"Casey I told you your going the wrong way!"

"How would you know! I used to live here April! I know the short cuts 'n stuff! I dont need a freaking map!"

"Whatever..."

May opened her eyes, but her vision was blurry. She tried to get up, but her neck hurt and her head was pounding from her aunt and Casey arguing. At least she was warm though, she was wrapped up in a sleeping bag, and had about 3 or 4 blankets on top of her, her neck was supported so she could breath, but her seatbelt dung into her sides just like a knife would. She moaned softly.

"May? Sweetie! How are you feeling?" April asked with a smile.

"I-I'm okay..it-it hurts..." she croaked.

"What does, sweetie?" May pointed to her neck. "Oh, yea, Donny said it was pretty bad, but luckily he took care of your infections already...so all you need now is some rest! Okay dear?" May nodded, "Where are the guys? T-they okay?" She asked. "Yes, they are fine." Casey but in, "They are in dat trailer in da back!"

"Good, but wh-where are..." May stopped to swallow blood and spit, "...we going?"

"To my great grandma's house to hide and rest, it sooo cool 'dere, and it snowing this time of year, so now its extra pretty!" Casey said proudly. "Uh, oh. Need gas...Hey! Wha good luck! Here's an exit!" Casey went through the exit to pump gas.

"May I m going to get the guys some hot chocolate, would you like some?" April asked.

"Yea, can I go with you?...I gotta pee." May asked getting up.

"Sure!" April helped her out of the car and hugged May tight, but not too tight to hurt her already hurt niece. "Come on!" She smiled.

May walked in and found the bathroom. She relieved herself and then washed her hands. Her breathing was heavy, and her head pounded, but she managed to stand and looked at herself in the broken mirror. Her neck was bruised and cut up, her makeup was everywhere on her face, she had cuts and scratches everywhere. 'I look like a train wreck, literally!' She washed her face and neck, the soap stinging her cuts, and dried herself. She looked down at her attire, green sweat pants, and a long sleeved shirt with a grey sweat shirt over top, fuzzy socks and a pair of men's slippers. 'haha. those are definitely Casey's!' She looked at her face again...smiled and walked out back to April.

"Hey sweetie, carry these to the trailer, but knock 3 times before you open the door."

"Hey April?" May ask with a carton of hot chocolates and one hot coffee in her hands.

"Yea?"

"Can I sit with the guys? I wanna talk to them..."

April smiled. "Of Course!" May smiled back and walked off outside. Casey waved as he pumped the gas, and she smiled at him as she walked to the door of the trailer and knocked 3 times.

"Who is it?" Someone whispered.

"It's M-May...I bring h-hot chocolate!" The door unlocked and she walked in.

"MAYYYYY!" Mikey yelled and hugged her. "Woah!" Watch the drinks Mike...hehe.." She handed out the drinks, one for Mikey, one for Donny, Raph, Master Splinter got the coffee, and Leo- May looked at the unconscious Leonardo. "Is he okay?" She asked Master Splinter Sitting down next to him. "Yes, Miss Gibson. He has been physically and mentally hurt...and that is one of the worst pains to have together." Master Splinter replied.

May put her hand on his head, then quickly pulled away. "It's like ice!" She said, as she took out the last hot chocolate in the carton and held it against Leo's face.

The boys watched May take care of their older brother and instantly became jealous. But...how could they? Leo had almost died, May had almost died, so in a way they both had a near death experience together. But they kept their thoughts to each other and continued to watch May. May felt his head after about a minute of stroking him with the hot cup, "There, now its normal." She smiled at Master Splinter, and he smirked back.

"Hey May does your neck hurt?" Donny asked sipping his cup. May nodded and sipped the cup she used on Leo. "Can you come here for just a minute? I wanna check it out." Donny drank the last of his drink and put the cup to the side.

"Oh sure! You want the hot blooded person all to yourself so you can get warm!" Mikey argued.

"No I don't Mikey!"

"Well why can t she sit with me and you work on her while I get warm!" Mikey demanded.

"Fine! I don't care! I just want to make sure she's alright!"

May smiled at the two turtles fighting over her. The engine of the car started to rumble and started to move slowly. May shivered and sat with Mikey, he was cold as well. "Yeaaaa! Im hottt! Much better" Mike taunted, May laughed. Donny walked over to her and started to massage her neck as she laid on Mikey. She closed her eyes, and felt good pain as Donny examined her. She opened her eyes and saw Raph sitting across from them looking to his right at his brother Leo. May felt such compassion, and sadness looking at Raphael's face.

'I always thought Raph hated Leo, I mean they always fight for no reason...but now it looks like Raph is about to cry...' Raph looked down and wiped his face...then looked up at May. May closed her eyes as soon as she could, but Raph knew what she was doing. May opened her eyes after about 10 seconds and saw Raph looking straight at her. He closed his eyes pretending not to be looking, but she knew. She laughed to herself and honestly closed her eyes.

The humming of the car, the slow steady pace of the car, leaning on a comfortable Mikey, Donny rubbing her, made May sleepy...she had a weird/most comfortable feeling that was hard for even her to describe...but she wanted to remember this feeling forever. 'Forever...and always...I love every single one of you'

The car drove up to a very old house, very OLD. "Isn't it great!" Casey asked April.

"Oh yea...its awesome..." She stated sarcastically. Everyone unloaded out of the car and the turtles got out of the trailer. Mikey carried the sleeping May as Donny and Raph carried Leonardo.

Casey opened the door and walked in sniffing the air inside. "Yup! Smells just the same." He said proudly.

"It smells like shit and perfume..." Mikey replied. Casey glared at him.

"Casey, where can we put May and Leo?" April asked looking around the house. "My sons, lay your brother upon the couch. He only needs a little space, good rest and warmth." Master Splinter said.

"Okay den, Mike come wit me...let's find a place to put the sleeping beauty..." Casey walked up the stairs and Mikey followed and April followed him with her and May's bag. Casey opened a door down a long hallway. "Here, this used to be my grandma's room. Is this okay for her, April?" April walked in, she looked around and sat on the bed.

"Yea, its fine..." She put her and May things on the floor. Casey opened a drawer and pulled out 4 blankets.

"April pull back the sheets, and check them...they should be okay...but just to make sure..." April did so and nodded, "They are fine."

"Okay Mike, put her in..." Mikey walked over to the bed and laid May carefully down. She moaned but was sound asleep. "Here's 2 blankets for her, and the other 2 are for Leo..." Casey said putting them on her. April rubbed May's face, moving her hair out of her face. "I m going to stay with her for a little while. You guys go on ahead... I ll be down shortly." She looked at the boys. They nodded and walked off.

April changed clothes. She put on a little make up and fixed her hair. She walked over to May and kissed her forehead. "Sweet dreams..." April walked off and shut the door.

Leo sat next to the sleeping May. It was about 8 in the morning and she had slept all afternoon just like he had done. He was so depressed and upset and sad. He didn t know why, he didn't care why, he just was. Leo looked over at her and caressed her face. 'She is so pretty' he thought. No, he didn t have a crush on her, he didn t even think about kissing her, he just wanted to protect her, to let her know that he was there for her.

"May I know you probably can t hear me, but like when my brother's talked to me yesterday...I want to talk to you..." He looked down at her. "Do you remember when we first met? My brothers and I were out on a normal training run. But we stopped for a second to catch our breaths and Mikey found you. You walked into a trap by the purple dragons and luckily we ran in after you. I remember you screaming, and those ass holes were starting to take off your clothes. But we were gonna protect you, just like any other person who we've helped. Hun came out though, but that didn t stop us. Ha, I remember the look in your eyes when you saw us...and as Raph stabbed that guy trying to hurt you. Then Raph told you to run over to me, but you started to black out, but I caught you. You were one of the prettiest girls I had ever seen, even with your shirt was unbuttoned. That's so perverted but I don t care. I thought you were gorgeous." Leo sighed.

"What I guess I m trying to say is, please get better. We need you, I need you...please..." Leo stood up and closed his eyes, "No fears, stay strong May..."

Raph listened to his older brother the whole time. He felt his pain as well. 'We all have feelings for her apparently...we all want her to get better, but Leo and her have a certain connection for some reason, I could feel it in the trailer and now. They both had a near death experience together, so maybe that it...but I don t know...'

Leo sighed. "May, please wake up. Soon."

May woke up the next morning feeling like a god. She stretched and yawned, 'Wow, that felt good!' She hopped out of the bed, her head wasn't pounding, she wasn't tired at all, and most importantly she just felt good. She jumped onto the bed and laughed. And continued to laugh and laugh.

knock knock

"Hey! Who is it? You can come in!" She sat up as the door opened and a dark forest green turtle walked in. "RAPH!" May squealed and ran to hug him. Raph caught her in mid air and lifted her above his head.

"Well I see that you are feeling better today!" He laughed. May smiled as he put her down.

"How is everyone today?" She asked him.

"Well I really don t know cuz I just woke up, but I'm about to find out. Wanna come down stairs with me?" May smiled "Sure!"

She walked to the bed and put on some slipper booties and looked at herself in the mirror. "Wow I look like straight up shit!" She said brushing her fingers though her hair.

"Nahhhh! You look like sleeping beauty, or a once was sleeping, but still a beauty!" May laughed at him and followed him down the stairs. She could hear her aunt and Casey arguing downstairs and a door slam. "Oh god, I wonder what they are fighting bout this time!" She and Raph laughed.

"So where is everybody?" Raph asked his brother Donny who was fixing a toaster. "Ha, well Casey's been ejected from the ball park, April's in the kitchen, Master Splinter is meditating over there, and I think Mikey is out exploring in the woods." Donny looked up. "MAY! You re up!" He said almost dropping the toaster. May squealed hugging her purple bandana friend. "You feeling oaky? You re going to have to take some medicine to make sure you're infections are gone, but you can do that later..." She giggled.

"What about Leo, Don?" Raph asked.

"Leo, he's...he's kinda been sulking around in the barn all morning." Donny said looking back down at the toaster.

"Again!" Raph half yelled.

"You're brother has injuries of both physical and spiritual. He needs the support of all of us, if his wounds are to fully heal..." Master Splinter said taking a break from his meditation.

Raph sighed. "Well, I'm hungry...how bout you May?" He said walking over to her. May nodded and followed him into the kitchen. "April made pancakes and Mikey hasn't had any, so there should be some left!" Donny yelled at them.

"Mmmm! Yumm!" May grabbed a plate and dug into the food. It felt so good on her sore throat. After the two finished Donny walked in with the toaster. "Ta-da!" He said plugging it in, only after about 4 seconds the toaster sparked and blew up.

Raph and May laughed their butts off and May actually fell of the chair.

"Haha! Very funny you guys!" Donny smirked. "Here May, you need to take that medicine now." He grabbed a brown bottle and a cup and poured a thick purple liquid all the way to the top of the cup. "Bon appite!" Donny said handing her the cup.

"CHUG IT! CHUG IT!" Raph laughed, "Shut up!" May stuck her tongue out at him. She quickly swallowed it and looked down.

"Hey...you okay?" Donny looked at her. May lifted her head and let out the biggest burp those two turtles had ever heard. They laughed and laughed, all most to the point of peeing on themselves, but they didn't.

"Haha! I gottcha!" May giggled.

"Hey May, lets go outside for a little while, 'kay?" Raph asked pulling himself together.

"Sure!" May smiled jumping to his side.

"Tell me if anything doesn t feel right with that medicine okay May?" Donny said wiping the tears from his eyes. She nodded and smiled.

Raph opened the front door and walked out, May followed. "Oh wow! It s so pretty when it snows!" She smiled. "Yea..." Raph started walking off the front porch. The snow crunching with every step they took. "So...where are we going?" May asked catching up to him.

"Here" He walked up to the barn. "Come on let's sneak in so Leo don't see us." Raph walked to the side of the barn to a window. He hopped through then held his hands out for May. She held onto his arms and he pulled her though, both hiding. She looked at the empty barn. There was scrap metal everywhere, a circular fire pit and a pacing turtle all bandaged up. Leo went to grab a piece of metal, but fell backwards, luckily not falling however.

"Lookin' good Leo," Raph said walking up to his brother.

"Raph! I'm not in the mood! I Don't need to hear how I messed up in New York, okay? I got my shell and ass kicked, I let a lot of people I care about down, I lost my swords!" He yelled throwing the piece of metal he grabbed earlier on the floor.

"Woah calm down, Leo, I wasn't gonna say any of those things. I was gonna ask what you're doing out here though..."

Leo turned around. "Nothing."

"Well that's too bad because you just missed the funniest moment in the history of funny." May stood up walking over to her blue bandana turtle friend.

Leo turned around. "M-May!" May smiled and ran up to him to hug him carefully. "I thought...you-you're okay?" Leo stuttered.

May smiled at him, "I'm fine, but are you oaky?" She hugged him tighter. 'I am now' Leo thought to himself as May let go.

"Leo if you aren't doing anything out here, then I know what you should be doing, and I think you do too...huh May?" May hadn't a clue what he was talking about, but she went with it. "Come on Leo, fearless leader?" Raph ask looking at his older brother. Leo smirked. "Okay Raph!" So the boys got different pieces of metal and started to heat them into a mixing pot in the fire.

'Oh! they are going to make Leo's swords! Gottcha! haha!' May thought to herself watching them. She looked around the barn. She looked up at the top of the barn and saw a second floor.

"Hmm. How do I get up there?" She asked herself. She found a ladder and climbed it, as the boys continued to work. 'Maybe I can find a good luck charm for Leo.' she looked around the shaking barn. Just then a crack came from the floor boards. "Hey guys?" May called out to them, but it was too late.

The floor board fell from under her feet and May fell. She was so scared as she saw her life flash before her eyes. "Gotcha!" Someone luckily caught her. She looked up and saw Leo's blue bandana. "Oh my gosh I'm so sorry, I was gonna do something and then I fell and your hurt and I probably weigh a ton and I probably really hurt you and-"

"May!" Leo stopped her. She looked up at his white glowing eyes. "I'm fine! Are you okay though?" He carefully put her down.

"Yea...I'm all right..." She said feeling dizzy. "I'm just gonna lay right here...on this patch of, hay..." She laid down on some hay and completely passed out. Leo smiled she was kinda cute...even though she could've just then died. Leo shrugged and continued to work all through the night he and his brother pounded the metal all night long.

A rooster croaked and May opened her eyes. She was wrapped up in Raph's sleeping arms, but where was Leo? She looked over and saw him, no bandages or anything. And he had two beautiful swords in his hands fighting just like nothing had ever happened. "Nice swords Leo." May said walking up to his escaping Raph's grasp. Leo put the swords back in their carriers.

"May?" He asked questionably.

"Yea? What s wrong?" May smiled.

Leo shrugged, "Oh uh never mind." He said as Raph yawned.

"Looking good Leo!" Raph smiled. "Feeling okay?"

"Amazing! I feel like a new person...or rather turtle." Leo laughed.

"Hey that's a great idea!" Raph jumped up out of the hay. "Get ready Leo! For a grand entrance! A new you!" Raph ran out. May couldn't help but giggle. "You and all of your brothers are so amazing..." She smiled looking at him. "So Leo here's a question for you..." She said.

"Okay, shoot."

"Is that really your eyes behind that mask? Or not?" Leo smirked and lifting his bandana above his head revealing two gorgeous deep brown eyes. May smiled. "So are all of your brother's eyes as pretty as yours?" She in a way taunted, opening the barn door. "Introducing the new Leonardo!" May said to everyone! Leo walked up to his family.

"Hey everyone!" He smiled showing off his swords. "Guys? I think it's time we went face to face with the shredder, and finished this once and for all!" He held his sword up and the other's raised their weapons, screaming at the top of their lungs.

Awww it's a kodak moment. ;)