I'M BACK DUDES AND DUDETTES!
WOOW! Ideas were knocking inside my brain... I had to let them free... so... Repeat: I'm not the turtles owner. ^_^ Enjoy!
LOST MEMORIES.
4-BAD MEMORIES COME BACK
That night… the sparring pairs were… Donatello-Raphael, Leonardo-Michelangelo. Whoever were the winner had to spar with the other. The orange banded turtle began to have a bad feeling, 'cause he knew what was gonna happen if Leo and Raph sparred.
"Don… I have to beat Leo… I have to!"
"Eh? Mikey, you know that's almost impossible… especially for you… no offense! And why you wanna do that?"
"I have two words for you: LEO-RAPH… BIG CLASH!"
"First… those were 4 words… and second… Oh! I get it now... !"
"¬¬ and you were supposed to be the genius… Geez…!"
"Ok… listen… I'll try to keep Raph busy the long as I can… and… maybe I could help you with a little trick to handle Leo… in the accident, his ankle sprained a little… he didn't need a bandage or something but… that part is still weak… if you hit him correctly with your nunchack… you'll send him to ground immediately"
"Mmm… you're such a genius… je je je…" Mikey rubbed his hands maliciously.
The guys prepared themselves for the session… each one faced his respective sparring pairs. Mikey had a malicious smirk as he twirled his nunchacks. Don and Raph had already started his session.
"Ok Mikey… I'll try to not be so hard on you"
"Oh… you don't have to worry about me Leo!" Mikey said as he jumped into Leo.
The blue banded turtle ducked and return the hit… meanwhile… Raph was having little problems with his purple banded brother.
"Woow! Easy Donnie… we're only training ya know?"
"Je je… you sounded like another turtle I know…" Don said and looked at Leo.
Back with Leo and Mikey… Mikey was almost finished and tired… Leo made Mikey to lose balance and sent him to the floor… but when Leo was going to give him the final hit… Mikey took his nunchack and hit his big brother on the point that Don had told him. Immediately… Leo screamed in pain and went directly to ground grabbing his hurt ankle while Mikey stood up on attack position. On the other side… Don had been defeated by Raph.
"Excellent work Michelangelo! I am very surprised! Now… you and Raphael going to spar" the old rat said to his son.
"Good job Mikey" Leo said with a smirk as he stood up.
"Sorry 'bout that Leo. Are you ok?"
"Don't worry. I'll be fine. Good luck!"
Raph and Mikey took his positions. Meanwhile, Don and Leo watched the match.
"He has good skills"
"Huh?"
"The red one… ah…Raphael!"
"You think so?"
"Well… I was watching your sparring session while I was on mine. I think he's good… kinda rude though"
Back to the match…
"Ha-ha… you can't catch me, Raphie boy!"
"Grrr… Mikey!"
The red banded turtle hit repeatedly but Mikey was faster and dodged every hit… Raph was getting more and more furious, plus… for each failed hit, Mikey made one of his well-known "funny commentaries"
"Uh! Too bad!" -hit- "Woow! That was closer" -hit- "And… swing! Oh… ladies and gentlemen! This turtle-player is getting old… ha ha ha ha!"
Mikey made a twirl with his nunchacks and hit Raph on his shell.
"AND… THE WINNER IS… THE BATTLE NEXUS CHAMPION: MICHELANGELO!" Mikey cheered as he turned around and left the sparring area.
Raph was now really angry… He took one of the nunchacks that Mikey left on the floor and jumped into him.
"YOU'RE SO DEAD LAUGHING BOY!"
"RAPHAEL STOP!" Splinter ordered to his son but it was late.
Both turtles fell to the ground… Mikey was now under Raph with no possibility to move. Then… Leo run and took Raph's arm while Mikey screamed in fear.
"IT IS ENOUGH! RAPHAEL… THIS WAS ONLY A TRAINING SESSION… HE IS YOUR BROTHER, NOT YOUR ENEMY. *sigh* It is enough for today, my sons. You shall rest… Raphael… I hope you think about what happened today. Good night my sons" Splinter said and left the room.
"M-Mikey… w-what… oh shell! I almost did it again!"
"It's ok Raph… I'm fine"
Suddenly, Leo left Raph's arm and closed his eyes. After that… he put a hand on his forehead… he looked dizzy and confused.
"Leo, you 'k?"
"I-I've… seen this… before…" Leo said as he rubbed his eyes.
The three turtles looked to each other… Don and Mikey felt the worse. Leo sat on the floor still rubbing his eyes… blurry scenes came to his mind.
His little brother cheering, this red banded turtle holding a pipe… the scream! Leo suddenly opened his eyes… his breathing became faster and he started to sweat.
"Hey bro… don't cha scare us! What happen?" Raph said and place a hand on his brother' shoulder. Leo jumped in fear at the contact and stared Raph in fear.
"Eh… I-I… need some air!" the blue banded turtle left the dojo and made his way to the surface.
"Ok… now… what da shell was that? He's remembering or sumthin'?
"Yeah, he's remembering… but not the nice part of you!"
"Oh shell! And I hafta screw it up again!" Raph said and slapped his forehead.
Out of the lair… after three buildings left behind… Leo decided to stop and think calmly. He sat on the border of the roof with one leg hanging down. What happened on the lair was bugging him… what that memory was supposed to mean?
"*sigh* Ok… Donnie told me that guy cares about me… he's supposed to be my brother… but… those memories… what Donnie told me… what that guy did on the dojo… it just… doesn't fit!"
Back to the lair…
"That's it… I'm going out!"
"Raph… I don't think it's a good idea"
"Nobody ask ya brainiac! I'm going out… ya like it or not" with this… Raph left the lair.
"*sigh* I hope Leo's in the mood"
It was starting to rain…Leo felt the cold drops on his hands, face, all over his skin… it was refreshing not only for his body… it was more refreshing for his confused mind and soul.
"*sigh* Donnie asked me to accept him… but… what he almost did to Mikey… what I should do?"
Meanwhile… Raph searched on the park… at Casey and April's place… nothing! He kept his search… after a few hours… he finally found Leo.
"Hey buddy! Ya made me run a lot this time huh?"
"Eh? Oh… it's you. Listen… Raphael… I… have been thinking about what happened and…"
"Yeah… 'bout that… I… I know you don't remember much but… c'mon! Mikey makes all that kind of pranks all the time and I always…"
"Try to kill him?"
"Leo, c'mon! I wasn't trying to do that! Maybe he's a pain on the shell but… "
"And what about Donnie… have you ever tried to do that to him?"
"No… and if ya just let me explain…"
"And what about me, Raphael? Donnie told me something interesting about you and me… you know?" Leo stood up.
Raph froze… everyone knew about the incident when he was the Nightwatcher… at that time… Leo forgave him… but this time… this time Leo wasn't HIS Leo… this time… Raph was a stranger at his brother's eyes.
"Leo… I…"
"He said… you tried to…"
"I WASN'T THINKING!... OK?"
"So… it was true…why I'm not surprised…"
Leo's attitude was cold… and that was going to cost him.
"If you're done already… leave alone, please."
Raph was on his angry mood again… he never begged or pleaded for something… especially to Leo. This was humiliating enough.
"OK… I came here to explain ya and yer not listening… here's something to help ya remember… I NEVER BEG YA NOR PLEAD YA ATENTTION! YER GONNA COME WITH ME… AND NOW!"
The red banded turtle grabbed Leo's wrist. With a fast move… Leo made Raph to lose the grip and ran away. Raph began to follow him… Leo was fast, but Raph wasn't going to give up.
Finally, they stopped.
"STOP FOLLOWING ME!"
"LEO… I DON'T WANNA FIGHT YOU… NOT THIS TIME! PLEASE… YA HAFTA LISTEN TO ME BRO!"
"I DON'T CARE WHAT DONNIE SAID… YOU. ARE. NOT. MY. BROTHER. YOU JUST CAN'T BE… !"
"THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS AND I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU!" Raph ran into Leo hitting his jaw.
Leo fell down; a little blood was coming from his mouth. Again… he began to feel dizzy… blurred images… again…
Rain… an argument… the sharp weapon pointing at his chest… He almost had remembered who Raphael was… but the red banded turtle pinned him down before he could do something…
"RAPHAEL… STOP!" Leo yelled at his brother.
Raph stopped as he heard the scared voice of his blue banded brother.
"Leo… I… I… Man! I did it again… damn it! I… didn't mean to… !" Raph said as he stood up.
"I… I remember… we… had a fight… like this… I know … you almost…" Leo slowly stood up.
It was raining heavily now… Leo covered his face… his eyes were burning but one thing he remembered well… Never let his family to see him cry. Raph felt guiltier and guiltier… then he decided to leave Leo alone. He had screwed it up again… and maybe forever.