He felt so cold...and tired...if he woke there would only be more pain...sometimes he dreamed things...images of his brothers...of his father...of green growing things...the taste of rain on his lips...salty from the sea...stormclouds...blue skies...the pale light of dawn...the warmth on his face and hands...fathers eyes...deep pools of love...he longed to see them all again...in this place it was dark...and cold...so very cold...Leo could feel himself drifting...he felt as though he were submurged in deep water...the light filtered down in streams...he was floating up towards the surface...above him he could see faces...muffled voices...the water was smooth and cool in his mouth...everything was clouded...faded...but it was becoming clearer...no...no...no more pain...let me be...let me die...
"No..."
Panic filled his chest...but he was so weak...he couldn't fight anymore...no more pain...
"Father...Raph...I'm...sorry..."
The fire...had he saved them?were they alright?everything was so clouded...
Leo broke the surface... His chest felt so heavy..each breath was a battle...Leo heart voices...his heart pounded against his chest...it couldn't be...he had only heard them in his mind...yet now they sounded so real...he was afraid to wake up...afraid their voices would disappear and he would be back in that cruel darkness...they were calling for him.
.telling him to open his eyes...he trusted them...because of his family he had gone through all of this ...because of them...he kept fighting...his love ...his life..everything he was or would ever be was for them...these moments were the hardest leo had ever lived through...his trust overcame his fear...
Leo opened his eyes...
