A/N: Thank you for reading this story :-) I don't think I've ever written so fast! I don't know if I have to do a disclaimer but... basically nothing belongs to me (except the picture) though I wish it did. Mergana would have happened and Morgana wouldn't have died!
As they entered the great city people came from their houses to shout and curse the witch who had entered with the king and his trusted servant. Morgana unconsciously leant back into Merlin's hold and he held onto her tighter. "It's going to be okay" he told her reassuringly. Merlin and Arthur dismounted their horses just as Gwen rushed down the stairs from the castle to greet her husband. Merlin helped Morgana from the tall beast and placed her gently on the ground. "Thank you Merlin" she said quietly. He just smiled at her and she smiled back. Things seemed to be improving. "What's SHE doing here?" Gwen gasped and pulled Arthur and Merlin away from Morgana. Merlin yanked his arm away from Gwen's grip. All of a sudden Morgana let out a loud gasp of pain and doubled over holding her stomach. Merlin ran over and managed to catch Morgana before she fell to the ground. She was gasping for breath with tears falling down her now even paler face. "Merlin" she whispered before she fainted. He gently picked Morgana up and protectively carried her to the physician's quarters. He burst through the door and startled Gaius. "Merlin? What are you doing here" Gaius shouted. Merlin strode through the little room. Gaius gave Merlin a disapproving look as he saw who Merlin was carrying in his arms. "She's hurt Gaius. I don't know what to do." He laid her down on his old bed, out of the way of any intruders, and brushed aside a strand of hair that lay across her face. Gaius looked at Merlin and nodded his head. "I'll be back when she wakes" He said soberly. "Thank you" Merlin answered gratefully. After several minutes Morgana's eyes fluttered open and more tears fell. "It's ok Morgana. I'm going to look after you. You're safe now" he gently told her and she smiled a sad smile to the man she had always loved but had only just accepted. "I should never have come here" she said more to herself than to Merlin. With that she went pale and fell back into unconsciousness. Merlin pulled up a chair and sat next to her the whole night, never once leaving her side in case she woke. The next morning the king and queen arrived at the physician's quarters to find Morgana sitting at the small table eating a slice of plain bread. She still looked pale but better than the previous day. "Where's Merlin?" Arthur demanded. "He's asleep in his room" Morgana replied quietly. Arthur made a face at Morgana who rolled her eyes. Arthur crept up to Merlin's room while Gwen stayed by the door of the main room. Merlin was incredibly still and Arthur assumed the worst. He put his head round the door and glared at Morgana. "What have you done to him!?" Arthur shouted angry. "What?" Morgana shouted back, confused. "He's just sleeping!" she finished, though not a strongly. Arthur intensified his glare while Gwen hesitantly walked further into the room. "Why do you always doubt my intentions?" She whispered as a tear slid down her cheek. She gasped in pain again. Gwen ran over to her former friend and gathered her up in a hug. "What's wrong Morgana? Are you in pain?" Gwen asked, really concerned about her friend. Morgana just turned around and hugged Gwen like her life depended on it. "I'm scared" she admitted though silent sobs. "Morgana?" Merlin asked as he walked down from his room. He looked over to the table and saw Morgana and Gwen in a hug. Morgana looked up and gave a pained smile to Merlin. Arthur turned around to Merlin walking towards the trio. "What happened?" Merlin asked worried about what had just occurred. "It's fine merlin go back to bed" Arthur said harshly. He didn't need merlin to know that he had made Morgana cry. "No, Arthur. It's NOT ok" Merlin shouted at his friend and master. He immediately regretted it but didn't apologise. Gwen got up and went over to her husband as Merlin walked towards Morgana. "Come on Arthur. We had better leave them alone" Arthur wanted to argue but he knew his wife was right. He wouldn't say it but he was really worried about Morgana. She kept gasping and crying in pain. Morgana never cried even when she lived in Camelot. The king and queen left the physicians chambers in silence and Merlin went and sat next to the tear-stained Morgana. As soon as he had sat down Morgana wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in his shoulder. He tentatively put his arm around her waist and began to rub her back, soothingly. At that moment Gaius walked in and, ignoring his young ward and the enemy of Camelot, sorted out his things. Morgana had stopped crying and gently pulled herself out of Merlin's hold. She saw the large, wet patch on his shirt and laughed quietly. "Sorry Merlin" she said lightly. He didn't know what she meant so thought nothing of it. Gaius turned around and walked towards Morgana. "Morgana" he started. She nodded. "When did this start?" he asked. She swallowed. "as soon as Merlin came to Camelot I couldn't keep away" she blushed. Gaius raised an eyebrow. "NOT …this!" he said waving his hand between the two. "Oh" Morgana blushed. Duh. "When Merlin kissed me" she said, thinking nothing of it. "WHAT?" Gaius asked shocked. His ward had kissed Morgana. "Merlin" he said in a stern voice. Merlin just blushed. "Yes?" he said in a squeaky voice. "You have a lot of explaining to do" Gaius told him laughing to himself at his ward's antics. "Ok" Merlin said nervously. Gaius turned back to Morgana. "When was that?" Gaius asked innocently. Morgana swallowed uneasily. She didn't want to get Merlin into more trouble. "W…when I was about to kill Arthur after the war" she answered nervously. Gaius raised his eyebrow once more and gave Merlin a strange look. "Hm" was all Gaius said. He turned away and walked over to the bookshelf. Almost forgetting he had company he said. "That will be all, thank you" and Merlin and Morgana took that as a cue to leave. "Merlin?" Gaius asked after a short pause. "yes?" Merlin was worried about what he was going to say. "Make sure Morgana is placed in her old chambers. She needs plenty of rest away from as many people as possible." Gaius informed the both of them. "Of course" Merlin gave his trademark grin and took Morgana's hand leading her towards her old chambers. They rounded the corner that led to the stairs to her chamber and bumped into Arthur. Merlin immediately dropped Morgana's hand and began bumbling. "Oh…Arthur…I'm sorry. I didn't see you there" he stuttered. "Clearly not" Arthur replied sarcastically. He looked at the pair and noticed how close they seemed to be standing. He waved his hand between the two. "Why are you two standing so close together?" he asked. He had decided that the two in love was a disgusting idea and would be stopped if it were true. His best friend and his sister. Ew. The two leapt away from each other as if they had the plague. "We're not, dear brother" Morgana said with a smirk on her face. Merlin frowned. The evil Morgana seemed to be making a comeback. Arthur seemed to visibly relax. "Good. Well I better be off." He sidestepped around the two and basically ran down the corridor. Morgana just giggled at her brother's stupid behaviour. Merlin looked at her strongly and took her hand back again. "Come on" he told her firmly. Unbeknown to the pair, Arthur peered round the corner he had disappeared around and saw everything that had happen. His face turned cold. This has to stop. He told himself.
