Hello and thank you for choosing to read my Leorai oneshots! I won't be updating this too frequently, mainly just if ideas pop up in my head or someone leaves a request or if I get a lot of reviews. None of these string together, but I figured I might as well start out with them starting their beautiful relationship! Anyway, please enjoy and review. Remember, I do take requests!

Leonardo stared up at his ceiling fan as it spun slowly; those droning, looped and long lasting sounds of the machine keeping him awake on this September night. His thoughts were overwhelming, begging to be heard over the loud sound filling the dark room. His thoughts surrounded one particular person; Karai. Leonardo had met Karai only a matter of days ago, but it felt like eternity in Leo's broad mind. He longed to see his enemy again, just so he could figure her out.

Karai reminded Leonardo of an old jigsaw puzzle of his. Hundreds upon hundreds of pieces were always spread apart, each one playing an important link to the finished product. When he was young, Leo would sit at the counter for hours and hours, attempting to fit various pieces together. Every time he thought he had solved the problem, though, he always realized that there were pieces missing. That's how Karai is, one big mystery just waiting to be solved. Leonardo has tempted to solve Karai's jigsaw many times, but never has he succeeded.

As the fan spins, minutes pass. As minutes pass, hours pass, and Leonardo finally accepts the fact that he isn't going to be able to fall asleep just yet. Rolling over onto his side, Leo glances at the digital alarm clock sitting on his bed side table; 11:28. Seeing the time, an idea forms in Leonardo's keen mind, and he decides to give it a shot. Getting up out of bed, Leo heads over to his closet, grabbing his Katanas and sliding each sword into its scabbard.

Leonardo wanders out of his room and down the halls as silent as possible. He can hear his brothers soft snores, and frowns when he notices that the light in the lab is still on, indicating that Donatello is indeed awake. Shaking his head, Leo mutters under his breath, "If he's still up when I get home, I'll tell him to go to bed." Then, he's on his way.

Karai paces along the rooftop for the fourth night in a row. It's five after 12, and Karai is beginning to loose hope. Ever since she first met the turtle in blue four nights ago, she's been rather interested in him. The kunoichi could tell that Leonardo had been very attentive during their very few encounters, and Karai was almost positive that he had feelings towards her; feelings similar to the ones she herself felt for the mutant.

Karai, wanting to to see Leonardo again, has been coming to the the highrise that they had come to only four short days ago, always being sure to come around 12. She hoped that maybe he would get the idea as well. Looking at her phone for the time, Karai decided that he wasn't going to arrive, with it being a quarter after 12 she knew that it would be best if she left for home.

Just as Karai was about to leave, though, she heard a similar voice calling from behind her. "I figured I'd find you here, Karai." The kunoichi spun around and smirked when she saw the 5 foot tall turtle escaping the shadows.

Stunned, but satisfied, Karai strutted forward, Leonardo studying her lissom body as she moved towards him. The boy in blue took notes on her gracefulness and the passion in her Amber eyes as she sent a menacing smile his way. "It took you long enough. Why'd you wait till just now to come?" Karai stopped just a few feet in front of Leonardo, placing a hand on her hip.

"Because I thought I could just forget about you. But, I will admit, you make moving on a whole lot harder than it should be." Leonardo admits in a complimenting tone. It confused him as to why he, a highly trained ninja, could not free his mind of this beautiful kunoichi. He's only known her for a few days, and already he felt strong feelings for her.

Karai knew in that instant that Leonardo had feelings towards her. She was particularly good at reading people's emotions based off of their expressions, this time she sensed something almost like love. "Okay, well, you came out here to find me and I came to find you. What do we do now?"

A light flickered inside of Leonardo's head, declaring that he had an idea. "Why don't we just stay here and get to know each other?" The suggestion pleased Karai, quite frankly. Something so simple but so pleasing.

Karai nodded and walked over towards an A/C box, leaning her back against it as she watched the humanoid turtle make his way towards where she was sitting. After he sat down, an awkward silence filled the air. Karai, not much of a talker, decided that she would let Leonardo start the conversation and sat patiently as she waited for him to speak. "So...tell me about yourself. What are your hobbies, how are you linked into the foot?"

Karai was a bit uneasy about that second questions, but a small lie should substitute for the truth. It's not like they'll be friends for long, anyway, they're bound by honor. "Well, obviously I am a ninja in training, there's really nothing else that I do besides that. My father died in the foot, and I'm here to take his place as a second in command." Karai often told herself that her father was dead. In heart, Saki died when the Shredder came to life.

Leonardo frowned, immediately filling with sympathy for his new friend. "Well, at least your second in command." Smiling, Leo then added, "If you want, I can make you the head commander."

Karai raised an eyebrow and gazed into Leo's soft eyes with a mischievous grin on her beautiful, delicate lips. "Oh really? And how do you intend on doing that?"

"By killing the Shredder, of course." Leo knew that, if he were to do so, it would be extremely difficult. Though evil, Saki was still very keen. "Only if you want me to, that is."

Karai chuckled before saying, "I think I'm good with being second in command. I mean, if I were the leader of the Foot I wouldn't be able to come out and see you every night."

It was Leonardo's turn to raise an eyebrow, a mixture of confusion and hope glimmering in his Safire eyes. "This is a nightly thing?"

Karai nodded. "I think that we both need a friend, and we just so happen to get along pretty well. Plus, there are some things I want to figure out about you." Her voice prices that she's at a loss, clearly pondering over Leonardo.

Pleased to see he wasn't the only one wanting to uncover a series of mysteries, Leonardo decided to ask Karai just exactly what she was wondering. Her response was subtle, and made even Leo think for a moment. "You're the leader of your brothers, the mature and responsible one. Clearly you don't like to break rules, and you obviously have a hard time letting loose. My only question is why you're not the least bit reluctant to sneaking out to see me."

Leonardo made a puzzled look as he looked down at the gravel beneath him. Why did he so willingly come out to see Karai? It most certainly wasn't just because he had third degree for her, no, he had many inquiries involving plenty of his enemies, but none have ever made Leonardo confront them.

A sudden thought aroused inside of Leonardo's working brain, gears finally fitting together as an answer to Karai's question began to become clear.

Leonardo looked up at Karai, into her innocent eyes. 'How could someone so sweet be involved in such a wretched clan?', the Fearless leader wondered to himself. "The reason that I came out here to see you, despite our loyalties to our clans, was because...I'm falling for you." Karai blushed, flustered by the turtle's kind words. All though she had suspected this to be the situation, Karai was still stunned by the fact that the goody-three-toes had a crush on her.

"What's so good about me? I don't know if you noticed or not, but I've been trying to kill you since the second we met." Karai said matter of factly.

Leonardo smirks, ready to prove her wrong. "Ah, but you went against your clan to come see me, and I did the same. You've had plenty of chances to kill me, but you always hesitate. There's good in you, Karai, I can see it in your eyes." At these words, Karai's glowing eyes widen, knowing that Leo's words speak truth. "And to answer your other question, what's so good about you? Well, I don't even know where to begin. First off, you're an amazing fighter, better than me, and that's saying a lot." Both teens laugh at this before Leonardo continues his list of the marvelous details of Karai. "Also, you're stunningly beautiful, you're eyes, your hair, your face; it's hard for me to concentrate while I'm with you, my mind keeps drifting off to wondrous places, all surrounding you."

Karai blushes, looking down at her hands, laying comfortably on her lap. Karai has never thought of herself as beautiful, she didn't see point in it. She had devoted her life to ninjutsu at a young age, pushing anything that didn't benefit her training away. Karai wasn't exactly insecure, she just didn't consider herself something worth looking at. Obviously, though, Leo thought differently.

"I love your smirk, it's the prettiest thing I've ever seen. Your voice is nothing short of perfection, so clear and brisk. Your sarcastic remarks are adorable, and your comebacks are note worthy. You're graceful, stealthy, and you know how to show a guy a good time." Leonardo sensed Karai blushing beside him, and he knew for a fact that she was doubting the words that he was speaking to her. She clearly didn't see herself as Leonardo saw her, she clearly disagreed with his meaningful words.

Wanting to prove that what he spoke was truth, Leonardo decided to take a leap by grabbing Karai's small, pale hand. His green, three fingered hand grasped hers tightly as Karai's head shot up in shock at the sudden touch. Her eyes were owl like in the dark of night, as were his. Four sparkling orbs danced together with the stars and full moon, forgetting all of the differences between them. Leonardo and Karai both began leaning forward, slowly closing the gap between each other.

As their lips met, so did their hearts, and they suddenly were in a deep kiss, tapping their arms around each other.

Both Karai and Leonardo took a bite out of forbidden fruit that night, and neither of them would ever be able to take it back.