Chapter 1

Leo P.O.V

Since becoming aware of the water surrounding him and the constant unyielding presence of pain, Leonardo had learnt three things. One: he was alive. Two: he could not see anything, nor could he open his eyes to see if he had gone blind. Three: The sigh he had heard before was from his brother Raphael. Only the most hot headed of his brothers would continuously crack their knuckles as they paced nearby.

Yet still he had no idea where he was or if his other brothers were also here… Or if the pain would ever cease…

.Raph P.O.V

It was unbearable, just sitting and watching his comatose brother, Leo. Raphael had never been one for emotions, yet when his brother moved, he felt as sudden surge of hope deep within his chest that Leo may awake, or whenever he grimaced or moaned in his unchanging slumber, Raph's heart would clench in pure terror that he was losing his eldest brother.

Donnie had said there was nothing he could do for Leo but clean his wounds and keep sending him meals of revolting looking sludge through a tube down his throat. Neither Donnie nor Raph would let Mikey see Leo when that happened. It was bad enough for them to witnesses the way their eldest brother and leader squirmed and moaned, how he would thrash about so much they had to tie him down.

Mikey could not see Leo in such a state.

These were the aspects of being leader Raph had never considered- the constant thoughts for how his brothers would react and how to best protect them. It was now Raph understood how much the Hamato family revolved around Leo, how the eldest had kept the family as one. Raph had lost count of the number of times he had been forced to carry a snoring Donatello and from the barn, up the stairs and tuck him into bed, or the times he had run into Mikey's room to comfort him after a nightmare- usually about Splinter, Leo and the invasion of New York.

He had also had to give pep talks to keep everyone upbeat- as much as he possibly could in the circumstances- and it was only after nearly breaking down himself after Mikey mentioned Splinter did Raph realise his elder brother's burden.

All the times he had cursed Leo's lack of emotion on a subject he never realised that it didn't matter what Leo felt- he locked it away to be strong for his brothers. Raph had been wrong.

And now it could be too late to say sorry.

Leo P.O.V

Suddenly a sound broke through the void- something he hadn't heard in a very long time- a voice.

"Leo… bro… please- come back to us… we- no. I need you…" It was Raph again. Leo attempted to do something- make a noise or reach out to his brother- let him know he was there. But nothing happened. "What happened to you bro? Where's that fighting spirit?" Strangely Raph seemed to choke on his words- Leo hadn't heard that from his directly younger brother since they were little. "Please Leonardo. Don't leave us…"

The use of his full name settled it for Leo. He didn't know how, but he had to reach Raph. His brother needed him.

In his mind, Leo attempted to jump out of the void, to smash his way out- but then he paused. What would be the best way to escape his own mind? He imaged himself smiling as he pictured the starting position of his favourite katana blade kata. He could almost feel the blade weight perfectly in his hands- a pang of sadness shot through the void at the memory of the loss of his precious blades, but he pushed these thoughts away. He needed to focus.

Slowly, steadily, Leo saw himself going through the moves perfectly- his pain crumbling away, the claws around his body releasing their grip on him until he felt himself falling forwards- the void disintegrating. As the final step in the kata was completed- Leo felt his eyes suddenly crack open and a glorious shaft of moonlight met his gaze along with the hunched over figure of his sleeping brother.

"Raph! Raph!" Leo whispered, not knowing who else may be around them. "Raph!" He attempted a little louder, slowly becoming aware of the pain in his throat and the hoarseness of his words to his ears. He was about to try again when his brother's emerald eyes fluttered open- suddenly jumping wide as they realised the sight which lay before him.

"Leo?!"

Ahhh, the next scene will be great!

SO here's the questions:

What will Raph's reaction be?

Will Leo reveal anything?

Have I missed these questions?!

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