TMNT One Shots

Please Don't Leave Us Leo [Part Three]

A seizure. It had to be a seizure. Of course it did. As if the situation wasn't bad enough. I ran down to the lab as fast as I could and rushed to Leo's side. My heart raced at the sight of him shaking uncontrollably. I felt my blood run cold hearing his heart monitor going unstable. I turned him to his side to keep his airway free. Other than that I could only wait it out. I felt helpless not being able to do more. "Mikey keep your eyes on the clock and tell me if the seizure bipasses two minutes!" I said not taking my eyes off Leo. I saw him nod from the corner of my eye and look over at the clock.

Our Father rushed into the room after hearing all the comotion and stood in front of Leo. He placed a hand on Leo's head. "Hang in there my son" he spoke softly. "You can pull through".

A moment later Raph was in the room as well. "I-is there anything we can do?" Raph asked. I looked up at him with sad eyes and shook my head. I hated this. I hated not being able to help. I hated all of this. I hated myself for not getting to him sooner when he was on that rooftop. I hated that I didn't see how bad he needed us.

"One...one minute" Mikey said in-between breaths. He was hyperventilating but stayed strong. He hugged himself to keep him grounded and took a few deep breaths.

"You're doing good Mikey" I said trying to reassure him through my shaky voice. Anything longer than two minutes was serious. The seconds went by so slow yet too fast all at the same time.

When the seizure finally did stop I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding and hung my head. "How long was that Mikey?" I asked bracing myself for the worst.

"One m-minute and twenty-th-three seconds" he stuttered still trying to calm down from his panic attack. Raph hugged him and told him to breath.

One minute and twenty-three seconds. Okay. Not terrible.
"You did well Donnie" Splinter said placing a hand over mine wich still haven't left Leo's body. That was too close. I felt tears start to creep up on me but I held them back. I needed to find out what caused this. I put some pillows behind Leo's back to keep him propped up on his side, just in case. After that I immediately started running some tests.

Mikey's POV

"You okay Mikey?" Raph asked me after pulling away from the hug to meet my eyes. I didn't answer right away. It took me a few seconds to process my suroundings. Unable to find my voice, I shook my head. That was scary. Really frikin scary. I hope to never witness that again. I hope Leo wouldn't have to go through that again. I couldn't stop hyperventalating and started to cough, so Raph took me to my room. He sat me down on my bed and grabbed my inhaler off my night-stand.

"You really should keep this on you at all times" he said kneeling down to my level. I took my inhaler and nodded in agreement. I breathed in the medicine and was able to calm down a little afterwards. I gripped onto the mattress while my leg bounced uncontrollably. The bed dipped when Raph sat next to me. "He's going to be okay" he said looking at the floor.

"How...how do you know that?" I asked.

He let out a long and heavy sigh through his nose. "I don't..."

My grip on the mattress tightened. "He left a note..." Raph looked over at me. He seemed to pick up on what I meant after looking into my eyes. "He thinks all these awful things about himself...He said he was sorry for being a disappointment...and...he said goodbye". My lip quivered and Raph wrapped an arm around Me. "If he wakes up...I'm gonna make sure he feels like the most loved brother in the world".

The corners of Raphs lips lifted ever so slightly. "Yeah...me too. We all will".

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