This is my first actually fanfic story, before I have only written a few Merlin poems. So I want it to be pretty poetical, and I have tried to keep the caracters in nature. I don't know when the next chapter will be up, probably at the end of the week or so. Please rewiev...Rewievs are love 3
Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin, if I had Merlins magic would have been revealed long time ago. I have serious problems with seeing how the land of Albion will be united in like three episodes. Anyway I do not own Merlin.
On to the story... hope you'll like it
Beneath the stars
They were sitting by the fire in the woods, just the two of them. They had been on a quest, a hard and tricky one. They were just sitting quiet. It was a lovely evening and the woods were quiet, almost holding its breath like it knew what was coming. The brunette, who was sitting by the fire, knew too, he knew the time had come. He could feel that this was the time, the time he had waited on for so long now. Only the blonde boy was oblivious of what was going to come.
"Arthur, what if I had a secret?" The brunette said, looking at the sky, trying to avoid the blue eyes of the blond boy.
"You, Merlin? What would that be?" The blonde boy said. Merlin didn't answer.
"Merlin?" Arthur asked, as his servant had been quiet for quit a long time. Merlin was still quiet, just looking up in the sky, where the stars had begun to shine.
"You know, we are all so tiny, and all our problems are just nothing compared to the big black sky."
"What are you talking about Merlin?" Arthur asked, but Merlin seemed to be caught in what ever thought he was thinking.
"What if I had the biggest, darkest secret a man can possibly have? Would you accept? Would you kill me?" Merlin turned his head towards the king.
"Stop talking nonsense, Merlin, you? You can't have a secret. I can read you like an open book, and besides, you know I could never kill you. This is just stupid. Good night."
Arthur moved around, trying to find a comfortable position, but he couldn't find one. They were lying quiet for some time, each one in their own thoughts. The cold wind whipped their faces as the moon raised and begun to sing her lonely song, not aware of the two boys beneath her. The leaves that were still on the trees rustled quietly. It was a beautiful but cold night, as it was nearly November. Arthur had just begun to fall asleep when Merlin spoke once again.
"Maybe it is best if I just stay here out here forever"
"And why on earth would you want to do such a thing?" Arthur asked, slightly annoyed by his servant.
"I like it here, no duty, no chores to be done, no secrets. Just the stars, and me beneath them. The stars are the only ones that accept me, and the stars don't have any secrets. I think the stars are the only ones who doesn't"
Arthur frowned and then said, trying to sheer his servant up:
"Merlin, this is just stupid, but if you stay here I will stay with you."
And then he said, with a smile on his face:
"But if you really do, then who will clean my clothes, serve me my dinner and polish my armor?"
This made the brunette smile, but only for a moment.
"I'm serious Arthur, please stop being such a prat. I think it would be best for everyone if I just stayed here. I just feel that everyone has such high expectations on me… you, Gaius, the druids, the dragon and then every sorcerer in the world, and if I don't fulfill my destiny the great land of Albion will never come to be. And if that wasn't enough I have to protect you, AND stay in the shadows to not risk my own life." Merlin fell silent when he realized Arthur was staring at him in the dark evening, his blue eyes big with surprise and chook.
"Merlin, have you been drinking?"
"No! I leave that kind of stuff to Gwaine"
"Then what the hell are you talking about?!"
"I told you that it would be best if I stayed here, that you would never accept me"
"Merlin, for the sake of God, stop talking in riddles!"
"Look Arthur, I know you are not going to like this, it is more like you are going to try to kill me for it, but I want you to know that I couldn't help this, and please just try to think of it from my point of view."
Merlin grew quiet once again, leaving the king confused. Arthur was just going to ask Merlin to stop messing around and talk nonsense, when Merlin said the three words that would change both their lives forever. Merlin took a deep breath and said:
"I have magic".
Soo... How will Arthur react? You'll see. Next chapter at the end of the week, and remember rewievs just makes my day. :) Have a good time, snowy greetings from Sweden and Linnéa 3