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"Uh... I-Is this, like... right?"

Karai giggled despite herself. "Leo, relax. You're doing fine."

Two weeks had gone by, and Leo had still been acting weird. That was when Karai decided he needed a distraction, and she was more than willing to provide one.

Currently, she was lying on her back in her bed, wearing only the neglected tracksuit bottoms she almost never slept in. Leo was lying over her, though he had insisted on keeping the duvet between the lower half of their bodies, with his face and hands on her chest.

He stared up at her cautiously. "Are you sure you're okay?"

"I'm fine. It's all fine. Stop worrying." Her hand gently guided his head back down.

He allowed her to do so, but did not resume his previous activities, instead using her chest as a form of pillow to rest his head on. "I just don't want to rush you into anything."

"I don't want to rush you, either." Karai placed a hand on his bald head. "Are you okay with this?"

He raised a facial ridge that should have held an eyebrow. "I'm a sixteen year old male that's been with his family in the sewers for most of his life. I know I'm a turtle, but I still have hormones. Yes, I am very okay with this, as long as you are."

"You know, technically, nothing's changed with the family in the sewers thing," she pointed out. "Right now, you're with your sister."

"It doesn't count, we didn't grow up together," he murmured, turning his face back to her flesh.

She held back a moan as his mouth opened against her skin and his tongue crept out. "Which is even more reason for this to be okay." His mouth slowed its movements, and a wicked smirk crept onto her face. "Hey, do you know what really 'isn't' okay?"

Instantly his attentive gaze was on her face again. "What?"

She almost purred, "The fact that there's a whole half of my body that you can't see right now."

Leo tensed, then raised his head to shake it. "No, Karai. No further than this."

"I said you couldn't see it, not that I wanted you to do anything," she replied snappily.

The blue-clad turtle nestled closer to her. "I'm sorry, Kiba, but... I'd be more comfortable if we stayed like this for now."

Karai blinked in disbelief. She was actually offering her body to him, but he was declining. He was content to wait - wanted to, even. It warmed her heart.

"Karai? You're not upset, are you?"

She opened her eyes and smiled at him. "Of course not. I think I'd be more comfortable if we stayed like this, too," she admitted.

"Aishiteru," Leo whispered quietly, before kissing the sensitive skin.

She massaged the back of his head kindly in response, still not ready to say the words. Maybe she never would be. At the very least, she knew Leo would always be able to work out how she felt.

The girl was broken from her train of thought when Leo halted his ministrations again and spoke, "We should probably stop soon; the last thing we need is Master Splinter walking in on us."

"Father won't walk into my room without knocking," she reminded him. "We'll know if he's there."

"Okay, but what if he is there? What do we do?"

"I'll pull the duvet up and pretend I'm taking a quick nap."

"What about me?"

"Hmm... Well, there's plenty of room under the bed you could hide in." A sharp pain blossomed on her collarbone. "Ow, Leo!"

He licked the marks his teeth had left behind in response, chuckling to himself. "Shut up, you know that didn't hurt."

"How do you know it didn't?" she challenged playfully.

The turtle rolled his eyes. "You're smiling at me. If it hurt, you'd be beating me senseless by now."

"True," Karai agreed. "I would've kicked your butt; I'm a much better ninja."

"I wouldn't say that," he replied.

"Yeah, but everyone else would," she teased. "I'm the eldest; I've been training longer."

Leo stuttered as he tried to work out what to say, before giving up and frowning. At first Karai smirked triumphantly, until he withdrew from her and wouldn't allow her to guide him back. "I think I'm gonna get some tea," he muttered half-heartedly.

"Okay," she conceded, sitting up, "just give me a second to throw a top on and-"

"By myself."

She hesitated. "Oh."

"… Yeah." With an awkward nod, Leo offered his hand in a half-wave as he walked out.

Karai frowned as she pulled the duvet up over her chest, feeling weird and suddenly cold without Leo present. Though while his actions still frustrated her when she woke up and remembered, she couldn't help smiling at the fact that he hadn't left a single mark on her.


Things were somewhat awkward for the next few days, but Karai thought little of it; she was sure Leo would ask her if he needed help, and she was convinced she wasn't the problem because he still addressed her as Kiba and kissed her goodnight, even if he did part from her afterwards.

Which is why she was resting contently until her kunoichi senses kicked in.

She was on her feet almost immediately, snatching an emergency dagger she kept strapped to the frame of her bed and dropping into a combat stance. Once she realised who her 'attacker' was, however, she replaced the dagger with a sigh. "Mikey, why are you in my room?"

The little turtle shifted sheepishly. "I, uh, kinda thought you'd be in Leo's room… Sorry…"

"I don't spend every night with him," she said strictly, before realising what he had actually said. "Wait, why were you here if you didn't think I was?"

"It's, uhm…" He grinned nervously. "I sorta like to stay in here after I have a nightmare… You're normally not in here."

Her mouth twisted. "It is my room, Michelangelo."

"… Sorry," he apologised softly.

The girl sighed eventually. "…Same here," she admitted. "Look… What was your nightmare about?"

He fidgeted on the spot. "… Did we ever tell you about the Squirrelanoids we fought one time?"

"No," she answered, giving him a hesitant smile. "Go on."

Karai sat down gracefully on the edge of her bed, then invited Mikey to sit beside her. The orange-clad turtle accepted happily. "Thanks, Rai. So when all the mutagen spilled- We told you about that, didn't we?"

"Yeah. Sixty-something canisters, right?"

"Something like that." He nodded. "A couple of squirrels found the mutagen and drank some, then got super freaky and started making people swallow them then copied themselves in the hosts' stomachs, and got really creepy-looking like aliens."

She raised an eyebrow. "Gross."

"Totally. Anyway, my nightmare was about those things getting back in our lair again and copyin' themselves in our stomachs."

"… Mutant squirrels duplicating themselves in our stomachs? Well, looks like I'm having nightmares tonight, too." She winked at him. "Think you could stay with me tonight to look after me?"

Mikey smirked. "Aw, c'mon, sis; you could totally look after yourself better than I could."

"But I don't know anything about these Squirrelanoids," she pointed out, "so I could really use some back-up, just in case."

"Well… I guess it's my responsibility to look after my sister, huh?"

"Definitely." Karai stood and pulled the duvet back. "Now settle down and get some sleep, okay? You're gonna need that energy if you end up having to protect me."

The turtle saluted her eagerly as he clambered underneath the duvet. "Got it! Don't worry, Rai, they'll never get past me!"

She chuckled as she flicked off the light, before joining him. "Much appreciated, brother."

Mikey seemed happy enough as he snuggled up to her, eyes peacefully closed, but Karai couldn't help asking, "Hey, Mikey?"

"Mm?"

"Why did you pick my room?"

At first he seemed confused by the question, before he realised. "Oh, right. I dunno... I guess it just made me feel safe. You know, 'cause it's my big sis's room."

"Aww." She rewarded the turtle with a kiss on the head. "That's sweet, but what did you do for nightmares before I came back?"

"I used to go to Leo's room," he explained. "It was the same thing, only he's my big bro, not my sis. You're softer and more cuddly, though."

"Tell anyone that and I will kill you," she promised.

He laughed nervously. "Message received."

"Good." Karai closed her eyes and curled up against Mikey. "Now, let's just hope you don't snore."

The little turtle shook his head vigorously. "Nope! That's Raph, not me; that's why I never went to him when I woke up."

She chuckled. "Goodnight, Mikey."

"Night, Rai."


It was strange; Karai had secretly been overjoyed that Mikey had sought her out for comfort, but when she told Leo the next morning, he seemed... less than excited. She was still his 'Kiba', but he had downgraded to grabbing her hand and kissing it to say goodnight.

When a few nights of this passed, she took a stand. Leo had claimed her hand and kissed it, but when he turned to walk away, she caught him by the shoulder. "Not so fast."

He blinked. "What?"

She stared him down. "You haven't kissed me in days."

"But I just-"

"My lips, Leo. You haven't kissed my lips in days." Karai stepped closer. "They need attention, Leader Boy..."

Leo didn't move towards her, but she was relieved to find he also didn't move away as she advanced on him. Her breath seemed to tickle his lips; his mouth twitched as she lingered there.

"Well? Come on, it's your responsibility as my partner..." When he still wasn't convinced, she flicked her tongue across his lower lip.

He brightened considerably after that, drawing her closer with a hand on her hip as he gently kissed her. She kissed him back smugly, pleased with her work. He moved to pull back after a few moments, but she shook her head and pressed closer.

"It's been days, Leo, you owe me more than one little peck," she mumbled against his wide mouth.

He complied wordlessly, kissing her until she ran out of breath. The instant she released his lips he was leaning back, though still smiling. "Goodnight, Kiba."

"Hey, I'm not done yet," she protested teasingly. He didn't return her smirk, so she changed tactics. "Fine. I'll get another one out of you before we fall asleep anyway."

He gave her a look she couldn't read. It was almost... pleading. "Karai, I'm really tired... Patrol took it out of me, I guess. I really just want to get some sleep."

"Sure, me too." She fell into step beside him, but he stopped.

"Actual sleep, Karai. Not flirt-and-kiss-and-then-sort-of-sleep."

The kunoichi pursed her lips. "Okay then. Goodnight, Leonardo."

He sighed as she walked away. "Listen, Karai-"

Whatever he was going to say never made it out of his mouth, because she had already disappeared into her room. She waited stubbornly for a few minutes behind her closed door before she comprehended that Leo wasn't going to be on the other side of it.

She chewed on her lip. "Fine. If that's how it's gonna be." The girl turned off the lights and crossed the room in the dark. It didn't matter; none of it did. Leo would be better in the morning. She would be better in the morning. Her pillow would be dry in the morning.


I gave myself feels :/ Sorry, guys, but it's necessary. Also, sorry, short chapter this time... and it's late again. Sorry. I've had tons of homework, and I nearly finished last night, but then I realised there were new chapters of Baby of Mine and Same Difference up, and... Yeah, sorry. So, if you feel like getting addicted to an awesome sibling-fluff story, go check them out xD

Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoyed :)