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"Leatherhead being Mikey's best friend is wrong! Being his brother is even more wrong! And don't get me started on the new hero thing!"

Donnie's words kept repeating over and over in his mind, and he couldn't help but to cringe every time at the very last few words.

"And don't get me started on the new hero thing!"

'What did Donnie mean by hero thing? It doesn't make any sense. Leatherhead has saved us before, and has helped us defeat our enemies plenty of times. He even sacrificed himself for us, not once, but twice or more from the Kraang. I would consider him a hero under those circumstances.'

He shut his eyes tight and groaned. Thinking about all this was starting to give him a headache.'What difference does it make now? He was a hero before and still is...so why can't I stop cringing?!'He grabbed his head with both hands and forced himself to stop himself from cringing anymore.

He opened his eyes and blinked. Slowly, he released his hands from his head and sighed in relief.'Ok, now that I've got that under control, I need to to figure out why this hero thing is-'

*Twitch*

"Oh, come on!"He yelled and flailed his arms out in exasperation. He smacked his right eye with his right hand and sighed.'Why is this...wait a minute.'He released his hand from his eye and cleared his throat.

"Hero thing."

*Twitch*

"Leatherhead is a hero."

*Twitch* *Twitch*

"Leatherhead...is Mikey's hero."His right eye was twitching constantly now, and not only that, but his head was cringing out of control."Gaaaaaah!"He grabbed his head with his left hand and covered his twitching eye with the other."Why is this happening to me...why is it bothering me so much?!"

He asked himself this, but couldn't find the answer. That is, until he realized how his behavior was quite similar to his brothers.'Oh no...no I can't be...can I?'As soon as his cringing and twitching stopped, he pound his fists on the couch where he sat to watch his favorite show. Space Heroes was on, but even as his eyes were fixed on it, his mind wasn't paying attention to any of it.

'I can't be jealous...I can't! I'm not like my brothers...and I'm not going to be.'He grabbed the remote and turned off the TV."I'm going find Leatherhead and thank him like I wanted to. Then I'll feel better about this whole hero thing and tell Mikey what's going on with Donnie and Raph."

As he said this to himself, he waited a few minutes to see if his head or right eye would react to it. He smiled when nothing happened."Ha! I'm already getting better."He said to himself confidently and got up to go to the entrance/exit of the lair to find the two he was looking for until...

"Yo Leo, I'm back! Where is everyone?"

Leo stopped himself in his tracks as he watched Mikey's arms around Leatherhead's neck and his legs dangling on his back.'Is...Leatherhead giving him a...piggyback ride? Mikey hasn't had those since he was little.'He guessed Mikey told him to give him one. He doubted Leatherhead knew what that was.

Shaking his head, he smiled at the two and cleared his throat."Glad to see you two back. Donnie and Raph are in their rooms, and I think Sensei is meditating in the dojo. So, how did skating go?"

"It was awesome! I totally shredded Leatherhead's back!"

"Excuse me?"

"I used his back as a ramp, dude."

"Mikey! That's a bit rude don't you think? Are you alright Leatherhead?"Leo asked genuinely concerned. He didn't know why he was surprised, though. Mikey made ramps out of pretty much anything.

"Yes, I am fine. I didn't mind it at all."

"Yeah bro, LH is tough! It's gonna take more than my mad skating skills to hurt him."

He nodded, figuring Mikey was right. It would take a lot more than a piece of wood with wheels to hurt the giant mutated alligator."Alright then, Mikey, would you mind going somewhere else? I need to talk to Leatherhead for a moment."Mikey gave him a curious look, but nodded and jumped off his friend's back.

"Ok, I'll be in the kitchen."He said to the two and walked towards his destination. Not before, however, placing a hand on Leo's shoulder and whispering to him."He's not in trouble, right? We weren't gone that long were were?"

Leo chuckled reassuringly."Don't worry, I just want to have a nice conversation with him, that's all. He's not in trouble, and neither are you."Mikey smiled back at him and patted his shoulder as a sign of thanks. Leaving the two alone, Leo smiled as he heard the concern in his baby brother's voice and worry in his eyes.

'He really cares for Leatherhead...'Turning his head back to Leatherhead, who cocked his head to the side in question, and thanked him. He thanked him for everything, for all the times he helped him and his family, becoming their ally, fighting by their side, and saving them countlessly. The more he thanked him, the better he felt. He could feel that little bit of jealousy within him fade away with each passing second.

"And I also want to thank you for being a good influence towards Michelangelo. For being there for him, trusting him, and overall a great best friend. He's changed a little, you know. He's a little more responsible and mature, in his own...Mikey way."Leatherhead smiled at him and nodded.

"You are welcome and I must thank you as well my, friend. I am and will forever be grateful for being Mikey's friend and thankful for his and your entire family for everything you have done for me as well."

Leo returned his smile with his own."Your welcome, Leatherhead."

"Hey, Leo! You done talking to Leathy, yet? I wanna give my new brother a taste of gratitude soup."Mikey said made his way towards his friend with a big pot and a wooden spoon."Here you go, Leathy, Pizza Noodle Soup, your favorite!"

Leo blinked in surprise as he watched Mikey feed Leatherhead som soup. He didn't which he was more surprised of, his baby brother is feeding his friend like he's some sort of special new guest, or the fact that Leatherhead actually liked the...unique soup. What also surprised him was how Leatherhead called his brother by his nickname.'He usually calls him by his full name...'

What really got him, though, was how Mikey called the mutant alligator his brother, his new brother.'Well, now I know why Donnie and Raph were so angry about. Still, there's no excuse for their behavior and their-"

"Thank you for the soup, Mikey."Leatherhead smiled in appreciation.

"No prob, anything for my hero!"Mikey widely smiled at him and his eyes twinkled.

*Cringe* *Twitch* *Twitch*