Merlin OC Fanfiction: Marina Oridion
AN: So this is it! The last chapter! Thank you to all of you guys who favorite, followed, and reviewed! I love you all so much. RDJ hugs to all of you!
Chapter Fourteen
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Marina's POV
I was shelving my books that had been thrown to the floor during the search of my chambers when Uther walked in. "Marina," he said. "Glad I found you here."
"As am I, my lord," I said. "I thought that I might never see these chambers again." I was still a bit shaken up from my close encounter with the flames.
"If anything was damaged in the search, I will be happy to replace it."
"Some of my books were damaged, but they were old books and could not be replaced," I sighed. "No matter. They will be easy to fix."
"I am truly sorry for any trouble that I have caused you."
He was trying to be kind, so I held my tongue. But inside I was furious. Sorry didn't quite cover almost burning me alive. "It is quite all right, my lord. You were only doing what you thought was right. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some cleaning up to do."
Uther nodded and left the room.
Later that night, I was having my first dinner in ages with Gaius and Merlin. "That was a nice touch, those amulets," I told Merlin. He grinned.
Gaius nodded. "The toad, however. That's a little harder to explain," mused Gaius. "Unless," he said, looking at Merlin. "You put it there."
Merlin tried to keep a straight face, but failed and he and I burst into laughter. "You should have seen the look on his face!" Merlin laughed. Gaius gave up trying to be stern and laughed with us. Tears came to my eyes when he imitated Oridion's face as the frog fell out. I suddenly fell silent.
"What's wrong?" Merlin asked.
"I just can't believe that he's really out of my life. For good." I said. "I'm so glad he's gone."
"Surely you must feel some sadness," Merlin said. "He was your father after all."
I looked Merlin dead in the eye and said, "Merlin, the only thing I'm sad about is that I didn't get to kill him myself." He nodded, finally understanding my hatred for the brutal man that I was unfortunately related to.
Gaius said "Well, I'm off to deliver Morgana's sleeping draft and Uther's medicine. I shall be back soon." With that, he was out the door with the two small bottles.
Merlin looked at me. "Marina, do you remember what you said when Arthur let me in to see you?"
Merlin's POV
Her expression became guarded. "Yes," she said quietly.
I took a deep breath. This girl had become my world. She made me smile when I didn't feel like it, was my best friend, and I loved her. And I needed to tell her so.
"Marina I—" I was cut off by her lips on mine. They were soft. I kissed her back, thrilled that I was finally having the chance to do so. When we broke apart she said "I know Merlin, I know." In that moment, she was probably the happiest that I had ever seen her. The smile that was on her face could have lit up the entire palace. I kissed her again.
We stayed up late telling each other stories. She eventually fell asleep on my shoulder. I didn't want to move her, but I had to. I picked her up and put her in her bed. I curled up next to her and fell asleep. I think that Gaius came in at some point to check on us, but I can't be sure. I woke up the next morning to find her still next to me. She woke up when I did and smiled sleepily. "G'morning," she said groggily. I kissed her quickly on the lips then got out of the bed and put my boots on and went to get breakfast. She came into the kitchen shortly after I did and said "After breakfast, we are going for a ride. And I'm pretty sure that Amanda and Arthur are together upstairs, so you should be safe for a couple hours."
We stopped in the clearing where we first met. Marina dismounted and I did the same. "Merlin I need to tell you something. My horse talks."
I looked at her as if she was crazy. "Marina, you know I love you, but there's no way that's possible."
"Wanna bet?"
I shook my head just to be safe. She smirked and turned toward Midnight. "What's your name?" she asked the horse.
To my astonishment, the horse replied "Midnight."
I approached her. "Say something," I said.
"What do you want me to say? I can talk you know. I can say anything, but I particularly enjoy insults."
"Midnight don't you dare," Marina groaned. I laughed. Clearly Marina and Midnight were as close as Marina and Amanda.
"I wasn't going to." The horse stopped and sniffed the air. "APPLES!" She exclaimed.
Marina rolled her eyes and giggled. She held out an apple to her horse and gave one to me to give to mine. While the horses were eating, we went and laid down in the grass. She put her head on my chest and I put my arm around her and we began to play the cloud game.
Aw! What a sweet ending. I'm so sad that it's over! My first completed fanfic! If anyone's interested, my next story is going to be a Danisnotonfire OC. Maybe a little bit of Phil. I'm not sure yet. Thanks to those who have stayed with me from the very beginning. Your reviews and faves and follows all meant so much to me.
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