Lost and found.

Chapter 1

I don't own TMNT.

Cammy pov

I'm Camellia Rose. This story starts when I was five. My family and I had just moved to New York two weeks before. Per-normal, my parents were arguing…. about me. Now, for a normal five-year-old, this would drive them to tears. But, not me. Not here. I would never cry here, in this place where they could hear me.

Just as the yelling became planning, I opened my window and climbed out onto the fire escape. Once on the street below, I moved the loose manhole cover and climbed into the sewer. Why? You might ask. The answer is simple. It's quiet. I can't hear the yelling, car horns, and sirens down here. I enjoyed the peace and liked to come here to cry and hide.

I made my way through the long, winding tunnels and slowly allowed the tears to slide down my face. The words they had said echoed in my mind….

Flashback

"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!? YOU KNOW YELLING AT HER MAKES THIS HAPPEN!

"DON'T GO POINTING AT ME! I NEVER WANTED TO TAKE THE BRAT IN TO START WITH! THE DON'T PAY US ENOUGH FOR THIS!"

"KEEP IT DOWN! YOU THINK I LIKE THIS?!"

"YOU KNOW WHAT! I SAY WE TAKE THE MONEY AND DUMP THE KID."

"…."

"…."

"You know what, that's what we'll do."

"Seriously?"

"Yeah, we've been through enough of this. Let's just take the money and get out."

End

They talked about it a lot, but never actually left. I didn't know why. They hated me and I returned those feelings tenfold.

Remembering this, I felt fresh tears spilled out of my eyes and I slid to the floor sobbing loudly. I didn't care how loud I got. It wasn't like anyone was down here to hear me. I curled into a tight ball on the floor and just cried. Letting out all the pain, anger, sadness, and horror I had been holding in for the last two weeks.

I was so distraught; I didn't even know there was someone there, looking at me with sad, confused eyes.

Leo pov

It was pretty late when I heard it, sobbing coming from the tunnels. I got out of my bed quietly and went to see what was going on. Once, out in the tunnels, I found a small human girl curled up on the floor. She was crying really hard like she had gotten really badly hurt. I moved toward her and did what Sensei did when one of us got hurt. I carefully hugged her and held her while she cried.

Slowly, her sobs became little hiccups and she looked up at me with big brown eyes, still with a few tears. I smiled a little, a bit shy cause this was the first time I had met a human, let alone a girl. To my surprise, she didn't get scared or try to pull away. She just watched me for a moment before speaking. "W-who are you?"

I rubbed the back of my neck nervously as she sat up. "I- That is- I mean… My name is Leonardo. But, my brothers call me Leo." I stumbled a bit on my words. She tilted her head. "I'm Cammy. I don't have any brothers."

We sat there for a while talking about random topics. My family, her family, my favorite shows as well as her own, finally, as the sun started to come up in the city above, she said she had to leave. I was a bit sad but knew she did have to leave. We both stood up, and then I had an idea. I took off my blue bandana and tied it around her arm. "So you won't forget me," I explained smiling. Her eyes shined happily.

"Leonardo! Where are you?" I turned at the sound of Sensei's call. I gave her one last look before running back to the lair.

Cammy pov

I watched Leo leave for a moment, before climbing back up the latter to the surface and walked back to my apartment. I climbed up the fire escape and back into my window. Sitting down on my bed, I waited for my parents to come in. They never did.

After waiting about ten minutes, I opened my door to find the apartment stripped of all the things that were valuable. At first, I thought it was a robbery. Then, I checked my parents' room. All their things were gone as well… and so were they.

For the first time in my life, I cried in the open.

Ten years later…..

I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock beeping loudly. I slammed my fist down on it, causing the screen to splinter a bit. I sat up and stretched. Slowly, I got off my bed and changed for school. Pulling on my favorite green long sleeve and a pair of black jeans I started to head out. I had just reached for the doorknob when I noticed that the faded blue bandana wasn't on my wrist. I gasped in horror and searched my room. To my relief, it had just fallen off in my sleep. I wrapped it tightly back onto my wrist and forearm.

I walked down the halls of the high school with my eyes downcast as the whispers followed me. "That's her, right? The freak?" "Yeah, that's her. Avoid her at all times." "Why? What does she do?" "Nothing much, I just didn't think you'd want to be associated with an emo cutter." "She cuts?!"Why else won't she take off the blue thing on her wrist? Not exactly a fashion statement."

I opened my locker and pulled out my math and science books. I close the door to find one of the girls from before. Emma, the perfect imitation of Barbie with a really bad spray tan. I chose to just walk around the blond and go in my way. I really didn't want to be late for class today. But, she got in my way. "Hey, there, Cam. What's up?" I looked up at her with a neutral look on my face.

"The sky. Now, if you don't mind, I have to get to class." I said, keeping the anger out of my voice. She seemed a bit disappointed with my lack of response to her. "You know, if you were a bit more respectful, you might actually have a friend." She called as I was about to go into the classroom. I froze in the doorway and closed my eyes. I fought back my anger down and turned to her. "I give respect to those who earn it. So far, only one person in my life has ever earned my respect, and it will never be you, Emily Parks."

With that, I walked into my classroom. I felt the entire class watch me as I did, as was normal. The math teacher looked up at me expectantly. I opened my math book and pulled out my work for the next three weeks. I handed it to him and went to my desk. Murmurs broke out among the other kids as the teacher graded the work. After he was done, he said "Miss. Rose. You may go. I see no point in you being here with all the work already completed.

I got back up and walked up to the desk, still with the neutral look on my face. He handed me back my graded work, each one with a little (100%) written on the top in red pen. I put the papers back into my book and continued out the door just as the bell rang signaling the start of class.

I went to each of my classes after that and turned in the works for the next few weeks. It wasn't until I reached my English and Literature class that I had any problems. It looked like Emma had switched hours again. I went to open the door only to have it slammed into me. Emma quickly came around to apologize but stopped when she saw it was me. "Oh, it just you. Well, then. I'm not sorry." With her, she shoved me away from her and into the wall.

I winced a bit, but just went into the classroom and turned in the work as well as a manuscript I had written and wanted my teacher to check for grammar errors. Without another word I left the school and went to my favorite spot in the park, under an old oak tree.

I sat under that tree with an empty notebook in front of me. I twirled my pencil around between my fingers as I tried to decide what to put on the blank canvas before me. I finally decided to draw. I started with the rough outline of a human boy, then, just on a whim, I added a turtle shell. Soon, I was looking at the aged version of the turtle/boy I had met ten years before.

With a sigh, I closed the notebook and laid my head against the base of my tree and closed my eyes. I let the memory of Leo flood my mind as I sat there alone. He's hugged me for the first time in my life, held me while I cried and comforted me through it all.

I hadn't seen him since that night, but not from lack of trying. I had searched the sewers for days after that without ever finding him. I opened my eyes again to find I had been remembering for a lot longer then I had thought. The sun had gone down. I stood up stiffly and started walking to home with my hands in my pockets.

I was almost there, when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw I was being followed. Not giving away that I knew, I turned into a random alley and quickly hid behind a dumpster. I listened closely as the steps came down the alley and froze. "Where's she go?!" growled the familiar voice of Hun of the Purple Dragons.

I pressed myself closer to the dumpster trying desperately to blend in with it. "She couldn't have gotten far." They moved on and I came out of my hiding place. I looked in the direction I had heard them go and turned to continue down my path. As I did, I bumped into someone and fell back. I groaned and looked to see who I had hit. "Sorry, I didn't s…" I froze mid-sentence as my eyes got wide. Standing there was a tall turtle with a red bandana over his eyes, similar to the one on my arm. He seemed frozen in shock, confusion, and fear. "Uhoh." He murmured back away a bit. A voice called up from the manhole he had just come out of. "Raph, what's wrong?" the turtle looked down the hole. "Um, maybe you should get up here and tell me what to do, oh fearless leader."

Another turtle came out and followed his brother's gaze. When he looked at me, I almost broke down. It was him. It was Leo. Tears filled my eyes as I backed away in shock and pain as there was no recognition in those violet eyes. I guess I should have known… Just because I remembered him all these years, doesn't mean he'd remember me.

I closed my eyes and turned and ran away. I didn't know what else to do. I had been rejected and forget my entire life… I guess I had just hoped that the one person I had ever given my respect and trust to would at the least remember… Stupid me.

Leo pov

The girl, who for some odd reason picked at an old memory from ten years ago, ran down into the alley. For some reason, the sight of her in tears pulled at my heart painfully. "Yo, Leo, what was that about? She looked like she knew you or something." I nodded, "Yeah, I'm not sure, but I think I know her, too. Maybe…"

Just then, Mikey and Donnie came up. "What's going on?" asked a puzzled Donnie. "I got spotted by some girl and she totally lost it when she saw Leo. Took off that way." Raph explained pointing the way the girl had gone.

I shook back any thoughts of the past "We better go after her." Raph looked puzzled "Why? Even if she does tell someone, who would believe her?" I turned to him "The Kraang and Foot for one, that and there is the simple fact that a group of Purple Dragons just went that way…" My brothers all paled at this and we ran after the girl.