A/N: Chapter 11! In this chapter, what's happened to Meg will be revealed and what's wrong with her. Although, I do intend for this chapter to be shocking I also want to show the internal struggle for both Lancelot and Gwen. Lancelot will play a part in Meg's accident but I'm not trying to make him out to be the bad guy! Please remember this is Gwen's POV! Anyway, thanks for all of the reviews, follows etc. I appreciate them! I DON'T own Merlin!
As I entered the hospital, I couldn't stop thinking the worst. My little baby was hurt and I have no idea how bad she is. Although, Merlin had tried to tell me not to worry as she was in the best possible place his words of comfort were of no use.
I had received a call from a nurse informing me about Meg being in hospital, and as Merlin was with me at the time, he insisted that he came along. Luckily, Gaius saw it was an emergency and allowed us both to go early!
We were now getting closer to A&E, and although, I would soon now about Meg and what had happened, I couldn't calm down. Merlin quickly saw this and decided to pull me aside before we went in.
"Gwen, you need to calm down! I know you're worried about Meg but she'll need you to be strong for her." He told me, looking sympathetic.
Although, I felt no comfort at his words, I agreed with him. Meg was the most courageous child I knew and I didn't want to make the situation (whatever it was) any worse than it was already.
"You're right, Merlin." I told him, before walking into A&E.
After asking a nurse about Meg's whereabouts, I quickly saw her. She looked so fragile. The sight of her brought tears to my eyes…
I knew the fact she was conscious should have brought me relief but it didn't. Instead, I couldn't help focus on the sight of her pale bruised face.
Meg noticed my presence immediately and her pale face broke into a smile. The smile widened when she spotted Merlin!
"Uncle Merlin!" Meg squealed in a happy tone, as Merlin came to hug her.
The sight was heart-warming and I couldn't help but join them making it into a group hug. Merlin pulled away trying to give us some space, smiling.
"If you wanted to hug me, Gwen, you could have asked me!" He told me cheekily, making Meg giggle.
Although, his remark made me smile, I focused all my attention on Meg. I noticed she didn't seem to be hurt too badly apart from her right leg which was strapped up.
I soon noticed Arthur coming to Meg's bed. I couldn't help but blush in embarrassment at the sight of him as I had totally forgotten that he was Meg's doctor.
The sight of him also gave me some comfort. For some reason, I was certain that Arthur would try his best for Meg, as he seemed to care for her.
"Gwen." Arthur greeted me with. His presence was comforting and although, I didn't want to feel it, I felt slightly calmer.
Arthur soon noticed Merlin's presence and although, he seemed curious didn't remark or ask who he was. Merlin seemed to want to know who Arthur was as he introduced himself to him.
"I'm Merlin! You are?" He asked him, curiously.
There was something about the way in which Merlin was introducing himself that annoyed. It was kind of threatening and I couldn't help but wonder why. It was almost as if he was trying to tell Arthur that he was my best friend, not him.
"I'm Dr Arthur Pendragon. I am Meg's doctor….and Gwen's friend." He explained to Merlin, quickly.
The last bit of his sentence had been so uncertain that I was slightly upset by it! Was he unaware that I, too, thought of him as a friend? It seemed he was!
At Arthur's explanation, Merlin frowned but said nothing more.
It was here that my worry got the better of me, as I quickly asked Arthur what had happened and what was wrong with Meg.
Arthur seemed to be more eager to answer the second question rather than the first, as he started telling me her condition.
"Well- Meg has some various cuts and bruises to the right of her body from where the car impacted…" He told me, slowly. My eyes bulged out of their sockets in worry. Had she been hit by a car?
"….but they seem to be superficial. We've done some tests when she was first admitted an hour or so ago, to eliminate any serious injuries concerning her back and spine which came back negative but we still have do a x-ray. The most serious injury seems to be her right leg. There's some indication that it might be broken. The x-ray will be able to tell us how bad the break is if it is broken." He added to me, watching my reaction.
I looked to Meg as Arthur had explained what was wrong and although, she looked worse for wear, she didn't look in any pain. That I was thankful for!
"What happened to her?" Merlin asked Arthur for me. This time he wasn't frowning and the hostility in his voice had gone.
Arthur seeing that it was fruitless not to answer him, reluctantly started to!
"She's been hit by a car as I said. Well- the car clipped her. I found out from the paramedics on the scene that she had been in the middle of the road, apparently. She was stroking a cat! Luckily, the man in the car was just coming out of his drive so he wasn't speeding."
My eyes abruptly filled with tears at his explanation. Although, I was angry at Lancelot, they were also tears of relief. It could have been so much worse.
Arthur seemed to want to comfort me but before he could, I quickly walked away from both of the men.
As I did so, I thought about how Lancelot had told me in the morning that he would take Meg to nursery as I didn't have time and seeing that it would solve the problem of time, I agreed.
As I thought about how eager I was to get to work, I can't help but be filled with guilt and anger. Why hadn't Lancelot been with her?
Merlin had come after me as he watched for a while before coming and sitting beside me.
"Are you alright?" His question had made me feel angry again.
I was perfectly healthy; it was my little baby who wasn't!
"Why wasn't he looking after her? How did she end up in the road?" I asked him, miserably.
Merlin looked torn. I knew he didn't want to tell or say something which would make he think worse of Lancelot (if that was possible).
"I don't know but let Lancelot tell you the full story. That clotpole in there might not have the facts right." He told me, seriously.
The use of Merlin calling Arthur a 'clotpole' made me smile even if I didn't particularly feel like it. His words had reminded me that I was curious as to why he doesn't like him!
"What do you have against Arthur?" I asked him, curiously.
I had known Merlin too long for him to lie to me and he was such a terrible liar that he never did.
"I'm not stupid, Gwen. I can see what's going on…" He told me, softly.
His words confused me greatly as nothing was going on at all. Nothing like he imagined anyway.
"Nothing's going on. We're friends. That's all." I told him, earnestly.
Merlin looked at me sympathetically and seeing the sincerity of what I was saying, sighed.
"To you maybe… I don't want you to get hurt! He seems a nice man, a bit arrogant, but you have been through too much heartache for anymore to happen." He said, hugging me.
As I thought about what he said, I realised that Arthur wasn't arrogant or self-centred or anything else Merlin thought he was. He's everything you'd want in a man. He's handsome, funny, caring, loving, and intelligent. The thought of him made my heart ache and although, I could guess why I didn't want to!
Our hug was broke apart by the ringing of my mobile. As I looked down to the screen, I saw it was Lancelot ringing me.
"Lance. What happened?" I asked him, as soon as I had answered the phone.
I heard him let out an anguished sigh and although, I still felt mad at him, I also felt sorry for him, too.
"I only left her alone for a moment. You know I wouldn't let anything happen to her, don't you?" He asked me, urgently. It was like he wanted me to make him feel better for what had happened.
I did know that but he had let something happen to her. Accidents happen all the time, I did know that but Lancelot could have easily prevented it.
"I do but why did you leave her alone?" I asked him, desperately.
I hoped his answer would pacify me. I didn't want to blame him but I knew that my worry and anxiety was making me act abnormal.
A/N: Here you go. I had originally wanted for Lance to explain himself but I decided to do it in the next chapter so I can really go into detail. Just to clarify, Merlin doesn't hate Arthur he is simply aware of what he feels for Gwen. He can see the danger of their relationship. At this point in the story, he is Lancelot's friend, too!
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