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"So where are we going this week?" Rehka asked as he entered the dining room and sat on his pillow at the low table. Dorian looked up from the
file before passing it to him. "Master is sending us to New York." Lennox perked up at this from his seat towards the end of the table "What is in
New York?" Mika laughed from his seat next to him "Let me guess, giant gators?" Dorian shook his head with a stern frown "No…giant turtles and
other monsters." A thump could be heard from the corner of the room where Krishna had been mediating in her one handed hand stand. The four
men looked at her with confused looks, never before had she lost her balance. "Krish…you alright?" Mika asked started to rise from his pillow
"Yes…I am fine…but I highly doubt there are giant turtles in New York, other such monsters yes…but no turtles." She stood up and walked over to
the table sitting on her own pillow. "What makes you say that sis? I mean we've seen weirder things in weirder places."
"I just highly doubt it." her tone was one that meant her part in the conversation was over. "So….what info do we have on this?" Lennox asked
but that was the last of what Krishna heard as she drifted into her own little world, remembering three months ago. Master Grandfather had sent
her to Columbia on a solo mission; it should take no more then a week he told her. But she was there for more then a week…almost a month and
a half now that she thought about it. However unlike other missions this one did not end in the termination of a monster…but in the friendship
with a very unlikely person. She still remembered the way he had moved with his twin blades, a fighting style and stance in which she greatly
admired. He had been the first challenge she had in awhile; he could match her speed and skill whereas her brothers in arms could not.
He had also not wanted to fight her, but not because of fear, because he wanted peace with the person he did not know. She however did not
listen at first, choosing to just fight him, and through he had not won he had proven himself where she could not. In their fighting they had
wandered into the path of men with ill intentions. He was risking his life by fighting her; he could not afford any distractions. But at hearing the
sound of a distant cry for help he dodges her attacks to save a young boy. She stopped momentarily and watched him leaving herself open for
attack. He had surprised her so greatly by his act of heroism that she didn't notice the man behind her until he had buried his blade to the hilt in
her shoulder. Her scream echoed throughout the forest as she turned on the man with blazing eyes of fury and pain.
She whipped her arm out to the side releasing the blade from its hooked shape into a straight sword before plunging it into his chest. He didn't
make a sound as he dropped lifelessly to the floor; she removed her blade and turned to look for the monster she had been pursuing. He
however was gone, most likely having left during her distraction. She sighed and run into the forest for cover. Not long later she had found herself
shamefully lost and dizzy from blood lost. She had long since pulled the blade out but now the blood flowed freely down her back. She stopped
and stared up, concentrating to look past the canopy and see the sky. It was getting dark, if she did not soon reach a village she would die…this
she knew. So she pushed on, groaning in pain as she walked on unsteady feet. Slowly she felt herself become heavier as she weakened and
realized that her clothes even began to weigh her down. She stopped then and slumped against a tree releasing a frustrated growl.
She would not die like this…no…her death would not come by the blade of a mortal man. But it was becoming harder and harder to see…her
hearing was falling as well…until she heard the distant crack of a twig and the rustling of leaves. "Come to finish me monster?" she said softly as
she then forced herself to stand straight and tall. If this being was meant to kill her…then she would die with her pride and honor intact. A soft
landing could be heard from behind her and she slowly turned to face him. He was not covered in his strode now and she forced her eyes to focus
so that she could clearly see him. He was definitely green, with some blue thing on his head. She saw he was not holding his blades any longer,
which strangely gave her relief. "I'm not here to kill you." His voice sounded strong…it matched him well from what she had seen so far. "Then
why are you here?" he stepped forward and she drew her TwiBla once more snapping it in his direction.
He stopped moving and raised his hands "As I said, I'm not here to kill you I'm here to offer a truce for whatever reason your hunting me." His
words did not make her lower her TwiBla "And this truce would be?" he still had his hands raised "You stop hunting me and tell me why you were
in the first place." She frowned while he continued "And in return I'll help you." she didn't have a chance to answer as her usually light weapons
gained weight and her hands shook causing her to drop them before falling to her knees. She coughed and leaned forward bracing herself with
her hand. She looked to the ground and saw blood…her last remunerable thought being "He must have punctured something." And then it was
blissful darkness.
She awoke not long later with a throbbing headache lying on her stomach. She felt gentle hands move across her shoulder as the cut was
cleaned and bandage. "Master Grandfather?" her voice was weak and strained. "I'm sorry but I'm not your grandfather." It was then she
remembered where she was and what had happened. Her hands twitched at her sides as she searched for her blades. "Sorry, but your weapons
aren't going to be in your reach for a bit." She groaned and sighed "I did not agree to your terms monster why do you help me?" he laughed
lightly "Well I couldn't let you bleed to death on the jungle floor."
Over the next few days he helped her regain her strength and soon earned her trust. And a mission that should have taken a week…turned into
something else, something she couldn't name…but she knew this was no longer a mission and a week had since past. It wasn't until the next
month that she had started making plans to leave. And now here she sat, back with her family remembering him. "Leonardo…" she said softly
without realizing it. "Krish you say something?" she snapped to attention then and stared at Rehka who was across from her. "No" and with that
she stood and made her way to the door with her skirts flowing behind her. "What's biting her?" Mika asked while the others shrugged. "Who's
knows." Lennox said while Rehka nodded in agreement "Yeah I mean were talking Krishna here." Dorian said nothing however as he watched the
place where his sister in arms had left. Something was indeed brothering her, but she was like Master Grandfather and felt her problems were her
own and they should not trouble with them. No one could convince her otherwise…not even Master Grandfather.
Krishna entered her room and sighed as she walked across to kneel at the alter and pray as she did everyday. Krishna herself did not believe in
one religion but instead found truth and peace in all. So after saying a quick prayer she stood and went to pack what clothes she would need. Not
long later Mika knocked at her door and they were off to New York. Where she would most likely encounter Leonardo's family…maybe even Leo
himself if he had returned.
While they sat on the private jet she day dreamed about the extra time she had spent with Leo. Her family could never know that she let him
lived, that she did not complete her mission. It wouldn't fair well for her if they knew. The code would then call upon her to not only kill Leo…but all
like him. And from what he had told her of his family, she would be slaughtering six innocent souls. And that she could not do no matter what the
code said, no matter what Leo and his family was. It was in this one and only instance that Krishna would turn against her family, and that was to
protect another's. but then again…she wouldn't be with her family much longer.
"Krish...Hey Krish wake up!" she sighed and opened her eyes to see three smiling faces. "Want to play cards?" Rehka, Lennox, and Mika asked at
once. She smiled and nodded yes deciding to enjoy these moments while she felt she could. Because soon she felt she wouldn't be able to
anymore. "So, whose in the lead?" Mika asked. "Krish with 227, then Dorian with 226, then me with 215, Lennox with 210 and you with 200."
Rehka said as he shuffled the cards. "Wow…were getting beat out by our little sister…this is sad." Mika said with a dramatic sigh. Krishna shook
her head and smiled, if only they new that she and Dorian were actually tied at 226, after all she never did kill Leo.
"So Krish…really why don't you believe that there are giant turtles in New York?" Rehka asked as he dealt the cards. "Because all throughout
history there has not been a single giant turtle sighting…I believe that perhaps they are instead Kappa's." Mika looked confused "What's a
Kappa?" Lennox sighed and typed it in on the computer in the center of the database bringing up a holographic image of a Kappa. "Oh! So that's
what a Kappa is." Krishna smiled as she looked over her cards. "Heh…I'm gonna miss this." Mika said as he to looked over his cards. "What do
you mean Mika?" Lennox asked. "Well with Krish...you know….tying the knot soon were not gonna be hanging out like this much." The other boys
frowned and sighed "That's right I forgot about that." Lennox said as he shook his head. 'Damn…no more in flight card games…" Rehka sighed
"No more partner in crime" Mika frowned "No one to calm Dorian down." Lennox said. "No more anything." The three said in unison as Dorian
himself sighed and frowned deeply as anger slowly creped into him again.
"You have anything to say about this Krish?" all three looked to her as she stared down at her cards. "full house" she placed them on the table
before standing and walking to her previous seat.
A/N let me know what you think.