TMNT: Blue

Chapter three

Raphael's Point of View:

Over time I was gettin' worried about my eldest brother. Leo's appetite seemed ta be off and even though he prepared healthy meals for himself, I noticed that it seemed a struggle for him ta eat tha food. He even stopped drinkin' tea. I ask, did you hear tha "stopped drinkin tea" part? Leo and tea was tha same as peanut butter and jelly. The two go together, but Leo seemed heavy inta water and milk lately. Milk? What tha shell? Leo always hated milk. When I asked him about it, Fearless said that he was tryin' ta branch out. Bullshit! Somethin' was up and I knew it for sure tha day that Casey and April showed up with our favorite sushi.

"I'm good," Leo politely declined as he sipped from his glass of milk while we all gathered around tha kitchen table ta eat, "Thank you, but I've just eaten some rice and couldn't fit another bit of food within me."

I froze at Leo's statement. Big Brother loved sushi more than even pizza and Fearless truly loved pizza. Full? I had seen my eldest brother demolish two whole pizza pies and then attack a tray of sushi in tha past. What gives?

"My son, are you sure?" Master Splinter asked as he looked at Fearless in confusion, "Mr. Jones and Ms. O'Neal even got our favorite unagi rolls. You and I usually share these since we are the only ones that enjoy eel."

"Really, Sensei, I'm not hungry," Leo assured before turnin' ta Casey, "Are you eating, Casey? It would be nice if you finally gave sushi a fighting chance to win you over instead of sticking your nose in the air like a four year old. Did April finally bring you over to the sushi side of the force?"

We all chuckled at tha comment. Casey hated sushi with a passion and always stated that if fish was meant ta be eaten raw then God would have given him gills. I loved ta tease him whenever there was sushi about.

"No way in hell," Casey shuddered out as I grabbed up another roll with my chop sticks and stuffed it in my gob just ta gross him out, "Raw fish. Disgustin'!"

"It's delicious," Donnie denied as he placed another roll in his mouth as Casey made a grossed out face, "If you would just give it a try, you would see what you are missing."

"I ain't missin' anythin' worth missin'," Casey groaned as he pretended ta gag, "Oh, gross! Stop showin' me tha food in your mouth, Mikey. Ew!"

We all bantered back and forth for a while when I noticed that Leo seemed ta be lookin' a bit strained. I was just about ta say somethin' when Leo bolted from tha table and heaved inta tha kitchen sink. We all froze for a moment before standin' in alarm.

"Leo!" Donnie gasped as he hurried over and held Leo's mask tails back as our brother emptied his stomach once again inta tha sink, "Goodness. Relax and allow nature to take its course. Just let it all out, Bro."

Fearless nodded and shook as he gripped tha counter edge hard as I came up behind him ta make sure he continued ta have the strength ta stand. Everyone crowd around anxiously and watched as Leo tried ta get himself under control.

"I'm…s-sorry," Leo stammered out before he puked again for tha third time, "Sorry. Oh, shell. I'm so sorry."

"Nothin' ta be sorry for," I urged as Leo moaned softly as I reached and got a hold under each of his arms, "Can't help if ya sick, Fearless."

Mikey hurried back inta tha room and dragged a chair over so that Donnie and I could ease our big brother down. I smiled when MIkey draped a cool washcloth on Leo's neck ta help him feel better. Tha kid could be thoughtful when his family need him ta be.

"Leonardo, why did you not tell us that you were feeling ill?" Master Splinter demanded as Leo shook like a leaf, "Is that why you did not feel like eating?"