Baby "Jayn"

"Hello"

"Am not youw mishtew, am youw man," Zayn said, lifting his chin up and folding his hands on the table again, totally ignoring the question. Harry laughed and Louis left to bring the food.

The moment the trays were placed on the table, Zayn jumped in his seat. "What'sh dat?" He pointed at the happy meal Niall wa holding, rummaging for the toy. He then picked it up and dangled it in the air, Zayn's eyes following it curiously.

"Every kid who eats his food gets a free toy!" Niall beamed and Harry shook his head, exchanging a look with the other boys. Someone was great at creating myths.

But Zayn, the innocent child he was, grinned and started to eat. He focused on his fries first, but with the promise of eating the burger later.

By the time he started on his burger, Harry had an inkling that McDonalds was now his favorite food chain. Typical.

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When they dropped Zayn off at home, his face immediately turned sour. "Jayn go with."

"Nope, you're staying at home with Liam and me," Louis said, setting him down on the floor. They were in the entrance, Liam and Louis taking off their jackets while Harry and Niall waited to bid Zayn goodbye.

But it was proving to be difficult.

"Jayn go with," Zayn repeated persistently.

"That's a bad idea. I have a better one," Louis said, kicking off his shoes. "Zayn stay here."

"Jayn have a idea," Zayn said with a smile. "Jayn go and Loueh and Leeyum shtay home."

"Your deals and ideas suck," Niall commented with a laugh. That upsetted Zayn and his face fell. "Oh. Okay, Jayn shtay."

Harry's chest constricted and he bent down, smiling softly. "Your ideas are wonderful. But then who's going to look after Louis and Liam?"

"Leeyum," Zayn answered as if it was the most obvious answer in the world.

"But they need you, Zayn," Harry pressed. "We can't take them with us because they're always lifting kids up and playing with them. They're scary."

"Thanks, man," Liam said with an eyeroll. He then broke into a grin. "Hey, I do say that a lot."

Zayn crossed his arms, thinking. "But Nawiall tickle and kiss and Nawiall want to cut haiw, Nawiall shhcawy not Loueh and Leeyum. Nawiall shtay and Hawwy go alone."

"You want me to go alone?" Harry asked and Zayn uncrossed his arms with a sigh. "Okay new idea, Hawwy go with Nawiall and Jayn babyshit Loueh and Liam." Zayn leaned forward to give Harry a hug. "Jayn not let them fight," he whispered, making Harry's heart flutter happily. He pressed a kiss to Zayn's forehead. "They won't," he promised back.

They arrived just when parents were starting to pick their kids up. An assistant led them through the playground and into the building where the two were led into a small office like room. The walls were painted a light blue and several posters were set up. There were a few stuffed animals in the shelves along with a few books.

"Good evening, what can I help you with?" The woman behind the wooden desk smiled up at them, setting down the book she was reading.

Harry smiled and shook her hand, greeting her back. After Niall had done the same, they sat down on the chairs across from her.

"We were thinking about starting our three year old-" Niall paused for a second. "Our three year old child."

"Oh! That's wonderful!" The woman said, glancing back and forth between them. Harry got the impression she was thinking they were the parents, which in a way they were.

Sure enough, she sat forward and asked. "Are you two the parents?" 

"No we're five," Niall answered bluntly, and Harry explained to her about being a group and adopting Zayn.

"Oh, okay, that's sweet," she said, smiling brightly. She pulled out a form and passed it to them. "Just fill in the information, we do take in kids around this month and November."

Harry accepted the pen and hunched over the form, already beginning to fill out Zayn's name. Niall pointed out his birthday and then they wrote all five numbers in case one of them weren't available.

The woman, who told them her name was Glenn, took in the form. She then said Zayn could join sometime in November, but they would like to meet him first.

"He will get registrated," she assured them. "We just want to meet him, get to know him first."

Niall and Harry nodded. "Yeah sure."

And as Harry left the kindergarten watching the kids run to their parents, he felt both excited and unsure. He hoped Zayn would enjoy it here, he kind of suspected he would. But then again, Harry was scared Zayn would start to realize that he didn't have normal parents. Didn't have a mum and a dad.

"Stop thinking," Niall said when they sat in the car. "It's the best for him, he's going to have fun."

"What are we going to be for him? His five dads?" Harry asked with a frown.

"Or uncles," Niall added. "Depends on how he grows up and in see us in which way."

"He doesn't even like the name dad, he won't ever look up at anyone in that way," Harry mused sadly.

Niall smiled at him, eyes shining excitedly. "We'll have to change his point of view then. After all, I'm pretty sure I just wrote my name under the guardian part."

Harry laughed and started the car, reversing out of the driveway. They'd have to see how it went.

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Excited for Zayn starting kindergarten?

Want a double update? I'mma do it becaaaause you guys are amazing and it's my birthday and I just want to sprinkle everyone with confetti 🎉☺️ so yes, I'll be double updating (:

Also, this is chapter 98 and Woah. So I thought of holding another Q&A. If anyone's interested, do put in questions in the comment section 😘

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