Heya all!

I came up with an idea for a short fic that focuses on Kemeko I've been meaning to write more stuff about her since she made her Debut in 'Karai's Legacy'. If you haven't read it, I suggest you do so!

'A Darker Shade of Amber' is still continuing, and I hope to have more of that written soon! In the meantime, hope you enjoy this new fic!

Kemeko's Night Alone

Chapter One

Soft lighting of candles flickered in the darkness and the relaxing quiet sound of the music box filled the bedroom as the blue masked turtle Leonardo sat next to a crib where he watched a small Japanese girl snuggle down.

"Time for sleep Kemeko." he whispered sticking his hand through the bars of the crib and stroking her cheek "Another big day tomorrow! My Pretty Lotus Blossom!"

The little girl smiled at him and pulled the blanket up higher to her face.

"Nigh..nigh...dada..." she said softly blinking her grey blue eyes.

Leonardo chuckled and stroked her cheek again before pulling his hand away and sitting quietly in the darkness waiting for Kemeko to fall asleep fully before leaving the room.

He waited for about ten minutes and looking to Kemeko he saw she wasn't moving and only twitched her lips a little every few seconds.

"I love you." Leonardo whispered softly "Sweet dreams."

Satisfied she was sleeping, he stood up quietly and crept away.

As Leonardo walked to the door, he saw his Sensei, Master Splinter standing there watching with a loving look on his face.

"Well done Leonardo." He said "You truly are a natural when it comes to being a parent to little Kemeko."

Leonardo blushed slightly and looked back at the cot where he could just see Kemeko's sleeping face in the dim light.

"Karai would indeed be very proud of you." Splinter continued.

Leonard sighed sadly as he thought of Karai.

"I made a promise." He said "And I intend to keep it, I intend to love and raise Kemeko like my own."

"You two may be different." Said Splinter proudly "But you deep inside, you are just the same."

"I know one day she's going to grow up." Leonardo breathed "And she'll want to know about her parents, and why she's different to us, but I won't lie to her."

"That's all you can do my son." Splinter said softly "And when that time comes, I will help you explain to her."

"Thanks master." said Leonardo, he looked back through the door and that thoughtful look crossed his face again.

Splinter watched him for a a moment, and soon saw that twinkle in his eldest son's eye, the look of an idea.

"You are having thoughts my son?" the old rat enquired.

"Yeah," Leonardo replied "I was just thinking that maybe Kemeko is ready for her own room, she is getting a bit big for the cot, so maybe a bed would be good for her?"

"I don't see why not." Said Splinter "I believe Kemeko will enjoy a little bedroom of her own."

"She can sleep in the spare room next to mine." Said Leonardo moving his eyes to the room next to his "We'll make it look great! A room she'll love!"

"Indeed!" said Splinter "We shall bring the idea to the others in the morning."

"No need!" a female voice was heard behind them, the rat and turtle turned to see the mutant Lizard Lady Monalisa walking over "I think it's a great idea!"

"Oh hey Mona!" said Leonardo in a quiet voice.

"How is the little doll?" asked Monalisa with a smile.
"Oh good as gold if not better." said Leonardo "In fact, there are times I could just watch her forever, she's such a sweet little angel."

Mona nodded in agreement.

"I can say the same about Pandora." she said "I could watch her forever! Well in fact it's hard to pull Raphael away sometimes!"

"A parents love for their child, is the strongest and most powerful love of all." Splinter said "The three of you have experienced something so wonderful, as I have, with all of you."

Leonardo and Mona both blushed slightly.

"Thank you Sensei." they said together.

Leonardo turned to the spare room next to his room and looked within, it was dark but he turned on a small light and stared at the contents that littered the floor.

"Gosh." he said "It'll take all day to clear all the junk out, but I'm sure we can make it into a beautiful room for Kemeko!"

"Well there's plenty in here for Donnie to play with." said Mona "I'm sure he'll have fun looking in there."

"And Mikey enjoys a treasure hunt sometimes!" said Leonardo "I think he's got a lot in here he's forgotten he had!"

"And I'm always telling him to get rid of stuff he doesn't want or need anymore!" Mona sighed "He can get so messy!"

Leonardo agreed.

"Well I suppose we can talk to the others tomorrow." he said, he looked towards the TV area where the other turtles were sitting in front of the many TV screens laughing at a comedy show.

He wanted to talk to them now, but decided that the morning was the best time, yet he had an excited niggling in his stomach.

He could picture Kemeko's room now, a large bed with sides up since she was still young, pictures all over the wall, more toys than one could count, and a wardrobe of clothes, especially Japanese silk dresses, and maybe some ninja outfits for when he would start training her to be like him.

A strong fighter, a master of Bushido, a strong ninja warrior.

"It's going to be great!" he said "I can't wait to get started!"

"Me neither." said Mona with a smile "And we'll help you all the way!"

"That we will." said Splinter placing his paw on Leonardo's shell "We all worked hard to give Pandora the room she would love, and now we shall do it for Kemeko!"

Awww! Such sweet moments! Leonardo's such a devoted father to Kemeko.

Wonder how they'll get on with making the bedroom? Well we'll find out soon enough!