Hey fellas! Woow! I couldn't sleep last night! I think I shouldn't have drunk that coffee…
"Don? What did you put on my coffee?"
D: Eh… nothing! Just… keep writing, ok?
"Mmm… ¬¬!"
Repeat: I'm not the turtles' owner… DAMN YOU NICKELODEON!
Love ya lil' bro… Should've told ya before…
The next 4 days Raph totally ignored Mikey… on practice, on dinner; on the patrols… he just ignored him! This silent treatment was hard to deal with, especially for the most kind and childlike of the green team.
"Hey Raph!" Mikey said as Raph went into the kitchen. But his brother didn't answer. Raph opened the fridge and took a jar of orange juice.
"Hmm… still mad at me, aren't you?" Still nothing… Mikey placed Raph's dinner on the table
"Hey Raph! Dinner is…" Raph had already left the kitchen when Leo and Don entered.
"… ready" Mikey ended the phrase lowering his head and sighing heavily.
"Mike, is everything ok?" Leo asked in concern.
"Yeah… I guess"
"He's still angry, huh?"
"Yeah… I don't know what to do! I tried to apologize but he doesn't wanna listen to me… Heck! I made his favorite dish today and… still nothing…"
"Maybe I should talk to him"
"No, Leo. It's ok…"
"Like shell it's ok! I'm gonna talk to him, Mikey. He can't ignore you like this"
"But Leo…"
"No 'buts' Michelangelo!" With this, Leo left the kitchen. Raph wasn't in the dojo or the living room. Leo thought he was outside when he heard the sound of Raph's stereo. He was on his room again.
Leo made his way upstairs and knocked softly at Raph's door.
"Whoevah you are, leave me alone"
"Raph, it's Leo… I wanna talk to you… please bro, open the door" Raph slowly opened it.
"Whatcha want?"
"May I come in?" Leo asked and Raph full opened the door this time, letting Leo came inside his room and then he closed the door.
"Heh, your room is a mess! And I thought Mikey's room…"
"Don't cha say that name again, Leo!"
"C'mon Raph! It was only a joke! Besides, I think you deserved it. That spicy pizza was an awful prank"
"He always does tha same to me! And he said no more pranks for a week!"
"But he was angry at you when he did that one! Raph, Mikey is doing all that he can to apologize but…"
"I don't believe' im anymore!" Raph yelled. Mikey was going to his room when he heard Raph's yell. He walked to his brother's bedroom and placed his ear on the door.
"He's only a kid Raph!"
"Yeah, right… and I'm Oprah Winfrey… Knock it off Leo!"
"You don't have any idea what he's suffering for this silent treatment you're giving him"
"Well… it ain't enough suffering for me"
"Raph! How can you say that! He loves you and we all know you…"
"Shut up!" Raph yelled again and this made Mikey's eye went wide opened.
"I'll say it now and listen carefully… I don't feel anything for him! He's nothing for me… and like I said before…"
"Raph… no…!" Mikey knew what was coming next… he just didn't want to hear it again.
"…I…"
"No…" Mikey muttered.
"…hate…"
"No…no…no!"
"… hi…"
This was enough for the orange masked ninja. Every single word felt like a stab on his fun-loving heart. He ran away directly to his room and fell on the bed crying fiercely.
"…s childish behavior! Ok? … ya'd listened to me already… and if yer not happy… so sue me"
"I can't believe it, Raph. If Mikey's behavior is childish… yours is worse than that!"
"Watch yer words Splinter Jr.!"
"We can't be a team if we fight against us… remember Raph? That's what Splinter always tells us… I can't believe you're such a bad student… and brother" Leo left the room, leaving Raph alone with his thoughts.
"What's taking them so long?" Don asked to himself. Then Leo appeared, clearly angry.
"So… what happened?"
"Raph's such a bonehead… that's all"
"Ok… hey, where's Mikey anyway? He went after you"
"I didn't see him coming"
"Maybe he's in his room… I'll go for him, besides… I think I'm not in the mood for dinner right now" Don said and made his way upstairs.
Mikey tried to calm himself without success; this was too much for him. None of his brothers had hated him because of a prank before, why now? And why Raph? Why his favorite brother and best friend hated him so much? So focused on his thoughts he was that he didn't see his genius brother coming inside his room with a concerned gaze.
"Mikey? Mikey, what's wrong?" Don sat beside his brother.
"Leave me alone, p-please Donnie"
"No, I'm not leaving before you tell me what's wrong"
"N-Nothing… it's nothing… r-really" Mikey wiped his tears away.
"If it's nothing then, why are you crying?"
Mikey avoided his brother's eyes and lowered his head, still sobbing. Don gently lifted up his chin and made eye contact.
"C'mon, you know you can tell me… whatever it is, I know we can find a solution together"
"Even y-you can't help m-me with this…"
"This is for Raph, right?" Mikey nodded.
"Look, Leo told me what happened and…"
"I heard what he said! Every single word!"
"Yeah? What did he say?"
"He hates me; he said he hates me, Donnie!"
"What? That… that can't be possible!"
"It is possible… I'm doomed Donnie! He hates me and there's nothing I can do to solve this" Mikey stood up and made his way out of the room.
"Mikey, are you sure he said that?"
"You can ask Leo if you don't believe me… anyway, tell him I'll be with April"
"Mikey, wait!" Don said but Mikey had already left the room.