A/N: Hello duckies! I think I got a little messy with the details of this chapter. Like I said before, Shiho was a roleplay character and she's been retired for quite some time. I'm rusty with writing about her and her Madness. D: Don't be mad! Well, I hope this chapter can squeeze by without any bad criticism. We'll see.
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Previously: "Do wha-" Shiho cut him off by gripping the back of his neck and yanking his head down to press her dark lips right up against the cool green flesh of his own. Startled at first, Leo didn't know what to do but tighten the grip his arm had around her and bring his right hand to push back the hair in her face as they both gave in and closed their eyes.
Shiho didn't show any signs of pulling away and instead pressed their mouths firmly together, molding their lips until they collided like the pieces of a puzzle. He swore he could feel her tongue slithering along his lip, what a taste she had. Smooth and cool, like mint. Leo had never kissed anyone before, how could he? He was a mutant turtle and had no means of forming a relationship with anyone, he was never interested. That was until this creature walked into his life, well, collapsed. She wasn't human either, which brought with it some justification. Leo just never imagined he'd actually kiss the girl despite the raging crush he's had since the moment he brought her home.
Slowly, but surely, Shiho pulled back but didn't move from his side and re-opened those gorgeous eyes of hers. Leo found it difficult to breathe all of a sudden, like he'd forgotten how; she had caught him completely off guard. He knew this was wrong, he was a turtle for God sakes! But if it was so wrong, why on Earth did it feel so right?
"Wh-…what was that for?" Leo stammered, he'd never experienced anything remotely intimate in his life before. The grip he'd had on Shiho's frame released and she took the cue to stand, helping him to his feet in the process. Violet hues glittered in the rays of the descending sun as they looked away in what seemed like embarrassment or shame, Leo didn't understand. His lips felt strange, they tingled in such a manner he had to bite his lip to make it stop.
"I thought I'd give it a shot," The hem of her black and white baseball tee lifted above her belly in the wind, making her push it down with an aggravated grunt. But she wasn't quick enough in hiding the exposed tanned flesh of her ribs, what Leo saw made him advance and lift the shirt right back up again resulting in a squeal from Shiho. "What the hell are you doing?!"
"Is that a tattoo?" Blinking, the fox froze to register what he said. Then suddenly she remembered the swirling stars that decorated her ribcage from one side, across her back, and to the other. She'd gotten it on one her escape attempts a few years before when she was a teenager to rebel against Marcus. "I never noticed this before,"
"Because you've never seen me naked, Leo." That alone made the ninja blush deeper than he ever had. Of course he never saw her naked, he had better manners than that; but that didn't mean he never thought about it from time to time. Leo couldn't stand the expression of absolute rejection on her angelic features, maybe he'd said the wrong thing. Shiho couldn't blame Leo for his inexperience with women. But to he had to rid her face of that look and did so by sliding both of his hands against the curves of her hips until they met at the small of her back.
"Just now, what you did, that wasn't some sort of joke was it?" The turtle had to look down but dip his head to the side to bring her sideways gaze forward so she'd at least look at him when he was talking. Shiho's skin quivered as his arms seemed to tighten around her petite frame.
"Why would I joke about something like that? Come on, Leo. You can't say it wasn't unexpected with the way things are between you and me. Can't like when I admit that I'm more comfortable around you than anyone else," That was rich, can't be unexpected she said. Of course it was, Leo was a mutant turtle, anything that happened to him that was normal for humans was always something new.
"I just figured maybe you saw me the way you do my brothers and nothing more. But…" Damn, there was that word. 'But', when that word came into play it always meant something negative. So, she prepared for some high and mighty speech that he would give his brothers and readied to be shot down. "I wouldn't complain if you tried it again,"
Instantly, those drooping ears sprung up from their base and opened wide as that long tail swayed back and forth. Her fragile, small hands traveled up the front of Leo's shell until her fingers grazed against his cool skin. Shiho couldn't understand this raging attraction, he was a turtle, and she as a hybrid fox; but clearly, the difference didn't matter when he made her feel this good about herself.
"You know it doesn't matter to me, Leo. What you are, I mean, if that's what brought on your hesitation," Why should it? Leo was sweet, powerful, intelligent, and he put his family before himself. There wasn't anything about him that wasn't admirable. Exhaling heavily through his nose, Leo just took a moment of silence and stared at the fox in his arms.
"So you want to give this a try then?" By 'this', he meant a bond more than just friendship but she knew that. A sharp-toothed grin cracked across her glossy lips with a nod before standing up on her toes to give a kiss another go. Leonardo couldn't help but chuckle and give her a squeeze as their different lips met, his right hand traveling up and across her back, the other wrapping firmly around her waist. Shiho gently bit down on Leo's lip and he surprised her by invading her mouth with his chilly tongue before she had the chance to do the same.
Shiho marveled at the flavor Leo had, for a turtle, he tasted delicious. A flavor that she couldn't describe but couldn't get enough of. When his tongue slithered alongside her moist muscle, the fox shuddered in delight and pressed harder against his mouth in a desperate fervor for more. Leo didn't know how or why, but his left hand pulled back and smacked her right on the butt before gripping the toned rear. To his surprise, she didn't punch him or kick him in the shin, but instead sighed and moaned at the same time.
"Leo…mmn Leo wait," The turtle had absentmindedly picked the fox up until her feet dangled above the roof freely, but his hand was starting to head between her flesh and denim shorts. He stopped before he could lose himself any further but didn't put her down just yet.
"Sorry, got carried away," He was absolutely breathless, like he'd taken on an entire fleet of Foot Ninja. Their attention was broken when they heard the clearing of a throat behind them and every muscle in both of their bodies tensed. "Please tell me that's not…"
"Well lookie what we got here, a little fox on turtle action. Donnie, you owe me twenty bucks," It was Mikey, chances are, it was all three of the brothers. Leo let Shiho land lightly on her feet but didn't release his grip just yet while she turned around in his embrace with a groan. Yep, all three of them, they stood just a few yards away on the rooftop with their arms crossed.
"Did you follow us?" Shiho was absolutely mortified. "How long have you been standing there?!"
"Ohh we got here at about when you were talking about being naked," Mikey snorted and giggled, he wasn't able to contain his excitement at catching his brother macking on the hybrid.
"Splinter sent us after you. You know, after you took off running. How long has this been going on? You didn't have to keep it a secret,"
"We weren't keeping it a secret, Raph. I came after her and found her here like I said I would and it just happened," Looking down at Shiho, Leo shrugged. He wasn't exactly expecting her kiss him like that, let alone kiss him twice. The twitched of her ears brushed against his face and tickled his nose, he tried to swat them away but sneezed.
"Sorry…" She apologized bashfully, but suddenly hushed when her ears became stiff and pointed forward. The vixen pulled away from the turtle's tight embrace and dropped to the floor and crawled over to the edge of the roof leaving the brothers to scratch their heads in confusion. Her tail was rigid and her body language read to them that something wasn't quite right.
"What is it?" Donnie asked, right beside her. She signaled for them all to get low and look down below. There was a bank across the street and it looked like it was being robbed, but it wasn't any normal bank robbery. Shiho could tell by the way the people were screaming inside that something more sinister was unfolding. Outside the doors stood two muscular men with guns in their hands, on their arms? Purple dragon tattoos.
"Oh no, I thought we got rid of these guys for good. Now what do we-"
"Shut-up, Raph! Look! They've got a hostage," Shiho hissed, pointing down to show that 3 more gang members were exiting the building with what looked to be a little kid in their grip. The fur on her ears and tail rose as she sprung to the ground despite the brothers calling after her. "Would you get down here?! They're gonna kill that kid once they make a get away,"
With a growl in frustration, Shiho didn't wait and darted after the truck that the dragon members had driven off in and made a leap for the bumper. On the roof tops, the ninja turtles followed the truck as best they could, Leo more desperate than his brothers now that Shiho was clinging to the moving vehicle. His heart settled a bit when she climbed on top of the truck and hunkered down with her claws digging into the steel to hang on tightly. Already, she could feel herself slipping away but did her best to maintain her clear head.
"Guys! We're losing her!" Leo cried as the truck started to speed up and make more turns than what they could keep up with. Running and leaping until the muscles in his legs ached and burned, Leo stumbled and fell on a rooftop with his arm outstretched towards the disappearing truck. "Damn it!" His fist slammed onto the ledge in his outburst as his brothers managed to catch up.
"Hold on, Leo. I've outfitted Shiho with a tracking device under her skin," Using his shell cell as a tracker, Donnie typed in different commands until he was able to get a reading on their fox's location. When did she have this done? "They're going towards the outskirts of Manhattan, if we move now, we can catch them but we have to move fast,"
It didn't take long for Shiho to realize these thugs had quite the payload inside the truck as well as the kid for assurance. Nothing made her more sick than when the absolute innocent were used for leverage in the dealings of the city scum. The beeping of her own shell cell caught her attention when the truck pulled to a stop outside of what looked like an abandoned building, run down and littered with broken windows.
"Donnie, I have to be quiet, where are you guys?" Whispered the fox into the headset she pulled out of the device. Staying low, she watched as two gang members opened the truck and pulled out bags upon bags of money and at last the wriggling kid. He looked no more than 12 maybe. He was grunting and kicking in any attempt to escape but it only earned him a bat to the skull, making her wince.
"We're two blocks away, stay low and don't do anything stupid. We're coming," Silly Donnie, didn't he know that Shiho was a sly little fox?
"You better hurry, they've got the kid," Turning off the call, Shiho jumped down and ducked away into the shadows out of sight before following silently behind the thugs. The poor kid called out for help but there was no one around to hear him yell, Shiho's teeth clenched together as she felt a tingle run down her spine.
"Put him in the chair and tie him up good, the Boss said he wants this kid to stick around for more raids," Spoke a deep voiced hired muscle as he tied a gag around the boy's mouth to silence him. Hiding behind a stack of boxes and crates, Shiho jumped up and up into the rafters where she moved with feline fluidity and stealth. Her ears twitched when she heard the padding of her turtles' feet somewhere in the building, damn they moved fast. Leo spotted her up on a beam and gave her a most menacing glare for taking off, like a flirt, she blew him a kiss and moved on. The guards had left the kid to stand outside the doors, the coast was clear.
"Don't…jump…down. Do you understand me?" Leo spoke into the cell, but Shiho didn't listen and silently leaped from the beam and landed without a sound. "Shiho no!"
"Shh, it's okay kid, I'm gonna get you out of here," The boy at first was terrified when he saw the ears and tail, but eased once the nails on her fingers sliced through the rope like butter. Taking off the gag, she covered his mouth with her hand and knelt down in front of him. "I have some friends of mine who are going to help you escape, but don't scream okay? Go! That way!"
Nodding, the little boy started to run and almost made it to the turtles. Shiho stood her ground to keep an eye on the thugs by the doors. They would have made a clean escape until the boy tripped on a plank of wood and made a tin can go flying and clank across the ground. Damn, almost. Instantly, Shiho was on the defense with her claws out. "Go kid!"
Like clockwork, the gangsters dashed inside but found no kid, it was only Shiho. Growling and cracking the knuckles in her fingers, the fox maintained control over her mind as 5 gang members rushed her at once. Nothing but a smirk played that vixen's lips as she crouched and leapt straight up above their heads and sent them all crashing into each other. Jumping off one's back and landing some feet away, Shiho giggled innocently as he came after her, swinging a baseball bat in the process.
"Really now, a bat? Silly boy," Dodging a swing at her head, Shiho kicked his legs out from under him and launched both feet into his chest and sent him flying into a pile of boxes. "Next?"
The turtles felt a little out of place watching Shiho take care of the Dragons by herself, but that didn't stop Leo from running in and joining her with his katanas ready in his fists. His presence brought a twinkle in her eye as they stood back to back and dealt with the remaining dragons. That tallest and meanest looking thug went straight for her, patting a golf club against his shoulder, his stench alone made her little nose crinkle in disgust. Did any of these creeps bathe?
"Well, well, well; little turtle got himself a girlfriend. Gotta tell ya, she's a freak but she's a babe. C'mere, Sweetheart and we'll show you what a man really is," The threat ignited a burst of jealousy in the pit of Leonardo's stomach as his brothers eventually joined the party to take out the last of the cronies, leaving the large one for last. Like always, Raph finished first and couldn't help but boast about it.
In a pile, the thugs lay with scattered and broken boxes. The largest Dragon approached Shiho with heavy footsteps and swung the club right into her middle when she had her head turned. The weapon collided with her ribs and knocked the wind out of her lungs and knocked her to the ground.
"Shiho!" Cried Leo, making a running leap into the meathead and kicking him square in the face until he tasted the ground with a loud grunt. One of the thugs regained consciousness and snuck past the turtles and started to drag the fox by her hair to the largest and leader. Her nails clawed into the concrete until she scarred the ground and screamed something terrible when the biggest thug picked her up by the neck and held her on display for the brothers.
"Let her go, you purple dragon shithead, or you'll regret it," Leo snarled, surprising all of his brothers. The leader never cursed, they imagined his blood was boiling in his veins watching the fox squirm and kick in her attempts to break free.
"Drop your weapons and the little hottie gets to go free. If not, we'll take her," Grunting and clawing at his meat hooks that tangled in her hair, Shiho thrashed and fought until he slammed her again with his golf club. Both Donatello and Raphael launched themselves onto Leonardo when started to spring up for Shiho as she dangled in the gangster's grip.
"Leo don't! He'll kill her!" Raph tried to reason with the blue ninja but was silenced when the cronies all got up and cut loose hanging boards, bricks, and chunks of metal onto the brothers.
"NO! What have you done?! Leo!" Under the junk, Leo and his brothers laid still but she could still hear them breathing with her sensitive ears. But it wasn't enough, looking around, the fox discovered that the kid had taken off somewhere. At least he was safe. But her attention was drawn back when the Purple Dragons all began kicking and stomping on her turtles resulting in loud grunts and groans from all of them.
"Stop it!"
"Or what? You gonna stop me?" The fox bared her clenched canines and stared with such an intensity that the luminescent glow returned to her violet hues and her growling increased in volume.
And then, she snapped.
All at once, the canines and nails grew in their length and pupils thinned to narrow slits as a wild eyed look crawled over her pretty face. Whipping her legs back and forth, the fox used her weight to throw herself onto the fat thug until his back slammed into the ground with a loud thump. The lower gangsters stopped their assaults when their leader hit the cement, stunning them all and forcing them away from the turtles in fear. Leo was the first one to stand and help his brothers to their feet.
"Shiho?" His voice was answered by the snarl of the hybrid with her canines buried into the Dragon's thick neck, one hand on his head and the other on his shoulder. Through her bite she wore a wicked smile that Leo had never seen before and attempted to approach her.
"Leo don't! Get away from her!" Donnie yelled, his outburst caused her teeth to start to clamp down and bring out a blood-curdling scream from the gangster. Just a few minutes ago he was cackling and threatening a child but now wore a face of absolute terror and agony as she bit down. Leo started to run, he had to stop her before she did something she couldn't reverse and unsheathed his katana, ready to pry her off the neck. But nothing could stop The Madness once it was set in.
"No Shiho! Stop!" Cackling, the fox tightened her grip with her nails and released the neck for a moment before quickly snapping her jaws around the spine until a sickening crunch echoed throughout the empty building, the gangster hadn't even the chance to scream one last time. Leo froze when she started to pull the spine from under the skin, tearing and ripping tendons as she chomped down its length.
The ninja turtles had never seen anything so disturbing and sickening in their lives, watching beautiful Shiho slurp and swallow bone marrow like baby back ribs was enough to make them nauseous. The crazed fox sat on her knees with the spine in her hands until her lust for the snapping of bones began to fade away and the Shiho they knew slowly returned.
"Woah…she just like…dude," Mikey was at a lost for words for once. Her sharp, pointed ears relaxed and opened while she withdrew the bones from between her teeth, at last, she was returning to her sanity. Shiho panicked when she saw Leo staring at her like some wild animal and dropped everything and scooted back until she was as far away from the now dead Purple Dragon as she could get.
"I…M-madness…"
A/N: Guh, I fell so unsatisfied with this but I wasn't able to get anything better out of myself. I'm still working on my LeoxShiho pairing and how it will play out. As well as if I'm going to enter her clone :3 YEEE, FOX FIGHT!