Frostfall (Leonardo X Female Reader)

Can't take a break

Leo had heard the gunshot, all four of them did which made them look at each other with worry. Donnie located your phone and told his brothers that you were in the boiler room, below the gymnasium. Immediately, they swiftly made their way inside, passing through the hallways whilst avoiding anyone from seeing them. Meanwhile, you pulled away from Gunter, touching your body but thankfully felt no blood or bullethole. However, you heard a thud and you looked down to see Gunter on his knees, holding his stomach that was bleeding profusely.

"Oh my God!" You gasped and bent down to his level, placing your hands on his shoulder. "How bad is it? I-I'm calling 911." You were about to reach for your phone however Gunter's hand stopped yours. You looked at him confused.

"No... Leave me." He panted.

"What? Why?" You asked.

"I don't want to deal with this anymore." He sang.

"Gunter... no." You murmured.

"My dad's a criminal mastermind working with aliens who want to mutate everyone, no one accepts the real me, I get called names, my mom's with another man in Asia, I'm forced to study things I don't want to... It's just too much. Maybe if I were to be someone else, then I can be at peace." He looked at you with teary eyes. You noticed he pulled a lever that changed the course of the mutagen to pour onto him. He held the trigger in his hand and his thumb was resting on the button. "I wonder what it would be like, being a mutant. I'll be free, heh." He whispered before pressing the button.

"No!!" You yelled.

However nothing happened.

"Woohoo! Like a turtle do!" You heard an all too familiar voice cheer. Then in a flash, you felt four figures surround you. Someone's arm was around your waist and you looked to your side to see Leo with worried eyes.

"What the...? H-How?" Gunter mumbled, looking at his hands, the trigger and then the pipes.

"Disarmed the bomb in a few seconds. You won't be mutating anyone tonight, Holbein!" Donnie said, pointing at Gunter with a confident smile.

"Mutants...?" Gunter asked, looking at the four turtles in awe. With all the strengths you had left, you moved away from Leo and kneeled down in front of Gunter.

"Gunter, I know this is hard for you. Being LGBT is difficult sometimes, with people being closed minded and all. But... you don't have to pretend anymore. Be yourself. I promise, I'll do whatever I can to make sure you're safe both in school and out. There are others like you, trust me. They've also been hiding. But I'll make sure none of you will have to anymore." You said with determination which made him cry uncontrollably with his arms around you, hugging you as he mumbled countless apologies. You returned the gesture, stroking his blond hair to sooth him.

Later, you and Gunter went outside and you offered him a cloth to cover his wound and a cab to the hospital. He thanked you and hugged you one last time before entering the car and leaving. Your wounds had healed by the time you had gone outside, the cool air made your powers work again. You see, high temperatures were one of your weaknesses - if you're too warm, Winter can't come out. It's as if you're melting like an ice cube. Burns took you far longer to heal for instance. Thankfully, here, it wasn't too bad so you were able to survive. In a desert, you'd die fast. Anyway, you felt too tired to go to the party so you decided to go home. You glanced up and saw the turtles waving at you from the rooftop, motioning for you to come up. Looking around, you quickly transformed and shot the ground with powerful icy mist to bring you up to the sky and then landed on the rooftop. Winter then disappeared and you looked normal again. Mikey ran to you and hugged you tight.

"We were so worried! We heard the shot and we thought you died!" he cried. You chuckled and returned his hug, patting his head.

"Well, I'm here now. Everything's okay." You reassured and he pulled back.