna do for the rest of the day?" asked Mike as they moved to the sink, I have no idea what Leo wants or how long its gonna take so I don't know if we'll get to hang until later."

"That's ok," she said as she leant against the kitchen side, "…I haven't hung out with Raph for a while and he's been a bit mopey for the last few days,"

Mikey rolled his eyes, "You noticed that too huh?"

"Yup," she continued, "…so I think I'll go cheer him up and see if he wants to talk, see if I can get to the bottom of it."

Mikey frowned as he filled the sink up with soapy water, "Well, good look with that angel cakes."

"Speaking of Raph," Tyler looked about, "…where is he?"

Steam filled the shower room. It was an open shower, a full tiled room with a wooden bench if you just wanted to sit and enjoy the steam. There was a sink to the left as you walked through the door, that was where the guys and Tyler would brush their teeth.

Raph was under the shower. He had removed his bandana and all his accessories, his shorts and bandagers. He was naked.

He hung his head down facing the wall. One of his hands supported his weight against the tiles. The hot water was spraying on to his head and the back of his neck. He let it run down over his face and body. With his other hand he rubbed his eyes, then he rubbed his neck cracking it in the process. He opened his eyes and took a frustrated deep breath. His erection was refusing to go away. He would have to take care of it himself. He reached down and squeezed the tip and he hissed profusely closing his eyes again. He slowly started to rub from tip to base and his breathing became heavy. A flash back of his dream of Tyler appeared in his head, a flash of him looking down at her as she sucked his fingers while he slowly pushed his tip into her. She was laid on his bed, arching her back as she enjoyed the feeling of him stretching her with his hard-throbbing member. His eyes shot open again. He continued to rub, each stroke becoming faster and his squeezing getting tighter. He shut his eyes again and another flash entered his head. She was on top of him this time, his hands caressing her breasts as she slid forcefully up and down on his huge cock. He was close to his release but carried on, growling deeply as the vision of him pounding her hard up against his bedroom wall brought him to his peak. He grits his teeth and squeezed his eyes together as he felt his cum shoot through his fingers. He started to pant, trying to catch his breath. He opened his eyes and rested his head against the tiles, allowing the water to run over him again. He cleaned himself up and washed away any remnants of what he had just done.

He walked over to the sink after getting dressed and wiped the steam from the mirror as he put his bandana back on. He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror. He looked at his reflection for a moment before shaking his head and opening the door to head out to the kitchen.

As he reached the end of the corridor, he saw Mikey wander from the lounge and into the dojo. As he walked past, he looked into see Mikey and Leo walking to the center of the dojo to the crash mats. They were obviously about to do some sparring. He carried on walking till he was in the lounge.

"There he is!" Tyler shouted as she saw him.

He looked over to her in the kitchen, she had just put on a fresh pot of coffee. She smiled at him and clinked two cups together, "Come on Raph, I saved you some breakfast and coffee!"

He looked at her and smiled. Was there a better start to the day? Well, his dream could have been real, that would have been better.

He made his way to the table as she finished setting a place for him. she pointed at him then to the chair at the opposite side of the table, indicating for him to sit. He did and he watched her turn back to the oven. She had on a long oversized black T-shirt with some short shorts underneath and some fluffy pink sliders that April had given her. Her hair was tied up in to two high messy buns and stray hair hung down that refused to stay in place. She had done him some fresh eggs and toast along with the left-over bacon and sausages. She placed everything in front of him then grabbed the coffee pot and put that on the table too as she straddled the chair opposite and looked at him.

"Bon' Appetit!" she said with a flash of teeth and a wink.

He looked at the feast he had in front of him then back at Tyler who was now pouring coffee into the two cups she had clinked together earlier. He started to tuck in. This was strange. Not ten minutes ago he was dreaming about her and now she was sat across from him looking all beautiful and sexy drinking coffee and trying to straighten out a crumpled-up newspaper.

"Where is everyone?" he asked with his mouth full.

Tyler swallowed the coffee that was in her mouth and pointed to the dojo. "Leo and Mike are doing some stuff, Splinter is meditating in his study and Donny and Irma are, having sex, again."

Raph stopped chewing his food and looked at Tyler, his eyes wide. She looked back at him and smirked.

"I know, luckily they are keeping the volume down."

Raph swallowed, then took a drink of coffee to wash it down. Tyler smiled at him.

"You've been a bit down lately Raph, are you ok?"

He looked back at her; a little smile started to curl his lips. He liked her concern for him.

"I'm good, I guess," he looked her up and down, "…but I could be better…" fuck it he thought, he was gonna ask her to hang out. If he was going to attempt to move on, he had to be able to deal with them hanging out solo again. They hadn't done it for so long and he had been avoiding it until he had figured out what to do. "…I'd be better if you agreed to hang out with me today," He gave her a smoldering look as she smiled back.

"I was gonna ask you the same thing, it feels like ages ago since we last spent some time together."

His smile began to grow but he suppressed it. He didn't want his feelings resurfacing. He looked at her as she got up from her chair and reached over to grab a piece of bacon and a slice of toast he had left. He saw her thighs slap against the table and his mind started to go back to his dream. Who was he kidding, he had just jerked off in the shower over her. He was fucked. These feelings were not going away.

"I got some place to be tonight," she said as she sat back down, "…but other than that, I'm all yours!"

God, he wished that were true. All the things he would do he thought. Fair enough he had been having these sex dreams about her but just the thought of holding her, kissing her, falling asleep together, holding her hand. He wanted all that, not just the sex. He wanted someone to love.

She got up from her seat again and cleared the table. She washed up and put everything away.

"I thought you could maybe show me the rest of what you're doing with your bike," she said as Raph got up, he towered above her as he moved closer, "…I noticed a rattle when I rode it, u wanna fix it? I'll help."

He cracked a smile, she was all his dreams rolled into one, tough, sarcastic, funny, sexy, stubborn, and into the same things as him. "That's cool," he said as he put his hand just above her rear and directed her toward the corridor and the workshop to where the bike was, "…then we can take it for a spin again, I'll even treat you to a cheeky hot dog and a big gulp if you want?"

Tyler maneuvered her arms around Raph's bicep and squeezed, "Aww Raph, you're the best!"

As the day went on Raph and Tyler were out and about on the bike, they went to Casey's bar and to a hot dog vender like Raph had promised, he bought them both big gulps and they sat in central park in a little secluded area while they ate and drank and talked. But as it started to get darker it was time to head back, and time for Tyler to go on her date with Mikey. She didn't tell Raph about it, this was his day, she wanted to cheer him up and make everything about him for a change.

As Tyler came out of a coffee shop with an ice coffee, she saw Raph putting his phone away and he walked over to meet her at the bike.

"That was Leo," said Raph "…he asked us to call at April and Casey's place to make sure it's all ok before we head back."

Casey and April were away on their honeymoon. They were in the Hamptons and had asked the guys to keep an eye on their apartment while they were out of town.

"Ok," said Tyler as she sucked on her straw. Raph watched as she stood drinking her coffee, his spare leather jacket buried her, and she looked adorable with her pigtail buns and her pink fluffy sliders. He shook his head amused by her and chuckled.

"What?" she said still drinking from her straw.

He grinned at her, "Look at you, all cute and everything."

"Yeah? You think I'm cute?" she teased.

He winced a little, he didn't mean to say that, not in that way.

"I, I mean, you are cute, yeah, your small, in my jacket…" he looked at her big blue eyes looking up at him, she looked amused by him struggling. He sighed deeply realizing that she was playing, "…just get on the bike!"

He got on the bike and started the engine and looked back at her. She bounced over and climbed on. They sped through the streets to April and Casey's.

Mikey bounded through the Lair door and saw Leo getting ready to leave to go and see Karai. They were meeting at their usual spot. Mikey had the biggest smile on his face and bounced over to Leo.

"Leo, bro, everything is set up at the den!" he beamed, "…I think this is gonna be it bro, this is gonna be the night I tell her!"

Leo smiled at his little brothers' enthusiasm, maybe this was it. Maybe this was the night for him too with Karai, the night he puts everything right and they start afresh.

"All I need to do is wait for her to come home and then I will work my magic." Mikey continued to smile.

"She might be a little late," said Leo as he picked up his phone and made his way over to the fridge to get a bottle of water, "…I asked her and Raph to check in on April and Casey's apartment before heading back."

"No problem," said Mike, "I'll go and meet her there, its quicker to the den from the apartment."

"Ok," said Leo, "…right, I'm off!" he took a deep breath as he made his way to the door with Mikey in toe.

"Fucking damn key!" spat Raph as he and Tyler scaled the building of April and Casey's apartment. Neither of them thought they were going to be at the apartment tonight, so they didn't have a key. Raph couldn't be bothered to go all the way back to the lair to get it so decided to climb to the roof and then go in through the skylight.

"We could have just gone back," said Tyler as she swung from him on to the roof, he grabbed her bottom and pushed her up.

"Screw that!" he said as he jumped up, he then bent down to look at the skylight window frame, "…we're here now, let's just get this done."

Tyler took off Raph's jacket, she pulled up her top and tied it under her boobs like a crop top and took off her sliders. Raph watched and swallowed hard as he saw her toned tummy and legs.

"W, what are you doing?" his voice husked.

"Well, I can get in easier than you, you could just lower me down, that's why I've done this with my shirt, so it won't snag." She tucked it under her bra. "Ta-daa!" she said doing a little twirl.

She suddenly sparked something in him. He felt a rush of adrenalin and a twinge in his crotch. He stood up looking at her then started to walk over as she looked up at him with a smile. His pace quickened as he reached her. He grabbed her and lifted her up, pushing her hard against the wall on the roof.

"Raph!" she yelped as her back hit the brick. She straddled him trying to keep herself steady. Her fingers digging into his shoulders. With one hand he grabbed her rear and with the other he cupped her face. She looked at him, trying to work out what he was doing. He had taken her by surprise. Had he seen a threat from another building? Maybe he saw the foot and was protecting her? or maybe he was just play fighting? His breathing was heavy as he looked in her eyes, their faces close together. She could feel his breath on her face and the heat coming from his body. She felt his hands ride up from her bottom and up towards her breasts, "…What are you doing?" she whispered as she looked in his green eyes, he looked longingly into hers then pushed his lips to hers passionately. Her eyes widened, surprised by his actions, for a moment as the confusion set in she allowed him to continue, then she felt his erection rub against her inner thigh through his shorts. She pushed him away from her sharply. He looked at her confused, he went in for another kiss, but she pushed him away again.

"What are you doing Raph?!" she shouted as she struggled to get out of his grip. She squeezed out of his arms and dropped to the ground then stood up and turned quickly to face him.

"I, I, I'm in love with you Tyler" He said, his heart was wide open, he was ready to tell her everything.

She looked up at him as he began to walk towards her, and she took a few steps back keeping the space between them and he stopped. His face looked hurt.

She put her hands to her face and rubbed roughly trying to grasp what he had just said.

"Are you kidding me?!" she snapped, they stood looking at one another for a moment.

"I didn't choose this," he said, "…but, I can't take it anymore. I want you so bad…" he let out a deep sigh of frustration, he started to pace the roof, "…I think about you all the time, I dream about you, it's like I crave you, you're all I want but I can't have because of…" he stopped before he said Mikey's name.

"because of what?!" she said, overwhelmed by what he was saying.

He looked at her and moved towards her again, she froze as he pulled her into him, he cupped her face with both hands and kissed her deeply again. She grabbed his hands and pulled away from his kiss gently this time.

"I'm sorry Raph," she said as she licked and bit her bottom lip, "…but I…"

As she looked up at him, she noticed something move out of the corner of her eye. She turned and her heart sank. "Oh my god!"

Raph snapped his head to look in the same direction as Tyler.

Mikey was stood watching them, "You gotta be fuckin kiddin me!"

Leo had arrived at the spot where he and Karai usually met. He walked through the steam vents and looked for her. she wasn't there yet; he had obviously gotten there a little early. He paced the alley for a moment before looking up to see a dark shadowy figure above him, then he saw it jump up on to the roof. He immediately followed. When he got up there, he was alone. The shadow figure had gone. He looked around but saw nothing. He then felt a grab on his arm, he pulled round poised in self-defense but was greeted by a long lingering kiss instead of a punch. His eyes were wide with surprise, but he melted into it and kissed back. The attacker pulled away.

"Hey Karai," Leo slowly opened his eyes to see his ex-stood in front of him.

She smiled at him and his heart raced.

"I know why you called me, why you wanted to meet," she said with a blush, "…Tyler certainly likes to reassure people and she told me how you opened up to her about us."

Leo smirked, "Did she now?" he gave a little chuckle and started to pace slowly.

Karai studied him for a moment. "Leo, please be honest with me now…"

Leo looked up at her.

"…do you, do you love Tyler?"

He breathed deeply through his nose and walked over to her, stopping in front of her.

"…its just, the way you talk about her, the way you shine, the way you look at her…" she lowered her head, not wanting to really know the answer.

He sighed, "I admire her. She is proof that you can walk through hell and still be an angel." He lifted her chin with his hand, and they looked at one another. "I do love her, but it's not in the way you think. I feel like she is my soul mate because of the spiritual connection we share. She is my little sister, my student, my friend. I'm proud of her and I may gush about her but that might be my way of expressing my achievement in helping her become what she is."

Karai was starting to understand now she was hearing it from him. she was getting the truth right from the source and she trusted Leo.

"What me and her have, it isn't what you and I have. It never could be."

She glanced up at him again as he looked into her eyes lovingly.

"You will always be my favorite hello and my hardest goodbye,"

She closed her eyes listening to his words as he now began to pull into her, stroking her pale cheek.

"…you're the person I'll never stop looking for in a crowd and there will always be a piece of my heart that smiles when I think about you or hear your name. I love you Karai. I've never stopped loving you"

Her eyes widened.

"…It doesn't matter about anything; I will love you when you are a still day and I will love you the same when you are a hurricane."

They melted into another kiss. Karai had never felt so amazing. The two continued to embrace.

"I love you too, my Leonardo," she said gently as they pulled their faces away from each other, "…It was instinctive, the way I fell for you, like an effortless intake of breath."

"Can we try again?" said Leo, "…can we give us a real chance this time, away from the foot and the purple dragons?"

She was so prepared to do this for him. her entire being was willing to take on his way of life and be part of a real family. She sunk into his eyes again but before she could answer they were interrupted by screaming and shouting from a roof a few blocks away, the sound carried by the breeze. Leo pulled away from Karai and he stood still trying to listen and concentrate.

"That's Tyler!" he's said as he looked back at Karai.

"She must be in trouble," her eyes darted around, "…we should get to where she is fast!"

The two took off in the direction of the noise over the rooftops.

Raph's face hit the concrete floor hard, he could taste blood in his mouth and spat as he attempted to get up.

"ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!" Mikey kicked his older brother in the side, the force pushing him across the rooftop floor.

"Mikey! Stop!" Shouted Tyler as she tried to drag him away from Raph.

Raph put his hand up, trying to ask Mike to stop so he could get up. Mikey hopped about, his anger consuming his body, ready to beat his brother again. Tyler got between the two, her hands up to Mikey.

"You need to stop this, it's Raph, it's your brother!" she pleaded

"Fuck that!" snapped Mikey, "…what the fuck was he doing? He was on you, touching you, kissing you…" he saw Raph get up and he tried to go at him again.

"No Mike! Don't!" she said again as her eyes filled with tears. She had never seen him like this.

Mikey pushed past her to Raph. He pinned him by his throat, his other hand holding his nunchucks ready to punch him in the face. Raph refused to fight back, to him he deserved this. He knew about Mikey's feelings for Tyler yet pursued his own.

"I'm sorry bro," he said as he wobbled.

"You knew Raph!" he shouted, now becoming emotional, "…you knew how I felt about her!"

Tears started to roll down Tyler's cheeks, "what?"

Mikey let go of Raph and turned, his attention now on her. He stormed over to her and she stumble back actually scared that he could hurt her. he put his hands up and slowed his pace.

"Woah, woah, I'm not gonna hurt you…" his tears steaming too now, "…I love you."

Tyler started to sob uncontrollably, "I don't understand. What is going on?!"

He got closer, "That's what the date tonight was all about, me telling you that I love you, not as a friend but as more then that, god, so much more than that!"

She stared up at him as she became emotional not quite believing what she was hearing. Mikey looked at her then at Raph,

"Wait a second, has this between you guys been going on all the time?!" he looked between them two, "…are you guys together?!"

Raph just looked at Mike as he held his ribs, and Tyler panicked.

"No, no, its not what you think!" she scoffed

Mikey held his head and let out a loud deep growl, Tyler had never heard anything like it.

"MAN! I am so stupid! I'm so fucking stupid!"

Tyler ran over to him, "No you're not, you're not Mike, you don't understand, I can explain every…" just then Tyler felt something sharp in her back taking her breath away. Mikey looked up at her wondering why she had suddenly stopped talking. She felt another sharp pain in her side and jolted with the impact. Mikey went to grab her as she stumbled. Raph's eyes widened and he ran over from across the roof to his brother and Tyler.

"Tyler, Tyler what's wrong?" Mikey yelled as he examined her.

Raph saw what had hit her, he reached to her back and pulled out a tranquilizer dart covered in blood and Mikey pulled another from her side.

"What the fuck?!" he snapped as he pulled her into his chest, Raph stood up, his Sai's out, looking around for whoever had fired the shots. Suddenly foot soldiers flooded onto the roof surrounding them.

"Give us the girl and we will leave you unharmed," one of the soldiers said.

"You're not gonna touch her!" growled Mikey.

"Don't worry bro," Said Raph as he turned to Mike, "…you get her away, I'll deal with these guys."

Mikey looked at Raph, he was torn, still filled with rage towards him but knowing that he could not fight off all these foot soldiers and protect Tyler at the same time on his own. He nodded at his brother in agreement.

Raph smiled and turned back to the soldiers and piled into them with a roar. Mikey picked up Tyler who was half unconscious and maneuvered through the crowd deflecting their attacks. Just as he thought he had made it and got away with Tyler he felt a grappling hook wrap around his ankle bringing him down and dropping Tyler. With the shock of hitting the floor she woke up and lifted her head, Mikey was laid an arm stretch away and she reached for his hand.

"Mike," she said as he lifted his head. Their eyes connected and they stared at one another. Mikey felt a number of foot pinning him down. Tyler tried to crawl towards him but was yanked up from the floor by her hair. After seeing this and hearing her scream he suddenly found the last shred of strength he had and pushed himself up from the floor throwing all the soldiers from his body. He charged towards them but as he weakened, they forced him back. As he struggled, he saw Trent dragging Tyler away. She was limp in his arms and he glared and smirked back at Mikey.

"I'm gonna kill you Trent!" Mikey screamed as he got tazered by one of the foot. He fell back to the floor as he heard the foot getting smashed up around him. Suddenly there was quiet, and he felt hands on him trying to help him up. He opened his eyes to fine Leo and Karai checking him.

"Tyler!" he panted, "…they've taken Tyler!"

Leo and Karai looked at each other as Raph jumped on to the roof too.

Mikey glared at him as he caught his breath and looked away. "I need to get her back!" he said as he climbed up, "…I'm fast, I can probably catch them."

"You cannot Michelangelo," said Karai, "…the best way to deal with this is to regroup and come up with a plan."

"Yeah," said Raph, "…she used to be part of them, she knows how they work, we should listen to her."

Mikey looked at Raph again, his fists clenched and his anger raging. He ran at his brother and pushed him hard. "Fuck you bro!" he yelled throwing punches.

Leo shot between then shocked by what was happening, "Hey! What the hell is going on?!"

"Ask him Leo!" shouted Mikey, "…He was all over Ty, groping her and kissing her!"

Leo shot a look at Raph, "What? You told her?!"

Mikes eyes widened, "wait, you knew?!"

They all stood looking at one another and started to argue.

Karai got into the middle and interjected. "Stop it! All of you!" she glared at them all. "Leo, why don't you start?"

Leo looked at Mikey and took a deep breath. "I have known for a long time that Raph has had feelings for Tyler…"

Mikey started to shake his head angrily.

"…but I advised him not to act on it due to your feelings for her and how long you have been in love with her."

Suddenly something sparked in Karai's head, "wait a sec, you're in love with Tyler?"

Mikey looked at his brothers then looked back at her. "Yeah."

Karai started to chuckle and the guys exchanged annoyed glances.

"Karai," said Leo, "…this really isn't the time,"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," she said trying to calm herself, "…It's just that…" she looked at Mikey, "…She is in love with you!"

Mikey stared at her his brows lifted struggling to process what she had just said.

"What?" said Leo as he looked at Karai.

Karai nodded. "The other night, when I followed her, we had a 'girlie night' and she was talking about it. How much she loved Michelangelo."

Raph, looked away finding it unbearable to listen.

"…she was pondering whether or not to tell you… "Karai continued, "…she said every time she was going to tell you you threw in the friend card and she backed out."

Mikey looked at Leo, "did you know this?"

Leo shrugged; he had no idea. "Did you know Raph?"

Raph was now at the edge of the building looking out over the busy streets below. "No," he said, his voice breaking, "…I had no idea," his breath caught in his throat. He felt like an idiot to think that Tyler could return his feelings, knowing now that she loved Mikey and not him. If he had known this before he might not have pursued her.

Mikey began to get flustered and looked at Karai again. "She loves me?" he said, trying to let it sink in, "…you do mean like boyfriend girlfriend love? Not love you as a friend love, right?

Karai nodded. "Yes, the way that I love Leo."

Leo looked at her and smiled warmly as she looked back at him.

Mikey smiled. Tyler loved him, he loved her. This is what he wanted more than anything, but she was not here. She had been taken from him. His mood suddenly changed, and the pang of despair and anger shot into him again.

"We have to find her! Leo, I need to get her back!"

Leo moved to him, "we will Mikey, we need Donny and Irma's help for this. Raph!" he shouted as he looked over to where Raph was, but he was gone. Leo sighed. He pulled out his phone, tapping on it and held it to his ear.

"Donny? Get the weapons and the lab ready. The foot have taken Tyler. We're going to get her back!"