Dana saw a movie in New York City. After the movie was over she was walking back to her apartment. When suddenly a group of Purple Dragons showed up.
"Give us everything you have girly and no one gets hurt". Scared she didn't know what to do. She backed up against the wall when suddenly, a shadow appeared behind them.
"Four against one is not a fair and honorable fight," Dana heard cold words from the roof of the building. She saw a figure land gracefully and drop kick one of the gang members in the face.
"Retreat now and I will not hurt you... much," the male figure said with an honorable voice.
"Get'im!" the leader yelled and the shadow swiftly withdrew its blades and deflected their attacks.
Dana was shocked and no longer scared as she watched this shadow pick off every last one of them. Until there was no more. She was no longer afraid and she looked up at the shadow who appeared right in front of her.
"Are you alright, Miss? They did not hurt you, did they?" the male still stayed in the shadows as he asked her coming a little closer.
"No, I am alright. They didn't hurt me. Thank you for saving me" she said. He was coming closer and she realized when she saw him in the light what he was. A giant humanoid turtle. Although she was not afraid of him nor did she think he was a freak.
"You should be more careful, Miss. Try traveling in groups," he told her in a calm leveled voice.
"Do not tell anyone about what happened here," his voice was a little stern but still polite.
"Ok, you got it. I won't tell anyone what happened here. Thanks again for saving me. I don't know what I would've done if you hadn't shown up like how you did."
Leonardo did not reply anything and took off, jumping off the walls of the building to disappear in the roof of the buildings. He thought about leaving to patrol some more streets but decided to guard this girl home. People were so dishonorable in this day and age. She saw him jump from building to building until he was out of sight. Then she continued her walk back home. She was still walking down sidewalks until finally, she got to her apartment, took out her keys and unlocked the door and went inside. After Dana had dinner consisting of the sausage dish she went upstairs to take a shower. She got in the shower and was washing her body and then she washed her hair. She could've sworn that before when she was in the kitchen she felt someone watching her from outside but she decided it was her mind playing tricks on her. She got out of the shower, dried off, put her pjs on and went to watch some tv. Leo returned to his home thinking about the girl. Somehow he felt responsible for her safety and felt that he had to be her protector. After she watched some tv she went to bed thinking about him. She climbed into bed, put the blankets over her and went to sleep dreaming of the mysterious mutant that saved her. She wanted to see him again. She felt like she wanted to hang out with him for some strange unknown reason. Some time went by and Leo found himself more often watching the girl in her apartment. He secretly followed her everytime she was walking alone to make sure she was safe. He averted his eyes in a gentleman-like way whenever she was changing in her bedroom, too naive to pull her curtains, thinking that living on the top floor saved her from the prying eyes. She was now in her living room watching television with what looked like an alcoholic drink in her hand.
"Dude! That's messed up, bro!" Leo heard Mikey's voice behind him. He turned his head to acknowledge his presence, not at all embarrassed at being found out watching over the girl protectively. "You're totally stalking her!" Mikey said pointing his finger and laughing. Leo frowned.
"I am just making sure she is safe, Michelangelo." He did not reply to any other continuous teasing Mikey did about him having a crush on her. Leo ignored him and continued to watch the girl. Some time later in the day, it was night, the very next day she found herself watching tv and drinking alcohol in her hand. She was watching a movie. She had the dreaded feeling like someone was watching her but every time she looked outside there was no one there. She wondered if maybe he had any siblings. If so, she would love to meet them. She was getting all excited just thinking about it. Leo frowned as he saw a burglar approach her unlocked windows. She was not careful tonight and forgot to lock it. The burglar was on the fire-escape stairs with a knife in his hand. Leo straightened up taking out his katanas. Not on his watch. The man opened the window and climbing in. Leonardo moved swiftly, entering her apartment through the same opened window as the man was already inside. He kicked him in the face, knocking him unconscious. He looked around, finding the girl staring at him since her living room was eliminated fairly well. He put his katanas away looking at her and bowed in a respectful way.
"My name is Leonardo. Please excuse my sudden intrusion, Miss, but we have met before when you were attacked by a gang of Purple Dragons."
"Oh yeah. Hey it's you. I remember you. Looks like you came to save me again. Honestly this is getting really old. Me always in trouble and you bailing me out. But still I don't mind getting saved by you. My name is Dana. It's nice to meet you Leonardo. By the way are you the one that's been stalking me?" Leo's eyes widened as she said those words, but he collected himself rather quickly.
"I would rather you call it 'being your guardian,'" he tried to correct her, but he knew that he was caught. He tried to show that his intentions were pure and that he was honorable through and through.
"Ok Leonardo. Well I never asked you to be my guardian. It's not like I need any help. Ok, fine, you're right. I do. I do need help but I just want to know why these things keep on happening to me. It's not like I did anything wrong." She started to cry. Leo looked at her crying face. He did not know what to do and how to calm her down. He was not really sociable.
"Bad things can happen to good, innocent people, Miss Dana. That is why individuals like me exist. To serve and protect those who cannot protect themselves," he said seriously but did not move from his spot.
"Oh really? Well, ok then. I am glad I have someone like you watching my back even when most of the time I don't even know if you're there or not." She wiped her tears with her hands and she gave him a bright, big smile. Leonardo was relieved that his words of wisdom somehow calmed her down. His brothers usually called them "lectures" and found them somewhat annoying, but she did not. He bowed respectfully one more time.
"Miss Dana, I would ask you to lock all possible entrances to your home. I won't always be there to save you. But for now, I must get going. The city's crime does not rest and neither should I," he told her in a serious tone, moving towards her window.
"Ok, I will Leonardo. Thanks so much for being there." He nodded to her. He went to her window, jumped out onto the balcony and climbed up a stairwell to the roof and jumped from building to building until he was out of sight. Then she went back to finishing her drink and finishing her movie.
"Bro, you totally have the hots for her!" Mikey said as he was following him, jumping from roof to roof. Leo did not react to his accusations.
"I simply make sure Miss Dana is safe," he told his younger brother in a calm tone.
"Keep telling yourself that, dude," Mikey said with a goofy smile. The next day Dana decided to go to Central Park. She went and walked and skipped along happily enjoying the fresh air and the nice day out. She bought an ice cream cone, fed ducks at a lake and just sat on a bench looking at people as they were passing by. She was enjoying the day and she felt great. She felt happy for some strange reason. Did she really want to see Leonardo again? It's not like I like him, she said to herself. They were just friends and besides she hardly knew the guy. She continued just looking at people, walked around some more then left the park. Leo got ready to go to the surface again.
"Are you going to see your giiiiirlfriend?" Mikey teasingly said to him. Leo looked back unaffected.
"If I have enough time, yes," he told him straight on. "I believe she is in need of a friend. From all the times I have watched her, she did not appear to have any friends," he told his younger brother. Leonardo then quickly ran on nighty patrol. When she went home she went to take a bath. She got undressed and hit the tub. She was taking a bubble bath. She was singing in her lovely singing voice. She enjoyed singing by herself when no one was around. She didn't really have any friends. All her friends from high school never contacted her or anything, but then again, she didn't really have any friends because she used to get bullied a lot in school. She has always been alone and that is how she prefers it. She is not really the social type due to how people treated her in the past. It was evening now and Leonardo wanted to visit Miss Dana to say hello. He knocked on her living room window but heard no answer. He arched his brow to find it unlocked. He sighed at the girl's forgetfulness. He entered her home, hoping that she would be alright with it. Sticking by her window in plain sight was not safe, plus he did not know when she would be available. He stood with his arms folded waiting for her to exit from the shower. He heard her voice and her singing, which made him smile just slightly. She was too caught up in her singing that she didn't hear someone coming into her home through the window. She was finally done with her bath. So she got a towel, wrapped it around her, combed her hair and then exited the bathroom going to her bedroom to put on her pjs. Leonardo's eyes widened as she passed him completely not noticing him. He shifted his eyes to somewhere else, not looking at her half naked form. He coughed into his fist letting her know of his presence.
"Miss Dana," He said in an unsure voice. "I did not realize that this was not a good time for you to accept any guests. I will get going. Once again, I apologize if I startled you."
"Leonardo? Oh god. No, no, no wait, hold on. Please don't go. Stay here while I go change." She quickly ran into her bedroom, shutting the door behind her. She quickly changed into her pjs then she came out of her bedroom and hung up her towel. Then she looked at Leonardo. Leo coughed into his fist again looking her over.
"I am glad to see you are decent," he told her about her clothes. "I will stay here as much as you like, Miss Dana. I am well aware that you are in need of companionship. It is best that I would be here with you instead of you going out and searching for trouble," he smiled just slightly, a gesture almost invisible to the naked eye. She caught that smile though. She smiled back at him. She blushed when she realized that he almost saw her naked.
"Uh Leonardo that's very kind of you to offer. But I wasn't planning on leaving my apartment anyway. So since you're going to be here, what would you like to do?"
"The activities for tonight are entirely up to you. I would gladly appreciate though if you told me more about yourself," he said coming a little closer to her, his blues eyes watching her.
"Uh ok well," she said, "my name is Dana Groovers. I am originally from Washington. I moved here because I got a job in floral design. I am a floral designer you see. My favorite color is red. My favorite food is tacos. I love walking, reading, writing poetry and flowers. I love going to see and watching movies. And it seems trouble follows me lately wherever I go."
Leonardo nodded his head and took her hand in his, leading her to the sitting area, sitting down with her on her living room couch.
"Fear no more, Dana. The troubles will stop with my watchful eye," he reassured her to make her feel safer. "I was surprised at your lack of astonishment to see me. I am a mutated turtle and a ninja, an honorable warrior sworn to protect the innocent. I have three brothers who follow the same code of martial arts as me. When the time comes, I will introduce you to them if you so wish," he told her, looking her in the eyes.
"Awesome. That would be so great Leonardo. I have wondered if you had brothers and I wanted to meet them. So well, I guess I have no choice in you being my guardian huh?" She gave him a smile.
Leo lifted his brow line.
"You may choose one of my brothers to watch over you, if that is what you wish. I will be happy with your decision, just as long as you stay safe," he told her trying to hide how her words affected him for some reason. Weren't his actions caused by his desire to protect her and nothing else? Where were these unexpected feelings coming from?
"No Leonardo. That's not what I meant. I meant so I guess I have no choice in having a guardian right? Besides Leonardo I don't want anyone else being my guardian other than you. You are my guardian and no one can ever take your place." She said with a big smile on her face. Leo watched her eyes closely, seeing sincerity in them. He blushed just slightly at her kind words. He stood up and bowed his upper body.
"It would be an honor to serve you, Dana. A young maiden such as yourself is not safe in NY city all alone," he told her and sat once again next to her.
"Ugh I know Leo, tell me about it. The streets are filled with crime and violence these days it's not even safe to go outside or walk by yourself on the streets anymore." She blushed when she heard Leo calling her a maiden. He sat down next to her and she wondered what to do next. She started humming without realizing it. Leonardo listened to her voice, silent and patient. When their eyes caught she stopped blushing at his gaze.
"You have a beautiful voice, Dana. It is rather... soothing," he told her truthfully. He noticed her blush and did not know if she was embarrassed at him looking at her or if she was embarrassed at herself for forgetting his presence.
"Thank you Leo. Uh well, so Leo, anything you want to do? Do you want to watch a movie or something?" She asks him still blushing at him. Leo nodded his head.
"Yes, that would be good," he told her and watched as she went to her DVD collection going through it and searching for an appropriate film.
"Ooooo, how about this one?" She asked, holding up Transformers in her hand. So she put Transformers in the DVD player and they started watching the movie. She sat back down on the couch next to Leo. Leo watched quietly, marveling at the CGI animation. He stiffened just slightly as he felt Dana lean her head against his strong shoulder, but relaxed and allowed it. Was she getting tired? Or was this her way of showing companionship? As the movie dragged on and as she was watching all the action going on, she realized she was getting tired and she leaned her head on Leo's shoulder about to fall asleep. She realized she was starting to fall asleep so she closed her eyes and she let sleep overtake her. Leonardo looked down at the sleeping girl. He turned off the television set and the DVD player with the remote control. He stood up silently and gently lifted her in his arms. He carried her to her bedroom, laying her on her bed, and putting the covers over her body. He watched her get comfortable in her sleeping state, smiling just slightly, as she moaned in her sleep. He went to the window, making sure to lock it this time and vanished into the night.
The end?
Nah just kidding. This is only the first chapter. Please read and review. Reviews are welcomed. Thank you and have a nice day.