A/N: Well, here is chapter three. Enjoy!

Chapter 3

First impressions.

The TMNT crouched on the fire escape of April's apartment building, peering through the living room window. Mikey held his ginger cat, Klunk, in his arms.

"Klunk is hungry," he told his brothers, scritching the cat behind his ears. Klunk purred loudly.

"If you can't make him be quiet, Mikey, you'll have to take Klunk back to the lair," Leo told the younger turtle. "You shouldn't have brought him, anyway."

"But Klunk was bored!" Mikey whined. "He never gets to come on ninja missions."

"And you wonder why?" Raph snapped. "Just shut up!" Mikey glowered at his older brother.

Suddenly the girl from the day before strolled into the room, balancing a plate of pizza on one hand, and holding a video in the other. She slipped the video into the VCR and sat on the sofa, munching on her pizza.

"I don't see April," Don muttered, scanning the room.

"We can see that," Raph informed him.

"Enough!" Leo ordered. But it was too late. The girl had heard the noise and got up. She came over to the window and opened it, sticking her head out to look around. As the turtles scrambled farther up the fire escape, Klunk began to meow.

"Klunk, be quiet!" Mikey hissed frantically. The ginger tom wriggled out of his owners' grasp and trotted towards the open window. He jumped onto the window ledge and rubbed his head against the surprised girls' arm.

"Where did you come from, little guy?" she asked, petting him. "You look like Klunk. I saw a picture of you."

"What?" Mikey said in astonishment. Raph slapped a hand over his brothers' mouth, but the girls' head had already jerked up.

"Who's there?" she didn't look scared. She looked annoyed.

"Iknow who you are," she told the hidden turtles. "I recognize your cat. Either show yourselves, or I'll keep him in here until you do!"

"What are you talking about?" Raph lost patience.

"Come out and I'll tell you," the girl snapped.

"Can I have Klunk back now?" Mikey stepped out of the shadows, holding out his hands. His brothers flinched, expecting the girl to scream, but she just looked him up and down before handing the squirming cat back to him.

"I think he's hungry," she told the orange-clad turtle, motioning to his charge. "I can get you some milk for him or somthing, if you like."

"Yeah, thanks, dudette," he replied. "Come on, guys!"

"Are you insane?" Raph demanded.

"She seems okay," Leo argued. "Klunk does look hungry." He followed Mikey through the open window. Raph and Don came reluctantly.

The girl switched the television off, and went to the kitchen. She filled a saucer of milk and put it on the linolium floor for Klunk, who lept out of Mikey's arms and ran towards it, tail waving eagerly.

"How do you know about us?" Raph asked suspiciously.

"And why are you in April's house?" Don querried.

"Who are you, anyway?" Mikey piped up.

"I'm Akasha," the girl said. "I got in here because my aunt gave me a spare key."

"April is your aunt?" Don asked in surprise. Akashanodded.

"How do you know about us?" Raph repeated.

"I read April's journal," Akasha said matter-of-factly. "She's sketched you guys loads of times, and written about all your adventures as well. You're Raph-" she pointed to him- "And you're Don, Leo, and Mikey," she correctly pointed to all of them in turn."I've just got to the part where you find Klunk. She drew him, too. That's how I knew."

They stared at her, speechless.

"What?" she demanded, raising an eyebrow.

"Most people who see us scream and run away," Don explained. "You don't seem to care."

"I've seen weirder," Akasha informed him dryly. "You all appear more or less humanoide at least. You can talk and everything, can't you?" they nodded. "There you go, then. You're just a little, er, greener than everyone else." Mikey grinned.

"Do you know when April iscoming back?" Leo asked.

"No idea," Akasha said cheerfully. "I thought she'd've been back by now. I phoned her cell, but she didn't pick up."

"Can we stay here until she gets back?" Leo asked politely.

"It's not my house," Akasha said. "Do what you like. Just don't mess with my stuff," she glared at Mikey who had been riffling through a pile of comics on the table.

"But you've got thewhole second season here," he moaning with longing. "Can I have a look?"

"Fine, but don't rip any," she warned him. Mikey whooped and sat down to read them.

Klunk finnished his milk and jumped up on the table where he curled up and promptly went to sleep. Akasha grinned at Don, Raph and Leo.

"So, what do you wanna do?" she asked them. "I've been bored out of my skull, not having anyone to talk to!"

"Well," Leo began. "You could tell us why you needed to come here in the first place . . ."

A/N:So, what did you think? Reviews are welcomed, as always. wink, wink, nudge, nudge