"You look absolutely stunning!" April gushed, holding your hand and admiring your dress, you looked over and saw your younger sister trying on your headdress. Your heart did flips, until she turned around and revealed to be your best friend, Brooke.
You sighed, it was silly to think that your sister was still alive.
All because of him.
Your fist clenched at the thought of seeing his face. But you had to do it, every day for the rest of your fucking life.
You were getting married to him. That blue bandana wearing murderer.
You heard the sound of a camera being set up, you took your time, then, as the camera flashed. You gave that damn piece of technology the most hated look you ever gave. You made sure that everyone knew how much that you didn't want to be married. You could've been anywhere in the world, Italy, Peru, Brazil, but no, you're forced to get married to the person that caused you misery.
Hamato Leonardo.
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Oh! Reader! You're wondering how this began? How you ended up getting married to Leo? How he caused your life to be miserable and painful?
Well, it started whenever you were walking back home from school when a loud thud could be heard from the dumpster in the alleyway. You froze and looked at it, hearing a groaning sound, you thought it was a stray cat and started to approach it, happy to take in the company of an animal.
You got to the dumpster and peered over it. Only to discover that it was not a cat, nor a dog. It was in fact a mutant turtle staring right back at you. You shrieked and jumped back at least five feet, dropping your school books in the process.
"Wait!" A masculine voice called out from the dumpster. A long beat of silence passed, you were contemplating whether or not to pick up your stuff and run like hell. But you stayed, the poor mutant sounded like it was in pain.
Slowly, you approached the dumpster once again and peeked back over it. The mutant was still looking back at you, its eyes were wide and filled with curiosity and slight fear that was hidden behind a cocky smirk.
"What're you so scared about?" The mutant mused, its grin only getting wider. You weren't sure what its pronouns were, so you kept referring to the mutant as "it".
"I...I dunno." You said after a moment. "I've never seen a mutant, I only saw them on the news." You admitted, then smiled wryly. "Are you alright?" You asked the turtle. It scoffed in reply. "Yea! Totally! Don't worry about me!" It exclaimed, you then watched it struggle for a good minute. You smiled a bit and let out a laugh through your nose. "Are you sure?" You asked again, this time with more amusement.
"I'm fine!" The mutant exclaimed in a much more strained voice. Then it stilled, looking at you with a slight frown. "Mind giving me a
hand, amor?" It said, smirking once more. What was with this turtle and smirking?
You rolled your eyes a bit at the flirting, the turtle wasn't really an expert at it. And neither were you, you haven't dated anyone, except for the "partners" you had in second grade. You smiled a bit at the memory, that was then when the turtle's voice brought you from your thoughts.
"Ah, Spanish always works on people." It said looking at you with a dark and twisted look. You couldn't help but shudder.
"W-wait, what? No, the fuck?!" Is what you thought you were saying, but in reality, it was something completely different.
"I guess it does." You whispered, but it was loud enough for the mutant to hear, for he smiled at you again. You then reached in and grabbed the turtle's hand, stopping to admire the shape and size. It looked like every person's hands, except with lime colored skin. Its palmar flexion creases looked normal and just like everybody else's.
"What was it like?" You blurted, still staring at the mutant's hand. "Being turned." You finished.
"H-huh?" The turtle asked, tilting its head. "I wasn't turned, I was made like this." It clarified. You hummed in thought. "So you were born a mutant turtle?" You asked, finally looking over at the mutant. No longer a smirk was there, instead a slight frown, its eyes held a curiosity that would soon be drowned and forgotten by its own insanity.
"No, I was a turtle, then I got mutated." It explained.
"Oh."
There was an awkward silence that filled the air, the turtle shifted awkwardly.
"Right, I'm supposed to be helping you." You said, then chuckled nervously. You gripped the turtle's hand and then pulled with all your might. You kept yanking and twisting and pulling until he came out...
...landing right on top of you, his face smushed in your chest. You looked down in utter horror and shock, but also relieved that you got the turtle out. You got to see the turtle in much clearer light now. You saw that the mutant was a red-eared slider. With bright green skin, a blue bandana with corresponding pouches and a strap that ran diagonally along its plastron, and two Red Crescent shapes that ran over its eyes with the middle section being covered by its blue attire.
You carefully pushed the turtle off. "Great, your free!" You exclaim, then picked up your school things to get ready to leave. You were about to turn away when the mutant called out.
"You're not gonna stay for a bit? My name is Leonardo. But you can call me Leo." The mutant introduced, forcefully turning you around by the shoulder so you could shake its hand. You tensed up and looked back at Leo, why did it do that?
"Pronouns?" You blurted, looking at the turtle with slight suspicion. You were also a bit uncomfortable because Leo's hand was still on your shoulder.
Leo blinked, a bit surprised by your question. "Oh, uh, he/him." He shrugged, then put his hand closer towards you. You shook it tenderly. "I'm Y/N L/N." You introduced yourself with a smile.
"Y/N..." Leo said quietly. "I like that name, it suits a person like you." He smiled and winked. You put your hand back at your side and titled your head, wondering if it was a compliment or not.
"Thanks. Your name suits you too!" You flashed a friendly smile at him. Then turned to leave once more.
"Wait!" Leo called, you resisted the urge to roll your eyes and turned back around. "Yes?" You asked, trying not to sound annoyed.
Leo had a slight blush on his face, something you thought wasn't possible for a turtle to have.
"Would you like to come over to my place?" He asked, looking at you. His blush deepened as he awaited your response.
You hummed, trying to figure out a response, you didn't have any work to do, but Leo is kinda weirding you out. Or maybe it's because he doesn't have any friends or siblings. Maybe that's why.
"Sure!" You exclaimed, smiling brightly. You decided to give Leo a friend since he didn't have any. Leo's smile broadened, then he grabbed a katana?!
You yelped and jumped back at the sight of the blade. "You're gonna kill me?!" You exclaimed fearfully. Leo blinked, then he started laughing,
"Why would I kill you?" He asked, struggling to breathe, he coughed into his arm. You just frowned, now realizing it was a dumb question.
"No, I make portals with these." Leo clarifies, twirling the katana around, it slipping out of his hand and he dropped it on the floor, nearly severing your foot in the process. You yelped and jumped back, giving Leo an angry stare.
Seriously?
Leo grinned sheepishly, making an awkward laugh as well. He picked up the katana and slashed the air.
A blue swirl appeared around the katana, but that was it.
You tilted your head, confused. "Is the portal invisible?" You asked, reaching your hand out to touch the wisp. You felt a tingle run through your hand, it felt like your hand had fallen asleep. Your eyes widened. That was cool.
Leo grumbled angrily, looking down at his katana. "Sometimes it's stubborn." Leo said, looking back at you and his expression softening.
"It?" You asked, gesturing to the sword. "Stubborn? It's a piece of metal on a blue hilt!" You exclaimed.
"Yes but it was transformed into a katana!" Leo argued.
"Oh so you're a magical blacksmith? Cool!" You exclaimed, smiling.
"No I'm not a blacksmith, I'm part of an ancient Japanese family meant to save the world!" Leo explained with a wave of his weapon.
You stared at him, dumbfounded. Leo smirked. "Sorry, lemme dumb it down for you." He then approached you. "Me in family that stops monsters." He said slowly, you nodded, that made a lot more sense. But it wasn't because you were dumb, you just can't process a lot of information at one time.
"I've...never heard of a Japanese turtle clan." You said, then watched as Leo slashed the air and a blue portal formed. You watched in shock and awe, causing the mutant to smirk with newfound pride.
"Pretty cool, isn't it?" Leo said, then reached out to grab your hand.
"Do you trust me?"
Trust Leonardo?
> Yes
> No