Magnus is sitting on the couch, petting chairman meow and reading a book while waiting for alec to get home.
He looks up when he hears alecs key in the door.
"Alexander, darling, what are you doing?"
"Coming home from a hunt."
"What are you carrying?"
"It's a child, magnus."
"Why are you carrying a child?"
"He's sleeping."
"This is getting us nowhere. Where did you get the child?"
"He was in the warehouse we cleared tonight." Alec says, sitting down next to magnus. "He's a shadowhunter, he attached himself to me and wouldn't let me out of his sight. He fell asleep about halfway here."
Magnus gently pushes the boys soft brown hair off his forehead. "What's his name?"
"I don't know, he hasn't said a word since we found him."
"What will happen to him?"
"More then likely he will be sent to an orphanage in idris but they are overcrowded. He would probably get lost in the system. He needs a loving home now, where he will feel safe."
"Then we will give it to him."
"What?"
"We'll adopt him."
Alecs face lights up and says, "are you sure?"
"Yes." Magnus says, kissing alec, making sure not to wake the boy.
************
"So, you want to keep the boy?" Maryse says, sitting down at her desk.
"Yes." Alec answers.
"Are you sure? A child is a big responsibility."
"Maryse." Magnus says. "We talked about it all last night and we really want to keep him."
"Ok. I will put in your request and let you know." She smiles at the small boy in her sons arms. "What's his name?"
"We don't know." Alec answers. "He still hasn't spoken."
"I need a name to put on the forms."
"What about Rafael Santiago lightwood-bane." Magnus answers. "Unless he says other wise."
"Sounds good." Maryse says, writing it down
***********
Two months later
"The clave has approved you adoption of rafael." Maryse says when she walks into their apartment.
"That is great news." Alec says, hugging magnus then his mom.
"What's great news?" Rafael as from where he is playing on the floor.
"You get to stay with us forever." Magnus says, picking him up, making him giggle.
