Disclaimer: No I do not own the cannon characters, but i do own the plot and Ocs.
Prologue
Raph's POV
At eight years old we found the coolest place to play, full of hiding places, areas to climb.
Its a blast, I mean even Leo likes playing here, we have to be careful though, Master Splinter says this place is dangerous, if he found out we played here he'd be upset.
I freeze when I hear the creaking a groanings of the beams above us.
Leo looks up and then at me, silent communication.
We have to leave...now.
We start shouting for Don and Mike. they make it out of the area fine, i trip.
as I'm getting up something knocks me off my feet and i slide a few feet.
as I turn all I can do is watch in horror as the roof of the cavern collapses on Leo.
It takes hours to dig him out...Master Splinter has found us by then.
Leo lays on his side of our bed for three weeks, his broken body unresponsive save his weak, struggled breathing
Then...he wakes up and asks us where he is.
Leo hasn't spoken since, his injuries from that day left him horribly crippled. he can't put weight on his right leg and his hands constantly shake.
His training stopped after he woke up, he seemed to just fade out as we grew up, he was left behind.
For the first three years I was convinced that Leo was...mentally handicapped...like the rest of my family.
Now I know different...I see the confusion and ache for us to spend time with him. So I do, he saved my life, the least I can do is still be his friend.
Our fifteenth birthday was three weeks ago and I can't help but think things are going to change. As leader of this team I have to hope that our elder brother might someday again be accepted in this family, rather than shunned.
That he might find his place.
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