I liked Lotus in the Classic TMNT and where Leonardo had a crush on her. So why can't I?

Chapter 2

Someone to Protect

Leonardo walked off through the sewers remembering about Karai, the adopted daughter of Shedder. He had feelings for her but they both noticed they cannot that they are enemies. He slightly moan for his loss as he approached the ladder to topside. He climbed up to the slowly awaking night. On the rooftops, he ran his fasts exercising his speed but the thought of Karai had made him slow down. He did admit, he was in love but with all his emotions trapped inside him was released for a girl…named Karai now another female entered his life the one that is dating his brother... He halted at the edge of the building, trying to think something else but couldn't. As time pasted by he heard the sound of clanging weapons drawn, and yelps that came from the alley. As he approached thy alley on the rooftops he seen damsel in distress surround three purple dragons' punks.

"Isn't she a pretty one?" As the punks approached closely…Leonardo jumped and slashing his swords at the ruthless gang. He had scared them away as the purple dragons knew what they were dealing with. Leonardo looked at the lady, long raven hair wearing a trench coat with black baggy pants. She was frightened as he approached her.

"What are you? Are you a demon?" Leonardo knew she was Asian by the way she looked, but he felt himself burning inside but why? He thought.

Leo: "It's alright, your safe." He came closer as the lady was nothing but frightened as she ran past him escaping what she thought of him.

"Get away from me, you monster!" Leonardo was shot down with the remark as he came towards the depths of the cold. Leonardo felt remorse as he walked off to manhole and had left the topside but along the way home, he thought of the lady he had saved. He felt so bad how he approached her scaring the life out of her. But he decided to forget about that woman but he couldn't.

6:45am, inside her apartment, she closed the door behind her as she thought of the demon what she thought rescued her. She felt terrible of what she said to him after the way he saved her skin from the goons. She sat on her bed thinking about the creature. She placed her hand on something as she looked it's was drawing pad and pencil. She had many talents and drawing was one of them…

"Who are you…?" She asked herself drawing the creature who rescued her, Leonardo. Every detail of him was made his blue bandanna, his pads, his katana, everything. After time she took on her drawing. Thinking who was he actually and remembered him left the topside to the sewers. She wanted to know more about him and that what she was gonna do.

After days had pasted in the sewers Leonardo still can't get her out of his head, he laid on the straw mat looking at the ceiling, thinking of her until he was interrupted by his brothers. Michelangelo was the first to bother him.

Mikey: "Yo dude, what with the face?" Leo shuffled aside looking straight at the wall.

Leo: "Sorry Mikey. I'm not in the mood to talk…" Michelangelo smiled as he something in his hand.

Mikey: "Well you got mail." Leonardo stood up and looked at him. His little brother gave him an envelope. Leonardo opened it as found a picture of himself with it was a note.

Dear…rescuer, I wanted to thank you for scaring away the goons and saving me from them. And I am sorry what I had called you when I was there…I hope to know you better. Come to the 2nd Time Around rooftop if you could, I'll meet you there on Nov.20 7:30pm. From Lotus.

Mikey: "Other then that who Lotus?" Leonardo remembered the girl very well at the day he saved her, calling him a monster but yet she willing to meet him. Leonardo soon realized it's was Nov.20 and it's 7:26pm.

Leo: "I have to go." He ran off grabbing his katana-s along the way. "Lotus…" As he left Michelangelo alone, Raphael, Mona and Donatello revealed themselves from the shadows.

Raph: "You have to wait to the last minute to give him the letter." Mikey grinned, scratching his dome head.

Mikey: "Why not?" Everyone groaned as Donatello looked at his watch.

Don: "Got to go. Got a date in 15 minutes." He ran off leaving Mikey stunned he looked at thy others, Mona took Raphael's hand and walked off to thy exit.

Mikey: "Did he just say….hey guys! Come on!" He felt annoyed as he chased after them. "Come on guys! You know I hated being ignored!" Raphael looked behind to see his brother whine.

Raph: "Don't you get it Mikey? Were teens, it's time to move on to someone we care for." Michelangelo halted as everyone had left him empty.

Mikey: "Yeah…"

The topside was cold as the winter winds blown at Leonardo, who was sitting at the edge of the 2nd time around store roof. He felt the coolness though his tough skin. As his long blue bandanna was blown back as if that was his hair. Leonardo was nervous; he knew she had come. The sound of footsteps coming up the stairs. As every step he heard his heart beats harder, he sweated his nervous system, he was scared that he might become shy and wouldn't say anything to her. But why does he feel this way? As finally he heard the door closed behind him, his head perk up looking straight at the city landscape.

"Hey." He heard a sweet tone came towards him, he became uncomfortable as he sense she came closer. "Sorry if I'm late." Leonardo lowered his head closer to his knees.

Leo: "It's alright…" She became silent and scared what to say next, Leonardo than looked at the sky. Filled with twinkle stars. "Lotus…" He replied her ears perk up from the call of her name. She looked at him sitting there looking at the sky. "Your name is Lotus right?" Lotus was shy as she grabbed her arm hoping to get some comfort.

Lotus: "Yeah…that right…" She said finally, Leonardo looked at his side showing the side of his face to her. Finally Lotus realized he was turtle. She became speechless.

Leo: "Why have you come?" Lotus stood there thinking for a reply his question. She decided to say it.

Lotus: "To see you…" Leonardo looked back at the stars then looking down to see the lighted city.

Leo: "Why?" Lotus came closer as she stands beside him.

Lotus: "Just because. The stars told me to know you better." She looked at the stars as well. "I'm sorry…" Leonardo was confused as he looked at her, wearing a long brown trench coat, her hair flown like the wind only a small violent bow was tied above.

Leo: "For what?" She stared at the sky.

Lotus: "For calling you a monster…" Leonardo looked away as he stared at the streets, he saw a large grey van as a man wearing dark brown leather jacket, his face old and wrinkled and yet a lost of left eye was patched looking at him. Leonardo thought he was looking at the sky but as the brown-haired man smiled at him he boarded into the van and drove off to the night. He felt something bad was happening and yet he felt something just had. "So can you for give me?" Lotus replied as Leonardo looked at her. Lotus finally looked at him face to face. Leonardo eyes widen as he stared at her beauty it's was much better then the dark where they first met. Lotus smiled as she offered a hand, he takes it. Leonardo stood tall as both of them looked at the city. Suddenly a single snowflake fell upon them; Lotus captured the snowflake on her hand.

Lotus: "Snow!" She said staring at froze pattern on her hand, she then looked at Leonardo. "I never have seen snow all my life." Leonardo became confused as he looked at her.

Leo: "Really?" She smiled and nodded.

Lotus: "That right. When I was little my parents usually take me away from the winter wonderland and have our Christmas somewhere else." Then she looked at the snowflake on her hand. "And finally I get to see…" Suddenly more snowflakes fallen it sprinkled the city with white fluffy snow as Leonardo and Lotus stood upon the roof looking at the beauty of the winter. "Oh by the way…" she didn't quite finished, Leonardo looked at her. "What's your name…?"

Leo: "Leonardo." Lotus smiled but not at him but the sky.

Lotus: "Leonardo…I like that." Then they both looked each other, Lotus eyes sparkled as she replied quietly. "Thanks for the moment." Suddenly Leonardo face turn red as he quickly looked away from her to the city.

Leonardo: "yeah…" She giggled then looked at the city. The sun was setting as it made love rays through the velvet skies. As Leonardo was enjoying himself until heard the sound of roaring smoke, and screeching he looked below to see couple of creatures on a red motorcycle wearing red with white strip across thy helmets, speeding through with military cars following behind them. Leonardo realizes who the creatures were, Raphael Hamato & Mona Lisa. He quickly stood up and looked at Lotus. Seeing his face Lotus was confused.

Lotus: "What's wrong?" Leonardo looked at the van chasing after his family.

Leo: "Lotus, stay here." He commanded and ran off along the rooftops as Lotus obeyed his order.

Lotus: "Leonardo."