Homeplot #1

[roartonrisen]

"Kieren! Wake up or you won't have time to eat your breakfast!" There's a pause, a long one, then a huff. "You know what I mean!" His mum's voice has always been present in his dreams, but it's never been that loud or stringent before. He burrows a little further into Sirius' warmth, reaching for one of his pillows to curl into when he inhales deeply and smells...that's weird. It smells like the pastels and paints he'd adorned his room with back in Roarton.

Blinking awake blearily, he glances around them to try and figure out what's going on, not sure why he's dreaming so vividly when he reaches out to find the clock and smacks his elbow on the nightstand beside his too-small bed. The bed he and Sirius have is nearly twice this size, which means that he's not dreaming, not given the sheer, sudden pain he's in from that contact.

"Shit," he hisses, staring down and finding Sirius right beside him. Frantically, Kieren pats himself down and presses a thumb to his neck, but there's nothing to be worried about. There's a pulse there, strong and steady, which means that somehow he's home and alive, but with Sirius here. Does that happen? Is this normal?

Leaning over, he rubs at Sirius' shoulder to try and get him to wake up. "Sirius," he whispers. "Hey, Sirius, wake up," he urges, hearing Jem down the hall complaining about having to be up for her therapy appointment.

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[roartonrisen]

"It's a little bungalow, I haven't got a mobile here," he says, feeling awkward and out of touch with technology for admitting it, but it's sort of true. After all, he'd never needed one before. "My Mum or Dad could show you, if you wanted to spend more time with them," he offers, thinking that it wouldn't be bad for Sirius to spend more time with them.

"I want to have you there. I want you to see he's not so bad, but also for him to see I've got someone new," Kieren says, aiming to be clear.

[thebloodtraitor]

It's not as though Sirius will at all mind spending a bit more time with Kieren's parents. He doesn't know them very well outside of what little Kieren's shared and what he's seen yet this morning, but they seem quite welcoming. Certainly moreso than his own, that much is certain.

And he is a bit curious as to what dirt Jem might have on Kieren, he'll admit.

Kieren's assurance does manage to make him relax just a bit, though not entirely. "So this isn't a one-last fling then," he says with a hint of a grin, his voice just teasing enough as to show he doesn't mean it sincerely. Not really.

[roartonrisen]

Kieren tips his head to the side to level Sirius with a dubious glare, seeing as that's the last thing that's going to happen here, but he also feels like that doesn't even deserve a comment made about it. "Just come over in thirty minutes," is what he says, feeling like that ought to capture his long-suffering annoyance.

He leans in to press a kiss to the corner of Sirius' lips, wishing that it weren't so bittersweet to be home and know that it can't possibly be permanent, but he'll have to enjoy it while he's here, is all.

[thebloodtraitor]

There isn't even a hint of amusement in the glare Kieren throws his way, but that alone does well to assuage any tiny fear he might have had regarding their reunion.

"Thirty minutes then," he says, smiling faintly into the light kiss Kieren presses to his lips. His tease this time is more in an effort to help Kieren relax than himself, and he says, "That's more than enough time to fall in love with your sister and run away with her," as he gives Kieren's hand a tiny squeeze. "I'll be sure to stop by on the way out, however."

[roartonrisen]

"Good," is what Kieren says, snorting a little because if anyone falls in love with Jem that quick, he will suspect that magic is involved because he adores her, but she's the consummate little sister in his head, even if she's his big sister now, technically, thanks to the whole time apart and him being stuck in time.

At least, before. He's not sure he can catch up, though. "I'll see you soon."