Chapter 3: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Leo failed to react as Don had Raph help him lift the unconscious form and carry him to the infirmary.
He was too caught up in a memory.
"Come on Leo, I told ya', get up," he ordered.
Leo remained huddled in the corner, arms tightly around his knees, shaking his head, eyes staring in horror at the limp figure of the young girl in front of him.
"She's dead," he choked out.
"Of course she is, you killed her," Jacob snapped, "that'll happen to your brothers too someday, you'll slip up and they'll end up dead. That's why I have to teach you how to control it."
Leo looked at him in shock.
"Y-You made me do it!" he cried.
Jacob chuckled softly.
"You killed her Leonardo," he replied, "I told you two to be careful when you played."
Leo's eyes narrowed and he leapt forward to attack, crashing to the ground as Jacob hit him and threw him down.
Electricity crackled in front of his face.
"I…am…stronger than you Leonardo. I could kill you in an instant…don't kid yourself…kid," Jacob hissed.
Leo twisted , uncomfortable under the weight of the larger male, he started trembling a little.
Jacob smiled cruelly.
"What's the matter?" he teased.
Leo trembled all the harder, fighting scared tears.
"Please….please don't…" he managed.
That night he hid from his family before dinner, scrubbed his skin raw with a wire scrub pad he had found, and went to bed early claiming that he didn't feel well.
"LEO!" Don shouted, jerking his elder brother out of a frozen state.
Leo jumped nearly out of his skin and something exploded in the kitchen causing him to jump again.
Don reached forward and gently touched Leo's arm, causing the already tense figure to nearly jump out of his shell.
"Leo?" Don whispered gently, "you ok? You look like you saw a ghost."
"I think I did," he managed weakly.
"Well I need your help…your O positive and so is this guy...he's lost a lot of blood-" Don started carefully.
"NO!" Leo exploded, jerking back and staring at Don as if he was being betrayed.
Don jumped himself, completely startled by the reaction.
"Leo?" Don cautioned.
"No…No! I won't give him anything," Leo jerked away and scrambled to his room, the door slamming behind him.
Don stared at the upper floor in shock.
"What the shell?" he managed softly.
"DON!" Mikey called frantically.
Don jerked out of his reverie and scrambled to the infirmary.
It was an hour later when Splinter knocked lightly on Leo's door and asked to enter.
"Come in," came a muffled response.
Splinter gently pushed the door open.
"My son, our guest will live, Donatello managed to stabilize him-" Splinter started to inform.
"He might be your guest but he isn't mine…I want him gone Sensei. Gone," Leo stated firmly as he looked up to lock eyes with his father, "he can't be trusted."
Splinter scowled.
"Leonardo I am ashamed of you. This man is wounded and a mutant like ourselves. We should help him and give him a safe place to hide," Splinter remarked.
"He can't be trusted!" Leo insisted, "He will kill us all in our sleep Sensei!"
"Is there something you want to tell me Leonardo?" Splinter said dangerously, "if you have a valid reason for this accusation you should tell me now."
Leo trembled, eyes widening.
No he didn't want them to know the truth about his daily "explorations" as a child, he didn't want them to know the emotional and physical damage he carried everyday. Why he got uncomfortable with physical contact.
He couldn't stand the thought of them knowing.
"No Sensei," Leo whispered, dropping his gaze, "he's dangerous…that's all."
Splinter frowned slightly, but nodded.
"I expect to see you at dinner," he said firmly.
Leo nodded
"And you will take a shift watching this guest of ours…that is an order," Splinter stated firmly.
When Splinter left Leo started shaking, the thought of being alone with that man terrified him.
When Leo stepped into the room to take the shift he was assigned, their "guest" was awake, sipping some broth and propped up on pillows.
Their eyes locked and Leo struggled to keep his cool, because he saw the smirk there.
"This is my eldest, Leonardo," Splinter introduced.
"Nice to meet you Leonardo," the male greeted with a raspy voice, "I'm Jacob."
Leo nodded in greeting, not yet trusting his voice.
"Leonardo will stay with you for a while, if you need anything just have him get it for you," Splinter comforted.
"Thank-you for your hospitality," Jacob rasped.
And with that they were left alone.
Jacob looked Leo over.
"So…have you told them your little secret yet? Or are you still hiding in the dark?" Jacob chuckled coldly, suddenly looking and sounding stronger, "you look good."
"Bas****" Leo spat in response, "I knew it…you're fine…you probably shot yourself!"
Jacob chuckled.
"Oh Leo…you're still the scared little boy I remember so well…always terrified of me…except once…the day you tried to kill me," Jacob ended with a whisper.
Leo scowled.
"Do they know that you were a science experiment in Latin America…or have you hidden that too?" Jacob asked.
Leo paused before speaking, eyes narrowed dangerously.
"How would you know that?" he growled.
"I was there…I felt you burnout….you still haven't fully recovered yet…have you," Jacob whispered.
Leo's hands balled into fists and his breathing quickened.
"Stay out of my business and my life. You are leaving this minute," Leo snarled as he stepped forward.
The air crackled and the machines in the room gave a moan as their circuits strained under the effort of holding the sudden influx of power.
"I think not," Jacob growled, eyes blazing dangerously.
Leo flexed his hands, body shaking
A/N: What is Jacob planning? What actually happened in Latin America?
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