Disclaimer: I don't own TMNT and never will...all I own is Maya, her pets, Sakura and her little one (who shall get a name later)

Well, here I am again...only this time, I'm sick with the bloody flu...*sighs* Just my freaking luck...in any case though, I thought that since I can't really leave my room, I would work on my stories. Also, I had someone ask why I don't have a name for Sakura's little one and just who he is. My answer is that I can't tell you who he is, but I would like to hear what you readers would like him to be called. I have a name, but I would like to know what you would like to see.

And I'm ranting...don't mind me...on with the story!

" Raph, I want to go topside."

Blinking in surprise, Raph stopped what he was doing and looked over at Maya, who was looking calmly back at him from where she was sitting, tail twitching every now and then. Putting away his sais, he walked over and squatted down in front of her, head tilted slightly to one side. " Why do ya wanna go topside Maya? You're not completely healthy yet, so it would be dangerous."

Shaking her head, she gently put a finger to his lips to keep him from interrupting her, smiling when he huffed slightly. " I don't want to go alone silly, I just need to get out, get some fresh air. It's been a little more then three months since you guys found and brought me here, and I'll be forever grateful for that, but I can't stay down here all the time." Maya explained, hoping that Raph would get the point and take her out for a while. Seeing that he was reluctant to agree with her, she pull the oldest trick in the book for making men do whatever women say...

She pulled the big puppy eye trick and pouted. " Please Raphael?"

Flinching when she made her eyes go big and pouted, Raph sighed and shook his head. She had only pulled that trick once on him before, when she wanted to move the fish tank into their shared room. They had had a little argument, but in the end, he ended up moving it so that it was close to the door, where they could see what was going on if it was left open. Looking at her again, he nodded. " Alright, I'll take ya up topside, but only for a little while. Don't need you gettin sick from the cold or somethin..."

Dropping the puppy eyes and the pout, Maya smiled at him again before leaning forward and gently kissing him. " Thanks Raph. I'll be ready to leave in a few minutes. I'm pretty sure April brought over some winter clothes last time she was over." Chuckling at his slightly dazed look, she got up and made her way over to their bedroom and started looking around to see if she could find said clothing.

" I swear Raph, you're getting more and more sappier everyday." Mikey said as he sat on the couch playing one of his many video games. It seemed like the little lesson he learn about a week ago left his mind like so many other important things...like remembering it was his day to take out the trash or wash the dishes. He was so focused on his game that he didn't see Raph sneak up behind him until the controller was snatched out of his hand. " Ahh! Raph no, give it back, I was winning!" Mikey yelled as he jumped up and tried to get it back. However, by doing so, he pulled the plug on the game and watched with wide eyes as the screen went blank.

" That's what ya get for buggin me Mikey...now shut up and take Jack outside. He's doin that weird walk again..."

Both turtles turned and watches as Jack whimpered while standing at the door. He was standing but moving his front paws in an up and down motion, his way of telling the others that he had to go and had to go now.

" But Raph, you're taking Maya out, why not just take Jack with you two? Unless you were planning on doing something..." He stopped talking as soon as he saw the look in Raph's eyes and ran up from the couch before his angry brother could do any damage to him. Quickly taking out a long coat, hat and several other things to keep himself from freezing while he took the dog out, Mikey grabbed the leash, clipped it onto Jack's collar and took him out. " The things I have to do to keep myself from begin a punching bag..."

Maya turned around when she heard Mikey screaming something about not being able to save his game and sighed. He must have done something to annoy Raph, why else would he be acting like that? Putting on her boots and winter coat, she grabbed her hat and mitts before walking over to where Raph was waiting for her. " Hey, ready when you are...what was wrong with Mikey?"

" I told him ta take Jack out, but he didn't want ta..." He said while walking along side her. " He wanted ta keep playin his games but Jack was doing dat weird walk of his again." He smiled down at her and nodded his head to one of the many tunnels. " Well, lets get goin. We'll stay topside for a bit, maybe show you where April lives if there's time."

Maybe it would also give him a chance to see just what she liked...

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Shivering in the cold, Mikey watched as Jack went from one pile of snow to another, deciding which one he would do his business on. " Come on already, just pick somewhere and go so I can get out of this cold!" Wishing he had thought of grabbing another scarf, Mikey grumbled when Jack didn't listen to him. It wasn't until Jack suddenly stopped and started growling into some shadows did Mikey pay attention to where they were.

Jack had lead them down only a couple of blocks but there was an alley near by that the street light couldn't shine into. Stiffening at the unnatural quiet, he gently tugged at the leash and tried to get Jack out of there. If Jack ended up hurt on his watch, Maya would never forgive him " Come on Jack, we've been gone long enough." Tugging harder this time, Mikey started dragging Jack away until they were out of sight from the alley. Unknown to him however, there was a reason Jack was growling.

Stepping out of the shadows, Sakura watched as they made their way down the street and turned a corner. " Hmm...Master told me that the experiment was seen with a dog just like that one..." Narrowing her eyes slightly, she quickly dug her clawed hands into the wall and started climbing. Once she reached the rooftop, she ran over to the edge and jump over to the next one, following Mikey and Jake until they reached an abandoned building and went inside.

" Well well...don't know how that cat could have lasted this long if she's this careless..." Taking out her cell phone that connected only with the Shredder, she pressed call and waited. " My lord, I believe I have found something of interest..."

And there you have it! Another chapter down, more to come! And just to clarify, where as Maya is a cat experiment, Sakura is a lizard experiment. And oh dear, looks like Mikey just invited some trouble...hope nothing else happens for a while yet.

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