Thankful
Chapter XVI: Thanks
By: Michelle
September 20, 2001
"Venus, you ain't goin' to believe the scoop I just heard." Raphael said and sat on the couch near Venus.
"What now?"
"Donnie thinks he is falling in love with Zenobia." Raphael explained. "You know that human chick."
"So, I think it is sweet." Venus smiled.
"I just thought that fiasco with Leo was good, but Donnie liking a human. That's a good one."
Venus placed her hand on her belly. The past month had been wild. Mondo Gecko shot the Dragon Lord. Dragon Lord sent out a large man hunt for him. Leonardo got caught by the Dragon Lord. Dragon Lord Kicked out his daughter, Kat. Hana, his other daughter, ran away.
Venus began feeling the baby kick. "April wants to give me a baby shower."
Raphael made a face. "You mean one of them chick parties where you paint toenails and put on mud masks."
"No, silly." Venus laughed. "April wants a small party to give me some gifts for the babies."
"Sounds boring." Raphael began flipping the channels on the TV. "Do I have to come?"
"No, and I was watching that."
"You won't miss nothing. Soap operas play the same scenes everyday."
"Not the point." Venus snatched the remote from him. "Maybe Donnie's friend can come."
"Wha?"
"I was saying." Venus explained. "Maybe, Zenobia can come to the baby shower."
"I'll ask." Raphael whined.
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Obento noticed how much pain Venus was in. "Are you sure you don't want any drugs to lessen the pain?"
Splinter wiped sweat off her forehead.
"I'm sure." Venus replied. "I want to do this natural."
"You're nuts." Raphael mumbled under his breath.
"This is the last chance you get." Obento reminded her. "You're not getting anything. I don't care how much you beg."
"I'm positive."
"Ok."
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September 22, 2002
In April's apartment, April, Kimmico, Hana, Kat, and Zenobia gathered together for Venus' baby shower.
"Oh April this is so cute." Venus spread out two Winnie the Pooh crib sets.
"I thought you would like this."
"I do." Venus smiled. "But you know Raphael hates Winnie the Pooh."
April laughed. "He'll get over it."
Hana handed Venus her next present. "This one is from Zenobia."
Zenobia smiled. "I didn't know what to get you. I hope it's helpful."
Venus opened the bag and pulled out a book. "The Ultimate Baby Name Guide." Venus began flipping through the book. "Thank You. I'm going to have to look through this with Raph. We haven't decided on any names yet."
"This one's from Raph." Kat said and handed her a card. "And all of us."
Venus opened the card and began reading the cover. "Oh." When she opened the card, 3 pictures fell out. "What's this?" Venus carefully looked over each one. They were pictures of baby furniture. She was speechless. "How?"
"You know that workout room Raph was working on." Kimmico said to her.
"Yeah."
"Raph turned it into a babies' room."
Venus began crying. "Oh my."
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Late that night.
Venus snuggled close to Raphael. "I saw the pictures."
"You did."
"Yeah." Venus smiled.
"Well, what do you think?"
"I love it."
"You do." Raphael smiled as she kissed him.
"As much as I love you. Thanks."
By: Michelle
September 20, 2001
"Venus, you ain't goin' to believe the scoop I just heard." Raphael said and sat on the couch near Venus.
"What now?"
"Donnie thinks he is falling in love with Zenobia." Raphael explained. "You know that human chick."
"So, I think it is sweet." Venus smiled.
"I just thought that fiasco with Leo was good, but Donnie liking a human. That's a good one."
Venus placed her hand on her belly. The past month had been wild. Mondo Gecko shot the Dragon Lord. Dragon Lord sent out a large man hunt for him. Leonardo got caught by the Dragon Lord. Dragon Lord Kicked out his daughter, Kat. Hana, his other daughter, ran away.
Venus began feeling the baby kick. "April wants to give me a baby shower."
Raphael made a face. "You mean one of them chick parties where you paint toenails and put on mud masks."
"No, silly." Venus laughed. "April wants a small party to give me some gifts for the babies."
"Sounds boring." Raphael began flipping the channels on the TV. "Do I have to come?"
"No, and I was watching that."
"You won't miss nothing. Soap operas play the same scenes everyday."
"Not the point." Venus snatched the remote from him. "Maybe Donnie's friend can come."
"Wha?"
"I was saying." Venus explained. "Maybe, Zenobia can come to the baby shower."
"I'll ask." Raphael whined.
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Obento noticed how much pain Venus was in. "Are you sure you don't want any drugs to lessen the pain?"
Splinter wiped sweat off her forehead.
"I'm sure." Venus replied. "I want to do this natural."
"You're nuts." Raphael mumbled under his breath.
"This is the last chance you get." Obento reminded her. "You're not getting anything. I don't care how much you beg."
"I'm positive."
"Ok."
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September 22, 2002
In April's apartment, April, Kimmico, Hana, Kat, and Zenobia gathered together for Venus' baby shower.
"Oh April this is so cute." Venus spread out two Winnie the Pooh crib sets.
"I thought you would like this."
"I do." Venus smiled. "But you know Raphael hates Winnie the Pooh."
April laughed. "He'll get over it."
Hana handed Venus her next present. "This one is from Zenobia."
Zenobia smiled. "I didn't know what to get you. I hope it's helpful."
Venus opened the bag and pulled out a book. "The Ultimate Baby Name Guide." Venus began flipping through the book. "Thank You. I'm going to have to look through this with Raph. We haven't decided on any names yet."
"This one's from Raph." Kat said and handed her a card. "And all of us."
Venus opened the card and began reading the cover. "Oh." When she opened the card, 3 pictures fell out. "What's this?" Venus carefully looked over each one. They were pictures of baby furniture. She was speechless. "How?"
"You know that workout room Raph was working on." Kimmico said to her.
"Yeah."
"Raph turned it into a babies' room."
Venus began crying. "Oh my."
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Late that night.
Venus snuggled close to Raphael. "I saw the pictures."
"You did."
"Yeah." Venus smiled.
"Well, what do you think?"
"I love it."
"You do." Raphael smiled as she kissed him.
"As much as I love you. Thanks."