Okay so I am updating this the same night I posted the intro because... I'm excited?

Anyways, here it is. The song is "Waving through a window". Originally from a play or musical (?) called "Dear Even Hansen" and the one I'm thinking about is the cover by Owl City. I recommend you listen to both the original and the cover (The cover is amazing imo) but none of these songs/covers/media are mine. I own nothing that is or in relation with this song.


Question One: A random Guest asks Mikey, how does it feel to be, in some cases, referred to as "the stupid one"?

Mikey blinked. No one had asked that question to his face before. Meanwhile, his older brothers gave weird looks to one another.

"We never call Mikey stupid. A goofball, sure. A little crazy? Of course. But, when have we ever called him dumb?" Leo asked, immediately defensive. They didn't treat Mikey that way.

Mikey just looked down, not wanting to interrupt. His brothers were just writing him the perfect alibi. He just had to go with it.

"Right Mike?" Crap.

Mikey felt Leo look at him and Don and Raph began to as well.

"Mike?"

Mikey kept silent, willing those looks of worry to go away.

He felt a familiarly thick, three fingered hand grab his chin.

"Buddy?" This time, it was Don asking him the question.

"I-I mean sometimes I feel dumb. But, you guys kind of- I mean, I know you guys don't mean to but-"

"Spit it out Mike!" Raph switched to aggressive mode, but it was out of worry. Seeing his baby brother (who never looked insecure at all) look so shy and self-conscious made Raph want to slam his fist into the nearest wall. He obviously refrained.

"You guys always call me dumb, stupid, shell for brains (Raph winced at that one), or something else! I know you don't mean to, but words hurt ya know! I know it's all brotherly love and stuff... but, I take it to heart... And you guys never take me seriously!" Mikey stopped, feeling a muscled arm snake around the back of his neck.

"Bro, don't eva think we mean that crap." Was all Raph said as he held his youngest brother. That's all it took for Mikey to feel slightly better. Raph showing affection was rare, and when he did, it was enough to show how much he loved someone.

"Mikey... do you mean it when you call Raph or us names?" Don asked softly.

Mikey shook his head frantically. "Heck to the no bros! Never! Why would I mean anything like that!?"

Mikey slowly came to the realization as his big brothers smirked at him.

"I'm so dumb." He groaned, shoving his face into his hands.

"No, ya aren't. What'd Ah say bro? Neva call yerself dumb, idiot." Raph gently tapped the back of his little brother's head. "We call ya dumb fer tha same reason ya tease us. We tease ya 'coz we love ya, simple as that." Raph smiled something genuine as he let go of his little brother. Mikey smiled, but thankfully, it wasn't fake. He then felt someone rub his bald head.

"And don't ever think of yourself so lowly ototo. You're perfect just the way you are."

"Be careful Don, he has a big enough head as-"

"You guys are right! I'm the Battle Nexus Champion!" Mikey smirked, all in effort to piss off his big brothers. To his accomplishment, he heard them all groan. But Mikey knew it was fake as Leo dragged his baby brother down from his 'victory stance' and made him sit, Raph took the opportunity to pull his baby brother into his lap.

Don, as ever, was silently watching his brothers and smiling the whole while.

Question Two: Asked by Arachnide, who is the best singer among you?

Raph whistled lowly, "Sure as hell ain't me."

Mikey laughed and grabbed his purple banded brother by his shoulders, hauling the both himself and Donny up. "Definitely Donny boy! He's too shy to admit it though! He's great! Have you heard his voice!? Don, ya gotta sing for 'em! Please!?" Don rolled his eyes as Mikey began jumping around him basically. Raph scoffed and Leo laughed as they watched their youngest brothers interacting.

"No, n-no. I don't have a good voice at all!"

"What? Don, yer voice is fuckin' awesome."

"Must you always cuss?"

"Fuck yeah." Don crossed his arms and felt himself blush deeply as his brothers began chanting him on.

"Don, Don, Don, Don, Don-"

"Okay, okay, fine! Jeez." Don heard himself stammer as he watched all his brothers get seated to listen to him sing.

"I've learned to slam on the brake, before I even turn the key
Before I make the mistake, before I lead with the worst of me

Give them no reason to stare, no slipping up if you slip away
So, I got nothing to share. No, I got nothing to say

Step out, step out of the sun if you keep getting burned
Step out, step out of the sun because you've learned, because you've learned

On the outside, always looking in will I ever be more than I've always been?
'Cause I'm tap, tap, tapping on the glass
I'm waving through a window
I try to speak, but nobody can hear, so I wait around for an answer to appear
While I'm watch, watch, watching people pass
I'm waving through a window, oh
Can anybody see, is anybody waving back at me?
" Don had lost himself in the music, and at this point, had forgotten he was in a room, let alone with other people.

When he caught himself at the end of the chorus, he opened his eyes sheepishly to see his brothers looking... well... bamboozled?

Leo was pleasantly surprised and seemed to have been enjoying the music while Raph just looked awe-struck and Mikey was now giving him a 'standing ovation'. Don found himself blushing deeper.

"Jeez, Don you've been hiding that voice from us? All these years? I've heard glimpses of it, sure, but I never knew you were that good..." Leo gave Don a look of admiration and of mock suspicion.

"Ya hit every single note bro."

"Don, you are the main man my bro! Talented, smart, handsome... so how many ladies ya getting? Think you can pass one to your favorite little-"

"Shut up Mike." Raph snapped lightly towards his youngest brother, seeing Don wasn't used to nor liking the attention.

"Well... I'm not that good."

"Are ya kiddin'?" Raph asked pointedly. If his little brother didn't see what they did, he truly was blind.

Don just rubbed the back of his neck as his big brothers rolled their eyes at Don's humbleness. Meanwhile, Mikey forced his big brother to the couch, so they could squash him in between.

With Mikey and Don forced between Leo and Raph, Don found himself laughing at the small 'tickles' to his under arms and sides.

"C'mon guys! Not here, not now! Don't star-"

Don just broke out into laughter. It was kind of funny to Don how getting forced between his brothers and tickled to death cheered him up. He guessed that was just how his crazy, extraordinary family worked.

Question Three: Asked by a Guest to Mikey's older brothers, what goes through your mind when someone makes Mikey upset?

Raph and Leo's eyes narrowed.

"What doesn't go through our heads..." Don sighed, looking worriedly over to his little brother.

"Who's gonna make 'im upset? 'Coz it sure ain't gonna be an open coffin when Ah'm through wit 'em."

"Raph, no! It's hypothetical, hypothetical!" Mikey tried stopping his big brother from leaving by hooking his arm trying to tame his overprotective brother.

"And why is someone making him upset?" Leo's voice was ice-filled poison and his glare was murderous.

"Most importantly, is someone making him upset?" Don's voice was innocent sounding enough... His eyes (if you looked deep enough) shouted bloody murder too.

"Dudes, I'm right here! Safe and sound! No one's hurting me, 'kay? Chill, everyone just chill."

Needless to say, it took a while for things to calm down.

"Let's just say, there is only one objective in our mind; Help our brother, then handle whoever caused him to hurt."

"Leo said it all. It don't need explainin'." Raph's look said it all to be honest. Let's just make it clear that whoever received that look would not wake up the next morning.

Mikey groaned as Don just shrugged before giving his calm response, and Mikey nearly died of embarrassment because of it.

"I just hope someone has a good burial spot, we'd definitely blow our cover if someone found DNA of us."