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Raphael is the elder; Raph is younger.

Donatello is the elder; Don or Donny is the younger.

Michaelangelo is the elder; Mikey is the younger.

Leonardo is the elder; Leo is the younger

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Raph sat quietly on a roof top. He couldn't forget the events that had happened.

'It was my fault. All my goddamn fault that Leo almost died...' Raph thought before adding, 'again.'

He sighed and looked up at the sky. It was almost morning. Everyone was asleep now that they knew Leo would be all right. But Raph couldn't sleep. He just couldn't shake off the guilt he felt.

'If I had thought for just a little bit, then I wouldn't have ran out like that. If I just listened to what Leo told me, then I would've fuckin' realized that I would've done the same fuckin' thing. And then maybe I wouldn't have run out like that. And none of this goddamn mess would've happened.'

Raph sighed and stood up. 'Maybe...maybe they'd be better off without me...' He thought, looking down the roof. 'Maybe...'

His thoughts were interrupted by a tired and weak voice. "Don't you dare."

Raph whirled around, drawing his Sais in the process and getting into a defensive stance. Then he realized who was there.

Leo backed a bit away from Raph before dropping down onto the ground to rest.

Raph quickly put away his Sais and ran to his elder brother's side. "Leo! Ya okay?"

Leo laughed quietly while trying to catch his breath. "I'm fine. Are you okay?" He asked breathlessly.

Raph shook his head. "You're not goddamn fine, so don't go lyin' to me! You can barely stand!"

Leo laughed again. "This isn't like you Raph! For once your acting like a concerned brother!"

Raph glared at him. "I'm serious, Leo!"

Leo dropped his playful look. "You're right. It hurts to stand, much less to walk."

"Ya should be in bed! Resting! Not walking after me! Haven't I caused enough trouble already?"

Raph whispered, looking down at the ground. The next minute he was clutching his head in pain. "OW!!!! LEO!!!!!! What was that for???!!!"

Leo glared at him. "For being so stupid."

Raph stared. "Come again?"

Leo looked down at his younger brother sternly. "Will you quit blaming yourself for all this??"

Raph was about to argue back, but Leo cut in. "It WASN'T YOUR FAULT!!! Will you please put that into your little brain??!!!"

Raph glared at him. "It WAS my fault. If I hadn't run away like that—"

"If you hadn't ran away, then a lot of things would've happened. But it did." Leo whispered. Then he shrugged. "It was bound to happen anyways. Maybe not yesterday, maybe not today. But maybe it would've happened tomorrow! Or next week! But what I'm saying is that the ambush the Shredder was planning would've happened anyways. I or someone else was bound to get hurt."

But Raph wouldn't give up. "But if I hadn't started the argument...."

Leo cut him off. "The argument was going to happen anyway. The way you all reacted to the story your elder versions told, an argument was bound to happen. You just reacted the same way anyone would when they find out that a loved one will die. In fact," Leo added, smiling, "If it wasn't me but someone else who was to die, I would've yelled at them too."

Raph stared. "Really?"

Leo nodded. "Really. It just shows that you care for that person."

Raph looked down at the ground. "But I told you that I hated you..."

Leo placed a hand onto his younger brother's shoulder. "I knew that you didn't mean it. Sometimes, people say things they don't mean. That was just one of the times. Besides, I've had to live with you for a good amount of years. I should know when to shut my mind to your aimless chatter!"

Raph glared at Leo playfully. "Hey!!! You'd better take that back!!"

"Or what?" Leo shot back playfully. "You can't do anything to me!" He said, shoving Raph. "I'm still recovering!!!"

Raph glared at him. Huffing, he replied, "Just wait until your fine!!! Then I'll give you something you can really use recovery from!!!"

Leo rolled his eyes. "Ooohh...I'm sooooo scared!" He said sarcastically.

.....................(ten minutes later)

Raph and Leo made it back to the Lair safely. It took them a long time because of Leo's wound.

Inside, they found everyone up and pissed at them for leaving.

"What the shell were you thinking??" Donny yelled at Raph after he found out why Raph left in the first place.

"And Leo!!!! You know better than to walk around like that!!!!!!" Donatello reprimanded Leo.

But both Leo and Raph just smiled and winked at each other.

........................(two hours later)

All of the turtles and Splinter were sitting at the table, eating breakfast. Don and Donatello were still fuming about the two 'idiots' as they said.

Leo was at the table as well, although he was having trouble eating, so he just drank some tea. His wounded side still refused to let him move about freely.

"So," Leo spoke up, putting down his tea cup, miraculously doing it so without spilling any tea, "Since you guys have obviously completed your task, what are you guys going to do now?" He asked, looking at the elder versions of his brothers.

Donatello sighed. "We should be going back soon. After all, we've been away for about..." he thought for a second, "about 32 hours already I think."

Raphael and Michaelangelo nodded.

Mikey pouted. "Man! Wish you guys could stay some more. I'll really miss my older self!!!"

Raph raised an eyebrow. "Why? 'Cause he's the only one who can agree to every dumb thing you do?"

Both Mikeys answered with a "HEY!!!!!!!"

The others laughed.

Suddenly, there was a distant 'whirl' sound from Donny's room, and a flash of blue light. Everyone stared.

Then, out of the room stepped a turtle with a blue bandanna.

"THERE YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Everyone winced (except Leo and Splinter). There was no need to guess who it was.

An elder version of Leo stomped towards them. He, like his brothers was muscular. The only thing different from him was that he was bigger and taller than his brothers.

Donatello, Michaelangelo and Raphael stared as though they couldn't believe their eyes. "Leo?" Michaelangelo questioned.

Leonardo glared at them. "How many times must I tell you NOT to go against Sensei's orders and messing with the past??!!!!"

Leonardo looked at Splinter. "I am sorry, Sensei. I hope they didn't do much damage." Splinter just calmly sipped his tea.

Leonardo turned back to the other three who were by now over their surprise and were now cowering in their chairs.

Raph leaned over to Leo. "You sure haven't changed..."

Mikey nodded in agreement. "He can still scare the shell out of me..."

Leo just smiled.

Meanwhile, Leonardo kept lecturing the other three. "What were you thinking???!!! Who knows what you changed???!!!!!!"

At that point Michaelangelo jumped up and hugged his elder brother. The other two quickly followed his lead.

"I don't care what you say, I'm just glad you're here!" Michaelangelo said, hugging Leonardo tighter.

Leonardo raised an eyebrow as he looked down at his younger brothers now hugging him. "What are you talking about Michaelangelo? Haven't I always been here?"

But as he said that, he looked at Leo and winked. Leo smiled.

Leonardo then shook off his brothers. "Don't think that this isn't going to earn you punishment!!!" The three groaned. Leonardo just looked sternly at them. "And you can start off by cleaning your rooms!!! I swear!!! It looks like a hurricane went through!!! Haven't I told you to clean your rooms???"

The other three just smiled. Leonardo bowed. "If you'll excuse us, we have to go." Splinter nodded and the others waved farewell.

Leonardo stalked off back into Donny's room, but the other three stayed behind.

"Well," Raphael started. "It's been nice."

Donatello nodded. And Michaelangelo waved goodbye.

Suddenly, a yell rang through. "ARE YOU GUYS COMING??? OR AM I HAVE TO DRAG YOU HOME??!!!"

Everyone winced. Donatello laughed nervously. "I think we'd better go..."

Leo laughed. "Better hurry. I don't like to be waited on."

The three looked at each other before scrambling after Leonardo.

"Poor us." Raph said, "I shudder to think what punishment we'll be getting!"

Donny nodded. "Well, at least everything's fine. Can you believe that noone remembers a thing?"

Leo smiled secretly. "Oh, I wouldn't be too sure about that Donny."

They looked at him. "What are you talking about?" Don asked. But Leo just laughed before looking at them seriously. "That reminds me...I've seen your rooms..."

The three turtles winced. "Uh, oh!!"

"Uh, oh is right!!! What have you been doing to your rooms!!! GET IN THERE AND CLEAN IT UP!!!!!!!!!"

The three turtles scrambled.

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