Reseme's Story
Chapter 4
Reseme could feel the soft grass beneath her. The comforting breeze that flowed over her as a cocoon. She opened her eyes, the comforting darkness of the night surrounding her. She felt as though someone was watching her….she knew from her past that keeping quiet until sure what was lurking about was the best idea. She tried to focus. She saw the figure come towards her…"Merlin." She whispered hoping she was right. The figure walked over to her and leaned down next to her so they were at eye level. "Reseme." He said with that cute smile of his. "What are you doing out here?" He asked. This was an interesting question consisting of the fact that she really had no idea where she even was.
"Umm…well Merlin that is a lovely question. I just happen to not know." She said with a small smile of her own realizing how sad this situation. Though Merlin's joking manner quickly faded "Reseme we have to get out of here! Right. Now." His voice was urgent and it scared Reseme to the core. "What? What's going on Merlin?" They were both trying hard to stay calm but it was becoming increasingly hard. "I have no time to explain. We have to go now!" He grabbed her hand and pulled them both up. He drags her along through the forest to what she thinks is Camelot. "Merlin slow down! I can't keep up!" He stopped and turned to her. They were quite close and it was nice, but she knew this was not the time for that. "I can get us out of here." He seemed hesitant. "Do it." He looked up surprised. "Are you sure?" This was odd. "Yes, why wouldn't I be?" He took her hand "I can't guarantee we will both end up in the same place." This was unsettling. She knew if they didn't do something now they would be caught. From what she did not know. All she knew was Merlin was scared and that meant she should be too. She took his hand in her own…"Merlin. Do it." They both knew there was no time to argue. Merlin closed his eyes in concentration a mumbled under his breath "Fugam."
Reseme closed her eyes hoping that when she opened them they would be safe and Merlin would still be next to her. She breathed out slowly before opening her eyes and feeling herself calm down slightly. She knew this place. This was her home, it was Gaius's infirmary, the place she had been working for years. She let out a sigh of relief before smiling and turning to congratulate Merlin on his good use of magic. Her smile quickly fell when he was nowhere in sight. Her heart dropped at the idea something had happened to him….What if he only had enough magic to send her and sacrificed himself in the process! Her pace quickened at the thought. She immediately ran to his room to find it empty…"Merlin!" She didn't care about being safe! "Gaius! Where are you?" Gaius was almost always here! He can't just leave! He would NEVER leave without telling her! Something must have happened. Something was definitely wrong.
She ran to Arthur's room for help, knowing her best friend would not leave her to face this alone. Not even bothering to knock she barged in. "Arthur! I need your help!" Come on! Where is everyone? This is the worst possible time for everyone to just disappear. She heard a noise behind her and decided it was best to take cover until she could form a plan. She ran back to the infirmary locking the door behind her. She was too busy pondering her thoughts to notice someone was in the room with her. She heard the footsteps and turned to face who it was. "Merlin!" She let out a cry of joy and jumped into his arms! She had never been so happy to see him! She released him still smiling until she saw his chest…She let in a sharp breath at the sight of it. It was very bloody and there were two words carved into his chest. Her hand still covering her mouth in horror she looked up to see the victims face. He was breathing heavily and looked as though he would pace out at any moment. "You know it's meant for you?" He said calmly as though he wasn't suffering from a fatal injury. Reseme was almost in too much shock to reply. "W-What do you mean!" It came out as a gasp almost inaudible. "They did this to me to get to you." She could hear the repulse in his voice, the way it hardened when he said "you". "Merlin who did this to you?" He smiled, a pathetic smile that showed her he was close to the end. He started shaking his head and laughing viciously. "Does it matter?" She was offended. "Of course it matters! Your hurt let me help you!" She reached out to touch him but he backed up as though he couldn't stand to be near her. "Reseme someone has a message for you." Merlin swallowed hard. "They want you to know you're not safe. Safety is all an illusion. Isn't that what they use to tell you? They said you may have forgotten. It's not just you Reseme, everyone is in danger. Everyone." The desperation for her to get the message was obvious. He looked so pained! He couched up blood and fell over….dead. Reseme fell onto her knees crying. The tears blurred her vision, breathing was painful. She crawled over desperate for him to wake up! She laid his head in her lap gently..."Merlin! I am s-so sorry!"
Reseme woke up with a sharp breath. She sat up quickly trying to distance herself from the dream as much as possible. She was covered in sweat and was terrified. She looked over to the window to see the darkness still enveloping Camelot. Yep unfortunately it was still night. She got out of bed and walked into the kitchen to make some tea. She couldn't stop thinking about the dream. She knew what they meant but didn't understand why this was happening again. 'I haven't had these dreams since I was thirteen. Why now! I told them I was done! I finally have the life I have worked so hard for! I can't abandon this now!' She felt something touch her shoulder and jumped dropping the pot and turning around as though to attack her opponent. She was about to catch the pot but Merlin beat her to it. He slowly put on the table afraid that he would scare her further by moving fast. He put his hands up to show he meant no harm. "What are you doing out here?" She whispered sharply but Merlin could tell it was tinged with fear that she was trying to hide. "I heard someone and thought that maybe someone needed Gaius. I did call your name a few times but you weren't responding so I thought maybe something was wrong I-I really didn't mean to scare you. I just thought that maybe you didn't want to be alone…sorry." After making sure he could tell she believed him he started to make his way back to his room. "Merlin…?" He turned to face her waiting for her to continue. "Your right….I don't want to be alone. Will you stay?" She sounded so helpless and weak. His heart broke to see her like this. There was no way he would ever even think about leaving her like this! He walked over to the table and sat down next to her before putting his arm around her and pulling her close. He knew that to some this would seem like a very fast gesture for someone he had only known for about two days. But he felt like he had known Reseme his entire life. She felt like family. A friend, someone he could trust with anything. She snuggled close to him with her tea in hand. They sat there in comfortable silence. "Thank you Merlin." Reseme whispered on the verge of sleep. Merlin smiled kissing the top of her head before making sure she was asleep. He then proceeded to lift her and carry her to her room where he tucked her in. He grabbed a chair and put it next to her bed before sitting down and pushing some hair out of her face. "Goodnight Reseme."