Hey guys! Sorry for such a long wait-my mom busted me! But that's not stopping me! Anyways, I'll just get to the chapter. Enjoy!
Leonardo rushed to the meeting spot, and was surprised to see Karai waiting for him. His eyes widened when he saw what she was wearing. It was a beautiful navy blue kimono, that was covered in what looked like the entire universe. Stars constellations, and galaxies glittered all over her. It made her look even more enchanting than she looked when she was trying to kill him. Her amber eyes gleamed in the evening sun's light.
"R-ready to go?" Leonardo asked, barely able to find the words.
"Yes." Karai replied, smirking at him.
Karai shot off after Leo. He had gotten a large head start. They leaped over buildings, almost flying over the city below, like a pair of swallows swooping and playing in their flight. They headed to the center of the city, and surprisingly, ended up in Central Park.
"Close your eyes." Leo said. "I'll lead you there. It's a surprise." Karai reluctantly shut her eyes. She felt Leo gently take her elbow. She shuddered, wanting to get away from the contact, but at the same time, kept her arm still so that Leo could continue to hold on. What is wrong with me? she asked herself. After a few twists and turns, Leo said, "Okay, you can open your eyes now." Karai did, and she found herself looking at a beautiful sight. A lake, as smooth as glass, stood in the middle of the clearing, with a small waterfall flowing into it. A ledge was above it, made of stone. A weeping willow stood on the other side of the lake, its leafy whips dangling lazily above the water. To her right, a beautiful cherry tree stood, in full bloom, illuminated by a small street lamp. To her surprise, there was a small picnic set up under it. A small platter of dumplings was sitting on the blanket, as well as two sets of chopsticks.
"Wow," she said. "Did you do this...for me?"
"Anything, for you." Leo replied. He immediately blushed at his words. Karai laughed. They sat down under the cherry tree. Karai picked up her chopsticks and experimentally bit into a dumpling.
"These are amazing." Karai said. "What are they?"
"Some of Murukami-San's pizza potstickers." Leo answered, quickly putting one into his own mouth, smiling. The sun was taking its time setting. They had hours before it would be completely dark. They sat under the tree, talking. Well, Leo was doing most of the talking. He talked about how his brothers were doing (he had skipped over Donatello. That moment hadn't been very good.)(if you have no clue what that was about, you MUST READ my Apritello series!), what he was learning. He seemed to notice.
"I've done all the talking." he said, smiling at her. "Tell me something."
"Well, I'm eighteen, semi-evil Kunoichi, and I've only ever lived in one place? Well, two if you count Japan. I barely remember that, though." Leo smiled. They continued talking, laughing, even. Karai began to warm to Leo. Suddenly, Leo looked her straight in the face. He got up, and gently plucked a single cherry blossom, brushed back her hair, and tucked it behind her ear.
"When I look into your eyes, I can tell you're not evil like your father." he said, beautiful lapis eyes meeting her amber ones. Karai shuddered. She gently leaned into his shoulder, and he blushed even redder. Suddenly, he got up.
"Want to go swimming?" he asked.
"I'm good." Karai replied.
"Ok, but you're missing out." Leo said, running up the hill. Karai lost sight of him for a few seconds, but then saw him at the edge of the small stone ridge just above the waterfall. He saw Karai watching and grinned.
"RRRRaaaahhhh!" he shouted, smiling at Karai. Karai laughed, and waved. Leo waved back and jumped into the water.
"Woooohaha!" he cried as he went down with a splash that scared all the resident koi fish out of their minds, all of them streaking to the other end of the pond, toward Karai. She watched them swim in the water below her. They all glittered like gems and gold in the setting sun's light. Suddenly, Leo surfaced in the middle of them, and leaped out of the water, shaking himself like a dog. Karai held her hands up in front of her face, blocking it from the flying droplets.
"We'd better go." he said, standing up. "If you want to go your own way, that's fine with me."
"Okay," Karai said. "Meet you next week at the meeting spot?"
"S-sure." Leo said, blushing slightly. Karai smirked, then rushed into the night, racing back to her room. Then, she took the cherry blossom, and pressed it in a book. She sighed, turning on her boombox. "If Only" from Descendants turned on. Karai sang along.
"A million thoughts, in my head. Should I let my heart keep listening? 'Cause up till now, I've walked the line, nothin' lost, but somethin' mission'. I don't know what my, heart is, telling me. I don't know what I'm feeling, is this just a dream?! Uh-oh, if only! If onlyyyy." She sat on the bed and continued to sing along. "I can't, decide, what's wrong and what's right. Which way, should I go?!" Karai turned off the boombox, sighing. She didn't know what she felt about Leo. Her head and her father wanted her to hate him, but her heart...she didn't know yet. She went to sleep, still wondering.
Me again. I've been thinking about doing a new, much longer fanfic after I finish this one... starring... ME! What do you guys think?! Tell me what your opinion on that is by reviewing whether you'd like it or not. And Guest- I will be updating about 3 more chs of this. Maybe more if I come up with more ideas, but so far, its gonna be 2 or 3 more. Srry! Anyway, until next update, Apritello rules!