Disclaimer: I have unfortunately yet to come into ownership of the four ninja brothers… "sighs". Oh well…I guess I'll just have to keep writing Fanfics for them.
Sorry Everybody Life got in the way and I had homework to finish up.
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Chapter 49: The Jokester's Delight
***Three Days to Jo's Due Date***
Mikey walked into a coffee shop, which was more famous for its baked goods than its coffee, chatting with Jordan.
"Dude I can't believe ol' Mathews is makin' us test out…that stupid Barbie Funhouse Game thing," Jordan muttered.
"Don't tell my brothers." Mikey muttered, "I'll never live it down…"
Jordan chuckled.
"Promise not to tell my sister and we've got a deal," Jordan replied. Mikey nodded and turned his attention on the counter.
"Hmmm…chocolate-chip, double chocolate…M&M…or…all three?" Mikey mused. Jordan rolled his eyes.
"I swear you never grew up," Jordan muttered.
"Dude? We both play video games for a career…," Mikey laughed.
"You have a point," Jordan muttered, a grin forming on his face.
"I'll take all three," Mikey said quickly and then handed over the money.
"Thank-you sir," the cashier said as he handed back Mikey's change.
"Nooo thank-you….oh!!! Who shall I devour first? MUHAHAHahaha…cough," Mikey grinned. Jordan snorted and pushed his glasses up, rolling his eyes in the process.
"I'll take your double-shot-frap-late-mocha, and a chocolate chip cookie," Jordan added.
"Dude…even Don doesn't go all secret code thingy with the coffee," Mikey laughed, munching down on his cookie.
"I…like coffee…ok?" Jordan muttered.
"You're going to be sooo wired later…are you even going to be able to sit still long enough to play the Barbie game?" Mikey teased.
"Dude…it'll take like five minutes for the two of us to crack that thing…" Jordan muttered, glaring at Mikey before taking a drink of his coffee. Mikey chuckled and rolled his eyes,
"Sure…Frapamochalatetata," Mikey muttered. Jordan raised a dark brow.
"Double-shot-frap-" he started.
"I KNOW!" Mikey moaned. Jordan snorted and shook his head.
"Hey our booth's taken," Jordan sighed. Mikey followed his gaze and froze, it was Amy one of Jane's friends. She was wearing the coffee shop uniform.
"I thought she got a huge art deal," Mikey muttered more to himself than to Jordan.
"You know her?" Jordan hissed, "Dude hook me up…she's hot."
Mikey gave him an annoyed look and then it slowly turned into a mischievous smile.
"What ever you are thinking no," Jordan said firmly. Mikey kept grinning.
"Let me borrow your glasses," Mikey hissed.
"No," Jordan growled, grabbing his frames protectively.
"Come on J-man," Mikey begged, pulling off his puppy eyes. Jordan groaned and sighed handing over his glasses and taking Mikey's bag of cookies. Mikey walked up and pulled an order pad off the counter and someone's hat. Placing the glasses crooked, and the hat at an awkward slant, he approached Amy.
" 'ello mis, may I take ya' order?" Mikey said as he bounced in front of Amy's booth. Amy jumped and then looked at Mikey. She blinked twice and then started laughing. Mikey grinned, turned punched the air and danced a little jig.
"YES IT WORKED I HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE HER LAUGH WOOOHAHAHAHAHA!" Mikey called, casing Amy to laugh harder.
Mikey grinned and turned to her.
"Hey," he greeted, "one sec I'll be back." He quickly returned the objects and begged Jordan to say he'd gotten ill. Jordan grumbled but finally agreed and left. Mikey joined Amy in the booth.
"Cookie?" he asked, offering her the bag.
"There are none…" Amy said softly, eyeing the very empty bag.
"WAH?" Mikey gasped, looking into the bag, "Jordan…"
Amy giggled.
"Ya' know he claims to hate sweets and all but he steals my cookies all the dang time," Mikey muttered. Amy smiled.
…
Leo knelt beside Jane and kissed her head gently, moving her hair from her face.
"You sure you'll be ok?" Leo sighed. Jane had been sick for nearly a week straight now, she was feeling better, but still very ill. Leo had to go into the station for a few hours and didn't like the idea of leaving his ill wife home alone.
"April's pickin' me up in an half hour to take me to the doctor's…I'll be fine until then," Jane comforted, pressing her lips to Leo's hand gently.
"maybe I'll wait 'til she gets here," Leo whispered, sitting on the edge of the bed next to her.
Jane shook her head a little.
"You'll be late," she murmured, "just go…I'll be ok."
Leo sighed and stroked her cheek, bending down to kiss her, before standing up.
"Alright…call me when she gets here…or at least txt me," Leo pleaded.
"I promise my Knight," Jane murmured, closing her eyes and resting her head back on the pillow. Leo paused, adjusting the covers and then slipping out.
…
"Hey Babe," Raph sighed, kissing Jo gently and then resting a hand on her swollen stomach. She stirred, she's been put on bed rest two weeks ago and wasn't thrilled about it.
She was carrying twins, when Raph had found out he'd nearly had a heart attack and had struggled to find a way to tell Leo. It had been a hard thing to talk about. Leo had gotten a little bitter and distant for a while but he had come around, giving Raph the much needed support he wanted. Leo had been a little bitter about it even now but he was happy for a very worried Raphael.
They had chosen not to find out the genders until the birth, Jo's choice, she felt it was more traditional. Raph had agreed. For now the nursery was painted a warm yellow and soft greens.
Raph had taken over the managing area of the repair shop when Jo was forbidden by her doctor from working there while pregnant. She had thrown a huge fit and locked herself in her office. Raph had finally broke the door down and hauled her out and home. She had fought part of the way and wept the rest. Jo had added Raph's name along side her's as a joint owner in the shop, allowing him to make decisions without having to wait for her ok.
"Ra'el?" she murmured, lifting her head.
"Shh," Raph whispered, "Easy Babe… just letin' you know I'm leavin' for the day…I'll be back around lunch time."
"Ra'el…" she whispered.
"Hmm?" Raph inquired, kissing her gently.
"I hate being pregnant," she moaned.
Raph chuckled, used to her mood swings by now, one second she'd be thrilled to pieces the next screaming at him in rage. He'd taken refuge at Leo and Jane's more than once over the past eight months, after Jo had thrown him out and changed the locks. They were back at her apartment now, they had fixed up her old storage room to make it into a nursery until the O'Neil Tower was ready for them to move in.
"Any day now Babe," Raph whispered, "rest alrigh'?"
Jo muttered darkly but laid her head back on the pillow with an annoyed sigh.
"Ra'el?" Jo murmured as he started to leave.
"Hmm?" Raph whispered.
"I love ya'," Jo whispered. Raph smiled.
….
"Don?" Lilly called as she came into his office. He wasn't at his desk and she looked around in confusion.
"OW!" Don yelped, coming up on the other side of one of his various desk areas.
"What happened?" Lilly gasped rushing over.
"Nothing…I just bumped it," Don said as she frantically looked at his head.
"Watashi no chiisai hana, watashi no yuri," Don said gently, kissing her.
Lilly smiled and leaned against him, draping her arms over his shoulders as he pulled her close.
"I love you," Don said a moment later.
"I love you too Don," Lilly murmured back, now seated on the floor wrapped in his arms. Don was leaved back against the wall, arms wrapped around her.
"Lilly?" Don sighed, "would…would you…"
"Would I what?" Lilly asked, turning to look at him.
"Would you marry me?" Don asked gently. Her eyes widened and she gasped.
"YES!" She cried. Don grinned and hugged her close, slipping a simple ring onto her finger. A silver band with an elegant diamond arrangement.
"I thought you'd never ask," Lilly teased. Don blushed a little and smiled.
…
"So? They refused to show your work?" Mikey gasped, "But! But you're really good!!!"
Amy smiled and then shrugged.
"Not good enough I guess," she sighed. Mikey snorted.
"You're better than I am…heck I think you're better than closet-artist Leo," Mikey teased back. Lilly laughed.
"Leo can draw?" Amy laughed. Mikey grinned.
"Oh yeah, really good, he's not very open about it though, kinda kills the whole 'I'm a scary warrior' personna," Mikey replied.
Amy giggled.
"I just got the funniest mental image," she laughed, "Leo wielding paintbrushes, with paint splattered everywhere…in his ninja suit."
Mikey laughed.
"Dudette you've got to draw that," Mikey grinned. Mikey jumped as his cell phone went off, his eyes widened.
"Oh shell," he gasped.
"What?" Amy asked, glancing the clock, eyes widening when she saw that it was nearly nine at night.
"Jo just went into labor," I have to go dudette…um? You wanna maybe do this again sometime?" Mikey asked.
"I'd like that," Amy replied.
…
*one hour earlier*
Jane?" April asked, eyeing the silent figure in the front seat, "You ok? You've been really quiet since you came out of the doctor's office."
Jane smiled and hugged herself.
"Yeah…I just…don't know how to explain things to Leo," Jane murmured.
"Explain what?" April asked. Jane looked at her.
"I'm pregnant," she whispered. April's jaw dropped.
"HOW?" she got out after a minute, "Leo…he…I thought…"
Jane smiled.
"Someone switched the tests…Leo's not…sterile…not entirely fertile, but he still has a slim chance of fathering a child. April this baby is a miracle," Jane breathed.
…
Leo rushed into the maternity ward to find Raph pacing the hallway like a caged animal.
"Raph?" Leo called. Raph stopped.
"They won't let me in," Raph said frantically.
"It'll be fine Raph," Leo comforted.
"I'm here," Mikey gasped as he scrambled into the area. Don rushing up behind him, Lilly trailing along.
"Leo…they…there's something wrong…" Raph replied, returning to his pacing and glancing franticly at the doors to the birthing room. Leo stopped him and gripped his shoulder.
"It'll be ok," Leo said firmly.
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