Running across the rooftops had never been a particular strain for Leonardo, and to his surprise, Karai's added weight had almost no effect on that. When they reached a low, grey building, Karai hummed thoughtfully into his neck.

"Alright, leader boy, I'm curious." She rolled her head around to look at him, and the motion against his skin almost made him groan. "What is this place?"

"It's a public swimming pool," he answered vaguely.

A slim finger prodded his bicep. "And why are we here?"

"So I can help you."

Conceding to his mysteriousness for now, Karai grumbled, "I don't like being helped…"

"Tough," he teased.

April had taken the turtle brothers swimming there several times, and based on what she had said, it wasn't in a very busy area. Leo leapt to the rooftop and scaled the side of the building. Balancing Karai on one knee, he picked the lock on one window with a shuriken.

"Nice," she murmured appreciatively.

She climbed through, and he struggled to follow with his large shell. The room they entered was dark, but the old plush chairs and the reception desk led Leo to believe it was the main lobby. Karai had wrapped her arms around herself again, so as soon as Leo had closed the window, he draped his arms around her to keep her warm.

"So, how is a swimming pool going to help me?"

"The pool won't," he admitted, "but the shower block, vending machines and med kits should."

"Shower block?" She raised an eyebrow. "What are you trying to say?"

He blushed and stuttered, "I-I… It's not, like, uh- I mean, the streets, and-"

The kunoichi laughed openly. "You're as adorable as ever, Leo."

"You too." He said it without thinking, then blushed again when he realised.

Unwilling to let her leave his sight, Leo escorted her to the shower block in spite of her taunting. Someone had left a bag of toiletries behind, which Karai gladly 'borrowed'. Once he could hear the water running in the shower, Leo sent a quick text to his brothers saying he would be out late tonight and rummaged through a hamper labelled 'Lost and Found' to get Karai some cleaner clothes. He settled on some grey tracksuit pants he thought would fit her and a navy hoodie that clearly wouldn't.

When Leo knocked at the cubicle ten minutes after the water was shut off, he was certain he could hear sniffling and uncertain breaths before Karai poked her head around the door. "What?" she asked testily, before seeing the clothes he proffered. "Those are hideous."

He shrugged. "It's the lost and found, not a shopping mall. Your alternative is walk around naked."

She winked. "Don't tempt me."

A hand snatched the clothes and a towel from him, the door slamming shut before he had even processed her words properly. Seconds later, Karai's discarded clothes and armour skidded under the door. Leo chuckled to himself as he scooped up the garments, but it quickly changed to a shriek when he discovered her underwear bundled in the black fabric. Genuine giggling echoed inside the cubicle.

Karai peeped around the door again. "You're the one who told me to clean up!"

"I didn't think you'd-" Leo blushed, forcing himself not to look at the lacy panties and sports bra he was holding. "Never mind. I guess I'll, uh, find somewhere to… y'know, wash these…"

"Okay." Leo had turned to walk away when she added suggestively, "As long as you're not planning to do anything else with them…"

He spun to yell at her, but she had already slammed the door with a cackle. Giving in, Leo searched for the kitchen. When he found it, he filled the sink with water and liquid soap, then set her clothes in the basin to soak. While he was there, the turtle did a hurried scan for anything he thought Karai could stomach after over a month without real food.

The blue-banded turtle was debating how heavy noodles were on the stomach when he heard an uncertain call of, "Leonardo…?"

"In here, Karai," he shouted back.

A few moments later, the kunoichi slipped around the counter to join him, rubbing her wet hair with a towel. Leo smiled at her. "Hey. Sorry, did I worry you?"

Her lips twisted. "No."

He rolled his eyes. "Yeah, sure." His large hand enveloped her tiny wrist, leading her to the cupboard full of instant noodles. "So, which flavour of noodles do you want?"

"I'm not hungry."

"Really? You're not hungry?" Leo eyed her up. "Karai, you look ill. When did you last eat?"

"Maybe I am ill," she snapped, ignoring his last question, "so you shouldn't make me eat in case I puke."

"…"

"… Leo?"

"You're probably not vegetarian. Chicken noodles it is."

Seemingly deaf to Karai's protests, Leo set the kettle to boil and emptied a packet into a pot. When the water was boiling, he poured it over the noodles and left them to cook for a few minutes. Once it was ready, he scooped the meal into a bowl and set in on the table between them with a fork.

Karai scowled. "I said I wasn't hungry."

"Well to me it sounded like a load of crap," Leo replied bluntly. "Now, eat."

She leaned over the table to him. "And if I don't want to?"

He sighed. "Am I gonna have to feed you?"

"Hmm… That sounds interesting," she teased.

He slapped his face into his palm. "Just eat the damn noodles."