"You couldn't just let me walk here, could you?" I asked, slightly irritated.

Donnie gave me a quick look. "Well, since when did you start hitch-hiking, Leo? I can think of so many times when you told Raph..."

"Fine, fine," I said, waving him off.

"Leo, you can't hold a grudge against Raph forever. Maybe the circumstances won't allow him to come back," Don argued.

"Or maybe he's just being Raph and doesn't want to see us," I argued back.

"The house is just ahead. Think you can hide the sour expression atleast until after our arrival?" Don said.

I sighed, wondering if this was such a good idea after all.

Don parked the van, and we got out, hauling our bags with us up the walk, then the porch. Don knocked, and it's a matter of seconds before the door was whipped open.

Mike's giving us such a wide grin, he looked ready to explode. "Leo! Donnie!" He flung one arm around each of us. Geez, he's nearly choking me.

"Down, Mikey," Don quipped, grinning.

"Hi, Mike," I greeted, unable to keep my foul mood in his presence.

Mike closed the door after us. We dropped our bags by the door and headed into the living room. "Look who just decided to show up!"

"Shadow!" Don and I said in unison. She came over and gave us hugs, exchanging more greetings and "how are you"s.

"Now, I know why I hate reunions," Casey commented, from the couch, and received an elbow to the gut from April.

"It's the nauseating feelin'."

I froze. No way... I turned.

"Seen a ghost, Leo?" Raph asked, smirking at me.

He proved me wrong. "Yeah, I'm looking at one now." I returned the smirk.

Raph left his spot in the doorway and joined us, first clapping me on the shoulder, then he turned to Don. "Hey, Donnie."

"Good to see you, Raph," Don said, then his expression dropped. "My God, what happened to you?"

I did a double take. I really must be out of it, because just now I noticed raph's eye patch.

Raph sighed. "Well, I guess I gotta tell it now." Beat. "A'right, if any-a you need a snack or whatever, do it now..."