TMNTGFKittySidekick01 asked for a oneshot where Donnie apologises to Leo for everything that happened before coming to the farmhouse.

Genre: Hurt/Comfort/Family Rated: K

Donnie's Guilt

Leonardo walked into the living room from the kitchen to see his friends along with Raph and Mikey snuggled up on the couches in front of the fire. Casey and April had fallen asleep while his two brothers were staring out the window worriedly.

''Hey guys'' Leo limped forward, ''What's wrong?''

''Donnie's sitting outside again'' Raph sighed.

''What? But it's freezing tonight!'' Leo stopped with a frown. ''What do you mean again?''

''He's been really quiet since we got here'' Mikey sniffed. ''He goes and sits outside every night…''

''We thought that it was just because he was worried about you… we thought he'd stop once you woke up'' Raph shook his head. ''But something's bugging him''

Leo looked out the window to see Donnie sitting on a log and staring up at the stars.

''I'm going to go talk to him'' Leo muttered. ''This isn't healthy''

He quickly stepped out into the cold and hobbled over to Donnie, as soon as the intelligent turtle saw him he shot up.

''Leo!'' He gasped. ''You shouldn't be walking about out here! You're still recovering!''

Leo ignored him and sat on the bench.

''The stars are amazing out here'' Leo smiled. ''Don't you think?''

Donnie slowly sat back down next to his brother and nodded.

''They're beautiful''

''Do you know if there are any constellations out tonight?'' Leo asked curiously, he could see Donnie was troubled but wanted to make his brother feel comfortable first.

''Um… I don't really know my star charts very well'' Donnie stuttered awkwardly. ''But um… there's the big dipper with the North star''

He pointed it out and Leo nodded.

''It's so peaceful out here… nothing like the city'' Leo mused, Don nodded again. ''What's wrong bro?''

Donnie refused to look at him.

''Nothing… I'm fine'' Donnie shivered a little, Leo could see he was cold.

''Donnie… please… You can tell me'' Leo insisted.

''You can tell us'' Raphael corrected as he and Mikey sat on either ends of the bench.

''We can see your sad Donnie'' Mikey nodded. ''We wanna help''

Donnie swallowed thickly, he had never felt this awkward around his brothers before.

''I-I'm sorry'' He sighed guiltily, he looked at Leo. ''I'm so sorry, this is all my fault… If I had just listened to you then none of this would've happened''

The brothers stayed quiet for a moment.

''Donnie… You wanted to help the people of New York. We understand why you didn't want to run away'' Leo sighed. ''You didn't want to leave New York behind… None of this is your fault''

''Yes it is'' Donnie said firmly. ''We should have just left... then everyone we loved would be safe and nobody would've been hurt. I shouldn't have been so obsessed with using my stupid turtle mech… I should've known it wouldn't work… I'm sorry for arguing with you and for being an idiot''

''Yer not an idiot Donnie'' Raph shook his head. ''You did what ya thought was right, we've all done it''

''Yeah but none of you caused anybody to die or go into a coma'' Donnie leant forwards and bowed his head.

''It's not your fault D!'' Mikey snuggled into Donnie's side. ''None of us blame you…''

''Donnie. You didn't cause me to split up, that was my decision. You didn't cause me to get beat up and you didn't cause Splinter's death. All of it was Shredder's and the Kraang's fault. Not yours.'' Leo put an arm around Donnie. ''You aren't a bad person, only bad people cause others pain. You did everything you could and we're all proud of you''

''For what?'' Donnie asked with a frown. ''I haven't done anything useful''

''Yeah ya have!'' Raph laughed in disbelief. ''You put Leo in the bath to keep him hydrated, you've been taking care of him since he woke up, you've helped make the farmhouse more comfortable while taking care of Mikey while I watched over Leo''

Donnie was blushing from all the praise, the brothers grinned at his shyness.

''You did good Donnie'' Mikey smiled. ''And when we go back home you'll fix your mistake. Besides, Raphie and I were against escaping too. It wasn't just you''

''Yeah'' Raph agreed. ''Cut yourself some slack!''

''You guys sure?'' Donnie asked nervously,

''Of course'' Leo chuckled. ''Now come on, we need to go back in. It's freezing out here''

The brothers agreed and headed back in.

Together they all snuggled up in front of the fire and slowly fell asleep, Donnie could finally have a guiltless night now that they were all safe.

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