At home
Nobody's POV
Donnie was sitting on the couch watching Leo pace through the living room. He had started right after Raph had left to find Mikey, now about an hour ago.
And Donnie had sat there watching Leo pace the entire time, because he knew he couldn't concentrate on anything else until his youngest brother was back at home.
"Leo!", Donnie suddenly said "Would you stop that, please?! Now I know why you guys always get so irritated when I start pacing…"
Leo stopped and walked over to the punching bag. First, he just put his right hand on it. Then, he gave it a forceful kick which made it almost break.
Don stood up and walked up to Leo: "It's okay to be worried, Leo. But try to stay calm…"
Leo turned around and faced Donnie: "Calm? I'm always calm! If I was any calmer right now I would be asleep!"
"Right", Donnie replied "that's why you just yelled at me about how calm you were… Yea, that makes sense…" The sarcasm was almost dripping from Donnie's voice.
Leo sighed: "I'm sorry, Don. It's just that I'm worried that something bad happened to Mikey. And if it did, I will be the one responsible for it. I would never forgive myself if any of you were hurt or…"
Donnie lead Leo over to the kitchen and put on some water to make him a cup of tea. At the same time, he poured in a cup of coffee for himself.
When the tea was ready, he put it in front of Leo and sat on the opposite side of the table.
"And now", Donnie said "what's really bothering you? Mikey has run away so many times and you never were so worried… Is this really about Mikey?"
Leo hesitated, but then shook his head: "No. I just feel bad about me and Raph fighting so often. I know we're both responsible for this, but still… I'm the oldest, so I should be above this."
Donnie gave Leo a sad smile: "We don't ask you to stand above an argument. The only thing we want is that you try to solve your little disagreements with words and not with weapons."
Leo looked into his cup of tea: "I'm sorry we didn't notice how our fights influenced you and Mikey. Neither of us wanted to hurt you guys. In any possible way."
Now, Don stood up and walked over to Leo: "We know that you're only trying to protect us. And we're happy that you care so much. But sometimes you just seem to forget we're ninja's to. We can defend ourselves."
Leo nodded: "I know. But still… I think it's just instinct." "Probably", Donnie agreed.
One moment Leo was all worried and depressed, the next he felt the thin, yet muscular, arms of his purple brother around his neck. All Leo could do was smile and put his hand on Don's arm.
"They'll be fine.", Donnie said "Raph would never let anything happen to Mikey, you know that. I trust him… in the same way I trust you"
"Thanks, Don", Leo said with the smile still on his face.
Then, they heard a sound coming from the entrance of the lair. But it wasn't the usual laughter and noise when Mikey and Raph returned from a trip topside.
This sound was barely there. The only thing they could hear was the sound of their footsteps on the concrete. One pair of regular, though heave footsteps. And the other… shuffling.
Leo's eyes widened as he looked at Don. Donnie wore the same expression.
Together they ran out of the kitchen. By the time they both had reached the living room, they looked at the entrance with fear in their hearts.
Without saying anything out loud, they knew they were thinking the same thing: Silence is never good!
Author's note: Hi! Update on Sunday, as promised! :) I know, I left the cliffhanger and it's another short story… But you know me ;)
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