Danny refused to let anybody see the baby until Steve was awake, despite their pleading.

"Pleeeeeaaaaassseeee, Danny," Kono wheedled. "Just one little look. Steve will never know."

Danny glared at her. "I'll know."

"Not even Mat and I?" Grace asked. "We're family. Pretty please?"

Matt tugged at Danny's shirt and turned big, blue eyes on him. "Wanna see Steffie."

Danny looked at the two pairs of puppy dog eyes his children fixed on him and almost relented. Almost. "No. Steve carried her. He deserves to see her first."

Grace and Matt's gazes never wavered.

Danny caved. "Okay, fine. We can all go in together."

Kono's big, brown eyes joined Matt and Grace's. "All of us?"

"No," Danny said. "Just family."

"But we're ohana," Kono whined.

Danny sighed. "Fifteen minutes, okay? Just give us 15 minutes together as a family—a biological family," Danny added as Kono opened her mouth, "then you can all come in."

"All of us?"

Danny looked at the gathered crowd. Everybody was there—the whole team, Jerry, Eric, Kamekona. Even Max, who was awkward as hell around babies, tending to treat them as scientific specimens, Still, he wouldn't have missed this moment for the world.

Danny sighed again. "We're going to need a bigger hospital room, but yes, all of you."

At last, Steve was awake. Danny, Matt, and Grace eagerly gathered around the bed, peering at the tiny pink bundle in Steve's arms. Big, blue eyes (definitely Danny's) looked back at them over a golden snout. "Mrrp?" the dragon chirped.

"She's beautiful, Uncle Steve," Grace said, reaching out a hand to touch her.

Danny slapped her hand away. "Me next."

"Aw, come on, I'm not asking to hold her, just touch her," Grace said.

Danny was firm. "I'm her other father. I'm next."

Steve reluctantly handed over the bundle, and Danny cradled her protectively. "Hi, Steffie. You are a beautiful one, aren't you? It's so good to meet you little one."

Matt tugged at Danny's pant leg. "I wanna see."

Danny held Steffie down at Matt's level. "Pretty," he said.

Danny raised her again and stroked her eyelids. She "mrrp'd" happily. "How bout you let us see you as a human, huh, little one?" He concentrated, and Steffie shift, leaving a baby with a shock of blond hair in his arms.

Steve grinned. "Yep. Definitely looks like you."

Danny smiled at his baby daughter. "Yeah. She's the most beautiful thing I've seen. Except for Matt when he was first born."

Matt wrinkled his nose. "She's funny looking."

"No, she's not!" Danny protested. "She's beautiful! Right, Steve?"

"Sorry, Danny, I have to agree. She's funny looking like this."

"Steve! Your own child! The one you carried for nine months! How can you think that?!"

Steve just shrugged apologetically. Danny turned to Grace. "You think she's beautiful, right?"

"Sorry, I have to join the funny-looking camp."

"You won't think that when it's your own child."

Grace's nose wrinkled just like Matt's. "Pretty sure I will."

"Dragon!" Matt said emphatically.

Danny sighed and handed Steffie back to Steve, and she instantly shifted back into dragon form, curling up sleepily. "What do you say, babe? Ready for the rest of them?"

"I'm ready," Steve said, "but I'm not sure she is." He gestured at the tiny form, who was struggling to keep her eyes open. They drooped shut, then snapped open again, over and over.

Danny stroked the tiny head. "I think they'll shoot me if I make them wait any longer, but I'll tell them to be quiet."

Soon, everybody was crowded into the room, jostling each other to get a good look at Steffie. "She's amazing," Kono said. "She looks just like a miniature Danny."

"You should see her as a human," Danny said, grinning proudly. He stroked her cheek and concentrated, and she shifted into human form again.

Kono had to grin at the hair. "Definitely you, Danny. She's beautiful."

Danny looked triumphantly at his family. "See? They all think she's funny-looking." Danny noticed the men in the room shifting awkwardly. He groaned. "Not you, too."

Eric spoke first. "Sorry, Uncle D. Babies just aren't my thing."

Danny looked at Lou. "Even you? C'mon, you've had babies of your own."

"If it makes you feel better," Lou said, "I thought they were funny-looking, too."

Danny chucked Steffie under the chin, and she grabbed his finger. "Don't listen to them. They don't know what they're talking about. You and I both know you're gorgeous." She gurgled happily at him.

Steve's eyes were drooping, so Danny shooed everyone out. "Go. You can all gawk at her when she's in the nursery."

"We'll hold you to that," Lou said as they filed out.

"I promise," Danny said. "Now, shoo."

He turned back to Steve. "We'll let you two get some sleep." He kissed them both. "We'll see you in a bit."

Matt wasn't ready to go, though. "Can I hold her?"

Danny looked doubtful. "Are you sure?"

"I'll be careful," Matt promised.

Danny looked questioningly at Steve. "Sure, buddy," Steve said. "Go sit in that chair over there."

Matt did as he was told, and Danny carefully set Steffie in his lap. She shifted into a dragon, and Matt shifted into half-dragon form. He made nonsense noises at her, and she gurgled back. They looked so adorable together. Danny couldn't resist snapping a picture of the two of them and immediately setting it as his wallpaper, then sending it to Steve and Grace.

Steve smiled at them. "They're going to be close."

Danny smiled, too. "Yeah. Don 't need to be psychic to see that."

They were quiet for a moment, watching their two children interact. Steffie had drifted off, and Matt was gently rocking her, still crooning.

Danny, naturally, broke the silence first. "Still want more?"

"Absolutely not," Steve said fervently. "I'd rather be tortured by Wo Fat again."

Danny's smiled widened. "I agree, but you have to admit it's worth it."

Steve looked at his family. Grace had knelt down by Matt and Steffie, and the two older children were now singing to the newborn. "Yeah, it definitely is."

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A/N: Hope you enjoyed it. My first novellete. Even my chapter stories are firmly in the short story category. More stories featuring Steffie coming. I'm also hoping to do some more focusing on Danny and Steve; suggestions welcome.