Authors Note: So we are entering the final arc of the story. I'm guessing I have about 3 or 4 more chapters to go including the epilogue. I'm kind of excited and sad at the same time. Hope you guys like the chapter.

The next few days Leatherhead was slightly more affectionate with Mikey. He kissed and hugged him more freely. Most didn't notice and his brothers who did could were able to guess why. Things seemed to be going great, but something began to change. The kisses and hugs were still frequent, but they seemed to be more needed than wanted. Leatherhead seemed like he was clinging to Mikey. Not like he was afraid of Mikey leaving, but like he needed the comfort. Around the same time Mikey noticed Leatherhead had circles under his eyes and even seemed to be losing weight.

Mikey finally had enough when out on a date Leatherhead seemed a world away. He stopped walking and grabbed Leatherheads hands until he looked Mikey in the eyes. "What's going on? Your quiet and look like your losing sleep."

Leatherhead sighed and was quiet for a long moment. He was probably hoping for Mikey to say forget it and keep walking, but that wasn't Mikey's style and knew that so he let out a sigh before he started talking. "You know how I was abducted when I was a kid?"

Mikey nodded. "Yeah it's why you have PTSD."

Leatherhead nodded. "Well he was found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to a mental hospital. I….I just found…found out that he's out."

Mikey was confused. "What do you mean he's out? You mean they released the psychopath who kidnapped you?"

Leatherhead nodded . "He's supposedly better, but…. I don't believe it and neither do my parents. They've got a restraining order against him and he's supposed to regularly be seeing a therapist."

Mikey pulled Leatherhead into a tight hug. "You know I'm only a phone call away right? If you ever need to just call I'll answer. I'll even stay up all night with you talking." Mikey promised.

Leatherhead smiled softly. "You need your sleep…., but maybe we can talk before bed. I might be able to sleep better if you're the last voice I hear before I go to sleep."

Mikey nodded. "Sounds great."

Leatherhead gave an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry if I've been bugging you with being so clingy."

Mikey shook his head. "I kind of like it, but I get why you need it. I'm here for you no matter what." They shared a kiss and continued their date. That night they talked till Leatherhead was tired and said goodnight

The next day the junior looked like he'd actually gotten sleep. "You look better," April said.

Leatherhead smiled. "Thank you, I got a lot better sleep," he said and looked to Mikey with a smile. .

Mikey smiled back. "Anytime," he said and Leatherhead kissed him gently.

Casey gagged. "Okay okay, enough of the mushy love stuff. How's training going?"

Mikey smiled. "You mean besides me kicking Raph's ass?" Mikey crowned.

Raph rolled his eyes. "Don't be getting too big of a head Mikey I still win most of the times we fight."

Mikey laughed. "Yeah, but when I win it's no longer because of luck."

Raph didn't say anything, but he smiled grudgingly.

"Donnie beat you too Raph," Leo said smiling.

Raph rolled his eyes. "Barley," he scoffed.

"I don't know I think he beat you quite thoroughly," Mikey said. Donnie was doing really well. While Mikey was skilled and just couldn't focus enough to tap into his true potential Donnie just wasn't as athletic as his brothers. That meant he had to work harder, but he did. He was taking training seriously and it was showing. All of them had grown stronger though under the thick sweaters to keep the cold New York winter at bay it was hidden from most people.

Donnie had gained the most muscle which from what Donnie said April loved. Donnie was the tallest of the brothers and the added muscle made him look bigger. He was still lithe and slim since ninjitsue wasn't about being the biggest and strongest, but all four brothers were much stronger than they were a few months ago.

Talk continued on training before drifting to something else. Mikey and his brothers had practice that day and Leatherhead walked with them to the dojo. He had taken to watching them train. Splinter allowed it as long as Mikey stayed focus. It was one of the reasons April didn't watch. She liked seeing Donnie trained, but now he needed to be more focused than ever and he could just never manage that when April was around. Someday Leatherhead was a distraction and Mikey could tell what days he'd be good for his boyfriend to stay and watch. Today he wouldn't be and since Mikey found out about that psycho being loose he wanted to keep Leatherhead close when possible.

Once training Mikey was over came out of the shower rubbing his shoulder.

"You okay," Leatherhead asked consider?

"I'm just sore. Usually the hot shower helps, but I think I over did it."

Leatherhead frowned. "Sit." he said and Mikey raised an eyebrow, but did as he was told. He sat on the ground cross-legged and groaned when he felt Leatherhead began to massage his shoulders. It felt so good and he could feel the tense muscles relaxing and the pain fading.

"Hey can we get in on that," Donnie asked and Mikey realized his brothers were watching him and Leatherhead.

The tall teen chuckled. "Sorry boyfriend privileges only."

"Dang," Donnie said and Mikey expected them to leave, but they didn't. Mikey did his best to ignore them and let himself be taken over by the massage. When it was done he felt much better and kissed Leatherhead deeply.

"Thanks so much I feel so much better," Mikey said.

Leatherhead smiled and whispered softly. "Anything for my angel."

Leatherhead got up as did Mikey and as he smiled the older teen pulled his boyfriend into a hug. Mikey could tell this was a 'I need to take comfort in your presence because I'm worried/upset' hug. Mikey pulled away slightly and turned to his brothers. "You guys go ahead we'll catch up."

His brothers understood and left without question.

"Hey what wrong?" Mikey asked.

Leatherhead sighed. "I'm worried he's going to hurt you." Mikey frowned. "He's not even supposed to get within a hundred yards of you how would he know about me?"

"He could be around and I don't know it."

Mikey wished he could assure his boyfriend he wasn't, but he couldn't. "What's the guys name anyway?"

"John Bishop. He really did work for the government, but he devolved schizophrenia and….well was let go."

Mikey frowned. "I can take care of myself and I'll take care of you if I need to."

Leatherhead nodded though he still looked worried.

"Come on let's catch up with my brothers."

Leatherhead agreed and soon they were joining Mikey's brothers and talking about how they couldn't wait for the newest superhero movie. Latter at home Mikey looked up schizophrenia and did his best to learn about it. He wasn't normally the type to try and learn about what he was up against, but this time it seemed important. Mikey found out that people who were schizophrenia often think drugs that are meant to help them are poison meaning they don't take them and become more and more involved with their delusions. That much be why Leatherhead and his family were so worried. If this Bishop guy stopped taking his med and seeing the therapist like he was suppose to he might revert back to the delusion that caused him to kidnap Leatherhead in the first place. "

"Why are you reading about schizophrenia?"

Mikey jumped and turned to see Donnie. "Ummm well…." He sighed. "It's got to do with Leatherhead. He doesn't have it or anything, but….let's just say he knows someone who dose and they hurt him."

Donnie blinked. "You mean the guy who kidnapped Leatherhead when he was a kid?"

Mikey's eyes widened. "How the hell do you know about that?" Leatherhead made it clear that while he knew his friends needed to know words that triggered him he didn't want to tell them about his kidnapping.

Donnie snorted. "Like I wouldn't do a background check on your boyfriend. Raph and Leo don't know and I only found it while making sure he was on the up and up. Felt bad about knowing it when it was clear he didn't want to tell us, but it was before I really knew the guy.

Mikey sighed. "Please keep it between us. The guy….Bishop he's out of the loony bin and Leatherhead's worried he'll come back for him."

Donnie's eyes widened. "That's awful."

Mikey nodded. "Yeah. I'm doing what I can to give him peace of mind, but he's still worried."

Donnie nodded "I'd be too." He didn't say anything for a long moment. "You'll be careful when you're out right."

Mikey nodded "yeah. I'm not stupid enough to think that fighting a crazy person is a good idea. If he still thinks Leatherhead is a mutant than there's no telling how he'll react or if he'll be carrying anything dangerous."

Donnie relaxed. "Good…. and thanks, it puts my mind at ease."

Mikey nodded. A few weeks went by and Leatherhead seemed to be sleeping better and not losing anymore weight. The guys were ecstatic about the upcoming tournament. Everything seemed to be going so well that Mikey shouldn't have been so surprised when things went to shit.

Mikey and Leatherhead were hanging out at the park close to their homes. It was the same park Mikey and Chris had fought. They would just sit and talk sharing sweet kisses. It was getting dark and they were about to head home when Leatherhead stood up only to fall to the ground. Mikey was shocked and bent down towards his boyfriend when he felt a stinging sensation in his neck. He felt his vision blurring, but he fought it. His adrenalin was kicking in. He saw a guy coming towards them and Mikey ran to the guy and was preparing to punch him, but he felt the same stinging sensation this time in his side. He fell to the ground just inches from the man.

He heard him growl. "We've got a fighter on our hands. I'll just have to make sure he can't move." With that the guy placed a foot on Mikey leg and stomped on it with all his might. Mikey felt a blinding burst of pain before the world went black.

Donnie looked at the clock and frowned. It was almost curfew and Mikey wasn't back yet. He checked his phone to see if Mikey had said anything about being late. He got up and went into the living room "Has Mikey texted either of you about coming home late?"

Raph and Leo checked their phones and shook his head. Donnie tried not to worry since Mikey was a master at coming in just as it hit ten o'clock, but when ten o five came and there was no word from Mikey he grew worried.

Splinter came out of his room. "Is Michelangelo home yet?"

The brothers were still shaking their heads when the phone in the kitchen rang. Splinter went over and answered it. "Hello….Elma…. no… he's not here…..Mikey's not there either…..don't panic Elma I'll have my sons go looking for them. If they're not back by eleven we'll contact the police…yes….I know I know, but let's not think the worse yet. They could have lost track of time or something….okay. Elma….we'll figure this out. Okay I'll stay here in case they come back and you stay at your place. If I don't hear from them or my other sons in an hour we can make a report to the police….yes I promise…okay bye." He turned, but the three brothers were already getting bundled up to go out.

"Be safe boys. Call right away if you find them."

"We will father," Leo said and they headed out. They boys split up checking out Mikey and Leatherhead's normal haunts. They met at the park 20 minutes later with no clue where Mikey or Leatherhead was. They started searching the area, but found nothing and an hour had already passed so they headed home.

When they got there Splinter was with a policeman talking. "No I do not think they have runaway. Both me and the Heinz have been nothing, but supportive of their relationship. Both were doing well in school and Michelangelo was preparing to enter a martial arts competition. I think you'll find me and the Heinz both agree that John Bishop is the man you should be looking for."

Leo and Raph frowned while Donnie felt his heart fill with dread.

"Who's John Bishop," Raph asked clearly not happy about being left out of the loop.

Splinter looked at them. "When Luke was young he was kidnapped by a man called John Bishop. He was recently released from a mental hospital."

Leo and Raph gasped. "Are you saying Mikey and Leatherhead have been kidnapped by some crazy guy?"

The officer who was making the report took charge of the situation. "Boys we don't know that. We have people looking into that right now, but I have a few questions for you if you please."

"We'll tell you anything if it can help you find Mikey and Leatherhead," Leo said.

"Alright, now have you had any troubles at school? Anything that would make your brother and his boyfriend feel like they should runaway?"

The brothers shook their head. "No and even if there was Mikey wouldn't have run. He's a fighter and Leatherhead the kind to just let things pass. Nothing was going on at school anyway."

The officer nodded and wrote something down. "Do you boys know where your brother and Luke were going to be tonight?"

"Mikey said they were going to grab something to eat from Antonio's Pizza and then hang out as the park, but when we were out we checked both places and there was no sign of them." Raph answered.

"The park would be the perfect place from someone to try and kidnapped them. It's deserted at night and most people in the area aren't the type to be on a neighborhood watch patrol," Donnie told the policeman.

The officer again nodded and wrote more down. "Both Luke and Mikey were good right? They weren't arguing about anything or having fights often." The brothers looked at the officer like he was crazy and he sighed "I need a verbal answer boys."

"Mikey and Leatherhead were doing amazing. Ever since Valentine's Day they've been even more gooey than usual. The only time there not as close to each other as possible is at school and that's because they're not big on PDA though even that seemed to be changing. I saw them exchange a quick kiss before class the other day. Something I don't think I've ever seen them do at school." Raph commented.

"Did something happen on Valentine's day?"

The boys all went quiet and Splinter looked at them. "Boys answer officer Pence."

The boys look at each other and Donnie sighed. "On valentines they had sex for the first time."

Splinter let out a sound that was half exasperated, but mostly relieved. "That's all. I'm surprise they waited that long."

The three brothers blushed not liking the idea that Splinter seemed to know way to much about what they did out of the house.

"So after valentine's day the relationship got better not worse correct?" Everyone including Splinter nodded and the officer again wrote on his pad.

"Please you have to find them. If Mikey managed to get caught one of them has to be hurt. Mikey wouldn't let anyone touch Leatherhead without a fight," Donnie pleaded.

"I've got what I need and I'll promise to keep in touch. In the mean time I need all of you to try to remain calm. Tell everyone you can what's going on." He looked at the three brothers. "Most importantly let the police handle this. I know you boys want to find your brothers and your father has already explained that you all know martial arts. This isn't a movie where the police are bumbling idiots and only the friends and family can save their loved one. Anyone who has your brother and his boyfriend could be dangerous. Even more so if it's John Bishop since he's mentally unstable. If you can think of anything we might need to know tell the police, but do not think you three can be an action hero team understood?"

The brothers nodded and knew the officer was right. Hopefully Mikey and Leatherhead would be found before Raph tried to talk the others into taking matters into their own hands. Leo and Donnie would do their best to talk him down, but if he got Casey riled up enough nothing would stop the two and they'd have an even bigger mess to clean up. For now all they could do was hope for the best.