Chapter 10

Hello everyone! I'm RaphSai03 and I have been given this story by Trinityzero. Trinityzero decided that he/she wasn't going to continue with the story Secrets, which is focused on Leonardo Hamato. The author put this story up for adoption and I offered to take it over, which is why I am here right now. If you haven't already read the first 9 chapters of Secrets, please read them. Once again, the author is Trinityzero. If you can't find this person, go to my profile and under my favorite stories is secrets. Anyway, please enjoy and please review!

Uno stood, watching Saskia sleep. The small girls hips rise and fall with every breath, her shallow stomach covered by Uno's thick blankets. Saskia has been sleeping for over 10 hours now, making it eight o'clock in the morning. Uno grabs his twin Katana and looks at himself in the broken mirror above his dresser. He couldn't hold back his Cheshire Cat smile, even though there was no reason for it to show, it didn't like being ignored. So, the angered teen stood in front of a cracked mirror with missing pieces, with a grin the size of Russia upon his face. Insane, maybe.

Saskia stirred, purple eyes fluttering open. The young girl sits up as slowly as possible. She looked around the unrecognizable room, confused as to where she was. Black floor, blue walls, black and blue pillows with a black comforter on the bed. Black cupboards with a shattered mirror hanging over a dresser. Saskia froze when she spotted a figure standing in front of the broken mirror. Though she could not see the person clearly, she did recognize a troubled teen from his hellish smile.

Frozen out of shock, afraid to breath, Saskia prayed quietly that this was all a dream. She did not know this boy, and didn't intend to. All she knew was that he was 100% bipolar, that he went by the name of Uno, and that he was completely insane.

In front of the mirror stood Uno, grinning madly at his reflection. Behind him, he heard shifting. He whipped around, and within a blink of an eye, he was sitting on the bed next Saskia, embracing her tightly. Saskia could barely breath, fear took her sanity and she was soon balling her eyes out. She feared this man, this broken, mysterious man.

Uno pulled away, looking Saskia in the eyes. Her violet eyes held nothing other than terror. Her breaths were fast and her heart raced, Uno could practically see it pounding out of her chest.

"What's wrong, Sas?" He asked, calling her by her new nickname. Saskia didn't respond, she just sat there, heart pounding, blood flowing at an increasingly scary rate. Irritated by not getting an immediate response, Uno shook the girl furiously. His long, thin fingers dug into her bony shoulders. Saskia's short, curly hair flys around at the sudden and violent motion. "WHAT'S WRONG!?" Uno yells the question a second time.

"I-I want t-to go h-home." Saskia forces the words out. The nine year old girl gulps, wondering what the teens response will be. The reaction scares her.

Uno stops shaking the girl, and tilts his head to the side. The Cheshire Cat returns to his face, white teeth shinning in the morning light. "Silly, you are home." His laugh is grimacing and makes Saskia cringe. "No. I-I mean my home. In my apartment. Not yours." She corrects. Bad choice that was, to correct such a psychotic teen.

"NO! YOU LIVE HERE NOW, WITH ME! BECAUSE I AM YOUR OLDER BROTHER AND I AM GOING TO PROTECT YOU!" Uno screams at the terrified girl.

Saskia is silent for a couple of seconds, processing what has been said. Then, seemingly having enough, Saskia stands up, shoving Uno away from her. "No, you are not my brother and I do not live with you! If you don't take me home, I swear to god I will call the police for kidnapping me." Saskia threatens. As if Uno wasn't already angry enough, this adds to it.

Uno grits, teeth clenched together so hard they could break. "I. Am. Your. Brother!" Uno screams at shoves Saskia into the far wall. Saskia's head bangs against the wall, the sudden impact of the push cracking her head open. Blood drizzles from the child's head, turning Uno's white shirt crimson red. Uno stares at at the unconscious girl, an unreadable expression upon his twisted, cruel face. Slowly, a smile forms. A smile so large it's scary. A smile that isn't of joy, but instead of sadness. Anger. Blame. Regret. Hatred towards ones self.

"Looks like someone should've listened to their older brother." Uno chirps, making light of the situation. "Don't you agree, Saskia?" He waits for a response, and is struck but realization when he doesn't get one. Is she really unconscious, did he really put that crack in her head? Yes, he did. Uno sighs. "I hate cleaning up after myself." He huffs as he picks up his 'little sister' and carries her to Baxter Stockman.

The mutant fly stands behind a large desk, busy with mixing bubble chemicals together. "Almost finished..." Stockman's voice cracks and slithers do to his current form. Uno can't help but remember Donatello, the turtle with the dark purple mask. He had been obsessed with science, always trying to invent things or find ways to reverse the mutagen. Uno scowls at the thought of Donatello. He was a selfish soul.. But something in the back of Uno's mind says differently. That is Leonardo.

Uno is incorrect about Leonardo, he is still alive. Deep down inside, in the smallest corner of his mind, in the small space left of his heart that had been consumed with hatred. Uno knew that Leonardo could be brought back to the surface, but there were only three people who could surface the dying soul, and Uno was determined to kill them last. He wanted to watch the three souls suffer at the fact that they had failed to bring Leonardo Hamato back.

Uno shoves all beakers off of Stockman's desk, dropping the unconscious Saskia on it instead. "Fix her." Words as hard as stone, words as cold as ice, words as sharp as knives, words as deadly as the devil.

"Wh-who is she?" Baxter asks as he studies the cracked open head.

"Saskia. Now, fix her before I fix you." Threatening tone. An angry teen shall not be ignored, shall not be forgotten.

Baxter nods and flys away with Saskia in his arms. He takes the girl to the infirmary. Uno stays behind, watching his fathers scientist disappear with his little sister.

In the Lair:

Karai paces around her room impatiently. It's been nearly a week since the teams encounter with Oroku Uno, and Karai has been trying to figure out where on earth the boy had come from. The amber eyed teen had been the shredders daughter for 16 years, and never once heard of, let alone met. It wasn't until Karai was reunited with her real father that she found out the truth about the Shredder.

Oroku Saki had been married to a young woman with the name of Nao Namika. The couple had two children, Emiko and Uno. Saki's wife found out about Tang Shen and fled her and her husband's home, taking their children with her. Nao's husband was furious, and he blamed the Hamato's for his loss. He immediately planned revenge on Yoshi and Shen.

Two months after Saki lost his family, he struck. Yoshi and Shen just had there first child, and their last, Hamato Miwa. Saki burned Yoshi's house, murdered Shen, and stole Miwa, raising her as his own.

But that's all Karai knew. That's all anyone in the Hamato clan knew. But Karai felt something during their encounter with Uno the other night, she felt as if they had known each other forever. There was something familiar about the way Uno smelled, the way he talked, the way he moved. Karai let out a sigh. She was never gonna figure this out. Why is this so confusing? Hm..

She thought about what Raphael had told her the day after Uno had taken them down. While everyone else was unconscious, Uno and Raphael had..a talk, of sorts.

"Why did you come out here to night?" Uno asked with curiosity.

Raphael clenched his jaw, trying his absolute hardest no to lunge at the enemy. "We want our brother back." His words were sharp and hateful.

"You mean Leonardo?" Uno's tone was full of disbelief, then laughter. His Cheshire Cat smile was unsettling to Raphael. "He's dead." After that short but thorough explanation, he had Raphael pinned to the cold concrete roof. As if for proof, Uno reached behind him and then waved a blue cloth in front of Raphael's face. Leonardo's mask. Tears stained Raphael's bright green eyes.

Uno leaned forward, whispering one last thing. "And just to let you know, I loved the part where he begged for mercy. Right before a run him through."

Karai thought about those words, over and over again. There had to be a clue in them somewhere. Hm..

I loved the part where he begged for mercy..

Leonardo wouldn't beg for mercy! That's not like him at all. Leo was always the type of guy who, if he were going done, he would go done with pride. He wouldn't beg for mercy. He wouldn't beg at all.

Karai sat in her bed, overwhelmed by mental defeat. Perhaps Leonardo wasn't dead. She can only hope. She loved Leo, and they kissed only a couple times. And boy did she miss him now.

Leo.. Wherever you are... Please come home soon.

Foot Headquarters:

Uno paced around his room, lots on his twisted mind. For example, Saskia. It's been three hours since he dropped his little sister off in the lab. Her blood was still on his hands and they shook uncontrollably. His signature smile was being worn on his face, even though Uno was in pain. Pain, secrets, grinning; Uno knew them all.

Wanting to forget his failure to protect yet another sister, Uno focuses on his main goal at the moment. Getting rid of unwanted contacts.

For instance, Elvira Nyx and the Savate Clan. Though, this should be easy. Just blame them for stealing something of his fathers, an idea given to him from Karai, who had done the same thing with another clan the Shredder had allied with. Speaking of Karai...

The Hamato's were next on his list. This, too, should be as simple as cake. After all, Leonardo Hamato was fairly close with his family, at least before the last year spent with them. Inside of Uno's psychotic brain was a file kept especially for the Hamato's. All of their secrets, weaknesses, and strengths. No doubt would he be able to take them down. Easy peasy.

"Your father would like to speak with you, Uno." Rahzar stood in the doorway.

Uno spun around. "Thanks for the message, Skello-Dog." Rahzar scowled at the petty nickname.

Uno walked down the halls of the old church of which his father ruled. He skipped merrily, humming gory words to a seemingly upbeat song, as he made his way to his fathers throne.

Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! "Is everybody happy?" cried the Sergeant looking up, Our Hero feebly answered "Yes," and then they stood him up; He jumped into the icy blast, his static line unhooked, He ain't gonna jump no more.

Oroku Saki watches his only son intently as he skips into the throne room. Saki knew that Uno played the role of Leonardo Hamato for the past 15 years. He knew that while playing this role, he was responsible and independent, and Saki was excited to have 'Leonardo' on his team. So he was completely disappointed when he realized that Leonardo had died with his mutant form, leaving nothing but a tortured teen with a violent way of doing things.

Uno stood in front of his father, looking into Saki's gray eyes. "You wanted to see me, father?"

Oroku Saki hesitated to nod, unsettled by his sons Cheshire Cat grin. "Yes." The Shredder nodded. "Stockman informed me that you brought a girl named Saskia to his lab. She had a cracked open head." Uno nods in agreement with this statement, still humming. "Who is she?"

"She's my little sister, Daddy." Uno was still positive that the girl was his little sister.

Saki chuckled. "That little piece of scum is not your sister. Emiko is your sister, and she is gone. Gone with your bastardly mother." Uno's expression darkened. "Saskia is my sister, and I will protect her, no matter what." Gritted teeth, evil eyes, messy quiff; Uno appeared threatening, dangerous.

Shredder wasn't in the mood for this. "You've already failed at that."

That was the last straw for Uno. The boy stomped out of the throne room, headed to the lab to check on Sas.

Thanks for reading! I am so sorry if the characters are too OOC, just keep in mind that I'm not Trinityzero, I am RaphSai03 and the two of us have different styles of writing. Anyway, I hope you liked it! I am very upset that Trin decided to stop authoring this story, but I'm super excited to continue this! Please review ;)

-RaphSai03