Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin nor any of its characters
Chapter One
After everything that has happened throughout his entire life; Merlin never thought that it would be Morgana who would stab him in the back and betray his trust. Yes, they didn't always have the best relationship, and only recently did they start seeing themselves as close friends perhaps even best friends, but still! What Morgana did was unforgivable. With this sole thought in mind he did his best to ignore the woman sitting on the couch across from him, who was so desperately trying to get his attention. But no, not today he had enough of Morgana and he really did need to finish his work for Arthur... Of course, it probably didn't matter if he finished the work today or tomorrow as Arthur didn't even care his thoughts on other things and by 'things' he obviously meant Gwen. Whom Arthur was currently on a date with; leaving him to be alone with Morgana, trapped in his own flat because she refused to leave until he talked to her. Which was not happening!
"Merlin come on."
"Just stop it already. Listen Merlin, I know you're mad at me, but I did it for you because I care about you. If I didn't do what I did I would be a horrible friend for letting you go through with it."
"Will you please just say something." Morgana sighed and got the pillow next to her and threw it at Merlin hitting his laptop.
"What the hell Morgana! This laptop cost me two months' salary can you try not to break it."
"Well if you could just put it down for a second…"
"I will not. I'll have you know I am working on something very important for Arthur at the moment and I plan to finish it by the time he gets back from his date with Gwen."
Morgana scoffed as she saw that he continued to look at his computer instead of her, she couldn't help but roll her eyes as he laid back on his recliner and put his feet up on the small table in between them.
"Yes, I'm sure. Why don't you stop playing solitaire for one minute and look at me? Just press the damn pause button will you."
Merlin looked up at her and smirked, "I'll have you know that I am actually doing some work", he said turning the computer around showing Morgana all the windows he had open on PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Morgana smiled at least that got his attention, "Okay I apologize for assuming, but after last time…"
"Last time I was annoyed at Mordred and I really didn't want anyone to bother me…"
"I'm sorry, I really am Merlin. You know that right?"
Merlin turned his computer around and quickly saved and closed all the windows before turning his laptop off. He stood up from his recliner and made his way towards his room.
"Merlin? Come on where are you…"
"Give me a sec." Merlin said opening the door and walked inside his room leaving his laptop on his desk. He then left and went back to sit on his recliner.
"So?"
"Why, did you do that? We were happy! I never thought that she'd be back and when she finally does come back you go ahead and talk to her like that."
"She was crazy!"
"No, she wasn't!"
"She was taking who knows how many drugs!"
"They were prescribed!"
Morgana laughed, "Do you hear yourself. Merlin, she was bipolar, and I don't mean bipolar like 'she's so bipolar omg bla bla' I mean bipolar as in she is in serious need of medical attention. She attacked people Merlin! She even hurt Arthur for crying out loud! Last time I or even Nimue, you remember her don't you, she hated Arthur so bad and you just cut her out of your life; but Freya come on start thinking with your head Merlin she even tried to slap me!"
"She never hurt me she was always so kind. It's not her fault. She was getting better."
"Merlin come on that relationship wouldn't have lasted, eventually you would have ended it. Better that it happened now before you were actually…Shit Merlin you really loved her didn't you! Are you insane as well."
"I am not…"
"Seriously Merlin how dysfunctional are you to even consider a relationship…"
The sound of the front door opening caused them both to turn and see Gwen walk in with Arthur behind her.
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"Oh, thank God they are still alive!" Arthur said causing Gwen to giggle before hitting Arthur in the arm.
"How are you guys we heard you screaming on our way up the stairs." Gwen said calmly.
"We're fine." Merlin said at the same time Morgana started saying, "Will you please tell Merlin how much of a dysfunctional idiot he is."
"Me, Dysfunctional! Look who's talking! If anyone is dysfunctional in this room, it's you!"
"Um, what's going on?"
"Merlin is mad because he blames me for breaking up his relationship with Freya."
"Well it is your fault!"
"I repeat, she was crazy!" Morgana said putting a strong emphasis on the word crazy than turned to her brother for some help.
"She was sick she was getting help there is nothing wrong with that! It's just your backwards attitude confusing someone with an illness as being crazy it's just wrong and if she was crazy so what she was perfect, and we were happy. Oh, and if you really want to talk about dysfunctional why don't you take a road down memory lane back to all your messed up relationships." Merlin said taking deep breaths to calm himself. He didn't even realize that he'd gotten up and now was only a mere foot probably a lot closer to Morgana who was now looking up at him from her place on the couch.
Merlin sighed and just turned making his way back to the recliner only to see that Arthur already made his way towards it and sat down. He glared at Arthur and took a seat between Morgana and Gwen on the couch.
"Obviously you guys need to work through your issues."
"Shut up Prat."
"Idiot."
Gwen shakes her head and looks at Morgana who smiles and mouths 'boys' to her which makes her laugh. "Arthur's right though you two you should really talk, and I mean actually talk not yell." Seeing that both Morgana and Merlin were quiet she decides to speak up again, "Well go on. Merlin, you should start, apologize to Morgana."
"Why the hell should I apologize she started it!"
"Okay Morgana why don't you…"
"If anyone should apologize first its him…. Hey What did you mean dysfunctional! I am not dysfunctional and relationship wise well there's Nimue, Freya, and Mithian who…"
"Hey, don't bring my relationships into this. And yes, you are dysfunctional do you even hear yourself."
"This is so not what I meant by talking," Gwen said making her way towards Arthur. He smiled at her and patted his lap causing her to smile and roll her eyes before taking a seat. "You two should just stop come on you two are friends."
"Fine. Sorry."
"Sorry."
Gwen smiled," See was that too hard. You're both dysfunctional though, just letting you know."
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Morgana scoffs, "Okay Merlin now that we said sorry or whatever why don't you tell me what you meant."
"Merlin don't answer. Seriously as a friend and flat mate I am telling you not to answer that."
"Shut up Arthur. Come on Merlin tell me."
"Okay, I will…you first though."
"Really you need me to explain. Okay well Freya we already discussed so I guess there's Nimue. Seriously though well maybe, actually, you know what I think I'll let Arthur take this one. Arthur why don't you let Merlin know exactly how you felt about Nimue."
Merlin turned to look at Arthur and turned his head to the side in his cute Merlin style, the only thing missing from his face was his signature goofy adork-able smile. Arthur smiled and took that as a go ahead. "Alright should I start when she tried to poison you or when she burned you quite literally."
"She was horrible, wasn't she?" Merlin said shaking his head, "I kind of feel bad for what happened."
"Kind of?" "What exactly happened?", Arthur and Gwen said at the same time.
"Well she was just a horrible person really she, I don't even know where to start really, but that's not the point. The reason I'm kind of sorry is because… on the day when I was officially going to end our relationship everything just went wrong and to end a horrible day she ended up in the ER and um… I broke up with her in the ambulance.
Gwen gasped and turned to Arthur with a curious look wondering if it was true to which nodded.
"Okay anyway… I guess my relationship with Nimue was pretty dysfunctional relationship, and I guess maybe eventually Freya and I wouldn't have lasted but you didn't even give her a chance."
"I said I was sorry and let's not go back to her alright if she really wanted to be with you she would have answered one of your many calls and you wouldn't have given up trying to contact her so easily… no offense."
"Okay that's it, Arthur go sit with your sister and hit her for me please." Gwen said making Arthur get up and taking his seat on the recliner. Arthur sighed he knew she did that to get her own seat, but noticing that things were getting pretty heated between his sister and best friend… He decided it probably be best to separate them, so he went to his couch to sit in between them.
"Gwen!"
"Sorry Morgana but seriously a bit too far don't you think."
"It's alright Gwen don't worry now it's her turn. Who shall we start with Alvar, Valiant, Helios…"
"Whoa time out who said we were done. We haven't talked about Mithian yet." Morgana said smirking knowing she had one over on Merlin.
"Morgana, shut up." Merlin said leaning forward to look past Arthur and stare her in the eyes in his most serious look. Which to be fair only made her laugh. Arthur looked between them before he remembered something.
"Wait Merlin never… You wouldn't?... When?" Arthur said turning to Merlin and completely blocking his view from Morgana.
"I didn't I mean I did but I didn't. It's so not important? Ignore her, Morgana has no idea what she's saying."
"Oh, that is so not true. Not surprised you didn't tell Arthur though I mean it was a bit inconsiderate you snatching up his girlfriend." Morgana said looking at Merlin her smirk growing knowing her brother was hanging on her every word.
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Arthur turned to Merlin as if begging him to explain.
"Did you and Mithian…I mean I know you two always got along with each other and I suppose there were some instances where I wasn't there for her and you were but…I never thought… "
"Arthur, I didn't. I would never especially not when you were together. When you two were dating I was the perfect gentleman seriously I never even touched or looked at her…Maybe I did look at her like that, but I never had any intention of actually…I'm sorry and it's not like if I kept it a secret or anything a lot of people knew about it, Lance, Percy, Leon…that's not helping is it, but it wasn't a secret."
"Why would you go out with Mithian? When did you even… for how long did you…"
"Well she's intelligent and beautiful and she was just really kind. You were always ditching her and sending me to clean up your mess, so I guess we bonded. Umm I guess technically it was the day after you broke up with her but really, I guess it was just a couple of hours. We lasted till the first month of summer, so I guess it was five months."
"You went out with her for FIVE months! How did I not know about this?"
"Oh, I don't know maybe because you broke up with her, so you could be with Gwen and after that for the whole semester you just ignored everyone and focused on Gwen. Seriously all the guys including Leon were thinking of just cutting you out of the group especially if it was for some chick. No offense, Gwen. You are way more than just some chick you're not even a chick you're an amazing woman and by 'chick' I was just quoting Gwaine I would never condescend you or any other women by calling them that. Anyways it's just that at the time you were his sole focus and well girls were not supposed to get in the way of us guys. So, Arthur I'm so sorry I really am."
"You're forgiven. I never actually thought you would have had the guts to go after my ex. Nice, I guess I kind of had a feeling, but I was such a jerk I never really thought about stepping down and letting both of you be happy…. I gotta ask though did you two…you know."
Merlin scoffed as if he was offended at the mere idea, "I'm not gonna tell you, I will tell you however that I was the perfect gentleman and unlike you I don't kiss and tell or quoting Gwaine, forgive me ladies, 'bang and tell'."
Arthur and Merlin laughed while Arthur gave him a quick 'bro hug' before hitting him on the arm." You have been spending far too much time with Gwaine and I'll take that as a no."
"Take it however you'd like but now I believe we're done talking about my former love life. Actually, I believe it's about time to talk about yours." Merlin says turning to Morgana.
"Me. I don't think so. I'll admit my relationships haven't always been the best, but they are in no way dysfunctional."
"Alright let's see Gwen as Morgana's best friend why don't you tell her what you thought of Alvar." Merlin said now smirking.
Gwen shook her head, "I am not getting involved in this…"
"Come on Gwen if Morgana dragged Arthur into this I'm dragging you as well."
"How nice of you." Gwen said glaring at Merlin and signaling for Arthur to help her.
"No, Gwen he has a point. Also, if anyone is going to tell me anything it might as well be you."
"Well I mean you already know anyway we don't need to talk anyways."
"I know, Merlin is just being ridiculous if he thinks I don't know about Alvar. I'd be an idiot if I didn't…Especially since Arthur and the rest of the 'knights' beat the crap out of him... and who knows how many other boyfriends." Morgana said with a smile resting her head on Arthur's shoulder.
"He was a cheating bastard. Hey Merlin, actually helped out with that." Arthur said wrapping his arm around his sisters and turning to Merlin giving him a pat on the back.
"No, he didn't. Please as if…you helped." Morgana said turning to Merlin in disbelief.
"Yeah, it was nothing."
"Why would you.?"
Merlin shook his head and messed up his hair before turning to Morgana to answer, "I kinda caught him cheating and at first I was mad but…" Merlin stopped not really sure how to tell the story, so he nudged Arthur signaling him to continue since he obviously couldn't. Arthur scoffed but turned and looked down at his sister.
"Well from I remember he caught him cheating with some girl. Did the stupid thing and went up to him and punched him in the face and started threatening him to tell you the truth and Alvar broke his arm when he twisted it behind his back…" Arthur was about to continue but Merlin cut him off, "I still managed to turn the fight around though…" "Hey I am telling the story here Merlin. Anyways Alvar wasn't going to listen to Merlin, and you didn't believe him when he told you the truth, so Merlin came to me and the knights and we kicked Alvar's arse and we made him tell you the truth." Arthur finished.
Morgana smiled before turning to Merlin, "Okay so I guess a thank you is in order, however he was just a cheating bastard he wasn't crazy or mentally ill. Also, didn't you tell me that you broke your arm when you fell down the stairs?"
"Well I was going to tell you, but you were being your usually bitchy self and you just assumed I was a clumsy idiot, so I just didn't tell you." Merlin smiled back as she leaned over and punched his shoulder softly. "Anyways. Helios was a bigger prat than Arthur."
"Okay he was a total arse, but that relationship didn't even last long enough for him to do anything. We went out for like two weeks."
"He was incredibly rude…" Gwen spoke up softly not sure if she really wanted to be involved in this conversation.
"Yes, he was. Once I realized his intention I obviously had to break it off."
"Alright what about Agravaine?"
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Morgana turned to Merlin and rolled her eyes. Time and time again she's told Merlin that nothing ever happened, but he refuses to believe her. Morgana scoffs before answering, "As if I would ever be involved with that old piss pot."
"Yes, well it did come as a bit of a shock when you passed his course. With an A no less." Merlin replied looking at her with a straight face before smiling. Morgana obviously not amused leaned forward basically on top of Arthur with her hand at the ready. "Weren't you also quite the teacher pet… Come on you can tell…Ow! Merlin said rubbing his face.
"Oops did I do that. Served you right you bloody git..." Morgana said smiling, "…If it's any consolation my palm hurts a bit. And as I said before MULTIPLE TIMES I got that grade fair and square and I didn't proposition myself to get it. You're just mad cause I got a better grade."
Arthur smiled as he did his best to get Morgana off him and stop her from hitting Merlin further.
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks (1) …Okay I'll stop… Arthur control your sister." Merlin said pulling Arthur towards himself and using him as a buffer from Morgana who got one of the couch pillows and was all but ready to beat him with it.
"Okay ENOUGH!" Arthur said getting up and walking towards the recliner. "Gwen get up it's your turn to deal with those two." Gwen scowled but got up either way and gave Arthur a small peck on the cheek before rolling her eyes and walking back to the couch this time choosing to push Merlin to the middle and sit on the side.
"Alright so that's it with Morgana's relationships." Gwen said hoping that the conversation would finally end and move on to a less offensive topic.
"I don't think so we've forgotten the worst of them all Valiant."
"Valiant? Merlin Valiant was the only decent one out of all of them. I'll admit the break up was unexpected but… "Morgana turned to look at her brother, "what did he do?"
"Nothing he was the cough perfect gentleman really no need to worry about it. Isn't that right Merlin."
Arthur turned to glare at Merlin telling him to shut it before he says something that will push Morgana over the line. Morgana noticing turns to Merlin. Merlin who now all off the sudden has wide eyes and is currently scooting his way further into Gwen's personal space.
"Merlin, what is it? Tell me, it's only fair."
"I think I rather not no offense."
"Merlin remember that time with Mordred when he got so scared he actually…"
"You said you would never speak of that."
"I won't unless you tell me."
"Morgana trust me forget what I said it's really for your own good."
Morgana glared and scooted closer to Merlin which caused him to accidentally jump on top of Gwen causing him to blush and stand up. "Sorry Gwen."
Gwen laughed nervously and choosing not to bear witness to the following set of events excused herself to the kitchen where she could keep a good distance and observe all the same.
Morgana stood up and turned back to Merlin, "The time where he got so scared and wet…"
"HeonlywentoutwithyoutomakeArthurmad!" He said in one breath not wanting Morgana to reveal that particular event, that took place during Mordred's six month's stay with him and Morgana, to Arthur.
"He what Arthur what. A little slower please."
"He only dated you to piss Arthur off."
Morgana scoffed, "That's not true."
Arthur sighed and nodded, "Sorry Morgana but it is he was an asshole he always rubbed it in. Well he never actually said anything, but it was written all over his smug face."
"Arthur not everything is about you. I don't believe that just, not Valiant."
"It's true Morgana, and before you start shouting about how not everything is about me and I don't know what else in this particular instance it was."
"How did it happen?"
"Merlin actually found out and put the fear of God into him trust me."
Morgana laughed as if that was the most ridiculous thing she ever heard, "Merlin. Put the 'fear of God' into Valiant? Seriously?"
"Oh yes you remember Will's friend Daegal well he brought his pet snake to school, don't ask me why, and well it got loose and found its way to where Merlin was talking to Valiant. Merlin picked up the snake and threatened Valiant with it, it was really quite incredible."
"Sure, but that's not what I meant. How can you be so sure that the reason he went out with me was because he wanted to get to you? And not because I am an intelligent, kind, talented, and together wonderful person."
Merlin and Arthur turn to each other and laugh, "Don't forget modest."
Morgana scowled and decided to go see what Gwen was up to now tired of the conversation.
"Oh, don't run away." Merlin said using his best Arthur voice before bursting out laughing again which only made Arthur laugh.
( 1. ) is from Shakespeare's Hamlet
Author's Note
So that's it… for now at least. Chapter Two will go up hopefully by Saturday and will be the final chapter of this story. However next time I will be bashing Arthur and Gwen's choice of dates. And soon after I'm thinking about making another story all together about the events of the Merlin cast with the events that happened in this Modern AU story that I have written. Anyways thanks for reading please let me know what you think via review or PM so that I can make the story better. I will do my best to answer any and all questions the best I can. Thanks again.
Agent C.
