The thief woke up to several light taps on her shoulder. She mumbled a little, something about sheep then swatted the hand. After a few seconds, the tapping continued. The girl groaned tiredly and cracked an eye open.  Some turtle with a red mask stood by her bed, "Hey, you're awake. Good morning, uh, Miss Thief?" he scratched his neck nervously. The girl did a little stretch and nodded, "Good morning. Also, Miss Thief?"

Raph shrugged his shoulders, "You didn't give a name. You wouldn't give your name would ya?"

"No. Private and confidential because of the occupation and all. Would an alias settle your curiosity?" 

"Sure, as long we don't have to call you the thief girl or Miss Thief," 

"My alias is Silver Knight, but just call me Silver or Sil for now," she offered with a smile.

Raph extended his hand out for a shake, "Well then Sil, my name's Hamato Raphael but you can call me Raph. I thought it would be time for a proper introduction," Sil smiled brightly and shook his hand, "Thanks, Raph. I caught your name before but thanks."

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Raph escorted Sil to the kitchen where they met the rest of the turtles. 

"Oh, hey girl. You are just in time for breakfast!" Mikey welcomed them and waved them over will a spatula in his hands. The girl was greeted by the sweet aroma of whatever Mikey decided to create. 

"Do we really need to share our table with a common thief?" Leo's jab made Mikey groan. "We are over this, Leonardo. She's a good person, I can tell. She was just doing her job. If she wanted to hurt us she would have done it already," The turtle in blue rolled his eyes then walked right up into Sil's personal space and glared at her. 

"We are taking her in as a captive, not a guest," he informed, "and I suggest you not to get comfortable around my family. I don't trust you or your shady employer." Sil huffed in amusement, "The feeling's mutual, Leonardo. I don't trust you either. But as Mikey said, if I wanted to harm you I would have done so already." Sil winked and tried to move away but Leo lunged forwards and grasped tightly around her wrist.

"Whatever, thief. You better watch your step. One wrong move and I will slay you." Both individuals passed hateful glares at the other. "Let go of me" she threatened.

Just before the two of them could get into a fight, Raph jumped in the middle and parted them. Sil yanked her wrist and cradled it close to her chest. "Cool it, Leo. She couldn't go anywhere if she wanted to with those mystic cuffs on and she would not leave without her package."

Leo looked upwards at his brother and sighed. "Fine," he begrudgingly sat in his chair. "Also just so we all know, she goes my Sil." Raph gently guided her to sit between himself and Donnie, while Mikey set the food down on the table. "Sil, a wonderful name," the orange-speckled turtle beamed. Donnie as per usual decided to let his expertise in knowledge shine.

"Sil? Is that short for something? Most likely not your actual name since you obviously keep the details of your transaction private. Giving out your real name would be a foolish move, though awfully generous, and could jeopardize your job." 

Sil listened to the purple turtle, amused and impressed to a certain degree. "Possibly an alias? Code name?" he turned to ask her. "I have to hand it to you. On all accounts you are right. Sil is just a shorter version of my alias" Sil explained. She thanked Mikey silently as he passed her a plate of waffles. 

"Sil, huh? Let me guess, short for silver tongue 'cause you somehow managed to persuade my brothers into thinking you're some good thief?" Everyone at the table groaned again, Sil just gave Leo a dull look. "Drop it, Nardo. This topic has become very repetitive," Donnie slowly told his brother. 

"Oh, no worries. He isn't any trouble at all, " Sil sweetly told the purple turtle. "I would have you know, Blue, that Silver Tongue is not the correct alias. I do have to be persuasive in my line of work and when I persuade, you can tell. Right now, I am just stuck here, with you out of all other tolerable people, and am making the best out of it. So to answer your question, no, my full alias isn't Silver Tongue."

Leo sighed tiredly, "Fine then, Sil. What is your alias?"

"Pretty simple. It's Silver Knight." 

Mikey clapped his hands with glee, "Ouu... Sounds fancy." They began breakfast.

Sil giggled, "Thanks, Mike."

"I assume it's because of your silver portals?" the slider asked again.

Sil nodded, poking at her waffle with a little wince as her wrist moved. "Yepp. The alias is also very unique to me since I am the only person known in the Hidden City to be able to create silver portals."

The turtles looked at each other with surprise, "How does a human even find a job in the Hidden City, let alone be able to use mystic energy?" The leader tried to dig for answers, but this time found his curiosity peaking. 

Sil shrugged, "I sincerely do not understand it myself. All I know is that I was a regular human up till I was four years old having no recollection whatsoever of my family. Then one day, I could create portals. Not sure why. Which is why the item I stole is very important to my employer, and also to myself, I guess."

Donnie tilted his head in curiosity and leaned closer towards Sil with interest, "I thought your employer wanted it to study yokai and mutants?" 

"Yes, he does. Yokai and mutants have mystic energy running through themselves naturally. In other words, anything with mystic energy in them is in fact either of those two things." Sil spilled the facts nonchalantly. 

Raph gasped, "Wait, that means your-"

A knowing smile etched on Sil's lips, "Yep, boys. I am either yokai or a mutant myself." She then grinned as she watched the turtle's faces go through all kinds of emotions. Mikey looked more excited than anything else. Raph wore a mixture of excitement and shock. Leo looked dumbfounded while Donnie seemed to have stars in his eyes. Sil laughed in amusement. 

"Guys, it's not that of a big deal. I'm sure you've encountered way crazier people along the way,"

The purple turtle was sent spiraling out of his mind. "Not a bid deal?" He grabbed Sil by the shoulders and spun her to face him. His eyes did have stars in them, "Sil, do you know what this means? This is a breakthrough of a century. You are a human with mystic powers. This fact will change eons of yokai and human relations and might as well be the answer to possible human-yokai conflict."

Sil smiled warmly, "I know,"

Donnie's smile grew ever sweeter, "Wow, you're a walking miracle. Do you know that?" He then deepened his gaze and his eyes seemed to glaze over as a warm feeling took over his body, "a really beautiful and amazing miracle." Sil's eyes suddenly felt warmth race to her face as she drowned in Donnie's puppy eyes. The two were so caught up with each other that neither realized the other three were staring at them. Raph smirked at the two, Mikey with hearts in his eyes and Leo looking done and disgusted. 

A blue portal burst behind Donnie and Sil. Leo jumped out and shoved Donnie away from Sil, hugging his twin protectively. "Alright, cut it out. You are a weird human person, we get that. Let's keep our hands to ourselves, m'kay," the blue terrapin sassed. 

Sil and Donnie blushed and looked away, leaving Mikey and Raph to giggle at their childish behavior. Donnie moved out of Leo's hug looking all hot and bothered. Leo shook his head, "Anyways if we are done with whatever this is, Pops, Sheepman, April, and Cassandra are waiting for us in the hall. We need to fill them in about the current situation."

Mikey and Raph nodded and began to clear the plates as Leo stalked off to the hall. Mikey quickly pulled Raph out of the kitchen when he noticed Sil and Donnie still in proximity to each other. 

"Uhm... sorry about earlier. " Donnie took the chance to apologize. Sil, still wearing her blush, nodded, "N-no problem. You just got excited."

Donnie chuckled weakly. "Yeah. I tend to do that a lot. I am a man of science and lately mystics. Finding out new information like this is what I live for. Knowledge of humans and yokai can only be soo much. New discoveries and breakthroughs are what I live for."

Sil smiled softly, "It's alright. I understand. It's quite baffling, to be honest." Both of them laughed a little giddily. 

"So, you're wrist doing any better?" Donnie nodded toward Sil's hands. "I see you made use of my little gift." Sil rolled her eyes and his slightly smug tone, "Ah yes. From the Smooth Operator no less. Thanks for the ointment too. My ego was too big to admit I was hurt."

Donnie grinned proudly when she noticed him using the nickname she gave him. "I hope they feel better today. Though I still cannot remove the cuffs."

Sil glanced at her wrist and rubbed the cuffs, "My wrists do feel better. As for the cuffs, it's fine. If I were in your shoes I'd do that to you too."

Donnie clicked his tongue. "Also, I am thankful for the cuffs," she added, peaking the genius' interest. "How so?" 

"They did protect my wrist when Leo grabbed them earlier."

The purple genius winced, "Yeah, sorry about Leo. He means well. He's a little overprotective after some recent events." Sil watched silently as Donnie has a distant look in his eye. Whatever happened to them must have been very traumatizing that Leo would act in such a way. 

"You don't have to explain. Leo is a dedicated leader. A little brash but I know he means well. You don't need to explain right now."

Donnie smiled sadly. "Anywho, let's get going. They'll be waiting for us." 

Sil nodded and began to walk out of the kitchen. "My name is Donatello. Just so you know, though you probably already knew. The genius behind every tech in my humble home."

He smiled victoriously when he heard Sil's laughter. "Yeah, of the Hamato family, right? Your brother mentioned. Nice to meet you, Hamato Donatello and the tech are amazing."

Donnie felt his heart beat loudly when Sil spoke his full name. "Thank you, dear Sil. You may call  me Donnie."

"I will. Donnie."

The purple turtle wore a dopey smile. Sil waited patiently for him to guide her to the hall. At least in all this trouble, she had an amazing purple turtle to keep her company.