Sorry if information may be wrong. I'm an only child and the only experience I have dealing with children, is the fact that I did a week worth of work experience in a day care. Yep.

Michelangelo now finds himself waiting on April as she goes to check the children's health, in a way he was thank full for his late smart older brother.

Donatello could never admit his love to April before he passed, but he had taught her everything he knew if someone was hurt or sick, in a way it was peace of mind knowing someone would be there for Mikey if he needed to be patched up. For this Michelangelo was thank full, sure he knew the basic now, but again only because Donnie was there to teach him.

A signal tear drop onto the ground at the memory, even now he was still having difficultly on moving on with his life. Leo and Raph had both died in their teens and Donnie had died when he was 20 and now it was him.

"Maybe not," he told himself, as his eyes glazed down towards the box he used to carrier the toddlers.

"Good news, Mikey. There all in great sharp and you were right. Three boys and one girl," she said as she carries out the one in purple and red. Quickly handing the two over, before she goes back into the room before returning back and handling the other two.

"So, what are you going to name them?"

He glazed at her, he never thought about names and in a way it was kind of silly not to.

"I don't know." His eyes narrowed at the sight of the one in red trying to climb, his shoulder.

"You can always name them, after-"

"No, I told you not to bring them up."

"Mikey, remember what Leo said before-"

"I don't want to hear it!"

Mikey's eyes widen as he felt his mask being pulled back, April giggles at the sight of the toddler in the red jumpsuit pulling the ends of Mikey mask.

"What is with this kid? It was how I found him to," he said, removing him and placing him back down with his sibling.

Once down, the child in red giggles, before poking the one in purple the one in blue automatic septs in and shakes his head, causing the child in red to frown.

"Come on Mikey, it be perfect and I'm sure if the others were here, they would love it."

"Da-da." The girl of the group spoke, opening and closing her arms understanding the gesture, Mikey picks her up into his arms.

"Y-you really think they won't mind."

Maybe it was for the best, but at the same time he didn't want to see the family he once had in the eyes of the children.

Wouldn't that, just bring more pain in my heart?

Mikey is snapped out his thoughts as the child starts to doze off, ear close to his heart.

"I'm sure, they wouldn't mind. In fact, I'm pretty sure Leo would have loved the idea."

April notice the one in blue trying to climb the couch, she picks him up gently despite his protest and brings him to Mikey. Michelangelo opens his left arm and she gently places the child down and just like the one black it didn't take long before two toddlers were silently asleep.

"I'm sure he would," Mikey reply.

The two adults both look down to the child in red and despite tears starting to fall, he to tried to climb the couch and she places the toddler, beside Mikey. He yawns before falling asleep, beside the turtle leg, as for the one in purple he was already dozing of onto the floor. But, still did his best effects to gesture in being picked up and April place him on the opposite's side.

"Any idea yet Mikey?"

He didn't want to, he didn't want to name them after his lost family, he just couldn't bear the thought of always be reminded to what he once had. But, let a part of him didn't see them any different, he knows if his brothers were here, they would gladly allowed it, even if they did protest, it wouldn't be long before they give in.

"I think, you already know the answer," he replies. "Leonardo," he eyes moved towards the one in blue. "Raphael," his eyes glanced to the on in red. "And Donatello," the one in purple yawns.

"What about the girl, are you going to name her Karai."

"No," he firming said, looking at the girl of the group.

"The Shredder gave her that name, when he took her away from sensei. Instead, I'm going to name her Miwa."

Mikey spend most of the night watching the four, each sleeping in a separate box wrapped around the blankets they were found in. His eyes blink, when a thought processed into his mind.

Where were they going to sleep, once there older?

He frowns at the sudden conscious; it meant his brothers rooms were going to be replaced. Placing a hand over his beating heart, he clams himself, he couldn't bring himself to do it he hadn't been into any of them, not even Splinters.

He knew he wasn't going to get rid of anything they owned, he was sure of it.

He sighs, before taking in the new trace of thought, he stands up slowly, gazing at the children peacefully sleeping before walking out and leaving the door open. He stops in his tracks at the sound of a slightly before retracing them and walking back towards his room, he stands there for a moment unsure what to do.

"Raph," he said, but frowned at the name.

He can't call his child that, they aren't his brothers and most certainly isn't his sister. Until this day from and until someone claims them, they are his children and so he sighs before walking over towards them.

"Raphael," he said, picking up the screaming child.

It felt strange; he hadn't used that name in such a long time and just didn't feel right, he was used to shorten the name. But, again he tells himself the children are not his brothers and the girl is not Karai.

How come he can't convince himself, if it was true?

His eyes turned back to the crying child, he's surprise Raph sibling hasn't woken up, yet.

"Raphael," he said.

He isn't quite sure, what to do? It's been a long time that he had to comfort any of his brothers from a nightmare or a night terror and it's been a long time, before anyone has comfort him.

"It's okay Mikey, it's just a dream."

"It's okay Raphael, it's just a dream. They mean you no harm, not really and beside if you wake up, I'm here."

Mikey remembers the words his brothers used to use to help him and he remembers Leo, humming him back to sleep, Raph standing beside him to keep the nightmares away and Donnie reassuring words.

The child clams down enough, to open his eyes.

"Pa-pa," he said barley and Mikey nods.

"Yeah kid, papa's here."

For the first time in years, he feels a smile appear on his face and the child lets out a small giggle. An idea occurs and the turtle eyes moved towards his old book self, where his tape up teddy bear sits. He moves, still holding the child and grabs the bear, Raph's eyes are glued to the object in his hands.

"You see this?" he waves the bear and the child waves his arms in respond.

"I used to get pretty messed up nightmares, back in the day," he moves back towards the bed. "Still do, but I haven't used this in such a long and I think he needs a home. What do you say, kid? Do you think, you can be the guard?"

The child smiles, grabbing a hold of the stuffed bear, Mikey hands the teddy over and watches as the toddler hugs the animal arm.

"Yeah, Raphael. He's yours now."

He places the toddler back into the box and sits on back down on his bed, he knows that his brothers rooms are going to have to be reorganize soon, but that can wait for now.

The next morning April walks in and she smiles at the sight of Mikey peacefully sleeping, she had come in to check what baby things was need after work and that's when see notice the teddy bear in Raph's arms.

"Must get toys for the other three as well," she told herself before walking out.

"DAD!"

The sight of fallen, playing cards on the ground, always meant trouble will as far as Raph was concern it was Leo's fault. Seven year old Miwa is trying her best to break up the fight between Leo and Raph, with a crying Donnie holding a stuff dog in his right arm.

"DAD!" Donnie yelled, in between tears.

His sky goggles threaten to fall down, every time his head would lean back.

"DAD!" he yelled again, now holding his stuff dog in his arms, its floppy ears touching the ground.

Donnie's eyes widen at the sight of milk spilling on his purple shirt and glares at Raph, despite the tears. Raph pokes his tone, but the cup falls to the ground as Leo tackles him, Miwa stares at the youngest hands on her hip.

Donatello still couldn't believe it, still shock by his sister new haircut. She had gone to the hair dressers to get it cut, so it would suit her ninja training. She hisses as she feels a liquor splat on her black clothes.

"Raph!" she yelled.

"It wasn't me, it was Leo."

"Was not," the one in with the blue shirt reply.

"Was to."

"Was not."

"Dad!" Donnie screams.

"Was to."

"Was not."

"DAD!"

"What happen, what's going on?" Mikey yells as he runs into the room, nearly tripping over.

His eyes narrowed at the messed, Leo and Raph soon stops fighting at the sight of the older turtle walking in. Donnie runs up to him, crying and Mikey picks him up, the ninja turtle walks around the fallen cards and around the toy set.

"What happen?" he order.

"Leo and Raph, are fighting again" Miwa said, pointing at her two little brothers.

"Not my fault sensei," Raph defends himself.

"Oh really?" Mikey questioned.

Raph head goes down in shame and Mikey rolls his eyes.

He was proud of all four of them and had taught them everything he knew, most of the time they were well behave and it was only Leo and Raph that seemed to get into trouble. Mikey would never admit it, not to his children, but it would hurt him every time he saw the two oldest boys fighting. As it would remind him, about his two older brothers, but he pushed on as the children need him most.

"Then tell me, why is Donatello crying?" Donnie slightly removes his goggles and glazed towards his brothers.

"Not my fault, he's a big baby," Raph said, crossing his arms.

"I'm not," Donnie protest, nearly slipping from his father grip, but Mikey doesn't allow the fall to happen.

"Yes you are." Raph shouts.

"Raphael, that's enough. Now April, coming over soon to look after you tonight," he said, placing Donnie back on the ground.

"You're going on patrol, again. Aren't you father?" Miwa said, quietly.

"Yes, I am."

"But, you always going on patrol," Leo whined.

"Not all the time, some night's I spend my time with you, guys."

The kids heads goes down in sadness, even though they've treater April like an aunty and loved her like a part of the family. It wasn't the same, knowing that there father was out there and, yes they were aware of his job. But, the thought of him out in the cold protecting the city and to keep it safe only bothered them, because at the end nobody knowledge him.

"Hey, what's with all the sad faces? You know I will, always come home."

He bends down towards Miwa and glances at the others, only Raph looks up anger in his eyes.

"It's no fair!" Raph, yells and point, tears starting to show, but he refused to cry in front of his sibling.

"Kid-"

"No! It's no far! I don't get it you can't come to any of our school events. Aunty April does instead, but you don't come because of the way, you look! Why bother protecting people, if they, if they think you're a monster!"

Mikey's eyes narrowed and Raph's siblings gasp and he panicked. Raph, didn't mean it, he was mad, mad at the world.

Why should his father have to risk his life and not get a signal thank you?

He takes a step back, he can see hurt in Michelangelo eyes and he hates the thought. That he is the reason, to why the pain is there, so before anyone could speak, he runs, he runs straight to his room and he didn't care about April walking into the lair.

"What happen?" April asked concern about the short temper eight year old.

"Don't worry, I'll talk to him later on. Be good for April, kids," he said.

Quickly leaving and heading towards the enteritis, he stops though as he feels arms warped around his leg, he glazed down to see Leo hugging him with all his might.

"He didn't mean it," Leo said and Mikey holds him into his arm.

"I know and I'm not mad at your brother. Be good, Leonardo," he pokes the boy forehead.

"For the recorded, I don't think you're a monster," a small shy smile appears on Leo and the boy giggles as Mikey puts him down on the ground.

"Thanks kid."

Mikey yawned as he walks down the sewers, he didn't mean to spend so much time topside, but he simply lost track of the time. Once in the lair, he checks in every room, it was a difficult task removing his brothers belongs and replacing, what was once there's. But with the help of April, he had mange to do the task; he couldn't get rid of some of their prize treasures, so he kept them.

Mostly there weapons, his mind was often debating to give the children his brothers weapons, but just the thought of it only causer heart break.

His head check Miwa's room and sees her sound asleep, it used to be the old guess room that April had dunning her time here.

Leo's…

Raph's…

And…

He stops, before retracing his steps back to Raph's room. He can see the child wimping, Mikey sighs at how much the kid bears to his once older brother. Just like the turtle before him, he had trouble with his anger and April was often called from work, just to talk to the principle about the lasts kid he punched in the face.

Not only this, but just like his older brother the only time, he was truly calm was around Michelangelo. He had even named the stuff teddy Mikey gave him as a toddler, Spike and this had set the older turtle into a meltdown. However, had clam down at when Raph blamed himself for his father's illness despite April telling him over wise.

"Raphael," he said, as he patted his son on the head.

"I'm sorry," the boy muttered in his sleep.

"Raphael, please wake up, it's a dream."

Raph's eyes beamed open, clutching on his teddy bear.

"Father," he cried and hugs him.

"Hey, it's okay, kid. I'm here."

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to call you a monster, I was mad at the world. Because they don't know about you, and they think you're not real."

"I know kid and I don't blame you for thinking, that. But, you must know, the world isn't ready, for me."

"Why?" he asked, whipping away his tears.

"Because, I'm not like them and they might fear me, because I'm different."

"But, today a teacher told us, that it's okay to be different."

"Yes, yes it is okay. However, you need to think of it from there side, they know very little about me and less knowledge is only more fear. Because it's something they don't understand and this makes people scared and scared soon turns into hate."

Raph nods his head, still in tears as he moves closer in his father arms.

"You're not a monster, father," Raph's eyes beam up. "You're a big teddy bear."

Mikey smiles a rare thing to see on his father's face and Raph smiles back, knowing his dad isn't mad at him, nor could he ever be.

Sup? Okay, so here's the thing, the kids don't have their masks, yet, but they will soon. They will also age as the story goes on, but not as fast as it just did and there all seven now. Remember, Mikey doesn't know the actual day there born and they have a found day just like he and his brothers did. But, more information on that late, thanks to everyone who has review fav and followed.

Reviews are welcomed and loved, you guys are awesome and ninjas rock.

Ninja out!