Just a small little story I thought of, not sure if I'll put more into it though.
Leonardo stood in front of the mirror and stared directly at his abdomen, with great caution he brushed his hands over it. There was a being inside him, a baby. His baby. Now a part of him that he is going to take care of until the child is ready to survive outside. It was truly strange to him; he still quite doesn't believe it. No need to point out the reasons.
Raphael entered their bedroom then shut the door behind him.
"Hey Leo." He greeted his mate but didn't get a reply. "Leo? You alright?"
He walked closer to him the gently slid his hands under his shoulder then placed it on his.
"Hey..." Leo finally answered. He let out his breath that he realized he held from the moment he stared at himself through the mirror.
"You alright?" He asked again softly.
Leo looked at him, he bit his lip, not really hard, but enough to notice. Raph then got alittle worried he looked at his mate's face with concern.
"Are you in pain? Should I take ya to Donnie?"
Leo shook his head he took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"It's strange..." He breathed out as he brushed his belly.
"Yeah?" Raph agreed looking at his mate's abdomen from the mirror.
"And I'm..." He paused for a moment then looked at Raph using the mirror. "...Scared." he admitted sadly.
Raph looked at him understanding what he meant, he then bit his tongue when he thought of an idea that he didn't like.
"Do you want to abort the baby?" He asked quietly.
He didn't want to abort him or her, not at all. But it was his mate's decision as well, he recalled when Donnie warned them how it would be hard for Leo. His mate had the right to make the decision.
Leo shook his head.
"I don't ever want to harm our baby..." He told him. "He or she is innocent... I just. I don't know if I'm ready..." He turned himself to face Raph. "I don't know if I can do it."
Raphael wrapped his arms around him and pulled him closely.
"You're not alone in this journey... I'll be with you; we'll go through this together." He then smiled at him. "All of us..." he added.
Leo's hopes rose as he listened to his mate, he then placed his head on his mate's chest and smiled.
We'll go through this... Raphael's words repeated in his head. Together...