Getting better, getting worse
Merlin burst through the door to Gaius' chambers, and found the old man laid out on the bed.
"Gaius" he sat down next to the old man, panting a lot because he had run." Gaius I'm back are you alright?" Gaius opened his eyes a bit just so he could see the boy sat down next to him.
"M…Merlin, what are you doing here shouldn't you be tending to A, Your big brother" he knew about the secret and knew it made Merlin happier when he mentioned big brother rather than just Arthur. Merlin smiled
"He let me come here to look after you" Gaius looked at the boy and smiled
"You know, you two seem happy with each other, sometimes I wonder if I'm ever needed." Merlin froze
"G…G…Gaius how could you e…ever think that?" he replied rather forcefully, Gaius put a hand on the boys cheek as though he were on the verge of tears again.
Merlin. Listen to me" he said in a quiet but stern voice "everyone dies eventually, and as you may have already noticed, I probably haven't got much longer left myself" this time Merlin did start crying. "But it's alright because" he took a few short coughs and gasps "You are destined for great things Merlin, you and Arthur, together."
"Gaius please, stop talking like that you're going to be fine, please you have to be." Gaius sighed
"I'm sorry Merlin. I can't control fate" with that he began to close his eyes.
"Gaius WAIT!" Merlin yelled "Please…Please, just promise me that you'll be fine through to tomorrow, please Gaius I need you here with me." Gaius nodded slightly
"Alright Merlin, I'll try."
