Author's notes: ok here it is. The last chapter of this story. Enjoy!

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Chapter 15 – Goodbye but not farewell

"Well, how'd it go, Leo? Did she tell you that she loves you?" Mikey asked when he saw his eldest brother return.

"No," Leo said as he sank down on the couch and put his head in his hands.

"Uh oh, bro what happened?" Mikey asked, taking a seat next to his brother. Raph and Don took a step closer as they were very curious to learn what she had said.

"I told her, I love her, just like all of you told me to. I asked her how she felt; because I know she loves me too. But I don't think she was ready. She just told me to go away,"

"Aww bro, I'm sorry," Mikey said.

"Love is not always easy to express, my son," Splinter said as he came into the room.

"Master Splinter, what if I screwed it up? What if –"

"Leonardo. If you and Brianna are meant to be, it will be. It may take time, but it will be worth it in the end,"

"Yes I know, but I wish she'd give me a second chance to tell her. Maybe if I hadn't been so demanding –"

"Here's your second chance," Raph said. All in the room looked up to see Brianna standing there.

"How long have you been there?"

"Long enough. I've come to a decision,"

"And what's that?" Raph asked.

"I'm going to France,"

"Paris? Ooo la la," Mikey said.

"But why?" Leo asked.

"My mother's sister lives there. And that's where my mother is from, right Don?"

"Yes,"

"That still doesn't explain why you have to go," Leo said.

"For three reasons. One, I need to learn about where I came from. It's the only way I can move on with my life. Two, I want to be in a place free from Shredder and his goons. As long as I stay here with you, there's always a chance that I'll be kidnapped again. And three, I would like to live a normal life without all the fighting and death,"

"I understand all of that. I can keep you safe here. I wouldn't make you fight-"

"You don't understand. Leo, I need to go. I promise to keep in touch. But I can't stay here waiting for the next attack,"

"But I love you,"

"I know, but I need to experience life outside. I will miss you dearly. All of you," She said as she looked at everyone in the room, "I need to do this and I hope all of you will support my decision," Next; she leaned over to Leo and whispered something that only he heard. Leo nodded his head and said, "Yes, we'll support you,"

"Of course we will!" Mikey added. Raph and Don also agreed. Brianna thanked them and went upstairs to sleep.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" April asked as she pulled her car into a parking spot at the airport.

Flashback-

"April? You ready to go? My flight leaves in a few hours," Brianna called out. Thanks to April's help, she was able to get a one-way ticket to Paris, France. April had promised Leo that she would make sure that Brianna got off safely. Leo wanted to do it himself, but since her flight departed at 12:05 in the afternoon, he couldn't take that risk of exposing himself. Especially so soon after they had blown up that building. Now as Brianna walked through the apartment, it seemed as if she was the only one there. Hmm. That's strange. April's supposed to be here and I thought for sure Leo would at least be here to see me one last time.

"SURPRISE!" Everyone yelled as they jumped out from their hiding spots.

"What? What are you guys doing?" Brianna asked them.

"It's a going away party, babe!" Mikey excitedly said.

"But why?"

"I couldn't let you leave without saying goodbye properly," April answered.

"Yea, besides I love parties! Where's the food, sweet cakes?" Casey said.

"It's coming," April replied and went into the kitchen.

Splinter took a seat on April's armchair while he observed all that was taking place. Casey and Don were trying to fix the boom box. Leo and Brianna where sitting on the couch, whispering to each other. And Mikey was trying to get Raph to wear a party hat. Splinter smiled as he looked upon his eldest son. He had never seen him so happy before.

"Okay, who wants some food?" April asked while she brought out the party food. This consisted of chips, dip, popcorn, and of course pizza. Mikey, Raph, and Casey all dove towards the food. Don, Leo, and Brianna gathered around the food and started eating after the way had been cleared. April and Casey were chatting amongst themselves, Mikey, Raph, and Don were messing around with the party hats, and Leo and Brianna were sitting on the couch as they ate the food.

Almost a quarter of an hour passed away before someone spoke up, "Thank you for the party everyone, but I need to get going," Brianna said.

"Wait! You can't leave without the party gifts!" Mikey exclaimed and ran over to retrieve a duffle bag from behind a chair. He put set it on the couch and started pulling things out of it. The first thing he pulled out was a game-boy advance with a few games to go with it.

"This is from me. So incase you get bored on the plane or in Paris, you can play some good quality games," Mikey explained as he handed the game to her. The second thing he pulled out was a book on meditation.

"That child is my gift to you. Please study it well," Splinter said.

"I will," Brianna promised. Next, Mikey pulled out a video on kick-boxing.

"So you won't forget how to kick ass, seeing as you're so damn good at it," Raph explained about his gift. The last thing Mikey pulled out was some clothes.

"I figured you'd need more clothes so you wouldn't have to wear the same outfit that you've been wearing," April said.

"I gotcha that duffle bag to put everything in," Casey said.

"Hey Don, Leo, you guys get her anything?" Mikey asked, trying to see if there was anything left in the bag but there wasn't.

"Yea," They said together. Donnie handed Brianna a small shoe box. She opened it up to find a map and a couple addresses listed.

"I did some more research and found out exactly where your Aunt and cousin are. I wrote down where they live and work so you'll be able to find them. I also included a map so you won't get lost," He said.

"Guess that leaves me," Leo said as he reached behind the couch and retrieved a small blue velvet box. He opened it to reveal a gold heart necklace with three sparkling diamonds on one side of the heart.

"Oh my, Leo, it's beautiful," Brianna gasped. She allowed Leo to put the necklace on her.

"I wanted to show you how much I love you and give you something to remember me by," Leo said after he finished with the necklace. Brianna went around and hugged everyone as they said their goodbyes. Then she put all her gifts back into the duffle bag and started to follow April out the door. At the last second she ran back to hug Leo one last time and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before leaving.

End Flashback-

"Brianna?" April asked.

"Huh? Oh yea I'm sure," Brianna answered as she grabbed the duffle bag and got out of the car. The two of them walked into the airport and Brianna started to go through the gate. April took a seat and watched as the airport security had Brianna walk through the metal detector and searched her bag for weapons and stuff like that. After she saw her go through the gate and get on the plane, April stood up to leave. She waited a few more moments to see the plane take off. As it did so, she turned to leave. Her promise to Leo had been kept.

No one noticed the figure hiding in the alleyway near a manhole cover, watching a plane take off. Goodbye Brianna. I'll always love you no matter what. And with that Leo climbed back down into the sewers to get home before his sensei noticed he was missing.

Author's Notes: Yea! I finished re-writing this story so now on with the sequel! Thanks a billion to everyone who's read and/or reviewed this story!