CHAPTER 1: A SPECIAL DAY.

Julie opened her eyes. She raised her head and looked around. She was in her room, of course. The sun was delicately penetrating the tends, illuminating the slightly room. The room itself was almost empty by now. All her comics, gadgets and other important things were wrapped in boxes and were waiting for her at the lair. Yes. The time had gone very fast.

Julie looked at the clock on the bedside table. It was 6.30 in the morning, and she had to wake up in half an hour, but she was too awake to sleep any longer. She laid down again, sighing happily. She took some deep breaths to calm down and closed her eyes. A year had passed now. Today was a very, very special day! She would've finally married Leonardo.

She thought about what had happen during the year Leo had been human. He had gotten to know her whole family, who, especially her grandparents and older relatives had remained surprised about how mature the boy was. They expected him to be much more immature, because of his young age, like mostly boys his age these days. But Leonardo Hamato was completely different: He was a young, strong, respectable, polite and mature man. In the end, they had given him their 'blessing'. Her friends liked him too. Julie smiled when she thought about the first time Sara and Marta had met him:

"Holy flying cow Julie! He's sexier than I expected!" And when he'd said hello with a giggle, they both had sighed like fangirls that met their idols for the first time:

"AAAAAAH…." So, in poor words, it had been a fantastic and rewarding year, and the day she had waited for with patience had finally come. She was so surprised that she and Leo had come so far with their relationship. Who knew that they could've loved each other for so long and that now they could finally unite as husband and wife?

Julie wanted to jump and shout of pure happiness. Her life had changed completely, and she was happy for that. After some more minutes, the alarm on the clock rang and she switched it off, jumping off the bed with a huge smile. In that same moment, the door opened and Nancy came in, as if she had been with an ear on the door, waiting to Julie to wake up.

"Good morning darling! Have you slept well?" Julie smiled radiantly at her.

"Yes mum! Oh! I'm so nervous!"

"Of course you are, it's a very important day for you! Let's go and eat breakfast now!" They went to the kitchen were Adrian and Phil were already eating, exited too for this day.

"I hope I won't drop the rings when I bring them to you!" Adrian said a little bit worried.

"Oh, it'll be all right darling, don't worry!" Julie said encouraging. "Do you know who's coming and will be one of the best men? Usagi Miyamoto! He'll go in the same car as you, so you better get prepared!" Adrian gasped surprised and shocked:

"REALLY? O MY FREAKING GOSH! OK, GOODBYE EVERYONE!" He said galloping to his room to prepare to the marriage. They all laughed at his hilarious reaction. After breakfast, Julie went to her parent's room to take out her wedding dress, which was of course white and decorated with embroidered flowers and small pearls, and it was sleeveless. When Nancy saw her, she had teary eyes.

"You're so beautiful…"

"Thank you…" Julie had teary eyes too. Nancy laid her hands on her shoulders, looking at her daughter's reflection in the mirror.

"I'm so proud of you…"

"Thank you Mum…I love you…" Julie said hugging her tightly.

"I love you too…but the hairdresser and make-up artist will be here soon! Let's go!" The hairdresser came first and made a beautiful chignon of curls and pearls of Julie's hair and let the other half of it fall down, after have curled it too. The make-up artist laid a light and simple but still breathtaking make up, that fit her perfectly. When she was ready, Julie looked like a princess.

Then, Julie heard some familiar voices from her room:

"Hi everyone! We are here!" Donnie declared.

"Hi guys!" Adrian ran to them and turned towards Leo and said deadly serious:

"Leo, you come with me, Daddy is waiting for us with the car outside the house if you take just a glimpse of Julie before the ceremony, and you're dead!" He dragged Leo out of the room and in the car fast as lightning. Julie went to her room to say hello to her guests.

"Good morning guys! I'm so happy to see you!" They all gasped amazed, seeing her.

"For a thousand cowabungas Julie, you're stunning!" Mikey said with big, sparkling eyes. She blushed and said shy:

"Thank you…" Soon April came too, and they were all ready to go. The Ninja Tribunal had fixed the Turtles so they would, in the eyes of strangers who didn't know about their real appearance, look like normal guys and man (Splinter) in great tuxedos. But in the eyes for Julie and her family, they would look like usual, except for Leo that was completely human. Julie was very nervous by now; she was shaking a bit, and asked Raph:

"Oh Raph! Can someone be so nervous for a ceremony of max an hour and 30 minutes?"

"It's normal; you and Leo will make a very big and important step!"

"But what if I faint during the ceremony? That would be a disaster!"

"It won't happen Julie, don't worry!"

"Ok, I'll take deep breaths, deep breaths…." She closed her eyes and made deep breaths, then looked at Raph.

"Do I look calm now?" He giggled and laid a hand on her shoulder.

"You don't look calm, you look amazing…" Julie smiled.

"Thank you!" Raph smiled back, and Julie was pretty sure she saw a small tear in those amber-brown eyes.

"C'mon guys! Time to go!" Nancy announced and they all sat down in the big car. Julie sat at Usagi's side, who had come with the Turtles.

"Good morning Julie-san, you look fantastic!" Usagi said smiling warmly.

"Thank you, Usagi-san, how is it going in your world?" She asked in Japanese. Usagi's eyes sparkled.

"Oh! But you speak Japanese!"

"Yes, I have studied it since I was 9…." They continued talking and soon they came to the church. Phil stayed outside with Julie until it was their turn to enter. First, her cousin would have introduced the ceremony with some words. When he was done, he started playing the guitar, singing a traditional Catholic wedding song called 'Come from Lebanon' before she and her father entered, Julie asked:

"Dad…I have just a question…why did you agree to me and Leo's relationship, even if he wasn't human, and our love was impossible? Not that I'm not happy for that, I'm just wandering…" Phil looked at her with love and answered:

"Because…we both saw that he was the perfect man for you. He's responsible, mature, and polite, he cares about who he loves and, we saw how happy you were with him too. You two really looked like soulmates from the very first time. We couldn't separate you, because that would've destroyed you both. You really deserve each other, that's why we agreed to your relationship." Julie had almost tears in her eyes.

"I love you Dad, than you…" Phil nodded and said:

"It's our turn now…" They entered, with Julie holding her father's arm. Her heart was beating very fast, like a hammer in her chest. She smiled at everyone and walked forward. Everyone was smiling encouraging and joyfully at her, and that calmed her a little bit down.

But when she saw Leo standing there, in front of the altar with the priest, beautiful as ever with his tuxedo, all her worries disappeared as if they were blown by the wind. She smiled at him, and Phil lend her over to Leo, who took her hand. He looked at her with sparkling eyes, and then whispered:

"Hi Julie…you're beautiful…"

"Thanks…" She whispered back. The ceremony was almost like a normal mass with lectures and the Eucharist. Then, the fateful moment came: The exchanging of the rings and the promises. Everyone in the church stood up, and the priest said:

"It's time for the couple to exchange rings and promises…" Adrian walked with the rings without problems, with a big, brilliant smile on his face. The priest took the rings and continued:

"Will you, Leonardo Hamato, take Julie Johnson as your beloved wife, and promise to love and respect her, to be with her forever in health and in sickness, in rich and poverty, in happiness and sorrow until dead will separate you?" Leo smiled, and said sincere:

"I will." The priest turned towards Julie.

"Will you, Julie Johnson, will you take Leonardo Hamato as your beloved husband, and promise to love and respect him, to be with him forever in health and sickness, in rich and poverty, in happiness and sadness until dead will separate you?" Julie pronounced then the words that confirmed her love for Leonardo, that she'd felt since the very beginning. Yes, she would've loved him until the very end. She was ready to be with him for eternity.

"I will." The priest smiled and Leo put the ring on her finger and she did the same on him.

"Now the groom can kiss the bride!" Leo dragged her jokefully close to him and Julie laughed relieved. Everything went well. He kissed her with love and joy, and the church 'exploded' in shouts of joy and flash of cameras.

The people ran quickly out of the church, and when Leo and Julie walked out, they were swept by a storm of raw rice, of course. They managed to come in their car, and drove away to the place were wedding photos would been taken. Julie rested her head on Leo's shoulder and sighed happily.

"I can't believe it…we are husband and wife!"

"I know, it's an amazing feeling, isn't it?" Leo agreed, kissing her forehead. After they took the pictures they went to the wedding party:

The party took place in a big villa with restaurant and dance floor was full with delicious dishes, drinks and as dessert, a fantastic and amazing wedding cake. After the lunch it was time for various games kids vs. adults, and everyone had so much fun plating and laughing. The day went fast, and they ate supper there too, and during the dinner, people made a speech for the new weds. Nancy wanted to do one too, so she took the microphone, went on the stage in front of everyone and spoke:

"Leo and Julie, my heart fills with so much joy every time I see you together. You're a perfect couple. It's a miracle that you've come this far, knowing which difficulties you've faced until this day, and for me, you're a big role model when it comes to strength. Julie, I'll miss you so much. I'll miss the moments when you cleaned the house and sang the TMNT 1987 Theme Song in English, Italian, Japanese and God knows in which other language. But the most important thing is that you're happy. Thank you for these 18 beautiful years together…" Everyone applauded and Julie wiped a tear away.

After some more speeches, it was now Mikey's turn, who had prepared his speech for a while now.

"Hi everyone! I'm Mikey, and…" His sky-blue eyes sparkled nervously.

"Nancy has said almost 95% of everything I wanted to say, so…yes, I hope too that you'll have all happiness in life! You're amazing and I love you very, very much! Julie, you have to promise me something…" Julie nodded and Mikey's eyes swell up of tears, but he continued:

"You have to promise me that let your children watch every single Disney movie!" She took another microphone and said with a smile:

"Of course Mikey!" Then, Mikey bursted out in tears of happiness and everyone clapped their hands with a 'naaaw' echoing at the same time. Splinter walked to him and took him quickly away.

"Don't worry Michelangelo, it's all right, don't cry…"

"But you don't understand Master!" Mikey said with sobbing with his big eyes full of tears. "It's so beautiful see them together! It's like when Peter Parker and Mary Jane finally get married! Is it possible that you don't understaaaand?" He said sobbing like crazy. Splinter shook his head sighing desperately, and muttered for himself:

"No, I don't understand it and I don't want to either…"

After Mikey's speech, it was time to DANCE! Everyone went on the dance floor and danced everything: Twist, Salsa, Boogie, Rock 'n' Roll, Pop and many other music and dance styles. When Vanilla Ice's 'Ninja Rap' started playing in the stereos, all the Turtles did the choreography from the second move perfectly. It was a fantastic and entertaining night, and the final dance was with slow music, and a romantic and delicate silence swept over the dance floor, which was almost dark and lighted up only by some few weak lights. It was so relaxing. Leo and Julie were slowly dancing in rhythm to the music, close to each other.

"It's been one of the best nights of my life…" She whispered. Leo laughed and whispered back:

"And it's not over yet…" Her eyes widened hearing those words. What did he mean? In a few minutes, the lights were switched on and waiters gave each one of the guests a glass of champagne and Leo said:

"Julie and I wanted to thank you for coming here and share this amazing day with us! We are very grateful for your support toast for you! But now, I and Princess have to go!" Leo took her joekfully in his arms and Julie screamed surprised and laughing.

"Good night everyone!" He said waving at the guests, who laughed and drank the champagne, waving back. He walked out of the villa, were the nightly and fresh air was blowing gently. A car was waiting outside. Leo let her sit down and her sat down by her side and the car drove away.

"What is it Leo? Where are we going?" She asked curious.

"We're going to the lair, there's a surprise the guys and Splinter has prepared for us!" Julie nodded and thought that it was maybe that space in the lair they said she had to stay away from at any cost. What could it be? They arrived to Julie's house, which was completely empty of people, and Leo took her in his arms again giggling. He touched the photo in Julie's room, and both of them disappeared in the portal's light.

A/N: Hi again folks! I told you would see me soon! Hope you're doing fine! :D So, this was the first chapter! Hope you liked it! Here's some information: This fic will be divided in two parts, but will still be one fic, like a book when they write part 1 and 2 in the same book. This because part 1 is Leo and Julie's marriage time in peace, and the other part is where the action with the evil guy is. By the way, I think you have already figured out what will happen in next chapter, hehehehe! But no fear, there's nothing dirty *hand on the heart* I promise! I usually don't write stuff like that if you know what I mean, but I didn't want to be too discrete either! So hope you like it! See you soon!

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-Sushi:D