chapter 21
Waiting for those, whom were called as the night werent becoming younger but shorter. Lightly tapped her nail on the counter as she waited, and waited. In the next room, jonathan practiced a few rounds of boxing drills. Realising his techniques was alittle rusty and slightly sloppy. Lightly grunted with frustration, ever grew more irritated as he felt had lost many precious time to perfect his skills. His talents.
Covered in hot sweat, lightly panted and slightly lightheaded then exhaled alittle. Wiping away the sweat from his brow and sipped his cold water, that waited aside and nearby. Knowing, it may take awhile for the disbanded gang to reunite. Questions and explanations will expectedly to be shared. Whilst keeping his back, his eyes widen as whence his shoulder was lightly grasped. Looking over his shoulder and tears welled then streamed down his cheeks as he saw her. Standing still, very quite beautiful as just he had remembered her once before she mysteriously passed.
Turning around, saying no words only unhesistantly laid within the crevice of her slender hand and with the tears that had disappeared underneath her thumb. Leaning close, sweetly and loving as she caressingly nuzzled gently her cheek against his. Sharing a intimate embrace, as they once shared and missed. Telepathically conversed, and caressingly embraced. Opening his lips to speak his declared devotion when suddenly interrupted.
"Master Reite?" Selena called. Looking back to Selena then quickly looked back, as his beloved had disappeared. Exhaled softly, closed his eyes and reached for his gold ring that he wore around his neck. Selena approached his side and said once again. "Master Reite, everything alright?"
Tucking away his gold ring underneath his shirt and finally answered. "Hopefully soon, any news of the men?"
"Still waiting, Master." she answered. "You should return back to your task, before you are discovered." he instructed. Selena obeyed and returned to her undercover, continued to gather much important evidence along the way as she desired revenge. Revenge for her lover. Jonathan knew of this and feared it will be the fail safe of been used against her by the enemy. Meanwhile, standing by the window as he held both hands behind his back. The doors opened, footsteps approached him and finally one question was asked. "Where is selena?"
"Dont know master hun." T-bone answered, kneeling. Turning on his heel and sat down in the chair, lacing each finger with the other as he grasped his hands together and glared upon his minion kneeling before him. One ordering demand he gave. "Find her, alive and unharmed."
Stood up, without hesistation he left the room and gathered a few men to accompany him on the search of selena. Stared at the doors as they closed, behind T-bone and looked down to the yellow file laying before him on the desk. Opening the file, leaned back as he read the short information of selena. Or what it seems to be legit.
Tapping his foot lightly, wondered to himself whether he may have a mole within his own den. Suspicions and paranoia had proceeded him, immediately demanded the photographs to be looked over and reported. Elsewhere, hiding within the shadows of within the crowds of bystanders curious to what was occuring currently. The yellow police tape surrounded the area and kept the unathorized citizens at bay. While forescenics took photographs, dusted for prints and while the detectives try to puzzle the pieces together on what had happened. Only one deceased body with a trail of blood that led to a unsecluded wall near a dumpster.
"Bloody gang wars. This is the third this month." Detective rolands stated, kneeling down as he used his pen to look at the bloodied piece of cloth that laid near by the corpse. His partner stood close and signed the paperwork that forenscenics handed over. "Ever wonder what exactly these gangs are fighting over apart from power, turf or moeny?" one asked.
Standing up and replied. "I have no idea, normally I'd say before that this is about turf control but this is different. Something big is happening here and i want to know what it is."
"What do you think it could be, rolands?" officer smith asked. "Not sure, but want to know what it is. Wrap it up and keep those people away, is that clear sergaent."
"Yes detective." he answered, standing whilst detective rolands walked away and out, from under the yellow tape.
Lair, Leonardo's room
The blue clad terrapin, laid his cheek within the crevice of his hand as he glanced upon the beautiful woman laying beside him that also had returned the gentle warm glance. Sharing no words as thier glances done the talking. Thier eyes locked deeply, he reached lightly and gently grasped her hand, so soft and tenderly. Bringing to his lips and lightly kissed. Elena blushed lightly.
Leonardo whispered. "You are so beautiful." Elena smiled and replied, curiously. "Do you believe in fate?" Leonardo lightly smiled, openly admitted. "At first, I assumed fate was for those who believed in fairytales. But now I have met you. I am unsure whether I believe in fate but I do believe in love."
"Love?" elena whispered, curiously. Leonardo nodded. Elena smiled, felt the love from leonardo's heart connect with her own. Leaned forward and tenderly kissed him, returned the kiss just as tender but passionately and pulled her closer toward him in his chest and gently embraced her within his strong embrace. Elena was surprised to how he felt so soft and warm. Suspected he'd be cold and somewhat slimey but wasnt. Once thier lips parted, she sighed with a broken depressing sigh as her eye glimmer with worry. "I have to tell you something."
Leonardo caressed her cheek tenderly, and whispered assuring. "Whatever you have to tell me, it is ok. I will protect you." Tears begun to well up in her beautiful tender, green eyes and her lower lip tremble slightly as she felt her heart skip a beat with worry. Before she confesssed, one questin she asked to be sure. "Are you sure that you wont be upset?"
He nodded. Pulled away, sitting up slightly as he too, rose up and scooted closer to her back and draped his arms around and nuzzled sweetly upon her neck. She resumed. "I am a reporter for the channel 8 news." Continued to nuzzled in her neck, softly breathed on her skin as she believed he was purring but heard more like a churr. He finally answered with a soft reply. "I dont care, you are my happiness. I've waited for you all my life, and I'd be lost without you elena."
Turning around and faced him, laced her fingers within his as she rose her eyes then finally whispered. "You are mine, I'd be lost without you too." With the caress of his free hand, cupping her cheek as he nuzzled his forehead with hers. Then gestured her to lay down with him as they embrace.
Livingroom and kitchen...
Mikey cradled his beautiful she-wolf wife within his embrace whilst Raphael happily played his role as father to his twin sons. Sitting at the table as they ate Rachael's famous macademia brownies and drank vanilla milk, suddenly thier sons glanced up with tears in thier eyes and requested if they could be excused.
"Daddy, can we be squeezed please." Raphael looked to rachael as she kindly corrected them and said then permitted thier request. "You mean excuse, sons. Yes you may be excused." Seconds after, both pushed their chairs out and hurried out of the kitchen then master splinters room. Raphael followed but stopped in the kitchen doorway, as he glanced confused then rachael approached his side and grasped his hand tenderly. "I'm sure everything is alright." Raphael nodded agreeably.
splinters room
The old rat knelt before his altar, performed his daily prayer for master yoshi and tang shen. With his beloved wife, Miriam. Lit three incense, one each for beloved. Yoshi loved jasmine. Tang shen loved rose and miriam loved lotus. Unaware of his grandsons had entered the room and draped their tiny arms around him. Looking down to Raphael jnr first then to lucas. Tears welled up then streamed down his fur cheeks as they both said unison.
"Grandma loves you, and loves me." Splinter embraced his grandsons gently. Lucas resumed with a question. "Grandpoppy. Are you sick?" His ear twitched, then flattened and sighed. Knowing that his grandchildren will determined the answer and just glance with broken looks if he tried to lie. So he answered. "No, lucas. I am just tired, maybe i have a cold."
Raphael jnr, looked up to him and remained silent as lucas said. "A cold? Maybe you need mapple." He chuckled and smiled, then correted assuringly. "Maple grandson and maybe i need some maple."
"Mama is making brownies and cakes." Raphael jnr said. "Is she? How about we go eat some?" splinter smiled, releasing them from his embrace and stood up, following after the twins as they pleaded him to hurry. "Hurry grandpoppy, Daddy may eat them all." Splinter chukled, stopped a moment and stood in the doorway of his room. Finally exited, closed the door behind him and followed.
Just as when the boys were about to enter the kitchen, they looked to eachother and smiled. Then chanted. "Unca Mikey, unca mikey is a daddy." Splinter glanced to the twins curiously then wolfjade spoke softly. "They are not wrong." she grinned. Mikey blinked and asked. "What do you mean they are not wrong? How could they know?"
Splinter smiled, and with a light gesture to join him with the others in the kitchen. Both Mikey and wolfjade joined them, hand in hand. But Mikey cradled his wife upon his lap as she happily draped her arm around his neck for support. Splinter had gently explained to raphael and rachael that the twins possess, a powerful gift.
The red clad terrapin draped his wife close, as she placed a hand upon her beating chest and smiled proudly. She knew deep down that her sons possessed a wondrous gift. "Should we call for donatello and leonardo with his new friend?" Wolfjade asked.
Splinter nodded agreeably, and advised raphael to gather his brothers. Kissed rachael's temple before leaving the kitchen and knocked on donatello's bedroom door first. No answer when he knocked, so he entered and stood in the crept opening of the door as he pooped his head within and said. "Donnie, you who. Anyone home?"
Lightly grunted as he felt the scrunched up paper thrown at him. "Ouch, really?" sarcastically stated. "What raph?" he grumbled. "Jade want to share something with us as my boys have been chanting that mikey could be a dad."
"Dad? Oh i gotta see this." Donatello bolted out without a care of he stampeded his brother. "Augh." raphael groaned. "Come on raph, get up dude." donatello gestured him to his feet. "Thanks but gotta get leo." Leaving donatello's side and walked to his door, lightly knocked.
Leonardo grumbled then sorted alittle as he slowly awoke, still embraced elena in his arms. Elena stirred alittle and exhaled softly as she said. "What time is it?"
"Not sure, but i think my brother wants something." Releasing her from his embrace and rose from the bed, to answer the door. Opening the door just enough to have his face peer through. "What is raph?"
"Master splinter request you to be present as jade has something to share with us." raphael answered. "Alright, we will be right there." Closing the door as elena rose from the bed and stretched lightly. Warmly smiled, holdhing his hand out to her as she gracefully accepted and stood up. Lightly caressed the back of his finger against her cheek, so soft cheek then gently grasped her hand as they walked out; hand in hand.
Few seconds later, they entered the kitchen and sat down as the clan waited. Before Wolfjade announced the news, rachael smiled and asked. "Before we get to jade, may i ask about you please." Rachael paused as she werent sure exactly the womans name.
"Elena." she answered.
"Are you elena reite from the channel 8 news?" rachael asked resumably. Elena smiled, nodded and answered. "Sure am."
"Lovely to meet you." they said unison. Leonardo embraced elena as he stood behind her and smiiled happily. The twins smiled and said. "Can we call her aunty ellie?"
Elena blushed, and answered honourably. "Oh my, they are beautiful." Raphael and rachael smiled happily, proud of thier boys.
"Aunty jade is a mummy." Lucas smiled, giggled. "Is it true, jade?" Rachael asked. At first, mikey was speechless then outburstly answering the question with waiting excitiment.
"Who cares I'm going to be a daddy! It's my turn!" Mikey happily cooed then realised quickly. "How many are we talking about here?"
Jade smiled bigly as she replied. "Well, let's find out shall we." Mikey nodded and looked to donatello. He sighed and agreed.
"Lets find out how many you are carrying and how long exactly you are." he paused as jade interrupted. "Almost 7 weeks."
"7 weeks? Um, depending on your atamony you could give birth within the next few weeks." donatello stated, gestured her to follow. Mikey remained beside her as he wished to see his unborn litter. Twenty minutes later, donatello returned to announce how many jade is carrying and when exactly they will arrive.
"Well, how many is she carrying?" Raphael asked whilst his sons smiled with glee.
"Hold onto your shells. Jade is carrying six." Donatello answered. The clan glanced stunned and silent. The parents to be walked in, jade smiled happily whilst poor mikey looked mortified. Elena noticed mikey's scarce glance. "Are you alright mikey?" she asked.
Mikey answered lowly. "Yeah, I'm ok." Suddenly he fainted, jade covered her mouth worried then knelt beside him as she tried to wake. "Mikey?"
Little lucas and raphael junior, grasped elena's hands within thiers and looked up to the brunette beauty with warm smiles. "Can we call you aunty, ellie pretty please."
Elena's heart skipped a beat as she smiled warmly and knelt down, gently held thier little hands. Not speaking a word, as she gently gestured the twins toward and within her embrace. Leonardo witnessed his nephews and elena embrace happily as they were already family. Lightly nudged his elbow into raphael's arm, glanced his brother at first then glanced toward his sons and elena. Saying nothing, just smiled proudly.
The twin terrapin toddlers pulled away, kissed elena's cheeks and said. "We love you aunty ellie." Elena smiled, her heart beated in rhythmic sync and stood up as she was embraced by leonardo's arm drapping around her waist as the twins skipped away.
Leonardo smiled, nuzzled in her neck and whispered. "Already smittened by the children." Elena chuckled and nuzzled back with her warm cheek, whispery replied.
"How can I not?" Leonardo held elena closer, feeling his heart beat faster as he already made his decision and planned when to ask the most important question that he would have fulfil.
Elsewhere, Foot HQ
The crimelord sat in his room, looking out the window and thought about his daughter. Tapping his finger on the cane, his confidence grew every day but his strength isnt hundred percent but ascending.
"Enter." he invited the visitor soon he heard the knocking. The door opened slowly and light foot steps entered and approached him. She sat beside him, and gently grasped his forearm.
Sharing a warm smile as he glanced upon hana sitting beside him. Saki felt his heart skip a beat, and gently caressed her cheek as he leaned close then tenderly kissed her lips. Hana glanced with widen eyes then she closed them and returned the kiss as she caressingly held his hand. As their lips parted, saki smiled and deeply glanced into her eyes.
"You are so beautiful, I...I." he commented and paused as he couldnt get the words out. Hana smiled, and finished for him. "I love you." Saki smiled, nuzzled his forehead with hers.
Soft knocking interrupted the newly lovers, they ignored it and continued to share the glance, the knocking resumed then he finally answered. "Either enter or beat it!"
The door opened and the newlyweds had returned from thier honeymoon, replied.
"Oh we just were about to share the big news, grandfather." Karai smiled, holding chaplins hand. Both saki and hana glanced stunned, silent then they walked over to the couple. Embracing then with congratulations.
"The best news I ever wanted. Congratulations my daughter." Saki congratulated her.
"How long?" Hana excitedly asked.
"Six or seven weeks, give or take." chaplin replied. Saki smiled, invited his daughter in for a congratulating embrace, karai returned the smile. Hana stood nearby, with her hands folded upon eachother over her own abdomen as she watched and smiled. Chaplin wasnt prepared to be pulled in the embrace, blinked surprised and lightly embraced in return as hana, wiped the tears away and joined as saki invited her.
Unaware, watching from the dark shadows of the far corner near the entrance. Misaki watched in envious jealous rage. Quietly clenched her teeth and tightly clenched her fists until they felt as were to bleed. Her eyes were enraged with hatred, she exhaled softly and walked away to finally execute her plan against hana.
Two of her accomplices approached and said, whispery. "Is it time, to take out hana?" Misaki nodded, lowly ordered. "Begin phase one, her chambers. Go." Her accomplices nodded, walked fashionably normal down the corridor of the east whilst Misaki turned to the west and smiled.