A/N: Oh my bananas! Even I didn't see the one coming! Lol, to me that signifies a good story. When even the author gets surprised because the characters develop all their own. ^^ Luv you guys! Thanks so much for all of you who hung around and stuck with it even when it got alil strange!

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So a day when you've lost yourself completely,

Could be a night when your life ends

Such a heart that will lead you to deceiving, All the pain held in your

Hands are shaking cold, Your hands are mine to hold

Speak to me, when all you got to keep is strong

Move along, move along like I know you do

And even when your hope is gone

Move along, move along just to make it through, Move along

-All American Rejects

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Chapter Twenty Nine----- Move Along

Between Voldemort, Severus and Draco working around the clock, they were able to salvage Harrison's body, putting him into a healing coma until he was recovered enough to wake up. They had him on an IV, feeding him calories in order to stabilize him, a regimen of nutrient potions, healing potions and pepper up potions as well as more stabilization spells than he cared to count. The result? His mate was alive. Voldemort was just putting his soul back in his body, quietly narrating the previous events. He pulled the glowing white sphere from his own chest gently, cradling it as if it were the most precious thing on earth to him. Maybe it was. He and Harrison had a strange relationship. He eased the smoky, glowing white thing back into the teen's chest so softly, the last tendril giving the Dark Lord a gentle caress. It disappeared into his mate with a sigh.

"When Harry died, I captured his soul and held it inside myself. Since he is my Horcrux, our souls are compatible so I was able to hold him safely. Once I held his soul safe, then I broke down the Horcrux, the locket, that he was wearing and forced it's essence into him to give him something to live on. After that, it was merely a point of getting his body healthy enough to sustain him. Now that it is, I've put him back where he belongs and theoretically he will be waking when he's ready." He explained with a hand ghosting over Harrison's cheek.

Edward's eyes were wide, unable to even comprehend the complexity of souls and horcruxes and essences. It was like some sort of science fiction, paranormal mishmash of science.

"When he's ready?" Carlisle questioned lightly, stepping into the room.

They had no doubt that he had heard all of the explanation.

"After this sort of…operation, it usually takes the mind a while to resort itself. To reshuffle memories, thoughts, emotions, etc. Harrison has always been a very deep individual." Voldemort explained lightly, running his hand over the piano keys beside the window seemingly lost in his own thoughts.

He glanced over at Edward who was holding a sleeping Lily Ana in his arms. He had refused to relinquish her to anyone so far, much to the girls' disappointment. Voldemort stepped over and lightly plucked the child from the vampire's arms, earning an indignant glare and a protective growl from her shaken father. His crimson eyes looked at the unaware infant and he ran a finger lightly over her cheek.

"I'm going to do it right this time, I promise." Was his whispered vow before he proceeded to take her downstairs to the comforts of her family.

Edward found himself torn between staying with his comatose mate and going to rescue his daughter from certain smothering. Severus rolled his eyes and waved him off, Draco smirking at the vampire as if he had just seen something incredibly comical.

"Go, you overprotective cretin. I will inform you immediately when Harry shows signs of waking." The sardonic man insisted, ticking off something on a clip board as he checked his patient's progress.

He nodded and followed the Dark Lord quickly, wincing at the varying coos and awws coming from the living room. It was another twelve hours before his mate finally opened his eyes.

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I felt consciousness sucking me forward like an unrelenting tide. It was time to wake up? Why wasn't my alarm going off? I winced as I opened my eyes, emitting a harsh sounding swear that earned me a chuckle from whoever happened to be in the room.

"Mr. Potter, that language is unacceptable. Ten points from Gryffindor."

What the hell? I sat up as quickly as I could in bed before plopping back down with a groan. My body HURT. Severus snorted disdainfully even though I could see relief in his eyes.

"You just gave birth and came back from the dead, you twit. You need to stay horizontal for awhile. That aside, I'm not going to ask how you came to be in your prebirthing state. I don't think I want to know. It is somewhat pleasant to see you again, Mr. Potter, although I wish it had been on more…convenient circumstances." The dry man said, mumbling something seemingly to himself until you saw the floating clipboard and the Quick Quotes Quill scribbling away on it.

"It's good to see you too, professor."

The potion's master nodded and began walking out of the door, his clipboard following behind.

"I will send your mate and the Dark Lord up to see you. No doubt they're busy trying to defend your daughter against rabid female relatives."

He left with a smirk and I sat stunned, the pain in my body finally registering. My daughter…Why was I alive? Lily Ana…She had survived? Then why was I here? I was supposed to be dead! Edward rushed in the room, his eyes falling on me immediately. We stared at each other for a long moment, both barely daring to believe it. Then suddenly, I had been swept up in my mate's arms and he was holding me and sobbing. I was crying too clinging to him as if he was all I had. I had thought for sure…I had been sure…As soon as Tom walked through the door with my baby- my baby!- in his arms, I knew that it was he who had saved my life. I was sure that I gave him a blinding smile because he seemed almost taken aback before handing me my baby girl once Edward had laid me back down.

"I don't know what you did, Tom. I don't even care really but…thank you so much. I owe you a life debt now, you know." I said, feeling elated that I was FINALLY holding my daughter.

The Dark Lord waved me off but looked back with a smirk.

"We can discuss that later." His eyes glinted, looking at the three of us, "I still want you as my Consort."

To my surprise, Edward stiffened but didn't lash out. It seemed the two had become use to each other, if not developed a tender truce, while I was…er…away. Saying that I had been dead, seemed so sci-fi horror flick. Night of the Boy-Who-Lived. I shook my head at him. He was a determined bastard that was for sure. Oops! I should stop cursing even in my own head. It would be a bad influence on little Lily Ana. Oh Merlin! I would actually get a chance to worry about what an influence I was on my child! I looked down at her and felt a surge of so much love for her I couldn't seem to contain it. I felt as if it would burst from me, jump from my skin with how joyful I felt. She was perfect. Her emerald eyes looked up at me and I imagined that I saw a smile in her little pink lips as she waved her chubby arms at me.

"Hello, baby. Hello my little Lily." I said gently with a huge smile on my face.

Her little hand gripped my finger and I sobbed with how happy I felt. I lifted up her blanket and pulled one of her tiny pink socks off. I grinned up at Edward.

"Look, Edward! Ten little toes! Ten fingers! She's all here! She's okay!" I cried, unable to stop grinning like a maniac.

He burst into laughter before pulling me into a crushing kiss.

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I was able to get out of bed the next day and was out of my wheelchair in three days. Every waking moment I spent with my now significantly larger family. I must have cried from pure happiness at least four times. The potions I had secretly commission arrived promptly and I was able to give them to the girls. They were as predicted, overwhelmed, incandescently happy. Rosalie hadn't been able to speak for a full twenty minutes, trapped, just staring speechlessly at the bottle before her frame began to shake with tearless sobs and she hugged me so hard she accidentally bruised my ribs. Severus had merely seemed annoyed that it was me all along that ordered them. I was feeding Lily Ana a bottle, grinning and doing that stupid baby talk that all parents seemed to succumb to. Everyone had let Edward and I take Lily to my house so we could have some time alone just the three of us. Edward was sitting next to me, watching me feed our daughter. I was so caught up in Lily Ana that I didn't realize what the conversation was even about until I was talking too.

"I want you to start eating again."

"That's wonderful, Edw- What?" I asked, looking over at him suddenly dumbfounded.

"I want you to gain weight." He clarified immediately.

I frowned at him, leaning Lils over my shoulder to burp her.

"No. If anything I need to lose more."

His eyes didn't darken and he didn't frown or raise his voice. He stayed very calm and somehow that frustrated me.

"Harrison, you are too thin. You died and you almost took Lily with you. Is that what you want? Do you want to spend your whole life getting sicker and sicker and weaker and weaker? Do you want Lily to see that? Do you want that to be her shining example in life? Do you want her to do the same to herself?"

His voice was soft, tender. My lips trembled and this time my tears had nothing to do with joy. He was right. I almost killed my daughter. I was alright when it was just my own life on the line, but hers…What if I had snuffed that beautiful life out forever? I would be alive but Edward and I would have never been the same. He would still love me, I know but on some level he would blame me for Lily's death. I would blame me too.

"No... I don't know if can do it, Edward." I said, my voice quivering with repressed emotion.

I just wanted to like myself. Why was that such a bad thing? Why did I have to hate myself to be healthy? I looked down at my baby though, my precious precious baby girl and looked up at my husband. My mate, my dearest friend.

"I'll help you...I'll always be here."

I cried and I couldn't seem to stop.

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