Once again, I own nothing!! Thanks to all for the reviews, it means a lot. The more feedback I get, the more encouragement I have to write!! Tell me if I portrayed the characters right. Thanks! Oh, and happy sweet 16th, Wada!
I felt there was a huge gap in the story line between "Past and Present" and "Enter The Dragons." There are some questions I had so I made up some answers! Tell me what you think.
Leonardo stood in the ally outside April's apartment. The sun was rising over what should be New York, but now looked like ancient Japan.
Leonardo looked up to see the Mistress Karai in the window, looking down at him. Her arms were folded. A scowl was upon her face. Leonardo frowned recalling the first thing Karai had said when she woke up in his arms not too long ago: This can never be.
Remembering her cold words filled Leonardo with anger. He put his hand into a fist and turned away. How could he let Karai fool him yet again? Leonardo knew that he should have left the apartment long before this morning but it was though he was under a spell.
Leonardo closed his eyes, trying to erase the memory of pervious night. Nevertheless he could not. The touch of Karai's light lips, the look in her green eyes, it all came back to him. Leonardo remembered what he saw in Karia big, wide eyes the pervious night as he held her. She looked so scared and so innocent. Leonardo sensed her weakness and her vulnerability . He became concern that he would physically hurt Karai. After all, this was a new territory for both and the last thing Leonardo wanted to do was to hurt her. Yet despite everything, Karai still ended up falling asleep in his arms peacefully later on. He had stayed awake the whole night watching her sleep, as though he was protecting her. For the first time, Leonardo saw not the Lady Shredder, but Karai, the girl who he used to know. Yet the Lady Shredder returned as soon as she opened her eyes.
Although Karai agreed to work with the Ancient One and Splinter, The Lady Shredder made it clear that their relationship was not to change. In the end, they were still mortal rivals.
Although Leonardo had said nothing at the time, inside his heart was breaking. Was it because Karai refused to come to her senses to disregard her Shredder personal? Or was it because she did not feel the same way he did about their time together? Leonardo shook his head. No, it had to be because Karai still refused to change her ways. Just when Leonardo thought he finally got through to Karai, that she would change her ways, she betrayed him once again. There will never be any change in her, Leonardo thought. His heart became hard with regret.
Why did I come last night? Leonardo thought to himself. Of course, he knew the answer. It was the Ancient One and Master Splinter who had suggested that Leonardo talk to Karai. Through their meditation, they had discovered that there was a link between Karai and the Demon Shredder. Being that the turtles dreamt that Karai was reaching out to Leonardo, and given their past, it only made sense that Leonardo should be the one to go and convince Karai that she must work directly with Master Splinter and the Ancient One. Otherwise, the Demon Shredder may never be destroyed.
But how on earth had he, Leonardo, the leader, the one who was always in control, let his passions overcome him? Before last night, Leonardo believed that if anything, his relationship with Karai was platonic. Yet now he wasn't too sure. Once Karia put her hands to his chest, Leonardo knew he should leave. He should go through the door and never looked back. However, he didn't and once Karai threw his mask on the ground, Leonardo lost controlled. He had grabbed Karai and kissed her, passionately, madly, as though nothing else in the world mattered anymore. Not the Demon Shredder, not their different views of honor, nothing. All he wanted was her. Was it possible that he had always had these feeling for Karai and had just refused to let them surface?
Leonardo lowered his head in shame. He had failed his father in the worse way. He had disgraced himself, and his family. True, he had accomplished his mission: to convince Karia to work with the Ancient One and Master Splinter, but at what cost? At the cost of finally accepting the truth about Karai, the leader though. Although last night was reprehensible, it was also a revolution that Karia would always remain the Lady Shredder and therefore could never be trusted. Leonardo would never let his guard down around the Lady Shredder ever again. What was done was done. Leonardo and Karai had made a pact that not a word of their night would ever be spoken. Leonardo was sure that in time it would be forgotten by both of them. Leonardo sighed and looked ahead to the city before him. It was time to put his mistake out of his mind and move on with the battle ahead. With that in mind, Leonardo walked away into the horizon.
Karai watched Leonardo from the window until he disappeared into the rising sun. What had happened? How had she, the daughter of Oroku Saki, let herself be taken by her most hated enemy? It had to have been a spell by the Demon Shredder; yes, that had to be it, for what other explanation could it possibly be? However deep inside, Karai knew that no spell had drawn her to Leonardo. It was her heart. What would her father say if he knew? She closed her eyes, trying to erase the memory of the previous night. Yet she could not. Karai remembered the apprehension she felt the night before. This type of affection was a new territory for both of them, and somewhat painful for her. Yet for a warrior, Leonardo was gentle as could be excepted. So much so, that Karai later on felled asleep in his arms.
Karai shook her head as if trying to shake the memories away. What was done was done. It would not change the present nor the future. Yes, she would try to work with the rat and the man called the Ancient One, but only to defeat the Demon Shredder. Then she would continue her quest to destroy them, one by one, starting with Leonardo.
Karai jumped when she heard a knock at the door, followed by Chaplin's annoying greeting. Thank goodness Leonardo left through the back window! The last thing Karai wanted was Chaplin to see the leader turtle here at this hour! Karai reflected that although Chaplin was at times very annoying he was also very loyal to her. Perhaps she could start treating him more than just a servant. With this in mind, Karai walked to the door convinced that the pervious night could…and would…be forgotten.
But little did Karai know that the night could never be forgotten. Their passion was indeed their secret, but yet it was a secret that she now carried.
Okay, so why did I put that little remark about Chaplin? If you watched the end of "Enter the Dragons," You will notice that Karai and Chaplin are holding hands. So I thought I should include something like that in my story. I also wanted to include the same distrust Leonardo has for Karai as shown in "The Journal." I noticed in "Enter the Dragons," we never saw Karai's reaction to being told about her link with the Demon Shredder. That is why I included her reaction in my last chapter.
I was going to stop my story here, but if you want, I shall continue.