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Chapter six

Leah was lost in the Foot headquarters. All she remembered what she was with Raph and he was taking care of her, but now she was alone. Tears stung her eyes. Something was very wrong. Instantly her surroundings shifted, and she began fighting and felt like she had been for a while. Her body was on the verge of collapsing. Lee was fighting a little ways away from her alone. She called out to him, but he didn't hear her. He was being overwhelmed.

"Lee!" she shouted again as tears ran down her face knowing she couldn't save him.

A sword suddenly went through his chest as Leah fell to her knees. Blood poured out of his mouth as his body fell to the ground. It seemed like slow motion to her when her anger spiked, and she exploded literally. Anyone that was near her was blasted away from her as she ran at the man who had killed her brother. A sob escaped her lips when she saw it was her own Master Tanemura.

"Noooo," she cried when something began growing in her chest.

A pain like nothing she had ever experienced was expanding almost stretching her chest open. It must be the emotional shock of her brother's death she reasoned. She had never hurt this bad even when her father had passed. It continued expanding to the point where she could no longer keep her scream bottled up. The pain began taking over her body going throughout her veins, and attaching to her bones. This was it; she was going to die.

Leah jumped awake almost falling off the couch. Tears had been falling from her eyes as she slept, and she couldn't stop them from falling. Soon they erupted into full blown sobs that she could not control. This had been the first dream where she hadn't saved Lee. Looking around, she had no clue where she was when she remembered bits and pieces of the previous night. Raph had brought her here because of her neck. She brought her hand up to it and found it didn't hurt.

"Oh my God! Are you alright?" a woman exclaimed as she rushed towards Leah, "Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine, thanks," Leah hiccupped out as the woman sat next to her and handed her a box of tissues.

"Then may I ask what was wrong?" she pressed worriedly while the girl blew her nose and wiped her eyes.

The kunoichi just shook her head, "It was just a nightmare," Leah explained.

"Want to talk about it?" she offered as Leah just shook her head again.

The woman sighed obviously wishing that the girl would confide in her, "By the way I'm April, and if you ever need to talk I'm right here," she offered getting up to contend with something in the kitchen.

Leah just laid back on the couch when she heard someone coming up the steps. Instinct drove her to get up and be ready to fight, but a headache drove her back down. She relaxed when she saw it was Mikey. When he saw her, he frowned.

"What's the matter dudette?" he questioned plopping down next to her.

Leah sighed, "Just my nightmares getting the better of me. I can be near death and not be frightened, but get me after a nightmare and I'm all terrified," she joked with a half-smile.

"I know how that can be. After a monster marathon on tv, I won't sleep a wink!" Mikey replied as she laughed.

"I think I could survive a monster marathon," she stated raising a brow at him while he shrugged.

"Then you must have some serious nightmare on your hands," he commended in amazement.

"Yeah, there is so much pain in my nightmare, that even afterwards when I wake up it's still in my bones," Leah tried to explain feeling her bones in her arms through her skin to demonstrate.

Mikey's eyes widened a little, "Never heard of that before," he said.

"Nobody has," she lamented when Mikey suddenly snapped his fingers.

"I just remembered why I came up here! Your brother called your cell and came by. He was very worried about you. April told him she found you bleeding in an alley beside her shop," Mikey told her.

Leah's face drained of color, "He didn't seem mad did he?" she asked.

Mikey scowled, "Why would he, I mean he wasn't, but why would he? Is he abusive?" Mikey inquired suddenly looking serious.

"No, no!" she exclaimed, "He just gets upset when I put myself in harm's way and he isn't there to help."

She had completely forgotten about her brother and school as a matter of fact. The girl felt like she wanted to throw up, but swallowed and tried to relax her tense body. Lee would be furious with her when she saw him. She nearly groaned thinking about all the scolding and bashing she would get from her family, but she couldn't blame them. She had almost died last night. As much as she dreaded going home though, she needed to.

Mikey relaxed a little, "Good, not sure what me and Raph would do if he was," he replied.

"Where is Raph?" she asked his brother curiously. She wanted to see him before she left.

He cocked his head to the side, "He wanted to come make sure you were okay, but he is in the middle of a training session with our master right now," the turtle explained.

"Oh, well, thank you for your hospitality, but I would like to go assure my brother I'm okay," Leah replied a little disappointed.

She got up and felt a small throbbing in her head. Her headache was receding much to her relief. Leah sighed and left April's shop after a goodbye to both April and Mikey. She was anxious to remove her bandage from her neck. The minute she was clear of anyone, she hopped on a nearby roof. The girl ripped the cloth off her neck and ran a hand around her throat. Surprise gripped her chest.

"See April didn't I tell you she was pretty," Mikey taunted the shopkeeper as she fiddled with the dishes.

April laughed, "I'll admit the girl is absolutely gorgeous," she replied, "Just as long as Casey keeps his eyes off of her we'll get along."

Mikey chuckled, "You know I think Leo might have a serious thing for her too, not just Raph," he stated sitting in a dining chair.

"Really? From what I heard last night I could have sworn he wanted nothing to do with her," April responded curiously.

"I think he would like to believe he does, but I can feel his interest in her. We all have a little interest in her. It's just Raph makes it more open. You know, it's not often you see a pretty girl who also fights the Foot and knows ninjutsu," Mikey explained with a grin.

April seemed surprised, "You mean you all like her?" she asked.

Mikey laughed, "We are all guys you know, and like I said before she knows ninjutsu. It's every guy ninjas dream to find a girl ninja," he joked.

April only rolled her eyes, "I just wonder why she was so upset earlier," April stated.

Mikey's eyebrows went down in confusion, "That's a good question. I was hoping you could tell me. All I got out of her was her dream hurt," he replied.

When Leah got home, she went through her bedroom window instead of the front door for fear of facing a worried grandmother. She immediately headed for the bathroom mirror. Gasping at her reflection, she traced her neck where the cut had been. There wasn't even a scar left just perfect skin. Leah nearly panicked and that's when she felt Lee. He was home and instantly at the bathroom door.

"Leah, what's wrong!" he yelled worried.

Leah could only stare at him for a moment before answering, "Lee, find one injury on my body," she dared him calmly.

She watched him search and look back at her wide-eyed, "There isn't any," he whispered, "But your leg should still be healing! How can this be?"

"I wish I knew," Leah sighed continuing to stare into the mirror when something else caught her attention.

"Lee? Is it just me or am I am I graying?" she asked pulling out a few strands of her hair, "What is wrong with me?"

He shook his head and proceeded to pace. Lee always paced when he was thinking. In fact, his carpet was so worn that you could have sworn multiple people lived in there. Suddenly a light bulb went off in Leah's brain. Since they couldn't find an injury, then they would have to make one.

"Lee, I got an idea. Just cut me re-" Leah began as she headed to her room.

"NO," Lee cut her off strictly following her.

She frowned at him, "We have to get to the bottom of this! Remember the rumors from when we were kids. Maybe there is something to them," Leah replied as Lee sighed.

"God damn it, Leah! I do my best to protect you. I'll never hurt you," he answered his eyes flared up in determination.

"I'm not asking you to kill me! Come on, Lee, quit being all dramatic," Leah demanded angrily.

He glared at her, "I won't do it. Maybe we can take you to a doctor or something," he reasoned as Leah's eyes widened.

"And what if this is some genetic experiment of the Foot's, and they are tracking the medical records for a case just like mine," Leah replied shaking her head, "Don't lose your head, Lee."

He growled, "I just can't do it, Leah," he settled.

The girl rolled her eyes, "Fine, I'll do it," she decided reaching for her sword when Lee grabbed her wrist before it could get near it.

"I'll do it. I won't let you hurt yourself," he resigned sadly.

"Thanks brother," she said with a low bow.

"You are not welcome," he spat grabbing her sword.

She felt awful for making her brother do this. Leah knew of his fierce dedication to keep her safe, and that this was a huge blow at his pride. She took in a deep breath as he prepared to wound her. The girl stuck her arm out willingly, and he grunted in disapproval. Finally, he took the sword and sliced it clean through her arm. She gasped, but the pain didn't last long. In fact, it felt almost numb.

She and Lee watched as the skin began to mend itself together as if in fast-forward. What should have taken a week to heal was taking mere minutes. The twins were speechless when all that was left was a small line of blood. The skin was just as perfect as it had been before the cut. The twins looked at each other in amazement.

"The rumors were true," Lee whispered and then struck the sword across his own arm and cringed.

"Lee!" she shouted in surprise when blood went everywhere. They both watched his skin, but nothing happened.

"I guess it doesn't work on me," he discovered going to the medicine cabinet.


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