Prologue:

3 years ago

"WHAT DO YA MEAN YA CAN'T TURN LEO BACK TA NORMAL?" Raph yelled. Don uncovered his ears and shook his head. He looked back at his older brother and sighed.

"I'm sorry Raph but I don't have the technology or the knowledge to make a serum to change Leo back to normal, let alone what kind of compound they used to regress his age and turn him human." Don said. He looked at his younger brother who thought he was getting his older brother now heart broken. He turned and looked at his older brother, his face was turned to his older….err…. younger brother's room. Raph showed no emotion but Don could see his fist shaking. He felt powerless to help his brother.

"Let's get some sleep it has been a long day and we are going to have to discuss what to do about Leo with everyone, including Father, Casey, and April." Don said placing his hand on his older brother's shoulder.

Raph turned to see my immediate younger brother. Though he didn't treat Leo until the end he still loved and cared for him. The weight of not knowing what to do to help Leo was weighing heavily on his shoulders. Don took Mikey and had him leaning on him as they walked into their respected rooms. Raph looked down to the floor with his fist curled tightly.

All of this is the Shredder's fault; regressing his age, making everyone but me turn on Leo, kidnapping him, and changing human with no memory of us. I'll rip him a new one if he tries anything on my brother. Even if Leo is stuck like this I'll always protect him; I vow this on both my honor and life.

Raph walked into Leo's room and towards the bed. Leo was in a deep sleep; snuggling against his teddy bear. Raph sat at the edge of the bed and placed his hand on his shoulder, lightly shaking him awake.

"Raphie?" Leo said rubbing the sleep out of his sapphire eyes.

Raph smirk "Hey Leo how are you feeling?" "Fine just sore and tired." He yawned.

"Do you need me to stay with you?" Raph asked. Leo nodded as he moved over to the other side of the bed. Raph lay down on the bed with his left side and his arm under his head; Leo on his right side with his teddy bear in his arms. Raph covered the both of them with the blanket and placed his right arm around Leo; pulling him closer. Raph held him until he could feel his breathing slowed down on his chest; placing his chin on the top of his dark brown hair and started to close his eyes.

Nothing was going to be the same.

Present:

Everyone sat around the kitchen table. Don was sipping coffee out of his mug, Mikey was leaning in his chair reading a comic, and Raph sat in my chair drinking beer since Leo wasn't home. Raph still has to hide it from Leo since he was just a kid. It took a while but everyone got adjusted to Leo now not only being a child but now being human. We enrolled him into PS 195 elementary and he official lives with Casey and April's apartment and they're officially his 'guardians'. Good thing Don and April are good with computers and pretty much made up everything about Leo for the school's records; Leo is now in the 3rd grade at the top of his class. He is on both the football team as a wide receiver and the track team as a long distance runner, sprinter, and pole vaults. Don and April help with Leo on his homework and projects, Mikey helps him relax and talks to him about his day every time he leaves to go to school, and Raph and Casey helps with his training both ninjutsu and sports. Everything is good but, Master Splinter hasn't entirely been on board about Leo and was even more upset about him going to school. Now it worries everyone, especially Raph since Splinter only leaves his room when Leo leaves for school and retires when he comes home; rarely does he come out when Leo is home. The turtle brothers were just waiting for Leo because April and Casey called and they want to talk to them about something after they go and pick Leo up after his football game.

"Guys what do you think April and Casey want to talk to us about?" Mikey asked peering over his comic.

"Don't know maybe something about Leo and school; he has been a little antsy lately." Don said placing his mug down on the table.

"Leo is doin' fine, it probably just the school calling again about somethin' stupid like last time." Raph spat.

Raph glared at Don with his arms crossed against his chest. Ever since Leo started school Raph became even more protective of him and not being able to do anything to help him kills him more than anything.

The gears on the elevator started to hum signaling someone coming down from the garage. We looked over and watched as Casey, April and Leo came off the elevator. Leo still had a paleness to his skin but had some muscle on him, his dark brown hair was still a little wet and smelled of shampoo, he had his dark blue t-shirt with a dark green turtle in the middle, blue stone jeans with a dark brown belt looped around his waist, and had was carrying his dark blue with white trim shoes in his left hand while his right hand was on the strap of his dark green backpack; Casey was carrying Leo's dark blue with black trim sport's bag around his back since Leo couldn't carry everything. The boy smiled and ran over to his brothers placing his shoes by the door and his bag around his back.

"Hey guys what's new?' Leo asked as he walked over to each of his brother and high fived each one of them.

"Nothing really Leo just getting so work done in the lab. Just taking a break now." Don said. "Yeah just catching up with my reading and pranks on Raph." Mikey added. Raph growled just remembering what Mikey pulled on him when Leo was at school "Yeah I just finished cleaning off my bike since "someone" had to cover it in tar and feathers." Raph growled giving Mikey the death glare. Leo giggled under his breathe.

"Well today we got back our math test and I got an A on it and Mr. Hiroshi had the class nominated me to be class president." Leo said taking his seat at the kitchen table. April and Casey lean against the kitchen counter listening to Leo talk about his day.

"And I even scored three of our six touchdowns for our away game, meaning we are going to the semifinals next week." Leo said throwing his arms in the air happily jumping up and down in his chair. Everyone laughed at the happiness Leo has come into; this was something his brothers never really got to see when they were growing up. Leo was genuinely happy and this was something that made everything that happened to Leo worth it.

"Well I got to unpack and clean my gear and do finish history report, call me when dinner is ready." Leo said jumping down from his chair, grabbing his backpack and sport's bag and running up the stair to his room. When everyone heard the sound of Leo closing his door we looked over to see Casey and April walking over and sitting at the head of the table. The humans turned to the turtles and lowered their voices.

"Guy we need to talk." April said with a calm but stern voice. "Something is going on with Leo at school and I think you guys need to know."

Leo was back in his room. It still had everything he had when he was both a teenager and turtle with the exception of his katanas which are in the dojo for when he gets older. Leo threw his bags onto to the bed and made his way to his mirror that was standing by the end of his bed. He looked at the mirror and sighed, placing his hands at the bottom of his shirt; he took it off and held it in his left hand. Leo looked at himself in the mirror; there were bruises on his right shoulder, solar plexus, and the left corner of his ribs. He hoped that his family would just think that everything was just from football but if they got close to him they would notice some fist shaped bruises on his chest. He winced as he touched his ribs and placed his free hand on his stomach. Leo closed his eyes and he played everything that happened to him while he was getting ready in the locker room.

"Why ain't ya fighting back, ain't ya gonna hit me back? Why can't ya do something wrong; Mr. Prefect. Yer just a nusicene at this school so why don't ya just leave." He yelled as he continued to punch and wail on top of Leo.

"Just ya remember ya maybe Mr. Prefect to everyone but ta me and my crew yer just a L-O-S-E-R and scum that just washed up and I'm in charge of getting' rid of ya."

He spit on the ground near Leo's head and walked out of the locker room; leaving Leo on the floor clinging his stomach as he began to cry.

Leo shook his head and placed his shirt back on his person; he walked over to his backpack and took out his homework. He let out a deep breath and started to work on his history report while leaning against the head board of his room. He turned on the little music player Mikey got him for his eighth birthday; he listened to the calming sounds of guitar strumming and soon lost himself in both the music and his work.