Parenthood [INVADER ZIM]

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" What happened to them?"

[M/N] asked looking at the two cute toddlers in Mateo's lap, he could tell they were Gaz and Dib, their hair color and Dib's trademark lighting style hairstyle. " Well, I had decided to work from home today and the kids were fighting. They came down to the Lab most likely to tell on each other, they were pushing and shoving. Chemicals were mixing once Gaz shoved Dib into a work station. Chemicals fell, mixing and purple gas came out everywhere.." Mateo explained tiredly as he placed Gaz as far away from her brother. The purple haired toddler loved hitting her brother with the rattle. " This happened all last night, and I'm terribily tired, but I need to fix this or they-"

" I can watch them." [M/N] said calmly as he looked over Mateo, the poor man looked very tired. " What time did you go to sleep?" The babysitter asked as he slowly picks up Gaz who held onto him, sucking on a purple pacifier with a bat on it. She simply grasped his black sweater and her gaze was on her father. " Mateo?" The Professor snapped his head up and blinked a bit, ignoring Dib's constant pulling's on his white lab coat.

" I haven't slept since the other night." Mateo mutters, yawning and lifting his arms a bit. His body was stressed and failing to keeping himself up. " I need...need...nee..." Mateo head began failing but yelps as Dib yanked on his own cowlick. " SLEEP! I need sleep.." Mateo finished and slowly removed Dib away and his cowlick recovered and laid against his head. Dib groans and kicks his legs a bit as he was moved away.

" NO!" He squeaks as [M/N] cooed a bit at the sound of his voice, so soft and innocent. "Papa, I want to go outside!" Dib said, as he kicks his legs as Mateo lifted him up, his legs dangling a bit. " No, Papa needs you to stay inside. You're too small to venture outside." Mateo tried to reason but Dib began to blubbered, his lip trembling and his large amber eyes began to swell up with tears, " Oh no.." Mateo whispered, but [M/N] leans down, using his free arm and picked up the tiny human boy. With both children in his arms, he began slowly rock them which calmed them both. Dib sucks on his thumb as Gaz barely moved at all, her binkie almost falling from her mouth. 

" You're a natural." Mateo said warmly before yawning, stereching his arms above his head and looked at the time. " I'll just take a nap, just two hours, I promise.." He said standing up, a bit wobblily but he held still by using the couch to balance him. [M/N] would help him but he had his arms busy with the two smaller Membranes. " You can wake me up if I sleep too late. " he said as he walked towards the kitchen. 

" Mateo, where are you going? Your bedroom is upstairs." [M/N] said as Mateo stops and turns to him and with an upbeat tone. 

" I like sleeping in my lab, it's comfortable than my lonely bed." He said, " just two hours." Mateo said before leaving and [M/N] sighs before fixing his grasp around the two. The Irken walked towards the couch and sat down, making sure both don't fall from his grasp. [M/N] looked down and smiles, Gaz was asleep but Dib was watching him curiously. He had such big amber eyes and soft black hair, a mirror-image of Mateo.