Disclaimer: I don't own TMNT, all I own are my OCs


Chapter 11:

"Casey…" Nina rolled her eyes, "do we have to make a battle plan for this." She placed a hand where the baby kicked, a small smile forming on her lips.

"Nina, you are due any day now," April stated, "we have to be more then ready for this."

"Yeah…but this is a bit much," Nina stated, "I mean…I can't be alone even to go to the bathroom?"

"Ooo, wait…" Casey paused, "maybe the bathroom thing is not a good idea."

Nina just giggled, rubbing her swelling abdomen, humming a small tune while April and Casey debated. She knew that soon their relationship was going to lay out and die, and that they were to blind to see it.

"I'm going to get this kid to calm down," Nina stated standing up and walking to the kitchen, the moment she opened the door to the freezer, she felt wetness between her legs.

"Uh…guys?" she uttered out, "It's time."


Raph let out a growl glaring at Leo, "Why don't you just mind yer own damn business?"

"Raph…" Leo stated.

"No Leo," Raph clenched his fists, "I…"

Leo shook his head when Raph's shell cell rang, and he went somewhere private to answer it.

"Yo, Case, how is she?" Raph whispered into the phone.

"Raph…she's gone into labor," Casey stated.

Raph nodded a bit, "So Baby-Bop is goin' to make 'emself known."

"Yeah Raph, just get over here," Casey stated.

He hung up his shell cell, and thanked the stars that it was the night.

"Leo, I'm goin' on early patrol," he stated, before brushing past his brother, and rushing out of the lair.


Raph slipped on the disguise that they wore to rescue Casey from the Purple Dragons, about a year ago. He adjusted the sunglasses and drew in a deep breathe.

He hated hospitals…absolutely despised them, after Mikey returns to his childhood…wait, he never left it…well; he made a new tradition for them to go visit the kids who weren't able to come trick-or-treating, or come home for Christmas, or any of the other holidays during that time, and while Mikey told them stories, he would have to sit there and listen.

It drove him insane.

He entered the hospital, and he nearly gagged. It smelt worse then the sewers…it smelled of the sick and the dieing. He made his way to the elevator trying to hold in an angry remark.


Casey was peeved, the doctors were so hard headed…even more then he was.

"We should be in there," Casey stated.

"Casey…we have to listen to what the doctors and nurses say…they know what they're doing. Sometimes you can't agree with what they're doing…but they know what they're doing," April stated. Something caught her eye, and almost busted out laughing when she saw Raph arguing with a nurse.

She stood up and walked over to Raph, "Raph…come on."

Raph sent the nurse a dark look before he followed April to the waiting room.

"I don't see why we have ta wait out here," Raph growled.

"I said the same thing," Casey stated, "well…we should be in there."

Minutes turned into hours, and Raph was getting border and angrier each passing second. April was playing solitaire, and Casey kept on bugging the nurses about how insulted he was not being there for Nina.

Raph chuckled…he'd probably faint out seeing a live child birth.

Exactly 8 hours 9 minutes and 39 seconds, after one hundred phone calls from Leo, and after one more game of solitaire…

"Mr. Jones," a nurse entered the waiting room, dressed in doctor's garb.

Raph and April exchanged worried glances.

"Yes, nurse," Casey said worriedly, "Is everything okay?"

"Nina and the baby are alright, we had no complications," the nurse smiled, "you can go see them now."


Nina looked down at the baby in her arms, a tired smile on her lips; 6 pounds 4 ounces, and 16 inches long.

She was in so much pain, and she wanted Raph to be in there, but the doctors wouldn't allow it, not until after her baby was born.

"Hey Nina," April smiled as she entered the room.

"Hey," she answered tiredly. Casey and Raph entered the room, and she nearly started laughing when Raph quickly rushed to her, and gave her a small kiss on the lips.

"So this is Baby-Bop," he looked down, smiling a bit. His eyes widened at the blanket's color.

"So what did you name her?" Casey asked.

"Ask Raph," she stated, smiling at Raphael.

"Well?" Casey asked his friend.

"Julia," Raph stated.

Nina nodded, "Hey, Raph…"

"Yeah?" he asked.

"I want you to help me raise her," Nina stated. Raphael was taken aback; sure it was an honor to name Julia…but…to help raise her?

"It would be my pleasure," he stated.

"Good…'cause if you said no, I would be paying Casey to make you do it," Nina teased.

Raph smirked, "I know you're teasing."

Nina smiled innocently as she stared at sleeping Julia, "Somehow she got your eyes."

"Are you pullin' my leg?" Raph asked.

"Nope…she has your eyes Raph," Nina stated, "they aren't the usual blue that babies start with."

Raph only smiled, "So…does this mean no boys until she's thirty?"

Nina playfully nudged him, "No…maybe sixteen, but not thirty."

Raph just kissed Nina.

"It was worth a try," Casey chuckled. April nudged him and sent him an angry look.

"What did I do?"


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