Disclaimer: Again I do not own them! If I did, then I most likely wouldn't be on here!

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"Master Splinter!! Master Splinter!! Come 'ere!" yelled Raph as they entered the lair. They put Mikey and Leo down on the couch and the table.

Raph was trying desperately to get Leo to breath. He was starting to feel a little annoyed, and snapped, punching Leo in the chest several times.

Suddenly Leo began coughing. Blood spurted from his mouth and he rolled over and vomited. He was pale and sweating and shaking violently

"M...Mikey?" he whispered, his voice hoarse. He began coughing more and had to be turned on his side, for fear of choking on his own blood.

Master Splinter raced through and asked urgently; "What happened Donatello, my son?"

"W...we don't know." He said, turning back to Leo, who was vomiting again. But I bet anything Raph is gonna find out. He looked towards his brother who was looking over Mikey who was still out cold.

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Waking Up Is A Bitch.

The rest of that day was painfully long, what with Leo once again going unconscious and still hadn't woken up. Mikey, however had awoken around 2 hours after they brought him back to the lair. With Mikey being Mikey his fist comment was:

"Urgh how many trucks hit me?"

Of course he had yelped when he saw his pale brother covered in bandages (there were bandages all over his plastron and his whole thigh was wrapped up. Also his mask had been removed and to top it all, his mask had been removed and replaced by yet more bandages). And of course he had questioned what happened, and of course he had demanded pizza.

Right now Raph was sitting against the table quietly lost in his own thoughts. Over the years Leo and Raph had grown apart, always arguing, and testing one another's patience. Eventually they had reached a stage of not speaking.

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"Come on Raph! Stop slacking! You're never paying attention any more! You just ignore my orders and do whatever you want! I have had enough!" Leo screamed as he and the others walked into the lair after a run on the surface.

"For the love of Go, Leo! What is wrong with you? Why can't you just relax and let us have a bit of fun for once?! It's always run, train, spar, train, run again, and you're driving me crazy! Just bloody well relax will you? And get the hell off my case! All I did was go to Casey and April's!" He scowled at the back of his leaders head.

"Yes! Exactly! Casey and April's! Is that what I told you to do? NO! Why can't YOU just LISTEN to ME and stop acting like a jackass all the time!"

"ME act like a jackass?! You're the one who trains all the time so you can be better than us!-"

"That's not-"Leo began to cut in.

"YES! IT IS! JUST THE WAY YOU STAND THERE THINKING YOUR'E PERFECT! THINKING YOU'RE BETTER THAN US! THINKING WE CAN'T DEFEND OURSELFS! WELL I'VE HAD IT WITH YOUR PERFECTION! I DON'T NEED IT AND NEITHER DO DONNY AND MIKEY! IN FACT I DON'T EVEN NEED YOU! I HATE YOU!" Raph stood there shaking with rage, his knuckles turning white.

Leo's eyes grew wide as a flicker of pain and hurt flashed through them. His shoulders slumped slightly and he took off into the sewers, from which he had just come from.

"We don't hate him" Donny's words made Raph squeeze his eyes shut and put his head in his hands.

"Why did I say that?" he wasn't asking anyone in particular. He smacked his forehead with his hand.

"Why did I say that?"

"I don't know Raph but when he gets back apologise." With that, Donny walked off towards his lab and slammed the door shut. Mikey gave Raph a reproachful look and also walked off. Raph sat down, and slowly fell asleep.

When Raph woke the next morning, he half expected to hear the sound of blades, and the occasional yell of frustration. However, it was only silence that could be heard.

It was 4 days before Leo came back. He looked exhausted, and was covered in grime, mud and a little bit of blood.

Raph had immediately confronted him and apologised just as Donny had told him to. Leo had just grunted and retreated to his room.

Raph and Leo had gone downhill from there. Getting in more and more arguments, and not being as friendly.

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Raph banged his head slightly against the table and muttered:

"I'm sorry Leo. I really am."

A low moan pulled him out of his thoughts.

"Leo?" he gasped. He stood up and walked over to the couch.

"Urrrgh" Leo groaned. He lifted his un-bandaged arm to his head and coughed.

"Leo!" Raph yelled, falling to his knees and flinging his arms around his brother. Tears sprung to his eyes as Leo gripped weakly back. He was a bit frightened on how weak Leo's grip actually was.

"Im sorry! I'm so sorry!" Raph sobbed into the crook of Leo's neck. He squeezed Leo tighter.

"S... sorry for" he broke off and coughed "what?"

"Us. I don't hate you. I never did. I wish we were like we used to be. Inseparable! I love you Leo, and I'm sorry"

"Wow"

Raph looked up. Donny had walked into the room just as Raph had spoken. He looked stunned, yet at the same time ecstatic. He walked over to Raph and Leo and placed his hand on Raph's shoulder.

Raph and Donny looked down at Leo. They were both amazed. Leo was doing something he barely ever did.

He was smiling.

"Leo!" Mikey had just woken up.

Raph rolled his eyes. Couldn't he have a minute with Leo without being interrupted?

Mikey swivelled his legs and placed his feet on the floor. Then he jumped up from the table and bounded over to them. He pushed Raph out of the way and hugged his eldest brother.

"Thanks for saving me" he muttered quietly. Leo placed his hand on Mikey's shoulder but said nothing.

"D'you mind if I could have a talk with Leo alone?" Raph said loudly. Donny and Mikey looked at him. Then both slowly turned away and walked into the Kitchen. Raph watched them go and sighed.

"I'm sorry too"

Raph snapped his head to Leo. Leo's eyes were closed, and his face was soft. Did Raph hear right? Did Leo say sorry?

"Leo?"

Silence.

"Leo?"

Silence.

"LEO?"

He began to shake Leo, at first gently and then more rapid. Donny and Mikey ran into the room.

"What did you do?" cried Donny as he groped for Leo's neck.

"Nothing, I swear!" Raph yelled, terrified as Donny scooped Leo up and ran with him into his lab. Mikey and Raph sprinted after him and saw Donny placing Leo on the table.

Raph could feel his own heart pounding against his plastron. His hands were clammy and his head was spinning.

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Cliffy!!! Sorry everybody. Also, I wish to apologise for not updating in SO long! I have been incredibly busy with school work and this year has been amazingly hectic! Once again, I'm so sorry, but I will now hopefully be getting chapters up quicker! Thanks everybody. Please review!

Love, Bkitty123