AU: Hello from me again. This is the 2nd chapter od The forgetting Curse. I hope you like it.
By the way I changed a few thing in the previous chapter, because I had to. They are not important so please don't be angry.
Love from me ^^
'Tell me: what was the last thing you saw Merlin do before he fell unconscious?'
'I… I... I asked him to bring me my armory, we were going hunting… He hates that… He thinks that I just kill animals for fun. But… before that he looked pale.' – Arthur was crying again, now remembering how Merlin fell and the look in him eyes when he saw the Prince over him. He was scarred almost as he thought Arthur would kill him.
'Why? Has he eat or drank something?' – Gaius asked with him calm voice.
'Some time after lunch saw him drink from my cup, it was fine, because there couldn't possibly be anything bad in this glass.' – Another tear fell from Arthur's eye. He began wondering if his lover had drunk something that was meant for him. That made him sick.
'Can you give me this glass?' - The physician voice sounded a bit worried.
'I will bring it to you immediately and right after that I will be going to my father!'
When Arthur entered the room about fifteen minutes later. Gaius was looking in one of his books, frowning.
'That is the cup.' – The Prince had dressed as he was going for a ride. He gave the glass to Gaius. Not too long after he was ready with his valuation.
'This magic is extremely strong as you see on the bottom of the glass you can see the remainer of what might be dedicsere potion. It is rare, but it's famous for its fine taste.' – Gaius said
'Can you something about it?'
'There is a cure but it will take more than a month to get it ready. This is very complicated potion. And I shall need some special ingredients.' – Gaius explained.
'I don't care how long will it take as long as you can return the previous stage of Merlin!' – The Price said and a light of hope you could see in his eyes.
'As you wish, Sire. But I beg you not to tell your father of what will I be doing.'
'I swear!' – Arthur said and exited the room. On the door he said – 'Thank you, Gaius'
About an hour later Arthur opened his father's chamber's door. And with that happening he heard this:
'What on Earth did you think you were doing, Arthur?' – King Uther said. – 'You can't walk around kissing people, and not just people…. Your manservant.' – Now his father was yelling – 'You can't let your people know that you are…. gay!' – Those last words came like ice from his mouth. – 'It's enough I know it.'
'Father, you don't understand….' – Arthur tried to explain himself. – 'D you even know what happened?'
'I don't need to know. I just know that you're humiliating yourself and me with that.' – Uther brushed his head with his hand, still looking at Arthur. The disappointment in his look was visible from a mile.
'Father, we should send the guards to find him.' – Seeing his father's look Arthur felt his heart squeezing. All his life he was trying to behave like his father wanted, which was very hard for him. Just a year before today, he had told him that he liked men; he could read the same disappointment in his eyes then and now. Since that moment, Uther had stopped all his contacts with his son, except for formal occasions. They had become even more estranged than before. – 'He could be lost or, hurt, please you have to help me…' - Arthur was begging as never before. He didn't think that his father realized how much did Merlin meant to him.
'Not a word for that. Impossible.' – said his father with coldness in his voice. – 'I shall not send my any part of my people, just because it happened that my son can't behave himself! Now get out of my sight!'
'But… but father' – Arthur fast thought about what he would do if he and the guards find Merlin. No they would help. – 'So let that be. I'm going to look for him tonight. There is no way you can't stop me from doing that.' – Not looking at him He said– 'Sire.' – with a bow. Walking away he looked at his father for the last time and walked out of the room.
Out in the night the wind was cold. Arthur was starting to worry of there was going to be a storm. "And Merlin's still out there" – he thought and his heart twisted. Fast he settled his horse and sped away. He look every where he could think. Everywhere he and Merlin had been. It was getting darker and darker. If he continued a bit more he'd get lost. Not too far from where Merlin was the Prince stopped and fastened his horse in a tree. He made a small fire and lay in the leaves thinking about what happened today. The fire was burning and his face was getting warmer and warmer. A single tear fell from his cheek. Arthur tried to pull himself together. He reversed the things from today and they look a bit like this.
"I was woke up by my beautiful lover, Merlin. We had breakfast and then I said to Merlin that we are going hunting in the late afternoon so he had to be ready with my armour as soon as that. Merlin whined for some time how, bad was to kill animals just for fun, but I was finally able to convince him. I had lunch with my father and Merlin was there standing just to look if there's anything I may need. He always does that. Later I saw him drinking from the cup in my room. But that wasn't a problem because I got used to that. After this moment he started to look paler and weaker. I asked him if everything was fine, and he confirmed. I wasn't so foolish but I let it go. I was almost time to go and I had to send him to get my armour. While I was waiting near the gates of the castle. I saw him fall. Firstly I thought it was from the heaviness of the armour, but I remembered I have never seen him fall because of this reason. I was walking to him, and screamed his name – "Merlin" – but he didn't move. I started to run and when I got to him I easily could tell that he was unconscious. I got on my knees next to him and got him head in my lap. – "Help!" – I yelled but as soon as Gaius was there, Merlin started blinking. He opened his eyes and saw me. I will never be able to forget the way he looked me. His gaze said that he didn't know me, he didn't know why was I there and why did I care. He looked as he had forgotten that I love him from all my heart."
In these thoughts Arthur Pendragon got lost in reverie.
The morning sunlight woke him. Far more unpleasant than a kiss from the one he loved. No matter that he stood up and started to look around him. He was too tired last night to go around looking for Merlin. He walked and walked and finally he saw put out fire. There must be him. He started to get closer and closer, but he was careful not to scare him. He was him. He didn't looked any changed on the outside. He was just standing there, looking the ground. Arthur's heart skipped a beat. He was so beautiful.
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Merlin woke up wandering what was this dream It must have been because of the kiss Arthur gave him. It was so strange. Suddenly he heard footsteps coming from somewhere fairly close by in the forest. Still dazed from sleep, he tried to scramble to his feet and run but before he could move, Arthur appeared between the trees. His skin was flushed from the cold and his eyes sparkled bright blue in the clear morning. Merlin took a few steps back not sure what to do. Yesterday he fell unconscious and when he had woken up somehow the Royal Prince of Camelot was giving him kisses. this couldn't be stranger. Merlin said:
'Who is there?'
'It is I.' – Arthur said reveling himself from behind the bushes.
'You highness, what are you seeking here?' - Merlin asked with his voice still trembling.
Arthur exhaled and pushed a hand through his blonde hair. The relief of finding Merlin alive and well was overwhelming. 'You...Merlin, I'm seeking you.'
