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As their world's collide.
Silence fell as the three stared at each other. After Merlin explained about his spell, he expected some reaction from Arthur, or from the girl at least. But instead the two stared at him puzzled, as if they didn't quite register it.
The girl was staring at him with her mouth half-open, her two different colored eyes fixed on him. Her stare was intense, as if she was trying to peer into his very soul.
He read confusion and little bit of anger within her eyes, anger at who? at him. If he's being honest, it made him a little uncomfortable.
Arthur was the first to break the silence. "So, let me get this straight. You did a spell that you knew nothing about because you were bored?"
Merlin smiled sheepishly. "Well, yeah, I guess you could put it that way"
"Merlin, remember the last spell you knew nothing about but you tried it anyway? against Gaius's protest's"
He grimaced when he remembered. It was a spell book he found while helping cleaning the library. The spell looked simple enough, but something went horribly horribly wrong. It rained fish guts for days, in fact, there are still some places in the castle that's stinks of fish guts.
It was common knowledge that king Arthur wasn't too pleased with the whole situation. Merlin half expected because he was outside while it started to rain fish guts. It took a long time for Arthur to wash away the smell of fish.
"Right, you're right" Merlin admitted, trying not to laugh at the memory.
"I know I'm right, I'm always right"
"You're not always right"
"Um- I am too!". exclaimed Arthur.
"Oh, name one time you have been right"
"Well, there was that one time-"
"Yes? What was that one time?"
Arthur opened his mouth to reply, but then closed it. Merlin took great satisfaction in it.
"Uh- hi, still here!" Snapped the girl impatiently, causing both boys to look at her. "That still doesn't explain why I'm here and- Wait, you know about Merlin's Magic?" She asked looking at Arthur in bewilderment. "And you're alright with it?"
"Of course, he saved my life with it" replied Arthur.
The girl just looked at them both and confusion. "That's not-" her voice drifted off to silence.
Something that the girl said earlier came back to him. "Uh-um-"
"Quinn, the name's Quinn"
"Quinn. What did you mean by what you said earlier, that this is all nothing but a show?" Asked Merlin, taking off his jacket and draping it over the girls slender shoulders.
"It's because it is, well, it was" she replyed, accepting the jacket.
"What do you mean?" Asked Arthur.
"I mean where I'm from you two are nothing but stories, just Legends, a TV show, and a series of books"
"How do you know about us?" Asked Merlin.
"Everyone knows about the legend of Merlin and king Arthur, and the legendary sword Excalibur. And I am somehow in it!" Quinn said, looking around at the forest, in awe.
"This must be unsettling for you" said Arthur after a moment of silence. "Come, you can stay at Camelot until we figure out what exactly happened"
Quinn looked at him, with both excitement and disbelief, as if she wanted to believe that it was real but won't allow herself to.
"Camelot do you mean the Camelot, like the Round Table, your most loyal Knights, and Queen Guinevere, do you mean that Camelot!?" She asked, almost bouncing in place.
"Um- yes"
Merlin was a little taken aback by her excitement. Before she was scared and on edge, but now she seemed to be perfectly comfortable with the situation. He liked that.
Her long red hair, as red as a rose petal, reached past her hip suede gently with her movements. And her eyes, he had never seen one blue and one green eye and his entire life, they were breathtakingly beautiful.
Quinn. He liked that name. Quinn wasn't a rare beauty but she was pretty, really really pretty.
She smiled, and he thought that his heart was going to burst. He thought that she had a smile that could chase the very dark away.
"You're taking me to Camelot! Only in my wildest dreams I have gone to the legendary Kingdom, oh, I can't believe this is real!" Quinn exclaimed, bouncing up and down now, obviously too excited to try to control her excitement.
"Right. This way. Merlin"
"Right" he said, snapping himself out of his daze.
The girl practically skipped as they made their way back to Camelot.
For the first time in Quinn's life she was lost for words. She would never had dreamed she would be standing in Camelot.
It was beautiful, just as she imagined it, but it was even more beautiful in person.
The white brake almost shimmered like snow in the sun, it was almost blinding to look at it. And the throne room was just breathtaking. Quinn was a little overwhelmed, but she couldn't stop smiling.
Quinn was a history buff, she loved learning everything about history, and would practically devour any book she could get her hands on, and when books wasn't enough, she would go online, read anything about any history, it didn't matter what history it was, as long as she could learn it. The world's history knew no bounds, there was always something to learn, a new Legend to read, something new to be learned. And being here, the biggest legend of all time was like a dream come true.
Though, standing in front of the king and queen of Camelot was a little nerve-wracking, but damn was it exciting. Quinn wanted so desperately to explore the castle. She's wondering how many secret rooms are there? Perhaps Merlin knows a few, maybe he could show her.
There was something about the young man, something that drew her to him.
"Who is this?" Asked Queen Guinevere, breaking her out of her thoughts "What's you're name?"
"Oh, Quinn, your highness"
"She's lost" Merlin said, stepping beside her. "She is far away from home"
"I'll say" scoffed Arthur "And whose fault was that?"
"Merlin playing with spell's again?" Asked Guinevere, smiling fondly at Merlin, who shifted uncomfortably beside her.
Quinn was a little more than confused. After they explained what happened she couldn't help herself, just had to know. "You know too?" She asked Guinevere. "About Merlin's Magic?"
"Yes, all of Camelot does" replied Arthur.
"But, magic was outlawed by-"
"It was, but I had came to realize that not all magic was evil, Merlin helped quite a bit with that"
"But on the show it wasn't allowed, even in the end"
"Perhaps your show got it wrong"
"Yes" she smiled brightly "I much prefer this version"
"Quinn, you are allowed to stay here as long as it shall take to correct this" declared Arthur. "Consider yourself as my guest"
"Thank you your highness"
"Arthur will do just fine"
"Arthur then. Thank you, to you both"
"Merlin well show you to the room you shall be staying in. If you require anything don't hesitate to ask"
Quinn was about to turn and walk away, when a thought crossed her mind. It was something she always wanted to say to king Arthur ever since she heard of the legends, and now she finally might have that chance.
She turned back to Arthur and his Queen. "Arthur, may I say something?"
"Of course" he said, giving her his full attention.
"Ever since I was a little girl, when I first learned of the legend, there was always something I wanted to tell you"
"Alright"
"I- I always thought you were- are a good man, a excellent, considerate, kind, caring, wonderful king, and I am honored to meet you in the flesh, and I have never heard of such a beloved King such as yourself. Your Legends have been remembered for centuries, I believe it is history of itself. And I will never forget this day as long as I shall live. And I firmly believe that your stories will continue on forever As they should. Nobody should forget such a man as yourself"
She did something she never thought she would ever do in her entire life, she bowed to him.
"T- thank you Quinn. And you don't need to bow to me"
"I know" she replied beaming. "Just wanted to, even just once"
She turned and followed Merlin out of the big doors, that were awesome.
Quinn followed Merlin to her room, but he had to stop here and there on the way when she found something of interest to look at or to explore. She knew Merlin probably had a lot of work to do, but she couldn't help it.
But the younger man didn't seem to mind though, or if he did he certainly didn't show it.
"Quinn, how about I show you around the castle later?" Asked Merlin.
She looked at him. "I'm keeping you from your work aren't I?"
"No, yeah, not-not that I mind" he added quickly.
She giggled. "Alright, I will allow you to show me to my room. But remember your promise"
"Of course, I never break my promises"
"No, no you don't" they assumed walking down the corridor again.
"So, wear you're from you said that all this" he gestured around them. "Was all a-"
"Show, yes. But I like this so much better"
"So, you saw everything?"
"I did"
"You know everything?"
"I do"
They walked in silence for the rest of the way. She knew where he was getting at, she won't bring it up unless he does.
When Quinn saw the room that she was staying in her breath caught in her throat. She had to remind herself that this is real, that this wasn't a dream, that this was reality, and she was glad for it.
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