A/N: Sorry this one was rather short. The next one will be The Tears of Uther Pendragon I promise. Things got hectic over Christmas and then Merlin ended and I cried and screamed violently at that terrible ending. What did you think of the ending?
Just a Normal Day
Part Three
I sat outside again. I stared up at the stars. I couldn't believe that my life had taken such a turn. I never thought that I would find love and adventure like this. I also never thought I would be so terrified. Sometimes it felt as though my destiny was crushing me, I could only imagine what Merlin was going through. Though he could hide it well, he had seen more death and destruction than any of us.
I thought about the creature I had met in the cave. He was like Gollum, his eyes bore madness in them. Was he human at some time? Was there some unearthly element that had prolonged his life? Since coming to Camelot I had developed a lot of questions. I wondered how we had gotten here and if there was any hope of returning home. I wondered if Arthur could accept magic. I wondered if Merlin and I would survive to see it.
I must have fallen asleep because I awoke to the feeling of someone wrapping something around me. I opened my eyes slowly and turned my head. Merlin was sitting beside of me.
"You should tell your mum more about what happens in Camelot." I said. I pulled the blanket that Merlin had placed on me a little tighter around my shoulders.
"She would worry." He said.
"She worries more with you not telling her everything." I said.
"What's brought this on?" Merlin said.
"She asked me about the bandits." I said.
"You told her about the bandits?" he said with a hint of lingering disappointment in his voice.
"She asked me to." I said.
"That was the worst possible thing you could of told her." He said.
"Worse than…being attacked by the griffin?" I said.
"I got shot with a bolt." He said laughing. "That is a bit worse than a griffin."
"What about…When everyone was asleep?" I said.
"I still don't think that hurt as much." He said. We both began laughing. There was a moment of silence between us.
"What are you willing to do for Arthur?" I asked.
"Anything it takes to get him to his throne." He said. I don't know why it hit me so hard. I knew what the answer was going to be from the moment I asked the question.
"That's what worries me." I said. He fell silent again. "What would happen, were you to die? Who would protect Arthur then?" I asked.
"I-" he began.
"You don't know. Merlin, will you ever understand that your life is precious to?" I asked.
"My life is meaningless without my destiny." He said.
"I won't let your destiny forsake you." I said.
"Look at the sun." he said pointing at the sky. "When I was a child I used to sit out here and watch the sunrise."
"I used to do the same thing." I said. "It made me forget everything." He smiled. We both watched as the sun slowly crept over the horizon shedding the light of a new day onto the small village. Already people could be heard bustling about getting on with their days. Time seemed to stop when I was around Merlin, though. I was completely happy in that moment.
"Merlin." I said. My tone was serious as were my thoughts. It had stopped.
"What's wrong?" He asked. The pain began to get unbearable and my vision began to cloud.
"I can't feel any…..magic." I managed to mumble before my head fell onto his shoulder. I let my hold on consciousness slip.
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I woke up lying in my own bed. I rolled my head over and saw Arthur sitting beside of me. I sat up. My head felt much better than it had before. What had happened to me?
"Arthur." I said reaching out and shaking his shoulder. He jolted awake and looked surprised to see me.
"Samantha!" He exclaimed before tipping over in his chair. I laughed as he collected himself from the ground.
"Back to haunt you then?" I said.
"How do you feel?" he said.
"Like I've been hit in the head with a staff." I said. "What happened exactly?"
"You fell into a cave and hit your head rather badly." He said.
"Is that all?" I asked before flopping back down on the pillow.
"You also broke your wrist." He said. "Gaius took care of it though."
"Great." I said.
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"I think the moral of this story is, 'don't lie to me'." Merlin said as Gaius prodded at my ribs.
"I think the moral of this story is 'don't push your luck, warlock'." I said smiling childishly at him.
"You're lucky you did not puncture your lung, Aleya." Gaius said once he had finished.
"Thank you Gaius." I said.
"I need to go." Merlin said.
"Why?" Gaius asked.
"Uther wants Arthur to lead another patrol to find Morgana." Merlin said.
"When will you be back?" I asked.
"I do not know." Merlin said. He hugged me and then walked out. When would Uther give up on her? And what would happen if they did find her?
dream lighting: I read the one about Jamie Swan and I loved it! I'm glad you like the story though!
Neptune19: I am glad you like it as always! ;)
Kyani Marie: I fixed it! Thank you so much for pointing it out to me. I just had a brain fart or something and forgot how to spell. I'm glad you like the story though!
