Chapter 1

"Ow," Merlin yelled, "why am I always the dummy in your training sessions."

Arthur rolls his eyes " Because. Merlin, you're my servant."

Merlin and Arthur are on the training grounds practicing.

Merlin is always doing something. Its always Merlin do this or Merlin do that. Not to mention all the bruises he gets from getting pounded with a mace or hit with a sword.

When they finish merlin bruised and sweaty as always goes back to the physician's chambers. And lies down on his bed and closes his eyes.

"Merlin" Gauis calls "I need you to go get a bucket of water for me"

Merlin groans "when does this end" he mutters

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Merlin PoV

Ug there's Gauis to. You'd think that with doing all of my chores for Arthur and saving the royal prats life so many times, I'd catch a break but no.

I go into the market place and see all the people flooding in and out of the town gates. I go over to the water pipe and watch the water trickle into the bucket then lift it up once its filled. I've gotten pretty strong over the last year with all I have to carry around for Guais and Arthur as well as training with the knights. Oh, and saving Arthur don't forget about that. I pretty muscular for my gangly and scrawny body.

As I walk back to Gauis's and I's chambers I see a face in the crowd that looks lost.

"Mother?" I ask

I drop my bucket and hug her as I pull back I see her eye. It's a horrible bruised purple.

"what happened?" I ask

She looks away

"Who did this to you?"

She manages a weak smile

"Can you get me an audience with the king I must speak to him?" she says softly

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If you have watched season one of Merlin you know what happens next Uther says no to Merlins's mother. Merlin is going anyway and Arthur, Gwen, and Morgana( I promise there will be Mergana) are going with him. Arthur helps lead the battle against Kanan. Ealdor wins because Merlin uses magic to save them but sadly Will Merlins best friend dies because Kanan wasn't actually dead and Kanan throws a spear at Arthur and Will dives in the way. Will says he was the one who did the magic to save Merlin and then Will dies in merlins arms.

Merlins PoV

All I feel is sadness as I watch Will's dead body slowly burn. He was the only person who ever truly understood Merlin. To Merlin's right, Arthur looks at him.

"You knew he was a sorcerer didn't you, that's what you were going to tell me," Arther says accusingly.

"Yes" I whisper "he was"

"You know how dangerous magic is, you shouldn't have kept this from me, Merlin."

I don't say anything only look at the fire. Arthur walks away.

My mom comes up to me and gives me a hug.

"You better be going," she says

"I don't have to go" I choke out

"Yes, you do," she whispers

I turn to her

"if anything was to happen to you…"

"I know where to find you," she says affectionately "you have to go, Merlin, You belong at Arthurs side."

"I know"

"I've seen how much he needs you…. and how much you need him, your like to sides of the same coin."

I look at her quizzically "I've heard that before." I stare at her "I'm going to miss you" I give her a hug.

"I'm going to miss you too," she says

"Mother" I whisper "before I go I need to tell you something"

"What?" she asks worriedly

"Can we go somewhere more private"

"Yes," the worry on her face is growing bigger.

Back at her house, I sit her down on her bed. One tear rolls down from my eye.

"Mom, you remember how when I hadn't had control over my magic and I used to cut down a tree?"

"Yes," she says " the tree fell on old man Suins.

"Yes," I say "Well I didn't tell you everything."

"What do you mean?"

"That night Suins made me walk with him into the woods and there…." I trailed off "he whipped me. he said if I ever told anyone he would kill you. I….He…. he made me go back every night."

I took off my shirt on my back white lines stretched from all over and in some places the skin hadn't healed just right.

"With how many times Arthur had hit my back I have learned to mask this stinging pain but it hurts like hell most of the time" I whispered

My mom had her eyes wide with shock

"I…" she trailed off "I….Oh Merlin I am so sorry she rushes toward me and gives me a hug.

"Its alright mom," I say

Suddenly I hear a gasp behind me

I turn around

It's Gwen

I hope you liked my first chapter I know its cringe I hope to be better as this story progresses.