A Father- A New Life Start

20. Setback

Salvatore had managed to get into his quarters mind you it was a rather difficult task as Harrison wouldn't come out of his robes no matter how much he tried to get the poor boy out.

Otiz wasn't really helping either as he was also stuck to Salvatore like glue all in the name to protect Harrison from what had happened in the Great Hall.

Once they had entered the boy darted out and headed to his room that was always there and locked the door even before Otiz had time to comprehend what was happening.

"Otiz he will be alright, let him calm down before we go in there ok?" said Salvatore as he sat down in his chair, Otiz clearly trying to get into the room.

Salvatore called for a house elf for some fire whiskey, just one mind you he did have to look after Harrison as well as teach tomorrow.

Otiz kept mewing at the door pleading to be let in and after half an hour of it all, Salvatore had enough and so got up and walked to the door and knocked only for it to open fully.

He saw Harrison laying in his bed crying his eyes out, wrapped tightly up within his covers, Otiz ran over to him right away and jumped on to the bed and wrapped himself around Harrison protecting him from anything and everything.

Salvatore came towards the bed and once there he sat down and stroked Harrison's hair, noticing how soft it was, yep definitely Lily's texture as well as her eyes everything else was James freakin Payne, oh well.

"Hadrian come now child everything will be alright..." said Salvatore trying to get his attention, all he got was a slight nod of a head.

After a few long antagonising minutes Harrison got up and looked at his father, tears streaming down his face, he launched himself at Salvatore only for him to almost fall off the bed as he held his son tightly.

"Dad...... that was so scary..... now I'm going to be picked on yet again!" cried Harrison into his chest, tears and snot going everywhere. Yuck!

"Hadrian it's ok, I'm here and so is Otiz and I know for a fact that Mr and Mrs Williams will be there for you as well my son".

"How did they find out anyway... I mean Mr and Mrs Williams?" at this he looked straight into onyx eyes.

"....you told them!!!" screamed Harrison into Salvatore's face, this made Otiz' hackles rise slightly at the outburst, fur staticing everywhere, Salvatore sighed he knew he had made a big mistake by it, he knew would turn out much better then he would expect in the future.

"Hadrian I know I should of asked your permission to tell them but I would love for you to have them in your life, I would like them to be the go to people that I know that they are, also they were and still are your parents best friends, I don't want you to lose that.

I know their youngest two have been bullies to you but from what I know from what Mrs Williams is like from her oldest children she is a force to be reckoned with.

She will and I hate to admit this will follow through with all threats given to her children if they don't listen to her" and he hugged his son close to him, stroking fluffy soft hair.

"But you still told!" Harrison almost screamed but once he took in all the information that he was given he knew, even though he hadn't spent much time with the Williams he knew Madeline would follow through.

Harrison sighed into Salvatore and was almost asleep but Otiz had other plans and for the first ever time he disappeared out of the room in search for something.

Salvatore sat there for a few more minutes thinking that his son was asleep he went to get up but that when he was hugged by a limpet and wouldn't let go so he brought him to to the living area and placed on his lap on the sofa.

"Hadrian listen to me and listen well my son, the young Mr. Williams and his sister will not harm you and I can assure you that with their older brothers looking out for you as well as Otiz and myself you will be fine".

Harrison leaned into him more and hummed slightly and snuggled into him almost dropping off to sleep, he had finished all his homework anyway so an early night might just be what was needed until Otiz came bounding back in an hour later carrying something in his mouth.

He passed over to the two of them and dropped something unceremoniously onto their laps, it was pure white but when Harrison took it into his arms it gave off body heat and it smelt like lilly's of all things.

Happy that his master was finally happy Otiz got up on the sofa next to them and leaned slightly on Salvaore and fell asleep.

The two looked at the animal and then looked at the stuffed fox that now rested in Harrison's arms.

"Do you think it's his way to cheer me up?" asked Harrison, Salvatore smiled towards him and then hugged his son tightly and nodded.

Harrison held the stuffie tightly and within no time he was sleeping, Salvatore brought him to his room, followed by Otiz of course and then went to bed he knew tomorrow was going to be a bad day for his son but with the older Williams, Otiz and himself protecting him along with is new friends he should be alright.