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Creep

Chapter 20

It had been just less than a week since the turtles came home and they knew they couldn't put it off any longer.

They had to go topside to clean up their old campsite.

They had told Master Splinter that they could handle it by themselves like the big boys that they are! They were wrong.

As soon as they had left the sewers they felt uneasy and afraid, Donatello had flashbacks to his nightmare.

''Come on guys'' Leo whispered, ''We can do this… it's no big deal''

They climbed onto the rooftops as soon as possible and started running.

As they ran Donatello thought back to what he had seen in the purple room, the picture frame with him in it from his first topside run. He didn't understand how none of them knew he had been following them. On the rooftop before all the madness started he had sensed him, felt him watching him. Why was that the first time if the guy had been watching them for so long? Had the man wanted Donnie to sense him?

Had the guy finally been ready to attack?

Donnie was frustrated that he would never know the answers to his questions.

Then he had a frightening thought.

If the man had really been ready for them and had set up the castle for them then had he been prepared to die? The man must know that he and his family were a force to be reckoned with so he must have known he would have to fight them at some point. Did he know they would win?

Did he prepare something in case he lost?

Or was he giving the guy too much credit?

What if he wasn't the only one who had been watching them? Maybe a bunch of guys were involved and he was just the one who decided to try first?

Were they being watched right now?

Donnie stopped in his tracks and looked around himself, he could feel the familiar chill of fear in his stomach. He was sure nobody was watching.

Actually… he felt kind of alone.

He looked back round to see his brothers hadn't noticed him stopping, he felt exposed and vulnerable.

''Uh oh… guys?'' He called quietly but knew his brothers wouldn't be playing tricks on him. He gulped and continued running.

He jumped a few more rooftops before seeing his brothers but they hadn't stopped at the campsite. Why had they stopped? Was somebody really following them again?

He felt panic flutter in his heart but he continued running until he landed next to his brothers.

When his feet hit the roof the three other turtles leapt around to face him looking scared, they immediately relaxed seeing him.

''What's up?'' Donnie asked in concern.

''What's up? What's up!?'' Raph growled as he stormed up to Donnie. ''what were you doing!? We look round and you're freakin' gone? We thought you'd been grabbed!''

''Yeah!'' Mikey frowned.

''Don't do that to us bro'' Leo put an arm around Donnie. ''Too soon''

''I know. I'm sorry… I thought you guys had stopped too'' Donnie replied sheepishly.

''Why'd ya stop?'' Mikey asked worriedly,

''I needed to check'' Donnie sighed. ''I needed to reassure myself that we weren't being followed.''

The brothers nodded in understanding.

''Let's keep moving'' Leo nodded as he pushed Raph out of Donnie's face. ''The faster we do this the quicker we get home''

They all nodded and followed Leo, Donnie noticed Raph was staying close to him. As they ran Donnie couldn't help but think back to the man.

'Freak among freaks' Is what he had called Don. He had told him he was alone and that eventually everyone that he loved would shut him out.

But in the past week he had been anything but alone, his brothers hadn't left his side except for when he went to the bathroom and even then they weren't far away. Would the man's words come true? And if so would he really go insane like the man had?

No… he would never go THAT crazy.

He worried that the man was right, that he would end up truly alone just because he was different.

He had voiced these worries to his family before but they had told him that if he kept thinking about it then he'd never heal, all he wanted was some comfort. He wanted to be reassured that it would never happen.

He should know it would never happen, they were all so close to one another. Times like these showed that more than ever.

''Sure doing a lot of thinking there Donnie'' Raph's voice broke Donnie out of his thoughts. ''Wanna share?''

Donnie looked at Raph, maybe this was the reassurance he was needing?

''Yeah… I just can't stop thinking about what the guy said'' Donnie sighed. ''I mean… he said I was a freak among freaks… that I would end up alone some day''

''Donnie, you're not stupid enough to believe him are ya?'' Raph scoffed. ''He was a whackbag man! You're our brother, you'll never be alone''

Donnie smiled.

''And freak among freaks! Who does that guys think he is?'' Raph grumbled.

''May wanna change that to past tense bro'' Donnie smirked. ''He's not here to think that anymore''

''You're damn right he ain't'' Raph grinned. ''Don't worry Donnie. Everything's gonna be ok''

''Thanks Raph'' Donnie grinned back.

''Not that I had to tell ya that'' Raph said as they all stopped on their campsite rooftop.

''Hey! Everything's still here!'' Mikey cheered as he and Leo started collecting their things. Raph turned to Donnie with a smug look.

''Told ya'' He nodded. ''Everything's brightening up already''

''Help us then!'' Leo complained. ''You're not supposed to just watch''

''Yes oh fearless leader'' Raphael saluted jokingly and started to help, Donnie joined in too.

Soon enough they had packed everything up.

''Let's go home'' Mikey shuddered. ''I don't think I'm ready to be spending too much time up here yet''

The four brothers turned to go home but were distracted when the tip of the sun caught their eye. A new day was beginning and there was no man watching them this time.

''Wow'' Leo breathed.

''It's so much better when there's no creepy guy after us'' Mikey said happily as he watched the sky change colour.

''You said it bro'' Raph laughed, he looked over at Donnie who was smiling contently. ''You said it''

They watched the sun for a little while as their fears and troubles trickled way in the light of the morning sun, they had successfully went topside for the first time since they met the man and now they were free to do whatever they want.

After a little while they headed home knowing their Father would be worrying about them but this run was filled with jokes and chatter rather than dark thoughts.

Everything was going back to normal slowly and the brothers couldn't be more relieved.

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