"Look man, I get it. You're in your mating season and Setsuna is 'the one', then seeing her in that mess... If I were in your place I'd go crazy too. That's why-" Raph pressed several buttons on the phone and the dim room was suddenly filled with a small bright light. Leo had to blink several times just to get his eyes to adjust. "I'd want some evidence to prove that she was alive too, if I were in your place."

And when he opened his eyes again, the image on the small screen took his breath away. It was just so freaking unbeleavable.

There in the image was Setsuna, laying on her back in a hospital bed, a thin white cotton gown covering her. One hand had an IV in it and the other hand rested over the slight swell of her stomach. Glancing down at the bottom of the screen, Leo checked to see when the picture was taken and nearly had another breakdown.

Three days.

It had been taken three days ago. That was three days he had spent grieving and trying to escape his brothers. Hell if it wasn't for Raph and his constant updates, Leonardo would likely have taken his own life by now.

He started to tug at the straps binding him to the bed, his mind suddenly frantic. He needed to get free, he needed to go to her. She was unconsious. Unprotected. Vulnerable to any and all attacks.

Raph set his phone aside and patted him on the shoulder before promising, "Hold up fearless, ya can't go running round the city in your condition. Wait for the drug to wear off- then I'll help get you out of here."

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Two days later-

Raph had vonlenteered himself to sit with him again. Baffling even their master who had insisted that he rest. Leo almost snorted at the thought. Raph wouldn't- no, couldn't sleep now. No matter how worn out he was. He'd made a promise. One that he was very insistant on keeping if the fact that he had more or lesss pushed their aging father out of their brother's lab meant anything at all.

"How long has it been?" Leo asked the second his brother settled down in the chair next to his 'sick bed' and waited for a reply. He heard Raph take his phone out and set it down on the small table where Leo could see the new picture of Setsuna that he had taken earlier that day at dusk.

Leo stared at the new picture with a total look of reverence as Raph said, "She woke up earlier today when I was taking this-" Leo's eyes went straight to his own, his expression questioning for a moment. Noting Raph's general hesitation before he said in a nervous tone. "And... She sort of saw me."

Leo's expression was serene for a moment before turning thunderous. "What?" He growled from between clenched teeth. His eyes flashing with rage.

If he hadn't been tied down to the bed, Raph would be missing some teeth. And possibly have a broken jaw to boot.

But as it was he was helpless and Raph was the only person who knew what was going on and why. So for now he would have to just curb his temper and let Raph handle everything until he got loose. Then and only then would he take over.

"Chill Leo-" Raph said as he reached out to untie one of Leo's wrists. "She didn't freak. She had questions, yeah, but she didn't freak." Raph said as Leo flexed his wrist then started to undo the restraint on his other wrist to get the blood flowing again.

"In fact," Raph continued. "She's waiting for someone else to appear to her. I think she thinks it's me, but I'll have you do it since she's your mate."

"Thank's Raph," Leo rasped, his throat dry from all the hours he'd spent under the influence of Don's sleeping drugs. "How's the baby? Was it hurt in the wreck?" Leo finally gathered up the courage to ask. His tone concerned. Raph gave him a half hearted smile before replying.

"Setsuna had some internal bleeding in the womb and the baby almost died, but thanks to her doctors everything will be fine now. Both she and the baby are being monitored 24/7 to make sure that there are no complications and April and Casey have been visiting her during the day... Everything will be fine Fearless." Raph assured him.

Leo let out a long exhale and closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again and saying in a low half growling tone, "They better be." The words, Or else, hung unsaid in the air between them.

That was his family laying unprotected in the hospital, and he'd be damned if he lost them to anyone or anything.