Author's notes: Sorry this is a P.O.V., I feel like stories told in this perspective are open to more detail. I apologize if you don't like First Person view. Thanks for your interest in my story.
Disclaimer: I do not own TMNT.
~~~Story Start~~~
Pain streaking through my body as I stumbled down the alley, leaning against my right arm, feeling a cold-wet brick building, while my left hand slipped under my bandana to rub my eyes, removing my hand I could feel a slightly warm liquid… it had to be blood. My vision was blurring and I was feeling dizzy… I knew I was going to lose consciousness soon… I desperately needed to get underground.
I moved away from the building that helped support me, as I quickly fell to my knees and crawled towards the center of the alley, feeling for a manhole cover. My eyes betrayed me and my vision, making me utterly blind. My mind started to race, all I could think about were the events earlier in the day…
-Flash Back Start-
"Mikey, you promised me for the last slice of pizza, that you'd spar with me after dinner." I growled at him as I watched him making his way over to the couch.
Mikey froze in his steps and turned back towards me. "Like you could win against the Battle Nexus Champion!" he sneered, shrugging his shoulders.
Yet again, Mikey rubbing it in my face. I knew I could beat him, with both hands tied around my back.
Without hesitating I charged Mikey and somersaulted forwards, kicking him square in the plastron as he back flipped, landing on his feet but instantly placed one knee on the ground and one hand where I kicked him moments before. He squint an eye as the other gazed at me mixed with discomfort and shock. He then started to coughed and wheezed heavily.
"You aren't fooling me this time, you always play that trick." I said, getting ready to strike again.
I charged again, just about to strike Mikey, still in a submissive position, he bent forward and started coughing as I saw a flash of red hit the floor. Stunned, I stopped instantly, not exactly sure what happened. Staring at the blood on the ground I never noticed Mikey starting to collapse. He fell forward, faster than I could catch him. He hit with a loud 'thud', his plastron lying against the lair's cold floor. "MIKEY!"
-Flash Back End-
I stopped crawling, closed my eyes, and slowed my breathing in attempt to hone my other senses. Abandoning my sigh I focused on sounds, touch, and smells. I could hear cars honking in the distance, I could feel the wet asphalt under my hands and knees, I could smell the familiar stench that I've known my whole life, the sewers.
I crawled to the manhole and lifted the lid, making it down the ladder a few steps as I replaced the cover in hope I wouldn't be followed. I started my descent, but I lost my footing and slipped off the metal ladder. I fell backwards, falling hard on my shell. Pain flew through my body as I gave into the darkness, not able to fight it off anymore.
-Flash Back Start-
I turned Mikey on his shell, placing his head on my lap as I kept repeating his name but I didn't get any response. I started to panic, my eyes wide with fear and mixed emotions. I was scared of the worst, the only thing racing through my mind was that I killed my innocent little brother.
"Mikey… what have I done?" I whispered to myself, glancing down at the orange masked turtle, his eyes shut. I couldn't feel him breathing. I checked his pulse but I couldn't keep a steady hand. My nerves and adrenalin were getting the better of me.
I lost my temper, I went too far, I hurt my little brother… again. He trusted me, he believed in me and all I ever do is hurt him. Why do I keep hurting people? I leaned Mikey's motionless body back against the floor.
I ran over and grabbed my sais from the nearby practice dummy and ran out of the lair, eyes squeezed shut as tears escaped, flowing steadily down my cheeks. "Mikey?!" I could hear as Donnie and Leo ran into the room becoming aware that their little brother laid crumpled on the floor. The noises soon faded as I ran further down the sewer's tunnels. Not caring where I ended up.
To Be Continued…