Chapter 3

Disclaimer ~ I do not own Katekyo or Harry Potter

It seemed that tea and cookies started a new routine for Harry. Bel would show up at her house in the morning after breakfast and escort her to wherever she needed to go that day. He said it was because he didn't trust her not to get lost again but Harry figured he was just lonely and enjoyed her company. That was why she always greeted him with a smile and did her best to include him in her plans.

If she was getting groceries that day, she asked if there was anything specific Bel wanted her to cook for him so she could get the ingredients while they were out. If she was planning to study (Hermione would be proud) or just read then she let him pick where they went. Sometimes he wanted to go to the park and other times he wanted to stay at her house. If she was studying then she would ask him questions when she got stuck but if she was just reading for fun he would either read it over her shoulder or she would read it out loud for him. Harry had quickly learned that Bel was very clingy, not that she minded. It only solidified the comparison that he was part cat.

After spending the day doing whatever, Bel would escourt Harry back home and she'd invite him in for supper. Most of the time he accepted, although there were a few instances where he couldn't. Excluding the few times he had to go somewhere for a few days at a time, this was how her day went. On the days Bel wasn't around, Harry tended to visit the magical community and get new study materials or practiced her magic.

Bel had even started teaching her italian. Her accent was crap but she was getting better each day. She excelled at reading and writing the language but her conversational skills needed work. Bel was a great teacher and was patient with her when she messed up. He would correct her and occasionally throw a knife at her but that was about it. He never hit her with knives, but they left marks in her walls which annoyed her. At most, Bel would take a few strands of her hair with his knife attack but that was it. Something Harry didn't mind because it was just hair.

It was hard to believe that she moved to Italy a mere seven weeks ago. She had only known Bel for five of those weeks but he had become as close to her as Ron and Hermione were. Perhaps more than them, if she was being honest. She loved her friends to death but Bel was different somehow. Harry wished she could explain it, but she really didn't know the reason why herself.

Today was a reading day. Bel had one of the books he brought over (he had his own shelf, mostly full of horror books) and was curled under a blanket on the couch. Harry was in the kitchen area putting the last batch of cookies on the cooling rack. It had started raining while they were on the way back from getting groceries so the duo just decided to stay inside for the remainder of the day.

Harry finished placing the last cookie on the tray and made her way over to the living area. She grabbed the book she was reading (Inkheart) and sat on the couch. It didn't take but a moment after she had settled for Bel to adjust his position to be pressed up against her side. Something she had grown accustomed to over the weeks. Bel had his arm wrapped around her back and was absentmindedly playing with her hair while he read. A few minor adjustments to get comfortable later and Harry opened her book to where she had left off.

She didn't know when she had dozed off, lulled to sleep by Bel's warmth and the sound of turning pages, but she had. The first thing she noticed upon awakening was that her book was no longer in her hands. A quick glance to the side showed it was sitting on the table next to Bel's book, her red bookmark partially sticking out between the pages.

The second thing was that she was covered in a blanket. The same blanket Bel had been wrapped up in previously. It was draped across her feet and most of her legs, as it wasn't long enough to cover all of her.

The third thing she noticed was Bel himself. He was leaning against the back of the couch, arms holding her close, and breathing softly. Her head was tucked underneath his chin and she could feel the steady rise and fall of his chest as he breathed. She couldn't help but turn slightly, careful not to wake Bel, and study him.

He looked so peaceful. His mouth was slightly parted but there was no drool. Instead she heard snoring. Soft, almost nonexistent snores but snores nonetheless. Harry found herself smiling as she settled back down. A nap didn't sound too bad after all.

And done! A cute and fluffy nap time cuddle between Bel and Harry. Originally I had planned for it to be just Harry who fell asleep but I couldn't resist Bel napping too. Another thing that was different from my original plans was that Harry was supposed to fall asleep on Bel while they were in the park. But I figured a cozy day in while it rains was better.

I was typing this on my phone and everytime I tried to type Bel's, it wanted to correct it to Abel's. Phone hates me, I'm telling ya now. If you guys see any spelling mistakes could you let me know?

To the guest that asked me to adopt a Harlock/Harry Potter crossover, sorry but I can't. I've never heard of Harlock before so I wouldn't be able to write the story at all. I hope you find someone who knows it and that they adopt the idea but I'm not that person.

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