I fancied myself an ArMor oneshot. To be completely honest with you, guys, I've always loved ArMor. It is my original favourite pairing. And then Mergana came along and well… it all went to shambles with Mergana being "the most popular", so…
But, to all the Mergana fans out there, there is some Mergana in later chapters. And it does get a bit heated. But, overall, it's an ArMor fic, so…
I originally came up with the idea when I was watching the new Series 3 trailer (.com/watch?v=j5mSUKjPTUY) (( - YAYZ! )) and I thought, "well, why not twist this a bit, ey? Just before series 3 comes out so they wont know what happens…". It all slots in with the given evidence with Morgana, but I just mix it up a bit…
Now, without further babbling, here goes…
It had been mere months since Morgana's disappearing act. The minutes had felt like hours, the hours like days, the days like months, and the months like years. Everything was so quiet, so peaceful, everyone just agreeing with everything Uther said, not wanting to get in the way of mourning his (not really) daughter.
The search parties were regular, starting from dawn until dusk, often loosing a few soldiers in battles along the way. It was mayhem. Uther would pick a fight with anyone in desperation to get his beloved Ward back.
Soon enough though Uther had given up hope (secretly, he hadn't and still send regular private parties) so Arthur was the only one, with Merlin and a group of knights, to search the lands for her. Sometimes they would stay out for days on end, setting up camp in hope of getting deeper into the forest the next morning.
But then even the knights were tired of coming, but were forced to by the king, their boredom only dragging the horrible hours further to infinity. Even Merlin got resistant to coming after a while, filling the Prince's ears with false lies and no hope. But the stubborn blonde-haired boy didn't listen to his scraggy haired servant. He listened to nobody. Arthur wouldn't give up throughout his life. He didn't know how much he missed her until she was gone. How much he loved her.
The moon rose high in the sky, announcing daylight was long gone, and Arthur lead his little search group into an abandoned druid camp. His hopes had been beaten from him, knowing that he would never see his sister (he hated to think of it like that, it sounded dirty) ever again. His gut told him she was alive. He just hoped that, wherever she was, she was happy and healthy.
They reached the outskirts of the small camp, the embers in the fire still warm, mist spreading all around them. Arthur withdrew his sword, closely followed by the knights behind him. If anyone was here, they needed protection.
There was a faint shadow of a person in the distance that nobody paid attention to. It was only the ragged breathing and the slight stumble when Morgana was noticed surfacing from behind one of the tents, coming into view. Her hair was massed with twigs and leaves sticking out in every direction, her body slim (giving an indication that food was scarce), her dress filthy and her pale skin of her face covered in mud and dirt.
Everyone froze, including the damsel in distress, their hearts thudding wildly in realization on whom they'd stumbled across. It must be false. This can't be real. It had been too long, they were both meant to forget, to learn to loose…
Arthur's head pounded against his skull, his heart leaping up to his throat and blocking any words from surfacing. He couldn't believe it. After all the loss and the searching and the nights that he would lay in bed and hope and pray that she was still alive and… here she was. They had finally found her.
His heart leaped in his chest, willing his body to move but he was paralyzed, thinking his eyes were deceiving him, that it was just another hopeful dream. But he could hear her rugged breathing and smell the sweet air of her in the wind, and it was all so real. And before he was aware of anything, his lips and whispered her name in utter shock.
"Morgana…"
Enjoy? Yes? No? Why? Review please! =D
Chapter 2 comes quicker if you review… AND A LOT LONGER! A few thousand words I should think. I love writting mushy stuff...
Next chappy will be some nice ArMor moments. =)
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