Disclaimer: Merlin belongs to the BBC and Shine Television

Summary: 'For Merlin, it begins with a realisation.'

Details: Future!Fic - eventually Modern!Future!Fic

Enjoy!

Tazz~


The Reincarnations

Chapter Eleven: The Guilt

Word Count: 221

For Lancelot, it begins with guilt.

He and Arthur have been close friends for a long time. They met at college, and hit it off immediately – or, at least, when Arthur had finally dropped his guard.

When he meets the wonderful, coffee skinned girl at Arthur's birthday party, he has no idea of the relationship. He only knows the attraction he feels to her warmth.

Then Arthur ambles over, on a slow rotation of the guests at his party. "There you are," he says to Gwen and grins. Then he kisses her, as if he has forgotten Lancelot is there – which he has, judging by his lovesick expression.

The guilt hits immediately, regret that has lasted hundreds of years. He makes hasty excuses and runs off towards the toilets, doesn't look back to see Arthur's confusion or Gwen's horrified recognition.

When he reaches the toilets, he vomits, his stomach expelling everything he has eaten under the emotional stress. After he flushes, he leans back, slides to the floor in a sudden exhaustion that seeps through his bones. The traitorous feeling is still there, as are memories of fucking his best friend's wife, committing treason. Of running away in the night and rescuing Guinevere from fire, but living with the guilt of the betrayal, guilt that is still alive and coursing through him now.


[23/02/11]

Still annoyed – I have yet to write the last three chapters, and have no idea about Elyan... D:

And I've been playing with my sparkly new Live Journal :D By the time this is out, I'll have probably released a link xD

[30/04/11]

Yeah, not using that LJ xD

Anyway, only four reviews last chapter? Oh well, I'm not going to start crying or anything... and I am most definately not surling up in my little emo corner sobbing my heart out or anything.

Trufax.

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