Stories of Ikaris

Fly Baby

Pairing: Ikaris x Reader, Dad!Ikaris

Summary: Ikaris takes his daughter flying for the first time- giving you a heart attack in the process.

Warnings: None, just Fluff
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It was a gorgeous September afternoon, the sun shining down. The warmest it might be before the cooler fall temperatures arrive in the coming weeks.

A red and white picnic blanket laid out across the grass, half a football field away from our home. Out in the open land our English countryside acreage offered, miles from the nearest main roads.

Secluded, in our own peace of heaven.

"Love! Look at this" I heard my husband call out to me.

I turned my head upwards and couldn't hold back my instincts, "OH MY GOD, IKARIS!"

I was up on my feet immediately, running over to where I thought my husband was simply dancing through the meadow with our daughter, three year old Penelope.

Where they occasionally stopped so she could pick the wildflowers and attempt to stick them in her father's hair.

It was to my utmost surprise to find him floating above the air, holding Penelope up under her belly, so she could assume a position as if she was soaring through the air.

Just like her father, I internally grumbled to myself.

"Ikaris, what on earth do you think you're doing with our daughter right now!" I shout up at him, hands on my hips to assume the typical disappointed mom look.

Ikaris smiled down at me, "look Love, she loves it! She's like a mini me!"

I rolled my eyes and scoffed, "yeah because the curly brown hair and blue eyes sure wasn't cutting it".

Before Ikaris could get out a rebuttal, the little girl interrupted him, tearing his gaze back to his princess.

"Mummy look! I'm like a fairy! I can see everything from up here" Penelope squealed out, the biggest of smiles on her face.

I couldn't deny how my heart fluttered seeing my baby so happy. And even more so knowing it was my beautiful husband eliciting that smile and those giggles.

I reminded myself what brought me to my feet in the first place.

"Ikaris, I thought I told you I wanted a helmet on her the first time you flew with her," I reminded him of our previous conversations, with a pointed look in his direction.

He looked back down toward me, "Love look, I am completely secure in holding her, and I'm only a few feet off the ground. There is nothing to worry about" he attempted to assure me.

Before I could reply he cheekily added, "you should know how sturdy my hands are, how good my finger reflexes are" he finished with a wink.

I exhaled, "you should know by now Ikaris, it's my job as her mother to worry about my baby's safety at all times" I told him, a frown now appearing on my face.

That caused him to pause his movements.

Ikaris lowered himself back down to the ground. Lowering our daughter from above his head, to his hip.

He looked down at his princess and he whispered, "can you go to the blanket for a minute Lovie, while I talk to mummy?"

Penelope, with the determination she gets from her father, looked up at him to plead, "but I want to fly more daddy! Pretty please!"

She ended with that look she knows is the key to melting her fathers heart. Big blue eyes peering up at him, and the slightest wobble to her lip. The key to getting anything she wanted from him.

Ikaris' heart tugged at him to give in to her wishes, but he knew he needed to assure his wife first.

"How about we just take a little break for some snacks! I think mummy packed some of those candies you like so much, why don't you go try and find one in the basket?" He attempted to persuade Penelope.

His suggestion was luckily well received by the little girl, eager for a sweet. She was quickly clambering out of her fathers arms to be set on the ground so she could run past her mother to the blanket.

Ikaris slowly walked up to his wife, wrapping his arms around her to pull her in close. He leaned down to press a couple of kisses in the crook of her neck, before standing back up to catch her gaze.

He brought one of his hands up to cup her cheek as he said, "you know I would never do anything to intentionally endanger our daughter, or any of our children for that matter".

I sighed, "I know that Ikaris", I paused to take a breath, "it just took me by surprise is all. But also I do think she should be wearing a helmet, which you agreed to" I finished pointing a finger at him to remind him of his promise.

It was his turn to sigh now, and nod his head in acknowledgement, "okay yes Love, you're right".

I'm always right I wanted to add

He continued, "I did promise I would do that and I also should have asked if you were comfortable with me flying with her for the first time. For that, I do apologize, my love".

He has apologized and acknowledged his error, and I knew he had the best of intentions with our daughter all along. He just wanted to see her be happy.

I of course couldn't remain upset with him after that.

"Okay," I conceded, "you can carry on with your flying then.. with a helmet" I added.

"With a helmet of course, safety first" he nodded with a wink in confirmation.

Just then our moment between us was interrupted by the sound of our youngest letting out a loud cry, followed by Penelope calling out to me, "mummy! Peter is awake and won't stop crying".

Ikaris grabbed my hand in his and we proceeded over to the blanket.

"Did you find the sweets lovie?" He asked his daughter, walking over to her while I proceeded over to the bassinet to pick up our four month old son, Peter.

"Yes daddy, I did!" She jumped up towards him and he caught her in his arms.

I looked over at them as Peter settled down, now that he rested in his mothers arms.

Ikaris let out a laugh looking down at Penelope, "Are you sure you actually ate any of it? There is chocolate all over your face lovie" he pointed out as he tried to wipe it off her cheek with his thumb.

Giggles erupted from the little girl as she attempted to assure her dad she did in fact eat some of it, while her father also now tickled at her belly to elicit more of that glorious sound.

I looked down at Peter, who was also enthralled looking over at his sister and father due to the noise of the laughter they both emitted, but still too young to understand so his face remained impassive and slightly confused.

Just then, Ikaris appeared beside me, leaning down to give me a kiss before leaning out foreheads together and saying, "thank you for giving me this life, Love. I am eternally grateful".

And before I could even reply, Penelope was tugging at her father to go back to their flying.

With a quick kiss to my forehead, and one down to Peter's with a quick whisper of "I love you little man", he was off running hand in hand with Penelope.

"We gotta go to the garage first to grab your helmet lovie," he informed his daughter, to which she nodded an okay, before they continued on their way, now racing each other towards the garage.

As I looked on at them holding our now sleepy son, I couldn't help but whisper to myself , "I'm eternally grateful too".