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Chapter 3: The Voice
My eyes explode open as I shoot up in bed. My panting was sharp and hard to control. I didn't give myself enough time to process what was happening. I flew out of my bed and coursed ahead for Raphael's room. I made sure to stay as silent as I could so an alarm wouldn't be sent out to the other sleepers in the lair. Once I reached Raphael's room, I took a chance to let my breathing and heart beat quiet down so I could gather up my thoughts. That has always been the most important part of being a leader; you must no matter what, try and stay calm. I entered Raph's room and let out a joyful sigh of relief as he was fast asleep on his hammock. A small smile breaks free from the scene of my little brother. I let the door calmly and quietly close behind me as I gently approach his peacefully sleeping form. My thoughts were going in many different directions that gave me different emotions at the sight of Raph. The one thought that will forever curse my mind; is the memory of Raph screaming his heart out for something to get out of his head. The thought and spectacle of my brother in such a condition makes me frown and grunt in frustration. "What is it that Raph was talking about? Why was he screaming such a haunting thing?" There were a plethora of questions I was asking myself as I thought out loud. My thoughts were soon interrupted by Raph mumbling something in his sleep. I jump as his startling action and run up to his struggling figure. I wasn't even going to bother seeing him say anything else in his sleep any longer so I immediately awoke him from his stressful slumber. "Raph, Raph you have to get up now." I say with a hint of anger in my voice. Raph's eyes shot open at my voice and he looks at me with red veined eyes. "Wha' 'r u doin in here Leo?" Raph asked in an extremely irritated, yet exhausted tone. I stare into his amber, blood-colored veined eyes and immediately wrap my arms around his broad shoulders. Raph stiffens with confusion. My grip on him was robust which made it hard for Raph to pull himself out of my hold. "Leo, what the shell s'wrong with ya?" He asks seeming irritated but clearly concerned. "Raph, are you ok?" I ask as I pull myself out of the hug and stare straight into his amber-colored eyes. "Uhhhh...yea, m'fine fea'less." I stiffen at his response as my arms automatically pull him closer to me. "Raph let me stay in here, just so I can be sure you're alright." A long silence was spread across the room, which puts me into a small panic. I put my head down to were Raph was laying on my chest and relax my muscles to soon realize he put himself back into a deep slumber. A small smile was shared to my unconscious brother. I kiss the top of Raph's head as I put me and him in his bed. I wrap the covers tightly around us and hold him in a close grip. I gaze at him for a long time and smile at him through every second that past. "As long as you're safe Raphael, as long as you're safe." I calmly think to myself, and drift off into a deep slumber.
Raphael's POV
My eyes slowly open from my quiet slumber with me blaming the sound coming from near me. I examine every square inch of my room and then rub the white film from my eyes. The silence in the darkness of my peaceful chamber was fairly a beautiful tone to my ears. It takes me a good three minutes to notice that someone or something had a firm grip around my waist. I look to my left, and notice my leader lying tightly and peacefully on my side. I give him a blank expression, for I know I'm too tired to care that he's on me at the moment. I continue to stare at him with a blank gaze until he began to slowly open his eyes. I continue to stare at him, but instead with a small smile. A short minute passes by until a silent voice fills the room. "Raph, are you ok?" Leo asks as he lifts his head to stare into my tired golden eyes. "Eh, yea. M'fine Leo. Why'd ya keep ask'n m'that? I ask with a bit of confusion and irritation in my voice. He smiles up at me and lifts himself up to fully meet my gaze. "No reason bro, my curiosity was peaked as all." I stare into his brown eyes with nothing more than confusion, but soon shrug it off. "Well, whateva fea'less. Your call." I put my head back on my pillow and close my eyes. Not shortly after I rest my head back down, I hear rustling and then footsteps. I don't bother raising my head again to figure out what the sound was since my instincts telling me it was just Leo leaving my room. I feel a light kiss on my temple and more footsteps. My door soon closes and I lay, lone in my somber room. My eyes slowly start to close, until I hear a faint, evil sounding voice. "It's going to happen." I waste no time ad I immediately shoot up in bed and l quickly look around my room."Wha' the shell was that?!" I say to myself as I swing my legs around my bed. I continue to look around feeling wide awake and completely alarm. "After hearing somethin like tha', like shell I'm goin back to sleep." I viciously think to myself as I twitch my sweaty hands towards my sai's. I begin to calm down after an hour of staying so alert, but as soon as my breathing just starts to go back to its normal pace, Mikey busts in the door and starts to shout throughout the entire lair which nearly gives me a heart attack since I had barely calmed down. "Raphael! It's time to wake up dude!" I give my baby brother a "death stare" which makes him run the quickest I've seen of all of us out of the room. "Shell, that dude is a moron sometimes." I curse to myself as I stand up to automatically head to the bathroom. I stretch my muscles out as I walk out of my room towards the bathroom. The walk in the hallway felt long and pressured. The weight I felt on my body was unbearably ponderous. It took every bit of will power and strength I had to keep myself from collapsing to the ground. A time that felt like hours, passed and I hear another faint, evil voice. "It's too late for you; I'm slowly taking you with me." I pause in the hallway and look around once more. As I stood in the hallway with my head down, I could tell there were eyes burning through my skin which made me really uncomfortable. "Raph, what's up?" I hear Donnie ask as he gazes worriedly from the kitchen. "Ummm...nothin' I just..." I tried to state my point but too many voices were coming off from somewhere and it was truly starting to give me a vicious headache. I put a sweaty hand up to my forehead and settle down harshly in the middle of the hallway.
"Donnie?" I ask in an extremely strained tone
"Yea, Raph?" Donnie swings his head over to me and stares at me with wide eyes. The way I called his name was clear to both of us that something was wrong with me.
"Whats s'at noise?" I ask as I take my dark green hand away from my sweaty forehead and stare deep into his chocolate brown eyes from across the room. Donnie looks into my golden eyes with no other emotions than; worry, panic, fear, and concern.
"Raph, what are you talking about? The lair is silent!"
A long gaze was shared between us as I clench my teeth in frustration. He clearly doesn't hear anything. I open my mouth to say something back to him, but yet another intimidating voice comes flooding into my head, in an alot louder and harsher tone. "You cannot escape me! I'm too deep within your mind! I will soon take complete control over you!"
My eyes were enlarged to what the voice had said, causing me to automatically move my shaking hand to my sweaty forehead. The pressure I felt in my skull was awful and made it severely hard to think about anything. I struggle to my feet as sweat dramatically drips from my forehead. Donnie stares at my suffering form in awe.
"Raph, what's wrong?" The look in my little brother's eyes was telling me he was highly scared and confused. I try to give him an answer but my head was in too much abnormal pain to say anything completely.
"I...I'gotta go, Don."
Out of sheer will-power, I jump to my feet, and speed off straight to the bathroom a few feet from me. Once I was able to reach the bathroom, I slam the door loudly behind me and viciously slam my hands on the bathroom counter. I harshly shut my eyes and tried my very hardest to calm myself down. A headache started to form in the back of my brain, which was a part of my brain that couldn't be ignored, so Donnie had once claimed. I raise my violently shaking hands up to both sides of my cranium and start to moan in pain and stare into the miserable reflection in the mirror.
"What...the...heck...is goin on here?" I ask to myself out loud as I heavily fall to my knees. My heart was beating at an incredible pace and more sweat was falling from my forehead and becoming slight puddles on the bathroom floor. Breathing wasn't the easiest thing to do at the moment, and thinking about it only made it harder, until a louder, more evil and mind splitting voice was heard in my head.
"You're pathetic! Look at you, letting yourself be in such a miserable state! I will for sure take over your body, and your mind!" I clutch the sides of my head harder as I try my upmost best to try and block the voice out, but it was if it were apart of me. My teeth were clenched very firmly together and my back was arched upward since my head was down over my knees trying to block the non convincing voice out. A bone chilling, echoed fit of laughter was released inside of my head which causes me to do nothing more than scream and beg. I could no longer take the torture.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH! MAKE IT STOP! PLEASE! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" My eyes were wide open with shock and my body was completely frozen. I stay on my knees with my still open from the violent screaming I had let free from my throat. My throat was severely soar and dry from letting out such an abnormal shout. My mind, and stomach couldn't take what was happening at that moment and my stomach began to turn. I large build-up of saliva came into my mouth and a split second later, I was removing a great deal of content from my stomach. My throat was now in a much worse condition from the acid that had coursed through my larynx. My hands were in a state of non-controllable shaking as they are subconsciously connected to the sides of my head. Small droplets of tears begin to appear in the corner of my eyes.
"What? What s'his? Am I...Scared?" I think to myself as more tears begin to flow down my pale green face.
Loud and heavy footsteps were heard coming towards my direction. The bathroom door swings open and faint muffling was heard. Three blurry green figures are shown in the doorway and one reaches there hands out to me. My body was no longer in a rampaging shake and my tears were freely falling down my face but slowly stopping themselves from escaping anymore. My hands drop down to my sides and only a few more voices were heard, a bit louder and more panicked, until I see nothing but darkness.