Mr. Blue Masked Turtle held me close as I remembered the people who took my mom.

"I guess we should introduce ourselves. I'm Leonardo, but you can call me Leo," Leo said.

"I'm Donatello, but call me Donnie."

"I'm Michelangelo, but the girls call me Mikey!"

I noticed that the fourth one hadn't answered. I guessed he didn't like me, so I didn't look at him. I was staring at the floor, when I realized I didn't give them my name, so on the paper, I wrote:

My name's Ahlainna Wesley, but my friends call me Ally or Alleycat.

"Ahlainna, that's a nice name. That hothead turtle over there is Raphael, but he likes to be called Raph," Mikey said.

Yup, Raph didn't like me. He stared at me with hard eyes. He looked like someone not to be messed with. But sometimes he can be a big softie(like when I see him talking to Spike; that comes up later in the story). It made me shiver(or was that because I was cold?).

Leo told me I should probably rest to get my strength back. So he took me back to his room and tucked me into his bed, and I fell asleep.

I heard something happening in the other room, so I went to check it out. And what I saw was amazing! Raph was being a softie! He was talking to his pet turtle, in a kind, gentle voice! I recorded most of what he said:

"I just think this girl is a little too scared. I don't trust her. I like her, it's just she doesn't talk and that could be a big problem. She looks a little TOO shy. I just...I don't know. I guess this is a big change for her. Maybe I'll like her sometime. Let's just not get our hopes up too high."

I smiled. I tried to hold off a giggle, but it escaped. Even worse, Raph HEARD! Uh oh. Raph grabbed me and pulled me to the open space where he grabbed a chair from the table and set it down. I guessed he wanted to talk(or yell at me). I was about to run back to Leo's room, when suddenly, Raph pushed me into the chair.