To recap on what happened on the last chapter, Leo went to Leatherhead to get a temporary cure for Donnie's red eyes, and Raph told Donnie what happened when he blanked out.

This chapter is when Donnie wonders if he is a burden to his brothers and Master Splinter and we see how well Don can fight. Please, no flames.

So without further ado, here is chapter 6 of 'I Can't See'.

Disclaimer: I do not own TMNT, but I wished I did.

One Week Later

Donnie was trying to type on his keyboard, but without his sight, he had to keep asking his brothers what he was actually typing so he could correct it later, if there was ever a later for him. 'With me keep asking, I'm not being very independent like I used to be and it feels very weird. That and I feel that I am stopping my brothers from what they were doing, for me." Donnie thought to himself, so he decided to stop for a while to give his brothers time to do what they wanted to do. Not even ten minutes later, Master Splinter walked up to Donatello.

"How are you feeling my son? You have been looking down lately, would you like to tell me why?" Master Splinter asked Donatello, very concerned for his son in purple.

"Huh, oh I'm fine Master Splinter." Donnie said, but Master Splinter could hear in his son's voice that he wasn't and he was hiding something.

"You don't sound like you believe that yourself. What is bothering you my son?" Again Master splinter asked, trying to get Donatello to answer him.

"*huff* It's true, I don't believe that myself but I don't want you to worry for my sake." Donnie admitted.

"Isn't that a job of a father, to worry about his son's well-being?" Master Splinter stated, hoping that would do the trick and luckily, it did.

"I guess." Donnie finally gave in. "It's just that I, I feel like I am a burden to my brothers now that I am blind. And I feel awful for thinking that, but I know deep inside that it's the truth. I'm constantly asking for them to check what I have typed, even though I am sure that I didn't make any mistakes; one of them is always there with me, instead of what they could be doing; etc. Right now, I think it's best if I just stayed in my room and did nothing until April finishes analyzing that ooze and finds a cure, if there even is a cure." Donnie finished explaining to his father.

"No, you are not a burden to your brothers Donatello. You just think that because you have always been independent to yourself. Besides, it's ok to ask for help, especially in this type of situation; and your brothers are just concerned for your safety, that's all. Once you start to learn how things work without sight, they will start to hold back." Master Splinter explained. "But I do not wish to see you berate yourself just because of a little accident; these things happen, just ask any of your brothers. And I especially do not want to see yourself coop yourself up in your room, then what would we do without you with us? Your brothers would worry Donatello, me included. And do not think that way my son, April WILL find a cure for you. YOU even said she could yourself, and that you would wait two years if you had to. Now I want you to go find Raphael, WITHOUT yelling for him or asking your brothers. Find him yourself and I want you to spar with him, you need the practice." Master Splinter smirked, and then left.

'Thank you Sensei, but let's hope you are correct. Now, how do I find Raph without yelling?' Donnie thought. 'That's right, I can use my hearing. If he's in his room sleeping, he will be snoring; if he is in the dojo, I will hear him punching his heavy bag; and finally if he is watching TV, I'll hear arguing for the remote.'

And with that, he went to find his immediate older brother.

"So Master Splinter sent you to find me without asking or yelling for me so you could spar with me? How long ago did he ask that?" Raphael asked while still in his hammock.

"Not that long actually, only about 3 minutes. When you try to find a certain someone, think of what they do, and listen for certain noises. For you it was either you in your room sleeping, so I would listen for snoring; if you were in the dojo, I would listen for you punching your heavy bag; and finally if you were watching TV with Mikey, I'll would've heard arguing for the remote. So yeah, now that I said that, can we spar now?" Donnie finished explaining.

"Yeah, we still need that sparring match from last week before you, well you know, blanked." Raph stated.

"Yeah, and I was soo looking forward to that match." Donnie stated with a sly grin on.

Raph noticed, but decided not to think anything of it. 'What was the worst he could do? Besides whack me on the head.'

"Ok brainiac, time to see what you are capable of." Raph said, smirking. He thought that since don was blind, he could get some easy shots. Then he was off.

Don heard the sudden movement, and had just enough time to dodge, while getting a small hit on Raph's bicep. Raph was surprised by that, but that didn't stop him. So he decided to go for sweeping kick, but Don felt the wind of Raph going down so he automatically jumped right before Raph could sweep him. Raph wasn't expecting that so he tripped while spinning and fell on his shell, but he was able to stop once he dug his Sai into the mat. Once he stopped and got back onto his feet, he decided to wait until Don made the first move this time. Don got the hint but didn't do anything and just listened, just to get on Raph's nerves to make him attack. And Don's strategy did work because a minute later, Raph yelled and ran towards Don. Don heard the scuffling of feet, so all he had to do was wait for Raph to be three feet away. Once Raph was three feet, Don used his Bo to fling himself in the air, turn around, and land straight onto Raph's shell, knocking the air out of Raph's lungs, and momentarily paralyzing him. The moment Raph got his breath back and stopped panting, which was a sign for Don to get ready. Raph then stood and faced Don, just to get jabbed in his plastron with the butt-end of Don's Bo staff, effectively making Raph land on his shell, making Raph think twice about his strategy. After Don hit Raph, he took a stance that is supposed to be defensive, but if done right, can be used for offence. When Raph finally stopped spinning and got up, he faked a kick to Don's right side, and then went for a jab with the butt-end of his right Sai, but it ended up being parried way with Don's Bo because of the stance he was in. That was Raph's last straw, so he gave it his all. Don expected that after hitting Raph so many times, but Raph couldn't get a single hit on him, so he decided to end this little match. When Raph got into range, Don flung his Bo behind Raph's neck and using his momentum; Don landed on his shell and kicked Raph off, then once he kicked Raph, he landed on his feet. Don then listened for the sound of Raph landed, and once he heard it, he ran over to the source and stepped on Raph's shell.

"I think I have the right to say I won this match, am I right?" Don asked, giving Raph a hand and helping him up. Don's answer came in the form of a firm pat on his shell and a grunt; Raph's version of yes.

"You did well brainiac. So well in fact that I think you are WAY better then you usually are, how come?" Raph asked, quite puzzled on why Don was so much better BLIND then when he could SEE.

"This past month and half, I was able to learn to see with my other senses. I mainly use my ears." Don answered smirking, not telling Raph the full reason. Don then said night to Raph while leaving the dojo; he was getting quite tired, only to bump into Master Splinter. "Sorry Master Splinter, I'm just going to bed, goodnight Master." Don bowed and left for his room.

Beginning of the match

Master Splinter needed to talk to Donatello, so he went to the dojo to find his purple banded son. What he saw made him so happy that he forgot what he wanted to talk about to his son. Don was doing what he told him to. He waited for the opponent to make the first move, calculate, and make a defensive (but at the same time offensive) move, which lets you hit your opponent without them getting second glance. He taught Donatello this a week into his blindness. So he decided to watch the match and see how well Don could handle fighting without sight.

Master Splinter was quite happy when Don won the match. He saw Raph ask a question, and Don answered right back. Master Splinter zoned out, trying to think of what Raph asked and Don answered. While thinking, Don left the dojo and accidently bumped into him. Donatello immediately said sorry, and continued on his way.

Master Splinter then went to talk to Raphael about something, since he forgot to talk to Donatello.

Well here is the sixth chapter of 'I Can't See', hoped you enjoyed it and I will start working on the seventh chapter and hopefully get it uploaded by the end of the month. If not, review saying that I need to hurry. I won't hold it against you.

P.S – it has been one month and seven days since Don has been blind just so you know if anybody out there got confused.

Until then, bye.