Bonded Souls: Year of the Toad
C37: Consulting the Ancients
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters
The following morning they all woke up in each other's arms with smiles on their faces. "Good morning my lovely girls. How did you sleep?" Fabian asked once he had stretched, paying special attention to his lovers as they seemed to like it when he stretched.
"We slept as amazing as ever baby, did you sleep okay?" Luna asked dreamily.
He smiled and kissed them all softly. "I also slept amazing my lovelies, I slept next to my wives after all." He said with a soft smile.
The girls blushed and moaned as he stretched again, knowing he was doing it deliberately to tease them again. "That's not fair baby, you know what that does to us." Luna said with an adorable pout.
"I'm sorry love, I was only teasing you girls, since you all love to watch me as I stretch. I live for those cute little moans." He said before kissing them all softly.
They smiled at that "we know you do love, but you know we can't contain ourselves when you show off that perfect body of yours." Bella said softly.
He smiled at them "And you girls know that's why I do it every morning, just because I want to see the looks on your beautiful faces when my mates appreciate my body." He said softly.
They all blushed and tackled him back down to the bed, all of them kissing some part of the body they loved so much.
He groaned a little at that and pulled Luna into a kiss, since she was the closest to his lips.
"Girls, as much as I would like to do this today, we have things we have planned for today that require our attention." He said with a soft groan.
They smiled and pulled back for a bit "Okay love, you're right, we have a lot to do today, we just wanted to stay close to you for a little while longer, we get to spend so little time together during the week that we're feeling a bit depraved." Yvette said as she cuddled back up to him.
The smiled at that "I suppose we can stay in bed for a little while longer, I must admit I missed having you close too for the past few weeks." He said as the girls cuddled in closer to his body.
"I love you girls so much, thank you for loving me the way you do." He said softly.
"Love, you complete us in every way possible, we all feel so honored that we are your mates, that we even can't begin to describe the feelings you stir up in us." Luna said softly before kissing him.
He smiled at that "Thank you baby, that means a lot to me." He said softly.
The girls shared a look with each other and then looked at their husband "Baby, what's bringing this back up? I thought we went over this already, do you still doubt our love for you?" Bella asked softly.
"It's him isn't it? your father that's telling you that you are not good enough for us." Hermione said with concern.
Fabian nodded at that "It is and I'm sorry my loves, I thought that I got rid of him when he died, but his voice is stronger than ever." He said as a few tears escaped.
"Could you guys give us a minute, I think I know how to shut those voices up." Hermione said in a whisper to the others.
They nodded and untangled themselves from him, getting out of bed and making their way to the living room afterwards, leaving Hermione alone with Fabian and Luna, who refused to let him alone when he was feeling like this.
"Love, what I am about to do might feel a bit strange, but I want to check if there might be some of your father's influence left in your mind." Hermione said softly.
He only nodded and relaxed in Luna's arms as Hermione gently entered his mind. Seeing all the pain he still had inside of his mind. She felt a strong influence, not unlike Harry had when his scar was still a Horcrux, which startled her a bit.
She zeroed in on the influence and found herself in a white room, with only his father standing in it. "I figured it would only be a matter of time before one of you sluts found your way into his mind, I never thought it would be his Mudblood though." Robert said evilly.
Hermione smirked at that "How many times will you have to die before you leave him in peace. I will make sure not even a trace of you will remain after I'm done with you." She said before focusing her power and banishing Robert from her husband's mind.
Meanwhile Fabian screamed as his father's presence was banished from his mind, Luna hugging him tighter immediately as she whispered comforting words to him.
When Hermione came back out of his mind she sagged back a bit, exhausted from the mental strain she had put herself through.
Soon she was pulled into the arms of her lover, who smiled at her "Thank you love, whatever you did seemed to have cleared up my mind a lot." He said with a soft smile.
She smiled a bit faintly at him "That's good to hear love, and I was right you had an influence of your father inside of your head, similar to what Harry had in his Horcrux. It has taken quite a toll on me, but I managed to destroy that influence. But I am afraid it drained me more than I would have hoped." She said as she leaned against him.
He wrapped his arms around her and kissed the sight of her head. "Is there anything I can do to help my love?" He asked softly.
She blushed a little "Well, a shot of protein would certainly help, and I'm sure Luna can help me relax a bit as well." She said as her blush increased.
Both Luna and Fabian smiled at her, and as Hermione turned around, Luna crawled behind her and gently caressed her butt. "Do you want something special or do you want a quickie?" Luna asked with a soft smile.
Hermione smiled at her "We have a little time before breakfast, so do whatever you want my love." She said seductively.
Luna smiled and started circling her fingers around her lovers' clit while she started licking her slit.
Hermione moaned and saw that her husband was rock hard and ready for her, taking his dick into her mouth without a second thought.
Fabian groaned as Hermione was sucking him and Hermione on her turn moaned even louder when Luna thrusted two fingers into her pussy and started licking her butthole.
"I would have never expected your beautiful butt would taste as sweet as your pussy would my love, I could see myself doing this more often." Luna said with a smile.
Hermione smiled at that "You won't have to if you don't want to my love, but I have to admit that it feels amazing when you do it." She said with a moan.
Luna smiled and started thrusting her fingers more "Oh, but I do love to do this to you my lovely bushy haired minx, I love the sounds you make when your butthole is being teased." She said with a smirk.
"Oh you little vixen, so that's how you want to play it." Hermione said as she turned around and tackled the blonde to the bed, wasting no time in kissing her lover deeply.
Meanwhile Fabian pouted a little from no longer having Hermione's mouth around his dick, and decided to pleasure both of his lovers at the same time.
He slowly slid himself inside of Luna while he also stuck two fingers inside of Hermione and did the same thing Luna was doing to her a few moment ago.
Hermione and Luna both moaned in each other's mouths and started letting their hands roam across each other's bodies while their lover was pleasuring them.
"You're so beautiful Hermione, I feel so honored to be your lover." Luna said with a dreamy smile.
Hermione smiled and kissed her softly before wrapping her arms around her waist. "Thank you Lu, but you are just as beautiful as I am, even more so since you started filling out." She said softly.
Luna blushed at that "Oh stop it, we all know you have filled out way more than I have." She said softly.
"Then why does our husband have trouble looking at anyone but you when we're all naked together?" Hermione whispered in her lovers' ear.
"I didn't know that, I'm sorry love, I don't mean to hog his attention." Luna said softly.
Hermione just smiled and kissed her "It's okay love, out of everyone in our Bond you have known and loved him the longest. We don't mind being second in his heart. But just the fact that your body always catches his eye is saying a lot about how you matured over the last months." She said softly.
Luna smiled at that "I guess you're right love, but I'm sure we're all equal in his heart." She said before kissing her deeply.
The two girls moaned in each other's mouths as their orgasms took them by surprise, both of them shivering against each other.
Their combined orgasms was enough to make their husband moan as he came inside of Luna.
Once they came down from their highs a bit Fabian pulled out and smiled as the two girls cuddled up to him, linking their fingers over his stomach.
"You were right Luna, you girls are all equal in my heart, but I have to admit that you have always drawn my eyes towards your beautiful body, even more so when you started maturing." He said as he kissed her cheek.
Luna smiled at that, but refrained from comment at this point. "If you three are ready in there, breakfast is ready for you." Gabrielle's voice came from the other side of the door.
"We'll be right there love." Luna called back loud enough for her to hear.
They then got off the bed and quickly put on their robes and then made their way into the living room, the others smiling as they took a seat next to them.
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After breakfast they relaxed against each other, all of them whispering soft words in each other's arms.
"Are you feeling better my love?" Fleur asked as she cuddled closer to her brother.
He smiled at that "I am love, thanks to Hermione who rid my mind of the influence of my father." He said as he pulled her close.
Fleur smiled at that "I'm glad to hear that my love. Because you know it hurts us too when you get all mopey like that." She said before turning around in his arms and kissing him softly.
He smiled into their kiss and pulled her into his lap. "I know and I'm sorry love, but I couldn't shut his voice up anymore. I didn't mean to worry you girls." He said as he wrapped his arms around her.
Fleur only kissed him and rested her head against his chest while she also traced the veins in his arms with her fingertips. "It's okay my love. We will always worry about you when you feel down, just as you always worry about us when we feel down." She said softly.
He smiled at her and kissed her softly, both of them quickly losing themselves in each other again, Fleur straddling him as he pulled her flush against his body.
"Not that we mind you two having your moment, but we still have something to ask our patriarch and matriarch some questions. And to be honest I would rather get it over with early in the day." Yvette said with a soft smile.
The two siblings broke apart and smiled at their lovers. "Sorry babies, but you know how we get when we get emotional." Fleur said softly.
The girls smiled at their two lovers "we know love, but we're a bit nervous about everything this talk could mean for us." Gabrielle said softly.
"We understand love, so we'll get this over with, and afterward we'll see where the day takes us." Fabian said as he and Fleur stood.
They smiled and joined their two lovers in the center of the room. They then wrapped an arm around each other while they placed the other hand on the rune on their chests, all of them smiling as Merlin and Morgana appeared with a smile.
"Good morning children, how good to see you again. How can we help you all today?" Morgana asked with a smile.
"Good morning, it's good to see you again too. We have some questions regarding a Prophecy we found." Fabian said with a similar smile.
Morgana smiled at that "We figured you would find it sooner or later, I foretold that Prophecy just before the great battle of Albion. I had a vision of you and your mates standing against a Dark Lord and that you would be instrumental in his downfall. I also saw you being the strongest Coven ever to exist and that there is nothing you cannot do in time, but only once you complete your Bond through an ancient blood ritual." She said with a soft smile.
"But what does us being the strongest mean, we know you granted us these powers, but we don't know what their full extent is." Hermione said softly.
Merlin had to smile at that "We granted you mastery over one of the schools of Magic, this means that you can do anything you can think of, nothing will be out of your reach if you work together. But unfortunately we cannot say anything more while we still sleep." He said with a soft smile.
"So what you are telling us is that our powers are without limit? That we can do anything we want?" Fleur asked softly.
Morgana nodded at that "Yes, that is exactly what it means. But we know you will only use these powers when you need to because of the goodness in your hearts. We have seen the use of your power so far and we are so proud of how you have used your gifts." She said with a kind smile.
"Thank you, we have tried to be careful when using our powers." Yvette said softly.
Both Morgana and Merlin smiled at that "We know you have, and for that we are grateful. But we have one more thing we wanted to discuss with you. We have told you that you would know when the time was right to awaken us. I don't know if you have felt it, but the Darkness is closing in on you all. The time has come for us to come back." Merlin said with a smile.
"We understand, we have experienced the powers of the Dark Side for ourselves, so we will bring you back as soon as possible. Then you can tell us more about the ritual we need to perform to seal our Bond." Bella said with a kind smile.
The two Ancients nodded at that "Then that is what we shall do. As you know our tomb in on your island and the entrance will be revealed by the same way you have summoned us today. Once you are inside everything will show itself. And Luna, it is also time to reunite your parents. When you wake us, you must also wake up your mother. Fleur can heal her disease and once she stand before your father again, he will remember everything." Morgana said softly.
They all nodded and smiled at the two Ancients. "We shall see if we can get another day off and then we can bring you back today, I'm sure my mothers will welcome you with open arms." Fabian said with a smile.
Merlin and Morgana nodded at that "Then we shall see you soon, be well children." They both said before they disappeared.
They released each other again and all of them sighed deeply. "Out of all the outcomes this wasn't even near the top of possibilities." Hermione said once they were seated again.
"I kind of suspected this would happen, but it surprised me that it would be so soon." Nym said as she pulled her into her arms.
Hermione smiled and cuddled a bit more into her, tracing her fingers lightly across her lovers' hands.
"I just hope they will be okay after being asleep for so long." Gabrielle said softly.
"They'll have to make some adjustments, but I think Liz and Cissy will have no problems with helping them adapt to this age." Bella said as she pulled the smaller blonde into her lap.
Luna smiled faintly at that "I just hope my mom will be okay. I'm so scared that my mom won't be the same once she wakes up." Luna said as she crawled into Fabian lap and hid her face in his neck.
He slowly rubbed her back and smiled softly at her "She'll be fine Lulu, you know what she said when we spoke to her through the Stone. Once we matured into our powers, we could bring her back and heal her. I believe that time has come, otherwise Merlin and Morgana wouldn't be coming back yet. I think it will take a lot of power to bring them back, and we can only do that now that we have grown into our powers and have truly accepted them." He whispered in her ear.
She smiled brightly and kissed him deeply, the others smiling softly at her when she did.
"What about you love, do you think we're ready for them to come back?" Yvette asked as Fleur cuddled into her arms.
Fleur nodded at that "I think we are, now more than ever we are going to need their help. Merlin and Morgana might be our biggest ace in the hole in the fight against Tom. But only if they feel up to it and we have told them everything. Because I refuse to be like Dumbledore and withhold information from them." She said softly.
They all nodded at that "Then I think it is time we go to the Headmistress and tell her of our plan and the need for one more day off. Because we are going to need it if it will take as much power as Fabian said it would." Hermione said with a smile.
"And I think it would be smart to notify Narcissa and Eliza of this too. That way they can prepare for their arrival." Fabian said with a smile.
Again they nodded and as one they stood, making their way to their bedroom to change, since they were still in their bathrobes.
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A little while later they were walking through the Halls to the Headmistress' office. "I really hope she'll be okay with this, otherwise we have to wait until summer to do this." Hermione said softly.
They smiled at her "I think she'll agree love, she usually does when we are concerned." Fleur said before kissing her cheek.
Hermione blushed at that, wrapping her arm around the French witches' waist.
They arrived at the gargoyle a few minutes later, the statue waking up as they stood in front of it. "The Headmistress is expecting you" It said before the stairs started moving up.
They shared a confused look at that but made their way upstairs none the less.
When they got upstairs, they saw that the door was already open for them, Headmistress McGonagall sitting behind her desk with a smile.
"Good afternoon everyone, to what do I owe this pleasure?" She asked once they were inside.
"Good afternoon Headmistress, we have a request we were hoping you could grant. We wanted to ask you for one more day of free time, since some things have come to light that require our immediate attention." Fabian said with an unsure smile.
McGonagall smiled at that "I figured you would come to ask me something like that, and I will be glad to grant your request, and forgive me my curiosity, but what has come up?" She asked with a kind smile.
They all shared a look and then smiled at her "We are planning to bring back the greatest wizard and witch of all time. We contacted them today and they told us the time is right for their return. For now we plan to situate them at my mother's house, so they can get used to living in this day and age. But waking them will take a lot of power, so that's why we need tomorrow to recuperate." Fabian said with a smile.
McGonagall nodded and smiled at them "I understand that, and you have my blessing to take as long as you need, consider yourselves done with your classes until it is time for your exams. It is only a few weeks until they begin, you all have deserved your rest more than anyone. Consider this a gift from me personally, but only if you want it of course." She said kindly.
They smiled at that "We will consider it Headmistress, but I think we will only need a few days off when my mother gives birth next month." Fleur said with a smile.
"When that time comes you need only tell me, and I will be happy to assist you in any way I can." McGonagall said with a smile.
They all smiled at that "Thank you Headmistress, that means a lot to us. But if you would excuse us, we have to visit my mother's before we can bring back Merlin and Morgana, so they are prepared for their guests." Fabian said softly.
McGonagall smiled at that "Then feel free to use my Floo to make your way home, and good luck today, you will all need it." She said softly.
They nodded and stepped through the Floor two at a time, Fabian and Luna being the last ones to step through.
As they arrived in Markov Manor, they had to smile. It looked exactly the same as five months ago when they were here last.
"It's wonderful how little has changed over the last few months, but so much at the same time." Luna said with a soft smile.
They smiled at that and made their way to the living room, where they figured Eliza and Narcissa would be.
As they entered the living room, they had to smile when they saw the startled looks from Narcissa and Eliza, who quickly covered themselves up with a blanket. "Whoops, sorry Mum, we didn't know you were busy." Fabian said with a slight blush.
The two women blushed slightly but smiled none the less. "It's okay dear, we figured it would only be a matter of time before either you or Draco would walk in on us. We just didn't expect it now, since you all should supposed to be in school." Narcissa said softly.
"Well Mum, we kind of got the day off from Headmistress McGonagall, because of our part in retrieving Harry's Prophecy. So we decided to do some things for our family, which is why we are here, because this concerns us all." Fabian said with a soft smile.
"This sounds serious Fabian, what did you have in mind?" Eliza asked softly.
"You know since we have completed our Bond we have been in contact with Merlin and Morgana. We spoke again with them today and they told us the time was right for them to come back, and we agree with that. So we were hoping you would be okay with them living here for a while to help them adjust to this age." Fabian said softly.
Both Eliza and Narcissa smiled at that "Of course we don't mind, they won't be the first long time guest we have at this point, and as I always say, the more, the merrier." Eliza said with a soft smile.
They all looked a bit confused at that "Who else is staying here Mum, we didn't know there was somebody else living here." Fleur asked softly.
Eliza and Narcissa shared a look with each other and then smiled at them "We kind of wanted this to be a surprise for when you came home this summer, but Xeno has moved in with us. He was feeling so lonely at home, plus the fact that the Death Eaters were looking for him made him feel unsafe at home. So we took him in, and I must say he has been a great help with everything." Narcissa said with a smile.
"That's so great, is Daddy doing okay?" Luna asked excitedly.
"Of course he is Luna, he's just out doing groceries for now, but he should be back in a few hours." Eliza said with a smile.
"I wish we could wait for that, but at least we will have a big surprise for him when we get back." Luna said with a smile.
The two women smiled at that "Then you better hurry, you're wasting sunlight as it is. We'll talk some more when you get back." Narcissa said before she helped her wife stand up to give them a hug.
"We'll see you later Mum, I love you both." Fabian said after giving them a tight hug, although it was a bit harder with his mother, since her belly was in the way.
"I love you too Fabian, please keep each other safe." She said softly.
He smiled at her "Of course we will Mum, I can't live without them, and for some reason they can't live without me." He said with a smile.
Luna and Hermione softly slapped his arm, Fabian kissing them both softly before they apparated to their island.
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When they appeared on their island they had to smile. Their home stood there as untouched as ever, but still not a speck of dust to be found anywhere.
They started walking along the beach arm in arm, all of them smiling softly to each other as they made their way to the big stone that started it all.
"It feels really weird coming here while we are supposed to be in school, it kind of makes me feel like a bad girl for skipping so many classes." Hermione said softly.
They all laughed lightly at that "Well, you have turned into quite the sex addicted bad girl, baby. but we can only love you for it." Fleur said as she pulled the brunette tighter to her body.
"I have to agree with my sister love, you are quite the bad girl, but I have to say your grades haven't suffered from it. Although I am glad you're not going to go Crazy Granger on us anymore in a few weeks." Fabian said with a smile.
Hermione huffed lightly at that "I'm not that bad, am I. Sure I used to start reviewing every bit of information before the exams, sometimes twice, but that doesn't make me crazy, just devoted to my studies, although I have to admit that was before we got together." She finished with a soft blush.
The others smiled at that "We know love, we're only teasing you. Besides who says you can't be a sex kitten and a good student at the same time?" Luna asked innocently.
Hermione groaned a little and wrapped her own arm tighter around Fleur's body. "I hate all of you at this point." She said grumpily.
Fleur smiled and stopped them to give her a deep kiss. "You know we don't mean it beautiful. We all know how much you have changed over the past year and half, and no matter how much you change, one thing will never change and that is how much you love to study." She said as she placed several pecks on Hermione's lips.
That brought a smile to her face again. "Thanks baby, I knew you would understand." She said as she stuck her tongue out to the others.
That got a light laugh from the others and they all moved over to kiss her "we're sorry love, we were only teasing." Fabian said softly.
Hermione smiled at that "I know love, and so was I, we have been so high strung that it is good to tease each other again." She said with a smile.
The others nodded at that and again made their way to the tomb where Merlin and Morgana lay.
Soon enough they stood before the tomb, all of them smiling as they remembered the last time they were in front of this stone. "It all seems so long ago since we were here last, it seems ages ago." Hermione said with a soft smile.
"It certainly seems like that love, and yet it's only been eight months since we stood here." Fleur said as she pulled the brunette close again.
Hermione relaxed against her and smiled as the others surrounded them. "We'll have plenty of time to reminisce my love. for now I think we should keep our goal in sight." Fabian said softly.
Hermione nodded and wordlessly they formed their circle again, all of them focusing on their elements.
Soon they heard a grinding sound and looked how the stone lifted up and two pillars appeared, the large stone resting on top of them. "Well, now I know for sure we are related to them. They have a flair for the dramatic just as most people in our family." Fleur said with a smile.
They all smiled at that before they separated and took a closer look at the tomb's entrance. They saw a long staircase that led into darkness and seemed to go on for quite a while.
"Well, I think we better go in, I'm kind of excited of meeting them at long last." Fabian said as he cast a Lumos.
The others only nodded and did the same before the started descending the stairs, all of them marveling in how good everything still looked after hundreds of years of being locked in darkness.
After what seemed to be an eternity of descending the stairs, they entered some sort of ante chamber, where various things were stored, all of it at least hundreds of years old.
"I wonder what all this stuff is, do you think it belongs to them?" Yvette asked softly.
"Not all of it, I recognize some of these things. They belonged to my mother." Luna said as she took up a picture with a sad smile.
Fabian pulled her into his arms and looked at the picture over her shoulder, seeing Pandora and Eliza standing next to Xeno, while Luna was relaxing in his arms, that were wrapped protectively around her waist. "I remember that day. It's when we met for the first time, even then I felt the need to protect you." He said before kissing her cheek softly.
"And I never felt more relaxed than when I was in your arms, I guess we both have been blind over the years." She said softly.
He smiled at that "I guess we have Lu, but now we will be together forever, just us and our mates, who all love you just as much as I do." He said softly.
Luna smiled at that and turned around in his arms, kissing him deeply. "And the other girls know that you will always be number one in my heart, just as you are number one in each of theirs." She said dreamily.
He smiled and kissed her again. "We'll talk about that some more later my love. we still have a lot to do today." He said softly.
She nodded at that and took her place beside him once again, and as they looked around the ante chamber, they saw a richly adorned door with old runes carved on it, and they knew that is where their ancestors lay.