UPDATE! GRAMMAR FIX!
Yay! Update! Thanks for the people who had favorited and followed my story. You guys are the best.
Anyway, this fic was supposed to be a bit serious but I tought, some humor wouldn't hurt, right? Well,this is gonna be mostly Leo centric so humor isn't that far away. This chapter is just some brotherly moments between Leo and Mikey.
Twelve years later...
Right now I'm sitting inside the dojo under the tree that grows right in the middle of it. I'm wearing my usual attire consisting of brown, almost black pants, black tank top, a blue mask and a blue scarf that covered my face up to just below my nose. Master Splinter taught us on how to meditate but it's only me who was the "spiritual" one, at least that's what my brothers are calling me, to actually get it done seriously. I stay at the same position for hours without moving aside from the occasional twitch on my ears and whiskers, I think. His master told me that as the eldest son, it's my responsibility to lead and protect my brothers. Having to carry such task, I'm the one who spend most time inside the dojo.
I'm different from my brothers, very different. However in any case, my brothers still accepted me and I'm grateful for it.
Raphael usually in the dojo as well but right now he's with sensei to scavenge some food. He trains almost as much as I do but on a different terms. He trains only by beating the daylight out of the training dummy and the sand bag. He believed that the only way to get stronger is by physical training so he only meditates if Master Splinter asked him to. His temper sometimes goes uncontrolled and being the strongest, his temper is a bad news.
On the other room was Donatello who's reading some books. He's the smart guy of the family spending his time mostly on books, doing experiments and projects more than anything. He even at times pulls an all-nighter for his new project (that tends to blow up on his face) which worries Master Splinter to no end. Master Splinter keeps reminding Donnie that if he kept doing that, it would be bad for his health and might become a bad habit. But one thing that everyone knows that he did it to help his family. Life as a mutant wasn't exactly safe and it would be dangerous if any human discover the lair which is why he spends his time to increase the security around our home by installing the main gate, warning alarms and cameras around the perimeter, something that everyone was grateful for.
And then there is Michelangelo. Let's just say he liked to slack off. If only he likes to train he would be the strongest one of all of us. I mean, he doesn't even train much but he still as good as everyone else. Speaking of which, where is Mikey? If he's not training he's usually in front of the TV but the main room was quiet. I couldn't hear anything from the main room so that means the TV are off.
A bright red light caught my attention and answered my question about where Mikey is. I took a deep breath and sighed."Mikey, you know that trick won't work on me again, right?"
The dojo door opened and revealed Mikey standing in front of it still holding a laser pointer."Aw, I guess it really doesn't work anymore." He said while pouting.
I just rolled my eyes and laughed it off. I still remembered the first time he used a laser pointer on me.
Flashback ... seven years ago...
I was training alone inside the dojo. Sensei had gone to find food along with Raph and Donnie so it leaves me and Mikey on the lair. Mikey was probably watching TV so I could train in peace. I was doing simple katas that sensei had taught us earlier and I just keep repeating it over and over again. To say bluntly, I like to train... and having much more stamina than the rest is very perky. So there I was, training like nothing else matters in this world. Nothing other than the training dummy in front of me, myself and the shining red dot on the floor which-.
'What is that thing?' I thought to myself.
It moved closer to me, getting me to take a step back with my eyes still plastered on the red dot. Gathering my courage, I walked closer to it only for the dot to move away from me. I just stared in confusion. 'What is it that the thing wants? I moved away, it followed me. If I moved closer it ran away from me.' I thought. I think I could hear some chuckles somewhere but my focus is only on the red, shiny dot. 'Is that thing's laughing at me? Is it mocking me?' With that, I dropped on all four. 'I'm going to teach that thing a lesson for laughing at me like that.'
I dashed on its direction and tried to catch it with my paws but it suddenly changed place. 'Whatever it is, it's fast, very fast.' I run and run using all four trying to catch it across the dojo. I keep chasing it but it was simply too fast and when I'm perfectly sure that I caught it, that thing somehow escaped. I'm pretty sure I knocked over a few things on my quest to catch that annoying but fascinating red dot. When I stopped to breathe, the red dot stopped on the wall on the other side of the room. 'Finally getting tired huh? You won't get away from me this time.'
I used the fastest way to get there, leaping. Before I leaped however, I could've sworn I heard someone said "What is going on here?" but I don't care. When I'm midair however, the red dot disappeared, completely snapping me out of whatever I was doing. Everything are finally comes to piece, the sound earlier was sensei's which made me glanced over to the door where I saw sensei were standing there with my three brothers. But as my gaze met Master Splinter's, my face met with the ... wall and I fell to the floor. Getting up, I rubbed my left cheek which is the one that made contact with the wall rather harshly before finally running towards my sensei.
"Sensei! There is this red thing that was bothering me so I chased after him, and then when I thought it was tired I jumped to catch it, and then it just disappeared and then, and then..." I said excitedly before grasping for air. I don't have huge lung capacity like my brothers.
My sensei just smiled at me and patted my head. "Calm down Leonardo."
End of Flashback.
I laughed at the memory. The aftermath is that sensei finally explained to me that those light are made using laser pointers and Mikey and I were punished by cleaning the dojo which looked like it was hit by a tornado just recently. Mikey are punished for being the main suspect and I'm punished for not being focused on my training.
"Why are you laughing bro?" Mikey asked raising one of his brows.
"Nothing, I'm just remembering the first time you used it."
At least it wasn't as bad as the ... I think the fifth time he did that. I really thought he won't even try to do that again after that but Mikey's pretty unpredictable.
Flashback... five years ago...
I was on the main room watching my favorite show called space heroes. I really liked the show and I admired Captain Ryan. How he would lead his team against all odds. I was watching peacefully until another red dot from a laser pointer entered my field of sight. I tried to resist but the desire was too strong. And then, another "chase the red light" begins. I chased it down for a good five minutes before it landed on the TV. I jumped at it and the TV causing the TV to fall down and break. That time, I could hear two broken sounds. The TV's crashing sound and Mikey's heart shattering.
End of flashback.
"Hey, bro?"
I hummed questioningly to respond.
"I'm worried about you. Don't you think you're overworking again?"
I was taken aback by that question. I turned to him and our line of sight met. I could clearly see worry on his baby blue eyes. I got up and walked to him. "Don't worry about it Mikey. I'm supposed to be the leader and protect you guys. That's why I like to train so much. If I fail to protect you guys, then that means I failed as an older brother." I informed him and I put a paw on his shoulder. "You understand that, Mikey?"
He sighed lightly. "I know about it bro. It's just, you've been ... isolated ever since sensei asked you to become the leader."
"I am?"
"Yeah, you liked to play with me as much as I do before but now you've just been occupied with training and becoming a better leader that you put a wall between you and us. You should relax once in a while, you know, just watching TV or skateboarding... I don't know. Just, spend some time with your family."
It took a while to find my voice again. Mikey are hurt because of me and it hurts me seeing him like this. "I uh ... um ... We still spend time together on training, movie nights-"
"You know that's not I meant, bro." He snapped at me. "Sorry."
"It's ok, I deserved it. I should have been able to split my time but I never even thought about it."
A smile formed on his face. "You know, you should watch TV more often."
"I do watch TV. I never missed any Space Heroes episode."
"Ugh, I mean other than that dorky show." He said teasingly.
I could feel that I'm grinning right now. "Ohoho, you better take that back,Mikey." I said grinning even wider.
"Ok... if you can catch me." He sprinted out of the dojo. "See you later space dork."
I laughed at his remark. "Oh you're so on." I dropped on all four, since that way I would run faster, and then went after him. I guess I do need to play sometimes.
Whew, done. It's hard to write this with depleted muse, at 3 A.M. I laughed quite a bit while writing this chapter.
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