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Hamato Karai	By : MercyJinn Category: Comics > Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Views: 9488 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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TITLE: Hamato Karai : Chapter 13
DISCLAIMER: Not mine. Quite poor. Don't sue.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: I'm sleepy. Good night!! ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz......
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“I’ll drop you off at a hospital.” Leo said as they worked their way through the roofs of Manhattan.

“No! Take me to Foot Headquarters.” She commanded, getting breathless.

“You’ve bled too much. It’s too risky!”

“Hey! Stop!” A voice piped up from nearby.

Leo instantly recognized the voice and whipped around the face his brother. “Donnie??”

Donatello emerged from behind them and shouldered his trusty duffel bag. “Let me look at the wound. Maybe I can patch it up long enough for us to get to the Foot headquarters.”

“Quickly then Donatello.” Karai moved away from her husband and pushed the coat off her shoulder. “Nevermind the pain.”

Leo watched dumbstruck for a moment as his brother quickly went to work binding the gunshot wound. “How did you find us?” He demanded.

Donatello was grateful that he could focus on something else besides his elder brother’s questioning stare. “I followed you.” He announced bluntly. “I was worried that you might get in trouble.”

“You threw the shuriken!” Leo suddenly realized.

“Yeah well…I wish I had thrown it sooner.” He winced apologetically when his applied too much pressure on Karai’s shoulder and she jerked. “You saved Leo’s life.”

Karai said nothing to Donnie’s comment. “What’s done is done. Is it finished?”

“Yeah.” He grunted then stepped back to study his bandage work. “Let’s get going. I only stopped it for a few moments.”

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By the time they made to Foot Headquarters Karai was beyond exhausted and Leo was ordering anyone within earshot to help his wife and help her *now*! The Foot doctors finally whisked her off to the small but well equipped operating room and Leo and Donnie were forced to wait outside. Don had braced himself for a game of twenty questions from his brother, but instead had to watch him pace around nervously.

“It’s just a shoulder wound. She should be fine.” Donnie said comfortingly after a while of silence.

“Yeah.” Leo replied quietly, as he rubbed the back of his neck. His brown eyes seemed large and liquid; filled with emotion.

The purple-bandana turtle frowned as he studied his brother’s face. “It was not your fault; get that out of your mind right now.” He ordered.

The elder turtle responded by pressing his palms against his eyes. “I shouldn’t have-”

“No! Stop, now.” Donatello quickly grasped his brother’s wrists and yanked them down so they could meet eye to eye. “You are not going to blame yourself for this. You’re not going to torture yourself for the next month about this. You’re not going to have that *look* on your face about this! Karai is going to come out here alive and she’s going to go home with you and you are going to spend the energy you would be use beating yourself up about this taking care of her and making sure she recovers and not driving her nuts apologizing because if you do she just might actually get around to killing you.”

Having said his piece Don released his brother and took a much needed breath.

Leo blinked, stunned by his brother’s outburst. He then thinks about it for a moment. “She would kill me, wouldn’t she?”

Relief swept through him, glad that he got through to the leader. “Well she doesn’t appear the type to slap you silly.”

The corner of Leo’s lips curled at the imagery. “You’re right. I should focus on taking care of her once she’s out. She hates it but she lets me.”

“She seems to have developed some patience.” Donnie commented, hoping to draw Leo’s attention to other topics.

“She and I have learned from each other…..a lot.” He replied, with a careless shrug.

Of that Donatello was intrigued by. He had been listening to his older brother talk about the things that went on between him and Karai for over a year now. He watched Leo lament the set-backs and celebrate the emotional victories and through his persistent belief in Karai’s honor, saw that she was indeed changing. However it was still a bit far-fetched for him to believe that Leo had finally won the woman’s heart; that was until tonight. He had seen with his own two eyes Karai shove his brother out of harm’s way without a moment’s hesitation. There was no possible way she could’ve known he was there, so she hadn’t put up an act. Her desire to protect his brother was genuine and it made Donnie believe that Leo might be right and that there was a great deal of good in her. It also made him believe that she might actually love his brother.

Karai loves Leo. Wow. Don looked over at his brother who eyed the doors to the operating room hopefully. “I suppose her saving your life is a good sign, huh?”

Leo turned to his brother with a quizzical look. “A good sign?”

“Yeah that she….really….” He tried to explain.

A light went on in Leo’s head as it finally occurred to him. “Oh.” He replied, feeling a tad stupid. “It didn’t cross my mind……I guess….yeah. Well I always suspected.”

“Then I guess you’re happy. She loves you back.” Donatello said encouragingly, hoping that would perk up his brother’s spirits. When instead he shrugged uncertainly, the purple bandana turtle had to quirk a brow in disbelief.

“Call me old fashioned, but I’d really like to hear it.” Leo explained with a weak smile. “Freely given.”

Donnie smiled faintly as he processed his brother’s words. “Didn’t know you were the romantic type, big bro.”

Leo’s smile grew a bit. “Marriage can do that to you.”

“Leonardo.”

Both turtles whirled around to see Karai emerge slowly from the door. She looked pale and a touch shaky; her left arm in a sling as bandages, skillfully wrapped, crisscrossed her shoulder tight.

Instantly Leo came to her aide but hesitated what to do next. Karai solved the problem for him by slumping gently against him. His arms instinctively went around her slim waist. “You’re alright?” He asked gently.

“Take me home.” She whispered tiredly against his throat.

“You got it.” He said as he gathered her up in his arms with ease. He glanced over at Donnie who watched patiently. “Help us home?”

Donatello took in the tender sight of his brother cradling his wife before picking up his duffel bag and hoisting it over his shoulder. “Sure. What is family for?”

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Karai felt exhausted, but at least the pain was gone. The doctors warned her that she was developing a fever from being exposed for too long, but that mattered little to her. She was home and under the extremely watchful care of her healthy and whole husband who has her neatly tucked into bed as lovingly as a baby.

A little stifling actually.

She told Leo all that she had been told by the doctors and he made it quite clear to her that he was going to spend the next few days by her side until she felt better. For the moment that was fine with her, so long as Leo slide into bed beside her and chased away her fever with his semi-cool body. Of course he’d have to be a little more accommodating with her for a while.

She was lucky really though she didn’t believe so at the time. The bullet went right through her shoulder instead of zipping around in her body going through vital organs. Had she moved this way or that way…..well….it didn’t matter now. The technology left behind by her father assured her that she would heal quickly and her strength would remain in top form. With her health assured she used the moment of silent brought on by Leo stepping out to get her a glass of water to focus on the plan yet to be completed.

Masanori believed he had won with her being injured and her money tucked safely in his pocket. He’s probably making a hurried escape back to Tokyo thinking about the freedom he’s so close to achieving. Karai sneered faintly to herself. He was stupid; so, so stupid. She had a plan, she always had a plan and the minute he thought he’s safe inside his cozy high rise condo was when he’s going to lose it all.

When it happened, Karai had been assured she would watch.

“Hey, you still want your medicine?” Leo’s kind voice broke her from her happy thoughts. He kneeled down beside her, cup and pill at hand. She took a brief moment to admire the flex of his powerful arms and thighs. Oh yes, she’d pick Leo over Masanori any day.

“Yes, very much.” She replied and with a little help from him washed the pill down. When he mentioned his intentions to sleep in the next room so she could sleep comfortably she commanded him to join her side.

“But, you’re sore and I’m afraid to move you.” He protested weakly, touching her hand gently.

“I did not save you just so you can leave my side.” She replied coolly, then pointed lazily at the empty side of the bed. “Come, you’re keeping me awake.”

Leo smiled faintly at her command and obediently prepared for bed. Soon he was by her side, a green arm draped over her waist. He nuzzled her hair, always mindful. “I don’t ever want to lose you. I love you.” He whispered softly.

“Put your worries to rest.” She replied sleepily as the medicine began to take effect. “We’re safe now. I promise………”

“……………..All has been prepared.”

TBC…..

Author’s Note: Yeah, yeah, I know Masanori needs to get his comeuppance. Don’t worry he will just as soon as I figure out how. Any suggestions?
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