Sophie's POV

It was a warm summer day in New York City, and I could never really stand the heat. A month ago, I had met April O'Neil and accepted her offer of becoming her new roommate. Maybe a little too quickly since she gave me an odd look. Anything to get away from her... I thought to myself. It took a little time to adjust, but I got used to her being out of the apartment due to her job. I managed to get a job as a chef in a bakery. I always had a talent for cooking, especially breakfast and dessert, so along with paying a small rent, I cooked the meals in the house.

Anyway, one day, I had come home early and, lets just say I didn't expect to see what I saw. Four, not one, but FOUR mutant turtles who walked on two feet and talked. I watched as all four of them looked at me with different expressions.

The blue one, Leonardo, his expression was the most difficult to read. I think he was as nervous as I was, but kept a calm mask on his face.
The red one, Raphael, he raised a brow and didn't seem to trust me too much at first, but I don't blame him. He looked like he was expecting me to freak out or scream or anything that involved showing a negative reaction to them.
The purple one, Donatello, was a little nervous, awkwardly introducing himself, which I honestly thought was cute. He seemed to be the shy type who was also a genius, which I could respect greatly. I was a little shy too, so I could understand.
The last one in the orange, Michelangelo, or Mikey, was the strangest. He seemed excited to see that April had a 'cute roommate'. It was honestly a little weird to be called cute by a mutant turtle, but I shrugged it off.

After April explained their story to me, I nodded and decided to introduce myself. "My name is Sophie, Sophie Hillridge. I um, just turned 18 a month ago."

"Woow, it's awesome to meetcha!" Mikey said with a smile. "Glad you're not freaking out too hard, so we got a chance at being friends!"
"Hmph, so how come you ain't freakin' out?" Raphael asked with his deep Brooklyn accent.

I shrugged a little and decided to give a vague answer. "When you've seen what I've seen...Well, lets just say you guys aren't the worst I've seen."

"Well uh..I-Its nice to meet you Sophie..." Donatello stuttered as he rubbed the back of his head.

April convinced me to go and meet their dad, who was a rat. His presence was a bit intimidating, but once he spoke, it calmed me down. After speaking with Splinter, I got to look around their lair, which oddly had a water slide. I chuckled to myself and reminded myself that they were teens themselves.

After looking around, I decided to hang out with Donnie. Out of all of the turtles, his presence was the least intimidating and I felt...Oddly relaxed around him. I was very impressed with his lab to say the least when I saw it.

"Whoa...This is...Actually really incredible Donnie...I mean, you guys are limited down here, so its amazing that you made this." I said with a sense of awe in my tone. I didn't even notice that I was touching his arm as I spoke.
"O-Oh, well...T-Thanks Sophie..." Donnie stuttered a little, fixing his glasses before looking at my hand on his arm.

Donnie's POV

Her hand is so warm... I thought as I stared at her hand. Yet, when I took a closer look, I could see a little bone in her hand. Now that I thought about it, she looked pretty skinny for a girl her age. She seemed to finally notice that her hand was on my arm and she moved it as her face flushed a little.

"Sorry about that..." Sophie apologized timidly. I could barely speak when her blue green eyes stared up at me.

"Ah, um..I-It's no problem really." I reassured her as I sat in my chair and shifted a little. We sat in silence for a moment before she asked me about the monitors. Thankful for a change of subject, I happily explained all the things I invented from security systems to the upgrades on my bo staff. As I told her about the inventions and upgrades, I saw that she was listening intently. It was a nice feeling that someone else showed interest in my inventions.

By the time I was done, she was smiling from ear to ear, and I could swear I felt my heart stop a little. She had such a beautiful smile, and I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't hear her the first time she called my name.

"Huh? O-Oh, sorry Sophie." I apologized with a stutter, which she laughed softly at. She even had a pretty cute laugh.

Sophie's POV

I couldn't help but giggle at Donnie's stuttering. He was so shy and sweet, yet very humble and a genius. I cleared my throat and repeated what I said.

"Since you and your brothers welcomed me into your home, how about I make you guys something to eat?" I offered, and I swear, I could see his cheeks flush a tiny shade of pink. It was kind of cute that he could get flustered so easily.

"Ah u-um...You don't have to Sophie..B-But, if you want to..T-Then the kitchen is over there...T-Thank you..." Donnie stuttered a little after clearing his throat.

With a small smile, I gave him a small hug before leaving the lab and went to the kitchen. Now because of my mom not being there too often, I had to learn to cook from a young age. Now I can make a good number of things from simple mac n cheese to a shepherd's pie. I decided to make a special treat for them. I started with making a beautiful bowl of Italian Green Beans. Once that was done, I made them some of my favorite Pizza Burgers with a side of my homemade french fries. And last but not least, for dessert, White Chocolate Mousse. As for drinks, I went with a pink strawberry lemonade.

Needless to say, when I was done and everyone was sat at the table, they were all complimenting my cooking. It always makes me happy when I can provide good food to someone else. I guess meeting these guys wasn't so bad after all. I just hope I don't regret meeting them.