CHAPTER 3:

Merlin was walking down the corridors of the mayor's giant house, carrying a pot of tea that Arthur had order. Ugh! Arthur! Arthur had been making Merlin crazy ever since he got hired Lancelot was right he should've never applied to be one of Uther's man servants he hated this now, but he couldn't get out now he was stuck whether he liked it or not, but there was actually a good part to being able to work for them. He got to see Morgana every now and then and every time she would spot him she would wave or smile at him. Merlin looked down as he smiled just thinking about Morgana, he didn't notice where he was going so he accidently bumped into someone, which caused him to spill the tea for Arthur.

"I'm so sorry!" said Merlin. He looked up and noticed a smiling Morgana. Her top was a bit spilled on but the thing that got spilled on the most was her book. He laughed as he noticed she laughed as well.

"It's alright. You got my shield though."

"Yeah I can see that. Oh jesus give me that." He said grabbing her book and he started blowing on it. " Don't worry the tea will get away in no time!"

Morgana smiled. "Or you might make it worse. Give it please." She said sticking out her hand. Merlin stopped and gave it over to her with a smile.

"So where are you going all dressed up like that?" he asked because she was wearing riding cloths.

"Going out riding with Gwen."

"Planning on talking bad about Arthur if so may I join you?"

Morgana laughed. "No sorry Merlin. Just me and my best friend but I'm glad we finally got to talk."

"Yeah me too."

"I should probably go. Gwen's waiting."

"Yeah of course, go ahead." He said making way for Morgana to pass. She smiled and passed by him, she looked back at him before she disappeared. That's when Merlin saw a flash before his eyes.

"Sorry!" Said Merlin slowling down just to apologize to whoever he bumped into. The lady Morgana turned around with a smile.

"That's quite alright Merlin. No harm."

"Are you going to see Gaius?" he asked.

"Yes. I presume his told you about my sleepless nights."

"Yes. He has prepared a draft for you he said it should work better than the other ones."

"I should look forward to that than."

Merlin smiled. Morgana was so beautiful and every time Merlin was around her he do something stupid and make him like he was a village idiot.

"I should go now. Nice talking to you Merlin."

"You too my lady." He bowed but when he raised up he accidently knocked down the tray of food another servant was carrying. Merlin looked at the servant who was quite angry with him. Merlin gave the person a quick smile. "I'm sorry." He started picking up the food and putting it on the tray he handed it over to the angry servant. Merlin smiled as he put the finishing touches. "Ta-da sorry Lacey." He said to the servant. Lacey walked away, leaving Merlin alone. Merlin saw that Morgana had already walked away from him he sighed as he watched her disappear.

Merlin re-vibbed as he felt someone shake him. It was Gaius.

"Oh hi Gaius."

"What the heck are you doing starring at nothing Merlin?"

"Nothing." He replied.

"I'm getting slightly concerned about you Merlin." He said with a weird look on his face.

"You shouldn't be! I'm fine! Now if you excuse me the royal pain in the ass requires my services." Merlin said walking away from Gaius.

"Merlin!" yelled Gaius turning around to face Merlin.

"Yeah?" said Merlin still walking away.

"Be careful at what you say! HE IS THE MAYOR'S SON!"

"Whatever!'

"And tie your shoes you're going to trip!"

"No I won't!" at the moment as Merlin was going the stairs he tripped over his shoe laces. "OW!"He screamed. Gaius laughed a little and shook his head and tsked.

"Oh Merlin."

Morgana and Gwen stopped near a lake. Morgana smiled as she got off her horse, she ran to the lake while taking off her riding boots. She rolled up her jeans and dipped her toes in the lake. She rolled her head back like a little kid as she felt the warm rushing of the water run underneath her feet. Gwen sat next to her and smiled.

"You seem exhausted." Said Gwen.

"This entire week, Uther has pushed Arthur and I together for everything! It's horrible. All I want to do is go out riding or read a book or help out in the garden! Something that doesn't involve Arthur! But it is fun to tease him."

"So you really don't like Arthur?"

"Not really. I mean he is handsome and his eyes are just so mesmerizing but I don't see him like that. I feel like he is my brother not husband."

"You couldn't perhaps like someone else could you?" said Gwen with a teasing tone and arching an eyebrow upward.

Morgana laughed at her friend. "No I haven't that guy yet. Though there is somebody."

"Really?" said Gwen scooting closer interested in hearing about this guy whose gotten her best friend all bubbly.

"Yeah, but I don't think it'll happen. Besides I think he's taken, I mean he said he was looking for her and I think that means he's looking for his girlfriend."

"Wait what?"

"At the masquerade party, I bumped into him and that's where he told me I reminded him of her. So I'm guessing he has girlfriend and is trying to find her or find out what happened to her." Said Morgana looking down at her feet.

"Who's he?"

"Merlin, I know he seems like a total dork but maybe that's the kind of guy I need instead of a self-centered air head."

Gwen laughed and pushed some of her hair away. "Look Merlin doesn't have a girlfriend."

"You are just saying that. Besides how do you know?"

"I asked Gaius."

"Why?"

"Wanted to see if Merlin would make a good friend so I decided to do a background check on him."

Morgana laughed and then layed down with her feet still in the crystal clear water. "He's a hard one."

"Yeah." Said Gwen squinting her eyes as she looked at the sky.

"I sort of agree with him. The moment he turned around something changed inside of me. It felt like I've seen him before too same with Arthur when I first met him and with you Gwen. It's all so strange it feels like…a puzzle… and I'm just trying so hard to find the right pieces. Does that sound crazy?" said Morgana turning to her.

"No Morgana, sounds poetic and true. It did feel like I knew you before when we first met, I just didn't wanna say anything I was too afraid you wouldn't give me the extra room in your apartment." Gwen said with a smile.

Morgana laughed. "Perheps in another life we were best friends."

"Who were rich."

Morgana laughed again. "and we're happily married with amazing husbands."

"Who treated us like queens and had 2 kids."

"What if I want just 1 or 3 or none?" said Morgana.

"Fine I HAD 2 kids while you were undecided about it." Said Gwen letting out a little laugh. Morgana smiled and took out her feet from the water and then swiped all her hair to one side.

"Hey Gwen can I ask you something?"

"Of course."

"Do you like Merlin?"she said with half-smile.

"What? As more than a friend? Of course not! I barely know him besides you like him I would never do that to you!" said Gwen quickly.

"It doesn't matter. I could tell that you do and it's alright it's not like I'm going to have you executed." Said Morgana, Gwen smiled a little at her friend.

"Just a little bit, like 10%. " said Gwen

"Doesn't matter if it is just 10%. You like him and I totally knew it! He'll be so lucky if he got you Gwen." As Morgana said this there was a flash before her eyes

"Merlin I wanted you to know your secret's safe with me." Said Morgana to him as Gwen exited with Arthur.

"My secret?" asked Merlin confused and a bit afraid of what Morgana had just said.

"Come on. Don't pretend, I know what you did."

"You do?"

"I saw it with my own eyes." She said raising her chin up a bit.

"You did?" said Merlin whose blood had turned cold.

"I understand why you don't want anybody to know." She said in a soothing voice. She could feel he was very tense on this subject, she didn't understand why but still she wanted him to calm down. His secret was really safe with her. Even if it didn't hurt her a little to know that he did have feelings for Guinevere or so she thought that was his secret.

"Well obviously." Merlin snorted.

"I won't tell anyone. You don't mind me talking to you about it?" she asked with her eyebrow raised.

Merlin smiled and laughed. He was happy that someone knew his secret and that the person who knew it was the girl he cared about most in the world, Morgana, and that she wouldn't tell anybody. "No..it's… You have no idea how hard it is to keep this hidden." He said smiling wider.

"Well, you can continue to deny it but… I think Gwen's a very lucky woman." She said.

"Gwen?"Confusion rode now on his face.

"Ssh it's our secret." She said quickly raising up a finger to her smiling lips before she walked away.

"Morgana! MORGANA!" said Gwen shaking her best friend. Morgana gasped as she woke up, she looked around and then she looked at Gwen.

"What happened?"

"I don't know you just sort of fainted. Are you alright?" said Gwen with worry in her tone and eyes. She was looking for any recent bruises or wounds that might have come on Morgana when she fainted. Morgana shook her way.

"I'm fine. I was probably just light headed."

"In that case, we should go. Uther would be very angry with me if something happened to you c'mon." said Gwen helping Morgana up. Gwen was very cautious with Morgana as they walked back to the horses. "Are you sure your okay?"

"Positive Gwen! It's just something I saw."

"What was it?"

"Not what but who. I saw Merlin. It was Merlin and I in the 12th century he was dressed as I servant and I a lady of some class." Morgana said stopping in her tracks as she spoke, she looked down. "I told him I knew his secret and he just said 'you do?' but still that was weird right?" said Morgana looking up at Gwen hoping she didn't think she was crazy.

"I think you've just had a long day Morgana. Perhaps you should rest once you get back okay?" said Gwen with a loving smile and putting her arm around her friend in a motherly fashion.

Morgana sighed, she's been telling Gwen about her flashes ever since they started. Gwen said she believed her perhaps God was trying to tell her something or she was trying to remember the past or something but it seemed more like Gwen thought Morgana was crazy. At least that's how it looked like to Morgana, Morgana angrily walked back to her horse and rode off not bothering to look back to see if Gwen was behind her or not.

When Morgana arrived, she got off her horse and handed it over to one of the workers. She ran to find Gaius and tell him about her recent flash because who knows? Gaius has always been a good and loyal friend no matter what. Maybe he would listen to her and at least not think she is crazy like everyone else thought she was. She ran to his office bumping into people on the way she would've turned back and apologized but she didn't have time. She stopped as she stood in front of his doors, she opened them only to find Merlin cleaning his desk. Merlin looked up and smiled.

"Merlin…" she said with a half-hearted smile, she was kind of disappointed that it wasn't Gaius but maybe Merlin could work too.

"Morgana, I bet you're looking for Gaius."

"Actually I'm looking for somebody to talk to."

"Well I'm here. I'm all ears and don't worry no matter what you say can make me think you're crazy."

"How'd you know I was about to ask you not to think I'm crazy?" she asked raising an eyebrow. Even Merlin was surprised he said that he became confused all of sudden you can tell by the look on his face.

"Don't know, I guess it just came to me." He said laughing. Morgana pretend to laugh. "Okay so tell me, what's wrong?"

Morgana sighed and looked down. She opened her mouth about to talk but then she started searching for a way to begin without making herself sound silly. She didn't want Merlin to think less of her or make him think she was ridiculous or crazy! But she wanted someone to talk to and would Merlin keep his word of him not think she was crazy? She took that chance as she told Merlin everything. She never took her eyes off Merlin who was listening like a child getting read a bed time story, his expression never changed making Morgana nervous and uneasy she was wondering if he thought she was crazy now. As she finished Merlin looked down and then up at her and sighed.

"Well at least say something Merlin, you're worrying me."

"I don't know what to say Morgana, perhaps this should've waited for Gaius."

Morgana was hurt and she backed up. "You don't believe me? You don't think they could mean something?"

"I never said that Morgana listen.." he said inching closer to her, but she backed up. "listen all I'm saying is that this is probably nothing. Don't worry about it."

"I can't just not worry about it Merlin! They come to me unexpected every day! They're like memories, they feel like memories as well and I just can't help but wonder—"

"Morgana, you over thinking this!"

Something snapped in Morgana there and she put an emotionless face on, something took over her right there in that moment. "Or so you say Merlin, perhaps you know something that I don't know and don't want to tell me but let me a sure you of this." she inched closer to Merlin. "I will find out." After she said that she was back to normal. Merlin starred at Morgana in shock she was always so kind and gentle and in that moment he actually felt frightened and afraid of her or what she might do. Morgana was completely unaware of what she just done she looked at Merlin and spoke one more time. "I guess I can't trust anybody here." She said upset and angrily, she walked away from Merlin hurt that even Merlin wouldn't give his time of the day just to at least help her out with this. Looks like she was on her own for this one.