April and I were in her apartment gathering some things for her since she wouldn't stay her for awhile. We figured now was the safest time to grab her stuff while we had the guys with us, even if we couldn't see them. We made sure to make lots of noise and had lights on to let then know that there was indeed someone home if they came here looking for her. "Is it always like this?" I asked her.
"That feeling like something is about to go off?"
"Yeah. I'm all wound up right now. The waiting is killing me." My first time being used as bait...whoda thought...
I was in her bathroom grabbing her toiletries while she stuffed clothes in a bag. She had already packed her laptop. We were trying to hurry because we didn't know how much time we had. I came out of the bathroom and tossed the cosmetic bag to her. She had just put it in her bag when we heard a noise in the living room. I quickly hid behind the bedroom door. Was it the guys or was it someone else? April's sudden dive behind her bed told me real quick who it was. Someone was coming into the room. When they got even with the bedroom door frame, I raised my leg and kicked the door as hard as I could. Literlally slamming the door in the man's face. I heard a cry of pain as I quickly locked the door. It wouldn't hold them back long, but long enough.
April chuckled. "You are a mean one, aren't you?"
I grinned at her, ignoring the sounds of them trying to kick the door in. A moment later those sounds were replaced by thuds and grunts, then by a soft knock on the door. "Come on out you two." We heard Donnie say. April grabbed her bag and we came out of the bedroom. There were six guys knocked out in the living room and for large turtles. I couldn't help the chuckle as I looked around.
"I'm impressed guys, you didn't break any of my stuff." April smiled.
"We didn't want you mad at us." Mikey grinned.
"Mikey, Donnie you two take them to the van." Leo said. "Raph and I will have a little talk with one of these guys. We'll clean the trash out for you too, April."
April laughed and Leo winked at her. We left the apartment as Leo and Raph picked a victim. When we got in the van April pulled out her Laptop and handed it to Donnie. "Wanna make sure they can't track my computer for me?"
"My pleasure." He said as he took it from her. As he trace proofed her computer we heard screams coming from the roof top. I poked my head out the window and had to chuckle as I saw a form dangling in the air, held up only by Raph's strong hand. I brought my head back in the van and chuckled.
"Let me guess, the dangle the guy over the roof top routine?" Donnie said not even looking up.
"Yup."
"Works every time." Mikey said looking out the window himself. Then he pulled back in quickly. "Get down!" He whispered, pulling April down as Donnie and I ducked.
"What?" Donnie asked his brother.
"There are more of them. They are storming the building."
Leo... Suddenly this wasn't fun anymore. "What do we do?"
"Wait, for now." Donnie said quietly. "Leo would kill us if we left you here by yourselves."
"He'll be ok, Vicky." Mikey added. "They both will." He had a worried look on his face though as he kept watch out the window. I wasn't sure if he was trying to comfort me, or himself at that point.
There was a loud crash as something fell onto the dumpster next to us followed by Raph's shout from the rooftop. "Leo!"
"Shit!" Mikey spat and shot out of the van.
"April! You drive!" Donnie snapped as he too rushed out. I looked out and realized that the form that had hit the dumpster was Leo, and he wasn't moving. I noticed movement above us and looked up to see Raph skimming down the fire escape, the roof above him filled with Foot who were also on their way down. Mikey and Donnie were trying to get Leo off of the now badly deformed dumpster when Raph landed next to his older brother and lifted him towards them. Together they got him off of it and into the van.
"Punch it!" Raph told April and she didn't need to be told twice. She slammed on the gas as the first few Foot were hitting the ground around the van.
"What happened?" Donnie asked as he looked over Leo.
"Shredder happened." Raph hissed. "Damn it!" He punched the floor of the van.
"Knock it off, Raph." Came a weak voice from the floor. Leo!
"Don't move." Donnie told him as he scanned his brother. "No broken bones. Your going to be sore as hell later though. And it looks like you have a concussion."
"Might explain the head ache..." He sat up slowly placing his hand on his head. "Make sure we're not being followed." Raph nodded and went to the back of the van to watch behind them.
I took Raph's place next to Leo. "You ok?"
"Head hurts." He said softly. "And I'm dizzy." He closed his eyes.
"Doesn't look like we are being followed, Leo" Raph said.
Leo opened his eyes and frowned at that. That thought bugged me also, there had been plenty of Foot there, why were we not being followed? "Donnie..."
"Already on it, Leo. April pull into the next ally you can find."
"Alright."
Shortly after she pulled into one and Raph and Mikey kept watch while Donnie scanned the van. I heard him playing around on the roof. "Bingo..." He jumped down.
"What?' Mikey asked.
"Tracking device." Donnie held out his hand to show us the little tracker.
"Damn it..." Leo whispered. "They set us up."
"I'm thinking so, too." Donnie said.
"And we fell for it." Raph said. "The whole thing was a waste."
"Maybe not." Donnie said quietly. He quickly did something to the device, "I shut it down."
"Why not just break it?" Mikey asked
"Because when we get back to the lair I'm going to reverse the signal so we can track the source."
"Leading us to them." Leo said.
"Two can play at this game." Donnie said. "But first I say we go home."
"Agreed." Leo said. Then he leaned his head on the van wall. "God my head hurts."
Donnie looked at him. "Don't fall asleep. Not yet. Let me get you home where I can keep an eye on you."
Leo nodded. "Let's go home."
They got back in and this time Donnie drove. When we got back Raph and Mikey steadied Leo as he walked into Donnie's lab. He was unsteady on his feet. Hell I was surprised that he was walking at all. I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned. "He'll be ok. He heals fast. Come on, my bed in the lab is big enough for both of you I think."
"Thank you, Donnie."
"No problem."
"Everything ok?" Jim asked as he walked up to us.
"Yeah, Leo just took a tumble." Donnie told him "He will be fine in a couple days."
"Go home, Jim." I told him. "Go to bed. And thank you."
"Anytime."
We walked into the lab and Jim said his goodnights and stepped through the portal. Mikey yawned. "I think I better go lay down before the kids wake up. We are supposed to be having a sleepover. That and I need to get April settled in."
"Go ahead." Donnie told him. "You get some rest too, Raph." Raph nodded and said goodnight on his way out the door.
Donnie then turned his attention to Leo who was sitting on the lab bed. The guys had already helped him get his gear off and it was laid neatly on the floor next to the lab bed. "Your sleeping in here tonight. I'll go get you some blankets."
Leo just sighed and laid down. I walked over to him. "Scoot. I'm sleeping here with you."
He smiled. "You don't have to."
"I know I don't have to. I want to. Now scoot over."
I snuggled up next to him and Donnie came in with a blanket. He looked his brother over and when he was satisfied there wasn't any major damage he covered us up, then went to his desk to play with the tracker. Leo was soon fast asleep. I on the other hand couldn't sleep, I had come so close to loosing him tonight. The sight of him crashing into the dumpster like that haunted me. I just laid there staring in space.
"What's wrong?" Donnie asked me quietly. He had come over to check on Leo and had noticed I was awake.
"Honestly, Donnie, that scared me to death."
"Trust me, your not the only one whose heart stopped. I have to say you took it well out there. If you had been screaming and freaking out it would have made it a lot harder."
"I've been trained to not freak out in the moment. Plenty of time to go into hysterics afterwards."
"Same place you learned to break noses?" He asked with a smile.
I blushed "Yeah. I had a good leader when I was in the army. There was a lot he taught me. Self defense, emotion control, stuff like that. He wanted us to learn more than just the useless crap you forget three days later they teach in basic training. I actually kind of miss him. We lost touch after he moved to another duty station. I guess I owe him more than I realized at the time."
"If he only knew what you were doing with that training now..." Donnie chuckled quietly. Then he looked at me, his inspection of Leo done. "You and Leo are a better match for each other than I had at first thought. You are so much alike. He usually falls to pieces too afterwards if something happens, but in the moment he keeps his cool. I think that mix of control and caring is what makes him a good leader. Well, one of many reasons."
"That was a fascinating conversation, but how am I supposed to sleep with you two babbling like that?" Leo opened his eyes.
Donnie grinned, still looking at me. "And there is his ability to know everything that goes on around him. That comes in handy too."
I laughed softly as Donnie went back to his desk. Leo tightened his grip on me. "Stop worrying about it." He whispered to me. "And tomorrow I'd like to hear more of your time in the military, you didn't go into much detail before. There might be something there that we can use to better your skills if your going to insist on doing this with us."
"Are you trying to turn me into a ninja?"
"No, just better your skills. You have very good basics, I want to expand on that."
"For someone who was just complaining about being woken up, you sure are making a lot of noise." Donnie said from the desk, not even looking up.
"Buuuusteeed." I said softly.
Leo just sighed. "He's worse than a mother hen sometimes." He mumbled.
"I remember a time when I got sick. I do believe, if I remember right, you were just as bad."
He smiled. "Ok you win that one." He kissed my hair. "Now quit worrying about what happened tonight and get some sleep. I'll be fine."
I settled back down and this time I drifted off.
For once I woke up before Leo did, usually he was already awake and up by the time my morning hating eyes open. Because his arms were wrapped around me I just laid there to keep from waking him up. Donnie was still up, I could here him muttering at his desk. Did he get any sleep last night? I took this quiet moment to look at my lover. It's not often I get the chance to see him sleep, his face face was filled with a calm peace.
Donnie came over and once more checked on his brother. He noticed I was awake. "He should be alright now and past any danger." He whispered to me. "He just needs rest." I just nodded slightly. I laid there for awhile, just taking comfort that he was here and ok. He slowly started to move and I could tell he was starting to wake up. He groaned softly as he moved. Donnie came back to the bed, holding some pain pills and a cup of water in his hand. "He's probably really sore today. He's covered in bruises." Leo groaned softly again and his eyed opened. "Here take these." Donnie handed him the pills and Leo sat up and took them followed by the water. I got up myself. "Give them time to work. Your on bed rest today by the way." Leo nodded slightly and laid back down.
"You going to be ok for a little bit?" I asked him. He smiled and nodded again. "Good, because I really have to pee." I ran out of the lab. Leo and Donnie's chuckles following me out.
