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"Hey Raph!"
He paused.
"..Raph?"
Leo reached forward to tap his shoulder. Raph flinched, a cry emitting from her throat. Leo pulled back instinctively.
Raph turned to look at Leo, fear in her eyes. Tears began to form as he tried to make words out of the mumbles.
"Raph? Are you okay? What's wrong?" Leo asked, standing up. He carefully grabbed Raph's arm.
Raph made no move to fight it. He broke down crying, leaning heavily against Leo.
"Woah-!" Leo said, startled. He pulled Raph over to the couch and sat her down. He wrapped his arms around Raph in a hug and waited for him to calm himself.
"I'm sorry, I'm so, so sorry..." Raph mumbled through the tears.
"What are you sorry for?" Leo replied.
"I-! I hurt you! I hurt you, and Mikey, and Don... and, and-" Raph pulled away from Leo, wiping away his tears. He held his hand over his right eye, fingers trembling. "I hurt you... And I'm afraid I'll do it again."
Leo's shoulders dropped slightly. "Oh, Raph. You didn't hurt anyone. That wasn't you," Leo reasoned.
"But I WANTED to hurt you!" Raph yelled. "I wanted to. I was angry... That's all I felt, was anger. I was mad at you and I... I wanted to kill you."
Leo hesitated. He grabbed Raph's hand. "Sometimes we get angry. That's okay. And sometimes, we want to hurt people. But that doesn't define you. You weren't in control. That was the Krang telling you all that." Leo leaned forward.
"I love you, Raph. I'm sorry I left you. I'm sorry I scared you."
Raph didn't answer, but pulled Leo closer in a hug and let the tears fall.
"I love you too, Leo."