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(Donnie's Perspective)

I shifted my shoulders as I slowly woke up. I sat there blinking for a moment as I stretched my poor muscles. Sleeping on the cold floor may not have been optimal but I had actually gotten some sleep. And slept for more than just a couple of hours it seemed. I gave a sigh of release. It had been a long time since I had gotten this much undisturbed rest. Not since father...

My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Leo's swords being pulled out from their saya.

Oh no.
The girl.
Her wounds.
Raph!?
What had I done?

I tripped and stumbled and reached for the doorknob before I was even on my feet and fell out of my room headfirst.

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He had woken up feeling uneasy. As he put on his normal gear he cursed himself for the way he had acted yesterday. He could not loose himself like that again. He was supposed to lead his brothers, not drive them away. Donnie had been right. What would sensei have said if he had seen him yesterday? How much Mikey had heard of the fight last night?

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(Leo's perspective)

I walked out of my room only to find the container door still open. I quickly scanned the room for anything out of place and breathed out slowly, trying to locate the girl's chakra. It was weak but she seemed to still be inside. I took one stealthy jump and landed softly down to the floor below and hovered my hand above the right hand katana by my shoulder.

I got a better view inside the dark container as I carefully inched closer. My eyes widened when I took notice of Raph, hunched forward in a chair with his upper body lifeless on the bed, his left arm hanging limply by his side.

My stomach turned and I drew both of my swords. I heard a thud and a tumble from above as a door opened. I looked back only to see Donnie in a pile on the floor struggling to get up. I quickly faced back towards the container only to see Mikey peeking out of it.

Confusion filled my face. Mikey was casually sitting backwards on a computer chair his arms resting on the back of it and his legs dangling peacefully back and forth. He tilted his head further to the side when he saw me.

"Dude, Isn't it a bit early for katas. What are you guys doin'?" He looked back and forth from my really confused expression to Donnie rushing down the stairs then back to my drawn katanas. He raised an eyebrow.

I suddenly saw Raph stir in the backround and quietly sheathed my katanas on my back.

"Nothing! I-I mean nothing is wrong. Right? Wha-what is going on in here?", To many thoughts had been rushing to my mind seeing Raph like that. I had feared the worst. But the girl was still there, sleeping.

Mikey smiled back at me. He was speaking normally to me again. He had been so withdrawn for the past couple of weeks and I felt so glad to see my little brother being more like his normal self.

"I just got here myself but just wait til you see the pictures" Mikey grinned mischievously and waved casually with his T-phone.

Raph grunted and sat up, clearly just wakening up.

"What's with all tha..." He seemed to stop when he realized where he was. I could not help but smirk seeing my stubborn brothers face change into a flustered one. He quickly stood up making the chair fall over but Donnie had pushed past me, caught the chair mid air, turned it around and sat down on it himself.

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(Donnie's perspective)

"Don, what the shell.." Raph began and I felt I deserved all of his anger but interrupted him anyway

"Not now Raph. I need someone to go get antiseptic and disinfectants from my lab... NOW!"

"Oh, now ya wan.."

"Raphael, please!" I used his full name and looked up at him hoping he would see how serious I was. He eyed me and the girl who was sweating from the fever. He seemed to get it, nodded and walked of.

"Mikey, I need you to go boil some water and bring it here" Mikey gave a salute and ran out. I opened my mouth and hesitated.

"...What more do you need" Leo asked from the doorway also sensing the urgency in my voice.

I looked down on the work Raph had done. Sure her hands were bandaged but he had used to much. Her hands looked like tennis balls with fingers sticking out of them.

"..more bandage. But I don't know if I have any."

"I'll go check anyway." Leo stepped out.

I felt my guilt skyrocket as I was left alone with the dark haired young woman. She was lying on her side breathing heavily. Raph had untied her completely, It was not like him to trust so easily. What happened between them while I was asleep? I quickly brushed of the jealousy that seemed to come over me. Why would I even think that? As I looked down at her there was no question I would have done the same. This girl was really no threat to them in her current position. There was no need to check if she had a fever since it was perfectly obvious but I still put my cold hand on her forehead. My heart skipped as she seemed to lean into my touch. She was burning up. I looked around in panic.

"MIKEY" I heard him come running. "Forget the water. Go and scrub out the bathtub."

"Whaaaaa?" His shoulders sank and he whined in disappointment. I ignored it.

"Her fever is too high, we need to cool her down. Bring Leo." Mikeys attitude changed once he realized I was not just trying to get him out of the way. "Make it fast but make sure to use strong products. It has to be as clean as possible. We can not risk infecting her wounds further."

Putting her in cold water was not the best plan but they had to do something drastic if they were not taking her to the hospital. Too be honest in the state she was in now they might not even make it to the nearest hospital before...He closed his eyes as his stomach turned.

If I only had been able to sleep some days ago. If I had been more clear in my thoughts yesterday it might not have gone this far. I kept on examining her vitals as Mikey went away but I was all over the place and just checked things out of muscle memory.

Her pupils seemed to respond to light; Good!
Her heartbeat was fast but steady; Ok!

I started unraveling her hands. Even thought it was clumsily done I found Raph had still done a descent job making sure it was not put on too tightly and he had remembered applying on the anti-inflammatory medication cream I brought in yesterday.

Her palms were moist with pus from her open burns. I never got an answer to how she had hurt her hands. I know she already had them when we met her. I remember seeing them when she shielded herself from Raph in the tunnel. But there was something more I noted. I started to unravel the old bandage of her right arm. To my surprise and relief there was not another wound underneath but...

"Whats this?" I mumbled to myself examining the piece of paper for a moment. It seemed to be a page torn out of a book. That's odd. I put it away in my bag for later. The real problem, I reminded myself, was her lower back. I stood and began to walk around the bed as Raph walked in.

"So.." he began.

"Not now Raph, you can yell all you want at me later" I suddenly felt how tense I was.

"I wasn't' gonna.." Raph defended in a grunt "...just" He began in a much more quiet voice "How's she doin'?"

I looked up, but he wasn't looking at me. He seemed genuinely worried. Guilt took hold of me again.

"She is running a fever from the infection. I have not had a chance to measure how high but it is not looking good. Outside the container our home is heated but in here it is fairly cold right? And we had no time to make the bed properly so she should be freezing but instead the fever is raising her body tempe..." I was rambling. I did not know what to do. "We should have taken her to a hospital" I emitted in shame as I examined the wound on her back. Raph seemed to have removed her shirt I thought blushing slightly. He had applied the cream here as well but not patched it up, which was good since the fabric would just have merged with the wound as the body would try to heal. They would have likely had to rip it off then. Raph watched in silence.

"Y...You did...I'm sorry Raph. I should have helped you."

"I thought ya said not now brainiac" He answered still not looking up at me.

"Don't call me that!.. Just...I'm not making' excuses. I made the wrong choice." no answer "I-I made all the wrong decisions yesterday it seems." I chuckled bitterly while trying to decide the best approach for the large wound. I examined it closer lifting the cover to determine the full damage of her hip.

"...You did good Raph" He looked up a little taken aback "Thank you for being here when I could not." Raph just stared at me as Leo interrupted.

"It's ready."

"Good! Raph" I commanded "Give me the supplies, You'll carry her to the bath"

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It had taken a good while to clean her of since none of the brothers wanted to be the one to remove her clothing. She was laid down in the tub with her tights and bra still on. Leo had tied her hair up so it would not get wet to prevent her from catching hypothermia. Raph had held her up while Mikey poured water over her back and Donnie tried to remove as much of the burnt fabric from her wounds as possible without doing more damage. After disinfecting they had filled the tub with somewhat cold water and now Donnie sat next to her checking the water temperature as well as her fever. Making sure she did not slip under the surface or became too cold. It seemed to be working and her fever was steadily going down.