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Chapter Ten
Mikey took notice of Leah's eyes as they were filled with unshed tears. His face softened up as he walked over to comfort her. He lifted his three fingered hand up and placed it on her shoulder. When he did so she turned to him and her lower lip bobbed up and down as she fought her emotions.
"Oh, Mikey!" she said as she sobs burst from her mouth.
"It's all right. Don'll fix him up good as new," Mikey explained patting her back, but quickly pulled back when her blood stained his hands.
"You need some fixing up too," Mikey continued not knowing where to wipe his hands when he felt a strange tingling from it.
He frowned and looked up at Leah, who seemed oblivious to it. Mikey shook his head. Maybe he was just imagining things.
She sniffed, "I'll be fine. Just help my brother," she replied solemnly.
"Come on guys, we need to move quickly to stop his bleeding," Don said urgently standing beside Raph, who held Leah's brother.
Leo nodded, "Leah, do you need help following us?" Leo asked the girl wanting desperately to hold her in his arms.
Her tear stained face shook her head no. Leo scowled in disapproval from her refusal to be helped. Whether she realized it or not she was in bad shape also. He was worried that she was taking her injuries way to lightly, and that the only thing keeping her standing was the adrenaline of the fight. He would stay near her to make sure she could follow through with her decision. He sighed and turned around to follow after his brothers all the while listening to Leah following behind him.
Leah's mind was in distress. She couldn't believe this was happening and she tried to wake up thinking this had to be a nightmare, but the more she pinched herself the more she realized how real this was. Adrenaline coursed through her veins for fear of her brother's life. She didn't want to be alone, and without her brother she would be.
"Leah," Leo called breaking her thoughts, "How are you?"
"I'll be fine," she replied wiping the tears that fell from her eyes.
She could not deny how much she loved the attention from Leo. The girl felt like she was on cloud nine, and mixed with her depressing thoughts of her brother made for a very emotionally unstable kunoichi. Her mood went up and down repeatedly. She knew they were wrong to have, her emotions. Leah had been trained not to get attached to anyone, yet here she was about ready to collapse from depression and giddy at the same time.
Then much to her surprise the turtles ended up going into the sewers, and when it came time for her to climb down the ladder she realized how tired she really was. Her arms and legs felt like jelly, and she fought her body's need to rest as she went down into the sewer with no sign of weakness. Leonardo seemed impressed with her, and he hovered over her like she was going to pass out at any moment. She didn't blame him. She felt like she would.
The girl smiled at him to reassure to the turtle. The minute he smiled back her belly filled with butterflies. They didn't travel long until they came to a dead end. She looked around confused when the wall suddenly began to lift up. Leah stared in open mouth amazement.
"Welcome to our home, Leah," Mikey said as Donatello and Raph rushed in with Lee.
Not meaning to be rude, Leah ignored him only having eyes for her brother. She followed them to a small infirmary. The girl would have been impressed if she hadn't been concerned with her brother. Don looked at her after Raph set her brother on the bed.
"Leah, no offense, I would rather you wait outside while I work on your brother. Raph, could you escort her out please?" Don asked turning his back instantly working on her brother's nose.
"Come on, Leah, its best just tah leave Donnie to his work 'specially when it's a life an' death situation," Raph explained turning her by the shoulder out the door and shut it as they left.
She followed Raph to a couch with many televisions in front of it, but right before he sat down he frowned at Leah, "On second thought let's get ya cleaned up first," Raph stated.
Leah felt like she was going to fall over at any moment and nodded not having the energy to reply. Now that she knew her brother was in good hands and they weren't in a hostile environment her body had started to relax. She started to topple when Raph put her arm around his neck and helped her to the kitchen where Leo was.
Leonardo got up instantly his face a mask of worry.
"How are you feeling, Leah?" he questioned gently.
She smiled, "A lot better now that we are with friends," she replied leaning on Raph a bit more than she would have liked.
"Hey, Leo why don't ya help her out with her wounds," Raph suggested as Leo hesitated.
"Sure, I'll help," he finally answered as Raph set her down on a stool.
Leo reached above the fridge and grabbed a large first aid kit. The turtle opened it and began to fiddle through it. Leah watched him trying to keep her mind focused so she wouldn't pass out when Leo left her alone in the kitchen.
She sighed and couldn't remember the last time she felt this bad. Leah had gained a rather large headache and her eyes had swollen. The girl sniffed making her head pound in response. She moaned holding her head. Without her adrenaline she could feel every wound she had received full force, and couldn't wait to lie down and escape the pain.
Leonardo knew why Raph had asked him to help Leah. His brother was no fool. The hot-head knew of Leo's desire for the girl, and was attempting a job in match making which didn't seem that farfetched considering Leah seemed to be fond of him as well. Leo sighed. He knew better than to get concerned with the opposite sex. Besides he was a turtle and she was a human.
When Leo was about to round the corner, he heard a small feminine moan and knew it was Leah. He could feel the pain coming off her in waves. Carrying the moist rag and some antiseptic for her wounds he found her leaning heavily on the counter cradling her head in her hands. He thought she was going to fall out right there.
"You should probably lie down after I bandage you up," Leo suggested worry eminent in his voice.
The girl only nodded as Leo put the antiseptic down and examined her back. The tight black sleeveless shirt had a ton of tiny nicks and breaks from the many close calls she'd had, and one large slash from where Hun had slashed into her. He knew she had to be going through a world of pain, and it bothered him that he hadn't protected her from it all.
The turtle sighed, "I'm going to have to lift your shirt to get to the wounds," he told her as she turned to look at him.
She smiled, "It's all right. Lee does it all the time," she replied.
Leo couldn't help but smile back. He slowly lifted her shirt that was stuck to her back due to the massive amount of dry, sticky blood. He could feel her jerk every time he pulled over one of the wounds. Leo felt awful for every bit of pain she was going through.
He frowned when he noticed the sports bra she was wearing was only hanging together by a thread. Hun must have cut right through part of it. As he examined the wounds he could feel the attraction he had for her spear his chest like nothing he had ever felt before. His body wanted her in a way he never thought he'd never want anyone. He began to reach a three-fingered hand to feel the large scars on her back when he jerked it back. What was he thinking? He was going to have to kill Raph for putting him through this.
As he studied her wounds his eyes widened. He could have sworn she had been injured much worse than what he was seeing, but that was always how it seemed with her. Wounds seemed to look much worse when they happened to her. Maybe it was because of his intense feelings towards her or maybe there really was something different with her. That could be the tie between her and the Foot.
"Leah, if you don't mind me asking, what is the connection between you and the Foot?" Leo questioned curiously wanting to find out the answer.
She sighed at him suddenly looking very dark and sad, "There is something different about me that they are after," she explained shaking her head.
Seeing the topic upset her he let it drop, "I'm about to clean your wounds. Are you okay with that?" he asked
When he saw the back of her head nod he proceeded to wash her back with great care and affection, and every time his hand hit her skin that spark flew through him. After all the blood was wiped away he couldn't hide his opened mouth surprise. All of her wounds were slowly sowing themselves back together disappearing off her back. Leah felt his surprise.
"Lee and I have been trying to figure it out, but the only people who know anything about it are the Foot. They must have experimented on me while I was a child or something," just as Leo was about to question how that could have happened she interrupted him, "I was raised in the Foot organization."
"What could have possessed you to leave?" Leo wondered as her eyes got distance bringing back old memories.
"They killed my father," she explained.
Leo cringed at her answer, "I'm sorry," he replied his eyes downcast.
She shook her head, "It was a long time ago. Don't be," she smiled at him.
He smiled back, "With the rate this is healing, it'll be better within the next day. This is unbelievable," he stated in awe.
"I know, but I'm not sure if this change is a blessing or a curse yet," she said with a sigh.
Leo frowned wondering what she meant, "Let's hope for the latter," he replied.
She nodded as he began using cotton balls to place antiseptic on her and placed bandages on the larger cuts and band aids on the smaller ones. He noticed how toned she was as he fixed her up. Her body looked like it was chiseled out of marble, but he imagined it was necessary considering they shared a similar lifestyle.
Suddenly Leo heard the sound of a walking stick making its way to the kitchen, "Leonardo? You all are home early. What has happened?" he heard his father say as the old rat stepped into the kitchen.
The leader instantly felt Leah tense when she saw Master Splinter. He put a comforting arm around her finding himself liking it a little too much as she leaned into him. Leo saw his master lift an eyebrow at his son's protectiveness of the human.
"Master Splinter, we ran into some company as you can see, and they needed our help," Leo explained.
"So I see," Master Splinter replied studying the woman as if he knew her somehow.
"I am Master Splinter. Welcome to our home," Master Splinter introduced himself smiling at the young lady.
The next thing Leo felt was the whole weight of Leah against him. Looking down at the human he saw that she had fainted. Unknowing if it was from the sight of Master Splinter or just that her body was unable to continue going on so little energy, he simply took her in his arms and laid her down on the couch. He made sure she was comfortable putting a pillow behind her head and covering her with a blanket. Leo pushed her eerily white hair from her face, and studied her features.
She was absolutely gorgeous. His heart pounded against his chest as he caressed her cheek.
"Leonardo," he heard his master say causing him to jump. He had forgotten about Master Splinter.
"I can feel and see it in your eyes. You are falling for her. How long have you hid this?" the old rat asked as Leo sighed.
"Master, I haven't hid it. In fact, I've been trying to not fall for her, but there is just something…something in my chest that won't let me. She and her brother are the two I've told you about that have been helping in the battle with the Foot," Leo explained trying to tell his father he hadn't hid anything from him.
"I see..," Master Splinter replied trailing off, "I have some matters I need to think about. Goodnight Leonardo."
Leo told Master Splinter goodnight wondering what it was he had to think about, and gave Leah one last look for the night before he retired to bed also.
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