"Look! The chair moved!" Donnie said as he pointed out the chair in the dining room moved without someone pulling it. Raph eyed on it as well.
"I can't believe this! All of the scientific especially in the paranormal field proved that ghosts really-"
"Donnie! Shut it. This might be our brother. His spirit." He said in disbelief.
"And you said you didn't believe in ghost. But look at you, you are a mutant turtle-"
"I'll go talk to him,"
"What? Remember he is a ghost, specifically a-"
"Poltergeist, I know. I had to make sure this spirit Mikey talks to is Leo indeed," he said as he walked away.
"Well since we don't have a Ouija board-"
"A what?"
"It's a spirit board with the alphabet and "Yes" and "No" on it. You put a glass on top and the spirit will guide your hand to get his message. You can get some pen and paper. Leo's spirit seemed to be very strong because of his previous meditations." He said.
Raph only grumbled as he proceeded to the dining room only to be approached by Splinter.
"Raphael, where is Michelangelo?"
"Probably in his room, Sensei."
Their father proceeded to their baby brother's room. Raph continued to go inside and sat on a chair in front of that chair that moved.
"Oh no… Raph…" Leo said as he slowly moved away from the chair. He only want there to think straight and have a breather, this doesn't include his brothers knowing he was here.
"Look whoever you are, I know you're there. I can sense you even I don't have the one Timothy called a sixth sense."
Leo stopped and saw Raph placed a notebook and a pen down.
"Don't ignore us. You and I need to talk." Raph said. "I just need to know if you're my brother." This ticked Leonardo off a little but he can't blame Raphael. He always questioned him, so it's natural. He thought of a way for Raph to know it's really him.
The pen started to move and slowly wrote. The handwriting is definitely Leo's and what he wrote surprised him:
You loved Donnie.
Raph's eyes widened like saucers. He only told that dark secret to one person.
"Leo? Is that really you?" he asked the obvious. But after so many years ever since Leo died, he can't believe he is talking to him right now. Even Donnie is surprised that Raph confirmed that it is Leo.
Long time, no see, Raph.
Leo truly missed his brothers. He had seen them everyday whenever Mikey interacts with them but not talking like this.
"Leo… I… You don't know how much this family needs you." Raph said shyly. "Especially the fact that Donnie and I are poor elder brothers for Mikey."
Leo is a bit surprised that Raph is opening for him. Maybe this is what he held for so long. He can't blame them; it was his fault that he left them.
The pen moved again.
Don and you did a great job. It's my fault why Mikey had to suffer like this.
"No, it's not! You saved him! We swore to protect each other, especially Mikey!"
"Michelangelo?" Their father said as he goes inside the room.
"It's about Leo, isn't it?" he sighed.
"We apologize for masking the truth from you, my son." He seated beside him.
The youngest sighed again. He knew they did this for his welfare. But really? He had to know this most important detail that he had another brother.
"As Leonardo told you, yes, he is your brother. We never told you because… On the day he left, it caused you so much distress. You were a toddler that time and you are inseparable from him. He always played and took care of you. You were always crying, you barely drink or eat. Whenever you see his swords or hear the sound of unsheathing them, you cried nonstop." Splinter said. The orange clad turtle stared at him in shock. "This is why we vowed never to tell you anything until the time is ready."
Mikey never knew he is… So devastated to the loss of Leo, well, he will be and it will be obvious but he never had the memories he had with him. He never remembered them at all. All he remembered is when Leo appeared and introduced himself to him.
Many things happened all of a sudden. But one thing went to his mind.
"How did Leo die?"
"Have you told Mikey about it?" Raph said. "About the cause of your death?"
Not yet.
"Leo you should really need to tell him now."
No!
"Yes! Mikey has the right to know! He knew he had a fourth brother!"
I'm not ready to tell him everything. He might think its fault but it's not!
"I'm not saying whose fault it is! I'm just saying that he had to know as he is the "reason" why you had to do it!"
"I think that's Leonardo to answer for more accuracy… As he is the one who saw everything."
"Sensei… I… I like Leo… And I don't know what to do…"
Master Splinter looked at Mikey; he can sense confusion and frustration from the baby turtle.
"I'm already aware of Leonardo's feelings to you, Michelangelo. I think you needed more time to think and clear your mind. Try meditation. Your family will be only here, waiting for your answer for forgiveness… And acceptance."
Their father left after fifteen minutes of staying there for him. He sighed as his thoughts are all scrambled even if he meditates.
"I'm not saying whose fault it is! I'm just saying that he had to know as he is the "reason" why you had to do it!"
The chair moved violently.
"Raphael! Leonardo!"
He needs to know how Leo died. There is something missing in the information he got so far. He knew Leo will not tell him about it. He just knew he will not. He stood up and proceeded to the kitchen. He will investigate about this, whether Poltergeist Leo likes it or not.