Starts off with Regulus being taken to Prince Manor, to where he recovers before he says anything and before he sees Nigel again. Pretty much him kind of saying that he needs to gather his thoughts before he tells what's happened after over eighteen years of imprisonment in a psych ward.

And if you want I will throw a love scene between him and Nigel in the next chapter(s), sort of need to focus on a little more love besides our two main couples eh?

I don't own Harry Potter.

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Prince Manor, North Wing:

After they'd rescued Regulus Narcissa, Severus, Lucius, and Kingsley had brought him to a more private part of the Manor to keep him closed off from the others in order to be checked out and have a nice recovery. Kingsley had summoned Annabelle Pergamum, one of the best healers in the country to come over and check him and she was due to arrive any moment.

Regulus had calmed own after Narcissa's comforts started helping; Severus and Lucius helped as well, but Narcissa was better off. Eileen had given them a master room in the North Wing of the Manor, and Kingsley had most of the day free for now so he could take Regulus' statement.

"You feel better Reggie?" Narcissa still had the poor man in her arms and he had calmed down after a while but he was still on edge.

"Y-Yes." Regulus was told to relax until the healer came, then afterwards he could get cleaned up. His hair was shaggy and matted, he had a thin beard and his eyes were dulled out completely.

"Do you want a drink? Some water maybe?" he shook his head and leaned into her arms. "Where is that healer Kingsley?"

"She said she'd be down as soon as she could." Kingsley sighed, even he couldn't believe that Dumbledore would lock a young man away in an asylum full of crazies and put him under a false name; now the first question was why the phony name?

"I hope she gets here soon." Lucius sighed and looked at Severus. "Why don't you go see Harry? I'm sure he's worried." Severus shook his head.

"He can wait, I need to hear this as well."

"Suit yourself." Lucius just shrugged, and then the floo went off letting Healer Pergamum through.

"I'm so sorry I'm late Kingsley, there was a rush of patients coming in I barely got away." She sat her bag down and looked at Regulus. "Oh dear…poor man." She cautiously walked over to him and held out her hand. "Hello." Regulus just nodded at her.

"What can you see so far Ann?" Kingsley.

"Definite signs of malnutrition, dehydration, bruises, lack of sunlight, some misaligned fingers, all classic signs of abuse without the blood." Regulus' fingers were slightly out of place. Ann looked at Kingsley and sighed. "I have the potions to help." She reached into her bag and pulled out multiple vials with several different colored liquids inside. "Let's see, nutrition potions, bone healers, calming draughts, blood replenishing potions just in case, dreamless sleep potions for later, ah and a few pepper up potions just to be safe."

"Does he really need all that?" Narcissa stared at the large stack of vials.

"I won't be completely sure until I check him over." She pulled her hair back and put on her latex gloves. "Standard procedure."

"Now Reg…she's going to look you over so I need to let go ok?" Narcissa tried but Regulus wouldn't let go. "It's alright I'm not going anywhere." He still wouldn't let go.

"Maybe you should let him hold your hand Mrs. Malfoy. It's normal he'll need comfort while I examine him, just to keep him calm."

"You hear that Reggie? You can hold my hand if you wish, she needs to give you a checkup. Do you understand?" Regulus looked unsure at first, but nodded and let Narcissa take his hand.

"Now then…Regulus is it? I need you to remove your shirt, to make sure you don't have any other broken bones." Regulus pulled off his dirty shirt and Ann went to work feeling all over, he had a few bruises on his chest but no scratches or scars; when Ann checked his lower ribs he winced. "How much does it hurt dear?"

"A-A little…" he winced again.

"Hmm, let me see…" she pulled out her wand and soon enough Regulus' ribs were visible. "Oh my…there's a small fracture. No worries though." She pulled out a clear potion. "Drink this dear, this will heal that tiny fracture in no time." Regulus gulped it down and in an instant the little crack disappeared.

"Anything else?" Narcissa.

"Hmm, everything else seems to be in order. But for those fingers, I'll have to realign them myself." Regulus hissed and looked at Narcissa.

"Best let her do it Regulus, or you may never use those hands again." He sighed and held out his broken hand. Ann took a couple of fingers and moved them slowly back into position.

"AH!" he shouted at the pain.

"That's only two sweetie, just three more to go." Regulus nodded and just as she finished realigning the last few she bandaged his hand. "That should do it, just wear that four 24 hours and your hand should be good as new."

"Feel better Reg?"

"A bit."

"Well…it seems that he'll just need proper nutrition and rest. Take the potions correctly and he'll be back together in no time." She packed her bag up and nodded at Kingsley before heading to the floo again. "Call me if you need anything." And she left.

"There now." Narcissa patted Regulus' shoulder. "Do you want to clean up first?" Regulus looked confused.

"She meant shower and shave Reggie." Severus smirked and Regulus glared a bit.

"Easy on him Sev he's sensitive."

"Not that sensitive." Regulus groaned.

"Look why don't you take a shower and we'll come back when you're done?"

"Sure." He seemed to be getting his old self back, he was talking more and he seemed more comfortable with the others.

"Let's leave then." The other four left the room as Regulus climbed out of bed. They shut the door and waited out in the hall.

"Perhaps I should come back at a later time." Kingsley checked his pocket watch. "I have a meeting this afternoon with the school governors."

"By then he should be ready." Lucius nodded in agreement.

"Well I'll see you then, tell Harry I'll speak with him later." Kingsley apparated away and the rest just sighed.

"That went better than we thought." Severus.

"Indeed so, he seems to be coming around quickly." Lucius leaned against the wall and rubbed his forehead.

"He is a Black after all, takes more than near two decades to turn his head like that." Narcissa sounded proud, but not too proud. Severus sighed and scratched his neck.

"Anything on the other Weasleys?"

"From what McGonagall has said Granger and Weasley both keep trying to get the elder brothers to assist them in this but they refuse each time. Dumbledore's still trying to reason with the goblins to take that order away, claiming he deserved to keep the money."

"Ridiculous." Severus.

"Absolutely." Narcissa. "He knows he's at a dead end, there's no way around it once goblins and money are involved even the Ministry can't stop it."

"No surprise there. He might as well just give in." Severus and Narcissa laughed. "What?"

"Since when does that old fool ever just 'give in'?"

"Good point." Lucius sighed again and checked the clock on the opposite wall. "Severus go see Harry, we'll let you know when Regulus is ready to talk." Severus shook his head.

"I can't, he may be with Nigel and I know the minute he realizes Regulus is here Nigel will rush in and make a scene. Not to mention Reg is still on edge, he can't take any drama right now." They nodded in agreement, and then the sound of footsteps coming to the door made them move away. The door opened slowly and there stood Regulus, all clean and looking far better than he did several minutes ago in a black silk set of robes. His beard was trimmed down, his hair was dry and looked shinier, and his posture was much better than it had been before.

"How do you feel now Reggie?" Narcissa smiled at him.

"Better…nice to have a decent shower for once in over 18 years of Hell." He said.

"Regulus, when you feel like talking you're more than welcome to do so when you're ready." Severus walked up to him and touched his shoulder. "We're not going to rush you into anything."

"Thanks." Regulus looked directly up at Severus, and touched the hand on his shoulder. "Do you know?"

"About your relationship with my little brother, yes I know." He nodded and Regulus stiffened.

"How is he?"

"He's been in a downward spiral since you vanished." Severus had to say the truth, he couldn't lie. "Thought you'd left him." Regulus looked at him stunned.

"I'd never hurt him. I cared about him too much to hurt him…"

"Cared? Does that mean you don't care anymore?" Regulus frantically shook his head.

"No…no…I do care, I still do. All I could think about was him while I was trapped there, what would happen to him if I was gone? What would he do without me? Did he miss me, does he still love me…?"

"Stop your rambling." Severus held up a hand. "I'm not interested in how you felt during your imprisonment, nor do I care what your thoughts were…"

"Severus…" Narcissa tried but Lucius stopped her.

"I only care that…do you still love Nigel?" he paused. "Do you love him, even after all these years you've been gone; do you still love him?" Regulus looked directly into Severus' onyx eyes, stepped closer, and was silent for a few seconds before he answered.

"Yes." He paused. "I love him far more than you can ever imagine." Severus seemed unsure, but gave a small smirk.

"I'll hold you to that." He let go of Reg's shoulder.

"Can…Can I see him?"

"Yes you can see him, but wait until I get back." He held up a finger and left to go find Harry. He looked in their room seeing it was empty, then checked the study, also empty, the living room, the dining hall, and as soon as he came to Nigel's other room he heard voices inside. He knocked on the door, and Harry answered.

"Sev!" Harry jumped on him and wrapped his arms tight around his neck.

"I know I missed you too." He patted his husband's back and kissed his head, then spotted Nigel standing up looking rather eager. "We found him, he's alive and he wants to see you."

"Where is he?" Nigel got up close to Severus' face but Severus held up a hand to stop him from crushing Harry.

"Just keep calm, he's still a bit injured but give him a little space." Nigel nodded frantically and followed Severus and Harry back to Regulus' room, where Lucius and Narcissa were coming out of. "Is he ready?"

"He's ready." Narcissa nodded and let them step inside.

"Reg?" Nigel stepped forward slowly and Regulus stood up. He was slightly taller than Nigel but they were about the same height.

"Hello Nigel." Both men just stared at each other for a few seconds, and then out of the blue Regulus took Nigel into his arms and the other man just broke down in the hold. They held each other, and then Severus ushered Harry and the Malfoys out of the room and shut the door.

"Best give them time to catch up. Follow me." Severus led them to a small parlor, right where Joan and Eileen were having tea with Ginny and Draco.

"How is he?" Eileen asked them offering Severus a cup.

"They're catching up right now." He and Harry sat down on the small floral sofa next to Draco and Ginny. Lucius and Narcissa took two cups and sat in armchairs. "Nigel's getting very emotional as we speak."

"He deserves to, not seeing his love for nearly two decades thinking he left him or vanished, then finding out he was dead and now he's not dead…it's a huge toll on him." Joan sipped her tea and sighed. "Maybe now he'll go back to his old self."

"Or hopefully a new self, his old self was too competitive." Harry laughed at Sev's comment, and leaned onto his shoulder.

"I still don't understand, why would Dumbledore lock an innocent man who escaped death in an asylum? What's his motive?" Ginny.

"Dumbledore could have many motives, but only Regulus can help us fill in the details. I would probably say though that maybe Regulus found out something he shouldn't have and Dumbledore locked him away to keep quiet." Severus held an arm around Harry and kissed his head.

"Sounds like it could be so, but it could also show that maybe Dumbledore wanted to shut him up about the horcruxes or something like that." Harry kissed Sev's cheek and nuzzled his neck.

"Hey you two no lovey dovey outside the bedroom." Lucius groaned sipping his tea.

"Oh hush, you never had a problem when we loved in public." Narcissa winked and Lucius' cheeks tinted pink.

"Uh oh Lucius is embarrassed." Harry teased.

"Shut up Potter."

"Snape-Potter thank you."

"Shush you two, no fighting." Joan put her cup to the side and played with her long hair. "So what're we going to do about Dumbledore, when he finds out you took Regulus out of that hellhole?"

"We got him out legally, Dumbledore can't do anything." Severus.

"Maybe, but he'll still fight for something."

"He will." Everyone turned to see Regulus and Nigel joined hand in hand at the door.

"Regulus." Harry stood up and walked over to the two holding out his hand. "Harry, Harry Snape-Potter." Regulus shook his hand.

"My brother's godson." He gave a small smile. "Nice to finally meet you."

"Boys please, have a seat." Eileen waved her wand and another couch appeared. "It's nice to meet you at last Regulus, I'm Nigel's mother Eileen, and this is his sister Joan."

"Nice to meet you all." Regulus nodded at them and Nigel leaned in on his shoulder. "I know you're all wondering how I survived and ended up in that ward; well let me start back to that night I retrieved the first horcrux. After I ordered my house elf Kreacher to take the horcrux and leave the Inferi dragged me under, I didn't have my wand on me yet somehow the Inferi released me and I ended up outside that cave. I don't know what happened next, just waking up in a strange room at Dumbledore's home."

"His home?" Severus seemed unsure. "His home is Hogwarts, from what I recall he's lived there since he started teaching."

"Yes but…he has another place he inherited from his parents."

"Godric's Hollow?" Harry.

"Yes, after I was healed up he came in and sat down. We talked, and then when he asked my what I had done in that cave I assumed I was telling the right person so I gave my story. But then after I mentioned that I knew how to defeat the Dark Lord and that he should inform the Ministry…he just…he said that he wouldn't."

"He wouldn't go to the Ministry and find a way to kill Voldemort? Why?" Regulus looked down.

"He said that it was too soon for that, Voldemort was just starting to arise in power and he wanted him to get as far as he could before the right child was born." Everyone's eyes widened. "He knew, that no grown wizard could kill Voldemort on their own, so he wanted to wait until the right moment for the right child to be born and use them as his tool in the war."

"Y-You mean…?" Regulus looked directly at Harry.

"The minute you were born Mr. Potter, you were marked as his tool though I'm sure you already know that."

"I figured that when I realized he was stealing from my parents."

"That's not all he's done to your family Harry." Regulus looked at Severus and back to Harry. "Dumbledore set up your parents, when the prophecy was first made."

"How can you be sure? Where you when this happened?"

"I was held captive at Dumbledore's home, under the Fidelius Charm. I couldn't leave without my wand, and I overheard every conversation he ever had with anyone else involved."

"So Dumbledore wanted to wait for the perfect tool, and when he realized which one was needed he heard about the prophecy concerning me, and in the process he plotted my parents' death?"

"I'm afraid so, I don't know exactly how he plotted all this but he told your dad to make Sirius the secret keeper because he knew Sirius thought Pettigrew would be a better choice. When they switched his plan went into action, after that everything just fell into place." Harry was shaking in Sev's arms, and the older man just held him close.

"Harry…Harry shhh…" Severus turned to Regulus. "If you were held captive for that long, why did he put you in that ward?"

"Because I managed to escape somehow, and when he caught me I threatened to expose him. He stunned me, bound me, and then took me to that place. I tried to break out many times but the last time he visited me was when he'd found out about Nigel." Regulus wrapped an arm around Nigel's shoulder.

"He threatened him?" Narcissa.

"He did, that's why I stopped trying to run away. I had to keep hidden, just to protect the only true love in my life." He kissed Nigel's head and stroked his arm.

"You did it to protect me?" he tipped Nigel's chin up to meet his.

"I would do anything to protect you, anything." They shared a brief kiss and then Regulus turned to Harry. "I'm sorry Harry…"

"Don't be." Harry ran out of the room and Severus looked at his old friend.

"Shouldn't you go after him?" Draco.

"No, let him cool down first. I'll go up there in a little bit; Regulus you know more than you're putting on I'm sure?"

"Yes, but the rest will wait."

"Agreed, we'll discuss the rest of this later. Let's just relax for now." Severus nodded and stood.

"Excuse me." he left to his and Harry's quarters, finding his beloved husband on the bed crying. He sat down next to him and started rubbing his back to comfort him. "It's ok Harry, I'm here." His heart hardened at the thought of the old bastard, what he'd done to Harry and the Potters, it was sickening.

'Albus Dumbledore you'll get yours someday.'

Hope it made sense. More will come in the next chapter.

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Later!