Chapter Fourteen: Poison of the Heart
April arrived at the lair just a little while after Donnie called her over. He explained most of the situation over the phone, but April was a bit nervous about this. She really didn't feel at all prepared to help Eve retrieve any memories. Perhaps she could talk to Master Splinter about training a little more before they did this. Everyone was gathered in the Dojo now and Evelyn looked just as nervous as she did.
"My friends..." Leatherhead's gruff voice rang through the lair as he stomped his way inside and called out to them.
"Leatherhead!" Mikey exclaimed happily as he rushed over and hugged the giant gators arm.
"It is nice to see you, Michelangelo." Leatherhead greeted with a smile.
"What brings you to our home?" Splinter asked as Mikey led his large friend over to the Dojo.
"Raphael asked us to find a doctor. We found one. The one in the photograph." Leatherhead pulled the photo out and handed it to Splinter. He pointed to a man on the far left.
"Rockwell discovered his location. We wanted to let Raphael know."
"Who is he?" Leonardo asked as he examined the picture in his fathers hand.
"His name is Dr. Willard. Stanley Willard." Leatherhead replied.
Raphael walked up to them now and stared at the photo. So no Dr. Conners yet. Still, it was a start.
"So...did you speak with him? Did you ask him about Evelyn?" asked Raphael.
Leatherhead shook his head slowly, "we could not. The Doctor is in a mental facility now. None of us are exactly able to go to such a place for information."
"But I can," April announced proudly, "I can go and visit him there and ask some questions."
"I don't know if that's a good idea..." Donatello started, "...after all, it might be dangerous."
"If he's in a facility," April replied, "he'll be in a room with guards, or detained, I'm sure. Anyway, it's worth it to at least check out."
Evelyn was quiet while they all argued over a course of action. Her gaze was fixed on the picture and while she stared, the voices around her seemed to be drown out. She was never shown this picture before.
"I want to go and see him." Evelyn said all of a sudden.
Everyone went quiet and Raphael looked immediately displeased.
"Nope. No way. Out of the question." said the hot tempered turtle simply.
"I'm going." Eve replied defiantly.
"Why do you always have to fight with me? Look, you can't even go out in the sun. So it's not like you and April can just waltz in there and-"
"-I'll take her." Leonardo interrupted.
Evelyn smiled, but Raphael turned to glare at his brother.
"Did you forget about the whole SUN thing?! And I'm sure a mutant turtle just walking in is gonna go over really well!"
"Which is why we're gonna break in at night." answered Leonardo, "we're ninja's, being sneaky is what we do."
"But not Eve. She barely started basic training. She can't use a weapon at all and not to mention she trips over her own feet." argued Raphael.
"I'm not that clumsy!" insisted Evelyn.
"I'm just saying, it wouldn't be safe for you. So you're not going."
Evelyn frowned and was prepared to argue with Raphael, but perhaps there was a better way to go about this.
"You're right..." she started quietly. Raphael and everyone else all looked rather shocked that she would simply agree so easily. Especially when arguing with Raphael. Eve glanced up at Raphael's face and she smiled just a little.
"Leonardo won't be enough to keep me safe...but if you go with us...I'm sure that nothing would happen to me at all."
Raphael was taken aback by her words. She was clearly trying to butter him up, but no matter how much he liked what she was saying, there was no way he was going to simply let her walk all over him.
"Even if that's true, I still don't think it's a good idea."
Evelyn reached over and took his hand gently.
"Raphael...please...?" she pleaded, giving him the best puppy dog eyes that she could muster.
The turtle tensed up at once and began to feel uncomfortable. She never asked for anything like this before and he was finding it difficult to keep eye contact. It wasn't fair that she was only this adorable in his eyes. He found that now, saying no to her just felt wrong.
"...O-only if you promise to listen to everything I say." he said finally.
Leonardo and Donatello smirked at Raphael and he turned away from them all.
"Shut up!" he shouted in annoyance.
Evelyn smiled and when Leonardo gave her a silent thumbs up, she felt even better.
"So...when do we leave?" she asked in excitement.
"You, me, and Raph will leave once April gives us a little intel." Leonardo said with a smile.
April was surprised that she was still going to be used, but she was happy about it.
"Just tell me what you need." she said confidently.
"Go to the facility and take some pictures of the building. Find out what room Dr. Willard is in and try to find out what kind of security they have there."
Leatherhead held out a small scrap of paper for April, "this is the place. Rockwell wrote down the location."
"Got it." April said happily as she took the information, "I'll call Casey to help. To make sure that we get everything we need."
Donatello's shoulders dropped and he averted his gaze to the floor. Evelyn didn't like when Donnie looked dejected like this. His sad face was almost heartbreaking for her.
"Ah...it might be better if you just go," Eve started, "Two teens loitering around a place like that...might alarm people."
"...hm. I guess you're right." April agreed as she put her T-phone back in her pocket, "Well, I better hurry then. See you later guys!" she said as she rushed for the exit.
Once April was gone, Donatello wrapped his arms around Eve and rubbed his cheek against hers affectionately. "Thank you!" he said happily.
"You're welcome." she replied, laughing softly over his excitement. It was rather cute.
"Okay, that's enough." Raphael insisted before he pulled his brother off of Eve, "Watch your hands."
"You're one to talk." Evelyn said simply, earning a unified, 'oooooooohhh' from his brothers.
The turtles seemed to forget the shadows from before and everyone felt lighter as they joked around now. Leatherhead watched them all and he turned to Splinter.
"The girl seems happy here..." he said softly.
Splinter watched as Evelyn laughed, "Yes..." he began, "...but I have a grave feeling...that she will not remain so for much longer." replied Master Splinter.
Just a few hours after April had left to investigate, Leonardo was now supplying for the trip and speaking with Donatello about coming along in case they need to hack into anything. As they spoke to one another, Evelyn rushed into the room with a bright smile.
"Look!" she exclaimed happily as she held out her arms to show off the outfit she had changed into. April bought her the fabric and Splinter helped her to design her own ninja attire some time ago, so she was excited to have a chance to wear it. She had slim black leggings that ran into the black flats to cover her feet. Her top was more traditional, in that it was long sleeved with a long piece of black cloth that wrapped around her neck loosely. This was so that if need be, it could be tied around her nose and mouth for cover. Around her waist was a Kusari Fundo, the chain that she had chosen previously as her preferred weapon. Evelyn had put up her hair in a ponytail, only two small strands of curls framed her face while her hair was tied back.
"What do you think?" she asked now. Though she didn't mean to, her gaze found Leonardo, since his opinion was the one she wanted the most.
Leo smiled nervously and rubbed the back of his neck as he glanced at Evelyn. Admittedly, she looked rather cute like that, but he wanted to be careful in saying anything too flattering. He didn't want to lead her on or anything.
"For making all that yourself, it looks really nice. You look like a real ninja at least, at first glance, no one would guess you have no idea what you're doing." he joked.
Evelyn laughed a little and placed her hands on the chain that wrapped around her hips.
"Well...if all goes according to plan, I wont have to try and do anything. I'm excited to go out with you all, but I am hoping we wont have to fight."
"We shouldn't, but if we do, you hide. Got it?" Leonardo insisted, "It will be easier on us if we don't have to protect you. So it's better if you find a safe place to hide until it's over."
Eve nodded her head in reply. She felt a little like a burden with those sort of orders, but she didn't want to cause more trouble for them simply because of her foolish pride. If hiding would help, she would do her best to adhere to his instructions.
Raphael turned the corner to head into Donatello's lab and speak to Leonardo, but he didn't expect to see Evelyn there. She was talking with Leonardo and dressed in something he had never seen before. He stopped in his tracks and looked her up and down in a mild shock. He took a small breath to calm himself, noting that it was a bit of turn on for him to see her dressed that way. Especially with a weapon. He tried to compose himself and remove the blush from his cheeks before he walked over to them.
"What's all this?" he asked as casually as he could as he entered the room.
"Ah! It's the outfit that April and Splinter helped me to make. I thought it was best if I dressed for the occasion. Do you like it?" Eve's excitement was clear on her face and Raphael wondered if it was good or bad that she was so eager to go out and fight.
"You look pretty good." Raphael replied, trying to compliment her, but also trying to hide how much he really liked it.
"You should make one for April." Donatello suggested, also trying to be casual about it. He could imagine April wearing something similar and it sent chills along his spine.
"Will do." Evelyn replied happily, "Any word from her?"
"Not yet." replied Leonardo.
"...Well...Master Splinter suggested that I meditate before we leave, so I guess I will use this time to improve my focus. Call me when she gets in touch." Evelyn said as she turned on her heel and rushed from the room.
Leonardo watched her leave for a moment before he turned to Donatello. Seeing that his gap toothed brother was off in a daydream, he sighed and turned to speak with Raphael, but once he looked over, his other brother was gone. Leo sighed and placed his hand over his face.
"We are just no match for girls..." he muttered.
Evelyn was heading for the Dojo before Raphael came up beside her and took her hand. Eve was a little surprised at first, but less so when she saw that it was Raphael who had stopped her.
"Will you ever allow me to walk down a hallway without stopping me?" she joked, still in a good mood over the outfit she was able to make. Sewing seemed hard at first, but it came easier to her than most things.
"Probably not," he replied with a smirk as he released her hand, "especially, when you're dressed like that."
Evelyn blushed a little and brushed one of the strands that framed her face behind her ear.
"...well...at least it suits me." she said quietly, not exactly sure what to say.
"I know you're eager to head out...but I hope you don't plan on trying to impress anyone on this outing..." said Raphael quietly. He glanced down the hall to see if anyone was coming.
"I'm not going in order to impress Leonardo...if that's what you mean. I'm going because...whoever this man is...he knew me. I want to meet him."
Raphael was more worried than she realized. He knew about the torture she endured and he chose to keep that from her and his brothers. There was only a 1 in 4 chance that this was the man that saved her. It could have just as easily been one that hurt her. If that were the case, meeting him was the last thing he wanted for Eve.
"Just don't expect too much. The guy is crazy, remember? He might just spout nonsense for all we know." He actually hoped that he could pass off anything traumatic as the rantings of a mental patient.
"Still..." she started, "he's the first person we found that might know something about me. Or...me before. I know you're worried..but I promised you I would be careful...and I also know that you won't let anything happen to me." she replied with a smile.
Raphael was about to reply before they each heard Leonardo calling for them. April had finally gotten in touch with them. Evelyn and Raphael rushed back to Donnie's lab where Leonardo briefed them on the conversation he had with April. The mental facility was not that impressive and it wasn't heavily guarded, or at least it was nothing to worry about. A couple security guards and a camera system that they could find a way to get around. Though April was not able to get the doctors room number, she was able to confirm that the facility was not for violent patients. Since she was not family, they couldn't tell her much, but the pictures she provided of the building were a big help and she was able to spot the camera's from outside.
"So..." Donatello began, "if we can cut off the power for the security systems, you should be fine to roam about the halls."
"After putting the guards to sleep." Raphael added.
"Right. So all in all, it seems pretty simple." Leonardo said with a smile.
With the information that April provided and the quick plan that Leonardo laid out for them, the trio left the sewers. Raphael was staying close to Eve, allowing Leo to lead the way. There was a half moon lighting up the sky, but with the lights of city, you couldn't see many stars. Once Raphael helped Evelyn out of the man hole, the turtle brothers stood back to observe her for a moment. When nothing seemed to change about her, they decided it was safe for her to be out in the night. Evelyn was admittedly relieved herself. She was a little worried that she might black out once she was outside. So why couldn't she be out in the sun?
Without wasting too much time, they traveled towards the building they needed to find. So she wouldn't slow them down, she agreed to let Raphael carry her on his back. Even though she wanted to try and climb around on her own, she knew it might hinder them. It didn't take too long for them to reach it, but Leonardo had them stop on the roof of the building across the street to observe for a moment.
"April was right. There are just a few guards patrolling the building." Leonardo said as he watched the hired security circle the grounds.
"So we take them out and cut the feed for the camera's. Easy enough." Raphael replied.
Leonardo nodded, "Once the camera's are cut off, we can find Dr. Willard's room. Let's go."
Raphael scooped Evelyn up once more and they jumped down from the rooftop. Eve may have been carried this whole time, but she wasn't complaining. This was her first night out since she woke up in the sewers and even on piggyback, it was very exciting.
Raphael placed her down near the gates of the buildings entrance and the turtles went to work. She waited anxiously on her own while they handled the camera's and guards. She was told not peek around the corner just in case a guard spotted her. They didn't want anyone to see her and remember her face. Luckily however, the turtles weren't gone for too long before they came back for Evelyn.
"Too easy for me." Raphael gloated as he held out his hand for Eve.
"It is a simple task compared to what we usually do." Leonardo admitted with a smile.
Evelyn smiled and took Raphael's hand. She allowed him to lead her along as they broke into the building. Leonardo found the control room for the inside camera's and put the guard to sleep. Without Donatello, the brothers argued on how to disable the camera's inside, but Evelyn simply found the power supply for the main console and unplugged it.
"Should I be jealous?" a girls voice echoed into the empty room.
Evelyn was confused, but Leonardo and Raphael knew to whom that voice belonged. Leo pulled out his swords as Raphael put himself in front of Evelyn.
"What are you doing here, Kairai?" Leonardo asked as he scanned the room for her.
Kairai jumped down from the ceiling and landed in front of the trio. She smirked at Leonardo as she unsheathed her sword.
"Why, I'm here for the girl. Some guy is paying us big money for her."
"Well that's too bad. Cause she aint going anywhere with you." Raphael replied.
"You guys go. I'll keep her busy." Leonardo instructed without taking his eyes off of Kairai. Regardless of the circumstances he was always happy to see her and he hoped that if he was able to speak with her alone, he might be able to remind her of who she really was.
"But, we can't just-" Evelyn began to protest, but Raphael threw down a smoke bomb and took Evelyn away, leaving Leonardo to deal with Kairai on his own. He wasn't going to argue with Leo when Kairai wanted to take Eve. When Evelyn was able to see again, she and Raphael were in a long hallway and away from the security room.
"Come on. Let's find this doctor quickly so we can get back to Leo or this will be for nothing." Raphael said simply as he started to check the charts that hung next to the doors.
"R-right." Eve replied as she followed Raph's lead. He was right, if they didn't find the doctor, this was for nothing and Leo was fighting to buy them time. Her heart raced anxiously as she scanned each chart for a name. Having a time clock on this made it even more nerve wracking than before. At first, it didn't seem to be here, but after a moment or two, Raphael called her over to him. She rushed to the door he was waiting by and he showed her the name on the chart. This was it.
Raphael broke the handle on the door and was silently pleased that he could break in the low tech way. Since they were not able to break in quietly, they were met with a startled gasp from the patient inside.
"Wh-who's there?!" the man asked frantically. His figure was barely visible in the dark, but when Raphael turned on the lights, they saw a frail older man huddled in the corner of his bed that was set against the wall. Raphael wasn't worried about being seen by a mental patient since he was sure that anything he had to say wouldn't be taken seriously anyhow.
The man's skin was scarred horribly and he no longer had any hair, save for a few loose strands. It was clear he had been burned and the eye on the left side of his face was white, presumably blinded in one eye.
Once the lights were on and the man was able to see them, he took little notice of Raphael as his eyes went wide once they gazed upon Evelyn.
"You...you came for me..." the man whispered. He stretched out his arms to reveal that both his hands had been severed, "...you came to take me..." he said in a shaky voice. Though he seemed happy to see her, he made no attempt to leave the bed.
"you come to see me...every night. ..but I know now. ...you will take me this time..." he said with a detached smile as he stared at Evelyn.
Eve looked at Raphael and she was unsure what to say. She knew the man would be unhinged, but how was she supposed to speak with him? Raphael tilted his head a little and placed his hand on her shoulder. Gesturing for her to speak. After all, they didn't have a lot of time.
She took a small breath and nodded her head before she turned back to the man.
"Why would I take you anywhere?" she asked evenly.
The man began to shake a little and his smile faded.
"Revenge. ...you told me you would be back. ...but I'm ready now. I'm ready to die. The shadows...they whisper to me. They whisper to me, every night they come and they hurt me."
Evelyn was a little uncomfortable with his response, but she tried to keep her composure for Leonardo's sake. She had to get as much information as she could in the little time they had.
"...Tell me my name." she insisted, trying to keep her breath even.
"Name...name...so many names. The shadows whisper your name and they cut and cut...and-" he seemed to trail off in nonsensical mumbles now.
"You were my doctor! Tell me what you did! Was I sick? Did you treat me?" Evelyn demanded, becoming a little impatient as he began to frighten her a little.
Doctor Willard stopped talking and looked straight at her with an intense gaze. A smile started to form across his face once more, as if he were remembering something pleasant.
"When I cut you...you screamed so much. ...the screaming...it drowned out the shadows. ...I liked to cut you slowly...I had to drown out the shadows. I had to. They told me what to do. I was a good boy. I did what they told me. Cutting...cutting...cutting...cutting..." he trailed off into mumbles once more as he rocked gently in his bed.
Eve didn't like what she was hearing and Raphael placed both his hands on her shoulders.
"Remember...he's nuts." he whispered to her. He was trying to keep calm so that he wouldn't alarm Evelyn further, but he really didn't want her to hear this stuff, "Just...ask him who you are."
Evelyn was visibly shaking, but she nodded her head once more.
"J...just tell me my name..." She insisted again.
"Who are you now...?" the man replied, "never the same...never the same. ...but now you are you...and you came for me. Come to take me...take me home."
Evelyn began to feel sick to her stomach. It might have been the lyrical nonsense that he was spouting, but there was a feeling in the pit of her stomach. Almost as if a rage was building. A lump formed in her throat and she glanced at Raphael.
"...I...I don't think we are going to get much out of him..." she said quietly in a trembling voice.
Raphael nodded his head, "Let's get out of here and back to Leo." he whispered. Really, he just didn't want her to hear anything this man had to say. Raphael planned on coming back here alone. He had some choice questions for this doctor. He pushed Eve from the room and shut the door hard, locking the door as best he could since he broke the handle. Once they left the room, they could hear the man start to laugh. His laughter felt like nails on a chalkboard to Eve. She covered her ears and tried to block it out as she and Raphael ran down the halls to get to Leonardo.
Raphael looked around the corner and saw a few sword slashes along the walls. They were fighting here, but where were they now? As Raphael tried to figure out which way to go, Evelyn saw something out of the corner of her eye. She turned around just as a Foot bot made to grab for her. She barely had time to gasp before Raphael thrust a Sai through it's head.
"Come on!" he shouted at Evelyn as he took her hand and began to sprint with her down the long hallway, following the slashes on the walls in hopes it would lead them to Leonardo. Eve looked over her shoulder as they ran and she saw many other Foot bots running for them, even a few that were scaling the walls like bugs.
"Raphael!" She called out in order to bring this to his attention.
Once the Turtle glanced back and saw how many were coming for them, he grit his teeth and quickly scanned the hall. It was too narrow and even though he could take care of Foot bots easily, he wasn't sure he could deal with that many and still keep an eye on Evelyn. She might get taken or hurt in the chaos. He stopped at a fork in the hall and turned to face the on coming foot bots. "Get out of the building! We need more room!" he demanded.
"What about you?!" She asked in a panic.
"I'll be right behind ya, but you have to keep running!" he insisted as he gave her a gentle nudge, "go!"
Evelyn had made a promise that she would follow orders and she intended to do just that.
"Don't get hurt!" she shouted at him as she made a dash to the left in order to look for a way out as he instructed. She was frantically turning her head as she ran quickly, hoping that she wouldn't miss a door or a window in her panic. Finally, she came across a broken window at the end of the hall. "I found a way out!" She shouted as she rushed for it. Evelyn could still hear Raphael grappling with the Foot bots and after a moment or two, she heard him respond.
"Gotch'a! Get outside! I'll meet you!" exclaimed Raphael as he fought to make sure the bots didn't get past him in the hallway to get to Eve.
When Evelyn finally made it to the broken window she could spot one of Leonardo swords on the ground. Eve gasped and bent down to pick it up. Was Leo hurt? Did he lose? She shook her head and gripped the handle of his sword. "No. He's fine." she said to herself quietly. Still, he was probably going to need this. She placed the sword carefully in between her chain, praying that it didn't come loose or accidentally cut her waist. The broken window still had large shards along it's edges, but she didn't have time to worry about glass. She cringed a bit as she pulled herself up by her hands, the glass cutting into her palms, which was only made worse by the added weight of her body as she lifted herself up to her waist. Once her hips were lifted to the windowsill, Evelyn pushed herself forward and let herself do a small, (unbalanced) flip out of the window. Even though this landed her on bottom. At least she was out of the building and lucky enough to land on soft grass. Unfortunately for her, since she had tied Leo's sword to her waist, it hit the ground with her and didn't land quite right. It caught the chain and pushed up as it hit the ground, causing Eve a little discomfort.
She adjusted the chain and pulled the sword out, noting the blood that was dripping from her hands. Her palms stung terribly as she held tight to the swords handle and got to her feet.
"Simple break in, huh?" she muttered as she began to make her way across the lawn. She appeared to have escaped into some sort of garden area. Probably a place where the patients went for fresh air. As she ran, there were cut up flower bushes and kicked up dirt in front of her. She took this as a sign that Leo and that girl had been this way. Following the mess, Evelyn finally began to hear the sound of swords clanging together and the murmur of Leonardo's voice. It wasn't until she got much closer to the middle of the garden area that she was able to make out what they were saying.
Finally coming into view, Evelyn smiled when she saw Leonardo's shell. He was crossing swords with Kairai, but rather than looking like a fight, it appeared to be more of a dance.
"Kairai, please just listen to me!" Leonardo pleaded as he held her sword at bay. Evelyn still wasn't close enough to draw attention to herself, but even if she were, Leonardo and Raphael had told her to hide rather than be in the way. She tucked herself behind a rose bush and held tight to the sword in her hands.
"I don't care about your lies!" Kairai shouted back as she swiped her sword at the turtle, "i only came here for the girl!"
"Kairai, you're not in your right mind! Please, you have to remember. We are not your enemies, do you really think I am your enemy?" Leonardo asked as he blocked her sword with his own, allowing them to speak face to face now.
"I agree, it's a shame. You're cute and all, but you know what they say about mixing work with pleasure." Kairai joked.
"I'm serious Kairai." Insisted Leonardo as he quickly shifted his feet and tripped Kairai so that she would fall backward, but before she was able to hit the ground, Leo disarmed her and brought his hand to her waist in order to keep her up. Evelyn peeked out from behind the rose bush, watching as Leonardo and Kairai looked at one another. A small pain wrenched in her stomach. This wasn't much like a fight. More like she were watching a dangerous sort of dance.
"Look, if you really don't want to fight me, just give me the girl and I'll be on my way." Kairai replied with a smirk, making little effort move from the position they were in.
"You know I'm not going to do that," he replied, "who's paying you for this anyhow?" Leonardo asked as he helped Kairai to her feet.
"Hmph, that hardly matters. Some billionaire that came to town a while ago." she replied, "and he's offering us a lot of cash to bring the girl back to him. Unharmed. Like that's any fun."
"So you'd just hand her over to some guy who offers you money?"
"A lot of money," Kairai pointed out, "what's it to you? Do you have a crush or something?"
Evelyn's chest clenched a little and she gripped the handle of his sword. She was certain that she didn't want to hear this.
"You know I don't." Leonardo replied simply as he took a step towards Kairai, holding out his hands as he slowly approached her, "you know who I care about. Or at least...you used to."
Kairai frowned a bit, but she didn't step back. Her head was actually starting to hurt a little as Leonardo spoke. He was trying to convince her of a fantasy story. Of that she was sure, so why did she feel so conflicted right now. She placed a hand to her head in pain and she felt dizzy, causing her to wobble slightly. Leonardo reached out at once and held Kairai's shoulders gently in order to help steady her. He looked at her in concern, but having her so close after so long, he really didn't want to let go.
"Kairai..." he began gently.
"Leo..." Kairai mumbled softly through the pounding pain in her head. It was as if something was trying to scratch at the surface of her mind. It was becoming a little too much to take.
"Please Kairai...I can help you. ...I don't want you to go back to the Foot..." Leonardo said softly as he pulled her in against his chest and wrapped his arms around her. She was still a mutant, so this may have been bad judgement on his part since she could easily bite him and release her poison, but he had missed her so much and he didn't want to let go.
"I'm so sorry, Kairai. ...I wanted to save you. ...I failed...so many times."
As he spoke, Leo gently pulled away from the girl in order to look at her face. He could on her face that she was in pain and confused. Was the mind control in her mind causing her pain? He stared into her eyes with a pained expression of his own. All he wanted to do was have her back and she was so close to him now. Wasn't there anything that he could do?
Kairai looked back at him and without much warning, she brought her hand to his face and stroked his cheek slightly. Leonardo tensed a little, but he allowed himself to hope just a little that she was remembering something, or feeling something.
Her head was killing her and Kairai knew that she couldn't fight like this, but before she was going to leave, she felt an urge to be a little closer to Leonardo.
"I will tell you this..." she started quietly, "That girl is dangerous. ...You'd be better off getting rid of her."
Leonardo was so entranced that he almost didn't register what she had told him.
"What...?" he asked.
Kairai smiled a little before she leaned over and pressed her lips against the turtles cheek. Catching him completely off guard by this, she used that moment of surprise as her opportunity to push him from her.
"Kairai, wait!" Leonardo pleaded as he tried to reach for her again.
"Sorry, Leo. Another time." she said simply as she tossed a smoke bomb at her feet and vanished in the haze.
Leonardo looked heartbroken as he stared at the thinning vapors. He sighed miserably and picked up his sword off the ground. He turned to leave the garden now. There was no longer any reason to be here and perhaps he could rejoin Eve and Raphael inside the building. As he made to leave the garden, he spotted his second sword sitting on the grass next to a large rosebush. The handle was bloody and there was more blood on the grass beside it. Where had the blood come from? Leonardo bent down and took his other sword in his hands, continuing on towards the building to meet with Evelyn and Raphael. At the very least, he had gotten a little information out of Kairai and he was able to see her for just a moment. He was actually able to hold her...even if only for a little while.
A/N: This chapter ran so long! Sorry about that. lol
Well, Kairai has made her first appearance. I know it was short, but don't worry, she will be back. This chapter covered a lot and I wanted to do more with Dr. Willard, but no worries. He will be back as well.
Let me know what you think and I'll see you all in the next chapter!