This chapter took me so long x.x Today I had a hockey match and a ball hit my right hand hard, like very hard. It was –is- swollen and bruised. So typing took me so long but I managed :D

~Dry your eyes and testify.
You know you live to break me.
Don't deny sweet sacrifice~

"Raph is out of his shell" April stood there for a few seconds. Looking over to Casey. Her own eyes locked into his eyes. Something told her it was a bad thing he was out of his shell. That something was terribly wrong. She had seen Raph's condition, and the condition of the rest. Of course it was bad, but Casey's look made her believe it was worse than bad.

Casey blinked a few more times before another scream came from Raph's room. Casey looked over to April for a second before running away. Rushing into Raph's room. April quickly glanced over to Donnie. Who was now slowly rocking back and forth in her arms like a small baby. Tears were silently dripping from his eyes.

"Go April, Raph needs you" Donnie whispered and looked away. On other days she would have protested. She knew how much Donnie was hurting and was relying on her, but Raph needed her. And to be honest, she wanted to know how he was. Gently she de-attached herself from the crying mutant and placed him on the couch.

"I'll be right back Donnie" April assured him as she handed him a blanket. Donnie smiled slightly and wrapped the blanket around his body. Drawing his legs up to his chest. He winced slightly as a slight pain shot through his body upon the strained movement but didn't say anything. But April still noticed.

April glanced over to Donnie for one last time before walking towards Raph's room. "My son, it is alright." She could hear from his room. More noises. Glass being broken, things being thrown into the wall. She quickly glanced back again. Donnie was staring towards her. A hopeful look on his face, but at the same time it was lost.

She took a deep breath. She had no idea what to expect when she came in, but what she saw was practically heart-ripping. Raph was cornered. He was shaking so badly. From straining his injuries and the fear. Splinter was in front of him, a hand stretched towards him and he was kneeled. Raph's shivering hand was holding a glass, the other one was already shattered against the wall. Just behind Splinter's head.

And despite being terrified, Raph had a furious look on his face. And his eyes were totally white.

"My son, please you are save" Splinter tried again. Raph growled lowly and grabbed the wall with his good hand. His knees were buckling and the deepest wound on his plastron was opened again. Blood was staining the white bandage around his torso.

"G-go away!" Raph snared but his voice was shaking. From the other side of the bed was Casey. He was sitting on the floor. Resting against the wall. A few droplets of blood were on the wall and blood was seeping through a wound on his head.

It didn't take her long to figure out what has happened. Raph had woken up and went all crazy. He was scared, terrified and he attacked the people approaching them. Casey, being the sloppiest, was easily grabbed by Raph and roughly thrown into the wall. And right now April blessed Raph's injuries. There was no way Casey would've survived if he was at his full strength.

Splinter was harder to catch and as soon as Splinter also noticed what was going on he had tried to comfort his second oldest son. Of course, being in this state, Raph wouldn't listen and began to defend himself, by throwing glasses towards him, until he was cornered.

"Raphael, you are home. You have nothing to be afraid of." Splinter tried again but Raph kept glancing towards him. A furious expression on his face, ready to throw the glass in his hands. His hands were so wide, and the pressure on the glass was so tight, April was sure the glass would break in his hands.

Hesitating slightly Splinter took another step. Raph's eyes widened and tried to press himself harder against the corner. His shell painfully scraping against the wall. And then the glass snapped. As soon as the glass shards entered his gender skin he collapsed.

The pain and the stress overtaking him. He hit the floor with a loud thud and then everything was quiet.

"Raphael" Splinter sounded so defeated. Even that little word held so much grief and sadness. With much care he scooped up his fallen son and placed him back on the bed again. "April, can you get some fresh bandages, they are in his drawer. And I will need to stitch his wound again and attend to Casey"

April nodded slightly. Still frozen in place at the sight. She had never thought she would see Raphael that way. So scared and hurt. He was truly terrified. To the point he didn't even remember his own father. Or was just so caught up in his own world. There was no way he wouldn't recognize his own father.

Slowly April made her way to Raphael's drawer and grabbed all the medical tools she needed. Bandages, needle and thread and the stuff she would need for Casey's head.

"Thank you April" Splinter said politely as he accepted the medical equipment. With quick movement he unwrapped Raphael's bandages and frowned upon seeing the reopened wound. The stitches were torn so much it would need to be removed. And the glass shards also had to be taken out of his hands.

"Casey" April whispered as she kneeled next to the fallen teen. Casey groaned slightly and rubbed his head. He whimpered when he touched the bloody wound and stared to his bloody wound before whimpering again. "Come one" April encouraged as she helped Casey up and sat him down at the end of Raph's bed. Being careful not to strain Raph or Casey too much.

Casey groaned and reached for his head again. "Man, Raph sure is strong" He protested as he pressed down on his wound. Wincing again. April sighed and gently removed Casey's hand from his head. Finally being able to look at it closely.

"You're lucky Casey. It doesn't require stitches or anything. I just have to wash it carefully." She explained and watched over to Splinter. Who was now carefully re-stitching Raph's skin under the plastron but looked up briefly after April's statement. "Stay with Raphael, I'll help Casey" She assured him. She knew Splinter would rather be with Raph in these times. They were going to need each other.

"Thank you April" Splinter said before continuing with Raph's stitches again. Raph would twitch sometimes but apart from that he was quiet. April sighed slightly and helped Casey with standing up. The teen was swaying on his feet but was trying to stay strong.

"Just lean on me" April offered and slung his arm better over her own shoulder. Casey finally obeyed and allowed April to support him towards the bath room. When she passed the living room, Casey still clutched to her side, she noticed Donnie had fallen asleep while she was away. His blanket was half over his body and he had fallen to the side. His knees were drawn to his chest and he had a troubled look on his face.

She pulled Casey somewhat closer to her and fastened her pace. The sooner Casey was okay, the sooner she could go back to Donnie. Not like she didn't care about Casey, not at all, but Donnie needed her. Especially now.

She sat Casey down on the edge of the bath and carefully began to clean the wound on Casey's head. He whimpered occasionally but kept silent. After all the blood was washed away she began to wrap his head with some bandages and securing it so he was free to move.

"Do you need a painkiller?" April asked when she was done wrapping his head. Casey had a pained look on his face and he was swaying on his place. He breathed out slightly and huffed.

"Maybe" he sighed defeated. April chuckled slightly and reached for a painkiller. She knew how Casey would be when he was hurt, he would never show it or cry out. But such a blow to the head must hurt. Without further complaining Casey took the painkiller and swallowed it gratefully.

TMNT

April smiled as she closed the door. Casey actually looked peaceful when he was finally on his bed. He was exhausted from staying up so long and the painkillers took their effect soon. It took her a lot of strength to even get to the guest room belonging to Casey. Both April and Casey had their own rooms, smaller than the other rooms but that didn't matter.

She rested her hand on the wooden door and sighed. Everything was so messed up right now. The guys were so hurt and lost. She had never seen them like this before. Mikey had lost his smile, Donnie was hurt, Raph was terrified, Leo refused to come out of his room. And the worst of all was, she didn't know which scars would remain.

She knew it wasn't realistic to 'just forget about it' But she hoped they would eventually become their old selves again. And wouldn't be continuously plagued by horror.

They always had so much fun with each other, they would fall apart if they wouldn't heal. Both mentally and physically.

She sighed again and turned around. Trying to be as silent as possible she slipped past Raph's room. She didn't want Splinter to know she was passing. Not like she was doing anything wrong, but she felt like it was the right thing to do. Splinter was also hurt. He was so overprotective that when his sons would get hurt, he would also get hurt. Mentally. Even though he would never admit it.

Sometimes he could be just as stubborn as his sons.

Next chapter will be with Leo :D

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