"Hey Donnie, didn't you say there's ants in the lair?" Leo asked as he saw Donnie come out of his lab.
"Yeah, I'm trying to find something to get rid of them. But that's not at the top of my list" Donnie laughed then sat down by Leo.
"Mikey was telling me about how they got into his food, guess that shows him not to leave his food on the floor" Leo laughed.
"Yeah, how many times do we have to tell him? maybe this is a good way he'll learn. Anyway I'm off to bed. Night Leo" Donnie said as he got up of the couch.
"Yeah, Night Donnie" Leo said then headed for his own room.
...
Leo awoke to a sound that came from down the hall.
He rolled over to see the time 2:30 AM.
He listened for the sound, but he didn't hear it so he tried to go to sleep again.
He heard it once more.
Then he jumped out of bed and ran down the hall.
He stoped for a moment trying to find where the sound came from.
He heard it again, it's coming from Raph's room.
Opening Raph's door he charged in.
Raph was yelling, his eyes were wide.
"Raph what's wrong!" Leo asked making his way to his brother.
"A...a...ants!..." Raph pointed at the floor where they were crawling.
"Was his brother really screaming about ants?" Leo asked himself.
He slowy walked over to his brother and sat down on his bed.
"Raph it's Ok, they wont hurt you" He said resting his hand on Raphs arm.
"What do ya mean they wont hurt me! their vicious,gross pests! and I hate em!" Raph said eyes still wide but he was trying to control himself.
"Raph their little tiny insects, trust me I wont let them hurt you OK?" Leo said trying to calm his usually strong brother down.
"Man of all the things he's afraid of, it's bugs" Leo thought to himself looking at his little brother.
"Come on Raph, Donnie will get rid of them soon. But until then come and sleep in my room Ok?" Leo asked.
"Uhh...Ok I guess. But if you think even for a second that I'm weak I'll throw you into next week! got that?" Raph growled as he walked to Leo's room.
"Yeah Raph, I got it. And if it makes you feel any better, I wont tell anyone you came in here" Leo said as he laid down some blankets for Raph to use.
"Thanks bro" Raph said.
"You're welcome!...Hey Raph." Leo said to him.
"Ya Leo?" Raph said.
"Why are you so afraid of bugs?" Leo asked him, hoping he'll get an answer.
Raph sighed then said.
"Well it happened when I was about five. I was walkin down one of the tunnels, when I slipped into one of the underground rivers.
When I got out of the water I didn't know where I was.
I decided to find my own way home. So I started walkin, it was one of the wrost tunnels I've ever been down and that's sayin somethin!.
Well when I came out of that tunnel, I went down another.
There was so many bugs, at first it didn't brother me.
But as I went along the tunnel it became darker.
So dark until I couldn't even see my own hands in front of my face.
I tripped over something and fell.
The tunnel floor was really slick, so I couldn't really get up. That's when it happened!"
Raph stopped to see if Leo was still awake.
Leo was waiting for him to go on.
"The...the bugs started crawling all over me.
I couldn't get them off.
The feeling of bugs crawling on you in the dark.
Bitting you, ripping you apart!.
It's just horrible!.
Finally I got up and I picked random tunnels.
I made it home, thankfully you guys were asleep.
But Master Splinter wasn't, he talked with me for a bit.
Making sure I was Ok, he sent me to my room.
I never told anyone that not even Master Splinter knows the reason why I hate bugs" Raph told Leo.
"Wow Raph I'm really sorry, I wish I could of been there with you. I would have helped you with the bugs" Leo said to him.
"Ya well, it's done and over with now. Anyway Leo I'm off to bed" Raph replied.
"Umm Ok Raph, Night" Leo said then curled up in his blankets.
"Night Leo." Raph said then fell asleep.
