The big man clenched his fist as he turned off his cellular phone. According to what his assistant had just told him, Hellcat hadn't died in the explosion as he'd hoped. This made him angry…really angry.
He had wanted to be rid of her quickly. That way, she would not interfere with his plans again…she wouldn't risk his exposure just because she'd tried to take him down all those years ago.
The only thing that kept him from losing his grip on his emotions was that he'd managed to kill her parents and that he knew it haunted her…
Still…more work needed to be done…more planning for their next strike. He would be damned if she would survive this time…
His plan would also have to include eliminating those mutant freak turtles that they'd previously tried to capture. Apparently, as his assistant had also told him, they had helped Hellcat's aid afterward…those very same turtles that had saved Raven.
It was too bad really…those turtles were worth a damned fortune…until the buyers had lost interest because they hadn't managed to deliver in time…
He swore softly and punched a number into his cellular phone. This bitch was going down…and soon.
Hellcat grumbled for the umpteenth time while she sat on the couch in her brother's apartment. The man hadn't let her outside for almost a week and she was well on her way to getting cabin fever.
She'd at first occupied herself with cleaning and repairing what weapons that she had left and the ones that Damon had salvaged from the remains of her house. When that was done, she had taken time for training…but that had gotten boring so she'd raided her brother's movie collection.
It was when she hit her tenth movie that she had officially decided that she needed to seriously talk to her brother into letting her outside. Unfortunately, the man was as stubborn as she and hadn't budged on the subject.
So, here she sat…irritated as all hell.
The only good that had come from this was that the turtles had visited a few times, just to see how she was doing. Leo had of course shown the most concern and this had definitely made her feel good.
Through both visits the two had exchanged glances, the odd seemingly innocent brush of a hand, leg, or arm. The best had been when she'd fallen asleep while they had been watching a documentary and she'd awaken to Leo leaning his head against hers, while gently touching her shoulder.
Hellcat suddenly wished that she'd had the courage to do something more that night…like give in to her urge to kiss the blue-masked turtle…
Perhaps next time you can do that…
Oh, the idea was far too appealing for her to bother to deny. And really…did she want to? Hellcat hadn't felt something like this before…sure she'd freaked out at first…who wouldn't? But, after spending time with her friend and the turtles she had begun to understand what her friend had meant by them being 'virtually human except for shells.'
Now…now she saw them as Liz did…wonderful, caring individuals. This whole adventure, though it had just begun, had already rearranged her world more than she had ever thought possible.
Just then, she heard a tap on the window. Turning around, she saw Mikey wave at her. His brothers, Liz, and Christine were standing behind him, waving aswell.
Eagerly, she stood and went to the window and let them in.
"We brought pizza and movies!" Mikey announced happily, holding them up for her to see.
Hellcat laughed at his enthusiasm. "That's awesome, Michelangelo. Pizza is my favourite food, remember…"
"I remembered!" The orange-masked turtle hugged her. "That's why you're totally cool."
Hellcat gave the turtle her thanks and just shook her head while he set the pizza on the counter and began devouring a slice.
"You've made a friend for life." Christine commented as she stepped inside aswell.
Liz nodded her agreement and went to grab a slice before Mikey finished off the pizza himself.
While Liz did that, Hellcat inspected the stack of videos that Mikey had set on the counter. Each and every one of them was a horror movie which made Hellcat sigh. Now she would never get a wink of sleep. She'd never been very good with these kinds of movies…sure, she could take down some of the toughest bad asses on the planet, but watch some psycho creep into a house or what have you and murder people, no…that was just something she couldn't do very well…
Still…she wouldn't ever let them know that. They would probably never let her live it down…
Biting her lip, Hellcat determinedly brought the stack over and set it next to the television. She would make herself sit through them…no matter what…
To distract herself, Hellcat went over the pizza box which thankfully had one slice left, and took it. If anything would make her feel better, it would be pizza.
While she munched, Mikey declared it movie time and plopped himself on the couch. Hellcat, Christine, Liz and the rest of the boys followed suit. Hellcat made a point to sit next to Leo. Thanks to there being so many people on the couch, they were rather scrunched. Not that Hellcat minded much for she was right against Leo's side which forced him to put his arm around her so that it wouldn't get squashed.
Hellcat glanced sideways at the blue-masked turtle. He had a small smile on his face, showing that he hardly cared that he had to be near her either.
Mikey shifted through the movies and picked one and then put it in. Hellcat endured most of it, until about the middle…
Then all bravado was lost. The agent buried her face in Leo's shoulder to block her view of what she knew would be a particularly grotesque scene. Hey…she'd made it through half the movie! That, for her, was a record!
"Just tell me when it's over…" Hellcat said to Leo, her voice muffled by his shoulder.
Leonardo just smiled down at her. So she didn't like scary movies, eh? That was humorous and oddly endearing aswell. He wasn't a huge fan of them either, but upon occasion he watched them but that was usually after much badgering from Mikey.
The other boys, however, loved them as much as Mikey did which was why all the ones they brought with them had been from that genre.
However, he might decide to change his mind if it meant that Hellcat would be snuggling as close to him as she was now.
The agent stayed that way through the rest of the movie. When she finally looked up, she sighed with relief when she saw the credits rolling.
Leonardo watched a blush creep along her cheeks when she realized what she'd done. Hellcat muttered some rather colourful words before she straightened up again.
It was Raphael who picked the second movie. Hellcat took a deep breath and let it out again as she watched the opening credits.
The agent did well until the killer in the movie leaped out of nowhere, grabbing the heroine. This resulted in Hellcat doing a little leaping of her own…straight into Leonardo's lap.
The turtle startled in surprise, but held her fast so she wouldn't fall onto the floor.
Again, she didn't look up until the movie was over.
"Not a horror movie fan, eh?" he asked.
Hellcat sighed and shook her head. "I guess you realized that from my hiding and leaping…"
"Nothing wrong with that…" Leonardo assured her. "I'm not a big fan either."
"Well, at least you watched the whole thing." Hellcat pointed out.
Leonardo ran a thumb down her cheek. "I just keep in mind that it's all not real."
Hellcat gave him a grin. "I'll be sure to tell my brain that…maybe it'll listen one of these days."
Leonardo chuckled at that.
"Hey…I'll make popcorn!" Hellcat called out when Mikey put in the third movie. The agent proceeded to get up and run rather enthusiastically to the kitchen.
Hellcat quickly located the cupboard where her brother kept his snack food. Thankfully, the man had an addiction to popcorn so it was never in short supply. Pulling out several bags, she began to pop them each in the microwave.
Leonardo came in a moment later to gather drinks for the clan.
"Escaping the movie too, eh?" she asked while she took one bag out and dumped it into a huge bowl that her brother owned for just this purpose.
Leonardo nodded. "We need to get Mikey hooked on a different genre. I'm not sure how much more blood and guts I can look at."
Hellcat picked a can of pop from the fridge and saluted him with it. "I wholeheartedly agree." The agent popped the can open and took a sip. "Maybe we can get his girlfriend on our side."
Leo took a sip of his own pop before responding. "She's been working on him already, actually. She likes them, but not all the time like it's been."
When they both made a move to re-enter the living room, Leo ended up in front of her, effectively pinning her to the counter. The two stood there for a long moment unsure of what to make of this sudden intimate position.
Hellcat found she rather liked being this close to him. She could feel that his plastron was surprisingly warm. Placing a hand on it, she could feel the steady thump of his heart. From there, she moved it so that it trailed down his arm. His skin was pleasantly rough and rather lovely to touch.
Leonardo watched her eyes warm and fill with what he knew was desire. Then those eyes drifted to his mouth…
Then his eyes drifted towards hers, which looked plump and soft and very kissable…
They were just leaning towards one another when Mikey's voice rang out, breaking the moment.
"Hey, where's that popcorn?"
Hellcat instantly drew back and lowered her eyes to the floor. "It's coming, Mikey!" She called back to him before moving to grab the popcorn bowl.
Grumbling at the interruption, Hellcat walked into the living room carrying the popcorn. She set the bowl down and watched with mild amusement as everyone dug into it.
Leo sat down next to her after handing out everyone's drinks. Hellcat smiled and leaned against his arm. The agent ignored the rest of the present movie and just focused on how good it felt to be where she was.
When the evening ended, Hellcat only stood after Leo himself had stood, albeit reluctantly.
She watched the boys hop out the back window. Gathering the last of her courage, she tapped Leo on the shoulder while he sat on the windowsill.
He turned around and was about to ask her what she wanted, when Hellcat grabbed both sides of his head and kissed him. Leo groaned and drew her up against him and onto the sill with him with his powerful arms.
Hellcat felt all her thoughts flee her mind. All she was aware of was Leo. She deepened the kiss as she clung to him.
It was only when the shouts of his brothers to get going got very insistent, that Leonardo finally, but slowly, broke the kiss.
"I've wanted to do that since I first met you." Leonardo admitted while he stroked her cheek.
"Same here…" Hellcat realized that statement was far truer than she cared to admit.
Leonardo kissed her softly once more before he leaped down from her window and onto the alley floor below.
Hellcat watched him until he disappeared into the sewers. Smiling, she closed the window.
Oh my, do I have it bad… she thought, amused.