Ch 3 The message
A/N
Hello Everyone! This chapter is short, but the next one will be longer. I hope you like it! Please Review!
Donnie's POV
I see Leo's mask and Katana blade on the roof of the pizza place.
No. NO! My brother … my brother.
" Donnie?" I hear Mikey ask with a broken voice. I look over to see my cheerful little brother with tears in his eyes. I see him looking at me and a small fleck of hope in his eyes, hoping I will tell him Leo is safe and there's nothing to worry about.
" I don't know, Mikey" I say defeated. I don't know, I have no clue. I see his eyes widen and he is no longer crying silently. I hug my little brother and feel tears fall down my cheeks as well. I feel another pair of arms embrace us, April.
He's not dead, he can't be. He can't be. We need him. We love him, he can't just leave.
" Donnie, Mikey, April?" I hear Raph asks with worry in his voice " Wh- What's wrong?" I look up at my older brother and I try to speak, but my voice doesn't work. I point to Leo's katana blade and mask. I see Raph's face fall, he is as still as a statue. I see Casey stare at the katana blade and mask with his mouth open.
" He could have left it there, right" Casey asks breaking the silence looking for something that doesn't lead to the worst case scenario.
" Why would he do that" April asks sadly staring absently at the rooftop.
" Maybe" Raph says trailing off. I see him scan every inch of the roof top and I do too. I notice there are no foot bots, nothing to indicate a fight. " It doesn't look like there was any struggle and Leo always puts up a fight"
" Yeah, but couldn't it be placed there?" I ask still defeated.
" I guess, but why would someone go through that trouble" Raph asks.
" I don't know" I say, I have no answers, nothing to help find my missing brother " Well, whoever did this, if they did, you know" I say not wanting to to say or think about my older brother being dead " Why not leave him or move the weapons"
" So was he captured?" April asks
" Maybe" I say thinking. I don't know. I don't know anything.
" So, Leo is still alive?" Mikey asks hopefully. I look at my only younger brother and see that he is hoping that Leo is alive and wants to know he is ok. I don't want to lie to Mikey or give him false hope, but I can't see him sad. He's Mikey. He's supposed to laugh and be carefree.
" I hope so" I say, and I can tell Mikey isn't satisfied with my answer but he nods anyway.
" So, what do we do now?" I ask looking at Raph. I hear everyone's head turn to face Raph.
"Uh, we take Leo's katana and mask and talk to Master Splinter, he probably knows something." Raph says.
I walk over to pick up Leo's mask and Katana blade. I notice that his mask is perfectly clean and his katana looks brand new.
" Guys, I don't think Leo fought at all" I say slowly as I look back toward the others.
" What do you mean?" Raph asks.
" I mean, his mask is clean, no mud no nothing. Leo's blade also looks brand new. There's not a scratch on it." I reply looking at the half of Leo's mask that is fluttering in the wind.
" It hasn't been used?" April asks
" From the looks of it, no." I say. I have even more questions than before that I have no answers for. Raph walks over and takes the blade from me examining it.
Raph looks up at me " He didn't" Raph says with a fire in his eyes. I take a gulp and we both know the answer. " He left it here on purpose, didn't he!"
" I think so" I say almost inaudibly. Why? What is going on, what kind of trouble is he in? Come on Donnie think!
" I can't believe him!" Raph shouts, " We thought he was gone, doesn't he know this will only worry us more!"
" I don't think he wants us to keep looking for him" April says looking at us.
Of course, but wouldn't he leave a message? Oh, the mask?
I untie his mask and see that there is ink covering the other half of it. He probably wanted to make sure that the ink didn't get smudged or anything.
" What?" Raph asks seeing the shock on my face. I ignore him and pull out my T-phone so that I can read the message easier.
There are only 24 words. 24 words that answer a thousand question, but adds a million more.
I'm sorry, but I have to do this. Please, don't follow me, you will be safe. I love you my brothers, sisters, and father.
We each read the note and head home in silence to tell Master Splinter and come up with a plan.
A/N
Sorry this chapter is so short. Next chapter will be longer and Leo's point of view. So, what do you think happened to Leo? Please review!
