Title: Royal High
Pairings: Uther/Morgana, Gwen/Arthur Merlin/OCC
Summary: Merlin and Morgana are Gaius's children. When they move to work for the Pendragons, what will happen when Morgana falls in love with her father's best friend? Set in 2012. AU.
Note: Morgana is NOT Uther's daughter in this! Everything is mainly AU. :)
A lost love is never lost unless what's lost is the love for your lover. by Unknown
"Morgana! Wait!" Uther called and Morgana carried on walking forwards furiously.
"Go away!" She shouted angrily, pissed of at the man she loves. How could he do that to her? Turn her into something fragile, make her fall madly head over heels in love with him?
"No." He said firmly. "I'm not going away." Morgana turned around on her heels, her red hood falling of as she faced him. Her black curly hair blowing in front of her face.
"Why? Don't you care about love anymore? Don't you care about my feelings anymore?"
Uther sighed deeply. "Morgana, I was selfish back there, but I didn't want to admit what was true-"
"What truth?" She asked, suddenly curious. "You don't have anything to hide."
"Oh but I do. They were so right." He laughed suddenly, making Morgana raise her eyebrow in question. "They were so right about my feelings and I was a coward. Perhaps still am,"
"You don't have anything to hide Uther," She said bitterly. "You don't know how I feel!"
"But I do!" Uther said and he walked towards her, cupping her chin in his hands. "I do know how you feel,"
"Then exactly what am I feeling?" She asked. He took a deep breath before continuing.
"Every time I'm around you I feel my world has stopped and everything around me is just a blur. I can't focus on anyone except you. You make me a different person when I'm around you, making me perhaps more human, you are everything to me Morgana,"
"Then say the words," Morgana pressed him. "Say them to me,"
He looked into her eyes. "I love you Morgana." He said, seriously. "I love you more than anything," He then bent his head down and kissed her with all the passion he could muster.
Morgana arm was tangled with Sir Leon's. She had a big, massive smile on her face and she didn't care if she looked like an idiot. This was going to be the best day of her life.
She looked ahead and saw Uther standing at the alter with Arthur beside him. Gods! How handsome Uther looked and she smiled even more and finally, what seemed like an age, she stood next to the man she loved.
Uther took her hands and Leon stood with the other knights. Gwen, her bridesmaid smiled encouragingly at her.
They said their vows and put the beautiful rings on each other's fingers, both smiling happily, their love clearly viewable in each other eyes.
"You may now kiss the bride," Geoffrey said happily and Uther lent in to kiss Morgana and suddenly, everything around her seem to have vanished as her breath was took away by the man who kissed her on the lips.
Shit. Morgana thought as she paced backwards and forwards in their bedchambers.
She was pregnant. She was sure of it. How else could she explain her morning sickness and her missing two periods since the wedding? How else could she explain her daily headaches and her weakness in magic that she still hasn't told her lover about?
How was she going to tell him? Will he still love her even when she was as round as a house?
Before she had time to think more, Uther came in and kicked off his boots and jumped onto the bed, clearly exhausted and Morgana smiled a little at his behaviour. Clearly, Arthur had inherited this from him and it made her wonder what their little one would inherit from his or her father.
She sat down next to him and gently stroked his head, Uther smiling at the touch as he rolled on to his back to look up at the ceiling.
"Tiring day?" She asked sweetly as she cuddled up next to him.
"Much. Prevented a war with the StarkLions and signed a few treaties," He said and he rubbed his eyes, trying to get rid of the tiredness.
"I've got some good news..." She said, thinking now would be a good time to tell him.
"Mmm?"
"I'm pregnant,"
"That's nice." Uther said, yawning. Gods, he could be such a boy sometimes and Morgana rolled her eyes.
"Wait, what did you say?" Uther asked, sitting up.
"I'm pregnant," She said again, biting her lip. What she saw next completely surprised her.
Uther's eyes brightened up suddenly and he gave out a big goofy smile that Morgana loved and he put his hand over her stomach and kissed it, making her heart flutter.
"Your pregnant?" He asked again and Morgana nodded.
"Morgana, you are giving me something that I have always wanted from you," Uther said, happily."You are giving me a family. Our own little family," He kissed her on the lips. "Thank you. I couldn't be anymore happier,"
Morgana smiled and she hugged her husband, her soul mate.
"I love you," She said.
"I love you more," They both smiled at each other before Uther went to sleep, a smile on his face and his arm draped around her stomach protectively.
Life was bliss.
"Morgana! You've got to take Arya and run!" Uther cried as he drew out his sword and he slashed at an enemy who ran to attack them.
Morgana held Arya close to her chest, soothing her so she wouldn't cry.
"I'm not leaving you Uther!" She cried. Uther looked at her pleadingly and it broke her heart to see him like that.
"You have to! It's too dangerous!" Uther said as he killed another of Morgause men.
"I'm not leaving you to die, I won't be able to live with out you," She said. Uther sighed and walked towards her quickly.
"Go! Go to the outskirts of Camelot!" He said, trying anything to protect her as he fought.
"I'm not going," She said stubbornly.
"Do you want Arya to die?" He shouted. "Think of Arya Morgana! Arya needs her mother!"
He was right. Arya needed her. She couldn't be left an orphan.
Uther killed another man and went to Morgana quickly. "You have to go. For Arya saftey," He quickly gave her one last kiss before suddenly, the door blasted open and Morgause entered the room, smirking.
"At last. It seems I have found you," She shook her head and her long blonde hair fell down to her waist.
Uther snarled. "Get away from my family Morgause," He said, tightening his grip on his sword.
Morgause tsked. "That is no way to greet an old friend is it not? Just give me Arya Uther and I shall leave,"
"What has Arya ever done to you? She is just an infant!" He snarled. "Guards!" He shouted, yet none came. They were all under attack. All fighting for their lives and Camelot.
Morgause lifted her head high, her nostrils flaring. "If that's the way you want to play Uther Pendragon, so be it," Morgana held Arya tighter to her chest, terrified at what's going to happen next. Who she will lose next.
Morgause eyes suddenly turned gold, her arm raised and she pointed at Uther who suddenly flew against the wall, crashing into it and fell back to the ground, trying to get up.
"Morgana," He said, panting. "Run!" When Morgause suddenly did another spell on him, causing him to throw up blood.
Morgana looked at him terrified and tried to run before Morgause walked in front of her.
"You had a choice Morgana," Morgause said, looking into her eyes. Morgana looked at her back, raising her head high.
"And I made it. I fell in love with a man who loves me back and love is so much better,"
"Better than magic?" Morgause asked.
"Oh yes," Morgana said. "Love is more powerful than any magic there is,"
Morgause smirked and laughed, causing Arya to whimper in her mother's arms.
"Let's see about that then." She then suddenly whispered some sort of spell and Morgana felt a hole opening in her stomach and she felt dizziness overwhelmed her and she slid down to the floor, gasping for breath as Morgause took Arya out of her arms and Arya cried.
"Now she is mine. We could of worked so well together, it's almost a shame to see you like this," Morgause said and Morgana hand went and touched Uther's, holding for comfort before she died. Uther staring at her, the look in his eyes holding onto hope.
"Let go of my daughter Morgause," She whispered, her breath fading away slowly. "My daughter is innocent. Can't you see?"
"No," Morgause admitted. "But I know that you two will find each other again and know this," She hissed as she trailed one of her nails down Arya chin as her daughter wailed for her mother. "I will find you and kill you all,"
And Morgause thrust a sword into Morgana heart and she was Morgana no more.
Morgana gasped and she broke the kiss with Uther, who looked at her with concern.
"Morgana, are you all right?" He asked. Morgana managed a weak smile at him.
"I remember," She said with a whisper. "I remember everything,"
