Imperfect || h.e.s

6

6

"Look at all the snow!" Elle's face lights up, it's late January but we've yet to take her out properly in the snow. Belle is worried because when she was one she caught pneumonia and almost passed.

"Belle, let's get her dressed warm and take her out there. Just for a bit, see how much she wants it?" She looks at me hesitantly but sighs. "Yeah okay, just for a little bit." I smile and help Elle get ready while Belle gets dressed. Elle's excitement is overwhelming, her jumping making everything harder than it should be but I manage to get her into some warm clothes.

"It's so hot," she falls back onto the bed and I laugh. "Just wait till you get outside in the cold El." She giggles at the nickname and jumps up into my arms. Belle stands at the door with a smile on her face and phone in her hand, ready to 'capture the moment' as she says.

We go outside to the dorm yard and I fall back into the snow, enjoying the freedom of it all. Elle plops down beside me as Belle laughs and films the entire thing, including her trying to help me out of the snow. It ended with her falling on top of me and dropping the phone but I still can't wait to watch it.

"Hey Belle, can I ask you something?" She nods and pulls me away, we sit down and watch as Elle runs around in the snow. I admire the beautiful smile on her face as she looks at her.

"Belle, will you be mine?" I blurt it out before I can psych myself out. She looks at me in shock but smiles widely. Elle runs up and jumps in my lap, playing with a snowball in her hand, she always wants to be near one of us.

"Of course Harry." I place my finger under her chin, guiding her face to me and I kiss her gently. "Can we have hot chocolate Hawwy?" My heart leaps at Elle's words, she's connected to me so much that I can't picture leaving the girls, my girls.

"You girls mean the world to me." Belle's smile warms my heart until I think it might stop all together. Elle turns and hugs my torso tightly, squeezing the life out of me.

"When is your birthday Hawwy," we had talked about her birthday last night, it's May twentieth and that date will be engraved in my mind forever. As will the date March fifth, the day my beautiful Belle was born.

"February first." Belle turns to me quickly. "Why didn't you tell me? That's only a week away," I smile at her but what could I say? I have all I want right here with me, there's no purpose in a celebration. "I didn't think it was important."

"Of course it's important, I've got to get you a birthday present. What do you even want to do for your birthday? Go out with friends?" I scoff, knowing that I know no one that I can call a friend. "Can I just stay in with my girls?" Belle nods with a sweet smile, her happiness obvious to me when it would be almost impossible for anyone else to tell.

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"Belle, I'm here," I knock on her door, assuming she's probably busy getting any last minute things ready for my birthday dinner with the two of them tonight, but the door swings open easily at my touch. "Belle," I say her name softly as I stare into the dark mess of her dorm. It was always so bright and clean in here, this is nothing I've ever seen from her before. Belle is nowhere to be found.

I jump at the sound of a sob from the closet and run to open it, inside is Elle, sat on the floor crying and shaking. She screams when I pick her up.

"Shh love, it's Harry, it's okay." It takes her only moments to curl into my coat, soaking my tee with her tears. "El, what happened, where's your mum?" My voice is urgent, my heart racing as I fight away tears at the sound of her cries. "He took my momma," she cries out horridly.

**a/n okay so I wrote this a while ago and idk I'll publish it now so I don't have to think about it. I'm so mentally exhausted in sorry everyone, my life has gone to shit recently and I feel like no one is honestly enjoying this or any of my other stories. I've gotten almost no comments about any of them so I don't know about continuing. I need a break before I have a break down. So I thought I'd have a little hiatus of my
own, maybe I'll continue writing but I don't really see a point at the moment. I'll be reading of course so if you have suggestions share them with me.

Until next time.

I love you all so much, thank you for everything. xx**