Leo spent most of the day talking to Raph hoping that he would wake up but so far it didn't happen. Eventually, he fell asleep with his head on Raph's shoulder and an arm draped across his brother and hoped that the contact would help somehow.
Donny came in and saw the situation. He left the lab, came back with a blanket, covered Leo with it, and left the room.
The next morning, Leo woke up with Raph's arm around him. Raph slowly opened his eyes.
"What happened?" Raph asked.
"You took a blow that was meant for me and were unconscious for a couple days," Leo explained.
"Why does my head hurt?"
"The wrecking ball gave you a large bump on the head."
Leo slowly helped Raph sit up and sat on the cot next to him. The two of them latched onto each other.
"I know I don't say this enough, Leo, but I'm really lucky to have a brother like you."
"Same here, Raph."
Leo and Raph wrapped their arms around each other. Both of them felt their eyes pricking and allowed the floodgates to open.
Mikey and Donny entered the lab after eating eggs for breakfast. They froze in shock when they saw Leo and Raph holding each other.
Mikey and Donny both cleared their throats. Leo and Raph slowly let go of each other.
"Raph, it's great to have you back!" Mikey exclaimed.
"How are you doing?" Donny asked with concern.
"Other than my head hurting, fine," Raph said.
"You'll probably be excused from practice for the next several days," Leo said.
"Exactly what I'm thinking," Donny said.
"I really missed you, Raph," Mikey said.
"We all did," Leo said.
"All right, that's enough," Raph said and opened his arms. "Now get in these arms right now."
Mikey and Donny went over to Raph and the three of them wrapped their arms around each other. Leo then joined in and the turtles squeezed each other tightly.
A few minutes later, Splinter walked into the lab. The turtles slowly let go of each other.
"I'm assuming that we can resume training again, am I correct?" Splinter asked.
"Actually, Sensei, Raph will probably need at least a couple more weeks to fully recover," Donny explained. "I can let him use the simulation device in the Battle Shell for the time being."
"All right, Donatello," Splinter said. "As soon as you get Raphael set up with the simulation device, report to the dojo for training. Leonardo and Michelangelo, come with me."
Leo and Mikey followed Splinter out of the lab. Donny and Raph headed for the Battle Shell.
To be continued...