A/N: I do not own the TMNT. I do own Quayla and Jade

"Oh my gosh Quayla, is that…?" April gasps as she grabs Quayla's left hand, eyeing the humble ring now placed there. "Did Leo?!"

"No!" Leo and Quayla chime in unison from separate corners of the kitchen.

"Oh," April pouts a little, "I love a good wedding. Anyway Leo, isn't it time you made an honest woman of the mother of your child?"

Leo picks his daughter up and heads for the door. "Uhh, Jade and I are going to do our morning exercises."

April tuts and calls after him loudly. "Chicken!"

"Actually I asked Leo," Quayla admits quietly.

"You did?! He didn't say no did he?"

"Of course not, he's always wanted to ask me but we have to be realistic…we just can't. Anyway we have Jade, no piece of paper will change that bond," Quayla replies as she dumps dishes into the sink.

April studies Quayla who is now throwing herself into scrubbing the dishes within an inch of their life. Quayla wasn't about to admit to it but she wanted that irrelevant piece of paper as much as the next woman.

Outside Leonardo joins the rest of his family who are going over an old training exercise with Master Splinter, he puts Jade down, confident this is a lesson she can also join in with. She absorbs everything Leo and Quayla have taught her so far and relishes her Grandfather's tuition especially.

"Leo, just what the shell do you think you're doing?" Donatello asks as he watches his brother and niece take their positions.

"Jade can handle this Don, she's ready," Leo replies, smiling at Jade who beams back at him with pride.

Don sighs. "Duh. Not Jade, you. I said no training. You'll pull your stitches."

"Oh," Leo says as he looks down at his side, the stab wound he received from Bishop when they were fighting to save Jade was still angry looking, and throbbing again now he thought about it. "I guess I'll sit this one out then."

"Aw Leo, you're a terrible back seat Sensei! You're not gonna watch are you?" Mikey complains, earning him a withering look from Splinter.

Leo sits under a nearby tree and closes his eyes. That would have to suit his brother because he was sure as shell not going back to the kitchen where April would no doubt be waiting to finish advising him on the pros of marriage. It also meant he could keep half an eye on his daughter's progress. He hears footsteps approaching and smiles.

"How's she doing?" Quayla asks, passing Leo a hot cup of green tea as he opens his eyes.

"Thanks. Good from what I can tell, I'm not supposed to be watching," Leo replies.

"Donnie made you sit out huh?"

"Yep, and Mikey called me a back seat Sensei."

"Ouch," Quayla replies, laughing.

Leo takes a sip of his tea. "What did April say?"

"You're off the hook," Quayla replies with a wink.

Leo frowns and takes her hand in his. "…I don't want to be."

Quayla thinks for a moment then slaps her free hand to her forehead. "Wait…why didn't I think of this before?!"

Leo looks at her, puzzled.

"The Daimyo! Leo, he could marry us!" Quayla says excitedly before recovering her composure and casting her eyes down, mumbling, "Well…y'know, if that was what you wanted…"

Leonardo lifts her chin and says with absolute sincerity, "Yes. Please will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?"

"Um…I already asked you," Quayla jokes.

Leonardo smiles, nothing had been conventional about their relationship but he was definitely going to do this the old fashioned way. "Humour me."

Quayla throws her arms around Leo, almost knocking him backwards with the force, whispering "Yes," before kissing him intensely.

"Q and Leo sittin' in a tree, K, I, S, S, I, N, G!" Raph hollers, grinning before turning his attention back towards the lesson.

"Real mature Raph," Quayla groans as she pulls on his bandana a second later.

"Jeez, Q, would you not do that?!" Raph says with a start, shoving her playfully, "Sneaking up on a ninja, it just ain't right!"

Quayla laughs and shoves him back. "You deserved that. Anyway what use is being freakishly quick if you can't have a little fun with it?"

Jade runs towards Quayla, shouting, "Mommy, did you see? I did katas with Uncle Mikey, Uncle Donnie and Uncle Raph!"

"You did great sweetheart," Quayla replies, smiling at her daughter's enthusiasm.

"Pft, she's fibbing Jadie, she was too busy making out to see!" Mikey adds, wriggling his eyebrows suggestively and receiving a smack from Leo as he joins the group.

"What?! You were!" Protests Mikey as he rubs his head.

"That was private and if you and Raph were paying attention to what Master Splinter was teaching you, you wouldn't have had time to look," admonishes Leo, crossing his arms.

"See," Mikey whispers to Raph and Don as he points at his eldest brother, "back seat Sensei."

They nod seriously in agreement before bursting into laughter.

Leo shakes his head in exasperation as he heads towards where Splinter is sitting.

He kneels before his father. "Master Splinter, may I speak with you?"

A wry smile crosses Splinter's face. "Of course my son, but I cannot control what your brothers see or say…unfortunately."

"Actually Sensei, I wanted to talk about Quayla and I, we think we've found a way we could be married, that is, if you would give us your blessing."

"You do not need my blessing Leonardo."

Leo bows his head and swallows hard. "I do Sensei. I know my actions must have disappointed you, and you've shown nothing but understanding."

Splinter shakes his head. "I am not disappointed my son, as a father it is my duty to understand my children. If Jade were to make the same choices…could you be angry with her?"

"No, not if she was happy," Leo replies as he raises his head to look his father in the eye.

Splinter puts a hand on his eldest son's shoulder and smiles. "You have my blessing."

"Thank you Sensei," Leonardo says as he again bows his head in respect.

"Dude, you're not actually taking the plunge are you?!" Mikey shouts, having clearly been eavesdropping.

Donatello and Raphael, halfway through a kata, lower their weapons and turn to their older brother as he approaches them.

Donatello glances at Mikey and Raph, they shrug at him and he sighs. "Leo, no offense, we're happy for you, but how exactly are you going to pull this off? We can't blindfold a minister."

Leo puts a reassuring hand on Don's shell. "We're going to the Battle Nexus."

Mikey flings his arm around Leo's shoulder, laughing. "Aw, you old romantic Leo! Getting married where hundreds of beings from across the multiverse have had the snot knocked out of them, Cute must be so happy!"

"It was her idea," Leo replies, his eyes searching for Quayla and Jade. He spies them chasing each other around the field and smiles, Quayla is obviously letting Jade win. His smile falters. They would have to stop that soon, as the bearer of the book of the Tengu Shredder Jade could not allow herself to be caught by anyone, just as Quayla couldn't when she carried the book. If the blood of the book bearer was spilt, so were the book's secrets giving anyone who could decipher the glyphs the blood formed the power of the Tengu Shredder.

"So," Raph says as he pushes Mikey's arm off Leo's shoulder, replacing it with his own, "who's the Best Man?"

Leo's eyes widen, he really hadn't thought this through…

A/N: So, looks like we're having a wedding after all! (Due to popular demand ;) ) As always, feel free to review and let me know what you think.