A/N: It is me again! But not with the chapter story I told you about - I'm taking a break from writing it and, well, here I am! And with a songfic, no less! It's been forever since I've done one of these.

Anyway, this is going to be a two-shot. Both chapters will be a songfic and with the same song, but from different perspectives. Interesting, isn't it...?

Okay, so, for the purpose of this fanfic, let's just say Don, Splinter, and Mikey are...camping. Why? Because Mikey pulled the big blue eyes on Master Splinter...and because I don't want them here at the moment...heh..heh...

This could be read as just a regular two-shot or with a basis as Returning Home (one of my chapter stories). Enjoy!

Disclaimer: TMNT is not mine.

Song: All The Same by Sick Puppies

Raphael had a contortion in him, anyone could see that. Leonardo knew that more than anyone. But no one approached him on it. No one poked and prodded 'the beast.' They just learned to accept it, to deal with it, to live with it. There are multiple reasons why this could be so. It could be simply because they were family or it could be out of fear. Fear of what the hothead would do if you poked and prodded the subject.

I dont care, no I wouldn't dare
To fix the twist in you
You've shown me eventually what you'll do

And he had. He'd snapped before. Leo's hand absentmindedly went to the scar on his neck. His mind flashed with pictures of the memory. A rainy night. A rooftop. An illuminated sign. Two viciously fighting beings. A sai slicing flesh. Darkness.

I don't mind
I don't care
As long as you're here

With a sigh, the eldest sat on the couch, wondering where Raph was. They had gotten into one of their infamous fights and, as expected, the red clad turtle stormed off. Their fights, while they've always been often, had become even more frequent and every single time they ended with Raphael stomping out of the lair. He always came back, but not after a long period of time. It was not hard to guess what he did in that time. Bashing heads, of course, but he also thought. Thought deeply. About the fight, about the past, about just about anything. How could he tell? Well, every single time the hothead would come home, he'd come all emotional, apologizing for the crude stuff he'd said to his older brother.

Go ahead and tell me you'll leave again
You'll just come back running
Holding your scarred heart in hand
It's all the same

Looking at the clock, Leonardo saw that Raph had only been gone a few hours. It'd felt like an eternity. Wringing his hands, the leader fretted. This fight had been the worst by far. Not only had Raph threatened to leave for good, so had he. They'd battled for hours, going on and on about who should leave. When the hothead had stormed out, it seemed like any other fight of their's and he'd be back later. But he wasn't. It'd been five more hours. Not a sign of him. Beads of sweat dappled Leo's forehead as he sat a silent vigil on the couch, waiting for his brother.

Hours slide and days go by
Till you decide to come
But in-between it always seems too long

Suddenly, the creak of a door burst him out of his thoughts. Eyes darting up, Leo leaped up when he saw the forest green body slipping through the door. Racing across the room as fast as lightning, he grabbed onto his brother, pulling him tightly against him. One hand wrapped around Raph, holding him in place. The other one found its way to his neck, gripping the back of his head desperately.

But I have the skill, yeah
I have the will, to breath you in while I can
However long you stay is all that I am

"Raph..."

A/N: The ending of the next chapter sums up the story and everything of the sort so look out for it!

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