A little word of advice from Splinter and Shifu.

Chapter 8: Talking About It

Musaki was in his room and he found another pair of shorts that is totally dry and thought about how sometimes, warriors can get embarassed at times, but he just have to learn from it. He hears a knock on the door and Shifu asked, "How you holding up?"

"Oh, I'm okay." Musaki answered.

"You find another pair?"

"Yes, master."

"Okay, we'll be in the other room."

"Okay."

Po, Shifu and Splinter dispersed in the kitchen and waited for Musaki to come out. Musaki was in his room and he put down his shorts on the bed, then he takes off his wet shorts, and then he picks them up and puts another pair on. He definitely feels the dryness of his shorts. He takes his old shorts and just puts away for a while.

He walks out of the room with confidence and heads to the kitchen where Shifu, Po and Splinter are sitting at. They look at him and Po asked, "These new?"

"Yep, just a spare. I've got several more...you know, just in case." Musaki said.

"Great. Feeling okay, Lil' Saki?"

"Of course. I was worried that someone might see me because the walls and doors are see-through."

"Do not worry. Everyone else is outside."

"Great."

"Can I ask you, Musaki? Why did you wet yourself?" asked Splinter.

"You really want to know?"

"Yes, we do."

Musaki sighed heavily and said, "This is gonna be difficult, but the reason why...I felt as if I'm gonna be intimidated."

"By who?"

"One of your sons."

"Which one?"

"Raphael."

"Oh, of course. May I ask why?"

"Well, he told me earlier that over the next three weeks of your guys' staying, that he's gonna make my life miserable."

"Seriously?" asked Po.

"Yeah."

"Why would he do that? He seems cool."

"Maybe to you, but when he's around me, well...I get scared."

"What are you scared about, Lil' Saki?"

Musaki sighed heavily and figured that he's gonna be beaten by Raph if he told. He wanted to keep silent about it, but Shifu looked at him and said, "Musaki, you know you can tell me anything."

"You sure?"

"Of course. You can trust me, Po and Splinter."

Musaki bit his lip about it and he felt totally nervous about this situation about Raph, knowing that he's gonna get beaten if he told them. But, he looked at Shifu's eyes knowing that he can always count on him and talk to him whenever possible. And he did trust them.

He breathed heavily and said, "Okay, I surrender. Anyways, today he said that he was gonna make my life miserable and that he was gonna use his ninja skills combined with kung-fu...on me."

All three of them gasped and Po said, "No!"

"Yes. This time, he's gonna use it to harm me."

"Raphael would not do that."

"Have you looked at his eyes, Splinter? It's like he wanted to really bring harm to me."

"He's gonna have to answer to me first." Shifu said.

"That's not happening, Master Shifu."

"Why not?"

"Cause he said that he's gonna do the same thing to you too."

Shifu could not believe what he was hearing. He turned to Splinter, in which he covered his eyes with little embarassment and shock. Shifu asked him, "Is he always this violent?"

"Not really. He takes his anger out on only Leonardo and Donatello and sometimes on Michaelangelo and mostly me in some cases, but never a young person." Splinter answered.

"How do you deal with him?"

"Mostly, I try to do anything to simmer down his anger, but he brings up so much anger that it is like he wants to start a fight with anyone."

"How does that make you feel?" asked Musaki.

"At times when it cannot work out and more anger stirs up in him, it makes me feel like a failure as both a master and a father, because I do not know how to resolve this problem."

"All I can say is when the going gets tough, just try it again."

"I always try it again and for him, it almost makes sense, but later on, it seeps through him. He cannot admit himself that he has anger problems, because that is his personality."

"What normally happens when there's too much anger?" asked Po.

"Well, if it is too much of it, it actually clouds the mind. Turned inward, it is an unconquerable enemy. Most times, Raphael does not understand how much it affects others with feelings at times."

"What if I were to help you with this issue between him and Musaki and he would feel less threatened around him?" asked Shifu.

"Would you?" asked Musaki.

Shifu and Splinter turned to him and saw Musaki feeling hopeful, like his heart just skipped a beat. He saw them looking at him and said, "Sorry, had a little moment."

Splinter chuckled and walked towards Musaki and explained, "Do not worry, Musaki. When me and Shifu take care of this problem, you will not feel afraid towards Raphael or any one of my sons."

"What do I have to do?"

"You can bond with my sons."

"Are they gonna be okay with me?"

"Of course they will. Leonardo, Donatello and Michaelangelo will not harm a fly, so you will not have anything to worry about."

Musaki looked at Splinter's brown eyes and felt as if he's much more trustworthy and that he can feel comfortable talking to him and listening to him. All Musaki could do is smile and say, "Okay, I believe you."

"You just have to trust me on this."

"I will."

Splinter stood up and patted his shoulder and he felt okay with him around. Then, he asked, "How often did you wet yourself?"

Musaki chuckled and said, "Surprisingly, none."

"Never?" asked Po.

"Nope. How many times did you wet yourself?"

Po didn't know how to respond to that and said, "Not much."

Shifu and Musaki galred at him a while and Po chuckled nervously, then he stopped and said, "All the time."

"Like, how?" asked Shifu.

"When I was a cub and I even get scared of the simple things and I still wet myself. This is what happens when something embarassing will happen. It'll always catch up to you."

Musaki chuckled softly and said, "Your secret's safe with me."

Okay, the last part made me LOL. Stay tuned for more awesome chapters! I'll upload more soon!