Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin. Song: Eternal Flame
Merlin POV
Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Merlin loved holding her hands. He felt close to her when he did. And when she was sitting next to him with her eyes closed, it showed that she trusted him implicitly. Even after she had to endure such cruel treatment before. She could still believe in other people. That was her. That was his Freya.
Do you feel my heart beating?
Beautiful Freya. Oh, how Merlin loved her. He always wanted to see her smile. With Freya he didn't have to pretend to be someone else. She wasn't afraid of his magic so he could use it freely. Of course the main reason for using it was to make her happy. Merlin would let the candle flames dance or create flowers in his hands.
Do you understand? Do you feel the same?
Of course he knew that she loved him too. He could feel it in his heart. Deep down there was this certainty that the two of them were meant to be, that they were soul mates. But sometimes there was this doubt. What would have happened if they had met under different circumstances? Perhapsshe only felt this way because he was the one to free her from the cage?
Am I only dreaming?
There were times when he awoke early in the morning and asked himself if it was real. It certainly felt like a dream the fact that he was hiding a cursed druid girl under the castle. Merlin would feel kind of strange and restless the whole day and was even clumsier than before until he could finally go to the underground tunnels to make sure she was still there.
Is this burning an eternal flame?
The times they were together were the happiest he had ever been. The more he learned about her the more his love for her grew. This feeling began to burn inside him and made his whole life brighter and happier. He didn't know what he would do if he were to lose her.
Freya POV
I believe its meant to be, darling
Freya knew that Merlin was her destined person the moment she was captivated by his shining blue eyes. They showed her a great kindness that she hadn't experienced for a long time. Besides he was the one to free and hide her and the one to care for her. He didn't seem to be afraid of the curse. But Freya had already recognised that Merlin was the kind of person that constantly worries about others without regard to oneself. That's why she was really grateful that he was her soul mate.
I watch you when you are sleeping
She loved the times when he came down to be with her after he was done with his work. He would always come regardless to how tired he was from serving his prince. Sometimes he lay there with his head in her lap half asleep. He looked so peaceful at those times as if a great burden had left him. Freya wanted nothing more than to share this burden to help him.
You belong to me. Do you feel the same?
She always felt safe when they were together. It made her forget the seconds, minutes, hours that she spent down here only with the light of a few candles. In the darkness the memories came. Memories of the witch who cursed her, of the pain of transforming into a beast whose aim it was to kill and memories of the cage in which she was locked. But it was his love that had saved her. His silent accepting of what she was without judging or even caring.
Or am I only dreaming? Is this burning an eternal flame
This love it was something great. Freya knew she would love him for all eternity. Even beyond death. Of course she heard about his great destiny after all she was a druid. And she already accepted that he couldn't stay by her side because his place was with the Once and Future King. But she was happy enough that his undying love only belonged to her and her alone. With that knowledge she was able to face the future without fear, knowing that she wouldn't be forgotten.