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"Do you see him?" Leo asked, scanning the crowd
"No" The human beside him, better know as Donatello replied
Somehow their brother Michelangelo had escaped when the blue bandanna had attempted to break up the two's argument. Leonardo was nervous, for many reasons. First of all, his youngest brother was missing in action. He wasn't even sure he could spot his brother even if he could see him, they were in human form and he was looking for a shell. Second, he hadn't back Raph. This wouldn't normally bother him, but being in a bar surrounded by purple dragons made him unsure of what the hothead would do. And the to top it all off, his girlfriend was meeting with a person that had killed the other three female turtles. If that alone wasn't nerve racking, he didn't know what was. He knew that Jasmine could handle herself; she was a big girl, but still...
He tried to forget his worries, only to be drawn from his thoughts by his brother's voice.
"Is that him?"
He looked in the direction that Don was pointing, towards a blond headed boy...who was standing with a equally blond girl. From a distance the two looked like the two were involved in deep conversation. The male could be Mikey, but there was no way to be sure.
"Keep an eye on him, it might be him" He said, and the purple bandanna nodded...
...but not before muttering "He was always the chick magnet"
Leo cracked a smile, before scanning the crowd again. This time he searched for his hothead little brother, oh how he loved being the oldest. Starting in the place he had seen the red bandanna head to, in search of Jasmine. He liked to have visuals on his brothers, and girlfriend, at all times, just to know they were safe. Not like that ever happened, that they were always in his sights. Oh well, he thought, everything will turn out alright.
It would...right?
Standing in the shadows, he mused why he was here.
The smoke cleared, as he sank to one knee in front of his mistress.
"She has been informed" He said
"Good" Karai replied, as a doctor finished wrapping her shoulder
"But she wishes to meet at seven instead of nine" His words caused her to turn and glare at him with intense fury
"You told her I was injured?" She hissed
"Yes, she wondered why you're message was so cryptic" He replied, purposely not meeting her gaze
His master's daughter did not say a word, only bury her head in her hands. Muttering was heard, before she raised her head with a sigh.
"You are coming with me tonight" She said, as she slowly stood back on her feet
What? Why does she need me there? He thought. Before he could voice his question, she seemed to read his mind and deliver an answer "My father is allowing me to leave the tower, but only if I have a...escort with me. He feels that I should have backup if I am attacked by the blood thirsty turtles" The last three words she said in pure sarcasm, he knew is exactly what she meant.
Blood thirsty turtles? More like blood thirsty Shredder.
"As you wish" He said, before leaving her to prepare for the night fast approaching
So for that reason, he was watching Karai from the building's dark corners. In a was he felt honored that she had chosen him to come with her, but on another note he knew that it was only because she had been required to escorted by someone. He was also the only one who knew she was meeting the arch enemy of the Foot, so he was obviously the easiest and quickest choice. Again he saw her check the time, both of them were thinking the same thing. Where is she?
He spotted her first.
A female was walking their way. He tensed before realizing it was foolish to do so, retiring his drawn axe. Black hair and blue eyes, Karai smiled as the females came together. Greeting her with an equally happy attitude, the turtle in disguise gave the human a warm hug. The two separated, time to get serious.
"You wanted to see me?" The one he knew as Hikara said, a smirk coming with the words
"Why wouldn't I want to see you?" Karai replied, in an equally sarcastic voice
That surprised him. He had seen his mistress relaxed, but never had he seen her tease another person like she was the other female. The two acted more like sisters than supposed enemies.
"You want to bring out your body guard?"
The question caught him off guard, he hadn't been paying attention. Looking back to the meeting, he sees the two were staring in his direction. A flick of his mistress's fingers and he comes out of the shadows to her side. In respect of them, he kneels with his head bent not to meet their gaze. Then feeling a hand on his arm, he looks up to find himself looking right into the eyes of the legend.
Pulling him to standing position, she says "You aren't with the Foot, there is no need to be so stiff" a slight grin on her face
"Hikara..." He starts to argue
A sigh escapes her mouth, interrupting him. A chuckle comes from Karai's mouth, as she pats the other female's shoulder.
"Lucky, that your reputation does proceeded you Hikara" The last word filled with ten times more teasing than before
Turning from him to her, she glared at his mistress before turning back.
"Call me Jasmine" Her hand is held out waiting for his
"but..." He had been taught to be formal, never so loose.
Seeing is hesitation, she says "But nothing, beside the other makes me feel older than I am"
Is she joking? He thinks, before slowly reaching towards her hand
Grabbing his hand, they shake once before it's back to business.
"So what's up?" Jasmine asks, the question directed to the same gender
"My father is out for blood, yours specifically" His mistress replies
"I came here so you could tell me that?" The other female teased, hitting the shoulder of Karai
From his place at her side, he steadied her as she became unsteady on her feet. Jasmine just stood there, in till the human met her gaze.
"How bad is it?" She asked, looking to the place she had touched
"I don't know what your talking..." Karai's answer was interrupted
"Don't lie to me, just answer the question." Jasmine paused while staring at the other "How bad is it?"
What is she talking about? He wondered in curiosity, while waiting to hear the answer.
"Complete" The one word, made the taller of the two eyes go wide
"This soon?" Jasmine gasped
Karai nodded, he looked back and forth between the two.
What are they talking about! He wanted to know, to understand what the heck they were talking about.
"He was able to regain control, but he has no memory of what happened" His mistress said
"You know how it will end" Jasmine whispered, almost to low for him to hear
"How soon?" Karai asked
"Whenever it can't be controlled" was the others simple answer
Before another word was said by either, a name put them both on edge. A crashing sound of glass came with it, making the noise so much worse.
"ALICE!"
With a nod, Jasmine ran towards the scream, leaving him in the dark of what had happened.
Looking up from his place at the bar, he heard a voice scream a name. The name was unimportant, it was the voice. He hurried towards where he had left his brothers. That voice, he would recognized it anywhere. From cheesy jokes to the taunting comments, never would he forget it. The voice, Mikey's voice.
She joined her elder, as they rushed through the crowd. Neither knew what had happened, only that their sister's name had been screamed.
"Move!" She yelled, everyone was going the same way
No one cared, only wanting to see what had happened.
"Move the fuck outta the way!" Tori roared, beside her
A few moved at the outburst, but still their worries increased.
Their baby sister, something had happened.
He had seen the light reflect off the bottle, but he did nothing as the glass came crashing over her head.
"ALICE!" He screamed, as her eyes closed while she fell
Catching her, he was almost unable to lay her down before a blow was delivered to his jaw. Trying to get back to her, he fought back against the person attacking him. Then the person was gone as quickly as they had come, but he focused on the imaginary birdies he was seeing.
"Mikey!" Opening his eyes, he looked to the owner of the voice.
It was Jasmine, offering her hand. Taking it, he stumbled back on his feet. His eyes ignored the crowd, the bright lights, focusing only on her. Blood was flowing onto the floor, her blond hair already soaked with the crimson. Glass dug into his knees, but he ignored the pain as he kneeled beside her. His sister, was on the other side checking her pulse.
"Jasmine?" He said, trying not to let his voice shake
He had been there! He should have done something, yet she was on the floor where he should be.
"She's fine, just unconscious" She replied in a calm voice
Fine! She has glass buried in her head!
Before he could voice this, his elder said "Get out of here"
"But..." He tried to protest, he didn't want to leave!
Looking into his eyes, Jasmine said "Look, take the others and go back to the lair. I will handle this, got it?"
He just stared, not knowing what to do.
"Trust me, just go" She assured him
"Hey bitch, get out of the way!" A ruff voice said, as his sister turned to stand
"Go Mikey"
A punch was thrown, he ran.
Against his instinct not to leave her, he ran.
Through the crowd, past his brothers who called his name. He felt them follow him into the street, in till a pair of hands turned him around. It was Raph, who demanded "What happened?"
He didn't respond, only shake out of the hold to head towards the sewers, his bewildered older brothers following. Walking through the damp tunnels, her words echoed.
"Trust me, just go"
I trust you, he thought, knowing or at least hoping he had made the right choice.
Knowing that the guys were out of the building, she focused on the drunk in front of her. A well placed punch to the temple, he was out. His buddies were in shock, giving her time to decide what to do. She had to get out of here, find Simone. There was no doubt in her mind that the girl lying behind her was Alice, which meant two things to her.
First, that the others were nearby. They would never leave the youngest by herself, never.
Second, that there was no way in hell that anyone was getting past her. No one would lay a finger on her, no one.
Grabbing a beer bottle from the floor, she readied herself to do something she never had before...
...start a fight.
Throwing it into the closest PD, she heard it hit dead center in his back.
"Who threw that!" The man yelled
"He did!" She said, a bit to loud, pointing to a man in the group about to attack. "I saw him throw it!"
"You bastard!" The man approached the group, his own posse following
Gently hoisting the dead weight of her sister into her arm, she hurried towards the door. The crowd cleared a path, seeing the blood. Ignoring the sounds of a fight behind her, she made it to the street. Easily scaling to the roof, she laid the body down. Now she waited, but it wasn't long.
"Get away from her!"
Backing away slowly against her will, Jasmine looked up to the figures approaching. One kneeling by her sister, the other glaring at her. Her heart skipped a beat, it was them. Bright red hair flowed in the wind, it's master in a position of attack. Amber eyes glared at her with hate, the raging fire inside showing through.
She said nothing, hoping they would notice her ridged stance. She was known as Ice, blue eyes and cool demeanor. Across from her was the exact opposite, Fire.
Waiting, she hoped her opposite would notice.
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