Leo set out before the others were awake...before it was dark he went aboveground...he had to get out into the open...
He climbed to the top of a sky scraper ,from here he could see everything...lady liberty stood facing the ocean...jade green in the fading light...she was beautiful... Leo stared out at the sun set...he had always liked to watch the sun ...he saw it so rarely...the humans didn't realize what a gift it was...
He wished he could still feel its warmth on his skin...
As he watched it dissapear he thought about his life and how short it had been...he thought about the reason for it and a great sadness engulfed him...Donnatello didn't love him anymore...did the others feel the same way?
Were they just better at hiding it than Don was?
There was no lie in Splinter's eyes...but they had always been close...Leo loved his father even more than he loved his brothers...even death couldn't change that...
But,as well as he knew splinter ,maybe it was different ...
Maybe he didn't know his brothers as well as he had thought...
Maybe it was time for him to leave...
Maybe it was time to let them go..
Leonardo closed his eyes ...
And that's when he knew he wasn't alone..