A Flower Chased by Shadows Chapter 2, a ninja turtles fanfic

Warning: Contains adult themes, language, and content. All characters involved in adult situations are 18+ years.

Important information: I do not own TMNT or any other reference I make to current popular culture, I am just a fan whose mind runs wild sometimes. The TMNT look will be that of the 2014 movie, I like that they have stylized clothing. The rest will be sort of a mash up. Like my own little multi-verse. As always, I love to hear from you. I enjoy both praise and constructive criticism.

Chapter 2:

Hunting Shadows

Donatello slipped into the lair just as dawn was peaking. He couldn't believe he had found someone, a girl that liked him. They talked, built little machine toys that flew, and laughed. They laughed a lot. But most shocking to him was that she kissed him. They had kept kissing, all night. He never knew how nice it could be.

He crept in, listening for the slightest movement. He figured everyone was still asleep. He could hear Raph's monstrous snores, Mikey's light mumbling in his sleep. He couldn't hear Master Splinter or Leo. It made him move faster. He didn't know what either one would say, but it wouldn't be good. There were rules in dealing with humans and human females, and he broke almost every single one tonight.

Donatello tip toes to the stairs. 'Almost home free!' He thought excitedly. Then he heard it. The strike of a match, the flare of fire, the soft glow of light from a candle.

"This is unexpected Donatello. Come here my son." A steady voice from behind called out. Master Splinter had been waiting for him. "We have much to discuss about tonight's… events." Donatello sighed, shoulders slumping, he turned to his sensei and waited. "Sit." He walked over and knelt in front of him. The old rat's dark grey fur laced with white hairs of age. His eyes and ears were still sharp and could pick up the slightest noise. "Start from the beginning and we will go from there."

Donatello sighed and looked up into his father's eyes. He saw kindness, concern, and love. That gave him the courage to start. "I was going to the University library to do some research when I heard them..."

…

Hanna woke up positively giddy. Donatello stayed with her all night. She got to fall asleep in arms. The little helicopter they worked on was sitting on her nightstand by the bed. He even painted it purple. It made her smile even bigger just looking at it.

She rolled out of bed and made her way to the bathroom for a shower. Her thoughts going back a forth from Donatello and last night's events to what she was going to do about her current situation. 'All I can do now is finish school and not get caught by Johnny.' She scoffed. 'Easier said than done.' The hot water washed over her and that stupid grin spread across her face. 'At least I'm not alone now.' With that happy thought Hanna made her way to start the day.

A couple hours later she was running to the bus texting Donatello her schedule for the day. They were supposed to meet up near dusk in one of the parks the he said was between his place and hers. The thought of seeing him again made her heart beat faster.

[Donnie, catching the bus, first class at 12, excited about seeing you tonight.

A few minutes later.

[Hanna, be careful, stay in public places and around people you know, excited about seeing you tonight as well.

Hanna was sitting next to the driver. The campus wasn't that far away but the bus always took forever to get anywhere. She decided to keep texting him.

[So did you get into trouble when you got home? How old are you anyway?

[What happened to my hug and kiss? And yes I did, it wasn't that bad though. Father wants to meet you. And I'm 20. And you're 19. Seems pretty good right.

His father wants to meet her. Hanna's inside flipped around like a mad fish, she covered her mouth to hide the smile.

[Well sir if you must know I did not receive one back. Is your father like you? And I don't remember telling you how old I was.

[He's sort of like me. And you did tell me. You were 12 when granny took you in, 4 years with her, 3 years in college. 19.

Xoxoxoxo

More people got on the bus and more people got off, and she was sitting there giggling like an idiot. She really enjoyed texting him.

[Well I just hope he likes me. I couldn't stand if I came in between you and your dad. And aren't you a smart cookie.

Xoxoxoxoxo

She waited. Wow he must either be typing a lot or busy. Two more stops and she'd be at her school. She sighed putting her phone back into her pocket when it chimed.

[I'm sure he will love you. You're beautiful, intelligent, and funny. Last night was the best night I ever had and I want so many more just like that. I'm just sad that I can't share the day with you as well. And yes I am pretty smart.

Xoxoxoxoxoxo

Hanna hugged her phone. He wanted more nights with her. If she could only have nights then she would take it. Her stop was close so she texted him back.

[I noticed you keep adding xo's. So does this mean I'm your girlfriend?

Xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

She pocketed her phone and hurried off the bus. Jay was waiting for her like she always did at the fountain writing and drawing, her dark blonde hair cut short and flipped up. She looked up at Hanna and did a double take. Her grey eyes taking in her friend carefully. "Did you get laid?"

Hanna's eyes went wide and she scoffed. "No. I didn't."

Jay stretched out her long legs and sat back her light gray eyes assessing her carefully. "You have that just fucked good look going on." A slow smile spread across her face. The small gap between her front teeth always made her look like she was up to no good.

"No I don't Jay." Hanna rolled her eyes as she sat down next to her. A chime issues from her pocket and she hurried to check it.

[I notice you keep doing it too. And yes, but only if that means I'm your boyfriend.

Xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

"Right," Jay shook her head peering over Hanna's shoulder to read the text. "I believe you. Who's D? And he better not be some anime freak who has an unhealthy obsession with the vampire hunter."

Hanna quirked an eyebrow at her friend. "What? Can't stand the competition?"

Jay scoffed. "Hell no. That sexy ass vampire hunter is mine."

"No he's not an anime freak. At least I don't think. I meet him last night at the…" Hanna paused remembering the guys waiting for her outside the library. She blinked as Jay stared at her. "I met him at the library last night. He walked me home."

"Good." Jay started putting her notebooks away. "That dude still giving you problems." She looked up at Hanna waiting for an answer. "Was he at the library too?" Her protectiveness shone through her eyes, like a fire raging.

"Yes." Hanna shrank a little. "Donatello helped me."

Jay relaxed a little. "So how'd Mr. D help?"

"He saw me being chased and stepped in." Hanna relaxed a little as well.

"So this, Donatello, sees you being chased, fallows you, and steps in to save the day?" Jay pursed her lips.

"Yeah something like that." Hanna had no idea how to appease her friend. Jay was the first real friend she had ever had.

"And now you two have hooked up after just one day?" Jay's eyebrow raised.

"Uh, yeah, seems like it." Hana giggled nervously.

"Sounds fishy." She finally said after a long hard silent stare. "Too perfect. Well you better text the 'hero' back." She emphasized with air quotes. "And class is in like 10 minutes. I'll be waiting for you after each… of… your… classes." She turned muttering to herself as Hanna ran quickly to keep up.

Another chime went off. It was Donatello again.

[Are you ok? Who is that girl?

Hanna stared. 'Who's that girl?' She looked around as she walked noticing the cameras everywhere. She looked at one and she felt an eyebrow raise.

[Gasp. Shock. Are you stalking me? I'll have you know that this girl is my best friend Jay. And she is escorting me to my classes today.

[Babe I am your cyber-ninja boyfriend, not some random stalker. And you asked for my help last night. I am glad you have a friend so willing to help keep you safe.

Where are my hugs and kisses?

[10 minutes into our relationship and I've been reduced to babe? How does that happen?

[Lol, well all I have to go by is what I see on TV, and by your face I thought you liked it. But if not, would you rather I call you my sun and stars?

Xoxo

[So now you're trying to seduce me with a game of thrones reference?

[Is it working? Your smile says it is.

[LOL, yes it is my inner nerd squealed, now stop I have to go to class.

XOXO

[Alright my sun and stars. I'll be watching.

XOXO

"What the hell has you giggling like an idiot?" Jay shot a look over her way.

"Donatello." Hanna skipped sticking her tongue out at the first camera she saw. Her phone chimed.

[ :-P

Happy much?

XOXO

"OK put the pipe down and get to class stoner." Jay chuckled and waved her all to giddy self in the room. "No texting in class."

"Ok see you in a bit." She hurried to her seat and pulled out her phone for one last text.

[Yes, I'm happy. In a very weird way. You'd think the idea of someone stalking me would be disturbing, but right now it strangely comforting. Thought you said you couldn't spend the day with me?

XOXO

With that she turned her phone to silent and tucked it in her pocket.

…

Donatello sat at his console reading her messages over and over. He made her happy, a flood of warm feelings ran through his chest. He sat and watched the screens around her campus. No sign of anything yet. He saw Hanna eyeing the camera and smiling. He liked that he could make her feel safe.

He had ran a background check on Johnny B and from his mile lone rap sheet. Donatello was right about the guy being in with Hun. Looked like after Hanna straightened up his life went downhill fast. Assault with a deadly weapon, arson, and drug trafficking all before the age of 16. He got out of two years ago when he turned 18 claiming he wanted to clean up his life. But by that time he was already a member of the Purple Dragons. All he has now are rumors and the restraining order that Hanna put on him and a few of his friends.

He also ran a background check on Hanna. And everything she told him last night checked out. Now her grandmother was a different story. That women had her fingers deep in a lot of different dealings and not all of them seemed legit.

He heard a grunt from behind him. He could tell it was Raph. "That the chicks ex?" He crunched into an apple.

"If you must know, yes." Donatello bristled. "But I like to think of him as the annoying mistake."

Raph grunted a laugh. "What is she doing?" He squinted at the screen.

"Uh, she's in her applied mathematics class." Donatello looked down at her list. "Next is her class in semiotics, and then advanced electrical engineering."

"Huh?" Raph stared at him. "So she's going to school for."

Donatello raised an eye ridge. "She going for an engineering degree in robotic technology and medical applications with a minor in psychology."

Raph looked at him, "And she can do what with that?"

"She wants to help make fully functional limbs for amputees." Donatello glanced at her. "Ones that will fully respond to the brains electric impulses."

"Oh well." Raph crunched into his apple again. "You coulda just said she was smart like you?"

Donatello grumbled. "Yeah, she's smart like me." Typing a command into his computer to change the view of the cameras. Raph wouldn't understand. He was a guy of action. He was always happiest when he was moving or fighting. Hanna was a thinker and tinkerer like him.

"So this guy? Johnny B?" Raph said examining the cameras. "He bad news."

"As far as I can tell." Donatello was running a facial recognition program. "I was planning on briefing everyone later."

"About the girl?" Leo strode in. He always did things with such purpose and confidence. "What have you found out?"

"OK, I was going to wait and yes about the girl and her unwanted guest but," Donatello reached for his folder. "Since you two are here. First Johnny B. Looks like he's in with Hun. And that may mean Hun wants her."

Raph nodded. "And if she's got smarts like you that would mean bad news."

"Wait, what?" Leo looked at Raph and him.

"Yeah Leo," Raph turned to the stunned turtle. "Donnie new girlfriend is a tech head."

Leo eyed Donatello, and in a scary silent voice that reminded him of Sensei. "Girlfriend? Really. Tell me more."

"Uh ok, the preliminary." Donatello started flipping the pages of her file. "She has a respectable I.Q. of 154, a drive to help others, does a variety of community services, and… and…" Donatello stuttered remembering some of the things not on the list. Like how it felt to kiss her, and how soft her hands were on the back of his neck.

"And what?" Leo's eyes narrowed. He wondered if his brother could see him flush.

"Oh, uh, nothing, I got side tracked, it's just a small inheritance." Donatello shut the folder. He knew she'd been left a small amount of cash from her dead grandma, just depends on whose version of small you were deciding to take. It was the other things that were… unsettling.

"How small?" Leo pried.

"Really it's nothing." Donatello went back to his facial recognition program.

"Donnie?" Leo waited. "Donnie, does small mean big?"

"In a manner of speaking." He handed her file over.

Leo skimmed though it and his jaw dropped. "Does she know?"

"I don't think so." Donatello fidgeted looking up at her face. "From what I can gather her aunt and uncles are contesting the will and her grandmothers' lawyers are handling all the messy details."

"I can see why." Leo's eyes narrowed on her screen. "Looks like we know one of the next heirs to T.G.R.I." He looked down at Donatello. "Keep digging."

Donatello nodded. He had already planned to. He had no idea how he was going to protect her from that mess.

…

Hanna and Donatello had been texting all day, to the annoyance of Jay. Hanna had made another giggling sound and turned bright red. Jay just rolled her eyes and took another big bite of her chili cheese fries.

"So am I ever going to meet Mr. D?" Jay lifted a real messy fry and popped it in her mouth.

"I don't know." Hanna sighed. "I hope that you guys do. It's just… he's really different."

Jay scrunched her face. "Jeffery Duhmer or Fifty Shades different?"

Hanna's eyebrows shot up, mouth open, as she shook her head in disbelief. "Honestly where do you come up with this stuff?"

"TV mostly." Jay laughed. "OK, OK, uhm Charlie Manson different or Marilyn Manson different?"

Hanna's eyebrows pulled together. "I have the name of a very good psychologist if you ever feel the need to get help." He phone chimed again and she looked down to read it.

Jay was starting to think that this was an unhealthy start to a relationship. She notice Hanna glance at one of the surveillance cameras. She watched her friend for a few more minutes. "Why do you keep looking at the cameras?"

Hanna smiled down at her most recent text. "No real reason."

Jay's phone beeped. "For the love of god!" She looked down.

[Tonight the Look. 8:00. 2k. Be there.]

Just what she needed. "Hey Hanna, when's lover boy coming to see you?"

"Around 8:30. Why?" Hanna looked up concern etched in her face.

"Just tell him to come early." Jay sighed. "Somethin just came up."

…

Hanna could tell her friend was irritated about something, but she couldn't tell. Jay had been disappearing lately. She would see her the some days with bruises or black eyes. She wanted to help her friend but she didn't want her to feel like she was giving her a hand out. Jay never took any of her money. Really the only thing she allowed Hanna to do was cook for her.

[Can you come early. Jay had something come up.

XOXO

[I should be able to. Why do you look so worried? Is she in trouble?

XOXO

[I think she is. Just don't know what it could be. She's a pretty private person.

XOXO

[Ok my sun and stars. I'll look into it.

XOXO

[What did I ever do without you?

XOXO

[Was wondering that same thing.

XOXO

[Don't get cocky lol

XOXO

[Lol not cocky, just have mad skills you just have yet to realize it.

XOXO

[Who are you and what have you done with my Donatello?!

XOXO

[I'm right here babe, watching over you. Got some things to do. TTYL

XOXO

Hanna smiled putting her phone away. He was watching over her. That she knew. It was weird and kind of creepy and very stalkeresque but she really felt much safer. She looked at Jay. She had stopped eating her chili cheese fries. Which was crazy because Jay loved food. Could put away an entire New York style with the works all by herself. Lately she just didn't seem to eat at all. Or she'd be eating fine and get a text or a call and just stop. Jay pulled out one of her notebooks and began to write and draw again.

"Hey Jay?" Hanna asked cautiously.

"Yeah." Jay answered briskly.

"Are you ok? I mean really Ok?"

"I'm fine Hanna just drop it."

…

Donatello traced the number that called Jay to a pre-pay cell phone. Not lucky for him it was a basic brick of a phone. He had to search for an hour to trigger the GPS tracking on it. 'Guy knows what he's doing. Hard number to track, hard phone to reach.' He was moving through the heart of the city. Donatello found the car and kept an eye on it and the time. He pulled the plates but it was a no go. Stolen car most likely.

Donatello got up and stretched. Hanna was in her last class of the night. He needed talk to Leo and get something to eat. He made his way into the main corridor and went down the hall to their living room. The abandon subway station had been their home long enough for everyone to carve out their own stop.

Raph had set up a little gym off toward the back with varies piece of equipment that they managed to find. Right now he was going hot and heavy at the bag. Donatello looked around. Mikey was on the couch playing video games. Splinter was in his subway car. He made his way to the dojo area. Leo was doing his katas.

Donatello cleared his throat. Leo looked up at him, breathing heavily. "Yes."

"Well, Hanna asked me to pick her up early because her friend has something to do."

"And?" Leo sheathed his swords.

"Well I was wondering if you could follow said friend." Donatello shrugged. "She said she was worried about her."

Leo's lips went thinner than usual. "We are not babysitters Donnie." Leo walked over and grabbed a wet towel and started to wipe his face and arms.

"I know but she is in some kind of trouble if you would just follow her…" Donatello was cut off by Leo's hard line stare. "OK… OK. I'll just ask Raph, or… Mikey to go." He started to walk away when he heard Leo sigh.

"Fine." Leo walked up to him. "Where is she?"

Donatello smiled. "I put her GPS signal in you shell cell already."

Leo raised an eye ridge. "Oh you did."

Donatello chuckled nervously. "Yeah, well, you are the best choice for the job. Right?"

"Yeah." Leo nodded. "Right."

"OK, uh, well from what Hanna says she's been more quite than normal. Going out at weird time, sometimes coming back with bruises and cuts, a drop in appetite." Leo nodded at all this information. "She just wants to know what's up."

Leo sighed and crossed his arms. "Fine I'll follow her. But you owe me."

Donatello smiled. "I'll take it off your tab."

Leo laughed. "Alright brother." He turned to go get ready.

Donatello walked to the kitchen for a quick bite to eat before he showered and went to see Hanna. He felt more nervous now then he was last night. He wondered to himself if that was normal. He decided to Google it later and went on to the bathroom.

…

Leonardo was tracking Hanna's troubled friend Jay. She was dressed in a tight short deep blue dress with matching shoes. Her short dark blonde hair had that flared messy look that was trending these days. From this distance he could tell she was all tall and all leg.

He noticed a car pull around and pick her up. 'OK, nothing unusual there.' He followed the car. It was quite a feat given he was racing across roof tops. He should have took the van. Or Raph's bike. He chuckled at that thought.

About thirty minutes later they stopped and a club. Lights flashing and music bumping. Leonardo took a closer look. "Why do they need guards on the roof?' He moved for a closer look.

…

Jay was being lead down the hallway. The bright lights hurt her eyes and the smell, well, the smell was invading. It made her nose crinkle at the assault. It was stall smoke and sex. 'How did I get myself into this mess?' She had asked this over and over again the past couple of months. 'Why didn't I just take out a couple more student loans and be done with it? That point was moot. She had tried and she still had a load of bills to pay plus the left over tuition that the loans and grants didn't cover. 'Why does life have to be so damn expensive?' Another question that had plagued her. She was just stripping first still barely scrapping by with her shitty apartment. It was on a shitty night that this fat high roller came in telling her she could make three as much just talking to men, all she had to done was be one of his escorts. It sounded great at the time until she was told that she was going to have to start sleeping with these men.

Now she wondered why she just hadn't taken Hanna's offer of room and board. It would have made life a little easier, but for some reason it just felt wrong to her. 'Yeah, free food and housing is such a crime to accept from you best friend. Wake the fuck up Jay it's because of your stupid pride we're in this mess right now.'

They had finally got to the double doors to Mr. Bugiardini tacky over done office. It literally had leopard print walls. Jay shuttered. It was like a bad porno movie exploded in that room. Which was pretty fitting for the gaudy over weight pimp who was sitting behind a gold painted overly large monster of a desk.

"Ahh there's my little bellissima." He got up from his desk and walked around kissing both her cheeks. The sour smell of liquor, cigars, and overpriced cologne clung to him making Jay's stomach turn and head hurt. "You made it. Sit, sit Jay-ina." He led her to one of the overstuffed purple chairs, placing her in it before he sat one legged up on his ridiculous desk. "Now, we must discuss your schedule and payments."

Jay's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean?" She asked softly. She knew from experience to keep her temper in check. Last time she even hinted at anger she got a black eye for it.

"Aww bella, you know how the business can be." His too thick lips twisted in a false smile. "We have your clients lined up for the night but before that you need to, how you say, warm up."

"Warm up how?" Jay started getting anxious. Her eyes looking around the room at all the security guards. Some were liking their lips and others were adjusting their more privet parts.

"Now, now bellissima, all the girls have to pay for our generous protection." His hand went to smooth back his greasy hair. "And now is your time to pay, yes?"

Jay was taken by surprise from behind. Her left arm yanked violently behind her. Mr. Bugiardini moved off his desk as she was pushed over it. She heard a pop in her shoulder and screamed out. Her reward was being slapped across the face by one of the guards as Mr. Bugiardini ripped off her panties.

"No!" She screamed. "No, please, no!" Her arm was forced back even more as she felt him forcefully push himself into her. Jay's hips hit the hard desk with a crack. The pain paled in comparison to her throbbing shoulder. "Stop! Please stop!" She begged and screamed as he continued to assault her.

He took a handful of her hair and pulled her back painfully. Huffing and panting he growled into her ear. "You asked for this. Remember that you stupid whore." He slammed her back down on the desk as he fucked her harder grunting with the effort. She felt like she was going to throw up. She wanted it to stop.

She was seeing starts. She could feel wetness on her face but didn't know if it was tears or blood. Then the lights suddenly cut out. Jay heard Mr. Bugiardini yell something in Italian then gun shots and yelling, the sound of men hitting the floor. The lights from the gun fire blinded Jay as she sank slowly to the floor. She wondered vaguely if she could crawl to the door. Her head was throbbing and spinning, her shoulder ached and she could barely lift it.

Then as suddenly as the chaos started, silence. She jumped as gentle arms lifted her. Jay started to fight and a soft voice rumbled from the man's chest. "Shhhh, shhhh, its ok. I'm her to help." With that she relaxed. "Just try to stay awake OK. I think you have a concussion. Let's get you out of here."

"OK." Jay said quietly as she felt him run and jump effortlessly. The cool breeze of the night made her flinch. She had no idea how long he ran with her. The effort to just stay awake was a challenge. She felt herself being lowered and a soft hands turning her face.

"That's pretty nasty. Let's clean it up a little." His voice was calm and soothing. A salve on the horror that had just taken place. His gentle hands slowly cleaned her face, wiping clean the blood and tears. Her whole body hurt and she could feel wetness between her legs. "Uhm, if you could. You're bleeding a little, uh, in your uh, well." He cleared his throat. "After what you went through I don't want you to be uncomfortable."

She was only just now able to focus. And she could see what he was talking about. Jay was no virgin but her unreadiness and the force and brutality ripped her. She pushed her knees together a little more tightly despite the pain, and wrapped her one good arm around her legs pulling them close. Looking up, her gray eyes met blue as tears streamed down her face. She laid eyes on her savior and gasped.

…

The girl, women, Jay, was crying. Leonardo had no clue what to do next as she look up at him and gasped. 'That's what she needs after being raped.' He thought bitterly. 'My green face greeting her.' He waited for her reaction other than the crying she was already doing. "Are you OK?"

Her eyebrows pulled together quickly. "No." Her breath staggered as she tried to take talk. "I'm not OK." She was just sitting there looking at him like he was crazy.

"Uh, OK." Leonardo rubbed the top of his head. "Is there anything I can do?"

Her lower lip quivered as she spoke. "Hold me and tell me everything is going to be alright, because right now it doesn't."

He stood there for a moment. 'That's all? No Ahhh get away from me you freak.' He figured it must be shock as he sat next to her and put his arm around her pulling her close as she laid her head on his plastrons and wept. "Shhhhh, shhhhhh, now, now, I know it doesn't feel like it now, but everything will be alright." He whispered quietly. "Do you want to go to the hospital?"

She shook her head no. "He didn't finish so no DNA."

"Oh." He was starting to feel very uncomfortable having this discussion.

"Thank you." She whispered as she continued to cry.

Those two words hit him harder than Raph on a bad day. He was officially now in foreign territory. "Uh, you're… welcome." He let her cry for a little longer. "You're not scared of me?"

Jay laughed, it bubbled uncontrollably like it was falling out of her. "I think I'm a little more freaked out that I was just raped then of a giant talking turtle saving me." She pushed herself up with her right arm and wiped her tears. "Way to be self-centered hero."

Leonardo chuckled with embarrassment and scratched his the place between his nostrils. "Sorry, I don't get this often."

"Obviously." She shifted and winced grabbing her left arm.

Leonardo scolded himself. "Here let me help you." He scrambled up and stood her up gently. Her eyes met his again and a weird uncomfortable feeling rushed through his chest. "Uh, come over her to the corner of the wall." She nodded as he placed her shoulder at the corner. Placing one hand on she shoulder his other hand pulled her arm slow up and forward as he waited for it to pop back into place.

"Ahh! Fucking Jesus God Damn Mother Fucker! What the Fucking Hell Shit!" She smacked the wall with her good hand as the stream of curses shot out of her mouth as her shoulder slipped back into place.

Leonardo chuckled. "Yeah trust me, I do what that feels like." He massaged her hand. "Breathe through it. That's it. Good."

Several deep breathes later. "OK, OK, whew, holy hell. That hurt." She smiled weakly up at him flexing her fingers slowly. "So giant talking turtle, do you have a name or is this a delusion brought on by a high stress situation?"

"Here." He handed her a small hand towel, turning around to give her some privacy. "My name is Leonardo, and the pain should tell you that this is no dream." He shifted his weight. "I am a giant talking turtle who practices the art of the ninja." He felt her small hand tap his shoulder lightly, he turned to look at her. "And I was asked to keep an eye on you tonight by my brother." She had the towel fisted in her hand but he could still smell the blood and sex on it. That uncomfortable tight feeling moved from his chest to his groin. "Uh, you, you can keep that."

She looked down at the rag and nodded. Her gray eyes met his again. "How does your brother know me?"

Leonardo shrugged. "Not my brother, your friend."

Her eyebrow raised as her head turned to the side as she thought about that piece of information. Leonardo could see the wheels in her head turning. "Oh my god." Jay's eyes went wide. "She said he was different but I didn't think…"

"Yeah." Leonardo couldn't keep the sadness out of his voice. "We get that a lot."

She shook her head vigorously. "Uh, no, really that's not what I meant… I was just… it's just, well, I don't know." She threw her hands up and sighed in exasperation. "Fuck why not."

Leonardo chuckled. "That about sums it up. You want to stop by your place to, uh." He looked her up and down. "Change?"

She rolled her eyes. "You may be a turtle but you all dude aren't you?"

His eyebrows shot up and he stammered. "Uh… wha… I… I'm… not even sure what that means?"

She sighed and nodded. "Join the club." Jay shrugged her shoulders. "Sure why not turtle man."

Leonardo could feel his head quirk to the side slowly. "Turtle man?"

"Yeah, well come on man we gonna do this or not?"

"Uh, yeah. I'm just going to pick you up and we'll go." He walked over and put his arm under hers. Her body tensed a little.

"Not you." She said quietly. "Trust me, not you."

He breathed out. "OK." Lifting her quickly he took off running.

…

Donatello was at the storm drain in the park where the agreed to meet. He was fidgeting. She was late. Looking at the time again on his wrist, he started pacing again. The small crunch of twigs caught his attention. He looked up quickly falling back into the shadows as Hanna crept slowly around the corner.

His eyes took in the full sight of her. She was wearing a strapless black dress with a purple sash and a large purple flow set to one side. She looked behind her, slowly turning, he could see the large head of a peacock surrounded by flowers and full of color peeking up on the right shoulder and going down her back disappearing under the cloth.

A large intake of air filled his lungs. He wasn't even aware that he had stopped. She turned quickly looking in. He stepped out of the shadows slowly. Their eyes met and a smile spread across her face. She rushed to the gate.

"I was getting worried about you." He quickly undid the lock and pulled her in wrapping his arms around her. "You… you look really nice." He breathed in her scent he could feel her hands snake around his shoulders. A warm feeling spread though his chest. 'Is this love? Do I love her?'

She made a small sound as she pulled him closer. "Stalking is illegal." She whispered.

He laughed. Really laughed. 'God how long has it been since I really laughed like this.' He looked down at her smiling eyes and kissed her. He put his for head on hers and caressed her face. A small chur escaped when she place her hands on his.

She giggled. "What is that noise you make?"

Donatello pulled away to looked at her scared of what he might see but needing to see it. What he saw took his breath away. Curiosity, warmth, and something unfamiliar to him. "Uh, it's just a noise we make when we're happy."

She smiled shyly. "I make you happy."

"Among other things."

"Oh really." She laughed. "And please do tell what those other things may be."

"You don't want to know." He chuckled lifting her into his arms. She raised her eyebrow at him. "I don't want you to get your pretty dress dirty."

"If you say so." She giggled wrapping her arms around him lightly placing her head in the crook of his neck running her nose along his skin.

Another small chur made its way out and she stifled a giggle. He cleared his throat. "Alright then let's go meet the family."