Disclaimer: Let me check...hmm nope... Oh, I did find the patent for toilet-paper...guess that doesn't count though...

A/N: I know I said I'd probably wait until after Christmas to post, but I just couldn't take the anticipation any more. So, here's the first chapter. And check out my cover art of Mira. She's just too cute!

Leo brushed the hair away from Amaya's neck before placing a kiss there. She sighed contentedly as his arms wrapped around her from behind. The afterglow of their recent anniversary still clung to them. It had been their tenth and Leo had made sure that she would never forget it. Starting ten days before, he had begun giving her gifts. They had begun small and then became larger and more extravagant – a flower, a new ribbon for her hair, a book on herbs, new sandals, a lovely clay pot and the next day a bonsai tree to go in it, a painting of Japan made by his own hand, a new kimono, a beautiful mirror with carvings of flowers and vines surrounding it, and a ring with a blue diamond to match her necklace.

With each gift came her gratitude, soft and loving in the warm darkness of their bedroom. It had been these nights that Leo was most grateful for the separation between his room and the rest of his family. The scent of their joining still hung in the air of their room. He lifted his gaze to the object she was watching and smiled. "She is going to be beautiful, just like you." The old incubator now stood in the corner of their room, humming softly, its precious cargo nestled in the peat moss on top.

Amaya smiled, her hand coming up to touch his cheek as he placed another kiss on her neck. "Raphael says it will be another boy."

Leo snorted, making Amaya giggle. "Raph doesn't know everything. I think it's a girl."

She laughed turning to face him. "Oh? He has not been wrong yet." He pouted a little and she smiled. "What shall we name her?"

He grinned. "How about Amaya?"

Her laugh increased. "I believe that would be rather confusing, saiai."

He continued to grin. "Not to me."

She shook her head with another laugh. "Well, he or she still has two more months to grow before we have to decide. So, let us get some breakfast. Are you not hungry?"

He growled playfully as he pulled her tight against him. "I am, but not for food."

She poked the tip of his beak teasingly. "You should be full from that by now."

He shook his head vigorously. "I can never get enough of you, beloved."

She chuckled. "Well, I am actually hungry, so that will just have to wait."

He pouted as she pulled away and headed for the kitchen. He sighed following her from their room. The lair seemed strangely quiet as they crossed the living room. Apparently the boys hadn't woken up yet. Usually Kaz and Yoshi would be running around in circles either fighting or playing. Yes, these days the lair was full of life. As they entered the kitchen, the reason for the odd silence clicked. "Where's Sarah?"

Donnie rolled over and opened his eyes. He was surprised to find Sarah still sleeping beside him. Glancing at the clock, he frowned. Normally she would have been up an hour ago. His frown deepened as he looked down at her. She seemed pale and her hair was sticking to her damp brow. He placed a hand on her forehead. Yes, she was definitely running a fever.

"Sarah?" He stroked her cheek gently and she slowly opened her eyes. "You're running a temperature. I'll get you something for it."

She hummed softly closing her eyes as he left the room. She'd been kind of tired the last few days and now she understood why. She'd caught some kind of bug. She sat up with a bit of effort, resting her face in her hands. Her whole body ached. Donnie's cool hand landed on her shoulder. He offered her a cup of water and two pills. She gave him a weak smile as she took them. "Thanks." She nursed the cup of water for a few minutes before placing it on the bedside table. She looked up at him with concern as he sat beside her. "How are you feeling?"

Don assessed himself. "A bit tired, but I don't have a fever like you." He felt a mixture of relief and guilt wash over him and he chuckled lightly, making her give him a lopsided smile. "Not everything is your fault, my love." He kissed her brow. "Get so more sleep." He made her lie down and covered her up. It wasn't long before she was asleep again.

Sighing softly, he left the room for the kitchen. A cup of coffee would be really good about now. He found Leo and Amaya sitting at the table with cups of tea in hand. Leo frowned at him. "Donnie, everything okay?"

The genius shook his head wearily. "Sarah's sick."

Leo's frown deepened. "What about you?"

Don shrugged as he moved towards the coffee pot. It had already brewed itself, using the timer he'd put on it. "I'm kind of tired and a bit achy but I think she's still got the worst of it. She's running a fever. I think it's best if she stays in bed and away from the kids. We already know Mira has some sensitivity to human illnesses, and even if Kaz doesn't, Yoshi may."

Leo looked down into his cup. "I can't remember Sarah ever being sick before. Well, I mean a regular sick, not separation sickness."

Amaya frowned. "But if Sarah is not human, how is she catching human sicknesses?"

Don stirred a bit of sugar into his coffee. "Mazar and human physiology are nearly identical. And although her immune system is a lot better than a human's, it can still be attacked by the same viruses. I figure it's a bad cold or maybe the flu."

Leo shook his head. "Well, in any case, I think you should stay close to her today. Maybe some of that magic Mazar healing power will help her get better faster."

Donnie chuckled at Leo's description. "Magic, huh? Well, I don't know if I'd classify it that way or not, but you are right. I'll stay with her through the day. Maybe it will give her immune system a boost."

Amaya stood, heading for the refrigerator. "I will bring you both something to eat."

Don gave her a small smile. "Thanks."

"Give it back, Kaz!" Yoshi's cry cut the serenity of the lair like a knife.

A moment later, Kaz came running into the kitchen with Yoshi's toy plane. "I had it first!"

"No, you didn't! Give it back!" Yoshi growled, chasing his taller cousin.

"No way! I was- huh?" Kaz blinked in surprise as the plane was suddenly gone from his hands.

Donnie shook his head and took a sip of his coffee, while holding the plane out of the boys' reach. He sighed. "Want me to get, Mikey?"

Leo shook his head. "No."

"What about Raph?"

Leo shook his head again. "No, I'll handle it."

Don smirked, setting the plane on the table in front of his brother. He patted his shoulder. "Okay, Master Leo." He chuckled as he headed back to his bedroom.

Leo rolled his eyes then turned his attention to the two boys who were still squabbling, this time about who got who in trouble. He clapped his hands and they immediately went into an attention stance. "Now, that's enough. If this plane is causing you to fight with one another, the simplest solution is to remove it." Leo started to get up, but as expected Yoshi spoke up in a rush.

"No! Please don't take my plane, Uncle Leo."

"Then what should we do to solve this problem?" Leo watched the two boys fidget. His eyes locked on the older one. "Kaz?"

He frowned, his blue eyes flickering around the room. "I don't know…"

"Hmm, well, I guess I could cut it in half and each of you could have half a plane." Leo suggested, causing Yoshi to squawk again.

"No! That would ruin it!"

Leo watched Kaz for another moment. He could tell his eldest nephew knew exactly what he wanted to hear, but he didn't want to say it. "Well, Kaz?"

He fidgeted again and finally gave in. "We could share."

Yoshi nodded vigorously. "Yeah, we could share." He elbowed his older cousin. "Right, Kazzey?"

Kaz sighed. "Okay, okay." Leo waited expectantly until Kaz finally spoke again. The nine-year-old folded his arms. "You can play with it first, but then I get to play with it."

Yoshi's eyes lit up as Leo passed him the plane. "Yay!" He started for the door, but paused to grin at his uncle. "Thanks, Uncle Leo!"

Kaz frowned after him. Leo put a hand on his shoulder. "Kaz, you are older than Yoshi and sometimes that means giving up what you want for someone else's happiness."

Kaz thought about how happy his little cousin was and smiled a bit. "I guess so."

Leo smiled. "Good. Now you boys go wash your hands. We'll be having breakfast in a few minutes."

Kaz nodded. "Okay." He ran out to find Yoshi.

Down the hall, Raph stepped from his bedroom with a frown. He stopped beside the open bedroom door to the boys' room. He suppressed the desire to grin at the sight of Yoshi running in circles making airplane noises while playing with the airplane he'd found behind a toy store. Kaz came running up the hall and stopped. "What was all the shoutin' about, Kaz?"

"Yoshi was…I mean, we were fighting over a toy." Kaz dropped his head and peeked up at his uncle.

Raph frowned. "You know your aunt works hard. She needs her rest. You need to be quieter in the mornin's." Raph turned his head towards Yoshi. "Did you hear me, Yoshi?"

Yoshi paused in mid-stride and turned to face his father. "Yes, Daddy." He lowered his voice but continued to make airplane sounds and run in a circle.

Cat stepped up behind Raph. She ran a hand down his arm and smiled at the two boys. "It's okay. I needed to get up anyway." She leaned up to peck her spouse's cheek. "Besides, they weren't the only ones that woke me up this morning. Were they?"

Raph smirked down at her. "I didn't hear any complainin' earlier."

She chuckled. "Come on, tough guy. I got to get some breakfast and get to work."

Raph followed after her with a chuckle of his own. "Because you got such a long commute, right?"

She shot him a look over her shoulder. "Just for that you have to come help." She snickered when he frowned.

"Aw, come on, darlin'. I got to go on patrol tonight."

She stopped beside the kitchen door. "I won't keep you long. I just need your muscles for a little while."

Raph smirked and opened his mouth to give a smart retort. But Leo cleared his throat. "I'd prefer it, if you didn't finish that conversation."

Cat laughed while Raph snorted. He looked around. "Where is everyone?"

Leo shrugged. "I haven't seen Mike or Kala this morning, but Donnie was in here a few minutes ago. He said Sarah's sick."

"Sick?" Cat and Raph turned to see Mira. The teenager was now Sarah's height. She'd given up the pink headband with a flower for a little pink tank-top that had been Cat's. The top of it was a strap that slipped over the head, while the bottom tied at the waist. Mira had it tied to her belt, which was black with little silver studs around it. The belt too had belonged to her aunt, before she'd seen Mira eyeing it and had surprised her with it on her last birthday. The heavy leather belt worked well to hold her twin tonfa, which had become Mira's weapon of choice.

"Yeah, sounds pretty bad too." Leo explained. "She's got a fever."

Mira frowned. "But I was supposed to take my test today."

Leo frowned as well. "I'm sorry, Mira, but we should probably wait. I think your mom would be disappointed if she couldn't be present."

The teenager glanced over her shoulder. "Maybe she's not so sick after all. I'll go talk to her. I should check on her anyways." She started to turn but Raph caught her shoulder.

"Uh, I don't think that's such a good idea, kiddo. You could probably catch what she's got."

Amaya set a platter on the table. "Yes and the spreading of a sickness is the last thing that we would desire."

Mira nodded. "But I still want to check on her." She headed off down the hall to knock on her parents' door.

A moment later, Donnie opened it. He stepped into the hall closing the door behind him. "Mira, your mom is pretty sick. I don't think you should see her right now."

Mira looked at the closed door, feeling her mother's discomfort on the other side. "Is she okay?"

Donnie smiled reassuringly. "Yes, I'm sure she will be. But I don't want you getting sick in the meantime."

"I was supposed to take my test today." She reminded him.

Donnie's eyes widened then softened. He put a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry, but we're just going to have to put it off a few days, okay?"

Mira frowned again. "Alright."

He squeezed her shoulder. "Hey, do you think you could help me out today? I need to keep an eye on your mom. I was going to fix the main door in the garage this morning before Cat opened up. Do you think you could check it out for me? She said it's been acting funny."

Mira smiled a bit, sensing her father's confidence in her. "I'll go fix it now."

He hugged her, placing a kiss on her head. "Thanks, sweetheart."

He went back inside and she turned to enter the lab to retrieve her father's old tool box. When she came out she stopped short as Kala stepped from her and Mikey's room. Her aunt looked a bit disheveled, but she offered Mira a warm smile. "Good morning, Mira."

Mira returned the smile, suppressing the desire to smirk. "Good morning." Being this close to her family all the time, she'd come to pick up on certain sensations. And as she got older she was beginning to understand those sensations more and more. That had been the reason she'd stayed in her room later than she normally did. Her uncles had all apparently been rather frisky this morning.

Kala spied the tool box. "What are you doing?"

"Mom is sick, so Dad asked if I could fix the garage door for Aunt Cat."

Kala frowned. "Sarah's sick?" She glanced at the elevator. "I'd better go with you, just to be sure there's no one outside when you try to open it."

Mira frowned as they walked towards the elevator. "You know, you don't have to? I'm nearly a full-fledged kunoichi now."

Kala smiled and draped an arm over her niece's shoulders as they stepped onto the elevator. "I know and we are very proud of you, but it doesn't hurt to be cautious either. Okay?"

A/N: Kaz and Yoshi crack me up! They so remind me of my nephews! LOL! R&R please...