Roses Growing In The Shadows
Chapter 7: Aren't You Going To Tell Me, "It Was Just a Dream,"?
A/N:
Chapter seven, is happy to announce it is betaread by drivenbyrevenge, like the previous chapters ^.^
Merlin moved his brown leather, and now even more disorganised, suitcase from on top of the bed and onto the floor and pulled the white fluffy doona and brown sheets down, hopping into the bed.
Merlin sighed it had been a long day, he tried not to think about Gaius's passing and remember the happy times but even those brought tears to his sensitive green eyes. Merlin immediately wiped the tears from his eyes, Argh crying again! Merlin hated crying more than anything else…well except for Morgana.
Arthur noticed his friend was in distress, "So want some ice cream?" Arthur asked trying to lighten the mood.
Merlin pulled himself up into a sitting position on his bed and looked at Arthur, "Ice cream. Are you serious?" He asked confused about why Arthur was going on about ice cream.
Arthur nodded then asked, "Yeah, why not?"
Merlin shook his head "No thanks Arthur," He then went back in his laying down position.
Arthur laid back down and felt awkward he wanted to comfort Merlin but he didn't know how, even though he wasn't brought up to show his emotions Arthur was a really caring young man. Merlin was a good friend to him and he hated seeing him distraught, which was why he was constantly trying to lift the dank atmosphere surrounding him.
"Uh…So I nearly got beaten today," Arthur said, desperate to make conversation.
Merlin sighed, pulling himself into the sitting position on his bed again; all he really wanted was to be left alone, "So I saw," Merlin replied briefly, fiddling with the sheet.
Arthur laughed to himself then asked "Do you know that girl?"
"Why, what would make you think that?" Merlin asked sheepishly.
"Well I just saw, how she looked at you as if she knew you that's all." Arthur stated curiously.
Merlin didn't want to answer that previous question, "So is she nice?" Merlin asked curious wondering if she had tried anything to harm him.
Arthur nodded then smiled.
"What was that all about?" Merlin asked.
"What was what all about?" Arthur asked getting defensive.
"That idiotic smile that came on your face and that can only mean one thing," Merlin replied pulling his doona up.
"You have no idea what you're talking about," Arthur said ending the conversation, or so he thought.
Merlin lied back down onto the soft mattress, which he could feel the steel frame through, "Uh yes I do," He remarked.
"Well how about you explain the incident between you and Gwen before, Merlin." Arthur said sharply.
Merlin said nothing that struck a nerve I didn't mean what I did to Gwen He thought pulling up his sheet trying to get comfy.
Why am I wearing pink night clothes again? Merlin thought looking at the clothes, thinking, I must look ridiculous.
Merlin felt the sheets crease around the shape of his body, he hadn't meant to offend Arthur but what he had said was for his own good. He sighed as he laid there, wondering if what he had thought about Morgause and Arthur was true.
Arthur was worried that Merlin had caught on, Morgause said to tell no one but Merlin wasn't just anyone; he was Arthur's closest friend. Maybe by morning Merlin wouldn't remember…after all Gaius did pass away today, Arthur thought sighing. Why did it matter so much what some woman thought? Arthur thought unsure of the answer he bit his lip; well whatever the reason he knew it must of been important not to not tell Merlin the truth.
Arthur's eye lids began to become heavy and slowly covered his concerned green eyes, while Merlin lied there remembering how Gaius took him in and cared for him like he was his own. There was surely no man so caring and generous like Gaius, Merlin thought shedding a tear.
"Arthur?" Merlin called from his bed, feeling horrible about offending him after all he had taken Merlin in. But Arthur said nothing; he had dozed off. Merlin looked over at Arthur noticing he had dozed off he put his head back on his pillow. he found it difficult to sleep but during early hours of the morning, Merlin finally achieved it.
In his dream, Gaius was alive, he stood there smiling, making a potion to help with sleeping. Merlin was grinning to himself he was so happy to see Gaius, Maybe what had happened earlier on that day was just a dream, this seemed so real, Merlin thought to himself. He walked towards Gaius smiling something weird was happening he couldn't see. Everything had gone like a bright eclipse; Merlin was insanity ripped away from Gaius and thrown back into reality.
The sun shining through the window had woken him. This has to be a bad dream Merlin thought, pinching himself. Not noticing that Arthur was cleaning! You heard me right Arthur Pendragon was cleaning! He rubbed his eyes then looked around the room to see Arthur cleaning. This is definitely a dream, he thought laughing.
Arthur turned around, "Good morning Merlin," he said lifting the sheet up on his bed and making it, horribly, I might add.
Merlin laughed "Arthur you got to be kidding me... What are you doing to that bed?"
"I'm making it Merlin, what does it look like I'm doing?" Arthur replied pulling his doona over his brown, thick pillows.
"Right..." Merlin said trying to hold in the laughing.
"To be honest with you, Merlin, this is the first time I've ever made a bed," Arthur explained.
Merlin snickered, "I never would have noticed."
"Well I'm doing better than you, Merlin. I'm making my bed, while you just sit there doing nothing," Arthur remarked giving Merlin cheek.
Merlin managed to pull himself up from the sheets, which were sticking to him, There was a knock at the door.
"Merlin, could you get the door? My hands are full," Arthur asked, trying to get the lumps out of his bed.
Merlin reluctantly opened the door, it was Gwen she just stood there and stared at him.
"Look Gwen, if this is about yesterday, I'm sorry, I was completely out of line," Merlin apologised, not realising that he was still wearing the pink silky night clothes that Arthur had made him wear the previous night.
"No, that's fine Merlin." Gwen said, laughing a little.
"What is so funny?" Merlin asked confused to why she was laughing for.
"Nothing Merlin, but pink is definitely your colour." Gwen replied laughing.
"What do you mean?" Merlin asked forgetting that he was wearing pink night clothes.
Merlin put his hand to his head sighing then seeing his pink sleeve as he did so made him realise what she was on about.
He felt embarrassed.
A/N: Well that was the Seventh chapter. I hope you liked it! :D Please Review ^.^ Thanks to drivenbyrevenge for the betareading :D I do tend to write some random things when I write, so I would like to know if you liked them or if it's annoying thanks :D. Thiefshippingfan
