The hospital is fairly quietly as doctors and nurses walk by. In the waiting room, Amy has dozed off, having stayed there all night. The A/C kicks in and the cold air on her face causes her to wake up with a yawn. She rubs her eyes, slowly realizing where she is and what she's doing there. She rubs a temple at the memory of the doctor's harsh and unnecessary words...
She didn't need a reminder that she really doesn't know what she's doing...
Years ago, she would've just shrugged it off and continue working, but now that her mother has stopped medication...was it to get her attention? To make her realize that she's working too much?
God, now I'm saying it. But if I don't work, I can't pay the bills and then we'll be on the streets...Mom can't hold a job, not with her mental state...
Not only that, baking was her passion, and it has been for years. Just because others didn't approve doesn't mean she should start thinking like them...
A police officer walks towards her and she glances at him. Judging by the look on his stubble face, he was here for her...or more specifically, to bother her some more.
"Good morning, Amelia, I'm here about your mother."
Her heart leaps up in her throat. Oh no, was her mother going to get arrested?! She could not take another emotional hit right now.
"Mrs. Santiago is not a threat to others, so we'll look past it as a warning...but make sure you notify your neighbors first, Ms. Smith. And your doctor has been let go as of this morning."
"Oh...thanks, officer," She blinks in surprise. Usually the police didn't get involved in her life because it wasn't necessary, so they didn't really know how far she could get...thankfully her mother was not in trouble...she was already going through so much, she didn't need to go to jail too.
She reaches out to Leo when the officer leaves, planning to wake him up and tell him to go home, but there's no one next to her. Amy glances around at the slightly empty waiting room as an old woman is across from her, sleeping. He must've left early, then...she already missed his presence.
What was she thinking?! She was such an idiot! Of course he would leave, all people left as soon as they found out about her family troubles...he's already abandoned her once...
A slight knock from the door causes her to look up. Leo is standing there with two paper bags full of stuff, and four types of drinks. She tries not to look relieved, or grateful...but she couldn't help herself.
Leo chuckles at her attempting to hide her face, walking up to her. He takes his seat next to her. "Sorry I left you, dove. I went to get you breakfast."
She's touched, but he didn't need to go through with that...even if she is hungry. "Oh no, Leo, I'm not-"
"I heard your stomach growling," He interrupts, giving her a 'don't argue' look. "This whole thing is making you stressed, and you need food. So pick something or I'll portal us to IHOP!"
"Okay," She sighs reluctantly, taking one bag. She examines its contents: an omelet, sausages, and hash browns in one box, and a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich in the other. She takes the omelet meal and looks at the drinks. "What's in them?"
"Hot chocolate, orange juice, a vanilla bean latte with whipped cream and a shot of milk, and tea."
"Latte," She immediately grabs the cup and he shakes his head at her, amused as she takes a sip. "After last night, coffee is just the thing I needed..."
"Any updates?" He asks softly, placing a comforting hand on her back.
"The doctor got laid off and the police let her off with a warning...you wouldn't have had to do anything with that, did you?" She raises a brow at him.
"Noooo," He looks away innocently. "I would never...!"
She snorts, deciding to let it go as she takes another sip. "So..." He rubs his neck slowly, wanting to tread lightly. "What are you gonna do now?"
"...I wish I knew. I might have to work less hours to monitor her...and hire another nurse...there goes my savings," She sighs slowly, taking a bite out of the eggs.
"Well, whatever you have to do, I'll support you," He rests his chin on her neck and she snuggles into his shoulder.
"Thank you, papi," She murmurs in a daze, still tired. Leo grins widely at the nickname, wrapping an arm around her waist. He was never going to let her live this down.
"… I'm so tired, Leo…" She whispers, closing her eyes. He takes a deep breath, knowing that there was more meaning to that…
She wasn't just physically tired.
He looks outside the window and gasps as white snowflakes start to fall. "My lady, look, it's snowing!" He turns towards his shoulder, about to wake her up, but it turns into a smile as he sees that her eyes are closed, lightly snoring. He smiles and grabs a stray blanket, putting it over them and placing his cheek on top of her head. He'll tell her later, and that also means she probably could close her shop for the day.
Right now, they could just enjoy the warmth.
The snow falls in Central Park and everyone is enjoying the atmosphere...well, most of them. Amy just didn't feel like it today, knowing that her mother is still in the hospital...on days like this, she would just curl up at home sipping hot cocoa in her living room. Without her family...she couldn't bring herself to enjoy it.
Amy wears a pink parka with light grey fluff edges around the collar. Over her neck is an indigo scarf with little pink cupcake tassels on the edges. She's also wearing black earmuffs, black jeans, and also pink snow boots with grey fluff around the top edges. Grey gloves are over her hands. And for the first time in what felt like forever, her hair is down, tucked into her hoodie so that it didn't freeze onto her coat. The turtles are wearing jackets, pants, and scarves in their respective colors, all but Mikey and Raph wearing a hat because he has earmuffs and his older brother has his hoodie over his head. April is wearing a green hat, scarf, pink gloves, and black jacket over her clothes. Chewbacon and Mayhem are wearing matching sweaters, scarves, and gloves with their names stitched onto each one.
"Aww, that is cute," Leo points to the two of them. "They're matching!"
Chewbacon bites at his finger, but he pulls away just in time. Amy looks towards two kids building a snowman and smiles weakly. Every child here reminded her of her little sister...she loved the snow. She wouldn't stop begging Amy to build a sled or go ice skating or make snow angels.
"Snow day, hooray!" Raph starts singing as he pushes down a big snowball. "So magical and new! There's so much we could do!"
"Snow day, no training, only fun!" Leo sings next, pushing a snowball and it rolls on a slide. Amy blinks at him in surprise. In all the time she's knew him, she had never heard him sing...he has a nice voice. "We've only just begun, I'm glad I'm here with you~!" He turns towards Amy with a wink, causing her to blush. Did he mean her?
Mikey and Mayhem were making snow angels when the cat teleports out of the way from a flying snowball. Two large ones fall on Mikey.
"Snow day, hooray! Barometric pressure is so low, but my heart is all aglow! Revving up my tech bo~!" Donnie sings, slicing Mikey free with a laugh.
"Snow day, our snowman is the best! Jupiter Jim fans will attest! Omigosh, my coat's a vest~!" When Donnie had set him free, he accidentally cut the sleeves from his jacket.
"Snow day, hooray!" April sings while sitting on Raph's shoulders. "We all should be so proud! Snow daaaay!"
All five look towards Amy, who recoils back. "I-I'm not really in the mood for singing, you guys."
"Aw, come on," Raph pouts at her. "Snow day~ Now you."
"I don't have the best voice," She crosses her arms.
"You sang with our band," Donnie points out.
"That was different, it was because of the situation."
"Sing, sing, sing!" They chant and she groans at this.
"Alright...Snow day, look at this big crowd~!" She bellows out, to April's shock. Not because she was bad, but because she has a great voice. The turtles had heard her sing before, but not her. "Everyone here should be wowed. All together sing out loud!"
"Snow daaaaaay, hooraaaaaaay~!" They all sing together.
"Yeah!" April cheers, the others clapping as Amy rubs the back of her neck.
"I can't believe I just did that..."
"I can't believe either!" Leo gestures to her. "That was great!"
"Yeah, you're awesome," April gives her a thumbs up.
"We know your mom's in the hospital, but you should enjoy this day while it lasts!" Raph claps her back hard.
"Yeah...you're right. Thanks guys," She smiles weakly, hands on her hips as she looks up at the snowman.
"Great job, fam and my lady~ And Donnie, I guess," Leo looks away with a smirk.
"If I weren't so enchanted by the beauty of our replica Jupiter Jim, I'd probably say something like look over there. Push!"
Leo falls for it and gets pushed into the snow. He hears giggling and looks up to see that it's Amy laughing at him. He smirks up at her and throws a snowball right into her face. She stops giggling and gasps sharply with a smile.
"You did not just do that!"
She throws a snowball and it hits his chest. They start having a little snowball fight behind the others.
"And for the cherry on top, this flag from Jupiter Jim Sails at Seven Galaxies!" Raph points up to the flag.
"Best JJ movie of all time, baby!" Mikey cheers, though not everyone agrees.
"What the what?!" April throws the flag into Raph's face. "Hold up, Skip. Jupiter Jim's Pluto Vacation 4 is the best JJ movie of all time."
"Ranked by us, just now, soo, it's basically official, no arguing," Donnie agrees with her and Mayhem. Mikey and Raph start laughing, getting the attention of Leo and Amy laying on the snow trying to hit each other.
"Jupiter Jim's Pluto Vacation 4?" He asks in disbelief. "Where JJ spends the entire movie searching for ice before realizing the surface of Pluto is ice?"
"Yeah, and every time we watch it, you three laugh your heads off," April retorts back.
"Because Raph always falls asleep and breaks something with his face," Mikey giggles while Leo is chuckling.
And it was true. One time Raph fell and broke the projector, to Splinter's horror.
"Yeah, my face takes damage like a boss!" Raph brags, "Leo, hit me!"
"Oh please let me!" Donnie holds up his tech bo.
"NO!" He gets tackled by Leo, Amy, and Mikey. He tries to reach his staff.
"If you touch any of your brothers with that, no more pineapple muffins!" Amy threatens while pointing her finger at him. Across Central Park, Ghostbear is cleaning. He's wearing a coat onesie of sorts with a big white fluff collar.
"Nice and clean, nice and clean!" He throws rock salt. "My sidewalk is nice and clean! La la la," He hears something and turns around with a gasp, seeing the group that he hated so much. "Those tortugas and perra! In a family war? Ha ha. These buttons I must push..."
He tiptoes towards them, seeing Amy and Leo smiling at each other. She laughs as Donnie is trying to get to Raph, who just pushes him away, so his feet are dragging against the snow. Everytime he tries to get close enough to them, she always comes in and stops him...but maybe this time, this war could distract her.
"They ruined my pro wrestling career! I will make them ruin their precious day of snow!" He rolls off a tree, laughing while holding up a snow ball.
"I'm the oldest, my flag wins, the end," Raph declares to Amy's annoyance. "Mellie, you gotta choose sides."
"Like hell I will!" She exclaims, moving away from them. "Don't have a favorite. Sorry. And neither does Chewie."
He oinks in agreement. A snowball suddenly hits Raph from behind, knocking him to the ground.
"Hey! Who did that?" He gives April an accusing look. "Was it Mayhem?!"
He whimpers a bit from the look. "Raph, you were looking right at us," April deadpans to him.
"So then maybe it was Mellie!" He points to her next. "Girls stick together, after all! Or maybe Chewbacon!"
"Raph...he walks on four legs," Amy tells him blankly.
"What a convenient excuse, April," Leo smirks at the girl.
"Yeah! I can't believe you would weaponize snow just to prove your flag is better than ours!" Raph exclaims at her.
"Glad to hear you agree our flag is better."
"Our flag eats your flag's lunch money for breakfast," Mikey brags to Donnie.
"Oh yeah?!" April retorts back, the teams of three glaring at each other. Ghostbeat grins as he gets exactly what he wanted...well, mostly. He growls at Amy not participating, mostly because she really does have no opinion on which one is the best.
"My plan is working!"
"Heh heh," Raph grins at what's happening.
"Snowball fight!" The teams scream.
"Whoever gets Amy down by the end of the game, she has to choose which one is better!" April points at her.
"April! What the fuck!?" Amy exclaims at her in slight anger.
"Oh, you not getting out of this, girl!" April cries out. While they were out here, Amy might as well have some fun, real fun.
"What?" Ghostbear gives a look of confusion. "Real fight, not a snowball fight!"
"Yes!" Raph agrees to April's rule. "Player who gets Mellie gets to fly their team's flag!"
"Okay," April has a smug look on her face. "We're up for a friendly game. No save face, no weapons, no mercy!"
"Am I the only one who's bothered by this?" Amy drags a hand down her face.
"Aaaand," Mikey draws out. "No ice balls, no slush slappers, no horse hoppers, pepper poppers, Liberty launches, downtown hammers, dream hatcher scratches, no Freddie Prince Jrs," He clears his throat towards Leo. "No courts, no balls of any kind! We aren't savages."
Leo had written all of that down.
"Speak for yourself..." Donnie whispers devilishly while holding a snowball that looks like a skull. Amy smacks his head from behind.
"I heard that."
"Ready?" Raph announces as Mikey bends down towards the snow with a laugh. Leo adjusts Amy's hair so that they can see it and she blushes lightly.
"Relax, I'll go easy on ya," He winks and she moves away with a small nervous chuckle.
"You say that, but we both know the others won't..."
"Set...SNOW!"
Raph immediately gets snow in his face and all of them laugh as they throw snowballs, but not one of them gets Amy.
"I hate them so much," Ghostbear mutters under his breath. "One day...I will ruin something they love!" Then a snow plow drives by, showering him in the substance. He gets turned into a snowball, rolling away and crashing.
Mikey and April laugh as they sled down a hill, throwing snowballs at each other. April manages to knock him to the side. He laughs once the snow is off his face, screaming as he sees the slide up ahead. It's used as a ramp and he flies into the air.
Leo holds multiple snowballs. "Oh boy!" He gets Donnie and Mayhem, both their bodies planting into the snow. Leo suddenly gets hit in the cheek, looking up to see Amy grinning. He chases after her and she runs off. April ducks behind other snowmen, avoiding snowballs. One of them hits her face as Mikey soars over her. She shakes off the snow and gives two thumbs up. Mayhem throws a snowball at Leo's back, causing him to fall onto the snow, dropping his other ammo. Mayhem then gets hit by Chewbacon, who grins.
A stray one lands on Foot Lieutenant and he growls in annoyance, going back to his magazine.
Raph chuckles as he sneaks past a whole field of snowmen. Someone is hiding in one of them, and it turns out to be Donnie with his spider shell. He laughs as he flies over Raph, throwing snowballs at him, while also destroying the snowmen.
"Time out!" Raph declares from the ground. "Time out, TIME OUT!"
It's time for a hot cocoa break and later on that night, they're gathered in a circle. "You got me good back there, Donnie," Raph pours himself up a cup from a thermos. "But the game ain't over yet."
Leo hands Amy a cup with a smile. "Just how you like it: marshmallows, whipped cream, and peppermint sprinkled on top."
She holds it gently with her gloves, sipping slowly. "Yes, but when it is, my team's flag will grace our statue and wave like a queen to her subjects! And Mia WILL choose a movie when this fight is over!"
"Not again," She deadpans at this. The whole day, she hadn't been hit by any of them. Hopefully she could keep it that way. A scream is suddenly heard and Mikey lands in front of them.
"Mikey?!" Raph asks in surprise. Leo scoots in a bit closer to Amy, placing his hand on top of hers. She looks at the ground as he intertwines their hands. Luckily, the others couldn't see this with all the snow on the ground. They smile fondly at each other. He was glad he got to spend this snow day together, and she was just glad to be having fun despite her current situation...
"Snow day hooray, baby!" Mikey cheers, seeing the two. He panics a little and stands in front of them.
"Dude, that was incredible!" Leo exclaims to him. "What was your hang time, like two maybe three sequences?"
April holds out a cup of cocoa for him. "Yes, sweet sledding Angelo, and may I say this cocoa is exquisite? Do I detect a skosh of maple malt syrup?"
"If you paid attention to Jupiter Jim Sells the Seven Galaxies, you would know what the secret ingredient is," Mikey retorts back.
"Um, you and Leo always interrupt the movie by fighting over who gets to wear the Jupiter Jim costume," April points out.
"I wanna wear the Captain's Helmet this time!" Mikey protested as he and Leo were wrestling for it. Leo snatched it and licked it. "Eww!" He chased his older brother around the room. Amy sighed at this and stood up, the others staring up at her. She walked over and held out her leg, tripping both of them.
"Whoa, you've never seen the end?" Raph points to the other team. "That's why you and Donnie don't get why Seven Galaxies is so much better than the movie you like!"
"I cheer to that," Mikey and Leo blink cups together.
"Not everyone is gonna like the same movie as you, Raph," Amy retorts as she looks up at him.
"Trust me, our flag totally deserves to be up there," Raph tries to plant it, with Leo and Mikey holding him up.
"Uh, what now?" April slightly grits her teeth at him. "Mayhem!"
Mayhem teleports in front of Raph, scratching at his face. He teleports the turtle away, jumping so that Raph lands on Leo and Mikey. April catches him with a smug smile. Amy sighs, shaking her head.
"Oh, that is fun for me," Donnie comments, taking a sip of his cocoa. Raph lets out a scream of frustration, glaring at them.
"Break's over! Game on!"
April throws the first one, Amy ducking her head and throwing one at Donnie. The thermos tips over, the hot liquid melting a hole into the ice. It simmers down to a frozen Oozesquito, its eyes glowing purple as the hot cocoa sets it free. The bug flies away towards the giant snowball, stabbing Ghostbear in his...butt. He wakes up with a start, his eyes glowing green and his teeth getting sharper. The bug flies away as he slowly mutates, his hand popping out of the snowball, thunder striking. His roar stops the snowball fight.
"What?" April asks in confusion.
"Did anyone hear like a really sick bird or something?" Leo looks around for the source. The new mutant runs along the snow, jumping into the air over the moon. He lands in front of the 8, standing up to reveal himself as a large polar bear mutant Ghostbear.
"Peek-a-boo, losers!" He lets out a maniacal laugh.
"Ghostbear?!" Everyone but Raph and April exclaim, since she didn't know him. Raph fanboys at his appearance, stars in his eyes.
"Love the new look!" He slides in front of him. "Ooh, hey, can I get a quick selfie?!" He takes multiple seflies.
"Oh, every time with this guy!" Donnie exclaims at the sight.
"And he's a mutant now? Man, just when I thought we saw the last of him," Amy facepalms at the two.
"How about a scar to remember me by!" He's about to punch Raph, but no such punch came. That's because his fist had gone right through Raph because it's now invisible. He takes another selfie and Ghostbear recoils back in shock, seeing his hands. "What is this?" He turns his hands visible out of free will. "I can switch between bear and ghost?"
"Oh no," Amy's eyes widen at this. He then punches Raph in the face, knocking him into a tree.
"Omigosh."
"Wow."
"He hit Raph so hard, he almost went through our snowman!" April exclaims as they stare at him.
"But our snowman's okay, right?" Leo asks, Amy giving him a look.
"Alright, that's the last time you do that to my friend!" She clenches a fist, holding up a fist. An electric bolt appears on it.
"So it's the man of the snow that you love!" He ignores her threat as he was just given the answer he was looking for. "And I will destroy it!" He roars loudly, charging towards them.
"Mayhem, little help?" Leo calls out. He disappears, appears in the lair, and lands near their weapons. He then takes them with him.
"Hm?" Splinter turns around in his armchair while pouring himself some tea.
They've taken their snowman, running away from Ghostbear. He attacks multiple times, missing. "Leo, sacrifice yourself to buy us time!" Donnie calls out as they're a bit exhausted. The mutant polar bear just laughs as he approaches them.
Mayhem reappears with their weapons. "Yeah!" They cheer as their weapons fall into their hands.
"Okay fam, nobody messes with our snowman! Now let's beat this bozo bear like Jupiter Jim beat those space pirates!" Raph declares, grinning towards Ghostbear.
"How dare you use this dire moment to plug your obviously lesser movie?" Donnie demands, a shadow looming over them. Ghostbear jumps over them, causing everyone to scream. Amy backflips into the air, Ghostbear swiping at her. She dodges and jumps onto his head, flipping onto the ground behind him. He slams his fists on the snowman anyway, destroying it. Everyone gasps in shock.
"Noooooo!"
"Come on!" Donnie complains as Ghostbear grins, laughing.
"Bien."
"You're a monster!" Leo points his sword at him. "Not because you look that way."
"But because you ruined something that we collectively cherish! Humbug upon you, sir, humbug!" Donnie insults him.
"Yeah...we all love Jupiter Jim," Raph turns towards the others. "Which movie is better doesn't even matter! If I'm being real, I love how Donnie performs all the musical numbers when we watch PV4."
"And I do like how Raph gets stuck in a pirate accent after we watch Seven Galaxies," Donnie couldn't help but admit.
"I try to stop...but it be too hard," Raph closes his eyes.
"Villain over here!" Ghostbear calls out.
"It's watching the Jupiter Jim movies together as a family that makes 'em so special," April speaks up. "With our new sister," She smiles towards Amy and she blinks, returning the gesture.
"Bring it in," Raph pulls all of them into a hug.
"Aww."
"I'm tearing up over here," Mikey wipes his eyes as Donnie eventually smiles.
"Aww. How sweet," Ghostbear teases them, breaking the moment. "Hey Kitty Kat, how bout you ditch these losers and go bake your frilly girly pastries you call food?!"
He laughs at her and she wiggles out of Raph's grip, glaring at him and clenching a shaking fist. This guy was really getting on her nerves. Not only did he wreck her family's snowman, he had just insulted what she loves to do.
"You. Bastard," She grits her teeth, smirking towards the others. "Hey, guys? You know what would really make me feel better? If we kick his hairy white butt!"
"Yeah!"
He attacks first, knocking all of them into the snow. "That's it! Mad Dogs Ahoy!" They leap into the air, Raph phasing through Ghostbear as he's already mastered his new power. He grabs the turtle's hoodie and throws him away. He lands on Donnie. Leo and Amy jump into the air, slicing at him with their weapons, but they go through him. Leo pants in exhaustion, Amy wiping the sweat off her forehead. Ghostbear punches him away and he swings his claw at Amy, who kicks him in the chest.
Mikey flings his whip, but once again, it goes through him and ends up hitting Amy on the head.
"Ow!"
Ghostbear slams into Mikey, laughing as he stands up. However, he sees that Mikey is no longer in his pot, or anyone else for that matter.
"Tortugas? Perra," He calls out, "Come out to plaaay!"
"Should we call animal control?" Leo asks as he, Mikey, and Amy are in a tree.
"And tell 'em what? That a mutant polar bear is after us? Come on, they won't believe that."
"We could use the flags to blind him!" April suggests from underneath Mikey.
"Ghostbear only stays solid when he's attacking us!" Mikey informs them. "Except for when Amy somehow got him."
Suddenly, the tree comes crashing down. Raph looks to see Ghostbear cutting trees. "Uh oh." He cuts the one Raph is holding and it comes crashing onto the snow. Suddenly, Raph remembers when he knocked into the projector, in the same position that he is now. From the movie, Jupiter Jim was encased in ice...
"I got it!" He sits up with a smile. "You guys stay close enough so he's attacking and stays solid! We'll use our icy environment just like Jupiter Jim did!"
"Wow, full circle," Donnie comments from a few feet away.
"Yoo hoo!" April calls out. "Fuzzy wuzzy bear man! Mayhem, do your thing."
Mayhem teleports and appears above Ghostbear's head. He covers his eyes with the flag, Chewbacon running up to him and sitting on his head, hitting it like a drum.
"Cowabunga!" He wraps Ghostbear in the string of his whip. Raph punches a fire extinguisher and Leo makes a portal above the water. Ghostbear breaks free, but Amy shocks him with her hands, causing him to scream in pain. The water falls over him.
"Donnie?"
Donnie's bo turns into a launcher. "Let's see you face through my hexagonal crystalline solid, AKA ice!" He fires the ice blaster at Ghostbear.
"Tortugas and perra!" He cries out.
"Guys, it's working!" April cheers.
Ghostbear grabs the flag, the others cringing, but he's eventually frozen solid, holding the flag.
"Yeah!" They all cheer as more snow falls.
"Awesome job, famo!"
"Raph, for the cherry on top, why don't you put your flag up there?" April asks him, but he smiles instead of doing so.
"I've got a better idea." He removes his scarf, placing the other scarves on the stick as a rainbow flag sorts. "Since we all love Jupiter Jim equally, and we all worked together as equals to put Ghostbear on ice, our flag should represent all of us!"
"Huh...not a bad idea," Amy comments to him.
"Wait, wait, wait, how come Raph's is on top?" Leo calls out and the brunette facepalms at this.
"Friendly snowball fight! Everyone for themselves!" April declares, the others running off to go make snowballs. Amy smiles at her friends, feeling someone touch her shoulders. She looks up to see Leo smiling down at her.
"You okay?"
"I will be," She smiles back and they share a brief kiss. Amy turns around to Ghostbear, kicking him onto the ground.
"And my name's Amy!" She huffs at him, not caring if he heard or not.
Leo glances at Amy as they're sitting on the fire escape together. They weren't doing much, just looking out to the city. Looking out at the lights was a favorite past-time of theirs. Amy just liked looking out to the city she grew up in. It was a sense of calmness, something she doesn't get often. And Leo didn't care what they did, as long as they were together. Besides...after the last two days, he could tell she needed some peace.
"How's your mom?" Leo asks suddenly and she rolls her eyes at the interruption.
"Well, she's definitely not improving," She throws a stray candy wrapper down into the alley below. "And she still thinks I'm a stranger, so same as always. She'll be back home in a few days, they wanna make sure she's getting the right medication."
He hugs her from behind, kissing her shoulder. "I wish there was something I could do, but I'm not a doctor."
"I know. Your support is enough, actually."
"Oh, so I'm all you need?" He grins smugly, leaning in. She tried not to shiver at how close his breath was. If she answered that, they'd be liplocked, and she didn't really want to lose her breath...no matter how much she wanted to.
"I didn't say that," She huffs as her voice slightly wavers. Leo grins widely and lets go, jumping inside her window. Amy thinks nothing of it since he's always doing that, but when she hears music, she turns around towards her room. Leo steps out onto the fire escape, wrapping his arms around her waist.
Amy chuckles as they start swaying to the music. "Nice save."
"That's what I do~" He winks, tightening his hold on her. Amy takes a deep breath, letting herself go for this one dance.
"I wouldn't be here if you weren't here to protect me, so...thanks," She whispers softly. He smiles down at her. He'd do anything to protect her, even sacrifice himself. Sure, she would get mad at him, but it was worth it if she got to continue her life, to experience what she's been missing out on.
"Aw, my lady is grateful," He teases with a stupid grin. "A rare sight."
"Shut up," She pulls him towards her, kissing him. "Mmmph!" Leo is surprised that she's taking control, but he found it tempting. He smiles against her lips, wrapping an arm against her waist and holding her tightly against him. She licks his bottom lip and he denies her.
She pushes him to the wall, causing him to gasp. She takes the opening she asked for, exploring every inch and dominating him. A soft moan escapes him from the rush of excitement. He spins around and pushes her back against the wall, her whole frame trembling at the gnawing urge. She hums softly as he grips her hair into his left hand with need.
They pull away for air, Leo kissing a trail from her cheek to her neck. "Leo," She gasps out. "Not out here."
"Who's gonna see us?" He looks up at her, his eyes trailing to her lips which turn into a smirk.
"It's tempting, but-"
"We're not gonna do anything," Leo rolls his eyes playfully. "I wouldn't force you."
"You pervert," She pushes him away a bit. She sits onto the window sill with a huff. "I don't even think about it."
"Not even a little~?" He leans in with that dumb grin again that makes her weak at the knees.
"Nope, and if you keep looking at me like that, I won't be able to keep my hands off you."
"But you like keeping your hands on me," He winks at her.
"God dang it, Leo," She drags a hand down her face. "Let's just watch some Netflix and call it a night before we won't be able to stop."
"You mean Netflix and chill?" He grins playfully.
"LEO!"
