Fifteen years ago. New York City, 2008

"Listen up, we are going after Dr Baxter Stockman. He was TCRI's lead genetic scientist, but he went rogue, stole billions of dollars worth of research, and created an actual mutant. He's hiding in a makeshift lab of an abandoned building. Each of you has been issued a high-powered antimutant neutralizer. Whatever Stockman's made, this can unmake it."

Cyntia Utrom herself will be quarterbacking from HQ. Anything to add, Cynthia? The screen shows a green background and a figure of a woman.

This mission is of the utmost importance. Failure will be frowned upon. Bring me Stockman's mutant and whatever he used to make it. Cynthia said.

"You heard her, boys. Lock and load." Spider commanded. "Yes, sir! The soldiers roar."

New York City, 2023

…."Hey."

Whoa! When- Leo said.

Raph squeezed Leo's face with one hand, so hard, that it hurt a bit. To Leo's surprise, his eyes weren't aloof, just actually questioning and concerned.

"Get over here man, you're in the way. Also, it's giving anti-social energy! You can join us you know?"

Leo shook his head to release his face from his grip. His eyelids were burning, feeling the pressure of being caught and being vulnerable. Leo quickly blinked and gazed at his little brother's nose. He's taller than Leo despite being younger.

I'm not going to cry ring not going to cry!

"Wha? N-no! I just wanted to help Dad organize the utensils is all."

Raph signed irritated and rolled his eyes.

"Sure, suit yourself. Just hurry up and get out of the kitchen. I don't want Mikey to drop his armpit hair in my food again."

Raph playfully joked. Raph beamed at Mikey who chuckled in response. Mikey flipped him off using a plate to cover his hand, so their dad wouldn't see it.

Leo reluctantly decided to follow Raph into the dining room. Not knowing what to do with himself, he just decided to grab his phone. It's usually like this every day. Leo struggles a lot to communicate with his brothers. Sometimes it can be hard for his brothers to take Leonardo seriously. It can be difficult for him as the leader and the oldest brother. Leo's biggest problem is that he can be too uptight and controlling. He wants things to go according to plan, and when they don't, he can become frustrated and stressed. The other turtle brothers may feel like he's always lecturing them or telling them what to do, even if he's just trying to look out for their best interests. Unfortunately, he has very little luck in doing so.

He must walk a fine line between being too bossy and not getting his point across by being too laid back or easygoing. However, this always fails. It almost seems like all his brothers have a special skill or talent. Mikey is very good at drawing and dancing. Raph has incredible strength and can lift a car, and Donnie is pretty smart, and he gets smarter and smarter by the day. What does he have? Is being a leader a skill? He just wishes he had something, extra, next to being a leader.

When Mikey was done cooking, he and his family sat at the table and had dinner together.

"Boys, I think it's time to do groceries. So, would you please go shopping after dinner?" Splinter announced.

"Oh fuck yeah! Finally, we can go outside to breathe some air!" Raph cheered.

"Watch it! No cursing young man!" Splinter scolded.

"Sorry Dad," Raph said in a small voice.

"Here, I made a grocery list for you. Be sure not to be late, or else I will have to tell You again why I detest humans." Splinter warned.

When the boys heard that they all frantically all replied all at once.

"No no no Dad, it's okay, we get it!"

Splinter chuckled. After dinner, the boys got ready to leave.

A few moments later, when they reached their destination, Leo felt the need to make an important announcement. This is gonna be a memorable moment for him, so he would have to write about it later in his diary.

Master Splinter has given us a very important mission for tonight. The target is across the street. We must use stealth and cunning to infiltrate the human world and retrieve... "Yogurt"!

Unknown to Leo, his brothers were not having it at all.

"Yo-gurt!" Raphael imitated Leo, mocking him.

"Okay, Batman," Mikey remarked.

Leo's feet felt cold.

"What? I'm just trying to hype you guys up!" Leo's voice cracked.

"Give me that list. What else are we getting." Raph pulled the list out of Leo's hand and pushed Leo out of the way.

The mood changed immediately, much to Leo's annoyance.

Raph began to read the list:" Four quarts of nonfat milk..."

"Nice!" Donnie commented. Raph continued as Donnie and Mikey's moods switched right away.

"...ice cream, fruits and veggies... ...and a party-size bag of Cool Ranch Doritos." Raph gave the list to Donnie, despite Leo.

"I like cheese puffs." The youngest of the four said.

"He was very specific about the party size. He underlined it twice." Donnie commented.

Leo had enough, he wanted to take the lead and be in control. This is bullshit. How are they suddenly all excited just because Raph read

a stupid grocery list?

Leo snatched the list back from Donnie, almost ripping it in half, leaving him stunned.

"Donnie, you're on toiletries." Leo began.

"Got it," Donnie said reluctantly. Leo was being a big baby and it annoyed Donnie.

"Raph, you're stocking up the pantry," Leo ordered. Raph signed irritated and rolled his eyes.

"Mikey, you're on junk food," Leo commanded.

"Yessirski!" Mikey smiled, ignoring Leo's desperate need to be the leader and take the lead.

"And remember- Leo continued, - don't let any human see you. Because why?" Leo began

His brothers signed; they have done this so many times it became underwhelming and exhausting.

"Humans are the demon scum of the earth.

Avoid them, don't say hi. They lust to murder that which is different from them.

To interact with them is to die."

"And hey, I know that's objectively prejudiced, but that's what Dad taught us," Leo explained.

Mikey looked doubtful. "Uh, I think humans seem kind of cool, to be honest. Beyonce..."

"We wouldn't have K-pop without humans," Donnie added.

"Drake!" Raph smiled mentioning his favorite artist. "The GOAT of all time! He commented.

"I would love to have brunch with Tom Brady." Leo tried to join the conversation but was interrupted by Mikey In the end. Leo just pursed his lips.

"Guy Fieri seems like a fun hang. And I've always wanted to go to Flavor town." Mikey declared.

Leo sensed another shift in lead and wanted to be the center of attention again.

"Look, we all think humans are cool, but we got a job to do. Let's go!" Leo commanded.

The brothers all mocked and made fun of him, because he enjoys being the leader like his life depends on it.

"Let's go, I'm Leo."

"I'm the leader." Michelangelo imitated Leo.

"You sound like you have bronchitis!" Donnie added.

The others laughed and they made their way to the grocery store.

Later, After the grocery run, in which they had to do ninja style, they head home. The boys have no choice but to break in and steal to survive.

Leo looked at his phone, and it was 8:30. He signed with relief that they weren't too long away.

"Not bad. Heading home on a good note. Get these groceries back-" Leo announced, only to be interrupted by his brother.

"Whoa, what? We've been out for an hour. Come on let's stay out!" Raph began.

Leo flinched. Here we go again.

"Come on. We said we weren't gonna do this anymore. Last week was Madison Square Garden to watch the Knicks."

The week before that was the Adele concert. Leo said, summing up all the past times they hung out late and tried to make excuses to cover it up.

"She hit them notes like crazy!" Mikey stated.

"It was transcending!" Raph Added

Splinter's gonna catch on. We're gonna get grounded. Leo argued.

"He's a shut-in. He doesn't know how long it takes to do things. For all he knows, it takes us three hours to get to the bodega." Donnie said.

Leo is aware what Donnie said was not true, and Donnie just wanted to jump on the "I'm-not-with-leo" bandwagon. But he ignored it.

"We told him we wouldn't mess around anymore," Leo claimed

Donnie ignored Leo. "There's an outdoor movie night in Brooklyn!"

"Yeah. I hope it's a funny one." Mikey commented.

"I hope it's violent," Raph said.

"You need to chill out, Raph!" Donnie said to Raph

The boys began to run off before Leo could say anything else.

"Stop moping, Leo. Let's go!" Raph shouted and jumped off the building. With that, they left him behind.

Feeling defeated, Leo signed. "All right fine! wait up!"

later, to their surprise, there were lots of teenagers with a significant other watching a movie this time. Leo noticed this and he was jealous.

Oh, he wishes to have a girlfriend. The boys, minus Mikey, no longer had their attention to the movie. They had something they didn't have. Freedom. Friends. And most importantly, a significant other. If society doesn't accept you, who cares if you have a girl?

"I wish I had hair like that," Mikey commented.

"I wish I had hair, period," Donnie added, his eyes casting down at the couples below them. There were so many. As much

as they want freedom, they sometimes get harsh reminders of things they can never achieve or experience.

Leo was trying to shift his attention from the love birds below and trying to cheer himself up."

"Is this high school, like, in real life?" Leo asked.

"Yeah, you go to high school, you can just hijack a parade whenever you want," Raph explained, having absolutely no idea

what high school in real life?

"Yeah. Can you imagine that?" Mikey said.

"Yeah, I'm totally not jealous at all," Donnie whined.

Leo had enough, he couldn't get his eyes off the lovey Dovey couples. They looked... happy.

Leo was happy for them, but he was very envious.

Leo cleared his throat and made the final announcement:

"Let go guys," Leo announced. His brothers did not argue, for they too, are no longer in the mood anymore.

When they went home, Mikey noticed the large screen of a TV news reporter while he was climbing his way up a building.

"Terror strikes the heart of Manhattan yet again today with another brazen and deadly heist. An industrial-grade power converter was stolen mid-transport. Police fear it's connected with a recent string of other deadly thefts. New Yorkers live in fear. Parents citywide are calling for a curfew until the criminal is caught. But the only lead is a mysterious mastermind known on the streets as Superfly." The TV report announced.

They silently try to sneak in, so they don't wake their father up. But unfortunately, Splinter turned on the light.

"Boys, where have you been? I've been freaking out!"

"We're sorry Dad!" Leo confessed.

The boys nervously try to explain where they have been. The boys then try to go back into their rooms, until Splinter stops them.

"Wait a minute, you said you would go shopping, then come right back. Where were you?"

Splinter asked, looking doubtful.

Upon hearing that, Leo just couldn't stand it anymore. Dad felt too cornered. He couldn't lie to his father. Leo began reconsidering. What was worse? Lying and getting grounded? Or being honest and getting grounded? If being honest would save them from trouble, why not?

We're sorry, Splinter. "The guys wanted to see a movie. I tried to talk 'em out of it."

"Leo!" They all shouted in disbelief.

His brothers couldn't believe it. They were so done with Leo.

"What? Do you watch a movie with humans? Ugh!" Splinter exclaimed.

"You ratted us out! Mikey said, feeling deeply disappointed and betrayed.

"Hey ! Don't use that word that way!" Splinter scolded Mikey.

"It was...it...Sorry, Dad." Mikey said.

"But Dad, it was no big deal, we went to see a movie, and came back! Nothing happened!" Donnie talked back to Splinter

That was all Splinter had to hear, and he began to lecture the boys and tell them once again why he kept them away to the sewers, The boys complained and groaned, which didn't help the situation at all.

"Oh, you forgot eh ?"

Once he was done telling the story, he decided to wrap things up for the day.

"Look, I don't want to do this. No, leave the sewer for one month." Splinter simply stated.

"Seriously?" Raph said, feeling anger boiling up.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I made up my mind. That's it. I'm done." Splinter said.

"This sucks!" Raph slams the table and storms to the shared room.

"Hey, Raph, hold on." Leo tried to talk to Raph but with no luck.

"Shut up, Leo." Raph sneered at him.

Leo looked at Mikey and walked past him, avoiding eye contact. He has never seen him so sad before. Leo was shocked.

"Mikey!" Leo called him, but no response.

"Was it worth it, Mr. Leader?" Donnie hissed at Leo. That comment from Donnie hit Leo like a bus.

Leo looked at Splinter, for any reassurance, but he wasn't having it. For one he told on his brothers, and secondly, they lied.

Feeling deflated like a balloon, Leo just turned his head down and left, entering his room.

The boys were silently in their room, scrolling on their phones. It was late, 2:30. Leo stared at the ceiling, then his phone,

then his brothers. It was extremely tense. Leo gulped several times, feeling nervous. When he went to the restroom, he could have sworn they talked for a bit, letting him

feel even more alienated. This time, Leo didn't want to take the lead. He was begging mentally for one of his brothers to speak up.

Finally, Mikey broke the silence.

"Hey, guys? "

"If we weren't monsters that were shunned by society and could do what we wanted, what would you guys do?"

"I mean, if I'm being honest, I'd like to just be normal. You know?" Donnie explained.

"Go to high school," Raph added

"Maybe get a girlfriend, go to prom." Leo tried, to join the conversation, only to be attacked by Donnie

"With your frizz, not likely," Donnie commented, clearly still unhappy.

"I just gotta get out of this sewer, man. I like you guys and all, but I simply cannot live a happy life knowing that your faces are the last things

I'm gonna see before I die." Raph explained, not tasting his words before saying it, though his brothers understood.

And to rub the salt in the wound, Leo continued:

"Well, uh, guess what, guys?

It's never gonna happen, so, let's stop talking about it, all right?"

Leo added, not realizing that he killed the somewhat hopeful mood further after Raph announced he was tired and wanted to get out of the sewers. Though Raph words are a bit too harsh, he means them well. At least he was hopeful.

Donnie signs and rolls on his bed, wearing his headphones. He doesn't want to hear any of this anymore. If they start arguing or if "Mr bad News" is going to say anything else to further ruin the mood, he won't hear it. He doesn't have to know. A real leader analyzes a situation before taking action, something Leo never does. But Donnie is fast asleep, listening to My Hero Academia soundtracks.

The next day, Splinter finds out that he does not enjoy punishing his sons for so long. The boys were getting a bit too quiet and hostile towards Leo and, and Splinter wanted none of that negative energy.

The backhanded compliments, the cold stares Leo got. He also noted that they were a bit aggressive during sparring. After Leo got a kick in his gut by Raph, that was Splinter's cue. They usually don't hold back during sparring, but for some reason, it felt a bit off. However, Donnie elbowed Raph after his match telling him that was too much, and Mikey agreed.

Splinter didn't let that go without lecturing them though. The boys began sparring normally, but after one week and a half, he had enough and ungrounded his sons, so they no longer were grounded for a month anymore.

Leo couldn't be more thankful for his father. Tired from the distant treatment from his brothers, Leo went to meditate in the dojo.

"Urgh, I'm so tired," Leo said, rubbing his temples.

Nothing a meditation session can't beat. Leo thought. Leo walked into the Dojo. Well, it's not entirely a dojo, just a space near the dining room where the boys trained ever since they were very young. That's much better than in the room. He is not in the mood right now. His brothers were sending major bad vibes. They are no longer grounded, but that wasn't the elephant in the room.

He betrayed his brothers, and that can leave a mark.

Okay…focus Leo.

Inhale

But how long? Will they forgive him?

Exhale

…

Meanwhile, in the shared room.

Mikey was busy testing some new acrylic markers to draw graffiti.

Donnie was playing a game on his phone, while Raph was just lifting weights.

Raph glanced at his little brother curiously.

"Yo nerd, what are ya doing ?"

"I'm playing Fruit Ninja! It's a game I discovered. I just wanted to try it out to see what it's all about. Humans seem to think being a ninja is cool."

"Yeh, HUMAN ninjas." Raph sighed disappointed.

"Did I just hear fruit ninja?" Mikey said. He got up from his bed and walked over to watch Donnie play.

"The game is kinda lame, to be honest, it would be cooler to do that in real life! " Raph said.

"Oh yeah, that would be so cool!" Donnie said.

"Yeah!" Mikey agreed.

"Hey guys, that gives me an idea! you want to do it? We are not grounded anymore! Come on let's go out for a bit!"

Raph said. Donnie and Mikey happily cheered.

Does Raph has no trouble entertaining his little brothers?

"Yeah, that would be so cool! but how? Your Sai isn't big enough to cut a watermelon!"

"You're going to need something bigger, like a sword," Donnie Explained

"Uhm, yeah good idea Einstein. Are you inviting Mr. "I'm-gonna-tell-daddy ?" No way we can have fun if he knows about it!" Raph growled.

"Ninjas should have honor! Don't fool around!" Mikey mocked Leo, impersonating him.

"Chill dude, we still need a sword if you want this to work. But to be honest I SO am not in the mood to socialize with Leo yet. I'm still a bit angry at him. He didn't even hesitate to tell on us." Donnie said.

"Where even is he ?" Mikey asked

"Ah, who cares! Raph said. Probably training for his "alpha formation" mode somewhere."

Mikey walked over to the exit of their room and peeked outside.

"Pffff, guys, guys! Check this out." Hehe

Donnie and Raph walked over to see.

"Looks like Gandhi is doing his little meditation routine again." Mikey snickered.

"Wow, look he's meditating! Wow, what a teacher pet!" Raph sneered, rolling his eyes. "God he's so predictable."

"He would do anything now to impress Dad, especially after snitching on us," Donnie whispered, with a hint of anger in his voice.

"Guys! Shhh! I got an idea! Let's go slice some fruits, with Leo-dorko's sword! We will go without him!"

"Huh? But how though?" Mikey asked.

"How else? By going "stealth mode" Raph mocked, impersonating Leo again. "Then we will snatch his sword without him noticing."

His little brothers snicker out loud.

"Shhh shh quiet! Where is Dad?" Raph asked.

As if on cue, Donnie quietly tiptoed to their dad's room and peeked inside. He is still sleeping! perfect! Donnie whispered.

Donnie was able to see that their father was still asleep so this was the perfect opportunity to try and take one of Leo's swords now without waking their father up. The rest of the turtles were excited now that they had the perfect opportunity to get Leo's sword now.

"All right boys let's get him!"

Now that they had all decided on a plan, they were going to sneak into their dojo room and take Leo's sword. They had a good plan and they were going to try and not wake their father before they take Leo's sword now from him as well. Donnie had just found out that their father was asleep now and this was perfect as they would be able to take the sword now without waking him up. They were going to keep it quiet as much as possible now as well. -

Leo finished his meditation, only to realize something was missing. One of his swords!

"Wait...what the…. where is my sword?"

Leo began to look around. He signed. "Ha ha ha guys, this isn't funny, give me back my sword."

"Guys? " Leo walked around the lair. His brothers are nowhere to be seen. The room was empty. Of course, they had to take the one with "rules" engraved on it.

He quietly peeked into his father's room, who was still fast asleep. Wait…oh no don't tell me.

Leo was in a slight bit of a panic now as he noticed that one of his swords was missing. His brothers were gone as well and their father was currently sleeping now. He didn't know what was going on now and he had noticed that his brothers were hanging around outside now and he felt like they were involved somehow now. He wanted to act quickly now and go and investigate the situation before something went down in the next few minutes with these teens.*

Leo was trying to stay calm but as more things began to add up he was starting to get more and more worried and the situation was getting more serious than he initially thought. One of his swords was gone, his brothers were missing, and it all pointed to one thing.

Leo was making his way in search of his brothers but was distracted by a group of teens walking in the street. They were playing loud music and drinking. It was obvious who was the head of the clique. He had his arms around a gorgeous girl who was most likely his girlfriend. The scene now also made Leo feel that much more alienated than ever before. He yearned for a normal life. Being a leader of a group, being respected, and a girl who loved you more than anything. Leo signed and talked to himself.

"Let's go!" he whispered to himself. Then, finally, he found his brothers. Leo felt like he was stepping on glass. His brothers, hanging out without him again. Did his brothers just leave him out? Just like that? Leo felt a stab in his chest, leaving a huge hole behind. Quietly, yet reluctantly, Leo approached them. His brothers sensed his presence but completely ignored Leonardo.

"Yeah, lob it up. Lob it up!" Raph shouted excitedly.

Being rebellious and away from both Leo and their dad, made Raph feel on top of the world.

"Stay still. Stay still!" Mikey instructed Raph.

"Now, now, now!" Raphael exclaimed.

Mikey threw the watermelon in the air, while Raph sliced the fruit perfectly in half.

"That is sick, dude!" Donnie said.

"That is awesome!" Raph exclaimed.

Raph stood up and nonchalantly tossed Leo's sword back to him. Leo didn't flinch at all when he saw his sword flying back at him and grabbed it like a real sword fighter. He flung it to clear off the remaining watermelon juice.

His brothers were fooling around cutting fruit with their weapons as if it was a joke. Raph was just having the time of his life now and Mikey did just throw that watermelon up in the air and now Raph even cut the fruit perfectly in half now which would be an impressive sight for any one of them.

"Come on, guys, we just got ungrounded, all right? Let's go home. Leonardo chimed in." His voice had a hint of insecurity, knowing that he was always the one to ruin the fun.

Donnie and Mikey didn't even turn their eyes to him.

"Leo, can I ask you a question? " Raph said.

"What, Raph?" Leo signed. Leo's face fell and he mentally prepared for an insult or rude comment.

"Is it weird to have your head so far up Dad's butt?"

"Does it smell weird up there?" Mikey asked.

"I bet it smells like cheese and Doritos," Donnie added.

"Ha-ha-ha, guys. Very funny!" Leo tried to defend himself, rubbing his temples. If anything, Leo doesn't have the heart to tease back and is lame when it comes to dissing and defending himself.

"Sorry, what? We can't hear you. Your voice is too muffled through the cheese. "Donnie sneered sarcastically.

Raph was the only one looking back at Leo, wondering when he was going to shake off his uptight leader role and just relax for a bit. alas, he didn't, so he would tease Leo until he smelled the coffee and opened his eyes. Raph is mean, but he doesn't enjoy hurting his brothers, at all.

"Try that Batman voice again," Raphael added, trying to humor Leo.

The boys turned back to Donnie's phone.

"Yo, check this out in slow-mo. That's the coolest thing I've ever seen." Donnie said.

"Whoa! Yeah! That's cool. Hey, let's try that again but with ninja stars." Raph said

"Ooh!" His little brother's breather out. Leo just rolled his eyes.

That's MY sword, but it's cool just because it was Raph doing it. Sure, Leo thought to himself.

"Okay, the eye of the tiger, Raph. Focus up, come on." Raph said to himself.

"Guys, uh, do I have to be the one to hold this?"

"Yes. Who else is going to do it, Mikey? " Leonardo said. He didn't even know why he bothered, no one heard or responded.

"Don't worry about it, Mikey. You're fine. Chill. He's gonna die." Donnie whispered.

"Hey, Why did we pick a fruit shaped exactly like my head?" Mikey asked.

Your head looks like Stewie had a baby with "Hey, Arnold." Donnie teased.

"Stop talking! You're ruining my concentration. " Raph said, his lisp on the syllable "s" sounding pretty obvious.

"All right, Raph." He said to himself.

"Three, two..." Raph threw the ninja star, with his eyes closed, making Leo flinch a bit in concern.

They hear a woman scream in the distance.

"Oh no, guys! Did you hear that? What was that? " They heard Leo exclaiming. Leo ran over to the edge of the building, bumping into Raph. Raph just glared in return as though he was saying "What the hell man", but made nothing out of it.

At that moment, things turned an entirely different turn for Leo and his brothers.

Dear Diary,

From the moment I laid my eyes on the beautiful woman, I never knew what was coming. My brothers and I met April O'Neill. I feel like deep down it was almost meant to be. We tried to warn this beautiful lady that her scooter was being stolen, but it was too late. So, my brothers and I went to help her. It was a rough start man, but we kicked their sses! Well, when she found us, she asked us why we were hiding. Of course, Donnie had to push me instead of approaching her, I mean he is the friendliest and most inviting one. Oh well, I'm going to thank Donnie someday because, SHE TOUCHED ME! MY FACE. I was so nervous at that moment that I couldn't say anything.

But most importantly, I think I'm slowly but surely becoming a better leader. By far, I am still no Raph, I still have a long way to go. My brothers and I proposed to April an idea to help her out with getting the prom canceled, if she helps us beat Superfly to gain the hearts of the people in New York. We met so many other mutants, Mondo gecko, Genghis Frog, leatherhead and Wing nut. My family and I just became much bigger, and we are so happy that our own kind is growing. Sure, they aren't mutant turtles or a mutant rat but they are mutants. And for the record, we aren't monsters. This new term was first used by that beautiful smart girl April. I really have to thank her someday. Anyway, I may have a long way to become a cool older brother, but at least I've earned my brother's trust once again.

It was fairly easy and fun even. But things got pretty nasty. We met a whole bunch of mutants, and kind of befriended them in a way. We found out that Supa fly wanted to rule the earth, by mutating all humans as revenge. But before he got his plan executed, he had to betray them in order to stop his plan. Before you know it, we got kidnapped by this weird lady who calls herself Cynthia Ultrom. Turns out dad was right all along. Luckily dad saved us on time. Me and my brothers had it pretty rough, but we managed to defeat Supa fly. Thank goodness April still had an anti-mutagen gun with her. If there is anything I learned, it's that I should never turn my back to people you care about the most. After saving New York, we really had to recover. I was worried because the prom was one month away. Since it was canceled, they wanted to give the students time to buy their outfits. I really wanted April to be my date. Especially after seeing her hold Mikeys arm when she wanted to show us around. I am in no place to compete with my brothers, but I'm sure Mikey doesn't like her that way, or, at least, I hope not!

But I'm not going to give up on trying to be being cool, because I earned their trust, and I found my voice as a leader, but I'm still lame compared to Mr. popular, Raph. I just found toothpaste in my shoe this morning, and I'm pretty sure this was Mikeys doing!

Thats it for now!

Ciao!

To be continued