“Reonel… I kinda like that name.”

“None asked ya, Mikey.”

“Hey, take it. It was a compliment. For a change.”

“Knock it out, you two.”

Leonardo walked past his red and orange bandaged brothers next to Don. Looking over his olive green shoulder blue eyes gently watched how his small daughter was being studied and measured. When those bright small eyes spotted him, Reonel let out loud and happy scream, slapping her arms against the table which Donatello had cover with warm towels.

“She really likes you, Leo.” Don said with happy smile on his face.

“Naturally. I mean who would like 24/7 angry big ugly Raph here?” Mikey had so many reasons to be thankful about his fast moves since if Raph ever would caught him after such comments, he would regret it the rest of his life. Jumping away from Raphael’s reach Mikey laughed while pushing his tongue out.

“So immature and unbalanced.”

“Aw, sensei, come on. I’m a teenager. I’m meant to have fun.”

“But you’re also a ninja and it’s your duty, and responsibility, to remain calm, balanced and mature at all times, my son.”

“That’s not fun. I mean I can totally be and do that outside if needed but I definitely want to have my goof freedom here at home.”

Splinter only groaned. He had go through this conversation with Michelangelo so many times he didn’t even bother anymore. Hearing Leonardo’s slight laugh made them turn to look at new happy mom who held Reonel in his arms, little girl trying to suck his beak.

“Donnie, please, tell me you know what I can feed her with before she eats me.”

“I’ll save ya, oh fearless one.” Appearing next to his mate Raphael took baby from her mom, placing her on his massive arm. One arm was plenty enough for him to hold small infant but worry on Leo’s face made Raphael hold her with two, just in case. He would never forgive himself if something would happen to her because of him. And Leo wouldn’t forgive him either, that was clear.

“Don’t worry guys, I have done my home work and study since I knew neither of you would do that. … No offensive.”

“Go on.”

Whole room turned quiet as Don informed all his family members, with printed guides, how and what to feed for her. Donatello also had listed the items what they would need for her. Handing the list to Leonardo made his brother’s eyes turn wide.

“All this?! Don, we don’t have money for such things...”

“I know but we need them.”

“Let me see that.” Leonardo handed piece of paper to his father who eyed it. He rolled paper and placed it in his sleeve. “Michelangelo and Donatello, you follow me.”

“Awwh, why me? Why not Leo or Raph?”

“Because they are parents now and needs to be by their child. Also, one of them needs to clear a room for her.”

“But, father, we don’t have any extra rooms.”

“That’s why one of you will give up your own room. I think it’s time for you two to start to sleep in the same bed overall.” Blush flooded on their cheeks as their father laughed. Watching silently their brothers to disappear with their father, Raphael and Leonardo looked down on their daughter who wasn’t looking all that happy or comfortable anymore.

“I really hope she doesn’t start to cry...”

“Raph, she will be crying and we need to get used of it.”

“Yeah, I know, but still.” Rubbing the backside of his head after Leonardo took Reonel in his arms, Raphael looked at his own list. “Should we try ta give her some food?”

“We don’t have any infant formula, Raph.”

“Do we need it right NOW? I mean if she’s hungry do we need ta wait until we get something for her? Can’t we give her, at least, a bit of regular milk?”

“I’m… not sure. Maybe we should call April?”

“Do ya wanna call her then?”

“You don’t want to?”

“No.”

“Fine, I’ll call her.” Taking Reonel back from her mom Raphael watched Leonardo as he called to his friend, telling their situation and Raphael could so well hear April’s happy screaming from the phone. It seemed like Reonel heard it too since she stopped sucking Raphael’s bandanna stripe and froze. When April’s screaming faded away she got back on sucking fabric. Raphael had do heart to say no. She was too adorable.

Putting shell cell back in his belt’s pocket Leonardo watched them smiling. “April will bring us some infant formula so that we can get started.”

“That sounds good. We need ta repay her somehow.”

“I already mentioned that and she just said ‘screw you’.”

Raphael burst out to laugh deep from his throat and soon there was tiny laugh echoing in the room as well. Slowly calming down Raphael watched loudly laughing infant in his arms and joy filled his heart so much it was about to explode.

Stepping closer Leonardo petted little head, never removing his eyes off of her.

“So which one of us will clean our room for her?”

“Ya know I ain’t wanting ta leave my room… But we can’t sleep in a hammock and my room is too small for the two of us.”

“So you will give your room for her and move to live with me in my room?”

“Yeah. I mean we don’t have much choices. I have one condition tho; I want some of my stuff in your room. I want ta add my personal look and touch in there.”

“Of course.”

“Good. I go clean if ya stay here with Nel and wait for the others and April.”

Leonardo watched after Raphael who left the pair alone in Don’s warm lab.

“Nel, huh? He named you and gave you a nickname as well. And he didn’t even ask anything from me.” Looking down Reonel only giggled back at him. “Well, it doesn’t seem that you mind so why should I?”

Sitting in the lab almost an hour, listening the sounds from upstairs where Raphael was moving heavy stuffs, Leonardo watched sleeping girl with love. He still couldn’t believe any of this. It was all so unreal and yet so beautiful and right. He had a good feeling he would be a good parent and life with Reonel would be nice adventure.

His thoughts were cut off when April’s voice echoed in the lair. Stepping out from the lab April spotted Leonardo, coming to him with wide smile on her red lips. When she saw little baby sleeping in her mother’s arms she almost screamed but managed to hold back. She didn’t want to wake up the little fellow after all. Taking Leonardo in the kitchen April showed him how to prepare formula, placing instructions with magnet on fridge’s door. Sitting down and silently chatting with her was something what Leonardo enjoyed when Raphael joined them.

Soon after that exhausted Mikey, Donatello and Splinter came back from home carrying lots of stuffs. Splinter explained he had found old storage room near by the lair in the old days, taking turtles’ old baby stuffs there. There were some baby clothes for cold winter weathers, a crib which needed Don’s touch however and some toys and story books. Seeing all that made April happy and she promised to bring them anything what they would need or want from the top side. Diapers were naturally needed and luckily April had bring one big bag of them already with pacifier, feeding bottle and formulas.

April stayed in the lair few more hours, helping turtles to decorate Raphael’s room more suitable for a little baby. Helping Donatello place now fixed crib in the room April was forced to leave but she promised to come back later in the same week.

All 4 boys stood at the doorway watching Reonel sleeping in her crib after she was washed, fed and changed and she looked very happy and peaceful. Not fully closing the door boys left quietly, heading in their own rooms. Since there wasn’t any baby monitor in the lair Leonardo left his door slightly open so that he could hear if Reonel would start to cry during the night.

Turning around his eyes studied slow and calm his mate who had bend over to get rid of his knee pads which were the last gears on. Crawling on the other side of Leonardo’s bed Raph threw himself on his shell, sighing loud and deep eyes closed. Mattress moved as Leonardo found his place on the bed, laying next to Raphael who wrapped his arm around smaller form. Resting his head on Raphael’s shoulder Leonardo sighed deep, feeling his every muscle relaxing.

“If she wakes up, ya stay in bed. I got her.”

“Thank you. I appreciate that but I can’t let you take care of her every time during the night when she cries. You need to rest too.”

“Don’t worry about it. We take turns if needed but right now I want ya ta rest since I have a plan.”

“And that would be?”

“Ya take care of her, mostly, at days and I take care of her during nights.”

Lifting upper body on his elbow Leonardo raised his eye ridge. “That sound like you’re trying to avoid taking care of her and let me do most of it.”

This made Raphael laugh silently while shaking his head. “No, no. I ain’t saying anything like that. It’s like 50/50. Ya take care of her day times and I night times. Good deal, eh?”

Seeing a smirk on his mate’s face made Leonardo shake his head.

“That’s the worst deal what I have ever heard.”

Another laugh came out from Raphael’s throat while Leonardo settled himself back down.

“At least I tried.”

Feeling a kiss on top of his head made Leonardo return the kiss on Raphael collarbone area. Fingers traveled on his arm soft and slow, lulling blue eyed turtle soon into asleep.

–

It felt like time had flied with the speed of light after Reonel’s arrive. She was crawling all around so fast her mom or dad usually needed to run after her to catch her. While she was very active and kind of loud during days, Raphael and Leonardo were extremely thankful about it how easy child she was in the end, even during nights. During all this time she had woke them up only few times. Usually, when Leonardo went to get glass of water at nights, he’d checked on her as well and she either had been peacefully sleeping or being wide awake, giggling at her mom when she saw him looking at her. In those times Leonardo stayed with her humming silently while rubbing her shell which had put her back to sleep easily and fast.

There also were times when either Leonardo or Raphael found their mate sleeping on living room floor late at the evening, Reonel curled to sleep next to the head. It was heart warming scene which ended up Reonel being carried in her own bed and, if the sleeper was Leonardo, Raph carried him on the bed. If the sleeper was Raphael, Leonardo always gently waked him up, guiding him to bed with him.

With time she grew more and it had become clear she was fast child after she learned to walk and run. She loved running all around the lair, climb on stairs and where ever she could. Most of the time someone was watching her but when she sneaked away to climb on the ladders or some other place, Leonardo usually freaked out, going after her child.

Even that she was kind of ‘wild’ and energetic child, there hadn’t been accidents. Not big at least. Falling and small bruises were normal. After all Raphael or Leonardo didn’t want to become overly protective about her, hiding all dangerous things and sharp edges and everything in the lair. She needed to learn that if she hit hard edge, it will hurt. She would think twice before going at it again.

One of most memorable days had been the day when she had took her first step but most of all; her first word. Stinky. She had looked at her uncle Mikey for a long time, then slowly pointed at him and said the word. Everyone had look at her with wide eyes, Mikey’s jaw had dropped almost on the floor while Raphael had been howling with tears in his eyes on the couch. After the surprise Leonardo and Donatello joined Raphael and laughed loud and long to their brother who had retreat in his room, slamming the door shut, still hearing their laughs filling the lair. Despite the fact Mikey felt annoyed about his brothers’ reactions he couldn’t help but to smile since Reonel’s first word had been about him, not about anyone else. One another thing, when Reonel learned to talk more, was the fact that she had been taught to call Mikey as “aunt”. It had started as teasing of Mikey by his brothers but eventually even Mikey started to call himself as her aunt so no harm done.

At the age of 5 Reonel had been training almost a year now with her parents the secrets of ninjutsu. She had been talked about it her whole life so far and she had been sitting in dojo for hours to watch her parents train either together, alone or with their brothers or master.

Later in the evening Leonardo and Raphael found a moment to withdraw into their room to have some privacy and intimate moment. Chuckling they laid on the bed kissing and cuddling. Leonardo’s moans were soft and full of pleasure while his mate kissed and bit his skin while traveling down on his forest green body. Lifting his hips Leonardo moaned once more, a bit louder, when tongue started to lick his sensitive area, hiding his private parts inside his lower plastron.

Sucking his lower lip Leonardo’s hold on Raphael’s head turned more tight, gasps of pleasure escaping him all over again. God, he felt so good. Raphael was licking him so good, setting his whole body on fire! He was so close of dropping out…!

“What awe ya doing?”

His eyes never hadn’t open so fast, his heart racing with such speed in his chest. Turning his head Leo saw his daughter standing there, looking at him with her big yellow-blue eyes.

“RE-REONEL!”

Throwing blanket on himself and on shocked Raphael, who was still between his legs, Leonardo felt his face heating up like never before.

“W-what are you doing here!? You should be sleeping!”

“I twied… But I couldn’t sleep.”

Pushing his head out under the blanket Raphael sighed rolling his eyes.

“And why is that? I covered ya in bed, gave a good night kiss and wished good night.”

She heard from the tone of her father he was slightly angry so, after moment of being unsure and slightly scared, she pulled story book behind her shell.

“Ya didn’t wead to me.”

Cursing in his mind Raphael dropped his head down with long and loud sigh. “Ya are too old for bed time stories already.”

Her eyes turned a bit more open as she stared her parents in slight surprise and confusion. Looking at the book in her hands for almost a minute in silence her lips pushed forward, eyes tearing up.

“… Okay...”

Hugging the book she left the room silently sniffing closing the door behind her, continuing her way towards her room. In the mean time Raphael received strict look from her mother.

“What?”

“You know what. Get your ass out there.”

“And leave ya here horny?”

“She’s more important. Besides I can wait. Go.”

Groaning Raphael got on all fours bending down to kiss other pair of lips whispering; “I’ll be back. Don’t touch yourself.”

Leonardo let out silent smirk while watching after his partner who left the room. On the second floor’s level Raphael caught up with Reonel, surprising her from behind. Lifting her up all of the sudden made her scream, expression turning more brighter.

“Daddy!”

“Sorry for not reading for ya. I forgot. I was too excited ta go ta see your mom.”

Placing her on her bed Raphael covered her once more, taking the book from her. While he sat down on the chair next to the bed he noticed weird but playfully sparky look in her eyes.

“What?”

“What ya did to mommy? He sounded like he was in pain.”

His face instantly turned as red as boiled lobster so he hid it behind the book mumbling something to himself.

“Don’t mumble, daddy. I can’t heaw ya.”

Coughing once louder and with deep breath Raphael lifted his head up facing his giggling daughter.

“I… I gave your mom a massage. It makes mom feel good.”

“Ooohh! Can I give mom a massage too!?”

“NO! I- I mean absolutely not.”

“But if it makes mommy feel good I want to do it too.”

“Not this one, baby. This is… different kind of massage what only mom and dad are allowed ta do.”

“Why?”

“Ugh… It’s… You’re too young for this stuff.”

“What stuff, daddy?”

“… … Ya understand when you’re older.”

“Yay! How much oldew?”

“Let’s say 10 years.”

“Cooool! … How long is 10 yeaws?”

Rubbing the area between his eyes Raphael groaned. “Way too short… And the worst is that I really need ta tell ya stuff then what I rather wouldn’t want ta talk about with ya. … Perhaps I let uncle Don handle it.”

Confused by her father’s weird mumbling Reonel remained silent watching big turtle gathering himself back together. “Enough of that. What story ya want?”

“The best one!”

“Your favorite?”

“Yeah! Flaming dwagons and monstews! Scawy boogies what lives undew the bed and eat naughty kids!”

Raphael’s jaw tensed as he listened, his confusion growing stronger and stronger.

“Where have ya heard such story?”

“Aunt Mikey told one! It was COOL!”

“Oh right, Mikey...” Raphael growled silently reminding himself to beat Mikey later because of this.

“Sorry, sweety, but no monster story. Anything else?”

“Hmmm...” Watching her thinking so hard with finger on her lips was funny and heart warming but Raphael didn’t laugh at her out loud. Instead he waited silently with a smile on his face.

“Tell me… about ya and mom!”

“That’s private thing, girl. Besides ya know everything… Or almost. But that’s totally different area which we are not going ta talk about!”

“Then ya choose a stowy.”

“Me? Hmm, okay.” Opening the book Raphael turned pages slowly, trying to find the best story but none of them seemed good enough. Suddenly he closed the book making Reonel worried.

“Daddy…?”

“I’ll tell ya a story. It’s a story of adventure, danger, family and fighting against great evil.”

She was gasping loud, mouth as round as a full moon while holding tightly on her blanket, legs kicking with excitement. However she settled down, not daring to move, when Raphael started his story.

“This happened long time ago. Me, mom, uncle Don and aunt Mikey had been warned many times by our father and master not ta go above ground. But we did…”

She was gasping again while Raphael kept on going, telling about their adventure when they’d went on the top side for the first time. And Reonel listened. She listened so quietly, eyes round and mouth open when there was tense or surprising situation. Raphael had a great talent to use his voice in so captivating way during story telling, painting the scenes so well in Nel’s little mind. At some point however her eyes started to shut down, opening right away. She didn’t want to miss anything about the story but after Raphael assured her he would tell rest of the story in another night, she allowed herself to fall asleep.

Covering her a bit better Raphael kissed her head softly leaving small nightlight on near her as he left the room. Blue eyes turned on him when he entered their bedroom. They followed him through the whole trip what he made from door on the bed. Turning on his side facing his lover, he sealed Leonardo in his arms, starting to kiss him deeply leading him into a great bliss.