Close Enough

Ch 20 The Bond

“Well now this is new…” A soft female voice sounded into the room. Draco’s head shot up to look at the intruder, only to find a grinning Cord leaning against the door jam. Draco looked down at the tousled haired young man in his arms then back up at the grinning girl.
“Yea… it is…” he said softly. He looked back down at Harry and attempted to move him from his arms. Harry however just clung tighter to Draco’s shirt and whimpered softly. Draco looked up at Cord, concern written clearly in his expression. Cord merely smiled and moved into the room.
“He’s fine. It’s just the bond forming,” Cord smiled, “Sit.” She gently helped guide Draco backward until he hit the edge of the bed and sat. As Draco sat Harry climbed into Draco’s lap, straddling Draco’s hips, face nuzzled into the crook of Draco’s neck. At this action Cord laughed softly.
Cord perches on the bed next to Draco, smiling fondly at him, “So, I take it he figured out about the bond then?”
“Yea..” Draco smiled, “He had a nightmare, and I kind of ended up in bed with him.” Draco mindlessly ran his fingers through the long raven locks nestled under his chin, and giggled when Harry began purring softly. “So when we woke up this morning, he was unsettled to find me in bed with him.” When Draco shifted slightly, Harry tightened his grip yet again, holding himself, if possible, closer to Draco. “Cord, why is he acting like this? I mean, he just figured out the whole bonded situation ten minutes ago, why won’t he let me move?”
“Draco, I told you, it’s the bond forming.” Cord said with a small smile. “Cloe was the same way, it only lasts a bit.” At Draco’s continued confused look she continued. “As the bond forms, the submissive needs to be close to its dominant. Right now his magic is preparing his body, making it ready for the rest of his life with you.” Cord giggled at the topic. “Right now, the bond should be telling you how he feels, just feel for him in your own mind and you’ll know.”
Closing his eyes, Draco rested his cheek on top of Harry’s head, searching around his mind for Harry. It only took a moment; it was like diving into a pool filled with all things related to Harry. Draco could feel that Harry was unsure and scared, yet happy and safe at the same time. Draco opened his eyes, looking at Cord. “He’s scared.” He whispered.
“He doesn’t know what is happening, so I can imagine that yes he is scared.” Cord reached out slowly, brushing hair off of Harry’s face. “This will pass, he won’t always feel the need to be that close to you. He will need to be close enough, same room probably, until the bond is completed.”
“And after that? After we..” A blush creeping up on his cheeks slowly, “Complete the bond…. What then?”
Cord smiled, “The two of you will be able to work that out then.” A dreamy expression crossed her face, “Cloe and I did, she’s at school right now, still in America. We can’t be close all the time, so we worked that out. I take a potion to be able to go without her blood, and she’s human so it doesn’t affect her more then just missing me for being far away. So as long as we get to visit a couple times a month our bond stays healthy and strong.” Her eyes focus back on Draco again, “As I have said before, our little Harry, is one of a kind. Gods only knows what he is going to need or want. You’ll just have to work all of those things out after this passes.”
Harry snuggled closer to Draco’s chest, purring deep in his chest. Draco looked down at him a small smile pulling at his lips, “He’s so cute like this though, and he wants to be close to me.” He closed his eyes breathing in deeply the scent off of Harry’s hair. “I don’t want this to pass…” Draco wrapped his arms tightly around the raven haired beauty on his lap, “I want him this close forever.” Draco whispered softly into Harry’s hair.
Cord stood and walked toward the door, “The bond will keep you close forever, Draco. And now that he knows about the bond, Harry and you can work on having a relationship. I don’t think you’ll have to worry about him not wanting to be close to you.” She giggled softly, “I’ll come by later. Maybe you two should try to get some more sleep; just sitting there will get rather boring.” Cord laughed and walked out the door.
Holding tightly to Harry, Draco slid backward until he could lay down fully on the bed. He arranged himself and Harry, making sure they were both comfortable before settling in for a little nap. With Harry curled into his side, surrounded by his intended’s heavenly scent Draco had everything he needed.