Cast Away (Narry Hybrid AU)

4. Love

The next morning, I get out of bed and go to make myself breakfast.

When I open my door, it hits against something or someone I should say. I go out of my room and find Harry curled up in a ball sleeping next to my door.

My eyes widen, feeling a little guilty inside about how I shut him out last night. I kneel down next to him, and shake his shoulder lightly. "Harry.." He starts to wake up as soon as I touch him.

I watch as he stirs and moves around, then opens his eyes, allowing my blue eyes to meet his green eyes.

"Niall.." He says in a small, light voice. I give him a small smile.

"Come on Harry. Get up off the floor." He doesn't seem to get what I said until, I grab his hands and help him up.

I lead him to the kitchen and set him at the table. He sits down and just stares at me, waiting for breakfast like I've given him every other morning.

Once I've cooked and we've have both eaten and I have everything cleaned up, we go to the living room to watch some television.

I remember that Zayn said he couldn't come over, but how Liam was free. Grabbing my phone I dial Liam's number, and call him.

After a few rings, Liam picks up. "Hello?"

"Hey Li. What's up?"

"Oh, hi Ni. Nothing really, just enjoying my day away from work. What about you, anything planned for the day?"

"Well I was wondering if you wanted to come over. I have somebody for you to meet." Liam oohs at me and I can almost see the smirk on his face.

"Aww, did Niall finally get himself a boyfriend?" I almost choke on air. Harry, as my boyfriend?! No, he could barely speak English, let alone love and be with me.

"No!" I spit out quickly. He fake gasps.

"Is it a girlfriend!? Niall I thought you were gay!" I roll my eyes even though he can't see me. I am gay, and he knows I wouldn't get a girlfriend.

"No Liam, its not a girlfriend or boyfriend. Its just a friend." He chuckles.

"Alright mate, sure I'll come over and meet your "friend"." I could tell he had a giant smirk on his face.

"He's just a friend Liam nothing more." Liam oohs again.

"He? So is it a guy you like then?" I scoff at him.

"No Liam. I do not like him he's strictly a friend." I mean sure Harry was cute but he was a hybrid and I could not date a hybrid.

"Fine fine. Whatever you say Niall." I could tell he didn't believe me. "I'll be over in a bit."

"Okay, then I'll see you soon." He says goodbye, before both of us hang up and I return my attention to Harry.

Harry sits, eyes crossed, staring at a single curl of his hair that had fallen just above his nose. I watch him as he tries to get his tongue to lick the piece of hair, not realizing that his nose is in the way. Everything he does is so cute, even though he doesn't try. But not in a way that I'm attracted to him that would be crazy more like cute in a little kid way.

He finally looks up at me when I start giggling at how adorable he looks. I sit down next to him and carefully brush the hair out of his face.

"Niall." He smiles at me. He voice was so innocent and sweet, like a child's.

A few minutes later, Liam arrives. He knocks on the door. "Come in!" I shout to him, and he walks into the house, joining us in the living room.

"Hi, Niall. Is this your "friend"?" He says hinting a little on the word friend.

I nod. "Yes Liam, this is Harry." Liam's eyes scan Harry, widening as he takes note of the tiny ears and long tail, coming from his body.

"H-he has a t-tail. And cat ears.." I nod once again.

"He's a hybrid, the rare experiment things that are half human, half animal." He nods.

"I know what they are.. Where did you get him? Can he talk? Is he dangerous?" He questions me.

"I found him as a kitten by the one building, the one that looks really creepy and has keep out signs around it and then he changed in my house. He's not dangerous I don't think, he can barely do anything. And he only can say a few words." Liam examines Harry in fascination.

Harry looks back at Liam, then at Niall. Liam reaches his hand out to pet Harry and Harry just sniffs his hand lightly and gives it a few small kitten licks. Then he smiles and rubs his head against Liam's hand.

Liam smiles at the catboy. Chuckling at his actions. Harry just smiles at purrs lightly. At least Liam isn't disgusted by him, like some people are by the thought of Hybrids.

"I think he likes you Liam." I coo. Liam just smiles and allows Harry to continue.

"So who else knows about him?" Liam asks me.

"Just you and Zayn. Zayn has been teaching him words, but he couldn't come over today." Liam nods.

"What can he say?" I look at Harry, knowing he'll say my name, he looks back at me, then smiles.

"Niall." He says and Liam let's out a little aww. I turn back to Liam.

"He says my name and his name, and please, and eat." Liam nods, then looks at Harry.

"Harry, can you say Liam." He says in a baby voice to Harry. Harry just stares back confused, then looks at me.

"Harry, say Liiamm." I stretch out Liam's name for him.

Harry tries to say it. "Leayim." Liam smiles at him.

"Close enough." He smiles at Harry. Harry just smiles and continues to repeat his version of Liam's name. Liam looks at me. "He's adorable. Are you gonna make him your boyfriend? Train him to do what you want?" He wiggles his eyebrows up and down suggestively. I roll my eyes.

"No Liam. He can barely talk, he wouldn't even know what I meant if I asked him to be my boyfriend and I would never be cruel to him and force him to do anything like that."

"I was just joking mate but you're still not denying that you like him." He smirks at me.

"Sure he's cute, but he's like a little kid and I'm not dating a little kid." Liam nods.

"Just wait til he's talking like you and me. I bet ya you'll be all over him." He smirks at me and I roll my eyes again. I wasn't denying that I wouldn't, I just didn't think that Harry would fall for me once he could speak and act like a normal person. I'm just Niall, plain and boring, nothing special.

Liam sits down next to Harry. "Harry can you say 'love'?" Harry stares at him confused. "Loovee." He tries to stretch the word out like I did. Harry wouldn't understand the word even if Liam could get him to say it, so it was really pointless for him to learn it.

Harry just looks at him again. "Harry say loovvee." Liam asks him one more time.

Harry attempts to sound out the new word. "Luwwa." Liam smiles.

"No Harry, like this. Lovvee." Harry tries to get the word but find it hard to make out the new sounds. But after a few tries he almost has it.

"Luve." Harry says, this being his closest attempt. Liam smiles.

"Try one more time Harry, love."

"L-love." Harry says the word clear for the first time. Liam smiles big.

"Now say, Harry love Niall." Harry looks at Liam confused again and I just glare at Liam. "Harry." Harry repeats him. "Love." Again he repeats him. "Niall."

Liam smiles at him, then turns back to me smirking. "See I told you you guys will be together. He already loves you." My insides flutter at the thought of him loving me but I quickly brush off the feelings, knowing they won't come true. I shake my head at Liam.

"It's not gonna happen mate." He shrugs.

"You never know, stranger things have happened than a hybrid and human hooking up."