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A/N: Bswindle20 wanted more young Steffie stories. Not to worry! Here's a little ficlet to take the edge off, and there's more to come!
"Okay, Steffie," Fvie-year-old Matt McGarret-Williams told his sister, "this is how you stand." He adjusted the baby dragon's stance. "No, like this." Steffie overbalanced and landed in the sand of the beach where they were practicing. She started mewling. Matt patted her on the head soothingly and helped her upright. "It's okay, Steffie. You'll get it soon. Just keep trying."
Danny Williams smiled at his children from his vantage point on the porch. He couldn't hear them, but he could see them and guess what they were doing. They were so intent on their task, neither child noticed him. Danny aimed his phone at them, capturing the moment on video.
"Whatcha doing?" Danny's husband, partner, and soulmate Steve McGarrett came up behind him.
Danny pointed at the beach. "Matt's teaching Steffie how to fly."
"I thought you weren't going to teach her until she's a year old."
"I'm not," Danny said, "but Matt's not doing any harm. Besides," he chuckled as Steffie went down again, "I don't think they're going to get that far."
The two men watched their children as Matt guided Steffie through proper form again and again, picking her up and soothing her cries each time she fell, which was often. At last the baby dragon stood firm, wings spread.
That's when Matt noticed his fathers. "Daddy, Danno, look! Steffie can fly! Well, sorta."
The men approached the children. Danny picked up Matt. "Good job, buddy. I think she's got a ways to go, though."
"When's she going to be able to fly, Danno?" Matt asked. Steffie turned blue eyes towards Danny, obviously also waiting for the answer.
"Not for a few months yet," Danny said. "Let's not rush things."
Matt's face fell, and so, Danny thought, did Steffie's, though it was hard to tell in dragon form. "But I want her to fly with us."
"She will," Danny assured him. "It'll just take time. Just like it took you time."
"But I want her to fly now!" Matt insisted, and the baby dragon bobbed her head in agreement.
Danny laughed. "You two are just as impatient as your daddy. We'll get there in good time. Patience is a virtue." Just not one of yours, Danny thought, referring to both his kids and his husband. Steve caught the stray thought and grinned.
"We'll learn," Steve said. "Right, kids?"
Matt sighed, and Steffie mimicked him, a funny sight from a dragon. "Alright. I guess we don't have any choice."
"No, you don't," Danny said. "But in the meantime, you can always fly with us."
Steffie switched to human form, clapped her hands and burbled. "That's alright with me," she seemed to say.
Steve picked her up. "You bet," he said.