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Runners :***

Heart at war

Part 2

He tried to catch her, but when he got closer she would speed up and jump on another building or turn to other direction.

He scolded himself for hurting her and later for scolding himself. Tonight he wanted to make her understand she made wrong choices. Instead he was now chasing her to apologize.

He was stupid to rumble like that in front of her. He had a plan; a speech even; he had practiced it for an hour before he left the lair. He was supposed to make her feel guilty and later convince her to come home with him. If only he knew when to bite his tongue. If only he could control himself when he was with her. But he always made rapid decisions when it came to her.

That's why at that moment he stopped. If she still wanted to run instead of solving the problem, fine, he'd let her.
Because when she'd be ready, when she'd only wanted she knew where to find him.

Later that night he sat on the roof top, watching the sky. He hoped she would come. He felt in his gut that it wasn't over yet. He hoped he wasn't wrong.

He checked his phone and saw he'd been waiting for almost an hour. With a sigh he stood up ready to leave. When he turned around, he stopped. She was there. He wondered how long she stood there and how he did not hear her.

She had anger mixed with pain on her face. He felt even worse. He wanted to apologize but he couldn't open his mouth. His throat was dry and he forgot how to speak.

"Let's for a moment," She started with a rough tone. "There pretend you give a fuck why I didn't contact you."

"Ka-." He wanted to stop her but she ignored him.

"I didn't come home that night, because I wasn't brain-washed but I was and still am a half mutant snake. And I didn't have full control of it yet. Though, if that worm Shredder put in me helped me with something it was control. But if you don't know my father is a rat, and snakes eat rats so I had to make sure I was controlling myself. So I left to Japan to find Shini so she could help me with transforming.
"But when I did that I couldn't home because all things I did, all the choices I made were wrong and I wanted to come back, but when it was the right time. And the right time would be when I repaired something Shredder destroyed. I just wanted to prove something turned evil could be good again." Her breath hitched in her throat and he could swear he saw her shiver slightly. "And I thought… I thought of all people you'd be the one to understand."

"Karai, I-" He tried to tell her he did understand now and he was sorry for what he said earlier.

"Don't, Leo. Just…" She turned around to leave. That's when he caught her hand in his.
Her eyes widened at the gesture. She stopped but didn't dare to look at him. His hand was lightly wrapped around hers and she could always take it away, make him let go, disappear into the darkness of the night. But she stood still.

He knew she would say nothing more. This time it was his time to talk and he wouldn't waste that chance.

"I understand." He whispered and Karai wasn't sure if she heard him correctly. She turned her head in his direction and soon her whole body followed. "I didn't want to because we were scared about you and you didn't even bother to call me and let us know you were okay." He kept explaining as Karai stared at him. "I was angry and confused. I just thought you needed me." He confessed, wondering if he should take his hand away.

"I do. I do need you, Leo." She spoke quietly with a soft smile. She was looking into his eyes while she continued. "But I have to do things my own way now." He nodded, looking at his feet. "And that's why I'm staying in New York. And when I save it from Shredder, I will return home." That made him happy and sad at the same time.

"Splinter is proud of you, Karai. You don't have to prove anything to him," She smiled. She didn't know that but that's what she wanted to hear. "Nor to the rest of us."

"Then I need to prove it to myself." She said in a low and serious voice. It made him smile.

"And I know you will." Her lips parted lightly. He understood her and trusted her. She hadn't been sure if he would after he ignored her the whole day.

Her amber eyes gleamed in the darkness when she whispered. "Thanks."

"You're we-" He stopped when she put her hand on his cheek. His eyes widened when she moved closer and placed her gentle lips on his. He didn't know what to do as Karai deepened the kiss. All he could taste was her cheery lipstick. All he could feel was the lack of breath. It didn't bother him, though.

He putted his free hand on her waist and closed his eyes. He moved his lips, returning the kiss.

Kissing her felt like breathing.

His lips were rough and chapped, tasted salty when she licked them.

Leo moaned lightly and brought her closer. She let go of his hand and putted hers on his neck, his hand immediately found its way to her lower back.

He parted his lips and let Karai's tongue inside his mouth. She tilted her head and brushed her nose against his face. She kissed him soundly before she parted her lips from his. He slowly opened his yes. She noticed they matched his mask.

Her hands slid down from his shoulders to his muscular, green arms as she inhaled softly.

"So, what happens now?" He asked as they gazed at each other.

"You know you can always call me, I mean when I get a new phone. But if something, you know where to find me." She let go of his arms as she walked passed him to the edge of the roof. She stopped to turn around and face him. "Sayonara." She said cockily and jumped into the darkness. But this time it didn't bother or scared him, because he knew she wasn't running anymore.

The end

Thank you for reading the story. I wasn't sure if I should write the kiss scene but my friend told me I could do this. So I did. I hope you liked it. Please leave a review so I know if you enjoyed this and if I should work on sth :*