Chapter 2:
"We are so lucky we have April." Mikey said.
"Yeah because of her little lie we stayed away from the lair." Raph added.
"Yeah but I do feel guilty over lying to Leo." Donnie said.
"Forget about it Leo will forgive us if he finds out and besides he seems to like being alone now." Mikey said.
True to Mikey's word Leo would spend most of his free time alone in his room or is nose in a book. Other times they would see him write in a journal but if anyone tried to get close to him he would tense up and shut the journal. Raph, Donnie, and Mikey
/didn't want to push Leo, learning their lesson if Leo wanted to talk to them about it he would have.
Walking into the lair the chilly air around them made them shiver.
"Man, Donnie youturn downthe heat or something?" Raph asked grabbing his forearms and shivering.
Donnie ran to check the heat but came back with nothing.
Donnie shrugged his shoulders.
"The heater is working fine guys. Maybe Leo has the answer." Donnie said.
Mikey and Raph nodded their heads and made their way to Leo's room. But as they pass the living room they immediately stopped in their place when they saw them. The twins of Death were in their living room. Kage the boy was leaning against the back of
/the couch with his arms folded against his chest and Kei was sitting on the top of the couch with her arms resting on her knees.
Kage still had his short black hair parting to the right side of his face and sickly grey skin and bright red eyes. But he was taller almost the same height as Mikey with a long black shirt with a large red skull on the back of his shirt with red tears
/falling off its eyes, black pants with two chains on his belt falling just below his pocket and black boots with silver buckets.
Just like Kage, Kei still had her sickly grey skin and red eyes but her long black hair was cut short in the back and long in the front but her right side was cut shorter than her left. The right side was cut just half way above her ear and her left was
/cut just below her other ear her bands just barely showing on her forehead. Kei was the same height as Kage and wore a black sleeveless shirt and dark grey jacket with black raven on the back. Long black pants that were tight against her body and
/black combat boots with silver buckles.
"Long time no see boys." Kei said.
"We were waiting for you." Kage said.
Immediately the boys grabbed their weapons and got into their fighting stance. Even though they knew that wouldn't work they had to try something.
Kei placed a finger to her lips as Kage waved his hand in front of him.
The weapons disappeared and everyone was frozen in place.
"Relax we're just here for a visit." Kei said.
"Nothing more, nothing less." Kage said.
"Screw you." Raph spat.
"All you bring is death." Donnie said.
"Go back to your father already." Mikey added.
Kage and Kei looked at each other and laughed.
"That was one of the best compliments we got to day. Isn't it sister?" Kage asked.
"Yes, brother it is. You three are very funny but alas we are not here for you." Kei said.
Both twins stood up and walked towards Leo's room.
The brothers tried to move but the magic from the twins were stronger than themselves.
Peeking into the room Kage cried out sarcastically, "Oh look sister do you see what I see?"
"Yes brother it is true I do see what you see." Kei said.
The twins jumped down and walked over to the brothers.
"So tell us, what did we see?" Kei asked.
"Leo who else?" Raph mocked.
Both twins burst out in laughter.
"Brother do you still believe these fools deserve that kind of power?" Kei asked.
"No sister." Wiping a tear from his eye. "I do not believe so. Afterall a liar is still a liar in the eyes of many."
"I wonder where he is then?" Kei asked raising her head to look at the ceiling and placing his chin in the pocket between her index and thumb in a thinking position.
"What the hell do you mean?" Raph yelled. "Where's Leo? What did you do to him?"
"Shut up" Kage said raising his hand in front of his face.
Kage's hand started to glow causing Raph to lose his voice.
"You're too loud and we're trying to look like we are concerned and thinking." Kage mocked.
"Kei I know where he is." Kage said turning to his sister.
"You do?" Kei said trying to sound shocked. "Where is he?"
"I believe he's near a tower." Kage said.
"Yes a tower with a weird symbol on it." Kei said.
"The Foot!" Donnie and Mikey cried.
"Oh yes that one." Kei cried smacking her fist into her hand.
"Now I remember there was news about something happening there." Kage said.
"Too bad you guys weren't here to see it." Kei said turning a cold glare at the brothers.
"Yes a night out on the town without the restrictions of an overbearing brother is most delightful. Kage added.
Kage and Kei turned their backs and let the shadows of the dark lair take them over.
"I hope you're ready because soon the light will no longer power over the darkness." Kei said.
"And once it's gone we will be back to take what we deserve." Kage said.
As soon as the twins disappeared the cold air disappeared and the weapons that were once gone in thin air reappeared in their hands. The silent Raph was silent no more and started barking orders for Donnie to find Leo and for Mikey to get the truck ready.
"What the hell was Leo thinking?" Donnie muttered under his breath.
"This" Raph said turning on the television.
"Report says that the daughter of Oruko Saki has returned from her long stay in Japan to take over the company from her late father. Sources say that she is now talking about a deal with a company in Japan to expand the business. In other news-"
Raph turned off the television and threw the remote into the screen.
"So why did Leo go after her?" Mikey asked.
"To stop the deal. Karai is working on something bigger than a deal with Japan. After all she has made it clear at all she wants is revenge against Leo." Donnie explained.
"We'll deal with this together now come on guys. Let's go get Leo." Raph said.
Raph, Donnie, and Mikey, tracked Leo to outside of the Foot headquarters. Scaling the wall of the building where Leo's shell cell was telling them he was up to the roof to see Leo staring at the building with all his focus and thoughts on it.
"Leo?" Raph whispered.
Leo turned around and looked like a deer in headlights at his brothers.
"Guys what are you doing here?" Leo whispered.
"Getting you out of here, we heard about Karai." Donnie said.
Leo shook his head.
"That's not the reason for me being here." Leo said.
"Then why Leo? What's going on with you?" Mikey asked.
"What do you mean Mikey? Everything is fine." Leo said.
"But we saw-"Mikey tried to speak but Raph smacked Mikey on the back of the head and Donnie covered his mouth with his.
Leo raised an eyebrow.
"We saw the news and thought that because of what Karai did and said to you a while back you came here for revenge." Donnie explained.
"Okay but still what was Mikey going to-"
"What are you doing here Leo?" Raph asked trying to redirect the conversation away from Mikey back to Leo.
"I'm here trying to remember the day when we thought it was okay to attack the Shredder and ended with all of us almost dying and this constant looking over our shoulders." Leo said staring back at the building.
"Leo…" Donnie said in a sympatric tone.
"I just need time to process everything." Leo said. "Please" Leo pleaded.
Raph walked over and placed a hand on Leo's shoulder.
"Sure bro anything you need." Raph said.
"Thanks Raph" Leo said returning the favor.
Raph pulled Mikey and Donnie out and returned home. Leo on the other hand left his place and returned to the water tower he lived in once during the first time the Shredder was believed to be dead.
Leo took off his gear and took out his journal, pen, and the blade. Turning on the light from the lantern he left in the tower Leo took his seat and began his ritual once again.
Leo began to once again write down his thoughts into the journal but this time it was eradicate and crazed, scribbling and striking out words on the pages. Leo took the blade and made a small cut on his index finger and another just above his elbow.
Leo took his bleeding finger and pressed it against it against the walls of the tower and started to write. The small light from the lantern in the tower shined the bright red words that covered the walls.
Leo took the lantern and pulled it closer to him.
A large picture to covered most of the tower, made Leo smile a bit. A true smile that Leo once had before all of this happened. Leo only had a fake smile when he left his room so he could put on a show for everyone.
The picture reminded him of who he was long ago and someone who he wished he could see at times.
A large grim reaper with his scythe hovered over with his two children in front of him was painted on the wall. Painted with only red paint and a mixture of his own blood so he could be a part of another family.
A family that didn't walk on glass as he walked by or flinched when he spoke or touched him. Leo may love his family here but the family out there didn't make him feel like an outsider