Hanna and I were in Raph's room, just laying around. Raph was reading another comic, but Hanna and I didn't feel like reading. "Hey Hanna, wanna go feed Spike?" I asked. Hanna hopped up. "Yes!" she squealed. We ran into the kitchen, and grabbed some lettuce. "Can I pwease feed Spike first?" she asked. I nodded. Hanna gently gave Spike the lettuce, and giggled when he ate it. I saw something crawl onto the table, and I got a closer look. It was a cockroach! I shrieked. Hanna saw it, and started screaming as well. We kept screaming until Raph came in. "What's wrong?!" He asked. Hanna and I pointed. We bolted, Raph on our heels. Hanna and I went screaming for Donnie, and Raph went screaming for Leo. Everyone came out. "What's wrong? Where's the fire?!" Mari asked. "ROACH!" we screamed. Leo sighed. "Should've known," he muttered. He walked in with Donnie. A moment later they came out, and Donnie had the roach in his hand. "What is there to be afraid of? It's just a little bug," Donnie said. He tried to hold it closer so we could see, but Hanna and I screamed again. "Don't come any closer," I growled, taking out my sword. Donnie put it down. Hanna and I shrieked even louder. "Don't put it on the ground, it could come back!" I yelled. "Squish it!" Hanna said. Donnie sighed, and took it out to the sewers. Hanna and I made sure it was gone, and headed up to my room. "Well, that was exciting wasn't it?" I asked. Hanna was busy checking everywhere to make sure there were no roaches. "Yes," she said.

I grabbed my phone. "Hey Hanna, wanna sing?" Hanna whirled around, her eyes sparkling like diamonds. "What song?" she asked. "Hmm. How about Crush?" I asked. Hanna smiled. "I wuv Cwush!" she squealed. "Okay, ready?" I asked. We both took a deep breath, and sang Crush By David Archuleta.

*Music*

I hung up the phone tonight

Something happened for the first time

Deep inside, it was a rush, what a rush

Cause the possibility that you would ever feel the same way

About me, just too much, just too much

Why do I keep running from the truth

All I ever think about is you

You got me hypnotized, so mesmerized

And I just to knoow

Do you ever think, when you're all alone

All that we could be, where this thing could go

Am I crazy or fallin in love

Is it real or just another crush

Do you catch your breath, when I look at you

Are you holding back, like the way I do

Cause I've tried, and tried to walk away

But I know this crush ain't going away- eyaaa-eyaaa-eya-eyaaa

Going away- eyaaa-eyaaa-eya-eyaaa

Has it ever crossed your mind

When we're hangin, spendin time girl

Are we just friends, is there more, is there more

See it's a chance we gotta take

Cause I believe, that we can make this into

Something that will last, last forever, foreverrr

Do you ever think, when you're all alone

All that we could be, where this thing could go

Am I crazy or fallin in love

Is it real or just another crush

Do you catch your breath, when I look at you

Are you holding back, like the way I do

Cause I've tried, and tried to walk away

But I know this crush ain't going away- eyaaa-eyaaa-eya-eyaaa

Going away- eyaaa-eyaaa-eya-eyaaa

Why do I keep running from the truth

All I ever think about is you

You got me hypnotized, so mesmerized

And I just to knoooooow

Do you ever think, when you're all alone

All that we could be, where this thing could go

Am I crazy or fallin in love

Is it real or just another crush

Do you catch your breath, when I look at you

Are you holding back, like the way I do

Cause I've tried, and tried to walk away

But I know this crush ain't going away- eyaaa-eyaaa-eya-eyaaa

Going away- eyaaa-eyaaa-eya-eyaaa

Going away- eyaaa-eyaaa-eya-eyaaa

Hanna was clapping when we finished. "I can sing good. Just like you," she said happily. I gave her a high five. "Yeah, you do sing good. What do you wanna do now?" I asked. Hanna thought about it. "Whewe Waph? We pway anothew game?" she asked. I shook my head. "I don't think Raph likes to play games. How about you can watch us spar?" I asked. Hanna smiled, and nodded. She loves to watch Raph and I spar. Hanna hopped up, and followed me out of my room. I found Raph training. "Hey Raph," I said, "Wanna spar?" "Nah, but maybe you and Hanna could help me with my push ups," he said. I blushed a little. "Oh yeah, ya seem like you're up to it Hanna?" I asked. Hanna nodded.

We both sat on Raph's shell, Hanna sitting in my lap. "Um, you sure we're not heavy for ya?" I asked. "You've seen me flip a table over before. Trust me, I can handle anything," he said, "Ready?" Hanna nodded, and I gave him a thumbs up. He did a push up, and Hanna and I popped up, and back down. Hanna laughed, while I hung on for dear life. Hanna kept laughing as Raph did his push ups and I had to keep grabbing Hanna to keep her from falling off. "I wanna twain too," Hanna said as I set her on the ground. "I don't know, you could get hurt," I said. "I could train her," Raph said. Hanna looked up at him. "Weally? You twain me?" Hanna asked. Raph nodded. "I'll give ya somethin easy to do. Maybe you can practice your punches," he said. I bit my lip. "She could get hurt," I said. Raph gently took my hands in his. "Don't worry, this is Raph you're talking about. I'll make sure nothin happens to her. You can watch if ya want," he said. I smiled at him.

Hanna stood in front of Raph, her arms swinging at her sides. "Okay, first, you need to get into position," Raph said. He balled up her fists and bent her arms a little. "Okay, close enough, now I can show ya what to do," he said. Hanna smiled at him. "Okay, put one foot in front of the other," I said. Hanna shifted a little and put her right foot in front her left. Raph moved her leg a little. "Alright squirt, with punches, you gotta have good aim, or else it'll be off," Raph said, "You also have to be fast so that your opponent won't see it comin." Hanna nodded, determination written across her face. "Alright then, come at me," Raph said. Hanna came up, and swung. Raph caught her hand before it hit him. "Not fast enough, try again," he said. Hanna got back in position, and tried again. This time she hit his arm. "Okay, ya got me, but that wasn't hard enough," he said. Hanna crossed her arms. "You biggew than me. That why it not huwt," she pouted. Raph ruffled her hair. "It's okay, you're just startin to learn. You'll get it," he said. Hanna sighed and got back into position. She ran up and swung faster. Raph stopped her with his palm. It connected with a whack. "Okay, that was pretty hard. This time try with your other hand," he instructed.

Hanna switched feet, and ran up to him. She jumped up and swung, hitting Raph's arm. "Alright, you seem to be getting it now. Do it again," Raph said. Hanna punched his hand. "Wike that?" "Yes, just like that," Raph said, "Now you have try kicking. Get into position." Hanna had her feet spaced apart, and she looked even more determined. "Okay um here, move this leg over to the left a little," Raph said, moving her leg. I stood up. "With kicking, you have to have good aim, like punching. You need to keep your toes pointed, and turn a little to make it more accurate," I said. I did a quick kick into the air. "Try somethin like that," I said. Hanna nodded, and shifted a little. She tried to kick Raph, but he caught her foot. "Try to be faster next time," he said. Hanna tried again. This time it connected with his leg. "Good, kick harder," he said. Hanna blew her hair out of her eyes, and kicked. She kicked Raph's other leg. "Did I do it?" she asked. Raph nodded. "You're getting better, now we practice blocking," he said. "You sure about that?" I asked. "Don't worry, I won't punch hard, promise," he said. I sighed, and watched.

"Alright, you have to put up either your hands or your wrists when you block a punch," Raph said. Hanna nodded. "Alright, here it comes," Raph said. He swung his hand back, and Hanna put up her wrists, blocking the punch. I sighed in relief. Raph swung his other arm, and Hanna grabbed his fist. I let out breath I didn't even know I was holding. "You learn pretty fast squirt, maybe now you'll be ready to block kicks," Raph said, "This time you can block a kick with another kick, or you can block with your wrists again," he said. "Okay Waph," Hanna said. Raph swung his leg, and Hanna kicked upwards. Their legs connected, and Hanna put hers back down. Raph swept his leg around, and Hanna jumped. He tried to punch her, but she ducked. "Hey," she said, "You not teach me that!" "I know, you have to expect the unexpected," Raph replied, "Again."

They kept on training until Hanna literally sat on the floor, gasping for air. "You're pretty good kid. Maybe you can join us soon," Raph said. I stood up. "Well, how about we spar. Hanna needs a rest, and I need to get rid of this energy," I said. Raph took out his sais. "Better get yourself ready," he said. I smirked. "We'll see who wins this battle," I said. I grabbed my katana, and he charged. I slid under him, and swung. He blocked, and I pulled back, and kicked. "You've gotten better Princess, been training with Shredder I see," Raph said. I growled. "No, haven't worked with Shredder for a month," I said, "Just been trainin hard." I jumped back, and swung my sword again. Raph blocked, and flicked his wrist. I held my grip, and my sword didn't fly out. I swept his feet out from under him, and punched. One sai out, one to go. He swung his sai, but I jumped out of the way, only to have my legs knocked from under me. I flipped on my hands, and turned around to kick the other sai away. I sheathed my sword.

"Seems like the powerful Raph is left without his trusty sais," I mocked, "What's he gonna do?" Raph smirked. "And the oh so strong princess may just let her desires get the best of her again," he said. I charged, and kicked him. He came around, and kicked me. I tackled him to the ground, and planted my foot on his shell. "Ha, Kayla 1 Turtle, 0," I said, "And don't call me Princess. It gives me a charge." Raph smirked. "Looks like you win again," he said, "Until next time." Hanna ran over to us. "That wook fun. I twy?" she asked. "Sorry squirt, maybe later," Raph said, "I'm tired." Hanna sighed, and tugged on his arm. "Pwease?" she asked. Raph shook his head. "I'm tired," he said. I yawned a little. I was just tired from watching. Hanna sat on the ground, and yawned. Raph gently picked her up. "Why don't we all take a nap," he said. I started heading for his room. A nap sounded pretty good right about now...

MARI'S POV

I watched as Raph carried Hanna off to his room, Kayla following behind. I nudged Mikey. "Hey, I think they're going to take a nap," I said. Mikey looked up. "So?" "So, we could prank them," I said, "What could be better." Mikey smiled, and I smiled back. "Let's get started then," he said.

TIME SKIP

I had my ear pressed up against the door to Raph's room. All I could hear was silent snoring, and I gave Mikey a thumbs up. He quietly opened the door, and crept inside. I saw Kayla, Raph and Hanna snoring peacefully on Raph's bed. I snapped a quick picture. "Aw, they all look so cute together," I whispered. I snapped another one, and motioned to Mikey. He crept up to the bed. "Okay, what do I do?" he whispered. "Um, put Raph's arm around Kayla," I whispered back. He gently placed Raph's arm on Kayla, and I snapped another picture. "Now nudge Kayla a little closer," I said. Mikey pushed her up a little, and she shifted a little. He pulled away, and I held my breath. Kayla settled back in, snoring away. I took another picture. "Alright, now um a little closer," I whispered. Mikey moved Kayla closer, but not close enough. "How about that?" he asked. I shook my head. "No, um... Move her up just a smidge more, and a teeny tiny bit to the left. Mikey nodded, and moved her closer. "Perfect, now we just need to get them to do something," Mari said. Mikey shrugged. "Like what?" he asked.

I thought long and hard, and had an idea. "Okay, remember when they took those pictures of us, what were we doing?" I asked. "You were thanking me," Mikey said. "Okay, but how?" I asked. Mikey blushed a little. "You were um, kissing me on the cheek," he whispered. "Exactly, if we get them to do that, perfect revenge," I said, "Move them closer. You nudge Raph, and I'll move Kayla." Mikey shook Raph's arm a little, and I pushed Kayla up a bit. Their faces were now only a centimeter apart. I stood back and took a picture. "Now how do we get them to lean in without wakin them up?" Mikey asked. I shrugged. "One more nudge oughta do it," I said. Raph mumbled a little in his sleep, and I flinched. He went back to snoring, and I sighed in relief. "Okay, push him again," I whispered. Mikey pushed Raph, and their lips touched. I snapped about thirty pictures. "Perfect, but they're not doing anything," I said. "What else can they do. They are asleep," Mikey whispered. "Haven't ya ever heard of doing stuff in your sleep? Duh! We can make them do that," I whisper shouted.

"Okay, what can I do to make them do that?" he asked. "Hm, shift Kayla a little more to the left, then push Raph closer to her. Then we should get a positive reaction," I whispered. Mikey moved them around, and all Raph did was pull her closer. I snapped a picture, but was pretty disappointed. "Hey, Mikey, you think ten is enough?" I asked. Mikey nodded. "We need to leave now, before they wake up," he whispered. I sighed, and walked out of the door. I wanted to stay and see the look on their faces when they wake up. But these pictures may be just enough.

KAYLA'S POV

I felt something soft, and opened my eyes a little. I saw that the soft thing was Raph's lips, which were on mine. Luckily he was still asleep. I blushed so hard I thought I was gonna explode. I flopped down on the bed, and took a deep breath. Breathe Kayla. It was just a dream... Breathe, I thought. I was trying very hard not to freak out, and just focus on breathing. I managed to calm down, and try to get more sleep. I already kinda had a feeling of what happened. "I'm gonna kill Mari for this," I whispered as went back to sleep.

I woke up to something shaking the mess outta me. "Whaat!" I growled. "Come on, it's time for patrol. We gotta go now," Ally said. I didn't pay attention to her because I was busy glaring at Mari. "You," I growled. Mari took a step back. "W-what do you mean?" she asked. "You know EXACTLY what I mean," I said, "You and Mikey are going to die!" Ally grabbed me arm. "Okay, Kayla, just deep cleansing breaths. I'm sure whatever she and Mikey did, it was completely harmless," she said. Raph sat up a little. "Why are you in here? We're tryin to sleep," he growled. I was busy taking deep breaths to keep myself from killing Mari. "It's time for patrol, so Leo said to wake ya up," Lenny replied. Hanna rubbed her eyes and yawned. I sat all the way up. "Well, what about Hanna?" I asked. "We asked Master Splinter if we could leave her here with him," Mari said, "He said it would be okay."

I grabbed my katana from the floor. "Alright, tell us when it's time to leave," I said, "We'll get ready." I helped Hanna up. "Okay Hanna, we're gonna go on patrol, so I need you to stay here with Master Splinter," I said. Hanna nodded, and I walked with her to Master Splinter's room. "Hewwo Mastew Spwinter," Hanna said as we bowed. "Hello Hanna, are you ready for your training?" Master Splinter asked. "Yes Mastew Spwintew," she said. She let go of my hand, and went over to Master Splinter. "Have fun Hanna," I said. "Good luck on your patrol," Master Splinter said. I bowed. "Thank you Master Splinter," I said politely. I walked out of his room, and joined the others.

The city looks even better in the fall. Fall is my favorite season because of all the colors. The leaves falling off the trees, but sadly there aren't many trees here. Luckily for me, I like to look at all the scenery. There hasn't been much happening lately. Less crime, and I see less and less of the Purple Dragons. I only got a chance to beat em up once last week. Even the Kraang are going under the radar. I just have a feeling that something is up, somethin huge. I heard a scream, and looked up. Mari was pointing at something in the distance. "Mari what's wrong?" I asked. She just stood and pointed at a building. I sighed and ran over there.

"They're robbing Mr. Murikami's noodle shop," Mari cried. I looked down, and saw the Purple Dragons beating up Mr. Murikami. Looks like they didn't go completely under the radar, I thought. I hopped down next to Raph. "I take Fong and you take his goons," I said with a smirk. Raph winked. "Maybe I should take him toots," he said. I rolled my eyes, and we busted in. "Alright let the noodle man go. We don't want any trouble," Leo said. Fong smirked. "All we want is the money, then we'll let him go," he said. "Let him go or so help me!" I growled, taking a step forward. I hate it when Fong tries to be all big and bad. He's actually such a wimp in real life. "Sorry babe, sweet talkin me ain't gonna work," Fong said. I couldn't help it, I kicked him. "I wasn't tryin to be sweet. Let Mr. Murikami go. NOW," I snapped. Fong made a grab for my wrist, but I pulled it away. "Why do you act like you hate me?" he asked. "Because I obviously do," I hissed. Fong took a step towards me, and I pulled out my katana.

"Let him go, or I'll make sure you're plastered across every newspaper in America," I growled. I Mari make a quick move towards Mr. Murikami. I nodded my head at Mikey, and he did the same. I took the chance to punch Fong in his jaw to shut him up. I smirked at Raph. "And you say I couldn't take him," I said. "I never said ya couldn't," he replied. Raph and I kept Fong busy while everyone else was taking care of his goons. I gave Fong one more good punch, and watched him pass out. Raph stuck out his hand, and I just looked at it. "Since when do you give people high fives?" I asked. "Oh come on, don't leave me hangin. We always high three after a victory," Raph. I chuckled and shook my head, but gave him a high five anyway.

I found Hanna in the dojo with Master Splinter. She had one of those wooden swords that I trained with, and Master Splinter was teaching her how to use it. Mari and Mikey flopped on the couch and grabbed their controllers, Ally and Donnie headed straight for the lab, and Lep and Lenny joined me and Raph at the entrance to the dojo. Leo started to go in, but I stopped him. "Watch," I whispered. Master Splinter showed Hanna a move, and gestured towards her. She did the move, but just stumbled a little. Master Splinter showed her again, and she did it perfectly. "See, she's a fast learner," I said. We waited until Hanna finished training, and then walked in.

Hanna perked up, and whirled around. "Kaywa, Waph!" she said, running over to us. "Did you see me twain?" Raph spun her around. "Yeah, you were great squirt," he said. Hanna smiled, and picked up her teddy bear. "Waph tell me stowy?" she asked. He shrugged. "I don't know any stories," he said. Hanna giggled. "Make up stowy. I not mind," she said. Raph picked her up. "Alright then, story it is," he said.

Hanna laid on her bed, patiently waiting for her story. Raph on the other hand, was having a pretty hard time figuring out what to tell her. "I don't really do nursery rhymes or whatever they are," he said. I rolled my eyes. "Dude, just tell her a story about ninjas! WE'RE ninjas, and she's goin to BE a ninja one day. You should just tell her story about ninjas, or one of your adventures Mikey keeps blabbing about," I said. "Heh, makes sense. Okay, Hanna are ya ready fer a real story?" Raph asked. Hanna nodded, and got comfortable. I sat down too. "Well, it was a long time ago, and there was this um... Ninja princess named Hanna, and she had to defeat the evil ninja king named uh Shredder," Raph started. I chuckled. He really WAS terrible at telling stories. "So, one day the princess was walking in the... Woods, and she heard someone scream. She ran to help, taking out her trusty sais." "Just wike youws?" Hanna asked. "Yep just like mine. So the princess went to go help, and saw the evil Shredder, taking the soul of her best friend named.. Um Berry," he said, holding up Hanna's teddy bear.

Hanna hugged the bear against her chest. "Will Bewwy be okay?" she asked. "I didn't get to that part of the story yet," Raph replied, "Anyways, Hanna ran up and fought the Shredder, slicing him to little bits with her katana." "I thought she had sais," I said. "She could have more than one weapon" Raph said, "She is a princess after all." Hanna giggled. I rolled my eyes, and let him continue. "Okay so she took some of the Shredder's blood, and put it on Berry, giving her her soul back. They walked away all happy and stuff, little did they know the Shredder could come back to life, and he did, plotting revenge," he said. Hanna yawned. "Tell me mowe," she said. "Sorry kid, looks like you'll have to wait until tomorrow," Raph said. Hanna groaned, but snuggled in. "Okay, Goodnight Waph, goodnight Kaywa," she said. "Night Hanna," we said.

As soon ad Raph closed the door, I smirked at him. "What?" "You like her don't you?" I asked. Raph rolled eyes. "Yeah sure whatever," he replied. "You know, you really need to work on your story skills. I mean, did she really have to cut him to little bits?" I asked. Raph shrugged. "She's gonna have to get used to that if she's gonna be livin with us," he said. "Yeah ya have a point. Can Shredder really suck out a person's soul, cause I've known him for fifteen years, and I haven't seen anything." "Nah, it was just the first thing that popped into my head. It was close enough," he replied.

I hand my hand on the doorknob, when Raph put a hand on my shoulder. "You're not goin in there just yet," he said. I scowled. "How else am I goin to bed," I snapped. "I wanted to show ya somethin," he said, "Just come on." I looked back towards Hanna's room. "She'll be fine, if she wakes up, Leo will get her," he assured me. I sighed, and followed him out. I hope wherever we're going is worth it. Raph led me all over town, and I wondered if he was just draggin me out here to spend some time with me. Not that I would mind...

Raph stopped in front of an old warehouse. "Okaaaay, what are we doin here?" I asked. Raph grabbed my hand. "Just close your eyes and you'll see," he said. I sighed and closed my eyes. This had better be worth it, I thought. I took a step forward, and almost smacked into a wall. I opened my eyes. "Yeah how am I gonna see this surprise if I can't even see where I'm goin?" I asked. Raph picked me up. "Is that any better?" he asked. I growled amd closed my eyes again. I felt Raph jump, and I tightened my grip. "Isn't the entrance on the ground?!" I yelled. "Nope," he replied. I wanted to open my eyes, but I didn't. To be honest, I was a bit excited for this surprise.

I felt Raph put me down, and grab my wrist. "This way," he said. I let him lead me somewhere. I heard a door open and close, so I guessed we were in some sort of room. "Okay, you can open them," he said. I opened my eyes, and almost fell. We were inside the warehouse, and it had all sorts of punching bags and stuff. There was even a dummy or two. "What is this?" I asked. "Well, it's like my place to blow off steam. It's where I am when Leo's bein a pain," he said. I punched a dummy. "Where'd all this stuff come from?" I asked. "I managed to dig some stuff up. The rest came from the lair," he replied. I punched the dummy again. "Neat, this place is pretty cool. Why'd ya show me?" I said. Raph shrugged. "I don't know. I guess I can trust ya than anyone," he said. I jumped down, and kicked a punching bag.

"Why do you trust me. You hardly trust anyone," I said. I punched another bag. "It's just the way ya make feel. I just know I can trust you. Casey doesn't even know about this place," he said. I stabbed a dummy with my katana to cover up my blushing. "Oh alright, seem legit," I said, "Aren't ya gonna come down?" Raph jumped down, and kicked a dummy. "Let's see who can hit the most targets," he said, "Winner takes all." I shrugged. "That depends on the prize," I said, "Needs to be worth somethin." I took out shuriken, and took out one target. "One zip," I said with a smirk. "Let's just say it's gonna be worth it," he said. I stabbed another dummy. "That's two," I said, "Better get started." Raph smirked, and took out a dummy. "Alright, now it's a challenge," he said. I took out two more. "That's four. Come on Raph, I thought you liked a challenge," I mocked.

So far we're tied, since Raph managed to catch up. There was only one dummy left, and we each took out one shuriken. "Alright, first one to hit it wins," Raph said, "We throw at the same time." I shifted a little, this was gonna be too easy. "Sure thing, hope ya win," I said. We took our aim, and threw. I put a little spin on it, making it faster. I watched as the shuriken hit the dummy in the forehead. "Alright, so what do I get, or is it the look on your face?" I asked. Raph didn't answer, he was too busy staring at the dummy with his mouth hanging open. I laughed. "Ya need to put a little spin on it to make faster," I said. Raph scowled. "Yeah, forgot you trained with Shredder. Should've known you'd try somethin," he growled. I punched him. "I trained with Bradford mostly. I only trained with Shredder when he's gone, so I don't know any 'tricks.' Are you just mad cause you lost?" I asked.

He shook his head. "No, it's just that I've never met anyone who could beat me, except Leo," he said. I rolled my eyes. "So you ARE upset about losin. Big deal, just move on. We're good friends aren't we?" I asked. Raph shrugged. "Yeah, guess so," he muttered, "Wanna head back?" "Sure, I'm kinda tired," I said. Raph came over. "Alright let's head back," he said, taking my hand. He led me out of the warehouse, and we were off.

The first thing I did was go check up on Hanna. She was sleeping away in her bed, holding Berry close to her. Raph poked his head in the door. "She looks cute in her sleep. Reminds me of you when you're sleeping. All snuggled up next to me, murmurin in your sleep with that little smile on your face," he said. I blushed. "You watch me when I'm asleep?" I asked. "No, I check on ya every now and then. I just like to watch you sometimes. You just make me... I don't know nuts," he said. I blushed even harder. "What do you mean nuts?" "Just everything about ya. Your little smirk, and your pretty voice. Words just can't describe ya sometimes," he said. Okay, now I was a tomato. "O-oh thanks," I said. "No need to thank me. It's true though, you do drive me nuts," he said.

I pulled the blankets around me, and I felt something coil around me. Raph does this all the time, holding me against him before I fall asleep. He's been doing this ever since I've had those nightmares, and I don't mind at all. "Night Raph," I whispered. I thought I heard him say goodnight my love, but he was already asleep.