Reaching Out - Leorai Fanfic

Chapter 15

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

Could it have all really been an act? Did she ever truly love him? Or was this just one biglong sick joke his heart could never recover from.

--Shredders Lair (Dungeon)(Now)--

Leo was lying on the floor with his eyes closed reflecting on past events and what he possibly could've missed. What he possibly could've done wrong. He tried to stay calm but it was proving to be more difficult than he thought. All of the sudden the door to the dungeon opened. He remained where he was and refused to show any one of Shredder's minions his true emotions. He became confused though as he heard the sound of what seemed to be light crying after the dungeon door had been closed. He slowly sat up and opened his eyes to find Karai outside his cell with small tears streaming down her face. Their eyes locked for several minutes in a some what uncomfortable silence. "I'm so sorry" Karai finally said in a small whisper and looked down. Leo took a deep breath and refused to show how broken he actually felt. "Is it true?" Leo asked in a firm voice. She looked up at him and looked slightly confused "Is what true?" she asked. Leo stood up and walked closer to the bars to look at her more directly. "Did you ever truly love me?" Karai's eyes widened at looked at him with disbelief "What kind of question is that!?" She asked defensively. "I don't hear you answering it" he said as he looked at the floor. "Of course I did...hell I still do! Why would you ask that!" "Because your so called dad is messing with my head and now I'm questioning everything! I don't know what to believe anymore!" Leo exclaimed as he refused to make eye contact and grabbed hold of the bars in front of him. "Out of all the things we've been through together, the things we did together...how could you doubt anything?  I've showed you I love you...how is that not proof enough...no matter what he said" she whispered. He looked up "It's becoming harder and harder to believe...the more time I reflect on it...look at me...NO ONE can love this" he gestured to himself. "That's it!" She yelled. Leo jumped slightly at her outburst as he saw Karai pull out a key and insert it into the lock of his cell. She opened the cell door and closed it behind her. She threw the key to the ground walked over to him. "Your wrong! I love you! Just because you look a certain way doesn't mean your not loveable! I'm not looking at a mutant...I'm looking at an eighteen year old man...better looking than any other creature I've seen...and with more honor than any other being in the universe!" Karai yelled with tears in her eyes. "If I walked outside right now everyone that I saw would run away from me...I'm a freak" he whispered with his head hanging low. Karai growled lowly and slapped him so hard it echoed through the dungeon. "That is for insulting the only person I love in this world" she said with anger then she reached up and slapped him again "that is for believing I never loved you" she reached up to slap him again but he stopped her by grabbing her wrist and looking her in the eyes. After seeing how much she really truly did care, even if she had to slap him for him to realize, Leo felt asinine for ever believing she would lie to him "and this is my apology for being a stupid idiot" he said as he leaned down and captured her lips with his. She brought both of her hands behind his head to pull him closer as they backed up into one of the walls of the cell. Karai pulled away for much needed air while Leo then went to kiss her neck. She wrapped her arms around his neck, keeping him close. "You know you can't just kiss me everytime you act like an ass" she whispered into his ear. He smiled into her neck "I know...but it seemed to have worked this time" he whispered as he continued to plant soft kisses on her neck. She laughed slightly "You truly will be the death of me" she whispered as she guided his lips back to hers. Leo let his hands softly move down her sides and rest on her hips.  After a few more moments Karai pulled away again "I need to go before someone catches us" she whispered. "Wait...you've got to tell my brothers to proceed with the plan without me" he whispered. "What plan?" She asked. "It's the plan to take down the Shredder...I know they can do it as long as Donnie finishes the weapon and I somehow get out of here to use it...we'll end the Shredder" he explained. "I can't guarantee anything but I'll try to tell them" she said as she slid out from between him and the wall. Karai walked up and gave him a small but lingering kiss before she headed out of the dungeon but before she did she turned around and looked at him. "Leo...Shredder is probably going to do some bad things while you're here...but no matter what he does or says to you...just know it will be ok because I'll be here and I'll help you through it...as for what he says...NONE of it is true" she said as she let a tear stream down her face thinking of such things. Leo nodded and took a deep breath. "I love you" he said when she turned to leave. She turned back around and let another tear run down her face as she let a small smile grace her lips. "I love you too" she said as she turned around an left the dungeon.