Motherhood or Young Again
By: TMNTlover4ever
Part 1: The Spark of Youth

"What's essential is invisible to the eye..."-The Fox in the Little Prince.

Disc: TMNT not mine, Sheri and Angel mine, plot mine, that's it.

A/N: There will be no introductions for this story. They ain't that good anyway, but I can't think of any for this series so there will be none at least not for this part. Maybe later.Hope y'all don't mind.

TMNT theme song

Sheri:

I slept quietly and peacefully. More peaceful than I ever had before. All of a sudden I felt someone jumping on the other side of my bed.

"WAKE UP! Shewi, wake up! It's time to starwt my trwaining!" Angel shouted as she jumped on my bed.

I awoke with a start and looked at the clock, it was 5:59am. Almost 6am. I groaned and put the covers back over my head.

"Couldn't you wait till later?" I asked, hopefully from under my blanket.

"Masta' Spwinta' said you had to stawt today! And wight now!" She said rather loudly. The one day I didn't have to wake up early for training and I had to train her. I accepted the duty, now I had to fulfill it.

"Alright. Alright." I groaned as I got out of bed. I rubbed my eyes, stretched, and yawned.

She squealed with delight and I noticed that she was dressed in shorts, t-shirt, and tennis shoes. We had went on a major shopping spree after the war, and got her a bunch of new outfits and pajamas and toys. A.K.A: We spoiled her rotten.

I got dressed into a pair of black cotton shorts, a blue tank top, and my socks.

"Let me get my breakfast first." I said with a yawn.

"Okay." Angel said in a sad tone.

"I'll eat fast." I promised.

She smiled and ran out of the room. I followed after her, but I walked. As I entered the kitchen I noticed everyone was up and eating. Even Mikey. Scary...

I grabbed a couple pieces of bacon, a slab of eggs, and a biscuit from the counter and sat across Splinter. Next to him was Leo, then Don. On my right, was Raph then Mike.

I pushed my plate a few inches from me and put my forehead on the table in a tired manner. Thank God, we didn't have school today. It was Friday and they had teachers meetings today.

"Enjoying parenthood?" Master Splinter asked, trying not to smile.

"HmmMmm..." I mumbled, tiredly.

"Well, new 'Sensei' you better eat, you're going to need as much energy as you can get." Raphael said as he nudged me with his elbow, softly.

I started eating. I had finished my bacon, and biscuit and was working on my eggs when Angel came in the doorway and asked, "Awe you done yet?"

Splinter smiled wisely and I smiled.

"Alright I'm coming." I said and walked out to begin her training.


Master Splinter:

I followed Sheri and Angel to watch their training. Sheri is a good teacher. She is first going to get Angel into shape. I watched their training session very thoroughly. My sons, did as well and we all agreed that Sheri was the perfect Sensei for Angel.

Maybe it's just the mind of an old rat, but I've noticed that Angel has really bonded with Sheri and Raphael. I do not know if this is a sign from God or if it's just a coincidence, but I've also noticed that Sheri and Raphael have become closer.

Like I said, maybe it's the mind of an old rat, but I do believe that they will get together, no matter how much Leonardo likes it or not.

After their training, Sheri and Angel went into their rooms to change into jeans and t-shirts.

My sons and Sheri have been telling me that I need to take a vacation, but I haven't. Now, I'm considering it, seeing how mutants are allowed the same rights as humans. I think I'm going to take that vacation.

I've already asked Casey if I could go to his grandmother's house alone, sometime and he said it was fine. I later announced this to my family in the living room.

"Yeah, Sensei, you need a rest." Michelangelo said.

"We can handle things here." Donatello said.

I didn't know exactly if I should trust my sons and the girls alone. It's not that I don't trust them, it's they have sibling 'spats' and I don't want to come back to a messy lair.

"Okay, but I want you all to help keeping the lair clean. And I want you to get along as well as you can. I've already called Ms. O'Neil and asked her to drop by every now and then to check on you." I explained.

"We'll be okay." Leonardo said.

"Yeah, Sensei, no worries." Raphael commented.

"Do we really need April, though?" Michelangelo asked.

"I asked to not stay long, just come and go." I reassured him.

His face turned to relief as he sat lazily back in the sofa.

I had already packed my suitcase and it was laying next to the lair's entrance. So was my trench coat and hat that matched. I also had my sunglasses. Secrecy was another part of being a ninja.

In just another few minutes, I was ushered out of the lair with a bunch of "Good-byes and I love you's." I also got hugs from all of my sons and the girls.

I left taking the sewer route. I walked down the sewers feeling weird. I'd never left my sons like this before. I mean, I'd be back, of course, but something made me want to go back. Probably because I had raised them since they were babies and it was that fatherly bond with my sons. I wanted to go back, but I forced myself to go on. I needed the rest and I was going to get it.


Sheri:

At first, everything was fine in the lair. Leo was reading, Raph and Mikey were arguing about what to watch on tv. And Don was working at his work bench. It was about time for lunch so Angel and I decided to go make lunch. I decided something in the sandwich family. Grilled cheese sounded good, real good. So that's what we started making.

After I had made the last sandwich, I walked into the living room area.

All the turtles were gathered around Donnie and his newest invention; a smoke bomb.

I saw a spark go off and shock all the guys briefly.

Then, I saw a bunch of smoke and I couldn't see the guys. I walked closer and started hearing punches and kicks.

"Hey! Get off me!" I heard...Michelangelo say? The voice sounded younger. I guess is the best word. I started waving at the smoke with one arm and balancing the plate of sandwiches with the other. When the smoke cleared, I saw four little 8 year old turtles looking up at me...

To be continued...

A/N: Sorry it's a little on the short side. But first chapters are the hardest I think.