"AAAAHHHHHHH!!! MOM, I'M SO, SO SORRY!!!" Leona screamed in agony as she felt she was being split in two. She was now sitting up with her legs parted as she gripped Kitsune's hand tightly as Alopex whispered words of encouragement.
"Sorry?" Alopex smiled as she gently rubbed Leona's large baby bump. "There's no need to be a sorry sweetie, that's my first grandchild." She soothed with a smile and kissed her daughter on the forehead. She looked at the clock on the wall above them and then back to her mother. "Call the ambulance and tell the to get their asses over here now!"
Kitsune nodded and quickly ran back to the phone.
Suddenly the front door burst open and a pair of feet ran into the room. Alopex turned around, expecting to see Tigerclaw behind her, but was shocked and angry when she saw Raphael standing behind with wide eyes...
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"I don't know how she or any of your family can show yourselves' in public, around good, decent people!" Blanche spat at Tigerclaw as they continued to argue on her doorstep. "She and that baby want taking back into care and you and your wife need locking up!" She continued in a rage.
"None of our family have done anything to be ashamed of!" He shouted back, but before the old salamander could shout back April O'Neil came running up the driveway in a panic.
"Tigerclaw! Tigerclaw! Come quick!" She shouted as she tried to catch her breath.
"What's wrong?" He asked quickly but calmly.
"It's Leo, I think the baby's coming!" She exclaimed. Tigerclaw shot Blanche a parting glare before they both ran to his car and the end of the driveway. Blanche sent him a disgusted glare before slamming the door shut...
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"What are you doing here?!" Alopex snapped at the male turtle in front of her as Leo continued to scream in pain. She and Tigerclaw still wanted to gut the teen for what he did to their daughter but now wasn't the time for that.
Just then Kitsune came running over to them.
"They said it could be up to an hour before they can get here because of all this snow." She explained in a hurry and Alopex growled in frustration before glaring at Raphael.
"Leave!" She shouted at him and pointed at the door.
"No!" Raph shouted back, shocking both the older women. "Leo's carryin' my baby, and whether ya like it or not I'm stayin' here!" He exclaimed as he stood his ground.
"JUST LET HIM STAY!!!"Leo suddenly screamed as another contraction happened.
Alopex looked back at Raph but the green-eyed mutant was already by Leo's side, holding her hand tightly. She was about to move him away from her daughter but a hand on her shoulder stopped her, she looked up and saw Kitsune smiling down at her.
"HOW THE HELL DO WOMEN DO THIS!?!?" Leo cried out, gripping Raph's tightly as another shot of agony coursed through her.
"With lots of drugs," Kitsune answered as she knelt by her other side and held a wet cloth to her forehead to help her fevered skin, but not enough to ease any discomfort she was feeling.
Every time Leo screamed, Raph's fists and teeth would clench. It hurt him, literary, to watch Leo in this much pain as she crushed his hand in hers. He tried to think of a way to distract her from the pain.
"S-So... ya thought of a name for tha baby yet?" He smiled nervously, but she just sent him the most hate-filled glare and bent his wrist back, causing him to cry out in pain.
"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT RAPHAEL HAMATO! I SWEAR TO THE GODS AFTER ALL THIS IS OVER I'M DRAGGING YOU DOWN TO THE FUCKING VET TO MAKE SURE YOU NEVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS AGAIN!!!!!"She screamed in his face.
Kitsune and Alopex burst out laughing as all color drained from Raph's face. Kitsune then looked between Leo's legs to see how she was doing and smiled.
"Just one more push Leona, you're almost there." She smiled.
Leo took a deep breath as she tried to hold in a scream as she pushed one last time. After it was over she slumped back, being supported by Raph as sweat ran down her face. But both teens froze as the wail of a baby crying suddenly erupted.
Kitsune's eyes widened as she cut the cord and wrapped the little one in a soft white towel.
"You have a daughter." She said as she handed Leo the infant.
There was never any doubt that Raph was the father of course, but even if there had been before, there wasn't now. The small body, curled comfortably on Leo's chest was the same emerald shade of green that he was. Raph reached out to touch, his thick fingers seeming so much bigger at the gentle caress to the small head.
The little one cooed, burying further against Leo's pl, and both parents' hearts melted with instinctive, unconditional love.
"She's perfect," Raph breathed. He then pressed a gentle kiss against Leo's knuckles. "Leo... thank you."
"Couldn't have done it without you guys." Leo smiled tiredly.
Just then Tigerclaw and April burst through the door, worried sick; but they were visibly relieved when they saw the little one wrapped tightly in Leo's arms. Tigerclaw glared at Raph but decide to deal with him later.
"You have a granddaughter." Alopex smiled as tears built up in her eyes. Tigerclaw looked down at the baby and saw the tiny green face of the infant as the two little bumps that were her arms moving around under the towel.
Suddenly the sirens of an ambulance came from outside.
"Better late than never," April smirked as Kitsune went to greet them. Leo smiled and turned to Raph.
"Please come to the hospital with us." She pleaded. Tigerclaw and Alopex wanted to refuse but they knew it wasn't their decision.
"Sure." He smiled.
"Thank you. There's a bag in the nursery full of things for me and the baby, can you grab it?" She asked softly. Raph just chuckled and nodded. She smiled and said the nursery was across from her room and the bag was on the floor next to the crib.
He followed her instruction and went up to the nursery and when he opened the door he gasped at how beautiful the room was.
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He saw the brown duffel bag by the crib and grabbed it along with his little bag. He ran downstairs and climbed into the back of the ambulance with Leo and her mother while everyone hopped into Tigerclaw's car to follow them...
