"I can't do this. I tried, I really did. But, I don't want to. It's funny I knew he was dying. And instead of facing it head on like I should of, like a leader would, I ran. I was so scared. I felt him die. I talked with him. Did I tell you that?" Leo looked at his brothers and saw confusion on their faces. "I guess I didn't. I talked to him and he said that he's proud of us, that we will live that he will be watching over us."

"What are you doing up here Leo?" Raph asked.

"You know the answer to that Raphael. You screamed you where going to kick my shell. I need guidance Raph, I don't want to feel alone, and God knows I am not ready to lead." Leo looked down towards the water again.

"Leo, you've been leading us all your life. It is implanted in you. You can do nothing else." Donnie leaned towards his brother and put his hand on the back of Leo's shell to show his support.

"Yeah, but I had Master Splinter to back me up. He gave me all the help I needed. He taught me so much, and there is still more to learn. How am I supposed to lead when I don't know all I should know? I am not Master Splinter, I will never be him." Leo looked at Donnie sadly.

"No body wants you to be him bro, we just want you to be our older brother and our leader. Dude there is no way you can be Splinter." Mikey said with a small smile.

"I can't I just don't know how to lead without Splinter." Leo wouldn't look at his brothers. He didn't want them to see how lost he was. He really didn't want them here at all, but how do you tell your brothers to get lost?

"You know what Leo? You are being selfish. This isn't only about you. You are not the only one that lost a father. We all did, we all are sad and angry and lost. Look, I can understand how you feel like you can't go on without him. I know you were closer to him then any of us, but we loved him also." Raph looked at Leo with intense eyes.

"I don't know if I can be the leader you guys need, Raph." Leo said dejectedly

"Raph, come on lighten up." Donnie said with a stern look on his face.

"Stow it Donnie, well Leo with that attitude you sure as hell can't. Master Splinter would be ashamed of you." Raph stated. Leo looked up at Raph with anger in his eyes.

"How dare you. You don't know what Master Splinter would think. You know nothing. WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TO SAY THAT RAPHAEL!!" Leo got up and tackled Raph to the ground punching him. Raph blocked the third punch and knocked Leo to his side, then started pounding him.

"How would I know? How would I know? Well here's how I would know because you are acting like a fool. Splinter wouldn't want you to kill yourself. He wants you to be the leader of us. Hell I hate to say it but we need you Leo. We don't need another of our family dead." Raph got up off Leo and went to stand on the opposite side of the bridge. Donnie and Mikey were standing up and went over to Leo.

"Leo, Raph's right about some things. We do need you. We need you to be with us please." Donnie asked his brother on the ground with his lip bleeding and his eye swelling. "We would never want you dead, and Leo don't get mad but Master Splinter would not want you to do this. You are always talking about Bushido and honor; well this is not the honorable way. You know this. Yes your sad, we all are, but if we stick together we can over come this. Please Leo, listen to me." Donnie begged his brother as he helped him up.

"God, it's hard. I miss him so much, Donnie, so much. I feel lost I...just don't know what to do." Leo looked at the ground and cried.

"We know Leo, but we need you bro." Mikey came from behind Donnie and hugged his older brother. He had never seen Leo so broken so distressed. They had to make this better some how. Leo looked up at Mikey and smiled a little smile. He then looked at Donnie and saw him really worried; he then looked over at Raph and felt guilty. He broke away from Mikey, and walked towards Raph.

"Raph, I'm sorry. I had no right to attack you. There is no excuse, I'm sorry." Leo put his hand on Raph's shoulder expecting him to push it off, but instead he was surprised when Raph turned so fast and hugged Leo.

"We need you Leo. I need you. I don't know how to take this either. If it was the foot, I would hunt them down and kill every one of them, but it was just because he was old. How am I supposed to feel?" Raph said while he hugged Leo hard. Donnie and Mikey walked over to their two older brothers and hugged them. The four of them stood like that for a while until Mikey started to get antsy.

"Geez, Mikey stand still will you." Raph complained. "Trying to have a nice moment and you have to start moving. Can't you stay still?"

"I can't help it I have to pee." Mikey danced around. Leo looked at Mikey, then looked at Raph's angry face and did something he hadn't done in 2 weeks he laughed, he laughed long and hard, his brother's looked at him strangely then Donnie started to laugh, Mikey was next then after Raph grumbled and groaned at how STUPID Mikey was, he too started to laugh.

Leo stopped laughing after a couple of minuets, and looked at his laughing brothers. He needed them. He needed Mikey's pranks, Donnie's talks, and Raph's rashness. He needed them, as much as they needed him. He might be able to do this. With their help he might get through. He looked up towards the stars and in his mind thanked his Master for everything and told him he was sorry. "You have nothing to be sorry for Leonardo, with the love you have for your brother's and the love they have for you, you will survive. You have my love and my teachings, and your own wisdom. I love you my son." Leo looked at the stars heard his Master's words and smiled. He did have love for his brother's and them for him. He would go on and he would make his Master proud.

Donnie, Mikey, and Raph looked at Leo after they stopped laughing and their faces showed they were still worried they still where doubtful of what Leo would do. Leo looked at each of his brothers and smiled.

"Thanks Mikey, I needed that. How about we pick up a pizza on our way home. I'm hungry." Leo walked away from his brothers, when he noticed they weren't following him he stopped and turned back. "I'm buying."

"Yeah, that's what I want to hear." Yelled Mikey as he ran to Leo and put his arm around his shoulders. "Can I have one with everything on it?"

"We'll see." Leo looked at Mikey and smiled.

"Well I don't want everything I just want cheese." Donnie said as he walked towards Leo and put his arm across Mikey's shoulders.

"Well all I want is pepperoni. Mikey's a dork and shouldn't get what he wants." Raph put his arm around Leo's shoulder next to Mikey's.

"How about we all get what we want." Leo said with a laugh.

"Wow, you rich Leo?" Mikey asked in child like wonderment.

"No, I was just waiting for the right moment to spend my money that I had saved up. And I think this is the best time. Great food, and a wonderful family." Leo smiled at each of his brother's and started walking with them towards the pizza place.

"Well it will be great food if we don't put all of Mikey's toppings on the pizza." Said Raph as he knocked Mikey on the back of the head with his hand.

"Hey! Leo, Raph hit me." Mikey whined.

"No hitting Raph." Leo said

"I didn't hit him... that hard." Raph grumbled, but he had a half smirk on his face.

As the turtles headed off you could see a cloud that slightly resembled a rat watching his sons and wishing them all the happiness in the world.

Well what did you think? I liked the ending. It was a little rushed and the characters were not themselves, but I liked it. Let me know...