Okay then…Any of you notice I reposted a chapter by accident? Please don't kill me. So Thank you SOOOO much to the reader that sent me a PM saying that I did that. Okay so I haven't been on Fanfic for long so again sorry about that, I fixed it by the way the real new chapter 9 is up so read that one before this one :D Okay about this chapter as usual Review please, and let me know if I screw up again. Hope you like this one!
~What happens at Midnight~
"Merlin.." said Arthur "I know I need to polish your boots and I still need to wash your shirt.." "Merlin" snapped Arthur stopping his servants to do list. "You're invited, tonight to ball," said Arthur stopping Merlin in his tracks. "I'm serious, my father is holding it in my honor and all but you're the one that saved me, so please after all if I have to denture this dance at least you can suffer along with me." "Thanks you." said Merlin with a smile. "You better get ready. I'll have someone else finish this up." stated Arthur. Merlin bowed and ran down the hallway.
Merlin walked into his room and saw Dawn in a stunning dark green dress, with Camelot's Lion embroidered on front in gold. The dress had no straps except for the loss one that hung down on her forearm. The back was a low V shape that lead down to the laces that where tightly tied in a crisscross. The young warlock fixed his hair and straightened his simple attire. He and his friend both walked out and looked the door the Gaius's room, because the physician was already at the ball.
The grand hall was ablaze with candles making the room glow with their light, reflecting off the high glass windows. The room was full of Knights and nobles, young woman hoping to get a dance with the brave Prince. At first the night was rather awkward because Dawn and Merlin had served at many balls but never actually attended one as guests. Many times a young man, noblemen or Knight asked for a dance from Dawn who was glowing with beauty politely declined, she still hadn't gotten over her ordeal with the Knight. Merlin also didn't ask any dances from the young lady's, for some reason the rich and soiled girls didn't seem like he wanted to spend his company with. He looked over and saw Minuialwen walking onto the balcony; he followed her out to make sure she was alright. "Stars are very bright this evening" said Dawn turning her head to the side slightly looking at Merlin. "That dress suits you." said Merlin trying to be nice. He did think it looked very good on her. "It's cold out here." said Merlin shaking slightly walking over to her side. "When I was young I would look up at the stars and think about how someone else was doing the same, that we could somehow swap lives. Be someone different. It never happened. I don't want to be someone great, I just want to accept myself for who I am. I have something that no one can fix, they think I am a monster." her delicate shoulder pulled together her bone sticking out of her pale skin. Merlin walked over to her and placed his arm around her neck. "What is it that they can't fix?" he asked looking at her with concern. "I'll tell you later, we best get inside Arthur may go looking for you." said Dawn. They walked in hand in hand.
On the other side of the room the Knight that had done those things to Dawn which she still had nightmares about looked at her from across the room, and then looking up at the King who nodded his approval. The Knight walked toward the young girl. Merlin saw his friends eyes widen as the man walked toward her. Just as he was about to extend his hand Merlin whispered in her ear, "You would you dance with me?" "Yes." was her response and they two held each other's wastes and circled far from the man. When the dance was over everyone who attended was exhausted and went to bed. In the middle of the night Merlin woke up and heard Dawn's hitched breathing, she sounded as if she was in a disturbing dream. He managed to get up into her room. Her 'room' was very small, only her bed and about a foot of floor, the ceiling was very low and slated, that was all that was her personal space. He looked at her; she was tangled in the sheets jerking about in them. Merlin kneeled down in the cramped space, "Dawn," he whispered in her ear softly. She opened her eyes gasping for oxygen. She settled down when Merlin touched her hand and looked at her in the eyes. "You alright?" asked her friend. "Bad dreams, every night, they won't go away." she said staring up at the low wooden beams. "Do you know any good stories Merlin, about people in faraway place doing amazing things?" asked Dawn turning her head to look at him. "I know a few." he said, she curled onto her side and listened up as the young warlock started one of his tales.
The next morning Arthur was sitting with Uther and finally he had to get everything off of his chest. "How could you?" asked the Prince staring at his father. "If this is about the servant let it go Arthur because, that's all he is a servant and I can do whatever I want with his because, I am the King of Camelot." said Uther harshly. "And what would the people of Camelot think if they found out what their 'King does to his servant's what do you think they would say then." shouted Arthur, "and Merlin's my friend, he's not just some servant." retorted Arthur. "You wouldn't dare tell anyone about this, what would the people think of you then?" asked the King with spite thinking that he had found a reason to shut his son up. "I could care less what they think about me or you, as a matter of fact, as long as you stop all of this." said Arthur. "Insolent child, I'm am going to have you locked up for this in dungeons, and just to show you who is the superior, I will break you friend and you won't be able to pick up the pieces after I'm done." after finishing this statement Uther walked out and summoned the guards that immediately pulled Arthur out of the room.
"Merlin walked into the armory thought why Arthur had summoned him there was a mystery to him. When he walked in and saw the King standing in the center of the small room, the young boy quickly turned and ran toward the door when a knight closed it in his face, then out of the shadows multiple Knights emerged. In fact everyone in the room was someone who hated him. Taking no time at all Uther ripped of Merlin's trousers and went straight in. The laughing, he questioned how in the world watching someone get raped was funny. Not only Uther raped him all the others did to, in horrible ways that he didn't want to think about, the laughing is what got to him it made his spams of pain and shock just grind and irritate his nerves. For one moment when Merlin could see in front of him one of the Knights held out a letter in front of his face, he was currently leaned over a table and had to focus on the letters from the jarring of his body. It took a moment for him to understand what the page was saying.
He cracked, then and there he couldn't take it anymore, life, what was his purpose other than to be a source of entertainment to people who hated him. He didn't even look up when someone burst into the room. What Dawn saw in that room was truly unforgivable? Especially the two Knights and the King standing around her friend doing she could only guess what. "YateÇ hítha rilǕ." her spell sent everyone but Merlin flying across the room and into the walls. Dawn looked down at the floor not looking at Merlin who was naked. On the floor was a letter she quickly read it and fumed with rage, it said "Unfortunately we have found your mother Hunith has been found dead on the side of the road to Camelot, we think that bandits may have killed her and are investigating, we are sorry for your loss." "You sick bastards." she yelled at the unconscious people in the room. How could they kill his mom she thought? Dawn leaned down and grabbed Merlin ripped pants, his shirt was totally past repair so she just left it on the floor. She closed her eyes and felt her way to the table. "I need to get you out of here." said the girl "can you put these on?" asked Dawn extending her hand out with his trousers. "Merlin?" she asked when he did nothing with the pants she was holding. She squinted her eyes, he was on the ground curled into a little ball, sat next to him and she looked down with closed eyes, not trying to make the situation more even awkward than her sitting next to him naked. After a few minutes of waiting Dawn felt the slightest of touch on her hand. She looked up at Merlin and saw tears in his eyes. "Help" he said as the tears finally ran down his cheek. Without looking Dawn helped him get a pants over his ankles and he did the rest. She grabbed him and carried him out of the room like a small child, she knew it was going to be a few long nights after that,