Even though Mikey was a giant mutated turtle, he still somehow managed to remind Don of a cat whenever the purple turtle saw him asleep. He snuggled with anything he could get his arms around and slept in a little ball on his side. Not to mention when he woke up he always gave a feline like stretch. Don didn't get it and probably never would. It was just one of those things about Mikey no one was meant to understand. Like how no matter how much junk food he shoved down his mouth, he never gained so much as a pound from it.

Seeing Mikey stumble down the stairs towards the couch and not doing anything about it just about killed him. He was deathly afraid his little brother would fall and hit his head and slip into a coma or inflict even worse damage upon himself, but he held himself back because even though a fall could prove disastrous; Mikey needed to know that he could still do something himself.

It wasn't something Don liked allowing but it was needed, just as Raph had said.

Speaking of Raph, he needed to speak to the red turtle. He still hadn't apologized for what he had said earlier. Don chewed the inside of his cheek trying to think of a tactful way of approaching the subject.

After several minutes of deliberation and still no ideas, Don resigned himself, took a deep breath and tapped Raph on the shoulder.

His older brother tensed and jerked his head to the side to watch him out of the corner of his eye. "What?" His voice was irritated.

Don almost faltered but plowed forward. "Can I talk to you for a minute?" He glanced at Leo. "Alone."

Raph stared at him making it apparent he was not going to budge an inch. Leo, being the understanding older brother he was, slipped away with a yawn that was obviously fake. "I'm going to go take a nap guys."

"Still your shift, Leo."

"You can take it for me, can't you Raph? I don't want to risk falling asleep on watch." He was obviously referring to when Raph had done that very thing earlier that morning. Raph however, for once did not rise to the bait. He simply grunted and crossed his arms, glaring at the world in general. Leo disappeared into his room and Don shifted nervously as he realized he and Raph were alone.

He took a deep breath and steeled himself. "Raph, about what I said earlier, I didn't mean it. I know you care about us, I was just mad and frustrated with this whole situation and I just exploded on you." He chanced a look at Raph and found him staring at him, expressionlessly. "I'm sorry, Raph."

There was silence for a moment before Raph opened his mouth and spoke. " I know ya' didn't Donnie." He grinned wryly. "I've laid it on ya' and the others more times than I can count so I know it jus' kinda comes out 'fore you can think 'bout what yer' sayin'." His grin faded a bit and his eyes darkened. "I was pretty close ta' explodin' ma'self then."

Don wasn't really sure what to say to that so he just shrugged one shoulder. The silence stretched on and Don was just starting to feel uncomfortable when a groan from the couch distracted both of them.

'S'go 'way, Klunk. M' tryin' ta' sleep" Klunk was pawing at Mikey's head, mewing insistently. Mikey swatted at him but Klunk only mewed louder. "What'd you want?" He asked it like he actually expected an answer. He rolled onto his side and his legs curled towards his chest. Klunk was dislodged and fell over mewing indignantly.

Mikey's eyes blinked open slowly and he gave the orange tabby a chin scratch. He had a confused look on his face and raised himself to his elbows. "Huh, musta' fallen asleep." He stared around him for a moment before his face lit up like a Christmas tree. "Dude! I'm in the living room! Awesome!"

Don couldn't help a grin at Mikey's sudden enthusiasm. Beside him he heard Raph give a snort. Mikey had sat up and swung his feet over the edge, engaged in searching for the remote. He was jabbering to himself the entire time causing Klunk to glare at him from where he had curled up for a nap. "-and pizza! Don't think I can make one myself so I'll get Donnie or Leo or Raphie to get me one. And TV, and video games and Pork Rinds and ice cream! Oh my god, this is going to be sweeeeet." The way he crooned the last word almost set Don into a fit of giggles.

From his room Leo poked his head out curiously. When he saw Mikey awake he smiled and stepped into the hall. He leaned against the railing smirking. "Hey Mikey!"

The orange one could have been a statue he was so still. He turned slowly, a nervous grin on his face. His eyes grew wider when he saw that both Raph and Don were also behind him. "Oh, hey Leo." He scratched his head peering up at them in an I'm-the-little-baby-brother-that-you-couldn't-possibly-be-mad-at way.

Leo grinned a little, his eyes plainly showing his amusement. "If we have to get pizza, your sharing Mikey." Mikey stared, shocked for a moment before he grinned.

"I'm pretty hungry so you'll have to get two then."

"Three. I'm starved." Don piped up, grinning.

They all looked towards Raph. "Eh, not that hungry. I'll mooch off Mikey."

Mikey's indignant "Uh, nooo" made even Splinter in the other room, smile.

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Later, when all the dishes had been piled in the sink and they were all full with greasy pizza, Don decided it was time that Mikey get some rest. His head was lolling on his shoulder, and though he tried valiantly to stay awake, his eyes drooped lower and lower as the minutes passed.

He stood and put a hand on his little brother's shoulder. "C'mon Mike, you need some rest."

Mikey shook his head, sitting up straighter. "M' fine." Don just shook his head.

"Your almost asleep where your sitting. Time for bed." Mikey glowered up at him but reluctantly tried to stand. He was getting pretty tired…

The orange one almost toppled over but Don quickly grabbed him around the waist and threw an arm over his shoulders. The two slowly shuffled towards Mikey's room, the younger of the two half asleep already.

Raph watched as they slowly ascended the stairs, Mikey's legs trembling lightly. His little brother panted for breath just from the short walk and from the way his eyes were tracking, he was obviously dizzy.

The red one abruptly felt anger rise inside him. That damn bastard! Who the hell did he think he was, hurting his little brother like that? He was going to pound the living daylights out of him next time he saw that wacko.

The glass in his hand abruptly shattered as his grip tightened. Raph jumped, startled at what he had done. His hand was bleeding from a cut across his palm. He didn't think he was squeezing it that hard…

Across from him Leo sighed and grabbed the trashcan from behind the couch. He slowly started to pick up the glass fragments from the floor, careful not to cut himself. Raph sighed, propping his head with his uninjured arm against his knee.

"Oops." He said lamely.

Leo glanced up but didn't comment as he finished picking up the glass pieces. He grabbed Raph's wrist and tied a napkin around it to stem the blood flow.

The two sat in silence for several moments before Leo broke the quiet. His eyes were fierce, and his mouth set in a grim line.

"We will find the man who did this. And when we do, we'll make sure he won't be able to hurt anyone of us ever again."

Raph nodded, staring at the carpet clenching his teeth against the stream of words threatening to spill from his mouth. He jumped when Don appeared next to him, gently grabbing his bleeding hand.

Don wrapped gauze around the cut tightly, his own face grimly determined. "That bastard wont be able to hurt anyone after I'm done with him." Both Leo and Raph started hearing this from their younger brother. Don was the most gentle of all of them, preferring to talk things out before resulting to violence.

"That man hurt Mikey," Don's eyes narrowed. "He will not get away with it."

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AN: And now Donnie's mad. Jeez, a bit short on humor isn't it? Hm, maybe I should switch it to Drama/Mystery…

Anyway, thankies to all who reviewed, they make me all warm and fuzzy inside.

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