It's not over yet (sequal to IRTGU, TMNT Donnie fanfiction)(Discontinued)

Prologue

Donnie's POV

(A few years later)

Lily died when we were seventeen, almost eighteen. I never even got to celebrate one birthday with her. So the day of her birthday, June 21st, I made her a present. A ring. On the inside of the band, the words "I will love you forever" were engraved. The band was gold colored, and on the top, there was a blue-purple colored flower, the exact color of her eyes, made out of tons of little, carefully placed gems. I put the ring in a box I found, along with her other stuff, other than her bear, which I've slept with every single night. I had neatly put all of it in the box, and left it on my nightstand. I also made her a birthday card. I've done the exact same thing each year that's passed. The first year, I'd made the ring, the second, I painted a picture of a colorful, sea turtle, her favorite animal (picture of what it kinda looked like is attached), the third, I wrote a song for her, I even sang it, the fourth, I made a clay model, about the size of a tissue box, of a sea turtle, it's shell purple, and it's skin neon green, the fifth, I made a tiara. I really got a kick out of the last one. The tiara was gold colored, looked a lot like Elsa's crown, but had purple-blue gems decorating it in random vines all over it, all of them leading up to the flower on the top. On the card to go with it, I wrote "because you're my princess" as my explanation.

This year, I didn't know what I was going to do. It was late April, we were now 22, going to be 23 this year. The guys have been trying to get me dating again. They've been trying to get me to go on dating websites and stuff, but I don't want to. I don't want anyone else. I'm fine being alone, 'cause really, am I ever alone? Sure, I have my brothers, and Splinter, and Casey and Dan and Ed and the girls.

Oh, did I mention we defeated the Shredder? Yup, after Lily died I was much more determined to destroy him. We killed him, the guys actually allowed me to do the honors. I accepted, but only because I wanted revenge for Lily, whether he'd done it or not. I wanted to avenge her death. After Shredder was killed, we got the mutagen from Baxter's lab. I was able to make enough retro mutagen to turn every mutant back, starting with Timmothy. Slash didn't want to turn back, so I left him, but most of the others I turned back. Bradford, Xever Baxter, all of them decided, after we'd bartered with them and given them the retro mutagen, I guess they decided they would leave us alone, and they went on with their lives.

But, back to the whole dating thing. I've got all of my friends and family, sure. But when I say I'm not alone, I mean Lily's still here. She's still with me, I just can't see her personally. I was fine with that. I'd told Leo and all the others this several times, but they still want me to find someone. I appreciate their concern and all, but honestly, it's getting a bit annoying. I mean, constantly,

"Hey Donnie! I found a new dating website! It's got really good ratings!"

"Hey Donnie! There was this girl up top I meat at the store the other day! She seemed cool!"

"Hey Donnie! I think I've just found the perfect chat room for you!"

I don't think they understand that I don't want anyone else. Lily was the only one for me, and now she's dead. And I'm fine with that. I mean, sure, I cry, and I'm sad, and sometime's I still do feel like throwing in the towel, but I don't need her with me at night. I don't need to have a good morning and goodnight kiss every day. Just the thought of her is enough for me. And I've got pictures and the bear and stuff, so I'm okay. They just seem to think I'm lonely and depressed without her. And I'll admit, sometimes I am, but I'm getting over it. I'm learning to live without her.

I sighed as I leaned back in my desk chair. I was in my lab. I'd been trying to come up with something else to make Lily for her 23rd birthday. I couldn't think of anything else though. Yeah, I know I still had a month or two, but I wanted to make sure I made something good for her. I sighed and rubbed my eyes. I hadn't been able to sleep for a little while. I layed awake in bed, hugging the little bear, and just thinking. Occasionally I would look over, grab my phone, and look at the pictures of her.