This is actually based off a role-play session I've been doing with some friends on DeviantArt. We haven't gotten to this situation in the plot yet, but I'm hoping to eventually.

Disclaimer: All I own is myself.

The disgruntled boy sighed and flopped down onto his bed. He glanced at the clock which displayed 4:13 am in all its LED glory. He groaned.

Three hours since I got back. He brought a hand to his right shoulder. Bandages wrapped around it and his chest. He sat up and carefully undid them, not caring that the local doctor would be livid when he found out. It's not like I need them. He let the white cloth fall to his side and lay back down.

A knock sounded at his door. He sniffed, but didn't answer.

"J?" came the call.

The blond sighed. "It's open."

A blue-banded face show itself.

"Hi, Leo," J said without any enthusiasm.

"How are you feeling, J?"

J rolled over so he was facing away from the turtle. "Not that good. But… alive." He swung his legs over the side of the bed and sat up.

Leonardo clenched a fist and suppressed a growl upon seeing J's back. A large burn covered the right side, in the perfect shape of the Purple Dragons' insignia. Obviously the Shredder had let Hun in on some of whatever torture J had to endure.

J turned to look at Leo, his blue eyes dull. "Anything else?"

Leo hesitated. Telling us what he went through can wait. "No. I just wanted to make sure you were all right. I can go now." He turned to leave, but looked back. "Unless you want me to stay?"

J looked down and thought for a moment. He looked back up at Leo. "Can you stay? Please?"

Leo smiled softly. "Of course." He walked over and sat down next to J as the human crawled to the side closer to him.

The leader was slightly taken aback when J crawled onto his lap, as a child would. He's barely a year younger than us. And he's about the same size. Leo looked at the nasty scar that formed a ring around the human's left arm. Oh, J… What happened to you in there?

"Leo?" J asked in a small voice.

"Yeah?"

"Did you hear what Ch'rell said as we were running away? When you rescued me?"

The eldest turtle grimaced. "Yes. Yes, I heard him."

J leaned against him. "He said… he said I would never be at my true home."

Leonardo sighed. "You know we can't lose hope over something he said."

"I know, I know. He was probably just trying to get under my skin. Make me unwilling to live with you guys. I mean, he didn't have any proof to back it up. That's what Donnie would say." J cracked a small smile. "Don't you think?"

Leo looked away and didn't answer.

J felt something sink inside. Probably his heart. "Leo? What's going on?"

Leo hesitated for a full minute, but finally he caved, sighing. "When we finally broke into the building, the room we first infiltrated was the technology lab. Donnie decided to download their database. After checking you over when we got back, he went through them. When he got done analyzing…" He trailed off.

A feeling of despair rose in J's heart. "…Leo?"

The blue-banded turtle gently took off J's glasses and placed them down next to him before answering sadly. "Don found no error in the data. According to what the Foot scientists have documented…" he paused, dreading what would finish his sentence, "there's some force that's blocking entry or departure from your world."

"What?" J said, confused. "But then, how did I get here?"

Leo shrugged. "Apparently, that was just a fluke. It won't work again."

J just stared at Leo, comprehending the full weight of this development. A lump formed in his throat. "So…" J swallowed before choking, "I can't go home?" His voice broke.

Leo bowed his head sadly. "I'm afraid not."

The human's heart sunk until it found a nice comfortable spot in his gut. A well of sorrow was already building.

And then the dam broke as J wept. He threw his arms around Leo and cried into his shoulder.

Leo hugged him and rubbed his back soothingly. "I'm sorry, Otouto."

Why do I put myself through torment?

I didn't mention the girls, but they also include themselves in the plot. I'm the only guy. Fun.

You're actually told more than you might first comprehend. Read it over again to see what implications are there.

And no yoai. Please.