Thank you for the review on my first chapter, I really enjoyed writing it. It is an idea that has been with me for many years but i never got the chance to actually sit down and write it until now. I miss Merlin more than i can say so i hope to make the legend live on through my writing.
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Chapter 2- Arthur?

3rd person

The early morning sun shone through the kitchen Window onto the face of a young man, sprawled out on the floor in a peaceful sleep.
A relaxed breathing filling the air but it was suddenly interrupted by the sounds of knocking.

"Merlin..." An eerie male voice whispered in the back of the young man's mind.

"Merlin? Merlin? Are you in there?" a woman's voice asked from outside the apartment door, the knocking continued. "Merlin, I'm coming in" she explained with concern, as she took out a key and began unlocking the door, she stepped into the apartment looking around slowly, her eyes scanning every inch of the room. A pair of black worn converse, brown boots and trainers sat close to the door, she raised an eyebrow. He hadn't gone out, unless he brought a new pair of shoes in the night.

"Merlin?" She called out again as she peered around into the kitchen, her eyes widened as she rushed to the young man's side. "Oh my god Merlin?" She knelt down by the man's side, tapping his right cheek trying to wake him. "Merlin"

A small groan escaped the lips of the ebony black haired man, His bright blue eyes opening slowly, unfocused and confused "Kate?" The young man known as Merlin asked his eyes just beginning to focus. He saw a gentle green eyed woman with shoulder length brown hair and pale skin looking down at him with concern. Kate sighed in relief.
Merlin began to sit up slowly as Kate supported him, her face still twisted in concern. Merlin looked around trying to remember what had happened in the night.
"Why are you on the floor?" Kate asked tilting her head to the right side so she could more of the confusion on Merlin's face.
"I was…getting a glass of water…and I guess I passed out..." Merlin looked down remembering what had happened, the things his memories had made him remember and see.
Kate remembered what Merlin had told her before, she knew his mind played tricks on him but he had never told her how bad they could get.
"I saw Kilgharrah…last night…at least I thought I did" He explained quickly with hope in his eyes, he wanted it to be true, Kate struggled to keep up with the words she heard.
Kate sighed and shook her head sadly "Merlin, You didn't. Dragons if they were real, they died out a long time ago. You said it yourself. "She replied slowly her eyes locked on his.

Merlin looked down. She was right, he sighed in defeat. They were all gone.
Seeing the hope disappear from Merlin's eyes, Kate rubbed his shoulder and smiled.
"Come on, go get dressed I'll treat you to breakfast. You look like you need it." She told him as she helped him to his feet.
Merlin looked at her in disbelief, and shook his head in confusion.
"No, it's my turn to pay remember." He argued back to her.
Kate laughed as she pushed him towards his bedroom door, Merlin trying to resist her push, wanting to finish the conversation.

"Kate! Wait"

Merlin POV

I walked slowly down the cold street, lined with filthy discarded old chewing gum. My friend Kate next to me as we approached the small café we often spent our mornings in.
Katie Hudson, but her friends know her as Kate. She has been my friend for many years, we met when she ate alone at the café that had been built across from the Lake, Lake of Avalon. She saw me, sitting on a bench waiting for Arthur, every day, all day. She decided I needed company and came and spoke to me.

3rd person
"Excuse me?" Came a small voice of a woman, Merlin looked over slowly at the woman standing looking at him.
Merlin smiled weakly "Yes?"
She looked at the bench "Do you mind if I sit with you?" She asked politely, pointing towards the bench.
The smile on his face went from weak to a full bright smile as he moved up so she could sit.

"Of course" He replied as he watched her take her place on the bench, she shuffled to make herself comfy as she looked at the man she had just sat next too. He looked back out the lake opposite them, something about that lake.
"Katie" She suddenly announced.
Merlin looked at her in confusion "Katie?" He asked with a slight tilt to this head.
She let out a slight chuckle at his confusion. "Yes, My name. Katie Hudson but my friends call me Kate" She confirmed, holding out her hand to him. Merlin looked at her hand she held out to him. "What's yours?" She asked with a smile. Merlin looked up at her and smiled.
"It's…Merlin" He replied as he reached out his right hand and took her hand and shook it as he grinned at her.

Merlin's POV
After that day, she came and sat with me, after getting her usual coffee with 2 sugars and her breakfast to go as well as a coffee for me. I wasn't too keen on Coffee, but it was nice to have something to warm me up during the winter months of waiting…
I was very grateful to have someone to sit and talk about my adventures with Arthur, after hundreds of years alone. I told her about who I was, told her I had magic, how I arrived in Camelot and witnessed the beheading of Mary Collins' son, Thomas Collins. How I saved Arthur's life and how it was my destiny to protect him. Before I could stop myself, I told her everything.
She didn't believe me to begin with I could tell by the look on her pale face, but who would. It seemed like only yesterday that I was recalling these memories to her but it had in fact been four years.
Four long years still waiting…

3rd person
"Merlin?" Kate asked with concern pulling merlin from his thoughts as he looked at her tilting his head slightly.
Kate smiled and let out a little chuckle. "Away with the fairies hey Merlin?" She joked.
Merlin smiled and nodded "Yeah…Sorry. I was just thinking about the day we met…" He answered with a slight blush appearing on his cold cheeks.
Kate rolled her eyes "How romantic Merlin" She sarcastically responded, as she noticed the slight rose colour to his cheeks.

They both looked at each other as they broke into laughter.

"Merlin"
Merlin heard an averagely deep male voice in the back of his head, a voice all so familiar to him, the voice of Arthur, His best friend.
His laughter stopped as he looked away from Kate in confusion and towards the lake of Avalon opposite the small café they had walked too. As he stared at the calm waters, he saw ripples beginning to fold over the murky water of the lake. He blinked to see if it was all his imagination but it was not.

'Arthur?' Merlin thought to himself.

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