<div class="floatleft">(http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2015/014/5/8/april_by_jennyverse-d8dypxd.jpg)</div>April breathed a sigh of relief as Splinter tossed away her weapon and began to help him get back on his feet. She seemed to be embarrassed over this little mishap, and the journalist smiled as she apologized and dusted him off with her surprisingly soft hands. "Of course not. You were just protecting your home. I can see now that you must have been the one who taught the Turtles how to fight. I didn't even see you coming."<br/><br/>Her response to his compliment was surprisingly cute; fuzzy-looking cheeks turning dark with an adorable blush, she tried to play it off as if she weren't actually one of the most beautiful creatures he'd ever seen in his life. He caught that little smile that crossed her whiskered face though. It gave him the feeling that she had enjoyed the compliment even if she didn't seem to be used to such praise.<em>I guess there really aren't that many people down here to appreciate her good looks, are there?</em>With as secretive as Michelangelo and Raphael had told him that their family was the majority of the time, it was likely that he was the first person from the world above to have ever actually been down here. "I wouldn't have said it if I didn't think it was true."<br/><br/>Splinter offered him some tea, and April was quick to nod his head. "I'd like that." Her next smile was much less shy and hesitant, and full of warmth. It brought another smile to his own face, and he would follow after the rat once she began to lead the way. "I promised the Turtles that I wouldn't tell anyone about your family...but do you think it'd be alright if I asked you some questions? There's got to be a fascinating story of how all of this happened. I mean, how often does a rat adopt four turtles and live in the sewers beneath New York?"