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Takes place when turtles are 5.
"...." Talk
'....' thoughts
[italics] flashback
'kay? =)
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Leo opened his eyes and sat up in bed. It was only 2:00 in the morning, but Leo was wide awake.
'Something's wrong...' He thought before slipping out of bed. He opened the door that led from his room to the rest of the Lair.
Walking silently to the living room, he stopped at the entrance.
Inside, Splinter was rushing from couch to couch, trying to calm the three turtles down. They seemed to have recovered from their cases of hypothermia, but then had managed to come down with a horrid cold. (Don't know if that's possible, but bare with me...)
Leo supposed that it was because of the story he told them kept them from being under the covers, making them vulnerable to the cold.
They also seemed to have gotten a fever with the cold. Leo winced. It was his fault that his brothers had come down with a cold. After all, he did create a story that kept them out of bed......
Suddenly Splinter turned around and looked at him. "Leonardo," he began, "Please go back to bed."
Leo said nothing, but stared into his Sensei's eyes.
Splinter sighed. "Leonardo! Please. I am no mood tonight..."
But Leo just kept staring at Splinter with a determined look. And Splinter knew that look.
"Fine." Splinter sighed in defeat. "Bring me a bowl of water and some cloth, my son."
Leonardo dropped his gaze and ran off to fetch the things.
..................(After ten minutes)
Leo gently placed a spare blanket on Splinter. He had fallen asleep on a vacant couch.
Raphael and Donatello were both asleep, their fever having gone down as well.
But Michaelangelo was still struggling to go to sleep. His fever had gone down as well, but now he was shivering.
Leo smiled gently at his youngest brother before leaving the room, only to return with a spare blanket in hand.
Placing it gently over Mikey, he left the room once again, but this time for the kitchen.
Mikey watched his brother leave the room. Snuggling under the covers, he closed his eyes, before opening them and looking at Splinter.
'Leo's the only one who can stand up to Master Splinter...' He thought. Then he shivered. But not from the cold. He remembered seeing how angry Splinter could be...and how frightening it was. But Leo never backed down.
[Flashback]
[They had sneaked outside despite Splinter's direct orders. Everything had gone fine until they had accidentally ran into a bunch of drunk thugs on the way back. They had barely managed to get away.
But as they retreated down into the sewers, one of the thugs threw a piece of rock at them. Unluckily, it was Mikey who had gotten hit with it. It had turned out to be sharp, so it cut his arm pretty bad. It had bled really badly.
When they finally did get home, they had found a furious Master Splinter waiting for them. One look at them, and he already knew what had happened.
"Get to your rooms!!!!" He had yelled at them. "Michaelangelo!!! You stay here!!!" Mikey did as he was told, and Splinter knelt beside him. He tisked before turning to get a fist aid kit.
But to both of their surprises, Leo was standing a bit further from them. He did not say anything, only watched them.
Splinter glowered at his son. "Leonardo!!! I had told you to get to your room!!!"
But Leo did not budge. He only looked up at Splinter with a determined look.
Splinter growled threateningly. If it had been any other day, then Leo would have gone running. But today, Leo did not even blink.
Splinter then began yelling at Leo to go to his room, or else, but he could've been talking to a brick wall for that's all it did.
Splinter then lost control. This had scared Mikey almost out of his shell because he had never seen Splinter so angry.
It first went with a lot of yelling at Leo, before Splinter realized that it wasn't working.
And to his surprise, Splinter raised his hand and hit Leo across the face. So hard, that Mikey could've sworn that the humans above them had heard it.
But Leo only turned his head back to gaze at Splinter. He hadn't even winced.
Splinter raised his hand to strike him again, but Leo just stared intently at him. Not a hint of fear showed in his eyes.
Splinter then sighed. He had realized that nothing in the world was going to make Leonardo go away.
Splinter had let Leo stay with him, a fact that Mikey was really glad for, but Leo had gotten the worst of the punishment that had come afterwards. But Leo didn't seem to mind.
When Mikey asked Leo later why he did that, Leo only answered with "Because I had to"
And when the turtles had found out about what had happened, they had asked how Leo had been able to stand his ground. Where he got the courage to do it.
"Because I was afraid. Afraid for Mikey." Was his answer. And Leo didn't say anything more.
None of them had understood his answer, but Mikey understood that now.
'It was his fear for my health gave him the strength to stand up to Splinter.'
And where Splinter had hit Leo had become a rather big and ugly bruise, but Leo wouldn't let Splinter heal it.]
Mikey yawned. 'That had been one scary night.' He had finally decided before closing his eyes and going to sleep.
Leo came back in a few minutes later to see everyone but him in a deep sleep.
Leo smiled before retreating to his room.
He was about to go to bed, when he began to shiver very violently. 'Oh god!' Leo thought before he began to cough.
Quickly grabbing his pillow, he held it up to his face in order to muffle the coughing.
Leo closed his eyes before beginning to cough even more violently. Suddenly, he choked, but another coughing fit cleared his throat of what had caused him to choke.
After the coughing fit stopped, Leo pulled the pillow away from his face. It was red.
Leo stared. 'Blood...' he thought before wiping his mouth. Drawing his hand away, he saw a faint reddish color on them too. He had choked on blood. He had coughed up blood.
Leo grimaced before shivering violently again. 'That is not a good sign.' He decided before crawling into his bed.
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Hmm......The plot thickens!!!!!!!! Tune in for the continuation!!!!!!!!!!!! R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
People: cheer!
Me: O.O my story is that good??!!! I thought I sucked as a writer......
Disclaimer: Read chapter 1. =P
Takes place when turtles are 5.
"...." Talk
'....' thoughts
[italics] flashback
'kay? =)
...................................................................................................
Leo opened his eyes and sat up in bed. It was only 2:00 in the morning, but Leo was wide awake.
'Something's wrong...' He thought before slipping out of bed. He opened the door that led from his room to the rest of the Lair.
Walking silently to the living room, he stopped at the entrance.
Inside, Splinter was rushing from couch to couch, trying to calm the three turtles down. They seemed to have recovered from their cases of hypothermia, but then had managed to come down with a horrid cold. (Don't know if that's possible, but bare with me...)
Leo supposed that it was because of the story he told them kept them from being under the covers, making them vulnerable to the cold.
They also seemed to have gotten a fever with the cold. Leo winced. It was his fault that his brothers had come down with a cold. After all, he did create a story that kept them out of bed......
Suddenly Splinter turned around and looked at him. "Leonardo," he began, "Please go back to bed."
Leo said nothing, but stared into his Sensei's eyes.
Splinter sighed. "Leonardo! Please. I am no mood tonight..."
But Leo just kept staring at Splinter with a determined look. And Splinter knew that look.
"Fine." Splinter sighed in defeat. "Bring me a bowl of water and some cloth, my son."
Leonardo dropped his gaze and ran off to fetch the things.
..................(After ten minutes)
Leo gently placed a spare blanket on Splinter. He had fallen asleep on a vacant couch.
Raphael and Donatello were both asleep, their fever having gone down as well.
But Michaelangelo was still struggling to go to sleep. His fever had gone down as well, but now he was shivering.
Leo smiled gently at his youngest brother before leaving the room, only to return with a spare blanket in hand.
Placing it gently over Mikey, he left the room once again, but this time for the kitchen.
Mikey watched his brother leave the room. Snuggling under the covers, he closed his eyes, before opening them and looking at Splinter.
'Leo's the only one who can stand up to Master Splinter...' He thought. Then he shivered. But not from the cold. He remembered seeing how angry Splinter could be...and how frightening it was. But Leo never backed down.
[Flashback]
[They had sneaked outside despite Splinter's direct orders. Everything had gone fine until they had accidentally ran into a bunch of drunk thugs on the way back. They had barely managed to get away.
But as they retreated down into the sewers, one of the thugs threw a piece of rock at them. Unluckily, it was Mikey who had gotten hit with it. It had turned out to be sharp, so it cut his arm pretty bad. It had bled really badly.
When they finally did get home, they had found a furious Master Splinter waiting for them. One look at them, and he already knew what had happened.
"Get to your rooms!!!!" He had yelled at them. "Michaelangelo!!! You stay here!!!" Mikey did as he was told, and Splinter knelt beside him. He tisked before turning to get a fist aid kit.
But to both of their surprises, Leo was standing a bit further from them. He did not say anything, only watched them.
Splinter glowered at his son. "Leonardo!!! I had told you to get to your room!!!"
But Leo did not budge. He only looked up at Splinter with a determined look.
Splinter growled threateningly. If it had been any other day, then Leo would have gone running. But today, Leo did not even blink.
Splinter then began yelling at Leo to go to his room, or else, but he could've been talking to a brick wall for that's all it did.
Splinter then lost control. This had scared Mikey almost out of his shell because he had never seen Splinter so angry.
It first went with a lot of yelling at Leo, before Splinter realized that it wasn't working.
And to his surprise, Splinter raised his hand and hit Leo across the face. So hard, that Mikey could've sworn that the humans above them had heard it.
But Leo only turned his head back to gaze at Splinter. He hadn't even winced.
Splinter raised his hand to strike him again, but Leo just stared intently at him. Not a hint of fear showed in his eyes.
Splinter then sighed. He had realized that nothing in the world was going to make Leonardo go away.
Splinter had let Leo stay with him, a fact that Mikey was really glad for, but Leo had gotten the worst of the punishment that had come afterwards. But Leo didn't seem to mind.
When Mikey asked Leo later why he did that, Leo only answered with "Because I had to"
And when the turtles had found out about what had happened, they had asked how Leo had been able to stand his ground. Where he got the courage to do it.
"Because I was afraid. Afraid for Mikey." Was his answer. And Leo didn't say anything more.
None of them had understood his answer, but Mikey understood that now.
'It was his fear for my health gave him the strength to stand up to Splinter.'
And where Splinter had hit Leo had become a rather big and ugly bruise, but Leo wouldn't let Splinter heal it.]
Mikey yawned. 'That had been one scary night.' He had finally decided before closing his eyes and going to sleep.
Leo came back in a few minutes later to see everyone but him in a deep sleep.
Leo smiled before retreating to his room.
He was about to go to bed, when he began to shiver very violently. 'Oh god!' Leo thought before he began to cough.
Quickly grabbing his pillow, he held it up to his face in order to muffle the coughing.
Leo closed his eyes before beginning to cough even more violently. Suddenly, he choked, but another coughing fit cleared his throat of what had caused him to choke.
After the coughing fit stopped, Leo pulled the pillow away from his face. It was red.
Leo stared. 'Blood...' he thought before wiping his mouth. Drawing his hand away, he saw a faint reddish color on them too. He had choked on blood. He had coughed up blood.
Leo grimaced before shivering violently again. 'That is not a good sign.' He decided before crawling into his bed.
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Hmm......The plot thickens!!!!!!!! Tune in for the continuation!!!!!!!!!!!! R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!