The Singer's Pet Turtle (A Leonardo x Reader Story)

Chapter 6 : Turtle of her Dreams

Note: Oke heads up for this chapter, we jump around a bit. I'll try to make it clear when we are moving from place to place, and hopefully no one gets confused. I hope you all enjoy it <3

The sound of metal cutting through the air rang in Y/n's ears as she mimicked Leonardo's move, trying to be in sync with him rather than a beat behind like she had been all morning. A few days ago, during morning training, Leo had commented on how Y/n's form looked weak when holding a sword in comparison to the short blades of her knives that she had grown accustomed to over the past year. With a scoff at the explanation that Raph had been previously training her, the leader in blue stepped up and began teaching her proper form and a small amount of strategy. Now, every training session included at least an hour of one-on-one work with Leo so Y/n could improve with a katana.

It took most of her focus, and often left her vulnerable to sneak attacks from the others, when they chose to test her reflexes. It also caused their concern this morning to fall on deaf ears as she landed each step with a mix of strength and ease that was required of a true ninja. That being said, it was no surprise to her when her body jolted the moment Raph charged his brother. Standing in stunned silence she watched the quick spar end with a Leonardo victory.

"Nice!" Raph smiled as he collected himself. "Looking good Leo, you're really coming along."

Y/n beamed as she heard the compliment and moved to the turtle in blue's side to kiss his cheek as a way to show her agreement.

"Hey guys, we're heading down to the store." April's voice rang out catching the group's attention. For a moment her eyes landed on the sole human in the bunch. There was still tension from a few weeks ago. The words said, weighing heavy on both their minds and not quite resolved. Taking a breath the red head prepared to extend a peace offering. "Wanna come Y/n?"

The woman in question looked at her curiously for a moment, trying to read April's emotions when she saw nothing but earnestly she smiled. Raising her hands she shook her head to decline. As an extra effort to make sure April didn't think it was her that caused her to refuse the invite, Y/n was quick to gesture towards the boys giving the quick explanation of training.

"Suit yourself Pidge," Casey smiled. "Any requests?"

"Ooo! Spicy Gummy worms!!" Mikey jumped in excitedly, finally pulling April's eyes off Y/n long enough for her to roll them.

"Uh yeah he's not gonna have that." Casey replied first as he climbed into the van.

"We're going to the tiny one, it's the kind of place that either has peanut butter or jelly." April explained before climbing in herself. The human duo then waved to the group and drove off to get the few things the household would need to starve them off until the next big shopping trip.

As the car sputtered off down the road Leo turned back to Raph, "Okay, let's do this."

In a flash his brother was on him for a hand-to-hand duel while Y/n and Mikey watched from the sidelines. At first it seemed to be going exactly how training had back at the lair. Raph excelled in physical strength while Leo prevailed through his form and preciseness. One coalition with Leonardo's bad leg however, and the turtle in blue was down. The peanut gallery winced as he screamed before approaching to check the damage.

"Leo, you were hurt and bro. You gotta give yourself time to heal." Mikey tried to sooth him, only to get shrugged off by his older brother.

"Yeah, but how long?" Leo grunted before being to limp his way back to the farmhouse. "This is taking forever."

The others watched in anxious silence for a few seconds as Leo went to pass them, wincing more with each step. Both Mikey and Y/n tried to reach out to him, but their leader was quick to brush them off.