blue dragon

Blue Dragon - Chapter 2 - Japan
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Leo blinked wondering what the dream he had was about as he finished packing his stuff and walks out his room to see Raph,
"Hey Raph" said Leo as the turtle looks up,
"Hey Leo, I was just about to get ya, come on Aprils here"
"Oh thanks Raph" said Leo as he came down the steps.

"yeah whatever" said Raph as he grabs his duffel bag, Leo blinks,
"thats all you are taking?"
"yeah why?"
"Well...ah nevermind" said Leo shaking his head, best not to change things...

~*~

Mikey was leaning against Donny sleeping as Donny yawns some playing on Mikeys game guy as Raph and Leo emerge from the elevator of their lair.

April smiles some, "Hey guys, good to see ya made it, you two ready?"
Leo and Raph nod as they got in and April drove off. As she drove Leo notice Raph was real quiet, staring out the window, he says, "Raph you ok?"

"hm?" Raph looks at Leo "oh yeah..nothing"
"you sure? Ya real quiet"
"Yeah still tired' Raph yawns as Leo nods.

~*~

As they arrived at the airport everyone got out as April says,
"Have fun in Japan guys"
"thanks April" said Leo as the others waved, they all go into the airport. after going with their tickets and arriving at the gate they soon got on and sat, soon a women walked up to them with suprising news. She said that the 4 people who were to take the seats up in 1st class did not arrive and she was picked to give it to those who might need it, Leo walks up and looks up at the women his blue eyes looking into brown ones that made the women abet flustered,

"thank you Ma'am" he said smiling as the women smiles back and took the four up to first class.

As Mikey sat down he whispers, "She was totally hitting on Leo"
Donny laugh some nodding as Raph stayed silent, Mikey teases,
"ohhh someones jelous" but for once the turtle said nothing, This made Donny and Mikey blink, Leo says to the two turtles, "I heard that, she was not hitting on me"

"phhhft you were hitting on her Leo-boy" said Raph his hat tilted down, Leo growls some at Raph and looks away starring out the window as Raph stayed silent again.

The same women who got them the seats came over to them again saying,
"May I get you 4 anything?"
Leo looks at the women smiling a soft smile, "no miss we are good"
She blushes again nodding and walks off.

Leo yawns some laying back in his seat as he closed his eyes to nap...

~*~

He found himself in a traditional japanese garden, he looks at the large pond from the bridge crossing it and sees the many Koi fishes eating bread crumbs, he blinks and looks to the side and blinks seeing someone...

There kneeling feeding the fishes was a young beautiful women, she was in a black kimono, her hair was a smooth brown color that seem to shine abet in the sun, she had tan color skin with was like a rose petal, she looks up suddenly her brown eyes looking at a figure standing in a japanese priest outfit, Leo couldn't tell who it was because of the large straw hat..

Leo watches as the women walks to the figure and takes its hand, Leo gasp some seeing it was turtle. He saw them them in the straw hat abstructing his view....

~*~

Leo woke getting shook by Mikey, "mmm what?" mumbled Leo some as Mikey says,
"Leo dude, we in Japan"
Leo blinks nodding as he grabbed his bag, Raph and Donny meeting the two outside as MIkey and Leo walked over to them, The same women walked over then in her small skirt and work outfit as she hands leo a small piece of paper, blush and walks away with the other people who work on the plane. Leo blinks looking at the paper and then flolded as Raph smirks snatching the paper,

"huh? Raph! give that back!" he said as Raph smirks saying.
"lets see what she" he opens the paper and smirks throwing it to mikey as Mikey says,
"Ohhhhh!! Her phone number!"

Donny laugh some as Raph laughs watching Leo try to snatch the paper away from their younger brother. As Leo get it back he says, " Ok so she gave me her number, yeah REAL mature Mikey"

"yeesh what is ya problem Leo, I was just joking"
Leo sighs, "nothing Mike, come on lets get going to the hotel"
Raph eyes a taxi saying, "theres one"

As they walked over and got in Mikey says, "uh..Leo you speak Japanese?"
"Pretty Good, why?"
"cause this dude is speaking it fluently"
Leo nods as he told the driver where to drive in japanese and the driver nods the car heading to the hotel. As they arrived at the hotel Mikey says,
"Hey Leo, look at this" Leo takes the small booklet from Mikey and looks at it saying,
"hmm talks about the last traditional Shinto temple in Japan, Very Oringinal"

"Maybe we can go there?" suggested Mikey as Donny says,
"I admit I like to see the building structer" Leo walks inside the hotel with his brothers as he walks to the desk saying, "sure, but lets unpack ok?" The three brothers nod as Leo looks at the women at the desk saying that they were from the radio contest, The women nods bowing as she hands leo the keys, and Leo bows back as he walks with Raph and the others to their room, As they entered Mikey says, "Rooming with Donny!"

Raph roll his eyes some as he says, "fine with me"

As they unpacked Mikey says "Man, this place is REAL busy"
Leo nods as he says, "yeah, but the temple should be peaceful, you guys ready?"
The brothers nodded as they headed out and to the temple.

~*~

Leo, Raphael, Donny and Mikey stood before the Torri gate where Mikey says,
"woah this thing is huge!"
"its a Torri Gate, Mikey, it shows the enterance to temples" explained Leo as Mikey nods, Raph says, "come on lets go"

Leo nods, "we can be blessed here" as Mikey and Donny walks ahead Raph says,
"hmmm don't they say there torii gates are like spiritual gateways?"

Leo nods as Raph walks under it but as Leo did...a memory came to his mind

~*~

A figure walked through the quiet village, he blinks wondering what was wrong as he walks to the temple seeing the gate was closed. The figure raised his staff smashing against the gate until it cracked up the wooden plank blistering open, the figure gasps, "blood!? here!" he nearly shouted as he runs but froze, he got a good look of the steps of the temple and froze as he says softly "oh no..." he dropped his staff and ran up the bloody steps and kneels saying taking the body of his brother into his arms, "Shiro! Shiro speak to me!" but when nothing came he laid the body back down and ran into the mansion calling out "Saburo! Jiro!" then he soon found himself at the shrine inside the temple and froze seeing his 2 last brothers dead, he whispers, "oh brothers...." he try to hold his tears back as he walks slowly before dropping to his knees..

~*~

Raph heard something and turns seeing Leo on his hands and knees tear drops seen as Raph runs over to Leos side and kneels saying, "leo? Leo talk to me" Leo shook his head breaking out of the trance as he looks to see Raph, Mike and Donny looking at him strangely.

"Oh um...I guess jetlag" said Leo as Raph helped Leo up, Donny nods as he says, "that is common when traveling long like we did"

Leo nods as they walked seeing the temple, Leo looks at the booklet saying,
"Apparently this is the last of the shinto temples, this was to a great dragon name "Edeyo' " leo reads on, "A master of the dragons, he was the one who stopped great enemies"

Raph nods, "one powerful dragon" Leo nods,
"sounds like it"

As they walked into the temple Leo went off on his own abet as he looks at the long wall of many Head priests that were in charge of the temple, but soon he saw a small hall that leads to a small room. As he walks in he sees a lone statue, but on the walls spreading to all 3 panels he saw a design of a dragon, a dragon that had many tags and wild eyes, Leo guessed that he was a protective dragon, as he walks to the statue he noticed that on the statue arm that was exposed was a design of the same dragon on the wall, as he moves his hand touching the arm w Leo felt something enter him, the breath leaving him a moment as he suddenly collapsed, but he blacked out not noticing that who grabbed him, was Raph himself.

"Leo!" said a extremely worried Raphael as Leo groans softly not responding to Leo.

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Back at the hotel, Raph, Mikey and Donny watched at the doctor checked Leo. He then left after talking to them.

"What made Leo black out like that?" said Mikey as Raph suggested,
"Jetlag?"

Donny shakes his head, "getting it twice like this is rare Raph, it was something else"
Raph sighs, "well until then we better rest, you and Mikey go eat and relax, I'll stay in here and watch Leo" Donny nods as he and Mikey left to go chow down as Raph sat in a chair eyeing Leo, he says softly, "what happened to you Leo..what is wrong with you"

(End of Chapter 2)