A/N: Well this is the last chapter of Part 1! I have decided to do a "sequel" like. Situations that will really test Leo, Raph and Donnie in seeing if they really do trust Mikey, and really see what they have learnt from the situation I just wrote seven chapters about.

well as always thanks to the people who have faved, reviewed, and followed! and thanks to my beta and I don't own TMNT...


Chapter 7: Safe With You


"You should tell Master Splinter. There may be a way he can help."

"I want to go skateboarding! Want to come?" Mikey jumped up from his seat, knocking the chair over.

"Mikey," he looked up; Mikey's eyes were big and he was sticking out his lower lip. He sighed, "I will go, but you have to ask Master Splinter first."

Mikey pouted and crossed his arms. "He's just gonna say no."

"It never hurts to ask."

"Yeah I guess," Mikey dragged his feet as he walked. A few minutes later, Mikey came back. "He said no."

Mikey went to the couch and flipped on it upside down. He turned on TV and watch whatever happened to be on.

Donnie left his lab and went to see Splinter. "Master Splinter," Donnie said get his father's attention "Mikey told me," he sighed, "I don't want to be a tattletale, but Mikey told me he never stopped having nightmares."

"I guessed as much," Splinter said stroking his beard and looking at the upside down Michelangelo. "He has gone through a great deal in the past weeks."

"Can you help him?"

"I cannot help someone who does not want help."

Donnie looked at Mikey. He was going to find a way to help him.


Donnie paced his room. "How do you help someone who does not ask for help? I should have asked him if he wanted to talk or something!" He let out a frustrated groan.

"Donnie, you okay?" Leo asked walking by.

"Yeah I am fine," he paused. "It's just Mikey has not stopped having nightmares since we got him back from the Bronx."

Leo looked at Donnie. They had all had their share of nightmares form this event. Mikey's were the worst.

"Let me see if I can talk to him," Leo said, "it is the least I can do to help since-"

"Don't say it Leo!" Donnie snapped at his brother, causing Leo to step back. Donnie never lost his temper. "It is not just your fault Mikey got captured." Donnie's voice was calm again; he was looking at his feet. "Sorry I yelled at you."

Leo gave a small laugh, "I deserved it." Leo left the room.


Mikey had fallen asleep. He still had the remote in his hand.

"How can he sleep like that?" Leo asked taking the remote from his brother.

Mikey started to whimper and struggle in his sleep.

"Mikey wake up!" Leo shouted as he picked him up and laid him on the couch.

"I don't want Mikey, make Donnie take him!" Raph snapped.

"I don't want him either! Leo you take him," Donnie complained.

"If none of you want me then fine! I don't want you either!" Mikey shouted and bolted upright.

Leo felt as if he was slammed into a wall. Those were the last words they heard from Mikey before he ran off.

Leo sat down next to his brother. Mikey's breathing was heavy and uneven. Splinter and Donnie had joined them by now and Raph was running over from his room with Spike on his shoulder.

Mikey looked around the room. He was nervous. "Can I go skateboarding?" he asked.

"Leonardo, I would like you to accompany your brother."

"Hai sensei."

Splinter caught Leonardo's shoulder. "See if you can help him. Donatello tells me he still suffers from nightmares. He will not ask for help. He looks up to you. You are his brother, see what he will tell you." Leo bowed his head.

"Come on Leo!" Mikey shouted as he ran out of the lair. "Let's go!"

"Coming, Mikey." Leo called using his foot to brings his own skateboard to has hand.

"Leonardo has been having nightmares too. Maybe he can help Michelangelo," Splinter said to no one in particular.


Mikey was halfway up the side of the tunnel; Leo was trying to catch up to him. Mikey was laughing. It was the first time in a while he had seen his brother truly laugh.

"Can't catch me!" Mikey called out taking a sharp left. He pushed his foot on the ground making himself so faster. Placing his foot back on the deck of the board, he went up the side of the tunnel. "Come on Leo! Spike can go faster than you!" Mikey teased.

"Oh just you wait!" Leo called, pushing hard with his foot to speed himself up.

Mikey made a right hand turn and Leo could head a fearful yell come from his brother. Mikey was laying on his back in the water, he skateboard several feet away. He groaned as he tried to sit up.

"Mikey you okay?" Leo asked.

"Yeah," Mikey said getting up. "My front wheel got stuck in some lose rocks." He picked up his board, impressed it had made it.

"Here let's sit down for a minute." Leo sat down with his back to a wall. Leo could see Mikey's chest rising and falling quicker than normal. Mikey sat down next to his brother, he tried to hide a yawn.

Leo took a deep breath. He did not know how to start the conversation. He knew Mikey had not had a proper night's sleep in some time now, not by him telling him but by the look in his eyes and the fact that anytime he sat down for too long he would doze off. Like now, he could feel Mikey's head on his shoulder. Mikey tried to bury his face into Leo's plastron. Leo laid him down, resting his brother's head in his lab so he could be more comfortable. He gently rubbed Mikey's head, his body gave a shudder when his finger reached the spot on his head that hit the wall during the battle with Shredder.

Leo himself had found it hard to sleep as well; he was suffering from nightmares since they had their most recent battle with Shredder. Seeing Mikey sleep made his own eyes grow heavy. He tried to fight back, but his eyelids grew heavy. His chin dropped to his plastron, one hand dropped to his side and the other lay on Mikey's plastron. He knew he should go back home; their family would be worried, but it just felt so good to rest and Mikey was sleeping too.


This was not the first time Leo and Mikey were alone like this in the sewer. When they were young the brothers went out exploring.

"This way!" Mikey called

"Mikey wait up! Splinter does not want us separated." Leo chased after him. Raph and Donnie were not far behind. As he turned the corner to meet up with Mikey they heard a loud explosion.

Chunk of stone from the sewer tunnel crashed down; separating the brothers.

"Leo! Can you hear me?" Donnie shouted "You two okay?"

"Yeah I can here you. I am okay, but I don't see Mikey…" his voice trailed off.

"I am going to try and find Mikey. Maybe you should get Master Splinter to help move the rocks."

"Yeah, okay" Raph said. He looked at Donnie. "I am going to try to move some rocks, you go get Splinter." Donnie nodded and headed off.

After a few minutes of searching he found Mikey shaking in a conner.

"So dark," he mumbled.

"Mikey you okay?" Leo asked. Mikey stuck his hand out and Leo grabbed it.

"Yeah I'm okay. Where are Raph and Donnie?"

"On the other side of where the tunnel collapsed. Let's head back." Leo went to go back the way he came but he realized he did not know what way he had come. It was dark and he was panicking to find his brother.

"Mikey do you know how you go here?" Leo asked. Mikey shook his head no. "Then we should stay here before we get lost."

Leo sat down against the wall and Mikey sat down next to him.

"Glad you are with me Leo." Mikey laid his head on his brother's shoulder.


It had been a few hours since Leo and Mikey had gone skateboarding. Splinter was getting worried and sent Raphael and Donatello to find them.

"Leo? Mikey?" Raph called, getting angry.

"They went that way," Donnie said pointing to the left.

"Leo!" Donnie panicked as he saw his two brothers. Raph shook Leo awake.

"Stop. Stop. I'm okay!" Leo said trying to stop Raph from shaking him more. "Mikey's skateboard hit some lose rocks so I made him sit down, but he fell asleep. Guess I must have too, I did not want to move him." Despite the violent shake from Raph, Mikey was still sleeping.

"He needs sleep," Donnie said, "hopefully he will not have a nightmare."

Donnie and Raph placed Mikey on Leo's back. They were almost back to the lair when Leo could hear Mikey talking.

Leo stopped short causing Donnie to look at him concerned.

"Leo," Mikey's voice was quiet only he could hear him, "I feel safe with you."

"Everything okay?" Donnie asked.

"Yeah everything is fine." Leo said with a smile.


A/N: I hoped you liked reading this! as always reviews are very much loved.

I thank you all so much for reading!

until next chapter

~colonelduckie

p.s. The little flash back I wrote I wrote a complete fic for. I will get it posted something this week :D