Thankful
Chapter XVII: What's In a Name?
By: Michelle
October 4, 2001
Raphael rolled over to face Venus. "Babe, I'm tired. Are you finished with that book yet?"
"No." Venus said and turned the page.
"Come on Venus. I got practice in the morning." Raphael whined. "What the hell are you reading anyway?"
"It's a baby name book."
"What are you reading that for?"
Venus lowered the book. "Because I am 6 or so weeks from my due date and we have no idea what we are going to name our children."
"Yeah we do." Raphael said and sat up.
"And what are they?"
"Lil' Raphael and Raphael Jr."
Venus started laughing. "You have to be kidding. We are not naming any of our children after you."
"And why the hell not."
"Splinter said so."
Raphael thought for a moment. "We are not naming our children after me because Splinter said so."
"Yes." Venus replied. "One Raphael is plenty enough for our household."
"Funny." Raphael lay back down as Venus started to giggle.
October 9, 2001
"It's about time you guys came to visit me." Venus said as the apartment filled with all her friends. "I've been so bored when Shadow's at school."
"Long time no see." Leonardo said and began hugging her.
Kat was the next to hug. "What have you been doing here all day?"
Venus picked up her book. "I'm trying to get Raphael to help me decide on names for the babies."
"Hey, you didn't like my suggestions." Raphael grumped.
"You could always name them after painters." Donatello commented.
Zenobia (newly mutated) rolled her eyes. "That's so boring."
"I agree." Venus replied. "I'm not naming my kids Picasso or nothing like that."
"So, what kind of name are you looking for?" Kimmico asked.
"I don't know." Venus sighed. "I want something different, but cute, and you know will work with twins."
"In other words, we will never find names." Raphael picked.
"What names are in there?" Michaelangelo asked.
"Well, my name is not." Venus commented. "But Raph's is."
"Where?"
"Right here." Venus pointed. "It means God has healed."
"Healed What?" Mondo Gecko started. "Raph's brain damage is incurable."
"What?" Raphael stood up and Venus pulled him back down.
"Well, then Mondo, what is you're real name?" Venus questioned.
Mondo Gecko made a face. "I forgot."
"It's Jason." Hana said cheerily.
"Hana"
"Well, let's see." Venus began flipping through the book. "It means Healer."
"Isn't that ironic." Michaelangelo laughed.
"Michael, Who is like the Lord. Angelo, A messenger.'
"Ha."
"What's my name mean?" Leonardo asked.
Venus flipped through the book again. "Lion hard."
"What about mine?"
"In this book, Kat is a short name for Katherine. It means purity."
"Until Lion Hardened up to her." Raphael commented.
Venus elbowed him.
"What?"
Then, she gave him a look.
"It was just a joke."
"Is my name in there?" Zenobia asked.
Venus looked towards the end of the book. "It means Zeus born."
"What about me?"
"Hana means flower in Japanese." Kat said before Venus could look up the name.
"And the Lord has favored me in Hebrew." Venus added.
"What's Donatello mean?"
"One who drools on computer." Michaelangelo joked.
"No." Raphael added to the comment. "King of Nerds."
Venus flipped through the book. "It means world mighty."
Venus placed the book on the coffee table. "I'm never going to find the perfect names."
"Yeah, you will." Kat said. "They will just come to you."
"Maybe." Venus sighed and leaned in Raphael's arms. "If not, we have two more Raphs on our hands."
By: Michelle
October 4, 2001
Raphael rolled over to face Venus. "Babe, I'm tired. Are you finished with that book yet?"
"No." Venus said and turned the page.
"Come on Venus. I got practice in the morning." Raphael whined. "What the hell are you reading anyway?"
"It's a baby name book."
"What are you reading that for?"
Venus lowered the book. "Because I am 6 or so weeks from my due date and we have no idea what we are going to name our children."
"Yeah we do." Raphael said and sat up.
"And what are they?"
"Lil' Raphael and Raphael Jr."
Venus started laughing. "You have to be kidding. We are not naming any of our children after you."
"And why the hell not."
"Splinter said so."
Raphael thought for a moment. "We are not naming our children after me because Splinter said so."
"Yes." Venus replied. "One Raphael is plenty enough for our household."
"Funny." Raphael lay back down as Venus started to giggle.
October 9, 2001
"It's about time you guys came to visit me." Venus said as the apartment filled with all her friends. "I've been so bored when Shadow's at school."
"Long time no see." Leonardo said and began hugging her.
Kat was the next to hug. "What have you been doing here all day?"
Venus picked up her book. "I'm trying to get Raphael to help me decide on names for the babies."
"Hey, you didn't like my suggestions." Raphael grumped.
"You could always name them after painters." Donatello commented.
Zenobia (newly mutated) rolled her eyes. "That's so boring."
"I agree." Venus replied. "I'm not naming my kids Picasso or nothing like that."
"So, what kind of name are you looking for?" Kimmico asked.
"I don't know." Venus sighed. "I want something different, but cute, and you know will work with twins."
"In other words, we will never find names." Raphael picked.
"What names are in there?" Michaelangelo asked.
"Well, my name is not." Venus commented. "But Raph's is."
"Where?"
"Right here." Venus pointed. "It means God has healed."
"Healed What?" Mondo Gecko started. "Raph's brain damage is incurable."
"What?" Raphael stood up and Venus pulled him back down.
"Well, then Mondo, what is you're real name?" Venus questioned.
Mondo Gecko made a face. "I forgot."
"It's Jason." Hana said cheerily.
"Hana"
"Well, let's see." Venus began flipping through the book. "It means Healer."
"Isn't that ironic." Michaelangelo laughed.
"Michael, Who is like the Lord. Angelo, A messenger.'
"Ha."
"What's my name mean?" Leonardo asked.
Venus flipped through the book again. "Lion hard."
"What about mine?"
"In this book, Kat is a short name for Katherine. It means purity."
"Until Lion Hardened up to her." Raphael commented.
Venus elbowed him.
"What?"
Then, she gave him a look.
"It was just a joke."
"Is my name in there?" Zenobia asked.
Venus looked towards the end of the book. "It means Zeus born."
"What about me?"
"Hana means flower in Japanese." Kat said before Venus could look up the name.
"And the Lord has favored me in Hebrew." Venus added.
"What's Donatello mean?"
"One who drools on computer." Michaelangelo joked.
"No." Raphael added to the comment. "King of Nerds."
Venus flipped through the book. "It means world mighty."
Venus placed the book on the coffee table. "I'm never going to find the perfect names."
"Yeah, you will." Kat said. "They will just come to you."
"Maybe." Venus sighed and leaned in Raphael's arms. "If not, we have two more Raphs on our hands."