Author's Note: This is just a thought bubble and Phoenixflower17 and Phantomwolf1118 had said it would be cool to keep the idea going... so yeah! Hope you guys enjoy this short little first chapter. I have not given up on my other stories but this was blocking my creative flow. I have too much stuff to think about right now. Let me know what you think! Disclaimer: Don't own BBC's Merlin

Kayley's Secret Chapter 1: The Great Escape

"I can't believe he did that to me! How dare he try to marry me off to Malin, that selfish, disgusting pig!" Kayley Emory stormed, as she paced the room.

"He cannot be all that bad. I mean, you did not need to punch him and walk off." Kayley's only friend, Melisande Alevi said cheerfully.

"Oh! Believe me Melisande, he is. Once when he came to visit, he nearly kissed me. Then when I refused to leave with him, he threatened me. He said that I would 'rue the day I rejected him.' So he deserved to get punched in the face."

"Why don't you live with Darian in Camelot? Then you would be kingdoms away from here and Malin. Plus you will get to be with your brother, whom you have not seen in ages!"

"You know… That is not a bad idea. I have never been out of Narravo, let alone Camelot. I believe it is time for a change, don't you think?" asked Kayley.

"Yes!" Melisande yelled.

Kayley gave her a glare that said 'Shut up or be quiet!'

"Oh…right, sorry. Yes!" She whispered.

Kayley laughed. "So first things first, we need to cut my hair. It is too long, at least for my taste. We also cannot have people recognizing me."

"Oh! I will cut it for you! I have always wanted to cut your hair! How short do you want it?"

"At least to me shoulder."

Melisande nodded causing her blonde hair bobbling. She grabbed a pair of scissors that were laying on Kayley's vanity.

About five minutes later, Melisande put the scissors down. She turned Kayley to face the mirror and she stood back, admiring her handiwork.

Kayley's long brown reddish hair was now up to her shoulders and was layered. Kayley picked up a string that was lying around and pulled her hair back into a ponytail. It was still here, but a lot shorter. She dropped her hair and ran her fingers through. Nice and untangled.

"Meli! I love it! It is bloody brilliant! I am sure no one will recognize me. You are a genius! This is perfect!" Kayley hugged Melisande and started jumping up and down.

Melisande laughed. "Glad you like it Kay! Now come on! We have to get you out of here."

Kayley pulled her cloak around her and fastened the clasp. "Meli! Why can you not come with me? I would rather have you come with me than stay with Darian. He will hardly be there. He will be working all the time. You know how he is."

"Kay! That is not fair. You know why I cannot go, my father will be expecting me home. I cannot disappear. I-."

"Neither can I!" Kayley interrupted.

"I cannot abandon my mother with him. She would be absolutely miserable without me. He wants to try and marry me off, if I do not find someone by my next birthday! I am in the same position as you!" Melisande finally took a breath.

Kayley looked down. "Fine Meli, I understand. You should do something about your father. He is ruining our plans."

"I wish Kay, I wish."

Kayley gave her a sad smile but all of a sudden, her brown eyes had that determined look.

"Well when I get settled in Camelot, I will see if I can get you there."

Melisande rolled her eyes. "You will do no such thing! Now go, before they realize that you are missing."

With that said, Melisande pushed Kayley out the door and into the dark corridor. Kayley proceeded down the corridor without getting caught by the guards that surrounded the city.

Ever since Narravo had got threatened by one of the neighboring kingdoms, guards were on duty night and day. There was never a time where there would be no guards. The city was flooded with them.

Kayley could hear the clanking of the chain-mail get louder and louder. She looked around to try and find someplace where she could hide. She slipped in an alcove in the wall and watched as the guard marched by.

She let go of the breath she didn't know she had been holding. She quickly stepped out of the alcove and made her way down the stairs and to the door closest to her. When she opened it, it slowly creaked open, making her wince every time it would creak. She finally got it open and was through it, when the guard that had already passed her, noticed that someone was trying to sneak out of the kingdom.

The guard ran after Kayley, but by the time he was anywhere near close to yell, the door was already closed once more and Kayley was on the move. She couldn't afford any more mistakes like that.

Kayley ran to the stables and climbed on Jasmine, her horse that was already prepared by Melisande earlier that morning. She urged Jasmine forward, passing the sleeping stable boy and onto the dark streets of Narravo.

Kayley could see the gates, separating her from freedom, only a few more feet away. She was almost there when she heard the castle's bell ringing. Kayley groaned.

'It was that guard that saw me leaving! He must have thought I was a witch or something. I can't let them catch me!'

The guards were charging on their horses after her and there were a few of them standing out by the gates, on lookout for anything odd. Seeing a mysterious person riding a horse out of Narravo looked pretty odd to them. They all shouted and got ready to fire their crossbows at her.

Kayley urged her horse to go faster when she saw the crossbows pointing down at her. She would have to jump the bridge, if she was going to make it. The guards pointed to the drawbridge and it was rising. Kayley gritted her teeth as Jasmine soared through the air and the crossbows trying to rain on them.

Kayley dodged the arrows to the best of her ability. She had made it out of Narravo and was heading to Camelot.