Don: I don't wanna do this,I'd rather be in my lab.

ME: I know Donny but,Ipromise that you can go back to it after.

Don: Alright alright. Wait,what do you want people to call you?

ME: shrugs I dunno,think of something.

Don: Ok, umm...this strange girl heredoes not own TMNT or any of the characters affiliated with them. happy now?

ME: gigglesYep,you can go back to your lab now.

"Yo,J!"

Called Dave from the other side of the oven.

" Yeah"

She answered, still concentrating on the massive amount of orders coming in.

"Delivery time."

"A'ight "

She half groaned, making her way around the oven.

"Damnit!"

She spat, catching herself from falling over one of the large wires connected to the oven. Taking the door in the back, she went around the building. She knew the route pretty well and was at the house in no time. On her way back someone snatched the black bag she carried to keep the money.

"Hey!"

She yelled, running after him. He continued running and she was on his tail. He lead her past her route and down an alley.

"Gimme that!"

She yelled at him. He smiled evilly and threw it into the street.

"Great !"

She said, throwing up her hands. She went after it,dodging oncoming cars. Snatching it up she barely dodged an approaching mercedes.

"Shit ! that was close."

She said, giving a sigh of relief. She turned and looked across to the alley. The kid still had the evil smile on his face and was holding up the money. She looked inside it and found it was empty.

"Son of a Bitch!"

She yelled,throwing down the bag violently. Again she braved the oncoming traffic, crossing to the alley.

' Joe's gonna kick my ass '

She thought, angrily. The kid had lifted the manhole cover and begun to descend into the sewer. She followed him as he took off down the tunnels. It was fairly dark, save for the occassional beam of light from above. A few minutes passed and the kid was suddenly stopped by someone in the shadows. She watched him run past her and up the first ladder he could reach, a look of fear on his face.

"Here kid."

Came a voice and a hand held the money out to her. Taking it,her eyes stayed fixated in the shadows.

"Thanks"

She said, tucking the money in her pocket.

"Names "J""

She started, extending a hand. Another appeared and gripped hers tightly.

"Raph"

He said, and she noticed that his hand didn't look like hers. She wasn't freaked out by what she saw and just went on.

" You aren't like most people around here."

She stated.

"Hows that?"

He asked nonchalantly.

"Most people wouldn't have done nothin."

She said disappointedly.

"I ain't most people."

He returned. She chuckled at his comment,thinking about the way his hand looked when she shook it. Crossing her arms she shot a question of her own.

"So, just how different are you?"

There was silence for a few seconds and than he spoke.

" Very"

He said.

"Show me."

She insisted. There was another silence and then he slowly stepped into the light. She watched as a five foot, eleven inch turtle came into view. He wore a red bandana on his face and stood staring at her with his arms crossed.

"Whoa."

Was all she could manage to say and he smirked.

"I'm surprised."

He admitted and continued.

"Most people woulda run."

She shook her head and smirked.

"I ain't most people"

She returned, looking him straight in the eye. She noticed that his eyes were a beautiful redish brown and started to feel her heart beat faster. Then she remembered, she was still on the clock and Joe was gonna throw a fit when she got back.

"Ah man, Joe's gonna kill me"

She said slapping her forehead.

"I gotta go."

She told him. He stopped her before she took off.

" Don't say nothin about us meetin up."

He said.

" Got it "

She agreed and they both went seperate directions. When she made it back to the pizza shop, Joe had a few choice words to say to her. She explained what had happened to him,leaving out the part about Raph and he didn't seem so upset afterwards.

"I'd rather lose a bit of cash than one of my best guys."

Joe told her, concerned. She nodded and went back to work. They closed up a little while after that and her and Dave got ready to walk home. On the way,Dave struck a conversation.

"What took so long gettin back?"

He asked.

"Ah, some punk kid took the cash I was carrying and I chased him down."

She said, giving him the very short version. He didn't ask anymore questions, just started telling her about something that had happened while she was gone. She was only half listening since her mind had wandered to thoughts of her new friend. Arriving home they went to their respective apartments. Once inside, she locked the door behind her, leaning against it and looking at her living room. There wasn't much to it, a couch,a TV, a table, and her playstation two. On a small shelf next to the TV, sat her collection of games, including:

Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven, Kingdom Hearts, Soul Calibur Two, Ace Combat Five: The Unsung War, Yugioh: The Duelist of the Roses, and a few others. Then there was her small movie collection. After surveying the living room, she walked back to her bedroom, where she removed her ball cap and tossed it on the bed. Then she sat down and looked at her reflection in the mirror on her dresser.

"What a day."

She said, lying back. Sighing, she stared at the small wind chime dangling from the ceiling. A few minutes went by before she got up and turned on her stereo, pushing the play button on the CD function. The music started and the sound of the electric guitar caused her to close her eyes as the vocals began.

You can't escape the wrath of my heart, beating to your funeral song...

She sang along, letting the screech of the guitar sink into her. She played along to the music on her air guitar, as she paced around the room. Closing the door to her bedroom she cranked the volume on the stereo, attempting to drown out any and everything that could disturb her. She didn't listen long, and went to the kitchen to grab some food before retiring to bed. The next day was pretty much the same deal,save for the chasing down of any punks. Later on, after the sun set, the place died down and Joe let her off early. Usually she would wait for Dave to get off and they would head home together but, tonight she was feeling kinda anxious and decided to go it alone. Along the way she got the feeling that someone was following her. Looking back whenever she got the chance, she kept going. When she was right next to a short alley she stopped and looked into the darkness. Ducking into the alley, she peaked out trying to locate whoever was tailing her. Suddenly, a familiar voice spoke behind her causing her to jump.

" How's it goin?"

She jerked around,almost losing her balance.

" JESUS! "

She half screamed.He started to laugh and she realized who the voice belonged to.

" What's the big idea Raph?"

She asked, slightly annoyed.

" So, you remember me huh?"

He asked,as she sighed and continued to walk,him following close behind, disguised in his favorite trenchcoat and hat.

" What do you expect, it ain't everyday I meet someone like you ya know."

They continued down the street,headed for her apartment.

" Ditto"

Said Raph, shortly before arriving at her apartment.

" This is my place so,guess I'll see ya round."

She told him.

" A'ight,catch ya later."

He said before taking off again. The routine of walking to her apartment went on for a good month before Raph finally decided to go inside with her and hang out. Each time he entered the apartment she would close her bedroom door so that the truth of her real identity was never revealed. A few times he brought one of his brothers with him and they all would have a few laughs before they said their farewells for the night. After a few more months of this same routine, they finally invited her to come and visit them for a change. So one night, after she was let off early,Raph waited for her in the alley and lead her down the series of tunnels to the lair,making sure that they weren't being tailed.

Wow,it took them that long.Oh well,review please.