Donnies POV

It had been a few months since Casey's Dad had his 'incident'. And with every day his mental and physical health got batter. Casey had asked Kirby if he could tell social services that he was staying with them. After hearing everything that he'd been through Kirby immediately agreed. So after a week of social workers interrogating Casey and Kirby they finally satisfied that he and Shadow were being looked after.

I can assure you they were because after that week they moved into the lair with us. It was hectic for a while as Casey and Shadow were crashing in Raph's room while we were sorting out the spare room for them. Raph had to share with Mikey since my room contained explosives and there was no way he was sharing with Leo. So his and Mikey's arguing mixed with Shadows cries kept the rest of us up all night.

It was a relief when we finally finished their new room. With help from April who'd found a load of her old baby stuff and kindly donated them, we were able to create a dream little girls utopia on one side of the room. We'd painted half the wall pink and thanks to Mikey's artistic talent had a gorgeous under water kingdom next to it.

On Casey's side was a very different story. He didn't have much in his old room to begin with so after bringing his hockey stuff down there wasn't much else. We found an old bed and furniture from the dump which he was pleased with. But it didn't quite feel like Casey's room yet. Not until we'd added the graffiti. On his walls instead of simply painting them we'd each added our own tags and artwork ranging from destroying robots to eating pizza.

After much consideration we'd finally let Casey tell Angel about us. She'd quickly realised that Casey wasn't staying with April and so wouldn't stop demanding where he was. We felt it was unfair not to tell her plus Casey trusted her. Obviously at first she freaked out and was even at first convinced for a while that we were aliens who'd taken over Casey's mind. However after some assuring words from April as well as some soothing tea from Splinter she soon accepted who we were. She was a great asset to team. Due to get being in some ruthless street gangs before she went straight she knew were all the hideouts where, letting us take down a large proportion of the city's underworld. She had a raw street fighter style similar to Casey and they were a formidable force together. That along with her other parallels with Casey led to her and Raph becoming close right away and coming part of our strange, ever growing family.

Some how Casey managed to get his old job at Old Hob's garage back. He spent all his time there when he wasn't at school or with us, working relentlessly to pay back April and Mrs Bridge. And it was on this fine morning that he'd finally made enough money to pay off his dept to April. He also devised that this one the day he was properly going to ask April out on a date.

When they announced to us all that they were dating. Obviously I couldn't help feeling jealous. I'd always loved April and to see her with anyone else hurt. But when I saw her slip her dainty hand into Casey's so that they fitted almost poetically perfectly and the loving yet awkward glances they kept giving each other I knew that they honestly cared and suited one another. Casey will never be my favourite person regardless if he dating April or not but he is undoubtedly my friend and alley who I would trust to have my back. It may brake my heart to see them together but I could deal with it. Casey was a good person who would treat her well and protect her, if he didn't then I'd beat his ass no matter what the circumstances. Plus above all he made April happy. That was all I asked for. I want her to be happy and stable life and of that isn't with me then so be it. Because I love April to be happy more then I want her for myself.

As April and Casey headed out I heard Raph come up beside me.

"I'm sorry things didn't work out between you and April" he said

I sighed. Having him say it made it finally sink in but I put on a fake smile as my heart broke inside me.

"thanks" I replied "I'm sorry too"

He made no indication that he'd heard me as he stared blankly at the floor.

"Although" I whispered in his ear a I noticed a purple haired girl gazing his way. "I think you've caught someone else's interest"

He looked up to meet Angel's eye who quickly started staring vividly at her knee while a crimson blush spread across her cheeks.

I couldn't help notice the small smile that creeped onto my brothers face.

Yep, things are changing pretty fast around her, and things can only get better.