Winchester

Author note: so this is my second Merlin story, and I want to make something different if you haven't read my other story please go read it, it's currently finished...but I'll most likely change my mind ;D or write a sequel...i can't decide...

Anyway, this is like a Merlin/OC...i think however I'm tempted to change it to a Gawain/OC my plans change... anyway, I would like explain the plot but then what would be the point of me writing the story? So please read and enjoy (and review? Please...)

"You are Agrivane's daughter?" the girl nodded and curtseyed to King Uther of Camelot, who looked at her with pain filled eyes. Uther looked down at the poor girl, his eyes full of compassion and love, this girl was his late wife's niece and she needed help.

And Camelot would lay down their lives for her.

"Consider Camelot your home now; after all we are your family"

Melissa felt her heart swell, for once in her life she felt accepted, like she was part of something great, Melissa had always been shunned by her father as she was female, he would go hunting with her brother's and leave her alone with only her hand maiden Abigail.

Uther looked on as the girl turned to introduce herself to his son; she looked so much like Arthur's mother, her curly blonde hair flowing past her shoulders and her blue eyes beaming through her pale skin.

She was wearing a gold dress that trailed to the floor. Her hair was pinned half up and half down, just so that it left her delicate features untouched.

Uther couldn't understand how Agrivane could allow his daughter to travel so far alone, how he could order her to come to Camelot. If Uther had one more chance with his daughter...he would do it all differently. Uther cherished his own daughter even if she could not be the rightful heir to the throne, and even after everything she had done, Uther still loved her.

Melissa smiled politely as she stopped in front of Prince Arthur,

"It's a pleasure to meet you sire..." She said as she curtseyed.

"Please call me Arthur, we are cousins I suppose."

She couldn't help but smile, everyone here was so nice, but if they knew her secret they would have her killed. The reason her father sent her here.

Her magic.

She had had magic as long as she could remember and she had kept it secret even longer than that. Abigail had been the only one that knew until she had revealed herself to her brother, Sean. Melissa thought that he was trustworthy that he would accept her, but he didn't.

He ran to their father and told of her gift, Agrivane had flown of the handle, he had threatened to kill her , when he had realised that he couldn't go through with it he had ordered her to go to Camelot.

Where if her magic was discovered she would be killed and the problem would be solved for him.

She didn't understand it though, Uther seemed like a good man, Arthur seemed like an exceptionally good man...

Her thought track was interrupted when Arthur spoke to her again.

"oh! I nearly forgot, you'll need a maid here right? Well this is Gwen she's a great." He pulled a woman towards them.

She wore a lilac dress with a white apron tied across her waist she looked up nervously.

"well it's a pleasure to meet you Gwen, it would be my pleasure to have you serve me" Melissa tried her best to smile royally but found it came over as a grin.

Gwen curtseyed before leaving. "It would be an honour milady"

Melissa watched as Arthur gazed at Gwen walk away and she couldn't help but laugh. He gave her startled look and she grinned knowingly.

He simply shook his head.

"Come on, I better show you to your quarters,"

The castle was huge, the sheer size of it made her head spin, she was sure if it wasn't for Arthur she would be so lost.

They came to the door and Arthur smiled and gestured a hand towards the wooden frame.

"This is it, I'll get my manservant to bring some clothes over for you later and gwen will drop in later to see if you need anything."
Melissa nodded she wasn't use to so many people running after her and the commotion she had caused in Camelot was overwhelming.

"thank you"

Arthur turned but Melissa stopped him with a small hand.

"can I ask you something?" Arthur nodded in reply before she continued.

"gwen...she's special to you?"

Arthur paused before nodding and saying "do you promise not to tell anyone?" Melissa smiled and nodded.

"I love her." Melissa smiled, she had heard stories of romantic forbidden love and was thrilled to be in the setting of one, not that anything like that would ever happen to her.

"I think that's great, she's very pretty."

"she is...you don't disapprove?"

Melissa furrowed her eyebrows and shook her head.

"Of course not we cannot help who we fall in love with anymore than we can stop who we are."
Arthur nodded in agreement.

"Thank you Melissa, for understanding."
She nodded before opening the door to the chamber,

As she stepped inside and closed herself of leaving her alone, she observed her surroundings, the room was larger to that of which she was accustomed to but it was light and pretty and she knew that if she could keep her magic a secret.

Then she would be very happy here.

Note: Okay what do y'all think please review I'm dying to know whether I should continue this or not!