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A few days later Karai came to which only served to escalate the fighting in the house now Raph fought with Leo who fought with Miharu who fought with Karai. The constant bickering was beginning to wear thin on everyone especially Leo.
He was upset and confused by both women. He was still furious at Miharu for leaving Karai to die and yet he found it increasingly harder to blame her for it and this incident had only served to make Leo more upset with Karai who despite almost being murdered for the crimes of her master still wanted to serve him.
Making all this worse was the fact that his usual sanctuary had been taken over by Miharu who practiced even more than he did. He found himself unwelcome in the dojo when she was there, not by anything she said but by her superior skill and the fact that she had taken to sparing with Raph rather than him. I his mind this was another insult to his skill.
In light of all this he had set his alarm early to try and get into the dojo before her. It was 5:30am when the small clock began to buzz, he quickly turned it off dressed in his few scraps of cloth and made his way silently through the lair.
When he reached the dojo the sight that greeting him made him stop dead in his tracks, not only was Miharu there mediating but she was seated next to Master Splinter.
Sensing his presence Splinter looked up "Good morning Leonardo, would you like to join us?" He questioned in his usual serene voice. Leo knew it was childish to be angry but it he couldn't help it she had left his friend for dead questioned his honor taken over his dojo and now there she sat with his Sensi.
"No" He said coldly "I think you have enough company already" And with that he turned and stormed from the dojo. He made his way to the kitchen and stopped to listen for the sound of footsteps behind him, but there were none.
He set about brewing himself some herbal tea in the hopes of clearing his mind. As the kettle began to whistle he heard soft familiar footsteps behind him. He smiled a little and greeted her without turning from his task.
"Good morning Karai" He said softly adding the leaves to the boiling water and stirring gently "Tea?" He offered.
"Yes" She said simply taking a seat at the table and patiently awaiting her beverage.
"Are you feeling better?" He asked passing her a cup of steaming liquid.
"Yes, my mind is much more clear" She answered taking a sip "I really should be looking for my master, I have not seen him since the fires"
This statement ruined what little peace Leo had gained while making the tea.
"I don't understand you Karai, you finally have the chance to be rid of the shredder and all you can do is whine about how you need to get back to him" He said stiffly over his cup, he didn't want to fight with her too but he couldn't seem to keep his mouth shut.
"Leonardo he is my master , I owe him my life I cannot turn my back on him why he still might live" He said softly placing her cup down and reaching over to cup the side of his face "Could you so easily abandon yours?"
Her soft hand on his face was slowing washing him into distraction "Splinter isn't evil, he doesn't hurt people" He whispered back looking deep into her eyes.
"Leonardo I have to leave "She said softly ignoring her comment but he could see a resolve form in her eyes.
"Master Yun wants to see you before you go" He responded "He will be back soon"
"Master Yun?" She questioned "You would turn me over to a stranger Leonardo?" She seemed greatly displeased that he wasn't instantly swept away and ready to help her leave, he was starting to get the impression that her touch was more manipulation than interest.
"Master Yun is our friend, he helped you" He said stiffly feeling foolish for letting her try to charm him.
"Only so he could question me" she insisted her voice rising "How do you know he is not the one who killed my master?" She questioned fiercely standing up from the table "How do you know he is not the evil one"
He didn't know but he sensed a good in Master Yun and he made to tell her so before a cold voice interrupted his thought.
"Watch what you say pansuke" Miharu warned from the kitchen door in a steely tone "Or I will send you to join your master" He continued drawing her katana "Personally!"
Karai made to answer a look of pure furry on her face but Leo interjected
"She's right" he said watching Karai's look of furry turn to utter shock " You should not speak ill of Master Yun" He finished.
Karai stood abruptly knocking her tea to the floor and pushed her way past Miharu who simply let her pass.
"My master does not need your defenses" She addressed him in the same icy tone she had used since the first time they had met.
"And my Master does not need your company" He responded kneeling to clean up the shattered tea cup.
And with that she spun gracefully and exited, he watched her leave musing on how someone so beautiful cold be so cold.
The rest of the day past in uncomfortable silence for Leo he now wished he had said nothing earlier it had only served to make Karai angry with him and had earned him no points with Miharu.
And so he spent the afternoon on the couch with Mikey who flicked from channel to channel for hours until supper was called. The meal was eaten in mostly silence except for the odd word exchanged between Miharu and Raph.
It surprised him how well Raph and taken to the serious beauty they had taken to sparring together and discussing battle techniques , Raph had even managed to get a smile out of her every now and again.
Now was one of those times. The resulting pang of jealousy he suddenly felt shocked him, he suddenly wanted her to smile at him like she had at Raph. He smile was beautiful and warmed her normally frigid face making something deep inside him long to make her laugh.
He was so consumed with his thoughts he hardly noticed that everyone else had left the table. He shook his head trying to clear away the unwelcome thoughts; he needed to mediate to commune with the dark or do katas something to release the tension he felt.
He headed toward the dojo only to find it occupied by the one person he was trying to avoid, he took a deep breath and stepped in , beautiful woman be damned he was going in.