I just can't seem to get enough of human AU's! I've done 4 now or something? xD Whoops. But I hope you will like this one nevertheless! The story is based off an episode of Criminal Minds, but to avoid spoilers, I can't say which one yet… :D

But I'd love to try something. I did this with a story on my other account, and I really liked how it turned out. So I already wrote all of the chapters, they only need a final proofread. I'm planning to update every 2 weeks, consistently on Saturday. But if the previous chapter receives 10 reviews (Excluding guests, sorry), I will update a week earlier. I really want to see the difference in reviews when readers are not 'rewarded' so to speak, versus a story where reviews lead to a faster chapter.

And I'm really excited for you to read this story, and I would love to know what you think!

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(Don's POV)

"Maybe it's time Mikey" Leo mutters softly, taking Mikey's hand. His voice gentle, and worried eyes looking at our youngest brother.

"No it's not" Mikey snaps, glaring at his oldest brother.

"It's been 8 months Mikey, 2 since she moved to New York.. " Leo tries again, his tone still soft as if raising it would shatter Mikey… which probably wasn't too far off considering what Mikey had gone through.. and what we were currently talking about. But Leo didn't, keeping his voice soft as always.

Like he always did when talking about difficult things.

"I don't want to see her" Mikey hisses, but he chokes on his own sob. Immediately, Mikey bit his own lip, a nervous habit that he had picked up a long time ago. Probably right after his life went to hell all those years ago.

"You don't want to see her or you think she doesn't?" I ask, voice sharp but not harsh. I glance at Raph for a moment, but he nods slightly. We've all been thinking the same thing, we could all read each other without a problem. Mikey was no exception to that rule, and we knew why he didn't want to see her.

Mikey snaps his head towards my direction, an angry yet desperate expression on his face.

"She doesn't want to see me Don" Mikey snaps, shrugging off Leo's hand and walking over to the window. He chuckles darkly, narrowing his eyes. "I don't blame her" He mutters, lowering his gaze, but his back still turned to us. His stance was tense, and he was clearly distressed because of our persistence.

It wasn't the first time we had tried to convince Mikey to visit her. Declining every single time so far.

But even if Mikey didn't want this now… No, he wanted to see her, he was just afraid of her reaction.

I take a shuddering breath, but I could see Raph already moving towards Mikey. At times like these we were still reminded of our past.. or more importantly, Mikey's past. This wasn't just a bad grade problem, or a bully. This was a problem that couldn't simply be fixed, it was a scar that would never fade.

It wasn't as simple as being scared to talk to someone. He had a legitimate reason to be scared, it was the whole reason he got into this mess in the first place. He literally gave up his life so he could avoid seeing her. I shudder, glancing downwards. Back then we didn't care about him yet.

We didn't know him back then, but he had almost died. He was convicted for life, and it was only Luther's, or rather Leatherhead's, stubbornness that saved Mikey.

"I can't see her Raph" Mikey mumbles, and I could see Raph nodding silently. He stretches his arms, gesturing Mikey to join him for a hug. Mikey eyed at him warily before walking straight into Raph. Immediately, my immediate older brother tightly wraps his arms around Mikey's body.

"She doesn't deserve it Raph… I can't do that to her" He mumbles in Raph's chest, but voice still clear enough for us to hear it. I glance at Leo for a moment, but he was fixated on his two other brothers.. a look of sadness on his face.

"I know" Raph whispers, rubbing Mikey's back soothingly. A sob escapes Mikey's throat.

"I can't do that to her Raph.. I can't ruin her life like that"

I close my eyes. Because it would. The moment Mikey would visit her, no matter what his intentions were… he would have to tell the truth, and it would ruin her entire life.

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8 months ago, January 2014

"Absolutely not Shen" Yoshi snapped almost, looking at his wife with a slight glare in his gaze. Shen sighs, glancing at the man standing next to her and giving him an awkward smile before turning to Yoshi again.

"I know it is not ideal Yoshi but Tyler doesn't have anyone else, we're his last option" She speaks softly, and Yoshi almost relents at that voice. He could never be mad at her, and he could rarely win a discussion with her. But this was different, this was potentially endangering his children.

He mentally shook his head, their children.

"Surely there are other options" Yoshi counters, desperately looking at his wife. But Shen shakes her head, and so does Tyler.

"There is always the option of putting him in a group home, but he needs a stable home right now" Shen argues.

"At least until we find him a permanent foster family" Tyler adds. "It's only for a few weeks, I promise."

"Why us?" Yoshi asks, and Shen glances at Tyler for a moment.

"You know why Yoshi. And you know him, I've talked about him before with you. He can't be placed in a group home" Shen tries again, and Yoshi frowns. He loved his wife dearly, and he loved that she was always willing to do anything to look after everyone. She cared for everyone, and was kind to everyone.

And while he often admired it, it was a hindrance almost right now.

Shen was right, he knew this boy. Tyler was the ex-husband of Shen's sister, having been divorced 7 years ago. But Shen and Tyler often kept into contact, even after the divorce. They were good friends, and there was no tension at all between Tyler and Shen's sister, and they could still get along great.

They still had a great friendship, which was great for Karai.

Tyler was a social worker, and Mikey… Mikey was the boy they were talking about. A boy with a troubled past, one Tyler often spoke about, one the news had often anonymously talked about in the past, and one Shen had told Yoshi about before the current discussion had even started to arise.

"Shit" Tyler suddenly cursed as an short alarm sound went off, and the door opened. All three whipped their heads around to see a guard guiding a young boy towards them. "I told you it was last minute" Tyler spoke quickly, hurrying towards the boy.

The blond boy flinched, but Tyler carefully put a hand on his shoulder, steering him towards Shen and Yoshi. Tyler looked at Yoshi, a hopeful look on his face. Yoshi directs his gaze towards the boy instead, Mikey apparently.

His blond hair was a mess, his skin was pale, and he had large bags under his eyes from the lack of sleep. There was a haunted look in his eyes, and tears were already brimming in his eyes. He knew what would happen, or what he thought would happen to him, and he had no idea who these other two people were.

Yoshi freezes slightly. He looked haunted, broken. Worse than Donnie was years back, worse than Raph was. And the only thing he could hear was Leonardo's small voice.

"Leonardo he needs some space right now" He had told his oldest, but the boy was stubborn, and he shook his head.

"He needs a hug dad" He retorted in a small voice. A hug, he needed a hug.

The boy in front of him, even more miserable than his two kids. He could see bruises poking out from under his clothes, the grazed knuckles that contradicted his current look. The broken boy, but the knuckles only told him one thing; he had fought with people in juvie. He was dangerous, a danger to his kids.

But he needed a hug.

"Okay" Yoshi eventually spoke, and a smile broke Shen's face almost. But he looked at Tyler instead, and Tyler nods, knowing what Yoshi wanted to tell, knowing what his conditions were of taking the boy in.

"Until we find a permanent home for him, I know Yoshi" Tyler spoke quickly. "Hey buddy you hear that? You're going home with these two people for the time being" Tyler continued, glancing at Mikey instead. The blond eyed at them warily, before giving a soft nod. He didn't say anything as he walked over to the couple in front of him.

Shen smiled kindly, carefully wrapping her arm lightly around Mikey's shoulder, just barely making contact at all. Mikey still tensed, even if he saw the arm coming. Yoshi watched his wife with the boy, he would need a lot of work, it would take a lot of time for him to recover from his past.

But that wasn't their problem. Tyler would find him a permanent family, and they would be able to heal the boy. Their problem right now was providing a stable home for the boy, and make sure he wouldn't endanger their kids.

"Thank you again Shen, I owe you one" Tyler said, and Shen smiled, waving at the man as she started walking back to the car. Yoshi waved as well, following his wife and the kid towards the car.

Leaving the prison Mikey had just been released from behind.

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