This chapter, the turtles are around five years old.
Chapter 2: Nightmares
Raph woke up from screaming in his youngest brother's room. He threw his blanket on the floor and jumped out of his bed. The red-masked turtle almost tripped over the doorpost in his haste to reach his baby brother (not that he would admit it; he was a ninja. Ninjas don't trip). Raph slammed the door open and frantically looked around to find... nothing. Nothing but his brother, who was now crying his eyes out. ''Mikey, what's wrong, baby bro?'' ''There's a m-monster under t-the b-bed'', Mikey stuttered.
''D`ya want me to scare it `way?'' the older of the two asked, oddly gentle for him. Mikey just nodded. Raphael went to sit on his knees beside the bed with a mock-aggravated sigh, which made his younger brother giggle a bit. Raph waved his arms in the universal `go away'-motion while making noises normally used to scare animals away. ''It's all gone, ototo. Ya can go back to sleep.'' Raph made to leave the room, but a whimper behind him stopped him. He looked behind him only to meet his youngest brother's baby-blue, pleading puppy-dog eyes. ''Please stay?'' It was said as a question, but both knew Raph wouldn't refuse.
He let out another mock-aggravated sigh and walked back to the bed. ''Scoot over, will ya?'' Mikey did so with a happy, if still slightly scared grin. Raph lifted up the blue and green covers and slid in the bed. Mikey snuggled up to his side. ''Love ya, Raphie'', he mumbled. ''Love ya too, baby bro.''/p
(A/N) What did you think? Please review and don't hesitate to give me some ideas. I don't promise to use them, but I will take each one in consideration.