CXIII. Miracles
Leonardo
Destiny sits in the bathroom, staring at the test in her hand. Outside, she can hear the other girls going over last minute plans for Michelangelo and Annalise's upcoming wedding and what should happen afterwards with returning to everyday lives.
"I think that we should all keep living here," Sarina's voice inputs. "It's big, comfortable, and with some renovations we could definitely make it more spacious."
"Not a bad idea, Sarina," Taylor comments.
Destiny leans back against the wall, shutting her eyes and sending a silent prayer of strength up to whoever is watching over them, be it God or someone else. It's been four months of being blissfully married to the love of her life...and now this; the nearly impossible becoming possible.
She stands up, smoothing down her shirt. Her hand lingers over her lower stomach for a mere second before she pulls it away and lets it drop to her side.
Deep breaths, Destiny. Deep breaths, she tells herself.
She moves out of the bathroom, pressing the test against her thigh and hiding it from view. She smiles to the other girls when she passes them, but her mind is focused only on Leonardo.
She finds him in the dojo with his brothers, getting in some training time. She watches for a moment as they finish up their sparring matches, then enters the room. Master Splinter is the first to notice her arrival.
"Father, could I steal Leo for a moment?" she asks timidly.
He father-in-law nods in approval. "You may," he says. His wizened gaze travels to his eldest son. "Leonardo?"
Leo gets up and heads towards his wife, giving her lips a quick peck as she takes his hand with her free one and tugs him away. He doesn't question her, albeit he's confused by her behaviour as they head to their bedroom.
"What's up?" he asks once they get inside the room.
"I have news...it's big," she whispers, seating herself on the bed.
He raises an eye-ridge. "How big?"
"Well..." She takes a deep breath. "I'm going to be blunt. I'm pregnant."
His eyes widen. "Wait...you're...you're really...?"
"Look at the proof," she offers, holding the test out to him.
He stares at the little + sign, astonished. Everything Donatello and Sarina told them before they got married replays in his mind, spurring his denial of this event. They said that at most there was a minor possibility, but this...
"Are you sure?" he asks.
"There's three more tests in the bathroom. All of them are positive." She smiles, tears welling in her eyes. "Leo..."
"I'm...I'm gonna be a father..." he whispers. He grins and hugs her, burying his face in her neck. "I'm gonna be a father."
Raphael
Taylor paces back and forth, spinning to look at her bed every now then, where the glaring truth is staring her in the face. It's been a few months since Michelangelo and Annalise's wedding, and married life has been great for everyone inside the lair, especially after Destiny announced that she had actually managed to get pregnant.
One miracle has become two, Taylor thinks, her hazel eyes flickering to the bed again.
She feels more guilt than excitement right now. Raphael didn't believe that it was possible for them to even have kids, but that resulted in them leaving protection out of the question once or twice. The red-masked turtle said it himself that he didn't want kids right now. He wanted to give it more thought.
That thought time is over now.
"How am I gonna tell Raph?" she asks out loud, fretting.
"Tell me what?"
She jumps, falling back onto the bed and sitting on the test, her eyes going completely wide. Raph crosses his arms, smirking a little as he walks into the room.
"What?" she asks innocently.
"You just said you had something to tell me." He sits down next to her, giving her a look that says, "Don't try to lie to me, honey."
She takes a deep breath, pulling the test from under her and handing it to him, her hands shaking. He takes it from her slowly, looking at it. She hugs her knees, bracing herself for his reaction. Will he be angry? What if he doesn't want to keep it?
"You're..." he starts, unable to say the word.
"Yeah..."
"But...Donnie said it wasn't possible. He told all of us to be prepared for the idea that we might not be able to get..." He looks to her, his eyes full disbelief. "You're really pregnant?"
She nods, tears building in her eyes. She can't read his reaction. She can't tell what he's thinking. He gets to his feet, handing the test back to her as he taps his foot a little.
"I'm gonna be a dad...you're actually..." He runs his hands over his face, shutting his eyes. "Oh my shell..."
"Could you actually say something to me?" she demands, her voice breaking a little. "I don't even know what you're trying to say here. Raph-"
"We were gonna talk about this more," the red-masked turtle finally says, turning to face her. "We both agreed that kids weren't a priority. We-"
"Yes, and if that's what we were gonna do, than we obviously should've been more careful!" she snaps, tears starting to run down her face. "So that's it? I'm carrying your baby and you can't even act happy about it?"
"Tay...it's so much to take in," he says weakly, turning to her. "I just...I have to think about some things." He sighs and closes his eyes again, taking a deep breath. "I'll come back before dawn. We can talk more then, okay?"
Before she can protest, he leans over and kisses her forehead. He disappears out the door, hardly giving her a chance to say another word. She squeezes her eyes shut as she slumps against the bed, her shoulders shaking with silent sobs.
Donatello
Sarina sits in her chair inside the lab, staring at one piece of paper inside her Kraang information folder. She was wondering why nothing was happening, why it was that Destiny and Taylor were both seeing results while she saw nothing. She went back to her folder, but the truth proves far more painful than her disbelief.
Donatello's heart aches for her. He already knows what's on the page, and never have printed words looked so horrible. There's a bunch of notes on what parts of her body are completely or partially robotic, but one sentence near the anatomy section pops out more than any other.
"Subject is infertile."
Sarina throws the page aside and hugs her knees, burying her face in them. She saw how two of her sister-in-laws somehow managed to beat nature's odds and seeing that only made her more hopeful for her chances. But, even though she and Donnie have been trying for months, the truth is staring her in the face. While the others will be having families of their own, she and Donnie will have no children.
Even if nature would give her a chance, it would be of no use. The Kraang not only robbed her of experiences and a childhood, but they robbed her of her ability to have children.
She thinks and she knows that it's all her fault. No matter how much her husband tells her not to beat herself up about it, that's all it is. He can't do anything. She's barren, like a desert with no hope of an oasis.
She feels her husband's arms wrap around her as the tears start to slip down her cheeks. He opens his mouth to say something, but hardly a word slips past before she breaks down completely. She turns around and wraps her arms around her intelligent turtle and cries heavily into his shoulder, unable to stop the sorrow from being shown. He holds her tighter against his body, trying to keep his own tears at bay.
"I'm so sorry, Sarina."
Michelangelo
Annalise races towards the kitchen, tripping over herself as she tries to find Michelangelo. She finds him playing with Pepper-oni and Ice Cream Kitty happily in the kitchen. She stops, catching her breath.
"Mikey...you're not gonna believe this..." she pants, her eyes shining.
"What? What is it?" he asks, leaving the two food pets to play with each other.
"I'm...I'm pregnant," she blurts out. "The mutagen thing worked! It worked, Mikey!"
His face flickers with shock. "Donnie said the chance was-"
"Donnie's wrong! I will say this only once in my life, but I'M SO GLAD DONNIE'S WRONG!"
He grins and hugs her, not even asking to see the test that she placed on the counter. He trusts her word about the matter.
"I'm gonna be a daddy!" he squeals.
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