Frostfall (Leonardo X Female Reader)

Battle to New York

Oh my God I can't believe I did that but I'm so glad I did.

Currently, you were laying down on the couch and looking up at the ceiling. The others, except for Splinter, had gone out to search for Karai who had given them a clue on where she was hiding out. You were asleep when they left so you didn't get the chance to wish them the best. You hoped Karai would come in through the door with the others, at least Splinter and Leo would be happy to finally have her back.

Speaking of Leo...

A beautiful relationship had finally started.

He was awkward at first, since you had surprised him, but then he had recovered and kissed you back just as forcibly. Just through that kiss, he had told you that he loved you. You were happy, despite your body being sore 24/7. Pinning on him for an entire year and surviving an alien apocalypse was worth it in the end.

Splinter was meditating whilst waiting for his family to come back. Every 4 hours, however, he was instructed by Dr. Donatello to change your bandages and apply antibacterials. It was kind of weird at first since you had to be shirtless in front of your father figure but eventually you got used to it. While the turtles were out, you and Splinter had taken the time to get closer. You were both already pretty close since you had both lived through 4 agonizing months of the invasion together. But it didn't hurt to get closer. Splinter considered you to be his own child at this point and god damn it you loved him. He was proud of you for making the move since he knew his son was too polite to even dare to kiss you without asking for consent. Even then, Leo would've been too awkward and shy. It was one of the things that made him adorable to you.

Later during the day... or night...? You couldn't really tell due to how dark it was outside. The turtles had come back and they looked beaten up. They explained to you that they had been attacked by Anton Zeck and Ivan Steranko, now renamed Beebop and Rocksteady by Mikey. Leo looked the most hurt - emotionally hurt. The moment he entered the pizzeria, he hugged you tightly and buried his face on the crook of your neck, sighing heavily. You looked around and you realised why he was like this; Karai wasn't with them. Raph explained that she didn't want to be saved, that she was too scared of hurting her family and she decided to run away. Hearing the news broke your heart. Karai didn't deserve this, she deserved to be with her father. Looking behind, you saw Splinter's broken look. He had lost his daughter again, after finally finding her.

Then, Donnie called you, telling you to follow him in his make-shift lab to change your bandages. Leo let go of you and you kissed his cheek before following the genius turtle to the other room. Once inside, you sat down on the chair and took your shirt off. Looking down at your body, you saw that it still hadn't changed - the same bruises were everywhere and your skin colour wasn't entirely back yet, instead it was a mix of blue, yellow, purple and brown, much to your disappointment. You noticed that some blood had leaked out of the stitches that Splinter had changed about 5 hours ago.

"How am I still bleeding this much?" You asked.

"Bone marrows are where there's the highest blood concentration. Naturally it'll bleed a lot if it's forcibly opened." Donnie explained, getting his first aid kit out.

"Oh..." Was all you said. There was a pause before you spoke again. "How're you holding up? I heard what happened to Karai."

Donnie sighed. "I couldn't turn her back. Her condition is special, she isn't your every-day mutant, she can switch between mutant and human."

"Woah, I didn't know that." You responded. "You'll figure something out, you always do."

"Not this time, Y/N..." He muttered which made you frown. "We don't know what's gonna happen to her now."