The eavesdropper stumbled back and thank goodness that he still has the reflexes to grab the glass and prevented it from falling. His heart pounding as the last sentence resonated in his head.
What?! Just what?! Raph only has a week to live?! That's impossible, Raph is the strongest in the team! He is the most immune and the muscle. Losing him... Mikey shook his head they will not allow it. Especially him!
Mikey went to the wall again to eavesdrop to hear more information.
"No, Leo, no!" Donnie shouted. It's rare for the calm Donnie for his voice to be THAT angry. "I'm not letting you leave again. You promised him!"
"I had to do this for Raph. He's in danger and he will understand,"
"But you promised. TWICE! You screwed the first one already!"
Mikey dreaded for this event to happen again. The endless arguments and dead silences in their home when Leo left. Yeah, it's only a week, but still, they had a terrible trauma the last time Leo went out for a long time.
"We'll think of other ways-"
"We have no choice, Don. Apparently, someone had to do the job. You will check on Raph. Mikey is out of the question. I have to do this," Leo said.
He winced when he heard his name. It's like saying he's useless.
A minute of silence passed, "I hope you're able to clean your mess alone," is the only thing Donnie said.
He heard another deep sigh, "Donatello, you had to understand the welfare of your brother. But we are open for other suggestions. Now, Leo, Donatello, you know what to do,"
"... Hai, Sensei," both said. But they seemed to sound... Odd.
When he heard footsteps, he placed the glass back and sat down beside Raph, pretending he stayed there.
"I think we have to move Raph to his spare bed," Leo said as Mikey nodded and helped carry Raphael.
He is so glad that Raph finally opened his eyes and able to respond well. He acts like nothing happened. He really doesn't get alien diseases. But still, there is some dark feeling inside that they are celebrating too early. Still, the problem remained unsolved, it's getting worse and it's always leaving him out of it. He understands they are trying to protect him and there is no problem to that.
But he had to do something. He had to make a difference. Superheroes didn't just sit in their rooms doing nothing. They do whatever they can to save countless lives. He had to take action in his own hands. He is going to find that cure and save Raphie, make Leo didn't leave and make his precious family go back to normal.
He will keep the promise to keep his family together, even if it KILLS him.
A knock was heard in his door.
"Mikey, can you do an errand for me?" he realized it's Donnie. He opened the door.
"... Are you alright, Mikey?" he asked. Donnie's intuition and able to detect emotions never cease to amaze him.
"Uh, yeah," he replied, but not in a cheerful manner.
"It's about Raph, is it? Don't worry he will be fine," he reassured. Well, that's not what he heard earlier.
Mikey just smiled as a reply.
"Can you give this to April? It's the list of medicines that Raph must take. I already favored this to her," he gave the paper. It's a lot of medicines and big words he didn't understand. "His condition is too vague, so I had to be sure. Don't worry he will not drink all of it," he reassured again. This "reassuring" is making him feel more anxious.
"I'm on it!"
Jumping from one rooftop to another, a lot of thoughts swarmed in his head. The whole family is panicking. It's like doing some mission, without knowing what the mission was. He knows, Raph will be not happy not because he is dying, but because the family is having problems because of him. He will be angry not because of his illness, but this odd family, he loved so much is slowly, but definitely starting to break. He knew Raph's loyalty, the strongest passion out of all of them. Leaving the family is like betraying him. It happened to Leo and it will happen again. Nightmares will haunt them once more. He also knew, Raph loves, hates and likes Leo. They had such a complicated relationship. But being grown up with them, those three words are so accurate you had no idea.
But Raph and him? It's different. He just realized he is at April's house already.
He knocked at the window and heard the switch clicked and the light came out. She greeted him with a smile as she opened the window and let him in.
"Here's the list," Mikey gave it to April and she kept it in her bag.
"I'm going to buy it tomorrow morning and drop it at the lair," she smiled and then showed concern, "How's Raph?"
"Normal as usual... For now," Mikey replied. "That's really a weird virus. Before I left, he is in the gym and work out like no dart went to his shoulder." He winced at the memory of the red clad turtle shielding him for safety, like what he always does.
"We never know what we're dealing with... But I'm glad he's fine," She sat down at the couch beside him.
"Mikey, tell me, what's wrong? I mean, you had something on your mind," These people are experts in emotion reading. Is he really that transparent? Man, he's losing his touch.
He sighed, "April, I need a favor, a really big one,"
"Well, that depends on how big it is," she chuckled. "What is it?" Mikey showed a paper that seemed to be a map.
"... Get my butt on this island and save Raphie,"
Oh my that is long XD
I just keep on writing and writing last night because I was so inspired in cndrow's works.
