Chapter 12

Merlin didn't know what to say but he knew that Arthur would probably kill him for sleeping with his sister outside of marriage. He turned to Morgana and gave her a passionate kiss; this just made Arthur clench his sword harder. When they pulled away Merlin noticed that Arthur was coming closer and said "I love you Morgana, let's hope we meet again". He then ran past Arthur and out of the room with Arthur hot on his heels. Morgana and Gaius looked at each other for a moment before Morgana ran out of the room and after Arthur. Gaius was laughing in his room.

As they were running through out the mansion Merlin wondered who told him. He finally found the stairs that led to the door and he ran. As he got outside he took a deep breath but then remembered the angry ex King Knight that was behind him. He saw everyone except Uther on the field that was now the new practise area. He ran for it and when he got there the Knights laughed at him but he looked at Rosalie and Bradley and said "who told him?"

They both tried to look innocent and Rosalie said "told who what?"

Gwaine walked up to Merlin and patted him on his back and said "good job sleeping with Morgana mate" he laughed.

Merlin just glared at him but then Arthur shouted "get that smirk off your face Gwaine or you'll be next".

Merlin saw that Arthur wasn't far behind and he ran behind Gwen and said "help" she nodded and then crossed her arms when Arthur was close.

Arthur looked at Merlin and said "you can't hide behind my wife".

Gwen put a hand out to stop Arthur and said "Arthur, you have to calm down".

"He slept with my sister" he shouted.

Morgana ran up behind him and shouted "you better not hurt him Arthur" she stood next to Merlin and said "if you hurt him I don't care if you're my brother I will kill you".

"You're not even married".

She rolled her eyes and Gwen said "Merlin is the man you trust the most. Why shouldn't they confess their love?"

"They are not married" he shouted.

Morgana took a step forward and said "that excuse is getting old now. We are now in the 21st century get over it. Besides were engaged" as she said the last bit Merlin and Morgana's eyes widened. This was not how they wanted to tell Arthur.

Arthur was silent for a few moments and looked like he was going to faint. Merlin said his name but Arthur got his dagger from his side and threw it at him. Merlin's eyes went gold and he held up his hand to stop the dagger. He dropped it on the floor and Morgana walked over to Merlin and embraced him. While she was in his embrace Morgana looked at Arthur and threw him back with her magic. She walked over to him as he got up and slapped him across the face. Everyone gasped and she said "that's for nearly killing Merlin. Do you really not care for my happiness?"

"I knew Merlin would catch the dagger, I wouldn't really put him in danger" Merlin walked towards them and Morgana wrapped her arms around him and checked him for any injuries. They looked at Arthur and he held out his hand to Merlin "congratulations" he shook his hand and Morgana embraced him.

Arthur was shocked at First but he wrapped his arms around her and she whispered "thank you".

When she pulled away and stood next to Merlin, Arthur said "you best look after her".

She rolled her eyes while Merlin said "you know I will".

Merlin and Morgana then turned to Bradley and Rosalie and Morgana said "now you two, which one of you told him?"

Bradley said "how do you know it was either of us?"

Merlin scoffed and said "you were the only ones to know".

Rosalie sighed and said "okay it was both of us but we really didn't tell them. They all kept on asking what we meant when we said thunderstorm and we tried to explain without saying you two slept together, but then Arthur figured it out and well you know the rest".

Mithian stepped forward and said "Merlin, why didn't you tell us you were engaged?"

"We were going to tell everyone together".

Morgana looked at Arthur and said "because it is all out now, you can tell Uther" she smiled as he lost his smile.

He stepped closer to her and said "speaking of father, I'm walking you down the isle".

She smiled and said "of course you are, who else would I have" he started to talk but she said "if you say Uther I will smack you again" they all laughed.

The next day all the women decided to go for a ride and have a picnic in the forest. They all thought it was weird that they wanted to have a pic nic in the snow but Morgana said she would use her magic to clear it away. At the back of the mansion were stables that had ten horses. The women told the men that they probably wouldn't see them till later that day so they could do whatever they wanted. Morgana was reluctant to leave Merlin at first. Arthur had told Uther about that engagement and he was not happy.

Annis, Mithian, Elena, Gwen, Morgana and Rosalie all went to the forest and found a spot by a stream. Morgana used her magic to clear the spot and when they sat down the grass was warm and Morgana put a shield around them so they wouldn't get cold. They talked mostly about Camelot but when they came up to a part that involved Morgana being evil they all repeated that she was forgiven. Morgana still thought it was weird looking at the people from Camelot. Not only had they forgiven her but they were dressed in modern clothing. They all wore Jeans, skirts or thin dresses but when it came to practise the Knights wore armour.

Conversation soon switched to Merlin as Elena asked "how did he propose?"

She took a drink of her wine then said "well it was Christmas day. Bradley and Rosalie had just gone home after we spent the day together and he said he wanted to show me something. He took my hands and he transported us to a cliff above London. At first I was angry that I was stood in the freezing cold but then their was a meteor shower on that night and he told me that their has only ever been one that can compare to it; the meteor shower on the day we met. While the meteor shower was going on he asked me did I really want to be with him forever and I said that I did. He then brought a star down from the sky. Literally, he said a spell and a small star started to fall and landed in his hand. When the brightness went down there led a ring in his hand. He then got down on one knee and proposed. Of course I said yes...it was only a few days later when I told Rosalie and Bradley the good news that they told me, Merlin had been working on the spell for weeks but it wouldn't work. He wanted to propose to me on that night so he hoped his magic worked and it did".

The all awed and Morgana felt that she blushed slight. After a few moments Annis looked at Rosalie and said "so, what's going on between you and Bradley?"

She narrowed her eyes and said "nothing, were just friends".

Annis looked around the rest of the women and said "does anyone here actually believe that?"

They all shook their heads and Morgana said "we've been telling them for months Annis but they refuse to see it".

Rosalie said "because there is nothing to see".

"How long is it going to take you to see you two belong?"

She shrugged and said "give us both immortality then we'll see in about a thousand".

They all laughed at her remark to Morgana but she said "touché. So you do like him then".

"I never said that".

"Then what will a thousand years change?"

She opened and closed her mouth a couple of times then said "I hate royals" they all laughed and so did she.

At the mansion Gwaine had an Idea of how to get all the men doing something they might enjoy; poker. He found out how to play it online and the mansion gave him all the cards and counters he needed. He had taught all the knights how to play along with Gaius and Lord Godwyn who taught Uther. He didn't know if Merlin knew how to play though.

After three rounds Merlin had won every one and Gwaine said "where'd you learn how to play?"

He gave a cheeky grin and said "being alive for over a thousand years has its advantages. I've been to Vegas a couple of times".

Percival says "what did you do there?"

Merlin shrugged and said "you know the saying, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas". All the knights got the wrong impression and it made Merlin laugh "all I did was go in the casinos and win lots of money".

They talked for a while about the past and what Merlin had been doing for the past thousand years. Much like the girls they teased Bradley about Rosalie and he to denied any feelings for her. They were less than half way through a game when Gwaine collapsed and everyone started laughing. He was too drunk to even stand so Merlin helped him to his room. When he opened the door Gwaine was still laughing and Merlin dropped him on the bed. He was mumbling something but as Merlin walked towards the door he said "you don't know how lucky you are" Merlin nodded playing along "you complain all the time about not having anyone but if you look around you have everyone. You have brothers and sisters and a soon to be wife".

"Your always wiser when your drunk" he looked at him and laughed when he notice that Gwaine had fallen asleep.

When Merlin walked back downstairs the girls had returned. As he walked into the living room he could see that nearly all of them were sat on the couch while Morgana and Rosalie sat around the poker table. Merlin walked up to the seat next to Morgana and when he sat down she leaned over and kissed his cheek. He smiled and they both caught the glare from Uther.

They started playing and after two games Rosalie back out as she knew she wouldn't win. Morgana was wiping everyone clean out even Merlin. After she won the third game he said "who taught you how to play?"

"No one I lived in Vegas for a while and it was kind of hard not to resist the casinos".

Elyan said "does anyone else find it weird that you two have been to the same place or have been close together at the same time and yet you only reunited a couple of months ago".

They both shrugged and Merlin said "maybe it was fait that we were only to meet now and not then" he smiled at Morgana and she leaned over and they kissed.

Uther stood up and stormed out of the room. Morgana said with a smile "is he ever going to grow up?" everyone shook their heads and shrugged.