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Chapter 3 - Chapter 3: Trust!

Harry, having nothing better to do, decided to go for a walk. He changed into some black trainers, blue jeans, a white shirt and a black leather jacket. He went out and just began walking, taking in the sights as he did. This was definitely different, so many people yet not a single one was interested in him. Well, a few looked interested but they were mostly females.

Harry's instincts flared up again, he narrowed his eyes, something was happening. He looked around as much as he could without turning his head too much, he couldn't find anything suspicious. As he walked he even looked at any reflective surfaces he walked past and still couldn't find anything.

Was he wrong? No. His instincts were the one thing he could trust. Harry stopped and let out a little magic, nothing big but just enough to map what was going on. It was a useful ability, though it meant that Harry had to stay completely still if he wanted to use it.

After a few seconds Harry realised what caused his discomfort, there was a man watching him from the top of a building. He seemed to be keeping his distance, but that doesn't mean that Harry was going to let his guard down.

A few seconds later he noticed something else, the woman he saved, Jessie, was a little ways behind him and currently walking towards him. Harry continued his walking and was hoping to create some distance.

"Hey" A voice called out, Harry ignored it, pretending to not hear it "hey" The voice was a lot closer and he knew he couldn't ignore it now. He stopped and turned, in front of him was Jessie

"Oh, hey Jessie" Harry said, acting surprised

"Hi" Jessie smiled "what are you doing? Going to work?"

"Nah, just going for a walk, looking around the area and all" Harry answered honestly

"Oh, well I actually do have to go to work. Do you want to walk together?"

"Sure" Harry nodded, not really able to think of a reason to refuse without arousing suspicion "so, how are you?" He asked as they began walking

"I'm good, thanks to you" She said "it was really brave of you, I thought that guy was going to kill me"

"Don't worry about it, I just did what anyone would do" Harry replied

"Are you kidding me?" Jessie gave him a look that emphasised what she had just said "Harry, not many people would be willing to jump headfirst at a guy with a knife just to protect some girl they don't even know. I know a few who would like to think that they would, but unless they're trained they usually panic and freeze. At least that's what my dad used to tell me, he served in the army for a while"

"Hmm" Harry said, not quite knowing how to respond "well, either way you're welcome. What did the police say?"

"They questioned me for a while before they let me go, said they might get in contact with me later but for now I'm free to go."

"Same" Harry nodded "so what do you do for work?"

"I just work in an IT Department" 'Jessie' answered, in truth Natasha had spent a good while making up her persona and that even included looking up local buildings and building a fake ID that would allow her to enter there. Natasha had gone by many names over the years, Jessie was one of her less creative ones but it works. "How about you?"

"As of the moment...unemployed" Harry admitted "I am looking for a job though, probably not in an IT department though. I find that stuff boring personally"

"What sort of job are you thinking off?"

"I don't know, maybe teacher? I've taught people before, I mean I was fifteen at the time but it counts. But at this point I would take nearly anything, I am so bored"

"Bored huh?" She raised an eyebrow

"Yeah, need something to do or I'll go crazy" Harry said, he made sure to not forget about the man on the rooftop but he also noticed that there was something off with Jessie. He met her eyes and quickly read her mind, he didn't make a habit of doing this as he himself had bad experiences with people reading minds without permission.

He looked and read as much as possible before retreating out of her mind. 'Natasha, huh' He mentally grinned 'and that makes the roof man Clint Barton. Shield huh? Interesting, maybe my life won't be completely boring.' "Where is your work place anyway?" Harry asked

"Just two blocks away" Jessie/Natasha answered

"Well, here's where we part then because I'm going right here. Heard that there was a park that way and I want to check it out"

"Okay, see you" She waved and walked away.

Harry gave her a small smile as she left, he turned and began making his way towards the park. Clint Barton was still following him. Harry removed his phone and began dialling a number.

"Hello?" The voice said from the phone

"Um...hi, this is Rebecca right? It's me, Mr Harry Black, we talked about meeting tomorrow to look at houses" Harry said into the phone

"Ah, yes, this is Rebecca. How can I help you?"

"Yeah, look I'm sorry but I have to cancel the appointment for tomorrow. Something's just happened and so I have to put my house searching on hold for a while, I'm sorry"

"Oh, that's a shame. I hope nothing serious has happened?"

"Nothing I can't handle, in the future I might end up calling you again but for now I'll be fine. Thank you"

"Very well" The voice let out a small sigh "but if you need anything then feel free to call"

"Thank you" Harry said as he turned the phone off, house hunting would have to wait. He was not going to waste all of his money just so the shield could spy on him at a different location.

Harry kept walking, until he got in the park, he found a nice tree to hide behind. He cast a few wandless notices on me and hid behind the tree before he apparated back to his apartment. He sighed and rubbed a hand through his hair as he sat down and debated what to do.

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