A massive smile grew on he author's face as her eyes widened with gleeing glance, feeling much love and appreciation. Felt very pleased with the reviews as she sighed softly with anticipation and wondered where to continue. Then as she was about continue, she decided to share the news with the one, the only. The star of the story.

Knocking on the door and waited as she was finally invited. The old rat knelt by the shrine as he glanced the photographs and prayed. Closing the door behind her as she entered and knelt down, placing the copy of the fiction with the reviews. "Master splinter, please read." Turning around, taking the paper and read each chapter carefully. Waiting for his response and opinion as he read to the last word of written chapters. Raising his gaze and smiled softly. "You have written it beautifully." he commented, as a tear streamed down his furred cheek. "Like your readers have commented, you have described my beloved perfectly." Placing the pages down, wiping the tears away. Tealana smiled, reached over and grasped his hand gently. "Thankyou master splinter." He nodded as she stood up, walked to the door and opened it then he said softly with one request. "Tealana."

"Yes sensei." she answered. "Try not to continue with the cliffhangers." She nodded and left. Splinter smiled, as he felt his shoulder grasped. Not looking back as he reached up and held gently. "Happy reading, thankyou for your wondrous support." Splinter smiled. :)

chapter 8

Waiting in the back, tightly grasped the heavy atilery while driven to their destination in search of thier missing comrades. Looking around to those in the van, as one stated. "How can one little girl cause so much trouble for two large men?"

Looking to him, sighed heavily and wondered the exact same question. "I have no idea, but she is very important to the boss." The doors opened and the light shone through from the street side walk. One by one exit the van and fanned out to excecute thier mission. Removing the manhole covers and entered the sewers, thier feet met the water which splashed in multiple directions and upon thier legs.

Rose his forearm and opened the comlink. "Sir, hadnt found the target." The man waited a second and replied. "Search, destroy anything that stands in your way but I want the girl alive."

"Understood, sir."

Linking thier communicators before they fanned out through the sewers and searched for miriam and thier missing agents. Three followed with the sergeant agent as they approached two bodies that laid in the darkness.

Rose their lights, and pointed to the bodies. Slowly approached, whilst ensuring thier own safety from possible attacks. Kneeling down, lightly sighed then radioed the others as the mission was completed. For the time being, although the others continued.

"What could have done this?"

"Certainly not one little girl could had done this. She couldn't be that strong."

Observing the mutilated bodies, looking for any evidence of what exactly could had committed this savagery. Standing up and adjusted the weapon in his grasp as he instructed immediately.

"Take the bodies back to base and have them, immediately autopsy."

"What about the girl?" another EPF agent asked. "Keep searching for her, no one sleeps until she is found." Sergeant glanced back over his shoulder, from underneath a narrow death slit glance and resumed, leading the remaining squadron.

"Move on, the girl must be found. Otherwise it will be our asses."

Meanwhile in the lair, three terrapin tots laid spread about on the couch and floor after a meal. Little leonardo curled his tiny legs in foetal position as he draped his tiny arms around Miriam's waist, nestling his head within her beating chest. Miriam gently embraced the blue clad terrapin toddler within her embrace as she sat in the armchair.

Splinter smiled, warmly and happy. A single tear welled and streamed down his furred cheek. Miriam returned the smile, as she had realised her purpose. Splinter softly spoke.

"You have welcomed us as we had met before."

Miriam replied tenderly with a nod and continued, explaining her belief that brought them together.

"I've always adored, the community of the rat species. As I believed, to be misunderstood." Pausing a moment, as leonardo stirred alittle and tightened his embrace around miriam. Lightly caressed his tiny head as she glanced down to him, assuring him of comfort and safety. She resumed.

"I've also, had dreams. As why I chose to have a tattoo of exactly how I had dreamed but never I thought that you were real. And here you are, real as you sit before me." Miriam tenderly whispered, a pair of tears streamed down her cheeks. The gentle rat, stood up and walked towards miriam as she rose her gaze in silence and smiled. Giving her hand as he held his own out for her to grasp.

Lightly grasped, but was tenderly folded carefully as splinter rose her hand and kissed her knuckles. Miriam watched, blushed alittle and smiled warmly. Splinter rose his eyes, glanced upon the beautiful woman, cradling his eldest son within her embrace.

He smiled, honourably and whispered suggesting. "Shall we tuck the children in?" Miriam nodded agreeably. Releasing her hand, stepped back and allowed her to stand whilst she cradled leonardo. Splinter knelt down and gently picked up both Donatello and raphael whilst mikey laid spread on the floor.

Miriam offered. "I'll get mikey." Splinter smiled and assured. "It is alright, we can come back for him. Don't over do it." Miriam smiled, and nodded as she followed splinter where the terrapin toddlers will sleep.

Placing each toddler in thier cribs, donatello curled in foetal as he curled within his blanket and raphael laid spread starfish as he snoored and drooled. Miriam couldn't resist to giggle, and whispery complimented. "Raphael is going to be a handful."

Splinter smiled and agreed. Placing leonardo down, as he willing released miriam from his clutches and curled in up in his blanket and cuddled his torn up teddy. Gently caressed his head, then kissed lightly his temple. A couple seconds later,they returned to the living room. Miriam knelt down to pick up mikey as splinter stood quietly.

Mikey stirred alittle, opened his eyes and gasped a breathe then smiled as he curled in her embrace and returned to sleep. Lightly sucking on his finger, Miriam nestled her cheek upon his head and quietly walked to the room. Slowly leaned over, and gently placed mikey in his bed as he lightly murmured.

"Night mummy." Miriam glanced, blinkly surprised and sighly smiled. Lightly kissed his little head and walked out. Splinter stood waiting. He smiled, holding his hand out and she smiled back. Taking his hand, then retired for the evening.

Ok, I know it has been awhile for this update and it is short. I sincerely apologise.

I had to go through over and over again before officially making this chapter as I experienced writers block and been busy with my mma training. Ive been busy with my hapkido and BJJ training as my gradings are soon approaching and fitness career is taking alot of my spare time. Forever studying and completing courses as well including with finding nutritional safe meal plans to assist my shredding to build my fighters athletic body too.

I hadnt forgotten you all, as I will do more and better in the future. Happy reading everyone.