Regrets

The Future

"So what's the theme?" Mikey asked Donnie as he was going over decorations for the cake.

Everyone in the house were excited for this wedding; well, almost everybody. Their Dad hadn't spoken to anyone since he shouted at them in the bar the other night. Shen had made him sleep in the spare room until he got a different attitude.

"I'm not sure, you'll have to ask Leo and Raph next time you see them." He shrugged. Just then Yoshi stumbled downstairs. He looked like he had a bad night's sleep.

"You OK Dad?" Mikey asked when he saw the state his father was in.

"How do you expect me to be OK, Michelangelo?!" He shouted. "Especially when my son is marrying that whore!"

"Enough! Don't you dare take it out on him!" Shen shouted. He growled before storming off upstairs...

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To say Yukiko was happy about this wedding was an understatement; in fact she seemed more excited about it than her parents. She wanted to be a princess and sing for her Mommy's special day.

As Leo played with her daughter, Raph was anxiously staring at them as he debated on it. He thought it would be a great idea but he didn't know how'd Leo would react.

"Hey, what's with the long face?" Leo smiled as she hugged her future husband.

"Babe, have ya ever been ta Japan?" He asked.

"Of course, don't forget my Gran lived there her whole life until she came here."

"Yeah, well, would ya ever want ta go back?"

"Raphie, if you want to go visit for like a vacation, or our honeymoon, we can always arrange it." She giggled.

"That's not what I mean." He sighed.

"What's wrong?" She asked, growing concerned.

"Ya know yer Gran's moving back a week after tha weddin'?"

"Yeah, Mom wasn't happy when she told her but she won't stop her."

"I want us ta go with her."

"What?" She asked hoping it was a joke.

"Come on babe, ya said it yerself that ya feel everyone's watching us, this could be tha fresh start we need." He smiled. "It'll give us our own space, a chance ta find our feet."

"I... I'll have to think about it." She said. He just nodded and went to be with his daughter...

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Leona sighed as she sat in the diner with her daughter and her two bridesmaids Irma, Renet, and her maid of honor, April. The girls were talking about the wedding but Leo's mind was on Raph's sudden proclamation to move to Japan with her grandmother.

She was going through all of the pros and cons of the idea.

They were many pros. If she and her little family moved to a new country, she'll be thrown into brand new situations and settings that may seem intimidating and scary at first, but is always the best ways to grow as an individual.

Anyone moving to a foreign country will get to expand their social circle, friendships, and relationships tremendously.

But there were even more cons. The culture shock may be triggered by anything, but the usual culprits are the differences in living situations, food, transportation and social mannerisms; she worried about Yuki's reaction to it all as it was a big step.