A/N: Hello hello hello! So, I have been working really hard on trying to get some more chapters done for my stories, and this seemed to come to me with ease. I hope you all enjoy this chapter.

I knew that Arthur had let Gaius drug me, because one minute I could hear them both talking, and then all I could smell was candy floss and cinnamon. I wanted to be angry about it, but I wasn't, Arthur was only doing what he thought was right, what was best for me. At the end of the day I knew he was looking out for me, that he really did care.

With a heavy sigh I finally decided to open my eyes. I already knew where I was, and I was relatively surprised to find that I was there alone. Usually I would arrive there and Sian would be waiting for me, being all cryptic and telling me things that I didn't understand. But there was no one there apart from me, and I was actually kind of relieved about that fact. Alone, I was finally alone and could get a little peace.

My world was looking better, there was even some blossom on the trees now, which I could only take as a good sign. There was no sign of any damage, in fact, it actually looked better than it had before. The grass seemed greener, the flowers brighter and with more colours, the whole place was much calmer than I could ever remember it.

"This is my world." I muttered to myself, pushed up from the lush grass and padding over to the still lake. "Where everything is peaceful, and quiet, and just how it should be. This is the place where it doesn't matter who I am or where I come from, it's mine."

"And how do you feel about visitors?" A very familiar voice called from behind me, just as I was about to dip my toes into the cool water. Of course, I quickly whipped my head around and faced the owner of the voice.

All my emotions rushed me at once. "Dom, Mitch…" I whispered, before charging at my brothers and almost knocking them both over. "I'm so glad you're here. So much has happened and I hate it. I'm so scared, I don't want to be here any more. I want to go home, I want to go back to our world, where mum and dad are alive. I don't want to be here anymore." It was far too late, I had already completely broken down in front of them. The tears were rolling freely down my cheeks as both of my brothers wrapped their arms around me.

"Hey, come on, calm down. We're here now, you can tell us everything." Mitch assured me, doing his best to comfort me. "It's all right, Bell."

It took me a few minutes to actually pull myself together, during which my brothers led me over to the edge of the lake where we all sat down. "What's been going on Bells?" Dominic asked me, a very worried and concerned look on his face.

I knew that a letter had been sent to them, but there was no way that it was going to have reached them yet. I had to tell them everything that had happened. "He was here, I don't just mean in Camelot, I mean here, right here, in my world." I told them, really trying so hard to keep it all together. "I suppose I had better start at the beginning, when he left a note of blood in my… diary." Dom's eyes darkened a little, and I just knew that it was going to get worse as I explained everything that had happened.

Time seemed to just fly by as I explained everything to them both, from our uncle impersonating Arthur and kidnapping me, right down to Arthur having Gaius drug me so that I would actually get some sleep. Of course, there were certain things that I left out, such as the things that Arthur had told me just before Gaius had entered the room.

Dominic looked like he was ready to murder someone, most likely our uncle at the front of his mind for that task. Mitchel, on the other hand, was fussing over me, making sure that I was all right, asking me question after question. "Are you sure that there is nothing else, Bell? There is nothing else you need to tell us?"

Well, Arthur did tell me that he loved me… "No, there's nothing else. Uther has explained everything in a letter that has been sent, but that will take a while to get there." No way in hell was I going to reveal that little piece of information to either of them.

"He's gone too far this time." Dom suddenly said, causing both Mitch and myself to look at him. "Going after her and threatening to kill her is one thing. But this, forcing himself into her mind, into her private world, that is the final straw." I really didn't like the way he was talking, and I'm pretty sure that Mitch didn't either.

"Dom, it's fine. He isn't going to have a chance to do it again, Arthur will make sure of that." I told him, hoping that he would calm down a little. He was scary when he was angry, and he was seriously past the point of being angry now.

"We never should have let her stay in Camelot. I told you, she is better of with us, where we can protect her." Dom ended up growling, looking at Mitch with a fire burning in his eyes. "That idiot has completely failed. He has let her be kidnapped twice now, and lets not forget the poison. She is safer where we can see her."

"Dom, we agreed that Camelot was safer for her. We've been over this a hundred times or more, She cannot come to Elbear, she doesn't belong there. She has to be in Camelot." It appeared that they had both forgotten that I was sitting right there, hearing everything they said. "It's where she is meant to be."

I noticed the fire flickering a little in Dom's eyes, a hint of calm had hit him, but it wasn't enough. "What do you care more about? That stupid prophecy, or our sister?"

"Um, hello? I am sitting right here, and she does have a name." I called, hoping to get their attention and stop them from bickering any more. Clearly I hadn't said it loud enough as I was completely ignored while they continued to battle it out.

"This has nothing to do with the prophecy. Even without that, she is better of in Camelot and with Arthur. You think it would be easy to run a kingdom and watch her every second of every minute of every day until he is caught?" Mitch shouted, now beginning to lose his temper as well. "He can protect her much better than we can."

Dominic scoffed a little. "That arrogant prince couldn't even look after goldfish. She needs to be with us."

"She has friends in Camelot, she would be utterly miserable with us. That place is not her home, it never has been and it never will be. Do you want her to be unhappy for the rest of her life? Because if you drag her away from Camelot, from Arthur and her friends, that is what you will be condemning her to, a life of misery." It seemed like the pair of them were set on battling it out, and completely ignoring me, in my world.

"At least she'd be alive!" Dominic ended up shouting, causing a rumble of thunder. That, I did not approve of. How dare he let his anger affect my world.

Mitch was quick to respond, and then Dom threw something else out. By this point I had stopped listening, I was too busy focusing on the water that was in front of us. They pair of them really needed to stop it, they had no right coming into my little world and then fighting, as well as acting like I wasn't even there. Since they wouldn't listen to me, I decided to act on it, and soon enough, a balloon of water was hanging over each of their heads. In the blink of an eye the balloons burst, and they were showered with nice, cool water.

"Shut up, both of you." I told them as calmly as I could. "This is my life and my choice. You're the ones who decided to leave me in Camelot, and it's Arthur who has always been there for me. You weren't there when I was scared and lost, when I had no idea what had happened and why I was suddenly in a forest and surrounded by men with red cloaks. Neither of you were there when he came to Camelot, all smug and happy. And I'll tell you something else, you weren't there when I cried every night, terrified of what was going to happen to me." I may have been harsh, but they needed to hear it. All those times when I had needed my brothers, and they weren't there, but there was someone else who was.

"Bells…"

"No, I'm not finished." Oh, there was so much more that I was going to say, this was my turn to speak. "So many times I have cried myself to sleep, because I missed you, I missed mum and dad, but you weren't there. Even when I came to this place, you were so far away, you couldn't be there for me. All those times that you weren't there, someone else was, and I do not give a damn what either of you say, I am not leaving them." That felt good, that felt really good to say all that to them.

Dominic looked at me with a hint of surprise in his eyes, his sopping wet hair hanging over his face a little, while Mitch seemed to have a twinkle in his eyes. I had just soaked them, and given them a piece of my mind, and all they could do was look at me.

There was one last thing I needed to say. "You do not own me, you do not control me. I decide what I do and where I go. Do you both understand that? I am not a possession, and I am not a child." They had to let me live my own life, even if there was that horrible danger out there, it was still my life.

I was surprised when Mitch let out a small chuckle. "I told you, Dom, she not our baby sister anymore. Isabella's got some fire in her now, and you really do not want to mess with her." It would appear that my reaction pleased him, and that maybe Dominic hadn't been confident that I could take care of myself.

"And you really think that fire is going to protect her, do you?" Dom was still doubting me. He had always been the more bossy one, but the more protective one as well. I guess that was what he was being, a bit protective.

I knew that I had to show him that I had fire, in more ways than one. "Oh, I've got some fire alright." I muttered, before looking for something that I could use. Lucky for me, it was my world, and a nice pile of dried twigs and branches seemed to have been conveniently placed rather close by. "You want fire, I'll give you fire." I said, before gazing at my target.

A moment later and it burst into flames. I couldn't help but smile to myself, every time I used my magic, it became easier. Sure, I wasn't getting much practise in the real world, but this was better than nothing at all. The best thing was, I knew it had surprised both of my brothers, because both of them were now looking at me with rather wide eyes.

"Isabella, did you do that?" Dom asked me, his eyes still locked to the dancing amber flames.

"Yeah, I did. And that isn't all I can do now." I told him, feeling rather confident and pleased with myself. "Dom, I really can look after myself. What happened with him wasn't Arthur's fault, I was the one that fell for his tricks. I should have noticed that it wasn't really Arthur, I should have been paying more attention." I really did need to convince him that I was able to handle myself at least just a little in Camelot without them. "It was the middle of the night, I wasn't paying as much attention as I could have been. I made a mistake, but I really will not be making the same one again."

The look in his eyes told me that he wasn't sure, there was a part of him that believed it, that wanted to have all that faith and trust in me, but the doubt was still there as well. "Come on, Dom, you have to admit that it was pretty impressive."

"Mitch, the last time you saw her she couldn't even control it. Do you really think that she has it all under control now?" And there it was, the doubt, right there at the front and pushing out.

"Yes, I do." I was so glad that he was there to stick up for me. "Look, Bell may not be perfect with her magic, but she is trying. She is living in Camelot, and she hasn't been caught. Give her some credit, with everything that is going on around her, she still managed to keep it all together."

It looked like he really was on my side, and it may have sounded silly, but I was so glad that he was. Dominic seemed to want to tear me away from everything I knew, everything I now called home. There was a point when that was what I wanted, for them to come and get me and take me back with them, but things were so different now.

The three of us ended up sitting in total silence for several minutes. I had no idea what was going through their heads, but I was getting anxious, and curious. "Uh, how did you guys get here?" I asked, watching some beautiful royal blue flowers bloom. "It's not that I'm not glad to see you both, because I am, I just want to know."

"Sian. She said she had a feeling that something had happened, and that she hadn't been able to connect with you. We've been trying to get here for a while, with Sian's help." Mitch informed me. I hadn't even considered that she might be hanging around in the shadows, listening to everything that was being said. "She isn't here." It was as if he was able to read my mind. "Sian told us that we needed some time alone with you, that she didn't want to get in the way of family."

"Yeah, well I still don't trust her." I muttered, not really caring if they heard me. After everything that had happened, I didn't trust her, how could I when I had no idea who she really was? She could come into my dreams, she could bring others with her, she didn't even need my permission or ask for it.

"Be careful who you do trust, Isabella." Dominic told me, his eyes gazing out and over my lake. "We still haven't caught the people who are working with him, there could be many more of them now as well. You have to promise us that you will be careful, Bella, do not trust anyone you don't know." I think that was kind of a good thing, I'm pretty sure he was telling me that it was okay to trust Arthur.

I already knew that there were few people I could trust, so really he didn't need to tell me. "Believe me, there are only a handful of people in Camelot that I do trust. Arthur knows that I find it hard to trust new people, he understands that strangers make me nervous." He has also learnt that if he leaves me alone with a strange he will pay the price for it, even if it is an accident.

Dom pulled his eyes away from the water and looked over at me. "I hope Arthur really is looking after you, Bell. If I had things my way you'd be with us in Elbear." He told me, before letting out a long sigh. "But as someone keeps on pointing out to me, you need to be in Camelot. Although I still find all of that rather hard to believe."

You know, I was rather intrigued in what it was he found hard to believe. Earlier on they had mentioned a prophecy, and I wondered if it was the same sort of thing that I had heard from that stupid dragon. "What do you find hard to believe, Dom?" I asked him, playing dumb and acting like I knew nothing. "You two keep talking about things and saying things that I just don't understand. Maybe now would be a good chance for you to explain everything to me."

There was no way that anyone could miss the looks that passed between my brothers. I could tell that Mitch was rather happy to let me know what was going on and what he knew, but Dom seemed more hesitant. "We might as well just tell her. The more she knows then the better she can prepare herself. Keeping her in the dark has only ever made things worse, and you know that Dom. She isn't a little kid anymore, we need to remember that."

"I thought you had already told her about it all, when you decided to go off to Camelot when that message arrived of her whereabouts?" Oh dear, if they started fighting again, I was going to just throw them both in the lake.

"I tried, but you know how stubborn Bella can be. I told her that she was needed in Camelot, that there was a reason why she was there, but she didn't want to listen to me." Okay, I was pretty sure he was having a go at me there. Yes, he had told me before that I was needed in Camelot and that a major part of the legend from our time was wrong. And yes, I thought he was just making it all up. "Maybe she will listen to you."

Once again it was kind of annoying how they were talking about me when I was sitting right there in between the pair of them. "Isabella, you really do need to listen, and listen well. You are needed in Camelot, you have to stand beside Arthur. There are dark days ahead, for the both of you, and you will need each other." It seemed to me that Dominic was actually a little reluctant to let all of this out of his mouth. "There are those who will try to pull you apart, and not just Donald. Arthur has enemies of his own, ones that have mainly been created by his father and his ban on magic. But you must never let that happen. Do not let them break you, do not let anyone tell you what to do or who to be." You know, he actually seemed pretty serious to me. "You need Arthur, and he needs you. Even though I'm still not sure I like the guy, he's good for you."

Wow, that wasn't really what I had expected to hear from him. I was expecting him to go all over protective and tell me that I was not allowed to spend so much time with the Prince, and that it was silly I was living in his chamber. "Look, I know Arthur can sometimes be really pig headed, and he used to be so arrogant and think that he was the only one that mattered in the world. He rarely showed respect to other people, and he treated people unfairly, but he isn't that person anymore." No, he was so much more now. "He's grown up, and he has learnt a lot. I guess it may have helped that I was never afraid to tell him exactly what I thought of him, even if I knew it was going to get me into trouble. I didn't care, he needed to be taught a lesson."

"I told you, our little princess can handle herself." Mitch said, sounding rather proud. "She's grown up so much, she doesn't need us anymore."

Oh, I had something to say about that little comment of his. "Excuse me, you're my brothers, and I am always going to need you. Both of you. But there are some things that I can handle myself, I don't need to be wrapped up in cotton wool and protected all the time. I know that the dangers are out there, and I know that Camelot isn't the safest place for me to be. The thing is, I'm happy there, and I don't want to leave."

"I'm glad to hear you say that, Bells. With everything that has been going on, we've been worried about you." Dominic admitted to me, his gaze now back on the lake. "I have been considering come to Camelot, to take you back with us so that we could protect you. However, you seem very confident that you can take care of yourself, and that Arthur can take care of you. So, you can stay."

Well, I didn't really know what to say to that. It had never occurred to me that maybe my brothers missed me, and that they wanted me to be with them. I had thought about how much I missed them, but I never imagined they could have been feeling that way as well. "You know, you can always come and see me in Camelot." I reminded the pair of them. "You could really put Arthur to shame of you wanted to Dom, show him how to really use a sword." I was trying to lighten the mood a little, trying at least.

"That is not very reassuring." I forgot that he didn't know what a joke was. "Anyway, we should probably head back to the land of the living now." I could tell that he didn't really want to go, but he had to, they both did. "At least we know what's happened, and that you're safe." The next thing I knew he had thrown his arms around me, and was hugging me tightly.

"I'm going to miss you. I always miss you both so much." I managed to breathe through the rib crushing hug I was being given. "Promise that you'll come a visit? Please?"

Mitch decided to join the hug and crushed me just a little bit more. "We'll do what we can, Bells, we promise." He whispered to me, just as the first wave of tears fell. I knew that they were going to eventually make an appearance, I had been holding them back for so long now. "Just remember, you are never alone. We are always with you, no matter what. Okay?" I nodded, burying my head into one of their chests.

I had never expected to see them there, in my own world, without Sian there. I had loved it, spending time with my brothers, getting to know them once more. They were so different now that they were grown up, and maybe a little more protective than they had been when we were all just kids. I knew I was going to miss them, it had already been hard to get through every day without them but now it was going to feel worse.

Soon enough they were actually gone, and I was sitting there on my own. The tears had finally stopped, and for that I was grateful, but now I was feeling even more alone than I was before. It had been such a surprise, and so nice, and I had been so happy, but now all those fears were just coming flooding back. All I wanted now was Arthur, even if he had drugged me to get me to sleep, I needed him now.

It wasn't as difficult as I thought it was going to be, getting myself out of my dream world and back into the real one in Camelot. Since Gaius had drugged me, I thought it would be more difficult, apparently I was wrong.

"What did Gaius say?" I heard Merlin whisper, obviously talking to the Prince.

"He's been expecting it for a while, since that man tried to kidnap her the first time." Arthur replied, keeping his voice low, but sounding very close to me. "He had warned me then that she could experience panic attacks, but she kept it together. She always acts so strong, even when she cries, she tries so hard to help it back." Did I? I'm pretty sure that the Prince of Camelot had seen me cry plenty of times, and I hadn't been trying to hold it back all the time.

"She's been through so much, Arthur, I think the reason she gets through it all is you." Merlin was right, he was the one that was holding me up and getting me through everything. Without him, I really would have given up so long ago, I wouldn't have made it very far without him.

There was a moment of silence, before I heard the door open and click closed quietly. "If you ever drug me again, or get someone else to do it for you, I swear, you will see my angry side." I mumbled, threatening him for what he had decided to do. He needed to know that I was not happy with what he had done, and I was certainly not going to stand for it or let him get away with it if he decided to do it again.

"It was for your own good, Isabella." Arthur replied softly, the bed dipping slightly as he sat himself down beside where I was curled up. "You needed to get some sleep, and you know that. You're exhausted."

Sure, he was right and I did need to get some sleep, but that still did not excuse him. Not yet at least. "Yeah, I am exhausted. I'm also pretty terrified." I told him, before rolling over and opening my eyes so that I could face him. "I'm terrified of closing my eyes and finding him there, Arthur. You have no idea what it was like, what I went through, and I wouldn't want you to either."

A hand reached out and rested against my cheek. "Of course you're going to be scared, Isabella, and you have every right to be. No one should have to go through what you have, and no one would have carried on and been as strong as you if they had."

Oh how wrong he was. I was not strong, I was weak. "Arthur, I'm not strong. I mean, just look at me. I'm too scared to even close my eyes, how can you say I'm strong when such a little thing scares me so much?"

All he did was smile at me. "Because you are a fighter. You have been fighting the whole time, even when you think you've given up. You fought with me from the moment we first met, and even now you still do it. It doesn't matter what it's about, you will still fight with me, even at this very moment you are fighting with me." Was I really fighting with him? I thought I was just disagreeing with him. "You don't see the things that I do, the things that you do every day."

"Arthur, please… I can't… I don't want to do this. Can we just drop it. Please." I really was in no mood for all of that stuff, I had just had an emotional rollercoaster with my brothers, I didn't need another one with him the moment I woke up. "Just stay here with me for a while. Please." I asked him softly, reaching my arms out and wrapping them around him. I just needed to know that he was there, that was all, to feel his arms around me.

It was clear that he understood what I was asking, as his arms found their way around me. With all that had happened I simply wanted to feel safe and secure, and for some reason I always found that when I was wrapped up tightly in the arms of Prince Arthur. After all that had happened, it was time for me to have a moment of peace, and being there in his arms, I had found that precious little moment that I was looking for.

A/N: Okay, not a lot of Arthur and Merlin, but there was a very good reason for that. Anyway, I thought it was about time both of her brothers made an appearance, especially after what had happened to her.

So, a big thank you to everyone who has taken the time to leave a review, you guys are totally amazing. I really do enjoy reading your reviews, seeing what you think of the story and what you think is going to happen next.

I'm going to keep this short and sweet and get back to writing some more. Until next time...

Pippa.