Their music career didn't take off until just over two months later, shortly after they had released their first single. Master Splinter was busy training the boys when Cassi came rushing in. Dark brown bangs flew over top but couldn't hide the excitement shining in her blue eyes. Her anger towards Splinter was not forgotten but Cassi chose not to show it.

"I'm sorry to interrupt, Sensei, but I have some good news for the boys!" Her bright eyes were shining brighter than usual.

Earlier, Leo had a feeling that they would be seeing Cassi shortly so he had decided to wear her necklace in case she came while they were training. After unhooking the delicate golden chain from around his neck, Leo tossed it to her.

"Well, what is it?" Don asked, growing somewhat impatient as she fastened her necklace around her neck.

"Our début song, 'New Day' is number one on the charts! It's in the top five in Canada too! It's been named the fastest climbing song in like a decade, if not more!" Cassi was beyond excited. By now, she was ecstatic.

"Are you serious?" Mike asked. Cassi nodded breathlessly.

"Do not forget that this is only one successful song. You still have a way to go before you reach your goal." Splinter reminded them. He smiled as he continued. "I have no doubt you will make it to the top. Let us resume training in the meantime." He and the four boys were still balancing on bamboo poles. Splinter hoped down, and he told Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo to do the same. The Sensei told Cassi to get on one of the poles. "I believe you are familiar with this, Cassiopeia."

"Whoa!" She gasped as the pole wobbled beneath her. "I used to be." She replied as she fought to keep her balance. Splinter wanted her to fight Leo while moving from pole to pole without losing their balance. The Sensei handed her two katanas so it would be a fair fight.

"Leo, don't go easy on me," Cassi told him, and he agreed. Poor Cassi, the others thought. She doesn't stand a chance.

Splinter clapped and the lights went out. This was their signal to begin. No one could see, but they could hear the battle. There was a faint swishing sound of someone moving around, but it didn't last long. Shortly after it stared, there came the sound of someone falling and a shell hitting the ground. Everyone was expecting it and were surprised to hear it later than they thought. The rat clapped and the lights came back on. Leo was on the floor and Cassi was still perched on the bamboo!

"Ah!" She gave a small cry as she almost lost her balance. Raph turned to Mikey.

"I think Leo lost on purpose. I mean, look at her! There's no way she could've beaten 'im in a fair fight." Raph whispered fiercely. As much as Mike hated to admit it, his brother was right.

"Michelangelo!" Splinter called. It was Mikey's turn to verse Cassi, and she was already holding two nunchucks. Her balance wasn't any better; it seemed to be growing worse. This will be a piece of cake, he thought confidently as he hopped up.

Splinter clapped and the lights went out. This time there was the sound of twirling nunchucks. The sound of a pole creaking and Cassi gasping made the others guess that she was losing her balance again. Sure enough, a pole toppled and all heard the thud of a shell hitting the ground. When the lights came back on, Cassi was on the bamboo and Mike was on the ground.

While Raph and Don looked stunned, Master Splinter handed Cassi her next weapon; a Bo staff. He took the nunchucks from her. Cassi held the Bo firmly in her hands, using it to help her balance. This shouldn't be too difficult Don thought. Mke probably just fell and Leo lost on purpose.

"Donatello!" At his Sensei's call, Don jumped up on the bamboo. The lights went out and the battle began. One of them was moving around quite a bit and was using the bo quite a bit. There was a clunk of a Bo connecting with a bamboo pole. One of them landed on the ground, and the lights came on. Cassi was still standing on the same pole, clutching the Bo and looking very surprised.

"You guys are pathetic!" Raph sneered as he jumped up. Finally, I get a chance to kick the shell out of her and I'm not even gonna get in trouble! Splinter took the Bo from Cassi and handed her two sai blades. The room darkened and one (most likely Raph) sprung into action. The sound of metal clanking meant that Raph (or Cassi) was able to attack the other, but the other blocked it. This continued for longer than the others did, but the sound of one of them falling to the ground ended it. When the lights came on, everyone but Splinter was surprised to see Cassi perfectly balanced on the poles.

"Not bad, Raphael." She commented, walking from pole to pole. The magenta clad turtle was walking on them as well as she could on solid ground. "Keep in mind, enemies can be deceitful. Things aren't always as they seem."

"Well done Cassiopeia." Splinter told her as she hopped down

"Thank-you Sensei," she replied. As he got to his feet, Raph couldn't take his eyes off of Cassi. The sly grin she was wearing from her act, he had seen it before, but not on her. It hit him hard.

"Celveliare." He said aloud.

"Huh?" Cassi asked when she heard the name.

"A girl we met at the Battle Nexus. She won the tournament." Mike explained. He was a little disappointed that he lost the title, which he had been hoping to keep for another three years, but he was okay to lose it to her.

"So she finally won." Cassi grinned. "She almost won a few years ago."

"So you do know her!" Raph exclaimed, and she nodded in response.

"I met her many years ago when I first participated." Studying her expression, Raph thought there might be more to it. I know you're reading my mind, so listen up. Meet me in your dojo at 8:00pm tonight.

Cassi looked at the clock. "I better be going. My boss will kill me if I'm late." As she passed Raph, she whispered, "See you later."

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Raph looked at the clock. It was 7:56. Cassi should be there any moment. She had a habit of being right on time. Sure enough, when the clock struck 8:00, she walked in.

"Hi Raph." She said, fastening her necklace. "You wanted to talk?"

"Yeah," he replied, "Ya know somethin' about her."

"Her?" At first, she was confused, but then she nodded as she read his thoughts. "You're right. I do." Cassi looked around. "Why'd you want to meet here?"

"Because," he began to explain as he tossed her a pair of Sais. "we never had round two. And BELIEVE me, I wantta have the chance to kick yer shell. Now, what're ya hiding about Celveliare?"

Cassi shook her head. "You wouldn't believe me."

Raph tried to attack her, but she dodged. "Try me."

"No, you couldn't handle it." She said, knocking a sai from him. For the first time, Raph managed to get Cassi off balance and make her stumble backwards. Of course, he used it to his advantage.

"Cassi!" Raph's voice was filled with frustration as he pinned one of her arms to the wall with his sai. "I'm head over heels for her! Tell me!"

"I was afraid of that!" Cassi groaned. "Okay, I'll tell you. I'm Celveliare!"

A/N: Hey all! You may have noticed this in my other story, but there may be a few places where 'nunchucks' is spelled 'numchuks'. I apologize about this! My spell checker changes it automatically, even when I tell it not to ;-;. Please review, 'cause I don't think I'll finish this if no one likes it…