Hey fellas! This story is almost done… please, please don't kill me.
L: "Don't worry Who, no one's gonna kill you"
"Really?"
L: "Yeap… that's Raph's cue" *leaves the room*
"Oh crud! O_O"
Repeat: I'm not the turtles' owner… DAMN YOU NICKELODEON!
Love ya lil' bro… Should've told ya before…
The Foot ninjas attacked them again, fiercely this time, but Mikey's leg started to bleed again.
"Raph… my wound… it's getting worse!"
"Don't be a wimp, Mikey!"
"I'm sorry, oh! Mr. 'I can't take a joke'… but if you hadn't noticed, I'm hurt!"
"I know yer hurt, shell-fer-brains! Ya could prevent this if ya hadn't run away like the baby you are!" Raph said dodging punches.
"I don't know why you came here! Besides, why do you still care about me when you hate me!"
"What did ya say?" with a few more punches and kicks, the Foot ninjas started to retreat… once they were gone, Mikey continued with the argument.
"Don't think I'm stupid! I heard everything!"
"Mikey, it's not what yer thinking!"
"Yeah, right… I guess you're right, Raph! So you hate me, huh? Ok, news flash for you hothead: the feeling is the same, I hate you, too!"
"Yer gonna listen to me or what?"
"Whatever you had to say, you've already said it. I don't wanna hear anything from you! You hate me, you said it!"
One of the ninjas appeared from nowhere and went to Mikey's leg sending a kick on his wound. Mikey collapsed on his knees and clutched his hurt leg.
"No! ... Mikey!" Raph yelled and ran to help his wounded brother. The katana went down… but something interfered between the blade and Mikey… and then…
"Raph!"
The red masked ninja now lay on the ground… with a blade on his stomach. The cops' helicopters were on patrol when they noticed strange activities on the rooftops. The ninjas disappeared, leaving both wounded turtles at the mercy of the authorities.
"Raph… Raph! Please, say something!" Mikey saw the copters coming.
"C'mon buddy! We gotta get outta here!" Mikey pulled the eldest along behind him and towards the door that lead to the storage shed on the top of the building.
"There, you'll be fine Raph… just hold on a sec!" Mikey searched his shell cell, but then he remembered.
"Shell! I lost it! Well… maybe Raph's shell cell is still working, I hope" Luckily, he found his brother's shell cell and dialed Don's number.
"Don? It's Mikey! … … … I'm ok, but Raph… they hurt him! … … … yeah, it's bad! … … … Don, he's barely breathing! … … … well, part of the blade is stuck in his stomach… … … God! There's so much blood! … … … Where are we? Remember the old storage on… … … yeah, yeah, that one. Please, come quickly! … … … ok, I'll do it! Please, please, come quickly! Ok, bye!"
"M-Mikey… a-are you…"
"Ssh! Don't talk, please… Donnie will be here soon. I promise"
"Y-you… ok?"
"Yeah, I'm ok… now, shut up!"
Raph started to cough out blood. His shell rested on Mikey's plastron and his head on his little brother's shoulder. Mikey couldn't believe this was happening, his big brother was dying on his arms and he couldn't do anything.
"H-how is… y-your leg?"
"Would you just shut up, Raph? You have to save your strength!"
"Mikey… I'm sorry… for everything…"
"No, dude. It's me who's sorry. I shouldn't have done that to you, after you saved me that night… and you did it again, Heh?"
"Yeah… the b-bitter irony, huh? … *cough*…" Raph coughed again, a thick blood line made his way to Mikey's shoulder and plastron.
"Ssh, you'll be fine, you have to be fine!" Mikey hugged his brother tightly but not so tight as to hurt him.
Only 3 minutes had passed, but Mikey felt them like 3 years. He fought back tears; he didn't want to be weak on this moment. His brother needed him… but it was impossible, no one could survive with a stabbed stomach and he knew it… maybe Raph knew that, too. He finally let some tears escape. Raph was half asleep when he felt the teardrops on his face. He lifted his hand with difficulty and wiped the tears away.
"Don't cry, Mikey… or I'll haunt ya w-when I l-leave… "
"No! You can't give up! …*sobs*… You're always saying you're the strongest, right? Then, show me! Show me you're strong!" Mikey sobbed.
"M-maybe I'm not… that stronger… a-after all… Mikey, what y-you heard… N-nothing … e-ever in this life… would make me… h-hate you. Remember that, Mikey"
"You don't hate me?"
"I could… n-never… h-hate you…"
"Raph, I'm… I'm so sorry! This is my fault! … *sobs*"
"D-don't blame yerself… *cough*… *cough*… Mikey, I need you… to do me one favor… please"
"What is it?"
"P-pull it… out… the blade… pull it out, p-please"
"WHAT? No way, Raph! You could die!"
"T-that's the p-point, shell-fer-brains"
"NO! I won't do that! Raph, it's not your time yet! You must fight!"
"Please l-little brother… e-end this n-nightmare…*cough*… Remember when ya asked me to… *cough*… look under yer bed because the monsters s-scared ya?"
"You always…*sobs*… you always did it… no matter how tired you were, no matter how childlike it was… you… *sobs*… always did it"
"I-I want you… to do the same… tha blade… is the monster that is… scaring me… take it away from me… please, do it… for me"
Mikey hesitantly took the blade, his hands were shaking, his sight blurred because of the tears. Raph took Mikey's hand and both turtles grabbed the blade now.
"C'mon… I'll help ya… … … On my count: one… two… THREE!"
One fast pull… Raph cried in pain and started to lose a lot of blood. He was still breathing but it started being hard to do it. Mikey collapsed on tears, hugging his brother fiercely this time and sobbing loudly.
"I'm sorry, Raph… I'm sorry! I love you, bro… I always did!"
"It's… ok… Mikey… t-tha… p-pain… is… is… going… a-away… Feels… n-nice… well, k-kinda…"
Mikey looked at his brother's eyes. For the first time in his young life he saw tears on his hotheaded brother amber gaze.
"D-do you… k-know… why… I'm…c-crying… Mikey?"
"No… why?"
"… *cough*…*cough*… all my life… and I never told ya how much you meant to me…"
"Well… you never were the sentimental kind"
Raph's body shook violently. He knew his time was closer… it was now or never.
"Mikey…*cough*… L-love ya… lil bro, should've told ya… before…" Raph said caressing Mikey's wet cheek.
"Love you, too" With this, Raph closed his eyes… forever.