Reaching Out - Leorai Fanfic

Chapter 13

----Previously on Reaching Out----

"......You have to promise me you won't leave me...I can't recover a second time I just can't." "I swear with every fiber of my being" he whispered before he leaned in kissed her again to seal his promise.

----Now----

After many kisses, embraces, and silent promises, Leo headed on the rooftop back to his brothers. He and Karai had agreed to meet later in the week at the same spot. Leo could not even begin to describe how overjoyed he had felt to see Karai again after an agonizingly slow four months. As he approached the rooftop he was supposed to round back to, he could practically feel the various emotions of his brothers intensely. Donnie's worriedness, Mikey's frightenedness, and Raph's annoyance mixed along with the other two brothers emotions. Leo finally jumped down onto the roof asking "Are you guys okay?" "OMG Leo! We were beginning to think you were dead dude!" Mikey said as he embraced his older brother in a tight hug. Leo hugged back when Raph pulled him off of Mikey and did the same "Leo you dork! You had us all worried!" Leo smiled and gladly hugged back pleasantly surprised that Raph was showing his soft side which he rarely did. "Where were you?" Donnie asked, relief evident in his voice. "Um...I ran into some Foot, but definatley nothing to worry about" Leo said as a partial lie. "The Foot caused you to be three hours late?" Donnie questioned. "There were a lot of them" Leo lied quickly. "If you say so bro, we're just glad your okay" Mikey said. Leo smiled "Come on guys let's get back to the lair."

----At the Lair----

When they got back to the lair Donnie went to the lab to upgrade some gadgets before he went to bed, while Mikey went to his room and immediately fell asleep. Leo was heading to his room with a smile on his face when he was stopped by Raph. "No one fights the Foot for three hours, especially not Splinter Jr" Raph said with concern on his face. "Raph I'm fine and maybe I can explain later, but for now I need to keep this to myself" Leo said with hope that Raph would understand. Raph nodded "Turtles first right?" "Turtles first" Leo confirmed with a smile. Leo stepped forward and hugged Raph reassuringly. After a few moments he pulled away and walked off to bed.

----2 Days Later----

The turtles were on patrol and decided to split up once again. "Okay team you know what to do" Leo said as they went off in their assigned directions. Leo practically ran at full speed to the rooftop where he met Karai two nights prior. Little did he know he was being followed. He reached the rooftop and did not see Karai, nor did he sense her presence. Sure enough, though, she jumped down onto the roof top a moment later. He smiled and greeted her with a peck on the lips. She smiled "Hey" she said. "Hey" he greeted back. "Are you sure your brothers are okay with you seeing me again?" she asked. "Well...I haven't exactly told them" he said slowly. "Why not?" she asked. "I don't want them to freak out and I don't want their judgment to get in the way of what we have." Karai opened her mouth to say something when she was interrupted by another voice, "And you really thought we wouldn't have understood! I thought you said Turtles first!" Raph yelled as he jumped down onto the roof. "Raph let me explain-" Leo started. "No! I've got plenty of info to know what's going on" he said as he walked over to both of them. "You said Turtles first Leo! That means you tell us what's going on!" Raph said with a look of hurt and anger. "I was going to tell you, but what would you have said! You've made it apparent that you don't like Karai" he said in his defense. "Leo...I'm not as evil as you make me out ta be...I would've been happy for you because it's obvious that you need her...it doesn't matter if I like or not." Leo stood there shocked "You mean you support us?" Leo asked. "Well...yeah I mean I see how you look at her...you look like Don looking at April." "That's really nice of you Raph...I know you've never trusted me" Karai spoke up. Leo and Raph both looked at her. "Well it turns out you're not half bad...you know...except for the return to Shredder part" he said with a cocky grin. She smirked back "You're not half bad yourself." Leo smiled and looked at Raph "Thanks bro." "No problem" Raph said. "You need to continue patrol in the south and I'll continue patrol up here with Karai...I'll meet you back at the rooftop near the entrance to the lair" Leo instructed. "Got it...see you later" Raph said as he jumped off the roof. Leo turned back to Karai "That went well" she said smiling. "Yes it did" Leo said back. For the rest of patrol Karai and Leo walked hand-in-hand looking out for bad guys. After about an hour, patrol was over and they had to part once again. "I have to go back to my brothers" Leo whispered. Karai nodded. "I promise to come up with a plan with my brothers to take down the Shredder. We'll be together soon...I swear it" Leo said as he brought his hand up to her cheek. "You better keep that promise" she whispered and she leaned up and gave slow, passionate kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck. He kissed her back just as passionately trying to hold onto moments like these. When they finally pulled away they both sighed. "I love you" Leo whispered. "I love you too" Karai whispered back. With that they both went their separate ways.

---At the Shredders Lair---

Karai took a deep breath before walking into the main room. She knelt in front of Shredder and bowed her head."Karai...my scouts have told me you have been growing close, kissing, and holding hands with the turtle known as Leonardo, Hamato Yoshi's favored son."  Karai's eyes widened and she looked up. She opened her mouth to say something but he interrupted her. "Next time you see him, you bring him to me...and I will finally have my vengeance on the Hamato Clan."