Christmas

Leo goes to the mall and stares at the engagement rings. Then he sighs because he can't choose which one to get for Stacy. The guy at the counter calls.

"Sir a lot of men get them specially made for the ones they love. If you give me the order I'll have it before Christmas Eve, but you have to pick it up by 5pm we close early. What does she like?"

Leo thinks.

"Umm horses and it has to be gold."

The guy looks at him and smiles.

"How about this? I put a miniature horse on the side of the ring and engrave yours and her name inside with the stone at the top? Does that sound good?"

Leo smiles.

"Yes that sounds perfect. Thank you for helping me out."

He makes the receipt for him and Leo sticks it in his jean pocket and walks around the mall getting everyone else their gifts. When he finishes his shopping he gets the presents wrapped and walks out to his car and sees the foot surrounding him. Then he looks up and sees Karai.

"Oh Leonardo nice disguise but you can't fool me. Where are your brothers and your rat master now?"

His face turns red and he glares at her.

"I don't need my brothers and my father to help me take your dishonorable ass down!

What do you want Karai?"

She jumps down and laughs evilly.

"I want a fight between the two of us! One on one you against me!!"

He looks at her and glares.

"Fine you got it!! I'm warning you I'm not a ninja you mess with!! How many times am I going to warn you?"

She laughs.

"Oh please Leonardo. You can't kill me because you are in love with me! Face the facts Leonardo if you were able to kill me that day you would've in my father's mansion!! But you decided to let me live!!"

He glares as he unsheathes his katana.

"I decided to let you live because I gave you a choice to do the right thing! It's not because I love you Karai!! I let you live because I have honor unlike you!!!!!"

She looks up and laughs evilly. He hits his watch and jumps up coming down with a driving kick knocking her into the alley. She tries to lunge at him and he blocks her blade from hitting him and knocks her back into the wall holding his katana at her neck with his eyes slanted!

"Oh really you think so…Take this as a warning! Mess with my family again and I swear on my honor I will kill you Karai now get out of my sight before I take my blade across your neck!"

She uses a smoke bomb and disappears into the black smoke out of sight. He picks up his katana and hits his watch. In his human form he walks to his car and closes the trunk. Then he drives off toward his girl's house.

I sit at my kitchen table and stare at my promise ring and sigh. Then I go back to wrapping everyone's presents to put them under the tree. When I finish with the presents I put my tree on and wait for Leo to arrive. I see his car pull up and run out to greet him with a hug and a kiss. He embraces me tightly and smiles as he strokes my forehead gently.

"Hey sweetie sorry I'm late, but I had something to take care of before I got here. I hope you're not that mad at me. The mall was packed and I had to fight Karai again!"

I smile and give him a kiss.

"No Leo I understand. You're a ninja and she just doesn't know how to stop messing with you. I went to the mall yesterday and it was really packed also!"

He smiles and takes my hand as we enter the house. I close my door and put the fireplace on before I go make us some coffee. As I enter the kitchen I say.

"Leo you can turn back now. It's only you and I."

He looks up and shakes his head.

"The button is stuck and I can't turn back yet. I have to let my brother Don fix it when I get home tonight. I guess the battle with Karai damaged the one that turns me back into a turtle. I hope you aren't angry. In either form it's me Leo your boyfriend for 4 ½ years."

I smile and go back to the coffee pot in silence. As I watch him sit on the floor in front of the fireplace the ache returns and I sigh.

When the coffee finishes brewing I pour it out and bring it to him as I sit next to him on the blanket. He sips his coffee and stares into the flames as they rise and fall. When I finish mine I rest my head on his broad shoulder and rub his chest tracing the lines of his muscles so tight and firm. He flinches and continues drinking his coffee. When he finishes his coffee he leans into kiss me and I accept without hesitation. He embraces me and I feel his hands moving in my shirt and lift my arms above my head as he slips it off letting it fall. My hands unbutton his shirt and I slip it off his shoulders caressing it from top to his 6 pack and sigh He pushes me down and they slip down causing a draft all over my body. He moves my hands to his jeans and I unfasten them slipping them off and kiss his muscular chest along the lines He moves his hands to my clasps and they come undone causing it to fall. I feel his lips around them and sigh He moves my hand to his boxers and I untie the string. He slips them off and comes down on me causing me to scream out as we get deeper as the flames rise and fall in the fireplace. Shortly after we run out of energy and fall asleep in each others arms.

He awakes in the middle of the night and turns off the fireplace. Then he clicks on the ceiling fan above our heads and lies back down by my side holding my soft body in his arms as we snuggle up to one another while we sleep.