No… Raph looked around the area to see that most of the gang members were gone or dead.

He kneeled down to his elder brother to see where the bullet had got him. Raph slowly turned Leo's body around, and many scenarios went around in his head.

But he was unprepared for this.

The bullet caught the older turtle in his stomach. And from the ocean of scarlet pouring freely, Raph guessed an organ had been punctured. A single tear when down his face and dripped onto the bloodied plastron, mixing the salt and the copper.

"Leo… no…" He whispered, as he pulled off one of his kneepads to try and slow the bleeding. A weight on Raph's heart was gone when shaky hands weakly gripped both of his own.

"I-It'll be okay R-Raph." He whispered, weakly. Leo gripped Raph's hands harder.

"Leo… I'm sorry… I-I don't hate you. I love you bro." The younger turtle choked out through tears. Leo reached his hand up and touched Raph's face. He wiped away the tears.

"Raph… I-It's 'kay. E-everyone changes." Leo whispered. More weight on Raph's heart was put on. Everyone Changes. That's it, the thing that made Raph angry. Not at Leo, but at himself. Leo was changing… and Raph wouldn't accept the changes. But, everyone changes.

"Leo, I'm gonna call Donny n' get 'im ova here. Jus' hang on." He dialed and got Donny yawning, with a 'Hello?'. "Yo, Don! Get ova here! I don't care if ya need your sleep, Leo's shot! Ight… Hurry!" Raph closed the phone and continued to keep pressure on the wound.

"It… 'Kay…" Leo rasped, repeating what he said before the phone call.

"Leo… It's not okay… Y-you're gonna die!" Raph yelled. More tears fell down his face as he told the elder the truth. He felt warm, sticky blood well up between his fingers. It would soon be the end.

"Raph…" Leo whispered. Raph turned away. "R-Raphael… L-look at me." The younger looked at the dying turtle. "R-Raphie… Even if I d-die here, I-I'll always b-be there. Whether you l-like it or n-not, I-I'll always b-be in y-your heart."

"I-I love you bro." Raph felt the blood begin to leak over his hands onto the alley floor.

"I... Love… You Too… Raph." Leo whimpered between shallow breaths. Suddenly, Raph felt the hand still on the side of his face fall back and saw Leo's eyes flutter shut.

"No… NO!" Raph yelled, realizing what was happening. He heard more gunshots and knew what happened… The gang war continued on the rooftops. Raph was about to leave, when he heard the clicking of a gun. A loud crack was heard, and then blazing pain went up the back of his neck. Raph's eyes widened at the sensation, but before he could scream, the world turned into darkness.