While the healing little girl was still sleeping, Helena and Tom passed the time by doing their homework and working on the lessons they'd have next. They didn't want to leave the room and risk missing her awakening in a place that would be strange to her.
After a while, they both saw the little girl, their little girl, moving her hands. She was waking up so they put aside their books and rushed to her side as her eyes started to open.
"Don't move Isabella, you need to stay still in order to heal." Tom told her softly, placing one of his hands on her shoulder to keep her from sitting up to quickly.
She answered by nodding.
"Do you remember me?" He asked her when he saw that she was fully awake and looking around in confusion and curiosity.
"Y…Yes sir." She replied shyly and it was obvious to them both that she was afraid of them, probably because fear was the only thing she had been taught in the past.
"You can call me Tom Isabella. This is Helena, my fiancé. We'll both be taking care of you from now on." He told her as he introduced the woman he loved to his little sister.
"Are you hungry Honey? I can get the elves to bring you some food." Helena asked the girl.
"A… A little." Isabelle whispered, as if she was ashamed to admit it.
"Helena and I will eat with you then." Tom told her.
Helena called and elf and asked him to bring them all some food and to warn her parents that Isabella was awake.
"Don't be afraid Honey, House elves aren't mean. They can't hurt you. They're here to work and serve us. You have nothing to fear from them, or us." He assured her when he saw her trying to back away from the strange creature.
"Okay." She nodded, showing Tom that she trusted him and his words.
"You speak very well for such a young girl. It's very good." Helena complimented her as the food was set in front of them.
"Sir Father wants to be able to understand what I say all the time. I have to." She explained.
"You won't see him ever again Isabella. He wasn't allowed to treat you the way he did and he'll be punished for what he did to you. You'll live here with us now Isabella. We'relike you. You're like us and you'll be happy and safe with us." Tom explained to her as calmly as possible.
"You're weird and dangerous too?" She asked them.
"Oh, we're not weird, and neither are you sweetheart." Helena replied.
"You're a witch. Like us." Tom added.
"Just like my parents are. You'll learn magic when you're older and you'll never have to serve anyone ever again." Helena told her.
"You can really do magic? Real magic?" Isabella asked them, a new spark in her eyes.
"Of course, look." Tom told her as he took his wand out.
He used it to life her tray of food in the air and made her smile widely.
Tom and Helena stayed with Isabella and explained the magic world to her. Making sure they knew it was her new world and that she'd have a new life now. At some point, Nicholas and Katherine came to check on them and were introduced to the girl as her new grandparents.
They all spent the rest of the day with her and, when night fell, they made her promise to call one of the house elves if she needed anything in the middle of the night.
"My bedroom is the one on your right, with a pink angel flying on the door, among the stars. Tom's room is the one right in front of it, with the snake on it. Don't be afraid to come and find us if you have a problem. No matter what it is." Helena told Isabella before she kissed her forehead, right after Tom did.
"Are you my new mommy?" Isabella asked her in a shy voice.
"I can be if you want me to be but if you'd rather me be a big sister, then that's what I'll be. It's up to you Honey." She replied.
"Goodnight… mommy." Isabella said.
"Good night Princess. Sleep tight." She replied with a soft smile before kissing her one more time and joining her fiancé in the corridor.
"She loved you already." Tom said a he took her in his arm, the place he wished she could always be.
"She loves you too but I think that she's held back a bit because you look so much like your father. It'll take a bit more time but she'll open up to you too." She replied.
"I think you're right." He nodded and kissed her lovingly before they parted ways to go in their own bedrooms for a good night of sleep.
Helena knew that the next day would be a big one. They'd have to take Isabella shopping for clothes and toys since she didn't have anything. She'd need her rest.
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