Merlin raced back to the citadel to begin looking for a cure to your curse. He began searching through every book he could find but couldn't find any cure that didn't have to do with killing you somehow, and even then they were all in reference to werewolves so he didn't even know if they would work on a weredragon. He continued to look until his eyes could barely focus and he fell asleep on his book.

When dawn arose you transformed back into your human form, your wings, horns, and tail receding back into your body. You had managed to make your way back to where you had taken off your dress the night before while in your dragon form, so when you became human again you put your clothing back on and slowly made your way back to Gaius' chambers.

Through his exhaustion Merlin made his way to eat breakfast with Gaius.

"Were you up all night?" He asked Merlin

"I was looking for a way to reverse the curse on Y/N." He said through yawns.

Just then you pushed open the door and awkwardly slumped into the room.

"Y/N" Merlin got up from the table and hugged you. As you hugged back you began to cry. "It's going to be alright, I'm going to find a cure for you." Merlin assured you while stroking your hair.

You shook your head, "I didn't want you to find out"

"It's going to be alright. I can help you"

From that day on you would check with Merlin every day to see if he found anything, unfortunately he couldn't come up with any answers and was running out of places to look.

"It's hopeless Merlin, you're never going to find a way to get rid of my curse" you sighed. The next full moon was only a week away and you knew that Merlin had read through just about every book on curses that were available.

"You shouldn't give up hope Y/N. I'm sure I'll find something." Merlin reassured.

"If you can't find any answers then why don't you ask the great dragon?" Gaius piped up from the other side of the room where he was working on a potion.

"That's a good idea Gaius, I'll go ask him tonight." Merlin took your hands and looked at you with hopeful eyes, " I'm sure he'll have an answer"

Night fell and Merlin was about to leave to talk with Kilgharrah. "I want to come with you Merlin."

"I think it would be better if I went alone, it would be more suspicious if we went out into the forest together" Merlin argued.

"I just want to hear what the great dragon has to say, if he has any insight about my curse" you rebutted

"I'm sorry Y/N, but just stay here." Merlin ordered, and you were compelled to comply with him. It was strange and the only other time you felt that way was when you were a dragon during the last full moon and you ended up flying to Merlin.

Merlin left and headed out to the forest. He called upon Kilgharrah to answer his questions.

"What is it you need from me young warlock?"

"Y/N's curse, I have found nothing about how to reverse it."

"Your books would not tell of a cure for her curse." Kilgharrah stated.

"But you do know of a cure?" Merlin asked hopefully.

"Yes I do. To cure the curse of a weredragon, a dragon lord must call forth the dragons spirit from her body and command it to leave"

Merlin looked dumbfounded, "That's it?"

Kilgharrah simply nodded his head.

"Well that doesn't seem too hard then." Merlin stated.

"However, this must be done just before the change on a full moon when the dragon spirit is at its strongest. But be warned Merlin, the spirit will find another host unless you slay it"

"This won't hurt Y/N... will it?" Merlin hesitantly asked.

"It May be painful to remove the dragon spirit but it is the only way to cure her." With this last statement Kilgharrah spread his wings and flew off into the sky.

Merlin returned to Gaius' chambers as quickly as he could, he couldn't wait to tell you the good news. Merlin just about crashed through the door, "There is a cure for your curse!" He shouted at you.

You could not control your joy and lept into Merlins arms, squeezing him tightly. "Oh thank you Merlin!" You were practically crying tears of joy.

You released Merlin from your hug and he placed a hand on your shoulder. "There are some specific conditions that do have to be met to cure you."

"Such as?" You asked

"Well for one, it has to be just before the change on a full moon."

"Ok" you sounded a bit disappointed that you would not be cured sooner

"I, as a dragon lord, have to call the dragon spirit from inside you and vanquish it before it can find another host." He continued to explain

"Oh. Well that doesn't seem too hard, I'm sure you can do it." You reassured.

Merlin looked away from you for a moment. "What is it?"

"Kilgharrah mentioned that this cure might hurt you." He said hesitantly.

You placed a hand on his cheek and led his face back towards you.

"Merlin, I'm sure whatever pain this cure may bring is nothing compared to what I endure on every full moon. I trust that you'll help me as best as you can."

Merlin took your hand in his and nodded reassuringly.

The day of the full moon finally came and you didn't know whether to be excited or not. On one hand you have been suffering from this curse for so many years, but on the other hand it is the only life you've really known.

Morgana had almost sensed your unease when you went to help her this morning and she decided to let you have the day off. You were spending it wandering the woods, hoping that the fresh air would help to clear your mind a bit. While you were wandering you noticed a figure move in the distance, it shocked you at first before you realized who it was. You walked towards him, "Hello Merlin" you greeted.

Merlin looked up from where he was crouching. "Oh hello Y/N." He replied and stood up to face you. "How are you feeling today?"

"I'm not sure. I've been suffering with this curse for so long I can't really imagine what it'll be like to be normal" you confessed.

Merlin placed a comforting hand on your shoulder, "It will be alright. I will be here to help you through everything."

"Thank you Merlin." you glanced into his eyes with hope. You could feel your heart beginning to race, it was a feeling you hadn't known before. Your face began to flush and you decided to redirect the conversation. "What are you doing out here anyway?"

"Oh! Giaus asked me to collect some herbs for him"

"Mind if I help? Morgana gave me the day off and I wouldn't mind passing the time helping you."

Merlins face flushed a bit at your offer to help and spend time with him. "Y-yeah sure." The two of you spent the rest of the afternoon collecting herbs together, the entire time you began to notice your feelings for Merlin growing stronger. You used to be so afraid of growing close to anyone but since Merlin found a cure you had let your guard down to him.

As the moon began to rise you met Merlin at a clearing in the forest. He carried a sword with him, which you could only assume was to kill the dragon spirit that dwelled within you. "Are you ready?" he asked. You nodded and took a deep breath. Merlin stepped away from you a bit and turned to face you. He began chanting in the old language for the dragon to leave your body.

You began to tremble as it felt like something was trying to tear itself out of you. Merlins eyes glowed golden and you began to scream in agony. The dragon inside you left your body as you let out a final scream of pain. Your body fell to the ground as you panted from exhaustion, Merlin tried to run to you but he still had to deal with the dragon spirit first.

The spirit glared at him before turning to try and reenter your body. Merlin picked up his sword and charged towards the spirit. "No!" he screamed as he tore the sword through the spirit. It evaporated in front of his eyes, leaving no trace of ever even existing. Merlin tossed the sword to the ground and ran over to where you lay. He knelt down and took you in his arms, "Y/N! Are you ok?"

You glanced up at him with tired eyes. "I feel better than I ever have," You placed your hands to his face and began to cry "Thank you so much Merlin"

A/N

Sorry for never really uploading this. I lost steam after the first chapter when I started to gain more ideas for other stories. Here is a sort of hastily finished ending to the fanfiction, I didn't want to leave you all with nothing after all. I do update more stories on my Wattpad if you want to keep up with me there: user/EverAfterAshley Thank you all for reading!