Leo's Pov..
It was a quiet day in the lair today, since we had no training. I was happy to see Calli doing a whole lot better, since the night she had lost her sensei Yani. She was starting to be like her old self again, like when I first met her. She and Mikey would pull practical pranks on us on some occasions, they would mostly get Raph or me. She helped out Donnie update the jeep and Raph's motorcycle in the warehouse. She would also spar with Raph after we did our training and taught him how to control his temper and showed him a few new moves to improve his fighting skills.

Calli has been doing a lot better everyday living with us and in training, since Splinter was her now new sensei. And when we were not training she and I usually talked for hours on end in my bedroom, laughing and having a good time with each other. Ever since I confessed my feelings towards Calli, I have been wanting to take her out on a date. But since she lost her master on the night I confessed, I had to wait and give her time to heal from her loss. But now that Calli has been healed of her deep wound inflicted by the Foot Clan and Shredder, I feel like now is the best time.

As I was in my bedroom, I was rehearsing of how I was going to ask Calli out, but I kept messing up each time with nervousness. I groaned annoyed and I fell backwards on my bed and sighed with frustration that I couldn't get it right. I rubbed my face with my hands and I looked up at the ceiling, thinking I would not get this right of how to ask Callista. I then heard the sound of Calli humming from my bedroom and I looked towards the door and I walked over to it quietly and I opened it slowly and quietly. I saw Calli go walking by my door and I backed up quickly before she could of seen me and I peeked out from the door seeing Calli, listening to her music on her iPod as she went towards her bedroom with a rag in her hand.

I slowly snuck out of my bedroom and I looked down towards Calli's bedroom. I was really nervous now. I didn't know how Calli would react to me asking her on a date, but I just hoped that she would accept it.

So I took a deep breath and I walked over to Calli's room and found the door open and saw her polishing her sword on her bed, smiling. Oh she looks more beautiful every time I see her. She was wearing a thin strap dark blue tank with black skin tight sweatpants, that showed her beautiful hourglass figure. Her curly hair was naturally resting against her cheeks and shoulders.

I smiled at her lovingly as she was unaware that I was in front of her. I knocked on the door and she quickly looked up towards me. "Oh hey Leo", she said, taking out her earbuds "I didn't notice you were there, I kind of dozed off"

She looked up and smiled her loving smile and I blushed light red in my cheeks. "It's alright", I said, chuckling "What are you up to?"

"Oh just doing my chores before I do my own things", she said, setting her sword down on the bed "You know just to get them out of the way"

I smiled and I walked inside of her room and I sat down on her bed in front of her. "Calli can I ask you something?", I asked

"Oh sure Leo what is it?", she asked, smiling, pushing some of her bangs out of her face

I gulped a little nervously and I took a deep breath and I looked at her. Her beauty was just so blinding that I was lost just looking at her heart shaped face and glowing appearance.

"Leo you okay?", she asked, looking at me with concern

I snapped out of my trance as I shook my head. "Oh sorry", I said

I let out a quiet sigh and I looked up to her again, now wanting to tell her what I have been wanting to say for a long time. "Well I...I was wondering Calli...since you know we confessed to each other about how we feel about each other...and I have been wanting to ask you this for quite awhile...but I waited since you were healing from your wound", I said "But I feel like now is the best time to ask you this. Calli...would you...like to...go out on a date...with me?"

"Are you kidding me?", she asked, surprised "I would love too!"

"I mean I understand if you don't want to...", I said

But then my sentence was cut off when I heard her answer. "Wait what?", I asked

"I said yes!", she said, smiling brightly "I would love to go out on a date with you!"

"Really?", I asked, surprised

"Of course I would!", she said "I mean after all we did admit into liking each other and I have been wanting to hang out with you since I am now healed from my loss"

"Oh well okay then!", I said, smiling "This is great!"

She immediately lunged at me and I shrieked as her weight collapsed on top of me as she hugged me tightly. I chuckled and she giggled as I hugged her to me close. We hugged just only for a few moments then she pulled back smiling. "So what time works for you?", she asked

"I was thinking around 7 since it will be dark out by then", I said

"That will be perfect!", she said, smiling

"Okay then it's a date!", I said

She smiled and she kissed my cheek and I blushed red as she climbed off of me. "I can't wait to go!", she said

"Neither can I", I said, smiling "So I will leave you be and let you get your stuff done and we will meet each other in the living room at 7", I said

"Sounds great!", she said "Well then I will see you later"

"I will see you soon", I said, smiling softly

I kissed her forehead and she smiled and giggled as I left her bedroom. I walked into my room and shut the door. I jumped and cheered quietly so Calli would not hear me, "YES SHE SAID YES!"

Calli's Pov..
I did end up hearing Leo cheering from his bedroom next to mine and I giggled at his enthusiasm. But I then I squealed quietly with joy as I was excited too. I couldn't believe my ears that my love Leonardo has asked me out on a date! Many thoughts and ideas came racing through my mind of what it would be like, where it would be, how romantic it would be. Oh my gosh so many possibilities, that it was making my head spin. I started to pick out my outfit for the date and I was choosing from a variety of clothes I had to find the perfect thing to wear. Once I found it I smiled happily as it would be perfect for Leo.

After a couple of hours of finishing up my chores around the lair, I started to get ready for my date with Leo. I took a steaming hot shower and I dried off climbing out, wrapping my towel around me. I went back into my room and I slipped into my white bathrobe and I went to my dresser and started doing my make up. I brushed on some mineral powder that matched my skin color. I applied some light rose colored blush to my cheeks and dark pink eye shadow, that had a bit of sparkle to it, on my eyelids. I then curled by eyelashes and applied black mascara to my eyelashes. I then finished by putting on some cherry flavored lip gloss on my lips.

I smiled in the mirror at my image then I went back into the bathroom and started drying my hair in a towel. I tied a small braid on the right side of my head and I pulled the rest of my hair back and I tied it in a low bun, letting my bangs hang down my cheeks. I smiled satisfied then I looked at my outfit on my bed. It was a dark pink Japanese kimono with a golden waist wrap and gold branches with little leaves all around it. It had a slight V neck with sleeves that went just below the elbows and stopped just above the ankle. I got out of my bathroom and I slipped the kimono on over my head and it fitted perfectly against me.

I slipped on a pair of gold sandals and I fixed my hair again. I strapped behind my back a black sword holder and I sheathed my katana inside, in case we run into any unwanted guests tonight. I walked out of my room quietly closing the door and saw Donnie, Mikey, and Raph in the living room talking. "Oh boys", I said

They turned and they just looked at me with shock. I giggled and I leaned against the pillar in the living room giving a little pose with a smile. "What do you think?", I asked

"My look at you", Raph said, chuckling

I giggled and I came walking over and I did a little spin showing off to them. "You guys like it?", I asked

Mikey did a wolf howl and I giggled blushing in my cheeks. "You look great Calli", Donnie said, smiling

"Thanks you guys", I said, smiling "Have you all seen Leo?"

"I'm right here", Leo said

I turned and I saw Leo come down from the manhole cover into the lair and I smiled at him impressed. Leo looked really handsome, even though he already is. His forest green skin looked really clean and his bandanna was neatly tied on around his head. What surprised me the most as he was wearing a nice black jacket that was unbuttoned, that looked really good on him.

"Smashing", I said, giggling

He chuckled and he came walking over to me. "You don't look so bad yourself", he said, smiling

I blushed pink in my cheeks and I giggled. "Ready to head out?", he asked

"Ready", I said, smiling "I'm really looking forward to this"

Leo smiled. "Then we shall go", he said

He held out his right muscular arm for me and I took it smiling. "We will see you boys later", I said

We both walked over towards the manhole cover and walked up the stairs towards the ladder. Leo started to climb up the ladder out of the lair and I started climbing up after him and he gave me his hand pulling me up to him.

"We will see you two love birds later!", Mikey called out

I blushed furiously red with embarrassment. "Oh my gosh!", I said, giggling

"Mikey! Not funny!", Leo said

We both heard the boys laughing from the lair and Leo shook his head annoyed. "Oh brothers", I said, smiling

"Always keeping you on your feet", Leo said

We both laughed and we walked down the tunnel."So where are we going?", I asked

"It's a surprise", he said.

"Aw come on please tell me", I begged

"Nope you will have to wait and see", he said, chuckling

"Please tell me", I begged again

"Do you want to ruin the surprise?", he asked, smirking

"Yes!", I said

He laughed. "Sorry, you just have to wait a little bit longer", he said

I rolled my eyes playfully, knowing I was not going to win the fight. "Oh okay, I guess I can wait", I said, pouting

He chuckled and smiled and kissed my cheek. "Come on let's get going", he said "It will be worth it"

I smiled and we both walked out of the tunnel. But I didn't notice that Leo was behind me and he slid a green blindfold across my head and I laughed as he tired it on."Aw Leo, really?!", I asked, laughing a bit "Come on! That's not fair!"

"Hey I want you to be surprise!", he said, chuckling

I shook my head and chuckled. "Okay then, but you are going to have to guide me though", I said

"That I will do", he said "You can't see anything right?"

"I see nothing", I said, smiling "I'm blind as a bat"

"Good, I'll let you know when we get there", he said

He took my hand into his gently and he started leading me down the sidewalk. "I just hope you will like where I picked", Leo said "I found it a few days before, and I thought maybe you would like it"

I smiled. "Leo I'm sure I will", I said "All what really matters to me is that you and I will have a good time and that we are together"

Leo squeezed my hand softly in his and I blushed pink. "So are we there yet?", I asked

"It's just right down the street and we will be right there", he said

"Oh good, I'm really excited to see what it is!", I said, smiling

Leo chuckled and he continued leading me down the street. But after a few minutes, Leo stopped pulling me and I stopped behind him. "Why did you stop?", I asked "Are we here?"

"We are my love", he said, softly

I heard him walk behind me and he untied the blindfold from my eyes and I slowly turned and I gasped with awe seeing what I was facing. It was a beautiful endless valley with hills of multicolored flowers of all kinds. The glowing full moon and stars illuminated the valley brightening the colors of the flowers. A gentle breeze of wind came and blew the flowers around making them dance to the wind. "Oh my gosh!", I said, happily "It's so beautiful, I have never seen anything like this"

"I knew you would of loved this place, since it did remind me of you", Leo said, smiling at me "Colorful and beautiful"

I smiled at him brightly. "Oh thank you Leo, you are the best!", I said

I suddenly lunged at him and I wrapped my arms around his neck tightly and I kissed his cheek with passion. Leo chuckled embarrassed and his cheeks were now red as cherries as I pulled away. Leo shook his head out of his trance and I giggled smiling. "Sorry about that", he said, slightly embarrassed

"No worries", I said, smiling

Leo then took my hand and he brought it up to his lips and he kissed it softly and I blushed pink giggling, covering my mouth with my fingers. He smiled and chuckled. "So where exactly are we having our date in the valley?", I asked

"Come with me", he said, smiling "And I'll show you"

He led me through the valley of flowers as I was careful not step on any of them. We got deeper and deeper into the valley and I saw something in the distance. "Wait what is that?", I asked, pointing

"That is...our spot", Leo said, smiling

I smiled and gasped as we walked up a tall hill and on the top was a small patch of green grass with flowers surrounding a light green picnic blanket with little white flowers on it. On top of the blanket was a little picnic basket and fancy champagne glasses and a few small lighted candles on a silver candle holder. I felt my heart flutter at the effort that Leo put into for this date. "Oh Leo", I said, smiling

"I hope it's okay", he said

"Okay?", I said "Leo this is perfect!"

He blushed red in his cheeks and rubbed his arm shyly. I giggled and I gave his cheek a peck. "I'm glad you like it", he said, looking at me

"I love it", I said, softly "So much"

Leo smiled and I lifted up my kimono a little and I sat down on the blanket as Leo sat down beside me. He then took out something from the basket between us. "I hope you do like bruschetta", Leo said "I wanted to try and make it"

He took out a silver plate with bruschetta on French bread, with diced tomatoes, garlic, parsley with shredded monetary cheese wrapped in plastic wrap and he pulled out a bottle of sparkling orange flavored water.

"Oh I love bruschetta!", I said, smiling "One of my favorites!"

"I never tried it before I heard it's pretty good", he said

"It's really good!", I said, smiling "It's one of my favorite Italian dishes"

Leo uncovered the plastic wrap from the bruschetta and he took one piece and took a bite. He smiled as he chewed it then swallowed it. "Mmmm this is good", he said "Very flavorful and fresh"

I smiled and I poured the sparkling water into the glasses and I set the bottle back into the basket and I grabbed a piece of bruschetta and I took a bite and smiled at Leo. "Mmmmm this is really good, just kind like Yani used to make it", I said, with a mouthful

Leo then took another bite and he smiled agreeing with me. "Yeah it's really good", he said "It's almost like a small pizza!"

"Oh yeah it does kind of, I have never thought of it that way before, that's a good comparison", I said "So when did you start making food?"

"I would say it started around when I was 13", he said "I kind of watched how Mikey always made food for us and I became interested into what he was doing, but I thought I would be made fun of for the liking and doing of it, but I decided to do it myself just for the fun of it"

"So do you make food dishes often?", I asked

"I do on some occasions whenever I have the lair to myself or if it's just Splinter with me", he said

"Well you certainly do know what you are doing", I said "This is really good"

He smiled and chuckled. "Thank you, I'm proud that this one of the best dishes", he said "I have made some crazy things back before I met you"

I smiled and giggled. "Like what?", I asked

"Well this will sound crazy to you", he said

"Come on hit me with it!", I said, giggling

"Okay then you asked for this", he said, chuckling "The craziest dish I made was pizza cupcakes!"

I then started laughing. "Oh my gosh! Really?! What made you think of that?", I asked, giggling

"Turns out Mikey found out that what I was doing and he of course with his crazy ideas thought of combining his two favorite foods pizza and cupcakes and he wanted me to combine them both together", he said, chuckling

"How is that even possible?", I asked

"It actually wasn't really all that hard to do", he said "It's just like making cupcakes pizza style!"

Leo laughed and I giggled. "My goodness that is crazy!", I said "Did they turn out okay?"

"Surprisingly they did!", he said

I laughed and smiled. "Oh my gosh! I got to see this with my own eyes, we should do it one time", I said, smiling

"Be glad to", he said, smiling "But we will have to do it when Mikey is not around"

We both laughed and we continued on eating. After finishing our meal, we looked up at the stars that were shining brightly in the dark black sky. I laid my head Leo's chest and he wrapped his warm and strong arms around me. It was so comfortable that I could easily have fallen asleep in his arms. I saw out of the corner of my eye Leo reaching over to his right and he plucked a dark pink flower, that was closely matched to my kimono, and he pinned it behind my right ear. "Now you look perfect", he said, kissing my cheek

I blushed hard in my cheeks as I looked away, giggling and smiling embarrassed. "Leo come on you don't mean that", I said, giggling "I'm not perfect"

"Calli look at me", Leo said

I slowly looked up to him and he gave me a serious look, like he really meant what he had said to me. "You are though", he said "Whether you don't think so or not. You are perfect, to me you are"

I smiled up to him lovingly and I stroked his cheek, feeling loved by his words. "Thank you", I said, softly "That is really...sweet of you"

He smiled and he kissed my forehead. I snuggled my head on his chest and he wrapped his arms around me in a warm embrace. Leo rested his head on top of mine gently and we stared up into the starry night sky. It was silent for quite awhile between the two of us and I felt Leo's hand barely touching mine and I blushed pink in my cheeks, luckily Leo couldn't see me. My hand slowly inched towards his and I felt Leo's fingers slowly entangled around mine and then both of our hands seemed to move closer and closer together. Then finally our hands were in each other's holds, Leo's hand felt so soft against mine and it was warm and full of care. I blushed deep red into Leo's chest feeling my love for him just grew a whole lot bigger. I then felt Leo's head slowly come off of mine and then I sensed he was looking at me.

"Calli, I have something for you", he said

I looked up to him with curiosity. "Really, for me?", I asked

He took something out of the side of his belt and he held out his right hand and opened his hand to reveal a necklace with a small pink heart pendant stone with a silver chain. "Oh Leo it's so beautiful, you didn't have to do this", I said, amazed "You are spoiling me!"

He chuckled. "I made the design, but Donnie helped me create the necklace", he said

"It's beautiful", I said, smiling "I love it"

"Here", he said "Let's see how it looks on you"

I turned around and Leo slid the necklace around my neck and he clipped it on. I turned back and faced Leo and he smiled. "What do you think?", I asked "Looks okay?"

"It's perfect", he said, softly "It fits you perfectly"

I smiled and I hugged him around his neck and he hugged me back nuzzling his head against mine and rubbing my back softly. I nuzzled my head in between his head and shoulder, stroking his cheek. "Thank you Leo", I said, softly "You really are amazing"

"Calli", Leo said

I pulled away from the hug and I looked at him, curiously. "Yes?", I asked

He then looked at me with nervousness and then my look of curiosity turned into concern."What is it?", I asked

"Calli I need to ask you something", he said

"What is it Leo?", I asked

He pulled me closer to him and he stroked my cheek pushing my bangs back away from my face. I looked at him with a smile, but with curiosity. "Calli. How do I even begin to tell you how special you are to me. When we first met in that alley just last month, I felt like you were the one I have been looking for all these years that would understand me for who I am", he said

"Of course I do", I said, smiling "I understand you for you are, and I wouldn't change one thing about you"

He smiled shyly. "But anyways though, we have know each other for quite a long time and everyday I spend with you is the happiest times of my days, I feel like we should be more", he said "More than just friends"

I gasped quietly when he said that and I couldn't believe that Leo was going to ask me this and I now felt my heart running a million miles per minute. "Calli will you be mine? My one and only forever love?", he asked

A huge smile exploded on to my face when he asked me the question and I immediately lunged at Leo hugging him to me tightly and Leo quickly wrapped his arms around me in a firm and tight hold, not wishing to let me go. "Yes! Yes! I will be yours Leonardo! Even if you thought I wouldn't be yours, you were already mine from the start. I love you! I love you so much!", I said, happily

"I love you so much", Leo said, softly "With all my heart"

We stayed in our tight embrace for a long time, not wanting to leave it. We both finally found that one true person that in both of our lives that we would love forever. The moon and stars seemed to have shined so much brighter, like our love. I felt Leo's heart beating against mine own and as they heated against each other, it felt like they were molding into one beating heart we now both shared.

Leo's and my face meet each other eyes and they were full of love and they locked on to each others, not blinking once. Our faces slowly started inching closer and closer towards each other and our lips were only just an inch apart from kissing, but then we heard the sound of loud footsteps coming close to us. We both quickly pulled away and we looked into the direction of the sound of the footsteps. "What is that?", I asked, frightened

"I don't know", he said, hugging me close "It's either Mikey trying to tease us again or its something else"

"We better see what it is", I said

We both got up and I unsheathed my katana from its hold and Leo walked in front of me protectively as he unsheathed his sword from behind his shell. "Stay close to me", he said

"I will", I said, nodding my head

We both started walking towards the sound of footsteps were and I moved closer behind Leo's shell, nervously. We then heard the sound of something running fast past us both and I gasped softly. "Leo they are close", I said

"Just stay calm Calli", he said, softly "Stay close"

I then saw something going flying across the air towards us and I gasped. "Leo look out!", I said

Leo turned and we both barely had time to flip backwards and we blocked the objects flying at us. They landed on the ground a few feet away from us and I walked towards one that landed in front of me and I picked up a ninja star and I gasped seeing a symbol on the star. "Oh no!", I said, softly

"Calli? What is it?", Leo asked

I turned quickly towards Leo. "Leo it's the Foot Clan they are close by!", I said

Leo looked at me with fear and he pulled me close to him. "They are not getting a hold of you!", he said "Not this time!"

We then heard dark laughter and I gasped softly in fear recognizing the laugh and the color from my face drained and I started looking around quickly to find the person laughing as my heart banged out of my chest. "Oh precious you have ran and hid behind the green menace, thinking you were now safe from me!", someone said

Then out of nowhere a figure jumped in front of us and Leo pushed behind him and I gripped his shell hiding. Leo got into a protective fighting stance with his sword as the figure lifted up his head and I gasped softly with fear and horror, seeing it was my old enemy from my past, The Shredder!

"Oh god!", I said, softly

"Long time no see little one", Shredder said "How you haven't changed a bit"

He unsheathed his sharp and long blades from his wrists. I shook in fear as they were the same blades as I saw when I was a little girl that he tried to kill me with. "You! You monster!", Leo said, angrily "How dare you take her family and her sensei away from her!"

Shredder didn't reply, he just gave a glare. "You better get out of my sight! I'm really struggling to get a hold of my anger right now!", he said

"That will be simple, if you hand over her, then I won't have to kill you more than once!", he said

"You will never touch her!", Leo said "You have already taken too much away from her! Your rage has now gone too far! You have taken the lives of my master's family and now her's! She never did anything to you, so why would you take my girlfriend's future away from her?!"

He chuckled darkly. "How beautiful, someone who loves a monster like you!", he said

A look of anger came to my face and I walked out boldly in front of Leo. "He is no monster Shredder! You are! You are the monster here! You are nothing but a cold blooded killer! You will pay for what you have done to me, my family, my sensei, and my new master, Hamato Yoshi!", I said, angrily

"Well it looks like I can finish you all at once! Starting with you!", he said

The Shredder yelled running at me at full speed, but Leo jumped in front of me and blocked Shredder's attack. Leo and Shredder started to clad sword against sharp blades. Leo kept blocking each move Shredder made towards him trying to make Shredder avoid getting to me. "Leo!", I called out

"Calli stay back!", Leo called out

I ran back from the fight and I took refuge just a few feet away. Shredder and Leo continued to fight as Leo was fighting with such strength and skills to keep Shredder back. Leo was so far winning the fight as he continued to slice Shredder with his sword, but then out of nowhere as Leo tried to slice Shredder again, Shredder ducked and he punched up towards Leo's face and he knocked him in the snout up in the air then Shredder jumped up to his height in the air and Shredder spun and he sliced Leo across the chest with his blades, knocking him towards the ground and he landed on his plastron hard, sliding a few feet away.

"LEO!", I yelled

Just then Shredder started walking over towards Leo with his sharp blades closing in on him and he knelt down and turned Leo over where he was facing him. "You can't defeat me! You can't protect her from anything! You are foolish and weak! Now I will finish your precious girlfriend once and for all!", he said

Shredder was raising his arm with his blades ready to strike. I gasped as it reminded me of how he killed Yani the same way he was about to do with Leo. I shook my fear away from the Shredder and a glare came to my face full of rage.

"NO!", I screamed

I ran towards Shredder and I jumped on to his back and I wrapped my arms in a tight embrace around his neck and my weight pulled him back before he could of sliced Leo. Leo slowly turned as he saw me trying to stop Shredder. Shredder yelled as he tried to throw me off of him but my arms were in a tight embrace and I was refusing to let go. But then Shredder grabbed a hold of my shoulders and he flipped me over him and he threw out a few punches at me, but I blocked them with ridge hands. But Shredder started to gain the upper hand and his attacks were getting much stronger and quicker. I tried my best to block each attack, but I was starting to grow weak and as Shredder punched me in the side hard with his fist, he then jumped and roundhouse kicked me in the chest sending me flying back, across the air and I skidded across many flowers flattening them with my weight.

"CALLI!", Leo screamed

I groaned in pain as I sat my head up and my vision was started to clear as I saw Shredder come walking up towards me and he grabbed a hold of my kimono and he jerked me up to him. "How I have waited for this day to come, and now I finally have you now!", he said "And you will not escape this time!"

"Go to hell", I said, softly

He punched me in the face and I groaned as I felt the pain and I felt bones being cracked and I felt blood dripping from my nose and my lower lip. "NO!", Leo yelled, running towards me "YOU LEAVE HER ALONE!"

"Not so fast, foolish reptile!", Shredder said

He quickly got me in a head lock and I struggled to breath under his strong arm and then I felt something sharp against my skin and I looked down and saw Shredder had pulled out a syringe with a glowing green substance in the tube and Leo skidded quickly to a halt seeing Shredder poking the needle deeper into my arm. I looked at Leo with fear as I tried to pull Shredder's arm off with my hands, but he had me in a firm and tight grip. "Leo!", I called out

"You let her go! Now!", Leo yelled

"Or what?", he asked

"I will kill you!", Leo said, darkly

Shredder laughed darkly and I gasped softly in fear as he held me tighter to him."You could try and kill me, but instead let's watch what will happen to your pretty girlfriend shall we?", he said "That is if she will live to see what happens!"

He jabbed the needle in my arm and injected whatever substance was in it. I cried out in pain as the substance went through my bloodstream and I suddenly felt so cold and I felt my heart speeding up rapidly and I started breathing hard and heavily, struggling to breath. I screamed as I felt sharp pains all around my body, piercing me like a sharp knife repeatedly as the substance went out through me.

Leo's Pov...
I gasped in horror seeing Calli on the ground in pain and hearing screaming in pain. I then looked up at Shredder with a huge angry glare as he glared back at me. I screamed as I ran after the Shredder, but he then threw a smoke bomb on the ground causing a purple cloud of smoke to surround me and I coughed trying to fight my way through. But when I reached the end of the cloud, Shredder had vanished. I quickly skid to a halt as I regained my breath, breathing hard while grunting as Shredder disappeared without a trace. "You will pay!", I yelled

It echoed across the valley and I slowly regained my breath, I then heard a small moan of pain.

"Leo", Calli said, faintly "Leo help!"

I gasped hearing Calli's voice and I quickly turned and I quickly ran towards Calli on the ground. I knelt down to her level and she looked at me with pain and fear. Her whole body was shaking all over as if she had been left out in the cold in the middle of winter on her own to freeze to death "Calli?! Calli are you okay?", I asked

"Leo it hurts!", she said, softly "I can't move! I'm so cold!"

"Hold on Calli I'm going to get you home!", I said, determined

I picked Calli up in my arms bridal style protectively and gently and I started to run out of the valley of flowers back towards the lair. I held Calli close to me trying to keep her warm as she felt so cold in my arms, but it didn't seem to help her much. "Leo", she said, moaning softly

I looked down at her and saw her eyes slowly fluttering close as her head pressed against my chest. A look of fear came to me and I started shaking Calli in my arms. "Calli! Calli! Calli wake up!", I said, frantically

She didn't move, all she did was make a soft moan. I felt a little relieved that she was still alive, but I knew she wouldn't be for long if I didn't hurry. I picked up my pace and I soon made it back towards the street and I ran down it quickly till I reached the tunnel back into the sewers. I ran down the darkened tunnel. "Hold on honey we are almost there!", I said, softly

Calli moaned faintly where you could barely hear it. I made my way back towards the manhole cover and I climbed quickly down the ladder. "Donnie!", I called out "Donnie help!"

Donnie came rushing out of the lab as I carried Calli down into the lair and he looked at her horrified. "What happened?!", he asked

"The Shredder found out where Calli and I were and he injected something into her body and she won't wake up!", I said, frightened

"Hurry lay her on the couch, I'll get my supplies!", Donnie said, quickly running off

I ran over to the couch and I laid Calli down and I looked at her with fear as she was not moving. She still had the syringe inside of her arm that Shredder injected into her arm and it was starting to bleed out. "Calli, hold on we are going to help you", I said, softly

"Calli?! Leo what happened to her?", Mikey asked, running in from his room

"Mikey get some thick blankets, from my room hurry!", I said

"On it!", he said, running off

Calli moaned and her body started shivering faster. "What the shell?!", Raph said, come running over

He knelt down to Calli and looked at her petrified. "What happened?", he asked

"The Shredder attacked her!", I said

"What?!", he said, stunned

Calli moaned and groaned just as Mikey came back from my room with many thick blankets in his arms. "Here! This was all that I found!", he said

"That will do!", I said "We need to warm her up quickly!"

We took many of thick blankets and started wrapping up Calli in them, to try and warm her up. Calli moaned and shivered, but she slowly started to stop and relax as we wrapped her up warmly. Donnie then came out quickly from the lab with the medical supplies and ran over to us. "Where did he inject her?", he asked

I then took Calli's arm and showed him where the syringe was still in her arm. "Right here!", I said

"I will have to take it out so I can analyze this!", he said

He took the syringe slowly out of Calli's arm and he applied a towel to her cut to stop it from bleeding out. He wrapped it up in linen bandages and he took the syringe away. "I'll be back I'm going to analyze this!", he said, quickly running off

I watched Donnie disappear into the lab and I looked back at Calli and I hugged her to me softly. "So what happened?", Mikey asked

"Calli and I were enjoying ourselves on our date and we heard these footsteps coming towards us. The Shredder came out of nowhere and he threatened Calli's life and my own. I tired to protect her from him, as it was a promise that I made to her master when he was murdered that I would never let anything bad happen to her. Shredder was too strong and too fast. He got a hold of her and I thought that he was going to kill her, but he didn't. He instead injected her with the syringe with the substance inside. He fled before I could of finished him and that's when I came running back and showed up with Calli", I said

"But why didn't he kill her?", he asked "After all she is an enemy to him"

"I don't know for sure", I said "But it was a miracle that he didn't, if he had I could of never forgiven myself for what happened"

"Will Calli wake up?", he asked

"I don't know Mikey", I said, softly, shaking my head "I really don't know"

"You did what you could Leo", he said "You know Shredder, he is no easy bad guy to defeat, you did what you could"

I sighed quietly and I hugged Calli closer to me and I kissed her forehead softly and rested my head against's Calli, nuzzling it softly. "I'm so sorry", I said, softly

Just then we heard the lab doors open and I pulled my head back from Calli's and we saw Donnie come out of the lab and he didn't look at all relieved, instead he looked stunned and depressed.

"Guys you are not going to like what I just found", Donnie said

"What did you find Donnie?", I asked

"I analyzed the substance that was injected into Calli's bloodstream and I couldn't believe my own eyes for what it is", he said

"What did he injected into her?", I asked, seriously

"I'm sorry Leo", he said, softly "Calli has been injected with mutagen"

"What?!", I said, shocked "Are you sure of it?! Could it be something else?!"

"It's true it's the same the mutagen that changed us all", he said

"So what will happen to Calli?", Raph asked

"Well since I know that if Calli came into contact for whatever touched her, she will turn into whatever touched her", he said "And you Leo, you were the last one near her"

I gasped as I was the last one near Calli and I carried her back to the lair. My touch was about to make her change into something else. "You...you don't mean she...she will turn...", I said, shocked

"I'm sorry Leo, but she will end up mutating, into a turtle", Donnie said "There is nothing I can do to stop the mutation, all we can do is just hope and pray that she will wake up soon. I'm sorry, we will leave you be"

"I'm sorry Leo, she will be alright", Mikey said, patting my shoulder "She will be"

"Hang in there bro, Calli will wake up, you know her the best", Raph said "You know she will be okay"

"I sure hope so", I said, softly "I hope I wasn't too late"

Raph sighed quietly and he rubbed my shoulder a little then he left the living room, leaving Calli and me alone. Calli was now breathing steadily unlike earlier and she was no longer shivering as the thick blankets kept her warm. I watched her softly and I stroked her forehead and cheek softly. But as I stroked my fingers through her hair, I saw the mutagen in her bloodstream starting to change her. On top of her forehead her pale white skin was starting to change into a light shade of jade and it very slowly started to spread across her forehead.

I sighed quietly as her mutation was starting to begin and this night would be the last night that Calli would ever be a human. It was all my fault I didn't protect her from the Shredder. I didn't keep my promise that I would never let anything happen to her. And now my beautiful girlfriend was now going to mutate to a turtle like me and I thought I just now made her life worse as it was starting to heal and that now Calli will never look at me the same way again. "I'm so sorry Callista", I said, softly "I hope that you will not change about the way you think of me when you wake up"