Three Months Later….

It had been three months since Raphael had first meet Shadow. He knew his brothers where getting suspicious. Mean while Shadow, had it's own problems. The Shredder keep a close eye on it, he wanted to know why Shadow's skills kept getting better. Both Raphael's and Shadow's ninjastu seemed to be dramatically improving. Because, every time they meet, Shadow and Raphael would share skills and spar, basically they would train. Although, they did talk some, even though they had only know each other for a few months, Raphael seemed to be getting a grip on his anger; while Shadow was learning how to control it's own anger. They both still had problems, but they where less of loss canons now. It seemed that now each one had some one to vent to, who also could relate to their problems them selves, no longer did they have pent up emotions. Even though this was a good thing, one of the turtles was determined to find out what his brother did when he left.

Raphael sighed, gazing out over New York City. Shadow was late, not that he was surprised. It had to train with the Shredder right before Shadow came to meet him. Shadow's just being slowed down by a injury, ya that's it. True, Raphael didn't like the fact that his 'friend' was beaten on a almost daily basis. But it's not like he could do any thing about it, not with out blowing it to his family and the foot that Shadow was sorta a friend to him. Well It's not really my friend. It's just I can't believe the Shredder would treat his own ninja's like that. Raphael sighed again, as he remembered the first time he found Shadow injured.

Shadow clumsily lunged towards him. This was their fourth time meeting to spar. Raphael easily dodged, expecting Shadow to recover quickly. As it spun to recover, Shadow's legs gave out. So instead it flopped ungracefully to the concrete. Raphael stared stunned, as Shadow tried in vain to clamber to its feet, but had to settle for staying sitting. Recovering from his shock, Raphael hurried over to his fallen opponent.

"Are you okay?" Was the first thing that came out of his mouth. Wow, nice going, Shadow's never gonna answer to that. Raphael silently lectured himself.

"Ya, it's just ma' leg." Shadow replied, trying to get back to its feet. Oh, of course it's nothing. Quit the act.

"Ya, it's 'nothing', really you can't walk and you call it nothing." Shadow glared at Raphael as his words sunk in. Sad to say Shadow knew it couldn't walk but it could still try.

"Okay, I got hurt in training. Big whoop." Was Shadow's reply, while it had been expecting criticism, the red masked turtle's response truly surprised Shadow. Even if it would never show it.

"Let me look at it."

"O-okay." Shadow slowly pulled off it's left boot, exposing the damaged limb beneath. Raphael calmly looked at the clearly broken limp, not exploding for Shadow's sake alone. Shadow's ankle was swollen and purple, and Shadow flinched as he prodded along the worse of the break.

"How did this happen?"

"I-I feel off the pipes."

"Did you really?"

"Ye-yes. Why?"

"Because if you had, you would have a broken foot, not a broken ankle."

"So?"

"This was no accident." Shadow's eyes widen in shock, proving Raphael's point correct. "Plus this break is far too clean to be a fall."

"Okay, it wasn't a accident. Our we done with Twenty Questions yet!"

"Who did it?" Shadow's answer was so quite, Raphael had to ask it to repeat that.

"The Shredder! That's who! I failed a task. And h-he punished me." Raphael could hardly keep his mouth from dropping open in shock. What the Shredder did this! Man, did he need a beat-down! Raphael was surprised at his anger, why did he care if this foot ninja got hurt?

"Well, I guess we can't spat anymore."

"What! I'm fine really!"

"No you aren't."

"So!" Raphael chose not to respond as he carefully picked Shadow and carried it over to the edge of the roof. Ignoring Shadow's complaints, Raphael sat down, after putting Shadow down. So that was how the rest of the night was spent sitting, and talking. Each of them shared stories of when they were children, Raphael found out Shadow had a twin sister, and older brother. Raphael chose to tell about the time he and his brother, Leonardo, had found an albino crocodile in the sewers. As they talked, they were both surprised to find each other slowly opening up to each other. As the stories became wilder, Raphael found himself laughing at the time Shadow had died it's sister's hair black. Apparently her sister had snow white hair. Shadow laughed too, as it described being chased by it's sister, with Shadow's older brother yelling at them to be quite. So the night went on, and Raphael was surprised to find that he was comfortable talking to Shadow, more than he was talking to his brothers. Perhaps it was because he didn't have to protect a reputation, but Raphael didn't care, he was truly happy.

As Raphael got up to see where Shadow was, he felt someone watching him. Two pretences to be exact. Turning around, he spoke to the one presence he wanted to go away.

"Leo, what do you want." Raphael said to his older brother hidden in the shadows.

"I just want to know what your doing up here."

"Nothing right now, no purple dragons out right now."

"Okay, you come here every time?"

"Not always, I just like this place."

"Okay, just wanted to make sure you where okay. I don't want you getting hurt again." Raphael sighed, knowing exactly what his brother was talking about. Since the night he came home with his collarbone sliced, Leonardo had been nagging at him to be more careful.

"Leo, seriously I'm fine. Now can I be alone." Now it was Leonardo's turn to sigh, sometimes his brother could be so stubborn.

"Fine, but be home soon."

"Okay, I will." Leonardo was surprised that Raphael had agreed so quickly. It was almost like he was hiding something.

"Bye."

"Bye." As Leonardo headed home, Raphael addressed the other being on the rooftop.

"Okay, you can come out now." As Shadow silently came out of the shadows, Raphael could barley keep the grin off his face. "Looks like we fooled him."

"I guess we did."

"Lets spar."

As the Sais collided,

He knew this couldn't go on for long.

Soon someone would find out.

Thanks you so much every one who is either following or reviewing! And you are welcome for the extra chapter last week. I do not own TMNT, only Shadow. And if you all ask nicely I may reveal Shadow's gender next time. It is so annoying to write it. Shadow's not a stinken' animal! Also fun fact, Shadow's accent is modeled after my own.