Jake nodded and his grandfather walked to the back of the store, him on his heels. Lao Shi pulled the key from his pocket and inserted it. He turned the key and opened the door. Jake was stunned as he looked into the room. Quilts of various colors and sizes littered the floor, as well as the walls being painted a light gray. " What, is this?" asked Jake. " Dragons nest when their scared or hurt, it gives them something to do to take their mind off things. But, we also nest when the bond first kicks in because of the sudden onslaught of emotions being passed between us. Its quite disorienting. I always hoped that we'd eventually bond so I made up this room in preparation for the slight possibility that we might." said Lao Shi.
" You sound like we can choose weather we bond to our dragon masters or not." said Jake. " You can. The way you've been feeling, its a warning of what will happen. The student talks to their master and they decide weather they want to or not. If they don't want to bond, they both ignore it and continue on as normal." said Lao Shi. " You made this room as a comfort thing, some place we can hide away when its too much. But also because after the bond kicks in, we can't be away from each other for at least three hours, right?" asked Jake. " Exactly." said Lao Shi. He walked in and Jake fallowed, shutting the door behind him. The floor was fuzzy and Jake laid down. Lao Shi fallowed and wrapped his arms around him. Jake curled into him and buried his face in his neck. They were both on their sides.
Suddenly, emotions too fast for either to identify were being passed along the bond. Jake whimpered, feeling like his body was being shredded and then put back together. " Just focus on breathing Young Dragon." said Lao Shi. Finally the pain stopped two hours later and Jake hadn't even realized he'd shifted into his dragon form. He felt soft skin surrounding him completely and realized that his grandfather was curled around him. They slowly fell asleep and didn't wake up until morning. Jake stretched before shifting back into his human form and his grandfather fallowed suite. He hugged Lao Shi tightly and he gently squeezed the the back of Jake's neck.
" I'm glad we did this. I feel closer to you." said Jake. " So am I. I don't have to worry about you so much anymore." said Lao Shi. " Can, we see what the marks look like?" asked Jake. " Sure, I'm quite curious myself." said Lao Shi. He removed his robe and Jake removed his jacket. They were both stunned when they saw each other's marks. They both had the head of a rose, Lao Shi's being red to symbolize Jake's dragon form, and Jake's being a dark blue to symbolize his grandfather's dragon form. They put their respective clothes back on and Jake shifted into his dragon form. " Cool, they transferred over." said Jake. " It would. Now see if distance is an issue." said Lao Shi. Jake opened the door and flew off. Lao Shi waited a good ten minutes before calling him back in and Jake landed on the floor.
" Are you going to come home today?" asked Jake. " I think I will. Race you Young Dragon." said Lao Shi as he transformed. Jake smirked and shot out of their comfort room. Lao Shi shut and locked the door behind him before taking off after his student. Jake shot through the Long's kitchen window and dropped, landing in his human form. " You'll have to be a bit faster Young Dragon." said Lao Shi from behind him. The rest of the family was eating breakfast and Jake scowled at his grandfather. The man chuckled and sat down next to Haley. Jake sat down on his other side and they started eating. They finished eating five minutes later and John looked up at both of them. " You know Sport, you've raced each other a lot and I've never seen you so calm about it. Usually your so competitive. This time, its like you didn't care weather you won or not." said John. " I didn't. It was for fun." said Jake. John nodded and smiled. He then grabbed his briefcase and walked out. " How are you dad?" asked Jake's mom. " Fine. The store's business is thriving." said Lao Shi.
" I'm glad. Now, my job called and I have to fill in for one of the caterers. I'll be back later tonight." said Susan. " Have fun Mom." said Jake. She smiled and stood, walking out of the kitchen. Distantly, they heard the front door shut and then Haley stood, shifting into her dragon form. The other two fallowed and they all took off out the window. " You two bonded didn't you?" asked Haley suddenly. " How did you know?" asked Jake.