A/N: Chaptah four! Hurrhurr, I decided to add a little spice to my fox, probably didn't turn out the way I wanted it to but we'll see. I've been watching the 2003 series in marathon chunks for the last 3 days, so. many. turtles. No shame!
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Previously: "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…"
Shiho had gone into hiding for days after the Purple Dragon incident, no one was able to track her down but Leo guessed she didn't want to be found or they'd have done it by now. The ninja witnessed first hand the results of her own mutation and what she was truly capable of. When they had informed Splinter, he was more wary than he had been when they brought her home and warned his sons that she needed to be found and retrieved before another accident like that happened to someone else. Wherever Shiho had gone, it was far enough for Donnie's tracker to lose her. He couldn't get a single signal on her location.
For now, Leonardo waited on their rooftop everyday whilst meditating and concentrating. He focused his energy and cleared his mind of all thoughts and complications that were busily occupying the space. None of them understood how he was able to just sit there in broad daylight for hours upon hours, day after day. It pained his brothers and Splinter to watch him wait and hope for the fox to return, none of them were too optimistic that she'd show up but still clung to a little hope that she would in time.
In the mean time, Donnie spent his days going over the information he'd collected from her when she'd told her story. When he really thought about it, some pieces sounded familiar to him especially the cloning of Magdalena. He scoured his brain and memories trying to pry apart any bits of information, why did this feel like he'd seen or heard it before?
"What are you workin' on, Einstein?" Raph approached Donnie in his little workshop area, he noticed his papers and notes scattered all over the place and came to check up on the busy turtle. Pulling up the note he'd taken about the cloning, Don sat back and turned around in his chair to face his older brother.
"Just going over some of the things that Shiho told us. I came across something unusually familiar but I can't place why it's so familiar. See," Pulling up a chair for Raph, he continued after he sat with one foot up on his knee. "Shiho said that her mad scientist friend created her clone using a piece of her DNA and programming her in a way to destroy her,"
"Yeah? The guy is a nutcase, what else is there to figure?" Dropping the paper onto his desk, Donnie ran his hand back over his bald head and sighed.
"That's where I stop. It's on the tip of my tongue," Enter Mikey with a pizza slice in both hands and chowing down on both, both Raph and Donnie exchanged disgusted glances.
"You talking about the Shiho clone? You're thinking of that time when we were at the Foot Headquarters and took on some major Shredder uglies. Remember? Two big ugly Shredders and a little Shredder dude?" The reality that Mikey was the one to hit the head on the nail embarrassed Donatello more than he would ever admit. But he jumped out of his chair nonetheless.
"Exactly! You don't think this scientist guy…uh…Marcus Silver could have been working for the Shredder back then do you? If he mastered that clone of Shiho, who's to say the Shredder wouldn't have paid him off to have her added to his team of super creeps," It was a wild idea, but it made some sense when they really thought about it. With Shiho out of the way, the Shredder could have used that clone to destroy the turtles without the threat of her rebelling on him from The Madness.
"If she ever comes back, we'll have to ask her. In the mean time, have you guys seen Leo? Or is he still up on that roof waiting for her?" Donnie asked as he gathered his papers together and making more notes on a clean sheet. Mikey polished off his pizza and belched intensely and chuckling like an idiot. Raph just sighed, exasperated and started to leave.
"Yeah, it's been like…15 days and she still hasn't come back. Why does he keep waiting up there?" Taking out one of his sai, Raph played with the sharp edge with his finger and waited for one of them to answer even though it was obvious.
"Do you really need to ask, Raph? It's obvious Leo has more than some crush on her,"
"Yeah! Leo loooves Shiho, he wants to marry Shiho.-OW!" A surprise slap on the back of the head shut Mikey up instantly as Leo walked by. He knew he'd stepped over a boundary he probably shouldn't have but he hated when things got way too serious like they were. Leo was quiet as he went up to his room to sit in silence and isolation before going back to the roof once the sun went down. He wasn't giving up just yet, Shiho was coming back and he knew it, he felt it in his gut.
"Nice going, Loudmouth," Raph snorted as he flicked Michelangelo between the eyes. They all hoped that their little fox friend was at least safe, the last thing they needed was Leo in a grieving state.
The turtles had all been taught the same thing when they were growing up; look out for each other. In the few months that the fox had been with them, she became part of their unique family, a real member. She was different, she was talented; the perfect asset and addition to their group. What troubled them the most was just how moody Leonardo had become without her around, as though she were the main influence on his state of mind. He'd always been told to never be swayed by his emotions and feelings, but he just couldn't help it. Leo was a prisoner in shackles when it came to the way he felt about the hybrid.
Another week of finding nothing passed before a lead finally came. Not by any of the turtles did this clue come from, but from Casey running into the layer yelling and making an obnoxious ruckus. Leo had been ordered by Splinter to stay inside and train with his brothers today despite his begging to go up and wait. But the master had had enough of his absence and was putting an end to it at least for a little while. So today, Casey bust in while they were all practice sparring under the watchful eye of Splinter.
"Guys! GUYS! I know where Shiho is, and trust me, you are not gonna like it," Pausing mid-kick, Leo dropped his katanas with a clang and rushed the goon to grip him by the collar of his shirt and shook him.
"Where is she?" His voice carried with it a growl that he'd only heard when Splinter had gone missing. Instantly, Casey held his hands up in defense not wanting to start a fight with the ninja.
"Easy, Leo, I'm gonna tell ya, but let me go, man. You're scarin' me," Drawing in a long breath, the ninja released his friend and apologized. He'd been feeling more violent with each passing day that he didn't know what to do with himself. "A friend of mine, kind of a sleeze, told me he went into one of the new strip clubs downtown,"
"Oh no…" Leo groaned.
"Yeah, he said he saw this hot chick but she had a tail and ears like some cosplayer. I figured, I only know one girl who looks like that. So…we gonna go get her?" Casey had hardly finished talking before Leo was already at the exit with his swords in his hands.
"We're leaving, show me Casey," Exchanging glances with the other turtles, Casey shrugged and followed Leo into the tunnel. Mike, Donnie, and Raph all looked at each other, they wondered if they should tell Leo now or later about their new hypothesis about Shiho's clone.
"Later, Donnie. Right now, let's just get her home. The sooner she's back, the sooner Leo will lighten up," Raph said firmly, his brother nodded and they all followed along behind Casey and Leo into the Battle Shell to find their fox. Casey gave Donnie the address to put into the GPS so they could navigate without any mishaps.
"It's trench coat time, boys!" Mikey shouted and tossed his brothers their trench coat disguises, hats included. Leo hadn't been this agitated in a long time, he almost didn't care if he was seen, he just wanted to get his fox and get out. But for the sake of his family, he donned the disguise and followed Casey inside with his brothers quickly in tow.
Instantly, the turtles choked on the thick air that was polluted to the fullest with cigarette smoke and thick, musky cologne. The place was dim in lighting and was illuminated by stage lights in an array of pinks, purples, reds, and blues. At the center of the dark club there was a circular stage with a pole in the middle, it was connected by a catwalk to a long and wide stage with the club's name in bright pink neon. "Purr". Original. Several other small, circular stages with illuminated colored floors and poles peppered the room with chairs surrounding them. Naturally, nearly all of the seats were occupied so the group hung in the back of the club, unnoticed by the customers and thankfully, the dancers.
"I can't believe she's in a place like this," Leo grumbled as a dancer in clear, plastic heels walked by them to climb onto one of the solo stages and twirl around the pole. Loud, pulsating music thundered in their ears with repetitive beats and whirs in synch with the strobe lights. The atmosphere alone was enough to make Leo angry; he couldn't stand places like this. Raphael gripped his brother by the wrist to keep him from wandering in search of the fox. If he blew their cover, they'd be screwed.
Suddenly, the music started to die down and the other dancers had all disappeared behind a door with "Dancers Only" printed in neon paint across it. Leo didn't like where this was going and he was losing Michelangelo's focus as he gawked at the food passing by him that a waitress was carrying.
"Mikey! Stop it!" Leo scorned, bringing down the brim of his hat to hide his face. Mikey pouted and kept his hands to himself even though his stomach was gurgling and growling for a snack.
"Gentlemen, it's now time for our main display. I know you've all anxiously and patiently waited for our lovely Vixen!" Leo's heart nearly dropped out of his shell when the announcer finished and a spotlight cast a glow on the curtain on the main stage. Through its folds came a scantily dressed Shiho. White thigh high stockings attached to lace garters and panties, the fabric contrasted against her lovely thighs in a manner more arousing than he'd ever admit. Over her shoulders was a sheer cloak, nearly see-through with its hood over her chestnut head and tied together between her breasts. Out in the open, the fox twitched those tall ears and swished her tail in provocative circles.
"Oh…my…God…" Casey went slack-jawed as the fox walked out on the long catwalk with a sway in her hips that tossed her tail side to side. Her slim belly moved with the motion of her hips, her naval alone was hypnotizing. Leo couldn't believe his eyes, there she was, after 3 weeks of not seeing her, he was seeing just about all of her. Including the new tattoos; a black star on the left side of her neck and two more on the insides of her wrists. What was happening to the fox? What was going on inside his head?
Leonardo was supposed to be bringing her back to the layer, but instead found himself gravitating towards the stage the vixen was standing on in tall silver stilettos, her hand wrapping around the pole. His brothers stood stunned both at Shiho and Leo approaching her and sitting down.
"Everyone wants that naughty little thing they see in their dreams, that bad girlfriend to make all of those fantasies come true. Well here she is folks, Vixen, the queen of making fantasy...a reality," The club suddenly became pitch black as the riff of a guitar blared over the systems speakers, accompanied by the pounding of drums. When the main guitar chorus started, the light illuminated on the fox once again to show her long leg wrapped around the pole and herself swiveling around the shining silver.
My Girlfriend's a dick magnet My Girlfriend's gotta have it
She's hot, can't stop, up on stage, doing shots, Tip the man he'll
Ring the bell, get her drunk she'll scream like hell.
Dirty girl, gettin' down, dance with guys from outta town.
Grab her ass, actin' tough. Mess with her, she'll fuck you up.
No one really knows if she's drunk or if she's stoned, but she's
Comin' back to my place tonight!
Round and round the fox twirled around the pole, rocking her curvaceous hips against the stiff beam and tossing her hair back in a scandalous flare. Leo's hands gripped the armrests of the chair he'd somehow come to sit in, absolutely mesmerized with the gyrations and swivels of her delicious hips.
She likes to shake her ass she grinds it to the beat
She likes to pull my hair when I make her grind her teeth
I like to strip her down she's naughty to the end
You know what she is, no doubt about it
She's a bad, bad girlfriend!
As the chorus started, off came that transparent shawl from hiding her chest and she wrapped it around her belly before dropping the garment in Leo's lap. He locked eyes with the violet vixen, she knew he was there, he knew when she dropped to all fours and crawled right towards him provocatively and rolling onto her back. The fox rolled her hips into the air with an arch in her spine that made the muscles in his throat tighten.
Red thong, Party's on, Love this song, sing along.
Come together, leave alone, see you later back at home
No one really knows if she's drunk or is she's stoned
But she's coming back to my place tonight. I say
No one really knows just how far she's gonna go,
But I'm gonna find out later tonight
Dollar bills of all amounts were tossed on stage and greedy men grabbed at her ankles resulting in a foot to the chest and being shoved backwards by the fox. Standing, her thighs pressed together, Shiho trailed her hands from her neck, over her exposed breasts and slowly, down her belly. She could see the torment she was putting Leo through, even he couldn't tell if he was angry anymore, just looking at her. But he knew once this was over, he'd drag her back by the hair if he had to. But suddenly, his fox jumped from the stage and into his lap.
She likes to shake her ass she grinds it to the beat
She likes to pull my hair when I make her grind her teeth
I like to strip her down she's naughty to the end
You know what she is, no doubt about it
She's a bad, bad girlfriend!
"Shiho!" Her finger pressed to his lips to silence him under his hat, she didn't want to expose him or herself. But she didn't stop her routine by rolling and grinding her hips and pelvis roughly against the ninja until a gasp brought through the defense of his teeth. He wanted to touch her so badly, to squeeze her luscious curves between his palms until she squealed. Where was this coming from?
Doesn't take her long to make things right.
But does it make her wrong to
Have the time of her life. the time of her life
My girlfriend's a dick magnet My girlfriend's gotta have it
As the bridge merged into a guitar solo, Shiho pressed a sloppy kiss to her favorite turtle's lips before jumping back on stage quicker than he could grab her to climb her pole and grind against it. Wrapping her thigh firmly around the support, the fox slapped her palm firmly onto her rear sending her viewers into an uproar. Shiho was, without a doubt, the clubs best dancer and the favorite. Her hips, her long hair, even her thighs had twenties thrown on stage.
She's a gold digger now you figure out it's over, pull the trigger.
Futures finished, there it went, savings gone,
The money spent
I look around and all I see is, no good, bad and ugly,
Man she's hot and fixed to be, the future
Ex-Miss Connolly!
Again the music paused and the lights went out. But came back on with her upside down on the top of the pole.
She likes to shake her ass she grinds it to the beat
She likes to pull my hair when I make her grind her teeth
I like to strip her down she's naughty to the end
You know what she is, no doubt about it
She's a bad, bad girlfriend!
Down the pole, she spiraled upside down with her tail and hair whipping around as she descended. The sudden drop made Leo jump out of his seat and almost reach out for her. But, she landed on her feet with her thigh wrapped tightly around the pole as she thrust against it twice with the drumbeat at the end of her song.
She's a bad, bad girlfriend.
She's a bad, bad girlfriend.
Shiho never took a bow for her shows and exited the stage through the same curtain in which she'd entered, her adoring fans making cat calls and hollers. Casey and the other three ninjas stood stiff as boards at the back of the club with their jaws on the floor. Did they really just watch Shiho pole dance and give Leonardo a run for his money with a lapdance? They had to force Leo to his feet to get into the back of the club where the dancers kept going in and out of and hide away behind a rack of costumes. None of them wanted to acknowledge they'd been staring at her breasts and jumping ass, Leo would tear them all apart.
Leo could see Shiho wrapping a silky blue robe around herself as all the dancers left the dressing room to return to their respective stages. She sat in her make-up chair with her legs divinely crossed and running a brush through her hair. They hadn't moved from their hiding spot.
"So, you boys enjoy the show?" They all stumbled from behind the clothing rack but none of them moved after Leo approached her. Firmly, he swiveled her chair around with his hands on the arm rests, staring at her hard. Shiho smirked; he looked absolutely hot and bothered; distracted. She could tell by the beads of sweat forming around his neck and forehead that she'd gotten under his skin. A look that was nothing less than seductive glittered in her violet hues under her long lashes, Leo clenched his jaw to keep himself together.
"What. Are. You. Doing?" He spoke slowly so he wouldn't raise his voice.
"Hmhm, making money of course. It's the only way I can without freaking out the humans. I missed you, Leo," The way her voice carried it sounded like she didn't care that she'd been missing for so long.
"Don't do that, Shiho!" He burst out, slamming his hand on the make-up table and startling her so much that she jumped. They all jumped. Between the brothers and Casey, they all agreed to slip out the backdoor and let Leo handle this alone. This was between the two of them. "Do you even realize what you put me through? I've been worried sick and here you are dancing in a strip club,"
Exasperated, the lingerie vixen slapped her hairbrush onto her vanity and crossed her arms.
"What do you want me to do, Leonardo? I killed that gangster, you all saw it! I couldn't put any of you at risk and stay around. Do you think I like hurting you, Leo? Do you think I wanted to leave? No! I didn't,"
"Then why did you? I don't understand," Shiho turned her face away from him; she couldn't look at him with that expression on his face. Firmly, Leo forced her attention back on him with his fingers capturing her chin. "Tell me,"
"I didn't want to hurt you! I told you that already. Don't you understand? I've got enough blood on my claws and I wouldn't be able to live with myself if that blood included yours because I love –"Quickly, the fox snapped her jaw shut before she could finish her sentence.
"Say it…I want to hear why you decided to make me so miserable," Leo's eyes held such an intense weight on her soul that she nearly burst into tears. When she refused to answer, his grip on her chin tightened and she winced. "Answer me,"
"Dammit, Leo!" Yanking his hand away from her face and forcing herself into a stand, the fox wrapped her tail around her leg and crossed her arms once again with her back to him. She took a few slow breaths before recomposing herself. "I love you, okay? That's why I left, because I love you and wanted to keep you safe from a monster like me,"
Hearing her say it was more relieving than Leonardo had anticipated it would be. His hand reached out took hold of her elbow, gently this time, and brought her around to face him. Still, Shiho wouldn't look at him but he made her with the guidance of his fingers and brushing the three digits against her cheek until she leaned into his palm. There she was, that affectionate and loving creature that had him under her thumb. This was the Shiho he cared about and missed.
"You're not a monster, you're beautiful. Please…please come home," Shiho almost said no, but he pleaded with her and triggered her sensitive core more than she wanted. Her chest heaved with a sigh that exhaled through her nose. Leo glanced down at her neck, he wasn't sure why she chose to have the outline of a star tattooed there, but he kind of liked it.
"Alright, alright. Come on then, let's get out of here before they catch you back here," The fox was quick to rid herself of the lace lingerie, exchanging the tease with her normal shorts and v-neck t-shirt and a pair of Converse. Leo couldn't keep his eyes off her as she moved around and gathered her belongings, he was afraid that she'd vanish if he dared to look away. With a black backpack slung over her shoulder, Shiho made her motions to leave before her reached out to stop her.
"What?"
"…Take the lingerie," Naughty turtle.
A/N: Am I the only one wondering just what Leonardo thinks of lace and lingerie? He's a guy, surely he must have SOME opinion. My smut is coming, and I'm going to take an anthro approach to his...anatomy ._. Anyway! Song used is 'Bad Girlfriend' by Theory of a Deadman. It's a song about a stripper, so...stripper dance!