This will be an Leo/OC story with interdimentional travel mentioned off and on.
So...let me get this chapter out and see how it goes.
And R&R please since I'll need to know if I should continue or not.
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The turtles followed Hinata silently, their minds awhirl with questions like, What is she up too? Why does this feel like a trap? What is she planning?
So when they finally reached the bar they were both somewhat relieved and worried about what would happen next. They slipped through the back door and found themselves in a kitchen area which was rare for bars unless they had grills and food menu's.
"You can put the stuff down anywhere and make yourselves comfortable. I'm going to take the kiddo here, upstairs. I'll be back in a sec." Hinata said in a cheerful tone as she shifted her hold on the boy again so that his head was laying on her shoulder.
The four blinked at her back and felt torn between swearing and running out the door. How did you deal with someone who's very presence made you lose all capacity to run? Someone who's very presence was so intimidating that it made them all shiver?
The second she was gone Raph dropped the bags he'd been carrying and asked, "Anyone else here think little miss I'm-all-that is a man?"
Don set his bags down on the counter in front of him and then scratched the underside of his jaw. "I didn't see an adam's apple."
"So?"
"So to be a man, she'd have to have one."
"Well I'm scared of her..." Mikey finally said. They all looked at him. Surprised by the fact that he, a trained ninja was afraid of what- A hundred and twenty nine pound woman? That is until he grinned and said, "But only in that weird, Please ma'am do it again, sort of way."
"Well she does have a nice pair of legs on her." Don said softly. Almost shyly.
Mikey grinned wickedly, "It wasn't her legs that I was looking at. But whatever." Raph and Leo exchanged identical looks of, What the hell is going on with them? Just as Hinata walked back in and they all looked at her.
"Okay, kids in bed, the groceries and such are here. The place is still standing..." Leo smiled politely, about to tell her that it was time that they leave when Hinata smiled at them and he suddenly found himself losing all ability to think much less speak.
"Would you guys like to stay for lunch?" She asked. Mikey made a chirping sound and all but ran over to her and grabbed her up in a bear hug then looked at Leo with his famous puppy dog eyes.
"Can we? Can we? Can we?"
"Mikey we have to go."
"But look at her! She's so cute!" Mikey said as he grasped her chin and turned her head at an almost painful angle so that Leo could see her blink at him and growled something under his breath as Mikey let her go and jumped around in place anxiously. Waiting for his elder brother to give permission.
It took a moment or so but Leo finally sighed and hung his head in defeat. Damn. It looked like they weren't going to get out of the bar and away from the woman anytime soon. And I told Splinter that we would be back before noon too. Leo thought as Mikey jumped around a little bit more. Acting more like a ping pong ball bouncing off of two walls than a twenty five year old disciplined ninja.
Hinata chuckled, the sound low and husky as she moved over to one of the cabinets next to the fridge and pulled out some bread. "You guys don't mind sandwhiches do you?"
"Nah."
"No."
"We don't mind at all-"
"We just need to go home soon-"
"Oh-" Hinata said as she looked over at Leo with an expression of disappointment on her face then set the bread aside and said, "I see. Well...I don't want to keep you if you need to go." Mikey started to say something but Don and Raph regained their senses long enough to grab him and keep him quiet while Leo said.
"Thank you for offering to feed us. We'll be going now." He bowed to her slightly and stopped when he found a delicate hand thrust out into his personal space. He stared at it for a moment, realizing what it was that she wanted and narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling that this was a trick of some kind. Some way for her to get a good feel for them and what they were.
It wasn't happening since his hand had three fingers and green skin just like the others. Still... It would be rude to just leave her hanging. But he knew better than to shake hands with an unknown person. He was trying to think up a good excuse not to shake her hand when he heard her ask. "Is there a problem?"
"Y-Yes actually. I have a rare skin condition that we're very self conscious about. It's why we're dressed the way we are." Leo said, indicating to their daytime camouflage consisting of the bulky brown long coats, and wide brim hats.
"Ah, I see." Hinata said as she started to put her hand down when Mikey grabbed it in one of his before Leo or anyone else could react and grinned broadly as he shook her hand.
"Well he may have a weird condition, but I don't. So I have no problem shaking your hand dudette." Leo watched Hinata's expression for any signs of shock or surprise while mentally making a note to kick the hell out of Mikey as soon as they were back in the sewers.
Hinata smiled politely as she shook hands with the stranger, noting the thick three fingers along with other things. Like the extra tendons and muscle in the large hand and thick wrist. Hands that could easily crush bone to dust. So I'm not the only one with hands like this. She thought in bemusement. Although she had gained the strength in her hands through her Special Ops training. Long before she had come to this world.
"Well, thank you for carrying Jackie's bags for me." She said as the stranger released her hand and waved bye to her as he and his friends headed out the door.
