Excited, Venus hurriedly packed her bags, getting ready to go back to the lair with her brothers. Crossing her fingers, she hoped that going back to the lair would help her decide if her and Donny's relationship was worth the time. That is, if they still had one. Frowning, she bit her lip, 'what if he really doesn't like me anymore? Then what will I do?' Shrugging off the negative thoughts, she continued to bag, praying under her breath that this was the right choice.

Donny sat in the lair, wondering what to do. He knew that Venus was coming home today, but he wasn't sure if he was ready to see her. 'Why did I kiss her that time in the park? Don't I remember who she is, we are totally different, there's no way that we can start a relationship. I must be crazy to even think of it.' Sighing, Donny went back to work, hoping that Venus didn't still carry around those feeling for him.

Raph watched the back of Donny's head, silently fuming. He couldn't believe after all they'd been through that Donny would just give up on any relationship with Venus. He knew better than to try to question Donny though. Turning away, he looked over his shoulder one more time at Donny, hoping that maybe Donny would decide to start some kind of relationship together. He knew that they would be good for each other.

Leo sat in the living room, watching Raph. He was silently fuming over the sudden bond between his two brothers and Venus. It seemed that she'd rather hang out with Donny and Raph than him or Master Splinter. This burned him up, for he had been so nice to her since she had come, and now she was blowing him off. He couldn't help but wonder what it was that brought his those three so close together, when for years all they could do was fight with each other, and pick at all the problems they caused. Shrugging, Leo turned back to his book, silently wondering if he would ever understand those three.

Mikey stood in Venus's room, thinking. He was so excited that she was coming back, and wanted everything to be perfect. He had washed her sheets and remade her bed just the way that she liked, and he even put fresh flowers in her room. For the past week, he had gone into cleaning overdrive, and had planned her first dinner back. Donny helped him with a lot of the cleaning, which was strange. He usually preferred staying on his computer, studying some new formula, or chatting with the girls he met online. Lately, though, he spent a lot of his time away from the computer. This confused Mikey, for Donny rarely went through periods of not wanting to be on his computer. He knew deep down, that Donny and Venus had feelings for each other. He just wondered how long it would be before they would admit it to each other. Turning to leave satisfied that everything was in order, Mikey promised himself to help Venus and Donny discover whatever they had in common.

Master Splinter sat in his room, meditating. He'd been doing that a lot lately, striving to find a way to keep his family together. Everyday, he hoped that Raph would find some inner peace that would allow him to accepted Venus back into their family. Splinter knew deep down that he would have much time left, and that his sons would need Venus to help them get over the hurt, and she would need them just as much. He only hoped that he would be here long enough to help Venus get back into the family. Deciding that he should help his sons to get ready for Venus's return, he slowly got off the bed, leaning heavily on his walking stick.

April stood at the closet, trying to decide what to wear to the lair when she went to the welcome back party for Venus. She didn't want to wear something to formal, yet she didn't want to look like she just threw something together. After almost five minutes of standing there, she finally found something to wear. Deciding to go casual, she wore dark shorts and her favorite old navy t-shirt. Smiling at her reflection, she went into the bathroom to finish putting on her makeup and doing her hair.

Casey stood in the middle of his apartment in shock. He had just gotten out of the shower, and had been greeted with a mess. Pieces of crushed cereal were all over the floor, along with banana peels and he was pretty sure most of the banana was in the middle. Dripping among the counter was at least a gallon of milk, and off to the side was a pile of silverware. Standing in the middle of this mess was his daughter, Shadow, proudly holding a bowl of cereal. Seeing him, she walked over to him and smiled. Holding up the bowl, she looked at him and said "Look daddy, I'm a big girl, I poured the cereal all by myself. Aren't you proud of me daddy?" Casey looked at his daughter, then looked at the mess and sighed. "Of course I'm proud of you, honey. You poured all that cereal by yourself." He patted his daughter on the head, then sighed. "Next time, though, try to be a little more careful, ok honey?" Shadow looked at him for a moment, then nodded. "Ok daddy, I will. I'll help you clean it up to." Casey smiled at his daughter and gave her a hug. "Ok, sweetie, but then we've gotta get you cleaned up. We're going down to see your uncles tonight, and aunt Venus is coming back tonight. Uncle Mikey is making all her favorite foods, but I'm sure there is something you'll like to." Shadow regarded her father for a moment before answering. "Aunt Venus is coming back today?" When Casey nodded, she was off, running through the apartment, dancing in circles. Watching his daughter for a moment, Casey then turned back to the mess, chuckling 'well, I guess she's happy to see Venus. Wonder how this party is gonna work out.'