Love.

Love that is sweet, in its purest form, is like a white beautiful rose in a gentle field of soft white snow. The flower is not picked, because one walking by wants to admire its beauty, and allow the flower to continue blooming into something even more beautiful.

But not all love is like the delicate white rose.

There is also a different kind of love. Like a dark red, wilted rose, it was beautiful at one point, until it was picked, abused, and made ugly, but once it's left in a vase it somehow struggles to stay alive as long as it can. No one admires the wilted red rose, covered in Thorns.

No one wants to see it.

The love Leo had for Donnie was like the delicate white rose. He wasn't going to rush into a relationship. He wasn't going to hurt Donnie. He was going to leave him be and watch him bloom, without doing anything major.. and destroying the beautiful white rose.

"Is it time yet?" He asked Donnie, who was in the lab as usual, writing about "an experiment", when in reality he was writing about Leo.

He quickly shut the book and looked at the clock. "Should be. Raph hasn't came out of his room in how many days now?"

"Six." Leo responded, biting his lip. "Has he said a word?"

"Not that I've heard." Don got up and went to Raph's room, hesitating on the other side of the door before slowly knocking. "Raph? Time for your checkup."

There was no response and Donnie gulped. "Raphie?" He squeaked. "Uh.. It's Donnie.. You have to let me in.. please?"

In the bedroom, green eyes flickered in the candle light. Oh, what does he want now, Raphael? Can we just kill the dork already...

Raph's lips curled into a smile. "That would be nice wouldn't it? Make a nice sacrifice, eh?"

His body shivered and he knew they agreed. Marvelous..

~Somewhere hidden away~

Sweat poured down his face and neck, as he tugged at the chains wrapped around his body. The room was only getting warmer by the second.

"LET ME OUT!" He screamed, knowing that someone, somewhere was listening. He struggled and yanked at the chains, blood dripping off his wrists.

He desperate tugged at them again, to no avail, and bowed his head. "Just remember.. remember the good times. The times before night fell.." He squeezed his eyes shut and tried to remember. The farmhouse. He'd just went to the farmhouse with his little brother. Then.. he went in the basement and something happened. He knew he wasn't in his own body anymore. His body had been consumed by the darkness, and he had nightmares of what had been happening to his family because of his body's actions.

He began to sob.. knowing his body did something.. something.. It shouldn't have to a precious white rose.. He knew his body turned a white rose red.

His body had hurt Mikey at the farmhouse and kept him prisoner. Abusing him. Not letting him go. Forcing himself upon him.

"I'm so sorry Mikey.." He whispered. "And wherever you are.. You've gotta know I didn't mean it."...

The room cooled down and turned to ice.

"I didn't mean it." He repeated, falling unconscious again.

~Back in the real world~

Donnie finally managed to get the door open, finding Raph sitting in bed, his emerald eyes gleaming.

"H-hi.. Raph.." Donnie tried to act cheerful. The look Raph was giving him was freaking him out.

"Hello, Donnie." Raph smirked, scooting off of the bed. He wore nothing but the red mask he'd had since he was a child. "What are you doing here..?"

Donnie looked at him. "I- uh.. brought your medicine.. that's all.. and then um.. I have to go.."

"See Leo?" Raph suggested for him.

"Yeah.. See Leo." He laughed nervously. "He's helping me with an experiment and I really better go." He stammered and headed for the door.

But Raph beat him to the door and shut it, the lock slowly falling into place. "I was thinking you'd stay."

"Raph.. let me out. Now." Donnie tried to stand his ground. "This isn't funny."

"Oh, believe me Donatello.. it is." Green eyes slowly turned black as he reached for his sais. "Don't say a word."

"Raph.. stop.. don't hurt me. Please..I'll leave.." He grabbed the door handle and felt a sharp pain in his shoulder.

"Maybe this life." Raph chuckled before yanking his sai out of Donnie's flesh.

As blood poured down his skin, Donnie was quickly losing consciousness.. and the last thing he did before falling unconscious was shout: "Leo!"