Chapter 5: Leonardo

"Are you sure you don't need anything?" She looked at the rat known as Master Splinter in guilt. Here he was trying to comfort her, help her, and all she was doing was pushing the kind Master away. She shook her head and let out an inward sigh, letting a small smile break on her face. His company was nice, it's better than all those lonely times since he left. She cringed visibly, causing the old rat to hold her in concern.

"Are you alright?" She shook her head, and then realized her mistake, this action not passing by him.

"Come; tell me what ails you dear child." She took in another sigh, looking around.

"Just to you, not anyone else please I beg you." He nodded understandingly.

"Not a word."

"Well, how to start?"

"Anyway you wish." She pulled her knees to her chest, causing her abdominal wounds to protest, she ignored it uncaringly.

"Let's get straight to the point then, someone who meant a lot to me, well, he died you see?" He nodded.

"And-That's it." She turned away, finding she'd said to much already.

"It is a shame, you must have loved him." Yuki fell silent.

'Did I?' she wondered.

"Would you like to continue?"

"No, I don't want to talk about it anymore."

"I see."

"I'm sorry."

"There's no need, now is there anything else?"

"Well, I would like to walk around if that's okay?"

"It's alright with me; let me call one of my sons to assist you." She nodded.

"Leonardo!" Called the wise master, in a flash, a blue masked turtle appeared in a kneeling bow.

"Yes Master Splinter?" He looked up and scowled at the bed ridden girl.

"Show her around." He said softly. Leonardo opened his mouth to protest but decided against it, he knew better than to argue with his father.

"Come." He gruffly said, she nodded towards him, sad electric blue eyes meeting angry navy ones. She hobbled out of bed after the turtle biting her lip. Leonardo led her out of the den and through the sewers, after what seemed to be thirty minuets, he came to a slow. Yuki decided the quiet was too much and the tension was crushing, she didn't like it.

"So," she began. He kept walking without facing the girl.

"What? If you're tired go back." Her brows furrowed.

"It's not that, it's just, thanks."

"Don't, I wouldn't have taken you if it weren't for Master Splinter. It's bad enough you're here, what with all the commotion with the foot." She looked down dejected.

"Oh, I see, well thanks for putting up with me anyway." He remained silent as they continued through the tunnels in silence.

'It is nice though, he cares a lot for his family, you can just tell.' She thought, letting a smirk cross her face. Leo turned to her and noticed her awkward smile.

"What?" He asked uncomfortably.

"Nothing." She replied cheekily. Letting out a grunt he continued onward, one thought lingering in his mind.

'Why isn't she scared?' Deciding questioned were best answered, he voiced his to her. She gawked and let out a warm smile.

"Why should I be afraid, I mean you are helping me and all, it would be rude to run screaming."

"So you're forcing yourself to be calm."

"Not at all, you're just not scary, I mean, I've seen a lot of shit in my life-excuse my French-but nothing I couldn't handle."

"Oh, like what?"

"Trust me dude, you don't want to know."

"And what if I do?"

"You don't."

"I do."

"Don't."

"Do!"

"Don't." Her eyes narrowed.

'This is going to go on forever.' They thought.

"Alright, rock paper scissors. I win, you tell me, I lose, we end this conversation. Deal?"

"Deal."

"On the count of three."

"One,"

"Two,"

"Three!" They let their hands fly, Leo's revealing paper Yuki's rock.

"Shit." She cursed as Leo smiled at his small victory.

"Well?"

"Watching people die isn't fun you know?" He gawked at her as she continued forward without him. He sped up to her, roughly grabbing her arm. She hissed in pain.

"Ow, stop it you prick, you're grabbing an injured person!" He frowned as his eyes narrowed.

"What the shell do you mean by watching people die? Like you know what battle is, you're just a scrawny little girl." She pulled her arm free, feeling her emotions jumble.

"For you're information, I could kick your ass if I wanted. I won't because unlike you, I have manners."

"Oh yeah? Intruding in on someone's home is mannerly?"

"I was invited." She seethed. "By your brother none less."

"You weren't suppose to be, you weren't suppose to even come here?"

"To New York right? Because oh, big brother is in charge, I can do this, I can do that, I'm the leader so follow me. Bull shit, you don't own me."

"I'm in charge, you come into my home, abide by my rules."

"What rules? You didn't even set any out."

"And now I am, get out of my home."

"Perfectly fine by me, just know this you have no honor, harassing an inured person and a scrawny one at that," she mocked. "You have no honor." Then, Leo snapped, he pulled his twin katana to surface and cut open a pipe in threat. He stopped, blades inches away from the pale throat of the girl.

"Try me." He growled.

"Prick." She smiled as he pulled his blades back, Yuki stood unmoving. He stopped, glaring daggers at the girl.

"I'll ask you once more, what did you see?"

"Just kill me already; I have nothing to live for anyway." Leonardo lowered his weapon and relaxed his stance. Her outburst shocked the turtle, sure he'd heard about suicidal people on the surface but this is the first time he's experienced it unfold infront of him. This girl wants him to kill her.

"Don't you have family?"

"I do why?"

"What about them, wouldn't they care?"

"Sure, they would cry, grieve for about a month and then move on." He looked at her in disbelief.

"Don't you care if you live or die?" she shrugged.

"I'm not scared of dying if that's what you're implying, I've seen too much to care, done to much, you know? Well I suppose you don't, I mean you don't kill, I can tell."

"And what, have you?" She shrugged again.

"I don't know." He was getting increasingly uneasy at the girl infront of him. Deciding it was unnecessary; he sheathed his blades and walked up to her. She sighed in annoyance.

"Bipolar now are we?" He shook is head, reaching out to touch the girl's shoulder gently, letting her know he wasn't going to hurt her.

"Why don't you care?" Something in the girl snapped. Had he not been listening to her rant? She threw her arms up, flinging off his comforting hand and stormed a few feet.

"M-my name is Leonardo." He said to her, she bit her lower lip and gave up.

'No use fighting.'

"Yuki, Yuki Kamiya." Leo offered her a smile.

"Nice to meet you Yuki."

"Pleasure's all mine."

Chapter 5: Leonardo