kitty :: l.s

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"hazza?"

harry rolled over and sighed, running his free hand through his disheveled hair and stared tiredly at kitty. they had just come home from dinner and he was exhausted to say the least.

everything was going smooth; kitty looked like he was having an absolute blast, niall kept making him laugh, and liam and zayn make great story tellers together. everything was fine until a waiter in training stumbled and spilled water on liam's shirt, who then tried to dry it up with a couple of napkins causing himself to rub on liam's chest.

zayn was furious. he was growling and hollering and harry, niall, and a nearby stranger had to stop zayn from ripping out the man's throat. not only were they banned, but kitty was mortified and they didn't even get to eat their food.

harry instead had to order a pizza and throw on a quick movie while his mates ate in silence. as soon as they left, kitty went to bed and harry was a hair close to being asleep.

however, he's still awake with a very sad looking kitty in front of him. "yes? what's wrong?"

kitty shifted on his heels, his tail swinging lowly between his legs. "i-i... a monster and—"

"are you having nightmares?" kitty only stared at him with glossy blue eyes, a small ring of green around them and a twinkle hasn't noticed before.

he nodded. "uh, my mum told me when i'm having nightmares, think about all the things that make you smile and daydream about that for a little while. you'll be asleep before you know it."

kitty looked hesitant, but went back into the room nevertheless. harry waited before he heard the bed crinkle and the sheets wrinkle before closing his eyes again.

but he couldn't sleep. he felt lost, like he's missing something. he tried to sleep for another 20 minutes before getting up and checking on kitty.

kitty was in harry's bed, thrashing wildly and whimpering. harry's breath hitched as he took another step forward. there were tears pouring out of kitty's eyes in small streaks, and harry had to do something.

he slowly climbed inside the bed, carefully pulling the covers over himself. when kitty didn't stop fighting in his sleep, harry held him by the elbow and scooted closer until his chest was against his chest. it took a couple of seconds, but kitty relaxed and soon soft snores filled the room again.

it felt peacefully laying there knowing kitty was fine again, but harry couldn't stay here. what if kitty was weirded out and didn't want to be around him when he woke up the next morning? the rejection would be too much for harry.

he pushed himself away from the smaller lad, rolling off of the bed and retreated down the halls into his guest room. the bed felt a little too empty and he wasn't warm enough, but this would have to do. kitty was safe, he was safe, and everything was alright. but it wasn't.

"hazza? harry?" he unwillingly opened his eyes and his heartbeat paused.

kitty's hair was in every direction, the tear streaks prominent on his face now, lips red and puffy from him biting on it too much.

harry bit back a smile as he opened his arms. "c'mere."

kitty dove straight into his arms as he pushed himself back further and further until he was properly cuddled in harry's arm. neither boy spoke, just embraced one another as kitty happily sighed into the older man's chest and harry breathed in the hybrid's scent and it was the rain that lead them to sleep.