Day 306: Truth

Truth
Summary: Mikey finally fesses up about his cold
Pairing: Leo/Mikey
Prompt: Truth
Day: January 17
Disclaimer: TMNT does not belong to me.


Mikey breathed heavily through his mouth since his nose was completely stuffed as he ran after his brothers. He had made it through yesterday without Leo figuring out that he was getting a cold but Mikey knew that it was mostly through sheer luck. During practice they were paired up to work on their forms and to spar and Mikey was partnered up with Raph.

This was both the best and worst option. Leo and Don both would have spotted his subterfuge right away whereas Raph did not. On the other hand Raph also wasn't holding back with the younger turtle and Mikey ended up thrown across the room and landing on his back more times than he could count.

He was given another reprieve when training was over and Leo decided to spend the day meditating with Master Splinter and having some quality father son time. This kept Mikey off the leader's radar and gave him some breathing room so that he could come up with a long term plan as to hide his illness.

Right now though as the four of them were on a training run through the sewers he was seriously beginning to rethink the intelligence of not letting Leo know that he was sick. At this point though he was in too deep to quit now. Not only would Leo do the whole I told you so routine if he found out but he would also be upset that Mikey had lied to him by withholding the truth for so long.

The last thing that Mikey wanted to see was that look of disappointment on Leo's face if he were to find out that Mikey had been dishonest with him. Sucking it up he did the best he could to pick up his pace so that he could catch up with his brothers but no matter how hard he tried they increased the distance between them little by little until there was no way that he would ever be able to catch up to them.

Eventually the burning in his lungs and the lead weight feeling in his legs forced Mikey to come to a stop and he leaned against the sewer wall as he desperately tried to catch his breath. By now he could no longer hear his brothers up ahead of him showing that they had taken their race to heart and had dashed off probably thinking that he was trying to cheat by taking a shortcut.

Once Mikey was no longer sucking in air into his protesting lungs he stood up straight and made to turn around to head back home. The moment that he did so however he came face to face with Leo who had obviously been standing there watching for longer than Mikey would like to admit since he had no idea that he hadn't been alone for a while

“Hey Leo,” Mikey tried to say with a forced grin on his face.

It was clear from Leo's expression that he wasn’t in a smiling mood and slowly Mikey’s grin faded from his face knowing that he couldn’t keep hiding anymore.

“What’s going on Mikey? And I want the truth. No more avoiding me. Just talk to me,” Leo insisted with a hint pleading in his voice.

Mikey closed his eyes and let out a breath. “I’m sick and it’s my fault,” he finally admitted. “When we went to watch the stars my sweatshirt was damp and I wore it anyway even though you wanted both of us to dress warm. I’m sorry for not telling you sooner.”

The sad sight of Mikey standing in front of him pulled at Leo’s heart and he stepped forward to wrap arms around skin that was noticeably warmer than usual. Mikey shivered but leaned into the comforting embrace of his mate.

“Come on Mikey. Lets get you home and get you into bed,” Leo whispered as he turned them both towards home knowing that his brother needed to get better more than he needed to be chastised.

Mikey nodded slowly but followed along beside Leo. He was too tired to keep hiding and was just glad to move onto the being spoiled and getting better phases of being sick.