~A month later~

It's already been a month since I've lived with the turtles and that Haylie arrived. Leo and I have been rocketing our relationship from best friends to boyfriend and girlfriend. Almost everything was going by fast, like a timekeeper riding a cheetah. Leo and I have been training very hard so we can sharpen our skills and defeat Shredder and Red Claw once and for all. Haylie and Raph have been getting used to each other while she was still healing from her wounds. 1 day, Sensei wanted me and Leo to talk with him.

We sat down in fetal position, waiting for Sensei to come out of his room. I was a bit nervous on what he was going to talk about. I hope he didn't find out about us. I looked over at Leo and messed with my fingers. "Um Leo?"

"Yeah Aqua?"

"What is Sensei going to say to us?"

He thought about it and looked back up to me. "I don't really know, but I think it's important."

"I'm scared..."

"Don't be scared, you have me." he smiled and rubbed my paw gently.

I smiled and my ears perked. "Here he comes."

Leo took his hand away as soon as Master Splinter came in. "Hello there Leonardo and Aquamarine." he replied as he bowed his head.

"Good morning Sensei." we both said as we bowed our heads.

"I have to talk to you about something that I've seen going on."

'God... I think he knows!' I gulped down the scary feeling knowing that Sensei might've already found out about me and Leo. I wanted to blurt out the truth so badly, but I think he knows already...

"I've seen you 2 training very hard for a long time. I've also noticed that you've been getting good at your fighting skills. And you've gotten very close to each other, am I wrong?" he spoke out.

I blushed and looked down. "No Sensei. You're 100% right."

"So tell me, what are you 2?" he asked.

I gulped and blushed more. "We're umm... i-intertwined Sensei."

"We love each other." Leo spoke out.

"We really do."

"Hmm... okay Leonardo did you ask her to be with you my son?" Sensei asked him.

"Yes Sensei. About a month ago." he answered to him.

"Good. I am glad that both of you have found love." Sensei smiled.

"T-Thank you s-Sensei..." I stuttered and hid my red blush with my tail.

"You are welcome Aquamarine. Leonardo take good care of her."

"Hai Sensei." Leo bowed to him.

"I know he'll take good care of me. Whether I'm happy, sad, angry, or any other feeling in the world." I added.

"Good now if you 2 ever go against Shredder and Red Claw, you both have to be careful and work together."

"We will Sensei. We've been training very hard." I said with courage. "Our mission will be on a roll tonight."

"Alright. Be careful you 2, and come home safely. You will both be in my heart, always." he smiled and got up, going back to his room.

I took out a family picture of me, mom, dad, Zeus, and Bandit from my pocket. I smiled and admired the picture. "So far yonder my family, you will finally sleep in peace by tonight. I will slain the one ruthless bloody red stain of my past lifetime. And with my new intertwined love, we will both honor you as our angels of the air."

(The family photo I kept)

I hugged the picture close to me and felt Leo hugging me from behind with a smile. "Wow Aqua. Where did you learn how to speak like that?"

"Umm..." I blushed bashfully. "I watch a lot of drama and romance shows, mostly soap operas."

"That's cute baby." he chuckled as he stood up and grabbed my paw to help me up.

I smiled and took out another picture of my dogs. "Zeus, Bandit, my wish finally came true."

"What was your wish baby?"

"My wish was to have a boyfriend that truly loves me and then maybe 1 day we can raise some children of our own." I smiled.

I saw him grin. "I think that's a great wish baby. I betcha that'll happen in the future."

"Bandit and Zeus are husband and wife. If only they were alive, so that Bandit could deliver her puppies. I would've become an auntie for them."

"How did they pass?"

I sighed sadly. "I think they both perished when Moonstone Village was attacked in my past..."

"I'm so sorry baby." he frowned and gave me a hug.

"I know Leo. But they'll soon be at rest once we destroy those terrifying tyrants." I said with confidence.

"They will baby. Let's go get ready so we can finish them off together."

"Alright. Let's gear up so we can move on down to their cursed lair."

"Okay let's gear up. But before we leave, we need to say goodbye to everyone here."

"Okay. I'll be in my room." I kissed his cheek and went to my room so I can change. I saw him smile while he went to his room to change too.

~5 minutes later~

I came out of my room in my kunoichi outfit that I crafted somewhere during the month. I walked to the living room to see Leo in his vision quest gear he told me about. He looked pretty hot in it which made me blush a little. "Hey baby, I'm ready."

I saw him turn around and he blushed. "Wow, you look absolutely amazing baby."

I blushed and said thanks to him. Then we went down to Donnie's lab to see that everyone was in there. "Oh. Hey everyone."

~Haylie's Perspective~

I sat up on Donnie's bed and saw Aqua and Leo in their gear. 'Why are they wearing that gear for?' my mind spoke to me as the others greeted them.

"Hey Haylie." Aqua said.

"Hey." I answered back.

"Um guys, we have to talk to you about something important." she said as she was holding Leo's hand, then he held her hand back.

"What is it?"

"We're both going on a little... excursion."

"To where?" the boys asked them.

"We're going to Shredder's lair."

"What?!" the boys said.

I gasped. "But why there?!"

"We need to end this bad joker and my most hated enemy. We're gonna drop them in a grave." Aqua said.

"It's too dangerous... What if you get hurt?" I asked with worry.

"I'll be okay. Leo's with me... Oh, and he asked me out a month ago." she blushed red.

"Ha! Awesome!!" Mikey cheered with glee.

"Good job Leo." I winked at him and gave him a thumbs up.

"Thanks Haylie." he smiled.

"So anyway. We're gonna finish the red handed tyrants once and for all." Aqua spoke.

"O-Okay..." I trembled a bit. I looked over at Aqua and she had a facial expression of worry. I saw her coming over to me and hugged me, I hugged her back.

"And just in case that we don't come back Haylie, I want to let you know that I love you as a little sister." she whispered.

"You have to make it back." I frowned and felt my eyes beginning to water.

"I'll be back as soon as I can. Raph and the others will care for you." she spoke softly as I felt her rubbing my back.

I began to sniffle and closed my eyes. "If you're not back soon, I'll look for you myself."

"Please don't do that Haylie. You're still healing."

"O-okay. But if you don't answer, I don't care if I get hurt. I'm going to go out and find you."

"Please stay here and care for the others. Do this for me, for Leo, for all of us here."

"Okay, I will..." I said sadly and let go of her. I saw her holding Leo's hand.

"I promise I'll make sure she comes back alive." Leo ensured me and started walking out with Aqua. She looked back at me and waved to me. I waved back as tears went down my face. Once they left, I looked down and kept shedding my tears away.

~Raph's Perspective~

As I saw Haylie crying, I felt like hugging her. But instead, I laid my hand on her shoulder. "It's okay."

I saw her wiping her tears away. "I-I guess..."

"Please don't cry anymore. I know you're scared."

"I know it shouldn't be because it's not a big deal, I'm overreacting. I've heard that from many people so if you're gonna say that, then don't." she spoke with an attitude and lays back down.

I just stood there in silence, a bit shocked about what she said. I was about to say something, but I decided to leave it to rest...

(Raph a bit upset)