Baby!Raphael's New Life

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Izzy rushes to get dressed as Raphael goes over to Magnus, thumb partially in his mouth. The warlock collects the boy in his lap and kisses his head. Alec smiles and pets Raphael's hair as Izzy comes back in wearing a T-shirt and sweats, kissing Alec on the cheek. The oldest Lightwood smiles and pulls her into his arms, feeling something that he didn't expect.

"A pull-up?" "Yeah, leftover from when I was with Meliorn. My stomach still feels a bit iffy but I didn't feel like asking for help with a diaper, plus I know if I need to I can make it. I'm a big girl." "Alright, Izzy. Let us know if anything, okay?" "Okay. Thanks for not laughing at my blowout." "Why would I laugh? Not like you wanted to shit yourself." "Language, Alexander." "Sorry, Mags. You're okay now, right Iz?" "Yeah, Raph helped a lot." Izzy hears Alec's phone go off and grabs it for him, offering it to her big brother. He raises an eyebrow and starts the conversation Magnus snaps Raphael into something more comfortable. Izzy runs her fingers gently through Raphael's hair, earning happy sighs from the baby vampire.

"Hey Jace what's up?... Let me ask Mags. Hey babe? Simon and Jace are asking if they can come over, daylighter wants to apologize to Raph and he's feeling little too." "I don't see why not." "What time?... Okay sounds good... Bye." Alec hangs up his phone and hands it to Izzy so she can put it on the table beside her.

"They're on their way now." "Alright." Raphael reaches out and holds Izzy's hand, she smiles and strokes his knuckles with her thumb. Magnus smiles and hands him over to her, Alec activating a strength rune so she can hold him easily. She sits on the couch, her 'brother' in her lap as she cuddles him. Alec and Magnus get things ready so that Simon and Jace can be comfortable immediately. Izzy kisses the baby vampire's nose and he giggles as two new voices enter the loft. Raphael sees Simon and hides his face in Izzy's neck. Jace raises an eyebrow.

"Iz?" "I'll explain later. Raph sweetie it's okay." Raphael peeks his face put to see Simon sit next to Izzy. "I sowwy I was a meanie. Fwiends?" "Yeah, juss no be meanie gain." "Pwomiss!" Raphael lets go of Izzy to hug Simon, making her smile. Jace helps Izzy get the boys on the floor when he notices the pull-up sticking out of the back of her pants. He pulls the waistband of the padded garment up, making Izzy gasp and push him. She fails to pull her shirt down and turns to face Jace, face bright red. Jace doesn't see the tears brimming her dark eyes and laughs a bit.

"So that's your involvement." Alec and Magnus walk in to see Jace laughing a bit and Izzy looking like she's about to cry. Raphael hears her sniffle once and looks up, grabbing her hand right away.

"No cwy sissy! No be sad!" Raphael glares at Jace. "No be meanie! Bad! Say you sowwy!" Jace looks and sees that Izzy started crying. He immediately feels guilty and stands up to hug Izzy. Raphael pushes him a bit, wrapping his arms around Izzy's waist as he sits on his knees.

"Iz I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you. I was just joking around I didn't even notice that what I said hurt you. Can you forgive me?" "Yeah. Sorry I'm so sensitive." "Don't be." Izzy kneels down and hugs Raphael. "Thank you for sticking up for me, Raph." Raphael kisses his cheek and she kisses his. Magnus and Alec walk over to the Littles on the floor and Jace on the couch. Alec sits beside his parabatai and Magnus sits beside him. Magnus reaches over and fixes Izzy's clothes so that her pull-up is no longer showing.

"So what happened before?" "I was teasing Izzy about the pull-up without thinking. So she's a Little?" "Mhm. Meliorn was her daddy before they broke up. Her headspace is about as young as Raphael's, she wears diapers and everything. She's not feeling great so she put that on as a precaution. Mags and I have taken her in and Raphael sees her as a sister now." Jace nods and relaxes at how Raphael and Simon are playing together calmly. Izzy sits with the boys and helps keep the peace.

Simon takes his pacifier out of his own mouth and puts it into Raphael's when he sees him suck on his thumb. Raphael tilts his head in confusion and looks at Simon, smiling around the bright blue pacifier.

"My daddy say sucking thumbs is yucky. I no need it now." "Fanks, Si." "Mhm!" Both boys hug, making the others in the room smile. Izzy leans back and lets Alec braid her hair, loving the feeling of his long fingers going through her long black hair. She lets out a content sigh as Raphael and Simon keep playing with blocks and toy cars. Raphael keeps building structures, Simon knocks them over with his cars. The loft fills with the boys' laughter and Alec relaxes against Magnus. Izzy plays with her braid and plays with the boys when they ask her to.