Heeeyyyy! Here's the next chapter of Loneliness! bababadaaaaa! This Chapter is B-team and Leo! Sorry for the wait btw, I hope you enjoy!

Donatello looked at his knees, avoiding the concerned gaze of his brother and father. No one spoke for a moment until Michelangelo broke the silence.

"Donnie." he said, hearing his younger brother's voice say his name made tears prick Donatello's eyes. He looked up sadly at his brother, who had changed so much. "Why didn't you tell me?" he asked pleadingly, those gray blue eyes of his large and round. "It's not your fault I left, it's no one's fault."

"Yes, it is my fault." Donatello insisted, "if i didn't trip you-"

"No, Don," Mikey interrupted, "I left because I was angry, but I stayed away because I wanted to see if Leo was right." his gaze lowered, "i wanted to prove to you guys that i really could take care of myself, and i got so wrapped up in my own little world that I thought none of you wanted me back."

"Of course we wanted you back!" Don said shrilly, "but you only left because I let Raph and Leo yell at you!" Mikey sighed and shook his head.

"Dee, i left because Leo and Raph said those things. You wouldn't have been able to stop them anyway, they never listened to you, and I'm sure Leo doesn't hate you. he's always been stressed about failing us, and besides." a small smile played on the corners of Mikey's mouth. "I always let Raph catch me anyway, I just didn't expect him to hurt me like that." Donatello stared at him, mouth working.

"What?" he finally managed, "how does that Make sense Mikey? You know Raphael has a hard time controlling his anger, and-"

"And now we don't even know if he's alive!" Mikey said, jumping to his feet, Donatello bit his lip and looked down. "Stop thinking about the past, Donatello, think about the future!" Mikey sighed. "Do you have any idea where in the ocean Leo is?" Donatello bit his lip. He could figure it out, yeah, he could. But facing Leo after all this time...he couldn't do that.

"I can find out." he said finally, getting to his feet. "I'll go start the...research." Donatello walked to his lab, Leaving Mikey watching sadly after him.

Mikey sat heavily next to Splinter. "I shouldn't have shouted." he said, "now Donnie's upset and I don't know what to do."

"Michelangelo." Splinter smiled, placing a shaking hand on Mikey's shoulder. "You have brought joy into my heart when i believed it was all lost. Donatello was slowly losing his sanity, locking himself in his lab all day, since I was bedridden in grief." Mikey looked up at his father.

"That's just it sensei," he said, spreading his hands helplessly, "when I came into the lair yesterday, Donnie hardly believed i was real. He had to touch me first, and even now i'm afraid he thinks he's still dreaming" Mikey shook his head sadly, "I know what you mean by his sanity though, he's been so happy, he's been...like i was."

"Yes."

"Not just that, sensei." Mikey continued, once he had started he couldn't stop. "But he want's me to be like that too, he wants me to be the same as I always was but I...I'm not."

"Yes." Splinter laughed lightly, "you are changed, Michelangelo. And you do not want to hurt your brother, but some things...must be set right. As gently as possible."

"What are you saying I should do?" Mikey asked in confusion, "it's just, I feel like it's my fault for them leaving, and Donnie blames himself too, what am I supposed to do? I know that even if he finds Leo, he won't go to that island, and if I go...what will Leo think of me?"

"Hmm."

"What if he's mad at me? What if he doesn't want to come back?" Mikey sighed. "If I come back without him, Donnie'll be crushed."

"Then do not come back without him." Splinter said with a small smile. "You are a ninja, are you not? Leonardo is good, yes, but I assume you have improved greatly."

"So, what," Mikey said, smiling. "If he doesn't wanna come back I knock him out, tie him up and bring him back anyway?" the freckle faced ninja laughed. "Yeah ri-"

"Yes." Splinter said, smiling. Mikey blinked in surprise.

"Oh." he said, "I guess i should get some rope then." Splinter chuckled and managed to get to his feet.

"I will meditate now." he said, Mikey nodded and walked next to his father until they reached the dojo, in case he fell. "Be good to your brothers, Michelangelo." Mikey nodded and turned to look at the floor. He just hoped he wouldn't disappoint his brother and father.

Leo sat on the dunes, staring out over the ocean. It'd been a week since he saw those humans, and he couldn't stop thinking. Casey had been pretty far away when he spotted Leo, but the emotions had been evident on his face. Surprise, shock, longing? He wanted leo to come home, but...Leo couldn't. He shouldn't have even spoken to those humans, though he was glad they a sigh, Leo figured a swim would help clear his head and unstrapped the katana from his shell. Then Leo ran, smiling for the first time in a few days, up the hill toward the cliff that overlooked a lagoon. He'd dived off it before, so it was definitely safe, and then he jumped.

Soaring, he arched in a graceful dive and hit the water flawlessly, stroking underneath, Leo looked around at the colorful world that met his eyes. Fish scattered when he swam too near, but most knew they could trust him. Coral was farther out, and the blue eyed terrapin swam to it, looking at the hundreds of life forms on the reef. As Leo's air gave out, the green head broke the surface and he started treading water, gasping for breath as small waves lapped at his head. He had swum farther than intended and was nearer the main reef than he had ever been. With a sigh and a deep breath, Leo started paddling back to shore. With a start, he found his mind blissfully clear, clearer than it had been for a while now. Not wanting it to stop, Leo took a huge breath and dove beneath the surface once more, enjoying the feel of saltwater rushing past his face. Finally, the water grew shallow and Leo stood, it was waist high. Smiling and shaking water off of himself, wringing out his blue bandanna, Leo waded back to shore and realized he's been swimming all afternoon. He sat on the beach and watched the sun set over the western horizon, and only then did he think of home. Home was west. He knew that, being in the Atlantic ocean, but going home was pointless, he'd just end up hurting them again. Setting his mouth in determination, Leonardo retrieved his katana from the sand and walked into the trees, to his hut, and to his makeshift cot.

"Goodnight." he said, speaking for the first time in a long time. "goodnight."

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