Hey Lovelies,
This is my first Merlin fic so please please please review. The boys may be slightly OOC, but I wasn't sure. I set this somewhere between S2 and S3. Also, I apologize if the chapters are a little short, I didn't want to write so much that it gets to the point of rambling!
XOXO,
Mack
Prince Arthur and Merlin made their way through the forest, after an impromptu hunting trip. "I can't believe how big that deer was!" Arthur exclaimed gleefully. Merlin just smiled and nodded his head. "And I couldn't believe the look on your face when you saw it running towards you!" Arthur continued. "You would have been startled if you turned and saw a large animal running at you at full speed!" Merlin spat out. Arthur just laughed. It was a long ride home and Merlin already knew that it wasn't going to be as peaceful as he had hoped. Trying to change the subject, Merlin, knowing full well that it might get him killed, turned to Arthur and said "so how's it going with Gwen?" "Oh, shut up, Merlin!" Arthur exclaimed. "Because you know..." Merlin continued, hoping to keep the subject away from him. All he got in return was a death glare. "I just mean that..." before Merlin could continue, he heard crying coming from the somewhere in the trees.
"Did you hear that?" Merlin said as he turned towards Arthur. "Hear what?" Arthur asked. "I don't know..." Merlin said, "it almost sounded like crying." "Crying? When?" Arthur asked suspiciously. "Just now. I think it came from over..." Merlin pointed his finger down the path "there!" "You're probably just hearing things again..." Arthur said, and started to ride again. Merlin followed, but this time, the two stayed silent. A few minutes, they heard the noise again. "Please tell me you heard it this time!" Merlin exclaimed. "You were right, I heard it too." Arthur said looking around for the source of the noise. Arthur got off his horse and withdrew his sword. Merlin followed suit, and soon the two were walking down the path, Arthur with his sword and Merlin walking behind him holding all the other weapons. The pair were dead silent, the only noise coming from the surrounding animals. As they walked, the crying got louder and louder until they reached a clearing. In it were logs laid out in the form of a circle, as you might see at a campground, with a burnt out fire in the middle. Arthur stepped over one of the logs and bent down to touch the ashes. "No one has been here in a while" Arthur said. He stood up and looked around. "Where do you think it was coming from then? The crying, I mean. It just... stopped" Merlin asked. "Well..." Arthur began, but as he turned to face Merlin, he stopped. "Oh." He said with a surprised look on his face. "What is it?!" Merlin exclaimed. He ran and tried to jump over a log, but caught his foot on a knot and fell to the ground. When Merlin opened his eyes, he saw that there was a young girl curled up beside the end of the log across from his own.
So,
That chapter may have been a little short, but it seemed like a logical place to stop (and I did warn you!).
Reviews are as important to me as singing in he shower,
Mack