Sprinting on the sidewalk, running and slowing down his pace, Leonardo raced through the night under the full moon of Manhattan's sky. The tails of his mask flew behind him as he continued forward. He controlled his breathing, wanting to speed up just to forget it all. Leo urged his feet faster, increasing his speed to a level of forgetfulness. Closing his eyes, as he tried to feel the cool wind, he tripped.
Reopening his gaze, arms flared out as he tried to balance himself but failed. Smashing his chin, forehead, skull, he rolled forward and stopped until he reached a telephone pole. Leo groaned at the throbbing pain on his head and sides. He crawled until he was in a sitting position, knees up and arms resting on top.
Leo tilted his head back, to stare at the bright moon. He squinted, forgetting the pain, and smiled. There was time left and he knew that. After breathing in a peaceful breath, he stood up and sprinted off again.
Jumping on a bench, he flipped and landed on the edge of the rooftop of a Korean cuisine shop. His hands clutched the railings, though the old metal began to give out. His blue eyes widened as the railing broke. He fell two stories but clumsily landed on his feet. He sighed in relief, stood tall and continued.
Racing through the dark and solitary streets of the city, he blazed between the empty and run down buildings. As he ran, he glanced at the stores and apartments, wondering if everyone was alright under his family's protection.
Finally, he arrived at an abandoned apartment complex. Leo cautiously climbed the frail metal ladder, until he reached the rooftop. The breeze cooled him off as he walked forward, reaching the opposite side of the building. He sat on the edge, legs dangling, arms on his lap, as he stared off into the night.
"What are you doing here?" His head jolted when he heard her. Instantly, he turned around and saw Karai standing upright. She knitted her brows together, trying to find out why he was at her secret spot.
"Karai? What are you doing here?" She let out a laugh.
"That's what I asked you." She withdrew her tanto blade, making him widen his eyes. "I didn't know this was my lucky night." He gulped, because of all the nights, he forgot his weapons. She hadn't noticed, and continued to stride forward. "What's the matter? Aren't you going to fight?" Leo only smiled and nodded.
"I guess not, besides, I didn't bring my swords, and it wouldn't be a fair fight, huh?" She lowered her weapon, thinking that he was right. There would have been no honor in it at all.
After putting away her sword, Karai walked towards him. "So," she sat a few inched beside him, "why are you at my secret spot?" He turned to face her, in surprise.
"Your spot? Sorry Karai, but this is my spot." She scoffed.
"This has been my spot since last year, and last time I heard, your first time getting out from the sewers was a couple of months ago." He blinked, knowing that she could have be right.
"Oh well, we could just share it," he compromised as he shrugged.
"No way," she quickly replied. "I'm not sharing this with you." Then, she devilishly smirked. "How about a game?" This caught his interest.
"What kind of game?" She leaned forward, until her nose barely grazed his, making him nervous yet anxious.
"Wow," she whispered, "I didn't know that this would've caught your attention." She backed away as she laughed. "You're so - interesting. I've never met someone who hasn't run away from me." He tilted his head off to the side.
"What do you mean?" She flicked her finger at his forehead, making him squint at the annoying flick.
"Nothing you need to know." She rose as he kept his gaze at her while rubbing his hand between his eyes. "I better go, maybe you won't be here tomorrow night." She turned to leave, but his hand reached out to grab her wrist.
"Wait." Karai froze at the touch. "You know," he gulped, "if you ever want to come by and just talk..." She scoffed. "I'll always be here." Looking at his tender smile she lowered down to his level. He let go when she inched closer to his face. Her hand reached out to graze his smooth plastron, liking the sensual touch that he received before sighing contently. She retreated her hand back prior to standing up and walking away on the edge. "Wait!" Leo blurted out, although she only glanced back, winked at him, before tilting off to her left until she fell off the rooftop.
He gasped and quickly stood up, ready to jump, only to see her running across the street. "Loser! Made you flinch!" Karai yelled as she continued to run, leaving Leo smirking. He knew all along that it was her initial spot to begin with. The ninja only wanted to coincidentally meet with her. Knowing that she would be here the next night, he smiled.
"I win," Leo quietly said, before sprinting back home.
