Thankful
Chapter IX: First Glance
By: Michelle
Raphael stood up and began rinsing his mouth out.
"We gotta get movin'." Casey said as he put a hand on Raphael's shoulder. "She needs you."
"Are you girls coming?" Leonardo asked as he picked up the keys to the Hummer.
"We're almost done." Kat replied to him. "Come back for us."
"OK."
"Come on Raph." Casey said as they walked out the bathroom. "It's time to be a father."
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1 May 15, 2001
"Didn't ya just puke ten minutes ago?" Raphael asked as he watched Venus stuff her mouth with pizza.
"Yeah." Venus said and shoved another piece in her mouth. "But you know pepperoni makes me nauseous."
"Ya not going to puke this up too, are ya?"
"Maybe." Venus finished off her plate. "I'm still hungry."
"How ya still hungry?" Raphael looked at the empty plate. "Ya just ate a whole pizza!"
"I know." Venus got up and looked around the fridge. "But, I'm eating for me and the baby." She explained to him. "Ooo, pickles and chocolate syrup."
"Ya getting' as bad as Mikey."
"Funny." Venus said and began snacking.
"Sorry, babe."
"Next week, I have to see Obento again." Venus said with a mouthful. "He hopes my shell will be soft enough to do an ultrasound."
"An ultrasound, huh." Raphael said half smiling.
"Yeah, this is going to be so great. We will get to see the first picture of our baby."
Raphael let out a deep breath. How exciting.
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"I'm going to give these cookies to Aunt Venus and the babies." Shadow explained to the girls.
Kimmico looked at the cookies. "That's sweet Shadow."
While Kimmico was distracted with Shadow, Michaelangelo tried to sneak one of the cookies off a tray cooling.
"Don't even think about it." Kat said as she grabbed his hand.
Zenobia took the last batch of cookies out the oven. "I wonder how she is doing."
"Probably about to kill Raph for being late." Mondo added.
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2 May 22, 2001
Venus squeezed Raphael's hand as Obento did an ultrasound. They both looked up at the screen ready to see the first picture of the baby.
"There we are." Obento pointed to the screen.
Venus smiled and looked up at Raphael.
"That's my kid." Raphael said looking at the black and white screen. "It looks like she has gas or somethin'."
"I'm sure."
Donatello looked at the screen carefully. He could see the baby's small movements. It was so amazing. He looked at the screen again and saw movement in the corner.
"What's this?" Donatello asked.
Splinter looked even more closely.
Obento narrowed his eyes to focus on the spot. "Hold on."
Obento moved in the direction of the object.
Splinter's mouth dropped open. Even he didn't suspect.
"Well what do you know." Obento said as the object came out more clearer.
"What?" Venus and Raphael looked with confusion.
"There is two."
"Two." Raphael said shocked. "What do ya mean two?"
"I'm having twins." Venus said looking at her belly.
"Yes." Obento said. "You're going to have twins.
Raphael felt lightheaded. First, he was having one child. Now, he find out he is having two. This was entirely too much for him to handle, and he fell to the floor.
"Well, Raph is shocked." Donatello said looking at his brother unconscious on the floor.
"Congratulations Venus." Splinter grabbed her hand.
'Can you tell their sex yet." Donatello asked as he continued to study the screen.
"Hmm. Not yet. Maybe in a month or two."
"We're going to have twins." Venus looked down at Raphael lying on the floor. Then, she smiled to herself as tears of joy rolled down her cheeks.
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Raphael came running into the animal shelter. "Where's Venus?"
"She's in the room with Splinter." Hana pointed to the room.
Raphael took a deep breath as he opened the door.
Chapter IX: First Glance
By: Michelle
Raphael stood up and began rinsing his mouth out.
"We gotta get movin'." Casey said as he put a hand on Raphael's shoulder. "She needs you."
"Are you girls coming?" Leonardo asked as he picked up the keys to the Hummer.
"We're almost done." Kat replied to him. "Come back for us."
"OK."
"Come on Raph." Casey said as they walked out the bathroom. "It's time to be a father."
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1 May 15, 2001
"Didn't ya just puke ten minutes ago?" Raphael asked as he watched Venus stuff her mouth with pizza.
"Yeah." Venus said and shoved another piece in her mouth. "But you know pepperoni makes me nauseous."
"Ya not going to puke this up too, are ya?"
"Maybe." Venus finished off her plate. "I'm still hungry."
"How ya still hungry?" Raphael looked at the empty plate. "Ya just ate a whole pizza!"
"I know." Venus got up and looked around the fridge. "But, I'm eating for me and the baby." She explained to him. "Ooo, pickles and chocolate syrup."
"Ya getting' as bad as Mikey."
"Funny." Venus said and began snacking.
"Sorry, babe."
"Next week, I have to see Obento again." Venus said with a mouthful. "He hopes my shell will be soft enough to do an ultrasound."
"An ultrasound, huh." Raphael said half smiling.
"Yeah, this is going to be so great. We will get to see the first picture of our baby."
Raphael let out a deep breath. How exciting.
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"I'm going to give these cookies to Aunt Venus and the babies." Shadow explained to the girls.
Kimmico looked at the cookies. "That's sweet Shadow."
While Kimmico was distracted with Shadow, Michaelangelo tried to sneak one of the cookies off a tray cooling.
"Don't even think about it." Kat said as she grabbed his hand.
Zenobia took the last batch of cookies out the oven. "I wonder how she is doing."
"Probably about to kill Raph for being late." Mondo added.
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2 May 22, 2001
Venus squeezed Raphael's hand as Obento did an ultrasound. They both looked up at the screen ready to see the first picture of the baby.
"There we are." Obento pointed to the screen.
Venus smiled and looked up at Raphael.
"That's my kid." Raphael said looking at the black and white screen. "It looks like she has gas or somethin'."
"I'm sure."
Donatello looked at the screen carefully. He could see the baby's small movements. It was so amazing. He looked at the screen again and saw movement in the corner.
"What's this?" Donatello asked.
Splinter looked even more closely.
Obento narrowed his eyes to focus on the spot. "Hold on."
Obento moved in the direction of the object.
Splinter's mouth dropped open. Even he didn't suspect.
"Well what do you know." Obento said as the object came out more clearer.
"What?" Venus and Raphael looked with confusion.
"There is two."
"Two." Raphael said shocked. "What do ya mean two?"
"I'm having twins." Venus said looking at her belly.
"Yes." Obento said. "You're going to have twins.
Raphael felt lightheaded. First, he was having one child. Now, he find out he is having two. This was entirely too much for him to handle, and he fell to the floor.
"Well, Raph is shocked." Donatello said looking at his brother unconscious on the floor.
"Congratulations Venus." Splinter grabbed her hand.
'Can you tell their sex yet." Donatello asked as he continued to study the screen.
"Hmm. Not yet. Maybe in a month or two."
"We're going to have twins." Venus looked down at Raphael lying on the floor. Then, she smiled to herself as tears of joy rolled down her cheeks.
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Raphael came running into the animal shelter. "Where's Venus?"
"She's in the room with Splinter." Hana pointed to the room.
Raphael took a deep breath as he opened the door.