Karai turned in her bed and glared at the window. The sun was rising and she should be sleeping. Fast asleep. And after the long night of being out with the Clan, she should be passing out and not bother waking up until after noon. And yet, there she was. Wide awake and very, very annoyed.

Karai turned over onto her other side and let out an agitated sigh. It had been like that for a few nights now. She had never had that problem before. Nothing ever bothered her to where she couldn't sleep. She was Karai, the cruel daughter of the Shredder, the fiercest and meanest ninja around. She could steal anything and not feel a single singe of remorse. She could scar you and honestly not care if she left you to bleed. That was how she was.

So why was she tossing and turning? Karai wanted to say she had no idea...but she did. As much as she rocked as a liar...she couldn't quite get the hang of lying to herself.

The image of a mutant ninja turtle in blue filled her mind. Even if she tried to blink it away, he'd still be there. If she closed her eyes, he was even more vivid. It drove her insane. She rubbed at her eyes and tried to think of something. Anything. But her mind wouldn't let her.

Karai picked up a pillow and chucked it at the wall, crossed her arms, and fell back onto her bed. She hated this. How could she lose sleep over a traitor like him? He hurt her, went behind her back. He broke his promise. How could he?

The young woman sighed and relaxed her body. She was a hypocrite. A big, fat hypocrite. How many times had she done that to him? Could she honestly blame him for this? He didn't know she was the Shredder's daughter, how would he have known when he attacked?

Karai turned once more and snuggled her cheek into her pillow. She overreacted badly this time. Leonardo had helped her and saved her life. He was just trying to protect his family just like she was trying to do the same for hers.

The ninja closed her eyes. He could easily have been in the room if she hadn't known better. She could easily see the shape of his face, the freckles on his skin, the greyish shade of blue his eyes were...

Her eyes snapped open and she clutched her head with an agitated groan. Great. She maybe sorta kinda fell for the enemy. But just a little bit. Father would not like that at all, not that she'd act on her feelings.

Karai searched her ceiling for answers as she thought about the ninja. He probably was into her. She could easily take advantage of that, but it'd take time. Did she even want to? She had made a huge deal about not wanting to be friends at all, why should she?

Because she was Karai. She's selfish and cruel and intelligent and could be your worse nightmare. She was unpredictable and what Karai wanted Karai got. And she wanted Leonardo to suffer and she wanted his heart. And she will get what she wanted. But maybe after the hurt she felt went away, first...

Reply to Reviews:

DarkSummerBrightWinter92: I'm glad! Funny thing is, when I first started writing stories for these two...I wasn't a huge fan. But after writing about them and watching more of the series...I fell in love!

Zannab0801: Yes it was! I'd imagine after everything and Karai is turning in for the day.