Hebi held his new daddy's and new mommy's hands as they walked him down to dinner. The people who worked with his new parents all watched as the family sat at the table. Hebi on his father's right Bella on her husband's left.

"I get to eat?" Hebi asked shyly sitting on his knees and staring at his lap. He was blushing as he glanced up at his mommy and daddy. "Everyone will get some an' I'll still be allowed to eat to?"

"Of course." Tom said in as soft soothing voice no one but Bella had ever heard him use before. "There is more than enough for everyone and you will eat three meals a day and snacks as much as you want. "

"Like Duddy gets all he wants?"

Tom hated that comparison knowing very well who the child was talking about.

"A lot more because your mommy and daddy love you more, Hebi."

"Wow, that's lots!" Hebi looked excited then quickly schooled himself blushing into his lap again, "I mean thank you, sir."

Hebi was so happy he'd really gotten to eat all that could then his mommy had picked him up and fussed over him when he'd gotten sick and had gushed his apology and tried to clean it up. He'd never been fussed over before and he liked it.

"Call the Healer and Severus now!" Tom demanded eyes fixed on his small shaking boy. "I want to know what is wrong with my son now!"

Hebi looked up at the man who had rescued him and blinked, he was in clean clothes and had had another bath. He was in his sleeping boxers getting scanned with the wand of the Healer. He wanted someone to hold him. His daddy was yelling at someone outside the room while his mommy yelled at the Healer to hurry up and tell her what was wrong. Hebi latched on to the man's hand and pulled a little. The man looked down at him he held his arms up shyly blushing. The man shrugged and picked him up. Hebi found himself cuddling into the man's shoulder. Severus was shocked but hid it.

Bella noticed but kept yelling at healer.

"I'm sorry but your son is abused and I have to report it!"

"NO!" Hebi cried, "My mommy and daddy didn't hurt me! It was Uncle! Auntie didn't even hurt me. Uncle hurt me all the time. Well, I guess he wasn't really my uncle but he was real mean cuz he didn' like that i made things happen all the time! I was saved and brought to my mommy and daddy! "

The Healer blinked at the small boy who now looked panicked. He nodded to the small boys in the Potion Master's arms.

"You are very sick and will have to take potions to help you get better."

"Poisons?" Hebi asked eyes wide. "Why ?"

"Not poisons." Severus explained with a chuckle. "Potions. "

He sat on the bed with the boy and explained his art to him. It wasn't long before Hebi was asking questions hyperly while the Healer healed the bruises and scares as best as he could without the potions. Severus was looking over said potions and explaining what they did when Tom came back in. He cocked his eyebrow at Bella and nodded to where Severus was giving potions to Hebi who swallowed them then kept asking questions.

"It sickingly cute." Bella agreed, rolling her eyes "but we must remember that Snape was the one who brought him home to us along with those filthy Muggles. I'm going to take pleasure in torturing them after these scans."

Looking at the scans Tom agreed. He watched his son send the Healer flying across the room when the man tried to rub a cream on his scars.

"Hebi?" He wanted to see something just how far this trust was going to go. His little one looked at him. " Why don't you let Severus rub the cream on you?"

Hebi blinked and pointed at the man next to him and watched his daddy nod. Hebi thought for a moment then nodded slowly.

Severus rubbed the scar cream into the child's back wondering how he'd gotten stuck doing this but not really caring as the electric feeling shot through him and made him hard every time he touched the small boy. He wasn't stupid he knew what it meant but he wasn't going to tell anyone not until the boy was older of course. He was about to explode in his pants and he still had to do the poor child's legs. He quickly swallowed his pulse as he began the legs.

He heard a soft release of breath from Hebi and realized his massage had put the small child to sleep. He hadn't meant to do that but he guessed it was a good thing. He finished and stood.

"I'm finished now, my lord." He bowed to Tom and Bella and tried to leave. Bella passed and was tucking in her son but Tom grabbed his arm. "My Lord?"

"Do you have a thing for children?"

"No, my Lord."

"Really?" Tom's eyes flicked down then back to Severus' "then explain?"

"He's my soul mate, my Lord." Severus replied, respectfully " I was going to keep it quiet until he was old enough, my Lord. I will do nothing until then."

"Wrong, Severus." Tom replied, and got a confused look. "You will be Hebi's best friend, his mentor, and his protector. "

"I would love that chance, my Lord." Severus said truthfully, " I thank you. It would be beneficial if he had some way to call me would it not? Something only he can use?"

"Indeed I will think of something." Tom smirked, "If you hurt him in any way shape or form I will end you, Severus."

Severus nodded and was released. He bowed and headed for the Apperation point to return to the school for the start of term. He hated that damn school but he wouldn't leave because now he knew that in four years he would need to be at the school to keep his tiny mate safe from all harm that Dumbledore would try to put him in.