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Chapter five

Leah hummed to herself as she hopped across building tops. To feel the warm air on her face was worth the chance of reopening her wound, but she barely noticed the pain. She just felt a sting every now and then. Leah laughed from the exciting rush of adrenaline. After a few more jumps she had to stop for breath. Her throat felt like sandpaper, but that didn't mean she was ready to turn in for the night. She needed this. As she rested her hands on her knees she just happened to look down into an ally.

Jessica was walking down it, and Leah's smile turned upside down. The blonde must have been coming home from a nearby club judging by her clothing. Jessica didn't see the group of men a little ways down the small path, and Leah cursed knowing that Andrea's friend wouldn't stand a chance against them. Leah's mind went into overdrive for a moment. She couldn't let Jessica know who she really was, but Leah couldn't let her friend die either. The kunoichi stopped panicking, and came to a solution. She would not see her friend die.

The twin began to hop criss-cross style between the close buildings, and grunted when she hit the ground. Her leg didn't like that too much. Leah could hear the men cackle taking her mind off the injury as Jessica tried to defend herself. The ninja scowled and held herself in place. She still had the element of surprise.

"Let's have a look in that purse of yours," one man declared laughing.

"You can have the purse. I just want a look at that body," another one replied as a chorus of laughter echoed between the buildings.

Leah almost exploded with anger and gritted her teeth. She hated these men, the kind that would violate a woman without even caring that he scarred her for life. The girl couldn't hold back any longer. She needed to teach these low-lives a lesson.

She started off confusing them by pulling one into the shadows and knocking him out with one good punch to the nose. It worked a little too well. The men were instantly panicking except one, Leah noticed. The one who had wanted Jessica's purse was on high alert, and trying to calm his friends down.

Leah smiled. This was how she liked her prey, confused and scattered. It was easy pickings as she flew at the rapist kicking him directly in the mouth. She watched as the teeth and blood went flying. He howled falling to the ground clutching his face. The kunoichi felt another one coming up behind her, and ducked to avoid his attack countering him by elbowing him in the stomach. He doubled over trying to find his breath. The girl had no mercy on him as her foot came smashing down on his leg, and a sickening crack ensured afterward. He screamed like a little girl before his eyes rolled into the back of his head.

The ones that could make a break for it did, but the others were unconscious. Jessica just stared at her with wide, tear-stained eyes as Leah offered Jessica her hand. The blonde took a moment to stare at her.

"A-Andrea!" she exclaimed and then everything went horribly wrong.

Right as Leah was about to tell her friend she was dreaming and knock her out she felt something cold and sharp on her neck as her body was pulled into a killer's embrace.

"Get against the wall, and I'll think about not killing your friend. If you try to leave, I'll kill her," a voice declared as Jessica obeyed the haunting voice behind Leah.

The ninja recognized him as the one who had wanted Jessica's purse. Once more her cockiness had gotten the better of her. If she had stayed alert and focused this would have never happened. She would have sensed the guy before he even got close enough to touch her.

"Now give me all the money in your purse," he continued as Jessica began sobbing and pulling out only a ten dollar bill and a few ones.

The man just stared in disbelief, "What the fuck? Could have sworn strippers made more than that," he said suspiciously eyeing Jessica like she was the criminal.

Jessica's eyes widened offended, "I'm not a stripper!" she exclaimed.

If Leah's life wasn't in the balance she might have laughed. If this didn't wake Jessica up that she dressed like a whore, then Leah didn't know what would. Suddenly, much to Leah's relief she saw movement in the shadows. Leah almost laughed. If she wasn't the luckiest damn person on this Earth, she didn't know who was. The killer noticed her grin and took it out of context.

"Bad move to laugh at someone with a knife at your throat. It's a shame though, to kill something as pretty as you," he stated stroking her hair. Leah winced and wished he'd rather kill her.

The minute he started sliding the knife across her throat, he was attacked. In his confusion he managed to lightly slit her throat, but she was alive and that was what mattered to her. Leah soon learned it was Raph who had saved her, and he was pissed.

"Think it's fun to pick on women, huh," Raph's gruff, angry voice growled.

The criminal was trying to run away from Raph terrified. Leah didn't know if it was because Raph was a turtle or if he was legitimately concerned for his life. Regardless, Raph beat the pulp out of the guy in a bloody rage. When the brawny turtle was done, he had literally rearranged the guy's face as he laid there half-dead.

Mikey had appeared next to Leah with a grin, "Pretty sure that guy isn't going to be able to walk ever again," he stated as Raph walked up to them.

"You're telling me," Leah replied coughing as a sharp pain traveled up her throat and blood spattered on her hand and dripped down her neck. Leah held her throat with one hand.

Raph and Mikey both frowned, but Leah waved them off and looked at Jessica. She was completely out cold. Leah went over to find out where she lived by grabbing her wallet and finding her driver's license. The kunoichi was surprised to learn she lived in the apartment building her grandmother used to live in. Leah sighed as the taste of blood was thick in her mouth. She was going to have to take Jessica home.

"Leah, ya really need some medical attention," Raph said concern deep in his voice as he reached one of his strange hands towards her.

"I can't just leave her," Leah replied with determination turning from Raph's hand.

"Let me take her," Mikey suddenly volunteered.

Leah just stared at him for a moment wondering if she should let him take her.

"Trust me," Mikey added flashing a grin at her.

She smiled back, those two words doing it for her. Leah would give him her trust something she wanted so desperately from Leo, and would hate to make anyone go through the torture she was.

"Alright, but if I hear or find out you did anything to her I'll hunt you down like a dog," Leah threatened with a semi-joking smile.

"Understood, Cap'n," he replied with a small salute picking up the unconscious blonde.

Leah told him where she lived as he waved and took off. She coughed up a little more blood and felt the blood trickling across her fingers. Feeling the small wound, she found it shallow, but knew it still required bandaging and sterilizing or it could kill her. Letting it continue to bleed out wasn't an option.

Raph couldn't believe how lucky he and Mikey had been to stumble upon Leah like that. He was angry at the man who had hurt her, and shaking so bad when he thought about what would have happened if he had not have happened by. He blew out a sigh of relief that she was safe and alive for now. He knew April's wasn't far from here, and that she would help Leah. Jesus, if he took her back to the lair Leo would have a heart attack.

"Come on, Mikey'll meet us at one of our friend's places. I'm gonna take ya ovah there ta get ya some help," he informed her.

She was in bad shape. Her face was as white as a ghost and her eyes were half-opened. It was obvious she wasn't used to being helped by strangers, and took her a minute to reply. Raph grunted. Like she had a choice, Raph was going to fix her up even if he had to take her fighting. He reached to take her in his arms, but she moved out of his reach. He sighed.

"Leah, come on now. We need to bandage you up, and where we are going I'm afraid you'll fall. Please trust me," he begged reaching out to her again, and this time she slumped into his arms.

The turtle frowned realizing then that she didn't share any similar feelings for him. He sighed again, and walked over kicking open a nearby manhole.

"Wait, are we going into the sewer?" she exclaimed a look of terror on her face. He smiled at her to reassure her.

"Yeah, but don't worry. I won't let any of the sewer monsters get ya," he joked as she raised a brow and smiled back at him.

"Alright, I trust you, but if we get eaten," she replied as they hoped down the manhole.

Raph chuckled, "I won't let ya get eaten," he assured her.

Suddenly Leah began to panic and not just panic, but frantically trying to get closer to him. He nearly panicked himself as he searched for any kind of threat, but he couldn't find anything. Raph looked down into Leah's fearful face.

"I was just kiddin' about the sewer monsters. I swear they don't exist," he said confused.

She pointed at a large number of rats, "I'm just super afraid of rats," she explained sickly.

The turtle wondered to himself what would happen if she ever met Master Splinter. Raph chuckled earning a punch in the shell.

He raised a brow, "No need for violence now," he joked as she rolled her almost closed eyes.

Raph almost cursed at how bad off she was, but April's was right around the corner. As soon as he popped open the manhole, Mikey was already there waiting for them. His face fell slightly when he saw Leah. She had downgraded a lot in the past ten minutes.

"April's ready for us, and Casey is here too. He can help," Mikey explained as Raph rushed Leah into the shop.

"My God, she's as pale as a ghost!" April exclaimed when she saw the girl.

The shop owner gestured for Raph to set her down on the couch. She was already passed out when he set her down. Raph cursed silently wondering if she would survive, but she continued to breathe as they worked relentlessly on her neck. When everything was finished, she was alive and fast asleep. She would live.

"Damn, Raph, that girl's got some fight in her," Casey stated as Raph cleaned the dried blood from her chest.

"Thank God for that too," Raph replied quietly not wanting to wake her up, his anxious mood gone.

Mikey let out a relieved laugh, "I think she was just really tired," he explained.

April nodded her agreement, "I see her sometimes walking by the shop, I thought I recognized her somewhere, but I would guess she gets maybe a few hours of sleep a night," she said staring at Leah.

"Who is she, Raph? I mean what drives her, not just her name," Casey asked and shook his head as Raph told him her name.

"Leo seems ta be convinced she's part of the Foot, but if that were true she has long since left," he replied frowning at Casey's surprised face.

"It's obvious she has something to do with the Foot. I'm almost certain she used to be one of them, aw come on Raph," Mikey started but a glare from Raph stopped him.

"She ain't one of them," he said loyally as Mikey shook both his hands at him.

"Lemme finish! Jeez Raph, she's not one of them. It's obvious by how hard she fights them. I mean she's like a freakin' animal when she fights, but her style is exactly like the Foot's. Now I know that Leah is a friend and you know that she's a friend, but Leo doesn't and we are gonna have to find some way to make him realize that," Mikey finished as Raph nodded.

Mikey was right. They had to figure something out, so that Leo could see the girl inside instead of the girl he thought was a Foot ninja.


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