Eighteen... We just all turned eighteen end it was a pain in my shell.... Splinter had been making us train nonstop for days now, probably deciding who would be a good match for when he probably leaves us... None of us wanted to think about that day.

Shredder's been gone for a while, and so has half the friends we've made... April and Casey went to Illinois for college, but promised they'd visit when they could like holidays and stuff... Not like I'd care to write it down. I told Casey to surprise me.

Some of our allies as well have seemed to have disappeared. You can thank that to Donnie's retro mutagen. After April announced their leaving, he locked himself in his lab and continued working harder than ever on the antidote. He finally figured it out one day, and none of us Turtles or Splinter wanted to take it.

Most of our enemies have left us alone after Shredder's defeat. Karai seemed to disappear, Rahzar, Fishface and Tigerclaw had all received the retro mutagen from mail that we all thought was nice enough to give to them and we haven't seen them since. Baxter Stockman even received the mutagen after bombarding our lair and we threw the mutagen on him, changing him back. You should've seen the pleasure on his face. It even made me smile a little.

But us boys had even started to try and brainstorm ways to grab some money since April wouldn't buy our pizza and stuff anymore. Leo and Splinter refused to steal from a bank, so my idea went to the trash immediately. Donnie was already ahead of us on that subject. Technical support. What're the odds.... Mikey offered to transport pizza, but we all said he'd eat it all and he looked down like we were right. So far, we haven't thought of anything else, by we occasionally help Don whenever he's being overloaded.

We've all grown as well. Donnie's still the tallest, Leo's about as tall as him, then there's me and still Mikey, who is having another growth spurt or something because he's almost taller than me.

Mikey's even matured more. Not as many pranks, but when he does decide to throw a prank, it's not as obvious. One time he switched the water pumps with sewage pumps and I took a shower in sewage. Smelled like it for weeks and the shower water still isn't the same color as before.

Donnie's slowed on his inventions, occasionally fixing up something one of us broke, but other than that we see him more often when he's not in the middle of a call.

Leo's been changing and I just wonder what is going on in his head. One day he'll be chewing down my throat from me doing something stupid like going topside and looking for enemies purposely. But the next, he'll be sucking up to me like I was he only Turtle to talk to in the lair.

I was pretty much the same for the most part. Still had that hot-headed attitude that Splinter is still trying to get rid of and going topside to fight the only enemy we do have left: Purple Dragons. But their numbers are depleting and I can't find as many as I used to. When I'm lucky, I may even see a Kraang bot roaming around the streets and alleys.

But other than that, nothing really changed from a few years back when we first stepped up to the surface. The memories seem so long ago honestly. Learning about the Kraang for the first time and kicking our first mutant enemy, Snakeweed, soon meeting Shredder.

And we Turtles can't go to college like our friends so we're only learning basic stuff from computers. Donnie's even been trying a technical college where we get the assignments through email and stuff, but we didn't have the cash to apply or the books, even if Donnie offered to download them on his already slow computer.

So when we want to do something, we usually go topside, daytime or not. And it's really cool either way.

"Raph!" Leo's voice shocked me, making me jump inwardly and turn my head. I was sitting on the couch with a comic book in hand. His blue eyes were glaring at me, and he stomped up, holding up a bent Katana. "Why is my Katana bent?!"

I shrugged then turned back to my comic, "I was throwing it."

Leo sighed, trying to hold in his anger. "How many times have I told that my Katana isn't a throwing knife?!"

"Never," I smirked.

"You should know better!"

I set my comic down and looked up at him, "When have you known me to actually be thinking about what I do?"

"Fighting," he grit his teeth, annoyed.

Rolling my eyes, I scoffed, going back to my comic. "You can leave now, Splinter Junior."

"Raphael!" Leo growled, grabbing the comic out of my hand.

"Hey!" I snapped, standing up. I glared at him and he held the book away from grasp.

"You'll get it back once you did my Katana," he snapped. I smirked. Good. I can always ask Donnie for help with this kind of stuff. "And you can't ask Donnie."

"What?!" I practically shouted. "No fair!"

"He has his own work now, so you can start fixing your own shit that you break."

"You dick!" I growled, clenching my fists. He seemed shocked from my cursing outburst, but I didn't care. He does the same thing and Donnie and Mikey are starting to learn the language as well, making Leo feel guilty because I rubbed it off on him.

"I mean it, Raph," Leo said. "But you can come to me once you're wanting the debt paid if you can't fix the sword."

I growled at him and tried snatching the comic back. He just kicked me down. I fell on my shell but back flipped back on my feet, lunging at him. He dodged out of the way and stuck a foot out, tripping me. Falling on my plastron, I gave up.

"Okay," I growled, still on the ground. "I'll fix your stinkin' Katana..."

The sword clattered by my side as Leo chuckled, "Good Raphie."

I turned my head to glare at him, but he had already turned shell and walked off. God I hate his guts sometimes...

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So..... Like it so far...? I know it's a slow start, but it's a book, people, not a short story. And I gotta have time to reach the whole rising action and stuff like that. I mean, I've read LeoxRaph stories that go straight to the point and I like them, but I'm taking a different route.

I think I'm gonna switch back and forth between the boys' POV. The girls aren't in this and it's later in the future, but still the 2012 series. I'm sorta stealing from the 2007 movie with Donnie's job, but I can't see him doing anything else, honestly. I think. I'm gonna make Raph a weapons creator or something like that that way he can stay home and not get caught, but ship the weapons to whoever requested them... Leo and Mikey I have no idea what I'm gonna do yet... I don't wanna take the entertainer job the 2007 movie did, so help me think...

Also, I'm only posting chapters of this between Donatello and Michelangelo (whenever I get to it. Lol) and even Total Turtle Overload whenever I get the chance to update it.... (I'M SO SORRY FANS OF THAT SERIES AND MIKITO)

Anyway.... expect not as many chapters being posted now because starting next Friday (5-16-14) I has a job. It's at Taco Bell... u-u But it's a job and I can't complain... so. I guess later then ya'll...! :D