Bonded Souls: Year of the Toad
C38: Bonded by Blood
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters
As they pushed open the door they had to stifle their giggles. Since Merlin and Morgana were merely asleep, Morgana was cuddled into her husband's side and it was clear they were both naked under the sheet that was covering them.
"Well love, now we know where we all get it from, I guess it runs within our Bond to cuddle up to our husband." Yvette said with a smile.
They all smiled except for Luna, whose eyes were fixed on the bed next to Merlin and Morgana. "She looks so peaceful, it can't believe what I am seeing right now." She said softly as Fabian pulled her into his arms.
The others gathered around her and smiled "She looks so young, has your mother always been this pretty my love?"
Luna only nodded, too wrapped up in her thoughts to form an answer at this point. "It's where she gets her good looks from." Fabian said as he kissed her cheek softly.
That made her blush a little, and she turned around in his arms to kiss him softly. "Stop that before I fuck your brains out in this tomb, you're getting me all hot and bothered from your sweet talk." She said huskily.
He smiled at that "Later love, once we are back at school I promise to ravage you in any room you want." He whispered in her ear.
She smiled at that "I'll hold you to that, but I believe we have something very important to do." She said softly.
They all nodded and formed their circle around the bed of Merlin and Morgana, all of them focusing their magic once again, the white light enveloping the room within seconds.
Slowly but surely they noticed how Merlin and Morgana woke up, both of them groaning as they opened their eyes. "Gods, what year is it?" Merlin asked with a hoarse voice.
"It is nineteen ninety six Lord Merlin, welcome back." Fabian said with a smile.
Bella conjured up two glasses of water, which the ancient witch and wizard took without hesitation. They both quickly downed it and let out a sigh of content afterwards "Thank you Bellatrix, that certainly helps, and all of you, thank you for waking us up." Morgana said as she flicked her hand and a nightgown appeared.
She then stood up from the bed and made her way over to hug them all tightly, letting her arms lingering around Fabian. "You look so much like Merlin, it's almost as if you're a younger version of him." She said with a smile.
Fabian blushed at that and looked closely at his ancestors, clearly seeing the similarities between Merlin and himself. "Thank you my Lady." He said softly.
Morgana smiled at that "I already told you, you don't have to call us Lord and Lady, if you want to call us anything besides our names, call us Aunt and Uncle." She said with a soft smile.
"You have both done well on waking us, but as you know one more remains to be raised. While you do that, we can stretch a bit. After more than a thousand years asleep, we could use it." Merlin said with a smile.
They nodded and made their way towards Pandora's bed, once again forming their circle and focusing their magic on Pandora's body, Fleur focusing especially hard on healing her at the same time.
A little while later Pandora also opened her eyes, sitting up with a start. "Easy Mum, try to get used to being awake again. how do you feel?" Luna asked softly.
"Honestly, I feel amazing. It's like I have never been sick at all. It is so good to see you my Moon." Pandora said as she hugged Luna tightly.
Luna smiled and hugged her mother back with just as much enthusiasm. "It's good to see you again too Mummy, it's good to have you back." She said softly while a few tears escaped from the corner of her eyes.
Pandora smiled and hugged her tighter, glad to have her daughter in her arms once again. "You've grown so much Luna, have I been gone that long that you are already a grown woman?" She asked softly.
"No Mummy, we have been aging because of our Bond, I am only seventeen, although that is two years older then I should be." Luna said with a smile.
"Fabian come here, and give your mother-in-law a nice hug." Pandora said with a soft smile.
Fabian smiled and hugged the woman, smiling as Luna wrapped an arm around his waist. "It's good to have you back Mrs. Lovegood." He said softly.
"Please, call me Pandora, we're family now, as are all of you, so please, join us." She said to the others with a kind smile.
The girls smiled and joined in the awkward hug, although they all had to smile at the kind woman.
"We would love to stay in this hug for a while, but wouldn't you all rather sit on a comfortable couch with family than in a musty tomb?" Fleur asked with a soft smile.
Merlin, Morgana and Pandora smiled at that "Yes, of course, please lead the way children." Morgana said with a smile.
They smiled and led them outside, the three blinking a few times when they saw sunlight again.
"We have arranged for you all to stay at my mother's house for the foreseeable future, so you can adjust to society again." Fabian said as they walked over the island.
The three nodded and smiled as they made their way to the house. "I can't remember this being here before we went to sleep. Whose house is this?" Morgana asked a bit confused.
"This is our house Aunt Morgana, that's why we found your resting place when we did. Our Bond led us here." Fleur said proudly.
The three smiled at that "Well it looks lovely, and I'm sure we'll see a lot more of it during the summer." Pandora said with a smile.
"Of course Mum, we'll have a nice family dinner once we're done with this year, and now that the family is finally complete we can fully enjoy every perk of our home." Luna said with a bright smile.
"On another note, how are we going to get to your mother's house, because I don't think we can just teleport in, or am I wrong?" Merlin asked a bit confused.
Fabian smiled at that "A lot has changed Uncle, we have a transportation system that uses fireplaces, but we'll show you how to use it sometime. For now we'll go through it together. My wife Bella will be taking you and I will be taking your mate if that's alright with you, because it can be quite confusing when doing it for the first time." He said softly.
Merlin nodded at that "I can agree to those terms, I fully trust you on your judgement." He said with a kind smile.
Fabian nodded and led his ancestors and mother in law inside the house, the three smiling as they saw the interior. "It suits you, I see a bit of everyone in here." Pandora said as she looked around the room.
Luna blushed slightly and looped her arm through that of her mother. "We'll show you everything another time Mum, for now we'll bring you to Eliza and Narcissa so you can catch up with everything that has happened over the last few years." She said with a smile.
Pandora nodded at that but also looked a bit confused "What do you mean Eliza and Narcissa, where are Robert and Lucius?" She asked softly.
"I've killed my father on two different occasions, and last I heard Tom has picked up an Obliviated Lucius from the Hall of Mysteries. My mother and Narcissa have been married for a year and a half at this point, and I've never seen either of them more happy." Fabian said as he looped his arm through that of Morgana, who smiled at him.
"Such a gentleman, tell me Fabian, are all boys in this age as chivalrous as you?" She asked curiously.
He smiled at that "Far from it, chivalry is all but dead, the world has become selfish and power hungry in your absence." He said honestly.
She smiled at that "I figured as much, power has always corrupted, trust me, I know how power can corrupt. But through the power of your Coven, you all can change the world, once you seal your Bond with blood." She said softly.
Fabian nodded at that "We'll talk about that some more once we are home, for now I think we better go home, and introduce you to my mothers. They are dying to meet you and your mate." He said with a soft smile.
Morgana smiled and led herself be led towards the fireplace. "This might feel a bit weird, but just hold on to me and you'll be fine." He said before they Flooed to Markov Manor.
Bella took Merlin's arms and smiled at him "It's okay Merlin, this method of travel is very reliable, I assure you Morgana is safe, just hold on to me and you'll be okay." She said in a kind voice.
Merlin nodded and prepared himself for this new method of travel, grabbing Bella's arm a bit tighter, which made the raven haired witch smile at him. She grabbed a bit of powder and Flooed them to Markov Manor.
Next was Nym, who would the only one who would Floo alone, since Hermione and Yvette and Fleur and Gabby stepped through together. Finally it was Luna and Pandora who Flooed to Markov Manor.
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When they were all reunited again, Morgana gave Fabian a soft kiss on the cheek, which made him blush heavily. "Thank you for taking care of me during that trip Fabian, not even the tightest corset I have ever worn can compare to that sensation." She said softly.
The girls just managed to suppress their glares at their 'Aunt'. They knew she was only showing her appreciation, but they all thought the same thing 'was that kiss really necessary.'
Morgana seemed to notice and smiled at them "There is no need to be angry girls, I was just thanking your husband for his kind words once we arrived here." She said before walking over to them and giving them also a kiss on the cheek, making the girls blush.
"Your mothers have a lovely home Fabian, I can't wait to meet them." Morgana said with a smile after offering him her arm again.
He took it with a smile "Thank you Morgana, I'm sure the same goes for them." He said before they made their way to the living room.
When they entered they saw Xeno talking softly with Narcissa and Eliza, who looked up a bit shocked when they saw them entering. "Hey Mum, may I introduce our ancestors, Lord Merlin and Lady Morgana." Fabian said with a soft smile.
Eliza, Narcissa and Xeno bowed deeply. "It is a pleasure to meet you, welcome to our humble home." Eliza said softly.
Both Merlin and Morgana smiled at that "Please you don't have to be so formal, we are all family here after all." Morgana said with a smile.
"And we have another surprise, more specifically for Xeno." Fabian said with a smile.
He stepped aside and revealed Luna and Pandora, who both smiled brightly at him. At that point Xeno's eyes glazed over as the memories seemed to come back to him.
"Pandora, my love is that really you?" He asked softly.
"Yes Xeno my darling, I have come back to you thanks to our daughter and her Coven." She said as she ran into his arms.
The two hugged each other tightly, but the most astonishing of all was to see Xeno lose a few years, and upon seeing the golden eyes of Merlin, they all had to smile.
"You deserve to regain the years in your wife's absence. Consider this one of our many gifts." Merlin said with a smile.
"Thank you, my lord. This means so much to me." Xeno said with a smile.
Both Merlin and Morgana smiled "No thanks are needed between family, Xenophilius, just promise me to make up for lost time with your wife, you both deserve happiness once again." Morgana said with a smile.
They both nodded and smiled at each other, Pandora cuddling into her husband's arms as he sat down again.
Morgana then turned to the Coven. "We know it has been a taxing day for all of you. But there is one more thing we must do today. Tonight you will complete your Bond through an Ancient blood ritual, one even predating the Old Religion. Since I am its last remaining priestess, I will oversee the ritual, tonight under the full moon." She said softly.
They nodded at that "Very well, but is it okay if we take a rest before that, we are a bit tired." Fabian said softly.
Morgana smiled and nodded "of course children, we'll see you all later." She said after giving them all a hug.
"I suppose you still know where to find your room Fabian?" Narcissa asked with a smile.
He nodded and smiled at his mother. "Yes Mum, I still know where my old room is. We'll see you later today." He said as the girls almost dragged him away.
"They are quite eager to get him alone, aren't they?" Pandora asked with a soft smile.
Both Eliza and Narcissa nodded at that "It has been that way since he started dating Hermione, everything went so quick for them that it still amazes me how well they have handled it." Eliza said with a smile.
"I have been meaning to ask, how did the Coven came to be, we are curious if we can find similarities between those of the past." Merlin said with a smile.
"It's not that long of a story since they have been together for little over a year. Fabian first started dating Hermione a little over a year ago, and from there it all went rather quickly. They met Fleur, Yvette and Gabrielle at school for a Tournament there, although they didn't find Gabrielle as a mate until last summer, it was the same with Nymphodora. With Bellatrix it was different. Fabian and Hermione had discovered they were bonded to Fleur and Yvette, and when they saw Bellatrix here I'm sure they felt the connection as soon as they saw her. I could see it in their eyes. After spending a day with her, I knew Fabian felt the truth in his heart, and when they did some research after our wedding, they only confirmed it. From then on the five of them were inseparable. And once they got married last summer and completed their Bond not soon after, they have really become one." Eliza finished softly.
"We had expected that, every Bond ever formed moves quickly. it was the same for Morgana and myself, and I am sure it has been through the time we have been asleep." Merlin said with a soft smile.
Morgana smiled at that "We were Bonded through destiny my love, and that change in destiny Bonded us deeper than anyone could ever know. The Bond Fabian and the girls share comes from our Bond, and we both know they will become as powerful as us." She said softly.
Merlin smiled and pulled his mate into his side, Morgana cuddling into it with a soft smile.
As Fabian and the girls entered their room, the girls almost threw him on the bed, Yvette vanished all of their clothes with a flick of their hand and then they all kissed him deeply.
He groaned a little at that "Girls, as much as I love to be ravaged by you, we've had a tiring day that is far from over. So if you don't mind, I would just like to take a nap with you now. Tomorrow I promise to do anything you girls want." He said softly.
The girls smiled wickedly at him. "Well love, you promised Luna to ravage her in every room if that's what she wanted, so I think tomorrow you'll be a bit pre-occupied. But we're okay with that. We were only teasing you a bit, we know you sleep better when we do." Gabrielle said softly.
He smiled and kissed her softly. "That is most certainly true my lovelies, thank you." He said before pulling Luna and Gabrielle close and closing his eyes.
The others smiled and kissed each other before doing the same, all of them quickly falling asleep against each other and their husband.
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A few hours later the girls woke up again, their husband still dead to the world, but from the window they could see how the sun was setting. "I think we better wake up our husband and take a shower together, otherwise we'll be late." Bella said softly.
The other smiled at that "we'll go and warm up the shower love, you always have such lovely ways of waking him up." Luna said before kissing the raven haired witch softly.
Bella smiled and kissed her lovers softly before laying down next to her husband, teasing the muscles of his abdomen softly to wake him up.
Fabian groaned as he opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw were the brown eyes of his raven haired lover, who was smiling up at him. "Good evening my love, how did you sleep?" She asked with a smile.
He smiled and kissed her, groaning softly as Bella climbed on top of him, guiding one of his hands towards her breasts. "The others are already in the shower my love, and we have a bit of time before we have to join them, how about a little preview of what Luna has in store for you tomorrow?" She whispered in his ear.
He nodded and gently squeezed his lover's breasts as she kissed him deeply and let her hands roam across his body.
"You're wet, my love, is that just from my touch?" He asked huskily.
Bella nodded and moaned as he started playing with her clit, while he took one of her nipples between the fingers of his other hand and gently pinched it. "Only you can make me this wet love, my heart and soul are yours." She said with a moan.
He smiled and kissed her again, pulling her flush against his body "I know love, and sometimes I wish I could say the same. But I cannot say it without causing the others pain." He said softly.
Bella merely smiled at that "I know baby, but know that you will always be first in our hearts, no matter how much I love the others, you will always come first." She said softly.
"I am grateful for that love, but what do you say we join our lovers for a nice shower, and after that we'll see what this ritual entails." He said as he picked her up bridal style.
She nodded and rested her head against his chest, tracing soft lines across his neck as they walked.
As they entered the shower, they had to smile when their lovers were waiting for them, all of them without a stitch of clothing. "Took you two long enough." Hermione said with a smile.
Both Bella and Fabian smiled at that "We almost got carried away love, but we managed to contain ourselves for now." He said as he put Bella back on her feet again.
The others smiled and after receiving a kiss from their husband, they all stepped under the warm water of the shower.
"I wonder if anything will change once we are Bonded by blood. I have to admit I'm a little bit worried. What if we become even more protective of each other?" Hermione asked softly.
They all smiled at that "I don't think so my love, if anything we'll become a bit less protective, because our Bond will know through our very blood that no one could ever come between us. Who knows, maybe it'll even help with the abandonment issues we feel when we are separated." Fleur said as she started washing the brunette's back.
Hermione smiled softly at that "I guess you're right my love, we can test it once we are back at school. One kiss from Ginny to Fabian's cheek will tell us enough." She said with a soft smile as she washed Nym's back.
Soon they were all in a circle as they washed each other's backs, which was convenient since all of them except Nym had long hair.
Once they had washed each other thoroughly, Bella came to rest in Fabian's arms once again, and he could see that her nipples were standing straight. "Still feeling horny my love?" He asked with a soft smile.
Bella nodded at that "I think we all are my love, it's because we are all nervous for tonight." She said softly.
The others smiled and nodded "It's true love, we are all horny because we are nervous., I think we would do best to help ourselves a bit." Hermione said as Gabrielle wrapped her arms around her.
Fabian nodded at that "I agree, but we'll have to keep it to a minimum, otherwise we won't be able to do the ritual tonight." He said softly.
The girls nodded and turned their attention to the girls in their arms.
Fabian then turned his attention on Bella, slowly letting his hands roam across her body, getting a moan from the raven haired witch. "I want to try something love. how about I fuck you from behind while I finger you at the same time." He whispered huskily in her ear.
Bella only nodded and moaned as her young lover entered her from behind and his fingers quickly found her clit again.
"Gods Fabian, that feels amazing, why haven't we done this before?" She asked softly as she tangled her hands in his hair.
He pulled her into a deep kiss before he answered "Because we rarely do it standing up love, but I have to admit it is something I could get used to." He said huskily.
Bella smiled at that "Maybe we could make it a nice roleplay again the next time we get the chance to do this, I would love for you to rough me up like this." She said before kissing him.
Fabian froze for just a second, his mind thinking back at the time he tried to do that with Fleur at the earlier this year.
"What's wrong love?" She asked when she noticed the slight stall in his movements.
He sighed and kissed her softly. "Just thinking back when Fleur suggested something rougher. I went a bit too far and ended up hurting her. I don't want to be the cause of pain for any of you. It hurts me too much." He said softly.
Bella smiled and slid forward a bit so she could turn around. Fabian saw what her plan was and lifted her against him, Bella immediately lowering herself on his length as she wrapped her legs around his waist. "I didn't know that love, I'm sorry for suggesting it. I just thought it was something we could do together." She said as she pulled him into a deep kiss.
"I know love, I'm not saying not ever, I'm just saying not now. We will need to have a good talk before we do it. That's something Fleur and I didn't do when we tried it." He said with a soft smile.
She nodded and kissed him again as she slung her arms around his neck, feeling her orgasm approaching quickly.
"Bella baby, I'm going to come." He panted out roughly.
"I'm close too baby, please come inside of me. I need to feel you explode inside of me." She said huskily.
Soon they all moaned as they came, everyone coming at the same time.
Once they came down from their orgasms, they slid down to the floor of the shower. "That was different to say the least, but amazing none the less." Hermione said still panting.
They nodded and pulled their lovers a bit closer to their bodies, Fleur turning off the now cold shower with a flick of her hand.
"We should definitely have more sex while we're standing up, it's a whole new sensation." Luna said dreamily.
Fabian smiled at that "If you want love, that is something we could do tomorrow." He said with a smile.
Luna nodded excitedly at that "Now you know that's what I want to do to you my love. I would love to feel you slam into me while we're standing up, maybe you can even hold me like you did with Bella just now." She said with a bright smile.
He nodded and pulled Bella closer to his body, all of them sighing contently as they did the same.
"As much as I would love to stay here with you all, I think we better dry ourselves off, then get dressed and show ourselves at dinner, we still have a lot to do before we can Floo back to school and go to bed." He said a little while later.
The girls nodded and slowly untangled themselves from each other before standing up and summoning some towels towards them.
…
Once they were dried and dressed, they made their way back downstairs, where they could hear the laughter coming from the living room.
"I see you're all getting along famously." Fabian said when they entered the room.
They all turned to face them "Hello children, had a good nap?" Morgana asked with a soft smile.
They all nodded and smiled at her "We did, it was exactly what we needed before the ritual tonight." Fleur said with a smile.
"That's good to hear, and you are right on time too, we were about to call you for dinner. It's like you knew." Eliza said with a smile.
They smiled at that "Well Mum, we took a shower after getting out of bed, so we figured once we got out of the shower, it would be time for dinner, or at least almost." Gabrielle said softly.
Narcissa and Eliza both smiled at their youngest daughter. "Then let's not waste any more time my darlings, I believe Jupi has prepared us a feast for tonight in celebration of the reunion of our family." Narcissa said with a smile.
They all smiled and followed the two women to the dining room, where indeed a gigantic feast was waiting for them, with a smiling Jupi at the head of the table.
"Good evening my ladies and gentlemen, I hope you are all doing well this fine evening?" The elf asked with a smile.
"Good evening Jupi, we are doing exceptionally well tonight, for our entire family is once again complete, and we want to thank you for preparing this wonderful meal." Eliza said with a soft smile.
"It is no problem madam, you have always made me feel like part of this family, and I feel it is my responsibility to look after my family." He said with a similar soft smile.
Eliza and Narcissa both smiled at that "You are a part of this family Jupi, from the day I took you into our house I thought of you as family." Eliza said softly.
The elf smiled and went over her to hug his mistress. "Thank you miss, that means more to me than you will ever know." He said softly.
Eliza smiled at him "Then I hope you will join us for dinner tonight, that would make our family really complete." She said with a smile.
Jupi nodded and after he snapped his fingers, a chair appeared for him, so that he could properly sit at the table.
Dinner was full of talk, and everyone had a lot of fun getting to know Merlin, Morgana and Pandora a bit better.
After dinner the sun had set and the moon was just coming over the horizon. "It is time to prepare for the ritual, I went to get some white robed that you need to wear. Because as you know, white is the color of the pure, and that is what your Bond represents, Purity and a fresh start for all. It is very important you form your circle in the order you fell in love, not in the order in which you met when the Bond presented itself. Fabian, please stand next to me and we shall go from there, so first Luna, then Fleur, next to her Gabrielle, then Nym, then Hermione, then Yvette and finally Bella. Hold out right hand, palms up with only your fingers touching each other." She said as she presented an ornate dagger.
They took their positions and smiled nervously at each other. Morgana smiled and placed an ancient looking bowl beneath their hands. "I will make a shallow cut in each of your hands and by doing so, your blood will accumulate in the bowl I just placed beneath your hands. Once a bit of everyone's blood is collected you will dip your left hands in it and watch as I cast the final spell over you all." She said softly.
They nodded and watched as Morgana made cuts in each of their hands, all of them wincing as the blade cut their skin.
It didn't take long for the bowl to fill up with their blood. "It is time to place your hand in the bowl." She said in an otherworldly voice.
They all obliged and again winced slightly when the red liquid coated their hands. Then they turned their eyes on Morgana and saw that her eyes had become gold of color. She incanted a spell in what they presumed to be Celtic and watched as their combined blood started to glow while their hands seemed to absorb the liquid.
Once the bowl was empty Morgana's eyes changed back to their original bright green and she smiled at them. "It is complete, never again shall anyone be able to separate you again, your Bond will stand the test of time, for you will live longer than most of your peers. Your powers are at your bidding and with them you can do anything you can dream of." She finished softly.
They smiled at her "Thank you Aunt Morgana, we feel stronger already." Fabian said once Fleur had healed them all.
She smiled at them "Give it about a day to sink in, then you'll feel the full effects of your completed Bond." She said as she hugged them all.
They nodded at that and followed the woman back inside, taking a seat once they rejoined their family.
They talked for a little while longer but they found it hard to keep their eyes open at this point. This didn't go unnoticed by the rest of their family. "I think it's time you kids Floo back to school, you can hardly keep your eyes open, which is understandable after everything you have done today." Narcissa said softly.
"I think you're right Mum, we just didn't want to be rude after we haven't seen each other for such a long time." Fabian said softly.
Eliza and Narcissa smiled "We understand darling, just go now and we'll talk to you all again in a few weeks." Eliza said before hugging them.
They all smiled and hugged everyone before stepping through the Floo back to school, McGonagall only smiling at them when they stepped into her office. "I'll hear about it tomorrow, for now I can see you are tired, go and get some sleep, I know you've more than earned it." She said with a kind smile.
They merely nodded and quickly made their way to their room, where they wasted little time in getting naked and cuddling up under the covers, all of them asleep once they hit their pillows.