~10 hours later~
"Wow Donatello, I don't know how you did it, but you are actually sometimes useful", Raphael's grin made Donatello narrow his eyes angrily. "I wouldn't say anything if I were you. Your anger always holds you back!"
Leonardo had had enough of this starting fighting scene, and single growl from him made both of his brothers bowl slightly embarrassed. Leonardo was the second in command after Shredder. He had taught his brothers to respect him, as if he was the alpha. Leonardo knew he wasn't.
"Our only concern now is to find this girl! Do not let anything to get into way", he narrowed his eyes to Donatello and Raphael. "Understood?"
Both of his brothers nodded groaning a bit. The blue masked turle hated the un respectful attitude. He had raised all of them, as his brothers. They had forced him to grow to adult at the age of 5. And now, Leonardo had the right to be respected.
"Okay, so she is living here", Donatello circled a house from his map, and we all moved closer to look.
"We need a plan. We can't just dash in there. Hamato Yoshi lives there you know", Leo stated, and looked at the others. None of them said anything. They waited for their leader to figure something out. It was Leo's job to come up with a plan that would lead them to success.
"Okay. We have only a week, so there's not time to loose. We need to figure out what kind of house do they live, and when Hamato Yoshi leaves Miwa alone. We also need to find a safe route for escape after the..", Leo stopped his sentence to think for a right word. "Kidnapping?" Mikey's voice was quiet. He did not want to have any part in this. All this seemed so wrong for him.
"It's not kidnapping Mikey", Leo sighed. "We're just telling her the truth, and give her the possibility to meet her real father. That seems fair, righ?"
Mikey shrugged softly. He just didn't like the idea of this. Kidnapping was wrong, right?
Miwa yawned softly when she sat up in her bed. The girl rubbed her eyes, and looked around her room. The sun was already up. Miwa jumped up eyes widening. How much the clock was was? Was she late from school again? 8am. No no no no..
She dressed as fast as she could, putting on the first jeans and shirt she could just find. It didn't matter at this point anyway. She was late all the time. Her teachers had given her warnings about this. Detention, extra homework and other stuff that she obviously didn't enjoy one bit. Now her teachers had threatened her with more serious consequences. Expelling from school for a some amount of time. It really made her blood boil. She did't want to disappoint her father after all. It was the worst thing that could happen. Miwa could imagine his father's heartbroken face, when he asked why. She gulped nervously, and took her bag. Then her mind started working. It was Saturday. There wasn't school.
She groaned, and fell back down onto her bed. What an idiot she was. Father had already left to work, and he would have woken her up if needed. Obviously he didn't, since it was a freaking weekend.
Miwa closed her eyes, and fell back to sleep. Little did she know, that she was being watched.
"I donno.. She looks pretty happy dudes..", Mikey whined. They had been watching the girl now for half an hour or so. She didn't look like she was held there against her will. They had seen Hamato Yoshi kissing the sleeping girl's forehead before he had left the building. To go to work, at least that was what Leo thought.
"She doesn't know her real father, Michelangelo", Leonardo hissed between gritted teeth. Their younger brother was too naive. He hadn't quite learned the rules yet. Master Shredder said, and they did. Nothing else mattered. Succeeding in the Footclan was the only thing they could accomplish. They would never fit into the human world. They were different. Freaks. Aliens, as someone would call. They would never have anything else except this clan, and each other.
Mikey looked down, nodding. Leo was his big brother. He knew what was for the best. Even if it didn't sound like it sometimes. Raphael had told him that surviving meant sacrifices. Sometimes those were hard to do, but they had to be done.
"We should do it now. She's asleep, and Hamato Yoshi is gone. There won't be more perfect situation than this, Leo", Raph hissed. He, however shut his mouth quickly when Leo narrowed his eyes. Their leader had the power to say and decide. Leo was their alpha, and Master Shredder was Leo's alpha. Simple.
"I say when we take her."
The ominous tone in his voice got goosebumps to travel in Mikey's back. He felt so bad for the girl, even if he knew he could't. Sympathy and empathy were trash.. at least that's what Raph taught.
Miwa woke up an hour later, and walked to kitchen. The high-rise they were living in was silent. Many were at work, and others were sleeping. They lived in sixth floor, and the view was amazing. Miwa pressed her hands on the window, watching people walking below in the streets. They were so small, like little ants.
When she lifted her gaze, her eyes widened. There were dudes on a high-rise. Like on the building. What the heck were those guys thinking. She tried to look closer. Were they.. green..? What was going on. Miwa was a kunoichi herself, but no way she would jump on roofs. Sudden excitement set in. Where those guys ninjas? That would be so awesome. She had always adored ninjas. But what were ninjas doing in New York?
Her father had told her somethings about Hamato clan. He said that they were the last alive members of this clan. Miwa knew very little, because his father didn't tell her. Secrets were in the shadows, for now. Miwa really wished, that she'd get to know what really happened.
Like the yesterdays news. What was so important from the News yestarday? His father didn't look scared or under threat. But Miwa also knew, that Hamato Yoshi could hide his emotions really well. He was a ninja master, after all.
The girl was really mad to herself, that she didn't take a picture as well.
Wait, the guys in the roof?!
They were gone. Maybe those were just her imagination, and nothing else. Still, her heart was pounding in her chest. Why did she feel so scared?
"I think she saw us", Donatello stated matter-of-factly. His voice grew silent, when Leo roared at his face. "You fools! Master Shredder said that we are not supposed to show ourselves!" Donatello and Michelangelo backed away few steps, but Raphael stood his ground.
"What's the big deal? We're gonna capture her soon anyway."
"If I were you, I would keep my big mouth shut", the leader in dark blue growled.
Mikey was almost scared. When they were little, Leo was so caring. Now his older brother was a cold, bossy and threatening. Mikey used to play and spend time with Leo the most of the three, but things changed. Shredder saw potential in Leo, and trained him himself. He didn't have time to spend with them anymore. Leonardo changed. So did Raph and Donnie in time. Mikey felt like he didn't even know them anymore. And still, he followed them. They were the only thing the orange masked turtle had.
When Yoshi returned home few hours later, first thing he noticed was a note on a kitchen table. He picked it up, and read the words on it.
Dear father,
I left for a walk.
Don't worry, I know it's my turn to make dinner.
I'll take care of it when I return.
I'll be home in an hour to three. See you then!
Miwa
Yoshi smiled softly. His daughter had always been such an respective, and kind towards him. If only she was that for everyone. Miwa didn't bring any friends home, and Yoshi knew she had none. Miwa had always liked to be alone. She loved practicing katas in her own room, and sometimes she even meditated. Yoshi had sometimes talked her daughter about her friends, but she was really good at turning the conversation around.
Yoshi took his phone from his pocket, and scrolled down his pictures. Yes. There was the news photo. The one where the Footclan symbol could be seen. The man feared. The Shredder had returned. After so long, he seeked revenge. And Yoshi didn't fear for himself. He was afraid for Miwa, who didn't know anything that was going on right now. The Shredder was training an army to take them down. Or him down. Yoshi didn't know what would happen to his little Miwa. Whatever it would be, he had to stop it.
Leonardo attacked. He lashed his blade forward towards the man who was standing in front of him, who dodged easily. The fight had been going on for a good time now. Leonardo was starting to get tired, but so was the Shredder, who was fighting against him. The Shredder clearly had the upper hand, but Leo wasn't doing bad at all. He was fast, focused and meticulous with his moves. Any mistake, and he would be done for.
Talking about mistakes, Shredder managed to kick his feet from under him.
Leo fell down onto his shell. His head hit the floor, and stars exploded behind his eyes. His head was banging, and when he finally managed to open his eyes, the Shredder's blade was pressed against his neck.
Leo didn't dare to make a move. He hated to be so vulnerable. One move, and he would be done for. But his master wouldn't do it. He was his star pupil after all. He had always succeeded in everything. And on top of that, he was the leader of his brothers, he wouldn't..
"Leonardo, you need to focus! Hamato Yoshi would have killed you if this was a real fight", Shredder's voice was hard to read. It wasn't angry, but the echo of his voice send goosebumps all over Leo. "I'm sorry, master Shredder. I'll do better next time", the leader promised. The Shredder removed the blade from his neck, and turned his back to him.
"How have you and your brothers proceeded in your mission?"
"We found her, master. She will be brought to here at the end of the week. We're just making the perfect plan to get her, so one will know what happened. We're almost there. Few days." Leonardo gazed up at his master. "Excuse me about my curiosity, but what are you planning to do with her? She didn't look really unhappy when we tracked her."
"That is none of your thing to worry about. Your job is to bring her to me, and I'll take care of the rest. Remember, after this mission, you'll be real part of the Footclan. Not pupils or students anymore. Real warriors." The Shredder knew what rope to pull. Leonardo nodded, excitement in his eyes.
"You can go."
Leonardo walked into his bedroom. It wasn't big or fancy, but it was all he needed. There was a bed, desk, lamp, and mat. Leonardo didn't own much. Few books were on his bedside table. Both were about martial arts. A pen and few sheets of paper on his desk. Like said, it was all he needed.
He placed his precious Katana blades on a shelf made just for them. Then he sat down, and reached for a dusty covered book. It was his journal. He had written it for eight years, every day of the week. There was a lot of text. A lot of didn't even begun to describe the right amount of words. In fact, only one wasn't enough. There were five journals. All of them were stacked under his bed. Even master Shredder didn't know about them. Nor did his brothers. It was his little world to shut down to.
13.8.2016
This must be the right thing to do. Capturing the girl is the only way we can prove we're worth to be in the Footclan. Master Shredder says we won't fit anywhere else. All the people would keep us as freaks, like aliens. I don't want that. I didn't want to be like this, and now I have to live like it. I hate it. However, I do whatever it takes to make my brothers' future happy. And if this girl is only thing he wants, I'll get it to him. One way, or another.
Leo sighed, and closed his journal. He remembered when he wrote about how master Shredder complimented on training, or something else really innocent. And now he was about to kidnap a girl. But master wouldn't hurt her. It was only that she'd hear the truth. Truth, right.
