Life through another's eyes

A/N: Ok, a new update! At last, right? I'm sorry it has been a while but I've had a lot to do in school lately. I just had a test in chemistry, history, math and english and it'll be more, so it might be a while before I write a new one after this, but I will be free the whole next week and I'll try to update a few more chapters as soon as I can after this one, or at least one more. So, anyway. I hope you'll like this one and review and enjoy.

Chapter 10, A not so good situation

(Raph's P.O.V)

When we walked home that day I felt rather gloomy. What we had seen happen between a father and his son was something that shouldn't be able happen. A father shouldn't do that to his child. And yet Don still didn't want to tell anyone about this and didn't let us do it either, and I didn't know about my brothers but it was driving me crazy! But Leo had said we should tell at least our father about it and that he would know what to do. But I didn't feel all that good about it. But Leo was the oldest, and as much as I hated to admit it he did know best. Mikey was quiet for a change and Leo was looking down in the street almost the whole way home. I wanted to say something but I didn't know what. I glanced at a watch we passed by and froze in panic.

"Guys! We have to hurry, we should have been home for training twenty minutes ago!" The others froze too, we looked at each other for a half a second, then started to run all the way back and was forty minutes late when we came home. Master Splinter stood in the dojo and had his arms crossed over his chest and looked pretty displeased.

"And where have you three been? I hope it was important, making you come late for your training." We looked at each other and then spilled the beans about everything. What had happened in class earlier, how Donnie's mother had started to work at the docks as a prostitute, what had happened at Donnies fathers apartment and what he had made us promise. Our father thought over what we had said and gestured at us, making us sit down in front of him. He then sat down in front of us and looked at us with understanding eyes.

"You where all very wise to come to me and talk about this. One boy should not have to bear these burdens alone." Leo looked at Master Splinter and looked a little torn between wanting to speak about this or not.

"But Sensei, what are we gonna do? Don refuse to call the police about his father or ask for help about his mother, and doesn't want us to do it either. What do you think?" Splinter stroke his chin and thought for a second. Then he looked at us again.

"I am going to contact the police and then I will take his mother to the hospital. There are a lot of diseases down there since it's both cold and unsanitary." We looked at each other and then at our father. And break our word with our friend. We had promised not to tell anyone about his father, mother or anything.

"But we promised not to tell anyone! We promised our brother-oath!" Mikey said and placed his right hand over his his heart. Master Splinter smiled at our youngest brother and ruffled his blonde hair.

"You promised not to tell anyone. But I did not. You do not need to call anyone or be apart of this if you do not wish to. I will deal this. You can go and do your homework. No training tonight." We raised from the floor, bowed at our father and then walked out of the room. But before I walked out I turned to our father and I couldn't help but ask him something that had been on my mind the whole walk home and our little talk.

"Sensei, are you sure it's a good idea to do this? Don is very protective of his mother. If she get's into hospital he's gonna flip." Splinter looked at me and then he walked over to me and put a hand on my shoulder.

"But wouldn't it be better if he had a mother to worry about then live through the grief of losing his mother and be alone?" Then he walked past me and out to the kitchen and picked up the phone. I lowered my head, and walked into our room. Something about this didn't feel right. Little did I know how bad it would go for us in the future.

(Mikey's P.O.V)

For the last few days Don seemed to be avoid us. Whenever we would approach him, he would go in the other direction and he didn't even show up at lunch. We had looked at his spot on the roof, but he wasn't there. And on the days we were supposed to study, he didn't even show up. We started to get worried and wondered if he felt bad for what happened at the apartment about a week ago. When he one day came to school with a big bruise on his cheek we decided to talk to him. After history class we caught up with him and forced him to stop in the hallway, that was empty for a change.

"Okay Donnie what is wrong? You have been avoiding us ever since that day with your father. Why? Why haven't you talked to us and been ignoring our days for studying?" Leo asked and put a hand on his shoulder, but Don just shrugged it off. He had those small thunderstorms in his grey eyes and he didn't look all that friendly like he usually did.

"Oh, like you don't know? Don't try to play innocent with me." He said and tried to walk past us, but Raph grabbed his shoulder and pushed him back against the wall.

"Hey, right now we don't understand what you're talking about. Can you try to be more specific?" Don shot a look at Raph and for a moment there was a glimpse of confusion in his eyes, but he quickly wiped it off and replaced it with his thunderstorms again.

"Oh specific? You want specific? Well, does this sound familiar? The very day after I meet my father, I got a call from the police department. They said that they had talked to my father and he had been called to trial for assault, which mean I have to be there to as witness! And that's not the worst. Later that day I also got a call from the hospital and they said that the night before today someone had come in with my mother! And they said she's very sick and probably won't survive the year, which mean I have to live with my crazy uncle who runs the worlds nastiest hash house! And on top of that, both of the calls said they had gotten their info from a man named Hamato Yoshi! Sounds familiar?!" He had almost started to yell at the end of his explanation and now looked at us straight in the eyes and all of us started to get a little scared and I felt something cold in my stomach. I think it was guilt. I looked at him and tried to calm him.

"W-we where only trying to help. We thought it would only get worse if you tried to fix it by yourself. Besides, the hospital might be able to help her better than if she didn't get there. And your father was hitting you! The police is only trying to help to! And how bad can your uncle possibly be?" He glared at me and a shrank under his gaze.

"How bad? Now, let's see here. I'm not allowed out of that hash house except for school and I have to work for him with things he is to lazy to do himself. And his wife is practically the boss of me and doesn't sit well with people that disagree with her, as you can see." He took a pause and gestured at his cheek where he had that big nasty bruise. "And I'm not even allowed to speak if I'm not talked to and their daughter is just as bad. She doesn't go to school and get's everything she wants and when she's around her parents they turn into the dream parents. They have taken away my freedom, that's how bad they are! I was better off in the slums then I was in that hell! And I've got you guys to thank for it! Some friends, I wish I had never met you!" He actually screamed out the last part and turned around and walked away. But before he walked to far away he yelled over his shoulder.

"And you can forget about that school help from now on! In fact, if I where you I'd stay as far away as possible!" Then he disappeared into the crowd that came from their classes and walked to either lunch or their other classes. We just stood there and looked after our friend. He had definitely made himself clear. He wanted nothing more to do with us. And it didn't feel like we had helped someone. It felt like we had just made something worse then it already was.

A/N: Yay, I'm done. I'm back on track and I'm finally done with this chapter. I have been working on this for a long time. First it was a test, then writers block, then a new test and then writers block and so on for a while. Really irritating. And I know it's short, but I couldn't help it. I hope it's good enough. But now I'm done and I can finally ask you what you think. Read and review please, and I will try to update as fast as I can, which I hope is soon, but no promises. T.T.F.N, Ta-ta for now! Bye and good night.