DISCLAIMERS/NOTES
This is a fan fiction based on characters owned by Nickelodean (I think). I DO NOT OWN THEM. This is just for fun.
PART 9
April entered the supermarket, trying to make sense of all that happened. It was four days since her makeshift ultrasound. Since they found out exactly what was inside her.
She knew having a child with a mutated Humanoid turtle would present challenges. She knew the baby would not be Human. But as impossible as the entire situation was, what she and Donatello discovered was beyond absurd.
She was not going to give birth to a live baby. She was going to... to...
April could not even finish that thought. It was ridiculous!
Groaning audibly, April felt another headache come on. Truth be told, they had been quite recurring lately. She had not told Donnie - he always feared the worst when she had a common cold - April had not been feeling well lately. She was barely pregnant, but already her tummy was starting to show, morning sickness was a regular ritual, and she felt tired constantly. She kept telling herself it was to be expected, but a niggle in the back of her mind refused to go away. Was it just the normal response to pregnancy? Was it usual to feel this way so early in?
April thought back to her ultrasound. She was so happy; when their baby's heartbeat was picked up by the machine, she and Donnie were moved almost beyond words. She possibly never felt more devoted to the Mutant than right then: she knew having the child of the love of her life was her destiny. It did not matter how impossible or bizarre it was - she loved Hamato Donatello completely, and would spend the rest of her life trying to make him feel as special as she knew he was. And a baby just completed the picture. Though April was obviously concerned, it did not matter what they or everyone else would have to go through... if they would have to hide the child, or if they would have to hide in seclusion in the lair or her apartment forever. All that mattered was the love she and Donnie shared, and would soon share with their baby. April did not fear whatever hardship was to come. Her son or daughter would be loved, no matter what.
Thinking about how happy they would be as a family - a true family - made April feel better. Her headache subsided, although her stomach still rumbled slightly. That was another thing she kept from her boyfriend: she was already having food cravings, and the worst thing was, it was not for pizza. For some insane and cruel reason, since she became pregnant, just the smell of the turtles' favourite meal made her want to wretch. So far, April managed to make excuses to leave the room whenever Mikey started chowing down - which was pretty much all the time. But she knew, soon enough, she would have to come clean and ask the boys not to have pizza in her presence for the duration of her pregnancy. April smirked as she envisioned Mikey disowning her over it.
And on the topic of food, April looked at her shopping list to see what she needed. Even given the layout of the supermarket, pizza was always the first thing she picked up - luckily, the frozen kind had no effect on her - and it was close to the drink aisle. She always got Raph a six-pack, as it was easier than him sneaking in in disguise and purchasing it himself.
April scowled at the thought of her boyfriend's red-masked brother. She still stung at the words he said to her when they revealed she and Donnie were expecting. She knew Raph had a temper, and often said things in the heat of the moment, but the words and names that coming out his mouth that day... April was beyond gobsmacked. She could not believe Raph would use such language against her. To accuse her of infidelity was one thing - after all, both Donnie and even Splinter thought that was the case - but to go that far? Was the situation that unbelievable? Well... yes, it was. But still...
Despite everything they had been through together, Raph still always thought the worst when it came to her and Donnie's coupling. April knew the hotheaded turtle was very protective of his family, but what he said was completely out of order. She was tempted on that day to not stop at a simple slap: she wanted to go use all the kunoichi training she learnt on the bastard. When Raph offered to let Donnie punch him, April was surprised at herself for not letting him.
She was also tempted, right now, to be all fuck Raphael and not get his beer. But she knew that would just be salt on the wound: done out of spite, it would mean she still harboured resentment. Which she did, but she had to let it go. Raph apologised, and though April could not readily forgive, it was best to "forget". Still, hopefully when she popped out a fucking egg that would get it through the red-masked turtle's mind that Donnie was...
April froze. She thought about it again - like she could actually stop. She was going to... to... lay...
No. No no no no. Do not think about it. Do not focus on it. Just focus on the baby inside. Focus on their child.
Taking a deep breath, April reached for the six-pack, not noticing someone next to her also going for the beer, until their hands brushed. "Oh, sorry," came a weary male voice. "Didn't see... " A pause. "April... ?"
Broken out of her haze, April snapped her head to see the man next to her. Her eyes widened as she felt her headache return. "Casey... "
TO BE CONTINUED
