Challenge #2: B for Beginning

"Talking"

'Talking in thought'

"YELLING"

'YELLING IN THOUGHT'

*Flashbacks*

New Beginning

No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun! Look, it is the first page! And it is a beautiful one!...by C. JoyBell C.

Disclaimer: TMNT does not belong to me it belongs to Nickelodeon Animation. I will warn you again if someone is new, anyone who has any objection with gender bending then kindly do not read it, and if anyone leaves a hateful comment in my story I will not hesitate to report as an abuse. Let us begin in a new chapter of Splinter's Turtle Tots.


Splinter was completely ready to be a Father, to take on role with pride and joy; he hardly contains his excitement when his precious daughter Miwa has come into his world. He would raise her into a beautiful, independent, kind woman. Then he would gladly train her under his wings and turn her into a skilled Ninja, and give her a weapon that holds the symbol of a Hamato Clan, the Tessen the bladed fan.

He had it all planned out for his Daughter but all of it was gone in instant when…he took it all, and left him with nothing.

But life has offered him a new chance to gain what has been lost, to be a Father again with four beautiful children, and he doesn't care if they are mutated hybrid of human and turtle he would still love them unreservedly.

However, when he had Miwa it was tiring but with four mutated turtle children he is dead tired.

They are four times the energy, four times louder, and four times the trouble they get into. Poor Splinter is dog-tired…I mean, rat-tired? Whatever, the point is Splinter is dead-beat while keeping his children out of trouble.

All of them get sad whenever they upset their new Father and it breaks Splinter's heart to see them sad, he never wanted to scold at them and to see them reduce to tears but they need to know what is right and what is wrong.

It's harder than anything he faced, his patience and perseverance are wearing thin, and his headache feels like its splitting. But the worst of it all that he keeps saying no, don't do that, and don't eat that, that he didn't give them their name yet.

Splinter is having difficulties of naming his new children, he thought he should name them in Japanese name at first, but he dismissed that thought. He left Japan to start a new life and naming them in Japanese is out of the question, but he will stay traditional like teaching them to speak his language, share his history to them as well as annual festivals, and many other things to share with his sons and daughter.

In time he will teach them, but now he have more pressing matters, his children deserve a name to be called to, and a name that will determine their personality traits, and it has to be special.

It was another night for Splinter after breaking in his own apartment to bring more of his belongings for him and his children and many other items in which people labelled them worthless. His Ninja skills has be enhanced thanks to the Rat's ability to see the darkness, including his smell and hearing for any sign of danger, it was strange but successful and able to return home much early.

He know he was not supposed to leave them all by themselves while they are sleeping, but his children needed food, water, and many other things they mostly need. His new home is start to feel like a home, well, except the kitchen need a refrigerator, maybe he can bring his television from his apartment for his children to keep them entertain, and most importantly he needs to fix the heater. His children may have the appearance of a human being but they are still reptiles, and cold-blooded reptiles don't do so well in bitter cold and in the sewers it's colder than up there. Cold will slow down everything in his children, their lungs, and their hearts. Then they can't eat food and digest food, they'll be like sleeping but still awake, but they will not survive if they don't have anything to keep them warm. So the best he can do right now is to fix the heater before time.

He soon found the entrance to his home as he quicken his pace, he went in and his sight greeted him with the same just the way he left it, but his mind is set on his children. He put down all the needs down and walks to the bedroom where his children are slumbering. He found the room where he left the door slightly ajar, he peeks to see but what he found inside is three children sleeping but one awake. He recognizes him as the eldest brother; he is looking down on them like he's...guarding them because of the look on his face, his face shows seriousness to make sure they're safe and sound as they continue sleeping.

Splinter's surprise alter into kind and gentle smiling face instead of censorious frown, just seeing his little boy watching over his younger sibling like a hawk has touched his heart.

Most common thing about children that they fear the darkness like there is a monster is lurking within the shadows to get them when a parent is not around to protect them. But not him, he sat there on his knees with his eyes glued on them and not what's around him because he had no time to be scared.

The blue-eyed turtle boy knew from the beginning that his father is out to bring more things for him, his two little brothers, and his baby sister. But, while he's out there he decided that he should take role as a watchful protector till his father return home, but he will go to sleep before his father knew he stayed awake in late hour of the night. Too bad, that plan of his has been backfired when said father is outside of his room, watching him.

Splinter stood there and watch till he had enough and it's time to make his appearance known, he quietly pushes the door and enters his children's room as the blue-eyes turtle jumped in alarm, but he relaxed when he saw it was his father. Relived as he is, his father now caught him green-handed and wide-awake and now he will face a dreaded punishment and words of strict reproach for staying up late. He arises up but he put his head down in shame and not looking directly at his father's eyes as he waited for whatever he has to say.

As he waited for the harsh scolding from his father but the longer he waited it never came, all but silence hanging over in the room. He looks up and he is surprises to see his father is smiling so gently right to him.

While the tiny boy is confused when he almost jumped in scare when something has wrapped around his one arm, he turned away from his father to see what's on his arm and discovers it was his brother with gleaming forest green eyes. He was astonished to see his brother who always looks very mean is now giving his new father a mean look, and at the same time he tighten his arms around his big brother's, protecting him, and never let him go.

Splinter simply watches this display of brotherly affection had brought warmth filling his body like setting beside the fireplace on cold day, and not to mention it is absolutely cute.

However, the older boy's young brother must've knew all along what his older brother has been doing during the night and other nights before, that is why he's defending his brother because…because he don't want to see him sad and that's the last thing he wanted to see. He will protect him from anyone and anything, even his own father too.

Splinter remark his second son, he is brave like a protector ready to defend from everything and he is so very young. He brings a smile on his furred face and spoke to them steadily.

"Do not worry little one, I was never going to punish your brother. In reality, I am very proud to both of you!" The boys are stunned to hear him say this, because for a moment they thought their father will be very disappointed in them for being awake in late of night. Then Splinter come closer to them; bend down to their levels, place both hand on each of his sons, and spoke to his eldest son first.

"You have disobeyed my order, but only because you did out of pure intention to look after your little brothers and your littlest sister while I'm away. You take honor and pride to protect your family, and you are very brave, my son." Splinter spoke with truth and full of pride, and the little boy with deep blue eyes is astonished and flustered with red dusting over his cheeks in embarrassment and happiness to receive from his father's beautiful praise, and it's the best thing he ever received that he smiles so shyly as he holds his cheeks and giggles.

Splinter must remain impassive and in control or else he will burst into cooing his baby son, he is a master ninja, and highly trained in body and mind, and yet he feels himself shaking to hold himself together. He coughed and breathes through his nose before he turns to his second son, who looks at his father with pending anticipation.

"My little boy, I had my worries when you keep your distance away from your siblings and I let a cloud of thought that you might have dislike to your siblings, but I was wrong. You have relived me when you defended your older brother from me; you show me you have strong love and passion for your family, which I am proud of you my son." The emerald eyed boy is in daze and turned away from his father with bashful red beet covering his cheeks, and then and before Splinter knew the boy turn back to face his father again, and he smiled so big. It surprised Splinter to the extent because this is the first time he ever see him smile and his smiles are rarely and hidden, but this is the best smile he got and his fatherly heart melt at the sight, with that he smiles to him in return.

Then the sound of twin laughter is heard and three heads turn to face big brown eyes shining in the dark and little girl is singing with laughter and eyes shimmering like twinkling starlight.

Look like sleeping is simply out of the question now since now all of his children are awake.

He settled himself comfortably having his legs crossed and getting his little ones comfortable, all of them want to set close to Splinter like their life depending on them. Their little feet are stomping his thighs but Splinter show no trace of discomfort, until they finally they settled in. The blue-eyed boy is sitting on his father's right thigh; turtle tot with beautiful green eye is setting on Splinter's left thigh, and then the last two youngest are sitting with his legs wrapped around them.

He brought his scavenging items to show his children and he smiles to see fascination and wonder mixing on their faces as if they are getting gifts, he also noticed his third son with brown/reddish eyes is carefully and studying a book delicately with his eyes and touch. But the most fascinating thing his third son done is the letters he look upon them like he had discovered a lost treasure. Letters and words on the cover of the book seem to entrance the little boy as his hand caress each letter with his fingertip like a flowing river.

Splinter's ears hear a sweet gasp coming from his youngest daughter and look to see her grasping a box and inside it full of bright and beautiful colors of crayons. Splinter happened to found them by sheer luck, and by the dumpster. He took them for his children and his daughter show great admiration the longer she stares at them as she can't wait to open them and use them.

Good thing he brought endless stack of papers with him, otherwise his daughter will use them on different matters.

Splinter look to see if there is more scavenging items left or has his children took everything before he can? However, he got his answer when his touch something made out of heavy cloth. He pulled it out and to see it was a book. He remembers this book he found it near the storm drain, and it's entitled as The Renaissance Art in bold font.

He opens the book and looks in perfect condition, how can someone throw away such a good book? There is many pictures of paintings, sculptors, and they are done by famous and well-known artists of their times.

He keeps flipping pages till his eyes caught of a man with long beard by the name of Leonardo da Vinci. A brilliant inventor and famous artist of Mona Lisa, but his name seems to caught Splinter's attention the most. The name Leonardo mean brave lion, and then he turn away from the book to look at his eldest son playing with color-drained toy car.

It occurred to Splinter that name seem to fit rightly to him like he found a missing part of him, and it's also because his showed him that he can watch over his family without fear.

"Leonardo." Even by saying his name seems to roll well in his tongue, and it encouraged finding another name.

He flips some more pages in easy pace taking the time to find the perfect name with a meaning till he found one. A young man with curly hair that reaches at the end of his neck, and wearing a black hat is staring back at him with an impassive look. Splinter look at the man's name and his name is Raffaello Sanzio, he is also an Italian painter but also an architect. His works of clarity and composition are greatly admired as great high Renaissance. But, Splinter is greatly admired by the meaning of his name, the name Raffaello or by most others who call him Raphael means God has healed.

It come to him like a rush as soon as he look down at his second son who owns two green orb of intensity, the little boy show that he can get easily emotional and he is not afraid to express them, even if most expression are anger. But he is ready to defend and protect his family from anyone that bring bad and worse with them to hurt his family, and he will heal what has been hurt like the time when held Splinter's hand and put it on his head, in a way like a hug.

He healed Splinter where it hurts him and he will continue to heal his family when needed, which it comes to his decision that he bestow him a name.

"Raphael!" An ideal name for his passionate son.

Splinter nodded in approval and to feel happiness that the choice of the names he chose connects so well with his two sons, now all that is left is one son and one daughter.

A rapt breathe was inhaled and sounded causes Splinter to rotate his neck fast in thinking that one of his children got hurt, but to his relief it was nothing of the sort. It was his third son that alarmed his heart unintentionally, but it was because of the book he have is the one that caused the boy to smile so open wide and eyes full of naked amazement.

The book that lay on the floor is a children's animals Pop-Out book, the little boy must've been surprised when he opened the book to find something rise up. The boy is entirely amazed to see that there is such book like this that he laughs lightly while he observes and studies the pop-out pictures and the words on it, and he's not alone who is fascinated by the book.

Splinter's littlest girl is lured by the book with cute little animal pictures like a moth drawn to the flames, the reddish brown-eyed boy noticed his little sister also liked the book, and look at her with aloof look. Splinter thought his son would whine in dissent and not let her have his book, but it proves Splinter wrong when the boy smile and shows her the book, and willing to share his discovery to her.

Oh, how warmed Splinter's heart to the extent to watch his son pointing and showing his baby sister the pictures of all kind of animals. His son is teaching his sister like he already learned what he had known. Splinter watched them for some time before he returns to the book in his hands to find a name for two remaining children, till he found it.

Statue of a man goes by the name of Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi was better known as Donatello, a famous Renaissance sculptor, and his artworks are form of flawless and precise. Also, his name means Gift from God, and that is then he knew who will he name Donatello after, and it's his third son.

Splinter believes in his son's intelligence, his gifted mind will share and give to his family and to the world. There is no doubt in his mind.

"Donatello."

And now, Splinter is down to one child, his little, energetic, and ecstatic girl who she can't sit still no matter how many times Splinter told her to.

She is adventurous, imaginative in playing, she adapts quickly for change, and the love for something new and exciting. But she own a compassionate heart, her bright optimism has never fail to bring a smile on everybody's faces it is like it's her sworn duty to make everyone smile. Let's not forget how immensely kind she is, she would hug her big brothers whenever they cry or feel sad and kiss all those tears away.

She is the air for them to breathe in, she is gentleness, her laughter is their music, and she is Daddy's little angel…angel!

It came to Splinter like a tidal wave and turn to look at the book and flips. He remembers he saw a painter with name close to a meaning of an angel; he keeps on flipping the pages till he found it.

The Renaissance painter and sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti, was the man who created such great works of art as the statue of David and the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. And the meaning of his name is 'Who is like God an angel.' It is a beautiful name but it is a boy's name, but perhaps he can call her this.

"Michelangela…Yes, it is a perfect name."

And there he have it, his children are now named after the great Renaissance artists as if he have found their lost pieces of their puzzle, and Splinter smiles in his success and look down on his children all playing happily and joyfully while they are feeling content, safe, and loved by their father.

Their mutation was prologue of their story. However, when a father gave names to four extraordinary children mean they will begin their first chapter of their story of love, faith, hope, and glory as they live through it.

Beginning.


And I am done!...I mean wow; I pour a lot of feels in this chapter. As if you all have noticed that I did change Mikey's girl name to Michelangela and I have a reason for this. You must check my new poll on top of my profile, and vote. That's all and stay tune for the upcoming chapter of Splinter's Turtle Tots.