Disclaimer: None but Cara and the other original characters are mine.
Idril. Tinuviel: Here you are, wait no more.
Arigazi: The description of autumn was all my own ponderings that I've done in the past linked into one big paragraph, I'm one of those insightful weirdoes lol. I'm too impatient to not write the chapters with week gaps between each so I needn't think you should worry.
Redmeadow: Thank you for your compliments and here you are, second instalments.
Katfay: Grr Percy hurt him good. I'm sure you'll remember the title, if not just look under my pen name lol.
Greywolf: Wow, thank you. You know thanks to you guys I feel very silly at thinking you guys wouldn't take to Cara lol.
Cardinal: Got the picture lol.
Angel74: Aye, I'm glad a fair few of you want some action because I've been DYING to do some but you all seemed to like the sweetness of the first story. This one is going to have a bit more drama so don't worry. And no I'm not prewritten, I usually type up two chapters a day then post them before proceeding with the next two.
Jenna: Same to you, Action will occur. Thank you for complimenting my ending, it felt good to write it.
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Chapter 2 – Showroom
'...A loud screeching sound filled his ears as the black and white image quickly zoomed up to Harry who looked around with horror on his face...'
Cara sat up panting as he jerked awake. His body shook as he continued to gasp for breathe after the dream. He looked to his left where his mate remained sleeping, undisturbed.
He'd been having the same dream for a few months now but he couldn't work it out. It was always the same with the sound of nails on a blackboard and the disjointed images in the same flashing shades of grey...and always the same look of horror on Harry's face.
Placing a hand to his forehead the werewolf looked back at his mate who shuffled slightly in search of Cara's warmth. Breathing back under control the blonde led back down and pulled his lover to him. It was no use worrying about it now.
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"So where is it you're going again?" Mrs Weasley asked as she flicked the kettle on with a swish of her wand. Arthur Weasley, Cara and Harry were currently sat around the breakfast table munching lazily on pieces of toast.
"London, we're going to look at a flat." The dark-haired male replied as he stood with his plate to put it in the sink.
"Oh it only feels like yesterday that you came here for Christmas and now here you are getting a flat together." Simpering slightly she walked over and embraced the two smiling men.
"Tell me about it." Cara said as he looked down at the Claddagh ring on his finger. It didn't shine as much as it did when Harry had first slipped it on his hand but it was still its gorgeous metallic colour.
"Well good luck for both of you." Mr Weasley said as he folded up his morning paper, "I've got to make my way to work now but owl me and tell me how it went."
Kissing his wife on the cheek and clapping the two young men on the shoulder he apparated to work with a resounding crack.
"We'd better get going too, there'd an apparition site near the block of the flats so we won't need a car this time."
Both kissing a cheek of the smiling woman they went out the back door where Cara apparated in the normal cracking motion but Harry, being more powerful, left in a shattering light of green flames.
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Landing in amongst a little wood the two boys linked hands as they made their way towards a looming block of flats. Smiling Cara squeezed his mate's hand before pulling him swiftly towards the building.
Entering the lobby they found a smartly dressed man who had a clipboard in his arms and a pen in the other. The man's hair was highlighted here and there giving him a very stylish sense of character.
"Ah Messrs Potter and Faolan?" He said brightly as the two approached him. Nodding Harry shook the man's hand.
"Good, good. I'm Simon and I'll be showing you around the flat today, It's a lovely place, come on."
Stepping into an elevator Simon pushed the button for the fifth floor as they stood in the moving device.
"So are you two flatmates then?" The real estater asked conversationally.
"Oh, er no we're lovers." Harry said as Cara suddenly found the corner of the lift rather interesting.
"Oh marvellous, you know that's cool. I have a boyfriend, Ethan, and he's a darling but SUCH a drama queen. Has to have his nails manicured all the time, bloody nightmare but someone's got to love him."
Harry and Cara smirked at one another at the campness of the man as the lift came to a stop and they all stepped out.
"Am I like that?" the animagi whispered into his boyfriend's ear.
"No, but you're a drama queen." The werewolf whispered back as he winked at his mate. Harry dropped his jaw and swiftly slapped the blonde's shoulder.
"I'll punish you later."
"Here we are gentlemen, Your modest little flat." Opening the door they walked into a sunlit room. Stepping in they were entering straight into the living room already fitted with a sofa and chair set. To the left of the main door was a breakfast counter that had the small kitchen on the otherside of it with cupboards, fridge and a cooking hob.
"Well as you can plainly see there is a comfy little kitchen with all the necessities including a little bin attached to the inside cupboard door so that's less space to worry about." He opened the door to reveal the little device before closing it again.
"Nice patio style doors as a window," He walked over to the large window and opened them to reveal a small flowering balcony, "And an overview of the lovely Hyde park right in front."
Cara excitedly jogged over to the balcony and looked over the side to the Evergreen Park. He watched happily as people walked their dogs and jogged past on morning runs.
Chuckling Harry looked around the room as Simon smiled patiently.
"Oh isn't he lovely," He said to the darker man as Cara laughed and waved at a pair of lovely old ladies that had strolled past down below, "So I'm guessing with the moving in together you've been seeing each other a while?"
"Three years next month." The animagi replied as Cara looked back at him with a beautiful smile which he returned. Simon placed a hand over his heart as he cooed.
"Oh ain't that sweet, and he still looks at you with adoration. Ethan kind of has this used-to-me look now and we've only been dating a year. Mind if I use you guys as a guilt trip?"
Laughing Harry nodded.
"Knock yourself out." Simon clapped once then turned to the short passageway.
"How about the bedroom's now hmm?"
Nodding again the dark male inclined his head to show he was ready.
"Cara."
The werewolf turned to see his boyfriend holding out his hand and so he ran over to him taking it in his own.
"Ok we have what is considered the master bedroom. This has an ensuite here," he opened to door to reveal a mint blue bathroom with a shower and toilet, "and this time you have a view of the woods of Hyde Park."
The two men looked around the room with wide smiles and Harry quickly did mental measurements for the double bed they had spotted a fortnight ago.
"This is what the current owners use as an office but it was built to act as a second bedroom."
The room was filled with files and a computer but its reasonable size was still apparent to the two viewers. Harry actually planned to use this as both a spare room and a room for Cara's transformations if they couldn't make it to Remus's house in the Cotswolds for any reason.
"And finally," Simon said in a flamboyant voice, "We have the final bathroom. This one is larger then the other and has a lovely bath in it, ooh look at that it looks like a Jacuzzi, it could easily fit two in it."
Cara blushed furiously as the other man winked at the pair of them. Harry was too busy trying hard to laugh at his boyfriend's reaction.
"So there you are. Any questions?"
"How much are the landlords asking for again?" The raven-haired man asked as Simon flipped through the papers on his clipboard.
"Well they ask for a £300 pound rental per month."
Cara gave a little cringe as he looked over at Harry but the darker man seemed to contemplate this for a moment before nodding vaguely.
"We'll take it."
"Perfect! Well they'll be some forms to sign of course and the current owner's need to move out but I'd say you could be living here within a fortnight."
The two men looked at one another before breaking out into wide smiles and hugged one another tightly.
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"We're home!" They both came through the door with a ruckus as they stumbled in, laughing slightly.
"Hello?" Cara called into the room but received no reply. The two looked at one another curiously then walked into the living area.
"SURPRISE!"
Candles flickered on and all the Weasley's with Hermione and Remus jumped out making the two start in surprise.
"What's this?" Harry asked as he beamed round at the group gathered. Arthur stepped forward with a wide smile.
"I told them about you guys getting the flat after you owled me." He said as everyone moved forward to hug the two men.
"Oh my god, you guys." Cara hugged Hermione as she laughed and then hugged Ginny while the red head beamed.
"Can I come visit you guys?" She asked as she bounced up and down excitedly.
"Yes of course you loony carrot!" Harry rescued his boyfriend from the girl's embrace and slipped an arm around the blonde's waist.
"Enough hugs, I want alcohol." Fred called as everyone else laughed.
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"I want to put little herb pots on the balcony." Cara said as he crawled into the bed next to his mate.
Chuckling Harry pulled him closer as he pulled the sheets over them both.
"Of course love." He said as he kissed him lightly before they both snuggled further into each other.
They soon fell into sleep but every now and again Cara whimpered as a screeching sound began to fill his ears...
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Read and Review.
Idril. Tinuviel: Here you are, wait no more.
Arigazi: The description of autumn was all my own ponderings that I've done in the past linked into one big paragraph, I'm one of those insightful weirdoes lol. I'm too impatient to not write the chapters with week gaps between each so I needn't think you should worry.
Redmeadow: Thank you for your compliments and here you are, second instalments.
Katfay: Grr Percy hurt him good. I'm sure you'll remember the title, if not just look under my pen name lol.
Greywolf: Wow, thank you. You know thanks to you guys I feel very silly at thinking you guys wouldn't take to Cara lol.
Cardinal: Got the picture lol.
Angel74: Aye, I'm glad a fair few of you want some action because I've been DYING to do some but you all seemed to like the sweetness of the first story. This one is going to have a bit more drama so don't worry. And no I'm not prewritten, I usually type up two chapters a day then post them before proceeding with the next two.
Jenna: Same to you, Action will occur. Thank you for complimenting my ending, it felt good to write it.
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Chapter 2 – Showroom
'...A loud screeching sound filled his ears as the black and white image quickly zoomed up to Harry who looked around with horror on his face...'
Cara sat up panting as he jerked awake. His body shook as he continued to gasp for breathe after the dream. He looked to his left where his mate remained sleeping, undisturbed.
He'd been having the same dream for a few months now but he couldn't work it out. It was always the same with the sound of nails on a blackboard and the disjointed images in the same flashing shades of grey...and always the same look of horror on Harry's face.
Placing a hand to his forehead the werewolf looked back at his mate who shuffled slightly in search of Cara's warmth. Breathing back under control the blonde led back down and pulled his lover to him. It was no use worrying about it now.
~*~
"So where is it you're going again?" Mrs Weasley asked as she flicked the kettle on with a swish of her wand. Arthur Weasley, Cara and Harry were currently sat around the breakfast table munching lazily on pieces of toast.
"London, we're going to look at a flat." The dark-haired male replied as he stood with his plate to put it in the sink.
"Oh it only feels like yesterday that you came here for Christmas and now here you are getting a flat together." Simpering slightly she walked over and embraced the two smiling men.
"Tell me about it." Cara said as he looked down at the Claddagh ring on his finger. It didn't shine as much as it did when Harry had first slipped it on his hand but it was still its gorgeous metallic colour.
"Well good luck for both of you." Mr Weasley said as he folded up his morning paper, "I've got to make my way to work now but owl me and tell me how it went."
Kissing his wife on the cheek and clapping the two young men on the shoulder he apparated to work with a resounding crack.
"We'd better get going too, there'd an apparition site near the block of the flats so we won't need a car this time."
Both kissing a cheek of the smiling woman they went out the back door where Cara apparated in the normal cracking motion but Harry, being more powerful, left in a shattering light of green flames.
~*~
Landing in amongst a little wood the two boys linked hands as they made their way towards a looming block of flats. Smiling Cara squeezed his mate's hand before pulling him swiftly towards the building.
Entering the lobby they found a smartly dressed man who had a clipboard in his arms and a pen in the other. The man's hair was highlighted here and there giving him a very stylish sense of character.
"Ah Messrs Potter and Faolan?" He said brightly as the two approached him. Nodding Harry shook the man's hand.
"Good, good. I'm Simon and I'll be showing you around the flat today, It's a lovely place, come on."
Stepping into an elevator Simon pushed the button for the fifth floor as they stood in the moving device.
"So are you two flatmates then?" The real estater asked conversationally.
"Oh, er no we're lovers." Harry said as Cara suddenly found the corner of the lift rather interesting.
"Oh marvellous, you know that's cool. I have a boyfriend, Ethan, and he's a darling but SUCH a drama queen. Has to have his nails manicured all the time, bloody nightmare but someone's got to love him."
Harry and Cara smirked at one another at the campness of the man as the lift came to a stop and they all stepped out.
"Am I like that?" the animagi whispered into his boyfriend's ear.
"No, but you're a drama queen." The werewolf whispered back as he winked at his mate. Harry dropped his jaw and swiftly slapped the blonde's shoulder.
"I'll punish you later."
"Here we are gentlemen, Your modest little flat." Opening the door they walked into a sunlit room. Stepping in they were entering straight into the living room already fitted with a sofa and chair set. To the left of the main door was a breakfast counter that had the small kitchen on the otherside of it with cupboards, fridge and a cooking hob.
"Well as you can plainly see there is a comfy little kitchen with all the necessities including a little bin attached to the inside cupboard door so that's less space to worry about." He opened the door to reveal the little device before closing it again.
"Nice patio style doors as a window," He walked over to the large window and opened them to reveal a small flowering balcony, "And an overview of the lovely Hyde park right in front."
Cara excitedly jogged over to the balcony and looked over the side to the Evergreen Park. He watched happily as people walked their dogs and jogged past on morning runs.
Chuckling Harry looked around the room as Simon smiled patiently.
"Oh isn't he lovely," He said to the darker man as Cara laughed and waved at a pair of lovely old ladies that had strolled past down below, "So I'm guessing with the moving in together you've been seeing each other a while?"
"Three years next month." The animagi replied as Cara looked back at him with a beautiful smile which he returned. Simon placed a hand over his heart as he cooed.
"Oh ain't that sweet, and he still looks at you with adoration. Ethan kind of has this used-to-me look now and we've only been dating a year. Mind if I use you guys as a guilt trip?"
Laughing Harry nodded.
"Knock yourself out." Simon clapped once then turned to the short passageway.
"How about the bedroom's now hmm?"
Nodding again the dark male inclined his head to show he was ready.
"Cara."
The werewolf turned to see his boyfriend holding out his hand and so he ran over to him taking it in his own.
"Ok we have what is considered the master bedroom. This has an ensuite here," he opened to door to reveal a mint blue bathroom with a shower and toilet, "and this time you have a view of the woods of Hyde Park."
The two men looked around the room with wide smiles and Harry quickly did mental measurements for the double bed they had spotted a fortnight ago.
"This is what the current owners use as an office but it was built to act as a second bedroom."
The room was filled with files and a computer but its reasonable size was still apparent to the two viewers. Harry actually planned to use this as both a spare room and a room for Cara's transformations if they couldn't make it to Remus's house in the Cotswolds for any reason.
"And finally," Simon said in a flamboyant voice, "We have the final bathroom. This one is larger then the other and has a lovely bath in it, ooh look at that it looks like a Jacuzzi, it could easily fit two in it."
Cara blushed furiously as the other man winked at the pair of them. Harry was too busy trying hard to laugh at his boyfriend's reaction.
"So there you are. Any questions?"
"How much are the landlords asking for again?" The raven-haired man asked as Simon flipped through the papers on his clipboard.
"Well they ask for a £300 pound rental per month."
Cara gave a little cringe as he looked over at Harry but the darker man seemed to contemplate this for a moment before nodding vaguely.
"We'll take it."
"Perfect! Well they'll be some forms to sign of course and the current owner's need to move out but I'd say you could be living here within a fortnight."
The two men looked at one another before breaking out into wide smiles and hugged one another tightly.
~*~
"We're home!" They both came through the door with a ruckus as they stumbled in, laughing slightly.
"Hello?" Cara called into the room but received no reply. The two looked at one another curiously then walked into the living area.
"SURPRISE!"
Candles flickered on and all the Weasley's with Hermione and Remus jumped out making the two start in surprise.
"What's this?" Harry asked as he beamed round at the group gathered. Arthur stepped forward with a wide smile.
"I told them about you guys getting the flat after you owled me." He said as everyone moved forward to hug the two men.
"Oh my god, you guys." Cara hugged Hermione as she laughed and then hugged Ginny while the red head beamed.
"Can I come visit you guys?" She asked as she bounced up and down excitedly.
"Yes of course you loony carrot!" Harry rescued his boyfriend from the girl's embrace and slipped an arm around the blonde's waist.
"Enough hugs, I want alcohol." Fred called as everyone else laughed.
~*~
"I want to put little herb pots on the balcony." Cara said as he crawled into the bed next to his mate.
Chuckling Harry pulled him closer as he pulled the sheets over them both.
"Of course love." He said as he kissed him lightly before they both snuggled further into each other.
They soon fell into sleep but every now and again Cara whimpered as a screeching sound began to fill his ears...
~*~
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