Let's see how Leorai fares this chapter. Enjoy!

(Karai's POV)

I looked back at my bed and just stared at the bag that I just packed.

I just used the same excuse with my father that I used the last time I met with Leo. But, as I looked at the bag and kept thinking, I was no longer questioning my father just blindly believing my completely BS excuse… I was mainly questioning my sanity to an extent.

I was seriously going to go through with this.

I am actually going to go down into the sewers to the Hamato's old headquarters, their old home and Leo's current home, to spend a little over 48 hours with Leo there. It was Friday night and I was going through with Leo's little... proposition.

I just still don't know. I was still processing my reason for doing this.

Leo said he loves me and that he… wants to marry me.

Even though the aspect of being married was never something that I ever considered. Even before Kaito I just never really thought about that option or even any sort of relationship for many reasons. Then when I had Kaito and it was just the two of us living in the mountains, I was content with it.

I really did not crave company or a relationship. Just having my son felt like it was enough. That was until recently when everything in me was shaken up like dice in a cup again.

It officially started again that night Leo and I had sex again for the first time since the moment I found out I was pregnant and went away. Well, it actually started the moment I met Leo.

For anyone who knows my father, it is pretty obvious to infer that my childhood wasn't the most warm atmosphered thing ever.

My mother left me and father and so I was left with just being raised by him. It's obvious that my father was never the most… warm, kind hearted man like the majority of fathers seem to be. He raised me, fed me, trained me, and cared for me… but that was all. I think he has only hugged me once in my whole life and I can't even remember if he ever told me he loved me.

Look, I don't consider myself a wonderful, sweet, and doting parent by any means either, but I tried to be better with my son in that area.

That's why Leo makes me feel especially cautious of that aspect. He's done things that no one has ever done for me ever. He has almost always been sweet, kind, respectful, and… loving toward me.

Something that I was not used used to and still am not entirely used to it.

He is the first person to actually show that he loved me and now just admitted it to me verbally. As crazy as it is for me to still process, it was true. Leo loves me and he wants to marry me.

He's even willing to wait for an insane period of time for me to marry him and is trying to do small things like this to help me learn to be comfortable around and trust him.

According to Leo the plan is for us to spend the day during Saturday and Sunday talking and getting comfortable being around each other, or mainly for me to get comfortable spending a slightly extended period of time with Leo.

Then the nights, probably including tonight… well, it's pretty obvious to me what those will probably consist of and that surprisingly is not the thing I'm uncomfortable with.

However, we'll not only be just sleeping together, but we'll also be doing the literal form of that phrase. I will literally be sleeping in the same bed as Leo. Even though I have done that once before and we have had sex together down in lair twice already.

I closed my eyes as I took a deep breath in and slowly exhaled through my nose.

Well, I guess I'm as ready as I'm ever going to be for this.

I grabbed my bag and was heading for the door. "Going?" I turned my head to see Kaito in the living area laying on one of the couches and looking up from his comic book, one of the many that Leo has given to him.

"Yes, I should be back Monday morning. Are you going to be set?" I reply, seeing if he needed anything before I left.

I have very little qualms about leaving Kaito on his own for the weekend. He's 14, he's independent, he's responsible, and I trust him enough that he won't destroy the place. That just isn't in his nature.

"I will be… I'm guessing that you and father will be too." I shoot my gaze at him to see that knowing and slightly cheeky grin on his face. I gave him a look as I replied, "Never you mind."

It was times like this when Kaito was like me… well, like the younger me in a way.

He can have a tongue as quick as switchblade sometimes and seems to have a clever response for almost everything. Even in situations like this that have to do with my involvement with his father, he has to put his two cents in on it, because Kaito isn't stupid or totally naive… he definitely is well aware of Leo and I's relationship as of late.

I was about to reach for the doorknob when I heard, "Tell father I say hi. But again, why can't I come with you?" I walked away from the door, dropping my bag as I walked over to Kaito.

"Because, this is something that just needs to be between myself and your father right now, besides your grandfather needs you here. Understand?" I inquire. Kaito got up and bowed his head to me slightly. "Yes mother." I looked at my son and I hesitantly crouched down slightly, even though he's been steadily catching up to me in height, and slowly wrapped my arms around him and he returned the gesture.

This was what I meant by I wanted to give Kaito what I didn't have when I was young for one simple reason… I love him.

After that I went back to the door and grabbed my bag again as I headed out.

(Mona's POV)

I was just about to go into my room for the night.

Leo told Raph and Molly that there was no patrol tonight, due to a lack of activity, which is strange behavior for Leo. But it was nice having my whole family at home for a change.

I walked down the hall to Raph and I's room… and was thinking of the opportunity tonight and that Raph was probably was waiting for me.

I smirked to myself and I stepped into the room and leaned against the doorway with a sly grin on my face. I was about to say something when I noticed something weird about what I was seeing.

Usually when I did this, Raph was usually laying in bed watching TV, but that wasn't the picture I was seeing here. Raph was sitting on his side of the bed with his back to me.

I quirked an eyebrow up as I tried to discretely closed the sliding door and walked over to him to see what he was doing. Usually Raph is always able to see me coming, but he seemed totally zoned in on whatever he was currently doing.

As I got closer, I stopped when I saw what he was doing. I smiled a little at what he was doing. He was looking a picture. It was kind of an old picture, probably almost 10 years of him with Molly, she was about 3.

I knew it because it was when Raph and I still lived in the lair. It's one of my favorite pictures of them together. Molly was just starting her extremely basic training in martial arts and Raph was letting her put him into a headlock. Molly looked like she was really trying to do something but Raph was cracking a smirk at her trying to be tough.

I hesitantly sat next to him and he whipped his head in my direction. Then he curled a corner of his mouth up to smile a little at me. I smiled back as I put my hand on his shoulder.

"I've always liked that one." I say as I look back to the picture. "Yeah... I still remember that first time when she was able to finally take me down. She's always been a tough fighter." Raph says and smirks at the picture. "You should see her on patrols now. I saw her level some crook out last week on her own." Raph says with a smirk, looking so proud of her in his own tough guy way.

For some reason, it got me thinking again.

Although Raph has always been totally comfortable with Molly fighting and beating up criminals with him, he is so ridiculous about something so simple when it comes to being overprotective of her.

I've asked him why he's that way with her before and all he tells me is some bullshit excuse like 'Because I am' or 'I have my reasons'. I'd had it.

"Raph, why are you so against boys being around Molly. Because Molly told me about your little performance when you were strangling Leo's son even before you knew he was. Molly has even told me that nothing really even happened and that she only sees Kaito as a cousin, so tell me why you are so against it… now." I practically demand.

He stood up and walked away and stood by the closet and crossed his arms.

"I already told you. I have…" "Yes, yes, I know. You have your stupid damn reasons to, for whatever reason, blindly hate every boy in Molly's generation who even does something as miniscule as look at her. So, I am now asking what exactly those damn reasons are?" I inquire crossing my arms as I stood up and looked at him sternly.

He just stood there like a rock trying to avoid my question.

"Raph, she's 13 and she's going to be 14 in March… and she'll be in high school next year. That's when boys and girls really start liking each other." I say, defending Molly's side.

"That's not it." He said, but stayed with that defensive scowl on his face as he still avoided looking at me.

"Then was is it, Raphael? Is she not mature enough? Because that's a load of bullshit considering that she definitely is mature enough to understand her feelings for her age. Is she not mature enough to understand the opposite sex? Or…" "No, it's those stupid, little creeps looking at her all the time!" He snaps.

I quirked up an eyebrow up confused by what he just said, "That's it? Raph, most boys Molly's age are too stupid and clueless to even know what to do with, much less talk to, girls yet and besides what does it matter if Molly hates them all anyway and wouldn't touch any of them with a 50 foot pole. Isn't that enough?" "No." He spits out immediately.

Okay, now I've totally had it with his moody behavior and evasiveness.

"Then WHAT?!" I yell frustrated. "BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT GOES ON IN THOSE LITTLE CREEPS' MINDS!" He shouts, partially through his teeth.

He took a deep breath before adding, "Look, I used to be a teenage mutant turtle that went through 3 mating seasons and I was also a teenage boy, I know damn well what goes on in their sick little minds."

It was quiet between us as I processed what he admitted.

"Are you serious? That's it? Yes, all teenage boys think about sex. What a 'shocker'?! Besides what does it even matter if Molly isn't even interested in boys right now." I say, still defending our daughter.

He was quick with his reply, "Yeah, maybe she isn't now. But she will be. And that clod she eventually finds is just gonna do and say whatever it takes to get what he wants and then once he gets it he'll just throw her aside and break her heart and… and then I'll be stuck with the aftermath with her." Raph looked a little forlorn as he looked to the floor before he hit his fist against the brick wall to release some tension.

I was frozen as I processed everything.

Okay… well, as radical as Raph's reason is, atleast now I understood the reason for his insane reactions to boys around our daughter. Again, it's totally extreme, but in Raphael's twisted, totally demented, tough guy way… it was really sweet that he cares that much about our daughter.

But, it still wasn't good logic, whatever the circumstance.

I walked up to him and put my hand on his shoulder. "Raph, that's not fair. Not all boys are like that and you don't give Molly enough recognition. Give her some credit for knowing her own mind. She's taken health class at school and I gave her the talk. Also, what you just said was really hypocritical. When we had sex that first time, you didn't throw me aside." I point out.

"We were different, you know that. I never did anything to force you into it." He explains, glancing at me slightly.

"That's what I mean Raph. Not all boys are like that and I'm sure there will be one that will think that way about her at some point. Also, Molly isn't the typical naive little girl you keep seeing her as and I don't think it's in her nature that she'd just believe and blindly throw herself at any guy who she thought loved her. She's smart Raph. She's smart, responsible, and careful and you need to remember that. I know you deep down want her to stay that little girl in that picture forever, but she's growing up and we both need to acknowledge that she's becoming a young woman now." I say.

It took awhile until Raphael glanced at me slightly and gave me a nod.

I smiled a little as I wrapped my arms around him and felt him slowly return the gesture. Well, if one thing can be said it was that now I knew what my husband's deal was.

But, I knew it wasn't over.

I know that feeling is still going brew in him for years to come and probably will reemerge when Molly does eventually start dating. But, I'll just have to do what I can to get Raph through it when the time comes.

(Karai's POV)

I just used the bathroom and was meeting Leo in his room.

It was a quiet late evening, but… look it's still just conflicting for me. Leo just has this ability to make me put my guard down and relax and that is the part that makes me uncomfortable. Putting my guard down makes me vulnerable and that's the one thing that I just can't completely accept yet.

I walked into the dojo and saw the tree being struck by the moonlight passing through the grating from the surface. For something in the sewer, it was beautiful.

Whenever I thought of their lair before I came down here, I did not envision the infamous turtle lair being anything like this. I always envisioned this place as some dark, cryptic feudal age dungeon type place that was close to looking like squalor.

But, it wasn't anything like it.

Even though it's located in the New York sewer system, it was surprisingly… warm, comfortable… almost feeling home-like in some weird way.

I was caught off guard when I heard the sliding of the canvas divider. "Find everything okay?" He asks with a smile as he walked up to me. "Um… yes, I did." I say and then I looked down when I saw his hand grab mine.

I can't believe I was actually comfortable holding hands now. I still remember that one time when Leo forced me into that date and I completely rejected that advance in the coldest way possible.

Yet another thing that Kaito influenced in changing me.

When Kaito was very young and I took him into town with me to buy more supplies, he would always hold my hand using that instinct that almost all children have toward their parents and I wasn't about to seem like the worst mother ever and not accept that action from my three year old at the time and eventually it didn't bother me anymore.

I got used to it.

After that Leo and I walked into his room and we separated as we got under the covers. He wasn't doing anything and I felt almost anxious or something. I had to do it. I immediately scooted closer to Leo and didn't give him a say in what I wanted from him.

"Kar… rai." He said between kisses and was able to stop me.

"Karai, we don't always have to…" "No… I, it just makes it easier." I say. "Does it make you more comfortable? To be with me like this?" He asks, seeing what I meant.

Look, I know nothing Leo and I have ever done is like anything most people do in a relationship. Most women are more comfortable talking and even just sleeping in the same bed as a man.

When it comes to Leo and I… it just helps for me to have something I understand, even if it for us to have sex, for me to be comfortable just sharing a bed with him. I nodded and he looked at me for a while before leaning in to kiss me again and I completely jumped into it without hesitation.

As we were quickly progressing, I took the initiative and straddled over him and gripped my hands into whatever of his short hair I could get and his hands settled on my hips. I wanted to take the lead tonight.

I have always literally been a control freak. I liked have absolute control over anything and everything, that was until I had sex with Leo.

When I was with him and I had that feeling of him overpowering me, I couldn't stop myself from giving in and embracing it and almost usually insisted on him taking the lead with us, but I was in a rare mood right now.

For the first time in a long time in this kind of situation, I wanted to take the lead.

The next morning

(Leo's POV)

I just opened my eyes a little while ago to find Karai in my bed, again.

I can't deny how nice it feels. After over 11 years of living down here and waking up every morning by myself, it felt fantastic to not be alone down here. Especially to finally have Karai here with me.

I just can't wait until the day when I finally get to have this happen everyday for the rest of my life and to also have Kaito living with both of us.

I was slightly disappointed when she didn't want to bring Kaito down here too so I could spend time with him also, but I knew Karai is just taking this one step at a time with me.

Even though I didn't want to disturb her, I put my hand on her arm and rubbed it gently. She started to stir so I stopped and rolled on my back, pretending to seem asleep. "I know it's you." I heard her say.

I looked back over to her and saw that slight teasing and knowing smirk as she propped herself on her elbow. I let out a laugh at being caught waking her up and I rolled on my side and moved closer to her.

"How did you sleep?" I ask, smiling at her, and brush a strand of her hair behind her ear. She's always beautiful to me. "Well, before I was carelessly roused out of sleep… very well actually." She admitted, after teasing me slightly.

I was idly wondering what she thought of sharing a bed with me, but I decided not to ask that until at least tomorrow morning. We had all day to be together.

"So, what's on today's agenda?" She asks. "Well, I thought I'd introduce you to my usual Saturday routine. Wake up, have breakfast followed by a cup of tea, watch the news so I feel like I'm apart of the outside world." I say and she snorted out a slight laugh. I smiled as I grabbed her hand and continued, "Then I thought we could train together followed by a little meditation and then spend the rest of the day relaxing. What do you think?"

She shrugged with a smirk as she wrapped her arms around my neck. It was still strange to me how she was totally confident in situations like this but when we're just talking without the sexual or intimate aspect involved, it was more difficult for her. But that's the whole idea of this. I want her to be comfortable around me and trust me in every way possible.

"Sounds fine by me. Not too different from my usual routine to be honest." She admits, still smirking at me.

I smiled as I leaned in to kiss her. She wrapped her arms tighter around my neck as she kissed me back.

Oh yeah, I could definitely get used to this.

She pulled away from me and teasingly ran her finger down my jawline, just like she used to a long time ago. Karai told me she had to use the bathroom and I figured I would get something for us to eat started.

Karai got out of bed and got dressed and I was just watching her. She gave me a look, but it was more teasing as she smirked and commented, "You aren't being obvious or anything."

I let out a laugh as I replied, "No, I'm just making mental notes. What you look like when you wake up, how you eat, how you dress." "Why exactly?" She asks, still putting her clothes from last night back on.

"Because I want to know everything about you… and I want you to know everything about me." I explain. She scoffed a little as she smirked at me over her shoulder. I got out of bed and put my boxers and t-shirt from last night back on as Karai left the room and shut the divider behind her.

I got my sweatpants and was about to put my first leg in when I heard, "Hey uncle! I think I forgot my… WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!" My eyes widened as I heard what sounded like fighting going on in the main room.

I quickly put my pants on as I ran out. I ran out to see Molly swinging her kama at Karai and Karai all too easily dodging it.

"Stop!" I yell and try to get between them. They were able to evade me and Molly retaliated, "Uncle! Can you not see that I'm dealing with something?!" But right when Molly swung at Karai again, Karai caught her by the wrists and swept her legs out from under her as she brought Molly to the ground.

"I said STOP!" I yell, agitated.

"What is going on here?! Get the HELL OFF ME!" Molly yells. "Hey, who swung at who first, honey?" Karai says back. "Look, everyone stop. I want to make some things clear." I say and Karai got off Molly and she got up from the floor.

"Uncle, what is going on?! Who's she?" Molly asks pointing one of her kama at Karai.

"Molly, this is Karai. Karai, this is my niece Molly." I say, trying to calm down the situation with an introduction. Molly's eyes went wide as she came to the realization. "Wait? You're Karai? Kaito's mother?" Molly concludes.

Then just when I thought it couldn't possibly get worse, "Molly? You're takin' a while. Is everything all..."

Raphael was standing there.

He was initially frozen with wide eyes, his expression blank. The room was now dead silent as Molly, Karai, and I looked on at Raphael.

I watched the slow changes to most likely prepare for the biggest explosion since the atomic bomb. Raph's jaw locked up as be slowly bared his teeth. His face was getting red and I thought I saw a vein protruding from his forehead, that's the clincher.

I was waiting for it.

I saw his fists shaking at his sides as he pointed at Karai. Although he hasn't seen her in 15 years, Karai still resembled herself when she was teenager for the most part, Raphael knew.

"YOU BROUGHT HER DOWN HERE?!" He shouted at the top of his lungs in anger.

It's official, the best morning of my whole life was ruined in the course of 3 minutes. Well, I'm found out now and I know Raph isn't going to take this realization lying down.

Let the shouting match begin.

Well, looks like the nice morning Leo planned didn't start off as well as he thought and as if that couldn't be bad enough. Raphael knows that Leo invited Karai down to lair. What will happen next? Wait until next time! Thank you all so much for reading and please leave a review.