Leonardo/Leo's P.O.V.

After mid-day meditation I decided to check on Mikey while he was asleep. I would have checked when he was awake but Don warned me if I did it could cause Mikey un-needed stress and show us all what he ate the day before.

I walked through the lair, listening to Raph as he punched his defenseless punching bag with no mercy repeatedly, Master Splinter was drinking his Tea in the kitchen and Don was typing away on his computer accompanied with Mikey's soft snores.

I stood still outside the doorway and sighed deeply. 'Why Mikey? Why not me?' I thought sadly. I knew none of us liked the idea of Mikey being bedridden and hallucinating, plus not being able to do anything about it.

'Don a flower, Raph a bear and Master Splinter is a cat...what would I be? Whatever it would be, Donnie doesn't want to find out...at least the fever went down to a cold.' I let my thoughts wander, I stared into the lab/infirmary, and watched Mikey sleep and Donnie finished his fourteenth cup of coffee.

"Leo, you don't have to stand there...he's asleep right now. You can come in." Don said tiredly, as he swirled around to face me in his chair.

"Oh, sorry Don. I'll leave." I said, turning to leave until I heard Don say, "Don't."

I looked back at my purple masked brother, the smartest of all of us, who was always calm and collected, had a tear fall from his eye.

"Donnie, what's wrong?" I asked soothingly, comforting my brother by rubbing his shell in circles.

Don put his hands on his face and rubbed his eyes fiercely; the tear that had fell before, caused more tears to rain down his face and flow into his hands. I waited for him to collect his thoughts, and it made me think, 'he was always there when we needed someone to talk to and now I can finally return his kindness.' The thought comforted me a little as I didn't say anything, listening to my younger brother sobs and only waited, while continuing to rub his shell patiently.

After a few minutes I heard a break in the silence, "I-i'm sorry...I'm sorry Leo. I...I just don't know!" Don cried as he held his stomach like it was going to leap out of him.

"You don't know what Donnie?" I asked in a curious whisper.

"I don't know what kind, or type, or even a clue how to treat the disease Mikey has! I have never been more frustrated or clueless...on what to do. I...I just don't know." He looked away from me, went quiet and muttered, "I'm sorry I don't have all the answers."

I pulled him into a hug and told him, "It's okay Donnie. It's okay to not have all the answers, Mikey will be fine just don't give up, and Donatello...look at me. Look at me in the eyes."

He looked up with unshed tears in his eyes and looked up and met my gaze.

"Believe me when I say this, Donatello, if you're afraid of failing us...failing Mikey, don't be. I believe in you and your abilities, don't second guess yourself and no matter what happens...you will always be our brother. You can do it, but things like these need time and patience along with an open mind. Promise me you'll do your best."

Don stared at me with wide eyes, trembled a little, and closed his eyes shut with his head down.

"Donnie?" I asked him, wondering if I said something wrong.

He stood up and looked me in the eyes with his old tech spirit growing back, reborn anew like a flower that almost died then sprout back to life.

"Always Leo. I promise." he said and I smiled.

"AHHHHH!" Mikey screamed and I turned around to see him pointing at me.

'Uh oh, he saw me!' I thought worried at the consequences this may have caused.

"Mikey?!" Don and I said at the same time, as Raph and Master Splinter ran into the room.

"My sons, what has happened?" asked Master Splinter.

"Yeah, why's Mikey screaming like a girl?" Raph huffed in worry.

"Dudes...catch that pizza!" Mikey whispered, still pointing in my direction.

"What pizza?" Donnie asked as I looked behind me but seeing nothing of the sort.

"The one next to Don." Mikey replied.

All eyes turned to me, as I realized I was the pizza.

"Catch it Raph!" Mikey demanded loudly.

"Why? It could give you heartburn." Raph teased.

"I know, that's why I'm going to marry it." Mikey said seriously and continued, "It's even wearing a wedding dress for me!"

'Oh great...' I groaned in my head as I covered my face with my hand. I looked up and said bluntly, "I hope you're joking Mikey."

Mikey grinned, laughed so much he started to cough until Don calmed him down and finally replied, "Actually, you're a teenage mutant ninja turtle!"

It was quiet and still for a few minutes within the room as I processed the comment and reprocessed it again and again for a while but it didn't make sense!

Raph spoke my current thought for me, "What? He was already a mutant turtle!"

"I know right?! Bummer." Mikey sighed deeply and coughed again, holding his knees close.

"Wait, you mean Leo is still Leo? Nothing is strange about him? Are you sure Michelangelo?" Don asked seriously, as he started to check Mikey's temperature and wiped his eyes clean with a fresh, cool cloth.

"Yeah, pretty much except for one thinnggg..." Mikey trailed off in a slur as he started to go to sleep.

I felt an invisible eyebrow go up in curiosity on my face, crossed my arms and started to wonder if I should go train instead of bothering Mikey.

"Spill it chucklehead!" Raph said with half impatience and half interested.

"Leo...our fearless leader is... actually smiling."