Chapter 3
Miwa POV
I find myself standing over my father who is lying on the ground injured. I can hear him plead for me to stop, but I don't listen to him. I revert to my mutant form and I sink my fangs into his shoulder. He yells as he tries to make me stop, but I keep hurting him. Suddenly his body becomes motionless and I realize what I've done with horror and guilt. I wrap my arms around his chest, shake his body, and cry, "Father? Father, I'm sorry! Father, please don't leave me! This can't be happening! Nooooo!"
I wake up and yell, "No!" I sit straight up and take deep breaths. I feel a hand on my shoulder and my father's voice say, "Calm down, Miwa. It was just a nightmare. You have nothing to worry about." I turn to my left and I find my father smiling at me with his hand on my shoulder. I look around and realize I'm in the lair and I'm lying down on the couch. I also notice I'm still in my mutant form. My father says, "Welcome back home, my child."
I turn back towards him, and I hug him and start crying into his chest. He hugs me back as he stands up from his chair. He rubs my back and says, "Shhhh, it's okay, Miwa. Everything is okay."
I cry, "Father, I'm sorry! I'm sorry for everything! I swear I didn't mean anything I said back there, and I didn't mean to hurt you!" He says, "It's alright, Miwa. Shredder was controlling you. The only one at fault is him. You don't have to apologize for anything."
I exclaim, "Yes I do! I should've listened to what you were trying to teach me about revenge, but I was being too stupid to see your way. So I'm sorry I didn't listen to you, Father! I'm sorry!"
My father says, "It's okay. I forgive you, Miwa. You just weren't ready to hear the truth about your mother."
I lay the side of my head against his chest, and I listen to his heartbeat, which calms me down. I sniffle and say, "How can you still want me, Father? I've been nothing but a horrible daughter to you, and I've brought nothing but dishonor to this family."
My father rubs the top of my head, and says, "Miwa, listen to me. What you've done does not determine your place in our clan. You'll always have a place in this family, and you'll always be my daughter."
I smile after he says that, then I nuzzle his chest, hug him tighter, and I wrap my tail around his body. I say, "Thank you for saving me, Father."
My father kisses my forehead, sits down on the couch, and says, "I love you so much, Miwa. I would do anything to keep you safe."
I say, "I love you too, Father. And I've missed you so much."
He says, "So have I, my daughter. But please, Miwa. Please don't leave me ever again. My heart can't take anymore of your absence."
I feel tears drop on top of my head, and I gaze up to find my father crying a little. I feel sorry for making him worry about me. He also tightens his arms around me, pulling me closer to his chest, as if I'll disappear if he lets me go. I say, "I won't, Father. I promise."
He says, "And Miwa, promise me you won't leave the lair for the next few weeks. I don't want Shredder to take you away from me again. I don't want to fight you ever again."
I say, "I promise, Father. And believe me, fighting you was the worst nightmare of my life. I never want to relive that for as long as I live."
He rocks me back and forth in his arms and says, "Miwa, I know the last few months since your mutation have been the worst times of your life, but believe me when I say you did not deserve any of the pain you have felt. You deserve a home, a family who cares about you, and a father who loves you no matter what, not an abusive scumbag who treats you like a slave. None of that matters anymore though. The only thing that matters is that we are finally together again, my child, and nothing will ever separate us ever again."
He's right, I'm finally back where I belong; with my brothers and my father. Hamato Yoshi. The man who always loved me, and still does. This is the best day of my entire life. We hold each other for several minutes, and then I ask, "Father? What was my mother like?"
He smiles and says, "Your mother was kind, compassionate, caring, and beautiful. Just like you."
I frown and say, "Father, I'm not beautiful, I'm hideous."
He says, "No you're not Miwa. I do not find you hideous at all. You are the most beautiful mutant I have ever seen."
I smile and say, "Thank you."
I sigh in bliss as I listen to the sound of his chest rising and falling, and I enjoy the feeling of his furry body and his gentle arms holding me against him. I fall asleep, as I feel happy to finally be home and reunited with my father.
Splinter POV
I continue to hold my daughter as I enjoy the time we share together. I whisper, "Miwa?" After getting no answer, I listen closely and hear her breathing deeply, which means she's fallen asleep.
I gaze down at her and smile as she flicks her forked tongue out every now and then, and nuzzles my chest with a smile on her face. I decide not to wake her since she looks so comfortable and peaceful. I also decide to take her to bed with me since she has also decided to wrap her tail around my body, which I don't mind of course. Though that keeps me from removing her from my body.
I dismiss this thought as I exit the living room and enter the dojo, while I still keep my arms around Miwa. I enter my bedroom and I lay down on my bed with my daughter wrapped around me. I rub her tail as I find her scales hard but very smooth. I smile as I feel Miwa nuzzle the crook of my neck. I then try to extend my mind to the spirit plane, hoping my wife can hear me, and I whisper, "I'm holding Miwa, my love. Our daughter is finally safe again, Shen." I fall asleep with my precious child held firmly in my arms.
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Update 10/24: Expanded the chapter by 200 words
