Chapter 2
"Leonardo's dream"
Leo walked into the layer. It was late and everyone was asleep or so he thought. Master Splinter was sitting at the kitchen table, sipping some tea. He had his back to Leo. "Leonardo. You're home late. What is your explanation?" asked Master Splinter not quite angrily but not quite calmly. "Sensei, I found a young lady who needed assistance. She was nearly raped and possibly injured. I couldn't leave here there to freeze," explained Leo. "Leonardo, if you wish, I can explain things to your sensei," offered Sachi. Master Splinter was surprised at the voice. He whipped around to see a young woman, wearing Leo's trench coat, clinging to Leo. "Bring her into Donatello's lab I'll go wake up Donatello. Take off the blindfold, also," commanded Master Splinter. "Hai, Sensei," said Leonardo. He brought her to Donatello's lab and set her down on the medical table. Then he removed the blindfold. Sachi looked around she felt that she was in a small house. "Are you okay?" asked Leonardo. "I think so," said Sachi. "What's going on Leo?" yawned Don. Don suddenly perked up when he saw Sachi on the medical table. He walked over to his first aid kit and prepared for Mikey. Mikey came running in. "Sachi, these are my brothers, Donatello and Michelangelo," said Leonardo. "There are three of you? Where is your Sensei?" asked Sachi. "I am right here my child," said Master Splinter. Sachi looked at Master Splinter but she wasn't scared. She thought of him as cute. She smiled. "Sachi, this is Master Splinter," said Leo. Sachi tried to get off the table to bow but fell. Luckily, Leo was there to catch her before she hit the ground. "I'm sorry Master Splinter but I'm afraid I cannot stand yet," said Sachi, a bit embarrassed. "Do not worry, my child. I completely understand your situation," said Master Splinter. Sachi smiled. She watched as Don and Mikey gave her a check over just to make sure that she was okay. They found that she was still shaken up from the near rape and that her ankle was sprained. "You won't be walking for a few days," said Don. "I understand. Yet, I need to get to college so that I can go to my classes," said Sachi. "You will be able to go after it heals," said Master Splinter. "Thank you but I'll need to get back to my dorm," she said. "No, you shall stay with us until your ankle is well," said Master Splinter. "Thank you. First you save me and now you house me. I don't know how to thank you," she said. "No need to, babe, just doing our job," said Mikey. Sachi laughed. Just then another turtle walked into the room. "What's all the noise about and who brought the human?" asked Raph, grumpily. "Come on Raph, Leo brought her home after she was nearly raped. She's gorgeous isn't she?" said Mikey. Sachi blushed as she pulled the trench coat tightly around her. Her straight black hair dropped in front of her face, not letting the turtles see her blushing. "Hey, I may be no gentleman but I know what not to do to a lady and rape is at the top of the do not list," said Raph a bit enraged about the whole thing. "Now, it is late and we all need to sleep. Let's place her and we may all rest," said Master Splinter. "She can have my room," Mikey yelled first. "Not a chance, Mike, You can't even walk in your room," said Raph. "Leo, you don't sleep in your room anyway, why don't you let her have yours. Your room is actually neat," suggested Don. Leonardo agreed. Leonardo picked Sachi up and brought her into his room. He placed her on the bed. "I'll be sleeping on the couch. If you need me, just call," said Leo. "Are you sure this is okay with you? I don't wish to put you out on account of me," said Sachi, with concern. "I'm positive. I don't sleep in here anyway. I have slept on the couch since I was sixteen," said Leonardo. Sachi looked at him with curiosity. There was now so many questions that she wanted to ask him. "Why? What makes you sleep on the couch every night?" asked Sachi. He had never answered this question before. Master Splinter asked but Leo never answered. Master Splinter never pushed him to talk unless it was completely necessary. He sat next to Sachi. "A nightmare," he said sheepishly. "About what?" she asked gently. "About our enemy, the Shredder. I continually dream that he's going to come and kill my brothers and sensei. Like he was coming to get something. I just want to be there first so that I can keep everyone here safe," Leonardo explained. Sachi put a hand on his bicep. Leonardo chuckled for a second. "Funny, the ninja who isn't afraid to save a woman from a rape by a group of men with weapons is afraid of a dream," said Leonardo. Sachi looked at him. She didn't know what to do. He was opening up and she could feel it. "Have you ever told you Sensei about this?" asked Sachi. "No. I never have been able to," admitted Leo. "Maybe you should tell him. He may be able to help you," said Sachi. Leonardo sighed. He knew that she had a point but he just didn't want to tell Master Splinter. He never liked the lectures but he put up with them. "I know but the lectures never seem to help me much," said Leo. Sachi looked up Leo. "Are you always this open?" asked Sachi. Leo blushed. He never was that open but he felt better being open to someone. He felt as if his weight lightened. "No. I've never been this open," said Leo, "You should get some sleep." "Yes and so should you," she said. They both said goodnight and Leo left Sachi to try to sleep. He walked to the Couch and laid on it. Why was I so open with her, wondered Leonardo. He went to sleep peacefully for the first time in many years.
Leo walked into the layer. It was late and everyone was asleep or so he thought. Master Splinter was sitting at the kitchen table, sipping some tea. He had his back to Leo. "Leonardo. You're home late. What is your explanation?" asked Master Splinter not quite angrily but not quite calmly. "Sensei, I found a young lady who needed assistance. She was nearly raped and possibly injured. I couldn't leave here there to freeze," explained Leo. "Leonardo, if you wish, I can explain things to your sensei," offered Sachi. Master Splinter was surprised at the voice. He whipped around to see a young woman, wearing Leo's trench coat, clinging to Leo. "Bring her into Donatello's lab I'll go wake up Donatello. Take off the blindfold, also," commanded Master Splinter. "Hai, Sensei," said Leonardo. He brought her to Donatello's lab and set her down on the medical table. Then he removed the blindfold. Sachi looked around she felt that she was in a small house. "Are you okay?" asked Leonardo. "I think so," said Sachi. "What's going on Leo?" yawned Don. Don suddenly perked up when he saw Sachi on the medical table. He walked over to his first aid kit and prepared for Mikey. Mikey came running in. "Sachi, these are my brothers, Donatello and Michelangelo," said Leonardo. "There are three of you? Where is your Sensei?" asked Sachi. "I am right here my child," said Master Splinter. Sachi looked at Master Splinter but she wasn't scared. She thought of him as cute. She smiled. "Sachi, this is Master Splinter," said Leo. Sachi tried to get off the table to bow but fell. Luckily, Leo was there to catch her before she hit the ground. "I'm sorry Master Splinter but I'm afraid I cannot stand yet," said Sachi, a bit embarrassed. "Do not worry, my child. I completely understand your situation," said Master Splinter. Sachi smiled. She watched as Don and Mikey gave her a check over just to make sure that she was okay. They found that she was still shaken up from the near rape and that her ankle was sprained. "You won't be walking for a few days," said Don. "I understand. Yet, I need to get to college so that I can go to my classes," said Sachi. "You will be able to go after it heals," said Master Splinter. "Thank you but I'll need to get back to my dorm," she said. "No, you shall stay with us until your ankle is well," said Master Splinter. "Thank you. First you save me and now you house me. I don't know how to thank you," she said. "No need to, babe, just doing our job," said Mikey. Sachi laughed. Just then another turtle walked into the room. "What's all the noise about and who brought the human?" asked Raph, grumpily. "Come on Raph, Leo brought her home after she was nearly raped. She's gorgeous isn't she?" said Mikey. Sachi blushed as she pulled the trench coat tightly around her. Her straight black hair dropped in front of her face, not letting the turtles see her blushing. "Hey, I may be no gentleman but I know what not to do to a lady and rape is at the top of the do not list," said Raph a bit enraged about the whole thing. "Now, it is late and we all need to sleep. Let's place her and we may all rest," said Master Splinter. "She can have my room," Mikey yelled first. "Not a chance, Mike, You can't even walk in your room," said Raph. "Leo, you don't sleep in your room anyway, why don't you let her have yours. Your room is actually neat," suggested Don. Leonardo agreed. Leonardo picked Sachi up and brought her into his room. He placed her on the bed. "I'll be sleeping on the couch. If you need me, just call," said Leo. "Are you sure this is okay with you? I don't wish to put you out on account of me," said Sachi, with concern. "I'm positive. I don't sleep in here anyway. I have slept on the couch since I was sixteen," said Leonardo. Sachi looked at him with curiosity. There was now so many questions that she wanted to ask him. "Why? What makes you sleep on the couch every night?" asked Sachi. He had never answered this question before. Master Splinter asked but Leo never answered. Master Splinter never pushed him to talk unless it was completely necessary. He sat next to Sachi. "A nightmare," he said sheepishly. "About what?" she asked gently. "About our enemy, the Shredder. I continually dream that he's going to come and kill my brothers and sensei. Like he was coming to get something. I just want to be there first so that I can keep everyone here safe," Leonardo explained. Sachi put a hand on his bicep. Leonardo chuckled for a second. "Funny, the ninja who isn't afraid to save a woman from a rape by a group of men with weapons is afraid of a dream," said Leonardo. Sachi looked at him. She didn't know what to do. He was opening up and she could feel it. "Have you ever told you Sensei about this?" asked Sachi. "No. I never have been able to," admitted Leo. "Maybe you should tell him. He may be able to help you," said Sachi. Leonardo sighed. He knew that she had a point but he just didn't want to tell Master Splinter. He never liked the lectures but he put up with them. "I know but the lectures never seem to help me much," said Leo. Sachi looked up Leo. "Are you always this open?" asked Sachi. Leo blushed. He never was that open but he felt better being open to someone. He felt as if his weight lightened. "No. I've never been this open," said Leo, "You should get some sleep." "Yes and so should you," she said. They both said goodnight and Leo left Sachi to try to sleep. He walked to the Couch and laid on it. Why was I so open with her, wondered Leonardo. He went to sleep peacefully for the first time in many years.