Betrayal

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Leo shifted in his sleep and woke himself up. Something wasn't right and it wasn't his dream. Throwing back his covers, he made sure he had his katanas. Walking out of his room, he listened. Yep, footsteps. Unsheathing a katana, Leo headed towards the footsteps.

Oh no, Leo told himself, they're heading for Mike's room.

Leo sped up and when he was in front of Mike's room, he was right next to the intruder.

"Leo?" Mike's voice asked. The intruder turned Mike's room light on, revealing an orange bandana. Leo relaxed realizing it was Mike. "Leo, what's going on?"

"Nothing," Leo said with a smile. "Just a bit paranoid."

Mike nodded his head sleepily and walked into his room, turning his light. As Leo was engulfed by darkness, his bad feeling didn't go away. At Shredder's tower a ninja bowed.

"Master," the ninja said, standing, "the traitor is safely within the boundaries."

"Good," Oraku Saki said.

- - - - -

Leo kept an eye on Mike. Each time he caught himself doing so, though, he would concentrate on Donnie and ask himself why he was watching Mike but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't keep his eyes off of Mike.

"Training is over, my sons," Master Splinter said. "Leonardo, may I speak with you?"

Leo nodded and watched as Mike went to his room.

That's strange, Leo told himself while he made his way to Master Splinter's room. Even Raph noticed it. Usually after practice, he ran to the couch to the remote before Raph.

"My son," Master Splinter said, "what is on your mind? You've been eyeing Michelangelo all through training."

"I don't know," Leo said. "I just have a bad feeling around Mike but I don't know why."

"My son," Master Splinter said, "there is the sense of a traitor in our mitts but I do not think it is Michelangelo."

"I know Master Splinter," Leo said before standing and bowing. "I just wish I knew who."

Leo headed towards Mike's room and before he knocked on his little bro's door, he paused. Something wasn't right. Leaning close to Mike's door, Leo listened.

"…and if possible, bring what Donatello is now currently working on."

Shredder? Here?

"Yes Master," Mike said.

Leo jumped back from Mike's door, not believing what he heard. Mind running and heart pounding, Leo jumped when Mike opened his door.

"Oh, hi Leo," Mike said, looking up.

"Why?" Leo asked. Mike looked confused at him. Don and Raph were walking over when Leo asked, "Why did you betray us? WHY DID YOU BETRAY US FOR SHREDDER!"

Breaths were caught and Mike looked at his feet. Leo didn't wait for an answer. All he did was turn and run, run out of the Lair and out of Mike's life.

- - - - -

Leo slowed to a stop on a random roof. It was the third week since he had found out about Mike's betrayal. Leo didn't know if Don or Raph were still at the Lair or not. He had cut all connection. He knew he was acting rash but if it's the only way to detach from the betrayer, he was willing to do it. He did however keep an eye on Raph and Don but only when they came out of the Lair. Master Splinter, however, Leo could not keep an eye on for safe measures. He knew that his sensei would never leave the Lair unless it was necessary. Each night, though, instead of sleeping, he would scout around the Lair for any Foot and when he knew his brothers would be up, he would sleep for an hour of two, never more than four.

Within the Lair, the family was falling apart without Leo. Mike never left his room to interact with the family and only left when his new master summoned him. Don kept everything he had and all of the rooms secured and locked. The only ones who had keys were Raph, Don, and Master Splinter who never sat them down out of their sight. Raph kept avoiding Mike, not wanting to interact with him with fighting or yelling. Master Splinter only came out of his room to eat or train Don and Raph in what felt like a box with no windows. Most of the time, Master Splinter meditated and paced within his room.

Leo looked up from his feet and at the setting sun. He knew his family's new routine by heart now because of having hid in the shadows for a few days. He sighed and turned around. Instantly, he had his katanas out and ready to fight.

"Leo, please," Mike said, the Foot symbol on his right arm. "I don't want to fight–"

"But Shredder sent you to," Leo finished. Mike lowered his head and took out his numbchucks. "Fight me Michelangelo and let's see how better Shredder really is."

Mike nodded and attacked Leo. Don and Raph slid to a stop and noticed their brothers' fighting. They looked at each other and nodded. They were going to stop this without shed but it was going to be a bit harder then they planned. A few dozen of Foot ninjas blocked the way towards the fight.

"Let the brothers fight and see who is better," Karai said, walking out of the group of ninjas. "My master would also like to see who would win."

"But Mike against Leo? Mike hasn't got a chance," Raph said. "Move Karai so I can stop this."

"Don't you want to watch your brothers tear each other apart?" Karai asked, the Elite ninja surrounding the two turtles and holding them so they wouldn't get away. "Why don't you watch with me?"

The Elite ninja forced the red clad and purple clad turtle to watch the heart wrenching fight. But for some odd reason, the red clad turtle relaxed. Donnie looked at Rah confused and Raph winked. He nudged his head towards the fighting pair and Donnie watched closely. He smiled. It was a sparing match, a game. They weren't really fighting.

- - -

Leo smiled at his little brother and Mike smiled back. As quickly as the fighting had become real, it had become a game. The two turtles began passing information on how to get back at Shredder but first get Raph and Don out of Karai's grip. With a nod, Leo led the way towards Karai and the Foot ninjas as well as the other two turtles. Using Leo as a boost, Mike jumped and landed on a Foot ninja. Jumping, he jumped over Leo as he tried to slice him in two. Don and Raph watched as the two worked as two clogs in a clock or two dancers in perfect harmony.

Come on guys, Raph said. Come and get Karai!

Mike slid in front of Karai and smiled. Leo smiled back and just as Mike jumped, Leo had Karai pinned to the ground with his katanas around her throat, holding her down. Mike was quick to knock the two Elite ninja holding Raph senseless for enough brief seconds for Raph to get free. Raph and Mike attacked as one at the remaining two Elite and Donnie was soon free as well.

"Come on," Leo said, running over and smiling. "We have very little time to lose them and get home."

"Right," the three other turtles said. They followed Leo down into the sleeping streets and as fast as they could, try and lose the ninja in the shadows. Stopping his brothers against a wall shadowed by the night, Leo thanked god that there wasn't a moon out. The ninjas quickly passed overhead and Leo ushered them into the sewers. Before they could go anywhere, Mike grabbed Leo's arm.

"There's a tracker imbedded in my arm under the symbol," Mike said, his face stern. "Cut it out."

"What?" both Leo and Raph asked.

"Please," Mike begged. He was looking at Leo and Leo only. "Leo, cut it out. Cut the whole symbol off of my arm. Please. It's the only way to lose them for sure. I know a place where we can stay for a bit that's all furnished and the Foot don't know about it. We can run by the Lair real quick to grab Master Splinter and a few things but within a few minutes, they will over run the place like insects to a corpse. Please."

Leo looked at Don and Raph before nodding. With a smile, Mike bowed to Leo and turned so the symbol was easy to get to. Raph took his brother's hand and gripped it tight. Mike looked at his hotheaded brother and saw tears in his eyes and understood. Smiling as tears began to fall, Mike gripped his brother's hand tightly as Leo unsheathed his katana. Donnie placed a hand on Leo's shoulder and nodded. Leo bit his bottom lip and placed his katana blade on the top of the Foot symbol. He began adding pressure until began to drip from the tip of the blade. Slowly bringing the blade down under the symbol, Mike winced and his grip on Raph's hand tightening and tears began falling faster. Leo kept pulling the blade down Mike's arm and when the blade came to the bottom of the symbol, Leo pulled the blade away from Mike's arm. The symbol plopped on the ground and Mike began gasping for air, not realizing he had been holding his breath. Raph pulled his little brother into a gentle hug as Mike cried. Leo fell to his knees, shaking. Donnie picked up the flap of skin and looked around in it. Sure enough, there was a microchip.

"The good news it we got the tracker out," Donnie said and Raph smiled. Mike did too but Leo just kept looking at his shaking hands. Mike pulled away from Raph and slid to Leo's level. He placed his hand on Leo's shoulder and Leo looked up.

"Come on," Mike said. "We're running low on time."

Leo nodded and jumped to his feet. He quickly sheathed his sword and began running towards the Lair. Don, Mike, and Raph all followed. They burst through into the Lair and split. Leo went to get Master Splinter, Donnie went to his lab, Raph went to his room, and Mike picked up a meowing Klunk. Donnie came out with his duffel bag and Raph came out with a backpack. Leo walked with Master Splinter over to the others. Master Splinter nodded and they all left their home.

- - - - -

Leo sighed. It's been a month since the Foot had wretched the place and he's still cleaning. Mike had cleaned the most, not stopping till most of the job was done. He had helped Don undo all the locks that were on every room, helped fix the entertainment center, helped move a few things around, helped Don tighten security around the Lair, and helped clean all the room. When it came to his room, he just picked up every comic book he owned and placed them in a box. Some games he kept for the game system they had for his brothers and some games he also placed in a box. Leo had asked Mike what he was doing and Mike said that he didn't need it all anymore.

Mike had changed and Leo had a feeling that it was just the beginning of something horrible, not just a betrayal.