The girl's feet led for her as she ran through the tunnels. Nothing in her mind was clear and, as far as she was concerned, the world did not exist in those moments of pure adrenaline. Even though the turtles were not far behind her, she sensed nothing, not even the endless streams of tears that raced down her face. The memories that she just experienced played on loop in her head and she desperately wished they could be long forgotten once more. There was still so much that she did not know, so much that she wanted to know but could not come to understand. Soon the tunnels began to run out and Kaylee found the only way to escape her confusion and release her tension was up, so she slinked her way up the ladder. She could feel muscles pull as she moved the cover away from the opening and inhaled at the change in atmosphere. The sky was extremely dark, snow was pouring down, giving the sky the appearance of almost nighttime, and the air was incredibly thick with snow but Kaylee was far past caring what the weather was doing. As she exited the sewers, she even neglected to slip the manhole cover back on. Usually the turtles would not venture out during the day but they needed to follow her. They managed to slip on their winter gear before the escape which was a benefit at the very least but even they were not ready for the icy air.

Rooftop after rooftop, the girl skipped over as she raced froward until she began to realize that her supposedly mindless forward journey had turned out to be a completely schemed out escape to a place of comfort. Before she even knew it, Kaylee was looking down at Luke's bedroom apartment window from her perch. The pumping adrenaline paused and the world finally caught up to her as she looked at the too familiar window. Luke sat inside, more than likely enjoying his peaceful snow day at home completely unaware of any onlookers. The female smiled and wanted to crack up at the fact that she couldn't even last two days without her "little brother" but her emotions got the better of her. Walking to the middle of the roof, she kneeled in the slowly gathering snow and just gasped, not hyperventilating exactly but gasping in the air over and over. Everything was happening like a whirlwind and she could not stop it. She was so tired of crying that, once she realized the frozen tears on her cheeks, she wiped them away with enough force to bruise. Slowly she closed her hands around her mouth and screamed, over and over and over again until she had no air left. She curled as far in herself as she ever possibly could. Pathetic. She thought. That was when the previously hidden turtles exposed themselves to her. They all sat to meet her position but very slowly so as not to frighten her.

"Kaylee?" Mikey spoke first as he exposed his face and attempted to get his head in a position where he could make eye contact with the girl. He did not need to, however, as she lifted her head to look at him. The turtles saw how bloodshot her eyes were and how red her face was almost instantly, whether it was from emotion or the cold they could not say. Sympathetic looks glazed their faces but all Kaylee saw was pity which was the opposite of what she wanted. As she stood up, she looked down at the turtles.

"What are you guys doing out here?" She questioned, but came to her own conclusion. "You guys were tailing me. Why?"

"Because we were worried about you," said the blue banded turtle as they all stood.

"Even Master Splinter was," interjected Raph.

"What about you?" Don asked. None of them recalling anything special about the rooftop they were on. Kaylee pointed her thumb in the direction of the apartment complex.

"Needed to see someone." She said. Realization dawned on the four.

"You can't see him, Kaylee. Heck, you shouldn't even be out here in the first place." Mikey said as he spoke for the others.

"I know but he, at least for now, is the only sturdy thing in my life. I just needed to see him. That's it." Kaylee said, walking to other side of the roof. "Now I'm going back to the lair. It's freezing out here. You guys coming?" The girl smirked falsely but, in the weather, all expressions looked the same, without any falsities.

The four nodded their heads and walked to the edge of the roof. They all ran together; however, Kaylee and Raph stayed a little behind and the red banded turtle got close enough to the girl so they could have their own private conversation.

"Look, I can never get everything you are going through but I do understand what confusion about one's self feels like." Raph said, shaking his head. "I stink at talking about this stuff but I guess what I'm trying to say is I'll hold the punching bag if you need me to."

"Thanks, Raph." Not all of his words made sense but she understood the sentiment. "I'll keep that in mind." With that they caught up with the other three and conversation ensued. They threw snowballs, joked around, completely forgetting why they were up there in the first place.

What they did not know, however, was the entity watching them from a distance.

"Tell Shredder that I have found a location of one of the girl's friends. She is within our grasp," spoke the ninja. The Foot clan soldier than ran into the white blanket falling from the sky and disappeared. If the girl was not going to comply, they would force her to, even if they had to damage that precious little boy that she seemed so fond of.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Yay! Was finally able to finish a chapter. Thank you all so much for your patience and thank you all for reading! What do you all think will happen? What will the Foot do to Luke? As always, please comment, review, question, etc. :) :) Hope to post a new chapter really soon! Lots of love and TURTLE HUGS! 3 3