Fire and Ice 1: Thick and Thin

AN: Hi! I've been working on this for a while and hope it's not too bad. I ended up rewriting it about like 4 times because it was really bugging me but I think it's okay now. Obviously I'm still not happy with it but it'll have to do! Oh, for the spells, I'm using an old English dictionary.

Disclaimer: I don't own Merlin.

Chapter 3

Morgana had locked herself in her chambers. The only light in the room was coming through a small, dusty window so overall the room was quite dark. The sun had come and gone and was now replaced by the moon. Puddles of pale light lay on the floor and the air was silent.

"ácolitus," She whispered, her eyes flashed gold and the candle on her bedside table lit up. She grinned slightly. She was the most powerful sorceress to live. It was her destiny to kill Merlin.

She got up and walked to the window. She opened it and held out her hand.

"þæt ceosel héafod wið sé éastrodor," She commanded and almost instantly, the once calm sand was up in the air. It swirled round and round in the sky.

"æþrýtnes drífe," And it moved towards her so she could almost touch it from her window.

"léasspell anginn," It fell to the ground as if nothing had happened. Morgana grinned. Emrys was no match for her.

Down in the dungeons, everyone but Merlin was asleep. Merlin couldn't sleep. He had barely eaten any of the food they had gotten because he was too caught up in his thoughts. Why was Alex wondering about Emrys? He knew Morgana was holding them captive because it couldn't be anyone else. What was Morgana planning?

"beorhtródore," He whispered. A small blue ball of light appeared in his hand, lighting up the whole dungeon.

"You have magic?!" Gwaine's voice whispered. The light disappeared as quickly as it came.

"No," Merlin squeaked.

"Don't lie Merlin!" Gwaine said seriously. "I heard you say something and then that light... it was..."

"I uh... You're dreaming!" Merlin exclaimed quietly.

"Merlin," Gwaine warned. "I'm not mad at you and I certainly won't tell Princess."

"But I have magic!" Merlin said.

"Yes well done!" Gwaine rolled his eyes. "Hey go make that light appear so I can actually see you,"

"Merlin looked weary but done it anyway. He muttered the spell, his eyes turning gold for just a second before the light reappeared.

"That's better," Gwaine sighed happily. "So, when did you start practicing magic? "

"I..." Merlin stared at Gwaine for a second. Gwaine was taking this as if it were a joke! As if it didn't mean anything that he had magic. Although, now that he knew, it would be better to be on his good side rather than his bad... "I was born with it." Merlin said after a while.

"Really? I've never heard of that before," Gwaine said thoughtfully.

"I'm the only one." Merlin said a little sadly. "And I'm not called a sorcerer. I'm a Warlock."

"Warlock... That sounds... rather interesting..." Gwaine murmured. A Warlock? He had never in his life come across a Warlock. He had seen plenty of sorcerers, good and bad... well, mostly bad but a Warlock... That was something new...

"Why aren't you telling Arthur?" Merlin asked.

"Because the Princess would just freak out. Plus, you're my friend." Gwaine told him.

"But..." Merlin tried to understand this. "Magic is against the law! It's illegal."

"And I think that's rubbish. Magic isn't good or bad. You're a good fellow and it's not like you're going to blow up the world or anything!" Gwaine chuckled slightly but stopped and thought for a minute. "Are you?"

"No!" Merlin exclaimed, smiling slightly.

"Okay then. So there really is no reason I need to tell Arthur!" Gwaine explained. "If you have magic why don't you unlock the doors?"

"What's the point? Morgana will just kill us. If we stay put, we have a chance." Merlin said quietly.

"Oh," Was all Gwaine said.

They stayed silent for a while both thinking about their situation.

"Well, I should probably get some sleep," Gwaine stated.

"Yeah, you should." Merlin told him.

"You should too mate," Gwaine said seriously. Merlin shrugged.

"I'll try." He replied.

"Switch off that light then or I'll never be able to sleep!" Gwaine mumbled. Merlin smiled softly and the light dimmed down until it was nothing. Soon enough, Gwaine was asleep; his snores filled Merlin's ears making him suddenly grow very tired.

So Merlin settled down against the cold floor and fell into a dreamless sleep.

In a cell nearby, Arthur lay awake, his mouth open in shock.

Merlin was a sorcerer.

So that's it! Cliffhanger for you all today! I hope you liked it! Once again, please review! :p see you next time!