Hello Merlin fans! It is 2015 and it feels like yesterday that Merlin ended but it was actually about 2 years ago… so I love Merlin whump! And this is what this book is all about. I have one rule and one rule only, no slash with any characters at all! But I'm open to Merlin/Morgana and Gwen/Arthur!
If you have any requests go ahead, I'll even do AU for episode you weren't happy with.
Cold - Merlin falls in a lake when fighting a bandit - that's all you need to know. On with the story.
Disclaimer: I have two rabbits called Morgana and Gwen but I still don't own Merlin.
Arthur didn't want to say it but Merlin was getting good with a sword, as soon as the bandits came charging down the snowy slopes, Merlin had dismounted from his horse and was killing off the bandits surrounding him, Merlin hadn't told the king that, Gwaine and Percival had been training him up in his spare time, which even though he is always helping Gaius and doing chores, or fulfilling his destiny, he still has quite a lot of time left.
Percival and Gwaine watched him, they smiled proudly as the thrust their swords into the unworthy thieves, Merlin noticed one bandit run off, he ran behind following the man's footprints in the carpet of white, the bandit ran off onto the frozen over lake, Merlin stopped in his tracks, the man turned around, "Too scared to fight me, eh?" The bandit tormented him, Merlin hated being called a girl all the time, he wanted to show Arthur what he could do, he also wanted to teach this idiotic bandit a lesson, in bedside manners.
As soon as Merlin put his foot down on the frozen lake, he knew it was a stupid idea but he couldn't go back now. He held his sword firmly within his hands, as the bandit and the king's man-servant fought what seemed to be an even fight, the king and his knights had noticed Merlin was missing.
"Merlin!" Arthur called loudly, he stepped over a dead bandit, before swallowing the dread in his throat, "Merlin!" He called again, his eyes noticing the tracks of two men in the snow. "This way!" He told them, he followed the trail to an iced over lake, behind him was Gwaine, Percival, Leon and Elyan.
Merlin was stood fighting a bandit, he looked to his friends and cocked a smile, Arthur rolled his eyes, Merlin thrust the sword into the bandits stomach and with drew it quickly, "Sorry, it took so long." He called.
"Shut up Merlin, we heading back to Camelot!" Arthur said trying not to sound relieved.
"Okay clotpole." Merlin walked forward, his foot hitting a weak part of ice, it had only been snowing for about three days, so of course a massive river like Avalon wouldn't freeze that quickly, his leg fell straight down and snapped, his body falling on to the ice cracking it.
"Merlin!" Gwaine shouted before Arthur could.
"Aw!" Merlin screamed, he could answer back as the pain was shooting up his leg but the ice cold water was numbing it a little, he leaned his head back and breathed.
"Merlin, can you get up?" Arthur asked, Merlin looked at him and sighed.
"I think I broke my leg!" He called back trying to not sound like a coward. Arthur was about to walk forward but Merlin held his hands up, "Stop! You clotpole! The ice is cracking!" Merlin watched as the ice cracked around him.
"We can't just leave you!" The quiet knight, Percival spoke up next, all of his friends nodding in response.
"Well -" It was too late the ice cracked around him and Merlin fell into the depths of the lake, he was surprised, it felt even colder than the dorocha, it hit him like he had been buried in the snow for months on end, he tried to kick but his leg wouldn't have any of it , he closed his eyes as the bitterness took over him, as the water entered his mouth and invaded his lungs.
Arthur ran to the gap and looked down it, "Come on." Without a warning to his knights, Arthur dived straight in.
"Arthur!" Leon called.
Arthur waved his arms around in a desperate attempt to save Merlin, he wasn't hard to find, Arthur wrapped his arms around the boy's torso, Arthur didn't know if he was dragging a lifeless corpse, or a boy with a chance in his arms, he surfaced, he coughed as the air entered his lungs. Percival yanked them both out, Arthur lay Merlin down on the road where Gwaine had moved the snow away. "What do we do?" Elyan asked.
Arthur got down and grabbed his friend's wrist, a slow beat, "He's alive." He told them, he turned Merlin to his side and water drained from his mouth, the young warlock coughed back into reality but did not stir. Percival got down and picked up the cold boy, cradling him to his chest. It reminded everyone too much of the doracha episode, there friend shivering in the arms of the big knight, even if they didn't admit it, it haunted their dreams.
Arthur took off his cape and wrapped it around the warlock as they headed for Camelot, as they entered the town, Arthur picked up the town's people's words, "Is that Arthur's manservant on Sir Percival's horse?" "Is he dead? My son will be devastated." Everyone seemed to watch and dread, Arthur never knew what an impact Merlin was too the people.
Gwen ran down the steps, "Arthur!" She sounded happy until she saw Merlin, "Merlin!" She shouted and ran to Percival, "What happened?"She asked kissing the warlock's forehead.
"He fell into a lake." The normally mute knight told her, "I'll get him to Gaius." Percival ran up and Gwen watched from behind, she felt Arthur's hand take her's.
"I better go and help them." She kissed Arthur's cheek before running up after them.
Merlin woke up the next day, dazed and confused, his leg was bound in a massive rock hard bandage, "Hello sleep head." He looked up to see Gwen, "How do you feel?" Merlin blinked and smiled.
"I feel like I was dragged from a lake but a dollophead." Merlin moaned, Gwen laughed, "But it's okay he saved my life."
"You were really cold, we thought you wouldn't make it, you gave Arthur a scare, I'm sure he was going to cry. We got your temperature back up but the leg is Gaius's concern, it is broken in many different places, we bound it, so you won't be walking for a long time."
"I'm going to get so bored." Merlin moaned.
"We found you an old wheelchair thing it's made from wood, as long as you always have someone with you, you can use that instead." Gwen pointed to the chair in the corner of the room.
"Thank you." He smiled, Gwen kissed his forehead.
"Gwen! Is that clotpole awake yet?" Arthur burst in the door, "Oh hello Merlin."
"Sire." He smiled, "Can I get up now you're here?" Merlin made his eyes ten times as big and looked at Arthur, he tilted his head to the side. "Please."
"That's so cute." Gwen smiled, "Come on let's help you in the chair?"
"Where's Gaius?" Merlin asked.
"Asleep in your room." Gwen told him, Arthur supported his back and sat him in the chairs, Merlin was talented on the wheelchair and out wheeled them both.
So that's that. It wasn't a lot of whump but-I'm so tired! I'll take it out on Merlin! I'm going to bed now!
Next is called Tight spaces - Arthur, the knights and Merlin follow a sorcerer into a cave, when the roof caves in, everyone finds out Merlin's fear. (Arthur and the knights know about Merlin's magic in this fic.) Mentions of Freya and the lamia.