Disclaimer: I don't own the TMNT.

Song for this Fic: Iris as performed by the GooGooDolls

Leo and his brothers are 32 years old. Tony is 37.

**Warning** This fic contains something that may be disturbing to some. Please if you choose to read do not flame this fic but rather comment concerning the quality of the writing.**

Chapter 4: Song of the Sea

Raph's POV

I'm kicked back on the beach with Sadie as she continues reading one of the various books she's snagged from the Library here at the vacation house.

With one eye I'm watching her flip eagerly through each page and with my other eye I am watching Leo try and fail at learning to surf.

He keeps crashing into the waves and Tony keeps laughing. I can't help the chuckle as Leo again tumbles off and breaks the surface sputtering. Mike and Don are also trying their hand at it, so far Mike is doing best, he's managed not to flip over like Don or fall off like Leo.

Fae, Azalea, Meir, and Ellie are walking the beach picking out sea shells when Francisca walks down to greet me.

She's wearing a swimsuit and wrap with dark sunglasses and she is laughing softly at my brothers and Tony.

"Morning grandma," Sadie greets without looking up.

"Mornin'," I greet, turning my gaze up towards her.

She smiles down at us.

"Buenos días," she replies with a chuckle, "Raphael, I saw a note you were wanting to grill later?"

I nod before replying.

"Tony said he's never had a decent Brat*, so I made Meir pick some up before we flew down here so we cook grill out tonight when you got here," I answer, "Plus grillin' and a beach party have always been something I've wanted to do."

She smiles at me.

"Mind if I add a few things?" she offers.

I shake my head.

"Go ahead, planning on starting up the grill here in a few hours," I return.

"Well, I shall soak in some sun for a bit first, feels too good to pass up," she teases.

I chuckle as she settles onto the beach chair beside me and peers over at Sadie.

Francisca instantly took all of us under wing after Tony and Leo were married, we're all honorary kids and she goes out of her way to make sure each of us get her attention. Of course Tony being her birth child gets a little bit of favoritism but that's understandable.

Meir walks up totting little Azalea with Ellie and Fae in tow. Azalea squeals happily as Meir spins around with her.

I can't help the smile. I hate to admit it but I'm a softie at heart, I claim to hate kids but…I love them. Maybe someday I'll find my second half and hopefully Sadie's ok with that, that and maybe having a sibling or two.

I can only hope anyway.

Meir stops at the edge of my beach chair and sets Azalea down on the end. I sit up and scoop my niece into my arms.

"Hey lil' bit," I coax, she giggles in reply and snuggles against me, eyes closing after a few moments.

Meir blows a strand of hair out of her face and laughs.

"Dawww, Uncle Raphie's soo cute," Meir teases.

I roll my eyes at her as Azalea falls asleep against me.

"Sea shell hunting wore her out," I comment.

"Oh goodness yes, I hope she sleeps well tonight still though," Meir sighs, "my lil' lady likes to wake up in the middle of the night and start yammering away."

I snicker, "Well she is Mikey's kid."

Meir, Ellie, and Francisca all laugh softly. I smile as Fae crawls up beside me and starts sorting her shells and showing them to me.

Since when am I a kid magnet? Oh well, these two are too cute to resist. I notice Sadie frown at them slightly but she rolls her eyes after I frown back at her.

Just as I am getting ready to say something to her, Leo, Don, Mike, and Tony all run up to us, wrestling and soaked to the bone.

Mike snags Meir and pulls her close.

"ACK! MIKE!" she shrieks, "YOU ARE FREEZING!"

Mike laughs and tickles her as he tries to give her a kiss and she squirms away laughing.

Tony gives Leo a grin to which Leo grins back and then shoves Tony. He ends up on the ground sputtering.

"HEY!" Tony squawks

Don I catch sight of just sneaking up behind Ellie and getting ready to pounce. She whips around and points a finger in his face.

"Don't evan 'hink abouht it," she hisses teasingly.

Don offers an innocent shrug in reply as he steps back with a broad grin.

"Grown-ups are crazy," Fae tells Francisca and I to which I can't stop laughing.

Mike is scrambling up the stairs with Meir tossing fist-fulls of sand at him.

"MIKE! Get your shell back here!" she orders.

It's then that I and everyone else realizes Mike just pushed her in the water.

"Oh she is going to kill him," Tony laughs.

Leo shakes his head and snorts, "For being a bit of a dreary day, I think it's been fun enough."

I know what he means, the sun has been in and out of clouds all day.

Tony has managed to get the majority of the sand off of himself before he scoops up Fae and asks her about her sea shells she found as he heads up towards the house.

I get up with Leo's help after Ellie takes Azalea and walks up to the house with her and Don.

"Sadie you comin'?" I ask.

"One more page," she mutters as she turns the page.

Leo chuckles softly when he sees what she's reading. It's The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien.

"Good book," Leo comments.

"Tolkien is my favorite," Sadie replies without looking up.

"Oh great," Leo mutters suddenly, "rain."

I grunt and look up, wincing as a rain drop hits me in the face.

"Wonderful," I sigh.

Leo offers me a pitied look.

"Looks like grilling on the beach is out for the night," he comments.

I snort.

"Oh no, I'm still grillin'" I state stubbornly before patting Sadie's shoulder and urging her to follow me, "Come on kid, let's get you inside before you get soaked."

Leo's POV

I'm standing in the doorway of the sliding glass-door leading out onto the porch with Tony while I watch Raph battling the elements in an attempt to cook on the grill.

"Should we tell him I have an indoor grill?" Tony asks.

I snort before shaking my head.

"Nope, not til he's done," I chuckle, "He won't listen until then."

"Uncle Raphie is weird," Fae comments as she peers out the door between Tony and I.

Mike and Don snort in laughter and the girls all giggle. Sadie is still reading on the couch, nose buried in a book.

"You have no idea little chick," Mike teases.

A/N: The grilling in the rain thing…yeah my husband totally did that today. Hope you guys enjoyed the chappie!

*Brat- said "Brawht", it's a sausage-like food similar to a hotdog if you've never heard of it.; best with just a "kiss" of mustard or relish.