Leonardo sat on the floor holding a katana each in his hands. It had now been 16 years since their master and father had died. He and his brothers were growing old and he didn't know if Raphael or Donatello were still alive. They'd left right after the death of Splinter and he hadn't heard from them. Michelangelo still lived with him in the sewers, but both of them had realized they couldn't stay there forever. They had too lost contact with April and Casey. They now had their own lives and April had moved from New York about 10 years ago. He couldn't deny he missed his brothers and wondered if they were okay. Raph had probably got himself killed or worse...Leo thought of Donatello, he was sure he'd done something good with his life, since he was smart and very successful in everything he did.
The sewers were now flooded with polluted water and the humans didn't seem to care about their hometown anymore. Leo let out a sigh. He wished he got to see his brothers one more time, before it was too late...
-Three days later-
Leo was out in the dojo practicing as Mikey pulled the door open and sneaked into the room. He walked slowly to his brother as Leo turned around.
"I didn't hear you coming", Leo said, then looking deep into the other's eyes. "Is something wrong Mikey?" His little brother gave a heavy sigh and then walked around him.
"Uhm...Leo...I've been thinking...We can't stay here forever you know, and..." he looked up at Leonardo. He could still recognize the serious expression in his face, even if he was no longer the young turtle he'd once known. "I have to leave...I have to do something...we can't stay here forever...It has been 16 years now" he looked down at the floor with a troubled and sad face. Leo turned his back to him and walked away to pick up his katanas from the floor.
"Fine..." he said in a calm voice. "Just leave too, just like the others did", at the last sentence, his voice was a bit more irritated and he sounded hurt. Mikey knew his brother had tried to keep their family together since Splinter died. He'd really tried. Not even their friends were left. Raphael had as usual gone out wandering around the rooftops to deal with his frustrations and anger...He had done it for about three days after the death of their father. The next night, he didn't come home. Donatello had wanted to leave to, to find a better place to live, he didn't want to lose contact with his beloved brothers but so it happened. Michelangelo had stayed with Leo in their home in the sewers for all those years. Leo had been taking his anger and sorrow out in practicing, trying to forget for one, just one moment that he didn't have a family anymore. Mikey hadn't known what to do either. He missed their brothers most of the two and was the one to take the lost hardest. He missed April and Casey. But Leonardo had taken care of him.
"Leo....I've thought about this a long time now. The others left because, we don't have anything here, everything is gone...You should leave too. You can't stay here forever...I was thinking of looking for the others....... maybe we could see them one more time." he didn't expect his brother to answer but went back to the door. Leonardo turned around as he heard his brother leaving.
"Mikey!....wait.." he walked over to Mike who didn't dare to look up at him. "Take care...And maybe I'll see you and the others sometime...I hope." he put a hand on his little brother's shoulder. He didn't want his only brother left to leave too, but that was his decision, no one else's. That was everything Mikey could take. The sorrow and loneliness he had held inside of him had to come out as he threw himself into Leo's arms. Leo hugged him back and couldn't help but smile, but it soon faded away as Mike let go of him tears in his big eyes.
"Goodbye Mikey...I hope you will come back to see me sometime.." he gave a weak smile and Mike looked up at him as he opened his shaking mouth.
"Goodbye Leo.." he sobbed turning his back away and left the room. Suddenly Leo felt so lonely. There was nothing left for him in their old home. Only bad memories. He couldn't stay here any more.
"It's a strange life we have lived together...and I will never forget about it..." he shut his eyes as tears poured down his face.
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The sewers were now flooded with polluted water and the humans didn't seem to care about their hometown anymore. Leo let out a sigh. He wished he got to see his brothers one more time, before it was too late...
-Three days later-
Leo was out in the dojo practicing as Mikey pulled the door open and sneaked into the room. He walked slowly to his brother as Leo turned around.
"I didn't hear you coming", Leo said, then looking deep into the other's eyes. "Is something wrong Mikey?" His little brother gave a heavy sigh and then walked around him.
"Uhm...Leo...I've been thinking...We can't stay here forever you know, and..." he looked up at Leonardo. He could still recognize the serious expression in his face, even if he was no longer the young turtle he'd once known. "I have to leave...I have to do something...we can't stay here forever...It has been 16 years now" he looked down at the floor with a troubled and sad face. Leo turned his back to him and walked away to pick up his katanas from the floor.
"Fine..." he said in a calm voice. "Just leave too, just like the others did", at the last sentence, his voice was a bit more irritated and he sounded hurt. Mikey knew his brother had tried to keep their family together since Splinter died. He'd really tried. Not even their friends were left. Raphael had as usual gone out wandering around the rooftops to deal with his frustrations and anger...He had done it for about three days after the death of their father. The next night, he didn't come home. Donatello had wanted to leave to, to find a better place to live, he didn't want to lose contact with his beloved brothers but so it happened. Michelangelo had stayed with Leo in their home in the sewers for all those years. Leo had been taking his anger and sorrow out in practicing, trying to forget for one, just one moment that he didn't have a family anymore. Mikey hadn't known what to do either. He missed their brothers most of the two and was the one to take the lost hardest. He missed April and Casey. But Leonardo had taken care of him.
"Leo....I've thought about this a long time now. The others left because, we don't have anything here, everything is gone...You should leave too. You can't stay here forever...I was thinking of looking for the others....... maybe we could see them one more time." he didn't expect his brother to answer but went back to the door. Leonardo turned around as he heard his brother leaving.
"Mikey!....wait.." he walked over to Mike who didn't dare to look up at him. "Take care...And maybe I'll see you and the others sometime...I hope." he put a hand on his little brother's shoulder. He didn't want his only brother left to leave too, but that was his decision, no one else's. That was everything Mikey could take. The sorrow and loneliness he had held inside of him had to come out as he threw himself into Leo's arms. Leo hugged him back and couldn't help but smile, but it soon faded away as Mike let go of him tears in his big eyes.
"Goodbye Mikey...I hope you will come back to see me sometime.." he gave a weak smile and Mike looked up at him as he opened his shaking mouth.
"Goodbye Leo.." he sobbed turning his back away and left the room. Suddenly Leo felt so lonely. There was nothing left for him in their old home. Only bad memories. He couldn't stay here any more.
"It's a strange life we have lived together...and I will never forget about it..." he shut his eyes as tears poured down his face.
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What do you think? sad? well. If you review, a new chapter should be up soon. Will the turtles meet one last time before they fades away and will they ever see their beloved friends again?
