Title: Courage to Withstand

Author: aysa004

Disclaimer: I don't own TMNT…


Mikey was on the couch, watching some crappy midnight show. Raph tried to ignore the sudden jump in his heart, the unfamiliar flop of his stomach. He tried to brush that annoying feeling away whenever he was near his brother. His brother. His dear little brother…God knows what was happening to Raph.

Sure, he thought about it…about his feelings for Mikey. And each time he thought and racked his brain for the right answer for his harboring feelings, he ended up with the same conclusion…that he was falling in love. His eyes flinched uneasily. Why? Why Mikey? Of all the people he knew…it was..it was just…wrong…

"Mike?"Was that his once dark voice? Why did it sound so helpless?

Mikey turned, his eyes shining with wet tears."Raph…". Was he crying? What happened? Raph felt as though the sky fell on his shoulders as his little brother ran towards him. Another second he felt arms wrapped around him…

"W-What happened? What's wrong?"Raph's voice was panicked, but Mikey just hugged him tightly.

"H-have I been….. bad? Was I w-wrong about something?"

"Of course not, Mike! Don't ever think that way!"Anger seeped up Raph's system. He knew something was wrong...why didn't he see it coming to him?

The question filled Raph with guilt…but he knew something else was bothering Mikey…

TBC

A/N: Sorry if it's so short….--