Disclaimer: Don't own them. (I'm too tired to make it funny. Eh.)
So, here's chapter one! Enjoy!
"Hey, Raph and I are heading out to the junkyard for a bit." Donatello called from the entrance. Michelangelo's and Leonardo's heads looked up and Leo nodded.
"Yeah, okay, just call if you need something or get into any trouble or-," Leo started before Raphael cut him off.
"Fearless, relax. We'll be fine. I won't let anybody or anything touch Donnie Boy here." Raphael's golden eyes met Leo's own amber orbs as reassured his eldest brother before walking out the door, soon followed by Don once he waved to his eldest and younger brothers. Not much time had passed when it happened, just maybe fifteen at least. One moment Leonardo and Michelangelo were seated together on the couch then the next Leo was on top of Mikey. Mikey couldn't react for a moment just due to the complete shock of his eldest brother, his protector, enfolding his fingers around his neck and squeezing hard.
Michelangelo's eyes widened as the oxygen was stolen from his lungs. When he had finally wrapped his mind somewhat around what had just happened, that his brother just attacked him and now was trying to kill him, he had enough sense to start to fight back some. Struggling, his own hands clamped around his brother's arms and started to pull and push to dislodge his aggressor's hands from his neck. Somehow, Mikey managed to get his feet between Leo and his own stomach and with as much strength as he could muster, he pushed, sending his older brother flying over his head, thus finally freeing his neck of Leonardo's strong hands.
Wheezing and gasping, Mikey rolled to his hands and knees, coughing hard as his aching lungs took in the much needed and even more appreciated air. His head snapped up at the sound of scrapping metal. His eyes widened as he saw Leo ever so slowly and terrifyingly unsheathe his katanas. Mikey's petrified baby blues traveled from his brother's blades to his face and what he saw made him physically flinch in confused horror. Gone where his brother's beautiful gold sprinkled amber orbs, replaced by two pools of unsettling blood red. His brother's face was emotionless and it unsettled Mike to no end. No matter how angry or upset Leo got, you could still always find love deep in the depths of his actions, words or expression, but now, his actions where one of an enemy, his lips spoke no comforting words and his face was impassive and cold.
Leonardo pushed forward, his blades aimed to kill. It was all Mikey could do just to duck in time. Leo swung around, his katana one with its wielder, both intent on slaying the orange banded ninja in front of them. Leo came at Mikey again, but this time Mikey was too slow, his sluggishness earning him a deep cut on his collarbone. Mikey winced at the pain and chanced a quick look to assess the damage, but that was all the time blue cladded warrior in front of him needed to make his fatal move.
He moved faster than Mikey could even blink, both his blades cutting down in perfect synchronization as they traveled diagonally down Michelangelo's chest, cutting deep. Blood splattered and Mikey's pupils shrunk immensely at the agony and shock mingled. Michelangelo fell to his knees, then the floor, a pool of red gathering steadily around his figure. The sound of clattering made Mikey look up and he registered his brother before him. Not the cold warrior, filled with triviality and malice, but his warm and loving big brother. Leonardo's amber eyes were on his bloodied blades, filled with confusion and alarm.
"L-Leo…" Mikey's pained murmur sounded strangely loud in their now silent living room. Leo's head snapped to Mikey's figure and his eyes widened and pupils shrunk dramatically. Looking from his bloody hands and blades to his bleeding baby brother lying on the floor before, horrified understanding and terror registered in his eldest brother's eyes as he took a retreating step back without even realizing it.
"N-No…I didn't…I couldn't of…" Leo's eyes never left his hands as his stuttered sentence came out pained and distressed. His eyes traveled back to Michelangelo's wrecked form, his brother's eyes were closed and the red puddle kept gathering around him.
"N-No…no, no, no, no! No! Mikey!" Leonardo collapsed to his knees beside his youngest brother's broken body, gathering him in his arms, tears slipping down his cheeks.
"Mikey! God, wake up! Mikey, wake up, please, wake up!" Leo sobbed as he screamed, shaking his youngest.
"Donnie! Raph! Somebody, help me!" Leo cried as he looked around through blurred eyes at the empty lair, his mind drawing a blank at what to do to save his youngest brother. Looking back at the broken figure in his lap, Leo wasn't even able to tell if his brother was still breathing though his tears. Leonardo cradled Michelangelo close to his chest where he felt like his heart was suffocating.
"I-I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!" He sobbed into Mikey's neck as he mechanically rocked both himself and his brother slowly. Leo's head snapped up with a gasp as he felt a weakened hand touch his hand. Blinking, Leo made out Mikey's baby blues through his tears. Leo moaned when he noticed how dull and pained they looked.
"Mikey, Mikey, Otōto, please, just hold on," He whimpered as he wept, stroking his brother's sweaty forehead. Mikey's hand came up and he placed it gently on Leo's face as his thumb stroked Leo's cheek.
"N-Not…your fault," Mikey whispered breathlessly. His eyes held so much love in their light blue depths in that instant that Leo couldn't do nothing more than shake his head slowly as tears streamed down his cheeks for he had to watch as the light slowly left those stunning sea blue orbs.
"P…Promise me…that…that you won't…blame yourself," Mikey whispered as he fought to keep his eyes open. When Leo whimpered, Mikey forced his eyes to open a bit further and his hand stilled on Leo's face as he willed his light blue eyes to harden.
"Promise…me…Nii-chan." Leonardo sobbed at the endearing name. Placing his forehead to his baby brother's he whispered what Mikey so desperately wanted to hear in his last moments.
"I-I promise." Michelangelo smiled tiredly as his eyes closed partway.
"I…I love…you," Leo whimpered as he closed his eyes for a second, the tears that lingered there spilling over at the action. Leonardo's lips parted to reply when his brother's hand fell from his cheek.
Leo's eyes snapped open and he looked at his youngest's face. Michelangelo's eyes were now closed and he had an almost peaceful look to him. Leo's eyes widened and he stroked his brother's cheek lightly trying to get a reaction, not unlike Mikey had done for him not seconds earlier.
"M-Mikey?" Getting no reply, dread sunk its sharp claws into Leonardo's chest, making it harder to breathe.
"Mikey?!" Leo cried, when no reply was given a second time, Leonardo's face twisted in emotional agony at what this meant, and his eyes glazing over once again with new tears. Leo wrapped both his arms tightly around his brother's motionless body and burying his face in Mikey exposed neck again, sobbed and screamed out his despair to the world.
I know that Leo is way, way out of character here, but I kinda like the idea that he can be like this if something this bad where to happen, you know? Plus, this is an AU, so they should still have all their regular traits, just they show their affection for each other through kisses (cheeks/foreheads), hugs and cuddles, etc...AND NO, THIS IS NOT TURTLECEST, JUST BROTHERLY LOVE TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL. xD You dirty-minded children!
