Donnie's POV
I know I originally said that I needed time to think things through. So when I saw that Mikey called me, I just let it ring and didn't pick up my phone. But then, it immediately started playing Mikey's voicemail message.
My heart just melted when I heard what he said! It's so like him to ask for a message to show that I was okay. When I heard the tears in his voice, I barely could contain myself! So I turned the message off and took a moment to think about what I should do.
Then, I grinned and sent all three of them a message with a smiley.
They would understand what I meant. They always did and they always will…
Fifteen minutes later I couldn't think of anything to do, so I took my bo and went for a walk. It was possible that Mikey was skating on his favorite spot.
Sure, it was close to the lair but I had managed to 'spy' on him before without him noticing me.
But when I got closer to the lair, I heard some strange sounds that didn't seem familiar to me. When I turned around, I saw a couple of foot bots walking around, probably looking for the lair. And they were coming in the right direction for a change! Before they even had a chance to grab their weapons, I had already taken them down. I started running towards our home, just to make sure there weren't any more of them.
Then, I saw Mikey skateboarding. I stayed hidden, but smiled. He had always been an energetic guy.
He seemed rather happy. Maybe because I had sent him a message? We had always had been close.
We also looked out for each other. Like the foot bots that were charging at him!
And he hadn't even noticed!
'Actually, I wanted to stay hidden', I thought 'Well, too bad!' I jumped from my hiding spot and hit the robot closest to Mikey in his head.
Mikey turned around, but before he could react he was ambushed from the back. I took care of all of them and then turned back to take care of Mikey.
He looked pretty okay, but I didn't want to think about what could have happened if I hadn't showed up…
Finally, Mikey responded: "I'm really glad to see you, Don." The smile on his face was worth more than all the money in the world to me. I smiled back and pulled him to his feet.
As soon as he stood, he pulled me into a hug and started begging me to come home together with him.
"Leo's really sorry!", he explained "He would do anything to get you back home!"
But I shook my head: "No, Mikey. I'm sorry, but I need some more time to think."
He sighed: "Then will you at least walk me back to the lair? You don't have to come in."
I agreed and we started the short walk back to the lair.
I don't think Mikey had ever been so quiet during a walk.
When we could see the lair, I stopped walking and turned so I could face Mikey: "You go and ask Leo and Raph to take care of those scratches."
Mikey nodded, but I could see there was something he still wanted to say.
Finally, he said what was on his mind: "I want to go with you!"
My eyes grew big, but I smiled. Sometimes, it really felt like I was the oldest one.
"You have to go home, Mikey.", I explained.
Then, he buried his face in my plastron and threw his arms around me: "It's not home without you…"
And when I felt my plastron growing wet, I couldn't help but shed a tear myself.
Finally, I pushed him away and convinced him that everything was better this way.
When I got back to my 'hiding place', I noticed I got a text from Leo.
It said: 'Thank you for saving Mikey. He's convinced that you're a hero… And so am I. I know that no words in this universe can make up for what I said to you, but I'll give it a try anyway: I'm sorry.'
When I read his text, I smiled. We both had acted on impulse and we both had some explaining to do.
At that moment, I knew me and Leo had at least one extra thing in common: we both wouldn't get a lot of sleep that night...
Author's note: Sorry for another late update! Don't blame me, blame my health! I keep getting sick and it keeps me from updating! :( Anyway, thanks to everyone who's been reading and reviewing! Probably one more chapter after this! :D
Suggestions are always welcome! :)