I Trusted You

Homecoming

Leo stumbled through the turnstiles, saturated. Donnie and Mikey rushed to their brothers side, helping him to the couch.

"Are you okay!?" Donnie asked.

"Where's Raph?" Mikey whispered.

"Raph, he did this Mikey." Leo grumbled.

"Why?" The youngest said, voice breaking.

"Because, he's not the Raph we knew and loved. Now, he's a psychopath. He needs to stay away."

"No! I won't lose him again for one mistake!" Mikey snapped.

"One mistake!? He left! For three years! That's how long he abandoned us!"

"Because you were mean to him! You hurt his feelings!" Mikey shrieked. Leo looked at him in shock. That whole time, Donnie was the only brother to call him out on that. Mikey would always try to tell him it wasn't his fault. Leo looked at the ground as Mikey left.

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He got serious deja vu that morning. He remembered this warehouse. It was the warehouse he spent his first night away in. He knew he should go home but he couldn't, not after what he did to Leo. He could've killed his big brother without a shred of remorse. Mikey and Donnie would never forgive him. He'd never forgive himself.

"Raphie?" Mikey whispered. Raphael jumped up, grabbing his mace, preparing to swing.

"Hey! It's just me!" Mikey shrieked.

"Mikey? How'd you......."

"You always were the nostalgic brother." Mikey smiled as he stepped closer to his brother. He finally got a good look at his older brother. The thing that really caught his eye, the tattoos.

"Nice ink." Mikey smiled.

"Thanks."

"You wanna come home?" The youngest asked.

"I can't." Raph whispered, putting his mace back into its holder.

"We're not mad, Raph."

"Leo is."

"Leo was being a jerk." Mikey snapped. Raph looked at his brother in shock. Something had changed. Mikey wasn't the same upbeat kid he was four years ago. Granted, he was sixteen then, he's twenty now. His voice was deeper and more mature, he had grown at least three inches. There was no more innocence in his eyes. He was all grown up.

"Mikey.......I don't think I should go home. I don't think it would be a good idea."

"You're our brother! You have to come home!"

"I could hurt you." Raph whispered.

"No, you won't. 'Cause you love us." Mikey smiled. Raph looked at him and sighed.

"I can't."

"So what are you gonna do!? Hide in these crappy warehouses for the rest of your life!? Alone!?" Mikey screamed. Raph took a step back, looking at his brother in shock.

"Raph, we all want you home. No matter how childish Leo's acting." Mikey sighed. Raph took a deep breath and nodded his head. Mikey smiled and wrapped his arm around his brothers tense shoulders and smiled.

"Come on, I'll make your favorite type of pizza, call April, I'm sure she'd be happy to see you."

"What about Casey?" Raph asked as they walked out of the warehouse. Mikey looked at his brother and sighed.

"I think it's best for us to get home and talk about that." Mikey sighed. Raphael stopped and pulled away.

"Mikey, what happened to Casey?"