Chapter 2

Brothers and Sisters

A/N: Hi, everyone! I'm back with the second chapter of this story. I hope all of you like it. Thanks to all of my loyal reviewers. Now here are some shout-outs to those wonderful people:

Pacphys: Yes, Casey's a policeman. I thought it would be cool to do that. I also have Karai in the story because she's cool too. I think she wants to be with the Turtles. Keep reading and reviewing!

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Mac: Thanks for reviewing this story and my other ones. I think it's cool that you're a PPG fan too. I also think it's cool that you like Bubbles as well. I didn't really like "The Monster Hunter" episode of the Turtles too much. I only liked it when Leo forged his swords again. Whoo Hoo! You wrote a story where the PPG meet the TMNT? Please write it on this site! I'd love to read it. As for your opinion on this story, I think that you are being totally honest. However, I have to disagree with it. The reason is because Karai may have been raised by Shredder, but she's way different than him because she has honor while he doesn't. This is shown in the few times where she could have killed the Turtles but didn't. I think she has a thing for Leo, too. Keep reading and reviewing!

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Well, now that I've done that, let's get on with the story.

Disclaimer: Don't own the Turtles. They are owned by Eastman and Laird, lucky ducks! I own any other characters not related to the Turtles. Enjoy! All flames will be cut up by Leo's katanas.

Karai made her way to Eastman and Laird, hoping that her friends were home. She wanted to get the girls to safety ASAP so that they weren't discovered. She knew that her friends would look after the girls. That was how they were.

Karai knocked on the door and waited for it to open. Soon, it did, and a turtle with a blue mask came out. Karai smiled gently. She knew that he would want to take care of the girls.

"Hey, Karai, what's up?" the Turtle asked.

"I need a favor from you," Karai answered. "I found these girls in an alley. The Foot killed their mother and were about to kill them, too. I need you to care for them. I figured that Shredder wouldn't find them here."

Leonardo looked at Karai. He knew that she only had good intentions. "Why were the Foot after them?" he demanded.

"An Elite told me that they had orders to kill the mother,' Karai explained. "No other information was revealed."

"Let's go to the Lair and talk," Leonardo suggested. He led the way into the elevator that would take them to the Turtles' home. As they entered, they found Raphael and Michelangelo watching a monster truck show. Donatello was working on an invention.

"Hey, Leo, what's Karai doing here?" Michelangelo asked.

Karai explained what she had found and what the Elite had told her. "I knew that they would be safe here," she said finally.

"Why couldn't you take them to some orphanage?" Raphael demanded. "Why do we have to be stuck with them?"

"Raphael, show more respect!" a stern voice commanded. Master Splinter made his way over to them. "Karai had only honorable intentions," he continued. "She was and is concerned for the children's safety."

"But what's that got to do with us?" Raph asked.

"She obviously wants us to care for them," Leo said simply.

"You mean, we gotta be, like, parents?" Mikey asked incredulously.

"More like big brothers, Mikey," Leo said with a smile.

"I like the idea," Don commented. "It could be interesting."

"Count me in, too," Mikey said enthusiastically. "I think it'll be fun!"

"No way," Raph said decisively. "I'm not caring for some kid who's gonna drool and cry and have to be changed at all hours of the day. Not happening." He crossed his arms over his plastron.

"Raphael, you will take care of these children," Splinter commanded. "Your brothers have agreed, and you will also do as they do. It will be a good experience for all of you."

"Don't worry, Master Splinter, we'll care for them," Leo reassured him. Then he turned to Karai. "Maybe you should stay here for a while," he suggested. "I don't like the idea of the Foot threatening you."

"Do not worry about me, Leonardo," Karai reassured him. "I'll be fine. I have a place that the Foot will not be able to track me from. I'll be perfectly safe." She reached into her pocket and produced the locket that she'd found. "I found this next to the woman," she said. "Maybe it will help you find more information about her." She handed the locket to Leo, gave them all a wave, and left.

Don took the locket from Leo and examined it. "I don't know how this can help us with information," he said. "It's not a lot to go on."

"Look inside," Mikey suggested. "There's usually a picture inside there."

Don opened the locket and found two pictures inside. One was of a man and woman. On the back were the names "Jonathan and Karen Lynch" and a date. Don guessed that it was the first date picture. The other picture was of the whole family, including the girls. Their names were on the back.

"Pretty fancy names," Raphael commented. "The only name that's simple is Leah."

"Raph, people would think our names are fancy," Leo pointed out. "Besides, I like their names. They sound beautiful and also sound Irish."

"Maybe they're from Ireland," Mikey guessed.

"Either that, or their ancestors are from there," Don added. "Maybe I can do some research on the parents. It might lead me to something."

"No need for that, Don," Raph said. "Casey knew a John Lynch. I'll go over tomorrow night and get info from him. He might know what happened to the guy."

"April will know more about the mother," Leo said. "No doubt she'll be covering the case."

The next day, the Turtles got all the information they needed. They discovered that both parents were killed by the Foot, with the Purple Dragons helping in John's murder. They decided not to tell the girls until they got older. It would haunt them for life if they knew that their parents had been brutally murdered.

Seven years later

Lorena Lynch opened her eyes, sat up, and yawned. She gazed lovingly at the trophy that was on her dresser. She and her best friend, Desiree Tyler, had won trophies in the tennis championship in doubles last week. After looking at the trophy, Lorena looked at the bed where her brother, Leonardo slept and found it empty. He was either watching the news or practicing early in the dojo.

Lorena went downstairs and found Leo sitting on the couch watching the news. "Hey, big brother, how's it going?" she asked.

"Fine," replied Leo. "You?"

"Pretty good," answered Lorena. "So, what's on the news?"

"Nothing much," said Leo. "I got the weather, and it's supposed to be sunny today. Are you guys doing anything fun today at school?"

"Desiree and I are going to play a game of tennis against Marietta Norton and Olivia Pruitt. We're gonna beat them, too."

"Well, with the way you won that tennis championship last week, I have no doubts that you two will win," said Leo confidently.

"Thanks, Leo," said Lorena gratefully. She gave her brother a hug and a kiss on the cheek.

"I hope Mikey gets up soon so that you can have some breakfast before you go to school," said Leo worriedly.

"Did someone mention my name?" asked Mikey cheerfully. He came downstairs with Nikki beside him.

"It's about time you woke up," said Lorena, putting her hands on her hips. "I'm starving."

"Hey, I woke up when the alarm went off," protested Mikey. "Hey, Nikki, you want to help me make breakfast?"

"Yeah!" cried Nikki, running into the kitchen after Mikey.

"Will you guys keep it down in there?" grumbled Raph. "I'm tryin' to get to sleep."

"Raph, you should be up anyway," Leo teased his brother. "The girls have to go to school."

"I'd rather stay home," Leah said, putting a strand of red hair out of her face. "It's better than getting tortured by Amber and her crew."

"Hey, I got my revenge on them last week," Belinda laughed. The others recalled how she had fought Cassie after Cassie mocked her.

"No more fightin', Be," Raph warned. "Casey wasn't too happy when he had to get you from the principal's office. It's not a good idea to start fights. You just might get your shell kicked."

Leo laughed. "I never thought I'd see the day when you would lecture someone, Raph," he said. "I guess you learned something from me after all." The others giggled at that.

"What's all this noise down here?" Don asked, coming downstairs with Becky beside him.

"You just missed it, Don," Mikey said. "Raphie was lecturing Be on fighting."

Don was surprised. "Really?" he asked. "That's scary."

"Who wants pancakes?" Mikey asked the girls.

"We do!" the girls cried, scurrying into the kitchen.

Splinter had just come out at this moment and started laughing at the girls' excitement. "They remind me of what you were like when you were their age," he said to his sons. "You were excited about the smallest things."

"Even me?" Leo asked his sensei.

"Yes, even you, Leonardo, although you did act serious even then," Splinter answered with a smile.

After breakfast was over, the girls got ready for school, said good-bye to the Turtles and Splinter, and set out. They met their friends at the corner near the warehouse and walked to school with them.

"So, are you ready for the tennis match this afternoon?" Lorena asked her friend, Desiree Tyler.

"Of course," Desiree replied. "I think we'll kick their butts. I hope you're ready, Lori."

"I am," Lorena said confidently. "Leo told me that he know we'll win."

"Well, that's good," Desiree said. "At least we know someone who's rooting for us."

Leah and her friend Marisa Sanchez were looking at a magazine that Marisa had gotten in the mail. They were talking about the boys in there.

"I think Jesse McCartney is very cute," Leah said. "He's got the cutest eyes I've ever seen."

"I think Aaron Carter's cuter," Marisa contradicted. "He's just got the perfect face that makes girls swoon."

"I'd love to have Jesse take me out on a date," Leah said, a dreamy look in her eyes. "He'd pick me up and take me to a fancy restaurant. Then, I'd have him take me to a Broadway show. And after our date, he'd me home, where, under the moonlight, he'd give me a kiss and tell me how much he cares about me."

"And then Raph would come out and beat him up," Marisa said, bursting her friend's bubble.

Leah laughed. "I wouldn't doubt it," she said. "Raph's enough to scare anybody away."

"I remember the first time I met him. I was scared," Marisa recalled. "I thought he hated me or something."

"Yeah, Raph has that effect on a lot of people," Leah said. "It takes a while for him to warm up to people."

When the girls got to school, they went to class and took their seats. They had reading, math, social studies, and science before lunch. After lunch they would have English, art, gym, and music. The bell rang to signal that lunch and recess were beginning.

"Before you go to lunch, I have an announcement to make," Miss Newman said. "I want you all to write about you families for an English project. I was saving this for later, but I decided it would be best for you to know it now. Tell us how many people are in your family and what they mean to you. You can even tell us about your ancestors and where they came from. Be creative."

Lorena raised her hand. "Um, Miss Newman, Belinda, Becky, Nikki, Leah, and I are sisters," she said. "Do you want one of us to do the project?"

"No, you can all do it," said Miss Newman. "You can assign who will do what."

"What do you mean?" asked Leah.

"Well, one of you can do research, one can draw a picture of a country that your ancestors came from, one can write the essay, one can read the essay, and one can make sure that everyone's on task," replied Miss Newman. "You can also ask your family about your heritage. Just do what you can."

At lunch, the girls and their friends sat at a table and talked about the project and other topics. Lorena was very worried. She didn't want to expose the Turtles to her classmates. If they did that, the Turtles and Splinter were doomed!

"Hey, Nikki, what are you listening to?" asked Jenny Karou.

"'C'est La Vie' by BWitched," answered Nikki. "I love that song. I can do the Irish dancing routine perfectly."

"That's because you've practiced it a million times," pointed out Leah.

"I swear, if I hear that song one more time, I might break the CD," complained Belinda. "I hear that song way too much."

"It's a good song," commented Lorena, coming to Nikki's defense. "Besides, she does a good job on the dancing."

"So, what do you think about this project that we have to do?" asked Desiree, changing the subject.

"I think it'll be fun," answered Samantha Olsen.

"We have a big problem," said Lorena.

"What's that, Lori?" asked Becky.

"We can't talk about our family," replied Lorena. "If we do, everyone will think we're weird or something."

"Well, we can't lie," commented Nikki. "That would be wrong."

"So, what are we gonna do about it?" questioned Belinda.

"We have to ask the guys about our real parents," said Lorena.

"She's right," added Leah. "We should have other parents. We weren't just raised by four turtles and a rat for nothing."

"Keep your voice down!" admonished Lorena. "I don't want anyone else to hear us."

"Do you think the guys will tell you?" asked Desiree.

"I don't know," said Lorena uncertainly. "But it's worth a shot."

"So, who's gonna ask them?" questioned Leah.

"We all can," replied Lorena. "I know that they'll tell us. They might decide that it's time for us to know."

"They need to stop keeping it a secret," declared Becky. "I just hope you're right when you say that they'll tell us, Lorena."

"I know I'm right," said Lorena. She sincerely hoped that the Turtles would tell them what they needed to know.

A/N: Well, that's my story. Please leave a review and 3.50 as you leave. Just kidding about the money, but please review. I hope you like it! So, will the Turtles tell the girls about their parents, or will they lie? Find out in the next chapter coming soon.