Reaching Out - Leorai Fanfic

Chapter 4

Mikey, Raph, and Donnie rushed over to Leo. Donnie kneeled down next to him quickly and immediately started to examine him. He turned Leo over so he was facing upward. Leo was obviously unconscious and had 2 huge slash marks across his chest. "Oh my God" Donnie said as he was looking over Leo's injury. "Is Leo going to be okay?" Mikey said concerned. "I think so...I'll do everything I can but we need to get him to the lab NOW" Donnie said. Raph and Mikey nodded. Raph grabbed Leo under the arms and Mikey grabbed him by his feet. The walked in the allies trying their best not to be seen as they try to carry Leo to the nearest manhole cover. It just so happened the nearest manhole cover was in the ally next to the apartment in which Karai had been occupying for 2 days now. Karai was in the small kitchen leaning against the frame of the window, looking out into the moonlit city. She couldn't help but keep replaying the kiss she and Leo shared about 4 hours earlier. She smiled at the memory. Never before could she remember a time when she was happier. All of the sudden she heard a slight crash in the ally below. "Come on guys be quiet your going to blow our cover" she heard a familiar voice whisper at only a pitch trained ears would hear. She looked down but a balcony blocked her view of the ally. She climbed out the window and quietly made her way down to the shadows of the corner the ally. When her eyes adjusted to the darkness she looked in the direction of the voices. "How are we supposed to get him down there without hurting him" Raph yell whispered. "Just lay him down really quick and I'll go down while you hand him to me and Mikey" Donnie explained as he whispered. Karai saw them lay down an unconscious body and as she took a closer look her eyes widened. "Leo!" She ran over to kneel next to him. Mikey and Donnie just looked shocked and their eyes widened to see Karai examining their brother. Raph on the other hand growled "Get away from my brother." Karai glared daggers at him "How could you let this happen to him!" "How could we let this happen?! Breaking news Princess but your daddy did this to him! He got hurt because he wouldn't tell your frickin dad where you were hiding!" Raph yelled. Karai's expression turned to dread "He...he's like this because he was protecting me from my father?" her voice was barely above a whisper. "Pretty much" Raph said angrily. She looked back at Leo and let her thumb stroke his cheek. "Leo" she whispered as she shook her head. "I don't mean to break up this heart felt moment but Leo is getting more infected by the second...so we need to him in the lab NOW!" Donnie exclaimed. Karai looked at him "Let me come with you, I need to make sure he's okay" she said with pleading eyes. "You want us to lead you to our lair! No way!" Raph yelled. "Raph bro I think we should let her come, I mean it's what Leo would want" Mikey said. "Have you lost your mind! We are not leading her to the lair!" Raph commanded. "We can blindfold her she won't see anything" Mikey negotiated. Raph growled "Ugh! Fine!"

----At the Lair----

After they had gotten to the lab, Donnie kicked them all out so he could work on Leo's injury. After about 2 hours Mikey and Raph decided to go to bed but Karai decided to stay up. Even if she wanted to sleep she knew she wouldn't be able to. After about another hour Donnie opened the lab doors and let out a big yawn. He went back into the lab and came out carrying Leo. He walked to Leo's room and placed him on his bed. Karai followed. She walked into Leo's room and knelt down beside Leo. She grabbed his oversized hand and held on to it tightly as if to make sure he was still there. She took a deep breath. "How's he doing" she asked not bothering to look up. "He should be fine he was doing very well when I was treating him. He needed many stitches against his plastron so he needs to stay in bed for a few days until his stitches heal fully and he can move around and continue to train. According to my calculations he should wake up within 12 hours" Donnie stated as he yawned again. She nodded. "You can go to sleep, I'll stay here with him" Karai said still holding Leo's hand. Donnie nodded and walked to his room as he shut the door to Leo's room behind him. Karai sighed and looked up to see Leo's face. "What are we going to do now" Karai whispered to Leo even though she knew he couldn't here her. She felt like she might cry but she knew she couldn't cry in front of him....even if he was unconscious. "Why would you do all of this for me? I'm not worth all the pain and the suffering I bring you" she said as her voice started to get weaker. "Oh God Leo I want to be there for you I want to be able to give you what you need and what you deserve but I'm just not it" she felt tears threaten to fall but she held them back "I'm the daughter of Shredder, evil is in my blood but somehow you and I have become friends and eventually even more than friends and I don't know why!" She let the tears fall "why me! Why out of all the people did you fall for me and why out of all the humans , I fell for you a 
mutant" the tears continued to fall "you might be a mutant but you are way more than that to me, your a man. You've always been special and when I saw u so broken because of me...I felt heartbroken....." Karai continued to talk to the unconscious Leo and to herself and eventually she cries herself to sleep beside Leo's bedside.