EvilBunny91 *dances and jumps around the room*: It's over! It's over! IT'S OVER!!! XD XD XD

Raphael: What's over?

Donatello: She finished her matriculation exams last Friday. And she's been like that ever since. *sighs* But she STILL has to try to get in a university or a polytechnic.

EvilBunny91 *stops suddenly and goes down depressed*: ...

Donatello: And she doens't know if she did that great in the exams...

EvilBunny91 *aura of darkness and depression appearing*: ...

Leonardo *sweatdrops*: C'mon, I'm sure you did good. You will graduate this spring and you'll get in someplace to study.

EvilBunny91: Thanks, Leo *sniff* It's so stressing lately. I wonder how I'm gonna stay sane after all this.

Raphael: Well, you're kinda insane already.

EvilBunny91: And sorry for the huge delay, but as you read I've been busy with my matriculation exams. I hope the fourth chapter makes it up.

Michelangelo: TMNT belongs to Mirage Studios. She owns only her OCs.

EvilBunny91: Enjoy!

Love Is the Greatest Feeling Of All

Chapter 4 : Getting To Know Each Other

Me and my brother were giving my friends a tour in our home. The girls seemed to come along with my family pretty well after all. We were all chatting like we've known each other for years. It made me happy to see everyone getting along.

We showed my friends everything possible room in our home. My friends were so fascinated about our home. At the moment we were showing them Donny's workshop. I though Wendy's eyes would pop out of their sockets any seconds.

"This…is…amazing!" she breathed slowly while she examined everything possible machines Donny had.

"Glad you like it." Donny smiled a little bit.

"Like it? I love it! You got so many interesting machines and investigations! These are so much more advanced than modern technology!" I swear I've never seen Wendy so excited. She was like kid in a candy-shop.

"So, you seem to like science as much as I do. Would you like to see more?"

In a matter of seconds, Donny and Wendy were having a conversation about science. They were almost finishing each other's sentences. It was weird, Wendy was actually talking a guy! Well, a turtle, but a guy. At school, she's so shy that she can't even open her mouth around guys. And now she's talking so excited with him. I suppose science really unites people.

Mikey and Jess were also having a deep conversation. Well, if you call talking about comics deep. They were both so surprised that they were both playing World Of Warcraft, and they had chatted with each other online. They were really getting along, after seeing they liked the same comics and manga series.

Mikey (half-)dragged Jess to his room to show her his Justice League special collection and Donny and Wendy were talking with their nerd-language and doing something with one of Donny's invention. That left me, Miyako, Leo and Raph standing there alone in silence, looking dumb founded.

"Whatever. I'm gonna fix my bike." Raph said, sounding bored.

"You have a bike?" Miyako asked, getting interested. I knew she loved motorcycles.

"Yeah. Wanna see it?" Raphael replied, sounding pretty neutral.

"Sure." Miyako answered sounding also neutral. I swear, those two can sometimes sound so unfeeling.

Now it was just me and Leo. The mood felt pretty awkward. Should I say something? Should I leave or would he want to do something? I saw his face, and he looked as awkward as I did. I wonder if there was something he wanted to say.

"So…" I started, not figuring out anything else to say. Gosh, I sounded so stupid!

"Bella, I want to talk to you about something." he said finally.

"Really? About what?" For some reason, I though he was going to scold me for being so reckless and bringing myself and my friends to danger.

"C'mon, let's go somewhere private. I don't think you're gonna like what I'm about to say." he answered, looking kinda guilty.

Now I was really confused. I've never been mad with Leo. Okay, not really mad. I led him to my room so we could talk. He seemed to feel really awkward.

"Okay, spill it. C'mon Leo, it can't be that bad." I really wanted him to just get on with it.

He sighed deeply before actually looking at me. "Okay. I'm not gonna go with tonight's events, 'cause nothing was really your fault. This is more about our doings, mostly mine. Bella, have you even wondered how we managed to be there at the right time?"

"No, I really haven't. But now that you mentioned it…", I trailed off, finally figuring out what he trying to say, "Oh my God, were you spying on me?!" I snapped at him.

If there's something I hate, it's offending my privacy. Although I love hanging out with my brothers and appreciate their concern about my well-being, there has to be a line. I don't like the idea of my brothers snooping on me just make sure I'm safe. I can take care of myself, I'm not a damsel in distress.

"Bella, please try to understand. We were worried about you. You know that Purple Dragons and the Foot could be lurking around every corner. And we didn't mean to spy on you, we just wanted to make sure you were okay." Leo said, taking my hands in his.

I looked at his eyes. They were very sincere. I guess I could forgive him. I never could stay mad at him for long anyway. I led out a sigh be fore answering.

"Okay, I forgive you this time. But promise me that there will be no more spying." I said seriously.

Leo smiled before answering: "Deal."

He pulled me into a friendly hug. I hugged him back. How I wished there more in this hug. I wanted to tell Leo how I felt about him, but I was too afraid. I wasn't sure if he'd return my feelings and that scared me. But I'm sure one day I'm gonna have the courage to tell him. For now, let's keep things the way they are.

Michelangelo and Jessica were having the time of their lives. They had so much to talk about comics and skateboarding. Mikey also told (more like exaggerated) Jess about his adventures as the Turtle Titan. They both felt like they had found their long lost sibling. Jess was so fascinated about the fact that mutants existed. It was just like in comic books.

"I feel like Tohru from Fruits Basket, finding out a great secret about a family." she said dreamily.

"And I feel like Spider-Man when Mary Jane found out about his identity." Mikey continued.

"See, we even talk in comic-language! This is so cool, I've never had a friend who also liked comics!" Jess couldn't believe it was really happening.

"I know! My bros and Bella have never understood my passion about comics. It's like talking to walls! But now I finally have someone to talk to." Mikey couldn't believe there was a cute girl who wasn't afraid of him and liked comic books as much as he did.

"Me too. You know Mikey, I believe this is a start of beautiful friendship."

Miyako couldn't help but whistle when he saw Raphael's bike. "Gosh, is this beauty yours?" she asked a she walked closer to it.

"Yep, she's all mine." Raph smiled smugly, he had always been proud of his bike.

"I haven't seen a bike like this. What model is this?" Miyako dared to touch the saddle.

"Um, well, this really hasn't a model. Donny built it for me himself.", he walked a little bit closer to Miyako, "It's okay, you can touch it."

Miyako ran her hand gently around the bike's form. She could feel that the bike was fast and a lot of horsepower. Even though it was self-built, it was awesome.

"Ya think I could ride this sometime?" she dared to ask.

"Yeah, with me riding it." Raph answered smugly.

"So you're one of those types, who don't like chicks riding their bikes?" Miyako asked playfully.

"Well, I…" he felt a little embarrassed. Miyako started to laugh.

"Relax, I was just kidding." she punched his arm playfully.

Raph also laughed little bit. He though that Miyako seemed like a nice gal. Not like one of those girly girls, but a girl who was tough and tomboyish. She was also pretty hot, and Raph had always had thing for Goths and punk-like girls.

"So, ya wanna help me with her?" he pointed at his bike.

"Sure, let's get cracking." Miyako smiled and rolled up her sleeves.

Raph and Miyako had fun while fixing Raph's bike and talking about bikes and beating Purple Dragons. Deep friendship had started to bloom.

Donatello and Wendy were enjoying each other's company. Now they could freely talk about science and stuff without anyone asking stupid questions or interrupting them. They had even managed to repair one of Donny's inventions. They noticed that they had a lot in common. They both loved science and coffee. And they both had a calm nature. Donny though he'd never be talking with a girl. Sure, he had talked with April, but she was like their big sister so she didn't count. He decided that he wanted to spend more time her later on.

Then, master Splinter entered his workshop. "Excuse me, but it is really late. Maybe you should take the girls home." he explained.

"Your right! Oh my God, it's over 11.00 pm! We're gonna be in trouble if we're not home soon!" Wendy exclaimed as she checked her watch.

"Don't worry, we'll take you hone. You'll be there in no time." Donny promised her.

Since the girls lived in different directions, Donny, Raph and Mikey decided to split up and took the girls home. They felt kinda disappointed when they had to leave.

"Aww man! I didn't wanna leave already! Can we see again?" Jess asked Mikey as he dropped her off from her window.

"Of couse! We can play videogames in our place and read comics and do lots of stuff! It will be a blast!" Mikey got excited. He really also didn't want Jess to leave.

"Sounds fun! Well, see you later!" Jess smiled and waved at him.

"See ya, dudette!" Mikey waved back as he jumped from rooftop to another.

"So, I suppose we'll see around later." Raph scratched his neck as he left Miyako on the roof of her apartment.

"Yeah, later. Well, gotta go. Bye!" she waved as she made her way to the door on the roof. Raph waved back before leaving.

"Thanks for the ride." Wendy smiled as Donny accompanied her to the window of her room.

"It was nothing.", an awkward silence filled the air, "Well, I need go now. See you later." he said before leaving.

"Bye!" Wendy waved at him, feeling suddenly little empty in her heart.

For once Bella slept peacefully through the night. It had made her heart lighter now that her friends knew about his family and had accepted them. No longer would she have to hide her secret from them.

That night all the girls dreamed about the turtles, seeing pleasant dreams about them. They were all happy that they had met them and made new interesting friends. For these four girls life would never be the same.

EvilBunny91: Hope you liked it!

Leonardo: I liked it.

Donatello: Me too.

Michelangelo: Make it three! ^^

Raphael: It was okay.

All: And R&R!