Okay, I know I'm really late with the upload (don't hit me). I was just having a really hectic few days and I'm gonna start this story back up, so I hope no one has given up on me! But, anyways, chapter fourteen! Enjoy!

Chapter Fourteen: You Know You're Right

Sunrays flooded through the window of Tiger and Aaron's parents' master bedroom, illuminating the space and stirring Donatello awake from his peaceful slumber.

He was overwhelmed with relief and happiness to see that his still sleeping older brother, Leonardo, was lying right next to him. He was safe and sound, not bloody, or dissected, and better yet – non-deceased.

"Leo, wake up! Wake up!" Donatello shouted into Leonardo's ear, jolting him awake.

"Oh, my god, Donnie! You're alright! We're all alright!" Leonardo exclaimed, throwing himself onto his intelligent brother with a grateful hug. Donatello returned the favour.

"What happened last night?" Leonardo murmured, suddenly feeling a drowsy headache coming on.

"You don't remember?" Donatello questioned, raising an eyebrow.

"I do, but then again, I'm not so sure. I had the worst nightmare ever, but it felt all too real to be one, you know?" Leonardo replied, looking at his older brother expectedly.

"Yeah, I know what you mean… I had a horrible nightmare, too. You and Raph and Mikey were all dead, killed by mad scientists, dissected, and hung up for show." Donatello explained.

"That's awful…" Leonardo murmured. "In my nightmare, the Shredder and his whole Foot Clan had you guys tied up, and when I came to save you, he beheaded me…" Leonardo added mournfully.

"Oh, my god…" Donatello moaned. "Well, I don't even remember falling asleep last night. The only last encounter I had with reality was when I pushed past a couple making out. After that, it was all pulsing stars to "Praise You" by: Fatboy Slim, a winking moon, and three dark figures taking me into captivity to saw my leg off." Donatello shared, exclaiming shrilly.

Leonardo batted his amber hues a few times in bewilderment. "Were you… doing drugs, Don?"

"Leo, no! Of course not! I would never!" Donatello shouted. He was shocked by how Leonardo could even think such a thing, especially about him.

"What about you?! What happened to you last night before Shredder hacked your head off?!" Donatello shot.

Leonardo shook his head, sensing that he was slowly rubbing his younger brother the wrong way.

"I don't even remember falling asleep, either… I wasn't even near sleep. I was just sitting on the couch with Isabelle one second, and then the next, I heard Mikey scream. Rushing to see what the matter was, I rounded the corner, and there were you guys all tied up under a night sky. Tiger's house was nowhere to be found!" Leonardo explained shrilly.

"Where's Mikey and Raph?!" Donatello suddenly exclaimed, the thought immediately registering in his brain that he hadn't seen his two brothers since the nightmare, or… whatever it was.

Donatello and Leonardo tumbled out of bed, slowly squeaked the bedroom door open, and began to sneak around quiet the house.

"Sup, guys." Raphael piped up, startling his brothers.

"You scared us!" Donatello shouted, exasperating a gasp followed by a sigh of relief. Raphael chuckled to himself in amusement.

"Do you know where Mikey is?" Leonardo asked Raphael.

"It's Tiger's house… where do ya think?!" Raphael laughed.

Knowing that Raphael's suggestion was probably accurate, Leonardo and Donatello began to hurriedly make their way upstairs, Raphael riding on their heels from behind, trying their best to be mute so they wouldn't disturb Aaron from his slumber, despite how eager they were to know if there was something going on with their baby brother and Tiger up in her room.

They all came to a halt before the bedroom door at the end of the hall, looking at it as if it were a portal way to hell.

"I remember now… Tiger had asked Aaron to take Mikey up to her bedroom… They both have to be in here." Leonardo groaned. He knew that if he swung open the door and caught a sight between the two of them that he didn't wish to see, he would be very angry. Despite the feelings that his baby brother might have towards Tiger, he was still a teenage mutant ninja turtle, and fooling around with a human was a fatal mistake never to be made by their species.

"Jus open it!" Raphael eagerly hissed aloud.

Leonardo quickly shot his hand forward, twisted the brass knob, and flung the door open, the force of his un-beknownst strength slamming the knob into the wall, and waking up both Tiger and Michelangelo who just happened to be peacefully sleeping in each other's arms, Tiger spooned comfortably in his lap beneath the sheets.

Michelangelo's older brothers just stood there, eyes wide and mouths agape with shock.

"Uh… hey, dudes." Michelangelo chuckled nervously.

"Babe, what's going on?" Tiger asked her boyfriend groggily. She was still half asleep, barely able to open her eyes.

Babe? Leonardo questioned mentally, feeling his face grow hot with agitation and disgust. He knew that they were dating or taking part in some intimate relation.

"Yeah, uh, baby, I gottta go. I'll, uh… I'll call you." Michelangelo replied nervously, giving Tiger a quick peck of the lips on her soft cheek, despite his brothers watching them from the doorway, and gently climbing over her to exit the bedroom, his brother's eyes boring holes into the back of his skull, making him feel the fire and ice.

"What's going on, Michelangelo Hamato?!" Leonardo hissed the moment everyone was out of the house and standing on the sidewalk. Neighbours and passing joggers looked at them strangely, thinking they were crazy to still be dressed up in their costumes on the first of November, all worn out and dishevelled from the night before.

"Going on with what?" Michelangelo peeped, eyeing his older brother nervously.

"You and ya girlie." Raphael boomed, rolling his eyes and crossing his arms across his chest.

"Tiger? Oh… uh, we're dating." Michelangelo replied quietly, looking down at the pavement. He knew exactly what was yet to come.

"Are you kidding me?!" Leonardo shouted, flailing his arms about. His face was beet red.

Michelangelo turned to stone. "No, I'm not kidding you! What's the big deal? Why are you guys so mad?!"

"Michelangelo, you can try and pretend that our past has never happened and that you're just a regular teenager and always have been, but you really can't. You're going to have to face these complications in your relationship sooner or later, and you're going to really hurt the both of you in the end." Donatello calmly explained, preaching the truth.

"Exactly. Michelangelo, what were you thinking?!" Leonardo scowled.

"I was thinking that I really like her and I want to be with her." Michelangelo fearlessly admitted.

Leonardo just groaned in defeat and began to walk over to the jeep, clearly too disappointed to look at his baby brother.

"Ya didn't have sex wit her, did ya?" Raphael sternly asked Michelangelo, making everybody, but Michelangelo, scrunch up their faces in disgust.

"No, I didn't, Raph! Why can't everyone just stop yelling at me and putting me down for my feelings?! I want to be with Tiger! I have never wanted something so badly in my life for a long time! I didn't ask to be who I truly am, and I can't help what I feel! Why don't I deserve a nice girl? Why is it okay for us to go out and save everyone's butts, but it's not okay for us to fall in love and be happy?!" Michelangelo screamed, sobbing here and there, not even caring for the fact that he could be stirring Aaron and his girlfriend from their sleeps through the open window. It was all too much, and for the first time, he truly hated being the species he was. He hated being a mutant ninja turtle. All it did was bring depression, sadness, shame, humiliation – everything! Everything, but happiness and positivity.

All the strangers around the brothers looked at Michelangelo as if he were a two year-old having a temper tantrum. Some stared blankly, and others stared with a mix of amusement and disgust.

Michelangelo's brothers, even Leonardo, stood there frozen, eyes wide with bewilderment. Their baby brother had just poured his feelings out and he was clearly upset. They all felt bad and unsure of exactly what to do. Deep down they knew he was right, but logically, they knew Donatello was right.

"Come on, Mikey… We gotta get home before the anti-mutagen starts wearing off, and then we need to confront Master Splinter." Donatello quietly said, taking a distraught Michelangelo into his arms and leading him to the jeep where Leonardo was already buckled in.

They drove off back to their lair in uncomfortable silence.