Charley 17: Cuddle Comfort

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    Mikey shot awake late one night with a terrifying scream, having had a terrible nightmare of his family and friends being killed. But worse was seeing his older brother, his best friend, his hero, being killed off as well. That alone was too much for him to bear. The images flashing through his mind, he hung his head down and cried, feeling scared. The harder he cried, the harder he began to shiver, the air suddenly feeling like it was cold around him as tears cascaded down his cheeks . He wished that someone, someone, would take him in their arms and comfort him. He didn't want to feel alone, not after what he'd just dreamed.

    Just then, his door opened and whoever entered his room shut it behind him, but he didn't bother looking up to see who it was, even as he heard footsteps coming towards him. Then, he felt warm hands cupping his face, wiping away his tears. A pair of strong arms wrapped themselves around him, pulling him off the bed and into someone's lap. His face was pressed against a chest, with one hand cradling his head and the other rubbing mindless patterns on his shell, and a voice seemed to rumble from it. "What's wrong, little buddy?" it asked. "What happened?"

    Opening his tear-filled eyes, Mikey was met with a lightning-bolt shaped chip on the top of the other's plastron. He looked up, only for sky-blue to meet with crystal-green. Realizing who it was, Mikey whimpered and buried his face into his neck. "N-Nightmare," he stuttered. "Y-You guys were...were...d-" He didn't bother to finish his sentence as cries escaped from him once again.

    Raph seemed to understand, though. He just hugged his baby brother closer, rocking him comfortingly. "Oh, Mikey," he whispered. "There, there, there. It's okay. I'm here."

    Mikey didn't say anything. He just cuddled closer and cried harder, tears falling down his face like waterfalls. Raph, in response, just pulled his baby brother in even closer, enveloping him in an emerald-green embrace. "That's it," he gently encouraged. "Just let it all out, little Mikey."

    He cuddled and rocked Mikey to sleep, which eventually came. Satisfied, he placed Mikey back into bed before getting in himself, and immediately felt Mikey curl back into him. Letting out a coo, Raph tucked the covers in around them and planted a kiss atop his forehead before succumbing to sleep.

    The next day, Raph woke up to see Mikey sleeping, curled up on his plastron. His facial expression was peaceful, almost innocent like. Raph smiled and nuzzled the younger, causing him to wake up. He smiled as he laid eyes on Raph. "That was the best night's sleep I've ever had," he said, snuggling up to him. "Thank you, Raphie. I love you."

    Raph smiled as he heard that familiar nickname. "Love you too, baby brother," he said as he gave him another kiss to the forehead, deciding to stay in bed for a while longer.

    Pretty short chapter here, but I hope you still like it.

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