Chapter 2 is up! I'm going to try to commit to AT LEAST 1 chapter every month! If I can get more in a month then I will, but I will hopefully be able to stick to once a month posting for sure! Anyway, so after writing this chapter I realized I was taking an approach to the characters that more resembled the 2012 universe, but like, a few years later, where the turtles have grown up and all that. I am taking a few liberties though and I'll be adding some stuff I liked about the Turtles from the 2003-2007 Universe, including the TMNT movie. So I hope you guys enjoy the new chapter.

As Always, thanks for reading and please leave me a review/comment about what you think of the story so far! I always love to hear from my readers as it is what helps keep me going! Remember, constructive comments and thoughts are welcome, flames are not!

Update: As the new 2012 Universe is still unfinished, I may take a few liberties with characters and such as far as who is still around, relationships... that sort of thing. Creative story license and all.

Chapter 2: Be Our Guest

Together with the turtle brothers, Leena had headed into the kitchen and four large pizzas of various types ordered. Wanting to be considerate of their guest, Mikey had been sure to find out what Leena liked on her pizza and was surprised when all she had requested was a simple pineapple pizza.

"That's all you want on your pizza? Pineapple? No ham or pepperoni or anything?" He had sounded like it was the end of the world when he said it. Leena giggled lightly and nodded her head, shrugging her shoulders as she explained.

"I like pizza simple, Cheese and pineapple is perfect for me."

"Okaaaay, as long as that makes you happy." Mikey replied with a grin.

"You know what would make me happy? Pizzas without weird ass ingredients like skittles or imitation crab." Raph added, glaring at Mikey who continued to grin.

"Yeah Mikey, can we get like, a three-meat pizza and call it a done deal?" Leonardo asked, sitting down at the table.

"Man, you guys are no fun. Pizza is only good when you customize it with all your favorite stuff!"

"Mikey, what you call customized I think the rest of us would call overdoing it." Donatello replied wearily. Mikey let out a huff and pulled out his T-phone to place the order.

"Fine! I'll just get one special pizza for myself and the rest of you can enjoy your boring pizzas." Leena watched the exchange between the four of them in amusement, noting that despite being mutant turtles, they did act like a bunch of young guys, no different from ordinary humans. It was probably that thought that allowed Leena's anxiety over what they were to completely disappear. As Michelangelo placed the pizza order, Donatello took a seat at the table next to Leonardo while Raphael moved to lean against a nearby counter, arms crossed over his chest. Leonardo motioned for Leena to come take a seat at the table with them and as soon as Michelangelo had finished placing the order, he too sat down at the table.

At this point, all the attention was suddenly focused on Leena as the turtles looked at her, all of them obviously curious to know about their sudden guest. Leena smiled sheepishly around at all of them, unsure if she liked this sudden focus of attention on herself and much more interested in learning about the turtle brothers instead.

"So Leena, how old are you?" Mikey was the first to bring a question to the table, leaning forward on his elbows to grin at her.

"I'll be nineteen in October." She replied, leaning back in her chair.

"Tell us a bit about yourself; it's not often we have guests, as you can imagine." Leonardo said with a chuckle.

"Um, ok, that's a bit vague so I guess I'll summarize?" She replied with a laugh. "Well, I'm living on my own, I recently graduated from High School though I had hoped to go straight to College to study dance but it's a bit too expensive for me to afford right now, so I'm trying to save up. I've danced since I was four, so I'm well-trained in all styles of dance, and I have a dream of being a professional dancer. I like dogs, my astrological sign is Scorpio, my favorite color is Mint, I don't like broccoli but I love cucumbers, my favorite food is pasta and I'm terrified of enclosed spaces."

"Claustrophobic?" Donatello asked.

"Terribly so." Leena replied.

"What's your favorite dance style?" Leonardo asked next.

"Ballet; it's difficult and requires the most discipline but I think it's one of the most beautiful dance styles. I think Lyrical would be my next favorite, though I tend to mix the two together when I dance. Sort of, my own style that I've developed over the years."

"What sort of dog would you get if you could have any dog in the whole world?" Mikey asked.

"I would love to have a white husky girl with blue eyes."

"What would you name her?" Mikey replied.

"Don't know, I'd have to see her first. Name's come better after you've seen the dog I think."

"Agreed! Though, if you ever get one, you should let me help you name it, cause I'm awesome at naming stuff." Mikey sounded particularly proud of that skill as he said it.

"I'll make sure I do." Leena replied with a smile.

"Sweet!"

"Do you like science or anything technical?" Donatello followed up.

"Well, I was always good at Biology in school, but when it comes to technical stuff I'm not all that great. I can work a computer at least."

"How about video games?" Leonardo questioned.

"Well, I've never really been able to play many video games but I do like single player RPGs."

"Cool, you should play with us! We have a couple of really fun games here." Leonardo replied.

"Why were you running through such a stingy back alley earlier?" Raph suddenly asked, looking at Leena inquisitively. Everyone looked at Leena as she went quiet for a moment, obviously thrown by Raphael's sudden interest in what had happened earlier that day."

"Oh, um, I was running late, to an audition, actually." She replied somewhat hesitantly; she sounded like she didn't want to talk about it.

"An audition? For like a show or something? That's awesome! Did you make it?" Mikey asked.

"Yeah, it was an audition for a Broadway show, and because I was running late I decided to take a shortcut through the back streets to get there. But, obviously I didn't make it." She laughed lightly. "I wasn't paying attention and knocked myself out apparently." She shook her head.

"Right, that's a bummer. Sorry you missed your audition." Mikey looked a bit crestfallen for her and Leena smiled appreciatively at him.

"It's ok, things happen for a reason in my opinion and if I hadn't run into Raphael, I wouldn't have ended up here talking with all of you and being invited for pizza." She grinned, easily moving the subject on to something else. The guys didn't seem to really notice much, though Raphael was still a bit standoff-ish, as if he wasn't completely convinced with her explanation.

"So what about you guys? I mean, I get that your mutant turtles and all, but where did you come from and how have you managed to stay hidden from the public this long?" Leena asked, turning the tables and asking them questions.

"Well, it's a bit of a long story…" Leonardo began.

"And it all began about eighteen years ago when our Master and father, Splinter, bought us in a pet store and accidentally dropped us in a strange substance we call ooze." Donatello picked up. He began to explain to Leena their long journey from baby turtles to mutants. Leena listened with rapt attention, obviously fascinated. They only paused for a moment when Mikey left to go grab the pizza from the delivery guy. Once he returned and everyone had grabbed a couple of slices to eat, Donatello had continued the tale.

"So you guys know ninjitsu because of your Master, who is also like your father since he raised you, and he was a human but now he's a mutant rat and you were all transformed by this weird alien substance called ooze that was brought here by an invading alien race called the Kraang?" Leena summarized, biting into her pizza.

"That's right. Sounds super crazy but it's the truth." Leonardo replied, setting down his pizza for a moment. "We've been using our skills to help keep New York City safe over the years, but for the most part we've lived in solitude in the sewers."

"You know, looking around at this place, I would have thought it was some industrial building converted into a large condo or something, but knowing that this place is somewhere in the sewer and you guys made it was it is; that's impressive."

"Thanks!" Came the collective reply.

"I still think it's crazy to know you guys have done so much to help keep our city safe and barely anyone knows about you and all that hard work you've put into it." Leena went on, looking to all of them. "I know how tough it is to work hard at something and be proud of what you've done but never receive any recognition for it… I don't know how you've done it for all these years."

"We don't need thanks for what we've done; knowing that we could help and then doing so was enough. This is our city too, even if we live in the sewers, and we want to keep it safe for everyone." Leonardo replied with a smile.

"Well, on behalf of everyone living above you in this city, thanks." Leena smiled, earning a round of smiles from everyone, except Raphael, in return.

"So, who wants to play some video games?" Mikey asked.