11Bring Me to Life...
How can you see into my eyes
Like open doors...
Raphael stood on a rooftop holding a sai in each hand in the raging storm, glaring at his katana weilding brother. Leonardo stared at him, awaiting the battle to begin.
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb...
They began to circle each other, awaiting the opprotunity to strike.
Without a soul
My spirit sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back
They began to charge.
Home...
The battle began.
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark...
The sound of blades clinging and clanging against each other filled the air, along with the thunder which roared above them. The rain poured down on them, but they didn't seem to notice. 16 years of Raphael holding everything inside had come down to this. This was no sparring match, or small argument. Raph wanted Leo dead.
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone
(Save me)
Save me from the nothing I've become...
Punches, kicks, full body throws. Ninjitsu, Tae Kwon Do, street fighting moves. Sais, Katana, shuriken. The brothers brought all the fighting techniques that they had learned over the years into this battle.
Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me breathe
Bring me to life...
Raphael now held a sai to Leonardo's neck as he pinned him against a wall that was apart of a roofshack.
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone
(Save me)
Save me from the nothing I've become!
Raphael stared into Leonardo's dark brown eyes. Leo was hurt. Not just physically, either. He knew he & Raph never really got along, but, he never thought that this is how it would end. With Raphael as his executioner. He stared into Raphael's light brown eyes and saw anger. Anger that had been there 16 years in the making. Now that he thought about it...why had he never noticed it? Why had he never tried to care? Or understand? Now Leonardo felt stupid and guilty.
Bring me to life
(I've been living a lie
There's nothing inside)
Bring me to life...
Raphael raised his sai to deliver the finishing blow. Leonardo felt tears welding up inside him, closed his eyes, and barely spoke above a whisper.
"I'm sorry, Raph."
Raphael's arm froze in the air.
Frozen inside without your touch
Without your love darling
Only you are life among the dead...
Raphael slowly lowered his arm, and kept his gaze on his older brother. Now he was the one who felt guilty and stupid.
All this time
I can't believe I couldn't see
Kept in the dark
But you were there infront of me...
Raphael backed away a couple of feet, and without Raphael's arm pushing him up against the wall, Leonardo lost his strength, and his balance. He fell.
But Raphael caught him.
I've been sleeping
A thousand years it seems
Got to open my eyes to everything...
Leonardo placed his hands on his brother's shoulders and regained his balance and stood. Raphael placed his hands on Leonardo's sides and helped him stand.
Without a thought
Without a voice
Without a soul
Don't let me die here
There must be something more...
Raphael looked Leonardo straight in the eyes, and Leonardo saw the tears that made him tearie.
Bring me to life...
"I'm sorry, Leo."
Leonardo threw his arms around Raphael and held him tightly. Raphael did the same.
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark...
As they stood in the raging storm, their tears poured out of their eyes like the rain that poured out of the clouds.
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone
(Save me)
Save me from the nothing I've become...
(Bring me to life...)
Raphael was now sobbing. But the sobbing only got worse when Leo said, "I love you, bro."
I've been living a lie
There's nothing inside...
"I...I love you too..."
Leonardo's grip tightened, as did Raphael's.
(Bring me to life...)