Ch 10 The Past Comes Back…Again.

Donnie made his way to the living room with popcorn and soda. He dimmed the lights and smiled at Angel who was currently putting a movie in the DVD player. "I've been wanting to see this movie for a long time." He said, sitting on the couch while putting the snacks on the coffee table.

"I can't believe you've never seen 'Good Will Hunting'?" She told him, standing up. "It's a really good film."

"I don't usually watch films." He told her, feeling rather embarrassed.

"Didn't you go to movies when you were a kid?"

"Not really." Don said. "My brothers tried to get me to go, and I did sometimes, but I was usually busy studying." He explained. "How else would I have my Doctorate and PHD by the age of eighteen and be able to have the job I have if I didn't."

"Well Doctor Don." Angel teased before looking at him with a determined look. "That is about to change." She picked up the remote and smiled at him. "So where is everyone?" She asked.

"Leo went to pick up Raph and then he's going to take him out to eat, just hope he can keep it down." Donnie told her. "He's been feeling rather sick lately." He shook his head as that small twinge of fear over what the issue could be came back to him, but so far Dr. Rockwell had found nothing in the last blood sample. "Mikey and Renet are at her place having a cook out with her family and Sensei is at a karate convention and isn't expected back til later today" He said.

"So we're all alone." She snuggled closer to his side.

Donnie widen his eyes as Angel pushed the play button. She looked at Donnie rather seductively. "There are some sad scenes in the movie and I'll probably need to be held very…very…tightly." She purred in his ear.

Donnie laughed nervously and watched the opening scene with anticipation. They had just started cuddling when Don's pocket started to vibrate.

Don sighed and looked at her feeling rather embarrassed. "It's my t-phone." He explained.

"Just ignore it." Angel urged as she nuzzled Don's neck. She brought his lips down on hers and they began to make out. But the continuous vibration in Don's pocket was distracting him so he pulled away from Angel and took the phone out of his pocket.

"Let me just see who it is." He told her. Angel settled back with an annoyed huff and paused the movie. He looked at the number and Angel saw a look of worry in his eyes. "It's the hospital." He told her. She leaned forward in concern as he answered.

"This is Donatello Hamato." He said.

"Donnie, it's Raph."

"It's Raph." He told Angel. "What's up Raph?"

"Is Leo there?" He asked. "He was suppose to pick me up an hour ago and he has yet to arrive."

Donnie furrowed his forehead. "No Raph." He told him. "He left a long time ago. Have you tried to call his cell"

"More then once." Raph said . Donnie could hear the exasperation in his voice. "Can you come get me Don?" Raph asked. "I'm starting to get worried."

Don and Angel drove in Angel's car to the hospital and found Raph waiting on the curb in a wheelchair with a very agitated Nurse Watkins. With a hasty goodbye, Raph quickly climbed into the car and once again dialed Leo's phone. "Still nothing." He muttered. "Any idea where he was going before he was suppose to come and get me?"

"Said he was going to visit his mom." Donnie said as he put the car in gear. They drove to the cemetery and took a quick look around the area.

"Nothing." Raph said. He had called Leo's cell once again, but there was still no answer and he was starting to get anxious. His arm hurt and his head was pounding hard with a headache. "Where the hell could he be?" Raph banged his fist on the car.

"Let's call Casey." Angel suggested. "Now that he's on the police force, he can use some of their resources and try to help find him."

Donnie and Raph nodded at her and they quickly drove home. along the way, Raph called Casey and he promised he would do what he could. "We can't check for Leo because it hasn't been twenty four hours yet, but I'll report your car stolen and see where that can get us." He suggested.

"Great, thanks Case." Raph said. He hung up and scowled. "That's just great!" He practically yelled. "They can look for property right away but they have to wait twenty four hours before they can look for a person." He walked into the house and sat on the couch. He leaned his head back in frustration. "Why is that?"

"Because adults can take off and do what they want." Donnie told him. "More then once, police are called out on….." He stopped and shrank back as Raph growled at him.

"Rhetorical question Donnie!" He shot back.

"Be calm my son." Splinter told him, he had just arrived home and been given the details of what was going on. "We will find Leonardo and everything will be alright." He gave Raph's shoulder a gentle squeeze.

"But where is he Sensei?" Raph asked, his voice cracking with worry.

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Leo slowly opened his eyes and looked around the cold dark room. His head hurt and when he attempted to put his hands up to touch the wet sticky bump on the side, it was then he realized that his hands were shackled behind him and chained to the wall and a gag had been placed over his mouth.

He slowly began to think back to what happened before he woke up here. He had been visiting his mom's grave. That strange feeling of someone watching him came back to him. He had gotten into the SUV to go get Raph at the hospital when he saw…JEFFREY! Leo's eyes opened wide as he realized his ex-boyfriend had kidnapped him. He remembered the gun to the back of his head. He remembered seeing Jeffrey raise it and before he could defend himself….bright stars lit up behind his eyes.

A sound above him had Leo looking up and he saw a thin line of light filtering in through a door from above. 'I'm in a basement,' Leo realized. He began struggling with his bindings when the door above him began to creek. He felt his heart pound hard against his ribs as he saw the light grow. The door was being opened. It was then Leo noticed a wooden staircase was leading down from the entrance, and the sound of footsteps were coming down the stairs. He felt his mouth run dry as the feet came into view, then the legs and eventually the whole person.

Jeffrey looked down at Leo and smiled. In one hand he held a lit lantern that lit up the room and now Leo could see the room he was in. To the side of where he laid on a mattress, was a toilet and sink fixture and it dawned on him this room was built recently. In the other he held a tray with a mug and plate of food. He made his way over to him and placed the lantern on a hook by the staircase and placed the tray on the ground slightly away from Leo. He reached out to touch him but Leo flinched away as he brought his hand up to his face.

"Now now Leonardo." He said as he gently removed the gag from his mouth. "Is that anyway to greet me after all this time away from each other." He took the gag off and helped Leo sit up. "I brought you some tea. The kind you like. Chamomile tea and some toast." He rubbed Leo's cheek gently. "I know you haven't been feeling well."

Leo looked at him in shock. "You've been watching me?"

Jeffrey smiled tenderly at him. "I've been watching you since you came back last April." He told him. He held the cup of tea to Leo's lips."Drink." He ordered and tilted the cup up.

Leo took a small sip of the hot liquid then pushed the cup away with his mouth. "Why Jeffrey?" Leo asked. "Why are you doing this?"

Jeffrey turned to the tray."Isn't it obvious?" He asked, putting the cup down and picking up the toast. He placed the toast against Leo's mouth and looked at him with anticipation. Leo took a small bite and chewed slowly, his eyes staring directly in Jeffrey's.

Jeffrey smiled at him in satisfaction as Leo swallowed. "Don't you remember what I said to you the last time we saw each other?"

Leo looked away from Jeffrey and down at the floor as he thought about that day so many years ago.

Flashback

"I want nothing more to do with you Jeffrey!" Leo yelled, watching as Jeffrey laid moaning on the ground after Leo kneed him in the groin. "You come near me again and I'll call the cops."

"Don't you dare think of leaving me Leonardo." Jeffrey shouted furiously at him. "If you think you can just walk away from me, then think again!" He stared at Leo with eyes wide and a look of craziness shown in them. "I'll find you no matter where you are. I'll never let you go. NEVER!"

Leo looked down at Jeffrey with angry eyes. "Try it and you'll regret it." He said through gritted teeth. "Goodbye Jeffrey." He turned away from him and walked toward home. Behind him he could hear Jeffrey shouting angrily at him.

"It's not over Leonardo…I promise you It's not over!"

Present.

"I promised you I'd never let you go...and I always keep my promises." Jeffrey smiled and narrowed his eyes as he watched Leo's eyes looking around as though he was trying to remember something.

Leo looked around in consternation. "How did you get out of jail?" Leo questioned. He could only think of one way Jeffrey may have been able to get out. "You were suppose to serve twenty years with no parole because you killed two people with your car after you went out drinking."

"BECAUSE OF YOU!" Jeffrey suddenly screamed out causing Leo to flinch and press himself into the wall.

Jeffrey stood and started pacing the floor, his hands clenched tightly into fists. "Everything that happened to me was because of you." He ran a hand over his face. "And I was determined to not let you go." He spoke quickly and looked at Leo angrily. "So I called your step-dad." He laughed "He Let me know what was going on with you. Told me how you ran away from home to come back to New York after your mommy died." He mocked. "He said I should just remain in jail until he needed me. So I waited, and I waited till finally, last year a lawyer got me out on a technicality and then Bradford called me. Told me you were going back to LA to visit your mom's grave."

"How did he know?" Leo was dumbfounded.

"He has connections!" Jeffrey shouted leering at him. He moved himself closer to Leo's face. "After all, your dad was the head of a major crime syndicate and Bradford was one of his top dogs. They know how to find you."

Leo stared horrified into Jeffrey's eyes. They were staring back at him with that same wild and crazy look he had the last time they saw each other. "I know what's going on with you, what your dad did to you and what they want to continue doing to you." He put his hand on Leo's face again. "And I know the only way to keep you safe from them and everyone else who tries to take you away from me is to hide you away where you'll never be found."

Leo shook and his eyes widen with fear. He looked up as Jeffrey took a deep breath and once again sat next to him. He picked up the cup and toast. "Now." He said firmly yet quietly to him. "You're going to eat and then get some rest." He forced the cup against Leo's mouth and smiled at him. "Then you and I are going to start a new life together."