Kieren lets out a slow breath and he really is truly relieved to be back home again where he is safe, but he's just equally bad about showing it and accepting any help for the future. It's something he needs to work on, he knows that, but he wishes that he could be instantly better at it, instead of feeling like he's disappointing Sirius all the time. He shuffles backwards, under the covers, and curls up against Sirius to do nothing more than slide into the warmth of his body, adjusting so that he can rest his cheek against Sirius' chest.

"I'm sorry I scared you. I'm sorry I got scared," he admits. "I wish that I knew a better way of reacting to all this."