Raph sat on the floor on his damp cell, his shell resting against the wall. He was thinking about Kurai and the forbidden kiss that they had shared. Every time he thought about her, his heart pounded and butterflies flew in his stomach. Was it because he actually cared about her? Raph knew that she had to have feelings about him as well. Why else would she have saved his life or, much less, kiss him? They had barely known each other. . .but what else could explain their actions?

His thoughts were suddenly interrupted as the door to the room swung open. There in the doorway stood Kurai, holding something in her hands. He quickly got to his feet as she walked over to him. A worried expression fell over his face as he noticed a few cuts and bruises on Kurai's body. "What happened to you?" Raph asked, his voice sounding concerned.

"Nevermind that," she avoided, waving her hand slightly. "Shredder and Krang are planning something, but I don't know what, so I brought you these," she forewarned Raph as she handed him his twin sai. "Don't let anyone see those, or else they'll have my head."

"I won't. Thanks," he told her. A thought from earlier crossed his mind abruptly, and he decided to bring it up. "Kurai. . .Why are you nice to me?"

The cat opened her mouth to say something, but closed it as she decided against. She stood there for a moment, looking somewhat perplexed. "Well Raphael, I guess that the reason is. . .is because I like you," she confessed.

Although the turtle had already suspected it, a blush came across his green cheeks. He looked down at the ground as he mustered up his thoughts. He looked back up to her and admitted, "I have to say, Kurai, that I have feelings for you too."

Kurai smiled for a minute before taking a small pendant from her neck. She held it out to him, keeping that grin on her face. "Here, I want you to take this as a token of my...love for you."

Raph took the necklace slowly, looking at it before turning his attention back to her. "Thanks." He quickly thought of something and took off the red wristband that was formerly attached to him. He handed it to her with a somewhat sheepish look on his face. "Here...I know it's not much, but I want you to have it."

She took it from him and immediately tied it onto her left wrist. She took a step closer to him and kissed him lightly on the cheek. "Thank you, Raphael. You don't know how much this means to me," she expressed. Her ears twitched a bit as she heard the sound of footsteps traveling throughout the halls. She frowned a little and looked back to Raph. "I have to go now, Krang's looking for me." The two kissed each other once more. "Catch you later, Raphael," she winked. She turned and left the room in a hurry, as Raph could only smile as he watched the one he loved leave his presence.

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The sun had gone down and the hour of eight continued to draw nearer. Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Casey Jones started their journey towards the warehouses a quarter before their planned hour. During their preparations throughout the day, they had come up with a few backup plans in case their first one failed, which it most likely would.

The three turtles had also told Casey about the mysterious cat-girl and that he should be wary of her. At this Casey had laughed and said, "Little kittens don't scare me."

"Maybe she might scare you, but her apparent authority over the Foot should," Donnie had pointed out.

Casey had shrugged his shoulders and ended the conversation with a simple, "Whatever."

Now the four of them had reached the edge of the property where the warehouses were located. The turtles quickly hid themselves behind miscellaneous items as a crowd of teenagers approached the area. A sea of adrenaline-filled faces passed them, only a few caring to look in Casey's direction. As the majority of them went by, Casey glanced in Leo's direction, giving him a thumbs-up before moving in with the crowd.

When no one was around, Donnie and Mikey made their way to where Leo had been hiding. They crouched down next to him and asked what they were going to do next.

"We have to find a way in without getting ourselves caught," Leo answered. He looked over at the large warehouse where the fight club was going on. "Our best chances would be going in through the roof somehow."

"Right," Donnie said with a nod.

The turtles got up and headed towards the building, praying that they could get in and out without a scratch.