Chapter 21 – Heaven and Life
"At least this time around you won't need as many stiches as last time…three should do the trick Leo, sit tight while I go get my first aid kit."
Donatello patted Leo's knee as he rose from the chair opposite of the couch where Leo was sitting. He had an icepack pressed up against his nose and four Band-Aids held up the gash caused by Raphael's knuckles. Leo seethed his pain in silence, waiting for Donnie to return. The lair was abnormally quiet since Raphael and Michelangelo departed. Donnie returned with his first aid kit, setting it down beside his chair before opening it, readying the surgical needle and thread.
"You know Leo, what you did to Mikey and what Raph did to you…I mean you should have seen it coming. I didn't believe what Raph was accusing you of at first but the look in Mikey's eyes when you said it, I –" Donnie rambled until Leo shot him a glance, instantly silencing Donnie from continuing.
"Sew this wound up and then we'll talk," Leo replied, removing the icepack from his face. He peeled away at the Band-Aids, revealing the wound across his face which was streaked with dried blood.
Donnie moved in closer, his left hand resting on Leo's shoulder as he brought the needle up, puncturing Leo's skin. Leo sat still, barely flinching as the needle and thread wove through his skin. Donnie could tell Leo was concentrating or most likely, channeling his emotions towards Raphael's outburst and Mikey's withdrawal from their home. Just as Donnie cut the end of the thread, Master Splinter walked into the living room. Leo bowed his head before shifting down the couch, making room for their Sensei to sit.
"I am well aware of what had happened here this evening and I hope that you two have compassion and understanding in your hearts for Raphael and Michelangelo. What they are experiencing is very hard to deal with as I once understood exactly – it was the same case with Tang Shen. Leonardo, do not taunt Raphael's feelings and Donatello, do not encourage Michelangelo's sensitivity. Do you two understand?"
Leo looked at Donnie before replying, "We don't believe in what Mikey was telling us, that Vickie and Elmira were the female ninja's they fought."
Splinter remained silent for a few minutes, making sure to further expand his sons knowledge is the correct and proper path, "Did Michelangelo or Raphael happen to mention their bandana colours?"
Donnie put on his thinking face while Leo became still, trying to recall. Donnie turned to Splinter, snapping his fingers, "Mikey said that that Vickie was supposedly in a yellow mask but neither of them mentioned Elmira's."
Splinter nodded right away, "Ah, yes my son, she would be wearing a white mask. The two of them are a living legend of old, they have been rumoured for centuries until the day they'd actually grace the earth."
Leo and Donnie looked at one another, shock and surprise overcame their facial expressions – Raph and Mikey had been telling the truth about the girls all along.
"It was known many years ago, that two female ninja's would change the course of fate. The two of them, not related by blood but by cosmic bond, would overtake two of the evils in the world – Chaos and Death. These two enemies were the most powerful Samurai's known in Japan. They had walked the earth for millennia's on end and while they terrorized many, the people of this world hoped that these two ninja's would be reborn. As for those enemies, Death fears and hinders the chance of an afterlife while Chaos, diminishes the joys of life. By Raphael's wounds, it seems that he had been attacked by Chaos as there has been a notion of questioning his happiness in life itself."
Leo and Donnie remained silent, absorbing the legend of the Kunoichi. It was somewhat unbelievable that these two girls whom they've spent so much time with were chosen ones, practically goddesses and saviours to mankind and the fact that Mikey and Raph had only found out made it even more shocking.
Leo stood up from the couch abruptly, causing Splinter and Donnie to stare at him. Waiting for any kind of response that would question the legend Splinter had just told. When Leo remained silent, Donatello also stood up alongside his brother, both of them facing Splinter. They both bowed, receiving a quick nod from their Sensei. He knew that his two sons understood the girls positions as well as Raphael's and Michelangelo's – they were all caught up in a fierce and serious battle for the wellbeing of mankind. Leonardo and Donatello both knew what they were facing, their brothers had fallen in love with ancient targets to an ancient duo of Japanese Samurai – it was remarkable but not impossible. It was quick to realize the danger they were all in – especially their brothers our on their own while Chaos and Death roamed the rooftops. There had to be something that they could do, to save their own brothers and the saviours of the world, Vickie and Elmira.