Chapter 9
"Christmas without Sachi for Leo"
Leo didn't speak all the way home from the warehouse. No one knew what to say to him. He just stared straight ahead. In the layer, Leo brushed past everyone and went straight into his room.
"Mommy, why is Unca Leo sad?" asked Shadow, Casey and April's four- year-old daughter.
April and Casey watched Leo brush past them with out saying a word. April looked down at Shadow.
"Well, Shadow, I don't know," said April, not completely sure what happened.
"I'm going to go see what's wrong," said Shadow.
Shadow got off the floor and ran to see Leo. April looked at Don and Mikey when they came in.
"What happened to Leo?" asked Casey.
"Sachi went with Shredder," said Mikey.
"That little slut," started Casey.
"No, not like that, you dimwit," said Raph, "She left with Shredder only because he's her freaking father."
Casey looked at Raph. April thought about how it would work out if this didn't happen.
"And Master Splinter approved of this?" asked Casey.
"Yea," answered Mikey.
"Is he crazy?" asked Casey.
"Casey, Sachi just found out. She has to know who her father is," explained Master Splinter.
"What?" asked Casey.
"In other words, if you were a bad guy, you would want to know your daughter or if your father was Shredder, wouldn't you want to know?" asked April.
Casey understood. He just hated to see one of the Turtles heart broken, especially one of the stronger ones.
Meanwhile, Shadow walked into Leo's room. He was laying there. She saw the hot tears running down his face. Unca Leo is crying, thought Shadow. She walked in and climbed on the bed but Leo didn't seem to notice. She then jumped on his stomach. Leo grunted and looked u to see Shadow.
"Hey you little runt, what are you doing?" asked Leo, trying to cheer up for Shadow's sake.
"Unca Leo, why are you crying? Are you hurt?" asked Shadow.
Leo thought for a second. How do you explain your love left you to a four-year-old, thought Leo. Then he had an idea.
"Yes, my heart is hurt," said Leo, trying to put it in terms that she would understand.
"I'll kiss it and make it feel all better! Umm.where's your heart?" asked Shadow.
Leonardo laughed. He pointed to his chest where his heart would be located. Shadow kissed the little spot he pointed to.
"All better?" asked Shadow.
Leo sighed. The cuteness of Shadow made him feel a bit better. He laughed to himself.
"Yea, all better," lied Leo.
He still couldn't get himself to calm down. Shadow saw this and ran to Mikey.
"Unca Mikey, could you help me?" asked Shadow.
"Sure, Shadow," said Mikey as he was pulled into the Kitchen, "What do ya need?"
"I think Unca Leo needs a cookie. He's sad and a cookie makes me feel better," said Shadow.
Mikey smiled. He knew Shadow paid attention when he said no one should be sad on Christmas. He took one of the freshly baked cookies out of the cookie jar and gave it to Shadow.
"Now, make sure he doesn't ruin his dinner," said Mikey.
"Come with me, I think he needs a hug too," she said.
Mikey couldn't say no. His brother was down and he needed to talk. Mikey also knew that Shadow wasn't going to give up on Leo too easily. She was going to try to get him to cheer up even if it took until next Christmas.
"Okay, let's go," said Mikey.
Shadow and Mikey went to Leo's room. Leo was lying on his bed again. Mikey noticed that his eyes were bloodshot from the crying Leo had probably done. Geese, he looks horrible, thought Mikey. He watched as Shadow climbed on to Leo's bed.
"Open your mouth and close your eyes, Uncla Leo," said Shadow.
Leo sat up and did what Shadow asked. He forced a smile.
"You need a big hug. Unca Mikey give great big hugs. Unca Mikey, Could you give Unca Leo a hug?" asked Shadow innocently.
Mikey walked over and gave his brother a hug. Leo continued to force a smile.
"Good. You're smiling. Now come out and play," said Shadow.
"You go out, Shadow, I need to talk to Uncle Leo, alone," said Mikey.
"Is it grown-up stuff?" asked Shadow.
"Yea, sorry," said Mikey.
Shadow ran out of the room. Leo wiped the smile off his face. The one who he had to be cheery for was gone.
"Alright, Leo, I know I never had a girlfriend but I mean, she's just a girl," said Mikey.
"She was the only one who was able to get me to open up. I felt so relaxed with her," said Leo.
Mikey couldn't deny that things were better with her there. It hurt him to see Leo like this for a long period of time, especially on Christmas.
"Leo, look, everyone wants to see you, especially today. Tomorrow, you can sulk all you want. Just today, be happy," said Mikey with his childish glow.
"Okay, okay, since I'm not going to have any peace, I may as well come out, sighed Leo.
Mikey smiled and helped his brother up. Together, the two of them walked into the living room to enjoy the rest of the holiday.
"Christmas without Sachi for Leo"
Leo didn't speak all the way home from the warehouse. No one knew what to say to him. He just stared straight ahead. In the layer, Leo brushed past everyone and went straight into his room.
"Mommy, why is Unca Leo sad?" asked Shadow, Casey and April's four- year-old daughter.
April and Casey watched Leo brush past them with out saying a word. April looked down at Shadow.
"Well, Shadow, I don't know," said April, not completely sure what happened.
"I'm going to go see what's wrong," said Shadow.
Shadow got off the floor and ran to see Leo. April looked at Don and Mikey when they came in.
"What happened to Leo?" asked Casey.
"Sachi went with Shredder," said Mikey.
"That little slut," started Casey.
"No, not like that, you dimwit," said Raph, "She left with Shredder only because he's her freaking father."
Casey looked at Raph. April thought about how it would work out if this didn't happen.
"And Master Splinter approved of this?" asked Casey.
"Yea," answered Mikey.
"Is he crazy?" asked Casey.
"Casey, Sachi just found out. She has to know who her father is," explained Master Splinter.
"What?" asked Casey.
"In other words, if you were a bad guy, you would want to know your daughter or if your father was Shredder, wouldn't you want to know?" asked April.
Casey understood. He just hated to see one of the Turtles heart broken, especially one of the stronger ones.
Meanwhile, Shadow walked into Leo's room. He was laying there. She saw the hot tears running down his face. Unca Leo is crying, thought Shadow. She walked in and climbed on the bed but Leo didn't seem to notice. She then jumped on his stomach. Leo grunted and looked u to see Shadow.
"Hey you little runt, what are you doing?" asked Leo, trying to cheer up for Shadow's sake.
"Unca Leo, why are you crying? Are you hurt?" asked Shadow.
Leo thought for a second. How do you explain your love left you to a four-year-old, thought Leo. Then he had an idea.
"Yes, my heart is hurt," said Leo, trying to put it in terms that she would understand.
"I'll kiss it and make it feel all better! Umm.where's your heart?" asked Shadow.
Leonardo laughed. He pointed to his chest where his heart would be located. Shadow kissed the little spot he pointed to.
"All better?" asked Shadow.
Leo sighed. The cuteness of Shadow made him feel a bit better. He laughed to himself.
"Yea, all better," lied Leo.
He still couldn't get himself to calm down. Shadow saw this and ran to Mikey.
"Unca Mikey, could you help me?" asked Shadow.
"Sure, Shadow," said Mikey as he was pulled into the Kitchen, "What do ya need?"
"I think Unca Leo needs a cookie. He's sad and a cookie makes me feel better," said Shadow.
Mikey smiled. He knew Shadow paid attention when he said no one should be sad on Christmas. He took one of the freshly baked cookies out of the cookie jar and gave it to Shadow.
"Now, make sure he doesn't ruin his dinner," said Mikey.
"Come with me, I think he needs a hug too," she said.
Mikey couldn't say no. His brother was down and he needed to talk. Mikey also knew that Shadow wasn't going to give up on Leo too easily. She was going to try to get him to cheer up even if it took until next Christmas.
"Okay, let's go," said Mikey.
Shadow and Mikey went to Leo's room. Leo was lying on his bed again. Mikey noticed that his eyes were bloodshot from the crying Leo had probably done. Geese, he looks horrible, thought Mikey. He watched as Shadow climbed on to Leo's bed.
"Open your mouth and close your eyes, Uncla Leo," said Shadow.
Leo sat up and did what Shadow asked. He forced a smile.
"You need a big hug. Unca Mikey give great big hugs. Unca Mikey, Could you give Unca Leo a hug?" asked Shadow innocently.
Mikey walked over and gave his brother a hug. Leo continued to force a smile.
"Good. You're smiling. Now come out and play," said Shadow.
"You go out, Shadow, I need to talk to Uncle Leo, alone," said Mikey.
"Is it grown-up stuff?" asked Shadow.
"Yea, sorry," said Mikey.
Shadow ran out of the room. Leo wiped the smile off his face. The one who he had to be cheery for was gone.
"Alright, Leo, I know I never had a girlfriend but I mean, she's just a girl," said Mikey.
"She was the only one who was able to get me to open up. I felt so relaxed with her," said Leo.
Mikey couldn't deny that things were better with her there. It hurt him to see Leo like this for a long period of time, especially on Christmas.
"Leo, look, everyone wants to see you, especially today. Tomorrow, you can sulk all you want. Just today, be happy," said Mikey with his childish glow.
"Okay, okay, since I'm not going to have any peace, I may as well come out, sighed Leo.
Mikey smiled and helped his brother up. Together, the two of them walked into the living room to enjoy the rest of the holiday.