Disclaimer: I do not own TMNT. If I did I wouldn't be writing fanfics.

Authors Note: Thank you all for those nice reviews! Thanks to those I was encouraged to continue writing the story, I also thank Ozlex for correcting me when I spelled Karai's name wrong!

Beginning of the End

4 Years Later

It was the middle of winter in New York City and it was snowing heavily. Leonardo glanced at his eleven year old brother with concern. They had recently went and 'borrowed' some peoples clothes. Of course the two of them disapproved of this but they knew it was the only way to survive the cold weather, but now it had gotten colder.

Leo stared at his little brother for a while longer. Donatello was shivering with cold due to his thin jacket and shirt. Leo scooted closer to his brother and rubbed his hands up and down his shoulders. He paused in the middle of his process of warming up Donny to look around the alley they lived in. The two have lived in the alley their mother had left them in when Daniel had chased her to get at her for 'disobeying' him.

Leo sighed hoping his mother wasn't hurt badly or worse when she left them. He felt movement next to him and looked down at Donny. Donatello looked up at Leo and yawned. "Leo….I'm hungry…..and cold." Donny told him half-awake.

"I know. Come on Donny; let's go find something to eat alright? Then we'll find some warmer clothes for you." Leo stood up and helped his sleepy brother up. Donny wobbled a little before walking forward and out of the alley with his older brother.

The two walked down the street silently. Even though they have lived in New York all their lives, they couldn't help but look at all of the different types of humanoids that were around them. They saw a group of adult triceratons walk past them laughing loudly. Right behind the group was a rat with a wooden walking stick. The rat was being followed by two turtles like themselves who also looked around their age. One was wearing a big orange jacket that had its collar turned upward so it covered the sides of his face.

The orange wearing turtle was laughing really hard as he ran in circles around the rat trying to get away from the other. The other turtle wore a slightly thin but warm looking black jacket and had a red cap on his head he was obviously angry at the orange one for he was chasing him.

Donny turned away his head from looking at the three, feeling sadness starting to envelop him. Leo turned away as well, but was now more determined to make his little brother feel even a little better. The two continued walking; searching for a place that looked like it would have at least remotely good food.

Leo stopped, staring up at a buildings sign, trying to read what it said. He could read a little but neither him nor Donatello were especially good at it. The only thing he could make out from the words on the sign was that it was a restaurant.If this is a restaurant then that means there is plenty of uneaten food in the dumpster. Leo thought as he motioned for Donny to follow him.

The two went where they knew was the back of the restaurant, making sure no one was watching them. Donny was excited that they had found a restaurant not that far away from their 'home'. Leo reached up and attempted to push the dumpsters lid open, which didn't work. He sighed before thinking up a way to improvise. Donny watched his older brother silently before remembering that he was the one who was supposed to watch out if anyone came so he turned around just in time to see a rabbit boy come out of the restaurants backdoor with some trash in his hands.

Donny watched wide-eyed, wondering on how he was going to warn Leonardo about the boy. The boy was getting closer so he could see him better. He had his long rabbit ears tied back like a human would do with their hair to put in a ponytail. He was barefooted and wore cuffed jeans and a navy blue hoody.

Leo had finally opened the lid of the dumpster with a broken end of a broomstick when he heard a gasp come from the direction of where Donatello was. He turned abruptly and saw the rabbit boy standing there in slight shock with a trash bag.

"H-hello." He said a little nervously.

Leo blinked as he let his arms rest at his sides. Donny backed up to get closer to Leo, wary of the stranger even though he looked around their age. The three of them stood there staring at each other for a while. Leo was staring at the rabbit boy to confirm if he was a threat or not.

"Um….how come you're digging in the dumpster…?" the boy asked cautiously, turning completely around to take in their appearance fully.

Donny glanced at Leo for some reassurance, and so far the guy wasn't showing any signs of hostility. "Looking for food…." Leo answered just as cautiously, but was quickly taken aback by the sudden change of mood the boy had.

"Well if that is the case then why do you not come in? It is a restaurant after all!" he told them as he quickly walked over to the dumpster. Even though he looked around their age he was a little taller than them. "Allow me to put this trash bag into the dumpster and I will accompany you inside."

The two brothers were definitely confused and bewildered at the mood change and got out of the others way so he could put the trash bag into the dumpster and followed him to the door of the restaurant. Before the three walked inside the rabbit boy turned around with his hand on the doorknob. "By the way, my name is Usagi."