"Get your hands off of me!"

The captured Kurai continued to kick, scream, and all-out get away from the devious Jaaku, whom held her prisoner. The wolf mutant continued to hold her to him as he took the cat-girl to the Shredder. Kurai kept delivering powerful kicks to Jaaku's gut until he grew annoyed of her and slammed her body into the wall closet to them.

As her back was smashed into the wall, Kurai let out pain-filled yelp. Jaaku let go of his crushing grasp and Kurai slumped onto the ground. He grabbed her shoulders and lifted her up to meet his eye level. A ravenous look fell upon the wolf mutant as he looked over Kurai's body.

"Why dun you lemme have a taste of dose sugah lips," Jaaku suggested, his tongue sweeping over his own filthy mouth.

"What?!" Kurai shrieked, disgusted by his offer. "No! Never!"

Jaaku seemed to ignore her refusal as he tried to force his tongue into her mouth. She strained her neck to move her head as far away from him as possible before thrusting her leg upward and kicking Jaaku in the groin. He immediately let go of her and howled in enormous pain. Seizing the moment, Kurai quickly sprang to her feet and began to run back where the turtles were located.

A menacing growl was heard from behind her before she was tackled into the ground. Kurai winced as the pain surged throughout her entire body. Her tormenter flipped her over but she extended her claws and swiped them across Jaaku's cheek. Another howl was let out as he sat up right and both of his hands fled to tend his wound. Kurai crawled out from underneath his body and attempted another escape.

Fed up with playing games, Jaaku removed his bow from his back and took an arrow out of his quiver. He pulled the string back, aimed carefully at the moving target, and let go. A splash of blood sprayed the side of the wall as the loose arrow dug itself deep into Kurai's back. The beaten cat-girl fell onto the ground and struggled to stay conscious. Jaaku smiled wickedly as he stood up and began making his way over to the fallen cat. He started to chuckle lightly as he bent over to finish Kurai off.

Suddenly, a silver object pierced through the darkness and struck Jaaku in his left shoulder. He lurched back up to his standing position as his sapphire eyes gazed around, looking for the one whom through the weapon. The hand of the opposite arm, reached for the weapon and pulled it from his shoulder. He turned his attention away from the search and onto the bloodied weapon. A single sai. He snarled, now knowing who hid in the shadows.

"Show yourself, turtle!" Jaaku roared, fiercely looking around for his attacker. One of his ears twitched as he heard something from behind him. He spun his body around to find the turtle clad in red standing there, looking quite enraged. Although that didn't phase Jaaku, due to him being absolutely mad.

The turtle tucked other sai back under his belt and assumed a fighting position. Jaaku, following his lead, threw down the weapon in his clawed hands and also got into a fighting position. But he promptly removed himself from the stance as he jumped into the air to attempt to attack Raph from above.

Raphael quickly dove and rolled out of the wolf's way, bouncing right back on his feet. The wolf flipped mid-air and landed back on his feet as well. Jaaku knew his only advantage towards the turtle was his size and figured his only chance at winning the fight was to use this against Raph.

Impatient with the wolf's non-movement, Raphael ran towards Jaaku and started to jump over him. However, the wolf caught him and swung him into the wall. A few bricks fell on top of the turtle as he fell to the ground. Not yet beaten, Raphael slowly got onto his feet and once more assumed his fighter's stance. Angered by the turtle's strong will, Jaaku sprinted towards Raphael, a crazed look filling his eyes.

Raphael stepped out of the way and the wolf crashed into the wall, head first. Before Jaaku could get up, Raph drew his sai and slammed it into the wolf's shoulder blade. Jaaku became unconscious from the enormous amount of pain and his body became limp. Raphael took the weapon from Jaaku's back and wiped the blood off before putting it back underneath his belt.

Breathing hard, the turtle glanced around the room, looking for Kurai. He nearly went into shock as he saw her laying on the floor, a puddle of blood surrounding her torso. Raphael ran over to her and knelt down beside her. He pulled the arrow from her back and threw it to the side. He turned her around and held her in his arms.

"Kurai...oh please be alright. You can't be dead," he cried to himself. He heard the sound of a group of footsteps closing in behind him. He turned his head to see his brothers and Casey running towards him. His attention turned quickly back to the lifeless cat in his arms. Tears continued to stream down his cheeks as his hand moved down, brushing the hair out of Kurai's face.

Leo, Donnie, Mikey, and Casey came to a stop as they saw Raph. Casey looked down into his arms and whispered, "Oh no," as he saw Kurai laying in his arms. Raphael closed his eyes tightly. "You can't be dead Kurai...It can't be true. No...I...I love you, Kurai," he sobbed.

"Oh, Raphael...I love you, too."

Raph's eyes opened immediately and he looked down into his arms. Amber eyes gazed up at him and a warm smile greeted him. "Kurai!" He shouted gleefully as the cat came back to life. The two star-crossed lovers held each other in their arms, tears of joy flowing down both of their faces. After a while, they pulled apart from each other and simply smiled.

"I thought you were dead," Raph exclaimed, still holding onto her.

Kurai smiled and laid a kissed upon his cheek. "I came back to be with you," she told him. He pulled her close to her once more and their lips met once more.

Casey and the others walked over to the couple and kneeled down beside them. Raph and Kurai drew away from their kiss as the turtle brothers and Casey surrounded them and embraced them gently. Leo and Donnie helped the two to their feet and the group started to head back home.

A few weeks later...

Raphael and Kurai sat on a torn and old couch on the roof of Casey's apartment complex, watching the sunset. Raph had his arm around her and her head was leaning against his shoulder. The two seemed genuinely happy in the surreal moment.

A figure with a weapon crept up behind them. The figure aimed the barrel of the gun at the back of Raph's head and prepared to fire. The trigger was pulled and the ammunition left the gun for its target.

"What the...?!" Raph questioned angrily as he felt a load of water hit the back of his head. Kurai and him looked behind them to see Mikey standing there, a smirk on his face and a Super-Soaker in his hands. Mikey stuck his tongue out at the couple and darted downstairs.

"Why I oughtta..." Raph threatened as his jumped over the couch and began to chase down his prankster of a brother. Kurai let out a laugh as she also jumped from the couch and followed her boyfriend and his brother, glad she had finally found a home where she could belong.



The End.