TMNT- I'm Not Human Either (Leonardo x Reader)

CHAPTER 12- Home Alone

SETTING: STREETS OF NEW YORK, 1:45AM
POV: Y/N L/N. 1st person.

Walking through these streets felt different.

That feeling of not having a pair of eyes on you to protect you, to help you. The flashbacks of all of the strange, unimaginable things you've seen. All here in New York City.

I thought back to the time of when I was rescued by the turtles from Xever. I felt my body boil, why did they help me if I was just a tool to them? That's what I felt like to them. A tool.

If anything, the one thing I wanted to avoid was thinking I was a tool. I was sick and tired of being used. Before I met the turtles, I had made gadgets as a way to make money, and I was extremely underpaid. Some people didn't pay me at all, and I couldn't fight back.

At least not back then. I would beat them up in a heartbeat now. I'm stronger, and I don't need a team to accomplish my goals. I will get my father back by myself.

SETTING: Y/N'S APARTMENT, 1:55AM
POV: Y/N L/N. 1st person.

I decided to go back to my apartment. I thought it would've been trashed with broken glass by now, but the big window was actually replaced. The broken glass pieces were still on the floor, but it looked like I accidentally dropped a glass vase.

They probably charged me for it. If so, why didn't they ask me any questions? It's just magically fixed now? Apparently. I'll check with my landlord later.

Once I finished gawking at the new window, I closed the door behind me. I took a look around my apartment that felt like I haven't been to in centuries.

I walked over to my fridge, seeing a calendar clipped to the metal. It has been a week since I updated it. A week since I met April and Casey, then soon after the turtles.

Such a short amount of time. Why am I so upset? So surprised? Is it because I learned a lot from them? From Leonardo?

Even thinking of his name made my heart drop. I remember the times I spent with him, especially at the masquerade ball. I never knew they hosted balls here in New York City, but my first one was with him.

Even after the betrayal, why do I still think of him? Why does he stand out amongst his brothers? Is it because he's the leader?

God, why can't I hate them? Why can't I hate him? All I know is that he isn't the person I thought he was. He's just like Captain Ryan.

An awful... awful?

I'm snapped out of my thoughts when I hear a loud 'BEEP' coming from my robotics lab. Cautious, I walk towards the door and open it. I see my laptop buzzing.

I always leave my laptop on sleep mode and plugged in. It's the unit that has all of the security camera footage on it.

Security cameras...

I walk over and open my laptop. I open a program and find the security camera footage from the day of the attack. Most of them were destroyed, but one of them stayed. My laptop seemed to have been notifying me that the other cameras aren't working, which doesn't surprise me in the slightest. My apartment was still in a wreck. However, I got curious.

April and Casey left briefly to talk to one another on the day we were studying together. I know it's not nice to stalk other people, but something drew me towards clicking the 'play' button. After all, it was the only camera that still worked.

I was about to click play when my phone buzzed. I glanced down at it,

APRIL IS CALLING...

I hesitate, but pick up the phone. I assumed that April and Casey knew nothing about what the turtles had planned. They're not those kinds of people.