Frostfall (Leonardo X Female Reader)

Feelings Come Together

In the other room, Donnie sat you down on the chair and he readied his aid kit. He got out antiseptics and multiple gauzes, cotton pads and bandages. Leo was by your side, holding your hand as you nervously watched Donnie get ready.

"I'm gonna need you to take your shirt off." Donnie said which made you and Leo's eyes widen slightly. "Well yeah, I gotta see where else you're hurt."

"Makes sense..." You mumbled before wrapping your fingers around the hem of your shirt and taking it off, leaving you in your bra. Peering down at your body, you saw there were more bruises than what you had thought.

Donnie winced at the sight of all the damage but he took a deep breath to focus. The drill holes in your hips were infected and your skin around it changed colour and it only continued to spread further. You could barely recognise your own body at this point. With a heavy sigh, you gulped down the lump in your throat which Leo noticed and frowned at.

"Why can't you heal, Y/N?" Leo asked.

"My powers are... gone." You replied sadly.

"What?!" Donnie shrieked. "How?! Your powers are literally a part of you, it's not something someone can take."

"That's also what I thought but... I haven't been healing for weeks and even when I feel adrenaline, nothing happens." You explained.

"That's... impossible." Donnie sighed, running a hand down his face in disbelief.

"I'm sorry..." You whispered. Leo, who was still holding your hand, rubbed his thumb against your skin which brought you comfort.

Soon enough, Donnie started his work on treating your wounds. Of course, he started with the holes as they were the most infected. He grabbed a pad, put some water on it and cleaned the area as it was covered in dried blood. Leo proceeded to do the same on your other hip, cleaning up all the blood. Once that was done, Donnie threw away all the bloody cotton pads and wiped his forehead. He grabbed another pad and poured a bit of antiseptic on it however before applying it on your wound, he looked up at you.

"This is gonna sting bad." He warned. "If you can, avoid... y'know, screaming? So that we don't get discovered by the Kraang." You nodded. "Here I go."

Just a small pat of the damp cotton against your open wound instantly stung and to prevent you from screaming, you put a hand over your mouth. Donnie patted gently again and it only hurt you more but he still kept going for the sake of your health. All the while, Donnie kept apologizing and his heart kept racing. Seeing you so hurt made him feel guilty. He still blamed himself for the invasion; if he had followed Leo's orders from the start and evacuated the city then neither you, Splinter nor Leo would have been hurt. Your winces and hisses only kept reminding him that he did this to you. Leo noticed the guilty look on Donnie's face.

"Don." Leo called. "It's not your fault."

Donnie didn't answer which saddened the leader. Back in the farmhouse, the two had talked about what had happened and Donnie told him how he felt guilty. Leo didn't understand why he would blame himself for something that he couldn't have controlled. The genius turtle simply hummed, not really wanting to talk as he was focused on your wounds. Because your skin was infected, it made it twice as sensitive to outside factors touching it.

After disinfecting, he took out a needle and a thread and attached them together. He looked at you for permission and you nodded, shutting your eyes tightly so you wouldn't have to see him stitching you up. The needle pierced your skin and as he pulled, the thread rubbed against your skin which was extremely painful.

"Ah!" You gasped, not being able to keep quiet from the pain you were feeling. Leo was quick to hold your hand and you squeezed it.

Donnie sewed the hole shut which was thankfully done quickly as to avoid making you suffer any longer. He used a cotton pad to apply antiseptic one more time before moving to your other side and doing the same thing. Antiseptic, sewing and antiseptic again which were all painful for you. Luckily, Leo was by your side the entire time, whispering comforting words to you as Donnie worked. Just holding Leo's hand made the experience less agonizing.