2/12/17
You woke up a few hours later with Credence still in your arms looking very peaceful. You didn't want to leave him, but you knew you also had to go to work so you slowly untangled yourself from his embrace, got up, and did your morning rutine. You wrote him a note and checked on him before leaving hoping that he would be okay on his own.
You went about work and used your lunch break to go to a small clothing store to get some things for Credence so he could toss the clothes that you were sure also held bad memories, especially that belt that had been used against him regularly. Once you got off work, you went searching for Tina. When you found her about to leave the building you ran over to her telling her to wait up. Once you'd caught up with her, you said, "Tina, you are not going to believe who I ran into yesterday."
Once you'd finished your story, Tina just stared at you with her mouth open. Luckily you had gone to a secluded area so that no one could hear you. Sensing that she didn't believe you, you took her arm and apparated to the outside your apartment. Just then, you heard glass breaking from inside so you and Tina took out your wands and slowly walked in. You looked around and saw your favorite dragon figurine shattered on the floor in front of the book shelf you kept it on. You looked around and called for Credence as Tina stood by the door with her wand at the ready.
You heard shuffling from your room and saw Credence with a scared look on his face. "Are you okay? What happened?" you asked putting your wand in your coat pocket.
Shaking, Credence whimpered and croaked, "I didn't mean to. It was an accident. I was reaching for a book and knocked it off the shelf. I'm sorry."
He started taking his belt off and you knew what he was thinking. Once he got it off you took it from him and threw it to the side before taking his shoulders and saying firmly, "I'm not your mother, okay? I'm not going to punish you for something that can easily be fixed. You don't have to think that way anymore, alright? I'm not going to punish you for something that can easily be fixed. You don't have to think that way anymore, okay? I know it will take time to get out of that mind set, but I'm going to help you like I said yesterday and last night. You're safe now."
You hugged him tightly and gently rubbed his back until you felt him calm down. When you pulled away, you tilted his head up and said, "Now, I want you to do something for me. I know these clothes hold bad memories, especially that belt. So tonight, we're going to toss everything out. I bought you some new clothes today so you can start fresh. This will be a new beginning for you. Now, come here I want to show you something."
You took his hand and lead him to where the broken dragon was. You took out you wand and did the Repairo Charm and all the pieces put themselves back together again. You picked it up smiling and said as you showed it to him, "There, good as new. I should probably put it in a different place though, huh?" You walked over to the coffee table in front of the couch and gently placed the figurine down. "That should be good." you said simply looking at Credence with a smile which he slightly returned.
Remembering that you had company, you rushed back to the front door where surprisingly Tina still stood with a shocked look on her face. You walked up to her and snapped your fingers With a slight flinch, Tina looked from you to Credence who was standing at a slight distance behind you.
"Do you believe me now?" you asked with a chuckle.
Slowly, she nodded then whispered, "How is this possible?"
"I think MACUSA destroyed the Obsurus, but somehow Credence himself survived. Takes a lot of power I'd say. I don't want to think about what could happen if anyone else had found him."
"So, are you just going to keep him here?"
You sighed and said, "Until his powers are under control, yes. Please help me, Tina. I'm doing this with or without you, but without might be harder. You're the only other person who's shown him kindness. Besides, I'm sure Newt would jump at the opportunity."
Mentioning Newt not only got Tina's attention, but also a slight blush which made you smirk. Tina looked at Credence who had a slightly scared look on his face. Closing her eyes, Tina sighed and whispered, "Okay, I'm in. But I'm not moving in with you."
You burst out laughing and said, "Deal."