Return to Youth [De-aged Hamilsquad] [Washingdad]

Aaron Plays With Children

 "No, Alexander, put that down." Aaron's command attracted Alexander's attention, and he felt hope flare up in his chest.

"No," Alexander stated, looking Aaron directly in the eye as he threw another Mega Blok at Thomas. Luckily, none of them had hit the other child. Yet.

Aaron sighed and turned back to the tower he was building. Why he was stuck with this task, he didn't know. Peggy claimed it was to show the babies how to use the blocks and so they could knock the tower down, but he was certain she had taken a picture of him and had an ulterior motive. It seemed like a job she would enjoy more than he did, but no, she was just sitting on the couch with her sisters, watching the chaos unfold.

Chaos it was. Hercules had figured out how to use his push walker and discovered that leaning forward allowed him to go faster. So now they had a running baby to look after. That was George's job. Aaron reminded himself to ask the Schuylers to get some baby gates.

He felt a sudden pressure on his back and twisted to see John trying to crawl onto his head. John let out a laugh at being caught and tried to hoist himself up once again. Aaron picked him up and put him down next to his turtle a few feet away.

Aaron reached for another block for the tower and felt a smaller hand on it. Looking up, he made eye contact with Alexander.

"Don't–" he called out, but Alexander had already yanked the block out of Aaron's grasp and threw it at Thomas. Thomas, who was curled protectively around James, stuck out his tongue at Alexander, which only aggravated him more. He reached for another block, and Aaron made the quick decision that the tower was tall enough to be knocked over.

"Here." Aaron gestured to the tower desperately. "You can knock this down." Aaron held his breath as Alexander studied the tower and experimentally tossed a block at it. Unfortunately for Aaron, Alexander's aim was still terrible, and the block hit the side of his head. As Alexander reached for another block, Aaron took his hand.

"Stop throwing blocks," he told him. Alexander pouted, then walked straight into the tower, effectively demolishing it in a moment. He looked Aaron in the eye, then picked up a block from the demolished tower and flung it at Thomas. This block landed only a few inches away from the intended target, and Aaron decided it might be time to move on from the blocks.

Hercules ran past, pushing his walker at an incredible speed and screeching excitedly. He headed for a doorway that led into a different room, and George slipped in front of it just in time to stop him. Hercules crashed into him, then turned the walker in a different direction and started over. George followed, out of breath.

Yep, Aaron thought. We need baby gates.

He felt the pressure return to his head, stronger this time. Turning around carefully, Aaron saw Alexander standing beside him, grinning unabashedly. The pressure was still there, and a small hand slipped down on his forehead.

Suppressing a sigh, Aaron removed John from his head and placed him on the ground next to Alexander. He caught the Schuylers watching him and looked over at them desperately.

Peggy waved from her seat on the edge of the couch. "You're doing great," she called to him.

"You could help," Aaron countered.

"Nah." She leaned on the back of the couch between her sisters.

"You seem to have it under control," Angelica observed as Alexander threw another block at Thomas, this time landing a direct hit.

Aaron groaned. He picked up a furious Thomas and tried in vain to get him to calm down while Alexander smirked up at him.

Eliza took pity on Aaron and got up from the couch to help him.