Thankful
Chapter VII: Telling Raphael
By: Michelle
Usagi came in the room with a sheet and some pillows for Venus. He put the pillows under her head so she could sit up more.
Venus began to take deep breaths as Usagi placed the sheet over he body.
"Inhale. Exhale. Stay Relaxed. Stay calm." Venus whispered to herself.
Venus sighed with relief as a mild contraction passed.
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1 March 27, 2001
Venus sat at the edge of their bed. She had tried to tell Raphael she was pregnant for the last few days, but failed.
"Vee, you OK?"
"Yeah."
Raphael sat next to her. "Are you sure? You have been acting so weird the last few days."
"Raph, I…" Venus paused. "How's your practice room coming?"
"I'm almost finished. Soon, I won't have to practice with Leo breathing down my neck."
Venus remained silent. Raphael had worked hard on that room. It was connected to theirs. It would be perfect for a baby.
"You going to be OK with dinner with April and Casey tonight."
"I'll be fine."
"Good." Raphael slightly laughed. "It should be interesting."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I wasn't suppose to tell anyone, but you just have that affect on me." Raphael smiled.
Venus smiled back and blushed.
"Casey found a pregnancy test in April's bathroom the other day."
Venus jumped to her feet in shock and she began to sweat. "He did."
"So, that's why you went to April's the other day."
"Umm." Venus hesitated. "Yeah. Are you mad?"
"No." Raphael said. "I'm going to be an uncle again. I love taking care of Shadow. It'll be fun with another around."
Venus sat back down. "Oh." He thought April was pregnant.
"Casey's in semishock. He's gonna try to get April to spill the beans tonight."
Venus felt queasy. "Really."
"You sure you're alright." Raphael saw the uneasiness in her.
"I'm fine." Venus took deep breaths. "I…I…We just thought no one would find out."
"Heh." Raphael kissed Venus. "Me and Don are going to the junkyard to get some stuff to fix the room. I'll be back in a few hours."
Venus watched him leave the room. She could have told him right then and there. Why the hell didn't she? It all could have been over with. Now, everyone believes April is pregnant. What a fine mess she was in.
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A little while later, Venus walked in the room where Splinter was meditating. His eyes opened when she sat next to him.
"Something troubles you, my child." Splinter said as he looked in her eyes.
"Yeah." Venus sighed. "Please don't freak."
"What is wrong?" Splinter grabbed her hands and watched tear roll down her cheek. "I am here to listen. Don't be afraid to speak."
"I know you have not approved with the way Raphael and I have been progressing in our relationship. Especially since he moved in my room and we share a bed."
"Yes, that has not been an easy thing for me to accept." Splinter admitted.
"I don't know how to say this, but I…" Venus paused and her eyes filled with tears again. "I'm….I'm…ummmm…pregnant."
Splinter sat for a few seconds in shock.
"I'm sorry I disappointed you." Venus burst into tears.
Splinter placed a hand on her head. "Venus, it's OK. I'm not mad."
"You're not." Venus sniffled.
"No." Splinter sighed. "Have you told Raphael?"
"I've tried." Venus explained. "But, I don't know how to break it to him. I know he is going to freak. Now he and Casey think April is pregnant."
"You have to tell him."
"I know." Venus wiped her eyes.
"Tell him tonight, when we are all eating dinner with April and Casey."
Venus nodded in agreement. Somehow, she dreaded this night.
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April, Casey, Splinter, Venus, Kimmico, Mondo Gecko, Shadow, and the Turtles all gathered around the table after dinner to have desert together. That's when everything unraveled.
Casey grabbed April's hand. "I know about the baby."
"What?" April's eyes widened as she turned to Casey.
Everyone in the room turned at the words also. Venus' heart began to beat faster.
"I know you are pregnant."
April was speechless.
"I was nervous at first, because the wedding isn't until another two months. But, I love you and it will be nice to have another child."
"Casey." April looked at Venus, then back at Casey. "Where did you get the idea I am pregnant?"
Casey squeezed her hand. "I found your pregnancy test in your bathroom."
Venus' heart began beating faster and faster.
"Oh my God." April cover her mouth with her hand. "Casey, I'm not pregnant."
"But, I…" Casey stopped. "So, Irma's pregnant."
"No." April looked at Venus to straighten things out. "It's not Irma's either."
"Oh come on, April." Raphael added in. "So, Venus is pregnant." He began to laugh.
"Yes." Venus said in a low whisper.
Casey looked over at Venus and then Raphael. "Holy shit."
Raphael saw the strange look Casey was giving him. "What?"
All eyes turned on Venus and Raphael, but mostly Raphael.
"What?" Raphael looked at all of them.
"Raphael." Venus turned to him. "I have something to tell you."
Raphael backed up slightly as Venus grabbed his hand.
"Raphael, I'm pregnant."
"Tha…that's impossible." Raphael stood to his feet and backed up.
"No, Raph. It isn't."
"You can't be…I…" Raphael took a deep breath.
Venus stood up and walked over to the Raphael, who continued to back up from her. "I'm going to have a baby."
Raphael got lightheaded and fell to the floor.
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On the couch, Venus wiped Raphael's forehead as she explained to the others the reason for her strange sickness she had for the past week.
"See, I was right." Donatello boasted.
"Yes, Donnie, you are." Venus admitted to him to satisfy him.
Venus looked over Raphael as his eyes began to open. "You OK?"
Raphael slowly sat up. "Yeah, boy I had the weirdest dream."
Venus grabbed his hand again. "What was it about?"
"You told me you were pregnant." Raphael lightly laughed at the thought.
Venus sighed. Here we go again. "Raph. Honey. I am pregnant."
Raphael's eyes widened and he began to back from her again.
"Raphael, try to relax."
"Relax. RELAX." Raphael began shouting. "YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU ARE PREGNANT AND YOU WANT ME TO RELAX."
"Please stop shouting."
"I AM NOT SHOUTING."
Venus began crying. "You are."
"THIS IS INSANE." Raphael stood up and began pacing. "…" He didn't know what to say to her. He wasn't ready for this. He had to get out of here. He began to head for the door.
"No, Raph please." Venus called to him as he walked out the door.
Venus just stood there with tears pouring from her eyes. Why did he leave? She thought he loved her.
"I'll go after him." Leonardo said and ran after his brother.
"Venus, it's going to be alright." She could hear the others say.
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Leonardo found Raphael sitting at the door before the stairway.
"If you're hear to lecture, then fuck off." Raphael said as his brother approached.
"I'm not hear to lecture you."
"Then what Leo?"
"You're hurting her bad." Leonardo said to him.
Raphael placed his hands on his head and leaned against the wall.
"She loves you Raph."
"I'm not ready for this Leo." Raphael began to cry.
Leonardo knelt down by his brother. It was a rare thing to see Raphael cry. "She's scared too, you know."
"I know." Raphael wiped his face. "I certainly get myself into some shit."
"Yeah, you do." Leonardo stood up and helped Raphael to his feet. "She needs you."
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Everyone tried to comfort Venus, but it was a failed attempt. She needed Raphael.
When Leonardo walked in the door with Raphael, everyone quickly let them have room.
Raphael sat next to the tear-faced Venus. "Hey Baby."
Venus sniffled. "Hey."
"You're gonna have my baby." Raphael began to cry.
"Yeah." Venus' eyes poured with tears. "I'm going to have our baby."
Raphael leaned forward and kissed her. Then, he touched the lower part of her shell and smiled. He was going to be a father.
Chapter VII: Telling Raphael
By: Michelle
Usagi came in the room with a sheet and some pillows for Venus. He put the pillows under her head so she could sit up more.
Venus began to take deep breaths as Usagi placed the sheet over he body.
"Inhale. Exhale. Stay Relaxed. Stay calm." Venus whispered to herself.
Venus sighed with relief as a mild contraction passed.
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1 March 27, 2001
Venus sat at the edge of their bed. She had tried to tell Raphael she was pregnant for the last few days, but failed.
"Vee, you OK?"
"Yeah."
Raphael sat next to her. "Are you sure? You have been acting so weird the last few days."
"Raph, I…" Venus paused. "How's your practice room coming?"
"I'm almost finished. Soon, I won't have to practice with Leo breathing down my neck."
Venus remained silent. Raphael had worked hard on that room. It was connected to theirs. It would be perfect for a baby.
"You going to be OK with dinner with April and Casey tonight."
"I'll be fine."
"Good." Raphael slightly laughed. "It should be interesting."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I wasn't suppose to tell anyone, but you just have that affect on me." Raphael smiled.
Venus smiled back and blushed.
"Casey found a pregnancy test in April's bathroom the other day."
Venus jumped to her feet in shock and she began to sweat. "He did."
"So, that's why you went to April's the other day."
"Umm." Venus hesitated. "Yeah. Are you mad?"
"No." Raphael said. "I'm going to be an uncle again. I love taking care of Shadow. It'll be fun with another around."
Venus sat back down. "Oh." He thought April was pregnant.
"Casey's in semishock. He's gonna try to get April to spill the beans tonight."
Venus felt queasy. "Really."
"You sure you're alright." Raphael saw the uneasiness in her.
"I'm fine." Venus took deep breaths. "I…I…We just thought no one would find out."
"Heh." Raphael kissed Venus. "Me and Don are going to the junkyard to get some stuff to fix the room. I'll be back in a few hours."
Venus watched him leave the room. She could have told him right then and there. Why the hell didn't she? It all could have been over with. Now, everyone believes April is pregnant. What a fine mess she was in.
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A little while later, Venus walked in the room where Splinter was meditating. His eyes opened when she sat next to him.
"Something troubles you, my child." Splinter said as he looked in her eyes.
"Yeah." Venus sighed. "Please don't freak."
"What is wrong?" Splinter grabbed her hands and watched tear roll down her cheek. "I am here to listen. Don't be afraid to speak."
"I know you have not approved with the way Raphael and I have been progressing in our relationship. Especially since he moved in my room and we share a bed."
"Yes, that has not been an easy thing for me to accept." Splinter admitted.
"I don't know how to say this, but I…" Venus paused and her eyes filled with tears again. "I'm….I'm…ummmm…pregnant."
Splinter sat for a few seconds in shock.
"I'm sorry I disappointed you." Venus burst into tears.
Splinter placed a hand on her head. "Venus, it's OK. I'm not mad."
"You're not." Venus sniffled.
"No." Splinter sighed. "Have you told Raphael?"
"I've tried." Venus explained. "But, I don't know how to break it to him. I know he is going to freak. Now he and Casey think April is pregnant."
"You have to tell him."
"I know." Venus wiped her eyes.
"Tell him tonight, when we are all eating dinner with April and Casey."
Venus nodded in agreement. Somehow, she dreaded this night.
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April, Casey, Splinter, Venus, Kimmico, Mondo Gecko, Shadow, and the Turtles all gathered around the table after dinner to have desert together. That's when everything unraveled.
Casey grabbed April's hand. "I know about the baby."
"What?" April's eyes widened as she turned to Casey.
Everyone in the room turned at the words also. Venus' heart began to beat faster.
"I know you are pregnant."
April was speechless.
"I was nervous at first, because the wedding isn't until another two months. But, I love you and it will be nice to have another child."
"Casey." April looked at Venus, then back at Casey. "Where did you get the idea I am pregnant?"
Casey squeezed her hand. "I found your pregnancy test in your bathroom."
Venus' heart began beating faster and faster.
"Oh my God." April cover her mouth with her hand. "Casey, I'm not pregnant."
"But, I…" Casey stopped. "So, Irma's pregnant."
"No." April looked at Venus to straighten things out. "It's not Irma's either."
"Oh come on, April." Raphael added in. "So, Venus is pregnant." He began to laugh.
"Yes." Venus said in a low whisper.
Casey looked over at Venus and then Raphael. "Holy shit."
Raphael saw the strange look Casey was giving him. "What?"
All eyes turned on Venus and Raphael, but mostly Raphael.
"What?" Raphael looked at all of them.
"Raphael." Venus turned to him. "I have something to tell you."
Raphael backed up slightly as Venus grabbed his hand.
"Raphael, I'm pregnant."
"Tha…that's impossible." Raphael stood to his feet and backed up.
"No, Raph. It isn't."
"You can't be…I…" Raphael took a deep breath.
Venus stood up and walked over to the Raphael, who continued to back up from her. "I'm going to have a baby."
Raphael got lightheaded and fell to the floor.
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On the couch, Venus wiped Raphael's forehead as she explained to the others the reason for her strange sickness she had for the past week.
"See, I was right." Donatello boasted.
"Yes, Donnie, you are." Venus admitted to him to satisfy him.
Venus looked over Raphael as his eyes began to open. "You OK?"
Raphael slowly sat up. "Yeah, boy I had the weirdest dream."
Venus grabbed his hand again. "What was it about?"
"You told me you were pregnant." Raphael lightly laughed at the thought.
Venus sighed. Here we go again. "Raph. Honey. I am pregnant."
Raphael's eyes widened and he began to back from her again.
"Raphael, try to relax."
"Relax. RELAX." Raphael began shouting. "YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU ARE PREGNANT AND YOU WANT ME TO RELAX."
"Please stop shouting."
"I AM NOT SHOUTING."
Venus began crying. "You are."
"THIS IS INSANE." Raphael stood up and began pacing. "…" He didn't know what to say to her. He wasn't ready for this. He had to get out of here. He began to head for the door.
"No, Raph please." Venus called to him as he walked out the door.
Venus just stood there with tears pouring from her eyes. Why did he leave? She thought he loved her.
"I'll go after him." Leonardo said and ran after his brother.
"Venus, it's going to be alright." She could hear the others say.
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Leonardo found Raphael sitting at the door before the stairway.
"If you're hear to lecture, then fuck off." Raphael said as his brother approached.
"I'm not hear to lecture you."
"Then what Leo?"
"You're hurting her bad." Leonardo said to him.
Raphael placed his hands on his head and leaned against the wall.
"She loves you Raph."
"I'm not ready for this Leo." Raphael began to cry.
Leonardo knelt down by his brother. It was a rare thing to see Raphael cry. "She's scared too, you know."
"I know." Raphael wiped his face. "I certainly get myself into some shit."
"Yeah, you do." Leonardo stood up and helped Raphael to his feet. "She needs you."
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Everyone tried to comfort Venus, but it was a failed attempt. She needed Raphael.
When Leonardo walked in the door with Raphael, everyone quickly let them have room.
Raphael sat next to the tear-faced Venus. "Hey Baby."
Venus sniffled. "Hey."
"You're gonna have my baby." Raphael began to cry.
"Yeah." Venus' eyes poured with tears. "I'm going to have our baby."
Raphael leaned forward and kissed her. Then, he touched the lower part of her shell and smiled. He was going to be a father.