Accident

Brianna stretched and let out a content sigh, "It's actually a nice night, not that cold except for the wind," she said randomly. It had been a good two, three hours since they started, "This new route is also quite refreshing."

"I suppose it is." Leo replied as he looked, trying to at least find some hint to where his brother could be. He glanced over at Bria and sighed, for some reason, she made him feel calm. Her presence just easily mellowed him out. If she wasn't here, he no doubt be tearing through the roofs, trying to find evidence that his brother even went this way. "Do you know Rae's friends?" He asked. Surely the sister would know something.

"No…unfortunately I don't. I respect her privacy. All I know is that they are good people. One's a doctor," Bria shrugged and looked along the alleyways down below, trying to catch any sense Raph might've passed that way in the Past. She supposed that's why Leo also brought her along, so she could See, and Feel the Past.

It made him worry. No matter how much Rae had promised their honor, he just couldn't believe it. No matter how hard he tried. Having Bria tell him that one of her friends was a doctor was enough to slightly start panicking. A doctor mean a whole lot of things and when Raph was discovered, everything was. Surely Raph wasn't stupid enough to rat on them. Surely he would know not to answer questions. He had faith in that…but if he did and he was somehow caught, how was he supposed to know? Suppose to save him? "I hate not being able to do anything. A week alone with people I don't even know?" He sighed. "I thought that you would know because she's your sister."

"I have people I don't talk about," Bria shrugged and then sighed, looking at Leo, "Rae keeps her word, though that may seem impossible to you. If she says they're in a safe place, then they're in a safe place."

Leonardo bit his lip and didn't say anything. Safe place or not, keeping her word or not, it didn't matter to him. He had to see with his own eyes that his brother was fine, that Raphael was okay. He believed Bria, no matter what Rae did or said, if she promised something to anyone they more than likely could count on her word. It was the one thing that her and Bria shared that truly made them sisters, besides being polar opposites of one another. It was funny, when Bria was happy or bouncy, Rae would become sullen and melancholy and when Bria was upset about something it was like a happy switch went on for Rae. It was so weird to see and Leo didn't have to be a genius to know that the two mirrored the other's hidden emotions somehow, someway. "True." He decided to say to her statement. "Don't you ever get worried for her? If she ever went away would you want to make sure she was okay?"

"I would always know if she was okay or not," Brianna turned to him and smiled.

Leo blinked and looked at her fully on. "How?" He asked. Rae didn't seem like she knew how to fight and putting a Bo in her hands was just asking for someone and her to get hurt. How was Bria so certain? "Faith?" He tried to guess. He had tremendous amounts of faith in his brothers. He didn't doubt their abilities one bit to get out of a mess...but even the older brother had to worry about family sometimes. A week staying in an apartment, Rae telling him all of his injuries and couldn't be moved, he had to make sure Raphael remembered something……at least remember him and Master Splinter so he wouldn't freak while coming home.

Bria had told him time and time again to take some of Rae's words with a grain of salt. Not everything was going to be the truth...which lead him to this predicament. Either Raphael was a hundred percent okay and Rae was just lying, or he was worse than what Rae had told him.

"We're connected as sisters," Bria giggled, watching his completely puzzled expression, "You're leader, yes, and you're right, you deserve to know if he's really alright or not, but he's your brother. You should already know," she told him.

She was right. If he had bothered any, he would have meditated and tried to reach Raphael's plane of conscience. Using that connection he would be able to determine how much of Rae's words were lies and truth. He sighed as he pushed himself from the railing. "You're right." He sighed. "I'm just frantic with worry. What if the Foot caught him or worse? I know you trust Rae, but its possibilities I had to consider. I should have meditated though, you're right."

Bria laughed and rubbed his shoulder, "It's alright, Leo. Even Lions need to freak out now and again," she jumped up onto the railing and easily balanced there, "You tell me, is he alright?" she grinned at him.

He closed his eyes, looking for the thread that tied them together, just the way Splinter had taught them. It wasn't a deep concentration thing, but it was enough. "He's okay." He said as he opened his eyes. "The wounds were just overly exaggerated. But he is wounded and she was right, he shouldn't be moved for a few days."

'Should I?' Bria hummed and judged the distance and what she could stop herself on while he was doing a quick meditation, and looked back at him before he opened his burning hazel eyes, "See? I told you," she stretched, moving her foot while he was looking at her, purposely trying to find an icy spot.

"I suppose you're right." He said with a smile as he walked over towards her and sighed. The new route they had taken had led them to the darkest parts of NYC. The lights were still bright and they were still in the middle of the city, but the alleyways and the buildings were more ominous here. It felt wrong.

But it also felt right.

Why?

Brianna let out a gasp/squeak when she found the ice and she felt herself fall backwards. It was really fast, but it seemed agonizingly slow as she tried to grab the rail, but her weight made it snap and she ended up cutting her hands, which caused her to miss the edge off the roof, "Leo!" she heard a voice say, and she knew it was hers but all she felt were the vibrations from her screaming.

It was a flash. He saw her fall and he rushed to her side, only to have her slip. He jumped and grabbed her hand, his fingers snatching her wrist in a bruising grip. "Got you," He said in a half whisper, half shout. If he started pulling her up, when he got her on the roof he wasn't sure whether to breathe out of relief, demand how she lost her normally good balance, or just hug her. Deciding to do two out of three, he gripped her in a tight hug and breathed. His heart speed was racing and he knew that his adrenaline was blinding him. He could have lost her. So nearly could have. "Damn." He hissed. "Don't do that."

"I…slipped on…the ice," Bria breathed, feeling her chest constrict and she buried her face in his neck, gasping and swallowing hard, "Th-Thank you…" she panted. She enjoyed his arms around her, and she curled against his plastron, rubbing her wrist. Unfortunately, he had grabbed her left one, her weak point.

"Any time," He said softly, "Be careful next time." He murmured against her shoulder as he gently pulled away and gave her a soft smile, "I don't know what I'd do if I lost you."

Brianna's eyes widened, "Leo…" she bit her lip, "What...are you saying?" she asked gently, uncertain, "Aren't I just another member of the group?"

Leo frowned and shook his head, "You're family." He insisted, "No…you're more than family."

"What am I?" Bria's chest tightened and she looked down, frowning. She felt this way before…unlike Rae it was easy for her to fall in love, but in the end she keep getting hurt. It didn't stop her from trying, though, so she ignored her bleeding hand and looked back up at him, a pleading look in her eyes, 'Don't be another one…please…' she thought desperately.

Leo turned his head away, his cheeks a red color, "Someone who I love."

Bria felt the tears flow, hearing other's voices in her mind, and remembering how they ended, "You…mean that, right?" she asked, reaching up and wiping her cheeks, wincing when the salt mixed with her wound, the blood brushing onto her cheeks.

"I would never lie." Leo promised as he looked at her. He didn't ask her why she was crying; instead he silently and gently wiped away her tears. "We should get you home so Donny can look at the wounds, if he's awake." He went into his elbow pad and took out a small first aid kit. He gently reached for her hands and started wrapping them. "He can do a better job."

"Arigato," Bria sniffed and when he was done she hugged him, "Arigato, Lionheart…I believe you…" she nuzzled his chest.

Donny sighed as he opened his eyes, feeling rested and relaxed. There was silence in the lair besides the soft sounds of the video-game that was going. He sat up and rubbed his eyes, he glanced over at the clock on his shelf and sighed. 12:30 p.m. Defiantly noon. Why did Leo let him sleep in for so long? He yawned.

"You slept out…a whole day," came a yawn from down below and a greasy tail snaked up and poked his cheek.

"Sorry," Donny said looking at the sleeping Lily that was resting on the bed, "You should have woken me up."

"You needed your sleep, Donny-kun," Lily opened her eyes and looked at him. Somehow she had managed to wiggle into bed with him, "I don't know how you can do it…go without sleep for days…I could barely do it last night."

"Insomnia does that." Donny said with a shrug, "Nighttimes are always quietest too, since no one is around to distract. It makes the projects go a little faster and it makes the day and the nights seem more…fulfilling."

Lily nuzzled his chest, "There's a surprise for you in the lab…I wanted to see your reaction and then I'm gonna take a shower…I smell…"

Don watched her get up from the bed and slipped out of the room. Deciding to see what she had done, he stood up and walked out of her room as well, heading towards his lab. He wondered what exactly he was going to see when he got there. He thought about this morning when he felt her tail against his cheek. It was greasy, and he knew he felt it before. Not on her, per se, but he had felt it somewhere. Right when he walked into the lab, he gently opened the door and his mouth dropped. Raph's bike was fixed. Completely. "How in the world…" He muttered to himself.

"I watch you fix stuff all the time," Lily shrugged, "I just guessed and checked. It purrs like a newborn kitten," she grinned and motioned to how it was shining, "Notice something else?"

"It's shining in the light." Donny said, "Completely polished and everything. The paint's even fixed up." He looked at her in complete wonderment. "Did you do this all night last night?"

"Sure did! I also moved that big machine this morning," Lily grinned, "What…do you think?"

"Raph is going to flip in a good way." Donny breathed with a smile as he gently walked up to her and hugged her tightly, "Thanks."

Lily giggled and hugged him back, "Does it feel like a cave anymore, with the light?"

"It feels like a room," Donny replied with a smile.

"It still doesn't mean you get to start hiding in here again," Lily poked him.

"You know that I told you I'll spend more time with my brothers," Donny said gently, "I won't go back on that."

Lily nodded, "Okay," she nuzzled his cheek affectionately, "Leo-san came back with Bria in his arms…I think she was hurt, and she was crying. Why don't you go check on them? I was half asleep and as you can see…too dirty to help them."

"Alright," Donny said gently as he gave her a one-arm hug and grabbed the first-aid kit before he left the lab and walked out. He needed to find out where the two were hiding.

"Don! They're in the training room!" Lily called as she headed in the direction of the bathroom, "See you in about an hour…" she muttered as she picked up a strand of hair with her fingernails, "Yuck…"

Donny called an OK to her as he reached the training room and opened it. He had entered just in time to see Leo strike Bria in a vertical cut, but she had blocked by swinging the fake sword upwards in a straight line, hitting the middle of the sword. "Training with wounded hands?" He asked in a disapproving tone. "You both should give it a rest for now."

Leo blinked as he looked to the side to see Donny tapping his foot in the doorway. His eyes were narrowed with folded arms and a raised eyebrow ridge, "Awake Donny?" He asked as he gently jumped back a good distance away and twirled the fake sword just a bit. "We didn't want to wake you up; you were awake for three nights straight." He told him.

Bria set the fake sword down, rubbing her wrist, "Gomen, Don…I was bored, Mikey's addicted to his new game, and Leo looked lonely training by himself."

Donny sighed and rubbed the back of his neck and walked up to Bria. The trio both sat down on the training floor and he gently took her hands and unwrapped her hands to put some ointment. He watched as she whimpered and Leo had gripped her shoulders, gently rubbing his hand up and down her arm. It was interesting. His brother loved Bria, and Bria loved him and something made them go closer. Judging from the scrapes on her hands, something had happened.

"Man that burns! I hope the stupid rail wasn't rusty…" Bria grumbled but relaxed into Leo's touch.

Donny raised an eyebrow at her words and at Leo's sharp yet gentle look, he knew not to question it. Apparently it was their moment and it had nothing to do with him. Once he was done, he re-wrapped the bandage. He noticed how sharp his older brother's look was, it was as if he was trying to memorize how to wrap the bandage.

"There." Donny said gently as he wrapped her left hand and taped it. "Be careful with the cuts. If you unwrap it too soon it might get infected."

"No problem. Arigato, Don, you're a great help. Did you see what Lil-Lil did?" Bria asked with a grin.

"I did," Donny said with a grin that could mirror her big one, "She told me she saw you guys walk in."

"Yeah…I was…" Bria rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly, "Remembering something unpleasant and since I was crying so bad, Leo had to carry me back…"

Donny was about to ask what it was, but decided against it. "Are you okay now?" He asked as Leo gently moved Bria a little closer to him.

Bria smiled at him, "Yeah, I'm doin' good. Unlike what some people think, crying isn't a weakness. It helps get things off your chest and can also clear your head," she shrugged and leaned against Leo, "Anyway, thank you again for helping," she rubbed her wrist, "Though I won't be going on patrol for several nights, I hurt my wrist pretty bad. It is my bad wrist anyway, so I can't seem to do more damage to it. I even purposely tried to break it once so I'd have a valid reason to see a doctor, but all I ended up doing was sprain it," she scowled.

"I see." Donny said with a frown. He had heard from Rae that her wrist was incurable. He knew that if he tried he would only hurt her. Setting bones wasn't his strength. "I can understand that."

Leo smiled at his younger brother and gently started playing with Bria's hair. "Thanks Donny." he said gently.

"Anytime," Donny said. "Next time wake me up."