Reaching Out - Leorai Fanfic

Chapter 11

 ----Previously on Reaching Out----

She shook her head and whispered "I love you so much." He nodded "I know...I love you too...but what's wrong?" She looked up at him with tear stained eyes "I have to go back to the Shredder."

----Now----

Leo's eyes widened and shook his head as he used his thumbs to wipe away some of her tears "No you don't...why would you say that?" "Because if I don't he'll kill you, I know he will" Karai said with a hoarse voice. "Karai he's not going to find me and he's not going to find you, what brought this thought into your head?" He asked. She shook her head in sorrow and stood up. She walked over to the desk drawer she put the cube device in and handed it to Leo. He stared at it and saw the Foot Clan symbol on the side "What is this?" He asked. She picked it up by the side, which she had done a few minutes prior, and it fell to the ground and brought a projection of the Shredder. Karai buried her head in Leo's shoulder not wanting to re-live the horror that her so called "father" brought in the virtual message. Leo wrapped his arm around his girlfriend comfortingly while he looked at the projection with hatred and confusion. "The time is up my daughter. You will come back and lead my Foot Clan. You have been exiled long enough. If you fail to return within 48 hours the consequences will be...unfortunate. I look forward to be reunited once again." The projection then disappeared into the cube device for the second time that day. Karai sobbed slightly at the sound of the message replaying. Leo wrapped both his arms around her and tried to comfort her the best he could. "Shhh sweetie, I'm not going to let him take you away from me" he whispered soothingly. "I have to go, he will stop at nothing to find me and he will punish me for not obeying" she whispered in a worried voice. "Never. I will always fight for you and he can't bring me down as long as your with me." "So much of my life has been about revenge and honor...I'm not going to ask you to risk your life for me",she whispered. Leo took a deep breath, stood up, and held out his hand to her "Come on" he whispered. She looked up at him with a miserable expression "What?" "Just trust me" he said. She nodded slowly and took his hand. He guided her through the dark lair and into the dojo. He led her to the center of the dojo in front of the tree. "Sit down" he said. She did as she was told and sat. "Just hold on a second I'll be right back" he whispered. A few minutes later she saw a new source of light illuminating around her. She noticed Leo had set out a couple of candles around where she was sitting and was now lighting them. Once he was done, he sat down right behind her. "Leo, what are we doing?" she asked in a weak voice. "I'm going to try and make our worries disappear for tonight" he whispered. She opened her mouth to protest but Leo interrupted her. "Shhh...just try it okay...now...please cross your legs and close your eyes like you would if you were meditating" he whispered. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes and got into a lotus position. He put his hands on her shoulders and massaged them lightly "Now just relax and concentrate on my voice and what I'm saying" he whispered smoothly. She nodded but said nothing else. "Okay, let's go back to the first day I ever met you" he whispered "I was mad at my brothers and I let Raph take care of the team while I wondered the city. I was walking along one roof and I heard someone following me...I thought it was Foot ninjas...in which case I was partly correct...but when I looked up on the billboard I saw the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." Karai let a small smile form on her lips and opened her eyes to try to look at him. "Ahh ahh ahh...no peeking" he said playfully. She rolled her eyes slightly but closed her eyes again as Leo continued his story. "I knew right then that I liked her more than I should and I haven't even gotten to know her yet. She jumped off the billboard and told me I wasn't half bad at fighting against the Foot Clan...and that's when she threw blinding powder in my face and threw me to the ground" he smiled. Karai laughed slightly at the memory, remembering how cocky she was when she was with the Foot Clan. "She told me her name was Karai and that's all she said before she left...but only about a short hour later I was walking through an ally and she happened to find me again, teasing me about how I talk to myself while trying to remember something" he whispered against her neck "and then we had our first fight both orally and physically...I told her she wouldn't do well because I could now see and she told me I wouldn't do well because she was better than me...after I couldn't think of another good comeback we began to fight...she telling me I was predictable and I telling her that she was interesting and eventually she won against me and left again" Karai smiled and turned while opening her eyes. She faced Leo with tears of happiness in her eyes. He smiled and brought his hand up to her cheek and stroked it with his thumb lovingly. "And that was the start of the best thing that has ever happened in my life...over the months and years she and I would meet up again, fight or talk...but 6 months ago she needed my help and so I helped her...and then we finally became a couple and I've never been happier in my life and I know that she feels the same." A tear of happiness rolled down her face and he wiped it away. "I love you" she whispered. "I love you too" he whispered back and he leaned forward and gave her a peck on the lips. "Come on let's go to bed it's pretty late" Leo said. She nodded and they walked back to their room hand in hand.

----About 3 in the Morning----

Karai was snuggled up in Leo's arms but she couldn't sleep. Eventually she couldn't take it anymore and stood up carefully so she wouldn't wake up Leo. She went over to the desk and pulled out a piece of paper and began to write on it. A few minutes later she stopped writing and put the note on her pillow next to Leo's head. She walked to the wardrobe and took out her black training suit and put it on. She then looked at the box in the bottom of the wardrobe...it contained her Foot armor that she used to wear. Taking a deep breath she picked it up and put it on. She tied her hair in a high ponytail and looked at herself in the small mirror located right above the desk. She wanted to punch the mirror and make the horrible image go away. She was a Foot ninja again. She was the Hamato Clans worst enemy. She was the Shredders daughter. She took off the half mask that she was wearing and looked at Leo's sleeping figure on the other side of the room. She walked over to the bed, leaned down and kissed his forehead. She pulled away and shook her head "I'm so sorry" she whispered across his skin. With that she walked out of the bedroom and exited the lair. She wanted to turn around. She wanted to see one last look at her home before she left. She wanted to cry. But she willed herself to do none of these things and kept walking forward.

----At the Shredders Lair----

Karai walked into the Shredders lair with a tough and confident exterior look, while on the inside she felt like she was dying. She walked up to the dark hallway that contained the bedrooms. She walked to a dark room at the end of the hall and opened the door. She knelt at the end of the bed and said "I have returned...father." "It is good to see you again my daughter...I've been expecting you."