I do not own merlin

hey I'm back, thank you all for reading my story. I am not exactly sure how Merlin's powers work but in the show he always seems to know when someone's about to attack and so I made it to where Merlin and Arthur run any time Merlin has a bad feeling. I also am planning on writing a series of one shots based on this story so look out for that. enjoy!

chapter 2 the Druids

We traveled to gather for three weeks and threw that time I couldn't help but feel happier than I had ever been in my entire life. I could use my magic freely around Arthur who actually enjoyed it. Some days we would spend traveling. We had agreed when we first met that we would find a place to call home a place that was secluded and where no one would bother us. We haven't found that place yet but we are still looking. The main reason we haven't found it yet is that we like to goof of a lot. Some days we will spend just playing games and by the time we are finished it will be too late to travel. In the evening Arthur will go out and hunt something ( how he manages to do that with only a dagger is be beyond me) I on the other hand gather plants and berry's and a water source preferring not to help kill defenseless animals If I can. Sometimes we will have to make a quick escape from either Camelot's men looking for the prince or bandits. We have come to rely on what Arthur calls my funny feelings. At first Arthur made fun of them saying I was paranoid but then a few minutes latter a small group of about four or five bandit's appeared with the help of my magic we were able to escape but only just barely. After that we realized we can't take any chances we're only two kids after all. We haven't been attacked since.

Right now we are travelling and talking in our usual banter, another thing I have come to enjoy since meeting Arthur.

"are you sure you know where we are going" I said sarcastically we had decided to head to a forested area next to some mountains in Cenreds kingdom knowing it was less likely for Camelot's men to find us there.

"yes merlin I know how to read a map" he said I rolled my eyes

"really then where are we now" I said he opened his mouth to answer but closed It when he realized he didn't have one. I laughed but stopped suddenly I felt something, my funny feelings, but this wasn't like all those other times this wasn't a warning it friendly and inviting and there was something else it had a feeling of …magic? I started walking towards it then stopped when I realized Arthur was there to.

"…listening to me merlin?" he said looking annoyed

"there's something there" is said and his face suddenly became serious.

"Well then let's get out of here" he said as he put the map back in his bag waiting for me to tell him which direction to run.

"no" I said he looked at me funny "its..its not bad its.. Good"

"good?" he said questioningly

"yes and … safe I think we should go to it" I said slightly unsure he stared at me for a second deciding on what to do. He then nodded making up his mind.

"I trust you if you say it's safe than its safe." He said I smiled and nodded

"it's this way" I said and began walking towards the source. As we drew closer I began to hear talking and before long we found ourselves looking at a small village. But it was different than my village. The people lived in tents instead of homes like they were ready to get up and leave any time. Arthur and I were hiding behind some trees trying to determine if it was safe to enter the village. Suddenly a twig snapped behind us we both turned around to find a man dressed in long roads

"welcome" the man said "may I ask what your business is in our camp"

"we don't really have any business we are just travelers" Arthur taking a step in front of me protectively which slightly annoyed me, I can take care of myself.

"well you are welcomed to stay as long as you like. It would be an honor to host you and emrys we might even be able to offer assistance." He said this time I spoke

"who's emrys?" I asked him he smiled at me

"you" he said the surprised me why would this man think my name was emrys he must have me confused with someone else

"this is merlin" Arthur said the man raised his eyebrows but didn't say anything else he lead us to the village and offered us some food which we graciously took. After a while another thought occurred to me.

"You said you can assist us, how" I asked Arthur looked up from where he was siting also curious to know what the man had to say.

"with your magic of course" he said Arthur made a small chocking sound and I stared at him in shock. he had he found out about my magic. The man chuckled at us and smiled " no need to be alarmed emrys. This is a druid camp we study magic." I visibly relaxed at his words "to answer your question we can teach you magic, am I correct to assume you know no spells" I nodded "well we can teach you spells and help you develop your magic, I will give you time to think about our offer." He said before getting up and walking away I turned to Arthur

"What do you think?" I asked

"if the can help you with your magic I think we should do it, as long as you're ok with it" he said I smiled at him

"yes" is all I said and he nodded his head.

We stayed at the druid camp for a month and threw that time merlin learned many different spells. We also learned that emrys was merlin's name among the druids but they wouldn't tell use any more than that. one day the leader Aurfyn approached us and told us that we must leave. He pointed to a spot on my map were he said there was an abandoned cabin and we could go live there. We asked him why we had to leave and he told us I was just time. Before we left though he gave merlin a spell book telling him it was time he learns on his own. He also gave us seeds some food and me a sword for defense. We said our goodbyes and left the next day at dawn in the direction cabin Aurfyn told us about.

We finally spotted the cabin three days later it was in the corner of a clearing in the forest with a spring nearby it was perfect.