Yes, obviously I didn't know what I was talking about, when I said this would only be three chapters. :p

Mikey is cute and adorable but never forget that he was trained to be silent and deadly.

Enjoy.

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Everybody wakes up and prepares for their day. Alec is the first one in the kitchen, so he starts the Keurig machine and spreads cream cheese on bagels. He pours milk in two glasses for Maxine and Mikey.

Magnus walks in holding Mikey. He sits Mikey in a chair and walks over to Alec. They kiss.

Maxine walks into the kitchen and smiles at Mikey as they watch their fathers kiss.

Maxine giggles, "Isn't that where we left you last night?"

Magnus pulls away from Alec and winks at her, "I like kissing my husband."

She giggles, "No kidding. Dah."

Mikey giggles, "Dah."

Alec brings over the plate of bagels as Magnus fills two mugs with coffee. They sit at the table and eat breakfast.

Alec smiles at his son, "Mikey, Maxine is going to school and I'm going to work. You have Poppa to keep you company until we get home. You going to be a big boy?"

Mikey eats his bagel and nods, "Yes, Daddy."

Alec kisses his forehead, "Good." He turns to Magnus, "So what do you have planned?"

"A bath for Mikey, then the park."

Maxine yawns, "Boring."

Magnus laughs, "Mikey has issues when it comes to strangers, so it's best to go slow with getting him used to crowds."

"I guess so Poppa, still sounds like a boring day."

"Better we have boring days than Mikey attacking everybody."

"As long as nobody hurts Daddy, he won't attack them."

Alec nods, "She has a point, Magnus. There's a reason why Jace calls him your 'apprentice'."

Maxine giggles as Magnus rolls his eyes, "Not helping, Alexander."

Alec laughs as he stands up. He puts his empty mug in the sink and walks back to the table. He kisses Mikey's head, "Later, raspberry."

Mikey smiles at him, "Later, Daddy."

Alec kisses Maxine's head, "Later, blueberry."

Maxine giggles, "Later, Daddy."

Magnus stands up and pulls Alec to him. They kiss. Maxine and Mikey giggle. Maxine pokes Magnus' side, "Poppa, you are going to make Daddy late for work."

Alec laughs as Magnus turns to her, "Daddy is the boss, he won't get in trouble for being late."

"Dah."

Mikey giggles, "Dah."

Magnus looks at Mikey, "Dah yourself."

Mikey giggles, "Poppa."

Alec laughs as he walks to the front door. Magnus runs after him and grabs his arm. They kiss.

Maxine giggles, "Daddy is never getting out of the loft at this rate."

Magnus smiles at her, "I want to make sure Daddy knows I love him."

"He knows, Poppa, he knows."

Alec laughs as he walks out the door.

Magnus closes the door and smiles at Maxine, "Isn't it time for you to leave as well?"

Maxine nods, "I guess so." She stands and puts her empty glass in the sink. She walks back to the table and kisses the top of her brother's head, "See you later, Mikey."

Mikey nods, "Later, Maxine."

She gets her bookbag from her room and walks over to Magnus, "Have fun, Poppa."

He hugs her and kisses her forehead, "We will, have fun in school, baby girl."

"I'll try, Poppa." She waves at Mikey and walks out the door.

Magnus closes the door and smiles at Mikey, "Let me clean up here, then bath time for you."

Mikey smiles, "Bath time."

Magnus laughs as he clears the table and washes the dishes. Mikey climbs off the chair and walks into the bathroom. Magnus finishes and goes after him. Mikey has taken off his clothes and is sitting in the bathtub.

Magnus laughs as he puts the water on, "You are precious."

Mikey giggles as the water tickles his feet. The bottoms of his feet are red, just like his palms. The red starts at his toes, goes up the back of his ankles and stops a third of the way up his calf.

Magnus turns off the water when it reaches Mikey's waist, "You want me to wash you or can you do it yourself?"

Mikey smiles, "Poppa do."

Magnus laughs as he rolls up his sleeves, "Not a problem." He lathers up a washcloth and bathes his son.

As he washes Mikey, Magnus ponders, "I know you don't have the vocabulary to tell me now, but I would love to know why you kept my angel safe."

Mikey smiles at him, "Daddy."

Magnus laughs and kisses his nose, "Yes, Daddy. Oh it's easy to say that you had enough of Emil but he was training you to attack ShadowHunters, not protect them."

Mikey traces a 'Z' on his neck, "Daddy."

"Oh yes, you love that rune, don't you."

Mikey giggles as he splashes, "Daddy."

Magnus smiles, "You, Maxine, Max, three warlock children devoted to a ShadowHunter." Magnus laughs, "I've been devoted to him, since he was a boy, so I can't fault you. But Max and Maxine grew up with him. You, on the other hand, were just in the right place to be there to keep Emil from hurting him."

Mikey stops splashing and looks around, "Hurt Daddy?"

Magnus kisses his forehead, "Nobody is hurting Daddy."

Mikey nods, "Love Daddy."

Magnus smiles, "I know you do. We all love him." Magnus shakes his head, "Which is why it's hard to understand why his own father would try to hurt him. Or even why fellow ShadowHunters would turn against him."

"Who hurt Daddy?"

Magnus smiles, "They were punished a long time ago."

Mikey's eyes narrow as he looks at Magnus, "Who. Hurt. Daddy?"

Magnus puts the washcloth down and gently rubs Mikey's back, "Mikey, it's okay. Daddy is safe from the bad men."

Mikey nods, "Mikey hurt bad men who hurt Daddy."

Magnus nods, "Yes, you did."

Mikey smiles, "Mikey love Daddy."

Magnus laughs, "That's for sure."

Mikey giggles, "Mikey love Poppa. Mikey love Maxine."

Magnus holds Mikey's face in his hands and kisses his nose, "Poppa loves Mikey." His son giggles. Magnus smiles, "Ready to go to the park?"

Mikey nods, "Park."

Magnus laughs as he stands up. He grabs a bathtowel, "Stand up, raspberry." Mikey stands. Magnus wraps him in the bathtowel and lifts him from the tub. Holding Mikey close, he pulls the plunger, then walks out the bathroom. He carries Mikey to his bedroom, dries him and helps him get dressed.

Magnus changes his shirt, glamours Mikey's red marks, and they leave.

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Magnus and Mikey walk out of the portal into the War Room of the Institute. They had fun in the park. Mikey played with mundane children and seemed to enjoy himself. They are going to get Alec, then pick up Maxine from school.

Mikey holds Magnus' hand as they walk over to Clary. She kneels down and smiles at him, "Hello Mikey."

Magnus tells his son, "This is Aunt Clary."

Mikey smiles, "Hello, Aunt Clary."

She laughs, "Alec's in the training room."

Magnus nods, "Thanks, Clary. Let's go Mikey."

They walk to the training room. Alec is there with Jace. Both men are in sweatpants and tank tops. Magnus sighs as he stands by the door and watches his husband spar with his brother-in-law. Mikey lets his hand go and steps into the room.

Magnus mutters to himself, "This is why he stopped training in the loft, too distracting." He looks down and realizes that Mikey is no longer with him. He sees Mikey standing four yards away from the men, his hand raised. Magnus quickly walks into the room and stands in front of his son, "Mikey, it's okay."

Mikey walks around his father, his hand still raised.

Magnus picks his son up and holds him, "Mikey, that's Uncle Jace, he isn't hurting Daddy."

Mikey blinks, "Uncle Jace?" He smiles as he lowers his hand.

Magnus relaxes. Alec and Jace notice that they have company and walk over.

Mikey giggles, "Daddy." He wiggles in Magnus' arms. Magnus puts him back on the floor and he runs to Alec.

Alec picks him up, "Hey, raspberry."

"Hey, Daddy."

Jace walks over to Magnus, "I see somebody is talking."

Magnus nods, "Last night, he had a bad dream and wanted his favorite father, who wasn't me."

Jace laughs, "Damn, Magnus, you are 0 for 2."

Magnus sighs, "Yes, I thought for sure, Mikey would like me more, but no, he prefers ShadowHunters, like his sister."

"Sorry."

"Then again, he was ready to attack me when I first walked in the room."

"His choice was already made."

Magnus laughs, "He almost attacked you."

Jace raises an eyebrow, "Me?" He looks at Mikey, comfortable in Alec's arms, "Mikey, I thought we were cool?"

Mikey shakes his head, "No hurt Daddy."

"Wait, when did I hurt Alec?"

Magnus smiles, "Just now."

"We were sparring."

Magnus nods, "You know that and I know that, but he saw it as you hurting Alexander. From what I could see, the only reason why he didn't throw a fireball at you, was because he couldn't get a clear shot without hitting Alec."

"By the angel."

Magnus smiles, "Lucky for you, once I told him, who you were, that calmed him down."

"Oh."

"He slept in Maxine's room until we got him his own bed. I would assume she talked his ear off about everybody. I just hope she didn't tell him all the family secrets."

Jace laughs, "Knowing Maxine, she probably did."

Magnus nods, "I would think so, as well." He looks at Alec and Mikey, "Alexander, you are all sweaty and I just gave our son a bath."

Alec smiles, "Then give him another bath."

Magnus walks over and takes Mikey out of Alec's arms, "YOU will give him another bath, now go shower, so that we can pick up our daughter from school."

Alec kisses him, "Yes boss."

Mikey giggles, "Boss Poppa."

Magnus nods, "I like the sound of that. Thank you, raspberry." He kisses Mikey's forehead.

Jace laughs, "I'm going to shower as well, I got to patrol. Later."

Mikey smiles, "Bye Uncle Jace."

"Bye Mikey" Jace leaves.

Alec nods, "Wait for me in my office?"

Magnus nods, "We can do that."

"Okay." He kisses Magnus. "See you in a few minutes, raspberry." He kisses Mikey.

Mikey giggles, "Daddy."

Alec laughs as he leaves. Magnus walks to the elevators and takes one upstairs. He walks to Alec's office.

He walks in and sees something in a frame on Alec's desk. He walks over and picks it up. It's Mikey's drawing of the family. He looks at Mikey, "When did your Daddy steal this?"

Mikey shakes his head.

Magnus laughs, "You can't trust ShadowHunters."

Mikey giggles.

Magnus puts it back on the desk, "Next drawing, I get to keep."

Mikey nods.

Magnus smiles, "I'm glad you agree."

Mikey smiles, "Boss Poppa."

Magnus laughs, "Exactly. raspberry."

A few minutes later, Alec walks in, his hair still damp, "My two favorite guys." He kisses Mikey's head and Magnus.

Magnus sniffs, "Sticky fingers Lightwood."

Alec laughs, "What are you talking about?"

"When did you steal Mikey's drawing?"

"Steal? It was given to me."

"But it was put back on the refrigerator door, how did it get here?"

"I bought it here this morning."

"You sneak."

Alec laughs, "You can get the next one."

"Oh I will get the next one."

Mikey nods, "Boss Poppa."

Alec laughs, "Magnus, are you encouraging him to say that?"

"I'm not telling."

Mikey giggles, "Boss Poppa."

Alec sniffs, "Who am I, raspberry?"

Mikey puts out his arms, "Daddy."

Magnus rolls his eyes as Alec takes their son, "I can't catch a break."

Alec laughs as Mikey snuggles against him, "Poor Poppa."

Mikey nods, "Poor Poppa."

Magnus shakes his head, "Now who is encouraging him?"

Alec smiles, "Sticky fingers Lightwood."

Magnus laughs as he opens a portal and takes Alec's hand. They walk through and arrive at Maxine's high school.

The dismissal bell had already rung and the sidewalk is crowded with students.

Mikey looks around with fearful eyes and holds Alec's neck tight.

Alec tells Magnus, "We'll wait across the street for you and Maxine."

Magnus nods, "She should be coming out soon."

Alec walks away. He looks gently down at Mikey, "It's okay, raspberry." He bumps into a student, "Oh, I'm sorry."

The teenager pulls out a switchblade and opens it, "Kid or no kid, look where the fuck you are going or else."

Mikey reacts in a blink of an eye. His hand goes up and an energy ball hits the teenager in the chest, sending him backwards into other students.

Maxine reaches her father and they both hear the commotion. They run over and see the teenager angrily get to his feet and walk towards Alec and Mikey.

Mikey's hand is still raised as his glamour flickers, and his eyes calmly watch the teenager.

Magnus flicks his hand and the teenager stops in his tracks.

Mikey glances at Magnus, "Hurt Daddy."

Alec shakes his head, "Magnus, we need to teach him the difference between 'hurt' and 'threaten'."

Magnus sighs, "Maybe, but now is not the time, Alec." He flicks his hand and the teenager spins around and walks away. Magnus nods as Mikey lowers his hand.

Maxine sniffs, "That's Bix Davis. He thinks he owns the school because his dad is principal."

"Bix?"

Maxine giggles, "Yeah, that's his name. Guess that would explain why he's a bully."

Alec kisses the top of Mikey's head, "My hero."

Magnus looks at him, "Hey."

"You're my Protector, Mikey is my hero."

"And I'm your adorable daughter."

Alec laughs as he kisses her forehead, "Yes you are."

Magnus sniffs, "Daddy and his crew."

Maxine giggles, "But you're part of the crew, Poppa."

"True."

Alec laughs, "Can we go home now?"

Magnus nods, "Yes, we can." They walk down the block away from the crowd and he opens a portal. They walk through into the loft.

Alec puts Mikey down on the floor. Mikey runs over and grabs Maxine's hand, "Nap." He pulls her to her bedroom.

She giggles, "I guess I can do my homework later." They go into her room.

Magnus shakes his head, "I hope that doesn't become a habit of his."

Alec laughs, "Until he gets comfortable being around strangers and we can enroll him in school, I guess he is going to have regular naptime with Maxine."

Magnus walks to the bar to make a martini, "I guess. What caused Mikey to attack that teenager?"

Alec shakes his head as he fills a mug with coffee, "After I accidentally bumped into him, he pulled a knife. Mikey wasn't happy about that."

"No shit, Sherlock. He can give me lessons on keeping you safe."

Alec laughs as he sits down, "Magnus, why does his glamour flicker when he uses his power?"

Magnus walks over to the sofa and sits next to him, "When he uses his power it disrupts the power used to glamour his palms and give him hair."

"So you are saying he is more powerful than you?"

"No, I'm saying that the small amount of power used to glamour his marks is no match for his power when he protects you."

"I suppose we should be lucky he only threw an energy ball at the kid and not a fireball."

Magnus nods, "Mikey accesses situations quickly. He didn't attack Jace right away because he didn't want to hit you. He didn't throw a fireball at the kid because he didn't want to hurt anybody else in the crowd."

"And yet, he seems unable to make a portal."

"I would suspect that is because Emil didn't want him leaving. I'm sure if Mikey knew how to open a portal, he would have left Emil a long time ago."

"And gone where?"

Magnus shrugs, "That's a good question. Maxine's early portals always went to you. From what I understand, Max's also went to his Daddy. I would assume, like his first word, Mikey's first portal will lead him to you."

"I suppose you can't undo Emil's training?"

"You mean his hair trigger to threats?"

"Yeah."

Magnus shakes his head, "I wouldn't even try. It's a part of him. In time, he'll understand the different degrees of threats, and realize that not everything requires a show of force."

Alec nods, "I guess you are right. He did overcome his training when it came to talking."

Magnus nods, "Waking up from a bad dream and needing to be comforted was stronger than his need to remain silent."

Alec smiles, "All in all, we are blessed with Mikey."

Magnus rests his head on his husband's shoulder, "Yes we are."

"How about a nap before dinner?"

Magnus laughs, "Just what I was thinking."

They stand and walk into Maxine's bedroom. Once again, Mikey is snuggled against Maxine's right side. Alec gently gets on the bed on her right as Magnus lays behind Mikey. Alec and Magnus wrap their arms around their children and close their eyes.

-tbc-

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One more chapter to wrap it up.