Artifice

Christmas eve

I wrote a new description for the story (not really it's just a definition but ya). The story has kind of drifted from the one I had before, so if you wanna see it to get an idea of what the story is about, go aheeeeeaddddd.

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By the time we arrived back at the house my mother had turned off all the lights and was asleep in her room. Harry refused to stay in the guest room and joined me in mine.

Now, it was morning and he was silently sleeping beside me. His hair was spread across his pillow and arms reaching out for my body. It was probably one of the most creepiest things I've ever done but I liked watching him like this, I liked watching him all the time actually. He was captivating even in his slumber.

Seeing him here and thinking about last night changed things for me. I couldn't care less about my insecurities toward him not actually wanting to be with me, or that he was still somewhat closed off when it came to personal things. I was just glad he was around.

He ruffled around and my thoughts were interrupted.

"Hi." I whispered taking a strand of his hair and twirling it around in my fingers. A part of me wishes I could wake up like this everyday.

"Good morning." His voice rasped. He peeked up through his mountain of hair and smiled. "How did you sleep?" He asked.

"Great." I expected to have been too spooked from visiting the graveyard to get any sleep, but being with him made me forget everything.

Honestly, when did I become so sappy?

"What time is it?" He groaned seeing the light coming from the windows.

"Almost one." I almost whispered.

"What? Shouldn't your family be here by now?" A surge of energy went through him, and suddenly he was wide awake.

"Well yeah. But you were sleeping I didn't want to wake you." That and I didn't have the mental strength to communicate with other people.

He stood up half naked and walked around the room before stopping and raising his hands to his hand.

"Shit." He grumbled.

"What?"

"I left my things in the other room."

"Welp, I guess you just have to go out there like that." I joked. "It would make for a good story for everyone to share at other family events for the next few years." He glared at me. "Naked stranger wanders around house on Christmas Eve, my grandma would get a kick out of that." I laughed.

We resolved the problem by me having to sneak out to the guest room to retrieve his things. It wasn't too hard since there was only a small opening to the hallway that led to the bedrooms.

"I'm a ninja!" I walked in and kicked my leg up, only to find Harry on his phone ignoring the effort I just put into just lifting my leg.

I dropped his bag onto the bed causing him to jump along with it.

"Think I overheard my mom saying she was going to check up on me soon, get dressed." I said as I carelessly undressed myself.