Okay so I hope none of you understood what happened with Mikey in my first chapter because that was my goal. If you did, then you're smart or I still gave away too many hints. However, this is chapter 2 and I hope you like it again. I'm really trying my best for this story.
When I wake up I feel the soft sensation of my favourite blanket covering me. Leo must have brought me to bed then. And I think Donnie gave me some painkillers because my head doesn't feel as bad anymore. I lie with my eyes closed a little while longer, when I start to hear voices. My brothers' voices to be precise. They aren't in my room, the voices are too far away for that, but they must be nearby. I'm not that interested in eavesdropping but I can hear some words anyway. Especially Raph's as he talks louder while the other two seem to whisper.
"…Can't believe it," Raph says. "…Sure…isn't…Shredder?"
Wait, what?! What about the Shredder? Did I get attacked? Did they get hurt? Or Master Splinter? Or April or Casey?
"I don't…Raph," Leo whispers.
Good, I think. If Leo thinks Raph is wrong he probably is. My second-oldest brother is not the sharpest tool in the shed, you know.
"Where…he…then, Fearless?"
Great, Raph is speaking up. I'm trying to concentrate on what Donnie says in return but I can't hear it. Maybe I should just ask them but something in my right mind tells me not to. It just feels better to forget about this whole conversation and pretend nothing happened, no matter how confused I am.
I hear footsteps coming closer. They're in my room now, I'm sure. I try to breathe evenly so it seems like I'm asleep. At some point they're so close I can hear them breathing. I get nervous but keep my eyes closed.
"It's so surreal," Leo whispers, but not that quietly. I decide it to be the perfect cue to open my eyes and fake just waking up.
When light streams in I notice I'm not in my room, but in the infirmary. Apparently Leo just brought my blanket from my room to the lab. How sweet of him, I think, grinning. This is going to be some awesome blackmail material.
I look up and stare directly into three pairs of different coloured eyes. It's unnerving, to say the least, to wake up and have people staring at you.
"Hey, perverts," I mutter, cracking a smile. "This is creepy." I want to say some more but my throat is as dry as a dessert and feels like sandpaper. I cough a little but it doesn't help.
"Very funny, Mikey," Donnie says wryly. "But I guess you could use a drink, don't you?"
I nod my head enthusiastically, and regret it I might add, when it starts throbbing again. I guess the painkillers didn't completely fix the job after all.
Donnie hands me the glass and I hold it with shaky fingers. Since when did I get so weak? Leo immediately intervenes by helping me holding the glass up while I drink. Totally embarrassing, I tell you. I'm a ninja and can't even hold my own glass of water?!
When I'm finished Leo puts it down and watches me closely. So do Raph and Donnie. I wish they would just stop staring already. It feels very confined to have three older brothers hovering over you and watching you this closely.
"You need something dudes?" I ask them carefully.
They exchange glances which make me even more nervous. Not because they apparently know something I don't get, but because they look very…sad. They look like them, but there's something dark surrounding my older brothers. As if they're not entirely broken, but have once been. And now they're scarred. Old wounds which seem to open up a little when they watch me. Have I done something wrong?
"Can you tell us what you remember of the attack, Mikey?" Donnie asks me gently. I stay quiet for a while and try to dig through my memories. Nothing odd seems to have happened the last couple of days. Nothing I know of at least. Maybe it has something to do with the dark blue memory though.
I decide to just shake my head. My immediate older brother sighs deeply and I give him an apologetic smile. He gives me one back and pets my head.
"Those memories will come, sooner or later, Mikey. Don't you worry."
I look up at him, a little confused. "Can't you tell me what happened?" I ask him.
He merely shakes his head and leaves my bedside. He mentions for Leo to follow him.
"If I tell you about them, it might give you headaches again and we don't want that," he says with a blink. "You have to do it on your own this time."
I try to piece together what he just said, when Don moves his head over to Raph. I don't get why, but I've the feeling both Don and Leo have grown some, now I see them standing up. But I guess that's because I'm in bed or something.
"Can you stay with him for a little while," Don asks. "Leo and I need to discuss something."
Before we can either say something, the two are already gone. I watch Raph over and notice a scar that I can't remember. Well, it's not that strange. We've been through a lot lately. It could be I missed it. Still, I thought I never missed out on a scar when it considered one of my brothers. They are memories to me and although they aren't good ones, I've taken it upon me to remember the mistakes we made that day. They can never happen again.
"Hey, Raph," I say after a moment of silence. He grunts as to say he heard me but otherwise doesn't reply. "Don't you think Donnie is acting strange?"
My older brother's head jerks towards me. A wild glint is in his eyes before it changes to his normal, harsh look. "Didn't notice anything," he mutters before standing up. "I'm gonna make ya something to eat, alright?" I nod as I'm really hungry. It seems like I didn't have anything to eat for years! I slightly grin at my over-exaggeration but it does feel like I haven't been eating properly for some time. I watch my brother leave the room and stare at the closed door. What the hell is going on here anyways?
Damn it this was difficult. I thought I could handle Mikey's character but apparently I can't. Maybe it's because I know him mostly from fanfictions others write instead of the tv-series. It could also be that, unintentionally, I put a lot of personality from my little brother into his character. They're just so alike! However, thanks for reading and please tell me how I did on Mikey (not the others, they are supposed to be a little OOC), or that I suck at writing fanfiction after all.
