Disclaimer: I still do not own the ninja turtles..."Hugs Leo" "he gasps for breath and tries to get away"

Also I do NOT own the lullaby Oborozuki yo...Don will sing it :)...awwww!!!

Chapter 4: Healing and Patience

"Please!!! NOOOO! Please!!!! Stop!!!Stop!!!!Stop Please!!" Leo's screams could be heard from the other end of the lair. Raph sprinted into the room to find Leo twisted up in his sheets, falling off the bed so that he was half in the air half on the bed. He was twisting frantically, his eyes closed, still asleep, trapped in a nigtmare. Raph scrambled forward and grabbed Leo's shoulders before he smashed his head against the cement floor. His dark hair was soaked with sweat, as were his clothes and sheets.

"Leo, bro, wake up," Raph urged, trying to untangle Leo from the sheets. Leo jerked away and nearly smashed his head against the side table. Raph caught him in time and sheilded him from the table. Don came sprinting in.

"Raph! Hold him still!" ordered Don," he'll snap his back if he keeps fighting the sheets like that!" Raph gripped his brother's thrashing body and tried to keep him still. Don scrambled forward and started removing the sheets and untangling them. Mikey grabbed Leo's legs and after a minute Leo sagged into Raph's lap, still thrashing in panic and screaming frantically. Raph gathered Leo into a hug and began rocking him gently. Leo jerked and trembled in Raph's grip.

"Don, sing Oborozuki yo," Raph whispered. Don nodded and knelt by Leo and Raph. Placing a hand on Leo's back and rubbing it.

"Nano hana batake ni, iri hi usure
Miwatasu yamano hakasu mifukashi
Harukaze soyofuku sora o mireba
Yuzukikakarite nioi awashi.
Sato wa no hokagemo mori no iro mo,
Tanaka no komichi o tadoru hiro mo
Kawazu no nakunemo kane no tomo
Sanagara kasumeru oborozuki yo." Don sang softly. Leo whimpered, but grew still and relaxed against Raph, body sagging as he slipped into an exhausted sleep. April came in as Don finished.

"What was that?" April whispered.

"Something Master Splinter used to sing to us when we were little," Mikey whispered in reply. Leo whimpered as the song ended and twitched. Raph lifted him carefully and sighed.

"Don...I'll lay him on the couch and sit with him untill you guys get clean sheets...Mikey...we better give him a sponge bath quick to get all this sweat off him..." Raph said softly, holding Leo bridal style. Leo leaned into him, whimpering softly. Raph glanced down and sighed. Leo's flashbacks had gotten worse over the past week and he was now having nightmares...he hadn't gotten much sleep because of it. Leo's boxers and the white tank he'd been wearing were soaked. He was shivering now and clinging to Raph's shirt with both hands, knuckles white as he

"I'll grab him a quick change of clothes," Mikey sighed," then I'll go get some warm water going."

Leo whimpered as Raph got up and twitched in his sleep. Raph hugged Leo close.

"I swear I'll murda Bishop fer dis," Raph hissed. Don gave him a firm look. Leo twitched again and clung to Raph tighter. Raph's hazel eyes softened and he headed for the living room, cradling Leo carefully.

"Nighttime has come,
Gone is the sun,
Dream sky is spun,
Stars, one by one... Oyasumi, hush my love,
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Hush, hush, hush," they heard Raph sing softly, he couldn't sing quiet as well as Leo or Don, but he could, if he wanted to.

"Is that?" April asked.

"The same song I sang? Yeah." Don sighed,"Its longer in english though."

April nodded and sighed," Don maybe we should move him to his room? This room must remind him a lot of when he was with Bishop...I mean the whole medical thing and all."

Don rubbed his hand through his brown hair and sighed," Maybe you're right..."

Raph got to the couch and tried to lay Leo down. He clung to Raph, hands clutching Raph's white tank.

"Come on bro, let go," Raph mumbled, gently prying Leo's fingers away. Leo whimpered and clung tighter. Raph sighed and finally managed to get Leo's hands free, Leo whimpered and twitched in his sleep, restless. Raph sat down next to him and gently rubbed Leo's back in soothing circles, singing softly. Leo quieted and grew still. Breathing deep, even, breaths. Mikey came over with the new clothes, a sponge, bucket of warm soapy water, and a towel over his shoulder, for Leo. They quickly stripped him down and cleaned the driying sweat off Leo, before quickly and carefully switching Leo's clothing out. Raph dropped a blanket over Leo and sighed after he returned from putting the sponge and bucket away. Mikey sat on the floor next to Leo and held Leo's hand, humming the tune to "Oyasumi yo" quietly.

"Raph?" Mikey whispered.

"Yeah Mike?" Raph grunted as he sat in the chair off to the side.

"Never knew you could be that patient," Mikey smirked softly.

"He's been through hell...the least I can do is be a little patient with him while he's getting betta," Raph replied gruffly.

Mikey smiled and glanced at the sleeping face of his eldest brother.

"Hang in there bro," he murmered, "You're safe, he can't hurt ya anymore." Leo twitched a little and his hand tightened around Mikey's.

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Reviews Anyone? Sorry for the long wait...meant to update yestday but got busy...very sorry!!

"Oyasumi yo" in English

Nighttime has come,
Gone is the sun,
Dream sky is spun,
Stars, one by one... Oyasumi, hush my love,
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Hush, hush, hush

Oyasumi, close your eyes,
Oyasumi, close your eyes,
Oyasumi, close your eyes,
Sleep, sleep, sleep.

Oyasumi, dream of me,
Oyasumi, dream of me,
Oyasumi, dream of me,
Dream, dream, dream.

Oyasumi, hush my love,
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Hush, hush, hush.

Oyasumi, hush my love,
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Oyasumi, hush my love,
Hush, hush, hush,
Hush, hush, hush,
Hush, hush, hushhhhhhh.