Going out on patrol with Raph is my favorite time of the week. when there's no crime, we usually just sit and talk. When there is crime, man it's fun to beat the snot out of bad guys. I stood on the roof of a building, scoping the scene. "Anything yet?" Raph called. "No, you?" I asked. Raph shook his head. I hopped onto another building. I kept looking around until I heard something. It sounded like faint crying. "Hey Raph, do you hear that?" I asked. He listened for a good minute, and nodded. "What is that?" he asked. I hopped onto another building. "I don't know, but I'lm going to find out," I said. I kept running across rooftops until the crying got a little louder. Whatever was crying was right beneath me. I quietly crawled down the fire escape. I hopped down, and saw a figure huddled in a corner. "Hello, is someone there?" I asked quietly. The figure stopped crying. "Don't worry, I won't hurt you," I said softly. The figure slowly stood, and stepped into the light.
It was a little girl with messy black hair that went over her hazel eyes. She had on a tattered dress, and she was barefoot. My heart melted. I had a soft spot for little kids (unless they're brats). "Hi there, what are you doing out here by yourself? Where's your mommy and daddy?" I asked. The girl shrugged. "Well, what's your name?" I asked. She shrugged again. She's an orphan! I thought. I reached a hand out to her. She ran over for a hug, and started to cry softly. I gently stroked her hair. "It's okay. My name's Kayla, and I'll take good care of you," I said softly. The girl stopped crying, and looked at me. "Weally?" she whispered. I nodded. "I promise. Tell ya what, since you don't have a name, I'll give you one," I said. The girl smiled, and nodded. "Okay, how about... Hanna?" I asked. She nodded. "Hanna it is. Do you wanna come with me?" I asked. Hanna nodded. "Alright, I have to introduce you to someone," I said. I grabbed Hanna's hand, and looked up. "It's a little kid Raph. Come down and see," I called. Raph jumped down from the fire escape. Hanna yelped, and hid behind me. "It's okay Hanna. This is my friend," I said, "Why don't you say hi." Hanna shook her head. "Don't worry, he won't hurt you. I promise," I said. Hanna looked at Raph. "Hi," she whispered. "Raph this is Hanna. She's an orphan," I said.
Raph looked down at Hanna, and gently picked her up. "She's kinda cute. What are we gonna do with her?" he asked. "We should take her back to the lair with us. Hopefully Master Splinter won't mind," I said. "Do you know how old you are Hanna?" I asked. Maybe she knew that. Hanna seemed to be in deep thought, and then held up three fingers. "So you're three?" I asked. Hanna nodded. She kinda reminded me of a little me. "Alright Hanna, hold on tight," Raph said. He jumped up onto the fire escape, and I followed. Hanna laughed as the wind blew her hair in her face. We got to lair in about ten minutes, and Raph set Hanna down. She grabbed my hand and one of Raph's hands, and smiled. I smiled at her. Mikey came out of the hallway with Mari on his shoulders. "Alright, go left," Mari said. Mikey went left, and they fell on top of the couch, laughing. Hanna giggled, causing Mari and Mikey to look up. "Aw! Who's that?" Mikey asked. "Guys, this is Hanna. She's three, and she's an orphan," I said. Mari smiled. "An orphan? Well, not anymore. WE can be her new family!" she said. "Yeah, and we can teach you how to play videogames and all sorts of cool things!" Mikey said. Hanna and I laughed. "What your names?" Hanna asked. "I'm Mari, and that's Mikey," Mari said. "Or you can call me Dr. Prankenstien," Mikey said. "Okay," Hanna said. "Are you ready to meet Master Splinter Hanna?" I asked. "Weady!" Hanna said.
Raph and I led Hanna into the dojo. Lenny and Leo were there. "Hey you guys," I said. Leo opened one eye. When he saw Hanna, he opened both of them. "Who's the kid?" he asked. "This is Hanna. We found her by herself while we were out on patrol, so we decided to bring her here," I said. Lenny stood up. "What about Hanna's parents? They could be looking for her," she said. "She's an orphan," Raph said. I nodded. "She knows how old she is though. Three," I said. Hanna walked over to Leo, and tugged on his arm. "What your name?" she asked. "My name's Leo," he said. She smiled, and looked at Lenny. "My name's Lenny," she said. Hanna smiled again. "Where Master Spwinter?" she asked. Raph grabbed Hanna's hand. "He's in there," he said, pointing to Master Splinter's room. Hanna nodded, and followed us in there. Master Splinter was meditating, as usual. "Kayla, Raphael, is there something you need?" he asked. Raph and I kneeled, but Hanna sat between us. "Yes, we wanted to ask you if Hanna could stay here with us? She's an orphan, and she has no where else to go," I said. Master Splinter walked over to Hanna. She looked up at him, and smiled a little. He gently put a hand on her head. "She can stay, but you and Raphael are in charge of her," he said. I smiled. "Don't worry, we'll take good care of her," I said. "Well then, she may stay," Master Splinter said. We got up, and bowed. "Thank you Master Splinter," I said.
I took Hanna into the bathroom to give her a bath. I placed her in the tub. "Hey Hanna, do you want me to sing you a song?" I asked. Hanna nodded. I started to sing Gypsy Bard to her.
When you're rife with devastation, there's a simple explanation
You're a toymaker's creation trapped inside a crystal ball
And whichever way he tilts it, know that we will stay resilient
We won't let them break our spirits as we sing our silly song
When I was a little filly, a galloping blaze overtook my city
So they shipped me off to the orphanage, said ditch those roots is you wanna fit in
So I dug one thousand holes, and cut a rug with orphan foals
Now memories are blurred, the faces are obscured, but I still know the words to this song
When you've bungled all your bangles and your loved ones have been mangled
Listen to the jingle jangle of my gypsy tambourine
Cause these chords are hypnotizing, and the whole world's harmonizing
So please children stop your crying, and just sing along with meee!
I finished, and smiled at Hanna's tiny smile. "You sing good. Teach me song?" she asked. I nodded. "I'll teach you later, but now we gotta get you dressed," I said. I wrapped a towel around her, and took her into my room. I couldn't find anything that would fit her, so I went with an old T-shirt of mine. It was so big on Hanna that it touched the ground. I chuckled. "What so funny?" Hanna asked. "You look silly in that big shirt," I said. I placed her in front of the mirror so she could see for herself. She laughed, and then yawned. I led over to my bed, and tucked her in. "Goodnight Hanna," I said. "Goodnight Kayla," she said softly. She went to sleep, and I pulled the blanket over her.
I walked into Raph's room. "Is she asleep?" Raph asked. I nodded. "She's sleeping in my bed," I said. "Looks like you're sleeping in here then," Raph said. I laid down next to him. "I guess I am," I said. Raph put his arm around me. "You really like her don't you?" he asked. I nodded. "She kinda looks like me, and she was out there all alone. I wanted to bring her here because I couldn't bear to see her alone," I said, "She's so young. I want to take good care of her." Raph brushed my bangs out of my eyes. "Yeah, I do too. She'll be in good hands. Don't worry," he said. I sighed happily. "She is isn't she?" I asked. I fell asleep in Raph's arms.
I wasn't asleep for fifteen minutes, when I heard someone open the door. "Kaywa? Waph?" Hanna called. I opened my eyes. What on earth is Hanna doing up at this hour. "Yes, Hanna?" I asked tiredly. "I had nightmawe," Hanna said. Raph sat up. "You know, Kayla has nightmares too, and I always help her," he said, "You can sleep in here if you want." Hanna ran over, and hopped in beside me. "Goodnight Waph, goodnight Kaywa," she said. "Goodnight Hanna," we said. Hanna looked so cute in her sleep. She looked so peaceful, as if she had nothing to worry about. At least now she doesn't have to worry. Me and Raph are gonna take good care of her. I pulled the blanket over Hanna, and fell asleep again.
I woke up at the same time as Hanna. "Good morning Hanna" I said. Hanna smiled. "Mowning," she said. "Do you wanna make breakfast with me and the girls?" I asked. Hanna nodded. "Now, make sure you don't wake up Raph okay," I said. Hanna giggled. "Shhh!" she said. I ruffled her hair. "That's right kiddo," I whispered. We tiptoed into my sisters' room. Hanna went over, and stated to shake Mari. "Wake up. Wake up," she said. I went over, and shook Ally. "Whaaat?!" she groaned. "It's Saturday," I said. "So?" Lenny said, yawning. "We always make breakfast for the guys on Saturday," I said. Ally sat up. When she saw Hanna, she was more than confused. "Who. The. Heck. Is that?!" she asked. "Oh, right. You didn't meet Hanna yet," I said. Hanna bounced over. "What your name?" she asked Ally. "I'm Ally," she said. Hanna turned to me. "When we make bweakfast?" she asked. Mari picked her up, and spun her around. "How about now?" Mari asked. Hanna nodded and laughed."So, where on earth did you get a three year old girl from? Some random guy in a van?!" she asked hysterically. "No, Raph and I found her when we we're out on patrol. She was alone, and when I asked where parents were, she didn't know. So, I brought her here," I explained. "What did Master Splinter say? Or did you sneak her in?" Ally asked. I shook my head. "We took her to him, and he said she could stay," I said, "Now will you quit acting like me? You've been like this ever since April started coming." Ally crossed her arms. "Not my fault she hogs up Donnie's attention," she said. I rolled my eyes, and took Hanna into the kitchen.
Lenny, Mari and I were trying to decide what to make for breakfast. Ally was busy occupying Hanna. "Alright Hanna, make three," All said, putting up five fingers. Hanna pushed down two. "Thwee!" she said triumphantly. "I think we should make toast," Lenny said. "Nah, we made that last time. How about breakfast pizza?" Mari asked. Lenny and I looked at her. "Since when have ever made that?" I asked. Mari shrugged. "I don't know. It's something new we can try," she said. Hanna bounced over. "Pancakes?" she asked. I smiled at her. "That's a good idea Hanna," I said. Lenny nodded. "Good idea," she said. Mari handed her a spoon. "Yeah, not bad squirt. Maybe you can even help," she said. Hanna smiled. "Yay! I help make pancakes!" she said. We set to work. We let Hanna take care of pouring ingredients, since that's the least messy job. I handed her a cup of pancake mix. "Here, pour this in," I said. Hanna gently poured it in. "Very good," I said, handing her a spoon. "Can you stir?" I asked. Hanna nodded, and grabbed the spoon. She carefully stirred the pancake mix until Mari grabbed the spoon. "Thanks Hanna, now we can make the pancakes," she said. Hanna smiled.
She watched as we finished the pancakes, and put them on plates. She sat there licking the spoon, and laughing at Mari's silly songs. "Hey, why don't we all sing Gypsy Bard?" I said. Lenny nodded. "That sounds like fun," she said. We all took a deep breath, and sang Gypsy Bard.
(This is all the girls singing together)
When your rife with devastation, there's a simple explanation
You're a toy maker's creation trapped inside a crystal ball
And whichever way he tilts it, know that we will stay resilient
We won't let them break our spirits as we sing our silly song
When we were little fillies, a galloping blaze overtook our city
So they shipped us off to the orphanage, said ditch those roots if you wanna fit in
So we dug a one thousand holes, and cut a rug with orphan foals
Now memories are blurred, the faces are obscured, but we still know the words to this song
When you've bungled all your bangles, and your loved ones have been mangled
Listen to the jingle jangle of our gypsy tambourines
Cause these chords are hypnotizing, and the whole world's harmonizing
So please children stop your crying, and just sing along with meee!
We stopped singing, and looked at Hanna. She sang along with us at the very last part. "Yay! I did it!" she said. I hugged her. "Yeah, you sing good too. Maybe we can show you more songs," I said. Hanna smiled at me. Mari slid the last pancake on a plate. "Everything's ready!" she said. "Hanna, do you think you can wake up Raph?" I asked. Hanna nodded, and ran off. "Alright Mari, you get Mikey, Ally go get Donnie, and Lenny get Leo while I finish up," I said. The girls walked out. I materialized everything else. Syrup, orange juice. The basics. Raph walked in with Hanna holding onto his hand. Then Mari dragged Mikey in, Ally followed Donnie, and Lenny walked in next to Leo. Donnie looked down at Hanna. "Uh... Is that a kid?" he asked. Raph and I explained how we found Hanna and everything. "Okay, she is really cute," Donnie said. Hanna tugged on his arm. "What your name?" she asked. "My name's Donnie," he said. He smiled at her, showing that gap in his teeth. Hanna giggled. "I like Donnie," she said, "He weally tall."
Hanna looked around the table. "Where Master Spwinter?" she asked. "Come on, we can go get him together," I said. I took Hanna's hand, and we walked together into Master Splinter's room. He was already awake, meditating. "Good morning Kayla and Hanna," Master Splinter said. I bowed, and Hanna did the same. "Good morning Master Splinter," we said. "We make bweakfast for you," Hanna said. "That is very kind of you. Thank you," Master Splinter said, "I will be out in a minute." Hanna and I bowed one more time before heading back into the kitchen. Mari and Mikey were piling on pancakes. I sighed. "What part of wait for everyone to get to the table do you not understand!" "The part where you said to wait for everyone to get to the table," Mikey said. I rolled my eyes, and sat down next to Hanna. I cut her pancake, and gave it to her. After I got mine, I saw that her pancake was already gone. "You must be hungry," I said as I sat down. Hanna giggled.
Mari and Mikey finished, and disappeared into the living room. I guess it's videogame time for them then. Ally finished next, and waited for Donnie. I wonder if she's gotten any closer to Donnie? I thought. As soon as he finished, they left. "Hey Lenny, want to help me organize my comic books?" Leo asked. "Sure, I haven't gotten a chance to see them yet," she said. I watched them leave. Master Splinter had left awhile ago, so that left me, Raph and Hanna. "More pancakes?" Hanna asked. I shook my head, chuckling. "You and Raph seem, to have a thing for sweets," I said, "Good thing I made extra." I gave Hanna two more, which she devoured. "Raph seriously, she's just like you. She practically swallowed those pancakes in under a minute," I said.
Raph was a bit too busy stuffing his own face to reply. He only glanced at Hanna, nodded, and went back to eating. I laughed again as I sat back down. Spike crawled over to me and looked up. "Hey Spike. Did you get to meet Hanna yet?" I asked. Hanna looked over at Spike, and squealed. "What his name?" she asked, he eyes bigger than golf balls. "That's Spike, Raph's pet turtle," I said, "Isn't he cute?" Hanna nodded, and then looked up at Raph. "Waph, can I feed him?" she asked. Raph finally looked up from his pancakes. "I don't know Hanna. She could hurt him," he said. Hanna clasped her hands together and gave Raph puppy dog eyes. "Pweeeeeeease?" she asked. Raph put down his fork. "Okay, I'll let you feed him. Just one leaf alright," he said. Hanna nodded obediently, and I gave her a leaf. "Hold it gently in front of his face, and he'll eat out of your hand," I said.
Hanna gently placed the leaf in front of Spike. He came over, and chewed on it, causing Hanna to giggle. "Looks like she likes animals too. So she's just like you too," Raph said. "Yep, seems like it. She's like the both of us," I said. Hanna smiled at me. "Wanna pway game?" she asked. I nodded. "What game?" "Hide an seek," Hanna replied, giggling. She looked over at Raph. "You pway too?" she asked. "Sure kid," Raph said. "Okay, now you count okay," Hanna said. "Yeah alright squirt," Raph said. Hanna giggled, and grabbed my hand. "I know where we can hide," she said. I chuckled. "Let's go before Raph starts to cheat," I said.
We hid behind an old shelf in Donnie's lab. Hanna was trying hard not to giggle, and I had to shush her every five seconds. Ally looked up from the project she and Donnie were working on. "Why are you hiding in here again?" she asked. Donnie put down his blow torch. "Can't you go play with Mari and Mikey?" he asked. "That's what Raph would be expecting. Hanna and I are hiding in here because he wouldn't expect it," I said. Hanna put a finger to her lips, and pointed at the door. I ducked behind the shelf, and pulled Hanna down next to me. Raph stormed in. "Okay you guys, I've looked everywhere else, now where are they?!" he growled. Donnie looked up. "They're not in here," he said, "Why would they be?" Raph glared at Donnie. "I know you're helping them, now tell me where they are!" he demanded.
Raph glanced at the shelf Hanna and I were hiding behind, and I crouched even lower. Hanna's eyes widened. He whirled around to face Donnie and Ally again. "I'm gonna break every invention in here unless you two tell me where they are," he growled. Ally glared at him. "We'll break you as much as you break our stuff," she hissed. Raph walked over to the shelf. "Oh really, looks like I'll start with this!" he said. He flung it aside, revealing me and Hanna. "Alright, game's over," he said, "I win." Hanna smirked. "You have to catch us fiwst!" she yelled. She grabbed my hand, and we ran out of the lab. I heard Raph growl, and come after us. Luckily for me and Hanna, we were pretty fast. Raph chased us everywhere until he grabbed me from behind. "Run Hanna!" I called.
Hanna streaked down the hall. Raph let go of me, and ran after her. Apparently Hanna's pretty fast for a three year old. She and Raph ran back and forth all around the lair, until Raph finally caught her. "Hah, caught ya squirt," he said, outta breath. Hanna laughed. "Wanna pway again?" she asked. "No, I'm good. You guys hide too well," Raph said. Hanna reached her arms up to him. "Pick me up," she said. Raph looked down at her, and gently picked her up. "Can we pwease pway another game?" she asked. Raph shook his head. "I'm tired." "What can we do?" Hanna asked. "Well, Lenny and I were gonna take you out to get some clothes and stuff," I said. Hanna eyes grew wide again. "Is it fun?" she asked. I nodded. "Very fun," I replied. "Yay, can Waph come too?" she asked. "No, I can't come because people would get scared," he said. Hanna scratched her head. "Why people be afwaid of you?" she asked, "I not afwaid." Raph set her down.
"Well, other people are afraid of me and my brothers because we look different," he said. Hanna nodded, and grabbed my hand. "When we leave?" she asked. "I have to see if Lenny's still gonna come," I said, "Let's go get her." Hanna and I walked to Leo's room, and passed Mikey and Mari along the way. "Hey, where're you going?" Mikey asked. "Lenny and I were going to take Hanna to get some clothes," I said. Mari smiled. "Oooh, can I come?" she asked. I rolled my eyes. "Sure, can I just please go get Lenny," I said. They started in on a conversation about pizza, and I took that as my cue to leave. Lenny was sitting on Leo's bed, reading a comic. Leo was constantly trying to stack up the comics, but Lenny grabbed another one. "Lenny, if you're going to help, you need to stack the comics," Leo said. Lenny looked up at him. "I know, but I haven't read most of these yet," she said, "Just a few more issues?" Leo sighed, and sat down next to her.
I stepped inside. "Hey Lenny, you coming with us?" I asked. "Oh, you mean to get Hanna some stuff? Sure," she said. Hanna grabbed one of Lenny's hands. "What about Ally?" she asked. Lenny shrugged. "We have to ask her," she said. We found Ally in the lab staring at Donnie with that little smile on her face. "Hey Ally, you comin with us?" I asked. Ally didn't look up. Mari came bouncing in. "Hey Aaaaallllly. Guess whaaaaat," she sing songed. Ally still didn't look in our direction. "Hey Ally, can you hand me that screwdriver?" Donnie asked. Ally handed him the screwdriver, and sighed dreamily. Mari and I shared a look. "Hey Ally, could you hand me that screwdriver?" Mari said, doing her best Donnie voice. Ally picked up the screwdriver, and flung at Mari. Hanna laughed as Mari screamed and ducked outta the way. Donnie glanced in our direction, and shook Ally a bit. "Um, I think they want something," he said. Ally sighed, and looked in our direction. "We're about to go to he's store, and get Hanna some clothes," Lenny said. Ally shook her head. "Nah, Donnie and I are working on something pretty important," she said.
"It's okay, I can finish it by myself. You go on ahead," Donnie said. Ally got up, and came over to us. "Okay, you know I was um, busy. What gives you guys?" she asked. "We're going to get some stuff for Hanna, and we wanted you to come with us," Mari said. Ally rolled her eyes. "Really, shopping. Kayla, you hate shopping," she said. "That's why I'm bringing you guys. You KNOW that I won't sit in a mall for HOURS trying to find clothes," I said. Ally sighed again. "Fine, but could we maybe go now. I'm trying to get closer to Donnie like you said," she whined. Lenny and I shared a look. "Alright, let's just go," I said. I took Hanna's hand, and we all walked out of the lair, Ally reluctantly walking behind.
As we were walking down the street, Hanna was looking up at all the tall buildings. I guessed that she didn't get to see much of the city since she used to live in an alley all by herself. We finally made it to the store, and Mari wouldn't shut up. She was going on and on about how she and Mikey are like the best of friends, and that they do everything together. I honestly didn't care. I grabbed a purple shirt, and gave it to Hanna. "Here, go try that on, Ally will help ya," I said. Hanna ran off, and Ally ran after her. Lenny and I went searching for more shirts.
Mari started to go on and on about Mikey again, and I swear I was going to kill her in a matter of seconds. "Okay, we get it! You LOVE to talk about Mikey. But seriously, I don't CARE! Why do you talk about him so much anyways?" I yelled. Mari played with her fingers. "Mmmm, well, you see, I may um, like Mikey just a teeny tiny bit," she mumbled. "Oh, makes sense. Are you going to ask him out anytime soon?" Lenny asked. I grabbed a pretty blue shirt. It had little flowers and things on it. I felt a tug on my arm. "How I wook?" Hanna asked. I turned around, and looked at Hanna. The purple shirt fit perfectly. "That looks good on you Hanna, try this on," Lenny said. Sh handed Hanna a Space Heroes shirt. Ally and I facepalmed. Hanna scruched up her nose at it. "What Space Hewoes?" she asked. "It's nothing really, just a show Lenny and Leo like to watch," I said. I grabbed the shirt, and handed her the pretty blue one. Hanna's eyes widened. "This vewy pwetty," she said.
"Well let's go try it on," Ally said. Hanna ran off, Ally chasing after her. Lenny and continued our search. "Hey guys, look what I found!" Mari squealed. When I looked up, I saw the frilliest, poofiest, and most PINK dress I have ever seen. It. Was. Hideous. "Mari, dear DEAR sister, we are getting Hanna clothes, not a PRINCESS FANTASY!" I snapped. Mari rolled her eyes. "Oh come on. Little girls like stuff like this, and besides, not everyone is dark and cruel like you," she said. I glared at her. "And not everyone has to be so infantile, like you," I growled. Hanna came running over, the shirt slung over her shoulder. "Awwy say this fit," she said. Mari handed her the dress. "Look what I found for you," she squealed. Hanna took one look at that dress, and gagged. Ally, Lenny and I laughed as Mari flung the dress over her shoulder. "Okay, no dress movin on," Mari grumbled. I found a red shirt and handed it to Hanna.
By the time we finished, we had about ten bags chock full of clothes. Hanna even got a little purple teddy bear from the store. Once I hopped down the manhole, Mari started whining about how she couldn't fit with all her bags. Ally grabbed them, and yanked her down. Hanna was laughing as Mari came crashing down on top of Lenny. "Mari get off," Lenny demanded. Ally and I helped them up, but we were still laughing. We somehow managed to get to the lair without any other problems. As soon as Ally got past the turntables, she dropped everything, and headed for the lab. Mari just started to over react. She dramatically dropped to the ground, gasping for air. "Mikey.. Can't move! I need... I need. PIZZA!" she gasped. Mikey vaulted over the couch to her rescue. "Don't worry Mari. You just need a jelly bean, anchovy, and jalapeno stat," he said. Mikey gently hauled Mari over his shoulder, and carried her to the kitchen. Lenny sighed, and grabbed Mari's bags, while I grabbed Ally's. Hanna was busy laughing her head off.
"Come on Chuckles," I said, "We need to get these up to my room." I gave the bags a hard tug. "Man, these are heavy!" I said. I pulled again, and this time they actually moved. I kept tugging them until I was right in front of the dojo. I took a deep breath, and pulled. I bumped into something. "Need some help with those?" Leo asked. Lenny tugged her bags up next to me. "Nah, we're good," I replied. "You sure?" Raph asked. I gave them another tug."Yep, totally fine," Lenny said. Raph picked up my bags anyways. Leo grabbed Lenny's. I flopped down on my bed next to the bags, completely out of breath. Lenny sat down next to me. "Well, now we have to put these away in your closet," she said. I groaned. "I know, it's going to be a lot of work, but it'll be totally worth it," Lenny said. I sat up, grabbed a bag, and started taking out clothes. I handed them to Lenny, and she folded them and put them away.
My sisters and I have done this ever since they started living with the Turtles. We always work together, it just gets things done faster. I looked over at Hanna. She sat on the floor, drawing away. I handed Lenny another shirt, and grabbed the seconds bag. In about thirty minutes, we finished. "Awe you done?" Hanna asked. "Yep we're done," I replied. Hanna smiled, and handed me the picture she was drawing. "Wook, I dwew you and Waph," she said. My heart melted. "That looks really good. Do you wanna show Raph?" I asked. Hanna nodded, and grabbed my hand.
I found Raph lying on the couch, and Mikey on front of the T.V. with Mari. Hanna ran over, and jumped on top of Raph. "Wook, I dwew you and Kaywa!" she said happily. Raph took it, and smiled. "That's pretty good, looks like you can draw like Kayla too," he said. I blushed a little, but then remembered something. We have to get our dogs from the hideout today. "Mari, we have to go get our dogs remember?" I said. Mari put up her finger for me to wait. I turned off the T.V. "Our dogs," I growled. Mari whirled around. "Well why didn't you say so?! Marshmallow's gonna be all lonely if we don't get over there now!" she said. I face palmed. "Hanna, do you wanna come with us?" I asked. Hanna was sitting in Raph's lap. "Doggy?" she asked. Mari nodded. "Yep, we gotta go get our doggies real quick. Wanna come?" she asked. Hanna shook her head. "I stay hewe with Waph," she said. Mari grabbed me, and we headed out.
Before I even got to the door, I heard the dogs barking. I unlocked it, and was tackled by Melody. Mari was tackled by Marshmallow. "Okay, Melody, I miss ya too," I got out between laughs. Mari sat up, petting Marshmallow. "Let's get their leashes on," I suggested. Mari nodded, and we went inside, the dogs walking at our heels. "Okay, you get the leashes, and I'll get their food," Mari said. I was already attaching one leash to Melody's collar. "Here Calligraphy, here Celestia," I called. They padded over, and I snapped on their leashes. Mari came out, nearly tripping over Marshmallow. "Okay okay, you're hungry! We'll feed you once we get to the lair," Mari giggled. Marshmallow barked. "Well, I'm ready," I said, "You?" Mari was busy playing around with her pet. "Mari! We have to go," I growled. She sat up. "Oh yeah, well let's go then," she said. I rolled my eyes as I led the other dogs out.
At lair, Hanna was watching Raph read, and Mikey was laying around on the floor. "Hey Mikey, we're back!" Mari said as she let go of Marshmallow. "Marshy! Come here girl!" Mikey said as Marshmallow jumped on him. I led Melody over to Raph and Hanna. "Hey Hanna, this my dog. Her name is Melody," I said. Hanna's eyes widened, and she came over, and held her hand out. Melody decided to lick her face instead. Hanna giggled, and petted Melody. "I wike Mewody. She vewy fwuffy," she said. Raph chuckled. "Yep, she sure is," he said. I smiled. "I think she likes you," I said. Hanna giggled. "I wike hew too. We gonna be fwiends Mewody?" she she asked. Melody barked. Hanna smiled, and stroked her ears. Raph slung his arm around my shoulder. "She's really cute, and she acts a lot like you ya know," he said. I looked up at him. "How does she act like me?" I asked. Raph seemed to be in deep thought. "Well, she's pretty tough, but she's also very caring. You're like that... Well, sometimes," he said. I laughed. "Yeah, I get it tough guy, you don't have a soft side," I said sarcastically. Raph rolled his eyes.
Hanna got up, and walked over to us. "We go fow walk?" she asked, "Waph said we go fow walk." Raph picked her up. "Alright kid. You wanna come Kayla?" he asked. I grabbed Melody's leash. "That sounds good. I could use a walk," I said. Raph grabbed my hand, and Hanna grabbed his. I tugged a little on Melody's leash, and we were off. I've always loved the city at night, and just looking at the lights. "Hm you sure no one will see you? You are a giant turtle walking around," I said. Raph shrugged. "I'll be fine, it's you and Hanna I'm worried about," he said. "Why are you worried about us. We can take care of ourselves," I said. Raph put his arm around my shoulder. "I know, I just wanna keep ya safe is all. You two mean a lot to me," he said. I almost fell over. "Oh, we do?" I asked. Raph nodded. "Yeah, I care a lot about you and Hanna. I'd do just about anything to keep you two safe," he said. Hanna stopped and yawned. She reached her arms up to Raph. "I tiwed," she said sleepily. Raph picked her up. "Well, looks like we're heading back then," he said. "Yeah, I'm pretty tired myself," I said. Raph smirked. "Ya want me to pick you up?" he asked. I blushed. "No, I can walk perfectly fine thank you," I said.
Raph tucked Hanna in, and looked at me. I yawned. "Ya tired?" Raph asked. I nodded as I yawned again. I felt Raph gently pick me up. "Come on, I'll let ya sleep in my room," he said. I yawned again. "Noo, I'm fiiiine," I groaned. I was WAY too sleepy to fight him back as he carried me into his room. "Raaaaph I wanna sleep in *yawn* my own room," I said tiredly. Raph set me down, and laid down next to me. "I know, but Hanna's sleeping in there. Where are you gonna sleep?" he asked. "I could *yawn* share with her," I suggested. Raph pulled the blanket over me, and kissed my cheek. "Night Kayla," he said. "Night Raph," I said as fell asleep.