Hey guys! Realllyyyy sorry for the long update! Nothing is seriously wrong, but things have been stressful. Things with my cousin and I are mellowing out but things haven't been great since her husband left for boot camp and training. We've been screwed over with money so things have been tight. I've worked and tried to keep up with assignments before finals! Thanks for being understanding about my absence! As usual, you're all amazing!

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Michelangelo's Point of View:

It's been two and a half days since Leo's been in the hospital for his brain hemorrhage. There was only one time he scared us since then and that was when he passed out in the middle of talking with Raphie, Donnie, and I. Sensei had left to get us all some coffee when Leo suddenly fell back against his pillow. I was so shocked when Raphie and Donnie started screaming in both anxiety and anger. Donnie was furious that this happened and blamed the staff while Raph thought something was very wrong and wouldn't stop freaking out. Sensei had come in the same time as the Doctor and nurses but we were assured that Leo was just tired and literally passed out.

Then we were all upset with Leo for not telling us he was that tired, just like he never told us when he was in pain. Now that he was being discharged we were all going to watch him like a hawk. Karai, April, Casey, and the others came to see Leo that afternoon after he had gotten some rest. It was very funny to see self-controlled Leo turn red colors when Karai burst through the room like a worried girlfriend. Those two should just get together already!

Things became more normal when we finally got Leo home. Everyone was there and we celebrated with sodas and pizza gyoza until Raph suddenly announced that it was time for everyone to leave. It was only then that everyone had noticed Leo's barely hidden exhaustion and pain. Leo assured everyone he was okay but our friends hesitantly left and it was worth it because Leo let me snuggle with him that night and I watched over him before I fell asleep against his side.

Now the only thing I need to figure out is what's wrong with Donnie. Raphie's been so worried over Leo that he hasn't noticed Don's weird behavior but Sensei and Leo have. April approached me just yesterday evening about trying to talk to Donnie but as soon as I asked about his well-being he shut me down immediately. It was kinda harsh but I tried not to let it bother me because everyone was stressed over Leo and getting Hun caught for his crime. Karai had said something about helping to find him in private one time but she hasn't brought it up around Leo, just the three of us and Sensei.

Karai and Raphie have this thing going on with the Purple Dragons but Raph hasn't even answered any of Slash's calls or tried to text him. When I tried to intervene and tell him to try and forgive Slash he nearly bit my head off for it. It hurt a lot because I had a falling out with Donnie and now Raph when all I was trying to do was help. I felt sort of left out of things and the only one that liked me right now was Leo but he stayed tired as he tried to heal and I didn't want to bother him.

I just hope we can all continue to stay a close-knit strong family for Leo. I hate Raphie fighting with Slash and whatever secret Don is keeping from us that's making him distant and mean!

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"Mikey..? Mike?" Rough hands shook my shoulders and I groaned unhappily as I slowly opened my eyes to see Raphie standing above me looking confused.

"Raph?" I whispered because I didn't trust my voice to not be sleep deprived, "What's wrong?"

"It's almost noon, Baby Brat. Ya have been wakin' up early, so why are ya sleepin' on tha couch?" Raph asked with barely concealed concern, "Weren't ya sleepin' with Leo again?"

I yawned as I sat up and stretched my arms up high, "Yeahh~! But Leo didn't seem comfortable after he fell asleep and tried to move his arms around. I figured I'd give him more room."

"Then why didn't ya sleep in your room?" He asked again with confusion. I sighed and rubbed at my eyes.

"Because I wanted to able to hear if something happened to Leo," I shrugged and Raph blinked for a moment before straightening.

"Ya don't have ta do that, Mike. Leo's okay now and besides we're all there for him," He said and I nodded, putting on a smile that didn't feel right on my face. Before either of us could say another word Leo came into the room, leaning on the wall beside the kitchen.

Leo looked like a mess but his bruises were getting better, already showing signs of fading away except the bruise on his hip was taking longer because it was worse. The swelling in his face was completely gone now and he still had to wear the knee brace until nearly a week, maybe more depending on how he heals. I have no worries though!

"Hey guys. Sensei says we're eating now," Leo smiled as he looked at us and a genuine smile breached my face as I stood eagerly and bounced to his side. Raph rolled his eyes as he followed behind and gave Leo a little smirk. When we entered the kitchen Donnie was already sitting but looked very distracted as usual. I took my seat by his side and he didn't even notice.

"Did you sleep well, Michelangelo?" Sensei asked as I blushed in slight embarrassment from being caught sleeping in so late. Leo snickered at me a little and Raph grinned.

"Yeah, I slept well!" I lied with a bright smile and Sensei smiled back, obviously pleased at my lie. I watched silently as Sensei put a plate of pancake, eggs, and bacon on the table in front of us. Immediately we all started digging in except Donnie, who was doing who-knows-what on his phone.

"Donatello, please put your device away and eat with the family," Sensei scolded and Donnie blushed as he became aware that breakfast was actually ready. I giggled as Raph and Leo shared a glance with one another. Donnie glared down at me and my eyes widened as slowly stopped laughing.

Silence fell across the table as everyone continued to eat but my appetite had diminished with the already increasingly bad day I was having. I forced myself to eat a bit more and hoped that they didn't notice how much slower I was eating than usual.

"Sensei, I'm allowed to start practicing katas again, right?" Leo asked with a small nervous smile. I blinked up at him and we all turned to Sensei who sighed but smiled a little.

"Yes, but just kata's for now and you have to be mindful of your knee. Alright, my son?"

"Of course!" Leo brightened immediately and I found myself smiling again. Maybe I could do katas with Leo and have him teach me some that I don't know! Leo loves to lead and teach while we'll also be spending quality brother time together!

"Le-"

"I'll do them with you!" Raph unintentionally interrupted me as he smirked at Leo, "I need to practice too and this way someone can be with you in case somethin' happens!"

"Nothing will happen," Leo blushed as he pouted, "I still know how to handle myself."

"Just make sure that you stop if it becomes too painful," Donnie reminded and Leo blushed more.

"I can do it, Don. Quit worrying so much you guys…it's just a workout!" Leo sputtered as his embarrassment levels rose. Raph laughed and threw an arm around Leo's neck.

"Then let's go! It's been awhile since I've done anythin'!" He claimed as he started to drag poor Leo away. Donnie just rolled his eyes and Sensei watched them go in amusement.

"I will go supervise them myself. Please clean up after yourselves," Sensei spoke warmly to us and I smiled a little, trying not to wilt too much at my lost chance to hang out with Leo. Sensei eagerly left the room, looking happy that Leo was ready to start training again.

"So, Donnie, what do you-"

"I'd love to chat, Mikey, but I've got homework to do before my new friend calls," Donnie interrupted and I rose an eyebrow in confusion.

"What new friend? We haven't been to school in, like, two days…" I replied quietly and Donnie sighed as if he were annoyed.

"It's a friend I made in my Math class and we started chatting more often after our car accident. I do have other people to hang out with than just you guys all the time," He huffed and I paused, feeling hurt.

"I know that…I was just asking…" I mumbled as I stood and gathered the dirty plates that everyone left behind when they eagerly went to do other things. Donnie looked at me and sighed again, actually looking a little guilty.

"You got everything covered here? I need to do the homework now so I don't get behind," Donnie explained and I nodded silently. Don't hold it against him, Mikey. Donnie's stressed and doesn't like to be behind on school work…

I quietly began to rearrange the dirty dishes as Donnie left the room. I felt stupid and lonely because everyone had something else they'd rather do or someone else they'd rather be with. Why am I being left out of the family activities all of a sudden?

My eyes filled with tears and my throat felt tight as I tried my hardest not to cry. I worked through washing everyone else's dishes before I rinsed my hands and dried them. I sighed and made up my mind to go out today.

Pulling out my phone I went to call Leatherhead when I remembered that it was a school day and my best friends would be at school. I frowned and put my phone away before I had another idea that made me perk up. I'll go see my Mother!

Smiling slightly in excitement I wrote a quick note for Sensei and my brothers telling them where I was going so they wouldn't worry before I left the house. Besides, they way they're acting around me they wouldn't notice I was gone before I was back anyway. Would they even really care?

I dialed my Mom's home number before beginning to walk down the sidewalk, waving at a neighbor old woman watering her follows, "Hello? Mikey sweety?"

"Mom!" I beamed, amazed at how happy I was to hear her voice. Was I really that lonely? "How are you?!"

"Oh, I am doing okay. Leatherhead has been taking good care of me every time I get sick," Mom explained and then she giggled, "Leatherhead is such a weird name for him, but he loves to be called that."

I laughed, "I am awesome at naming stuff, mom! Leatherhead doesn't like his real name anyways!"

"No, he doesn't…and you did an amazing job helping him out, Sweety. But is anything wrong or did you call to check up on me?" Mom asked a little anxiously, "Is Leo hurting again? He didn't have to go back to the hospital did he?"

I suddenly remembered how worried Mom was for us all when I told her about Leo getting attacked by the Purple Dragons. I smiled, "No Mom, Leo's fine and Raph's been keeping him distracted while working with him through his pain. I was calling to tell you I'm coming to visit you. Sensei isn't making us go back to school until next week when Leo can go back."

"Ah, I see. That's a wonderful idea! And I am so happy to be seeing you. It's been too long!" She cheered and I laughed a little even though guilt crept up on me.

"Sorry…things have been so hectic that I can't visit as much as I'd like or call…but I'll do better!" I promised as I looked both ways before crossing a larger road, "I'm almost into town and should be on your street soon."

"Alright, Sweety. Be careful and don't worry about not calling me. Leatherhead keeps me informed daily about you," Mom giggled as I rolled my eyes. Of course he does. A beep on my phone made me curse in my head to see that my battery life was on 13%. Oh well, I could charge my phone at Mom's house…hopefully.

"Okay! Well I need to get off the phone now it's distracting," I said nervously as I got distracted and crossed another road without looking.

"Okay. I'll see you soon, Sweety!"

I quickly put my phone in my pocket and smiled nervously at the car that was ready to honk at me for crossing without looking. I waved apologetically and continued on my way, wondering why I suddenly felt subconscious about the people around me. Why does it feel like I'm being watched?

Looking behind me suspiciously I turned a corner and sighed. Being paranoid is Leo and Raph's thing, not mine. What's wrong with me? I turned forward again only to bump into a suited man.

"Oof!" I gasped as I fell to the ground and the man bumped into a couple of other passersby's. He apologized quietly and I looked up at him as my hand stung from my landing. He turned to look at me and suddenly paused.

The suited man really dark brown hair like Leo and green eyes that almost looked like Raph's if he had the amber flicks in them. His face was sculpted in a way that was somehow familiar. I blinked when he extended his hand to me and I realized how rude I was for staring at him.

"Sorry!" I apologized as I blushed, taking his hand so he could help me up. The man just stared at me for a moment before frowning a little.

"That was rude. You need to watch where you're going next time!" He near shouted and I flinched as he continued to look at me in a weird way for a moment.

"I'd say the same to you, pal."

I blinked as we both looked over and I was surprised to see Slash there, looking more intimidating than ever with his spikey hair and metal studded leather jacket. His turquoise eyes never left the suited man and I noticed that the man started to fidget nervously under his gaze. Can't say that I blame him.

"That was….my bad," Suited man said before he gazed at me as he passed. I frowned in a confused way and looked behind me to watch him disappear.

"Well that was weird," I declared aloud as I turned back to see Slash crossing his arms. The intimidating look on his face vanished by the time he looked down at me.

"You're Mikey, right? Raph's brother?" Slash asked in a gruff voice and I nodded a bit shyly. This is Raph's childhood friend? We haven't actually talked much before now, "Why are you all the way out here?"

"I was going to visit my Mom," I replied more cheerfully and he looked confused, "My Foster Mom, I mean, because I don't know much about our real Mom."

"Oh…right," Slash rubbed at his head, looking embarrassed, "Um, how is Leo? I've tried talking to Raph but he won't answer my calls or texts…"

"Yeah," I frowned at the ground, "Leo's healing great and he's starting training today with Raph..."

"That's good," Slash smiled a little, "Bet Raph's happy to be sparring with him again."

I blinked in surprise at him before I smiled too, "Yeah. I've tried talking to Raph about answering your calls….but he just got mad at me…"

Slash looked a bit surprised, "Oh, don't worry about it, Kid. He'll answer when he's ready to. I did promise to look after you guys and Leo still got hurt."

"Don't blame yourself, dude, you can't watch everything at once," I settled with an easy smile, "Besides my bro's are just being…stupid. They'll come around! Raphie's just a big softy on the inside!"

Slash laughed in delight, "That's gold! "Raphie"….ha…surprised you get away with that!"

"It's me so….yeah!" I laughed alongside him and ignored the odd looks we were getting, "Anyways, thanks for the help back there!"

"Oh, that. What was up with that rude guy and the way he was staring at you like he knew who you were?" Slash asked as his eyes narrowed with paranoia. I just smiled up at him because he kinda reminded me of Leatherhead. I should really introduce them sometime!

"I don't know...it was weird, right? But I'm a one of a kind guy!" I joked and Slash rolled his eyes, "Anyways, thanks again, dude! I better get goin'!"

"Holddd up, Kid!" Slash grabbed the back of my orange cat-eared hoodie and yanked a little to stop me, "I'll take you."

"I don't need an escort," I replied as I rose an eyebrow. I didn't want to be rude to Raph's friend and Slash seems great but why does everyone assume something will always happen to me? "It's not far from here…"

Slash smirked, "But Raph will kill me if he finds out I let you walk alone after what just happened. I'm not doin' anything right now anyways."

Now that was a flat out lie. Something told me he was doing something tha the deemed important but he saw me here. Sighing, I ignored my thoughts and nodded in agreement which seemed to please him as he walked beside me.

We walked in silence for only a minute in a half before he spoke up in a tone similar to one adults use with older children.

"You wouldn't happen to want a coke on the way there would you?" Slash asked as he jabbed a thumb at the nearest general store. I perked immediately at the offer.

"Yeah!" I cheered and he laughed as we walked to the store, "And I can buy some Neapolitan ice cream for the guys to cheer them up!" I noticed him giving me a weird look, "We all have similarities too, ya know, and we love Neapolitan!"

Now this is better than just playing video games alone while my brothers have fun without me.

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An hour and a half later:

Donatello's Point of View:

"Donnie? What's going on?" April's voice sound a pitch too high and it made me want to sigh all over again. I called her because I wanted to feel better somehow but now I only feel worse. April's worried…of course she's worried…

My hand clutched at the phone as I spun side to side in my new desk chair, "I was just catching up on some classwork and wanted to see how you were. I knew that you had free class right now."

"Yeah, true…but you never call me while at school," April still sounded distressed and I could hear Casey Jones in the background hounding questions at her, "Shut up Casey! Ugh, Don, Casey wants to know if anything's wrong."

Normally my mouth would twitch into an amused smile but I only frowned more, hating myself more, "Tell him nothing's wrong. I promise! Don't worry…I was only taking a break and wanted to know how you were…honest."

"Donnie, we've been best friends since elementary school for crying out loud and we survived the awkward middle school years together! The least you can do is not lie to me," April sounded fiery now and that actually did make me smile just a little.

"I didn't lie about the first part! I just…I…there's this thing….this secret that I can't tell my brothers yet and it's killing me. Don't ask because you know I can't tell you either yet…but I am constantly down Leo and Raph's throats and I yelled at Mikey before…now I'm practically ignoring them all…I just…don't know what to do.." I explained slowly to control the tears that so desperately wanted to escape my eyes.

April was silent for a few moments, "Donnie…I want to know the secret but I understand so here's what I advise…don't push your brothers away because you know you don't have to do that. And if this secret involves them…just tell them you can't tell them yet because it's not the right time for them to know. You'll only be miserable if you distance yourself from everyone..."

"But I can't tell them and if they know I have a secret they'll never let me go until I tell!" I raised my voice in distress and paused to take a breath, "They worry like that and Mikey's good at figuring out when we're covering something up."

"He probably has experience with that," April sighed and I winced when I remembered about Mikey's past with abusive overbearing foster parents, "They're your brothers, Donnie, not your best friends and they love you. If your secret can't be told and it's bothering you that bad that you can't tell them then they won't make you."

I calmed slightly when I remembered both times Mikey tried to ask what's wrong and I brushed him aside. He knew something was wrong with me but didn't press me for any more information. Neither did Leo or Raph, even if they didn't notice how I was acting the same way as Mikey was.

"Thanks April, I feel better already. Tell Jones I can hear him yelling and that we'll see you guys soon, okay?" I smiled a little and April giggled.

"Anytime, Donnie. Karai also wants to come over with us so just let us know when we can set something up. Bye!" April replied in a cheerier tone.

"Bye April." I said as I hung up my cell and stared at the finished Math assignment on my desk. I still had some chapters of Romeo and Juliet to finish before the big test but I had something more important to do.

I got up from my desk and left my room in search of Mikey. I was mildly surprised that I didn't see him on the couch playing video games. I figured he'd be all over that since we didn't have to go to school until next week. I shook my head and walked to his room, knocking three times and receiving no answer.

My brow furrowed when I noticed his room was empty and checked the bathroom too. Where was he? He must be in the kitchen or with the guys. I fast walked to the kitchen and stumbled into Raph on the way through the door. I tripped over his foot and hit the island bar, it shaking from the impact.

"Jeez, Donnie, you okay?" Raph steadied me before he knelt and picked up the water bottle that had dropped to the floor.

"Yeah, sorry about that," I replied as I straightened the island table and turned towards him, "Have you seen Mikey?"

Raph blinked and looked around the room for a moment, "Um, no, I thought he was with you or playin' video games."

I paled and he noticed that right away, "Raph, he's not with you guys in the dojo, or playing video games, in the bathroom, or in his room! Where is he?"

"You start callin' his cell I'll tell Sensei and Leo," Raph replied seriously with an annoyed look on his face. He paused and looked over his shoulder on the way out, "Check tha front yard too."

I nodded and followed him out as I walked towards the front door and he walked into the dojo. As I walked down the steps and searched the yard I found him no-where and my heart skipped a beat as I speed dialed him. I looked around and froze when a gray Toyota Corolla went by slower than what was necessary.

As it rang I heard Leo near yelling back in the house and Sensei was trying to calm him. I looked back, feeling annoyed that everything seemed to be taking forever until, "Donnie?"

I gasped and whirled to the left, seeing Mikey alive and in one piece, a grocery bag on one arm as the other hand was shoved into his orange hoodie pocket. Before I could stop it my panicked anger took control of me, "Where the hell have you been?!"

Mikey's eyes widened a lot by the time Raph, Leo, and Sensei rushed outside. Leo stopped down the stairs because his knee looked like it was bothering him and loyal Raph took his side like always. Sensei moved towards Mikey, who suddenly looked afraid, "I went to my Mom's I left a note…"

"No you didn't! There was no note and you just disappeared! Do you have no brains at all?" I argued angrily as Sensei looked at me in shock and Mikey with hurt.

"I…I…"

"You know that Hun is still out there, my son, you could have been very hurt like Leonardo or kidnapped like Raphael had! Why didn't you answer Donatello's phone call?" Sensei asked looking disappointed and afraid.

Mikey looked guilty, "I didn't know my battery was low and it died...I thought Mom would have a charger but theirs were different because my phone is different. I'm sorry."

"You could have least told us in person that you were leaving," Leo added with a scolding tone of voice and Mikey suddenly looked betrayed.

"You were all doing whatever the heck you wanted! None of you even let me talk or asked if I wanted to join!" Mikey yelled with tears in his eyes that had Sensei parting from him in surprise, "You all brushed me off when I tried to talk to you and you left me with a mess after breakfast!"

"When did we ever brush ya off?" Raph asked, angry like he always does when he feels accused of something.

"We all have chores Mikey. Washing dishes is one of them, remember?" Leo offered like he had no idea why Mikey was so upset, "I haven't brushed you off bro."

Mikey just stared at the ground silently before he muttered, "Never mind. I left the note on the island table guys and it took you nearly two hours to notice I was gone. Oh, and I bought some Neapolitan ice cream on the way there because Slash was nice enough to make sure I got there safely."

Raph's eyes widened at the mention of Slash and we all watched as he dropped the grocery bag in Sensei's hands. Without looking at any of us he passed me by and a wave of guilt washed over me for snapping at him when I had wanted to apologize to him earlier. He brushed past Raph and slowed down at Leo, "Oh you don't have to worry about me bothering you anymore, Leo. Raph seems to be taking care of you enough."

Leo and Raph shared a look as Mikey disappeared and Sensei's brow furrowed, "Michelangelo, we are not done talking."

"With all due respect," Mikey stopped past the door and looked over his shoulder with a sad look on his face, "I've said all I wanted, Sensei. I'll stop "talking" and bothering everyone now."

"Mikey…" I spoke up but Mikey walked away quickly and I looked towards Sensei, who sighed as he rubbed a hand over his eyes. I looked at the bag containing the Neapolitan ice cream and swallowed a lump in my throat.

When I looked up it was to meet Leo's questioning, if not accusing, eyes, "Why did you yell at him like that, Donnie? What the heck is the matter with you?"

"Leonardo!" Sensei scolded and Leo flinched as I bristled.

"I was worried! The note must have fell off the table when I stumbled into it earlier. I couldn't get a hold of him and saw this car drive by…it was like Raph all over again!" I explained heatedly and Raph's eyes widened.

"Were we really ignorin' him?" Raph asked as he looked back at the house. I looked down guiltily and Raph sighed, "I wasn't too nice to him yesterday or earlier either."

"You guys…" Leo scolded, looking confused and upset, "How could you treat him that way? He probably thinks we hate him now!"

"Then you must make amends. Take the ice cream that he bought you all and share it with him. I do not want to see you leave his side until you have all properly apologized to each other, Michelangelo included. I will apologize to him afterwards," Sensei ordered and we all bowed our heads at his reasonable request.

And of course the world hates us as usual because my phone starts to vibrate and I look down to see the number I saved as Saki's calling me. I fought a groan and watched my family look at me, "It's a friend from Math class. Probably needs to ask a quick question."

"Alright, after your call we will see Mikey." Leo said and I nodded in agreement as I followed them inside and answered the call.

"Hey Timothy!" I answered with a remembered name of someone I knew from my math class. Saki, Shredder, or whatever snorted and I wanted to growl as I walked into my room and shut the door, "What do you want?"

"Remember what I said earlier this week?" He proposed and I sighed, rubbing my other arm as I did remember.

"About the guy wanting to adopt us? The guy I'm going to be so shocked about?" I offered in a hushed tone so the others wouldn't hear me. That's the last thing I needed.

"He's spoke with his lawyer and I'm sure that someone will be calling Hamato Yoshi in tomorrow about it. Make other arrangements for school because you and your brothers will have to be there too," He explained with too much eager wicked happiness in his tone. A cold chill racked my body.

"We won't be in school until next week anyway," I growled as I remembered that it was Thursday and we still had some time before we go back to school, "Why do my brothers and I have to be there for that exactly?"

"To meet the man that is going to adopt you," He answered with a low voice. I felt very confused.

"How can he when Sensei already has custody of us?" I asked in a stressful tone. I rubbed at my temples, trying to make sense of what he was planning in my head.

"Let's just say that he has a special way to get custody of you four," Saki laughed, something that reminded me of those cheesy hero movies when the villain laughs manically. What does he mean "special way"? Is there corrupt government officials working for Saki or this guy? "I will be speaking to you soon, Donatello. Remember to keep your end of the promise and nothing will happen to anyone you know."

"Yeah….whatever," I sneered as he laughed before hanging up on me. I sat there numb and lost in thoughts until a knock at the door caused me to jump.

"You ready yet, Donnie? We need to make up with Mikey and figure this stuff out!" Leo called through the door, sounding uncertain himself.

"Okay, coming!" I called back as I left my phone behind and opened the door to greet him. Raph met us in front of Mikey's bedroom door and suddenly I felt nervous.

Raph knocked and near yelled at the same time, obviously still annoyed, "Mikey, open up! We're here ta talk ta ya!" All three of us shared a nervous look when he didn't answer our call.

"Mikey….please, let's talk," Leo pleaded as he turned the knob and pushed open the door. Our eyes widened and Leo gasped when we saw that his room was empty, "Mikey?"

I was on the verge of panicking again when a muffled noise came from the bathroom and Raph was the first on the scene. He almost broke the door off the hinges with the way he pushed it and Mikey looked up startled from where he sat on the floor beside the toilet, which obviously held signs that he had been vomiting.

"Mikey!" I cried as I quickly knelt by his side, "Are you sick? Why are you throwing up? What's wrong?!"

Leo was already grabbing for a rag to wet and Raph left to get water for him. Mikey blushed and sadly eyed the ground, "N-Nothing, I just felt nauseous…"

I rubbed at his back as he began to dry retch a couple of times before he finally vomited. He gagged and Leo looked ready to have a panic attack as he handed me the rag. I placed it around the back of Mikey's neck to cool him down as Raph rushed back in with bright concerned eyes and a bottle of water.

"S-Sorry…" Mikey mumbled as he looked at us, "I didn't want to be mean earlier I was just h-hurt…" I made room for Leo and Raph to get closer and slid behind Mikey to help support him. He looked ready to apologize again but he paled and vomited again.

"Oh Mikey," Leo sighed sympathetically as he brushed Mikey's hair out of his face and I rubbed his back affectionately, "You weren't mean exactly and you were right. I didn't know I was ignoring you…"

"T-To….to be honest Leo…it wasn't really you ignoring me," Mikey wiped his mouth with toilet paper and I flushed with guilt as Raph sighed.

"I know ya wanted me ta make up with Slash, Mikey…but I can't yet…I just don't want to right now, okay?" Raph sounded gruff but we all knew he was very concerned and still angry at Slash because he cared about us.

"I-I know that now…" Mikey nodded as he flushed the toilet and looked a bit better, "Sorry guys…I get nauseous when I'm very upset and scared…"

"Scared of what?" I asked in alarm, "Did something happen while you left?"

"Yeah but that's not what I'm scared of…" Mikey sniffed as I pulled away. He gave me more room by sitting on the edge of the bathtub at my side, "I was scared that you guys were gonna hate me because I'm annoying and too difficult to take care of. It always happens to me one way or the other…"

"Mikey, we couldn't ever hate you," Leo denied as he reached for him. I leaned back to let him and smiled at Mikey to affirm Leo's words, "We're so sorry Mikey, okay?"

"Yeah, I'm sorry Mikey for blowin' up at ya and for ya thinkin' I was ignorin' ya. I didn't mean ta make ya feel that way," Raph spoke up heatedly as he moved in closer too. Mikey brightened a little and more color was coming back into his face, which pleased me.

"I'm sorry too, Mikey. I was just worried about Leo and stressed about making up school work. I was mean to you earlier and yelled at you. If I ever do it again I give you permission to demand anything you want for two days!" I promised and watched Raph and Leo look at me in surprise while Mikey laughed.

"What if what I want from you is stupid?" He challenged and I hesitated before I shrugged, "You're all awesome, bros. I'm sorry I didn't tell you I left in person. I just thought it wouldn't take long…"

"It's okay…just…tell us next time?" Leo smiled nervously and Mikey nodded in a happier manner that we were pleased to see, "And what did you mean earlier about Raph taking care of me?" I was amused when Raph blushed.

"I was just jealous because you seemed to notice when Raph took care of you more than I did. That and Raph's been spending all his time with you and no one else," Mikey pouted and Raph rubbed at his hair awkwardly.

"Whatever, I'll hang out with ya too. Stop whinin'," He muttered in an embarrassed way and we all laughed a little. Raph rolled his eyes but then looked at Mikey, "One more thing, how did ya meet up with Slash and what happened earlier?"

We all looked at Mikey and he sighed as he grabbed the rag and put it over the tub, "I bumped into this guy in a suit that kinda reminded me of an older version of Leo but he was mean to me. Slash came out of nowhere and intimidated him into leaving, which was totally funny! But it was the way this guy looked at me, like I was a ghost or something. Like he couldn't believe he was seeing me."

Mikey looked troubled while I felt very odd at what he said but I couldn't figure out why. Leo and Raph shared the same look as Mikey and I combined.

"Why do you always bump into weird people, bro?" Leo tried to joke which brought an eye roll out of Raph and I. Mikey laughed and shrugged.

"Dunno…but the guy creeped me out more than that Saki guy," Mikey mumbled as he looked at Raph, "I don't know what would have happened if Slash wasn't there."

"Why was he there?" Raph asked in curiosity and I felt the same. Slash just so happened to be there? Mikey smiled.

"Well I knew he was in town for some reason but he wasn't following me if that's what you mean. I have a theory…"

"Oh boy," Leo groaned playfully and Mikey rolled his eyes at us.

"I think that Slash is following Hun and trying to figure out what else he's up to. Cause its obvious now more than ever that Hun is working with Saki," Mikey explained hesitantly, like we would dismiss anything he said. I felt bad for being one of the reasons he was so doubtful lately.

"You're probably right," I spoke up before Leo or Raph could shoot him down. Mikey looked surprised, "It make sense logically. Slash would be our best bet into finding Hun, Raph."

Raph scowled but nodded in agreement. Leo put a hand on his shoulder, causing him to look up at us again, "We need to call him here together. You don't have to talk to him or anything if you don't want to. We won't make you, bro."

Raph's eyes softened just a little and Mikey smiled. A chill racked my body again but it was different from before. April was right…my brothers wouldn't make me tell my secret…but I could let them know that something was going on.

"I'll call him over now if he can come," Raph agreed and we beamed at him.

I'll tell them that they'll have to trust me with this secret after we talk with Slash.

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