Tomorrow I will really have to focus on my test week, but I didn't want to leave you all hanging.
Hope you enjoy ^^

"I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard, I may snap and I move fast" ~

TMNT

"I just don't get it Red" Casey sighed as he came into the kitchen again, carrying a glass of water and some crackers. Casey placed the plate of food on the table and handed April the glass of water. Mikey was back on the couch again, after April had calmed him down enough.

He was freaked out, completely freaked out. And only by her ringtone. And that only made her wonder more, what happened to him? What did they ever do to him? She knew her boss was lying when he told her no animal would get hurt, but Mikey was simply terrified. So whatever it was, it must've been bad.

"It's nothing personal Casey, he doesn't know you" April responded as she handed Mikey the glass of water, who accepted it with shaky hands. "He just met you, and he doesn't trust anyone" She explained. Mikey slowly lowered the glass and looked away again, April noticed.

"You don't have to drink if you're not thirsty, whatever they did to you, or forced you to do…" She stopped mid-sentence as Mikey began to shake again, fear building up in his chest again. April wanted to grab the water from Mikey again, thinking he didn't want it anymore but he hissed just as April went to grab it.

"Easy Mikey" April called out, slightly afraid by Mikey's threat. "No one will take it away from you if you don't want to okay? You can have as much as you want" Slowly Mikey's face softened, and the hateful eyes were replaced by his usual ones, full with fear.

A slow nod came from him as he brought the glass up to his mouth again, slowly taking a sip of the cold water. A short flash of relief washed over his face, and he hummed slightly in satisfaction as the cold water slipped down his throat

He nervously glanced from April to Casey before taking another sip, and within seconds the glass was empty. April smiled slightly when she saw the empty glass and looked over to Mikey himself.

"Do you want another one?" She whispered. More uncertainty flashed over Mikey's eyes, and he eventually shook his head slowly, but April could see he wanted more. "It's okay Mikey, Casey will get you some more" She said with a small smile and handed Casey the glass.

Mikey's head slowly lifted up and he looked over to April, his eyes locking into hers. She knew he was too afraid to ask, that his captors probably never allowed him to ask anything, or he simply couldn't do it. They had to be very careful with him.

He was scarred and afraid. Every noise could set him off, every touch or movement could freak him out again. April was about to speak again when she heard the familiar tick on her window again. She almost jumped up but managed to contain herself for Mikey.

"Stay here" She said and stood up. "Don't worry, your brothers are here, don't be afraid" She whispered as she noticed how Mikey grew tense again, feeling more persons around the house. She nudged his shoulder lightly before sprinting towards her room, and as expected they were already standing on the roof, in front of her window.

"Hey guys" She slowly said as she opened the window. Leo, Raph and Donnie all stepped into her room, shaking slightly from the cold, they were all dripping water from the rain outside. And despite the situation, she laughed and threw a towel towards each one of them.

"Hey" Leo said as he quickly dried himself before fixing his gaze on April. "So.. what happened?" Leo asked straight to the point, his voice low as a flash of worry was shown on his face, trying to determine what could have happened to April.

"Sit down first" April said and gestured to her bed. They were hesitant for a bit but eventually sat down. "I don't know exactly how to tell you this…. Well… you know I work in that lab here in New York right?" She asked, sitting down too and drawing a big breath.

"Yeah, and you know we hate that" Raph growled, which earned him a violent jab in his side by both Leo and Donnie. April nodded slightly, she knew they hated her work, even though they supported April, but they all knew what scientists would do to them once they would get captured.

"Well, today Casey picked me up but you know him and… we went to the part of the lab that I'm not allowed to go to and…" She stopped for a second, taking in another deep breath. "We found Mikey guys, he's alive" The moment she said it, everyone went quiet.

The three brothers were all exchanging glances, unsure about April's statement. They had moved on with their lives. Mikey was dead, and even though they were still mourning about him, they had move on, it couldn't be. He couldn't be alive.

"Alright, that's it" Raph growled and stood up, walking towards the window. April immediately jumped from her chair and ran towards the window too, blocking Raph's way so he couldn't pass through her window, they couldn't leave now.

"Raph listen to me, I'm not joking!" She screamed, pushing Raph in his plastron, but not hurting him. "I don't know how he's still alive but he is, and he's in my living room right now" She exclaimed, narrowing her eyes to show she was really meaning it.

"Is he really…?" Leo said with a shaky voice as he stood up, looking towards the living room, but was unable to see anything due to the angle. April sighed and took a step towards the guys and nodded. Tears brimming in her eyes.

"He is, but he's scared guys" A single tear rolled down her cheek. "He's scared of loud noises, voices, touches, anything. I don't know what they did to him guys but I'm not sure if I wanna know" She finished. Tears were threatening to fall but she held them back.

"Calm down April" Leo soothed as he wrapped his arms around April. "We will fix this okay? Everything will be alright" April sobbed slightly. That was the same thing Leo told her when she heard the news, that Mikey was really dead. And she would never see her youngest brother again, up until now.

"Can we see him?" Donnie whispered, breaking up the hug. April sheepishly pulled out of the hug and dried her tears before turning towards Donnie and nodding. Raph was frozen, unable to process what he had just heard, while Leo and Donnie were shocked.

"Yea" April nodded and walked towards her door. "Just be careful with him, don't make any sudden movement, and don't touch him when he doesn't want to" She instructed before leading them to her living room, remembering the last time she did.

Mikey was still sitting on the couch, with the same fearful expression on his face, and Casey was sitting on the edge, closely watching Mikey but not being too close. April slowly stepped inside of the room, together with Leo, Raph and Donnie.

They stopped when their eyes landed on Mikey. He was really alive. All those months, all the time they thought he was dead, every day they had cried and missed their little brother, he was alive. And they had abandoned him all this time.

They all wanted to run towards him, hug their little brother but his fearful expression stopped them, the bandages, the sweat and the dirt covering his body. Donnie gasped In horror and brought his hand towards his mouth, tears forming in his eyes.

"You're alive" Leo breathed out, unable to say anything more. Mikey's head slowly lifted and looked Leo directly in the eyes, his baby blue eyes trembling with fear. Rap hesitantly stepped forwards, his knees buckling beneath him but he pushed past the feeling. All that mattered was Mikey.

"Oh Mikey, what did those bastards do to you?" Raph whispered. He was angry, his blood was boiling but in some way he couldn't let it out. He could only stare towards Mikey, his stomach turning painfully every time he trailed his eyes along the bandages.

He had no idea who this did, but he knew that if he ever saw them, they wouldn't be leaving alive. He would make them pay and there was no denying that feeling, but he couldn't get angry, not now, how much he wanted to, all he could see was his scared little brother, alive.

Raph was the first one to move towards his little brother. His steps slow and sloppy. A loud and threatening hiss escaped Mikey's mouth as Raph neared him, and Raph immediately froze, looking over to Mikey with sadness in his eyes.

He couldn't believe Mikey was actually hissing towards him, sure they were turtles, and they had all hissed before but never this violent, not towards another brother. It was filled with so much fear, fear for his brother approaching him, but also anger.

Slowly Raph kneeled in front of Mikey, just inches away from him, while Mikey kept his teeth bared, but Raph could see he was terrified. He was trembling and he was clawing his own hands, trying to look strong.

"Mikey it's me" He whispered, his voice cracking slightly. It couldn't be true, Mikey was dead, they saw the blood, his broken weapons, they never found him, they even 'buried' him without his body, and yet he was right in front of him, inches away.

"Is it okay if I…..? " Raph trailed off, his voice quivering. Slowly he raised his hand, bringing it towards Mikey's knee. The freckled turtle was looking at the hand, following every action as Raph neared his knee.

Nobody dared to say anything as Raph slowly placed his hand on Mikey's knee. A violent shiver went down Mikey's spine and his head shot up, looking into Raph's eyes. Tears formed in Mikey's eyes as another shiver wracked down his spine.

"Don't cry" Raph cracked but tears were threatening to spill too. He was real, it was Mikey. He knew it, he just knew it. Mikey's lip began to quiver and he slowly and faintly nodded, shaking heavily. His hands were shivering and tears were building up.

Raph slowly stood up, not wanting to scare his little brother and sat next to him. Mikey never moved away, he tensed slightly but never turned away from his older brother. Raph spared no second and wrapped his arms around Mikey, carefully.

Mikey was tense in his hold but not even a second later he completely relaxed, falling entirely into his hold and crying in Raph's plastron.

"I'll never let you go again Mikey, never again" Raph whispered in Mikey's ears, pressing him closer to himself. Donnie slowly stepped towards Mikey and Raph, unsure what to do. "Is it okay for Donnie to come?" Raph whispered as he looked over to Donnie.

Mikey slowly nodded in Raph's arms but he kept holding onto Raph, too afraid to let go. Raph nodded towards Donnie and the purple banded turtle made his way over to Mikey, resting his hand on Mikey's shoulder.

Mikey shakily turned towards Donnie, his tears still streaming down his face. A small nod was the only thing Donnie needed before he wrapped his arms around Mikey's fragile body, squeezing it slightly. He was back, he didn't know how but at the same time he didn't care, his only little brother was back with him.

"What are you waiting for Leo?" April whispered as she walked up to Leo. Tears were streaming down his face as he watched his 3 little brothers hugging each other, faint smiles on their faces while Mikey had his eyes squeezed shut, afraid, disorientated and confused.

Leo shrugged slightly, wiping his tears away. April sighed slightly and then wrapped her arms around her mutant friend, pressing her face against Leo's plastron. "Thanks April" Leo said as he pulled April closer, stroking her hear slightly.

"That's what family's for, now go" She said, grinning slightly and almost shoving Leo towards Mikey. She stepped closer to Casey. He wrapped his arm around April, drawing her closer while Leo made his way over to Mikey.

He sat down next to Donnie and wrapped his arms around him, resting his hand on Mikey's familiar shell. They stayed quiet for a long time, nobody saying anything and hugging each other. Mikey crying in between them, burying his face in the hug and eventually passing out from exhaustion.

TMNT

So that's it, the reunion, hope it was emotional enough :3
Anyways, I just want to say, thanks everyone for following and reviewing so far, and I'll see you on Thursday again xD