Littlespace/Agere Oneshots

Go To Sleep, Donnie (TMNT 2012)

For mandylaren23!

Summary: After Donnie stays up too late working in his lab again, his family tries to get him to go to sleep! Donnie is the only turtle who is a little in this chapter!

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It was one in the morning in the Hamato sewer-hold and everyone was asleep...except for a certain purple-banded turtle who was still wide awake in his lab. Donnie.

Donnie tended to work overnight in his lab until the early hours in the morning. He accomplished this by drinking excessive amounts of coffee so that he could stay awake longer.

This habit had started when April's father had accidentally gotten mutated almost a year ago. Donnie was determined to perfect the retro-mutagen and turn him back to normal, and stayed awake for two weeks straight, relying on coffee.

But even though that was a year ago and everything was fine now, Donnie had grown accustomed to staying up at night working on inventions and drinking loads of coffee to keep himself from falling asleep.

Donnie was also a little. He turned to littlespace to help him with his stress and slight PTSD from things that have happened, such as the time April accidentally scattered him due to her being taken over by the crystal.

So, here he was, hunched over his lab table as he constructed something. Donnie had bags under his eyes which were slightly bloodshot from lack of sleep. He was whimpering a little due to overexertion.

As a tot, Donnie was the one who needed the most sleep out of the four. He tended to become irritable and upset when he was too overtired, especially when he was in littlespace, like he was at the moment.

"I can stay awake, I'm not tired..." Donnie told himself, resisting the urge to yawn and rub at is eyes. He let out a whimper in spite of himself. Little did he know, his family was watching him and have heard him whimper.

The other turtles and Splinter knew Donnie was prone to stay up in his lab all night. Tonight, however, things would be different. They were going to get Donnie to go to sleep.

"Tired?" Raph spoke up suddenly, making Donnie almost fall over with a squeak. "R-Raphie? Why are you guys up?" Donnie asked as he steadied himself and fought back a yawn.

"We were worried about you Donnie, you shouldn't be staying up so late like this, it's not good for you." Leo said as Donnie sighed. "I'm fine..." He whimpered a little after he said that.

Mikey frowned. "No you're not D, you're tired!" Donnie shook his head. "I'm not that tired..." He yawned despite trying not too. Splinter smiled a little. "Yes you are, my son, you need to go to sleep now, it is very late..."

Donnie whimpered again. "But daddy..." He trailed off with another yawn. "I want to finish my invention..." Splinter shook his head. "You may finish it in the morning..." He stroked his son's head lightly.

"Yeah, you really should get some sleep, otouto." Raph added softly. Donnie whimpered a little and rubbed his eyes. "O-Okay Raphie..." He let his family help him to bed.

Soon, Donnie was lying in bed dressed in cuddly nighttime pjs holding his stuffed puppy in one arm. Leo offered him a bottle of warm milk, which Donnie drank with a small churr.

Splinter was stroking Donnie's head lightly as he smiled down at his second youngest son. Donnie was the smartest turtle, but he also needed the most care and attention. "My cub..."

Donnie giggled a little and yawned again as his brothers climbed into bed with him. Donnie cuddled up to them with a smile as he churred. The other turtles churred softly back. "Go to sleep, Donnie..." They whispered.

It was two in the morning now. Donnie whimpered a little and rubbed his eyes as he yawned. He was really tired. Leo held Donnie close and kissed his forehead as Raph and Mikey cuddled and nuzzled Donnie.

Then, they started to sing a soft lullaby. "Where the cinders meet the sea there's a brother full of energy...sleep little Donnie safe and sound, in this lair all is found...~" The turtles sang as Splinter rocked Donnie lightly, nuzzling his son with a smile.

Donnie yawned again as he slowly fell asleep in his family's arms. Mikey gently put a pacified in Donnie's mouth, which he immediately sucked on in his sleep as he clutched his plush puppy and baby blanket tight.

The other turtles and Splinter smiled. They held the genius turtle close as they fell asleep as well. No more late nights in the lab for this little turtle.

"Goodnight, Donnie..."

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A/N: Hey cheesecicles! I really hope you enjoy the sweet chapter! Aww, poor Donnie! Good thunder his family got him to fall asleep!

~Kittymasterofall14
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