Shadows

Shadows part 2

 Without moving, Leo stared at the mirror, watching the frost expand until it fully covered the reflective glass.

The room felt cold; Leo's breath showed each time he exhaled. Shivering, Leo realized he should move, but the need to know what would happen next overcame the instinct to run.

As soon as the entire surface of the mirror was encased in ice, a sound like that of a finger on wet glass echoed through the room. Letters began to form across the center of the mirror.

Leonardo

That was all it took to get Leo's feet moving.

"Don! Donny!" Leo shouted from the bathroom doorway.

His call was urgent enough to attract the attention of all three of his brothers. They raced across the lair and were by his side within seconds.

"What is it?" Don asked, alerted by the expression on his brother's face.

"The mirror," Leo said, pointing into the bathroom. "Look at the mirror."

Don stepped past him, with Raph nearly on his heels. Mikey was close behind Leo as his older brother reentered the bathroom.

"What are we supposed to be seeing?" Raph asked.

There was no longer any frost on the mirror; no sign of the letters that had spelled out Leo's name.

"I'm wide awake guys; you can see I'm wide awake. There were ice crystals covering the mirror just a few seconds ago. Something wrote my name across the glass," Leo told them.

Raph was giving him a dubious look but Don leaned closer to the mirror, angling his head so he could study the glass from a side view.

"Why are you insisting you're awake, Leo? Did something happen that I don't know about?" Mikey asked.

"He had a weird ass dream that something was in his room last night," Raph said.

"I'm not dreaming now," Leo said.

"There's nothing on the mirror," Don said, stepping back. "Were you using the hot water? It could have been steam rather than frost you saw on the glass."

"The water was off. Something is in the lair with us. Klunk saw it last night too. That was no rat he was hissing at," Leo said.

"Something's in the lair?" Mikey asked, grabbing Leo's arm. "Dude, your skin is like, super cold!"

"Let me see," Don said, striding over to where Leo stood and touching his arm. "Leo, your skin is much too cold. How do you feel?"

"I feel fine," Leo said, "but this proves that the room did get cold and that something unusual happened in here."

Don frowned and glanced back at the mirror before taking his hand from Leo's arm to once more examine the area where the mirror hung. Raph crossed his arms, appearing to be undecided on whether there was any reason for concern.

Mikey began rubbing Leo's arm, clearly attempting to warm his skin. It felt good and Leo turned into his touch, more than happy when Mikey took the hint and started to massage both arms simultaneously.

"It's possible that we are getting cold spots in the lair for some reason," Don said slowly, rubbing his chin. "That could account for you sensing a presence, Leo. A defined area of cold air could be perceived as a manifestation of some sort."