A/N: There's no flashback section for this chapter since it's a time lapse of about a year. I'm conflicted with what direction I want this story to go, but I have a few ideas. It's a bit of a long chapter but, it's what I was asked to do! I'm here to please! Hehehe, read and review please! I LOVE reviews!

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Faster than anyone had the chance to realize, time was flying by in the world of the ninja turtles and their hybrid roommates. So much time, in fact, that another entire year came and went without so much as a 'Howdy Do'. It was no surprise to Leonardo and Shiho that her hybrid sisters had gained their own attractions towards his brothers much like she had. Raphael earned his own misery with Saundra while Donnie kept busy in his workshop with Fiona as his new assistant. Michelangelo never complained much about being the odd brother out, he spent his time reading comic books and playing video games with the youngest of the hybrids, Aanika. It was with his influence and help that she'd gained the ability to speak more, but that came with its own hazards. Now, there was a 5 year old running around the lair with the same vocabulary and speech habits of Mikey.

Master Splinter was getting older and more fragile as the days went by and could now only verbally instruct his new students with his sons to demonstrate. He'd taken it upon himself to step down as the leader and decision maker of the family and passed the torch to his eldest, Leonardo. It didn't come without conflict from Raphael who protested day in and day out about Leo always being chosen first. With his difference in opinion came Saundra's two cents. Leo and Shiho were mates, in retrospect, that made Shiho the alpha female in the family and it made the gecko's blood boil that she wasn't considered. The tension between the two pairs of mates was always on the rise and usually ended with Shiho in the middle and forcing the two brothers apart before a fight inevitably broke out.

Tonight was yet another sticky situation between the two pairs and Shiho and Leo left Aanika with Mikey and took off topside. Shiho ran alongside her mate until they came to a stop at their favorite rooftop where she shoved her clawed hand through the advertisement billboard with a grunt. Leo withdrew her hand, unscathed, from the busted wood and kissed her delicate knuckles. Tonight's fight had been between her and Saundra this time, and it had been uglier than any of the others.

"Dammit, Leo…why won't she just listen to me?!" Shiho groaned, tucking her nose in that familiar place under his chin as his three fingers found their way through her long locks of chestnut. She heard him sigh as he wrapped an arm firmly around her waist.

Saundra had been growing restless underground and demanded that they go topside to find Marcus. Shiho was instantly against it, doing so would only draw attention to them and endanger the family and their secret. The reptile never understood what was so secretive about a family of mutants and hybrids, it was all she'd ever known in her life and was normal to her. It took all of the energy out of Shiho arguing with her, especially when her sister started to get physical. Both Raphael and Leonardo had to pry Saundra off Shiho after she'd pounced on her and scuffled.

"It's like she doesn't even remember the things that Marcus did to us. If people found out about us, they'd take us apart! And she wants to go around asking people for information in the daytime." Shiho had pulled away from Leo and started pacing and ranting.

"Why doesn't she just understand that the things I do are done for a reason? I don't want to see her being taken away to some strange place to have more experiments done to her. She's just so…so…"

"Hotheaded?" He added. Shiho paused and glanced at him, exhausted.

"Yeah. She's rubbing off on Aanika now, she's getting defiant. I know you've noticed," The tall ears on her dark head stood erect in her agitation. Leo stretched his hand and captured her wrist making her pause in her heated pacing.

"Hey, we've dealt with much worse than a pair of hotheads and a smart mouthed kid. C'mere," With a gentle tug, Shiho came into his arms with a softened expression when he put her hands on his biceps. Through the blue mask, Leo gazed at his mate in a way that brought her into a relaxed silence as her fingers lightly squeezed his muscles. That girlish smile that he hadn't seen in a while curved the corners of those glossy, dark lips upward.

"Relax, no one ever said being a leader was easy. I went through this all the time with Raph in the beginning,"

"It sucks, Babe." She heard the low chuckle that rumbled in his chest before he pressed a kiss to her forehead. Her narrow shoulders heaved as she took a slow, steady breath and exhaled through her nose. When the safety of a family of mutated turtles and genetically altered hybrids was resting on all the decisions you made, it had the knack for wearing you out completely. Shiho and Leo hadn't felt this exhausted since that night they'd come to save her from Marcus but their bond as mates remained unscathed.

Shiho blushed as Leo gathered both of her small hands between his and kissed her long, elegant fingers. Leo never lost his touch for being a romantic and making her swoon until her vision blurred. She didn't know where he picked it up from, he wasn't a watcher of sappy chick flicks or a reader of romance novels. This just all came naturally to him and made her sisters insanely envious of her sheer luck. Raphael had his moments with Saundra, but more often then not they were at each others throats over something stupid. Donatello and Fiona well…they were always nose deep in some research or new gadget and feeding off each others genius vibes.

"C'mon, dance with me," He said, right arm tucked firmly around the small of her back and his left hand grasping her right. Yep, she was swooning.

"Leo there's no music, you dope," She gasped when he swept her around, taking the lead.

"Oh who needs the stuff? Shut up and dance, woman,"

"Pushy turtle…" Shiho muttered through her grin as Leo spun her out and back in with the sounds of the city being their waltz. She had to prance around on her toes to even keep up with Leo's swiftness as he twirled them around and around. Suddenly the pressures of home seemed to fall off that rooftop and it was just the two of them again; the way it was in the beginning.

"Leonardo, where on Earth did you learn to dance?" She asked through a fit of girlish giggles. Leo waggled his brow and shushed her with a kiss. That flavor hadn't changed…mint. He still never understood how she always tasted like cool mint but never bothered to ask. Just savored that fresh and cool flavor that was his mate.

"Mmm…April taught me. Jump," He said. Shiho took a tiny leap and he caught her in his arms. He made it clear to her everyday why she fell in love with him in the first place; it was his ability to make her forget. Forget everything that weighed heavily on her mind and replaced it all with just him. She never took the time to actually appreciated the mental oasis that Leo seemed to always create for her, maybe she started taking the feeling for granted.

"You know, you may be a 6 foot ninja turtle, but you are on hell of a man, Leo. Better than anyone else," The sun had gone down not too long ago and now her eyes were in that luminescent glow that always seemed to hypnotize. With his right arm hooked under the bend in her knees and the left supporting her back, Leo tossed her up just a bit to make her squeal and clutch around his neck. "Leo!"

"Yes?" He acted so innocent.

"Punk," She said, sticking out her tongue. He shifted his arms and tilted her inwards towards him.

"Won't ya kiss me?" Shiho chuckled and rested her hand against his face and leaned in with parted lips. They eyes slid shut as they gently collided once again in a delicious lip-lock that made everyone jealous. No one could kiss like these two; they could try but always wound up looking stupid. Leo grunted when she nipped his lip between her canines. "Hey now.."

"Say you love me," Leo looked taken back, like she was crazy. She knew better than that; that Leo never stopped.

"What's the matter with you? You know I love you," Shiho didn't say anything at first, just chewed her lip and pet his face as her violet eyes studied him for a moment. Her silence must have gotten under his shell because he sighed with more agitation than she'd heard before. "Shiho, answer me,"

"Nothing's wrong with me, Leo. Really, I'm just caught up in right now," Leo didn't completely buy it, but for the sake of not feeding her legendary temper he let it rest. Their brows touched when her arms circled around his neck as a sweet smile greeted him. Even with all of her baggage, Leo never once thought of dropping her or giving up. Not when she made him feel this good about himself.

"You seem to be getting off well together," A voice joining them on the rooftop startled the pair. Shiho looked directly in front of them and laid eyes on a woman dressed in skin tight dark clothing that was decorated in fine armor. A mask hid her face which made Shiho suspicious. Leo let her down and he stood with her tucked behind him.

"Long time, no see, Karai. What are you doing here?" Shiho clenched her jaw and ball her small hands into fists; Leo knew this woman and she didn't like it. The stranger took off her mask and Shiho noticed she had bright green eyes. Leo's stance and posture grew rigid which made her even more uncomfortable, whoever she was, Leo had a history with her.

"I came to tell you that your pet's maker attempted to hire my Foot Ninja to seek you out and destroy you again. I have not yet given him an answer in case you need my help. I am here to warn you that he is coming for her," Shiho ducked between Leo's legs and made a start for the ninja.

"Pet?! You're calling me his pet?!" If anything, that had to be Shiho's trigger word. Pet. She wasn't anyone's pet, she was his mate. His companion, dammit. Leo was fast this time and grabbed her firmly by tail, yanking her back against his shell.

"Leo! Ugh…L-…let go!" Shiho tugged at her burnt orange tail and glared menacingly. "You just going to let her call me that? Who is she?!"

"She's a friend. Or was anyway. What were you and your ninjas doing in Marcus' lab a year ago? Huh?" Leo held her tightly by the tail as he questioned Karai, not even glancing down at the struggling fox. She didn't like the way he was looking at the other ninja. "We trusted you, Karai. I trusted you."

"Excuse me?" Shiho squeaked, pulling on her furry appendage. Leo grunted and gave it a tug to shut her up which only made her mad. Just who did this woman think she was? Leo was treating her like some misbehaving child all of a sudden in her presence and it put a foul taste in the fox's mouth.

"We were not aware that it was you he was targeting until you and your brothers showed up. He merely hired us to make sure no one interfered. I promise you that while my ninja were present, I was not. Had I known that you, Leonardo, were there that night the Foot would not have attacked you. We are allies, friends, and partners." The ninja spoke slowly and articulated every word. Shiho at last tugged her tail free of Leo's iron grasp and huffed.

"So what does that mean now? Marcus is still after me?"

"He has the assistance of another hybrid that I do not remember meeting a year ago. Does the name Micah mean anything to you?" Both Leo and Shiho sighed and she dropped her shoulders and posture. Micah…it seemed that male wasn't going to give up on her until he made her his mate. Shiho coursed her fingers through the fur of her tail as she held it aloft in her hand, fixing the kink in the follicles that Leo's grasp created.

"Yeah. He's been the biggest pain in the ass since the day he was born. So he ran to Marcus with his tail between his legs, huh? He hasn't changed," Leo glanced at his mate. Her expression tugged at his heartstrings as she looked completely disappointed. They were having such a raw, perfect moment together and it was ripped through their fingers before they could stop it. He felt a spike in her angry energy when Karai approached and placed her hand on his shoulder. When her fingers tightened gently around his muscle and fell down to the bend in his elbow, he swore he heard Shiho growl.

"If you need it, I will be there to help you, Leonardo. It is the least I can do for all you have done for me in the past," Leo gave a nod of his head but sighed when he heard Shiho take off running. There was more to that hand on his shoulder than Shiho cared to notice and she had to get away from the both of them before she lashed out.

"Thanks, if you're able to find out where he's at, we'd appreciate it. Maybe when he's going to come after her would help, too," Karai nodded and vanished. She had that habit of making an exit without parting words. Leo looked down the path of rooftops that his mate had sprinted away on and started going after her.

A flash of glowing violet eyes darted back and landed on the running shadow that was Leo. She should have known he'd follow, he always did. But she didn't want to even look at him so she'd try to shake him by zig-zagging on different rooftops. Naturally, Leo didn't falter. He called after her relentlessly but she pretended not to hear and kept running. Leo almost gave up when she used a band of leather that she kept around her wrist and zip-lined down a cable to a building across a busy street.

"Shiho! Would you just WAIT?!" He called as he braced his knees with both hands and gasped when she landed on the other side. She stood defiantly and pierced him through the shell with that luminescent glare that could curdle dairy. Karai had the worst timing when it came to showing up. He could see from across the street the heavy breaths that his mate was taking, not from running either. She was trying to not burst into tears.

"Let me explain, dammit!" He called, trying to raise his voice over the traffic several stories below. Shiho wasn't too far, but she was far enough that he couldn't jump across to get her. He was too heavy to get across on the cable like she did, he could try, but it would snap and he'd plummet to the street. Anxiously, he looked around for any way over to his mate to make her understand. He couldn't stand to see those tears fall down those cheeks, to streak that beautiful face of hers.

Leo had always known Shiho had an issue with jealousy, but he'd never seen it on display. There'd never been any competition for his attention. He'd also never bothered telling her about Karai; it was no mystery that he had an enormous crush on the ninja before Shiho came along. His brothers tormented him about her all the time but always clammed up when Shiho came into the room for fear of having their heads knocked together. When he watched her step backwards and slide down against the wall of a supply shed on the roof, he knew she was falling apart. Everything was coming down at once and he was almost powerless to stop it.

"Damn…If I could just…score!" After looking around, he found a manhole cover between his building and the one beside it. He glanced back to see the violet glow was gown as her head was buried against her thighs before jumping down.

"Shiho…Shiho, look at me," After traveling under the street and getting back up to where she'd tucked herself away, Leo knelt in front of her with his hands on her shoulders. He'd never seen her like this. They'd all seen her when she was weak but never quite this bad. When her tiny frame shook, he knew it wasn't just from Karai appearing.

"Shiho come on…she's an old friend, I swear. You know I'd never—"

"I know, Leo!" Shiho looked up from her knees with that tear streaked face he didn't want to see. He'd seen that look before. She was afraid. "I know…"

The pair sat in agonizing silence. Well as silent as New York City could get. Leo pressed his hands against her knees and slid them up her thighs to grip and pulled her against him. He held her in the shield of his arms as she did her best to not make any noise through her weeping, that didn't stop her shoulders from shaking and her nose from sniffling.

"Shiho talk to me, baby. I can't understand or fix this until you tell me what's wrong," His heavy hand passed over her ears and down her hair, over and over to calm her down. Shiho never broke down so easily. He gently pulled her back to look her in the face; that beautiful face streaked with tears. "Shiho…"

"It just never ends, Leo. I just want it to be over, for Marcus to be gone, for Micah to leave me alone. I'm tired of being afraid…and now some woman shows up and puts her hands on you," Her hands dug into the roots of her hair, she just wanted to pull it all out she was so frustrated. She couldn't stand how angry she was. Leo didn't know whether to be annoyed or rather proud that his mate was jealous.

"Hey, don't do that. You're my girl, not Karai. Look at me, dammit," Shiho winced when he grasped her by the back of the neck and made her look at him. He had to stop those tears from falling; they pooled in her eyes and would not stop. Her eyes were too lovely to be shrouded in tears this way. "We are going to put an end to this, I promise. I have never lied to you, have I?"

She didn't answer and it sparked agitation. Both of his hands held her face.

"Have I?" Shiho's arms came around his neck as she pressed firmly against him in an embrace.

"No. I just want the chasing to stop…For Marcus to go away. And for whomever that was to never put her hands on you…" Leo stood and picked her up again with her legs coming around him. With a kiss on her cheek, he nuzzled the side of her head.

"I know. Don't worry about Karai. Have faith in me, Babe. We're going to finish this," Leo felt better when he noticed her relax and buried her face against the side of his neck. Shiho was coming over this little emotional hill that she'd climbed on her own. "You're safe with me, or haven't you realized that yet?"

Still aloft, Shiho moved to bring her hands to his shoulders so he could see her face. Her teeth chewed her lip nervously and her ears dropped down to the side of her head. Leo wasn't able to stop the smile that crept onto his face, she looked adorable. He knew she was scared, he knew before she admitted to it. Scared of being taken again; taken away from his brothers, from her sisters, from April and Casey, from Aanika. But he knew what she was afraid of more than anything. Being taken away from him. Leo was all too aware how weak she felt without him at her side, how incomplete and utterly alone. She needed Leo.

"Leo I—"

"I'm not going to let you get taken away again. I can't breathe without you," Shiho whimpered and leaned against his forehead. "You're my girl, Shiho. My mate. You don't need to be afraid anymore. No one is taking you from me,"

The mates fell quiet once again. The breeze picked up and billowed the tails of his mask and the long locks of her hair about them, making them shudder when the ends of her hair tickled their skin. It was getting colder as the night wore on and they had to get back before they caught a cold. Now is not the time to fall ill, not with an old threat about to rear up.

"Let's get home. I'm sure they're waiting for us," Leo said as she slid down onto her feet. Shiho was coming down from her fit and was beginning to feel the effects of her foolishness. But the look Leo gave her buried those feelings.

"Yeah…I'm so sure hehe…" Leo took a step towards home, her hand tucked tightly into his. He paused when she didn't move at first. She stood there with her gaze cast downward at her feet, studying them carefully for some reason. His thumb digit grazed over her smooth knuckles and gave her a gentle tug.

"Come on, Shiho. I'm not mad," Was she really that easy to read? She must have been, her emotions were displayed in enormous bold letters to Leo's eyes, and no one could read her better than he could. She wiped her cheeks with the heel of her palm and sucked in a breath before taking the leap down into the alley. Like a gentleman, Leo held open the manhole lid for her and she took the first jump and landed with a silent splash in the waters below. He was right behind her and made sure no one had seen them before pulling the lid closed.

Now, to get home without the awkward silence.

"Hey, Lil' Dudette, it's dinner time. Come on, hit pause and let's get our grub on," Mikey said to the dominating mini fox in his lap. She furiously punched away at the buttons on her game controller as he did the same on his with his arms tucked around her. Aanika focused intensely with her little pink tongue poking out the corner of her mouth as she battled with her uncle in a space invaders video game. She was kicking his butt, or at least, that's what he wanted her to think. He couldn't very well ruin a little kid's day by whooping her in a game he mastered. Her tiny ears fell when he paused the game and lifted her up under the arms and slung her over his shoulder.

"Hey…HEY! Down! Dowwwwn!" She kicked and wiggled but it only earned her a flick in the butt. Grumbling, she went limp and let him place her down at her spot at the dinner table. Donnie set down a bright green plastic bowl filled with Spaghetti-o's and meatballs with a Sippy cup of grape juice. She grimaced when he sat down beside his brother, both with bowls of their own. "Pizza!"

"Hey, your mom said no dice on the pie tonight. So like…get mad at her. But eat, she'll have our shells if she finds out you skipped dinner," Mikey said after shoving a spoonful in his mouth. Donnie glanced at him with a grossed out expression and took a small bite. Fiona joined the boys and her sister, munching on a slice of toast as she sat down.

"Fifi, pizza. Please?" The words were still crude and primal but she was getting better at making coherent demands. Her older sister just laughed and slung her long legs over Donnie's thighs. The mini fox grunted and gave up and forced herself to pick up her plastic spoon and eat.

"Jeez, who taught you to act like that?" Donnie said, looking at the kid as she made faces. Like the food was horrible but she didn't stop eating, they all knew she was addicted to Spaghetti-o's. Despite being a genius, Donnie figured he'd never understand the mind of a child.

"Two names come to mind. Uhhh…Raphael and Saundra. Which is like, totally not surprising,"

"Totally," Aanika said, mimicking her uncle. When her uncles and sisters chuckled, she smiled a spaghetti sauce grin. "Radical!"

"Lil' Dudette, you are out of this world. Like your dear old Uncle Mikey," He said. Donnie and Fiona could only shake their heads and look at each other. Great, they had two Michelangelo's.

"All I'm saying is you could have backed me up, Raphael! Is that too much to ask?!"

"You jumped on her and strangled your sister, Saundra! What did you expect me to do?! She's right, you know!" Everyone at the table groaned as Raphael and the wonderful gecko came out of the training room. Fighting with each other. Again. Tonight's topic? Saundra's spat with Shiho.

"Look, Shiho may have all of you under her beautiful thumb, but not me! I know we should be looking for Marcus and taking him down. But she wants to stay down here and hide like a child," The turtles and foxes at the dinner table glanced at each other and silently agreed to tune the fighting pair out. It was the only solution for any peace.

"I may not like that Leo is the leader here, but I know better now than to go looking for trouble like you want to do. Have you not forgotten that your little creator wants to kill Shiho AND us?" They gravitated towards the sitting area in front of the television, still bantering. Raphael was coming close to smacking the gecko across the snout but held off knowing she'd whip the hell out of him. That thick tail of hers had a knack for leaving ugly bruises.

"Oh what do you know, Raphael? You never had to deal with Shiho controlling you the way I did. The way I still do," Saundra said, getting right up in her mate's face. Raphael growled through clenched teeth. There was so much he could say to put her in her place, but that wasn't his job. "You think that after 2 years of living with her that you know her, but you don't."

"I know a hell of a lot more than you think I do, Sandy. You don't get it, do you? Once Marcus has her, who's to stop him from capturing the rest of you and finishing you off, huh? Just because I haven't known Shiho as long as you have doesn't mean she doesn't confide in me."

"Oh I'm so sure she does. She spends all of her time either bossing me around or fucking Leo."

"Hey! Watch your mouth, Saundra. There's a kid in the room and that's my brother you're talking about. Shiho may be different but I love her too, and you can't just say things like that because you're mad," Raph said, his hands clenching. Saundra had stepped over a line with that one.

"She doesn't have the time for me, she doesn't care about me."

"Well, it's good to know that we can step out for a run and know that the harmony is being kept," Raphael and Saundra hushed and just glared at each other, sneering. Leo stood at the entrance with his mate right beside him, his arms crossed tightly across his chest. "Enough. We've got bigger problems now."

From the table, Aanika burst out of her seat and ran towards Leo and Shiho with her arms outstretched. Donnie and Mikey gasped when the fox leader jumped over her child and went up the stairs taking two or three at a time. She may have cleared the air with Leo but that didn't stop the ache in her chest. Donnie gathered the used dishes and placed them in the sink before moving to greet his brother with Mikey.

"Uhhh…I'm going to guess something not-so-wicked happened while topside," Mikey said. Leo leaned over and picked up his mini fox to nuzzle her nose. She pointed at the stairs as her mother took off without saying a word. Leo just kissed her cheek, at least he was there.

"Karai showed up," Collectively, all three of his brothers gave him their full attention. Karai's presence was always bad news. By the look on Shiho's face as she disappeared, they imagined there was more to hear.

"Bummer, dude…so like, what happened then?"

"Yeah, it's normal for Karai to make surprise appearances but you know…not since the Shredder," Donnie said as the turtles and moved to sit. Fiona wanted to listen but her growing concern for her sister was too much to bear and she had to go after her. Saundra, still peeved, sat with the brothers instead.

"So, apparently, Marcus is trying to hire the Foot to come after Shiho and us. Karai hasn't given him an answer yet but is thinking of taking his offer but working for us. Giving us information. Little Micah and his big mouth told him where we are," All at once, the brothers groaned. Saundra just shook her head, it was typical of Micah to act like a rotten slime.

"So what now?" Raph said, his elbows on his knees as he sat forward on the couch. Saundra settled in beside him with her scaly cheek pressed into his shoulder. Looks like their fight was over. Leo ran his hands down the length of Aanika's hair before clutching her tiny palms.

"We wait for the information from Karai. She's going to give me his permanent location. We need to make plans if anything goes wrong," He bounced his leg, Aanika jolting up and down and giggling. He'd gotten the hang of this Dad thing a while ago and it just came naturally now. Much to the surprise of everyone else. Saundra snorted through her nose and thumped her tail on the couch.

"Of course. That lunatic knows where we are and we're just going to be sitting here and waiting for him to come get us. Why don't we just—"

"That's enough, Saundra. I've had it with you today. If you want to put yourself in danger, go ahead I'm not stopping you. But you are not putting my mate or my family in the line of fire. Do you understand?" Leo said. His glare could pierce through lead and made her sit still, her jaw snapping shut.

"Just know that if you go on and make trouble for yourself, you'll be doing it alone. Shiho and I have worked too hard to keep all of you safe. Forty Flips. Now," Saundra gaped at the turtle. He never ordered her around that way before. The family had grown silent with all of their eyes on her. She felt like her spots had turned purple with all of those stares. Leo was serious and positively fed up. With what dignity she had left, the gecko pulled away from the couch to the open area and started her back flips and counting out loud.

"Jesus…now…We may need to keep Aanika with April and Casey if things get hairy. Shiho would just die if anything happened to her,"

"Leo, when do you think he's going to come after us?" Donnie said. His hands clasped tightly together in his lap to get a hold on his nerves.

"That's what Karai is going to find out for me. See, he wants to hire the Foot as a delivery service. With her on the inside, we can be ready," They all agreed. The brothers adjourned to Donnie's workshop to make the plans and get the gadgets. Because, what was a plan without a dozen of Donnie's toys?

"Shiho…I'm sure you're just over thinking again. You know Leo loves you," Upstairs, Fiona sat with her sister in her and Leo's room. They snuggled together under the covers in bed, Shiho didn't feel like herself and was hating it. Feeling vulnerable and weak wasn't her style.

"It isn't that anymore, Fi. Well, not entirely. It's just Marcus, it's never going to stop," Her tall ears were flat and she pulled the dark comforter up to her chin, her nose buried into Leo's pillow. It smelled like him, his scent always put her at ease.

"I know. I'm scared too…I don't wanna go back there. 20 years of him and Maggie is more than enough," Shiho chuckled gratefully and clutched hands with the redhead. Her pretty grey eyes met with violet and urged her to smile. Fiona had always been Shiho's rock in the past, things hadn't really changed even though Leo was in the picture.

"But hey! We have mates now! I'm positive we'll be safe. Ohh I can just imagine it now, Donnie swooping in to rescue me with a loud battle cry of passion.. How romantic," Shiho arched both brows and blinked in confusion before sputtering a laugh.

"Pffft…Fifi, you're too much, sis. Donnie? Battle cry? The only thing I've seen him cry about was when Splinter got a hold of his laptop and gave it a virus," They nuzzled noses and settled into the pillows in a giggle fit. "Mates huh? I thought I noticed you walkin' funny the other day."

"Shiho how dare you!" Fiona screeched, her face turning three shades of red which only made her sister bust up even more. The redhead smacked her in the face with a pillow and grunted as Shiho teased her with smooching sounds and fake moans.

"Ohhh Donnie! Yes! Donnie! Ah yeah!" Shiho taunted, twisting her face into a false orgasm as she scratched at the walls and pulled her dark hair.

"Shiho please!" Fiona had buried herself under the blankets and pillows in her embarrassment as Shiho gasped for air. Tormenting her sister had become too much fun at this point, now that she knew that Donnie had his own slice of fox paradise. Shiho had taken ntice to his change in behavior, he was more upbeat than usual. From under all those layers Fiona grumbled. "Don't act like you don't do it, too!"

"Oh I know, little sister. I've been doing that long before you got here. Quite often," Shiho plucked those pillows off Fiona and beamed at her. "And did it well,"

"You're disgusting,"

"Heyy don't hate me for lovin' my turtle, sis. I guess now you see what all the noise was about then, huh?" Fiona sheepishly nodded, she'd never been more embarrassed in her life. But, it could always be worse…no it couldn't. Shiho turned onto her belly and rested on her elbows, looking sideways at her sister with a little smirk.

"Didn't hurt too bad did it?" Shiho said, her tail making a curve over her back.

"Terribly…You said it would but I didn't think it would hurt THAT bad," Twitching the end of her bushy, long tail Shiho reached into her nightstand and shuffled around inside the drawer. Fiona's ears opened in curiosity before something was thrown at her and thumped her in the middle of her forehead.

"Ow!"

"There you go, try that. Had to use it a few times with Leo, helps immensely," Fiona shook her head and studied what she was given. Her ears twitched as she read the little purple bottle, ducking under the pillow. KY Tingling Lubricant.

"What?! I can't use this, Donnie will think I'm some freak!" She didn't find it as funny as Shiho did, she was having an absolute ball with this. The vixen picked the small bottle up between two fingers and dangled it in front of her sister's face.

"Nah, if anything he'll thank you. Makes it hurt less, too. Seriously, try it. Thank me later,"

"Feeling better I see," Fiona jumped and Shiho just turned her head, a grin all too sly playing with the corners of her lips. Leo leaned against the wall with his eyes on his vixen. She wondered how long he'd been standing there.

"Looks like the cats out of the bag, Fi. Go hide that in Donnie's room," When the red head paused, Shiho hissed at her. "Go on! Get!"

"Okay! Hi Leo," She said to the ninja as she went past.

"Hey Fifi," As she left, Leo closed the door and made sure it was locked before coming to lie down beside his mate. She looked tired with drooping ears and heavy eyelids. It didn't take long before she curled up against his side with her leg entwined around his thigh. Leo cupped her jaw into his right hand and pulled her into a deep, wet kiss that lured a soft whimper out of her throat. His lips crushed down on hers, heavy and demanding in their movement to entice that tongue of hers to come out and play. When it did, his hand descended down the curve of her body and slipping into those bitchin' yoga pants of hers to give her butt a good squeeze.

"After tonight I could go for some make-up sex right about now," He mumbled against her lips as he tugged her to straddle him. Both of his hands now slipped into her pants and caressed the globes of her ass while pressing her pelvis into him. Shiho made the mischievous giggle that made him hard at just the sound.

"I was thinking the same thing," He removed those pants faster than she could and gave her rear a firm smack. "Leo!"

"It's too bad you gave away our tingling gel," He mused, his voice rumbled and tickled her ears.

"Ohh I don't think we'll need it," With a quick flip, Leo resumed his place on top and gazed down at her.

"Really? You're such a naughty, little fox. C'mere," Leo growled and had her giggling again as their wrestle between the sheets commenced and their situation on the rooftops was long forgotten.

It never took much for Shiho to fall back into her normal personality and habits after something rustled her jimmies. All she needed was the time alone with Leo, time with him seemed to heal everything.

And right now, Shiho really was in the mood for healing.

A/N: BI Get some. Deciding if I need another smut chapter or not. REVIEW AND TELL ME. Hehe, so naturally, I had to throw in a slice of Karai to make my fox tingle with jealousy. Because really, we ALL know there was something between Leo and that chick. Ohhh I can't stand her though. Anyway, till next time duckies!