Chapter 14: Reflection
Every day when he woke up, Donatello would gaze at his reflection. He would make sure that he was still the same Turtle he was before and not that howling monster he had been. He had nightmares every night about his ordeal and would be afraid that it had come true. Leatherhead had assured him that the cure had worked perfectly and that there was no chance of a relapse, but Don still worried. He didn't want to hurt any of his brothers again.
The others knew what he was doing and became concerned, but Don kept assuring them he was fine.
"You're not fine, Donnie," Leo said. "You still think you're going to turn into that monster. Maybe you need to talk about it."
"There's nothing to talk about, Leo," Don protested. "I don't even remember much about it anyway."
"Still, you should talk to someone about this," Leo insisted.
"I've already discussed it with Leatherhead," Don told him. "He knows I'm scared, and he told me that this won't happen again."
"And yet, you're still worried," Leo pointed out.
"Well, yeah, I am," Don answered. "It's not that I don't trust Leatherhead, I just don't trust Bishop. What if he tricked us? He's known for doing that."
Leo put a hand on his brother's shoulder. "It's going to be fine, Donnie," he soothed. "We'll make sure things don't get out of hand. If you relapse, we'll be sure to be prepared for it, okay?"
Don nodded. "Okay, Leo," he said. "Thanks."
"No problem," Leo replied. "Feel better?"
"Yeah, I do," he said.
But the next night, Don had another nightmare. He sat up in bed and hurried to the bathroom to look at his reflection. The same Turtle stared out at him, his eyes a soft brown.
"That was close," he whispered. Then he went back to bed and tried to think soothing thoughts as Splinter had taught him.
A/N: Hit the 324 mark here. As soon as I read this prompt, I knew exactly what I was going to do with it and who it was going to be about. Feel free to leave a review, and have a shelltastic day. I'll have the last two prompts up sometime next week at the latest. I was going to do them today, but I've decided not to.