Cannons Chaser 3
Prompts
Ignotus Peverell, Italy, Imp, Ink
"What are you doing here?"
(Word) Scream
(Sound) Gasp
The Insane House 215 Muggle!AU
Bathbombs 18 Write about two characters having a heart to heart.
Sticker Location The Burrow Write about a family
Sticker Slytherin Collection (word) hope
A/N: This is a Muggle!AU set in modern times. Also, Morte is Gaelic for Death. ;)
Beta'd by: Amber and Jas
Word Count: 934
Cadmus rang the doorbell a second time, glancing over his shoulder. He pulled his jacket closer and rang the doorbell for a third time.
"Alright! I'm coming! Hold your bloody horses!" The shouts were followed by the sound of someone stomping through the house. A grin made its way onto Cadmus' face as the muttering grew closer. The door was yanked open, and his younger brother, Ignotus, froze with his mouth hanging open.
"Cadmus? What are you doing here? Weren't you back in London with what's-her-name?" Ignotus blinked and his head tilted slightly to the side, giving him the air of a confused puppy.
"Let's just say her family and I didn't really get along." Cadmus waved a hand dismissively before peering over his brother's shoulder. "Now are you going to let me in so we can catch up or do you have company?"
"Oh! No, no; come on in!" Ignotus hurriedly stepped to the side and motioned for his brother to enter. "I apologize for screaming at you earlier. I had stayed up all night and through the morning working on the latest chapter of my novel. I had just managed to fall asleep when you rang. Can I get you something to drink?"
Cadmus shook his head before sitting down in an armchair. "You never have had a set sleep schedule. I remember one night you stayed up working on an essay for Professor Sal's class and you fell asleep on top of it when you were done. The next morning there were ink stains all over your face!"
"At least I didn't fall asleep in class and wake up with permanent marker all over my face." Ignotus sniffed, grinning. "Seriously though brother, what brings you all the way to Italy? I thought I wouldn't be seeing you unless I flew out to London. Is everything alright?"
"Of course! I just… missed my brothers. And with Antioch all the way in China working on that project for his special promotion, you were the one I decided to come visit." Cadmus swallowed as he finished speaking, a hesitant smiling making its way onto his face.
"And I was switched at birth with an Imp changeling," Ignotus deadpanned, raising an eyebrow as he settled back against the sofa. "Tell me the truth. You're running away from someone and needed a place to hide. If it's an ex then Ani owes me twenty quid."
Cadmus froze, staring at his brother in shock.
"Do… do you and Antioch bet on my love life," he gasped in disbelief. Ignotus chuckled in response.
"I'll tell you if you tell me."
Cadmus groaned and then collapsed against the arm of his chair with a pout, only to look up at his brother with a grin. "Fine. But only if you cook your famous pot pie. I've been dying for it for ages and you know I can't cook to save my life."
Ignotus rolled his eyes and pushed up from his chair. "As long as you come and keep me awake and entertained; I was just getting to sleep when you showed up."
Cadmus sighed long and hard before rolling out of the chair to follow his brother.
"Can we have those pizza breadsticks too?!"
"You'll have to help." Ignotus pushed the door to his kitchen open and made his way over to the sink.
"So I don't have to cook?" Cadmus settled onto a stool with a grin. A small towel hit him in the face before plopping back onto the counter.
"You can cook and talk at the same time fool."
"Ugggghhhhh."
"So you're telling me that not only did her father walk in on you two, but you kept going?" Ignotus' fork fell from his fingers to clatter onto the table.
"Yefth." Cadmus grinned through his mouthful of food. He swallowed quickly. "And Mr. Morte now wants me dead. So I figured I should stay out of town for a month or three until the man forgets all about it." He quickly shoveled another bite of pot pie into his mouth.
"I don't know how we're brothers." Ignotus groaned as his head fell into his hands. "Why are you like this? Why do girls like you? I don't understand!"
"It's because I'm charming." Cadmus winked at his brother before burping loudly. He blinked in surprise before grinning. The two exchanged a glance before bursting into laughter.
"Charming indeed."
"Seriously though, I don't know whether you are brave or stupid. I'm just gonna go with both." Ignotus grinned and picked his fork back up before reaching for one of the breadsticks.
"I'm brave and stupidly handsome in the words of my ex." Cadmus waved a half-eaten breadstick through the air. "You could only hope to be half as amazing as I am."
"Which ex?" Ignotus snickered, ducking as Cadmus threw his breadstick at him. "You have to have over a hundred by now!"
"There's only thirty-six!" Cadmus shot back. His head dropped with a thud onto the table. A snort sounded and Cadmus' head shot back up to glare at her brother. As soon as he did, a spoonful of pot pie smacked him in the face. His mouth dropped open, stunned at the fact that his 'food is only for eating' little brother just lobbed food at his face. Ignotus collapsed into a gasping pile of laughter, tears running down his face.
"It's not that funny!" Cadmus wiped the mess from his face, a grin sneaking onto his face as he grabbed a handful of pot pie from his bowl. "Let's see how you like it!"
