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Why the hell was it so hot?! Hadrian felt himself breaking out into a cold sweat. Shaking his head and trying to focus on his teacher he repeatedly blinks as his teacher comes in and out of focus. A cold hand on his wrist makes him blink over to his left, his eyes not fully being able to focus on Edward. The cold hand on his wrist squeezes his hand the concern shining brightly in the amber eyes silently asking him if he was okay and truth be told.

He didn't even know.

He could feel the flush rushing up to his face the magic thrumming through his body making his head swing and the bile rise in his throat. Feeling a painful tug in his abdomen Hadrian grit his teeth through the sharp pain. Not caring about the stupid muggle class Hadrian stood up hearing a thud behind him which he assumed was his chair and on shaking legs he stormed out the classroom the roaring in his brain and the magic building up and the pain thrumming through his body made him collapse against the lockers.

Fuck breathe idiot just make it to an empty room and apparate get home dad will know what to do. What the hell is wrong with me?

He thought to himself while leaning against the locker stumbling through the hallway the cold metal against his skin not enough to stop the steady growing fire under his skin. He can feel deaths presence in his head like the entity is trying to communicate with him but right now the only thing Hadrian could hear was his magic it was thrumming through his body coursing through his veins it felt like molten fire overflowing through his body. Feeling something hot drip down his chin, lifting shaky fingers to his chin then to his eyes Hadrian's nose picks up on the metallic smell but his eyes are met with a black inky substance rather than the crimson color he was expecting.

Am I dying? No, I can't not yet just a few more steps that's all I need shitty limbs move damnit! He growled in frustration

Clenching his fists Hadrian pushes himself off the lockers but realizes it's a mistake when he sees the ground rapidly rushing towards his face but his face never meets the hard tiled floors of the school instead a strong pair of arms wrap around his waist before quickly scooping him up bridal style to hold him. Hadrian feels his head rest against a cold chest looking up through bleary vision he finds concerned amber eyes looking at him finding comfort in the vampire's scent.

He feels his body lurch as a unbearable pain shoots right through his nerves he reaches out clinging to the vampire praying to finally pass out. Feeling cold fingers card through his hair he felt movement and looked around all he saw was green, they must've been in the woods. Where would they go? Where would Edward take him? What about his parents?

As if he had been wondering the same thing he felt a familiar press against his mind and having no strength to be stubborn he allows his shields to drop fighting through the pain and pushing an image of the house and his address to the forefront of his mind. The last thing he felt before he fell off the edge of the earth was a pair of cold lips pressing to his forehead.

Severus was sitting in Hadrian's room on his bed going through his son's photo album tracing his fingers lightly over the moving pictures. Tom had been dodging him since this morning knowing that he needed time to breathe and process everything. Don't get him wrong Severus loved the man but he couldn't get past the pain. For Tom to know who Hadrian was to him, what they were to each other it would take him a minute to look the man in the face without cursing him to hell and back. The years he missed with his son the moments he missed. Why did he have to get the shitty end of the stick? All his life he always got the short end.

He had a horrible home life as a child that was no secret to add on to that the woman, he thought was his best friend his only friend was the one who took his son from him and that was a pain he couldn't come back from, the only man he ever loved has been lying to him for years and right when h gets his son back Dumbledore damn near rips him from his grasp.

The worst part was that at some point he was going to have to go back to that wretched school to once again play the perfect spy, but he'll be damned if he goes back the same broken man, oh no he was going to make them all pay for almost taking his baby from him. With that thought in mind Severus quickly stands up making his way to his room grabbing two vials of potion before heading to his bathroom staring at his reflection in the mirror, all that was staring back at him was a vile broken man.

His appearance was always something he could've fixed, something he stopped caring about after he was recruited by him.

Deciding to get the hard part over with first he grabs a vial filled with a lavender potion and he quickly downs it sitting on the floor making sure to charm his surrounding with cushioning charms and making sure he had silencing spells over the bathroom secure. The potion acted fast and he couldn't bite back the scream as he felt like every fiber of his being was being ripped apart and put back together, feeling long broken bones re break and mend themselves, feeling his once crooked teeth realign themselves, his once shattered nose piecing itself back together. What felt like hours was more than likely mere minutes. Once the pain faded to a dull throb and his body was sore beyond belief, he grabbed the next vial which was a nutrient potion and he drank it down.

Dragging his body upwards to stare at himself he took a moment to take in his appearance. His once dour features had returned youthful and filled with life. He now had a strong jawline, not a trace of the years of stress to be seen, his once crooked teeth and nose now straight and aligned his black eyes standing out more than they did before looking down instead of being met with his broken malnourished tired body he instead was healed and filled out a bit more. While he was still malnourished that was something he could remedy with time.

Reaching up he ran his fingers through his now mid back length hair, but instead of finding a greasy mated mess he instead found soft silky strands in its place. Satisfied with his looks Severus makes his way out the bathroom and slips into muggle clothing Tom had gotten him. A black shirt and some gray sweatpants.

Tom

He couldn't stay mad at the man forever but if he just allowed this to slip then Tom would never understand that what he did isn't going to work in this household, he could be the "Dark Lord" all he pleased but when he walked through that front door, he was Tom Riddle the man that he loves and the father of his son. He wondered how his boy's first day is going. As much as he knew Hadrian wanted nothing more than to wreak havoc and have his revenge his son deserved at least a chance to heal and have some semblance of a normal childhood. No Daily Prophet, No wizarding world, No purebloods. All his son needs right now is a break quite frankly they all did.

Feeling the wards going off Severus pocketed his wand and quickly made his way downstairs pulling his hair up into a bun as he went a few strands falling beside his face. He paused at the bottom of the stairs as he felt the wards thrum, something wasn't right. Quietly he made his way to the door the knock startling him, not that he would ever admit it. It took him a minute to register the fact that there was a voice speaking from the other side of the door

"Please open the door I don't mean any harm Hadrian needs help I-"at the sound of his sons name Severus swung the door open with so much force he felt the doorframe rattle but all he could focus on was the small form of his son covered in sweat and violently convulsing in the strangers arms seeing the amber eyes but decidedly pushed it behind him in favor of his son.

"Hadrian! Sweet Merlin what happened to him?" Quickly ushering the boy inside he instructing him upstairs to lay Hadrian in his bed. Rushing after them pulling out his wand and quickly scanned over Hadrian but was interrupted as his eyes snapped open and his back practically bowed in half an ear-splitting scream filling the house the surrounding lamp bulbs shattering as the magic pulsed in waves from Hadrian, reaching out to try to hold him down he had to recoil as it felt like his hands were on fire

Swallowing his sob, Sev turned to the boy who suddenly appeared next to him "I'm going to need you to hold him down since you carried him all the way here his magic may not lash out at you I need to get his father" He mutely nodded before kneeling by the bed staring intently at Hadrian laying his hand on his chest applying pressure pressing the teen to the bed.

Hadrian screamed himself hoarse doing nothing more than violently convulsing and letting out broken sobs.

Making his way out the room quickly Severus pulled out the phone Tom gave him to use and quickly called the man who answered on the third ring much to his relief.

"Severus? What's wrong, did you? - "He didn't get to finish his sentence as another pain filled scream filled the house but before Severus could fight through the tears to say anything he heard a pop downstairs Tom thundering up the stairs still holding the phone in his hand

"Severus what the hell is going on?" He asked as another pulse of magic went through the house a pained groan was heard this time, running back to Hadrian's room Tom on his heels as they saw the boy holding onto Hadrian despite his skin being burned on one side frost covering the next Tom ran over reaching out for Hadrian but a wave of magic knocked him back burning his arm where it made impact. Severus was about to tell the boy to let go but then amber eyes met Onyx and, in that moment, Severus knew that boy was the only thing keeping whatever was happening to his son at bay.

"You need to seal me in here with him" he rasped out and Severus could feel Tom tense beside him felt him ready to fight but the boy looked at Severus when he said it and looking into those eyes again it clicked in his mind. Ignoring Tom's loud protests, he nodded his head and looked at the boy again.

Take care of my son

At the shaky nod he received he Grabbed a protesting Tom dragging him from the room and closing the door and sealing it putting up every ward he could think of before allowing a pained sob to leave him falling into Tom's embrace.

"I'm sorry did I miss why we're sealing our screaming shaking and in pain son in a room with a complete stranger a vampire no less?" He hissed searching Sev's eyes for an explanation barely keeping from breaking the door down. Severus in his arms was the only anchor he had the only thing grounding his emotions. That was his son, their son.

"They're Mates and right now he's the only thing keeping Hadrian Alive" He whispered finally letting himself do what he was best at he let himself break.