Chapter 6

"Chairs under class. Make sure your work is in your folders" Morgana had been a work all day and although she enjoyed it she couldn't stop thinking about Merlin. His infectious smiled, the way his eyes glisten over her when he thinks she's not watching and his cute big ears. She snapped out of her thoughts and looked at her class. They were all in uniform perfectly and she glanced around and told some of them mistakes they have. She stood at the front and said "now because your year eleven you go on study leave soon. You have to finish your identity project by then or else you'll fail the subject. I want at least another collage from you in 5th period". They all nodded but then she turned to the door as it opened and in walked Merlin with carol by his side. Carol was the school receptionist who was nosey about everything. You couldn't get away with doing anything without her knowing about it; well almost everything. She walked over to Merlin, kissed his cheek and said "what are you doing here?"

He smiled and said "I have a free period next and I know you do to. I thought you might like to go out to lunch".

She nodded and said "I would love to" she looked at a smiling Carol and said "what are you so happy about?"

Her eyebrows shot into her hair line and she said "you never told me you have a handsome fella like this".

They both blushed and Morgana said "Carol" the bell for lunch went and she turned to her class and said "have a nice lunch" they all walked past her towards the door and she smiled. Morgana looked at Carol and she walked out with Morgana's class.

Merlin held out his hand and said "milady".

She smiled and laughed under her breath. She turned around and got her bag and coat, then took Merlin's hand in hers. When they passed reception on the way out they saw a couple of other teachers and Morgana couldn't help but blush as they smiled. When they got in Merlin's car she said "do you know how many questions there going to ask when I come back, and that's just my class. I have a meeting after school and I'm pretty sure that Carol will let everyone know about you".

He smiled and said "aww can Morgana not handle a bunch of 21st century teachers".

She gave him a cheeky grin and said "if I can handle you, I can handle them".

"But you handle me in different ways now" she leaned closed and gave him a passionate kiss.

When they pulled away he was speechless and she said "that's one way I can get you to shut up" they both laughed and then he started the car. As they pulled out from the school she said "so where are you taking me?"

"Numero sept".

She opened her eyes wide and said "you do know just to get into that place you have to book a month in advanced".

He laughed and said "well we have our ways Morgana".

When they got to the restaurant they were in a line but only two people were in front of them. When they got to the front of the queue and then man asked for their name, Merlin said "Ambrosia".

The man glanced over the book and said "I'm sorry sir, theirs no Ambrosia here".

Merlin smiled and said "please can you look again".

While the man looked again Merlin's eyes glowed gold and the man came up saying "here it is Mr Ambrosia, sorry for the mistake" Merlin nodded as the man took their coats. The man walked them to their table and as he held the chair out for Morgana, Merlin pushed him away slightly and did Morgana's chair for her. The man put the menus on the table then walked back to the entrance.

As Merlin sat down they both smiled at each other and she said "what's wrong with him doing my chair?"

He frowned and said "he was being to close to you. Beside he kept looking at you in a weird way".

They both placed their hands on the table and she hummed and said "jealous much?"

He placed one of his hands in hers and said "always". She blushed and had to turn her head to the side to hide it and her smile. When she looked back towards him she looked at their joined hands as he rubbed his thumb across the lines of her palm.

After they ordered their food Merlin said "from all the places in the world, where have you stayed the longest?"

She laughed slightly and said "well. I spent the longest period of time in Ireland. I spent just over a hundred years there with Aithusa".

A tear fell down her face and he squeezed her hand and said "you don't have to talk about him if you don't want to".

She shook her head and said "no. When I talk about him it keeps the memory alive...we stayed in Ireland for so long because he enjoyed it. All the open space and mountains hid him well. But in general we always came back here. Wherever we were, whatever country, we would always come back here. It was like we were drawn to it".

He smiled and said "that's the same with me. I travelled to the other side of the world and yet I came back. It's like you belong here".

She nodded "that's exactly what it's like".

After they finished at the restaurant they left laughing. They were reliving the old times of when everything was good and before she turned down the wrong path. They both enjoyed each others company but there were a few times when they wanted to leave work and just go home and be together. When they got back to the school they were cutting it close.

Morgana just got there as the bell for 5th period rung. She still had her hand in Merlin's and didn't let go till she got to her classroom. As she opened the door he said "I have to go". She turned around and gave him a chaste kiss.

When she pulled away she said "I'll see you at home" he nodded then left. As Morgana turned around she saw that her year 11 class were staring at her. She blushed slightly and then placed her bag and coat back on her desk. As she turned to her class she said "stop smiling and get on with your work". They all laughed but did as she said.

Morgana had a class that were mostly girls. She had 16 girls and only 4 boys. Because of the mass numbers of girls she expected them to asked questions about Merlin. Through out the lesson they got on with their work but started to asked questions such as are you planning on getting married? How did you meet? Is he a good boyfriend? What does he do? Morgana answered all the questions true fully. Well as true fully as she could without revealing any secrets.

After school the meeting was running later than expected. Carol and the teachers that saw Merlin brought it up and they asked the same questions as her class; along with some other personal ones. She answered the same as her class and tried to avoid the personal ones. Once they had finished discussing school changes and to see if target grades have gone up, she was finally aloud to go When Morgana got into her car after the meeting her hands were full of her class work.

When she got home she saw Merlin on the couch in his usual clothes. When she walked through the door he jumped up to help her with her stuff. She thanked him as he placed all the stuff on the table and she went into their bedroom to get changed. When she came out she lied on the couch with him and said "thanks to you, it has been like 20 questions at school".

He laughed and said "it can't be that bad".

"Ow really. Were you asked questions all day about your boyfriend?"

He smiled and said "no because I don't have one" he pulled her closer and said "but I do have one amazing woman".

She laughed and said "have you had dinner yet?"

He shook his head and said "I was waiting for you".

She stood up and said "I guess we'll just order take out".

15 minuets later pizza arrived. They ordered a large pepperoni pizza and watched a film. Just as they were finished eating Merlin had something on his mind that he needs to ask Morgana.

He looked at her and said "Morgana" she hummed in response "what were the questions?"

She blushed and said "do you really want to know?"

He smiled and said "yes. I also want to know your answers".

She sighed "they asked me if you're a good boyfriend, I said that you were the best I could ever ask for. They asked what do you do and I told them that you were a professor" she laughed and said "they did asked how we met".

He laughed and said "what lies did you tell them?"

She gave him a stern look and said "I didn't really tell them lies. I told them that we met in a cafe while we were with our friends" he started to laugh "stop laughing".

"Sorry its just...that's a lot different from how we met".

She shrugged and said "well if you think about it, it's how we met in this century".

He smiled and said "what other questions did they ask?"

She blushed and said "they asked a few more".

He narrowed his eyes and said "tell me".

She refused to tell him so he began to tickle her. She ended up on her back on the couch and he was on top of her. He placed his hands on either side of her waist and pulled her up. She laughed as she sat up and said "fine I'll tell you" she looked into his eyes "they asked if we were ever going to get married".

She smiled but looked down to hide her blush. He lifted her chin up with his finger tips with a smile on his face and said "and what did you say?"

"I said that I have a future with him and we'll be together forever...but to marriage I said I don't know, maybe one day".

He started to caress her cheek and said "maybe one day" he leant down and placed a kiss on her lips.

His hands started to move around her body but she pushed him away with a smile and said "I have work to mark" she gets up from the couch and walks over to the table.

As she sits down he looks over to her and says "you'll be the death of me one day".

She glanced up from the work and said "surely not, your the one who's my doom" they both laughed.

After a few weeks of being together they started to make jokes about the past and the destiny's they were told.

Less than half an hour later Morgana was finishing off the last pieces of work when Merlin walked over to her and started to kiss her neck. She smiled and said "look at this".

He sat down next to her and she showed him a piece of work. As he stared at the painting he laughed and said "who painted this?"

"A girl named Elena. She is very shy but has a passion for the Arthurian legend".

He looked deeper into the painting and said "I thought in the legend I was an old man".

She laughs and says "okay maybe I helped a little with the detail. Besides she wanted to do it like it was written in your book".

He narrowed his eyes and said "she bought my book?"

She shook her head "no I gave it to her. She is very lonely and I never see her talking to anyone. She always sits at the front of class next to my desk and always does her work".

He looked at her and saw that she had her mischievous face on. He sighed and said "what do you want me to do?"

She smiled and said "after I mentioned that you are a professor of the Arthurian legend she wanted me to ask you can she talk to you".

"Why?"

"In a few months she is leaving school and she wants to study the Arthurian legend. She wants to ask you what stuff you study".

"I do it at University. Isn't she going to college first?"

She nodded and said "yes but she wants to see what you do at university before she decides to take the course at college".

He sighed and said "okay I'll talk to her".

She embraced him and said "thank you. When can you next come in?"

"You have a class tomorrow don't you?" she nodded "I'll come in then".

She kissed him then said "thank you".

They both looked at the painting and he said "you really did help her".

"She just imagined it from your book".

The Painting was one of the Merlin, Morgana, Arthur, Gwen and both dragons flying in the sky. Gwen was wearing her red and gold dress with her crown while Arthur was wearing his armour. Merlin was wearing his red tunic, blue shirt and brown pants and jacket. Morgana was wearing her white and silver dress and was holding out her dagger and had an evil look on her face. Aithusa was flying to Morgana right but she wasn't injured, Elena had made her beautiful despite what Merlin's book said. Kilgharrah was in the middle of them and he was breathing out fire.