December 20th, 2108. Five days before Christmas, and they were still apart from each other.
After Dark Leonardo had yelled at Lindsey and walked out, they both started to become less and less every day. Lindsey Jones rarely left her apartment anymore. She cried almost every day, no longer went to work, and got to where she wouldn't speak to her own family. The only person she did ever talk to was Starlee. Starlee Hambrath was not only her secretary, but she was also her best friend.
The day Dark Leonardo walked out, everything in Lindsey's life changed. She lost interest in things that she had found enjoyable, Lindsey refused to date, rarely smiled or ate anymore, and some days even refused to leave her bed. She didn't want to believe it, but Lindsey was going through a depression.
Dark Leonardo had also let himself go. Refusing to go back to the life he lived before he met Lindsey, he stayed in the alleyway just below O'Neil Tech, hoping that he could work up the courage to approach her again. Like Lindsey, he too had cried almost every day, wishing that he could take back what he said to her. Also like Lindsey he too was going through a depression; rarely eating, always sleeping, and constantly crying.
December 21st, 2108. "Lindsey, you need to get up," Starlee said walking into her room and opening up the blinds to reveal the wind blowing violently and snow falling rapidly out of the sky.
"No," Lindsey moaned from underneath her blanket.
"C'mon girl, today we were supposed to get our Christmas shopping wrapped up," Starlee reminded as she yanked the blanket off Lindsey's body.
"What's the point?" Lindsey asked as she slowly sat up. "Another year'll go by and he'll still be gone."
"Maybe so, but Lins, you've got to let him go. He left you, after he promised he wouldn't," Starlee stated. Though Starlee had never met Dark Leonardo, she'd heard a lot about him from Lindsey.
Lindsey sluggishly dragged herself out of bed. "I don't feel like myself anymore Starlee," Lindsey said rubbing her eyes. "I know he hurt me, but I miss him so much. I'd give everything I have if I could just see him again."
"So I'm guessing going shopping is out of the question?" Starlee wondered.
"No, if you want to go, then please go ahead. I'll let you borrow the company credit card to thank you for your troubles," Lindsey said.
"Alright, I'll be back in a couple of hours. Want me to bring you anything specific?" Starlee asked.
"Bring me Dark Leonardo," Lindsey requested as she wrapped up in a blanket and lay on the couch.
"If I find him, I will," Starlee promised before leaving her best friend lying on the couch sobbing.
When Starlee returned from shopping, and was about to head up to Lindsey's top level apartment, she looked over and saw something move behind a dumpster next to the O'Neil Tech building. Starlee walked back into the alleyway and called "Hello?" The figure shifted positions, but didn't speak. "Who are you?"
"What does it matter who I am?" the figure said in a low muffled voice.
"Aren't you cold? All you have for protection against the snow is a torn blanket," Starlee noticed.
"What does it matter?" the figure repeated. "I've lost everything and I deserve to die."
"What'd you lose worth dying over?" Starlee questioned.
"I lost the most wonderful girl in the world," he answered. "Ever since then I've let myself go."
"You still love her?" Starlee asked.
"Of course I do. I never stopped loving her, but I don't know if she misses me or not," the figure said.
"Who is she; the girl you love?" Starlee wondered.
"You won't believe me if I tell you," the figure said.
"Yes I will," Starlee promised.
"Her name is Lindsey. Lindsey Jones."
There was a silence that passed through the air for a few seconds. "Did you say Lindsey Jones? CEO of O'Neil Tech Lindsey Jones?" Starlee asked.
"Yes, I know it sounds crazy, but –"
"I know Lindsey, she's my best friend and employer," Starlee explained. "Are you Dark Leonardo?"
"Yes," the Dark Turtle stated.
Starlee froze; Lindsey's boyfriend had been below her building this whole time. "Dark Leonardo, you need to come see Lindsey," Starlee said.
"She won't want to see me after I left her," Dark Leonardo said. "I don't know if she can even stand the sight of me anymore."
"She needs you more than you know, and you need her. Believe me, she misses you," Starlee said. "Please just try and talk to her. Lindsey has not been herself since you left; she's different now."
The Dark Turtle looked up at the alien girl. "How so?" he questioned. "Is she safe, has someone hurt her?"
"She's safe and no, no one has hurt her. She hasn't left her apartment ever since you left. Lindsey has become so depressed that she sometimes won't even get out of bed. I do all her errands for her since she won't leave the house, and everyone is worried about her," Starlee explained. "She won't hardly speak, and when she does, all she says is how much she misses you and still cares about you."
Dark Leonardo turned his head. Lindsey was missing him; she actually thought about him, and to know that she missed him that much made his heart not hurt as much anymore. "Alright, I'll come see her," Dark Leonardo agreed. He stood and followed Starlee into O'Neil Tech. As they rode up to Lindsey's level, Dark Leonardo asked "Does she ever say if she loves me?"
"Every day," Starlee replied with a small grin. The Dark Turtle smiled to himself as the two of them stepped off the elevator and walked up to Lindsey's door.
Thanks for reading! Sorry it took so long for me to post the sequel, but I've been focused on a bunch of other fanfictions and college work! Next chapter should be out within the week! Arigato readers! - Fangurl Phantomhive