April gasped again before she hovered over Donnie's bed, wrapping her arm around his injured body and squeezing him softly, trying not to hurt him. Donnie cringed slightly within April's bear hug but didn't complain. He merely sighed and nuzzled his face in the crook of April's neck.
"I'm so happy you're awake" April mumbled in the hug and kissed Donnie on his cheek. A small smile appeared on Donnie's face but it was faint. Carefully April untangled herself from Donnie and stroke his forehead slightly, smiling towards the purple-banded turtle.
"I wanna… see him" Mikey rasped from the other side of the curtain which got Donnie's attention. His eyes widened slightly and he opened his mouth. Rasping for a few seconds, unable to produce any sound due to his raw throat and the tube that was still inserted.
"M…i.. Mik…" Donnie tried but April shut him off by placing a hand on his mouth and shook her head slightly.
"Don't talk, I'll get him" She assured the injured mutant and placed the blanket up to his chest again, wrapping him up slightly so he wouldn't get too cold. Donnie merely nodded slightly and smiled towards April, signaling he understood.
April smiled back and was about to turn around when Master Splinter joined Donnie's side, in his arms was Mikey. They both had tears in their eyes as they looked over to Donnie. And Donnie started to tear up himself too.
"Donnie" Mikey cracked and tried to reach his older brother but Splinter held him close, unable to move. Just staring at his son's eyes. Finally after all those days he was awoke. Raph still wasn't awake but two of his sons were, and he was just so grateful for that.
It was until Donnie tried to move his fragile hand Sensei knew how to move again. With slow steps he walked over to his son's bed. Tears were falling down, staining his fur but he didn't mind. The only thing he could concentrate on was his son, awake and smiling towards him. The beautiful eyes of his son he had missed so dearly these passed days.
"My son, how are you feeling?" Sensei asked, trying to hide a shiver in his own voice. He reached down and sat Mikey down on the edge of the bed, being careful not to tangle his legs over the edge so he would fall down. Immediately Mikey crawled over to his big brother and nuzzled against his side. Burying his face in Donnie's hold.
"I… d-don't.. un-… under…stand" Donnie rasped as he looked from April to Sensei but wrapped his arm around his little brother anyways. Sensei sighed and placed a hand on his son, carefully sitting down on the edge, trying not to hurt his son in any way.
"You have been out for a while" He started. Donnie frowned slightly upon the statement and tried to rasp something but failed miserably. "You have been in a coma for 4 days after…." He stopped mid-sentence when the horrific memory overcame him again. Even if he had no control, he could still see everything what happened.
Every droplet of blood that was shed, every injury he inflicted to their sons. Their shocked expressions, despair, hurt, betrayal. He could still see all of it, and he could do nothing about it.
"The rat king took over his mind, do you remember that?" April whispered, helping Sensei out. Donnie seemed to think for a moment but then shook his head slightly. "He didn't only hurt you, but also Mikey and Raph. You have been out for 4 days. Mikey woke up just a few hours ago but…" April stopped for a second and looked over to her Sensei.
As expected he sat there with a pained expression on his face. His hands were wrapped around Donnie's hand, his eyes facing downwards. Unable to look into his eyes. A tear formed in the corner of Donnie's eye as he looked over to his little brother, something was wrong.
They wouldn't tell him what but he knew something as very wrong. He could tell by the saddened expression of his little brother, the odd behavior just minutes ago, before April came in.
"Raph is still in a coma and Mikey's legs are paralyzed" April said after a few seconds of silence. It felt like time stopped around him. Raph was in a coma, probably never waking up and his little brother was paralyzed, his legs were. Donnie closed his eyes and squeezed a tear through.
His shoulders began to shook slightly and pain hit him again. A sob escaped his sound and his face crunched with pain that started in his hips. Everyone around him was still alarmed.
"My son, are you in pain?" His father sounded so alarmed, so distressed. Something he rarely saw, or heard from his father. He was always hiding his emotions, always calm around them but right now he was freaking out. Donnie whimpered slightly, unable to answer properly.
"I will increase the pain medication" April said and did as she promised while Splinter started to tug his son in. Donnie hummed in satisfaction when the pain medication increased and the pain turned into a gentle throb.
"Sleep my son, heal your spirit" Splinter spoke to him as he picked up Mikey, since he wasn't able to walk himself. He sighed defeated as he wiggled slightly in Splinter's hold, still not comfortable with being carried everywhere.
"I'll be back D, I promise" Mikey whispered and gave him a faint smile but Donnie was too tired to return and just dropped his head to the right, his eyes closed. April sighed and stroked Donnie's head slightly before sitting down on a chair, continuously holding his hand.
Sensei nodded to her before walking out of the infirmary with Mikey. After that stunt Mikey pulled earlier it would be better if Mikey would be watched, and not having to rely on machines anymore made it possible to move him to the living room. Which would be better for any possible relapses from Donatello.
April sighed as she watched to Donnie, he seemed so peaceful, like he wasn't in pain or anything, and April knew he wasn't. But what saddened her was the fact how much pain medication Donnie needed to sleep at all, and there was no way she could ever imagine the pain Donnie was going through right now.
Both physical and emotional. He just woke up, in pain and disorientated. And the first thing he heard was his little brother reaching out for him, he never saw him, only heard the rasps coming from him. He couldn't move, neither of them, while he was in constant pain and completely disorientated.
No idea what has happened or what was going on. And just like that everything was told to him. His older brother being in a coma, Mikey's legs being paralyzed, and the fact that his father hurt him. April just hoped Donnie wouldn't blame him. Mikey didn't and Raph wasn't even awake yet. But she didn't know about Donnie either. He never said he didn't.
Mikey had said it, that he didn't blame his father, but Donnie never got the change, and never tried to assure his father after he heard it. April dropped Donnie's hand and climbed on top of the bed, carefully curling up against his side, trying not to touch him, or to hurt his wounds.
"Don't blame him Donnie, it wasn't his fault" April whispered in his ear, trying to reach him in his sleep. But she knew her actions were in vain, and Donnie had to decide for himself. She just hoped Donnie wouldn't blame his father, he wouldn't be able to handle it, neither of them.
He won't blame his father, right….?