The eight ran through the alleyways of New York City, keeping along with a fast pace until their feet couldn't carry them any longer. Leixne up ahead with her sister Jade as Leonardo and Michelangelo followed close behind. Raphael and Jacqueline keep a good pace beside one another as Donatello and Fiona brought up the rear.

Lexine stopped down an alleyway as she spotted a manhole cover. She waited for Jade to turn the corner as Michelangelo was next followed by Leonardo. Leo ran over to Lexine as Jade and Mikey braced their hands on their knees to catch their breaths. The others turned the corner down the alleyway as Leonardo slid opened the manhole cover. He motioned for Lexine to drop down as she did. Fiona was next as Mikey helped her holding her hand as she caught onto the ladder. Jacqueline looked at Jade as she narrowed her eyes. Jac felt her sister's irritation as she dropped down the manhole. Jade picked her head up looking over the brothers as she furrowed her brow, looking past them towards the entrance of the alleyway.

"Hurry." She said as Donnie dropped down from her pulling his arm to go, then Mikey was next as Raphael followed. Leonardo looked at Jade as she sighed rolling her eyes and dropping down as he followed letting the cover fall back into place.

The group ran through the sewers as they made their way to the entrance of the lair. Leonardo opening the door as the girls went first, then his brothers. He closed it as Donatello slid down the banister flipping off the end as he landed running the rest of the way into his lab.

He flipped on the lights as he jumped in his chair, letting it roll across the floor as he turned all his computer's screens on. He adjusted the settings on his security systems as he watched the monitors for any Foot around or near the lair.

The others walked down as Mikey and Fiona slumped on the couch in a breath. She sighed, putting her head down on his shoulder as she moved her body as close to his as he could. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder holding her there. Raphael and Jacqueline leaned against the counter top in the kitchen. Her hair started to settle back to his reddish brown as she ran her hand through it, combing out the knots with her fingers. Lexine walked over to Donnie's lab as she kicked off her shoes, taking a seat on the floor next to him as he smiled, pushing his chair out as she got up and sat on his lap.

Jade and Leonardo stood across the table from one another. Her arms bracing her weight as her head hung as she tried to catch her breath. He stood as his arms were crossed watching her intently. She could feel his hurt, frustration, confusion, all penetrating her mind at once. She furrowed her brow lifting her hands to her head as she lifted her head to meet his glare.

"Stop it!" She yelled as he looked at her in question. "The thoughts, stop! Just, stop thinking!" She said as she walked up the stairs. Raph and Jac looked over at them with a raised brows as Leonardo turned watching Jade slam his bedroom door shut. He sighed as he climbed the stairs after her, turning the knob to his door as it didn't open. She held it shut as she laid on his floor staring up at the ceiling.

"Let me in."

"No."

"Jade, it's my room."

She sighed letting her hold go on the door as he stepped inside closing it. She didn't move or look at him as he sat on the edge of his bed looking down at her. Her arms were above her head playing with the tips of her soft hair as her legs were crossed. He slid off the edge of his bed, leaning his shell against it as he stretched his legs out, bending on of them as he placed his elbow on his knee pad.

"Why'd you do it?"

"Do what?" He asked softly.

"Don't play stupid Leonardo." She hissed, narrowing her eyes on his ceiling. He growled throwing his body down on hers before she was able to react with her powers. He pressed his hands on her wrists as he forced himself into her glare.

"I'm not playing games with you Jade." He said in a low threatening tone as she tried to push him away. "No." He said gripping her wrists. "Tell me."

"You kissed her!" She said leaning up as he let go of her wrists, sitting his body back up slowly. She went with him, putting her hands behind her back as she leaned against them. "You kissed the one person that has brought so much hate and wrong into your life." She said slowly shaking her head. He sat back on his heels as he looked at her perplexed.

"It was June." He said softly as her expression softened.

"What?"

"June, it was June. June made me, held me in place! She made me kiss her and she turned into Karai as some illusion! She held me there, and kissed me, timing it just right so you'd see it and do exactly this." He said motioning towards her angry disposition. She furrowed her brow, looking down as she tried to gather what was happened.

"I-I'm sorry…" She said softly as he sighed standing up and sitting on his bed. He ran his hand over his face as she picked her head up looking up at him.

He felt the weight of the bed give as she pulled herself up on it, letting her legs curl under her body as she ran her hand softly down his arm. He kept his stare on the floor as he took his hand away from his face letting it fall on his thigh. She clenched her eyes tight to the feelings that passed through her earlier that evening. Pain and her stomach twisting itself into unnecessary knots. It was all a plan to have her act this way, jealous and mad at him. For Karai to get to him.

She vowed to always protect him and got distracted by her doubts of him, of Leonardo. That was something she knew she could never do, never thought would happen. He was put in danger and she could have easily stopped it, but was apart of it. She shook her head placing her forehead down on his shoulder as she put her hand on his bicep, pulling her body closer to his. He lifted his head looking over at her as he felt a drop of hot liquid run down his arm.

"I'm so sorry Leo." She whispered with a sniff as he turned his body towards her. "I-I couldn't feel you." She said lifting her face to his as her cheeks streamed with tears. "I couldn't feel you..." He put his hand to her cheek, wiping them away as she leaned her face against his palm kissing it gently. "Feel you, or protect you, or stop it. I was too mad and distracted with everything else, it's like I just didn't care. I-I'd never do that." She said putting her head down as she took her hand from his bicep covering her face. He sighed wrapping his arms around her as he pulled her body closer to hers.

"I know." He said softly as she clenched onto him.

"I'm so sorry Leo." She said against his skin as he held her tighter. He pulled away slightly as he picked her head up to looked at him. A smirk played at the corners of his lips as he watched his hand slowly go through her hair and down her arm.

He fixed his eyes back on hers as he leaned down kissing her lips. She fell into him as she pressed her lips as tightly against his as she could. She clenched her eyes even tighter as her hands moved back up his arms around his biceps. She felt them flex as he moved his hands around her waist, picking her up and placing her on his lap. She straddled it as he moved his hands down her legs.

"Never again will that happen, I won't let it." She said softly as she kept her eyes shut, pressing her forehead against his. He took a breath in of her nodding his head as she pressed her lips back against his.

Raphael looked over at Jacqueline as she clenched her hand against her arm, chewing on her bottom lip. He smirked leaning against the counter as he moved in front of her. She shook herself out of her gaze, lifting her head to look at him as he lifted his hand, running his fingers through her long soft hair. He moved his hand to her chin tilting her face from side to side examining the wounds on her forehead that were dried with blood. She smiled taking his hand in hers with a shrug.

"They'll heal." She said softly as she traced her finger tips along his palm, up his wrist. He felt a shiver up his spine as her eyes watched her fingers dance along his skin. He grasped his hand on hers as she looked up at him.

"You make me feel things I never thought I could." He said almost in a whisper as she smiled. "You're amazin'." He said as a smile went across his face. She looked down as her smile remained. He lifted her face back to his as he leaned down kissing her lips. She took a step closer against his body, as his hands moved onto her back, clenching the soft fabric of her tank top in his hands. She pulled away from him, slipping from his arms as she went to the stairs. She looked back at him as she started to climb the stairs, backwards. He smirked following her as she smiled taking his hand and pulling her with him.

He closed his bedroom door behind him as she pressed her body against his, kissing his lips. She grabbed his biceps, pulling his body from the door as she walked backwards towards his bed. She felt the edge of his bed make her knees bend as she fell back on it. She lifted her shirt over her head tossing it at him as he smiled, watching her slid her body back against his mattress. Her skin looking soft in the minimal light of his room, the soft sounds of her breath escaping her lips as she pushed her way up his mattress. He felt his heart race faster, watching her, listening to her. She was his. She wanted him, and he had her to want.

He leaned down, on her slowly as their lips caught again. She playfully bit at his bottom lip as he grabbed the back of her thighs pulling her body into his. She let out a soft yelp from her throat as her body slid swiftly from his pull. He smiled wider as he laid over her, pressing his lips back on hers.

She let her jeans rub against his legs as she rolled her hips into him, opening her mouth on his as their tongues danced passed their lips. She moaned softly from him, gripping on to her thigh, moving his hand up and over the soft skin of her stomach and curve of her side.

"I love you." He said softly as he moved his lips down her shoulder to the nape of her neck. She stopped furrowing her brow as he kept leaving kisses long her soft skin.

"W-what?"

"What?" He asked leaning up to look down at her.

"What did you just say?" She asked trying to catch her breath. He furrowed her brow as he pushed himself up from his elbows, bracing himself on his hands on either side of her.

"Did I stutter?" He asked with a slight hint of irritation.

"N-no…I just, well…you've never said that…"

"I'm sayin' it now." He said as she kept her eyes on his trying to relax her shocked expression. "Did you think I wasn't gonna say it?"

"I didn't know what to think." She shrugged.

"How could I not?" He said as he softened his voice. She smiled, letting her hand glide down his braced arm. He relaxed them, lowering his body on hers as his lips pressed on hers again.