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Ch 7 One Last Night.

He waited til half hour before midnight before sneaking out of the guest house. Taking a quick glance back at his sleeping brother, he slipped out of the room and into the garden. He looked around and kept his ears opened for any sign that someone may still be awake before climbing over the fence and walking into the woods.

Leo walked through the woods heading back to the village. He looked up at the brightly lit sky and sighed heavily as his eyes looked up at the moon and noted the red tint visible in the still not yet full moon. 'A few more days.' Leo thought to himself. 'In a few more days the moon will be full and Mikey's powers will begin to enhance.' He tapped his fist on his chin and narrowed his eyes in determination. 'Get the money and get Mikey to the Daimyo's.' He told himself. 'We'll leave as soon as I get back.' He only hoped he would get back before Splinter or any of the others woke up.

As he walked, he thought back on the last two days. It had been nice to be with others of their kind. He only wished he had been able to find them sooner. Maybe he would have been able to learn more about them and at some point, be able to trust them enough to tell them what was going on. He looked back up at the sky. Soon the moon would be full and red, blood red to be exact, and then, things would begin to change. He had to get to the Daimyo's. He had to get Mikey to safety before he turned fourteen, he had to get the help he needed to deal with the Foot and Oroku Saki.

Another few minutes and he found himself standing in front of Tiger Claw's establishment. He squared his shoulders and went inside. He made his way through a large room where a man was seated at a desk. The two stared at each other and nodded. Leo couldn't help but notice the smirk that played over the man's lips. He walked to the other side of the room and stood in front of the wall, within seconds, a panel slid open and Leo walked through. He made his way down a steep flight of stairs and opened a door. He stepped into a large room with several tables and chairs that were all occupied by various patrons. It was an underground club.

The club was fairly large and had lots of clients, both mutant and human, with large amounts of money to get the entertainment they wanted which included private 'sessions' with different types of workers. Any person could purchase time with one or more of them but only some could afford certain ones, and exotic mutants were high on the list, and Leo was one of those mutants. He made his way through the crowd, ignoring certain looks given to him, and stood in front of Tiger Claw's office. He took a few deep breaths and after several moments, knocked.

"Come!"

Leo opened the door and walked in. "You are late cub." The tiger gave a disapproving look.

"I'm here." He told him. "That is all you should be concerned about." He looked around the office. "Where are the clients?" He demanded.

"The first one is waiting for you in the red room." He laughed. Leo sighed and walked out of the office and turned down a long hallway. He made his way to the end of the hall where a large room painted red was and walked in.

An hour later, he made his way back to the tiger's office. He was panting and sweating hard. The client had given him quite a work out and he wanted very much to go back to the Hamato house, but he also wanted his money and one more hour would not make a difference. He stood and watched as Tiger Claw counted the money he had just been given. He laughed in delight as he put some money to the side. That would be Leo's share.

"Where's the next client?" He asked tiredly.

"Go back to the red room." Tiger Claw instructed. "I will send him in shortly.

Another hour later and Leo walked back into Tiger Claw's office. The tiger smiled in amusement as he watched Leo walking stiffly.

"I want my money." Leo told him. "I have to get back to the Hamato home so I want it now."

"You will get it after you service one more client." The large tiger glared at him.

"You told me only two more!" Leo yelled. "I want my money now!" He pounded his fist on Tiger Claw's desk.

Tiger Claw stood up and made his way over to him. He loomed over the small turtle and looked down at him with narrowed eyes. "You will service one more client or you will get none of your money." He told him. The tiger grabbed Leo around the throat before Leo could attempt to protest, and lifted him slightly off the floor. "And I will not hesitate to alert the Foot Ninja that continue to look for you." He threatened as he released him and pushed him roughly back toward the door.

Leo took a deep breath and closed his eyes in defeat. "Where?" He said, rubbing his now bruised neck.

"That is a good little turtle." Tiger Claw mocked. "In the black room."

Leo looked at Tiger Claw with frightened eyes. "No." He said softly. "I won't go in there."

"You don't have a choice." He waved a bunch of bills under Leo's beak. Leo swallowed hard and turned to go toward another room down the hall. He body shook apprehensively. The black room was nothing more then a room used to abuse and torture the workers. He took a deep breath and opened the door. The room was dimly lit with very few candles making it difficult to see in. He squinted his eyes through the darkness and saw a large figure sitting on a bed that had chains dangling down from the posts.

His eyes widen in fear when the figure moved toward him. "Hello whore." Rocksteady grabbed Leo by the arm and roughly pulled him into the room. Tiger Claw watched with a slight look of satisfaction as the door closed and a cruel smile played over his lips when a hard slap sounded from within the room.

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Leo made his way stiffly and painfully toward the Hamato home. He rubbed his right bruised cheek gingerly and occasionally rubbed his wrist, which, along with his ankles, were slightly raw after being in chains for almost an hour. He kept his eyes on the ground as he walked to make sure of his footing but his mind was occupied, trying to think of an excuse to give his brother as to why he had more bruises and injuries and why they had to leave that night. He huffed angrily at himself for the many excuses and lies he was constantly coming up with.

For the last seven years, since his brother had been able to realize who they were to each other, he had been lying to him over the various wounds and injuries he had been getting since they had been brought to that God-forsaken place. And it had only gotten worse since they arrived at the village. Maybe after he got him to the Daimyo's, he would finally tell Mikey the truth.

He made his way up the path to the home and toward the back of the house. He painfully hoisted himself over the fence and walked through the garden with every intention of going to the guest house. But as he passed by the small pond in the middle of the garden, his eyes wandered toward the bath house. He gently ran his hand over his arms with a thoughtful look as he felt the rawness in his wrist while his aching muscles and abused tail screamed at him for relief. The thought of washing away the stickiness that was still on him and soaking in a warm bath would be so welcomed right now.

'I can spare a few minutes.' He told himself turning to go toward the bathing room.

He quietly walked toward the bath house and gently opened the door. His eyes wandered around the slightly darkened room and, upon seeing no one inside, he made his way over to the small pool. He found the soap and washing supplies and quickly removed his tunic. He then very gently slipped in and began scrubbing his skin of the filth and cum that drenched his body, but no matter how hard he scrubbed, it could not wash away the disgusting feelings that still plagued him. He finished washing and put the materials on the edge of the pool, then, with a heavy and weary sigh, he laid his head back against the edge and closed his eyes, letting the cool water lap against his aching body. He brought his head slightly down and tilted it to the right to allow the water to gently soothe his pained and bruised cheek. The water was relaxing and in a short time, Leo fell into a light sleep.

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He awoke with a start and looked around his room. He strained his hearing toward the bath house, certain he had heard a noise coming from within. He looked out his window and, seeing that it was still fairly dark, knew his Sensei was probably still sleeping so he was certain it could not be him. But he was sure he heard something so he decided to check it out. Raphael looked over at his sleeping brother across the room before getting out of bed. He noted Donnie was still in a deep sleep so he was able to slip out of the room without disturbing him.

He walked down the hall quietly and slowly opened the door. He peeked in and, squinting his eyes through the darkness, was surprised to see Leonardo sleeping in the pool. He didn't know why he was there but at that moment, the only thing he could think of was giving the older turtle a rude awakening and he, getting an explanation. He stripped himself of his yukata and silently crept his way over to the edge of the pool. He attempted to slip into the cool water as quietly as possible and, taking a deep breath, sank under the water and started toward Leonardo. However, the sudden light noise of water lapping against the sides caused Leo to stir and he sat up quickly, his eyes darting around. Seeing no one, he decided he should get out of the water and get his brother.

He turned toward the edge and started to pull himself out of the pool when he felt a hand grab his shell and pulled him back into the water. Leo stood up and turned around. Anger dwelling in his eyes at the figure of Raph standing behind him and laughing hard.

"That wasn't funny Raphael." Leo told him. He hurriedly got out of the water and made his way to where he had laid his tunic.

"Ah come on Leo." Raph said laughing as he got himself out of the pool. "Don't be angry. I just couldn't resist." He walked up behind him and tried to get him to turn and look at him. But Leo flinched away from him and continued to desperately try and get his tunic on. Raph noticed Leo having a hard time, his movements were clumsy, almost frantic in his efforts to get dressed, and even in the dim lighting, it was clear to Raph, the other turtle was shaking.

"Leo what's wrong?" He reached out to touch him but once again, Leo moved away from his reach. He was attempting to get himself out of the bath house while also trying to put on his tunic but with the small amount of lighting, he was finding it very difficult.

Raph's eyes narrowed as he watched Leo being overly protected of himself. Determined to get to the truth, Raphael went to light an oil lamp. "What's the matter Leo?" He demanded again. "You can't be that angry with me over a little joke, are you?" He made his way over to Leo, who was becoming more anxious to get dressed and out of the bath house. "Why are you even in here…What the hell?" Raph's eyes widen and his jaw slacked open when he saw the bruises and scars that littered the dark green turtle's skin.

Leo stopped what he was doing and hung his head down and away from Raph. His whole body shook as sobs began to work their way out of his throat. All that he was and attempted to hide was now out in the open for Raph to see. And the guilt and shame ate away at him as Raph's eyes took in the horrifying sight.

Raph made his way cautiously over to him and held his hand out in an attempt to touch Leo's upper arm. Leo turned away from him, making sure to hide his face. "Leo." Raph whispered. "What happened to you?" His eyes wandered over Leo's body as the older turtle tightly wrapped his arms around himself. "Please Leo, talk to me." Raph pleaded. "Who did this to you?"