Disclaimer: I do not own TMNT. I do own Lilly and her parents.

A/N: Welcome to the third chapter of Teenage Human Ninja Girl based off of the 2012 TMNT cartoon where we will tackle Turtle Temper as Lilly works together with the turtle brothers to rescue her uncle Kirby while striving to learn more about Raphael. So without further ado, here goes. Enjoy!

'Remember, my daughter, a true ninja learns to control all of their emotions so that they do not control them," Robert O'Neil told his daughter as she sat before him with her legs bent underneath her. "Especially anger for it can be a destructive force that will lead to irrational thoughts and actions which may not only lead to your destruction but the destruction of those around you as well."

"But what should I do if I do feel angry?" Lilly asked him.

"Let whatever caused the anger to wash over you," the ninja master instructed. "Like a river over stone. Do you understand?"

"Hai, sensei," the young kunoichi murmured, bowing her head.

~ Teenage Human Ninja Girl ~

"Anything?" Leo asked Donnie as the five of us stood on top of the roof of an apartment complex to stare at the building next door.

"Not yet," replied Donnie, peering through a spyglass.

"I hope they get here soon," I muttered as I glanced over at Raph who was sitting against the skylight with his eyes closed and his arms crossed. Mikey was lying on top of the skylight, poking him. "That will end well."

Raph repeatedly smacked his brother's hand away until finally grabbing and squeezing it causing Mikey to cry out in pain.

"Guys," whispered Leo, turning to face them. "When ninjas are on surveillance they're supposed to be silent."

"Sorry, Leo," Mikey apologized as he went back to poking Raph. "I'll scream quieter."

Raph took Mikey's hand and threw him over his head onto his shell before putting the younger turtle's head in a choke hold.

"Raph!" Leo hissed. "Be quiet!"

"Not til Mikey says it," Raph argued back as he squeezed Mike's head.

"Raph is all wise and powerful," Mikey began, rolling his blue eyes.

Raph smushed his head. "And?"

"He's better than me in every possible way," Mikey continued.

Raph hit him to the ground and pinned him there. "And?"

Mikey sighed. "I'm a lowly worm beneath his feet who isn't fit to live on the same planet as him because he's so amazing and I'm a dirt clod."

Raph then licked his finger and held it over Mikey's head. "And?!"

Mikey stared up at the wet willy in fear. "In the history of the universe, there's never been…"

"Enough!" snapped Leo angrily as Raph let Mikey up and strode over to us.

"We're wasting our time," Raph said. "The Kraang aren't going to show up."

Leo placed his hands on his hips. "Have a little faith, will ya?"

"Seriously," I agreed, making Raph turn to look at me. "I don't like stake outs either but we've barely been here long enough for you to start complaining."

"I am not complaining," he replied testily.

I cocked a dark eyebrow but was unable to respond as Donnie assured him the Kraang were going to break into the building according to his reliable intel.

Raph smirked. "Intel? You mean April told you."

"You mean your girlfriend," teased Mikey.

Donnie blushed. "She's not my girlfriend, Mikey. She's a girl who's a friend whose dad got kidnapped by the same aliens who are going to break into that lab and we're gonna stop them."

"Or we'll sit out on a cold roof all night for no reason," muttered Raph.

"Oh, so that's your problem," I replied, smirking. "You're cold."

Raph flushed. "I am not!"

I rolled my dark eyes. "You know ninjas are supposed to be able to endure anything, right?"

Raph flushed even darker but just as he was about to open his mouth the door to the roof flew open and a balding guy in a stained t-shirt walked out.

"What the heck's going on up here?!" he demanded as we stood there frozen, unsure of what to do. "What, are ya playin' dress up?"

"No, sir," said Leo, taking a hesitant step forward. "We're just…"

"Which one of you slimy green ham shanks broke my satellite dish?" the man shouted, cutting our fearless leader off.

"Ham shanks?!" repeated Raph, heatedly.

"I don't even know what that means," admitted Donnie.

"I'm pretty sure it's something he made up," I assured him as Raph made for his sais. I grabbed his wrist, stopping him. "Whoa, Raph. What are you doing?"

"Let go of me, Lil," he ordered. "I'm going to teach this guy a lesson."

"Did you forget we're on a mission?" I inquired. "Besides, this guy isn't worth it."

"Lilly's right, Raph," agreed Leo, turning to leave. "Let's go."

I stared at Raph. "You coming or what?"

Raph nodded and I released him but as we were heading after the others the guy had to open his big mouth. "That's right, ya spineless creampuff. Listen to your mommy and daddy."

Raph spun around with his sais out. "Hey, watch it buddy.

"Oh no!" the guy clapped his fat hands to his cheeks in mock fear. "I didn't know you had salad tongs."

"'Salad tongs'?!" Raph rushed the guy as his brothers tried to hold him back while I stood in front of him with my hands on his shoulders.

"Raph, enough," I hissed as he continued to struggle. "Let it go."

"No," he said defiantly. "I'm not gonna take this from some greasy, pit-stained slob with a comb over…"

"Kraang droids!" Leo announced suddenly as a bunch of them appeared on the roof behind the guy and started firing at us.

"So much for stealth," I muttered as we pulled out our weapons. "Thanks a lot, Raph."

"Scatter!" ordered Leo as we dispersed to fight the Kraang droids while the guy hid in the doorway, holding his phone up with the camera facing us.

"Keep going, Kung Fu frogs!" He called, waving his phone after we were finished dispatching our opponents. "This is pure gold!"

"We're not frogs, you idiot!" Raph shot back.

"Yeah and it's not Kung Fu," Donnie told him. "It's an ancient Japanese battle art."

I resisted the urge to hit my forehead. "Am I the only one who noticed that he caught you guys on video?!"

"Not for long he doesn't," declared Raph as he made to charge the guy who slammed the door in his face before laughing and saying he was going to make a fortune.

"Fire trucks on route, thirty seconds," announced Donnie as the wail of the trucks' sirens grew steadily louder.

Leo nodded. "Let's move."

"Wait! We need to find that guy and break his phone," argued Raph. "And his face."

"No," I argued back, staring him down as the fire trucks were about to come around the corner. "We need to go, now."

"Fine," Raph muttered as we followed the others back to the lair.

~ Teenage Human Ninja Girl ~

"Not only did Raphael alert the Kraang," began Master Splinter as he paced in front of the five of us as we sat with our legs tucked underneath us. "But you got caught on video!"

"Sensei, he was the angriest, nastiest guy you ever met," Raph began to explain.

"Except for you," Mikey reminded him, causing his brother to hit him. "Ow!"

"You should have heard the insults this guy was throwing at us," Raph continued, returning his attention to his father. "They were so…insulting!"

"Oh, I did not realize he said mean things," the ninja master replied sarcastically. "Of course you had no choice but to jeopardize your mission! Or did you forget about Lillian's uncle who is still being held captive by the Kraang?!"

"No, it's just…" Raph murmured, glancing at me.

Splinter sighed. "You are ninjas. You work in the shadows in secret. This becomes difficult when there is proof of your existence in high definition!"

"Oh there's no tape," interjected Donnie, clearly unable to help himself as we all turned to stare at him. "Video phones use flash memory…"

I shook my head, cutting him off. "Not now, Donnie."

"Anger is self-destructive," Splinter resumed.

"I always thought it was others destructive," interrupted Raph, flinching as his father told him to stand up before taking all of us to the training room where Splinter ordered Leo, Donnie, Mikey, and I to grab a bow and quiver of arrows.

"Evade the arrows," the ninja master ordered his son as we surrounded him.

"No problem," Raph assured him, smirking as he dodged them all.

"Again except this time Leonardo, Donatello, Lillian, and Michelangelo, insult Raphael," Splinter instructed, pointing to each of us in turn.

"Wait, insult him?" asked Donnie in disbelief. Splinter nodded. "And he can't fight back?"

"No," he confirmed.

"Oh I'm going to enjoy this," I murmured, grinning as I raised my bow. "You call yourself a ninja but you can't even endure being a little cold. Poor Raph wanted to be in his bed with his blankie and teddy bear."

"I did not," the turtle denied, reddening as I released my arrow, hitting him on his shell.

"She's right," Leo concurred. "You talk so tough but inside you're just a scared little baby."

"Who moves like a bloated water buffalo," added Mikey as both of their arrows hit his shell.

"And hits weaker than a girl," I supplied, marking his shell with yet another arrow.

"And you're ugly!" Donnie told him, adding yet another arrow.

"What's the matter, Raph?" inquired Leo as he hit him with another arrow. "Gonna cry?"

"I. Am. Not. Gonna. Cry," Raph grunted as we continued to pelt him with arrows. The ninja turtle threw down his sais. "Forget this. This is stupid."

"Ninniku seishin is the ability to endure insults with patience and humility," Splinter told his son as Raph walked over to him. "You cannot be a true ninja until you master it. Understand?"

Raph bowed his head. "Hai, sensei."

"You must get that video back using reason, not force."

~ Teenage Human Ninja Girl ~

Later that night we followed the guy as he walked out of his apartment building, chatting on a phone to someone who he wanted to sell the tape to. "That's right. These guys are frogs and they know Kung Fu. You can't tell me that's not something!"

"Remember what sensei said," I reminded Raph as we prepared to jump. "Reason, not force."

"I get it already," he grunted as we jumped down and landed in front of the guy causing him to freak out. The guy then told whoever he was talking to that he'd call them back before hanging up and threatening to call the cops if we hurt him. "We're not going to hurt you."

"Then what do ya want, freaks?" the man demanded rudely.

Raph took a deep breath in an obvious attempt to control himself. "We got off on the wrong foot last night. Some things were said and, well, we would just like that video back."

Leo and I nudged him. The turtle sighed. "Please?"

"What are ya gonna give me for it?" the guy inquired.

"Give you for it?" repeated Raph.

"Well, I figure I've got you over a barrel," he replied, waving the flip phone in front of us. "So you've got to make it worth my while."

"I'll make it worth your while," Raph assured him, physically fuming. "I won't take your head and smash it against the…"

"Okay, okay. Thank you, Raphael," said Leo, moving forward as I held Raph back. "I will take over. So, what are you looking for?"

The guy rubbed his greasy double chin. "Cool mil oughta cover it."

"A cool mil of what?" asked Leo, clearly not understanding.

I sighed as I continued to restrain Raph. "He wants a million dollars which we don't have."

"We do have some Canadian quarters that fell through the grate," suggested Mikey.

The guy sneered as he held up his phone, playing the video. "I can make serious money off this thing and if you don't wanna pay, I'll hold on to it until someone else does."

Raph violently threw off my hands and tackled the guy to the ground. "That's it! Hand over the video or so help me I'll kick your hairy butt all the way to New Jersey!"

"Guys, the Kraang!" yelled Leo as we looked to see them loading up two vans before getting into one which drove towards Raph and the guy.

"Raph, look out!" I shouted as I pushed him out of the way, landing on top of him. "You're an idiot, you know that right?!"

He did not reply as he stared up with me with a strange look in his eyes before glancing beyond me and noticing the guy was getting away. Raph's earlier anger returned as he pushed me aside and went after him. "Oh no you don't!"

"Raph, what are you doing?!" I called after him but was unable to follow as I was swarmed by Kraang droids. I dispatched them in time to see the other van driving away.

"Raph's in the van!" announced Leo.

"He really is an idiot," I muttered as we ran after Raph. The Kraang tossed him out and he rolled into us, knocking us over. "Great job, Raph."

"What did I do?" he demanded heatedly.

"What did you do?!" I repeated. "You abandoned your brothers and me to yell at some guy while we were in the middle of a battle! We could have stopped them from getting away with the tape if you hadn't given in to your stupid temper!"

"Technically, it's a flash…" began Donnie but was cut off as I glared at him.

"Now evidence of you guys is in the hands of the Kraang!" I continued. "So tell me, how the shell are we supposed to find them now?!"

"Look, the truck's leaking," Donnie murmured, pointing at the oil trail.

"Alright!" said Leo excitedly. "We can follow the trail to their hideout."

"And then we'll bash some bots," added Raph as we all stared at him. "What?"

"We are going to bash some bots," Leo told him, nodding to Donnie, Mikey, and me. "You are going home."

"What, are you kidding?" Raph demanded as he turned imploringly to us. "Come on, guys. Are we gonna let Leo power trip like this?"

"Leo's right," I replied, crossing my arms. "Until you learn to control your temper, you're a liability and we can't trust you."

"Sorry, Raph," apologized Mikey as we walked away.

Though I was still angry at him, I could not help but turn my head to look behind me to see the ninja turtle I had met on the rooftops throw his sais down in frustration.

~ Teenage Human Ninja Girl ~

We followed the oil trail to a warehouse and entered it to find Kraang bots gathered together in front of the man who was tied to a chair.

"Are we really going to do this without Raph?" asked Mikey as we hit behind crates.

"We can handle it," Leo assured him.

"I don't know," Mikey murmured. "Just feels like something's missing."

I slapped him upside his head. The younger turtle yelled before thanking me. "Any time."

Leo smiled slightly as he ordered Mikey to hook the chair with his chain causing the guy to notice us. "We're gonna get you out of here."

"What about my phone?!" the guy demanded loudly but when we tried to shush him, he only yelled louder. "Don't shush me. I ain't leavin' here without my phone!"

"Remind me why we have to rescue this guy?" inquired Donnie as the Kraang fired up their lasers and we fought them. Meanwhile the tank of mutagen above us was hit and ooze spilled out onto the guy who disappeared behind the machinery making a horrible noise.

"I don't like the sound of that," said Mikey as a giant mutant spider jumped out to stand before us. "I don't like the look of it either!"

"What did you do to me? I'm hideous!" the spider complained.

"Don't worry, the five of us can handle him," Leo assured us.

"Not to ruin your brave moment, fearless leader, but you sent one of us home," I reminded him.

"And right now, I wish it was me!" announced Mikey.

"This is your fault," the spider claimed. "I'm gonna rip your heads off!"

"Alright guys, prepare to dish out the mighty wrath of justice!" said Leo as we groaned.

"Seriously, just yell get him," advised Donnie.

"Get…," began Leo as the spider kicked him away into the crates starting an all-out fight.

Evidently some mutants liked spitting acid as the spider spit so much it caused the floor to cave in, sending us to the level below it.

"We're no match for Spider Bytes," noted Mike.

"'Spider Bytes'?" repeated Leo.

"Well, he's a spider and he bites," Mikey explained. "So I thought…"

"We get it, Mike," I told him as Spider Bytes jumped down after us. "He's one fast bug."

"Spiders aren't actually bugs," Donnie informed me as Spider Bytes picked him up and threw him.

"Play time's over, frogs!" Spider Bytes declared as he advanced towards us, spitting acid.

"This is bad," I murmured, suddenly wishing Raph was here.

"Wow, I didn't think this guy could get any uglier," said a familiar voice as we turned to see Raph jump down to join us.

"I think you've been punished enough," I told him as I walked over to the hothead, glancing at Leo who nodded. "So what do you say we finish this guy and go home?"

Raph grinned. "Sounds good to me.

"Hey, it's the Kung Fu frog with the salad tongs," mocked Spider Bytes.

"Hey, it's the stupid loud mouth who's about to get his butt kicked," Raph shot back as he dodged Spider Byte's acid that caused us to fall through the floor.

"Let's not fall through this floor, okay?" suggested Donnie, eyeing the mutagen under our feet wearily as Spider Bytes continued to taunt Raph.

Raph ignored him and took a deep breath before smiling and attacking Spider Bytes.

Spider Bytes stared at him impressed. "That's some Kung Fu, frog."

"We're not Kung Fu frogs," Raph corrected him as we joined him. "We're ninja turtles."

"And a ninja girl," I added as we beat Spider Bytes together and Raph smashed his phone.

"No, not my phone!" cried Spider Bytes as we surrounded him. "You guys are gonna regret this."

Spider Bytes then fled. We followed him to the rooftop but he was already gone.

"I know a nice black widow that would be great for him," said Donnie, smirking.

"Good work, Raph," said Leo. "I just wanna say…"

"You don't have to apologize," Raph told him, cutting his brother off.

"I wasn't going to," Leo assured him as he moved aside to reveal me. "But there is someone who you should apologize to."

"Lil, I," stammered Raph as I walked over and stood only a couple inches away from him. He blushed and closed his eyes. "I'm sorry for how I treated you. I shouldn't have taken my…"

I raised my right hand and pressed my index finger against his lips making him open his eyes in surprise. "Just shut up and kiss me before I change my mind."

Raph's blush deepened. No doubt my face was just as red as I lowered my finger and he brought his lips to mine. It was a sweet kiss, not too deep or too long as we broke apart after a few seconds which didn't bother me since we were basically just beginning to be girlfriend and boyfriend.

"Not bad for a bloated buffalo," opined Mikey causing Raph to break away from me and jump him, ordering the younger brother to say it. "Raph is all wise and powerful."

"And?" pressed Raph.

"He's better than me in every possible way!" shouted Mikey.

"You sure you want Raphael as your boyfriend?" inquired Leo as he stood next to me.

I laughed and nodded. "He's an idiot, but he's my idiot."

A/N: And there you have it! Just so we're all clear I am going to develop Lilly and Raph's relationship gradually throughout the series so they won't be too serious until around seasons three and four. Until next time, read review and show the love!