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Donnie and Leo stared at Raph in shock; he….what? In the shock their minds couldn't process the thoughts as fast as they wish they could. Even quick-minded Donnie was frozen on the spot for a long period of time, his eyes wider than an owls.
When they were to themselves again it wasn't shock they felt (Well, they were surprised but that's not the point) it was complete, utter, hellfire rage. It was Donnie who expressed it first in a manner like this;
"You son of a bitch..." Donnie hissed out lowly and slowly before he took out his Bo staff and proceeded to beat Raph with it "HOW THE HELL COULD YOU DO THAT TO OUR LITTLE BROTHER! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!"
Leo was still too stunned to do anything besides curl his hands into a tight fist; he'd always known Raph to do stupid things whenever he was angry but…. rape their little brother? That was inexcusable.
Even though he felt very angry at Raph, and really sorry for Mikey he couldn't help the new emotion he felt; jealousy and possessiveness, something Leo very rarely ever felt. Mikey wasn't his mate or anything, but he loved Mikey and (by force) Raph had been his first (It wouldn't be hard to tell if Mikey had actually 'done it' before) when it should have been Leo!
Raph didn't attempt to fight Donnie back; he lay on the floor and let Donnie beat him with his Bo staff like he was a piñata. Leo let it go on for a little while longer before he decided it was time to stop his genius brother from actually killing Raphael (Before Leo got a hold of him...).
"Donatello." Leo said sternly and put his hand on Don's shoulder "That's enough!"
"Back off!" Don growled and used his Bo staff to trip Leo. When Leo fell Don dropped his Bo staff and full-body attacked Raphael; using the most painful fighting tactics he could think of; traditional and dirty styles alike.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!" Don shouted and clocked Raph in the face
Leo rolled back on his feet and tackled Don; they rolled on the floor in flurry before Leo had him pinned, but Don still kept fighting him back to get to Raph.
"Don! Get a hold of yourself!" Leo commanded, but Don kept thrashing.
"NO! LOOK WHAT HE DID TO MIKEY! OUR LITTLE BROTHER…DID YOU SEE HIM RAPH! DID YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED TO MIKEY BECAUSE OF YOU!" Don continued to rant, tears started to form at the corners of his brown eyes.
"Donnie….I'm sorry….I don't know what to say….I was drunk…."
Raph had been drunk while they were gone? Was that why he hadn't remembered? Don ignored that comment and raved on.
"HE LOVED YOU, RAPH, HE REALLY LOVED YOU!" Don shouted at their red-masked brother, Leo and Raph were both taken aback "The day he disappeared…" Don's voice wasn't as loud anymore but he kept it harsh "I took Leo on the supply run with me so he could tell you his feelings, Raph! How could you?"
Silence fell.
Leo felt his mind blank out all thoughts the words 'He loved you, Raph' kept repeating in his brain like a broken record; Mikey had…Loved Raph? Leo now felt even more anger and jealousy towards Raph; anger because Raph had raped Mikey when said turtle loved him and jealousy because Mikey loved Raph out of all of them…
"I…I didn't know…" Raph said softly and looked at his hands with wide eyes; clearly shocked at how the younger felt about him, and what he'd done. Somehow that pissed Leo off more; he should have let Donnie kill him…
Wait….
His face grew hot when he realized he was still on top of Don; Leo shot up as fast as he could and swept invisible dust off of plastron. Donnie took the chance to tackle Raph again to make more bruises.
"ENOUGH!" A stern voice commanded, the turtle brothers turned and saw Master Splinter whose expression was empty but a mix of anger and surprise was evident in his gray eyes. "Donatello, cease attacking your brother at once."
"He deserves it, Father!" Don growled and glared at his dark-green skinned brother "He-!"
"Has dishonored your brother in the worse way possible, I know." Master Splinter finished, his voice was even with an edge of anger about his youngest son not just being violated…but by another one of his sons.
"Raphael, kneel." Master Splinter demanded. Raph shakily got out from under Don and kneeled in front of his sensei. Splinter waited a moment before he spoke. "Raphael, never in my life have I ever been so disappointed in you" His words were strict and Raph flinched "I have always known that you were angry, and never afraid to both question and defy authority; but I expected even you to be weary of the dangers of alcohol."
Raph looked to the floor in shame.
"You have dishonored yourself, this family and more importantly your brother; in his time of turmoil he has turned to an enemy for closure and because of that he has turned against us; he is a constant threat and danger to our safety." Splinter continued.
"Master Splinter, Mikey he-" Don said but Splinter cut him off.
"Donatello I am very much aware of your brother loving Raphael in a non-brotherly way." Splinter admitted "I was aware of it long before Michaelangelo was; I believe that that is way he acted the in the childish way he did, to set himself apart from the rest of you and be more easily noticed." His wise gray eyes fell on Raph "And Raphael, I am also aware you felt the same."
Leo blinked stupidly; Raph had loved Mikey, and Mikey loved him too? Oh shell, did that mean Leo didn't even have a chance with Mikey in the first place? A emotion akin to depression settled at the bottom of Leo's heart.
"I don't-!" Raph argued but Splinter silenced him with a glare.
"Do not try to lie to me, my son; I dreaded something like this happening as you all became older, I know that biologically you all yearn for mates of your own kind. Over time I have learned to accept it, for I love all of you and accept you for who you are."
"Sensei," Leo said "what about Mikey?"
The gray rat looked to all of them before settling his gaze on his red-masked son "Raphael, the only one who can work this out with Michaelangelo is you."
"But Masta' Splinta'! He wants to kill me!"
"No, my son. He only believes he wants to kill you; there is a darkness that surrounds his heart, but like any dark fog, it can be lifted."
Raph looked up to his rat master; confusion in his amber eyes; he up to his father for answers, something he could do to make things right again.
"Mikey's still in there," Don offered "he could have let me die, but he saved me instead. He could have easily cracked Leo's skull open; I saw him, he hesitated, he struck Leo with less force than he could have. He chose not to fight master Splinter. Mikey's still in there, we just need to find him."
Leo, Raph and Master Splinter thought a moment before nodding.
"And besides, I don't think he's really loyal to the Shredder; Leo, he had something to tell you." Don continued.
"What did he have to say?"
"He said that when you chose not to join the Shredder, you made the right choice."
Well...How will things play out when Angelo and Raph meet again? What's Karai's side of the story?
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