Raph's POV

I was out on patrol when I heard there was a robbery at a jewelry store. But when I got there, there was a female vigilante beating them up: the Night Mistress. I jumped in and helped out.

"The Night Mistress. Mind telling me why ya doing my job?" I asked.

She didn't answer. She just struck another robber with her sword and jumped to the rooftop.

'What the shell?' I thought.

I followed her until I saw her change into a different outfit. I didn't look while she did, but I would to peek to see if she was done. I gotta say, she was beautiful. She blew on her sword and this light blue energy came off it and went into a box. After that, she started setting up a fire. Wait, she lives in that alley? Poor girl. After she got it made, she took out the box, let this blue orb of energy out, held a little object in her hand, and sang.

God Help the Outcasts

[Night Mistress:]
I don't know if you can hear me
Or if you're even there,
I don't know if you would listen
To a vigilante's prayer.

Yes, I know I'm just an outcast
I shouldn't speak to you,
But still I see your face and wonder
Were you once an outcast too?

God help the outcasts
Hungry from birth
Show them the mercy
They don't find on earth.

God help my people
They look to you still,
God help the outcasts
Or nobody will.

[Chorus:]
I ask for wealth,
I ask for fame,
I ask for glory
To shine on my name.

I ask for love
I can possess,
I ask for God and his angels
To bless me.

As I heard her sing, I noticed the orb getting bigger and brighter. I was kinda shocked about it. But she continued, so I just listened.

[Night Mistress:]
I ask for nothing
I can get by,
But I know so many
Less lucky than I.

Please help my people
The poor and down trod,
I thought we all were
The children of God.

God help the outcasts
The children of God.

When she finished, the blue orb went back in the box. I decided to go and talk to her.

"You have a nice voice," I said.

Her head jerked up, she grabbed her sword, it absorbed some energy, and she held it out to protect herself.

"Who said that?" she demanded.

I just smirked and jumped on the fire escape closest to her. She pointed the sword in my direction when she heard me land.

"I did," I answered.

"Well if it isn't the Night Watcher himself. Could I ask what you're doing here?" she asked.

I leapt off the fire escape and landed near her.

"Why don't ya put the sword away and we can do this the easy way?" I suggested.

"Fine," she said, took the box, blew the energy back in the box, put the sword in the bag, faced me, and added, "Why don't you take off the helmet and we can do this the easy way?"

I chuckled and answered, "Trust me when I say that I haven't got a nice face like yourself."

"Try me," she smirked.

I shrugged and slowly lifted off the helmet. I waited for a scream but it never came.

"See? Now was that so hard?" she asked.

I was shocked. She wasn't afraid of me.

"Ya aren't freaked out that I'm a giant turtle?" I wondered, confused.

She chuckled as she answered, "I've been on these streets for five years. Trust me when I say that I've seen worse and you are definitely not in that category."

I blushed a little but shrugged it off. How can I start having feelings for a girl I barely know? At least she ain't a critic and judged me immediately like most people would.

"So this is where you live? In an alley?" I asked.

"Yeah. For the five years I've been the Night Mistress. I still find it ironic that you're the Night Watcher and I'm the Night Mistress," she teased.

I chuckled and answered, "Yeah. So I was wondering. What was that object that you held in your hand while you were singing?"

"That is another story for another day," she stated.

"Fair enough. So, do you need a place to stay? I don't think my brothers and father would mind if you stayed with us?" I offered.

"Hmm. Maybe," she said as she grabbed her bag, then asked, "So is the Night Watcher your real name or do you go by something else?"

"Raphael, but everyone calls me Raph," I answered, holding my hand out for her to shake it.

"Jamie, but everyone calls me Jamie," she joked then.

We laughed for a minute.

"By the way, I won't tell anyone that you're the Night Watcher if you don't tell anyone that I'm the Night Mistress," she brought up.

"Deal," I promised.

I led her to the nearest sewer line and I jumped in then Jamie followed behind me.

After she jumped into the sewer, I caught her and I couldn't help but stare into her beautiful hazel eyes. I put her down and we walked a little bit aways. Along the way, I hid my Night Watcher outfit in a bag.

"You know, I didn't expect that you lived in a sewer," she finally said.

I smirked and asked, "Where did ya think I lived?"

"Actually, I don't know. I just didn't expect this," she answered honestly.

We went up to a wall and I pulled a little pipe. The wall opened up.

"Holy crap," she said, surprised.

I chuckled and we walked in. Then I led her down to the kitchen and she sat down at the table.

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A/N They finally meet face to face. How will Jamie fair with Raphael's family?