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It's been over a year since she last saw him. She only received a letter from them, because her birthday had just past a month ago asking how
she was, and wishing her well. It was singed by them all, but knowing him they probably forged his signature.

She laughs at that knowing full well how much he hated to show his true feelings to anyone especially to her.

She walks around the village she has called home since they broke up.
As she runs her hand through her hair trying to remember the last time she had is cut, as it now was.
Her black hair was a stark contrast to her dark red fur. She looks around watching villagers, anthro wolves,
and getting ready for dinner at most of the huts there in the village. It was hard to believe that there was a village in the middle of America.

This village was known to most Native Americans, who saw them as children of the wolf sprits. Herself being of a different clan made of foxes from Japan.
Of course there they saw her clan as fox sprits. The island village she came from was off the coast of the eastern coast of Japan. Most of the time was
Shrouded by mist to prevent people from finding it. As was with this village, which also seemed to have the same mystical properties protecting it.

She remembers all the good times together with her family there until she left to find her place in the world.
She always wanted to be more that what her village would let her be, she wanted adventure.
Boy did she ever find that in spades. She was a thief at first just stealing what she needed, or just so she could live off of until she ran into the
Chien Kahn group. Chien of course saw much potential in her skills as a thief and decided to add to her skills.
His group taught her the ways of the assassin which of course she excelled at.
Her real name was Umeko until that point. When she was allowed to be a full fledge member of the Chien Kahn group.
They gave her a new name to suit her role as a thief and assassin for them. They named her Ninjara.
Which led her to cross swords with the turtles for the first time, especially him that rude arrogant.

She sighs realizing how much she really does miss them, all of the turtles, Leonardo was always the serious one the default leader when
there master Splinter was not with them on missions. Donatello the brains of the group. Most of there equipment and anything electronic was
fixed or made by him. Michelangelo the one who never seem to grow up of the 4 brothers. He was always full of energy. He always seemed to smiling,
and laughing all the time all the time unlike a certain someone. This leaves the final brother Raphael. She thinks about him brash, rude,
and a lovely personality. She laughs at that though of have emotion of love due to the point that it always seemed that he angry.
He always seemed to have mood swings. That always seem to be the sticking point of there relationship. Then again she was no better especially when
her brother showed up at there lair when her family was in trouble.

Ralph was livid with her when he found out she had given her brother the directions to there lair.
The argument they had all the way back to her homeland was a bitter she had saw no trouble with it, but Ralph had many problems with it.
The main one being that if anyone else had found the directions their secret wouldn't be much of a secret. Due to how many enemies they had over the years.
She looks back at all there fights and arguments they had over time they were together, seemed petty now that she though about it.
All the adventures they had saving the world a few times over.
Helping there friends and many others. She missed it. Also those they lost in there fight to save the world . Thats the one thing she didn't missed it.
She didn't mind this peaceful life she had been living this past year. Maybe this is what both of them needed was a break from each other.

Now it's been over a year, and she years for his company again. Also because of the problems the village males have been giving her.
It seemed to her that because of her independent attitude, and also the point that none of the males in the village seemed to be able to beat her in combat.
Of course this seemed to turn on some of them on by this skilled warrior in there mist.
Many of the males of the tribe have been trying there best to court her.
Not that she minded the attention but she was getting piss about how many of he seem to approach her.
Some seem not to get the hint after the second or third rejection. One went so far to press the issue. She finally had enough, and used him as an example.
Let's say he wasn't able to do much for the next week. As she had broken his arm in 2 places and shattered his muzzle.
The elder of the village had told the rest of the tribe to leave her alone if she would want on of them as a mate she would ask them not
the other way around.
Many of them saw the logic of this after what had happen to the one wolf.

Looking towards the eastern sky, her heart weighing heavily on her, at the stars wondering whether he was thinking of her or not.


-Meanwhile in Manhattan-


A lone figure runs across the rooftops of the Manhattan skyline. He needed a break from being with the others after finding out what Mike did.
That bastard always acting before thinking about anything he did. Mike thought it would be a great idea to send her a birthday card.
To make matters worse Mikey decided to sign it 'With love from Ralph my fair Umeko'.

She had always hated Ralph for calling her by her real name. Sending Umeko..... no Ninjara, she had always hated that name.
When he had found out her name from her brother oh the endless fun he had calling her that.
He eventually stops calling her that after she almost broke his arm. She was always a bit testy towards stuff Ralph did.
Looking back at everything they had together, he feels that maybe it was his fault that all this had happen. He was always, and still is, quick to anger.
Tend to shout, and say things that of course made him sound like an arrogant jerk. When he thinks about it sounds just about right.

He sigh a bit looking over the city. Then suddenly a loud scream is heard in the alleyway next to the building.
He sees 3 men running after 2 women. They run right into a dead end alley, snorts in disgust "typical always into the dead end alley just like a movie."
Ralph sighs maybe this will help relive some stress he's been feeling by beating some thugs.
He leaps from the roof leaping off the side to buildings to slow his decent till he lands in front of the women.

The thugs stop in front of him realizing who he was. In front of them was the urban legend; those weird humanoid turtles who beat criminals for a living.
Ralph says nothing just smiles evilly at them. The one thug to the left lunges at him with a right hook.
Ralph simply sidesteps to the left to dodge the punch. A swift kick to his stomach has the thug fall over clutching his stomach in pain.
Before he even gets to the ground Ralph rams his elbow into the thugs back sending him crashing to the ground.
The other 2 rush him hoping they can, catch him off guard, and over power the turtle. Before they even get to him Ralph seems to disappears
before there eyes. He had simply flipped over them and landed behind them before he even lands he has his two sais out at each of the thugs' throats.
"You guys are out of league her leave now before I actually get mad." He says in a dark tone that carries his threat home,
also the point the sai's are digging into there throats and drawing blood does help drive the point home,
to these thugs one who's actually pissing on himself. He pulls back the sais off of them.
With out any other word they run off while dragging there other friend off.

The 2 women hesitantly walk up to Ralph a bit scared of him still and offer a word of thanks.
Ralph never turns around and simply grunts" No problem". With that he runs up the wall a bit before he starts to climb the building.

Things never change he realizes as he gets to the top of the roof. He watches the women franticly hail down a cab and start to get in,
one of them stops and looks to the roof where he is at and flashes him a smile before she gets into the cab also.
Well this was more than what he and his brothers usually get. Sometimes it seemed no matter how many times they save people,
this city, and the world. They have never gotten much in the way of real thank you. More of "You Freaks!! They're monsters!!!"
Though as of late there have been a few new fans. Mostly on the net. They seemed to have a new fan base now.
Of course it didn't help the Mikey was supplying the info on his brothers to the site until Master Splinter caught him up loading some
pictures to the net of the brothers practicing, sleeping or doing anything around the lair. This had him banned from the net thanks to Don.
Of course this meant endless attempts on mikes part to break the code. Oh if he had only knew what the password was he would most likely kill himself.
Don left it to Ralph to make up the password. Ralph smiles evilly thinking about the password.

His hand unconsciously moves to his belt when realizes there's something there. He pulls it out from his belt and realizes it's the pendent he was
going to give Ninjara after the camping trip.
April had got it for him it was a golden oval shape pendent with an engraved ruby fox on it.
Pressing the side of the pendent opened it up to reveal a picture of both him and her hugging each other close.
It was one of the few rare times they stood together close for a picture.

He closes the pendent and tears well up in his eyes." Damn it why did I have to fuck up something so perfect in my life!!!!
It's like I don't want to be happy or something. FUCK!!!!"He slams his fist into the roof.

Then shouts come from below him." Who the hell is on the roof again? Those kids better not be up there have there stupid parties again."
He hears footsteps coming from different rooms heading towards the stair for the roof.

"Shit time to go. Some Ninja I am tonight." He runs to the edge and stops before he jumps he places the pendent back into this belt.

The door to roof bust opens several people look around for anyone on the roof. Ralph already 2 buildings away. Running back to the lair.
Realizing what he has to do before he even gets back to the lair. He needs to make it right with her. He needs her back in his life.
Maybe this time he can make it right. Though one thing nags him in the back of his mind. What his future self told him.



"You'll love each other a long time"

"You will Love her as long as time will allow you to love her"




He shudders with what those words really mean.


End notes:

I know most of you have not read of heard of the Ariche Comic version of the turtles. I will try to explain throughout the story more of the past so everyone can understand what's going on. Also since this is my first please be gentle I bruise easily. But would appreciate anything to help my writing. Thank you. :)