Author note:

Alrighty, bear with me as this is going to be a toughy and pain in the brain for the starter. Lol anyway, here goes. Happy reading.

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chapter 2

The lair has become, fuller. Somewhat crowded but in a good way. None of them had ever thought they'd find love, let alone have children. And this made their sensei and father happy, very happy. Passing his position over to his eldest son; Leonardo.

Smiling proudly, and happily browsed through the family photo album. The baby photos were the first. But of his sons, remembering how they had to scavenge and forage for supplies on daily basis. Seeing his sons, grown up and preparing to welcome new arrivals in to the world; well in this situation. In to the lair.

The excitement of more arrivals is creating such a stir in the family. As mona and raphael had been discussing about having another baby. Little eva is now three years old and excited for a playmate, or two since she is the only grandchild and is quite spoilt rotten by master splinter.

The old rat has requested, gently for more grandchildren for his spoil and because he isn't getting any younger. Venus conceived differently compared to mona and raph, but motherhood was growing onto her quickly. "Leo-san, we are going to be parents hopefully." Venus smiled, placing her hand unto his plastron as he held her close and chuckled, kissed her temple then gazed into the glass incubating case where two eggs sat underneath UV lamps. "Yes, it will be our turn." Leo softly whispered with excitement.

As the waiting parents to be watched over their eggs in the glass nest, one suddenly changed color. This had brought broken tears to mei pei's eyes, as her heart slowly begun to break. Leonardo draped his arms around his mate, trying to comfort her as much he could as he too, grieved for the egg but suddenly the other twitched and slowly cracks begun to form.

It wasn't long until a healthy baby boy, of light green like his father and possessed dark sapphire blue eyes. Looking up to his parents, as he suckled onto his toes with his big blue eyes. Mei pei cried happily as she reached in the glass casket and lifted him up into her loving and motherly embrace as leo sighed and turned the light over the other egg and covered with a blanket before embracing his son and mate. Kissing her temple gently as she kissed his little forehead.

"He is beautiful." Mei pei commented with a loving smile. Leo smiled warmly and nuzzled her, replying. "Yes he is, just like his mother." Mei pei chuckled and looked up to him. "Don't you mean he is handsome?" Leo smiled and chuckled then nodded.

"Mama, unca leo and auntie mei had a bubba." Eva excitedly told her mother as she grabbed her hand. Mona smiled just as excited and looked to raph as he too, was thrilled. "Let's go congratulate them." Raph smiled and nodded. "Sure thing, love."

Knocked on the door, and waited for a invite as they waited. "Come in." Leo invited. The door opened and they walked inside, as eva was so excited to see and meet her new cousin as she was the first to bolt to mei pei's side and gently grasped her forearm and tried to look in the blanket but was unable to see until her father picked her up and held her in his strong arms then alleviated for her to finally see her newly hatched cousin. "Oh my, he is adorable." Mona commented. "What are you going to call him?" she asked, curiously. Raph shook his brother's hand whilst holding eva in his arm and congratulated him as he said. "Way a go, fearless leader. Finally you're a dad."

Leo laughed it off and nodded. "Thanks hot head." Raph chuckled. "Hey, I have settled down since then, remember?" Mona looked back with a sheepish grin as she commented, teasingly. "You are still one hot tempered, bugger at times. But you're my hot head." Raph chuckled and blushed, leaning down to kiss his wife's forehead. "Such a tease you are, mona."

"Oh aww, you love it." She winked. The red clad terrapin smiled and chuckled alittle. Mona had noticed the blanket over the other egg in the glass casket, her smile had changed to a sad heartbreaking frown.

Mei pei realised what her sister in law was feeling as she saw the sad glance. Not saying a word, just a warm comforting embrace then finally their beloved mates realised, leo closed his eyes and sighed just as when raph looked over to the casket and grasped his brother's shoulder, gently with comfort assurance. Neither spoken a word, just silence grievance for the deceased unhatched egg. Little eva was confused to what they were so quiet about and unsure what to say or ask.

Placing her tiny hand unto her fathers cheek as she said so softly and tenderly that brought tears to all, surrounding her then finally mei pei commented. "She has a good heart, just like her dearest mother." Mona smiled to mei pei then raphael but said gently. "With the compassion of her father as well." The red clad terrapin smiled, brushing the back of his knuckles across his wife's cheek as she grasped his hand and nuzzled his hand whilst Leo joined his mate and son.

Brushing a tender kiss unto her temple before kissing her softly that she happily accepted and returned. Then said the name she had chosen once the kiss was broken. "Welcome to the world, Lorenzo Hamato."

"Lorenzo? Now that is different." Mona smiled and commented. "Perfect, love." Leo said softly to his mate. Raph smiled and said. "So, splinter junior. Enzo for short I guess?"

"You know what, enzo does sound a good nickname." Leo agreeably commented. Mei pei nodded agreeably.

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~to be continued in chapter 3

Short chappie yes I know and how I am doing these fictions is to begun how their children came to be first before their little heart interests for each other start to blossom. This is a T-cest fiction, of course but that wont happen until the origins begin first. So be patient and we will get there eventually. Read and review tootles ;)