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And here's the last chapter! Thank you all SO MUCH who have read, comment and / or fave this fic!
Specially all comments have been wonderful and encouraging and without them I probably wouldn't had finish this fic. So thank you one again! <3

Sorry for writing mistakes. And there had to be a little bit of tcest as well :'D", "writing": "Boys and Splinter were gathered in the kitchen and while having breakfast Leonardo opened up and told them about his dream and then a plan about going and attacking in Bishop’s base tonight.\n\n“Are you sure that’s going to work?”\n\n“What you suggest? That we sneak in the lab like first time and just sneak around and hope we find something? No. We will face Bishop head on.”\n\nThis new confidence and bravery in Leonardo’s whole being made Splinter smile.\n\n“Something has happen to you, my son. Perhaps it’s finally your and Raphael’s talking which has start to heal your spirit and bringing it back to life in its full strength. I’m most pleased and happy to see this, seeing that spark in your bright eyes, son.”\n\nLeonardo’s bright eyes were serious and full of determination as he kept listening and staring his father. After last night’s nightmare he had struggle to go back to sleep but Raphael had sensed his discomfort and pulled Leo in his arm. This had scare him almost to death at first, but after the little panic and fear he started to relax, feeling the same comfort and support what he had felt all those years ago when he had got hurt by Foot and Raphael had stood awake by his side all night long, holding him gently in his arms, drowning him in his warmth and love. Raph had done exactly that last night too and it was amazingly healing to Leo’s cracked spirit. All what he had need was to let Raph close and let him show his brotherly love to him, kill Leo’s fears from his head. All his fears about Raph weren’t completely gone yet but most of them were. He trusted on Raphael now more than before and it was already a big thing.\n\n“So what’s the plan then, leader? Will we take Raph with us?” Turning his gaze from Mikey on Raph who was sitting in the kitchen’s corner eating medium steak with his hands, Leo nodded firmly.\n\n“We will go to Bishop’s base tonight. No sneaking around or anything. We will let him know we are there and we want to meet him and yes, we will take Raphael with us. If he have the cure, he will cure Raph there and then. We beat him to do it if nothing else works.”\n\nDonatello and Michelangelo changed looks but they said nothing. They had learn in their lives that when their big brother had made a decision it would hold no matter what. Leonardo excused himself and before fully leaving the kitchen he encouraged his brothers to get prepared since this might wouldn’t turn out to be easy.\n\nHours seemed to be moving in slow motion and it was driving everyone’s nerves at edge but Splinter gathered his sons in the dojo and meditated with them. Raphael however didn’t need to take part of it in his current form so he just sat there silently watching them, being perfectly still. Just a thought about them heading to Bishop’s place, him being able to see him, pissed Raphael off but he managed to held his temper down. He didn’t want it to escape and then disturb his meditating family. When Splinter finally said they were done Leonardo stood up and walked out heading towards his room while Mikey ran to play the game what he had paused for meditation moment and Don went into infirmary and lab to collect stuff in his satchel.\n\nRight next to infirmary’s door was big shelf and Don spotted small glass bottle on it. He first ignored it but his senses screamed him to come back to it and take it with him. He had no idea why he had such strong feeling about it but if Don ever had learned anything, it was ‘always listen to your intuition.’ and so Don took that small bottle, calling Mikey for his aid when he heard Mikey shutting down his game. Meeting everyone at the front door Master Splinter gave them all encouraging smile, tapping them all on the shoulders.\n\n“I believe I do not have to tell you, my sons, to be careful. Bishop is very dangerous man he most surely will not help you so easily.”\n\n“Don’t worry, we will make him help us.”\n\nAnother smile spread on Splinter’s face when hearing Leonardo’s loud and clear voice full of confidence. His son truly had start to come back more stronger than ever. His fear about his brother had been devastating but also very helpful and improving. Turning his old eyes on Mikey, Raph and Don Splinter bowed to them and they returned the movement.\n\n“Please watch after each other and come back safe and sound.”\n\n“No worries, Sensei. We are professionals. We do this all the time!” Mikey laughed as he walked past his father, giving him one tap on the back Don following him, whispering to his father; “Don’t worry. I watch after Mikey.” and to this Splinter only chuckled. His eyes then met Raphael’s orbs and his son seemed to be unsure and afraid of going out since most of the bad things had happen outside and the fact he was going to face the man who’s serum transformed him.\n\n“Do not fear, my son. Your brothers are there with you. As long as you respect your true self and have a good heart, you will success. Remember who you TRULY are. You are great son, great brother, strong turtle but most of all you are Raphael. Unbreakable soul.”\n\n“Raphael… Soul...”\n\nSplinter nodded with support to his son who seemed to be gaining some faith about all this and hope this would work. Leonardo stepped next to him, moving his head once toward the sewer tunnel where their brothers were waiting. When Raphael left towards them Splinter stopped Leonardo, giving him loving hug.\n\n“I’m counting on you, Leonardo. Bring you all home safe and sound.”\n\n“Don’t worry, sensei, I will. I promise.” Tapping his father’s back gently Leonardo pulled away sharing small smile to his father who watched after them feeling so proud. He had the best sons in the whole world, no matter what anyone else would say or think.\n\n–\n\nMarching side by side firmly in spot light outside of Bishop’s base Leonardo kept his eyes locked on Bishop who stood at the doorway, his long jacket swinging gently with the wind.\n\n“I knew you would come sooner or later.”\n\n“Then you also must know why we are here.” Leonardo stopped in his place, his brothers doing the same. Instead of saying anything Bishop turned around and guided them all inside this base building where huge lights were turned on for a better view, gunmen being ready to shoot the turtles if ordered to do so.\nBishop let his eyes scan all turtles behind his glasses but when he saw Raphael, he pushed his glasses down from his eyes before pushing them back up.\n\n“I assume you used that serum what you stole from me on your brother.”\n\n“Yes and we need you to cure him.”\n\n“How nice, but what I would get from it? After all you turtles own me much more than I own to you. Last time you broke in here and did do quite the damage and stole the serum.”\n\n“If you stop your experiments and leave us alone, we will do the same for you. How’s that?”\n\n“You really think I would agree with something like that, Leonardo?”\n\nHearing his brother growl next to him, Mikey took small step forward, keeping strict look on Bishop while lifting his arm in front of Leo.\n\n“Woah, woah! No fighting, guys. Let’s try to deal with this like gentlemen, okay?”\n\n“Can I ask what that serum was meant to be or do in the first place?”\n\nDonatello asked as calmly as he could and Bishop gladly filled him with information. After all they both were scientists.\n\n“You want to know? Very well. It was created to be used on humans who would have become super strong humans, like your brother there now have become more stronger turtle, am I right?”\n\n“Yes.”\n\n“But the experiment and serum failed. Instead of making my human subjects powerful, it turned them into ‘aggressive and blood thirsty vampires’ so to say. They were mindless and out of control, attacking on anything what moved. We managed to improve the serum but it still wasn’t good enough. Those subjects still lost their control if they saw blood.”\n\n“That’s what happened to Raph.”\n\n“Interesting. Shall we do a small test?”\n\nBefore any of boys could say anything Bishop took small knife form his pocket and cut his palm open, pointing it towards Raphael who instantly stood all tall breathing fast and hard through his nose. His body trembled as his mind fought against his body’s urges to launch forward and suck that red blood and eat his hand. Feeling warm hold on his hand he looked down seeing Leo holding his hand while keeping his stone cold look on his face, eyes locked on their enemy.\n\nThis eased Raphael’s trembling and he let out long sigh returning his look back on Bishop who’s wound was now covered, thanks to one paramedic who was there for a reason.\n\n“That’s extremely interesting. He has learn to control his urge to attack when seeing blood.”\n\n“We trained him a lot but yes, we all are very proud of him for that what he has achieve.”\n\n“Hmh. Let me ask something, turtles. You have one of he most powerful mutants in your family now. Why you want to cure him?”\n\n“We want our brother back! His outlook reminds us about Raphael but he’s not our true Raphael. This isn’t what he wanted!”\n\n“So he didn’t took the serum himself?”\n\n“No… I gave an order to give it to him to save his life.”\n\n“Aaah, touching. And now you feel bad and try to do the right thing. Very well, I have an antidote but before giving it I want something back.”\n\n“Let’s hear it first before we say anything.”\n\nLeo’s heart hammered in his chest as he waited Bishop’s offer, feeling Raphael’s hold getting more tight while they still were holding hands. Fast look from the corner of his eye told Leo Raphael was afraid but the same thought had crossed Leo’s mind too; Bishop most surely would like to have Raph to do more tests but that’s not going to happen.\n\n“Judging by the look on your face you think I want your brother.”\n\n“Yes. Don’t you?”\n\n“As the matter of fact…. I don’t.”\n\nAll 4 of them turned to look each other and then Bishop in surprise.\n\n“Why?”\n\n“Because I don’t need his full body or anything.” Snapping his fingers one of his servants brought Bishop small glass bottle. “Just this bottle of his blood will be enough. That serum in his blood have a memory and it most surely has learn to control its urge for blood. I can separate that serum from his blood and then create more of that serum, mix it with this since it can spread knowledge and inject it on my human subjects and see what happens since the original serum has been in mutant turtle’s body, not in humans.”\n\nLooking at his brothers who slowly nodded to him, Leo nodded to Bishop.\n\n“Very well, we agree on that. But first...” Leo reached his hand towards agent. “The antidote. I will not inject it in Raphael until you have got your blood from him.”\n\n“If you do you will not leave here alive.”\n\n“I’m fully aware of that. Donnie.”\n\nDon nodded as he started to walk towards Bishop being extra careful since you never knew what Bishop had in his mind. One member of Bishop’s lab team had brought yellow serum in syringe to him and he was handing it to Don with empty bottle. Donatello calmly took them both returning back to his brother while Mikey covered Raphael’s eyes and Leo stood there watching everything went like agreed.\n\nWhen bottle was full Don took a roll of gauze from his satchel, wrapping it around Raphael’s arm where he took blood. When his olive green brother stood up and was going to head back to Bishop, Leonardo thought of stopping him but instead he kept his mouth shut watching how Don handed his brother’s blood to Bishop. When he had firm hold of it Leonardo turned to Don once more, nodding.\n\n“Okay, Raph, this will sting.”\n\n“P-pain??” Raphael was clearly trembling since memories if his first painful mutation washed over his mind and body so Leo and Mikey had to force Raphael sit on the floor, calming him.\n\n“No, this won’t hurt. This will cure you. I promise.”\n\nIt was fatal thing to promise since Don had no proof it indeed would heal his brother but he needed to be comforted. Taking deep breath to calm himself genius moved a bit closer, inserting needle in Raphael’s arm’s vein, slowly pushing yellow serum in his bloodstream.\n\nIt felt time stopped and nothing happened. Anger in boys started to rose since they felt being tricked but Bishop assured them to wait a while more and soon enough Raphael started to hold his body whimpering in pain, getting on his knees.\n\n“Raphael!”\n\n“Raph!”\n\n“Bro!”\n\nAll 3 of them were next to him in a second filled with worry as their brother in pain started to make gag sounds, finally starting to throw up on the floor. Tears rolled down between tightly shut eyelids and weird purple serum balls were coming out with his vomit. Looking up at Bishop, Donatello demanded answers.\n\n“If you must know, that antidote is still an experiment and so far it has work only with rats. I’m most happy to see this myself.”\n\n“I didn’t ask that!”\n\n“Fine, you impatient turtle. That serum gathers all little cells and bits of that previous serum in his stomach from his blood and muscles, turning them into balls what are easy to vomit out. It’s painful and his body is healing from the serum’s burns what it might do while cleaning his body but he will survive.”\n\nSobbing and gagging Raphael whimpered between knelt Leo and Mikey who both were rubbing his arms and shell, realizing Raphael’s form had start to shrink. Finally having a chance to breath more Raph gasped for air panting heavily and hard, vomiting finally coming to an end.\n\n“Raphael? You hear us?”\n\n“Are you okay?”\n\nAll three of them helped Raphael on his feet supporting him and when those yellow, but bloodshot, eyes met theirs, they smiled in relief. They instantly just saw, felt and knew their Raph was back. Mikey was the first one to give his hot-head bro big hug but Raphael’s painful inhale made him step back apologizing.\n\nLeonardo left Raph in Don and Mikey’s care, focusing on Bishop.\n\n“I thank you for helping our brother.” Bowing deep down to Bishop Leo showed respect, thankfulness and gratitude to his enemy. Standing tall once again he continued; “I wish we don’t have to do business with you ever again and that you will leave us alone. We aren’t hurting people, we are protecting them.”\n\n“We will see all that, turtle. We will see...” Turning around Bishop disappeared into the darkness of his base with his men and three turtles returned back home, relieved to have Raphael back. Splinter has give his son warm welcoming hug and smile and Raph had only smiled. It seemed he was extremely tired and exhausted and in a little bit of pain because of that ‘cleaning’ serum so they all decided to in TV area to talk.\n\nSplinter took his own seat, Don took his across Splinter while Mikey sat on the floor, Leonardo and Raphael taking the couch. Sitting on another end Raphael slowly laid on his side, resting his head on Leo’s thigh, his brother drawing slowly a gentle circle on his arm. It was very soothing and made Raphael close his eyes but he fought back against sleep since he wanted to hear what his family was talking about.\n\n“I’m so relieved this was so easy in the end!”\n\n“I agree with you, Mikey, but at the same time I’m worried since Bishop now have that mutant serum from Raphael’s blood.”\n\nSeeing his two younger brothers smirking at each other made Leo raise his brow.\n\n“Actually, Leo ~”\n\n“It was Mikey’s blood, not Raph’s.”\n\n“Huh?”\n\n“Before we left the lair I found empty glass bottle and my intuition screamed me to take and fill it with blood so I called Mikey in my lab to help me and we agreed we would use his blood.”\n\n“And when Don was taking blood from Raph in Bishop’s bottle, he sneaked full bottle inside of his wrist band, taking that other bottle out where was my blood.” Mikey giggled and gave high three to Donnie who laughed as well.\n\n“So… This means...”\n\n“Yup! Bishop isn’t having any of that serum!” Mikey smiled widely.\n\n“But even that Raphael vomited it all out, it was left on Bishop’s base’s floor. Can’t he just collect it from there?”\n\n“Nope since I noticed how those balls broke into a dust and vanished right almost instantly when they came to contact with air. So we literally left Bishop empty handed and cured Raphael.”\n\n“How is he doing by the way?” Mikey asked as he crawled to sit in front of Leo and Raph. Leo smiled while looking down at Raphael’s face.\n\n“I think he’s sleeping. He has go through so much.”\n\n“Sleeping beauty ~”\n\nEmerald green hand made fast move and slap sound was heard. Those golden eyes opened to half and his eyes sparked with annoyance towards Mikey.\n\n“I show ya sleeping beauty when I get my ass off on this couch.”\n\nThey all shared small laugh together, Leo feeling all happy inside. Yep, their hot-head was definitely back.\n\n–\n\nSplinter had withdraw into his room for the night already, Michelangelo also was long gone in his room. Faint light shined from Don’s lab where the genius still was awake or fallen asleep in front of his computer what kept happening a lot. In TV shows lights Leonardo still was sitting on his place, sleeping Raphael keeping his head in his lap.\n\nHis blue eyes were tired and he wanted to go to sleep but he just didn’t have a heart to wake Raphael up after all what he had gone through. However faint whisper reached his ears under low TV’s sounds.\n\n“Ya awake, Leo?”\n\n“Yeah. Sorry if TV’s sounds woke you up. I couldn’t reach the remote.”\n\n“It’s okay. I have been awake a while already. I just… didn’t want ta get up yet.”\n\nSensing his brother had something in his chest what needed to be said, Leo started to draw that comforting circle on Raph’s arm once more but it only made Raph turn on his carapace, locking his eyes with Leo’s.\n\n“Leo, I… I just...”\n\nSeeing it wasn’t easy for Raph to start to talk Leo made his move. He bend down as much as he could, sealing Raphael in loving hug, pressing his face gently against Raph’s.\n\n“It’s okay. I understand.” Was this silent whisper what made Raphael’s hear beat harder and warmed inside his chest. Raising his hands behind Leo’s neck, Raph answered to Leo’s hug.\n\n“Ya understand nothing.” Leo felt how Raphael moist his lips with his tongue before continuing their talking with silent whispers. “Thank ya for keeping your promise. For helping me, bringing me back. I… I… I want ta say so much and yet my mind’s so blank.”\n\n“Then don’t try to think and form words. Just let it all out. Here’s only the two of us so no one else will hear us.”\n\nEncouraged by Leo’s hold and words, Raph found courage to let out his thoughts. Tightening his hold around Leo, Raph pressed his face more against that warm light green skin.\n\n“Ya saved me… Despite the fact I made ya fear me. I ain’t deserving ta be here and cured. I didn’t deserve ya ta save me and yet ya did it.”\n\n“Of course I did. You are very important part of this family, very much loved brother and friend. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you.”\n\n“I’m so sorry about everything, Leo. So many things and words what I regret saying and doing ta ya.”\n\n“They are past so don’t worry. There were moments when you couldn’t help yourself.”\n\n“I know but...” Raphael’s voice was even tinier and trembling. It was obvious to Leo his brother was holding back his tears. “… It just ain’t fucking fair.”\n\n“Listen, I was afraid of you… Part of me still slightly is and I’m sure I will keep having nightmares about you in your other form, but I won’t let it to stop me anymore of being your big brother and being there for you. I love you.”\n\nFeeling blush crawl on his cheeks Raphael nodded, turning his head just enough for their lips gently to touch each other. This sudden move made Leo pull away, staring with wide eyes down at his worried brother.\n\n“S-sorry! Didn’t mean ta do that… I mean… I meant ta do it but not ta scare ya. J-just that what ya said… It just made me want ta do that s-since it would be better message than my horrible words.”\n\nLeo couldn’t help but to smile to his brother, knowing perfectly well what he was trying to say. Bending back down Leo sealed Raph’s lips with his, giving him long and gentle kiss.\n\n“You know… I think I like this direction where things are going, perhaps too fast as well, but still. … As long as you won’t ever threat to eat me I think I can managed you.”\n\nRaphael smirked at his brother, gently staring into those blue orbs. “Don’t know about that, Fearless, since if we go in that direction where I think we are going, I might wanna ‘eat’ ya if ya know what I mean.”\n\nGasping Leo pushed Raphael on the floor, jumping on his feet.\n\n“How dare you? We just shared our first kisses and you are already suggesting such things.”\n\nWhile still laying on the floor Raph started to laugh silently since it was hilarious to see how red his brother’s face was and his reaction to such playful suggestion. Getting on his feet still chuckling Raphael took a hold on Leo’s chin, smiling at him.\n\n“Come on, don’t pout at me like that. It cheered us up and improved the mood ta better, didn’t it?”\n\nRaphael was right, the mood and atmosphere had changed to the better, a lot better, and Leo gladly accepted it. No need to swell in bad feelings of the past since the moment was here and now. Taking a step closer Leo pressed his palms on Raph’s chest, looking deep in those golden eyes.\n\n“Okay then, I’m in the game. Where do you want to sleep; On the couch, in your hammock or in my bed with me?”\n\n“Such lame choices ya gave ta me. I thought ya would had suggest some romantic cabin in Japan’s mountain area with hot spring. But since ya ain’t offering me any of that, yet, I have ta go with my hammock.”\n\n“A hammock? Really?”\n\n“Yeah. I love ta rock myself ta sleep.”\n\n“I could sing you a lullaby in my bed.”\n\nRaphael’s laugh turned a bit louder as he started to escort Leo towards the stairs.\n\n“Ya singing would mean the end of the world.”\n\n“Hey, my voice isn’t all that bad! … I think.”\n\n“Nothing wrong with your voice, bro, but ya just can’t sing.”\n\n“How about reading a bed time story?”\n\n“From one of your war strategy books? No thanks.”\n\n“Awh, come on, Raph. Come to sleep with me in my bed. I wouldn’t beg you normally but I promised you I would make it up for you that I wasn’t there for you when you needed me. I want to be there for you now as much as I can.”\n\n“Even by forcing me into your bed?”\n\n“Yes.”\n\nStopping at the top of the stairs Raph sighed looking at this brother who had slightly strict and pouting expression on his face. It made him smile since he remembered a time when Leo had exactly same expression when they were younger. In that day Raph had found first playboy magazine in the sewers and Leo had found him looking at it and had pout at him, saying he would tell about it to Splinter.\n\n“Okay fine but I wanna take few of my playboy magazines with me in your room.”\n\n“You will NOT bring those dirty magazines in my room.”\n\nRaphael laughed again. He just loved to tease Leo since he now remembered it how Leo didn’t like those magazines and didn’t want them in his pure sanctuary.\n\n“Chill, fearless, just teasing ya.”\n\n“Just drag your ass in there and shut up.” Turning on his heels Leo marched in his room, Raph following him with small smirk on his lips. He would so enjoy this and most surely their night would become long teasing night instead of having a sleep at all. Deep in his mind Raph knew that all this was good for Leo even that it pissed Leo slightly off since this way Raph could build back the same trust what they had have before he mutated. This way he could help Leo to start to be relaxed with him without any fears. It might would be a long road depending on Leo’s nightmares about him, but he would be there to assure his brother, and perhaps now also a lover, he is back to his normal self and would never hurt him.\n\nFinally reaching Leo’s room Leo already was laying on the bed on his side.\n\n“I thought you were going to sleep in your hammock.”\n\n“And I thought ya would have try ta be even a little bit more seductive while being there on the bed.”\n\n“?? Oh, you mean like this?” Leo smirked as he laid on his carapace, slowly opening his legs wider while sucking his lower lip, his hands slowly traveling on his thighs. Blush just flood on Raph's cheeks as he watched his brother who now was also making seductive moans, looking -ah-so sweet and hot.\n\n“Y-ya better stop that or ya have ta deal with my boner.”\n\nLaughing shortly Leo rolled on his stomach playfully swinging his legs in the air.\n\n“And what if I want to see it?”\n\nSlowly closing the door behind his back first Raphael made his way to Leo, who moved a bit closed on his stomach, placing soft kiss on Raphael’s stomach area.\n\n“Ya know ya are playing a dangerous game...”\n\n“Perhaps I just want something wonderful to think about. Something wonderful to remember and connect to and with you. A wonderful moment to wake up next to you in the morning, seeing your sleeping face and kiss it.” Sitting up Leo crossed his legs, taking hold of Raphael’s hands.\n\n“I promised I would make it all up to you.”\n\n“Yeah I know but it ain’t have ta be anything like this if ya don’t want. I just said it all as a joke.”\n\n“So did I but… now I really would like to go for it.”\n\n“Sex?”\n\n“Well, not so far.” Leo chuckled with blush. “I joked about your boner but everything after that I meant. I want to kiss and cuddle you, fall asleep in your arms and wake up in them in the in the morning, see your face at first and kiss you. I think it would be perfect way to start to --”\n\n“No need ta say it. I know what ya mean.” Crawling next to Leo on his bed after stripping himself free from his gears Raphael pulled Leo on his arms, kissing him gently.\n\n“But do ya really think this will work and help ya?”\n\n“I have a very good feeling it will.”\n\n“If ya say so.”\n\nTwo oldest turtles stayed awake for hours holding each other, talking about everything what had happened and how they had felt, still felt and thought and talking it all detailed through helped them to feel even more better, and tired. Wishing each others good nights and giving kisses, they both fell in very peaceful sleep and to Leo it was luxury and he would make sure of it he would get such luxury sleeps every night for now on. No more nightmares about being eaten by Raph.\n\n–\n\nFew hours before, after turtles had left, Bishop had went into his lab and handed over bottle of turtle’s blood to his worker who started to work with it, trying to separate serum from the blood. Much for their surprise nothing came out.\n\n“Sir, this blood doesn’t have any serum in it.”\n\n“What?! Let me see!”\n\nBishop rushed to his lab worker taking a look of the blood under the microscope and sure thing, it was perfectly clean blood.\n\n“… They tricked me…! No! NOOOOO!”\n\nTHE END!", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "Boys and Splinter were gathered in the kitchen and while having breakfast Leonardo opened up and told them about his dream and then a plan about going and attacking in Bishop’s base tonight.

“Are you sure that’s going to work?”

“What you suggest? That we sneak in the lab like first time and just sneak around and hope we find something? No. We will face Bishop head on.”

This new confidence and bravery in Leonardo’s whole being made Splinter smile.

“Something has happen to you, my son. Perhaps it’s finally your and Raphael’s talking which has start to heal your spirit and bringing it back to life in its full strength. I’m most pleased and happy to see this, seeing that spark in your bright eyes, son.”

Leonardo’s bright eyes were serious and full of determination as he kept listening and staring his father. After last night’s nightmare he had struggle to go back to sleep but Raphael had sensed his discomfort and pulled Leo in his arm. This had scare him almost to death at first, but after the little panic and fear he started to relax, feeling the same comfort and support what he had felt all those years ago when he had got hurt by Foot and Raphael had stood awake by his side all night long, holding him gently in his arms, drowning him in his warmth and love. Raph had done exactly that last night too and it was amazingly healing to Leo’s cracked spirit. All what he had need was to let Raph close and let him show his brotherly love to him, kill Leo’s fears from his head. All his fears about Raph weren’t completely gone yet but most of them were. He trusted on Raphael now more than before and it was already a big thing.

“So what’s the plan then, leader? Will we take Raph with us?” Turning his gaze from Mikey on Raph who was sitting in the kitchen’s corner eating medium steak with his hands, Leo nodded firmly.

“We will go to Bishop’s base tonight. No sneaking around or anything. We will let him know we are there and we want to meet him and yes, we will take Raphael with us. If he have the cure, he will cure Raph there and then. We beat him to do it if nothing else works.”

Donatello and Michelangelo changed looks but they said nothing. They had learn in their lives that when their big brother had made a decision it would hold no matter what. Leonardo excused himself and before fully leaving the kitchen he encouraged his brothers to get prepared since this might wouldn’t turn out to be easy.

Hours seemed to be moving in slow motion and it was driving everyone’s nerves at edge but Splinter gathered his sons in the dojo and meditated with them. Raphael however didn’t need to take part of it in his current form so he just sat there silently watching them, being perfectly still. Just a thought about them heading to Bishop’s place, him being able to see him, pissed Raphael off but he managed to held his temper down. He didn’t want it to escape and then disturb his meditating family. When Splinter finally said they were done Leonardo stood up and walked out heading towards his room while Mikey ran to play the game what he had paused for meditation moment and Don went into infirmary and lab to collect stuff in his satchel.

Right next to infirmary’s door was big shelf and Don spotted small glass bottle on it. He first ignored it but his senses screamed him to come back to it and take it with him. He had no idea why he had such strong feeling about it but if Don ever had learned anything, it was ‘always listen to your intuition.’ and so Don took that small bottle, calling Mikey for his aid when he heard Mikey shutting down his game. Meeting everyone at the front door Master Splinter gave them all encouraging smile, tapping them all on the shoulders.

“I believe I do not have to tell you, my sons, to be careful. Bishop is very dangerous man he most surely will not help you so easily.”

“Don’t worry, we will make him help us.”

Another smile spread on Splinter’s face when hearing Leonardo’s loud and clear voice full of confidence. His son truly had start to come back more stronger than ever. His fear about his brother had been devastating but also very helpful and improving. Turning his old eyes on Mikey, Raph and Don Splinter bowed to them and they returned the movement.

“Please watch after each other and come back safe and sound.”

“No worries, Sensei. We are professionals. We do this all the time!” Mikey laughed as he walked past his father, giving him one tap on the back Don following him, whispering to his father; “Don’t worry. I watch after Mikey.” and to this Splinter only chuckled. His eyes then met Raphael’s orbs and his son seemed to be unsure and afraid of going out since most of the bad things had happen outside and the fact he was going to face the man who’s serum transformed him.

“Do not fear, my son. Your brothers are there with you. As long as you respect your true self and have a good heart, you will success. Remember who you TRULY are. You are great son, great brother, strong turtle but most of all you are Raphael. Unbreakable soul.”

“Raphael… Soul...”

Splinter nodded with support to his son who seemed to be gaining some faith about all this and hope this would work. Leonardo stepped next to him, moving his head once toward the sewer tunnel where their brothers were waiting. When Raphael left towards them Splinter stopped Leonardo, giving him loving hug.

“I’m counting on you, Leonardo. Bring you all home safe and sound.”

“Don’t worry, sensei, I will. I promise.” Tapping his father’s back gently Leonardo pulled away sharing small smile to his father who watched after them feeling so proud. He had the best sons in the whole world, no matter what anyone else would say or think.

–

Marching side by side firmly in spot light outside of Bishop’s base Leonardo kept his eyes locked on Bishop who stood at the doorway, his long jacket swinging gently with the wind.

“I knew you would come sooner or later.”

“Then you also must know why we are here.” Leonardo stopped in his place, his brothers doing the same. Instead of saying anything Bishop turned around and guided them all inside this base building where huge lights were turned on for a better view, gunmen being ready to shoot the turtles if ordered to do so.
Bishop let his eyes scan all turtles behind his glasses but when he saw Raphael, he pushed his glasses down from his eyes before pushing them back up.

“I assume you used that serum what you stole from me on your brother.”

“Yes and we need you to cure him.”

“How nice, but what I would get from it? After all you turtles own me much more than I own to you. Last time you broke in here and did do quite the damage and stole the serum.”

“If you stop your experiments and leave us alone, we will do the same for you. How’s that?”

“You really think I would agree with something like that, Leonardo?”

Hearing his brother growl next to him, Mikey took small step forward, keeping strict look on Bishop while lifting his arm in front of Leo.

“Woah, woah! No fighting, guys. Let’s try to deal with this like gentlemen, okay?”

“Can I ask what that serum was meant to be or do in the first place?”

Donatello asked as calmly as he could and Bishop gladly filled him with information. After all they both were scientists.

“You want to know? Very well. It was created to be used on humans who would have become super strong humans, like your brother there now have become more stronger turtle, am I right?”

“Yes.”

“But the experiment and serum failed. Instead of making my human subjects powerful, it turned them into ‘aggressive and blood thirsty vampires’ so to say. They were mindless and out of control, attacking on anything what moved. We managed to improve the serum but it still wasn’t good enough. Those subjects still lost their control if they saw blood.”

“That’s what happened to Raph.”

“Interesting. Shall we do a small test?”

Before any of boys could say anything Bishop took small knife form his pocket and cut his palm open, pointing it towards Raphael who instantly stood all tall breathing fast and hard through his nose. His body trembled as his mind fought against his body’s urges to launch forward and suck that red blood and eat his hand. Feeling warm hold on his hand he looked down seeing Leo holding his hand while keeping his stone cold look on his face, eyes locked on their enemy.

This eased Raphael’s trembling and he let out long sigh returning his look back on Bishop who’s wound was now covered, thanks to one paramedic who was there for a reason.

“That’s extremely interesting. He has learn to control his urge to attack when seeing blood.”

“We trained him a lot but yes, we all are very proud of him for that what he has achieve.”

“Hmh. Let me ask something, turtles. You have one of he most powerful mutants in your family now. Why you want to cure him?”

“We want our brother back! His outlook reminds us about Raphael but he’s not our true Raphael. This isn’t what he wanted!”

“So he didn’t took the serum himself?”

“No… I gave an order to give it to him to save his life.”

“Aaah, touching. And now you feel bad and try to do the right thing. Very well, I have an antidote but before giving it I want something back.”

“Let’s hear it first before we say anything.”

Leo’s heart hammered in his chest as he waited Bishop’s offer, feeling Raphael’s hold getting more tight while they still were holding hands. Fast look from the corner of his eye told Leo Raphael was afraid but the same thought had crossed Leo’s mind too; Bishop most surely would like to have Raph to do more tests but that’s not going to happen.

“Judging by the look on your face you think I want your brother.”

“Yes. Don’t you?”

“As the matter of fact…. I don’t.”

All 4 of them turned to look each other and then Bishop in surprise.

“Why?”

“Because I don’t need his full body or anything.” Snapping his fingers one of his servants brought Bishop small glass bottle. “Just this bottle of his blood will be enough. That serum in his blood have a memory and it most surely has learn to control its urge for blood. I can separate that serum from his blood and then create more of that serum, mix it with this since it can spread knowledge and inject it on my human subjects and see what happens since the original serum has been in mutant turtle’s body, not in humans.”

Looking at his brothers who slowly nodded to him, Leo nodded to Bishop.

“Very well, we agree on that. But first...” Leo reached his hand towards agent. “The antidote. I will not inject it in Raphael until you have got your blood from him.”

“If you do you will not leave here alive.”

“I’m fully aware of that. Donnie.”

Don nodded as he started to walk towards Bishop being extra careful since you never knew what Bishop had in his mind. One member of Bishop’s lab team had brought yellow serum in syringe to him and he was handing it to Don with empty bottle. Donatello calmly took them both returning back to his brother while Mikey covered Raphael’s eyes and Leo stood there watching everything went like agreed.

When bottle was full Don took a roll of gauze from his satchel, wrapping it around Raphael’s arm where he took blood. When his olive green brother stood up and was going to head back to Bishop, Leonardo thought of stopping him but instead he kept his mouth shut watching how Don handed his brother’s blood to Bishop. When he had firm hold of it Leonardo turned to Don once more, nodding.

“Okay, Raph, this will sting.”

“P-pain??” Raphael was clearly trembling since memories if his first painful mutation washed over his mind and body so Leo and Mikey had to force Raphael sit on the floor, calming him.

“No, this won’t hurt. This will cure you. I promise.”

It was fatal thing to promise since Don had no proof it indeed would heal his brother but he needed to be comforted. Taking deep breath to calm himself genius moved a bit closer, inserting needle in Raphael’s arm’s vein, slowly pushing yellow serum in his bloodstream.

It felt time stopped and nothing happened. Anger in boys started to rose since they felt being tricked but Bishop assured them to wait a while more and soon enough Raphael started to hold his body whimpering in pain, getting on his knees.

“Raphael!”

“Raph!”

“Bro!”

All 3 of them were next to him in a second filled with worry as their brother in pain started to make gag sounds, finally starting to throw up on the floor. Tears rolled down between tightly shut eyelids and weird purple serum balls were coming out with his vomit. Looking up at Bishop, Donatello demanded answers.

“If you must know, that antidote is still an experiment and so far it has work only with rats. I’m most happy to see this myself.”

“I didn’t ask that!”

“Fine, you impatient turtle. That serum gathers all little cells and bits of that previous serum in his stomach from his blood and muscles, turning them into balls what are easy to vomit out. It’s painful and his body is healing from the serum’s burns what it might do while cleaning his body but he will survive.”

Sobbing and gagging Raphael whimpered between knelt Leo and Mikey who both were rubbing his arms and shell, realizing Raphael’s form had start to shrink. Finally having a chance to breath more Raph gasped for air panting heavily and hard, vomiting finally coming to an end.

“Raphael? You hear us?”

“Are you okay?”

All three of them helped Raphael on his feet supporting him and when those yellow, but bloodshot, eyes met theirs, they smiled in relief. They instantly just saw, felt and knew their Raph was back. Mikey was the first one to give his hot-head bro big hug but Raphael’s painful inhale made him step back apologizing.

Leonardo left Raph in Don and Mikey’s care, focusing on Bishop.

“I thank you for helping our brother.” Bowing deep down to Bishop Leo showed respect, thankfulness and gratitude to his enemy. Standing tall once again he continued; “I wish we don’t have to do business with you ever again and that you will leave us alone. We aren’t hurting people, we are protecting them.”

“We will see all that, turtle. We will see...” Turning around Bishop disappeared into the darkness of his base with his men and three turtles returned back home, relieved to have Raphael back. Splinter has give his son warm welcoming hug and smile and Raph had only smiled. It seemed he was extremely tired and exhausted and in a little bit of pain because of that ‘cleaning’ serum so they all decided to in TV area to talk.

Splinter took his own seat, Don took his across Splinter while Mikey sat on the floor, Leonardo and Raphael taking the couch. Sitting on another end Raphael slowly laid on his side, resting his head on Leo’s thigh, his brother drawing slowly a gentle circle on his arm. It was very soothing and made Raphael close his eyes but he fought back against sleep since he wanted to hear what his family was talking about.

“I’m so relieved this was so easy in the end!”

“I agree with you, Mikey, but at the same time I’m worried since Bishop now have that mutant serum from Raphael’s blood.”

Seeing his two younger brothers smirking at each other made Leo raise his brow.

“Actually, Leo ~”

“It was Mikey’s blood, not Raph’s.”

“Huh?”

“Before we left the lair I found empty glass bottle and my intuition screamed me to take and fill it with blood so I called Mikey in my lab to help me and we agreed we would use his blood.”

“And when Don was taking blood from Raph in Bishop’s bottle, he sneaked full bottle inside of his wrist band, taking that other bottle out where was my blood.” Mikey giggled and gave high three to Donnie who laughed as well.

“So… This means...”

“Yup! Bishop isn’t having any of that serum!” Mikey smiled widely.

“But even that Raphael vomited it all out, it was left on Bishop’s base’s floor. Can’t he just collect it from there?”

“Nope since I noticed how those balls broke into a dust and vanished right almost instantly when they came to contact with air. So we literally left Bishop empty handed and cured Raphael.”

“How is he doing by the way?” Mikey asked as he crawled to sit in front of Leo and Raph. Leo smiled while looking down at Raphael’s face.

“I think he’s sleeping. He has go through so much.”

“Sleeping beauty ~”

Emerald green hand made fast move and slap sound was heard. Those golden eyes opened to half and his eyes sparked with annoyance towards Mikey.

“I show ya sleeping beauty when I get my ass off on this couch.”

They all shared small laugh together, Leo feeling all happy inside. Yep, their hot-head was definitely back.

–

Splinter had withdraw into his room for the night already, Michelangelo also was long gone in his room. Faint light shined from Don’s lab where the genius still was awake or fallen asleep in front of his computer what kept happening a lot. In TV shows lights Leonardo still was sitting on his place, sleeping Raphael keeping his head in his lap.

His blue eyes were tired and he wanted to go to sleep but he just didn’t have a heart to wake Raphael up after all what he had gone through. However faint whisper reached his ears under low TV’s sounds.

“Ya awake, Leo?”

“Yeah. Sorry if TV’s sounds woke you up. I couldn’t reach the remote.”

“It’s okay. I have been awake a while already. I just… didn’t want ta get up yet.”

Sensing his brother had something in his chest what needed to be said, Leo started to draw that comforting circle on Raph’s arm once more but it only made Raph turn on his carapace, locking his eyes with Leo’s.

“Leo, I… I just...”

Seeing it wasn’t easy for Raph to start to talk Leo made his move. He bend down as much as he could, sealing Raphael in loving hug, pressing his face gently against Raph’s.

“It’s okay. I understand.” Was this silent whisper what made Raphael’s hear beat harder and warmed inside his chest. Raising his hands behind Leo’s neck, Raph answered to Leo’s hug.

“Ya understand nothing.” Leo felt how Raphael moist his lips with his tongue before continuing their talking with silent whispers. “Thank ya for keeping your promise. For helping me, bringing me back. I… I… I want ta say so much and yet my mind’s so blank.”

“Then don’t try to think and form words. Just let it all out. Here’s only the two of us so no one else will hear us.”

Encouraged by Leo’s hold and words, Raph found courage to let out his thoughts. Tightening his hold around Leo, Raph pressed his face more against that warm light green skin.

“Ya saved me… Despite the fact I made ya fear me. I ain’t deserving ta be here and cured. I didn’t deserve ya ta save me and yet ya did it.”

“Of course I did. You are very important part of this family, very much loved brother and friend. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you.”

“I’m so sorry about everything, Leo. So many things and words what I regret saying and doing ta ya.”

“They are past so don’t worry. There were moments when you couldn’t help yourself.”

“I know but...” Raphael’s voice was even tinier and trembling. It was obvious to Leo his brother was holding back his tears. “… It just ain’t fucking fair.”

“Listen, I was afraid of you… Part of me still slightly is and I’m sure I will keep having nightmares about you in your other form, but I won’t let it to stop me anymore of being your big brother and being there for you. I love you.”

Feeling blush crawl on his cheeks Raphael nodded, turning his head just enough for their lips gently to touch each other. This sudden move made Leo pull away, staring with wide eyes down at his worried brother.

“S-sorry! Didn’t mean ta do that… I mean… I meant ta do it but not ta scare ya. J-just that what ya said… It just made me want ta do that s-since it would be better message than my horrible words.”

Leo couldn’t help but to smile to his brother, knowing perfectly well what he was trying to say. Bending back down Leo sealed Raph’s lips with his, giving him long and gentle kiss.

“You know… I think I like this direction where things are going, perhaps too fast as well, but still. … As long as you won’t ever threat to eat me I think I can managed you.”

Raphael smirked at his brother, gently staring into those blue orbs. “Don’t know about that, Fearless, since if we go in that direction where I think we are going, I might wanna ‘eat’ ya if ya know what I mean.”

Gasping Leo pushed Raphael on the floor, jumping on his feet.

“How dare you? We just shared our first kisses and you are already suggesting such things.”

While still laying on the floor Raph started to laugh silently since it was hilarious to see how red his brother’s face was and his reaction to such playful suggestion. Getting on his feet still chuckling Raphael took a hold on Leo’s chin, smiling at him.

“Come on, don’t pout at me like that. It cheered us up and improved the mood ta better, didn’t it?”

Raphael was right, the mood and atmosphere had changed to the better, a lot better, and Leo gladly accepted it. No need to swell in bad feelings of the past since the moment was here and now. Taking a step closer Leo pressed his palms on Raph’s chest, looking deep in those golden eyes.

“Okay then, I’m in the game. Where do you want to sleep; On the couch, in your hammock or in my bed with me?”

“Such lame choices ya gave ta me. I thought ya would had suggest some romantic cabin in Japan’s mountain area with hot spring. But since ya ain’t offering me any of that, yet, I have ta go with my hammock.”

“A hammock? Really?”

“Yeah. I love ta rock myself ta sleep.”

“I could sing you a lullaby in my bed.”

Raphael’s laugh turned a bit louder as he started to escort Leo towards the stairs.

“Ya singing would mean the end of the world.”

“Hey, my voice isn’t all that bad! … I think.”

“Nothing wrong with your voice, bro, but ya just can’t sing.”

“How about reading a bed time story?”

“From one of your war strategy books? No thanks.”

“Awh, come on, Raph. Come to sleep with me in my bed. I wouldn’t beg you normally but I promised you I would make it up for you that I wasn’t there for you when you needed me. I want to be there for you now as much as I can.”

“Even by forcing me into your bed?”

“Yes.”

Stopping at the top of the stairs Raph sighed looking at this brother who had slightly strict and pouting expression on his face. It made him smile since he remembered a time when Leo had exactly same expression when they were younger. In that day Raph had found first playboy magazine in the sewers and Leo had found him looking at it and had pout at him, saying he would tell about it to Splinter.

“Okay fine but I wanna take few of my playboy magazines with me in your room.”

“You will NOT bring those dirty magazines in my room.”

Raphael laughed again. He just loved to tease Leo since he now remembered it how Leo didn’t like those magazines and didn’t want them in his pure sanctuary.

“Chill, fearless, just teasing ya.”

“Just drag your ass in there and shut up.” Turning on his heels Leo marched in his room, Raph following him with small smirk on his lips. He would so enjoy this and most surely their night would become long teasing night instead of having a sleep at all. Deep in his mind Raph knew that all this was good for Leo even that it pissed Leo slightly off since this way Raph could build back the same trust what they had have before he mutated. This way he could help Leo to start to be relaxed with him without any fears. It might would be a long road depending on Leo’s nightmares about him, but he would be there to assure his brother, and perhaps now also a lover, he is back to his normal self and would never hurt him.

Finally reaching Leo’s room Leo already was laying on the bed on his side.

“I thought you were going to sleep in your hammock.”

“And I thought ya would have try ta be even a little bit more seductive while being there on the bed.”

“?? Oh, you mean like this?” Leo smirked as he laid on his carapace, slowly opening his legs wider while sucking his lower lip, his hands slowly traveling on his thighs. Blush just flood on Raph's cheeks as he watched his brother who now was also making seductive moans, looking -ah-so sweet and hot.

“Y-ya better stop that or ya have ta deal with my boner.”

Laughing shortly Leo rolled on his stomach playfully swinging his legs in the air.

“And what if I want to see it?”

Slowly closing the door behind his back first Raphael made his way to Leo, who moved a bit closed on his stomach, placing soft kiss on Raphael’s stomach area.

“Ya know ya are playing a dangerous game...”

“Perhaps I just want something wonderful to think about. Something wonderful to remember and connect to and with you. A wonderful moment to wake up next to you in the morning, seeing your sleeping face and kiss it.” Sitting up Leo crossed his legs, taking hold of Raphael’s hands.

“I promised I would make it all up to you.”

“Yeah I know but it ain’t have ta be anything like this if ya don’t want. I just said it all as a joke.”

“So did I but… now I really would like to go for it.”

“Sex?”

“Well, not so far.” Leo chuckled with blush. “I joked about your boner but everything after that I meant. I want to kiss and cuddle you, fall asleep in your arms and wake up in them in the in the morning, see your face at first and kiss you. I think it would be perfect way to start to --”

“No need ta say it. I know what ya mean.” Crawling next to Leo on his bed after stripping himself free from his gears Raphael pulled Leo on his arms, kissing him gently.

“But do ya really think this will work and help ya?”

“I have a very good feeling it will.”

“If ya say so.”

Two oldest turtles stayed awake for hours holding each other, talking about everything what had happened and how they had felt, still felt and thought and talking it all detailed through helped them to feel even more better, and tired. Wishing each others good nights and giving kisses, they both fell in very peaceful sleep and to Leo it was luxury and he would make sure of it he would get such luxury sleeps every night for now on. No more nightmares about being eaten by Raph.

–

Few hours before, after turtles had left, Bishop had went into his lab and handed over bottle of turtle’s blood to his worker who started to work with it, trying to separate serum from the blood. Much for their surprise nothing came out.

“Sir, this blood doesn’t have any serum in it.”

“What?! Let me see!”

Bishop rushed to his lab worker taking a look of the blood under the microscope and sure thing, it was perfectly clean blood.

“… They tricked me…! No! NOOOOO!”

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