Chapter 3: Drawing of the Dark

Part 1/2 (not edited :D)

Merlin's p.o.v. (When Mordred confronts Merlin)

"Why?!" Mordred screamed at me, blue eyes blazing in anger and anguish.

"I didn't tell him!" I defended myself honestly.

"You gave me your word!"

This made me angry. Why do I get the blame for other's mistakes? I didn't do anything! I push him away and glared coldly.

"I swear!" I yelled.

"You did it because you hate me." he said, getting in my face. I held a hand to get him to back off.

"No."

"This time you've gone too far. You'll pay Merlin." he spat my name as if it was filth.

"But I didn't!" I said as he got close with anger in his eyes. "I didn't tell Arthur! He found footprints towards where she was! We were on a patrol and he followed them! They led straight towards her hiding place!" I saw a flash of guilt in his eyes .

"I tried to lead him away," I continued. "but how was I to stop him? He's the king!"

"I-I didn't mean to," he whispered in despair. "she was hurt. I had to do something."

"Don't blame me before getting the facts straight." I managed in a calmer tone after a moment of silence. "Arthur didn't even arrest her right away! He gave her a chance and she lied, telling him she wasn't going to hurt him! When he came to help her she almost stabbed him! If I didn't use magic she wouldn't have missed her mark!" Mordred looked shock, disbelief in his eyes.

"You really wanna know why I've been wary and cold towards you?!" I knew that right there and then I was going to tell him his destiny. Maybe I can change his fate.

"It's because you're-!"

"What's going on?" I heard a familiar voice.

Gwaine's p.o.v.

Leon and I were walking down the hall when we saw Mordred stalking with a glare towards the direction we recently saw Merlin take. Deciding that we wanted to find out what was going on and then decide if we need to intervene, Leon motioned for us to hide and listen. I bet he was just as worried for Merlin's strange behavior around the new knight. At first I thought it was jealousy, but then I wasn't too sure about that anymore. Merlin isn't the jealous type.

"Why?!" Mordred asked, his tone matching his facial expression.

"I didn't tell him!" Merlin said. I wondered what they were talking about.

"You gave me your word!"

"I swear!"

"You did it because you hate me." Mordred's voice went quiet like it normally does.

"No."

"This time you've gone too far. You'll pay Merlin." I decided this was the time to come out, seeing that it looked like Mordred was about to hurt Merlin, when Leon grabbed me and motioned towards Merlin's expression. There was a fire of anger and annoyance in his eyes.

"But I didn't!" I've didn't remember hearing Merlin this mad before. "I didn't tell Arthur! He found footprints towards where she was! We were on a patrol and he followed them! They led straight towards her hiding place!" They must be talking about the girl that was arrested a few minutes prior. Who was she to Mordred? Did they know each other?

"I tried to lead him away," Merlin admitted. "But how was I to stop him? He's the king!"

"I-I didn't mean to," the Camelot knight whispered. "she was hurt. I had to do something."

What was said next shocked all who was listening.

"Don't blame me before getting the facts straight. Arthur didn't even arrest her right away! He gave her a chance and she lied, telling him she wasn't going to hurt him! When he came to help her she almost stabbed him! If I didn't use magic she wouldn't have missed her mark!"

Merlin had magic? It did make more sense. I mean, he went into every battle with no armor on and rarely got injured. I didn't hate him for having it, just disappointed that he didn't tell me. All I knew is if Leon was going to hurt Merlin then I was going to get in the way. My loyalty to Merlin's exceeds the king. Plus, Merlin's not evil! He saved Arthur with magic who knows how many times.

Leon looked equally shocked as I did when I looked towards him. I could see it in his eyes the the was having an internal debate on wether or not to go to the king.

"You really wanna know why I've been wary and cold towards you?!" Merlin asked angrily.

"Let's pretend we didn't see anything and watch out for Merlin later, see if he's loyal to the king." Leon muttered. I nodded in agreement.

"It's because you're-!"

I walked out with Leon behind me.

"What's going on?" I interrupted calmly, trying to make it as though I just walked over there. Merlin paled anyways.

Merlin glared at a guilty looking Mordred and said, "Nothing," before stalking off down the hall. Mordred left. Leon and I shared a glance of uncertainty of the situation. There was a lot going on that we didn't know.