Hello all. This is my first Merlin fanfic, so I hope you like it. I want to say first off that I am dyslexic so I apologise for any grammatical or spelling errors in this story. If Word does not pick it up, neither will I.

Anyway this story starts after episode 8 of season 3 'The Eye of the Phoenix'. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own Merlin.

Morgana and Morgause stood together in the clearing. The former fuming about how that servant had managed to thwart their plans once more. Merlin. How was it he always seemed to know what they were doing? What was his secret? And most important in Morgana's mind, how was she to get rid of him? The boy who had presumed to poison her. He needed to die.

"Be calm sister. I have a plan." Morgause uttered in her tranquil voice, hoping to rein in her sister's anger. For while she found Merlin to be an inconvenience, she could also see how to make him an asset, if only Morgana would agree.

"What is that? Some way that he is accidently killed? Because I seem to remember that that didn't work so well the last time." Morgana spat back, remembering how she had believed she was rid of the servant when they left him to the Serket's, only for him to come back and save Camelot yet again. Would she ever be rid of him?

"No. I was thinking more of an enchantment." Morgause replied with a smirk on her lips. Though she tried to keep it from showing too much, as she knew her sister would not by happy when she confided the details to her. But needs must, and it had become very clear to Morgause that to take Camelot, they needed first to bring Merlin to their side.

"An enchantment? To do what?" Morgana asked intrigued despite herself. Of course she wished him dead, but Morgause was the one who saw the long term plans so much better than she did. So she would listen to what she had to say.

"To bring him to our side or course." Morgause answered smiling gently as if that was obvious, but all Morgana could do was frown at her words.

"He is too loyal to Arthur. He will not come easily." Morgana replied still not seeing where her sister was going with this. What was her plan?

"I agree. Therefore the only enchantment that will work would be the strongest kind, the one that binds the victim to caster in a way that none can break." Morgause responded, staring off into space as she found the perfect spell to cast in the law she knew.

"What way?" Morgana asked, trying to work out what it was her sister was thinking, not that she could ever hope to be as great as Morgause at finding the weaknesses and plans they needed to fulfil their goal.

"Why love dear sister, love. It is the strongest of emotions and the only thing that would ever override Merlin's duty to the prince." Morgause answered in a calm tone with a serene smile on her lips. This plan would be perfect. They would get what they wanted, and Merlin would be out of the way. There was no way if could possibly go wrong.

"You want Merlin to fall in love with you?" Morgana asked in shock. Why would her sister want that? I mean this was Merlin. He was a servant. A nothing, or at least he would be if he would stop getting in the way of their plans. She could not see how having him love Morgause would help them.

"Not me, you." Morgause replied simply waiting for what she knew was to come. She knew Morgana would not happily agree with her plan. But she could surely make her see it was the perfect way to achieve what they wished. For magic to be free.

"No! I will not." Morgana snapped. How could Morgause propose such a thing? She hated him. He tried to kill her. She wanted him dead, not grovelling at her feet. Well maybe she wouldn't mind seeing his grovel before she killed him. He deserved nothing less after all. But no. She would not pretend affection for him. She could not. He had betrayed her in the worst possible way. It was not possible for her to even consider the idea of letting this plan happen.

"But think of what it will give us. What having him in love with you will bring to our cause. Surely you are willing to do this for magic to be free once more, sister? Surely you are willing to do anything for that?" Morgause asked, her voice trickling into her sisters mind as she used every weapon she had to persuade her to follow through with this plan.

"I am, but… this is too much. I cannot pretend affection for him. He poisoned me Morgause." Morgana answered, moving a step away from her sister and turning her back on her as she pulled her whirling emotions into some sort of order. The idea of having Merlin enchanted to love her… no she couldn't cope with that idea. Because if she was to bring him to their side she knew she would have to play her part and pretend to care for him back. And he was the one who tried to kill her. He was the enemy she wanted to see dead more than any other, excluding perhaps Uther. No. Even her father paled in comparison to the betrayal of Merlin.

"I know sister, and I know the pain and hardship it will cause you. But think, once you are on the throne you can kill him. He will be of no use then. It is a means to an end." Morgause replied, moving to place a gentle hand on Morgana's shoulder, letting a little of her magic out through the connection so she could bend her sister to her will. She did not want to force Morgana to do this, but she needed her to calm down and think clearly. Think of the end result rather than what she would need to do to gain it. The end always justified the means, and in this she needed her sister to see that.

"I…" Morgana started to respond, but as she did so she felt the soothing feel of her sisters magic and her mind calmed. She was so glad that Morgause had found her. That she had this connection with someone who understood her. And she knew that she could not say no to whatever she wished, however painful and hard it would be for her. Morgause was her sister, her family, and for her she knew she would do anything. Even pretend affection for the one who wanted to end her life.

"This is your way to the crown that you deserve, sister. He is Arthur's right hand, he listens to him and Merlin knows everything the prince does. Just think of the information he could give use, the advantage we would have with him at our side." Morgause whispered into her mind, forcing the whirling emotions down even more as she spoke. Letting visions of the time she spoke of take their place. Letting Morgana see herself on the throne of Camelot. Let her see Merlin on his knees in front of her, hers to do with as she wished.

At those visions Morgana sighed. She could no longer say no to what Morgause proposed. It would give them everything they were working for. It was their way to win. How could she say no to that?

"I will do this for you sister, but once the throne is ours, he will die, slowly."

"As you wish. He will be yours to command." Morgause answered moving back to where they had been standing in the centre of the clearing, getting ready to perform the spell that would bind Merlin to Morgana. And Morgana thinking about the words liked that idea. That Merlin would be hers to command. She could make him do anything she wished. And oh was there a lot of things she wanted to make him do.

"what is it you need for the enchantment to work?" She asked turning back to Morgause and moving to stand beside her, ready to assist in any way she could.

"This will do." Morgause replied picking up a piece of bark from the floor. Before Morgana could question herm Morgause started speaking in the tongue of the old religion. Speaking the strongest love spell she knew as she turned the piece of wood in her hand into a tile engraved with a falcon on one side, the other containing the runes needed to maintain the spell that would hold Merlin in her sister's power. Once done she turned and took two strips of leather before she threaded them through the holes she had made at either end of the wooden tile.

"You need to place this around Merlin's wrist. Make sure the rune side is against his skin and tie it tight so that the contact will be kept. Then make sure you cast a spell that will ensure that it cannot be removed. He will be yours then dear sister, and good luck." with that Morgause handed the bracelet she had made to Morgana gripping her wrist as knights did to each other before they went into battle. It would be up to the younger of the two to make sure the plan worked. But she did not think Morgana would let her down. She trusted her to do what she needed for the greater good, because that was after all what they were working for. The greater good of their people, the freedom for all with magic, and the end of the tyrannical rein of the Pendragons.

Morgana stood in her room looking at the bracelet Morgause had made for Merlin. She knew she should have gone straight to him and put it about his wrist, but she was finding it hard to force herself to do so. Because while she knew as soon as it was in place that Merlin would be hers, she also knew that at that time she would have to play her part. She would have to pretend to care for the boy who had tried to kill her. She would have to show him affection… and she would no doubt have to let him kiss her. The thought revolted her to the point where she wanted to through away the bracelet, but she couldn't do that. She knew Morgause was right, this was the only way to make sure he didn't stop them again. But the idea of letting him fawn all over her made her skin crawl.

But as she stood in her room, which was lit only by the full moon, she found other thoughts and memories rising in her mind. At how once she had trusted him, had thought that maybe if they weren't who they were she could have come to care for him… she could have loved him in a different life, maybe. But that was before he tried to kill her. That certainly put a damper on her affections for him… but maybe this bracelet would be a way to get revenge on him for those feelings he had crushed so thoughtlessly. A way to remove any residual feelings she held for such an insignificant man. A way to revel in him being the one so hopelessly in love with her. A chance for her to once have the upper hand in their relationship, such as it was.

Yes. This was her way to not only get the crown which rightly belonged her, not only a way to bring magic back to the kingdom, but also a way to make Merlin pay for the pain he had caused her, before she killed him of course. Oh she would enjoy that time when it came. She would get Morgause to remove the enchantment so he could see what he had done before she ended his life. Oh yes, she could see it in her mind's eye. Him kneeing before her, tears in his eyes as he realises how he had betrayed his friends, how he had betrayed his dear Arthur. That day could not come soon enough in Morgana's mind. But she knew she would have to have patience to fulfil her destiny. So while she waited, she would take what enjoyment she could from playing with the serving boy. The way he had played with her heart.

That decided she quickly made her way out of her room and stealthy moved towards the physicians rooms. It was time to give Merlin his present, and bend him to her will. It was time for her to take back the reins.

Merlin awakened suddenly, not sure why, but as he blinked open his eyes it was to find Morgana in his room. What was she doing there? What was she up to now?

"Morgana-" He started to say, determined to ask the questions as well as readying himself to defend against her if he needed. But before he could say or do anything else she grabbed his arm and placed a bracelet around his wrist, muttering words of the old religion as she did so. He wanted to demand to know what she was doing, but as soon as the cold smooth wooden tile came in contact with his skin all those thoughts left him. He could only stare up at the beautiful woman standing over him.

"Morgana." He whispered reverently, feelings of passion and love washing over him as he stared into her mesmerising eyes.

"Merlin. Sleep. Tomorrow afternoon, come to me. I will see you then." Morgana purred as she finished tying the cord which held the charm against his skin. She couldn't help but smirk at the look of devotion he had in his eyes. It really was too easy.

"Of course my lady. Anything you wish, I will do for you." Merlin responded breathlessly at the idea that Morgana, the lady who held his heart, who was filling his thoughts to extend nothing else mattered, wanted to see him tomorrow. He could hardly wait until then, but she had told him to sleep, so he would. For her he would do anything. With that in mind he closed his eyes and drifted back into the oblivion of slumber.

And watching his Morgana couldn't help but scoff at his stupidity. How was he the one who was always in the way? Shaking her head she made her way back to her rooms. She needed to make sure she looked her best for her visitor the next day after all.