A/N set before the Invasion. I have wrote a multi-chapter like this but they are not connected. I do not own TMNT

Bromance: Priority

Casey's POV

My head slammed against the table with a loud thud. I slid daze to the floor only to feel my shirt once again being yanked up by a monster. He had wild blood shot eyes that stared daggers through me. He growled before roughly throwing me to the ground. I groggily tried to get up but the room was spinning and a trickle of blood from the gash on my foreword was clouding my eye. Just as I was about to expect another beating I heard a timid voice from across the room.

"Daddy?" My 5 year old sister Angel said from the kitchen doorway clutching the turtle teddy bear I got get for her last birthday.
"Is Casey OK?" She asked.

I held my breath as my Dad glared at me before putting on a fake smile as he turned to my little sister.

"Don't worry my little Angel, Casey just tripped and hit his head alright" he told her.

She looked sceptically between s before her childish naïvety sunk in and believed him.

"Can Casey read me a bedtime story? I couldn't sleep" she yawned.

"Why don't I read you one" My Dad said with a slight jealous anger as he scooped her up in his arms and taking her to her room. Not before a he gave me a murderous glare as he walked through the kitchen door.

I let out a deep breath I forgot I was holding when disappeared from sight. I was so glad that Angel was young enough not to realise what was going on. She had already lost our mother and I wanted her to have the most normal and happy life possible. She didn't deserve to go through any more pain.

However I was glad she'd interrupted when she did so that my Dad couldn't go as far as he usually does.

I shakily got to my feet, wincing from the cut on my forehead. My head was pounding and the room swam dizzily as I tried to make it to my stuff. I haphazardly put on my mask and gear before heading out to meet up with Raph.

As I came up to our meeting spot in an alleyway I saw the red banded turtle leaning against a dumpster. He came worriedly over to me when he realised the sway in my walk.

"Whoa Casey, have you been drinking or something?" he asked.

I shrugged him off "No way dude"

But I don't think he believed me as he looked closely through my eye holes.

"What's in your eye?" He ordered.

"Nothin-" I started before he ripped off my mask exposing my massive cut.

"Geez Casey!" He exclaimed "What did ya do to your face?"

"Don't sweat it Raph, just a hockey injury" I lied.

"Again?" he said skeptically as he began to unwrap some of the bandages on his hand.

"Don't worry about it" I tried to protest but he just shoved the bandages in my hands.

"Here dab on it with these."

I took them from him grudgingly and hissed as I gently pressed them against my wound. I don't think Raph's bandages were exactly clean but they were the best thing in the moment. I also wiped the blood out p my eye but both it and my graze felt itchy and hot.

"Come here" Raph ordered so I steppe closer to him. I tried not to back away when he held my head to try and get a better look at my injury.

After a painful minute he said "We should go get Donnie to take a look at it, I think it could be infected"

I could feel my heart race in panic. I know Don's smart but could he tell that this wasn't from a hockey. Plus now that I though about it there was a pretty high chance it was infected. The table and floor where I'd hit my head were covered in dirt, grime, broken glass and stale drinks.

"Don't worry about it. I'll be fine" I said trying not to let my nerves creep into my voice.

"Don't be an idiot" Raph argued grabbing me and dragging me towards the manhole "This is serious Casey. Trust me, an infected wound is not something you want to leave alone"

Maybe I should tell him, I thought. He's my best friend and I don't want to keep secrets from him.

"Look Casey" Raph said as he lead me through the sewer tunnels "The invasion could be happening any day know, and when it does we need all the help we can get. So try not to get killed before it happens ok?"

I couldn't tell him. Not right now. Not when the fate of the world was at stake. He and his brother need to focus their time on stopping the invasion not dealing with me and my crud. Maybe after it's over I'll tell him but not now. He's got more important things to do then help me. So I nodded and followed my friend to his lair.