Always Be There

All Too Real

Sorry this is a slightly longer chapter than intended. I just wanted to let y'all know that there will be slightly detailed torture (it's a dream) and such. Just a heads up////

Casey scrolled through his phone, humming something random as he did so. He was still being clung to buy the supposedly sleeping Donnie, laying on his side with his arm draped over the others arm. He only stopped scrolling when he felt a small shuffle from the turtle, followed by a whimper of pain.
He instantly shut off his phone, looking down at the turtle. "Dude, y'alright? What's wrong?" He asked frantically, already knowing he wouldn't get an answer.
He only felt the terrapin hug him tighter in response, burying his head farther into the boy's chest with a few choked sob-like noises.
"Dude it's alright, it's alright. Is it your neck? Your head?" The boy asked.
He received no response, yet he knew what the problem was.
". . . Your shell?"

He received another pained whimper in response.
"Okay, okay here let's get ya off your side— maybe that's the issue." He gently pried the turtle off of him, shifting so he sat sideways in his lap, leaning on his shoulder. He felt Donnie wrap his arms around his neck weakly, followed by his head being buried into his shoulder. "It's aight dude, that better? That's the best I could do to get the pressure off of ya."
Donnie just tightened his hold ever so slightly in response.
"Good, good." He nodded, patting the others shoulder gently. "Glad I was awake when ya did that. I do not think you'd be happy with me if I was asleep." He chuckled, and when he received no response, he simply nodded and silenced himself.

He looked around the room, unsure of what to do. He just pulled out his phone again and texted the others.

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Raph sighed, sitting in his room with spike when he heard a knock at his door. He grumbled, sitting up from his laying position on the bed and setting spike on his shoulder. "What do you want, Mikey?" He growled, annoyed the youngest was interrupting him and spike time.
"I just wanted to know if ya wanted to play some super smash bros?" The younger replied through the door.
"Eh, why not. Spike, you wanna?" He turned his head to look at the tortoise on his shoulder. He just received a blink in response. "We'll be out in a sec let me just grab my phone."
He heard some shuffling outside the door, followed by the shadow of the younger walking—or rather skipping— away.

He grabbed his phone, then left the room with spike. When he entered the pit he realized he didn't see Leo at all. "Is fearless having another meditation lesson with Sensei?"
"Yep! Now come on before I take peach!"
"I'm gonna kick you to the next Sunday if you take peach, that's spikes favorite." The older hissed, sitting beside his orange-themed brother.
"Sureeee, says the one who went as a fairy princess a few Halloweens ago." Mikey grinned in response.
Raph about punched the youngest, before his phone suddenly buzzed. "Hold that thought, you ain't off the hook." He turned his phone on, unlocking it and tapping on the new message he received from Jones. "HA! Dee is so not living this down."
"What? What I wanna see!" The younger scooted closer, looking at the photo that was sent. "Awwwwe, no he isn't."
"Well Casey is the chosen one." The red-masked turtle snickered.

"Send that to me!" Mikey smiled.
"It's in the group chat." Raph stated.
"Yeah!" Mikey snatched his phone from the other end of the couch and went to look at the picture. He typed in a response, giggling.

Mikey's Phone

Mischf makr #2: Yo, When did your bro get so clingy?

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Raf: Nice job, chosen one. He was never this clingy.