Hey y'all! This is a sequel to my "Love Ototo and Ani," story. This story is Leo's pov on it all and Mikey's diary. It's a tearjerker, be warned. I thought about putting this as a separate story because it just felt right. Review please and enjoy!

*I do not own Tmnt…. I wish I did though*

TMNT

The next few weeks were long, very long. Everyone grieved just like they should, but this time it was different. This time… they lost their sunshine, heart, and much more. The feeling in the lair was hard and dense, it was almost unlivable. But Leo found an escape mechanism, the special rooftop. Almost every day, Leo would grab Mikey's diary and leave for hours on end. Not that his family knew, they were all morning in their own way.

Surprisingly, Leo found much comfort and reassurance in Mikey's diary. It was almost like Mikey was right there with him, watching over him, comforting him. Classic Mikey, never leaving anyone alone.

Tonight however, something was different. The usual comfort of reading Mikey's diary was gone. Disappeared. Turning to a hidden page, the feeling of dread and sadness came into play. The diary entry made Leo cry; it wasn't at all happy. It was quite the opposite.

"Oh Mikey, I miss you so much," Leo sobbed. His entire body shook, his hands trembled, his outlook changed.

Dear Diary,

Today sadly wasn't a humorous one, but it was an eventful one. First of all, I learned how much my brothers hurt, painfully anyway. Leo and Raph were fighting again, and I escaped to my special rooftop. The stars were beautiful, dad would have loved to see them. I guess I never really realized how much dad's death is affecting us all. But guess what?! Leo came and found me, and we talked. It was a wonderful talk, amazing if anything at that.

Now the inspirational part!

As Invaly said, "Family is the biggest support system in times of trouble."

Found that one in a book! Fun isn't it. Now I must leave you dude and dudettes.

Mikey

Leo read on, almost afraid to. He flipped back to the earlier years.

Dear Diary,

Today I got my shot! It hurt really bad, but daddy let me take Donnie with me! He promised me that everything would be ok, and it was!

I thought about starting an inspirational section.

I read a book and found this one, Donnie actually found it for me, but I really like it. Who cares who found it!

"The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other."

Cool right?

Mikey

"It's true Mikey," Leo said softly as he flipped back to the most recent entries.

Dear Diary,

I have achieved a new scar, cool right? Raph gave it me accidently and felt very bad. But me being such a good brother, I went in and confronted him. It all worked out, we talked and talked. Then we had ice cream. I can't believe how lucky I am to have such an amazing family! I couldn't have asked for anything better. Thank you God!

Now for the best part, the inspirational part!

As Jose Carreras said, "I have a wonderful shelter, which is my family."

Found that one on Donnie's lab desk (don't tell him)

Mikey

"I won't Mikey," Leo sobbed and turned the page.

Dear Diary,

Not that good of a day I must say. I had a horrible nightmare and decided to come down and make my family breakfast. But you know what I find?! Leo and the toaster, like why? Luckily Leo was ok, he only got a minor burn, bandaged and all. Kinda snapped at him though, I'm just scared. But Leo said he was scared to and that we could all be scared together. This mourning is all new but at least I have my family. Thanks for helping me realize that Ani.

Well, the Inspirational part now.

"Other things may change us, but we start and end with family."

Found that one by Anthony B. Cool right? Cowabanga!

Mikey

Now, Leo was almost at the end. Only one more page to go, it was the day of his death.

Dear Diary,

I have so many things to tell you and I will tell you when I get back from patrol tonight. Today has been amazing, my brothers and April played video games with me today. Video Games! I can't even begin to express my luck with my family. My brothers are amazing, and I can't wait to grow up with them. Always be there for them. Comfort them. These past few weeks have been hard, but I realized that nothing can happen to us as long as we're together. Guess what?! Tomorrow is going to be amazing; I have the best pranks planned and my bro's all agreed to come skateboarding with me.

Now my dudes is the best part! Inspirational time!

Now, since I have learned so much about how death isn't the end, I found a quote for just that.

"Death is not the end. Death is an ocean on all sides. Deep and dark and cold, but anything but empty." (Joey C.)

Found another one to and I have to include it!

"They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity. Death cannot kill what never dies." (William P.)

Cool right? Now I have to leave on patrol, see you tomorrow!

Mikey

"But tomorrow never came," Leo said sadly. As much as it pained him that Mikey wasn't there with him at that moment, it wasn't always going to be like this. As Mikey said, death couldn't kill something that never died.

Sure, Mikey might have died physically but he never died spiritually. Taking a good long look at the stars, Leo saw the happiness that his younger brother used to admire and enjoy from simple pleasures. If Mikey could somehow find happiness even in the darkest of times, Leo was going to try to.

"Gosh Mikey, it's been a while huh?"

Maybe everything wasn't perfect, heck, it never would be. But at least Mikey wasn't gone, they would all be reunited soon.

No matter what.

TMNT

Another sad story, I know! Trust me, these type of stories are always hard for me to write, and after posting my other story, I needed to make a squeal. Should I add more chapters on Donnie's and Raph's pov? Review and let me know!

Also…I did indeed put a Super Mario Bros movie reference in this story. Can anyone find it? Anyhow, thanks so much for reading.