Mia

The next morning, Mia was watching Erika mumbling to herself as she brushed her hair. "You're mumbling." She commented.

Erika frowned. "No I'm not."

"You always mumble when you are upset… what's wrong?" She asked in a concerning manner.

"As if you didn't hear the argument last night." She grumbled. "It's so unlike Evelyn to…"

"Fight back?" Mia offered causing Erika to turn around with a frown and Mia sighed. "Look, she doesn't get like that very often… and you're at fault too. We all know what your temper is like but it doesn't give you an excuse you know." She said softly.

Erika huffed. "I know… I have my father's temper and we all know he was an ass." Mia giggled. "You think she's still mad at me?"

"Why don't you see for yourself? I'm no fortune teller." She said with a chuckle. "Right, I'm gonne get in the shower."

"Yeah off you go stinky."

"Hey!"

Mia realised she spent too long in the shower as Erika was gone but had laid out some clothes for her to change into. Once she was dressed in a pair of black skinny jeans and a burgundy top she tied her hair in their low French plait pig tails. She went to the kitchen with the dining table with all the buys sat around it eating breakfast. "Sorry for taking so long." She said as she sat down next to Evelyn.

"That's okay fish-butt. We know how you get once you're in water." Evelyn joked earning a giggle from Mia.

"So do you not turn into a mermaid by water contact?" Donnie asked.

Mia took a piece of toast in her mouth and shook her head. "No, I used to but not anymore. I've had a little while to control what I am."

"So you weren't originally with the guy who was at the warehouse?" Leo asked.

Erika shifted in her seat, giving Fern a look. "No." Mia said curtly.

The majority got the idea she didn't want to speak anymore; however, Mikey didn't. "So what? You were like this before you got to the warehouse?"

"In a sense." Mia mumbled into her drink. She was avoiding eye contact with them and the girls were beginning to get uneasy.

Mikey pressed on though. "So you were born like this?" He asked.

"Just leave it please." Mia mumbled again.

"I'm just curious I-"

"Leave it Mikey!" Leo half shouted.

"Look, I just want to know-"

"No you don't." Mia interrupted him. Mikey's usual cheeriness dropped at her facial expression; she looked a cross between livid, and teary. Mikey didn't think there was such an expression. "Believe me, you don't."

"I'm sorry if I-"

"Just drop it." Mia was beginning to hate the sound of his voice as she took a drink from her glass of orange juice.

"Please let me apologise." Mikey tried.

Mia trembled and shattered the glass in her hand. "For fuck's sake Michelangelo just shut up!" She abruptly stood up and rushed out the door.

The boys were left a little dumbstruck at the usually quiet girl's outburst. Leo was about to move when Raph stood up. "I'll take this one bro." He said, and without waiting for an answer went out to look for Mia who left the lair.

After a little while of wondering around aimlessly, he found her at the end of an unused pipe that overlooked a wood. She was sat down with one knee held against her chest. Wordlessly, he sat down next to her and looked at her face, and saw it was void of all emotion. He gently nudged her shoulder. "Mikey really don't know when to stop." He said gently.

She shook her head. "I shouldn't have gone off on him like that." She groaned and rubbed her head. "Ugh, I feel awful."

Raph chuckled. "Don't worry, I bite his head off all the time." He said with a wide grin but he noticed her face didn't change. "He bounces back; if you just apologise he'll forget about it."

She looked at him. "Really? Just once?"

He shrugged. "Really. If we broke up every time we had a fight, we wouldn't be brothers still at this point" He grinned which earned a light giggle from Mia. "Seriously you weren't that bad, I've hit Mikey for less."

She let out a laugh. "Wow, you're terrible!"

"You've just met me, there is so much you don't!" He said with a wink.

She laughed more and tried to cover her slightly pink cheeks. "I hope you'll give me the chance to know you."

His smile fell a little; not used to affections from anyone other than his brothers. "Well, if you've got nowhere better to be." He tried to shrug off.

It was her turn for her smile to waver. "No… I have nothing left anymore." She rubbed her shoulder. "He took that from me."

He didn't want to press anything out of her; he felt an odd pang at seeing her upset. "Come on, let's head back." He stood up and placed his hand on his hips. "I think we're gonna watch a movie today… Fuzz ball and Tweety still are still not too hot."

She stood up and laughed again. "Fuzz ball and Tweety?" He let out a snigger. "What does that make me?"

"Isn't it obvious?" She gave him a blank look. "I didn't even have to make it up." Nothing again. "Fish butt!"

She playfully hit his shoulder. "Now, coming from a walking talking turtle that's just funny." She said as she started walking back.

He easily caught back up with her. "What? I look good." He said flexing his muscles.

"I've seen better." She said with a smirk.

"Hey… once you go green, you never go back!"

A/N: I know it's a bit short... but university has been so busy! With work as well, it's not been easy but hopefully i'll be able to write over christmas break :) xx