The following weeks slowly turned into months and before they knew it the calender told them that it was New year's eve and Leo was still in coma, his brothers were in both rage and grieving state. They had planed to give Leo the best New year ever but all their plans were aches now and the longer Leo remained in coma the more frightened they became as Donnie told them that the heart would finally give up and there was a 2% chance that they could bring him back.

Everyone had fallen in pure shock but Raph was the only one having trouble to breath as he went into a full scale panic attack at the thought of it, Splinter sighed and finally asked the 2 questions Raph did NOT want to hear.

"Do we wait another month?...Or do we pull the plug NOW?"

"ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE?!"

Splinter turned to the voice he thought was Raph but the second he turned around he froze on the spot, the one who had screamed hadn't been Raph...

...It was Mikey.

"You're gonna give up on him now?! He has survived tons of things and each time he pulls through a coma! He will get out of this one too'' Mikey said before he ran to the lab where Leo was still lying, Donnie sighed and followed hoping to calm the youngest while Casey grabbed a good hold of Raph and started to lead him out of the lair "If he doesn't get out soon Leo might not be the only one we have to worry about" Splinter sat down in his arm-chair and sighed when he felt April place her hands on his shoulder.

"I know this might sound like a rude comment but...Maybe we're just giving up to early...Maybe Leo will wake up and hopefully by a miracle on Raph's birthday, which would be the best gift he's ever have" Splinter thought about it and then his eyes went wide, What if Leo was waiting for Raph's birthday to come? What if he was in a meditative state and woke up when everyone was asleep? He had to be sure when the night fell.

The lair was quiet when Casey and Raph got back and Splinter was still awake, surprising both human and turtle "Masta Splinta'? what the shell are you doing up...*looks at the clock*...1 AM in the morning? wait what?!" Raph looked at the clock again and then face palmed "I'm dead aren't I?"

"Go to bed my sons...Or this will put you to sleep where you stand" splinter said and raised his cane a little but he could have been talking to the air since the turtle in question was already gone, Casey shaked hand with Splinter after hearing that April had already gone home despite that they were allowed to stay in the lair. Casey took the offer and went to the guest room while talikng to April over the phone, once he was gone Splinter moved to the lab and found his two younger sons aslep on both sides of his eldest...but they were such deep sleep they didn't hear the fanit line beep, splinter didn't wait as he bolted towards Donnie and almost shaked him out of his shell.

"Father wha-"

"Your brother has faint lined!"

"wha...No...No no no NOOOO! LEO DON'T YOU DARE!" Donnie roared and in the process woke up Mikey, who didn't waste time and helped in anyway he could "We have to jump start his heart!" "Way ahead of ya" Mikey got everything Donnie needed and then blocked the door with the desk that didn't have any monitors on it at the sound of Raph and Casey running towards them so he locked the door and blocked it.

"Mikey let me in!"

"Sorry bro, last thing we need is you losing it!" Mikey said and turned when Donnie shouted 'Clear' for the 5th time, Leo's limp body jumped but no heart beat. What if Splinter had come to late and Leo was long gone? Mikey swallowed hard and placed each hand on Donnie's shaking shoulders "Let it go Bro...He's...He's long gone, we were to late"

Outside Raph slide down the wall all the way down to the floor and felt his heart finally shatter "Raph...I-I...I'm really sorry...Leo was amazing you know? He-He semmed so...It was like he was immortal but, I'm sorry...I'm gonna tell April" Casey had said all the words he could get out at the moment and EKft Raph for a moment. But the red masked turtle bolted to his room, locked the door and focused on the Astral Plane...

...He knew Leo was there.

~Astral Plane~

"Leo?! Leo please don't be gone..."

"I'm right here Raph"

Raph turned around and felt tears fill his eyes as he ran right in Leo's arms and cried. Heartbroken, scared, alone and lost in his fear of losing his brother "Y-You can't die...I need you...I need you big bro" Leo returned the hug and held his crying little brother tight and lowered them both so the were sitting on the ground, Raph pressed his face in Leo's chest and didn't stop cry.

"Shhhh...It going to be okay Raph, I will wake up! I just need more time..."

"It's New Year's Eve! We had planned so much and the damn fucking Cancer destroyed everything! I love you Leo! You're the only one who really understand me and doesn't see me as some kind of monster" Leo lifted Raph's face so that they had eye contact "You are not a monster Raphie! You grow mad just to make people and bad guys understand that they was dead if they ever hurt anyone you love and are willing to die for"

"Like I said...you're the only one who understands me, just don't leave us here alone" Raph sobbed and hugged his big brother tighter and kissed the spot where Leo's heart should be beating, alive and healthy. Leo sighed and in return kissed Raph's forehead and looked into his amber eyes.

"You win...I'll keep trying"

Raph opened his eyes and found Splinter sitting in front of him, the old ninja master opened his eyes and smiled "You have visited him many times...Haven't you?" He asked and Raph knew he couldn't deny it since Splinter knew everything, so he nodded and wiped his tears when Splinter hugged him.

"Your brother's heart started beat again a few minuets ago...I think you managed to bring him back"

"H-He said that he was going to keep try to wake up, something is still keeping him from it" Raph whispered and hugged his father, but not hard enough to brake the poor rat into a rag doll.

"I'll keep try...I love you Raphie, NEVER forget that"