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Chapter 49

Battling with his lust and common sense Tatsumi followed Harry into the living room only to give into temptation when he spotted his mate kicking off of his shoes and gently kicking them to the side out of anyone's way. Allowing his supernatural powers to come to the front Tatsumi dashed forwards, scooped Harry up into his arms and quickly sat down on the sofa.

"Sumi!" Harry cried out in surprise. "At least give me a moment or two before you pounce on me!"

Tatsumi smirked as he made himself and Harry more comfortable. "And here I thought that you were supposed to be the big bad feline and not me."

"Well you know what they say!" Harry said as he shot Tatsumi a playful grin as he shifted around in his mate's lap. "Sometimes people who are around others for a long time they take on some of the other persons traits."

"While that sounds like an interesting concept love I fear that I do not think that we have been together for a long enough period of time," Tatsumi said softly as he toed off his shoes, as he did so he glanced at the clock only to find it showing that it was now late evening. "Do you mind me doing this with you, my beloved?"

Harry paused and fell silent as he concerned Tatsumi's words. "It is sort of...hard to try and answer that question...if it was anyone else but you then I would of said straight away without having to think or second guess myself that I would of hated this sort of touch, even if it came from Severus or Calem. But you...with you it is different."

"Different how?" Tatsumi asked as he tried to keep his fear and worry out of his voice. He had been so happy to finally have his mate within his arms that he had all but forgotten about his mate's first mate, Draco Malfoy and his rejection. "I...I am not hurting you or upsetting you am I? I know that after everything that we have done together and I have done to you-"

"Sumi love, calm down, it is alright," Harry said as he leant up and placed a quick and shy kiss on his mate's check. "I would of said or done something if I did not want you touching me. I love you touching me, beloved, unlike everyone else I really like and enjoy you touching me..."

"I am glad to know, and I am more than happy to know that I am so special to you," Tatsumi said, unable to keep the smug tone out of voice only to fail causing Harry to turn his head and laugh softly into Tatsumi's chest. "So...do you think I can bully you into spending some time snuggling with me on the sofa?"

"Of course you can," Harry said as he felt himself fully relax. As he placed his head against the Tatsumi's head and a small frown came to his face as a soft thumbing sound came to his ears. Ignoring Tatsumi's raised eyebrow Harry listened to the sound for a few seconds more before tilting his head up to look at the curious Tatsumi. "I thought you was...errr...well dead?"

"Yes, I am of sorts. You do have to die to enter my line of work," Tatsumi replied as he looked into his mate's emerald green eyes. "Why? Is something wrong love?"

"Well...I can hear your heart beating Sumi," Harry answered finally after a few thoughtful seconds. "And well...I know for sure that if your dead then your heart stops beating...but your heart has not stopped beating. Is it some strange thing to do with you being a undead of sorts?"

"You know what? I never really thought about it," Tatsumi said as he began to run a tender hand though Harry's short raven black locks while being careful not to knock his Black Tiger ears. "I guess it is just some sort of defence part of our body for when we go on missions and we have to interact with normal humans."

Harry let out a quiet laugh. "That I can understand! Can you picture a muggle doctor's face if you ever ended up injured and he could not find a pulse or a heartbeat."

"That would be an interesting sight," Tatsumi replied with a laugh of his own. "I wonder, what about you?"

"I do not understand, Sumi," Harry said with a small frown as he snuggled into Tatsumi's protective hold. "What do you mean 'what about you?' My heart beats normally..."

"I mean what sort of reaction do you think that a muggle doctor would take to you?" Tatsumi asked as he stopped running his hand though Harry's hair and began to gently rub Harry's feline ears. "If I was that muggle doctor I would either ravish you senseless, or give you some catnip or make you my pet or all three."

"Sumi," Harry said softly, his face turning bright red. "If a muggle doctor saw me with my none human ears and tail they would most likely want to make me into a science experiment. You know, like the sorts you see in muggle movies and on the news when they report new discoveries."

Tatsumi nodded stiffly while continuing his soothing actions. "I promise you love that I will never let that happen. I will not allow any crazy muggles to make you into a science experiment. I would whisk you away to my workplace which is in a different dimension of sorts before they could even blink, let alone lay a finger on a single air partial around you."

"My, my, what a sweet talker you are," Harry said with a happy smile firmly planted on his face as he relaxed and enjoyed Tatsumi's presence. "With all of this courting I have to be careful...but then again I think that you are giving me a big problem."

"I am?" Tatsumi asked as he quickly looked over his mate in worry. "I hope I have not-"

"Nothing like that Sumi!" Harry said quickly, cutting Tatsumi off only to make the elder male sigh in relief. "Let me try that again..."

"Okay..." Tatsumi said slowly as he allowed himself to fully relax back into the sofa now that the panic had passed. The whirlwind that was his day was slowly catching up to him even though it was still early evening.

"To put it simply I am falling even more in love with you then I had ever thought possible," Harry said softly, a smile slowly came to his face as he felt the smug grin on Tatsumi's face. "I...Love you Sumi. I am glad that I ended up with you rather than Malfoy. I wonder...is it possible for Magic to make a mistake?"

Tatsumi frowned slightly. "Magic make a mistake? I guess as I know that everyone can and will make mistakes at some point...but then again Magic is not a normal human...What brought such a deep question on beloved?"

"When we were outside earlier and I was listening to you read I found myself thinking," Harry said as he slowly thought out his words so he would not get tongue tied. "Malfoy was never a suitable first mate...I cannot believe I thought how I did after he rejected me as now...well I might be a bit mean comparing you to Malfoy...but I personally think that it should be you who is my first mate rather than my second mate and that Malfoy should of not even been included at all in my...well mate list."

"Mate list huh?" Tatsumi said with a raised eye brow and a soft laugh making Harry groan in embarrassment. "Do not worry love, I understand what you mean but we have to remember that both Love and Magic work in strange ways. Everything that we have gone though in our lives is for a reason, no matter how pointless it seems."

Harry let out a thoughtful sound. "I understand what you mean. If I had not admitted my feelings to Malfoy then Severus would of not stepped in and well...brought me here. Then if I had not been here I would of never of met you."

"And as mean as I sound for saying this I am glad that Malfoy rejected you and set the other events into motion," Tatsumi said as he placed a small kiss on the tips of Harry's Black Tiger ears. "If Severus had not then we would of never been sitting here in each other's arms."

"Yeah...I am glad in a strange sort of way too," Harry replied as he did little to hide the yawn that came out of his lips. "Remind me to thank Severus the next time he come here...I need to say thank you."

"I will love, and if I you do not get the chance then I will tell him myself," Tatsumi said with a fond smile on his face as he watched his beloved mate fight a losing battle with sleep. "Why do you not have a small nap? I promise you that when you wake up you will still be in my arms...the only thing that might change is our location, after all the bed is a more comfortable place to nap."

"Such a sweet talker," Harry said as he let out another yawn, one of his hands slowly moved to grab hold of Tatsumi's top. Slowly as he found himself falling asleep and a wave of comfort and safety covered him like a blanket Harry finally gave in. "But that is just another thing I love about you...and a nap...sounds amazing right now...especially as it is with...you."

Chuckling softly at his mates words Tatsumi let out a soft hum of agreement. As he watched his mate slowly fall asleep in his arms a warmth of happiness spread though Tatsumi, thoughts of the forced holiday from work not being so bad filled his mind. A smile grew on his face as Tatsumi thought over everyone's reactions to him and his mate.

'I wonder what would happen if I introduced you to everyone' Tatsumi thought as he continued to play with Harry's Black Tiger ears and hair making the young mate all but purr loudly in happiness. 'Knowing Watari he will try to get my beloved to drink a gender changing potion, Tsuzuki will ask my mate if he wants to join him in visiting a local bakery or if he wants to see his tulip garden, Hisoka will most likely be slightly cold towards my beloved but after he gets a good read on his emotions they will get along...Chief Konoe will most likely ask if this will affect my work...'

With a light feeling in his heart at the thoughts of his friends and his mate in his arms Tatsumi allowed his own exhaustion to finally win him over. Knowing that both he and his mate was safe in the cottage Tatsumi let out a tired yawn and looked down at his fast asleep mate.

"I think that it is time for us to move to a bed," Tatsumi said softly to his still asleep mate, using his Shinigami extra strength Tatsumi stood up while keeping Harry cradled comfortably in his arms. Once he was standing up Tatsumi double checked to make sure that his mate was still fast asleep and alright before turning and heading towards the hallway. "I think I will join you in having a small nap. Calem most likely has his own set of keys to the cottage or he can use one of his Pokémon to get inside, Severus will be able to simply floo in so we do not have to worry about them."

As Tatsumi entered the hallway and quickly made his way to the stairs he continued his soft rambling. His voice filling the stone silence and allowing Harry in his sleep to know that everything was alright and Tatsumi was still at his side. As he finally reached the top of the stairs Tatsumi headed towards his normal bedroom that Severus always made sure to have ready for him.

"I think that this is going to be one of the best naps I have had in a long time," Tatsumi said tenderly as he walked along the upstairs hallway towards his bedroom while talking to his sleeping beloved mate. "Because I will have you in my arms."

As Tatsumi tore his gaze away from his mate and opened his bedroom door while being careful not to jostle Harry he missed a pair of sleepy emerald green eyes opening. The sleepy green eyes held a clear message of 'me too' in them before they slowly closed and the owner fell back into a deep slumber, feeling safe and protected by his mate.

To Be Continued...