Thanks to all the people that followed and reviewed and favourited! Here is chapter 2! Enjoy...

Blood, blood everywhere. His own? He didn't know anymore. He was aching everywhere, he couldn't even open his eyes properly.

"Tell me who he is, Arthur." Came a voice from the shadows.

"Who?" Arthur croaked, his voice barely audible.

"Him. Who is Emrys?"

Merlin woke up with a jump, his eyes blurry. He sat upright, but felt a hand push him back down. He blinked a few times but his eyes wouldn't go into focus. He put his hand against his throbbing head.

"Merlin." He heard. Merlin tried to find the source of the word, but he couldn't.

"Merlin." The voice repeated.

"What?" He tried, but it came out as a croaky whisper.

"Good, you're awake." Said the now familiar voice.

"Gaius?" Merlin asked, his voice becoming clearer.

But he got no response, he just saw this blurry figure moving about.

"Gaius." He tried again.

"Yes, yes Merlin, I'm here." came the response.

Merlin sat up, and this time, Gaius didn't push him back down. Merlin could feel a stinging pain through his left shoulder.

"What happened?" Merlin asked his elderly mentor.

He heard Gaius sigh, but answered none-the-less.

"You were shot," at Merlins shocked expression, he continued, "by an arrow from a crossbow fired by a mercenary. Sir Gwaine and Sir Perceval brought you back... That was three days ago."

"WHAT! I've been asleep for three days? Oh, Arthur's going to kill me!" Merlin yelled.

"Merlin-" Gaius started, but was cut off by Merlin's mumbling.

"Oh, god, I gotta go now... Yes right now."

"Merlin!" Gaius tried again, but couldn't get through to him.

"MERLIN!" He finally yelled, and Merlin immediately stopped talking and faced his guardian.

"Merlin, about Arthur, he-" but, once again, he was cut off, but not by Merlin, by the sound of the door opening. Gwen came in, shut the door, and spun around. When she saw Merlin awake and sitting up, she almost fell over. She rushed over.

"Merlin, I thought..." She started, but instead hugged him and whispered, "I thought you were going to die."

"Ah, Gwen, pain." Merlin squeaked. She immediately let him go.

"Oh, sorry Merlin, it's just that it's so good to see you awake..." She was on the verge of tears.

Merlin chuckled."Gwen, I'm fine, really."

But Gwen continued as if she didn't even hear Merlin's comment.

"...and with Arthur missing-"

"Wait," Merlin's eyes were wide with shock. "Missing? Since when?"

"S-since the patrol three days ago." Gwen stuttered.

"None of the knights were able to find him, or a trail. This is what I was trying to tell you before." Gaius continued.

Merlin sat for a while, still stunned, and saddened, by the news he had just heard. He also thought bitterly, 'Of course the time when the prat goes missing is when I'm unconscious' but his heart wasn't truly in it. It was still trying to beat again.

"I have to go." He said to Gaius and Gwen, who now looked equally as shocked.

"But Merlin, you just woke up, please lie back down. If you use that arm to much it will start to bleed again." Gaius pleaded.

"I have to go." Was all he said as he slowly slid off the table and walked toward the door.

"Merlin wait-" Gwen started, but he was already gone.

Yes, I know not much happened in this one, I'm sorry but it was all necessary. Now that we have all the talking out of the way, the next chapter will be different :) There will still be conversations, but more action as well.

Hope you liked it anyway! Please let me know!