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Chapter 10: This is a Promise!

I walked without to wake up Mikey, who breath was soft. The lair was very silent and one time reaching the living room, I noticed the TV lighted, sign that, probably, was dinner's time.

A light's bundle on the floor, made me understand that the Master, Leo and Raph were in the kitchen. I wasn't angry not even knowing that they had not call me for the dinner. I knew that the apologies had to be made by me.

Encouraging myself, I stopped on the door, noting my two elder brothers sat at the table and daddy in front of the kitchen. There were many little pots that boiled and one with some milk to Mikey.

"Daddy?" I called, whispering.

Them attention fallen on me... but I swallowed the scar in my mind and kept the look high.

"What do you do with Mikey in your arms?" Raphie asked me, with grumpy and wonder way.

"He's came alone to bring me Lucky" I explained: "You must believe me, please... besides, I and Mikey are become officially brothers!".

A smile showed on Master's lips, who he knelt in front of me, caressed sweetness the head. There was the pride in his brown eyes and this provoked the love in my heart only.

"Nobody must keep the anger in the heart without reach a point of breaking", sensei told me: "Today, you have faced your heart's demons, alone. And you have won. I'm proud of you, Donatello".

I smiled again, with le tears fallen on my cheeks.

"To tell the true... is been Mikey to forgive me for the first. I just have accepted".

"Are you serious?", Leo asked me, happy: "So... now you love him without want anything of left?".

I nodded: "I'm sorry... really... I don't know why I have acted in that horrible way. I'm sickened alone... and I know that you never will forgive me...".

"Wrong!" Raph laughed, hugged and waking Mikey: "The sensei has told us that you had needed to understand and for this, we have waited. Well... sorry for the slap... you know that I have problems with my anger".

"Bau! Bau!" Michelangelo shouted, sucked his thumb: "Bau! Bau!".

"Are you teached he to talk?!" Leo asked me, excitaded.

"No... he have listened me this word, before. I don't know when he has learned it" I answered, hugged my little Mikey: "Sensei, I can give him the little bottle?".

The sensei nodded and mixed in the milk other two spoons of the Golden Mile, hopeful that the fever of little one was gone down to acceptable layers.

He turned upside down the all in the bottle and explained me how keep my little bro.

I was too excited and I understood all to perfection: when the bottle reached Mikey's lips, he started to suck with big avidity.

"Wow! Big hungry!" I laughed with joy: "Is really beautiful being a elder brother! I wanna to teach him to walk, talk and more!".

"Ehi!" Raphie stopped me: "Leave the little one a little we too!".

"Bau! Bau!" Mikey shouted, giving him Lucky and tickled his little nose.

Miley giggled and hugged me again, finding me rather pleasant!

"I have the impression that Mikey doesn't wanna Lucky, Don!" Leo smiled: "In fact, he doesn0t wanna your puppet".

"Really?" I asked, curious: "Then I'm very happy!".

"Sensei, what are you think?" Leo asked, eating a spoon of the broth.

Daddy smiled and taken Mikey in his arms: "I'll sew him a nice teddy bear and... don't ask me why, but I think that the orange is a perfect colour for Michelangelo. It's in tone with blue of him eyes and the solarity of his character.

"Sensei, we promise you that we always will protect Mikey, also to cost of living!" I said serius: "Now or in future, no one will get closer us!".

"Exact!" Raph nodded: "And this fair for you too! You're my little brothers, don't forget it!".

"And you, like as Donnie and Mikey, are my happiness! We will great ninjas! This is a promise!" Leo exposed...

"This a promise!".

This is the sentence that I have repeated me when I saw my little brother do his first steps, talk and begin the ninjitsu.

I always have helped him when he is fallen... his first word is been my name.

We are grown up together... and now that I'm seventeen years, I continue to repeat me these words, watching my little bro that does of all to give me a better life.

I love you, my little Mikey...

I always will protect you till the death...

This is a promise!

Donnie

The End

I don't believe ! I have really finished this story... with many mistakes and new knowledges. And a special thank for who has followed me, helped me and spurred to continue! I have some 50 fanfictions in Italian (my mother language) and I would write they in English! I know that (for me) this will be difficult, but is something that I have intended to do. English is something that fascinate me... My secret wish, in fact, is a travel in USA... :)
Thanks again!
I hope to update soon with a new story!
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