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Absence
Slowly coming out of his meditation Leonardo glanced around the dojo and realised that the candles he had lit when he began meditating were now burnt right down to the bottom indicating he had been meditating for at least three hours. It had been a relatively quiet night for the young leader, as all of his brothers had chosen to pursue their own hobbies in the free time they had tonight.
Master Splinter had told them to take a night off from patrolling the strangely quiet streets tonight, and with that he had left the lair himself stating he had some things he needed to do. Master Splinter probably assumed they thought he was scavenging or meditating in the sewers. But they knew him better than that. With the streets so quiet and devoid of any activity from either the foot or purple dragons, they knew Master Splinter would want to see for himself that there was nothing more going on; that they hadn't missed a trap or were being set up. Leonardo and his brothers knew he was only doing this because he loved them, but as they were nearly 17 years old now it could get rather irritating to the brothers, in particular Raphael. But even he would never disrespect Splinter by telling him they didn't need him to check things were safe anymore, besides if it helped give their father peace of mind it was worth it.
Steadily Leonardo raised himself up from the floor and worked out the stiffness from his body as headed into the main part of the lair to check on his brothers. Michelangelo had fallen asleep watching TV and was snoring softly on the couch, upon further inspection of the lair he found Raphael was already asleep in his hammock and that Donatello was asleep at his desk in the lab.
With practiced ease Leonardo carried Michelangelo to his room, and then repeated the same action with Donatello. Satisfied that all of his younger brothers were safe and in bed, Leonardo settled in to the arm chair to continue reading his book as he waited for Master Splinter to return. Judging by the fact it was past 12:30 now he knew Master Splinter probably wouldn't be much longer but he would wait up for him anyway, as Master Splinter always does for them, to ensure all of their family is safe at home.
Four hours later Leonardo stirred out of his sleep and a quick glance at the VCR told him it was 4:30 in the morning. Did Master Splinter not come back? He thought anxiously to himself. Usually when he waited up for Master Splinter, his father would wake him up if he had fell asleep and send him to bed. The fact that he was still asleep in the arm chair indicated his father hadn't returned.
Swiftly he went to check his Father's room, just to make sure he hadn't come back. Leonardo's worry was growing now as he realised Splinter really hadn't come back last night and he hastily pulled out his shell cell to try and call him. He knew Master Splinter wasn't great at using the phones but was hoping he could answer it this time. Panic ran through Leonardo as the phone didn't even ring, which to him indicated it had been broken, but he would need to get Donnie to confirm it.
Wasting no more time Leo ran to wake up his brothers to let them know Master Splinter hadn't come home. The sooner they were awake the quicker they could find him.