Hey everyone, sorry if I took forever to post...blame it on the writers block.

To Lisafrank1234567 and Ravenna nightxxx- thanks for the awesome reviews! They actually are encouraging me to continue with this story...I'm gonna have some fun with this! Hopefully it won't delete everything like last time.

Me: Finally, chapter 4 is a go!

Raph(sarcastically): Gee, did you have enough time? Its only been over a month...

Donnie:Actually Raph, it technically hasn't been a month entirely yet...

Me: Thanks Donnie, that means a lot...

Donnie(continuing oblivious to cutting me off):...but it has been long enough to try ones patience to the point of insanity.

Me(in sarcastic tone, glaring at Donnie): Yeah, thanks Donnie, that really helped...

Donnie(nervous chuckle, and stammering): Yeah...ummm...I...uhhh...welll...

Leo: Why don't you just go on ahead and post the next chapter?

Me: Sure guys...I'll deal with Donnie later

Donnie:*gulp*

"Howdy Rose, whatcha up to?"Jake asked, hoping he didn't sound guilty. The blonde who had been...'keeping him company', was signaled to wait, much to her frustration and disappointment. Definitely awkward moment here.

"Jake, hey, I didn't expect you to answer...you don't have to work 'til 7:30. What are you doing up?"Rose asked him, surprised that he was awake, let alone alert. She started getting a bad feeling, but she pushed it aside. She needed to talk to him.

Jake looked at his alarm clock and mentally cursed himself. She always seemed to know what was going on, and although he knew he was only trying to postpone the inevitable, he really wasn't ready for the truth to come out, although he had the feeling that it was too late for that.

"What are you doing up Rose? It's nearly 2 in the morning. Are you alright? Is everything alright in New York?" Jake asked with genuine concern for his childhood friend. Hmmm...friend? Is that how he really felt towards her? No, he loved her more that, not enough to see himself married to her in the future, but not just as a mere friend. No, Rose had always been a special friend to him. He recalled how people would refer to them as siblings- heck, they would always be doing something together. That was the right word,sister- Rose was like a sister to him. A major part of his life, that he couldn't do without.

"Hello,Jake? Anyone there, or am I talking to myself here?" Rose wondered..."I said I was nearly raped 10 minutes ago..."

Alarmed and snapped from his thoughts, Jake replied "What! Raped! What happened? Was it your uncle? Are you okay?" Jake asked with genuine may be a jerk, but he was far from being heartless, and while he admitted to himself that he wasn't romantically attracted to Rose, he would always be the childhood friend for her to lean on when she needed.

The blonde next to him was seething with jealousy, but she managed to remain expressionless as Jake conversed with Rose over the she had expected to be a fun-filled evening was turning into a catastrophe.

"Jake, physically, I'm fine...I was able to get away...a little shook up from what 'New York has to offer'"she said with a nervous chuckle. Getting serious, she added "but that's not why I called Jake. I called to see if you could help me come back. This city sucks! I've only been here a week, and with each day, I'm reminded just how much I don't belong here. I need to be there...with the ones I love...and the ones who return that love."

Jake felt a little stabbed in the heart at this. He hated to see her hurting. No, he didn't want to see her go, but he knew it was unavoidable. She needed to be with her uncle...ever since her mom died in that mysterious fire a while back, Jake had watched Rose go from a happy, confident girl, to one who was constantly depressed and angry at the world. He felt that if she was in a new environment with her mothers brother, she would find joy in her life once again.

"Rose, I can only imagine how lost y'all might be feelin', but how would I be able to help you come back here? The courts and CPS systems would immediately suspect you were here, and that wouldn't look good on either of us. You and I could be imprisoned...you are legally bound until you turn 18..."

..."unless I 'mysteriously' disappear without a trace" Rose said with an undeniable sense of slyness.

Whoa, Jake did NOT see that coming. Rose had always played the role of the innocent good girl, while he would be the ...well...the bad boy. Very rarely would she even consider breaking even the slightest rule, let alone law. Poor girl must be completely lost in her grief, to not even be thinking clearly.

"Rose, you really need to listen to me...you need to stop and think. There's three questions you need to consider One, would your momma want you to do this? Two, are you facing your life with a strong heart, or running away from it? Third, have you truly given yourself a chance to embrace your new life, or are you so focused on how life used to be that you can't move on with your life?".

Seeing she hadn't responded, he continued .."Rose, I know it's gonna be hard to move on...change is never easy, and neither is losing your family, but your momma would want you to stay...she always said that something bad could result in something good. You need to give your uncle a chance Rose...there had to be a reason she gave your uncle custody rather than my daddy. You should at least try to get to know him, see why your mom thought highly of him."

Rose cried softly. She knew what Jake said was true, but that knowledge didn't ease the pain of reality. She desperately wished she could reverse time...but that was impossible. She also knew that she couldn't run away, no matter how much she wanted to. Oddly enough, she felt at peace with herself. Whether it was due to pouring her heart out, or to Jake's support, she was uncertain, but she was thankful to have Jake in her life. Ever since her mom died, she never felt the same, and Jake was the one thing in her life that kept her feeling sane.

"Jake, thank you. I can always count on you to be honest with me, even if it's not what I want to hear- it's one of the many reasons I love you."

Jake winced- how was he gonna be able to tell her?

Turns out, he didn't need to -Blondie sitting on his bed was now seething with anger. Swiftly she rose, and started to gather her things from his room. She was furious, and everyone and anyone was gonna know it.

Jake, forgetting Rose was on the phone, dropped his phone face-up on his bed, enabling Rose to hear everything.

"You are so messed up, you know that? I should have never came here with the sorry likes of you!" she spat out, her voice filled with venom. Rose couldn't speak, so she merely listened to everything going on, and she heard Jake protecting, trying desperately to to calm the girl he was with, and failing miserably.

" Hey, wait, I'm almost done- "

"NO! You said you were single, that you weren't with your girlfriend anymore! That she moved away!" having collected all her clothes, she now picked up her purse, which she now turned in his direction.

"She did move to New York, we aren't together anymore-"

Raising her purse, she started to swing at him "Then why (whack) are you (whack) still (whack) in contact (whack) with her!?"she cried out in fury There was no stopping her rage now. "I am not interested in men that play and screw around, if they can be called that. You are a sorry excuse for a man, and I am NOT gonna stick around with a sorry excuse of a man like you!"

With that, she stormed out the room, and slammed the door loudly, making the items on his dresser rattle. With a heavy sigh of frustration, he plopped down on his bed. When he finally looked down, he paled, and picked up his phone. Had she heard all of that? He wouldn't doubt it, although a part of him wished she hung up long ago. Fat chance.

"Hello? Are you still there?" He asked a little shakily, though he felt he already knew the answer.

"Is that true?We aren't together anymore?"

Raph: Where is that coward! Wait'll l get a hold of him...then he'll really now the meaning of pain!

Rose: Leave'im be Raph...this ain't your fight...it's mine...

Mikey: ...but we're still here for you...

Me: How can you say that? You haven't even gotten to chapter 4 yet...

Mikey(chuckles nervously): Yeah...about that...l kinda read your diary...

Me(screaming): YOU WHAT?!

Mikey:...well, it was open...and l wanted to know what it was, and...AAAAAUUUUGGGGHHHHHH!

*screams in terror, running with me in pursuit

Me: GET BACK HERE SO I CAN HOGTIE YOU...YOU NOSY B*******

Raph(gasps): WOLFJADE, language!

Leo: What's it matter to you, you cuss way more than her..

Raph: DO NOT!

Donnie: Actually Raph, there's actual evidence proving Leo correct...

Raph: WHERE IS IT?! I'LL DESTROY THAT F****** PROOF AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR A**!

Leo(gasps) Raph, language

Sparring session emerges...

Donnie(looks at you through computer screen):Well, since you and l are the only ones left with noticeable traces of sanity, feel free to read and review...that is, if your not too busy laughing at the uncontrolled chaos you're reading...

*hears something explode

Donnie(screams): HEY?! DON'T MESS WITH ANYTHING IN THE LAB...ooohhh no...nonononNONONONO!

*RUNS OFF

Well, there it is! I hope y'all enjoyed it! Feel free to drop ideas and reviews please. Both are highly encouraged.