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Humans... Raph was trying to be calm, but with his last few experiences with humans, he was finding it awfully hard. His heart was pumping so hard, it was all he could hear...

The humans stopped talking to Leo and Mikey, they smiled at him. It made him feel real nervous.

One was a woman. Red head, not really all that tall. The other was a guy. Messy hair, baggy clothes, pretty tall, and grinning at him like an idiot. Like Mikey had...

At the thought of Mikey he felt betrayed. These turtles... They were with the humans all along.

Someone touched his shoulder. Raph jerked away from them, looking at Don. Don... Mikey... Leo... They were all looking at him now. He felt trapped again.. Like when he first woke up here when he thought Karai was his friend. Were these turtles lying to him too?

The humans moved towards him and that was enough. He ran. He headed for the door. He couldn't take this. He thought he had found people he could trust and they proved themselves otherwise. It hurt. Before he could reach the door, Mikey cut him off, appearing in front of him.

Raph didn't stop, he just changed direction. Don was the next one to cut him off. They were trying to talk to him, but he couldn't hear them. All he could hear was the blood in his ears, pumping harder and harder the more he panicked.

Raph bolted up the stairs. He thought he was in the clear when he made it to the top of the stairs, but to his surprise Leo managed to somehow jump up there, blocking his path. Raph went in through the door closest to him, locking it behind him.

Leo was knocking hard on the door, but Raph just stood there in the dark room, leaning against the door, panting hard. Oww.. He had been feeling pretty good. His body hadn't hurt too much, his head hadn't been pounding... It was a nice change. Now? His head ached. His chest hurt from the run, he was coughing hard, making the pain worse. Slowly, he slid down the door onto the floor.

His heart was slowly calming down, but he was still panting heavily.

"RAPH?!" Leo banged on the door, making Raph's headache worse. "Open up! Please! What's wrong?"

What's wrong?!

"Fuck off Leo!!" He yelled back.

"Raph..." Leo said more quietly, more gently this time. "What's wrong? Talk to me."

"Have you been lying to me Leo?" He hissed through the door. "Just like Karai? I don't know what to believe anymore!!"

"Raph?" Leo said, sounding unsure. "What are you talking about?"

"The fucking humans you were chatting to!" He snarled, moving away from the door, fed up of this conversation already.

"Casey and April?" Leo replied while Raph went hunting around for a light switch or something. "The two humans... They're our friends."

"Whatever.." Raph grumped back.

He just... He didn't know what to believe right now. How could they be friends with humans? Humans like Hun and Karai? Hell. Even the old lady he had seen probably would have hit him with her cane if he had gotten too close.

"Raph, we haven't lied to you.." Leo started, sounding rather tired. "Casey and April are our friends. They were bringing by some supplies as we haven't been able to leave the lair. Someone has to watch Master Splinter. Someone has to watch you in case you have a fit. We can't just leave Don home alone to watch the two of you again. It's too much for him right now."

Well with Don's foot, ankle or whatever, he wouldn't exactly be the go to for anything physical.

"Just leave me alone, Leo.." He said as he finally found the light switch.

"Did you not hear me, Raph?" Leo said, sounding like he was frowning.

"You could have another fit. We don't know what causes them. You could hurt yourself if you had another.."

Raph didn't care; he was too busy looking around the room. It was... interesting. The walls were covered in posters of bikes, wrestling, and even a few movie posters. There was a rather beat up looking electric guitar in the corner with an old amp. He went over to it and ran his fingers over the strings. They made a soft noise, but obviously it wasn't on.

"Raph?" Leo said, obviously not liking the silence.

"Told you to leave me alone!" He snapped back.

"Not until you let me in!" Leo countered.

This guy didn't know when to quit. Raph continued going around the room. There was a weight table and set. He sat down on the end of it as he looked around the room.

"You'll be waiting a long while." He muttered, more interested in the room now then Leo.

There was no bed in the room, but instead a hammock. A red blanket could be spotted in there with maybe even a red pillow. Red... None of the turtles wore red... He frowned a little as his eyes drifted down to the bed side cabinet which had a red mask amongst the mess. It was mostly a mess of what looking to be like weapons and little devices. On a stand there were two mini tritons weapons, like forks. Sai...

"Come on, Raph!" Leo continued, making Raph's headache grow and grow. "Don't make me break the door down!"

Raph rolled his eyes. And he thought Mikey was dramatic. He felt a small pang at the thought of the turtle. He really didn't know what to think anymore.

"Keep your shell on Leo!" He called. "Why do you have to be such a pain?!"

He growled a little, annoyed by the fact he wasn't even allowed to be by himself for two minutes. Leo was... Oddly silent for a moment. Raph looked over at the nearby desk. It didn't look like it got used for writing or anything, more of another place to put junk. There was a lot of mechanical tools on it, bits and pieces from... vehicles? He couldn't tell. His head was really hurting now. There in the corner, something caught his eye. Behind a pile of magazines, looked to be the edge of a photo frame. Raph got up and stumbled over to it. Wow.. He was suddenly rather dizzy. It was strange. This room. He felt so calm here, safe. He liked it. When he got to the desk, he picked up the photo.

It was a group picture. There were the two humans from downstairs, Splinter, a croc, a robot, the three turtles and... Another turtle? One there wore a mask of red? With his skin tone. He was with them. He and the guy had their arms around each other's necks, looking like idiots. Mikey was next to them, doing bunny rabbit ears behind his head. The girl was next to the guy on the other side, with Don by her side, standing there with Leo next to him. Splinter stood between them, being that much shorter then them. The robot was next to him and the croc stood behind everyone...

"I didn't think you still had that.." Came a voice suddenly right next to him.

Raph jumped, dropping the photo frame as Leo somehow managed to not only be in the room, but right next to him. There was a sound of the glass breaking as Raph stumbled away from the turtle.

"How..?" He said, confused.

Raph hadn't heard a sound and the door was clearly not broken down, but wide open. He could have sworn he locked that door.

"Ninja." Leo said gently. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you, but really Raph. Now is not a good time for you to be alone. And not just because of the fits. There is a lot.. you obviously don't remember. Someone needs to be there for you, to help you untangle things without getting the wrong idea."

"Yeah, well you're obviously doing a great job there." Raph told the turtle as he leaned against the wall, his legs not happy with the amount of use they were getting.

"Sorry." Leo replied. "We didn't think... you would react so badly to Casey and April. But I assure you, they are our friends. They are practically family."

"Why would any human want to be friends with us?" He asked, his voice sounding a little bitter due to his experiences with humans so far.

"They aren't all bad." Leo tried to assure him, though Raph still wasn't sure. "I'll explain a little later, but could you come back down now?"

"This my room?" He asked, looking around it again.

"It is." Leo smiled at him. "Welcome home."

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Humans... Raph was trying to be calm, but with his last few experiences with humans, he was finding it awfully hard. His heart was pumping so hard, it was all he could hear...

The humans stopped talking to Leo and Mikey, they smiled at him. It made him feel real nervous.

One was a woman. Red head, not really all that tall. The other was a guy. Messy hair, baggy clothes, pretty tall, and grinning at him like an idiot. Like Mikey had...

At the thought of Mikey he felt betrayed. These turtles... They were with the humans all along.

Someone touched his shoulder. Raph jerked away from them, looking at Don. Don... Mikey... Leo... They were all looking at him now. He felt trapped again.. Like when he first woke up here when he thought Karai was his friend. Were these turtles lying to him too?

The humans moved towards him and that was enough. He ran. He headed for the door. He couldn't take this. He thought he had found people he could trust and they proved themselves otherwise. It hurt. Before he could reach the door, Mikey cut him off, appearing in front of him.

Raph didn't stop, he just changed direction. Don was the next one to cut him off. They were trying to talk to him, but he couldn't hear them. All he could hear was the blood in his ears, pumping harder and harder the more he panicked.

Raph bolted up the stairs. He thought he was in the clear when he made it to the top of the stairs, but to his surprise Leo managed to somehow jump up there, blocking his path. Raph went in through the door closest to him, locking it behind him.

Leo was knocking hard on the door, but Raph just stood there in the dark room, leaning against the door, panting hard. Oww.. He had been feeling pretty good. His body hadn't hurt too much, his head hadn't been pounding... It was a nice change. Now? His head ached. His chest hurt from the run, he was coughing hard, making the pain worse. Slowly, he slid down the door onto the floor.

His heart was slowly calming down, but he was still panting heavily.

"RAPH?!" Leo banged on the door, making Raph's headache worse. "Open up! Please! What's wrong?"

What's wrong?!

"Fuck off Leo!!" He yelled back.

"Raph..." Leo said more quietly, more gently this time. "What's wrong? Talk to me."

"Have you been lying to me Leo?" He hissed through the door. "Just like Karai? I don't know what to believe anymore!!"

"Raph?" Leo said, sounding unsure. "What are you talking about?"

"The fucking humans you were chatting to!" He snarled, moving away from the door, fed up of this conversation already.

"Casey and April?" Leo replied while Raph went hunting around for a light switch or something. "The two humans... They're our friends."

"Whatever.." Raph grumped back.

He just... He didn't know what to believe right now. How could they be friends with humans? Humans like Hun and Karai? Hell. Even the old lady he had seen probably would have hit him with her cane if he had gotten too close.

"Raph, we haven't lied to you.." Leo started, sounding rather tired. "Casey and April are our friends. They were bringing by some supplies as we haven't been able to leave the lair. Someone has to watch Master Splinter. Someone has to watch you in case you have a fit. We can't just leave Don home alone to watch the two of you again. It's too much for him right now."

Well with Don's foot, ankle or whatever, he wouldn't exactly be the go to for anything physical.

"Just leave me alone, Leo.." He said as he finally found the light switch.

"Did you not hear me, Raph?" Leo said, sounding like he was frowning.

"You could have another fit. We don't know what causes them. You could hurt yourself if you had another.."

Raph didn't care; he was too busy looking around the room. It was... interesting. The walls were covered in posters of bikes, wrestling, and even a few movie posters. There was a rather beat up looking electric guitar in the corner with an old amp. He went over to it and ran his fingers over the strings. They made a soft noise, but obviously it wasn't on.

"Raph?" Leo said, obviously not liking the silence.

"Told you to leave me alone!" He snapped back.

"Not until you let me in!" Leo countered.

This guy didn't know when to quit. Raph continued going around the room. There was a weight table and set. He sat down on the end of it as he looked around the room.

"You'll be waiting a long while." He muttered, more interested in the room now then Leo.

There was no bed in the room, but instead a hammock. A red blanket could be spotted in there with maybe even a red pillow. Red... None of the turtles wore red... He frowned a little as his eyes drifted down to the bed side cabinet which had a red mask amongst the mess. It was mostly a mess of what looking to be like weapons and little devices. On a stand there were two mini tritons weapons, like forks. Sai...

"Come on, Raph!" Leo continued, making Raph's headache grow and grow. "Don't make me break the door down!"

Raph rolled his eyes. And he thought Mikey was dramatic. He felt a small pang at the thought of the turtle. He really didn't know what to think anymore.

"Keep your shell on Leo!" He called. "Why do you have to be such a pain?!"

He growled a little, annoyed by the fact he wasn't even allowed to be by himself for two minutes. Leo was... Oddly silent for a moment. Raph looked over at the nearby desk. It didn't look like it got used for writing or anything, more of another place to put junk. There was a lot of mechanical tools on it, bits and pieces from... vehicles? He couldn't tell. His head was really hurting now. There in the corner, something caught his eye. Behind a pile of magazines, looked to be the edge of a photo frame. Raph got up and stumbled over to it. Wow.. He was suddenly rather dizzy. It was strange. This room. He felt so calm here, safe. He liked it. When he got to the desk, he picked up the photo.

It was a group picture. There were the two humans from downstairs, Splinter, a croc, a robot, the three turtles and... Another turtle? One there wore a mask of red? With his skin tone. He was with them. He and the guy had their arms around each other's necks, looking like idiots. Mikey was next to them, doing bunny rabbit ears behind his head. The girl was next to the guy on the other side, with Don by her side, standing there with Leo next to him. Splinter stood between them, being that much shorter then them. The robot was next to him and the croc stood behind everyone...

"I didn't think you still had that.." Came a voice suddenly right next to him.

Raph jumped, dropping the photo frame as Leo somehow managed to not only be in the room, but right next to him. There was a sound of the glass breaking as Raph stumbled away from the turtle.

"How..?" He said, confused.

Raph hadn't heard a sound and the door was clearly not broken down, but wide open. He could have sworn he locked that door.

"Ninja." Leo said gently. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you, but really Raph. Now is not a good time for you to be alone. And not just because of the fits. There is a lot.. you obviously don't remember. Someone needs to be there for you, to help you untangle things without getting the wrong idea."

"Yeah, well you're obviously doing a great job there." Raph told the turtle as he leaned against the wall, his legs not happy with the amount of use they were getting.

"Sorry." Leo replied. "We didn't think... you would react so badly to Casey and April. But I assure you, they are our friends. They are practically family."

"Why would any human want to be friends with us?" He asked, his voice sounding a little bitter due to his experiences with humans so far.

"They aren't all bad." Leo tried to assure him, though Raph still wasn't sure. "I'll explain a little later, but could you come back down now?"

"This my room?" He asked, looking around it again.

"It is." Leo smiled at him. "Welcome home."