Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin or any of the characters.
Story: As Halloween is approaching I had to write a Halloween themed fic and thought I'd do it now since it's half term next week so I'll have no internet access. Each chapter will have a short separate story based on a Halloween themed word and will vary from scary to silly. Enjoy!
SPIDER
Morgana twisted restlessly on her bed, her eyelids closed, but twitching with fear. Another nightmare. Spiders, hundreds of them, a black mass, were crawling onto her bed, up her legs and body, a scurry of many long legs and beady eyes. They were getting bigger and bigger, pinning her body down, moving into her raven black hair and over her skin, creeping and crawling and unpleasant to touch. Her mouth opened to scream and the largest of them began to crawl into her mouth, down her throat, suffocating her.
Morgana bolted up in her bed, a scream already escaping her as her eyes snapped open. Panting, she gazed around, her eyes adjusting to the darkness of her room. Her breathing was beginning to return to normal, but the fear she had felt in her dream still clung to her, lingering.
The door opened, and Guinevere rushed in. "My lady, are you alright?"
Morgana took a breath. "Just another, bad dream, Gwen," she said, surprised at the shakiness of her voice. Guinevere sat on her bed beside her, and took her hand to comfort her with a gentle smile.
"I've got just the thing to make you feel better, my lady." She stood up, left the room, and returned with a large box. She took off the lid, revealing a tarantula, eight giant beaded eyes, and disgustingly long hairy legs.
Morgana screamed.