Fading Away
Song: Edo No Komori Uta
Duration of the Song: 1:45
Characters: Michelangelo, Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo, Splinter
Genre: Tragedy/Family
Summary: Nothing but a full of lies in Michelangelo's mind. Always abused, hurt, mocked and laughed at. Always in their shadows and is never accepted by anyone. One day, he ran away...

Raph woke up in a jolt. He took time to calm himself down and sigh. Geting up from bed, he looked at Leo and Donnie, sitting on the couch. Leo looked up at the hothead and sighed.

"You got the same dream, didn't you?"Leo asked.

Raph sighed.

"Yeah. The one where Mikey killed himself at the start?"

"Yeah."

"Me too."

Raph sat down, looking down. Donnie offered him a glass of water. Raph accepted it and drank.

Leo sighed.

"You guys think this will happen?"Leo asked.

Raph looked at Leo as he set down the empty glass. "I just hope not."

"If it does...I don't know what to do."Donnie said.

"Me too."Raph said.

"Same here."Leo added.

They stayed on the couch without another word, replaying how they treated him badly. Tears slipped out of their faces; Raph even covered his face so his brothers wouldn't tell by his real emotion right now. But upon looking at the covered face, they knew it.

A mumble was heard; loud enough to alert his brothers.

"No...don't...leave me..."

It was Mikey.

Leo slowly opened the door.

Mikey twisted and turned, covering his head with a pillow. His body shivered and his legs looked like he was running.

"Mikey having a nightmare?"Donnie asked. Leo nodded as he went in. Gently, Leo placed Mikey's head on his chest and hugged him. Leo hushed him. Raph and Donnie patted his shell.

In a jolt, Mikey woke up. But his vision seemed a bit blurry.

"G-Guys?"Mikey asked.

"We're here, Mike. And we won't leave you."Donnie cooed. Mikey smiled and drifted of to sleep.

Leo, Raph and Donnie soon collapsed on his bed and hugged Mikey as if they were sharing a teddy bear.

Soon, Donnie's voice filled the whole room...

Nennen korori yo, Okorori yo.
Bōya wa yoi ko da, Nenne shina~

Bōya no omori wa, Doko e itta?
Ano yama koete, Sato e itta.

Sato no miyage ni, Nani morotta?
Denden taiko ni, Shō no fue.

And soon enough, Donnie let himself fall asleep too.

The rest of the night was peaceful and the three brothers made a vow that they would protect him no mater what.

Short? I know...

I really hate to say goodbye to this story (even though I love to) and thank you for reading. The book that also inspired me to do this is "Chinese Cinderella" by Adeline Yeh Mah.

See you in the next upcoming fic, "Shards". (I hope).

Summary: A broken reflection, a broken piece, a lost world and a fate to be destroyed. If he hadn't broke the fragment by accident, he would still be messing with his brothers. But unfortunately, he can reverse time. Now how is he going to cope with this new-found land? Answer: Getting rid of a curse.

I hope I'll use this one.