Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own the show Merlin, the BBC does.

Enchantment

Chapter 1

Merlin didn't have a good day. From the moment he first woke that day it had been full of work. Nobody ever said that being the prince's manservant was easy, and also being Arthur's secret sorcerer also had its challenges of course. That day had been spent making repairs in the collapsed chamber where Morgana had brought down the walls with her scream. The sound of it still chilled Merlin to the bone.

He was not happy with the fact that Morgana had escaped, and Merlin knew it would only be a matter of time before she was plotting her revenge again. He couldn't forget the words that the dragon said about her all those months ago, that Morgana was the darkness to his light. She had certainly proved that point time and time again. She would come again, and he was determined to be ready for the moment.

But in the meantime Camelot was undergoing a major change. Uther was mentally ill, insane even from the torment Morgana put him through. It looked like the king would never be fit to run his country again. And of course everyone looked to Arthur to take care of the kingdom, but now Merlin felt that Arthur was more than ready to take on the leadership of the country.

One of the other biggest complications was Arthur's decision to make Elyan, Gwaine, Lancelot and Percival into knights, since of course they weren't nobility. Gwaine of course was nobility, but Arthur still didn't know that. It was also becoming known that Arthur had fallen in love with Gwen, and the fact that she was a maidservant became scandalous in the eyes of the people. The nobility were very put out by all of this, and it caused them to question Arthur's judgment, which the prince really didn't need at the moment.

All in all it was a busy day for Merlin. He went from doing manual labor to standing in the throne room while Arthur deliberated over policy and affairs of state. So when Merlin finally collapsed on his bed that night, he was a asleep almost as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Merlin wasn't sure what woke him up at first, it was still very dark and only a sliver of moonlight from his window gave any illumination to the room. But then he heard the knocking at his door. He yawned and walked to the door, vaguely wondering why Gaius didn't just walk in. But when he opened it, Merlin couldn't stop his mouth from dropping open in surprise.

"Morgana!" he exclaimed in shock, jumping back about two feet. "What are you doing here?"

Morgana smiled, surprisingly a gentle smile and not the cold smirk that so often graced her features. "It is so good to see you Merlin," she said.

That definitely didn't sound like Morgana at all, and Merlin had to wonder if this was some sort of trick. If it wasn't, then this was one of the strangest things ever.

"The feeling isn't mutual," Merlin said, anger rising in his voice.

Morgana gave him a sad look, almost as if she was going to cry. "I guess I deserve that," she said. "I haven't been very nice."

"That's an understatement," Merlin said still in complete disbelief. "Why are you here?"

Morgana smiled again, "Because I wanted to tell you I'm sorry. Will you forgive me?"

Merlin glared at her. "You tried to kill us all, you took the throne for yourself, and killed innocents just to serve your twisted purposes. You were once my friend Morgana, but when you joined in that alliance with Morgause you broke all ties with everyone here in Camelot. For that I can't forgive you," he spat venomously.

"But Merlin," Morgana said, on the verge of sobbing. She was so upset, how could the man she loved with all her being treat her this way? She had to get him to trust her again, and Morgana's mind searched for any excuse he might believe.

"I was enchanted by Morgause," Morgana explained. "All the horrible things I did were not of my will but hers, you have to believe me Merlin!"

"I don't," Merlin retorted. "I have been tricked by you too many times."

"I swear that this isn't one," Morgana fell to her knees sobbing. "I beg you Merlin, please believe me. Morgause was the cause of all of this."

Merlin looked at her hard, wondering if she could possibly be telling the truth. His gut instinct was that she was lying, but if he was wrong then Camelot could be at risk.

"This decision is Arthur's to make, not mine," Merlin said stiffly.

Morgana's face lit up. "I will talk to him then," she beamed. And then without another word, she kissed him square on the lips.

AN: I am completely blown away by all the positive feedback this story has already gotten, thank you so much to all of you who reviewed. I was so excited that I just had to get the next chapter done today, I hope you liked it! And I'm always grateful for any feedback!