HEYY SO since I got like amazinggg feedback on the last chapter, I thought 'hey, how's about we do another one like in the before part?' Which was my exact thought.

So basically Leo's snapped. After years of being the leader and having all that pressure on him, he can't really control his outbursts. Donnie will explain.

Yukio87: Thank you for being patient! I'm trying to make sure everything is together and not OOC... That first draft was not good. BUT I'm working on another one. I have no idea when it will be done. And hey, this chapter will hopefully help explain the last one!

Guest/Childish 'paw: Thanks I love that song too! And about the story in 'Walls,' uh... I have no idea. I found another story that was kinda like it, and decided mine was too close to it :/ I can change it up, but there's no telling how long that will take.

Roxygoth: This should explain it. Hopefully. I like mystery stuff. The chapter title is for you, though!

Lizzybudd: AH thank you! I bet you can draw really well or are really good with people. Let me know if you're still confused after this chapter. Raph probably did kill someone but idk, he's killed people in my past chapters... But that's off topic. Eyebrows. *steeples hands* Eyebrows. I can maybe work with that. Should be a fun one!

5Mississippis: You're always so good at putting your feelings on paper when you write these, I just- Yes! that's exactly what I was going for, and this one should be about the same amount of heartbreaking!

Guest/Aqua: I listened to that song as I was writing it to keep in mind what was going on, and yes. I did go crazy. Thank youuuuu soso much for liking it, and saying I make the world a better place, because that means more to me than you think, I just, thank you!

BrightLotusMoon: Thank you so much, I have trouble writing him in third person, and I am so happy it's one of your favorites!

Update on the guy I met: we're dating now and I met his parents yesterday when they got my friend and I out of trouble by towing her car out of a ditch! No one was hurt, I'm not dead, I wasn't driving but I don't blame her for it :/

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Mikey knows he doesn't mean it. It's just stress, like Donnie said. But it still hurts when Leo snaps at him for letting Klunk go in the dojo during meditation.

"Mikey, get your cat out of here!" Leo apologized afterwards, of course. But he's been having to apologize too often lately. Mikey can't make him laugh. He's only smiled twice since the night Leo snapped. Maybe it's all the pressure from being a leader that's caught up with him. Leo doesn't talk about it. No one else will talk about it. It's like nothing even happened. There's a problem, so fix it. But Mikey can't fix it. He can't just crack a joke and make everything better. Donnie's lying about the "stress" part, that Mikey is sure of. Donnie has a reason. Mikey promised Leo he wouldn't go up top. But that's no good. He can't get rid of his nervous energy. He has to move, do something. Maybe the walk in the sewers tonight will help.

Donnie can't take it. He can't help his brother, not this time. "It's just stress" is what he tells his brothers. He doesn't tell them that Leo could be suffering from PTSD. They might not understand. They might look to him to fix it. But Donnie can't, he can't fix it. And that kills him. Everything has it's place, and this new development is no different. Don's face doesn't waver as he tells his brothers about the "stress." But Leo... Donnie has tried everything he can think of besides medicine. Maybe there could be a natural cure, somewhere. There isn't. He can only make sure Leo sleeps at night. They had talked about pills before, and Leo refused them. But Don can at least give him the option. He gives his brother the medication in silence.

Raph is at a loss. He can tell Leo is going through something. It's something that resembles what he feels almost all the time. But Leo isn't sleeping nearly as much as Raph does. And his outbursts are scattered and unpredictable. Raph wants to help. But he doesn't know how, and that scares him. It scares him to the point of denial. He doesn't understand what's wrong. Raph has his theories about that "stress" Don mentioned, that he could've been lying. But Mikey's the lie detector, not him. So he grasps for something he does understand, and there's suddenly a bottle in his hand. He drinks, and suddenly everything doesn't matter. It feels nice. He grabs another bottle. And the world fades away.

Leo is scared. He's terrified of himself. There are so many times where he's had to stop himself from hurting his brothers. He doesn't act like he used to. He wants it to go back to the way it was, badly. But his mood swings and personality have changed, and he doesn't know why. Donnie just tells him he's "stressed," which is a massive understatement. That he needs to relax, get some sleep. Leo's tired of sleeping. But at the same time, he needs it. It's been weeks since he last slept through the night. Don's given him pills to sleep. Leo hates pills, so he's avoided taking them. Until now, that is. Leo glances at himself in the bathroom mirror, his hands as tight as his face looks. The pills are in his hand, and he swallows them with a grimace. Finally, he might get some real sleep.