Hey guys! Lots of stuff have been going on for me again, most of it was assignments…but I also had an argument with my cousin whom I live with and it wasn't pretty….so I was kinda down most of the weekend and wrote this chapter to distract myself!
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Donatello's Point of View:
'…and there should be a surprise coming soon. One that will let you know just how serious I am.'
I hid my eyes behind my long bangs and bit back a miserable hopeless sob. Just moments after Saki told me that Leo arrived through the hospital back doors on the gurney. That can't be a coincidence. That bastard knew that Hun had hurt Leo….he probably was the one that ordered Hun to do it!
I peeked through my bangs at Raph, who was sitting on Leo's right side, holding one of his hands and looking grim at their intertwined fingers. He was sitting on the same side he had collapsed on in grief, but he didn't move because he wanted to have an eye on Mikey and I too…I think.
Mikey and I have moved to some chairs that were on the left side of the room. Mikey had not let me go since we arrived and I didn't mind him clinging to me. It actually reassured me. Currently Mikey's head was on my shoulder and he was dozing, his cell phone hanging lazily from his hand in his lap while one of his arms were curled around mine as if he was preventing me from going away from him.
I looked towards the closed door to the room we were in. Sensei had left around an hour ago to talk to the doctors about Leo while also making some more calls to inform Terry and Frank what was happening and that he would need some time off from teaching his ninjitsu lessons.
"What time is it now?" Raph's voice made me jump slightly and I looked up at him as he looked blandly back at me. His eyes were rimmed red and puffy, just like Mikey and I's. I gulped down some emotions and grabbed Mikey's phone. He stirred but did not wake as I checked the time.
"It's 11:12 p.m.," I replied slowly, not unlike a slug while still thanking Dr. Kurtsman in my head for letting all of us stay the night with Leo. Raph nodded but kept staring at me so I used my other arm to wipe at my face because I suddenly felt self-conscious.
"Why is it takin' him so damn long ta wake up?!" Raph suddenly ground out, louder than usual. I looked at him again and saw he was shaking and desperately trying not to clench Leo's hand too hard, "Tha doctors said he'd wake up in a few hours."
"They said he will hopefully wake up in a few hours," I amended and immediately shifted my gaze when he glared at me. A moment later I heard him sigh so I looked back up to catch the tail end of his slightly guilty look so I felt the need to add, "Leo will wake up Raph."
Raph shot me a grateful look that almost looked more like a scowl if you didn't know him. I smiled slightly, feeling a little better at having cheered a brother up.
"Why is Sensei taking so long?" I asked curiously, "It's been, like, an hour or so."
"He also wanted ta talk ta tha doctors," Raph shrugged while looking back down at Leo again. Leo had so many bruises that it hurt to look at him for more than 10 seconds. The only reassuring thing was the steady hum of the machines and beeping of Leo's heart monitor. His cheek was still swollen but it was starting to go down.
"Have you heard from Slash?" I blurted after a few minutes of silence. Raph's emerald eyes flared and he looked at me dead on, "You aren't really mad at him, are you?"
"A little, yeah!" Raph growled and I flinched slightly, "He said this wouldn't ever happen! He said tha Purple Dragon's, tha ones that were still good, were watchin' out for Leo. I didn't see anyone watchin' out for Leo earlier today!"
Even though Raph wasn't accusing me at all, my eyes began to water and Raph immediately looked horrified, like he had done something so bad that it was unforgivable, "Crap, Donnie, I knew ya would have- I wasn't tryin' ta say that-…ugh...fuck!"
"Raph!" I reprimanded through tears and Raph just frowned, the muscles in his arms tensing up and my voice softened, "I-It's not your fault or the Purple Dragons'…or well, not the good ones as you say. I knew you weren't talking about me…it's just I wished I had been out there with him. Instead of going after him I went to a vending machine."
I spat the word out like venom and Raph sighed. I felt like crap though, going to a vending machine. Hadn't I been randomly panicking earlier? Was that random panic not Leo being beaten half to death by Hun and his cronies? I should have went after him! Instead I am getting blackmailed by Shredder, or Saki, or whatever and I can't even let anyone know about it….
A Bing to my phone proved that the world hated real life teenage ninjas and I groaned, causing Raph to startle out whatever he was thinking and raise an eyebrow at me. I frowned and looked down at Mikey. I slipped his phone back on his lap and then carefully, but slowly, uncurled our arms and carefully moved his head so that he was supported by the cushion on my chair instead of my shoulder.
I got up and pulled my own phone from my pants pocket before frowning even more when an unknown number was calling me. I knew it was him, the bastard. Why's he calling me so soon?
"Uh, Donnie? What's wrong?" Raph's voice sounded off as he looked up at me suspiciously. A cold stone dropped in my stomach. No one is supposed to know, and that especially includes snoopy big brothers and a prying little brother.
"Nothing, I just have to call April, okay?" I sighed and he still looked suspicious, "She's worried about me. She wants to hear from me, probably about how I'm feeling, and an update on Leo. So I'll be right back, okay?"
Raph seemed more pacified, thank God, and nodded, looking towards Mikey before settling on Leo again, "Don't go far."
I rolled my eyes. Raph was taking Leo's mother henness again. He does that a lot more than he thinks. I walked out before slowly closing the door and walking down the hall some but staying close enough to know if something happened.
I unlocked my phone and saw the message from the unknown number with our area code. I gulped after reading the message, 'You know who this is. Call when you get the message and make sure you're alone.'
With shaky fingers I saved the number in my phone so I always knew who it was and dialed the number, tapping my other fingers on my pants nervously. What does he want? He already wants me to do something for him? Could I really do this?
"Hello Donatello."
My lips turned into a tight line before I found the courage to speak, "Shredder…" He chuckled a bit and I suppressed a shiver.
"What an interesting nickname. I dare say it does suit me."
"What do you want?" I half growled and I practically saw his smirk of amusement. This only served to make me angrier than I was, "I saw what you did to Leo."
"You mean what Hun did to Leonardo. I did nothing…yet," He answered with a hint of a threat that silenced me, "Now, boy, I have something for you to do for me."
"What do you want?" I asked in a defeated tone that absolutely delighted him. I felt a wave of shame wash over him and my fingers tightened on both the phone and my pants.
"A new friend of mine, the one that will soon adopt you four, will be making his case soon with a lawyer I've provided for him. When the news comes out of who he is I want you to convince your brothers that it would be a good idea to live with him," He explained and my face went pale and my body cold. Someone to adopt us? "It shouldn't be too hard after you learn who he is. You've always been the most curious of the four." This guy thinks he knows me!
"W-Who is this guy? Why would I-"
"Remember our deal, Donatello…unless you no longer care what happens to your friends or your brothers' relatives..." He trailed off and I gulped a lump down my throat.
"Fine…but who is the guy?" I asked curiously, trying to steady my beating heart with the heel of my other hand. My nerves were making my stomach start to hurt.
"You'll find out soon enough. This won't happen until the end of the week, so be prepared," Shredder replied and then promptly hung up without another word. I let my hand fall limply to the side while I clenched the phone and ground my teeth together.
Do this for your brothers. For Miss Levard….for April and for Casey. Somehow everything will be alright….especially when Leo wakes up. I felt my stomach churn again and I groaned, wrapping one arm around my middle. I had to calm down. Everything would be okay eventually.
"Donatello?" I gasped and looked up only to see Sensei looking at me with concerned brown eyes that sometimes mirrored mine in the right light. I smiled weakly at him, "Are you ill, my son?"
"My stomach just hurts," I replied easily. I wasn't lying…but I wasn't really expanding on the answer and I hope he doesn't expect me to. Sensei smiled and put a hand on my shoulder.
"Do not worry for Leonardo, he will be alright. He has all of you to come back too," He soothed and I felt my eyes water all over again as I nodded. He pulled me towards him and I laid my head on his shoulder perfectly. I was the only one out of my brothers that could fit perfectly on his shoulder because they were shorter than me.
"It's okay Donatello," Sensei assured softly and that's when I realized that tears were running down my cheeks. His arms tightened around me like the best kind of shield from pain. I smiled a little and sniffled, "I promise it will be okay."
And I believed that, somehow, he was right. He had to be.
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Slash's Point of View:
"I sometimes forget how amazing our hideout is," Hun slurred as he worked on his 5th beer. I wrinkled my nose in disgust and watched Oliver eye Hun carefully while Shawn was not afraid to show his disgust, "Slash, you're doing an amazing job being my assistant!" Assistant?!
I bit my lip to stop the laugh that nearly ripped out of my mouth at that. The others were smirking or smiling, but Hun was too drunk to notice the atmosphere. The other Dragons, the ones that follow Hun everywhere, were here so we still had to be careful about what we did or said. Hun was not forgiving and could hold a grudge like no other, probably just as bad as Shredder or Saki, whatever the guys are calling him now.
"Thank you, Hun," I replied with fake happiness. Shawn and Fong snorted but I shot them a look. They kept smirks on their faces though and I shook my head while Oliver rolled his eyes.
"You shoulda been 'dere when I beat the shit outta the hero boy," Hun laughed louder than he meant too and I cringed before his words registered. Shawn's eyes widened and Oliver tensed while Fong looked over at me with eyes as wide as the moon. My blood ran cold.
"You…you attacked Leonardo?" I echoed in horror and Hun looked at me almost cross eyed from where he was laying sprawled out on one of the couches.
"Leonardo? Who the fuck is that?" Hun bubbled and I sighed impatiently, no longer caring about the act if he said what I thought he said.
"Leonardo…the eldest Hamato…the hero boy?" I offered words to help his memory and he blinked in surprise.
"Oh yeah…they call him Leo," He slurred again with a sloppy grin, "I beat his ass black and blue…probably made him forget who he was too, haha!"
My breath hitched in my throat and Shawn gulped, looking at Oliver while Fong stood perfectly still, looking dead at me like 'what are we going to do'?
Oh Raphael is going to skin me alive for this. I face palmed and sighed deeply into my hand before wiping my face and standing slowly. Hun wrinkled his face at me and frowned, "Where are ya goin'?"
"I need to use the bathroom," I replied, rolling my eyes. Oliver's lips twitched into an amused smile before it was gone. He looked at me and I nodded my head. He'd tell me if Hun said anything more later. Without looking back I walked away towards the bathroom and shut the door behind me. I let out a big sigh as I locked the door and flipped out my phone.
I dialed Raph's number and waited patiently. How badly did Hun beat Raph's hero of a brother? And what did he mean by "made him forget who he was"? An anxious pit formed in my gut, 'Hey, you've tried ta reach me but I'm obviously busy. Call later and I'll try ta answer but if not don't bother me.'
A tiny smirk formed on my face for a moment at the voicemail but then I frowned when I realized that Raph hadn't actually answered the phone. Either he doesn't have it or he's turned it off. Or it's on silent. 'Or maybe he's just ignoring me'.
What am I going to do now? I growled and sent Raph two texts telling him that I heard about Leo and wondering how he was doing. I also told him to text or call me when he could. There are only a small handful of reasons why he didn't answer. Either he's mad at me, doesn't have his phone on or around, or Leo was seriously hurt. I grabbed my face and steadied my breathing. How dare Hun actually go and attack Leo? I promised Raph I had everything under control. I looked up at my reflection and glared, watching my mirrored face transform into an angry one, turquoise eyes blaring right back at me.
Making up my mind I brought up a mass text with Fong, Oliver, and Shawn telling them to keep me posted on Hun's whereabouts and behaviors while I try to raid the office to see if he left any clues about Saki and his new plans.
I'm going to find out what Hun is keeping from me if it's the last thing I do.
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Raphael's Point of View:
I jolted awake when I felt a hand on my back. I whirled my head around, my eyes wide until I noticed it was just Sensei. He had this tired look on his face and his eyes betrayed how he was really feelin' but despite all that he had a small smile on his face for us. I returned tha tiny smile and relaxed my body, turnin' ta see Don returnin' ta the chair he was sittin' at near Mikey.
Donnie tried ta wiggle around in tha chair but he accidently hit Mikey on tha head and Mikey groaned, jolting upright like someone hit him hard. He blinked owlishly for a few moments until he turned ta look at Donnie.
"Sorry Mikey…" Donnie whispered with a tiny wince on his face, "I didn't mean to wake you."
Sensei and I watched as Mikey silently looked from Donnie ta us then ta Leo before his shoulders slumped. I frowned.
"It's okay, D," Mikey yawned as he stretched his arms, tryin' ta hide his disappointment, "What time is it?"
"It's now…." Donnie pulled out his phone, "11:47 p.m."
"Ugh!" Mikey groaned as he dramatically leaned back only ta hit his head on tha brick wall behind him. Donnie snickered, tryin' ta hide it and I chuckled.
"Are you alright?" Sensei questioned with a bigger smile when Mikey blushed in embarrassment.
"Yeah…" He said as he rubbed his head, "Never better….Donnie stop laughing at me!"
Donnie's snickerin' turned into laughter, "S-Sorry, it's just kinda funny!"
"No, it's not!" Mikey pouted and I started laughin' too, "Stop laughing! It's not funny! It hurt!"
"Then ya shouldn't be a drama king!" I teased and he glared at me. Donnie grinned over at Sensei and I. Sensei shook his head but his smile grew.
"I'm not a drama king!" Mikey protested as he crossed his arms. Donnie smirked at him.
"At least he didn't call you a drama queen," He pointed out and Mikey sighed, face palmin'. Sensei patted my back a couple of times before he joined them in tha last seat while I watched them talk back and forth with Mikey.
I laughed again when Sensei pointed out that Mikey was the most dramatic out of the four of us and Donnie exploded in laughter at Mikey's mutinous face towards our Father. I grinned but then tha grin vanished when I felt Leo's finger tighten around mine. I whirled my head down in shock and saw Leo's face tensin' up.
My eyes widened and I stood, my chair by Leo's bed slammin' ta tha ground behind me. Leo flinched a bit and grew tenser while tha others looked at me in shock. Sensei stood abruptly, "Raphael, what is it?" He charged towards tha bed.
"Leo's wakin' up!" I nearly shouted in disbelief. Mikey and Donnie shared a stupefied look before they raced towards tha bed. Sensei whirled around towards my side while Mikey and Donnie stayed on tha left side.
Leo's eyelids fluttered before he slowly opened them. I held my breath and watched as he closed his eyes again. Before I could let out my breath in disappointment Mikey grabbed Leo's other hand and whimpered. Leo apparently heard that because his eyes fluttered open a bit faster than last time. He blinked slowly a few times before his slightly foggy cobalt blue eyes swam around.
"Leo…" Donnie breathed, his brown eyes wide, "Leo…can you hear us?"
I almost jumped when Sensei's hand on my upper on tightened. When did he put his arm around me? I looked back down ta see Leo starin' at me, his eyes clearin' some.
"F-Fearless?" I stammered and gasped when he turned his head more towards me, his lips tightenin'. We all watched wide eyed as he opened his mouth once and then again.
"R-r-Raph?" He whispered and suddenly it felt like a huge weight lifted off our shoulders. Donnie broke down into tears and Sensei let out a series of relieved breaths. My eyes watered but I refused ta cry and I bent closer ta him as he squeezed my hand and Mikey's, "R-Raph…w-what…w-whur…where…"
I felt a bit more concern at tha confused look on his face, "Shh…bro…y-you're at tha hospital…do ya remember?"
Leo looked confused and then blank until his eyes widened and he made to shoot forward. I gasped, puttin' a hand on his chest to ease him back down as Don did the same to Leo's other side. Leo looked around the room but cringed when he moved his head too much.
"Don't move your head that much, Leo," Donnie warned and Leo turned his head ta look at Donnie. Apparently he had been worried about Donnie because some tension left his body once he saw him. I smiled a little. Leo was still the same Leo we knew, "You…You remember that you were attacked?"
Leo looked down, "H-Hun…they attacked me…"
"Yes they did," Sensei spoke up and Leo's eyes watered up at him, "Oh Leonardo, everyone is alright and you are alright. Hun and his men will be captured for what they did to you."
"Yeah and I'll make sure Slash helps with that," I growled as my eyes darkened. Leo's eyes widened slightly and he squeezed my hand, "They ain't gettin' away with hurtin' ya, Leo."
Leo smiled a little and then looked back at Donnie and Mikey, "D-Donnie…they didn't a-attack you?"
"No…" Donnie smiled but somethin' flashed through his eyes that confused me. Mikey stared at Donnie too, but for some reason he looked tense and suspicious. Leo seemed more relieved but looked blankly at the blankets.
"Leo…?" Mikey whispered and Leo looked up at him, "Are you okay? Are you feeling okay? Are you? Do you know how worried we were?"
Everyone's lips twitched into a smile at Mikey but Leo just nodded slightly before cringing, "S-Sorry…talking to Karai….Karai…" Leo's eyes went round with shock.
"Leo?" Donnie asked in concern.
"I was on the phone with Karai! She must be worried!" Leo said loudly and I rolled my eyes. That would be what he's worried about.
"She's fine…April told her. They'll want to see you soon," Mikey soothed and Leo sighed in relief, "Leo…did Hun say anything in particular as to why he wanted to hurt you?"
"Other than the obvious? No," Leo sighed too, clenchin' our hands. I eyed him and felt like he was lyin' ta us. Hun said somethin' else to Leo that is botherin' him a lot. I can feel it. Then he hissed in pain and we all leaned in, feelin' concerned, "W-What's wrong with me? My knee….my head hurts…"
Donnie frowned, "Your knee is dislocated but the doctors relocated it for you. You'll have to wear the brace for a week or maybe more depending on how it heals. You had a…a…brain hemorrhage that will disappear with medicine and rest in a couple of days. That's how long you'll stay here."
Leo's eyes widened and he looked ready ta shoot forward again but didn't when Sensei and I glared warningly at him, "I-I can't stay here that long!"
"Why ever not?" Sensei crossed his arms with that stern look that meant no business, "You were gravely injured, Leonardo and you will stay here as long as the doctors say you need too, am I understood?"
"Hai, Sensei," Leo shrunk back with the look a child, "Will this knee injury hinder my trainin'?"
Mikey, Don and I shared a surprised look. We sparred for fun and trained whenever we could but so many things were happenin' that we couldn't focus on it as much as Sensei wanted us too. Leo liked that stuff but what made him think he needed ta do it all of a sudden?
"I was thinking about that, Leonardo. I think we should all begin trainin' even if that means we have to sacrifice some of the things we want to do throughout the day. But for you it we will have to take our time," Sensei explained kindly while Leo looked down sadly. Mikey frowned and squeezed Leo's hand.
"Don't worry about it Leo! You're like Superman! You are Superman! You'll heal in no time and kick our butts into the ground!" He gushed and I rolled my eyes while Donnie shook his head. Leo smiled a little.
"Thanks Mikey…" He replied quietly while we continued ta reassure him. Sensei rubbed Leo's cheek softly and then left ta tell tha doctors he was finally awake. Leo looked a bit confused.
"It's almost midnight," Donnie explained and laughed when Leo's eyes widened, "You scared us bro, don't ever scare us like this again."
"Yeah I think I had a panic attack!" Mikey declared while I hit him upside his head, "Ow!"
"You did not," I commented with a scowl and Leo chuckled a little before he paused and shifted, lookin' in pain again.
"Oh yeah…your face is still a bit swollen and your hip has a terrible bruise they said as well as your sides," Donnie said sympathetically and Leo frowned while lookin' away again.
"Why do ya keep lookin' away from us?" I asked with a bigger scowl. I found I didn't like that he was havin' trouble lookin' us in tha face.
Leo still didn't look up but sighed, "Some ninja I am, huh?"
It took a minute ta register what he meant. Donnie and I blinked stupidly but Mikey squeezed Leo's hand hard, "Hey! Don't think emo-Raphie thoughts! You did all you could for yourself!"
"Obviously not!" Leo protested as he glared at nothin' in particular, "Look how injured I am because I was useless. I wasn't strong enough to protect myself!"
"Only because they ganged up on you!" Don and I said simultaneously. Leo and Mikey blinked at us in shock and we both turned ta each other in surprise. Mikey laughed a little.
"Well true…but still…I couldn't even get away…a real ninja could have done something," Leo sighed sadly and I put a hand on his shoulder.
"Leo…I don't just call ya Fearless cause it's funny," I commented while they shot me a look, "I call ya Fearless cause ya are fearless…and ya could have took tha cowardly way out and hid from them in tha safety of tha hospital. But ya took them on. So please shut up and don't make me say anythin' else embarrassin'."
"Wow Raph…" Leo smiled as I blushed, turnin' ta hide my face from them slightly. I glared at him, "Thanks…"
"Whatever…."
"That was awesome," Mikey giggled and I glared at him while Donnie nodded his head but soon everythin went awkwardly quiet. Donnie turned ta Mikey and rose an eyebrow.
"What?" Mikey blinked up at him with confused baby blue eyes.
"Emo-Raphie thoughts?" Donnie parroted with a small grin and I rolled my eyes when Leo chuckled and Mikey grinned.
"Raphie has the mind of an emo," Mikey explained while I growled warningly, "Which is why he has a bigger soft side than even Leo!"
"Oh!" Donnie gasped in a fake way, puttin' his hand to his chest dramatically, "Not bigger than Leo's!"
Leo and I glared at them as they continued ta laugh and make fun of us. Donnie held up innocent hands, "Hey, it's not every day we get to gang up on our "older brothers"."
"Dude can we actually call them our older brothers?" Mikey questioned with a confused look, "Cause we're all the same age!"
Donnie, Leo and I face palmed while I muttered, "Donnie was bein' sarcastic."
Mikey blushed, "Oh…yeah I knew that!"
"Sure you did," Leo teased and I was very happy ta see him lookin' a bit perkier.
"Oh by tha way we told everyone they could see ya tomorrow," I said and we all watched amused when Leo groaned with a slightly embarrassed look.
"Which includes Karai," Donnie pointed out like he literally couldn't help it. Leo perked up and blushed but gave us a blank look when we all burst out laughin'.
I'm so happy that Leo's awake and everythin' don't get me wrong. But I'm still pissed as hell and near my limit. Hun's goin' ta pay and I'm goin' ta make sure Slash is on tha same page as me.
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Ohhh! Yay, Leo's awake! But his brothers don't know what Hun said to him…or what Saki said to Donnie! Mikey's got that little brother intuition tohugh and is suspecting Donnie while Raph is suspecting Leo! Get them boys! Make them confess, lol!
I hope you guys liked it! I'll try to update as soon as I can! I look forward to reading your reviews!
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