~Sarah's POV~

It has been a couple of weeks since the sleepwalking incident. Everything has gone back to normal. The people who were under the Krang's influence have no memory of what happened and some charges were dropped. My mom is her usual busy self, but she is still seeing her therapist about her stress. She and I have been spending some quality time together which is good. I entered one my recent paintings in an art competition and won first prize and a "Best in Show". My happiness was at it's zenith. But I still feel an empty feeling in my heart. Was it because I have seen nor heard from Leo? Or perhaps this relationship wasn't going to work anyway.

I have been waiting by the bay window every night hoping Leo would show up or waiting for a sign from him. I want to go see him but even if I knew where the lair is, would he still want to see me? I decided to turn in early because this was the last night I'll be waiting for him and I am tired of waiting.

The next day came, I just finished tidying up the door before closing time. I walked out and headed home. I caught the bus in just the nick of time because the sound of a thunderclap woke me up. When I looked up, dark clouds were rolling in and it looked like it was about to rain. As soon the bus reached my neighborhood, I hopped out of the bus and ran all the way home as fast as I can. I dashed into the house and called out, "Mom I'm home!" But there was no answer. I checked the answering machine.

"Hey Sarah, it's mom. I'm going to hang with some friends of mine so I will be home late, probably around midnight. There is macaroni and cheese with chopped up hotdog in the fridge. I'll catch you later. Love you, bye."

"Well at least she made dinner and left a message." I said to myself. I put my stuff in my room, cleaned myself up, changed into a shirt and some yoga pants, got myself a plate of Mac and cheese, and sat in the living room about to watch tv. "Here's to another Friday." I said with a sigh as I look out the window, the rain poured hard and the sky became darkish grey.

There was a knock on the front door. I knew it wasn't my mom because she would let a little rain stop her from having fun. "I just want to be alone." I said under my breath. I got up to see who it was. I looked through the peephole and gasped. I quickly opened the door. It was Leo, standing on the porch, dripping wet, with a slightly melancholy look on his face like something out of a romantic novel or a soap opera. "Leo? What are you doing here? Did anyone see you? Come in here." I said as I lead him inside and shut the door, quickly grabbed a towel from the downstairs linen closet. He sat on the sip hair in the kitchen when I gave it to him. But Leo just sat there with his head tilted down, motionless. I rubbed the towel on his head. "What we're you thinking? You could catch a cold." But he didn't say anything. "Hey, you know Space Heroes is on. Since you are here do you want to watch it with me?" Nothing, just silence. I started to get a little annoyed. "Okay Leo, out with it. Why are you here? As I recall, you said we shouldn't...hangout because you're worried your enemies may capture me or something." Leo still didn't answer. I sighed and said, "Look Leo, I am not going to force you to talk. When you are ready you can find me in the living room." I walked out of the kitchen in a huff and sat down on the couch.

He walked into the living room partially dry and kneeled down before me. I looked at him with curiosity. He grabbed the remote and turned off the tv. I was shocked because they were showing a Space Heroes marathon. Now I was really concerned. Finally, Leo spoke, "Sarah, I made a horrible mistake." "You did?" I asked. "What I said before, forget about it. I was scared because this is the first time a girl genuinely likes me and I worried that I would get my heart broken." I could tell Leo was being very sincere. "But ever since I met you, for the first time I felt something real. I realized that back at the lair."

~Flashback: Leo's POV~

I was sitting down in the middle of a Space Heroes marathon but I was too depressed to pay attention. Normally something like this would cheer me up but it didn't. "This is stupid." Raphael said while reading one of his comic books. "I know Raph, Space Heroes is lame, we've been over this." "No, I mean this is stupid because you have been moping around for the past two weeks because you stupidly dumped your girlfriend!" I got up with anger and irritation. "I did not! And she's not my girlfriend! I only did it to protect her!" "Really? Or are you afraid of being so close to someone you care about?" But before I could answer that comment, I had an epiphany. For once Raph was right. I was afraid and I think that's what Master Splinter said before. "Leo, Sarah was the best thing in your life and she made you happy. And you deserve it." "And I still do." I ran toward the exit and pass Don. "Wait! Leo! Where are you going? The weatherman said it will rain cats and dogs!" My tall, smart brother bellowed when Mikey screamed, "Cats?! Where?! Ah!" He accidentally slipped off the tire swing and fell into the water. But I couldn't hear them because I was already gone.

~End of Flashback: Leo's POV~

He took my hand and cupped it with the other, looked deeply into my eyes and said, "Before I go back, there is something I wanted to say for the longest time." There was a long pause, but Leo broke the silence when he said those four little words, "Sarah...I love you." I was speechless by his confession. He got up and was about to leave but I stood up and grabbed him from behind. Leo turned slightly to me. I looked up at him and said, "Leo...I...I..." I tried to say it too but I was so choked up by what he said I couldn't say it. He smiled at me. We faced each other, leaned in close, wrapped in each other's arms, and kissed as the rain slowly cleared up, and the clouds parted revealing a full moon shining over New York City.

The End