4- Osoroshi No Tabi Alt. 2

Welp, let's see if they all worked things out!

ENJOY!

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After a few minutes of walking, Donnie began to grow worried.

" Guys," he bit his bottom lip as he looked around." are you sure that it was a good and safe idea to leave Mikey with Kintaro and Usagi?"

" With Kintaro, maybe," Raph replied with a smirk but it soon fell into a frown." But with Usagi? I…don't think so,"

" I don't trust that ronin," Leo gritted his teeth and clenched his fists as he led his brothers through the forest." Ever since we started to trust him, he got us into so much danger! That ronin samurai scum!"

" Yeah," Donnie agreed with a nod.

" And Kintaro calls us a couple of ninja scums!" Raph growled.

" We're still young," Leo pointed out as he slashed the tree leaves and tree branches with one of his katana blades." but Usagi makes us take risks as if we're as old as, or older than, he is!"

" Hope he's not making Mikey take risks right now…" Donnie grew more worried than ever before as he gulped." Mikey's the youngest out of all of us. He's got a mind and a heart of a six year old,"

" I swear," Raph began to shiver in rage as he gritted his teeth." if that rabbit ronin gets Mikey to take a risk and he gets killed, I will personally grab his swords and stab it through his chest!"

" Oh no!" Leo shook his head, gripping tight to the hilt of the katana he held." I'll take out my blades and stab it through his head continuously until that skull of his breaks open!"

" O~kay…" Donnie took a step back from his olde brothers' deadly vision of their wild and rash punishments." As tempting as your ideas might sound to make Usagi pay if he ever gets Mikey killed, I'd think someone would beat us to it,"

Leo and Raph looked back at him, confused." Who?"

" Kintaro, obviously," Donnie grinned as he folded his arms.

" Oh yeah!" Raph chuckled and smirked." He might not want to admit it but it's obvious that he has a crush on Mikey. If not then he's in love with that little brother of ours,"

" I agree with the obviousness that he shows," Leo nodded." He may act like a brute, and he actually does, but when Mikey's showing kindness, he can't help to show the same but only to Mikey, of course,"

" Do you think they're getting along on the other side?" Donnie asked, now curious.

(MEANWHILE)

" No, it was completely your fault that we fell off the horse!"

" Why is it mine, Pugtaro?! You are the one who let go of my waist!"

" It is still your fault! AND STOP CALLING ME THAT, YOU UGLY KAPPA!"

" AND YOU STOP CALLING ME A KAPPA! IT'S ANNOYING! I'M NOT EVEN A KAPPA! I'M MORE OF A KAME!"

Usagi groaned, trying to keep his patience as Kintaro and Mikey squabbled behind him like two crazy children.

He wanted to stop them but he knew that Kintaro would only beg for him to take his side and prove that he was right. He couldn't do that, though, because, even if he was his charge, he knew who had started the argument; Kintaro.

The pug had started to talk about the cliff incident and started to blame the turtle for getting themselves off their horse, which triggered Mikey so much that he just had to yell back in defense.

" ALRIGHT!" Kintaro growled with teeth gritted." A STINKY NINJA KAME SCUM THEN!"

" HEY!" Mikey roared." YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S STINKY, YOU UGLY FREAKY SO-CALLED GOLDEN WARRIOR!"

" SO-CALLED?! ARE YOU SAYING I'M NOT THE GOLDEN WARRIOR!"

" WELL, YOU AREN'T ACTING LIKE ONE IN THE FIRST PLACE!"

" HOW DARE YOU, YOU LITTLE—"

" Enough!" Usagi scolded, having enough of the fight as the two froze and stood still." Please, can we just get through the evening without either of you starting a major squabble?!"

Kintaro and Mikey fell silent as they both folded their arms and looked away from each other, glaring at each other. Usagi sighed in relief before turning away and walking ahead with the two following behind in peace yet in a pace slower than the ronin. As they did, Kintaro gave an angry glance to the little turtle.

Well, it was an angry glance, until he noticed tears at the rims of the Mikey's eyes, turning his glance to a worried one.

He suddenly felt guilty as he bit his bottom lip and gulped. He wasn't very near the turtle but he could hear the words being muttered under the younger creature's breath.

" Me always," Mikey sighed." I have to always get the blame. Always me…always…"

" Pardon?" Kintaro raised an eye brow at him.

Mikey growled, not turning to look at the pug." It's always me that everyone blames. Go on, blame the youngest and the most immature out of everyone. Ugh, it gets tired everyday, every time, at every damn situation…"

Kintaro sighed. The turtle's eyes weren't on him yet he couldn't help but stare at those baby blue orbs that stared at the ground. He felt his face flush but soon growled and shook his head, turning away.

'Stop looking at him…stop looking at him…' he was nearly screaming at himself as he felt himself hyperventilate.

He rolled his eyes to Mikey again and found himself drowning in the little turtle's eyes, which glared at the ground still. His heart fluttered and he felt something clog up his throat as he stared.

At the midst of night, inside the forest, covered by the shade of the trees above, the baby blue orbs of the turtle shimmered like shiny crystals and diamonds in a dark, empty cave. The freckles on his cheeks made the lime green color of his skin perfect, letting his inner beauty show.

He couldn't look away from him, no matter how much and how hard he was trying. He just…couldn't.

Suddenly, he yelped as he tripped on a rock, causing him to fall down and scrape his knee. Mikey was alarmed at this and went over to check on him while Usagi was too far ahead to hear.

" Kintaro, are you okay?" the turtle asked, holding out a hand to him.

The pug growled and slapped his hand away." See?! This is all your fault!"

Mikey took a step back, both shocked and enraged as Kintaro struggled to stand until he could take in the pain, letting him stand up normally. Fists clenched and teeth gritted, the turtle stomped over to the pug and slapped him right across the face.

" Are. You. SERIOUS?!" It took all of Mikey's strength not to lose all his rage and sanity." I DID NOT DO A THING! I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU BUT THEN YOU ARE BLAMING ME FOR THIS?! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO TRIPPED!"

Kintaro hissed in pain and spat out with all his hate," BUT YOU'RE THE ONE WHO MADE ME TRIP!"

" WHAT THE HECK?! WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU?!"

" YOU DISTRACTED ME! WITH…WITH…"

Kintaro's face turned red as he suddenly paused and trembled with wide eyes. Impatient, Mikey growled and placed his hands on his waist as he tapped his foot impatiently.

" With…what?!" the turtle sounded calmer than before and he seemed desperate to know what was going on with the pug." What did I ever do to distract you?! What were you distracted with in the first place?!"

Kintaro trembled in fear, annoyance and nervousness as Mikey kept on asking and asking the same question over and over again, curious on getting the right answer.

" What is the matter with you?! How come I distracted you?! Why?! How?! What?! What distracted you so much that it made you trip?!"

Enraged and pissed off now because of too much questions, Kintaro gritted his teeth then his eyes widened and twitched in severe irritation. He grabbed Mikey by the arms of the youngest turtle, whose eyes widened in shock as the pug pulled him close with great amount of force.

" I WAS FREAKIN' DISTRACTED BY YOUR ADORABLE FACE!" he yelled out loud, making Mikey flush and silencing him with eyes still wide.

After realizing what he had said, Kintaro's face reddened deeply as he slowly backed away, letting go of Mikey's arms. His eyes were wide as he was frozen for a while then he huffed and folded his arms grumpily, looking down and kicking some dirt from the ground.

" Ugh!" he growled, gritting his teeth before pouting." Why am I so talkative now?! I spilled my own freaking secret!"

Mikey was still silent, biting his bottom lip and looking down and away from the pug as one of his hands rubbed his other upper arm in a nervous way. The two didn't move nor did they talk as the awkward tension surrounded them quicker than they could think.

Meanwhile, Usagi finally noticed that he was so far ahead that he couldn't see nor hear Kintaro and/or Mikey so he ran back as quickly as he could to check if they were alright.

" Michelangelo-san! Kintaro-Sama! Are you both—"

He came to a stop with wide eyes, however, when he found the two not looking at each other in an awkward way, both faces redder than blood. Kintaro was still looking annoyed of himself while Mikey had not idea what to say and/or do.

Usagi got confused." Um, are you two al—"

" YES!" Kintaro suddenly snapped at him, his chocolate brown eyes filled with rage." WE'RE TOTALLY FINE! LET'S JUST GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE!"

He stomped past the ronin, his fists clenched and his teeth gritted, which confused Usagi so much that he turned to the little turtle.

" What had happened to him, Michelangelo-san?" he asked, very worried about the behavior of his charge.

Mikey looked up at the ronin with a sad expression before giving out a sigh then he walked behind the pug while rubbing his arms to keep himself warm from the cold, rage-filled tension that the golden warrior let out. Usagi sighed in defeat, knowing that he won't get anything out of them unless they're ready to speak so he gave up and just walked behind them.

(MEANWHILE)

" How long does it take for those three to go through a short path through the forest?!" Raph roared, kicking a rock or two as he, Leo and Donnie waited for the others in their meeting point.

Sitting on a rock with his eldest brother while his older brother was pacing around and ranting, Donnie assured him," Calm down, Raph. I'm sure they're alright,"

" Don't be so sure, Donnie," Leo huffed with his arms folded and his eyes filled with rage." You know that Usagi takes risks and I have a feeling that he made Mikey and Kintaro both take it with him,"

" Grr…" Raph gritted his teeth as he clenched his fists." I STG* that if they come out of that damn place with stabs and scratches…"

" Look!" Donnie pointed to the familiar pug that was coming towards them." There they are!"

Kintaro still had his teeth gritted with his arms folded as he stomped to them. The purple clad turtle stood up and approached him.

" What happened to you guys out there, Kintaro?" he asked, worried in his voice." What took you guys so long?"

" I don't ever want to talk about it. At all." Kintaro growled before walking away.

Confused, Raph turned to his little brother, who was walking towards them and behind the pug, then asked him," What's up with Pugtaro over there?"

Mikey sighed and shrugged before continuing to walk while looking down at the ground. Usagi was the last to come out as he went towards the three older turtles.

" Are you alright, kappas?" he asked after looking at their faces of confusion and worry.

" What happened to Mikey and Kintaro, Usagi?" Leo demanded with his arms still folded.

" I have not a clue," Usagi sighed and shrugged." After I told them off from arguing, I went too far ahead so I ran back to make sure he was alright but when I did, I found them like that; silent."

The older brothers were discouraged and sighed before they followed the two to a nearby cave, where Kintaro planned to camp for the night. Usagi wanted to argue but Leo stopped him and the rest of them agreed to the idea of camping. After gathering timber, firewood, food, and water, the six gathered around the campfire to warm up.

STG means 'Swear To God'