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valentine rosemary lee ( rosemary for short ) is a girls girl. she loves the idea of love and her childlike wonder is what makes her so alluring. she radiated happy and aphrodite energy. it was like she was an adult version of a cherub, sprinkling hearts and sparkles everywhere she went.

but never let that fool you, she is smart for a reason. her father was a leading scientist in mutations and animals and it was his love for the subject that started her love for botany, as well. deciding to follow in his foot steps, she became a botantist. honoring his work and the love he had for helping change the world.

tragically, he passed away when a really bad fire happened in the lab he was working in, taking his life and the life of her best friend's dad, as well. april and rosemary used to always play pretend reporters in their father's lab before the fire. she would pretend to be a reporter while rosemary pretended to be a scientist. wearing one of the lab coat on her small body and holding a blank clipboard.

april would pretend to interview her while filming her with a camcorder her father had and rosemary would pretend she made a chemical potion that would save the world's plant life and animal life. which is where the four turtles come in.

    leonardo, raphael, donatello and michaelangelo were their turtle friends. rosemary would always call raphael her pretty turtle because his shell was the shiniest out of his brothers.

    raphael was her most precious turtle and when the fire happened, she especially tried to save him. of course, she and april loved all of the turtles the same but raphael was her most precious out of them all.

   after the girls were able to save the animals, a chemical substance ended up turning the turtles and a rat named splinter alive and out of their animal conciousness. turning them into something more than their animal forms.

    splinter, over the years, took the baby turtles in and raised them as if they were his sons. which they were, but you get the point. but over the years, splinter trained them in martial arts, teaching them everything they know now. making them ninjas of the shadows. protecting the city of new york in the night, they swore a sacred oath to remain hidden and out of the human's visions. for if they were found out, there was no telling what would happen.

    but that hasn't stopped their curiosity none. as the turtles grew, they began to grow more and more curious of the world above. learning everything they know from watching through the sewer lines, in the shadows and throught the night, the turtle brothers became accostumed to the lifestyle above without having to actually live it.

    and thats where the story begins. even before formally meeting, raphael, one day, saw a girl. small in height, long black hair, and the biggest hazel eyes he has ever seen. her smile warmed the cold streets and she was as bright as the pink dress she wore, as pretty as the pink ribbon tying the front part of her hair back neatly.

    every night, she would stop by the same pizzeria near their home. secretly, he would steal donnie's audio device to listen to her talk. because her voice was so sweet. of course, he would never in a million years admit that to anyone or tell any of his brothers about his softer side. besides, this was a best kept secret of his.

     every friday night, she would order the same pizza. a large with extra cheese and pepperoni in a heartshape. she would make small talk with the employees ( who were obviously into her ) and when her pizza was done, she would always leave a really generous tip. thanking them for their service. and then she would walk out and drive off in her pink cadillac convertible.

     raphael recognized it well. it was a 1959 series 69 convertible. a classic and very vintage car with the interior also being pink with white accents in it. he knew she had to come from money to afford that. either that or whatever she work as was paying well.

    there were days where he would want to say something to her. but then decided against it, seeing as he was not allowed to show himself to humans and he was conviced that she would run a mile once she gets one look at him. so he remained on a high rooftop, every friday night at 10:30pm, watching her, listening to her tell the employees about her day and ordering the same pizza. 

     but when the foot clan threatens her livelihood, her friend's life and the people of new york, raphael must face his fears of rejection and show himself to the pretty stranger. mainly because she was apart of this and because he finds out that the two of them have more in common than he anticipated.