Choosing Happiness

Hello! Here we are again!

This story is the sequel to Time of dreams come true. Here Morgana is not related to Uther. They fell in love and started a relationship. Now she's pregnant with his baby and he has just proposed to her! Well, refreshing my readers' minds, here we are in a magical Camelot. Yes, just before announce to his people he will marry Lady Morgana, Uther had signed a law making magic free again. Oh, and remember Merlin is no longer Arthur's servant. Now he's the official advisor for magical topics.

Enough of talking, right? I really hope we all can have fun here. =)

Enjoy.

Chapter 1

They were sat at the big table where they use to have meals all together. Morgana has suggested them all to take an afternoon tea. Uther was sat at the head of the table. As usual, Morgana was sat at his left and Arthur at his right. Beside the prince, Gwen was having tea with her future husband and family (yes, Arthur has finally proposed!). Sat beside Morgana, Merlin was eating a biscuit and listening carefully to the conversation. Gaius, unfortunately, couldn't come, since an elder man got pneumonia and he had to look after him.

Almost two months has passed since Uther has proposed her. Since he has made magic free again. Things were different now, Morgana noticed. It was common to see kids toying with their magic and people using it during their daily activities.

"I've never imagined economy would get so much better with magic!" Uther confessed.

"Well, it's comprehensible, love." Morgana said calmly sipping her tea. "People can now make farming grows faster and also protect the fields and the animals from predators and bad weather." She looked at him. "Using their magic!"

Merlin thought she looked powerful and gorgeous. She always does. Then he remembered she's soon going to be the queen. Oh, and Uther's wife. So he drank his tea and took another biscuit.

"Moreover, they're happy, sir." Merlin said, his big blue eyes shining. "People enjoy be accepted and valued for being the way they are." Gwen smiled at that. She didn't have magic, but she could say it was just like she feels now: accepted and respected.

"Excuse me, my lord." Hildebrand entered. "But you have a guest."

"A guest?" Uther thought it so weird. Unconsciously, he held Morgana's hand and caressed it. Of course his act didn't escape Arthur's eyes. "And who would it be, Hildebrand?"

"Lord Agravaine." The manservant informed him.

"Agravaine!" Uther was shocked.

"What's wrong, Uther?" Morgana noticed how his hand suddenly got tense.

"Agravaine was Ygraine's brother, Morgana." Uther informed her. His voice was concerned, but even so, tender. It always was when he speaks to her.

"I wouldn't worry, father." Arthur said. "He surely came for your wedding." Gwen smiled at him, making the prince use all his self control to not kiss her. "Uh... I know it's a bit early for that... but what else would he want?"

"It's early indeed. The wedding will take place only in two weeks. I didn't imagine our guests would come so soon." He told them. "And more than that, I didn't expect that guest in particular..."

Morgana has never seen that man, Agravaine. And she was now worried because of Uther's reaction. Oh, pregnancy was surely making her react in odd ways! Yesterday she remembered her mother and cried! Who would believe that after so many years and during such a great moment of her life?

"Uther, you're scaring me..." She confessed, receiving promptly his attention. "What's wrong with that man?"

The king squeezed Morgana's hand trying to give her comfort.

"When Ygraine died, his brother presumed it was my fault." Uther confessed. He had never talked about that. Not even to his son.

"My love!" She caressed his cheek softly with a lovely smile. "How could it be your fault?"

"Agravaine assumed it was." His eyes got dark and his voice was trembling. "Well, I was the one who searched a magical way to conceive an heir... I was the one who agreed with the terms, if a life would be created, so another one must be given. And finally I was the one who made her pregnant... even knowing she probably wouldn't survive a whole pregnancy." Morgana wiped his tear away.

"Father..." Arthur was surprised. What could he say?

"How would you know it would be Ygraine's life?" Merlin said. "It could be anyone's. It isn't like you'd killed her, sir."

"Yes, Merlin is right." Arthur agreed. He sighed. His mother's death never was a topic between him and his father. "That's why Agravaine almost never visit us..." The prince said thoughtfully to himself. His uncle has visited the castle when Arthur was born and Ygraine was dead. Then he visited Camelot again when Arthur was 9, willing to see how the boy was doing. And since then, Arthur has never met his uncle again.

"What I mean is we didn't see Agravaine the last 15 years." Uther said sounding rational. "I'm not sure we should trust his good will." He took a breath. "Oh, and we didn't invite him for the wedding."

"Anyway, we can't just let the man under that storm outside!" Morgana assumed. "Let's receive him and discover what he wants with us." Uther nodded. "Please, Hildebrand, ask Lord Agravaine to come."

Soon a big dark haired man entered. He was about Uther's age, but his eyes were more tired and bitter that the king's, making the man look older.

"Agravaine!" Uther got up and went to greet the man. The other's followed him.

"My lord!" He greeted back.

"I presume you remember your nephew Arthur." Uther pointed his son.

"Arthur!" Agravaine was surprised. "You're already a man! You were just a little boy talking about wars and cavalry last time we met!"

"You, however, look just as I remembered, uncle!" Arthur said politely.

"I believe you don't know my ward, Lady Morgana." Uther continued the presentations. He thought better give the man some time before told him about the wedding. He feared for his reaction or what he could do against Morgana.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, milady." Agravaine took her hand and kissed it.

"Oh..." Morgana gasped as her eyes lost their focus. You, Uther Pendragon, will pay what you've done to my family! She heard the man's fury inside her mind. Merlin noticed what was happening and gave the king a significant gaze. Uther passed his arm around Morgana's waist, fearing she could faint or fall over. But it didn't happen. The king saw, however, the wave of fear in her eyes.

"And meet Lady Guinevere." Uther decided it was better to continue the presentations before Agravaine sees it too. "She's engaged to Arthur."

"Enchanted, milady!" Agravaine kissed her hand while Gwen had a beautiful smile. She was being treated like royalty now her wedding with Arthur was announced to all Camelot. It wasn't appropriated have the crowned prince engaged to a servant. So Uther arranged things, giving Morgana another serving girl and making Gwen a member of court.

"It's my pleasure, milord." She answered graciously.

"And this is Lord Merlin." Uther continued. "Merlin is our adviser for magic."

Merlin smiled at the mention of his new title and meant to shake the man's hand. But Agravaine didn't take it. On the truth, he had a terrified gaze, what Merlin thought kind of funny.

"Oh, Emrys, the sorcerer, right?" He said, fear clearly on his voice.

"I prefer 'warlock'." Merlin smiled again, making Gwen smiles too.

"So it's true!" Agravaine turned to face Uther. "How could you, Uther?" Uther looked at him almost in shock. "After everything magic has done to my family... to our family! How could you?" He couldn't believe.

"I completely trust Merlin and I have my reasons for having done what I did." Uther said dryly, unconsciously hardening his arm around Morgana's waist.

Morgana could feel how tense he was... could they really trust that man? No, she knew they didn't. But she must tell Uther what she saw.

"Oh... oh, not again!" She pretended she was feeling bad, closing her eyes and putting one of her hands on her forehead.

"Morgana!" Uther sounded genuinely worried.

She mocked a fainting and Uther promptly took her into his arms.

"My dear!" He completely ignored Agravaine and his anger. "Merlin! Help me with her!" He said worriedly. He was getting used with her magic and her visions. But her fainting always makes him scared. As she felt Uther turning around, Morgana opened one of her eyes and blinked at him. "I'm sure we can talk latter, Agravaine." He said sitting with Morgana still on his arms.

"Yes..." Agravaine was sounding confused, almost awkward now. What's wrong with that lady? And Uther's reaction was... completely unusual!

"Oh, now my father will spend an eternity making sure Morgana is well! Come, uncle, I'll show you your chambers. You look tired from the long travel and we have so much to talk!" Arthur went to the door and Agravaine left just behind him, not before giving a last look to the pale lady in Uther's arms.

Moments after the door was closed, Morgana opened her eyes and managed to sit, still in Uther's lap.

"Morgana!" Uther was shocked and amused. "How could you?"

The lady laughed, making Merlin smiles too, amused by her attitude.

"I needed to stop that, didn't I?" She explained. "And I needed to tell you something before you said anything more to... to that man."

"Would you like us to leave?" Merlin asked worriedly. After the day he entered Arthur's chambers and took the Prince in the bed with Gwen, the lad got especially careful to knock and leave before he could witness something he preferred he doesn't.

"No. I'd like you to hear it to." She looked at Merlin and Gwen, trying to ignore Uther's hands possessively around her waist, which were making she feels heated.

"What's it? Is there something to do with whatever you saw when Agravaine touched your hand?" Merlin asked her.

"Yes. I... I didn't exactly see... but I heard!" She took a breath. "I heard he saying you'll pay for what you done to his family, Uther." Morgana hugged him desperately. "I'm scared! I don't want all that mess in our lives again!"

"Shh..." Uther held her and tried to calm the lady. "We'll fight it... he won't be able to harm us, Morgana, I promise you..."

Merlin's mind was working hard. He has to stop Agravaine before he does some harm to his friends.

"So you'll get married, Arthur!" Agravaine said as they entered the chambers. Some servants have already brought his things up there. "Can't believe the time... You're a man!"

"Yes... I'm very happy with the wedding, uncle. Guinevere is very special to me." He confessed, making the man smile for the first time since he arrived in Camelot. "We intend to marry in the spring."

"You still have some months before that then..." He commented.

"Yes..." Arthur and Gwen agreed to marry only after Morgana's baby is born, giving people some time to get used to all changes. But he had sense enough not to tell it. "Uh... Guinevere likes spring... Women!" He smiled and his uncle went with that. "But what about you, uncle? Tell me everything!"

They sat at the table and Arthur poured them both some wine.

"There's few to tell. Life has been busy in Cornwall, Arthur." He told his nephew. "A lot of work to do and so little time to enjoy the good side of life!"

"When you came here... we had a good time." It was true. Arthur liked to meet his uncle. He was the only one who has ever told him about his mother. About how she was a beautiful woman and how happy she was for being pregnant with him... and about how her hair looked just like Arthur's and how much she liked flowers. His uncle was the one who toyed with him when Uther was too busy or too worried about his kingdom to do so. The one who listened to his childish comments and the one who calmed his fears...

"Yes, we had." The man agreed, looking like he was remembering the same things Arthur was. He liked Arthur. The only remembrance he still had from his beloved sister. And the boy was smart and cheerful as kids use to be. And now he seems to have become a nice man. His sister would be so proud!

"And what about women?" Arthur grinned, changing the topic to something lighter.

"Women! I never understand them!" Agravaine laughed. "You know, I never got married. I was engaged once, when I was about your age." He told seriously now. "But she... she died few weeks before our wedding."

"Oh!" Arthur never expected for that! "That's terrible! I'm so sorry."

"Yes, me too." Agravaine nodded and drank his wine. "It was a long time ago, anyway. I had a lot of other women, of course... but I never found love again."

"Oh, but it's never late for love!" My father can tell you! He added in his mind. "Maybe you could find it here in Camelot."

"Maybe..." Agravaine's eyes shined and Arthur wondered if he has said the right thing.

Merlin was late for his class. When magic was allowed again, he suggested some classes for magic users to learn how to deal and use their gifts, and also to make people think about their actions and their gifts, using them for good. Morgana loved the idea and Uther agreed in the same minute. Gaius, obviously, was proud of him. So, three days per week he and Gaius gave their classes. Gaius worked with the adults while Merlin with kids.

When he turned to the corridor where there was the room Uther let them use, he could already hear lots of childish voices laughing and playing and... water sounds? Not good, not good! Merlin rushed to the room and opened the door, just to receive a big ball of water in his head.

"Oh god! That's cold!" The boy said in surprise. Children suddenly frozen, looking scared at him.

The room was a complete mess. There was water everywhere, the carpet he has put on the floor splashed while Merlin walked. Kids looked between serious and scared. All of them soaking as much as Merlin.

"Well, what do you have to say?" Merlin said still surprised for how people's attitude has changed when it came up to him after the dragon had revelled his identity as Emrys. Who would be scared of him before?

"We're sorry, Merlin." Kevin was the only one who dared to speak, looking at his shoes.

"Then let's clean up this mess." Merlin's voice was softer. He raised his hand and murmured a spell. Soon the place was dried as well as Merlin and children's clothes and hair. "Come, let's talk about that." Merlin sat on the floor with the kids. They were about 25 children, with ages between 7 and 12. Younger children don't have classes yet because they still need too much energy to grow and don't have a good control of it. Older kids usually had more work to do, then Gaius arranged it for they have classes with the adults. "Now, tell me... what did you have in mind?" He tried not to sound angry, but curious. So he would use what had just happened in his class.

"We were bored." A very little boy with big black eyes said.

"You were bored." Merlin repeated, just as Gaius uses to do.

"Yes, because you took so long to arrive, sir." A little girl explained.

"I know, I was late." Merlin said. "Lady Morgana felt bad and needed my help."

"So we got bored and decided to use our magic to practice." An older boy said. "We're sorry for that..."

"You decided to practice by throwing water among you?" Merlin was a bit amused, but he tried to hide it.

"Yes, because Anna was thirsty and I tried to give her some water but I couldn't control it and then her clothes got wet." Kevin said again, blushing a bit. "And I don't know how, it just started!" He smiled.

"Oh..." Merlin had an idea. "Did you have fun?"

"Yes!" A very tiny and small red haired girl smiled.

"Then we're going to do it again in the summer, to practice your agility. But outside the castle, of course." Merlin smiled as the kids greeted in happiness. "Could you imagine the king's face if he had seen it?" Merlin was serious.

"He would be angry." A girl said.

"Surely he would." Merlin said. "And that's why we should talk about the consequences of our choices."

"Every choice has a consequence." Kevin repeated the dragon's words.

"Yes, a lot of consequences... good or bad and, sometimes, both." Merlin completed. "Always have it in mind kids. Before do anything, think about the consequences. Even if it's a little important thing." Merlin took a breath, looking at their curious faces. "Will it hurt someone? Is it dangerous? Will it make our world a better place? Will it make people happy? And will it make you happy?"

For about an hour or so Merlin continued his class. After the kids were gone, he was in his way to Gaius' chambers with Kevin.

"It was a good thing you asked my father for let me stay here in Camelot with you." The boy said. When Kevin and his father were about to go away, Merlin asked him to stay. He could be there as his assistant and learn about magic. Merlin liked the boy and he knew Kevin could have a different destiny being in Camelot learning.

"Yes, indeed. Come on!" Merlin continued walking. "Gaius must be waiting for us for dinner!"

Morgana and Uther were in her chambers. They were sat on her bed, talking about Agravaine's arrival.

"He won't accept us, Morgana." Uther continued talking about his fears, making him look so human to Morgana's eyes.

"He doesn't need to." She caressed his cheek tenderly. "We'll be together even so!" He looked at her surprised and amused. "Because I love you."

Uther couldn't resist! He approached his face from hers and smashed their lips. Morgana tried to deep the kiss by sneaking her tongue between his lips, but Uther resisted. He wants to tease her a bit... So, when his tongue ravished her mouth, Morgana gasped in surprise and went to his lap, each one of her legs at one side of Uther's body. She moved her hips repeatedly against him, making the king groan.

"I feel so hot, Uther" She breathed near his ear, probably making Uther feels the same.

"Maybe I have the solution..." He smirked gallantly, his hands going to her back and quickly unlacing her dress.

Soon her milky white shoulders were exposed to his sight and then her breasts. Uther's mouth kissed her neck roughly while his hands cupped Morgana's breasts. Uther continued giving delicious open mouthed kisses all over Morgana's most sensitive spots of her neck, shoulder and collarbone... His kisses went from the area near of her ear down all the way of her neck, sucking harder the place where the neck connected to the shoulder. The lady groaned loud at that and hardened her movements, teasing her lover. He couldn't endure more of that! So he just took out her dress and his clothes. Morgana lay in her bed. Naked. Waiting anxiously for his next movement... So he went, as anxious as her! He covered her like an animal. Morgana screamed as he entered her with an only push.

"Uther!" She gasped. He was being so rough today! "Oh!" His mouth bit that sensitive spot on her neck.

Morgana soon get used to his rhythm, wrapping her legs around his waist, so he could go even deeper inside her.

"Oh, my dear!" Uther's hands grabbed her hips hard, making the lady surprised... because always something out of his control happens in Camelot Uther needs Morgana to help him to find his control again...

His mouth went to her breasts, sucking it and biting sometimes.

"Harder, Uther... faster..." She required. Yes, Uther smiled, Morgana would make a great queen! He couldn't help but make her wish, groaning as her body squeezed him.

After an especially hard bite on her nipple, Morgana came, crying and squirming under her lover. Uther increased his rhythm once again and some thrusts later he followed his beloved ward.

Morgana was still breathing so hard when Uther rolled to her side, embracing her gently. She really loved that way Uther uses to make love to her, so roughly, and then became all gentle and gallant! It makes everything even more special, have some pleasant and hard sex for, after their release, have an extremely careful Uther to kiss her tenderly and fondle her in a way she feels so loved.

"We should start to think of a name for him." Uther said caressing Morgana's belly. It was almost flat, but the baby could be noticed if someone looks carefully at her.

"It's a girl." Morgana informed him calmly. "We need a name for her, not for him." She smirked.

"Oh?" Uther was a bit surprised. "How can you be so sure? Have you seen it? You know... with your magic..."

"What...? No!" She smiled. "It's just a feeling... I think it's a girl." She explained. "Would you prefer it to be a boy?" She widened her eyes. What if Uther doesn't want a girl?

"Oh, no!" Uther calmed her with a smile and a tender kiss. "I love our child anyway... I just think we should have names for both sexes. Just in case..."

"Yes, I hadn't had any sight about the baby yet, so I could be wrong in my... intuition." Morgana agreed just not to break the moment, even knowing she was right about her baby being a little girl.

Uther smiled, knowing her intuitions never use to be a mistake.

"Have you thought about it, already?" Uther asked her, kissing the top of her head, amazed by the softness of her hair, which always smells lavender.

"Actually I didn't." Morgana confessed. With all the preparations for the wedding, she didn't have time for that. "Did you?"

"Well... I don't know if you'll like it, I had this idea today morning, while watching you sleep." He told her, touched by the way Morgana's eyes shined.

"Tell me your idea, love." She smiled at him.

"Maybe we could put our parents name... If our baby is a boy, he can have my father's name, Constantine, and if it's a girl, she can be called Vivienne, just like your mother." He said caressing her hair.

"It's..." Morgana's eyes got wet. Yes, pregnancy was really messing with her emotions!

"It's foolish, right?" Uther looked down.

"No, it's beautiful!" She kissed him with all her love, caressing his lips with hers.

"Well... so let's hope you're right and our baby is a girl!" Uther smirked.

Uther caressed Morgana's belly carefully, while she had her head lying on his chest. And finally the couple slept, with the hopes of a new life.

Wow! Can't believe I could do it in less than one week!

What do you think? Was it nice? Please, review! =)

Next chapter... Morgana will try her wedding dress! Oh goddess! Let's hope she likes it! =D