Baby!Raphael's New Life

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Alec returns to the living room from the balcony, only to find it empty. He looks around and sees Magnus and Jace walk in. His eyebrows reach his hairline when he sees that there are no Littles in sight.

"Uh, Mags? Where are Raph, Izzy, and Simon?" "I have no idea..." "We just went to the kitchen..." "By the angel... We have two babies and a toddler in the loft without any supervision and one of our babies is more vulnerable! What if Isabelle gets hurt?! What if Raphael opens a curtain or something without meaning to and gets hurt by the sunlight?! What if-" "Magnus, calm down. We'll find them. Try to relax and see if you can find them." Alec tries to get Magnus to relax while Jace tries to think of where Simon could be.

The three Littles are completely oblivious to the sheer panic going on with one of their daddies, each of them hiding. Izzy and Raphael are hiding together in their nursery and Simon is hiding in Magnus and Alec's bedroom. The two babies giggle quietly in the closet of the dark room while Simon giggles under the bed.

"Deep breaths, babe. There we go, that's it." "Alexander, we need to find them now." "We will. Do you want to try tracking them or just search the loft first?" "Search each room, I don't think tracking is necessary. I know they didn't leave the loft altogether." The three caregivers split up to look in different rooms. Jace searches Raphael's bedroom, Alec searches Izzy's room, and Magnus searches his office. When all three come up empty, Magnus gets more anxious to find them. Jace next checks the guest rooms while Magnus checks the bathrooms. Alec enters the master bedroom and hears a giggle immediately. He listens closely, hearing it come from under the bed. Alec kneels down and lifts the covers, causing Simon to squeal a bit.

"Found me!" "Yeah I did, kiddo. What are you doing?" "Hide an seek with the babies." "Do you know where they hid?" "No. We splitted up!" "Ah. Next time you guys wanna play this, can you let us know? That was scary when we saw you three were gone." "Okay, uncle Alec!" The shadowhunter grins and carries the toddler to the living room. Jace sighs in relief when he sees a giggly Simon and Magnus loses a bit of tension.

"I scare you, daddy?" "Yeah you did, buddy." "Sorry daddy. Sorry uncle Alec an Uncle Magnus. We just playing hide an seek." "It's alright, angel." Jace takes Simon while the other two keep looking, both ending up at the nursery. Once Magnus opens the door, he feels relieved to hear two little giggles. Alec opens the closet door to reveal two giggly babies. Alec picks up Izzy while Magnus holds Raph, taking them both to the living room. All three Littles are sat down on the couch, their daddies looking down at them. Alec speaks up once he has their attention.

"Alright, now we know you three were playing and having fun but you're in trouble. No going anywhere without telling us, okay?" He gets three sad nods in reply. "Now, since you three meant no harm, you have to apologize to the three of us and give lots of hugs so that you're not in trouble anymore. That sound fair?" Again, three nods. Simon hugs Jace and apologizes again. Izzy and Raph both reach out for their daddy and papa, both men granting their little wishes.

"Sowwy, papa an daddy. Izzy sowwy too, she no wanna talk." Izzy nods against Alec's neck along with what Raph says, feeling nonverbal. "We forgive you both. Hiding without telling us scared Papa really bad." "No hide 'gain, papa." "You can hide and play again, just tell us first. Okay, mijo?" "Otay." "Izzy? That sound fair?" "Mhm..." The shadowhunter little yawns against Alec's neck, making the caregivers laugh a bit. Alec kisses the side of her head and shifts her carefully.

"I think this one needs a change and a nap. How are the other boys looking?" "Raph looks pretty tired as well. Jace?" "Simon could probably use a nap too. I'm gonna go ahead and take him home so that you two can devote your time to those two. See you four soon." "Bye, Jace and Simon." "C'mon angel, you need a nap." "No fank you." "That wasn't a suggestion." Izzy whines and Alec walks back to the nursery, Magnus trailing behind. The warlock summons up a bottle of blood for Raph and another of milk for Izzy as they reach the room. Magnus immediately starts feeding Raph as Alec changes a fussy Izzy.

"I know you're sleepy, sweetheart. Let's get this icky wet thing off and have you lie down, okay?" Izzy only whines again, but doesn't move anymore or cause Alec issues. He smiles and kisses her forehead before taping a new diaper around her waist. Magnus gestures to the bottle as Raph finishes, the warlock afterwards putting the vampire in his crib. Alec feeds Izzy, who drinks her bottle greedily, and places her down in her crib when she's finished. Both Littles are out within a few minutes, making both caregivers smile. Alec and Magnus leave the room so they can nap for a couple hours, ready to spend a bit of alone time while they can.

"I must say, Alexander. You are quite the natural at this. I don't think either of them could have asked for a better daddy." "You think so? I hope the other two agree as well." "They do agree, trust me. What if you and I took advantage of this nap time and got some rest as well?" "Sounds like a great idea." They share a quick and sweet kiss before heading to their bedroom. Magnus and Alec both strip off their shirts and lie down beside each other, asleep in minutes within each other's embrace.

A couple hours later, Raph wakes up in his crib. He stretches and hears movement near him, Izzy's up too it looks like. Raph gets himself out of his crib and opens Izzy's for her.

"Iz! Wanna go see daddies?" Izzy squeals and nods. Raph helps her out of the crib and holds her hand given that he's more stable on his feet than her and can keep her upright. They both walk to the master bedroom and smile at each other when their daddies are still lying there asleep. Raph gestures for Izzy to be quiet as they approach the bed. The vampire helps the shadowhunter onto the bed carefully, knowing she won't be able to jump like he does. Once she's stable, Raph jumps onto the bed and starts laughing as him and Izzy crawl all over their caregivers.

Magnus and Alec are startled awake by two giggly bodies, making them both laugh. They both share a look before cuddling the Littles close, Raph on top of Alec while Izzy is on top of Magnus. The warlock checks his little girl's diaper and stands up with her.

"I'm going to change her, why don't you two go set up a movie for us to watch for a family movie night tonight?" "Sounds good, babe. Let's go, Raph. Let's choose a movie so you and your baby sister can watch one before dinner." "Kay, daddy!" Raph gets off of Alec and pulls the shadowhunter's hand towards the living room. Magnus smiles at them and takes Izzy to the shared nursery to get her comfortable for the night.

And none of them would have it any other way.