A few weeks had passed since Raph and I got together. When everyone found out, they were happy for us. Well, almost everyone was happy for us. Donnie said that he was happy, but I saw a hint of jealousy in his eyes. I couldn't blame him. Sure, I wasn't a human girl like April, but I was close and Donnie really liked April. I could understand that he would be jealous that his brother had a girlfriend after only a short time of liking her.

"Raven, could you get that?"

I put the book that I was reading down and went to answer the door. To my surprise, April was at the door.

"April!"

"Hi, Raven."

"What are you doing here?"

"Raphael wanted to know if you would like to spend the night. I am and I think it would be fun."

I thought about it and wasn't sure. I hadn't told Maggie about the turtles and kept it a secret. How could you ask to spend the night at the home of someone your guardian didn't know about? I looked around to make sure no one was around before looking at April.

"I don't know. Maggie doesn't know about the turtles and Sophie has been complaining about pain which might mean she could have her twins soon."

April looked at me with a puppy-dog face.

"Please come. Raph keeps talking about how lonely he feels when you're gone and I really think it would be fun for everyone. Please spend the night."

She continued to look at me with her puppy-dog eyes. I couldn't resist the eyes and caved.

"Alright. I'll go ask Maggie."

April jumped in place with excitement.

I gestured for April to come inside. She waited in the hall as I went and found Maggie. She was in the kitchen preparing dinner.

"Maggie?"

She looked up from the vegetables she was cutting and smiled at me. "What can I do for you, Raven?"

I took a breath before answering. "My friend, April O'Neil, wants to know if I can spend the night at her house."

I waited, biting my lip, for Maggie to answer. She looked at me, clearly thinking and then nodded her head.

"Yes. You may spend the night at April's. You could use some fun time with a friend."

I smiled at Maggie and ran to her. I gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you, Maggie! You're the best!"

I heard Maggie giggle as I ran to the hall where an expectant April was waiting.

"I can go!"

April's face lit up at the news and she hugged me. "That's great! We are going to have so much fun. Don't worry. I have some girl stuff that we can do together."

I wasn't entirely sure what girls did, but with April around, it had to be fun.

"I'm sure we will have fun. I just have to grab some of my things before we can go."

April nodded and then followed me upstairs to help. We gathered together some clothes for the next day, my pj's, a pillow and a couple blankets, my hairbrush and some hair ties. We placed my belongings in a small backpack that Maggie had given me. The blankets wouldn't fit so we just folded them, stacked them together and, using my chain ability, I made a thin chain and tied the blankets together.

"Thanks again for inviting me, April."

"Don't thank me. Thank your boyfriend. He's the one who wanted you to come over."

I nodded and smiled as I thought of Raph. It felt a little strange to think of him as my boyfriend, but it was a good strange. I liked the thought of Raph being my boyfriend and I loved Raph because he was my boyfriend. April and I continued walking down the street. A familiar smell hit my nose and my stomach growled slightly, reminding me that I hadn't had dinner yet. I looked across the street and saw Antonio's. I then looked over at April.

"Hey, April? Did the guys get pizza yet? I just remembered that I haven't had dinner yet and I'm starting to get hungry."

April stopped and looked like she just remembered something.

"That's right. Leonardo had placed an order for some pizzas and I'm supposed to get them. Thanks for reminding me, Raven."

I smiled and then followed April across the street. I waited outside Antonio's while April got the pizzas. There were four pies in all. It seemed like a lot of pizza but when you're hungry, you have to get enough.

"We're here!"

I smiled as April announced our arrival and walked to the kitchen with the pizza. I set my things down in the living room where Donnie, Leo and Mikey were watching some anime show. It looked a little interesting so I decided to watch a little before getting my food. I made my way over to a spot next to Leo. On the way, I had to dodge a hockey puck that came out of nowhere and almost hit me in the face.

"Watch it, Casey!"

I scowled at the hockey player as he rolled over to the edge of the couch. He didn't seem sorry as he collected his puck. I heard a sigh from Leo.

"Casey, how many times do I have to tell you not to play hockey in the lair. Save it for the streets."

I nodded as I got off the floor. Leo came over with slight concern on his face.

"Are you ok, Raven?"

I nodded, but kept my eye on Casey. He just rolled around on his skates, not caring.

"It's not my fault she couldn't see the puck."

Casey set the puck on the ground and got into a shooting stance. I wasn't one to forgive and forget. Before Casey got a chance to hit the puck, I threw a fireball at the end of his stick. I completely burned the end of it. I glared at Casey as he looked at me, stunned at what I had done.

"If you hit that puck one more time, I'm gonna shove it up-"

I was cut off by a hand covering my mouth and an arm that wrapped around my waist. I was pulled backwards into a warm body. A soft kiss was placed on my neck, followed by a warm breath.

"I didn't think you would come."

I smiled at the familiar voice and turned in the arms around me. Raph smiled at me and placed a soft kiss on my lips. All the anger I had towards Casey was forgotten the second my lips met Raph's. After the kiss broke, I hugged Raph and then we walked to the kitchen to get our pizza, Raph's arm still around my waist.

"Donnie, is it true that you have a crush on April?"

We all sat in a circle on the floor of the living room after dinner. April had recommended that we all play truth or dare. Since I had never played it before, it sounded fun. So far, it was. Donnie looked around nervously at everyone and ended at April. She smiled at him, which only made him more nervous. Everyone stared at him, waiting for his answer even though we all knew it was true. We just wanted to hear him say it. After a moment of silence, Donnie blurted out his answer.

"YES!"

Everyone laughed as Donnie hid his head in shame. Mikey laughed the loudest. Donnie looked up and glared at him. Then an evil smile crept onto Donnie's face. He must have had an idea of what to ask because he knew that Mikey would pick it anyway.

"Alright. Mikey, truth or dare?"

"I choose dare, son. There's nothing I won't do."

Donnie chuckled.

" I dare you to go and walk around Master Splinter three times."

Mikey stopped smiling and looked like he was going to wet his shell. Everyone was silent, unable to believe that Donnie would suggest something like that. While we were having fun with the sleepover, Sensei was meditating and we all knew well enough not to disturb him when he was doing his meditation.

"Come on, Don. Anything, but that. Please."

"Sorry. You have to do the dare. It's the rules of the game, Mikey."

Mikey looked like he was about to cry as he got up off the floor. His legs were shaking as he walked towards the dojo. We all followed him to watch.

Sensei was on the floor, deep in meditation. The room was silent. As scared as he was, Mikey made sure not to make a sound. He stopped behind Sensei and took a deep breath before beginning his dare. He tried to go fast but realized that he would make noise if he did so. He had no choice but to walk slowly. I watched as Mikey walked around Master Splinter, clutching Raph's arm while doing so. One round down for Mikey. Only two more to go. Mikey walked around once more. Only one more round to go. Mikey started to go around Master Splinter for the last time, but in his haste to get the dare over with, he accidentally tripped himself up. He stumbled forward, but caught himself. There was a little noise when Mikey stumbled and one of Sensei's ears twitched. We all held our breath, waiting to see what Sensei would do. Nothing happened and Mikey quickly finished his round. He silently ran back to us and closed the door to the dojo. No one made a sound as we walked back to the living room. Once there, I let out the breath I had been holding and plopped down on the couch next to Raph.

"That was a close one. Donnie, next time it's your turn, try to pick something that won't get Mikey killed."

Donnie just shrugged and played innocent. April patted Donnie on the shoulder, shaking her head. After that, we all decided that we were done playing truth or dare.

"Hey, Raven? Wanna get our beds ready?"

I nodded and got up from the floor. I was beginning to get tired and settings up the beds sounded like a good idea. April showed me how to fold the blanket so it was like a mattress. It was a cool idea and made it so I didn't have to sleep on the bare couch. When our beds were finished we decided that we were going to go to sleep. Casey had passed out on the other side of the couch and the turtles had gone to sleep too. Climbing into bed, I yawned and smiled.

"Goodnight, April."

"Goodnight, Raven."

Sometime in the middle of the night, I became aware that I was no longer on the couch, but in someone's arms. They were carrying me somewhere, but I was still half asleep so I wasn't completely focused. After a bit, I was placed on a soft bed and covered in a warm blanket. Then, someone crawled in behind me and pulled me close to them. A light kiss was planted on my cheek.

"I love you, Raven."

I knew who the voice was, even in my slight haze. "I love you too, Raphael."

I fell back asleep, snuggling deeper into Raph's arms. Later in the night, I began having strange dreams. DNA strands flashed before me, combining with other strands of DNA. Strange balls that looked like human eggs floated by. I was confused by what I was seeing. Then the scene changed. The eggs and strands disappeared. I was surrounded by complete darkness. I looked around and then saw two children. One was a boy and the other was a girl. What surprised me was that they were turtles. I walked towards them and they turned back to me. They smiled and ran to me. They hugged my legs and called me "mommy". Strangely, I found myself knowing that they were my children. I looked down at them and kissed them on their heads. It was then that I noticed that the girl had a full head of long brown hair pulled back in a ponytail. It didn't seem weird to me and I looked over at the boy. He, too, had a full head of hair, but his hair was short and black. I smiled at him. Suddenly, the children vanished and I was surrounded by noise. I heard a girl screaming, worried voices and babies crying. But the one noise that was the loudest was the sound of a male screaming. He sounded like he was pain. I then heard him call my name and I frantically ran in the directions I heard the voice. I had a feeling that I needed to get to the voice. It felt like there was some sort of event that I had to be there for. As I ran, I realized who the voice belonged to. The voice was Raph.

I woke up, but quickly shut my eyes as a light flashed. A warm sensation was felt in my waist, but it quickly vanished with the light. I looked around and found that I was in a bedroom. I turned to the person next to me and smiled. Raph looked peaceful in his sleep. I laid back down and snuggled back into Raph's arms. The memory of the dream I had scared me. I had no clue what I had seen, but decided to put it off as nothing as I fell back asleep.