It had been a full month, and Mikey hadn't woken up. He was as pale as pale could get. He was losing an alarming amount of weight as well. The doctors had to give him a feeding tube a while ago. The family was so desperate for Mikey to wake up.
His hair seemed to be losing color too. It was crazy. It was now December 23rd and their father was at work. Leo had to start to go back to work and Raph a college interview. He had wanted to plan ahead a long time ago and he had the date set for today. But ever since the hectic incident Raph had been trying to reschedule, but they wouldn't allow it. He almost didn't go, but Donnie convinced him to.
So here Donnie sat, stroking his brother's noncasted arm. "Wake up, baby brother. Please." Donnie sobbed. April missed Mikey and Donnie desperately. Once Donnie and April had been on a date and April invited Mikey to come along since they were seeing a movie Mikey had desperately wanted to see.
The family had been friends with Kirby O'Neil and April before Mikey was born. The same with Casey. But when the two met Mikey, they couldn't have been happier. Casey only had a younger sister and April was an only child.
But now that baby that April and Casey had been so happy to see was in the hospital near death. He had only gotten worse with in the one month period that he had been in a coma.
A tear escaped Donnie's eye. He missed his baby brother so much. Donnie felt a slight movement under neath his gentle finger that had been stroking Mikey's right arm. Donnie pulled back gently and watched as small movements went through his brother's small figure.
"C'mon, Mikey, open your eyes." Donnie pleaded. Soon Mikey's baby blue eyes opened for the first time in a month.
"D-Donnie?" Mikey asked in a hoarse and painful voice. Donnie had to try hard not to appear escatic. He had to stay calm. Any excitement could drive Mikey up a wall.
"Hey, Mike." Donnie said gently. Mikey's eyes were only half open. His breathing grew strangled. "Deep breaths, Mikey. Deep breaths." Donnie coached. Slowly, Mikey's breathing calmed down.
"Where...are the others?" Mikey managed. Donnie brought a cup to Mikey's lips and Mikey drank very little. Donnie knew that this was a bad sign, but right now he didn't care. Right now he was happy that his baby brother was awake.
"Leo and father are at work, and Raph had his college interview set up for today." Donnie answered calmly.
"H-How...l-long?" Mikey asked shakily as his eyes began to close once more.
Donnie could feel tears gather in his eyes. "A month. Th-The cops are still looking for the kids who did this to you." A tear escaped Donnie's eye.
"K-Keith."
Donnie had to do a double take. Did Mikey just tell him the name of his tormentor? "What did you say, Mikey?"
It took a minute for Mikey to muster the strength to talk. "K-Keith D-Darus. A-And h-his...l-little rat...
p-pack. D-David S-Strong, a-and...A-Alex...S-Sender." And with that Mikey's eyes fell once more. Though Mikey was once again unconscious, Donnie had gotten some new information.
The names of the kids who did this to him.
Donnie could cheer from this important information. He pulled out his iPhone and immediately called Leo,
not caring that he was at work. It rang for a while before Leo picked up.
"Hello?"
"Leo, its Donnie. I just made a major break through in what happened to Mikey."
Leo gasped. "Really?! What is it?!"
"I know who did this to Mikey!"
"Who?!"
"Keith Darus, David Strong, and Alex Sender. They're the ones who did this! They're the ones who did this to Mikey!"
"Woah, woah, woah, how'd you figure this out?"
"Mikey woke up a while ago. It wasn't long though. Five minutes I'd say."
"I'll be there soon."
"Wait, Leo, you're at work. I can handle Mikey if he wakes up again."
"I don't care if you can handle him or not. I need to be there. Chances are he'll wake up again, Don. And this time he'll feel the pain. He needs us there, and I'll be there if it kills me." And Leo hung up.
Donnie sighed. He didn't want Leo to get fired, but Leo did need to be there for Mikey. They all did. And with it being so close to Christmas, they all needed to be together. Safe and unharmed. Unfortunately, they couldn't all be safe and unharmed.
Donnie looked outside the hospital window watching as the silent white snow fell from the sky and onto the white streets below. He wished more than anything right now for the four to be outside sledding on hills and drinking hot chocolate around the fire.
But no.
Here they were inside a hospital because of a stupid bully at school decided to put a bullet through the youngest.
Donnie sighed. They should have caught this before anything too extreme happened. Why they didn't will forever be a mystery.
In about ten minutes Leo walked through the door with snow covered hair. He took off his jacket and threw it on to a table near by. He sat next to Donnie on a chair as he rubbed his hands together in attempt to make himself warm.
"How's he been?" Leo asked.
"Not so good. He's woken up that one time, but that's it."
Leo sighed. "Man, this bites. And so close to Christmas?! This is Mikey's favorite holiday, and here he is stuck in the hospital. I wish there was so much more we could do."
Donnie sighed. "I know you do, Leo. We all do. But there is nothing more we can. Trust me, Leo," Donnie said as he threw an arm around Leo, "I want nothing more than for Mikey to jump up from that bed completely unharmed and laugh at us saying it was all a prank."
Leo laugehd lightly. "Yeah, but we'd all kill him for it later."
Donnie was the next on to laugh. "I'm sure we would."
Leo looked out the window where the snow was pouring outside. Mikey loved the snow. He always claimed that if you made a wish while it was snowing it would come true. His brothers always scoffed at him for it.
Now I just want it to be true, Leo thought. I wish that Mikey would wake up.
The snow just kept coming and coming until the window was completely marked out with white. Leo sighed. If only what Mikey claimed was true.
"L-Leo?" A voice called. Leo gasped. Had it actually worked? Was Mikey awake? Leo didn't want it all to be inside his head. He was afraid to look.
But he did.
And he was glad he did. Behind him was Mikey, eyes halfway open. "L...Leo? I-I...w-want...L-Leo."
Leo grabbed Mikey's hand. "I'm right here, Mikey."
"I...I'm...s-sorry." Mikey panted.
Leo smiled painfully and laughed sadly. "Sorry for what? What do you have to be sorry for?"
"I-"
"What could you possibly be sorry for?! What the hell are you sorry for?! They fucking did this to you! What the hell do you have to be sorry for?!" Leo yelled as tears cascaded down his face as hard as the snow outside.
"Is there one fucking thing that you did that you have to be sorry for?! Becuase I don't fucking think that there is!" Leo yelled as the tears rained from his eyes.
Donnie put a hand on Leo's shoulder. He was afraid Leo would get worked up. That was another reason he hadn't wanted Leo to come.
"Calm down, Leo." Donnie said calmly.
Leo shook his head and sniffed. "No! What the hell does he have to be sorry for?! I want to know now!"
"Leo, calm down before I have the doctors escort you out of the room." Donnie warned calmly.
Leo sniffed before nodding, deciding that he didn't want to leave Mikey's side.
"I'm sorry, Mikey. I just love you so much. It hurts me to see you like this. So much so." Leo sobbed.
Mikey relaxed after his brother had his rant. "'Sok. You...d-did...nothing wr-wrong."
Leo shook his head. "But I did, Mikey. I did," Leo sniffed. "I didn't figure out what was wrong with you and look where you ended up."
"I-I...w-wouldn't...t-tell you." Mikey confessed.
Leo sniffed. "B-But I could have done something."
Mikey shook his head. He tried to move his hand to Leo's face but couldn't muster the strength. Leo took notice and moved Mikey's hand to his cheek where Mikey wiped Leo's tears with his thumb.
"N-Nothing...y-you...c-could have...d-done. D-Don't...cry...everything...w-will...be...fine." Mikey's hand went limp in Leo's hand.
Leo became frantic. "Mikey? Mikey?!"
"Don't worry, Leo. He's only resting."
Hey guys! I am so sorry about the late update! Last week I was so sick that I just couldn't upload! I'm so sorry! So I tried to make this chapter a bit longer, but it didn't work very much. The chapter is not as long as I'd like it to be. So to apologize, I decided to give you all virtual cookies! *Throws cookies* Anyways did you like it, love it, hate it? Let me know what you think. Your opinion matters. :)