Hi! I want to share some background information on some of the new characters. And let's say Arthur is 21 and Merlin is 20.
Claire- Is a very bouncy, joyful girl, and is 20 years old. She lived in Ealdor with Bella and Merlin until she and her mother moved to Leodegrance's kingdom when she was 17. She has brown hair that is just a bit longer than her shoulder's, blue eyes, short, and so just picture an elf without the ears and a little bit taller.
Bella- Bella is a multi-emotional girl at 20 years old and can be sad one minute and hyper the next. She lived in Ealdor all her life until she visited Claire when she heard Claire's mother died. Then they both moved to Camelot. She has long, black, wavy hair that goes down to her waist. She also has blue eyes that are a bit darker than her brother's with a bit of brown. She is tiny, shorter than Claire. Again, think of an elf.
Word count:. Wow! That is a LOT!
Merlin, Bella, and Gaius sat around the table in Gaius's chambers. Bella had finally had the pleasure of meeting the old man. He was very kind and Bella decided she liked him very much. They were all talking about the evening's events. Bella had saved Arthur by a flying gargoyle, and Merlin had made Sigan's soul go to rest. All in all, everyone thought it had been a very productive day's work.
"Everyone's anxious to meet you," Merlin was saying. "Gwen and Morgana want more friends to gossip with, and they think it's a bonus that you're supposedly my sister, because then they think you're loyal."
"Oh, but Merlin, I am loyal." Said Bella. The siblings smiled at each other.
"It was amazing what you did, though. How could you avoid Sigan's power?" Bella changed the subject...
"Yes, he was very brave," said Gaius.
Merlin blushed and said, "It was nothing, I just had to trap his soul back in the crystal." He shrugged.
The three of them chatted for a while longer and then bid their goodbyes to Bella. She walked home alone, and when she walked into the house, she saw Claire was already asleep. Bella got ready for bed quickly and settled down; blowing out the candle Claire had left on for her.
A man was looking at the armor of a knight. A deceased one. Three other men entered, two guards, the other a guest that was summoned.
"My Lord," the guest bowed.
"You are Myror, the assassin?" the noble asked.
"Yes, my Lord," he replied. The noble looked at him calculatingly.
"Are you prepared to kill royalty?" he asked.
"My Lord," said Myror, "Had someone placed a bounty on your head, then you would already be dead."
One of the guards suddenly attacked Myror, but the trained assassin took care of him quickly. Myror then looked at the noble.
"Then, I want you to kill, Arthur Pendragon."
The scene shifted to something else.
The assassin, Myror, was walking through the castle. A guard stopped him and asked what he was doing.
Myror, broke his neck, and stuffed him in a small chest.
It then changed again.
Arthur and Merlin were walking around the town at night. They were looking for something. The assassin was hiding around the corner from them. As they came, he jumped out with a sword and quickly slashed the man closest to him.
It turned out to be Merlin. He clutched his stomach and Arthur took out his own sword and tried to protect his manservant.
The fight was terrible, and both men took minor injuries. Then, something went wrong. Myror changed tactics and finished off Merlin, when he saw the servant was about to help.
When the sword pierced Merlin all the way through, Arthur looked on in horror as his closest friend died.
The move took the desired effect. Arthur now struck out in blind anger and made mistakes, usually wouldn't have.
Myror smiled cruelly. He knocked Arthur's sword of his hand and corned him on the ground. Allowing himself to enjoy the moment of victory. Myror raised his sword and it came down, embedding itself in Arthur's chest.
"NO!" yelled Bella as she woke up. She looked around, breathing heavily. It had been two weeks since they had arrived in Camelot, and they had settled in rather well.
"Are you alright?" Claire asked drowsily, but her eyes widened when she took a closer look at her friend. Bella shook her head. She usually had dreams that were vivid, but none like this. She guessed the first one was a few hours ago, and the other two in the future. That didn't bear well with her. Bella realized she was drenched in sweat and she also had tears running down her face. No wonder Claire was looking at her worriedly.
Not even bothering to get dressed, she scampered off the Merlin's house, to tell him what she had seen. Last week, after Sigan's defeat, he and Gaius had also told her of Merlin's destiny and what has been going on in Camelot since he came.
"Merlin!" she yelled, looking around the small room. Gaius looked up from his work.
"He's gone to Prince Arthur, to work," he said. Bella nodded feverishly at this and tried to set off. But Gaius's voice stopped her.
"Is there anything I can do?" he asked gently. Bella hesitated, and then nodded.
"I can see the past, present, or future." she said. Gaius's eyes widened, but Bella continued.
"Just a few minutes ago, in a dream, I saw a king. He was in his chambers and an assassin went in to see him. The king placed a bounty on Arthur's head. Then, I saw the same assassin killing a castle guard." She hesitated, and then continued, "I also saw Merlin and Arthur die, by that same assassin."
Gaius was shocked. This girl was powerful. She could see almost everything, and that was rare. He was also worried. The Bella was a mess, and the things she had seen had to be stopped.
Gaius nodded, "Go see Merlin, quickly." He then directed her towards the Prince's chambers and she thanked him and went on her way. Racing off to her brother, she burst into the room without a second thought, shouting, "MERLIN!"
"Hello, Bella," said Arthur drowsily. He was in his bed, and, holy cow, he was shirtless.
"Sorry, sire, I mean, Arthur," she said, "I was looking for Merlin."
"Yes, I can see that." He said, "He's gone to the kitchens to get my breakfast."
Arthur looked at her face more closely, "You look terrible," he noted.
Bella looked up, "Thanks," she said sarcastically. Arthur patted the space next to him on the bed.
"Come sit with me," he offered. Bella smiled and went over to him. It was a bit awkward, she thought. He was shirtless, and she was still in her oversized tunic and tiny breeches, which is what she wore to bed. They sat together stiffly, until Arthur broke the silence and said, "So, what happened?"
Bella looked at him and burst into tears, "I had a dream," she explained.
Arthur nodded. "Right…" he didn't really see what the matter was yet.
"A-and, I saw a k-king, and he was p-putting a bounty on your head. He had an assassin in the throne r-room with him, and he was g-going to kill you," she said.
Arthur was unsure of what to do with this, but Bella was far from done.
"Then, I saw the same assassin, Myror, in Camelot, and he killed a castle guard. Then, then," she couldn't continue. She loved her brother and she couldn't let him die. She also cared for Arthur, and she couldn't bear it if they both were to die.
"Shhh, shh," Arthur tried desperately to comfort her. He was at loss what to do. He wouldn't admit it, but he cared for her too, and didn't want to see her like this. He stroked her back, and felt proud of himself when he felt her calm down. Her breathing evened out, and Arthur realized she was asleep.
Oh no, he thought. This cannot happen. He didn't want anyone to see him with a girl in his bed, but he didn't want to wake Bella up, either. He vaguely remembered when he and Merlin had tried to wake her up when he first met her. She had swung out wildly, and this early in the morning, he didn't feel like being punched.
So, he left her, sleeping, cuddled up to him. Ah well, it's not like it was totally unbearable. Arthur wriggled into a comfier position, for both him and Bella. He had planned on staying awake, and waiting for Merlin, but it was so warm and comfy…
Merlin walked in to a strange scene. Arthur was in bed, where Merlin hadn't counted on him moving. But next to him was a familiar face. Bella was cuddled up to his master, and they were both asleep. BELLA AND ARTHUR.
Merlin, red in the face, cleared his throat. The pair didn't move. But, Merlin mused, they were quite sweet together. Bella's wild black hair contrasted strangely with Arthur's blond hair. Bella was cuddled up to chest, which was bare, by the way, and Arthur had his arm around her waist.
Smiling cruelly, he put the tray of food down and left the room. He went to Bella's house, fully intending to get one of Bella's dresses.
"What are you doing?" asked Claire.
"Well, our favourite little Princess is enjoying her time with our wonderful prat Prince." Replied Merlin, rifling through the wardrobe.
Claire's eyes widened, "I KNEW IT!" she screamed. Merlin winced at the sheer volume of her words.
"Yes, well I thought I'd leave the royal couple, and help dear Bella out by getting her clothes." He said. Claire nodded thoughtfully."
"I like it." She said.
"I thought you would. But, don't worry, I'll tell you all about their faces when I drop in later." Merlin said.
"Okay," said Claire, "Have fun!" she rolled over in her bed, going back to sleep.
Merlin rolled his eyes, but then found a dress that he thought would suit Bella nicely. Gathering all he needed for Bella to get dressed properly, he went back to the castle, dropped off Bella's clothes in Arthur's chambers, and then went back to the kitchen's to get a second plate of food.
"Rise and shine, sleeping beauties!" he said, cheerfully. Bella and Arthur jumped up quickly, and looked around disorientated.
"Now, I've got your breakfast and clothes, and I think you would like a moment alone?" he said, as if this happened every day.
"Oh, shiz!" Bella said. She jumped up grabbed her dress and went behind the screen. She got dressed quickly and handed her night clothes to Merlin.
"Merlin, as you were the one to get my dress, you obviously wouldn't mind putting these back would you?" she said in a sugary sweet tone.
Merlin rolled his eyes, but took the clothes.
"Alright, how about we don't mention this again?" Arthur suggested, getting dressed himself.
"I agree," added Bella. Merlin handed her a plate of food, "What's this?" she asked him.
"Your food. I got you an extra one as you probably didn't eat when you came here." He said. Bella smiled at him in thanks, and started eating.
Arthur had come out from the screen and was eating himself. They both explained to Merlin how they had ended up like that. Merlin nodded after, assured that nothing else went on.
"Well, I better go. Claire's probably going out of her mind." Bella said. The boys nodded and they all said goodbye.
After she left, Bella realized she hadn't told Merlin of her dream. Ah well, she thought. She'd tell him later. Nothing could ruin her good mood that Arthur had put her in.
"So, how did it go?" Claire asked.
Bella rolled her eyes, "Nothing happened." She said. Claire raised her eyebrows, but said nothing. She would get it out of Merlin later.
So, what do you think? Please review, because after reading Staff of Souls by WhiteKingdomAngel, (Which you should read) I've decided I need a mob, because, I am really enjoying writing this story. In two or three chapters, I shall appoint a mob leader.
Merlin- You're only enjoying writing about Arthur shirtless. I've lost count of how many times you mentioned he was without shirt.
Arthur- Yes, it's quite unnerving. I'm glad I finally decided to get dressed.
Me-Oh, Arthur, when will you learn, that I decide what you do. So, however reluctantly, I decided to make you get dressed.
Arthur- You're scary.
Me-I know. Review!
