"Eclips what are you doing out here alone?" Splinter asked as he walked over to me. I had been sitting under a tree for a couple of hours. Donnie had returned and gone to the Lab, Leo, Raph and Mikey had all just stayed inside. I sighed and sat up, being careful of my still hurt wrist.

"Donnie and Mikey had a fight… I was waiting for Donnie to come back." I said as Splinter to sit beside me.

"Funny I believed Donnie was already back in the barn." Splinter said.

"Y-yeah…" I sighed. "I guess I just didn't want to go back inside yet."

"It is a nice day. How about some meditation?" Splinter smiled. I groaned and fell back onto my shell, making his chuckle.

"Why do we always have to meditate?" I whined. Splinter smiled and looked down at me.

"Alright then what would you like to do?" He asked.

"Um… well the guys told me about a lake… could we maybe go?" I asked with my best puppy dog eyes. Splinter looked away quickly and frowned.

"Not while your arm is still hurt." He sighed.

"AW! But that's no fair! You let Raphie go with the guys to the junkyard when he had a sprained arm." I protested.

"Actually I did not give him permission and since when have you called Raphael Raphie?" Splinter asked with a grin.

I shrugged. "Sometimes. He calls my sissy a lot so I thought I would call him Raphie." I smiled happily.

Splinter smiled and shook his head. "I am yet to understand some of your ways my daughter. Like your constant will to do stuff even though you are clearly hurt and not fit enough to do so." Splinter eyed me.

"Yeah well that's what happens what you have a daughter with the stubbornness of Raphael, the will of Leonardo, the exploration of Donatello and the energy of Michelangelo." I smiled.

"You are quiet a handful." Splinter chuckled. "But I could handle your brothers I believe I can handle you."

"Yeah but I bet at some point you couldn't handle the guys." I said.

Splinter frowned slightly and sighed. "It is true I struggled to handle your brother when they were younger."

"Can you tell me what they were like as kid!?" I asked sitting up excitedly.

"I do not believe your brothers would be happy with me if I told you about their embarrassing baby moments." Splinter said.

"Aw, can't you just tell me some… it doesn't have to be embarrassing moments just-

"Yes I believe I understand you." Splinter chuckled. "Very well, where should I start?"

"Leo! Tell me what Leo was like, was he like he is now?" I asked.

"Leonardo has no changed much since he was young. He would follow me almost anywhere he could and copied my actions. He never misbehaved, only when he and Raph began to fight did I have any problems with him. That and when he first discovered Space heroes. He would skip lessons to watch it and whine if I ever took him away from the T.V." Splinter chuckled

"So… he was boring, like he is now?" I asked smiling.

"Somewhat." Splinter laughed.

"What about Raph?" I asked.

"Raphael was much like he is now too, he loved making his brothers cry but he also be the first to comfort them if they got hurt. I never understood why. I remember one night where Michelangelo had a nightmare and he went to Raphael for comfort rather them bother me." Splinter chuckled. "Raphael carried his straight to my room and dropped him on top of me. As though saying this is yours." Splinter and I both laughed.

"So Mikey had nightmares?" I looked up curiously.

"Yes, I would commonly catch him watching horror movies or looking at comics with monster. He was far too young to understand that the monster were not real and I fear he will never be old enough, seeing he still has nightmares." Splinter sighed.

"What about Donnie? I mean the others all sound like they haven't changed. Was Donnie the same?" I asked.

"No… Donatello I would say has changed the most. He was very shy but always wanted to be with his brother, unlike now where he locks himself away. He was an escape artist, I always found him outside of his crib and would worry all night that he had gotten out and hurt himself so I would commonly cheek on him. He was the first to speak both Japanese and English… that reminds me, we should start your Japanese lessons."

"You want to teach me Japanese?" I asked.

"Yes, your bothers are all fluent in both so I wish you to learn." Splinter smiled. "But of course it will not take up your Ninjisu lessons, we will simple-

"Um… sensei I actually wanted to talk to you about my lessons… I um." I frowned and looked down. "I want to stop. I'm not good enough to be a ninja and I only get it the way."

"Eclips." Splinter sighed and turned so he was looking me in the eye. "You will make a wonderful ninja. What's making you think that?"

"Sensei not everyone can make a good ninja, you taught the guys since they were walking, Yes I was made to be a weapon but maybe they were wrong… That's why they made Troubl-

"Eclips." Splinter pulled me into a hug. "Shh, what has brought this on? Eclips do not relive the- Splinter paused when I held out a letter. He took it with a frown and opened it. "Where did you get this?" Splinter asked.

"I found it folded in my mask in my room before we came out here." I said. Splinter sighed and began to read over the letter. "Why didn't you tell me my mother was the one to give me blood?"

"We thought it best to let you recover first, before we told you anything." Splinter kissed my forehead. "I wish you had never been dragged into this war. I wish you and your brothers could live safe and free without having to be at risk. I always knew your brothers were going to face problems but…" Splinter looked at me with sad eyes, ones of which I were yet to see. "Seeing you hurt reminds me of Tang-shen. Of how I was the reason for her to be killed." Splinter stood up and looked down at me. "Eclips I approve of you not to continue your training in ninjisu, but I still want you to be able to fight if you have the need to. If you choose to stop your lessons you will not be allowed on patrols or missions and you will still have 3 lessons a week in self-defence to keep yourself safe. This is the only circumstances I will agree to." Splinter finished.

I frowned and looked down. "I d-

"Give yourself more time to think." Splinter knelt back down and put his hand on my shoulder. "This is a big decision. Do not rush into anything with a unclear mind." Splinter smiled slightly. "Come now, it is getting late." Splinter held out his hand. I took it and smiled. We walked slowly back to the house as the sunset behind us.

"Thank you sensei." I said quietly.

"Thank you? For what?" Splinter asked.

"Everything."

A/N

Some of the context in this chapter was inspired by others Pictures and stories that I love. I apologies for not asking permission first and will take down this chapter if anyone if unhappy.

Sorry for late updates. Trying DX.