A special word of thanks to Quaser and TmNTfan4life. Thank you for your constructive reviews I appreciate it and look forward to you continued support. I hope I have earned it and do this story justice. To This is not Vernon. I am sorry that you are annoyed by the way I am portraying his character. I know this chapter will not make you very happy. I hope if you continue to read this story you will understand a bit more of it in a few more chapters. I am an avid reader of other fanfiction stories in other genre's and sometimes my favorite characters are not always portrayed in the best of lights either. But my dear that is how the writer chose to write them and a lot of the times you can see that personality work for that character. Please give it some time to understand that in what you read. I am wanting to show that sometimes the gentlest of hearts can snap and become something dark and ugly. And some times the best character to snap to portray this is the gentlest lamb. Case in point Vernon. Again thank you to those of you that grant me your time to read my writings. Please feel free to check out my other stories and one shots that I am also working on. -BMFM fan for life.

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Chapter 5.

Raphael's POV

It had been two hours and she still refused to come out. I sat in the floor against the wall blocking the hallway. She can be so stubborn & so could I! I was going to make sure she talked to me one way or another. I stuck a fresh tooth pick in my mouth and leaned my head back hitting the wall softly. I haven't heard her crying for about an hour now, she's asleep I guess. I'm thinking about leaving and making it look like I was still in the lair but nah. I'll be back in the hashe for sure but I couldn't leave April like this. Man I am such a tool now. Figuring she is asleep I'll just close my eyes for a moment.

April's POV

I woke up with my face still covered with tear streaked make-up. Raph is such an asshole. How could he fricking say that last night! Doesn't he realize that I care about him and the gang too much to risk them being test subjects! With my luck he probably left the window in the front room open when he left. Opening the bedroom door open there he is stretched out across my hallway. He looks like he is asleep and I really don't want to talk to him at all. I quietly shut the door and go back to my bed. I have a little under an hour before I have to be at the station. I pull the bottle of water from my nightstand and take a deep swig of it. I have to get ready but as soon as I step over him he will wake up and tackle me to the ground. What to do, what to do. Ok I have pre moistened face cloth's at my vanity and everything else I'll just make myself presentable and go down the firesecape. Yep no problem. Go out that way and he won't be able to talk to me. Score one for the damsel in distress. Take that Raph I'm not totally defenseless.

After getting ready I open the window to go out on the fire escape. Slowly I walked out on the landing trying not to make a sound. As soon as I hit the pavement I decided to take the subway since my bike was still in the living room. By the time I made it to the station my nerves were in high gear. I would soon be facing Vernon and that was not what I craved for now.

As I walked in Burne and Vernon was talking quietly. I politely said hello, thinking how the hell do I start this after what happened last night. Burne looked at me incredulously as if I had a third eye in my head.

"What are you doing here?" Burne asked me after Vernon glared at me and walked out of the room.

"Eh, I work here if I last remembered?"

"Uhm. No you don't work here. And after you tried to extort your former position from Vernon I'm surprised you had the nerve to show up."

"Excuse me?" What are you talking about?"

"Please Miss O Neal. Your wasting my time. Vernon told me you threatened to call the cops on him and tell them you were raped if he didn't do as you said."

"He said that! It's not true! I never!"

"Leave now Miss O Neal before I call the cops and tell them what I know. In fact I think it would be wise if you leave town period. You have made a lot of enemies and now you made more."

With tears threating to spill out I left. I never felt so alone in my life. The man I thought cared about everyone including me and the turtles was a fraud. What the hell made him snap! You know I have heard about people meeting their breaking point and snapping but damn. I really need to stop hanging out with Raph so much. I think I am taking on some of his lingo too much. Irma's right, I really need to wash my mind and mouth out with soap or bleach. That or another Zen lesson from Leonardo. I put on my I pod and walked down the streets to my apartment. With any luck Raphael will be gone. Right now I just want to be alone. Tucking my hair behind my ear I wait for the light to change to cross the street. The sky started to darken slowly to faster as the wind blew hard. I am just about to the apartment now just another block or two. Sure enough with my luck the clouds cut loose and the rain begins to pour in sheets or bucket loads whatever you want to describe it as. About that time I realized my keys were in the apartment along with my purse. This is why I normally take everything but it was in the same room as Raph and I didn't want to face Mr. Personality. This day has been a God awful day. First it starts with Raph insulting me early this morning and now? I am now soaked to the bone and my Ipod is screwed. I climbed on the fire escape and start to raise the window to my bed room when I hear someone clear their throat as I came to the pointed end of a familiar Sai. Lord why me and why now?