Papa Cedric

Summary: In this alternative universe, both of Sofia's parents are dead as the little one claims Cedric as her mama. Except there's one problem. How does a sorcerer parent?

Disclaimer I own this alternative universe. I wanted Sofia and Calista three months apart and Cedric a daddy so I thought of this in my head.

Chapter One

"Mama?"

Little hands played with Cedric bangs, the excitement in the little girl's eyes gleaming as she hugged his neck.

"My heart belongs to Sofia," Cedric read aloud, seeing a doll in the little one's pocket before turning to the king. "How exactly was this child found?"

"Alone. Mother dead from this plague we've been officially over with and father took off long ago. It's possible that he's dead too," Roland muttered with a heavy heart. "With no other relatives, I might have to give her to the village orphanage."

"Mama!" Sofia wailed at the thought of being away from Cedric, getting a chokehold of his bow tie.

"I think she's found her new parent!" Cedric choked as the toddler had let go.

"Mama!" Sofia giggled, not understanding that he wasn't a mama but more of a papa.

"Cedric, while I've seen you with your ten month old niece, a toddler around thirteen months old?" Roland asked in concern. "She'll need changing, feeding, toys-"

"Yes I know!" Cedric interrupted with a hiss, seeing Sofia put his hand in her mouth.

While it was adorable and Calista did it whenever she visited him, Cedric wasn't a snack.

In fact he wasn't even a parent but the little girl had claimed him as hers upon her arrival to the castle.

He allowed her to suck on his hand for a couple of minutes before seeing her spit it out and yawn.

"It's been a long morning for you hasn't it?" The sorcerer guessed with a chuckle as the child nodded.

"Daddy!" Two year old Amber wailed before seeing Sofia in Cedric's arms. "Cedric Daddy?"

Daddy? The little princess in front of him thought of him as a daddy?

"Kind of. He just doesn't know yet!" Roland chuckled, picking Amber up. "What's gotten you so upset?"

"James stole cookie," Amber sniffed before turning to Cedric with a smile. "You make disappear?"

"Not right now young princess. I have a little one that needs her nap," Cedric explained with a smile. "It's been a long morning for her."

"We play later?" Amber asked with a smile.

"If she's up to it Amber. Now let's leave Cedric be and get you another cookie," Roland said, walking out of the throne room and to the kitchen.

"Princess Amber may look sweet but she's the devil!" Cedric cautioned to a sleepy Sofia who giggled.

"Mama!" Sofia yelled, not letting go.

"It's Daddy. Da da."

"Mama!"

"Dada!"

"MAMA!"

"Okay you win."

Nothing else was said from Sofia's little lips as she sucked her thumb, finding herself in a deep sleep.

Using the crib that he often used for Calista whenever she visited, he tucked the child in before taking the doll out of her arms.

"You're going to be her choking hazard one day," Cedric joked, taking the necklace off the doll before giving it back to her owner.

…

An hour. An hour of sleep from Sofia and she immediately started wailing.

Calling off his checker rematch with Wormwood who grumbled in his own raven way, Cedric walked over to the crib as Sofia continued to wail.

"Hey. You're okay. Mama has you," Cedric assured her before seeing a smile on her face. "There. That's better. Now why don't you-"

His wording was interrupted by a smell of a soaking wet diaper, making him remember that while Sofia may be walking (which he hadn't seen yet) and talking (which he had seen) then she wasn't actually knowledgeable of the potty.

He had only changed Calista a few times during her ten months on earth as Cedric tried his best not to faint.

"Okay. Let's see if I can do this," Cedric muttered, finding a blanket. "I lay you down and you don't move."

Sofia babbled in confusion as Cedric laid her down, spotting a pack of diapers Cordelia had left during her last visit upon accident.

Getting said pack, he sat down before getting himself a pair of rubber gloves.

"You're laying down?" Cedric asked as Sofia giggled. "Great. Because when you turn two, I'll be teaching you how to potty like a grown up."

Sofia giggled again, trying her best to wiggle and move around as she was being changed, having her new mama get frustrated and quit.

But unfortunately for her and fortunately for him, Cedric was a sorcerer, using a spell to have her stay still the entire time.

Sofia blew a raspberry at him upon being picked up and placed back in her crib.

Cedric blew one back, waving a finger at the child.

"You nap and I have my break," Cedric explained, giving another raspberry in the process. "You're not going to stop with that aren't you?"

"No!" Sofia giggled, clapping her hands. "No Mama!"

"Alright but don't cry to me if you're cranky!" Cedric laughed, taking her out of the crib. Seeing her reach out for the doll, he carried her along. "No no. Choking Hazard stays here."

Sofia frowned at the thought of leaving Choking Hazard behind but brighten upon seeing Amber and James.

"Why are you wearing gloves Cedric?" Baileywick, who had his eyes on Amber and James for the moment, wondered with a smile.

"Sofia," Cedric sneered at the older gentleman. "Her doll Choking Hazard is up in my workshop."

"She seems darling!" Baileywick chuckled as the children played ring around the Rosie.

"With her limited vocabulary, she only knows no and Mama. Plus she's not exactly potty trained," Cedric muttered with a sigh.

"Princess Amber and Prince James are learning themselves. "It just takes-" Baileywick began before his eyes widened in horror. "No Prince James! We don't show down there!"

"Sofia see!" James giggled as Sofia stared at him.

"Sofia don't see!" Cedric yelled, helping Baileywick with James. "Your sister don't see either."

Amber and Sofia gave them both confused looks as Sofia couldn't help but giggle at how her mama was acting.

She had never seen someone that quickly get someone her age even younger and older children clothes back on.

"I swear if she reacts what she has seen here," Cedric groaned, putting a hand to his face.

"It's just a shredding of clothes stage. Luckily you won't be needing to worry about that stage for at least a year," Baileywick muttered, taking James by the hand. "We're going to talk about this young prince."

"Bailey mad at James!" Amber giggled, turning to Sofia. "Cedric Daddy?"

"Mama!" Sofia giggled, jumping up and down.

"No. Mama pretty. Mama love Daddy."

Sofia frowned at Amber's response. What was a daddy?

"Princess maybe Sofia doesn't know what a daddy is because she's never had one before," Cedric defended for Sofia who brightened a little.

"That okay. Cedric Mama and we share Daddy!" Amber giggled as Sofia nodded in agreement.